Who are you, Cheif Asshole at the Global Ministry of Jobs?
Just what is your vendetta against this kid? Why are you resorting to name-calling over some performance reviews?
Methinks you are the one bullshitting Slashdot, although I can't imagine why. This guy actually showed his badge. Why should anyone beleive that you are HR at Microsoft?
Hmmm...well, actually, the readings on the asshole-meter match up quite nicely with the levels for "Microsoft Administration"....
The issue wasn't that the gentleman didn't know much about wireless networking (heck I don't too much about it myself), It was that he had no fucking sense.
It was as if you had told him, "You know, the hinges on that model of safe are easily broken," and he freaked.
"Oh no, does that mean someone could break in and steal my diamonds?!!"
What, nobody else keeps pre-Pentium's around for playing all their DOS games?
I found a 486 in the garage with DOS 6.22 installed, works just fine. Floppy doesn't seem to work, but I haven't opened it up to see if there's a cable loose. What's so amazing about a 5 year old machine that still runs?
I don't have any PC's above 500mhz, and I have 8. All but 1 work, and that's because the BIOS chip is missing.
Re:"Inspired by Konrad Zuse"
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I titled my post so because the developers of Pongmechanik specifically stated that they were inspired by the work of Konrad Zuse in the article .
According to Zuse, he developed the computer because he was tired of doing mind-numbing calculations and had an inkling that machines would be better suited to the task. Pinball machines are fun, but I don't see how they would be much inspiration for a programmable computation machine, which is a bit more than a "clever device." As for inspiration for Pongmechanik, I'll bet it and the original Pong share a lot of influence from pinball and other early arcade games.
Erm...what exactly does Microsoft have on me, hotmail or no? It's not as if I have to enter my real name, address, etc. to get an e-mail addy. What, IP? Which one out of the countless IP's I use to log on to Hotmail is my home? Microsoft neither knows nor cares.
You'd better get back to class before I tell the teacher you're trolling on Slashdot instead of doing your PowerPoint, young man.
"Inspired by Konrad Zuse"
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If you were fascinated by this electromechanical version of Pong, check out their links to the work of Konrad Zuse. This guy designed and built the first programmable digital computer in 1936 in his parent's basement! Really amazing.
That opens the door to abuse of the worse kind. The jury cannot know the true nature of the proceedings without being there. The potential for censorship, manipulation, and other abuses by judges, politicians, attorneys, and the government is too great for trials to stay very honest for very long under such a system. Think about the implications: If the jurors are simply watching the depositions on a screen, what makes them different from the rest of the population as regards to the trial? They weren't there either. Why not broadcast the trials on television and let the whole country be the jury? Do we really want grand show trials?
What is it with Slashdot users and replacing the word "lose" with "loose," which has a completely different meaning? I see this too often to dismiss it as a typo. When you cease to have something, you "lose" it. Using "loose" as a verb means you are unleashing something. Come the fuck on, people!
Palmyra Atoll is U.S. Territory and U.S. laws apply there. Of course the point is moot since the only people on that island are a rotating staff of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Dept. eProvisia is not a real Corporation, and they are certainly not based in Palmyra Atoll.
you darn Canucks...occupy more of the continent than we do
Dude just because that whole area is labeled Canadia on the map doesn't mean they're spread on there thick like Cream Cheese. All them Canucks settle to bottom, like potato chips. All that room up top is just, like, bears and stuff.
Why would this make life so much easier for everyone? It's not as if if current drives would be able to read the new super-holla 1TB hotness discs anyways. As long as it fits in a 5 1/2" drive bay, I don't see any major headaches...
Come now, you don't really think that the man could actually carry enough radiation in his body to actually harm anyone else do you?
That's like being afraid to shake the hand of someone who has cancer because you might catch it from them.
Hear hear! I was appalled to see the Popular Mechanics I loved so dearly as a child stoop to publishing an article that looked as if it belonged in the Weekly World News! The article insinuated that terrorists(Oh heavans no!) could soon be terrorizing with Cold Fusion weapons based on some speculation from a few people associated with nuclear science and the DOE. On their own admission, there were some anamolous readings that they planned to investigate, and they weren't quite sure what those meant. But apparently the !terrorists! know something that the DOE doesn't. Sorry for being so vague, but the article doesn't get much more specific than that. It truly was craptacular. Oh, Popular Mechanics, why?
We know of one working fusion reaction - the sun. We know of many designs and fuel types we can use for controlling fusion reactions here on Earth, such as Tokamok and Tritium & Dueterium, respectively.
What we don't know is how to construct a reactor that will actually give us a net positive energy gain(i.e. Put out more energy than we put in) so as to effectively replace all those nasty other methods of generating electricity, like coal or fission.
This is why we are still researching new ways of acheiving fusion that could lead to new perspectives or breakthroughs in the field, like the experiment in the, ahem, fine article.
