Now that is true. Everyone thinks of L.A. as a concrete jungle, but if you've ever been there you'll see it couldn't be further from the truth. It's a lot greener than many smaller cities.
Awesome, no that's much bettet than Carbon Nanotubes causing cell death. The whole filter thing was just me trying to find the silver lining in the cell death puzzle.
Do you have a link, ah, I'll go search for it anyway.
I wonder if it will also sterilize any water passed through it, as carbon nano tubes seem to evoke cell death upon contact. This is one area where that could actually prove to be a benefit rather than a set-back.
Just being able to desalinize water cheaply is a pretty damn big breakthrough though, I know Los Angeles could use it with all the draughts they have. I mean how ironic is it that they'll have a 7 year drought and water shortages, and yet be right on the coast of the largest body of water in the world?
They'll already have all of the senses ready to plug in. Just earlier on slashdot this article was posted about providing the robot sense of touch:
article.pl?sid=06/06/11/1656248
Not only that, but there have been numerous articles on the development of electronic eyes. By the time they've got all the kinks worked out in AI they'll already be able to let the new robots sense our world in the way we do. The only thing they're really missing are the senses of smell and taste. I can imagine those won't be nearly as hard to duplicate though. Just sensors that detect the chemical make-up of items or particles the air.
good arguments, too bad your at 0 AC. I don't agree, given China's track record in not caring about whether or not a foreign software corp exists there. They have threatened microsoft on numerous occasions that they would simply do without - and that would be far more crippling than life without google in terms of world compatibility.
As for the liberal Northern Californians... that's not true. It is from San Fran and down, and maybe in Arcata/Eureka, but the rest of Norcal is actually more conservative. That's even how they vote. There have actually been several debates in the past between southern and northern CA about dividing the state into two, that way either side would not be affected by the other. It has mostly been the repulican north that wanted this though, since southern california holds most of the big cities and so the majority. (I'm from North Cal - Redding - no one else probably would have known this much otherwise, not even South Californians.)
But they forget who the real scourge is here. Google is no influence over policy in China, nor could it provide any uncensored searches without risking the lives of those who live there. The Chinese government is to blame here, and no matter how much we badmouth google for abiding by that countries LAWS, it will not change things. Today the people of China are opressed, Tomorrow they will be opressed, and nothing is going to change that. Google would only be depriving the Chinese of a tool by pulling out, not their rights to an uncensored world... no you can thank China for that.
They wouldn't have enough after the Wii is released. Nintendo would never sell right now, they would be foolish to. Here they are on the verge of possibly breaking out of that #3 spot into #2, or even #1. This article is completely speculative, and ignorant. If the Nintendo Wii does as well as we all think it will (and most of us are gamers), then maybe Nintendo would be the one with enough money to buy Mac!
Ok, that was a bit of an exageration, but since we all seem to be saying outlandish things...
Just how much of their literally thousands upon thousands of titles are they going to make available for download? I wonder how they worked out licensing with all the private companies that originally release these games? You know what's funny is that even though I already have an emulator and pretty much every rom ever, I migh actually buy a couple of these just to have em on the console- but only because they are priced fairly. Nintendo has done well to sway into the publics favor.
I was just about to sell my DS too(not a portable game player), good thing I read this article.
Seriously, what options did google have? It could either appeal to the Chinese government, or not offer it's service to the chinese people in any shape or form. I think everyone needs to take a step back and look at the real evil in this picture: China. China is responsible for this whole mess, whether google is there or not there will exist censorship, and almost no human rights, especially the right of free speech.
I'm not saying Google can truly do no evil, I simply do not think they have done any evil here, not to merit the criticsm they have received for their actions at least.
That's awesome. And here I thought it was just a lot more talk like usual. You know what's funny is how much of a joke these simplistic little devices are going to make the ISS look like an over funded joke. That said, with out the ISS's prior existance, we probably wouldn't have enough data about how space effects humans to even be doing this. Truly amazing. The one thing I would fear, staying in a giant "bubble" like this... One micrometeorite and pop...
