Thanks for the confusion, I kept wondering what this had to do with Half Life 2 and Valve. I knew we've been waiting for the release for awhile now, but even I didn't think it's been 50 years...
I don't quite see how taking a picture of "error 500: Internal Server Error" is going to tell me anything one way or the other about my camera. However, it might explain a thing or two about their server...
You can't rule out the third purpose too, that "extra reason" to continue going up into space...
"Oops...shucks guys, we were off by a factor of 100 on that Hubble mirror there...oh well, let's go fix it"
Seems like a good way to ensure job security, and they're getting better at it too. I mean, they've moved beyond "oops, was that supposed to be in metric?" to the newest "oops, which was was that sensor supposed to be oriented?"
Of course, it doesn't help that the Dell website has a popup message proclaiming
"SPYWARE DETECTED ON YOUR MACHINE! CLICK HERE TO REMOVE!"
After which, the user proptly clickes there to install the spyware...
(Ok, I don't know if the Dell website really has a popup like that, but I have no reason to believe it doesn't, and I sure ain't going there to check it out)
You could always learn from the people who put together annoying popup windows...it might look something like this..
printf("Enter your vote here:");
Input=getchar()
Vote=Input;
printf("VIRUS DETECTED ON YOUR COMPUTER! PRESS B TO REMOVE!");
Input=getchar()
Vote=Input;
"One person steers, while everyone is free to pedal or not as the bike moves effortlessly along."
I predict this bike will suffer the same problem that arises when working in teams...someone gets the bright idea that they can "ride on the success of others" and simply not pedal. Thus, everyone else has to bear the load of the additional deadweight. Imagine if only one person actually did the pedaling...I'll be it won't be so effortless then!
I couldn't get a good look at the gear mechanism, but it also seems possible that someone could apply forces to the pedals "backwards" and make it harder for everyone else, thus forming a true model of what can happen in actual conferences.
Well, technically, most anything Google does can be considered a security threat. Google brings together people and information. Information = power. Power can be abused, and this abuse of power can lead to security threats.
However, it should be noted that Google isn't biased in favor of malicious users. For every malicious use of Google and or their tools, there are hundreds of good ones.
My opinion: Google does for information what cars did to people.
Cars got us going where we wanted faster than ever before. Google gets information where it's requested faster than ever before.
Car have been used for malicious purposes (drive-by shootings, running people over, robbery getaway cars, etc.) However, their overall usefullness outweighs the minority negative applications. I belive the same can be said of Google.
Geez, if the FBI needed more hard drive space, they could have just asked Bush to raise taxes a penny or two. Goodness knows storage space is cheap enough nowdays...
Ok, this may be a strange thought...but if someone is charged with a crime, they have the right to know what they are being charged for. So, if we hypothesize that artificial intelligence is possible (think "Terminator"), and that someday rights are given to beings that exhibit artificial intelligence, I wonder if this sort of siutation would happen.
Specifically, would the AI being have a right to know why they (or their hard drives) are being seized? In this case, it seems possible that Rackspace doesn't know why the hard drives are gone, but if the hard drives were part of an intelligent being, then it might become "impossible" for, say, the FBI to sieze the equipment without stating the reason.
As true as this is, there is a limit...if you consider plants as solar cells (albeit very inefficient ones) they can only produce as much energy as they can absorb from the sun. So, you can't power your house off of a backyard of biomass. However, you do have the benefit of this "solar cell" being easy to produce (heck, nature does all the work) and extremely cheap.
infinityis writes "It is nice to see that countries like United States, etc. are trying to research communication techniques in nerdy and technical areas like http://www.slashdot.org/. While rural people like in India enjoy the simlple life it is quite a challenge to develop technology that gives Americans more time to relax. While the USA's lack of shuttle launches and outsourcing problems are already covered in news outlets umpteen times, sometimes her senseless technological advances should be covered too."
So far as I can tell, this device is like a miniature TiVo with a screen + iPod + portable hard drive.
I mean, yeah, the features are nice and all, but who needs a portable device to record TV programs? It would seem more useful if perhaps it also played DVDs or something like that.
Maybe it's just me, but it feels like a lot of these devices are simply trying to repackage existing technology just because it can be done, not because it makes sense. I can think of plenty of things I'd rather do with my $1000...
It seems like this lag thing is contagious...I clicked on that link to play the video and it STILL hasn't started playing, and I'm even using a CRT monitor.
One possibility is that the video is hosted on the computer with the LCD, and that the delay is a result of the Slashdot effect. Not very likey, but possible.
