If I purchase one of these I'll just have to make that putt-putt noise with my lips: *bbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*...and ring my bicycle bell once in a while.
Would like to hear from any European Slashdotters who have actually written to or phoned or emailed their elected representatives on this noxious attempt to hobble innovation.
Y'know, we're altering the human race with this stuff... Check out the young'uns with their Gameboys and text-messaging cellphones. Look closely at their thumbs... they're more flexible and muscular, and can pronate them at different angles than those of us who are 30 and older.
It's a real difference. I can't even get my hands to manipulate the controllers with any speed or dexterity... and I was a gamer long ago... just with joysticks and keyboards.
I guess it's time for me to write my "How to build an Abacus Replica" Book, and include my address - so folks can send for their wire, frame, and brightly colored beads.
I will include a useful Arabic Numerals chart, a discussion of Roman Numerals, the use of zero as a place-holder, as well as how to resolve that pesky "multiplication" stuff.
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A tool like this could be adapted for some other fascinating uses:
Marketing (particularly the viral type) Political meme simulation Catching terrorists and other criminals through investigating their social linkage Pharmacological demand forecasting
All technology has alternate uses - some good, some not...
Just think... once, in a strange land millions of years ago, beings much like us looked up and dreamed that someday, somehow, they would reach the treetops.
Slashdot Mirror
I am NOT a troll - *stamps foot*
I am an OGRE...
*chews nails*
NASA only has one strike left before they're out of the game.
If they lose one more shuttle, they'll never fly again.
My prayers will be with the astronauts.
It's waaaay past time to build those unmanned heavy lifters and redundant crew vehicles.
Ahh, go back to restocking. ...and don't keep the "Lara Croft" titles in "Sci-Fi" - Don't you folks have a "Rancid Shit" Section?
Their natural food source (some kinda tiny shrimp, I believe) contains pigment.
Truth makes lousy advertising slogans, dunnit?
>Maybe they should fucking hire a guy named "Released".
You mean "Reweased".
Go, Clyde Tombaugh (1906-1997)...
Still a remarkable achievement whatever you call that icy ball so far out.
EDS - IT Provider of The Beast
I'm just another happy EDS/NMCI end user.
I'm sooo sooo happy I might start laughing and never stop.
*Tries to strangle himself with ethernet cable*
Well, this is certainly a cause for celebration.
What word could we yell in exultation?
Something short and perhaps cowboy-based?
Yeeeha!
If I purchase one of these I'll just have to make that putt-putt noise with my lips: ...and ring my bicycle bell once in a while.
*bbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
*Kachunk!*
Mmmm... my bagel is done...
>There are no backdoors. I know since I designed these features.
Ok... fair enough.
Publish the source, then.
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Lou Dobbs
Not only that, if this sort of thing continues, I will be able to cook my food just by bringing it outside!
>IE be a bum
:)
Why don't we keep the whole "browser religious wars" thing out of this topic?
Thanks to all of you who took action, and also those of you who let us know that you did. The variety of responses was interesting and inspiring.
Would like to hear from any European Slashdotters who have actually written to or phoned or emailed their elected representatives on this noxious attempt to hobble innovation.
Any response from your public "servants?"
Y'know, we're altering the human race with this stuff... Check out the young'uns with their Gameboys and text-messaging cellphones. Look closely at their thumbs... they're more flexible and muscular, and can pronate them at different angles than those of us who are 30 and older.
It's a real difference. I can't even get my hands to manipulate the controllers with any speed or dexterity... and I was a gamer long ago... just with joysticks and keyboards.
*Buys crate of Cheetos*
*Installs soda machine*
*dims lights*
*cracks knuckles*
I'm ready...
Set up enough of these, and you could do your own neighborhood network...
Could this jump-start the "freeweb" movement, particularly since the telcos are lobbying and pushing to kill the muni wireless attempts?
Let's get the entrepreneurs and the networking hippies on the same "frequency."
This innovation should have been covered in Wired .
I guess it's time for me to write my "How to build an Abacus Replica" Book, and include my address - so folks can send for their wire, frame, and brightly colored beads.
I will include a useful Arabic Numerals chart, a discussion of Roman Numerals, the use of zero as a place-holder, as well as how to resolve that pesky "multiplication" stuff.
A tool like this could be adapted for some other fascinating uses:
Marketing (particularly the viral type)
Political meme simulation
Catching terrorists and other criminals through investigating their social linkage
Pharmacological demand forecasting
All technology has alternate uses - some good, some not...
Just think... once, in a strange land millions of years ago, beings much like us looked up and dreamed that someday, somehow, they would reach the treetops.