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Just what is your vendetta against this kid? Why are you resorting to name-calling over some performance reviews?
Methinks you are the one bullshitting Slashdot, although I can't imagine why. This guy actually showed his badge. Why should anyone beleive that you are HR at Microsoft?
Hmmm...well, actually, the readings on the asshole-meter match up quite nicely with the levels for "Microsoft Administration"....
I guess you're the real deal.
Yeah, there really needs to be a -1 pedantic.
Just want to know for the next time I have points.
YOU watch the GOVERNMENT?
It was as if you had told him, "You know, the hinges on that model of safe are easily broken," and he freaked.
"Oh no, does that mean someone could break in and steal my diamonds?!!"
"Well sir, do you have any diamonds in the safe?"
"No."
WTF?
Oh my sides....
What, nobody else keeps pre-Pentium's around for playing all their DOS games? I found a 486 in the garage with DOS 6.22 installed, works just fine. Floppy doesn't seem to work, but I haven't opened it up to see if there's a cable loose. What's so amazing about a 5 year old machine that still runs? I don't have any PC's above 500mhz, and I have 8. All but 1 work, and that's because the BIOS chip is missing.
According to Zuse, he developed the computer because he was tired of doing mind-numbing calculations and had an inkling that machines would be better suited to the task. Pinball machines are fun, but I don't see how they would be much inspiration for a programmable computation machine, which is a bit more than a "clever device." As for inspiration for Pongmechanik, I'll bet it and the original Pong share a lot of influence from pinball and other early arcade games.
Erm...what exactly does Microsoft have on me, hotmail or no? It's not as if I have to enter my real name, address, etc. to get an e-mail addy. What, IP? Which one out of the countless IP's I use to log on to Hotmail is my home? Microsoft neither knows nor cares.
You'd better get back to class before I tell the teacher you're trolling on Slashdot instead of doing your PowerPoint, young man.
If you were fascinated by this electromechanical version of Pong, check out their links to the work of Konrad Zuse. This guy designed and built the first programmable digital computer in 1936 in his parent's basement! Really amazing.
That opens the door to abuse of the worse kind. The jury cannot know the true nature of the proceedings without being there. The potential for censorship, manipulation, and other abuses by judges, politicians, attorneys, and the government is too great for trials to stay very honest for very long under such a system. Think about the implications: If the jurors are simply watching the depositions on a screen, what makes them different from the rest of the population as regards to the trial? They weren't there either. Why not broadcast the trials on television and let the whole country be the jury? Do we really want grand show trials?
What is it with Slashdot users and replacing the word "lose" with "loose," which has a completely different meaning? I see this too often to dismiss it as a typo. When you cease to have something, you "lose" it. Using "loose" as a verb means you are unleashing something. Come the fuck on, people!
Palmyra Atoll is U.S. Territory and U.S. laws apply there. Of course the point is moot since the only people on that island are a rotating staff of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Dept. eProvisia is not a real Corporation, and they are certainly not based in Palmyra Atoll.
Who modded this troll? It's a pun, asshat.
Dude just because that whole area is labeled Canadia on the map doesn't mean they're spread on there thick like Cream Cheese. All them Canucks settle to bottom, like potato chips. All that room up top is just, like, bears and stuff.
What else do you need?
I don't think I understand what you're trying to say here.
Why would this make life so much easier for everyone? It's not as if if current drives would be able to read the new super-holla 1TB hotness discs anyways. As long as it fits in a 5 1/2" drive bay, I don't see any major headaches...
Hey, I'll pit my TI-99/4a against your mouse any day!
Come now, you don't really think that the man could actually carry enough radiation in his body to actually harm anyone else do you?
That's like being afraid to shake the hand of someone who has cancer because you might catch it from them.
I had no idea that someone who was involved in Chernobyl would feel the need to hide the very fact that he was there.
What if this man was your neighbor and Chernobyl was your hometown? Would you harbor a grudge against him because he worked there?
After all, just because someone was there doesn't mean they were responsible for the accident. Like he said, "there was nothing we could do."
Quit relying on the invisible hand of the moderators and browse at 0, then.
*sigh*
Try, I don't know, reading the fine article in the story.
Fact is, there are plenty of working fusion reactors.
You could even build one yourself.
We know of one working fusion reaction - the sun. We know of many designs and fuel types we can use for controlling fusion reactions here on Earth, such as Tokamok and Tritium & Dueterium, respectively.
What we don't know is how to construct a reactor that will actually give us a net positive energy gain(i.e. Put out more energy than we put in) so as to effectively replace all those nasty other methods of generating electricity, like coal or fission.
This is why we are still researching new ways of acheiving fusion that could lead to new perspectives or breakthroughs in the field, like the experiment in the, ahem, fine article.