In any case, it basically sounds like this guy is making excuses for why he sux0rs at Unreal Tournament, so he can show his buddies "Look, it's true! It was posted on Slashdot!"
The case ravenspear makes against our client is unfounded. As the "content" in question was posted on Slashdot, it constitutes a type of "live recording". As such, recent legal rulings support our client's right to distribute said content, as live recording laws do not limit the length of the copyright.
We would also like to submit Exhibit A as evidence. Note the similarity in the majority of these one-word posts: "dupe"
Maybe I'm too old, but I thought this was going to be an article about alcohol
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A sensible ruling on copyright terms?
Dear Mr. Bainwol,
I apologize for the unpleasant news you are probably reading this morning. We thought we had this one in the bag, but the opposing side actually made better use of solid facts and accurate analysis than we anticipated. I estimate more obfuscation will be needed to win on appeal. We will do our best though.
Sincerely yours, Your Well Paid Lobbyist
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From the article: "It stands in marked contrast to existing law and prior decisions that have determined that Congress was well within its constitutional authority to adopt legislation that prevented trafficking in copies of unauthorised performances of live music," spokesman Jonathan Lamy said.
So the performances were illegal?
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Oh, great...a federal judge declaring a 10-year-old anti-bootlegging law unconstitutional
Well, this is certainly great for all those 10-year-old bootleggers out there.
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Note: Upon request, I can also provide highly informative and insightful posts, provided that you have an extrememly short-term memory
"If Google thinks working in China will enhance their profitability and they don't mind the draconian laws then it makes sense for them to enter that market."
(1) Censor search results
(2) ????
(3) Profit!
I don't have the foggiest what (2) should be, but since this is Google we're talking about it couldn't possibly be evil.
Slashdot Mirror
Thanks for the confusion, I kept wondering what this had to do with Half Life 2 and Valve. I knew we've been waiting for the release for awhile now, but even I didn't think it's been 50 years...
I don't quite see how taking a picture of "error 500: Internal Server Error" is going to tell me anything one way or the other about my camera. However, it might explain a thing or two about their server...
You can't rule out the third purpose too, that "extra reason" to continue going up into space...
"Oops...shucks guys, we were off by a factor of 100 on that Hubble mirror there...oh well, let's go fix it"
Seems like a good way to ensure job security, and they're getting better at it too. I mean, they've moved beyond "oops, was that supposed to be in metric?" to the newest "oops, which was was that sensor supposed to be oriented?"
Of course, it doesn't help that the Dell website has a popup message proclaiming
"SPYWARE DETECTED ON YOUR MACHINE! CLICK HERE TO REMOVE!"
After which, the user proptly clickes there to install the spyware...
(Ok, I don't know if the Dell website really has a popup like that, but I have no reason to believe it doesn't, and I sure ain't going there to check it out)
You could always learn from the people who put together annoying popup windows...it might look something like this..
printf("Enter your vote here:");
Input=getchar()
Vote=Input;
printf("VIRUS DETECTED ON YOUR COMPUTER! PRESS B TO REMOVE!");
Input=getchar()
Vote=Input;
They'd never see it coming...
"One person steers, while everyone is free to pedal or not as the bike moves effortlessly along."
I predict this bike will suffer the same problem that arises when working in teams...someone gets the bright idea that they can "ride on the success of others" and simply not pedal. Thus, everyone else has to bear the load of the additional deadweight. Imagine if only one person actually did the pedaling...I'll be it won't be so effortless then!
I couldn't get a good look at the gear mechanism, but it also seems possible that someone could apply forces to the pedals "backwards" and make it harder for everyone else, thus forming a true model of what can happen in actual conferences.
Well, technically, most anything Google does can be considered a security threat. Google brings together people and information. Information = power. Power can be abused, and this abuse of power can lead to security threats.
However, it should be noted that Google isn't biased in favor of malicious users. For every malicious use of Google and or their tools, there are hundreds of good ones.
My opinion: Google does for information what cars did to people.
Cars got us going where we wanted faster than ever before. Google gets information where it's requested faster than ever before.
Car have been used for malicious purposes (drive-by shootings, running people over, robbery getaway cars, etc.) However, their overall usefullness outweighs the minority negative applications. I belive the same can be said of Google.
Geez, if the FBI needed more hard drive space, they could have just asked Bush to raise taxes a penny or two. Goodness knows storage space is cheap enough nowdays...
Ok, this may be a strange thought...but if someone is charged with a crime, they have the right to know what they are being charged for. So, if we hypothesize that artificial intelligence is possible (think "Terminator"), and that someday rights are given to beings that exhibit artificial intelligence, I wonder if this sort of siutation would happen.
