http://www.google.com/psearch is another example; it keeps a history of all the searches you've made and orders new searches with an emphasis relative to past search patterns.
Ah yes, quite so - it's an example of divergent evolution. You see, the slashdot editors are in fact devolved decendents of Bowser. Did you really think a puddle of t-rex goo could master written language?
Don't most - indeed, if not all - electronics suppliers give substantial volume discounts? I'd say buying up 40% of stock would qualify for a discount. IANAL, but I don't see why that is an issue.
Much agreed on Stephenson. I suppose like any publication, Wired depends most upon the quality of its writers. Granted, I don't subscribe; perhaps those articles I have read online were more the exception than the rule? At any rate, I have enjoyed what I have seen of the magazine.
I love Wired articles..they have a quality to them not found in most publications, you know? Now, I'd love to meet Mr. O'Reilly; he seems to be one of the few businessmen out there with the right worldview, even if it doesn't make him as much as the next guy. Makes me glad to see that such men still exist.
So. How much of this stupidity is manifest through the shortsighted policies of the current administration? In so many of its actions, it has led the US on a path around the globe, blatantly indifferent of those trod underfoot. Presidencies here last at most eight years; yet, it is difficult to say whether the next will be more mindful of other nations. Let us hope.
This will be a MUCH more interesting contest if the teams do better than the last time around. (the best team only got 7 miles out of 175 total.) Granted, even that is impressive given the circumstances.
I wish the best of luck to all of those competing.
From TFA: [There are] a finite number of early adopters out there and a finite number of Microsoft haters.
Sure, there were plenty in those categories. However, every single person I have introduced to firefox has preferred it to IE and the IE wrappers (yahoo sbc browser, etc). Within a short time of their switch, many of them were comfortably and productively using the best features of firefox (tabs, search bar, etc). Interestingly enough, they have been primarily those of the majority, the computer inexperienced. Being unaware of an alternative this group predominantly uses internet explorer, but as they have been collectively experiencing the headaches associated with IE, I have seen a trickle of converts grow into a steady flow. The odds are good that the trend shall continue.
When I wrote that riders are "snuck into bills," I meant every word of it. Riders can be slipped in at many points, especially during markup where a limited group of legislators are present. They are usually attached at odd hours as well, often late in a day when the floor is nearly empty.
Overwhelming? I suppose that depends; its a matter of semantics. The planet has 361,220,420 km of water..which amounts to just a little over 70 percent of its surface, and much better than a 3:1 chance. The odds also depend upon the trajectory of the approaching object: a head on, near equator impact is about 60/40 in favor of water; from the north pole, just about the opposite at 40/60 water; from the south pole, its more like 85/15 water.
If it were to impact a landmass, we could consider ourselves lucky. Given the high proportion of water to land on the planet, the odds are overwhelmingly against a land impact. Sure, it happens. Sure, it would suck. A land impact would undoubtedly render complete destruction over a large area, alter local climate, cause all fault-lines to shatter, and reduce the affected area to glowing slag. However, that IS the good news. Now the bad news: Models of an ocean impact suggest the global climate would be upset for decades - if not longer. It would impose near ice-age conditions due to solar energy reflected by the planet-wide clouds caused by the vaporization of several trillion tons of seawater. Muddy, salty rain would destroy the world's breadbaskets. Sunlight might not reach the surface for tens of years.
..The implications are enormous, and need not be enumerated; surely the point is made.
Actions such as these aimed at researching the feasibility of deflection should be supported, not something due scorn. The odds of such a cataclysm occurring in our lifetime are indeed negligible...but surely, being prepared is better than being caught with our pants down.
Alarmist? Maybe; the course of history will judge.
Thank you, editors. That makes the first time I've seen you pull a dupe...ever. For those curious about this unprecedented event, it was a dupe of the "why vista had to be rebuilt from scratch" story from a few days ago which linked to here; it made things sound as if this was current, breaking news (instead of being a year in the past).
Back ONtopic, these concerns about kernel maintainers burning out harken back to the BitKeeperuproar. IMHO, it would make health, job, and life easier if Linus et al found a better way to streamline the kernel dev process. We would all benefit.
I have been following the progress of research concerning space-elevator for some time now.
The LiftPort Group of companies working
towards a space-elevator are making a great deal of progress. See here and here for more LiftPort specific information. Slashdot
reported on the faa approval of their high altitude tests several days ago -- refer to that thread for some interesting discussion. Check here and here here for several reports concerning the viability of the
elevator -- be sure to check the NIAC pdf. Also, Blaise Gassend has a great
collection of information. Finally, though carbon nanotubes are still in their infancy
(its been a little over 12 years since they were discovered) - their
theoretical tensile strengths are perfect for use in the construction of a space
elevator tether. This recent development spells a rosy future, and many innovations yet to come.
