Damn Interesting has a very, ahem, interesting article on the building of the atmospheric railway under Broadway in New York - imagine a subway car propelled in the same way as the pneumatic telegraph...
I think you've missed one of his points - these fab labs are for bespoke solutions for the individual (or small community). The reason factories are cheaper and more efficient is due to economies of scale - the unit price for a unique item is a hell of a lot higher than the unit price for 10000. To create a product requires significant (compared to the cost of producing that unit) overhead in setup, design etc; that is where these labs come into their own.
I'm sure that if someone came up with a brilliant item in one of these labs, a saleable item, they could take it to a factory to be mass-produced more cheaply. But until that happens, these labs represent one of the best opportunities for home-grown solutions from non-technical people.
IANASS (spinal surgeon), but the spinal cord is so dense with nerves that I'd be surprised if they could take the risk - random signals to/from the hand are one thing, but imagine the havoc that could be wreaked with all of the vital systems below the waist if you had random connections all over the place...
Not had a look yet, though as I've only found a limited use for Google Documents (the spreadsheet application is great for collaboration) I doubt it will be of any use to me. Open Office is good enough for me, if not everyone.
... such as last Friday - seems he's got this one fairly pegged. Not sure I agree with his ideas about credit agencies etc.
A free, ad-supported Google cell service with GPhones would be pretty cool for you guys over there, I guess. Some people might be a bit wary of Google's dominance, but I suppose they'll still be blinded by Google's "Do No Evil" to think about how much Google already know/control. From my point of view, I'd just like people to be aware of how powerful they are - I've not made my mind up about whether I think they'll go rogue a la Microsoft...
I thought it was standard/. wisdom that copyright infringement isn't theft? Only when it's Joe Public doing the infringement. When Bob Corporate infringes, Slashdot's bile rises...
While that's a gross generalization of what I perceive to be a double-standard, I can see some kind of justification behind it - Joe Public generally doesn't make money off it, whereas Bob Corporate infringes for profit.
(1) Adults inherently have more rights, and are expected to shoulder more responsibility, than those who are minors (e.g., voting, driving, running for office, registering for military service, medical care, curfews, etc.) You say your argument has "nothing to do with 'people under 18 have worse judgement'":
1) How do you classify a person as an adult? Is it someone over 18? An adult used to be someone over 21... 2) Why do adults "inherently have more rights"? - surely it's something to do with their judgement? Or do you think it is something else?
Plus, how do you define your "threshold for minor rights"?
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Don't forget that you can extend that evaluation license time to 180 days through MS-approved methods:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948472
Damn you, you're going to hell for this!
You made checking it out even more enticing, and now I can't stop!
* checks the entry for The Wizard
No, he's living in 2014...
I think this link might explain it - I guess it was a little sensitive to the government: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/02/AR2007100202031.html
I assumed it was a shot from a Red Bull Air Race cockpit - this plane perhaps? http://planeimages.smugmug.com/gallery/2152033_hLHrx/1/111595356_mmhZF#111595356_mmhZF
You can tell because they're flying around a river in a city - that's where all of their races happen. Quite interesting racing to watch.
I misread that as "slut" and had to do a double-take...
Dude - are you a Smurfist?
Damn Interesting has a very, ahem, interesting article on the building of the atmospheric railway under Broadway in New York - imagine a subway car propelled in the same way as the pneumatic telegraph...
A scene from Brazil springs to mind...
I think you've missed one of his points - these fab labs are for bespoke solutions for the individual (or small community). The reason factories are cheaper and more efficient is due to economies of scale - the unit price for a unique item is a hell of a lot higher than the unit price for 10000. To create a product requires significant (compared to the cost of producing that unit) overhead in setup, design etc; that is where these labs come into their own.
I'm sure that if someone came up with a brilliant item in one of these labs, a saleable item, they could take it to a factory to be mass-produced more cheaply. But until that happens, these labs represent one of the best opportunities for home-grown solutions from non-technical people.
... can be found here.
IANASS (spinal surgeon), but the spinal cord is so dense with nerves that I'd be surprised if they could take the risk - random signals to/from the hand are one thing, but imagine the havoc that could be wreaked with all of the vital systems below the waist if you had random connections all over the place...
Hell, even spelling "FAG", "NOOB" and "ROXORS" correctly qualifies as above their heads...
I'm not surprised a Slashdot summary didn't link to it, but the Times Online? Come now.
Here it is: the Live Documents website.
Not had a look yet, though as I've only found a limited use for Google Documents (the spreadsheet application is great for collaboration) I doubt it will be of any use to me. Open Office is good enough for me, if not everyone.
... it was 15 million. Then the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, made his report to Parliament, and gave the figure of 25 million.
I tend to find things in the last place I look...
Or so says The BBC...
... such as last Friday - seems he's got this one fairly pegged. Not sure I agree with his ideas about credit agencies etc.
A free, ad-supported Google cell service with GPhones would be pretty cool for you guys over there, I guess. Some people might be a bit wary of Google's dominance, but I suppose they'll still be blinded by Google's "Do No Evil" to think about how much Google already know/control. From my point of view, I'd just like people to be aware of how powerful they are - I've not made my mind up about whether I think they'll go rogue a la Microsoft...
While that's a gross generalization of what I perceive to be a double-standard, I can see some kind of justification behind it - Joe Public generally doesn't make money off it, whereas Bob Corporate infringes for profit.
I think you'll find that it was Argentina who invaded the Falklands.
1) How do you classify a person as an adult? Is it someone over 18? An adult used to be someone over 21...
2) Why do adults "inherently have more rights"? - surely it's something to do with their judgement? Or do you think it is something else?
Plus, how do you define your "threshold for minor rights"?
... but www.nissan.com is still owned and operated by Nissan Computer Corporation. As approved by the USSC - a little light reading for you.
Pirates are better than ninjas.
Fact.