Specifically, would the AI being have a right to know why they (or their hard drives) are being seized? In this case, it seems possible that Rackspace doesn't know why the hard drives are gone, but if the hard drives were part of an intelligent being, then it might become "impossible" for, say, the FBI to sieze the equipment without stating the reason.
As true as this is, there is a limit...if you consider plants as solar cells (albeit very inefficient ones) they can only produce as much energy as they can absorb from the sun. So, you can't power your house off of a backyard of biomass. However, you do have the benefit of this "solar cell" being easy to produce (heck, nature does all the work) and extremely cheap.
Thousands? Where did you get that figure from? I think "millions" might be more appropriate...
Where did you get the number "thousands" from? I think "millions" might be more appropriate...
Where can I submit suggestions for future genetic modifications? I'd like to request that they remove the ears from corn and the eyes from potatoes.
*tips tinfoil hat*
And here I thought GM plants only produced vehicles... I tell you what, I learn something new every day
I still don't know what it's good for...
Is this one of those nasty blurbs where they try to trick you and force you to RTFA?
A little more info in the blurb, please.
infinityis writes "It is nice to see that countries like United States, etc. are trying to research communication techniques in nerdy and technical areas like http://www.slashdot.org/. While rural people like in India enjoy the simlple life it is quite a challenge to develop technology that gives Americans more time to relax. While the USA's lack of shuttle launches and outsourcing problems are already covered in news outlets umpteen times, sometimes her senseless technological advances should be covered too."
So far as I can tell, this device is like a miniature TiVo with a screen + iPod + portable hard drive.
I mean, yeah, the features are nice and all, but who needs a portable device to record TV programs? It would seem more useful if perhaps it also played DVDs or something like that.
Maybe it's just me, but it feels like a lot of these devices are simply trying to repackage existing technology just because it can be done, not because it makes sense. I can think of plenty of things I'd rather do with my $1000...
Autocomplete sounds misleading...that'd be where they add bots to your clan until you've got enough to beat someone else.
Perhaps they mean the Outlook "Autoarchive" or Windows "Disk Cleanup" features...
It seems like this lag thing is contagious...I clicked on that link to play the video and it STILL hasn't started playing, and I'm even using a CRT monitor.
One possibility is that the video is hosted on the computer with the LCD, and that the delay is a result of the Slashdot effect. Not very likey, but possible.
In any case, it basically sounds like this guy is making excuses for why he sux0rs at Unreal Tournament, so he can show his buddies "Look, it's true! It was posted on Slashdot!"
Private Mars Mission isn't kinky in itself, but if you couple it with the two subheadings in the article:
500 Kilos heavy probe
and
Favorable Mars position
Suddeny, "Private" takes on a whole new meaning...
Your Honor,
The case ravenspear makes against our client is unfounded. As the "content" in question was posted on Slashdot, it constitutes a type of "live recording". As such, recent legal rulings support our client's right to distribute said content, as live recording laws do not limit the length of the copyright.
We would also like to submit Exhibit A as evidence. Note the similarity in the majority of these one-word posts: "dupe"
Maybe I'm too old, but I thought this was going to be an article about alcohol
------------------
A sensible ruling on copyright terms?
Dear Mr. Bainwol,
I apologize for the unpleasant news you are probably reading this morning. We thought we had this one in the bag, but the opposing side actually made better use of solid facts and accurate analysis than we anticipated. I estimate more obfuscation will be needed to win on appeal. We will do our best though.
Sincerely yours,
Your Well Paid Lobbyist
------------------
From the article:
"It stands in marked contrast to existing law and prior decisions that have determined that Congress was well within its constitutional authority to adopt legislation that prevented trafficking in copies of unauthorised performances of live music," spokesman Jonathan Lamy said.
So the performances were illegal?
------------------
Oh, great...a federal judge declaring a 10-year-old anti-bootlegging law unconstitutional
Well, this is certainly great for all those 10-year-old bootleggers out there.
------------------
Note: Upon request, I can also provide highly informative and insightful posts, provided that you have an extrememly short-term memory
(1) Don't link article
(2) Set blurb = article
(3) ???
(4) Profit!*
*by saving on bandwidth and the cost of replacing a toasted server
"If Google thinks working in China will enhance their profitability and they don't mind the draconian laws then it makes sense for them to enter that market." (1) Censor search results (2) ???? (3) Profit! I don't have the foggiest what (2) should be, but since this is Google we're talking about it couldn't possibly be evil.
Well, if you're gonna get technical, you gotta go all the way...the carat symbol is what happens when you type an uppercase 6 800 sq. ft. = 74 m^2