Oh no, far from it. Cyberspace, however, is the world of yesterday. You see, in Virtual Space, reconnaissance is done in person, in the computer's world itself. Amidst towering circuitry, glowing with an eerie light, you race about upon futuristic wire-frame motorcycles, intent on bringing combat to the all-powerful Master Control Program which rules all. Good luck.
Re:Hasnt anyone tried out the latest Enlightenment
on
KDE Running on Mac OS X
·
· Score: 4, Interesting
..how does enlightenment push an envelope? Simple. It puts some complex and attractive eye candy where, for all intents and purposes, it was never meant to be. That is to say, it pushes the limits for X11 and the unices. X11 was designed as an extremely lightweight graphical windowing system for terminals over a network, not for graphics intensive aqua-esque-sexiness. For unix users who have lived for years in minimal graphical environments, its a very new development. Apple struck a home run with Aqua using brand new innovations, yet Enlightenment accomplishments are on running on top of a 25 year old graphics subsystem. Interesting in context, dont you think?
OSX is fantastic for eyecandy...we'll all agree with that. But our *nix systems needn't wait much longer, what with recent xorg developments with GL based desktops, acceleration and such. Moreover, that envelope-pushing windowmanager Enlightenment has come a long long way since the days of the big E splashed on your screen. Head on over here for a looksie. Trust me, you'll like it.
Good encryption or not, I'd be more worried about the recent moves of the FCC to allow law enforcement virtual wiretap access. Our freedoms have eroded enough as of late, and it is disconcerting to say the very least. Here is the relevant link from the article and from the eff
The LiftPort Group of companies working towards a space-elevator are making a great deal of progress. Slashdot reported on the faa approval of their high altitude tests, for example. See here and here for more LiftPort specific information. Check here and here here for several reports concerning the viability of the elevator -- be sure to check the NIAC pdf. Blaise Gassend has a great collection of information. Finally, though carbon nanotubes are still in their infancy (its been a little around ten years since they were discovered) - their theoretical tensile strengths are perfect for application in a space elevator construction. This recent development spells a rosy future, and many innovations yet to come.
Two cars(stars) are speeding on highway away from a city (center of the universe). They're heading in the same direction, yet move laterally towards each other and collide. Now how does that violate hubble, exactly?
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.google.com/psearch is another example; it keeps a history of all the searches you've made and orders new searches with an emphasis relative to past search patterns.
This is why many email clients have a priority field. Rarely used on the whole, yet quite worthwhile.
Ah yes, quite so - it's an example of divergent evolution. You see, the slashdot editors are in fact devolved decendents of Bowser. Did you really think a puddle of t-rex goo could master written language?
Don't most - indeed, if not all - electronics suppliers give substantial volume discounts? I'd say buying up 40% of stock would qualify for a discount. IANAL, but I don't see why that is an issue.
Unsatisfied with $2.49 ringtones
We should encourage them to keep marketing these $2.49 Sponge Bob ringtones. That way, they'll run out of money a lot faster.
Addendum: See also for videos and other examples of chimpanzee tool usage.
Check here for some examples of tool usage in the other great ape families (primarily chimpanzees).
Much agreed on Stephenson. I suppose like any publication, Wired depends most upon the quality of its writers. Granted, I don't subscribe; perhaps those articles I have read online were more the exception than the rule? At any rate, I have enjoyed what I have seen of the magazine.
I love Wired articles..they have a quality to them not found in most publications, you know? Now, I'd love to meet Mr. O'Reilly; he seems to be one of the few businessmen out there with the right worldview, even if it doesn't make him as much as the next guy. Makes me glad to see that such men still exist.
So. How much of this stupidity is manifest through the shortsighted policies of the current administration? In so many of its actions, it has led the US on a path around the globe, blatantly indifferent of those trod underfoot. Presidencies here last at most eight years; yet, it is difficult to say whether the next will be more mindful of other nations. Let us hope.
Spellcheck anyone? Come now, it really isn't all that difficult. (Techincal --> technical)
This will be a MUCH more interesting contest if the teams do better than the last time around. (the best team only got 7 miles out of 175 total.) Granted, even that is impressive given the circumstances.
I wish the best of luck to all of those competing.
From TFA: [There are] a finite number of early adopters out there and a finite number of Microsoft haters.
Sure, there were plenty in those categories. However, every single person I have introduced to firefox has preferred it to IE and the IE wrappers (yahoo sbc browser, etc). Within a short time of their switch, many of them were comfortably and productively using the best features of firefox (tabs, search bar, etc). Interestingly enough, they have been primarily those of the majority, the computer inexperienced. Being unaware of an alternative this group predominantly uses internet explorer, but as they have been collectively experiencing the headaches associated with IE, I have seen a trickle of converts grow into a steady flow. The odds are good that the trend shall continue.