That may be true. Looking at it in context now it's easier to see that. It's almost impossible to see that if you were not familiar with Zuniga's blogs though. That is, it was taken out of context, in a way. That said, the original point doesn't change, but perhaps loses some substantiation.
What was that fender comment all about? You know...
Wikipedia - A fender is a portion of an automobile body that frames a wheel well. In British English the fender is called the wing. Usually a passenger automobile will have four fenders, with one over each wheel well.
I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure that quotes like "What a dishonest piece of sh[..] McCurry has become." do nothing but make you look like your foaming at the mouth. If you read the rest of that bloggers post (another slashdot member posted it above) you'll really see my point. Argument is good, but uncontrolled and uncensored anger will never be taken seriously in politics.
Of course I agree with this blogger, but I don't think he is doing our cause any good by spouting off like this. On Slashdot we always poke fun at corporate bigwigs with anger issues(look at Steve Balmer), why should bloggers be any different. That said, I of course agree with net neutrality like anybody in their right mind would... unless of course they work for said corporations.
This is a severe undercut... In fact there has never been such a mighty difference in prices in past console wars.(unless you count the neo-geo, meh-heh!) It will be interesting to stand by the sidelines and watch Nintendo again rise.
Easy, they still hold the exclusive license this way. No matter what anyone does with it, it still belongs to them, and so they hold a level of control over their product. I could be wrong, maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I'm sure I'll be corrected if so. That's the beauty of posting at slashdot. If you post something in the wrong, you will no doubt be corrected, and learn.
Not a Charity. I think it would be fantastic if they opened up for everyone. But they have to look out for ol' number one first, or there won't be any Sun at all. I'm sure they could make it work though, this just isn't their priority, and shouldn't have to be. Red hat may not be happy with it, but last time I checked, Redhat's glee doesn't fill Sun's coffers.
Your response to my post was well thought out, and put. I believe I understand a lot more about the situation now. Not saying that I am any less frustrated, but that instead my frustrations are now better understood.
Exactly when have computer components been made in America. Most, in fact, are not. thinkpads were made in China before, the only difference now is that they are not supervised by a US company.
Somebody should show this guy the label on the pen he uses, on his reading glasses, on most of the small electronics he owns. Odds are they aren't made in America either. Does that mean his cellphone is a threat to national security!? This kind of ignorance really makes no sense whatsoever.
There needs to be some risk for a company in getting a patent. Especially over-simplified ones like this. For instance, if it is later found out that a company received a patent on an obvious technology, business method, etc., then that company needs to pay a fine! It is obvious that they knew what they were doing.
Likewise, and especially, extortionist who obtain patents on obvious tech solely for the purpose of suing others need to pay fines, even bigger ones. Then they need to pay damages to any of the companies on which they committed this extortion on successfully.
Let's face it, fines and penalties are the only things that *might* scare large companies like this into thinking twice about getting that obvious patent, regardless of prior art or simplicity.
It really makes me wish mac would come out with a tablet PC.
Then again, let's I'd like to see them perfect their new relationship with intel before I go invest in anything new.
Also, is anyone else annoyed by glossy screens, other than me. I mean sure the screen looks nice, but one bright light's reflection from the background, and you can't see what it's displaying anyway. I always feel like glossy screens are a gimmick. I think most laptop screens are mat for a reason.
Or the Government that bullied them into handing over the information? Though I imagine the telecom companies are an easier target, so where the money is, so goes the lawyers.
As the article itself states, they move the ISS when there is a 1 in 10,000 chance something will hit it, and they know well in advance if that's the case. The ISS is getting so old that I think it's starting to get ridiculous to report all of it's little breakdowns here and there. Personally I think at this point it's a money hole that's outlived it's usefulness.
I saw this said on discovery 5+ years ago. I really wonder how this is just now making it out to the mass media. I suppose that now it's more "conclusive". As far as I'm concerned we know this for "Fact" just as much as we did back then.
