The original (wind waker) got me into vid games again (dammit) and really like it. So this is cool news. Wind waker reminds me a lot of the fun of the original game. Although I still wish I could light those little leaf guys on fire, I hope they add that feature for the next one. Particularly the one that tags along with you for that dungeon.:)
No, but I know molecular biology and I know that there is *no* way that nucleic acid will be able to remain intact in space, exposed to vacuum, temperature extremes and radiation. Embedded in rock is the only way I can imagine it, and even that seems unlikely.
The big problem with space flight is weight. It is very expensive. A similar question is why don't airplanes have parachutes (for the entire plane)? It is physically possible. It would save lives. It would also cost a lot, although there is one company that is trying to sell them....
I'm happy that science is alive and well in this world. Viruses, fortunately, are very likely not alive out of this world. I'm not even sure where these authors get off even suggesting that viruses come from outer space. Reasons:
1. Viruses are delicate. Being in outer space, crashing to earth, and infecting someone. A difficult task by itself.
2. Viruses evolve jointly with hosts. All evidence suggests that viruses have a very close (evolving) relationship with their hosts.
3. There are perfectly good theories with lots of evidence that explain new virus infections. For example, SARS may have come from a little evolution by a virus in a cat-like species of civet. It didn't help that the viruses new host happened to be a delicacy.
4. There may be lots of evidence that life exists outside of our planet, but (like #2) viruses require evolution from a similar host. That suggest the virus would have to get into space from earth first. That makes it extremely unlikely (IMO) that a virus could go to space get back and reinfect the same (or similar) species of host without being damaged.
5. Finally, (AFAIK) A VIABLE VIRUS HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND/CULTURED ON A METEOR!!!!
This theory is a little like suggesting that crop circles come from aliens even after the people who admitted building the first ones have come forward. It is possible, but very, very unlikely. (Personally, I hope that the rest of cosmological theories are attached to better evidence than this)
Contrary to popular belief, disk space can be expensive and fast, big disks are really expensive. While IDE family of hard drives are very, very cheap and quite large, they aren't very good for high volume server applications. Instead of going to pricewatch, go to dell.com and price out a big net appliance disk with a fast interconnect. Hmm, a quick check shows a dell 770N net attached storage box at $14K with only 800 Gigs (raw). Hosting (hosing?) many domains on a single computer is going to require really fast disk, not just a single 5400 rpm drive....
It looks like to me that this report does not prove that the decline is due to the economy, it simply suggests that the decline is statistically consistant with it. It is possible however that both arguments are correct. The decline may be due to the econonmy and therefore (because of the economy) consumers are turning to piracy as a reasonable alternative. I really think the underlying problem is that the big media companies need to take a course in basic economics and lower their prices! Used CD's, gnutella (etc), and the economy all play a role in declining sales. They should lower their prices with the decline in the economy and revenues will increase!
The alternative is Samus from Metroid. Do ya think anyone noticed (that 'it' was female)? Or maybe Dora the Explorer (Dear god why do I know that?) Female characters with ridiculous figures are the only ones that are noticed. There are lots of characters that are not. Samus, Dora, the woman from Zelda, the princess from Mario -- all don't have stylized figures. Hey guess what? Lara Croft was made for the women, like fark's boobies links are for women. (Anyways, I blame Anime, a really, really cool genre with some serious testosterone issues, IMO)
I didn't assume you were a republican. You blamed deficits on the "left" coast. I was only pointing out that the right has its share of fiscal problems.
Oh, I forgot, the California is on the LEFT coast.
What is it with you people? Hmm, Bush administration announces a really large budget deficit. The last biggest deficit was in 1992, right after 12 years of republican presidential control. Oh, and when reagan entered the deficit was 40 billion (1979) and when Bush left, it was 290 billion. Oh yeah, but I guess that is because they are on the right coast. Now why did you build a house made of glass?
Unauthorized access should be defined by the user, the isp, the network, and differs from place to place. ISP's as general rule should have broad access restrictions that should be open and accessible, and users with networks or public computers (WWW, etc) should have their own.
Use an electronic keypad lock where users need a special 4 or 5 digit key to get in. Make sure it is smart enough to have many keys, so each user (or special group of users) gets their own unique key. Everytime someone leaves, just remove them from the list. Biometric methods are flaky and expensive. They sound cool, but, IMO, it will just make people want to break them.
We have fingerprint scanners to get into a computer room and they are very flaky. Lots of false negatives, dunno on the false positive rate (haven't tried). They also require a 4 digit pin number. Kinda defeats the purpose, huh?
Ahh, this world isn't real because they don't yet have trademark infringement. (or at least until MLB sees it) Is it fair use if I own an officially licensed shirt?
Instead of starting a computer club (I can't seem to get the meteor episode of the simpson's with the geeks from school riding their bikes singing we are the superfriends out of my head) why don't you start a for profit consulting service? Shit as a student, you could undercut the local companies and learn something on the side. Have students go out and fix local computer (home and office) problems for 10-15/hour. Then pull a micro$oft, and after you have lots of customers, jack up the price to $40/hour.
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The original (wind waker) got me into vid games again (dammit) and really like it. So this is cool news. Wind waker reminds me a lot of the fun of the original game. Although I still wish I could light those little leaf guys on fire, I hope they add that feature for the next one. Particularly the one that tags along with you for that dungeon. :)
-Sean
Seems to work. Pretty cool.... I guess I support the RIAA alot...
-Sean
No, but I know molecular biology and I know that there is *no* way that nucleic acid will be able to remain intact in space, exposed to vacuum, temperature extremes and radiation. Embedded in rock is the only way I can imagine it, and even that seems unlikely.