When I wrote that riders are "snuck into bills," I meant every word of it. Riders can be slipped in at many points, especially during markup where a limited group of legislators are present. They are usually attached at odd hours as well, often late in a day when the floor is nearly empty.
Non-germane riders snuck into bills shall be the death of this country.
Overwhelming? I suppose that depends; its a matter of semantics. The planet has 361,220,420 km of water..which amounts to just a little over 70 percent of its surface, and much better than a 3:1 chance. The odds also depend upon the trajectory of the approaching object: a head on, near equator impact is about 60/40 in favor of water; from the north pole, just about the opposite at 40/60 water; from the south pole, its more like 85/15 water.
If it were to impact a landmass, we could consider ourselves lucky. Given the high proportion of water to land on the planet, the odds are overwhelmingly against a land impact. Sure, it happens. Sure, it would suck. A land impact would undoubtedly render complete destruction over a large area, alter local climate, cause all fault-lines to shatter, and reduce the affected area to glowing slag. However, that IS the good news. Now the bad news: Models of an ocean impact suggest the global climate would be upset for decades - if not longer. It would impose near ice-age conditions due to solar energy reflected by the planet-wide clouds caused by the vaporization of several trillion tons of seawater. Muddy, salty rain would destroy the world's breadbaskets. Sunlight might not reach the surface for tens of years.
..The implications are enormous, and need not be enumerated; surely the point is made.
Actions such as these aimed at researching the feasibility of deflection should be supported, not something due scorn. The odds of such a cataclysm occurring in our lifetime are indeed negligible...but surely, being prepared is better than being caught with our pants down.
Alarmist? Maybe; the course of history will judge.
Thank you, editors. That makes the first time I've seen you pull a dupe...ever. For those curious about this unprecedented event, it was a dupe of the "why vista had to be rebuilt from scratch" story from a few days ago which linked to here; it made things sound as if this was current, breaking news (instead of being a year in the past).
Back ONtopic, these concerns about kernel maintainers burning out harken back to the BitKeeper uproar. IMHO, it would make health, job, and life easier if Linus et al found a better way to streamline the kernel dev process. We would all benefit.
I have been following the progress of research concerning space-elevator for some time now. The LiftPort Group of companies working towards a space-elevator are making a great deal of progress. See here and here for more LiftPort specific information. Slashdot reported on the faa approval of their high altitude tests several days ago -- refer to that thread for some interesting discussion. Check here and here here for several reports concerning the viability of the elevator -- be sure to check the NIAC pdf. Also, Blaise Gassend has a great collection of information. Finally, though carbon nanotubes are still in their infancy (its been a little over 12 years since they were discovered) - their theoretical tensile strengths are perfect for use in the construction of a space elevator tether. This recent development spells a rosy future, and many innovations yet to come.
Oh no, far from it. Cyberspace, however, is the world of yesterday. You see, in Virtual Space, reconnaissance is done in person, in the computer's world itself. Amidst towering circuitry, glowing with an eerie light, you race about upon futuristic wire-frame motorcycles, intent on bringing combat to the all-powerful Master Control Program which rules all. Good luck.
..how does enlightenment push an envelope? Simple. It puts some complex and attractive eye candy where, for all intents and purposes, it was never meant to be. That is to say, it pushes the limits for X11 and the unices. X11 was designed as an extremely lightweight graphical windowing system for terminals over a network, not for graphics intensive aqua-esque-sexiness. For unix users who have lived for years in minimal graphical environments, its a very new development. Apple struck a home run with Aqua using brand new innovations, yet Enlightenment accomplishments are on running on top of a 25 year old graphics subsystem. Interesting in context, dont you think?
OSX is fantastic for eyecandy...we'll all agree with that. But our *nix systems needn't wait much longer, what with recent xorg developments with GL based desktops, acceleration and such. Moreover, that envelope-pushing windowmanager Enlightenment has come a long long way since the days of the big E splashed on your screen. Head on over here for a looksie. Trust me, you'll like it.
Good encryption or not, I'd be more worried about the recent moves of the FCC to allow law enforcement virtual wiretap access. Our freedoms have eroded enough as of late, and it is disconcerting to say the very least. Here is the relevant link from the article and from the eff
The LiftPort Group of companies working towards a space-elevator are making a great deal of progress. Slashdot reported on the faa approval of their high altitude tests, for example. See here and here for more LiftPort specific information. Check here and here here for several reports concerning the viability of the elevator -- be sure to check the NIAC pdf. Blaise Gassend has a great collection of information. Finally, though carbon nanotubes are still in their infancy (its been a little around ten years since they were discovered) - their theoretical tensile strengths are perfect for application in a space elevator construction. This recent development spells a rosy future, and many innovations yet to come.
Two cars(stars) are speeding on highway away from a city (center of the universe). They're heading in the same direction, yet move laterally towards each other and collide. Now how does that violate hubble, exactly?