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Now that is true. Everyone thinks of L.A. as a concrete jungle, but if you've ever been there you'll see it couldn't be further from the truth. It's a lot greener than many smaller cities.
Awesome, no that's much bettet than Carbon Nanotubes causing cell death. The whole filter thing was just me trying to find the silver lining in the cell death puzzle. Do you have a link, ah, I'll go search for it anyway.
I wonder if it will also sterilize any water passed through it, as carbon nano tubes seem to evoke cell death upon contact. This is one area where that could actually prove to be a benefit rather than a set-back.
Just being able to desalinize water cheaply is a pretty damn big breakthrough though, I know Los Angeles could use it with all the draughts they have. I mean how ironic is it that they'll have a 7 year drought and water shortages, and yet be right on the coast of the largest body of water in the world?
They'll already have all of the senses ready to plug in. Just earlier on slashdot this article was posted about providing the robot sense of touch: article.pl?sid=06/06/11/1656248
Not only that, but there have been numerous articles on the development of electronic eyes. By the time they've got all the kinks worked out in AI they'll already be able to let the new robots sense our world in the way we do. The only thing they're really missing are the senses of smell and taste. I can imagine those won't be nearly as hard to duplicate though. Just sensors that detect the chemical make-up of items or particles the air.
good arguments, too bad your at 0 AC. I don't agree, given China's track record in not caring about whether or not a foreign software corp exists there. They have threatened microsoft on numerous occasions that they would simply do without - and that would be far more crippling than life without google in terms of world compatibility.
As for the liberal Northern Californians... that's not true. It is from San Fran and down, and maybe in Arcata/Eureka, but the rest of Norcal is actually more conservative. That's even how they vote. There have actually been several debates in the past between southern and northern CA about dividing the state into two, that way either side would not be affected by the other. It has mostly been the repulican north that wanted this though, since southern california holds most of the big cities and so the majority. (I'm from North Cal - Redding - no one else probably would have known this much otherwise, not even South Californians.)
But they forget who the real scourge is here. Google is no influence over policy in China, nor could it provide any uncensored searches without risking the lives of those who live there. The Chinese government is to blame here, and no matter how much we badmouth google for abiding by that countries LAWS, it will not change things. Today the people of China are opressed, Tomorrow they will be opressed, and nothing is going to change that. Google would only be depriving the Chinese of a tool by pulling out, not their rights to an uncensored world... no you can thank China for that.
They wouldn't have enough after the Wii is released. Nintendo would never sell right now, they would be foolish to. Here they are on the verge of possibly breaking out of that #3 spot into #2, or even #1. This article is completely speculative, and ignorant. If the Nintendo Wii does as well as we all think it will (and most of us are gamers), then maybe Nintendo would be the one with enough money to buy Mac!
Ok, that was a bit of an exageration, but since we all seem to be saying outlandish things...
Just how much of their literally thousands upon thousands of titles are they going to make available for download? I wonder how they worked out licensing with all the private companies that originally release these games? You know what's funny is that even though I already have an emulator and pretty much every rom ever, I migh actually buy a couple of these just to have em on the console- but only because they are priced fairly. Nintendo has done well to sway into the publics favor.
I was just about to sell my DS too(not a portable game player), good thing I read this article.
Seriously, what options did google have? It could either appeal to the Chinese government, or not offer it's service to the chinese people in any shape or form. I think everyone needs to take a step back and look at the real evil in this picture: China. China is responsible for this whole mess, whether google is there or not there will exist censorship, and almost no human rights, especially the right of free speech.
I'm not saying Google can truly do no evil, I simply do not think they have done any evil here, not to merit the criticsm they have received for their actions at least.
Ahh, I see. Crazy Aussie. Now that I know where your from though, the term makes more sense.
That's awesome. And here I thought it was just a lot more talk like usual. You know what's funny is how much of a joke these simplistic little devices are going to make the ISS look like an over funded joke. That said, with out the ISS's prior existance, we probably wouldn't have enough data about how space effects humans to even be doing this. Truly amazing. The one thing I would fear, staying in a giant "bubble" like this... One micrometeorite and pop...