-Sean
The big problem with space flight is weight. It is very expensive. A similar question is why don't airplanes have parachutes (for the entire plane)? It is physically possible. It would save lives. It would also cost a lot, although there is one company that is trying to sell them....
-Sean
Like they (NASA) said, it would've endangered MORE lives.
...
And I know this for certain: YOU sir are a slashdot
__,,..~~--== T*R*O*L*L ==--~~..,,__
(and a coward)
-Sean
I'm happy that science is alive and well in this world. Viruses, fortunately, are very likely not alive out of this world. I'm not even sure where these authors get off even suggesting that viruses come from outer space. Reasons:
1. Viruses are delicate. Being in outer space, crashing to earth, and infecting someone. A difficult task by itself.
2. Viruses evolve jointly with hosts. All evidence suggests that viruses have a very close (evolving) relationship with their hosts.
3. There are perfectly good theories with lots of evidence that explain new virus infections. For example, SARS may have come from a little evolution by a virus in a cat-like species of civet. It didn't help that the viruses new host happened to be a delicacy.
4. There may be lots of evidence that life exists outside of our planet, but (like #2) viruses require evolution from a similar host. That suggest the virus would have to get into space from earth first. That makes it extremely unlikely (IMO) that a virus could go to space get back and reinfect the same (or similar) species of host without being damaged.
5. Finally, (AFAIK) A VIABLE VIRUS HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND/CULTURED ON A METEOR!!!!
This theory is a little like suggesting that crop circles come from aliens even after the people who admitted building the first ones have come forward. It is possible, but very, very unlikely. (Personally, I hope that the rest of cosmological theories are attached to better evidence than this)
-Sean
I think the point is that if a situation like this arises again, NASA can be better prepared to face it and potentially save lives.
-Sean
Contrary to popular belief, disk space can be expensive and fast, big disks are really expensive. While IDE family of hard drives are very, very cheap and quite large, they aren't very good for high volume server applications. Instead of going to pricewatch, go to dell.com and price out a big net appliance disk with a fast interconnect. Hmm, a quick check shows a dell 770N net attached storage box at $14K with only 800 Gigs (raw). Hosting (hosing?) many domains on a single computer is going to require really fast disk, not just a single 5400 rpm drive....
-Sean
Why is there a category for 1900?
Perhaps the 5 in that category should be taken off. 9,995?
(What is with all the 100 year old video game jokes?)
-Sean
It looks like to me that this report does not prove that the decline is due to the economy, it simply suggests that the decline is statistically consistant with it. It is possible however that both arguments are correct. The decline may be due to the econonmy and therefore (because of the economy) consumers are turning to piracy as a reasonable alternative. I really think the underlying problem is that the big media companies need to take a course in basic economics and lower their prices! Used CD's, gnutella (etc), and the economy all play a role in declining sales. They should lower their prices with the decline in the economy and revenues will increase!
-Sean
The alternative is Samus from Metroid. Do ya think anyone noticed (that 'it' was female)? Or maybe Dora the Explorer (Dear god why do I know that?) Female characters with ridiculous figures are the only ones that are noticed. There are lots of characters that are not. Samus, Dora, the woman from Zelda, the princess from Mario -- all don't have stylized figures. Hey guess what? Lara Croft was made for the women, like fark's boobies links are for women. (Anyways, I blame Anime, a really, really cool genre with some serious testosterone issues, IMO)
-Sean
Let the Junis jokes begin...
-Sean
I didn't assume you were a republican. You blamed deficits on the "left" coast. I was only pointing out that the right has its share of fiscal problems.
-Sean
Oh, I forgot, the California is on the LEFT coast.
What is it with you people? Hmm, Bush administration announces a really large budget deficit. The last biggest deficit was in 1992, right after 12 years of republican presidential control. Oh, and when reagan entered the deficit was 40 billion (1979) and when Bush left, it was 290 billion. Oh yeah, but I guess that is because they are on the right coast. Now why did you build a house made of glass?
-Sean
Another attack of the Sp4m k1dd1es...
-Sean
Unauthorized access should be defined by the user, the isp, the network, and differs from place to place. ISP's as general rule should have broad access restrictions that should be open and accessible, and users with networks or public computers (WWW, etc) should have their own.
-Sean
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After all, if someone steals your finger, at least they won't know your PIN!
I agree with you. But I wish the send authentication method was more secure, and less expensive.
-Sean
Use an electronic keypad lock where users need a special 4 or 5 digit key to get in. Make sure it is smart enough to have many keys, so each user (or special group of users) gets their own unique key. Everytime someone leaves, just remove them from the list. Biometric methods are flaky and expensive. They sound cool, but, IMO, it will just make people want to break them.
Appropriate Google search.
-Sean
We have fingerprint scanners to get into a computer room and they are very flaky. Lots of false negatives, dunno on the false positive rate (haven't tried). They also require a 4 digit pin number. Kinda defeats the purpose, huh?
-Sean
I guess we now know what the '???' means:
1. Develop game website
2. ????
3. Profit!
(gotta say, it looks pretty cool, tho)
-Sean
Ahh, this world isn't real because they don't yet have trademark infringement. (or at least until MLB sees it) Is it fair use if I own an officially licensed shirt?
-Sean
Instead of starting a computer club (I can't seem to get the meteor episode of the simpson's with the geeks from school riding their bikes singing we are the superfriends out of my head) why don't you start a for profit consulting service? Shit as a student, you could undercut the local companies and learn something on the side. Have students go out and fix local computer (home and office) problems for 10-15/hour. Then pull a micro$oft, and after you have lots of customers, jack up the price to $40/hour.
-Sean
No, there is a space in the url...
But strawberry shortcake isn't a tort, its a cake!
Ohhhhhh, tort, torte, I see....
-Sean