But if everyone could easily "check out" a digital copy from the library cheaply, why would they want to keep their own copies of digital books at home? Eventually people would realize that hording thousands of digital books just wouldn't be worth the trouble and expense.
I can't wait until I can change the wallpaper that is on my real walls without having to hang new wallpaper. Being able to dynamically display things (from, say the tv/computer) on the walls around the room would be spiffy too.
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If they made a human chain from all these people, and assuming each person comprised a conservative 2 feet in that chain, they would stretch 15,151 miles! Or they could simply make a human bridge to Taiwan that is 121 people wide. Damn.
It is a tray, but it also has a little button on the front that lets me turn the disk on or off (before the machines boots obviously). Two of these would probably do exactly what you want to do, assuming you only had one on at a time.
But the internet giant said âoeblank spotsâ within the lines could not be explained.
Unless of course after a few criss-crosses whoever was piloting the boat said, "yeah, maybe we shouldn't waste our time mapping out what appears to be a really big flat part of the ocean floor"
Forget that; I think we should genetically engineer people to grow a second brain, filled with memories (maybe switched on after adolescence). Imagine figuring out how to grow a brain that is filled with facts; if we understood how memories work and could manipulate dna, this seems like it would be possible.
Take it apart again? Send up the rocket parts, some structural parts, and rip off bits of the ISS and reassemble. Seems plausible anyway, and better than watching the whole thing burn up.
Though people should be secure, how about elected officials? This law may be on to something here; it seems reasonable to have elected officials submit a DNA sample to run against various databases to make sure they aren't criminals, right? Once they are willing to pass this law and submit their own samples to serve the public, they can get back to me about trampling down my rights.
The odds of Fluffy wandering by are a bit higher than a chunk of pine tree wandering by.
Especially after all the pine trees are gone, hacked down by a horde of these robots.
On the upside something like this could be hella disruptive in an enemy city. Throw in a magnetic rail gun and a way to recycle random metal into ball bearings and we are all screwed.
...that the energy required in harvesting anything that moves is far in excess of the energy that the robot will be able to extract from it.
Tell that to every ambush predator on the planet. As an added bonus, I bet the standby mode on the robot burns less energy than most waiting ambush predators too.
"Hey, is that a new trashcan outside the Dunkin Donuts? Huh I think it moved....WAARGHHHHHHH...."
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But if everyone could easily "check out" a digital copy from the library cheaply, why would they want to keep their own copies of digital books at home? Eventually people would realize that hording thousands of digital books just wouldn't be worth the trouble and expense.
I can't wait until I can change the wallpaper that is on my real walls without having to hang new wallpaper. Being able to dynamically display things (from, say the tv/computer) on the walls around the room would be spiffy too.
China is already looking at 40 million "extra" men by 2020.
My my journal:
If they made a human chain from all these people, and assuming each person comprised a conservative 2 feet in that chain, they would stretch 15,151 miles! Or they could simply make a human bridge to Taiwan that is 121 people wide. Damn.
This item is nice:
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It is a tray, but it also has a little button on the front that lets me turn the disk on or off (before the machines boots obviously). Two of these would probably do exactly what you want to do, assuming you only had one on at a time.
Apparently it's only 200 ship years of work...
How much more does it cost if some of the ships have to fend off pirates?
Oh, and three cheers for Microsoft "smart quotes" that I pasted from the original article....
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But the internet giant said âoeblank spotsâ within the lines could not be explained.
Unless of course after a few criss-crosses whoever was piloting the boat said, "yeah, maybe we shouldn't waste our time mapping out what appears to be a really big flat part of the ocean floor"
No matter how smart this phone is, you still shouldn't drop it in the shower.
Right, and what if I labeled the cardboard "cat keyboard protector"?
"Yes your honor, it is indeed a crappy protector, because it allowed my cat to accept the EULA accidentally"
Man I'm sold; Anonymous Coward has never steered me wrong before!
Screw mint, I want bacon flavored everything!
Forget that; I think we should genetically engineer people to grow a second brain, filled with memories (maybe switched on after adolescence). Imagine figuring out how to grow a brain that is filled with facts; if we understood how memories work and could manipulate dna, this seems like it would be possible.
I'm such a moron for buying an electric chainsaw. I KNEW there was a reason I should have bought a gas one instead.
Take it apart again? Send up the rocket parts, some structural parts, and rip off bits of the ISS and reassemble. Seems plausible anyway, and better than watching the whole thing burn up.
First I find out today is Friday the 13th and now this. I'm surprised today isn't some cult's doomsday.
Anything that drains more money from Microsoft is a good thing. Microsoft is their own worst enemy (wow, my sig applies today).
Magic marker and a bunch of sticky notes?
(Yes, I am kidding. Unless you use edible ink/sticky notes.)
Though people should be secure, how about elected officials? This law may be on to something here; it seems reasonable to have elected officials submit a DNA sample to run against various databases to make sure they aren't criminals, right? Once they are willing to pass this law and submit their own samples to serve the public, they can get back to me about trampling down my rights.
Skin cancer could be a problem...
Printed on biodegradable paper, your printouts could later be recycled in your compost or eaten for a quick caffeine fix.
Something to keep it going until you step a little closer?
The odds of Fluffy wandering by are a bit higher than a chunk of pine tree wandering by.
Especially after all the pine trees are gone, hacked down by a horde of these robots.
On the upside something like this could be hella disruptive in an enemy city. Throw in a magnetic rail gun and a way to recycle random metal into ball bearings and we are all screwed.
Except since it has a chainsaw, we would be more like cordwood than batteries to this thing.
...that the energy required in harvesting anything that moves is far in excess of the energy that the robot will be able to extract from it.
Tell that to every ambush predator on the planet. As an added bonus, I bet the standby mode on the robot burns less energy than most waiting ambush predators too.
"Hey, is that a new trashcan outside the Dunkin Donuts? Huh I think it moved....WAARGHHHHHHH...."
I'd wager there would be higher murder rates and widespread looting without tv.