I think it's worse than that. Once a company gets associated with AOL, it's reputation goes into the swirling porcelain bowl. If they acquires the companies but didn't tell anybody, they would be far better off. Even my elderly mom and dad know that AOL is intrinsically lame.
I would like to protest, in the strongest possible terms, the appearance of several non-Apple-related stories on the Slashdot front page. In reviewing, I can currently see 5 stories that don't mention Apple Computer company, Steve Jobs, the iPad, or the iphone in any way whatsoever. Please correct forthwitih.
I have a 400mW (red) laser that I've been using to shoot down wasps in my workshop (it's a tall building and I can't get anything up to where they want to build a nest -- but let me warn you that a flaming wasp is a fire hazard) and it takes several seconds of exposure before the wasp dies.
In fact, if you just drove a line of cars side by side along the freeway at the speed limit so that nobody could pass them, and just kept such barriers every 10 or 20 or 30 miles, then I think it would help to eliminate the incentive for everyone to act so crazy to gain 30 seconds' advantage, thereby causing congestion. I've always thought it was the lange changes and sudden maneuvers that cause the most problems in traffic.
In a way, you are right. Idiots running side by side at the same speed causes people to figure out ways to get around them. Multiple-lane highways exist for a reason, and the *right* lane is the *slow lane* and the *left lane* is the fast lane. As near as I can tell doing as you suggest is a violation in all 50 states of the union.
BTW, truckers passing through Kentucky on I-75 (and probably elsewhere) were protesting the different speed limit for trucks and cars by lining up side by side at the border, and running exactly the speed limit all the way across. That resulted in absolute carnage as people tried to pass on the shoulder, and lined up for miles behind them. If your proposal were implemented, I would expect a huge increase in accidents as people got around the "blocker cars".
Traffic accidents are not caused by excessive speed to any great extent, they are caused by bad driving and discourteous driving - and your proposal is a classic example of both.
"Anti-nuclear environmentalists"? Having them argue against a *fusion* project pretty much proves that these idiots are not qualified to remember to breathe, much less protect the environment.
That said, if you are doing statistical analysis, engineering, graphic design, programming (and compiling), and a number of other jobs, then you should ABSOLUTELY be on a very aggressive upgrade schedule.
Why do you say this? The computing requirements of most engineering haven't changed in decades. Everything we do now was done perfectly well by Mac 7200s, better in some cases. Run time of our custom applications (6-DOF spacecraft simulations, for example) is negligible for any desktop machine built in the last 10-15 years. Any of the other "improvements" are just needed to keep up with feature creep of the other applications like Office.
I would think what you want for an oil cleanup is a material that is oleophilic but hydrophobic,IOW, just the opposite. Dip it in the water, oil sticks, pull it out, oil stays in, water rolls off. Squeeze the oil out into an appropriate receptacle, repeat.
The uncreative repetition of top 40's these days is no different than "a buzzing sound that lasts 0.8 seconds, pausing for 1-1.3 seconds, and repeating 21-34 times per minute".
And the large view is even worse. Human population is exploding and we are now absolutely confronted with the fact that oil driven technologies are a horror story. And we are jumping to adopt newer technologies with no way to estimate the great harm that they may generate. After all, only the lunatic fringe believed that oil driven advances were aproblem until the 1970 era.
My God, maybe we should just all kill ourselves now! And never try anything new on the off chance that it might prove harmful in some way in the future. Who gives a crap if half the world's population starves to death while we determine a perfectly safe energy technology?
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It's decent for SAR. Of course people have done *much much better* before. 40 feet for the entire Earth is a decent goal for civilian/commercial uses.
I don' t know that... AAAARGH!
Watson has competed in and won a majority of (mock) matches against humans in Jeopardy.
Against mock humans? I killed it, easily.
Brett
I wouldn't worry too much about Harry's opinions, he's fading in to history pretty darn soon.
The mans the picture of health, both mental and physical.
Well, that's not too surprising. The name of the company is America On Line, its not like it's false advertising.
I think it's worse than that. Once a company gets associated with AOL, it's reputation goes into the swirling porcelain bowl. If they acquires the companies but didn't tell anybody, they would be far better off. Even my elderly mom and dad know that AOL is intrinsically lame.
Brett
This cinches it, I will no longer waste my best material here. I'm going to switch to Digg, they appreciate my brand of cerebral humor over there!
I would like to protest, in the strongest possible terms, the appearance of several non-Apple-related stories on the Slashdot front page. In reviewing, I can currently see 5 stories that don't mention Apple Computer company, Steve Jobs, the iPad, or the iphone in any way whatsoever . Please correct forthwitih.
p.s. I am not a nut.
Same with WD-40 and a lighter.
Einstein was a genius. Gates is a moron.
We FOLLOW the laws of thermodynamics in this household, young man!
In a way, you are right. Idiots running side by side at the same speed causes people to figure out ways to get around them. Multiple-lane highways exist for a reason, and the *right* lane is the *slow lane* and the *left lane* is the fast lane. As near as I can tell doing as you suggest is a violation in all 50 states of the union.
BTW, truckers passing through Kentucky on I-75 (and probably elsewhere) were protesting the different speed limit for trucks and cars by lining up side by side at the border, and running exactly the speed limit all the way across. That resulted in absolute carnage as people tried to pass on the shoulder, and lined up for miles behind them. If your proposal were implemented, I would expect a huge increase in accidents as people got around the "blocker cars".
Traffic accidents are not caused by excessive speed to any great extent, they are caused by bad driving and discourteous driving - and your proposal is a classic example of both.
Brett
And grandparent, too! You win this thread!
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Slang terms are unprofessional. You might as well allow NYT editors to write articles like "Popo caps a bitch after she tried to jack a 7-11"
Finally a Slashdot post I can understand!
"Anti-nuclear environmentalists"? Having them argue against a *fusion* project pretty much proves that these idiots are not qualified to remember to breathe, much less protect the environment.
Brett
Why do you say this? The computing requirements of most engineering haven't changed in decades. Everything we do now was done perfectly well by Mac 7200s, better in some cases. Run time of our custom applications (6-DOF spacecraft simulations, for example) is negligible for any desktop machine built in the last 10-15 years. Any of the other "improvements" are just needed to keep up with feature creep of the other applications like Office.
Brett
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos!
I would think what you want for an oil cleanup is a material that is oleophilic but hydrophobic,IOW, just the opposite. Dip it in the water, oil sticks, pull it out, oil stays in, water rolls off. Squeeze the oil out into an appropriate receptacle, repeat.
That page worked fine for me. I didn't check all the equations but it certainly didn't crash.
I don't need a stack of full color Viagr@ spam in my printer tray.
Speak for yourself!
Hmm, how many people are walking around with artificial hearts, again?
The uncreative repetition of top 40's these days is no different than "a buzzing sound that lasts 0.8 seconds, pausing for 1-1.3 seconds, and repeating 21-34 times per minute".
Yeah, the video for that is *awesome*!
And the large view is even worse. Human population is exploding and we are now absolutely confronted with the fact that oil driven technologies are a horror story. And we are jumping to adopt newer technologies with no way to estimate the great harm that they may generate. After all, only the lunatic fringe believed that oil driven advances were aproblem until the 1970 era.
My God, maybe we should just all kill ourselves now! And never try anything new on the off chance that it might prove harmful in some way in the future. Who gives a crap if half the world's population starves to death while we determine a perfectly safe energy technology?
Our children can't repel cadmium of that magnitude!