That may be true. Looking at it in context now it's easier to see that. It's almost impossible to see that if you were not familiar with Zuniga's blogs though. That is, it was taken out of context, in a way. That said, the original point doesn't change, but perhaps loses some substantiation.
What was that fender comment all about? You know...
Wikipedia - A fender is a portion of an automobile body that frames a wheel well. In British English the fender is called the wing. Usually a passenger automobile will have four fenders, with one over each wheel well.
I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure that quotes like "What a dishonest piece of sh[..] McCurry has become." do nothing but make you look like your foaming at the mouth. If you read the rest of that bloggers post (another slashdot member posted it above) you'll really see my point. Argument is good, but uncontrolled and uncensored anger will never be taken seriously in politics.
Of course I agree with this blogger, but I don't think he is doing our cause any good by spouting off like this. On Slashdot we always poke fun at corporate bigwigs with anger issues(look at Steve Balmer), why should bloggers be any different. That said, I of course agree with net neutrality like anybody in their right mind would... unless of course they work for said corporations.
Ever the follower, never the innovator.
This is a severe undercut... In fact there has never been such a mighty difference in prices in past console wars.(unless you count the neo-geo, meh-heh!) It will be interesting to stand by the sidelines and watch Nintendo again rise.
Easy, they still hold the exclusive license this way. No matter what anyone does with it, it still belongs to them, and so they hold a level of control over their product. I could be wrong, maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I'm sure I'll be corrected if so. That's the beauty of posting at slashdot. If you post something in the wrong, you will no doubt be corrected, and learn.
Not a Charity. I think it would be fantastic if they opened up for everyone. But they have to look out for ol' number one first, or there won't be any Sun at all. I'm sure they could make it work though, this just isn't their priority, and shouldn't have to be. Red hat may not be happy with it, but last time I checked, Redhat's glee doesn't fill Sun's coffers.
Your response to my post was well thought out, and put. I believe I understand a lot more about the situation now. Not saying that I am any less frustrated, but that instead my frustrations are now better understood.
Exactly when have computer components been made in America. Most, in fact, are not. thinkpads were made in China before, the only difference now is that they are not supervised by a US company.
Somebody should show this guy the label on the pen he uses, on his reading glasses, on most of the small electronics he owns. Odds are they aren't made in America either. Does that mean his cellphone is a threat to national security!? This kind of ignorance really makes no sense whatsoever.
There needs to be some risk for a company in getting a patent. Especially over-simplified ones like this. For instance, if it is later found out that a company received a patent on an obvious technology, business method, etc., then that company needs to pay a fine! It is obvious that they knew what they were doing.
Likewise, and especially, extortionist who obtain patents on obvious tech solely for the purpose of suing others need to pay fines, even bigger ones. Then they need to pay damages to any of the companies on which they committed this extortion on successfully.
Let's face it, fines and penalties are the only things that *might* scare large companies like this into thinking twice about getting that obvious patent, regardless of prior art or simplicity.
It really makes me wish mac would come out with a tablet PC.
Then again, let's I'd like to see them perfect their new relationship with intel before I go invest in anything new.
Also, is anyone else annoyed by glossy screens, other than me. I mean sure the screen looks nice, but one bright light's reflection from the background, and you can't see what it's displaying anyway. I always feel like glossy screens are a gimmick. I think most laptop screens are mat for a reason.
Or the Government that bullied them into handing over the information? Though I imagine the telecom companies are an easier target, so where the money is, so goes the lawyers.
As the article itself states, they move the ISS when there is a 1 in 10,000 chance something will hit it, and they know well in advance if that's the case. The ISS is getting so old that I think it's starting to get ridiculous to report all of it's little breakdowns here and there. Personally I think at this point it's a money hole that's outlived it's usefulness.
I saw this said on discovery 5+ years ago. I really wonder how this is just now making it out to the mass media. I suppose that now it's more "conclusive". As far as I'm concerned we know this for "Fact" just as much as we did back then.