I don't know if you knew this, but years ago (2001-2002) Google had a widget in their labs that gave you a phone number to call and a link to follow. You called the number, and it asked you what you wanted to search for. You spoke your search, then the phone instructed you to click the link, and when you did, your search results showed up.
You don't suspect that in a few years we won't have terabyte storage on our personal devices, do you? That would be really short sighted. If we're still here in 7 or 8 years, 1TB will probably be pretty ho-hum.
Yes, if ONLY there was some sort of phenomenon that science had been struggling to explain that fit those exact criteria...something we can't see that has mass, and judging by gravitational estimates, there is a lot of it.
how difficult is it to look at that statement and realize how wrong it is?
"The Fermi paradox says that if extraterrestrial civilizations exist, at least one of them should have colonized the entire galaxy by now. But since there is no evidence of this, humankind must be the only intelligent life in the galaxy."
Whether that statement is an accurate summarization of the Fermi paradox isn't even under consideration. It's logically flawed.
Why limit it to extraterrestrial civilizations? (in other words, we exist; why shouldn't WE have colonized the entire galaxy by now?)
Why should one of them have colonized the entire galaxy by now? (And who's to say they didn't seed our planet, as many theories hold?)
When did lack of evidence become proof of absence?
What makes you think we're so intelligent, anyway? If spacefaring extraterrestrial civilizations exist and we haven't found them yet, who would you judge to be the more intelligent?
They tweaked the algorythm so that it fixed googlebombs in general, not manually removed these particular bombs. In fact, in the text about the tweak, they specifically stated that they changed the algorythm so it would work with multiple languages, etc
There are some shots that I'd like to get that just arn't worth the post processing that raw entails, and they take away from the "good" shots I'm interested in. That being said, I agree with you, RAW is the way to go for any serious photography that doesn't involve film.
My bank does this, but I still have to login every time. If it detects that I have the flash data, it only asks for my username and password. If it doesn't see the data, it asks for the username/password AND one of my security questions.
well, glide itself is not "modern", but that doesn't matter much in the scheme of things.
I can see only a very small benefit to custom compiling all (or even most of) your packages, except in very specific cases, and binary size is probably of secondary concern in the era of almost free 80GB drives.
I'm glad Gentoo exists as a solution for the people who want it, but some people pitch it as the end-all be-all solution of linux machines, and that's just not how it goes. With the proper administrator, even Fedora will run well on a server.
...of course, I'm biased. I've used Slackware for 10 years or so and that will make ANYONE a curmudgeon.
You're actually saying that an install of samba compiled without ldap is less likely to crash than an install of samba compiled WITH ldap, when ldap isn't being used?
I heard ideas like this a long time ago, only then it was using cellphones.
I think if Apple releases a cell phone (iPhone), it, and the next gen iPods are much more likely to be of use for geographically targetted advertisements (airtisements?) than a macbook. Anyone walking around with an open macbook will have thier own issues to worry about.
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I don't know if you knew this, but years ago (2001-2002) Google had a widget in their labs that gave you a phone number to call and a link to follow. You called the number, and it asked you what you wanted to search for. You spoke your search, then the phone instructed you to click the link, and when you did, your search results showed up.
I'm just saying...it's not that far off
You don't suspect that in a few years we won't have terabyte storage on our personal devices, do you? That would be really short sighted. If we're still here in 7 or 8 years, 1TB will probably be pretty ho-hum.
Funnily enough, I was that guy.
Except I really did know Linux (and far better than the admins).
Then two years later I WAS the admin.
But yea, I know what you're talking about.
Yes, if ONLY there was some sort of phenomenon that science had been struggling to explain that fit those exact criteria...something we can't see that has mass, and judging by gravitational estimates, there is a lot of it.
If ONLY there was SOMETHING like that...
how difficult is it to look at that statement and realize how wrong it is?
"The Fermi paradox says that if extraterrestrial civilizations exist, at least one of them should have colonized the entire galaxy by now. But since there is no evidence of this, humankind must be the only intelligent life in the galaxy."
Whether that statement is an accurate summarization of the Fermi paradox isn't even under consideration. It's logically flawed.
Why limit it to extraterrestrial civilizations? (in other words, we exist; why shouldn't WE have colonized the entire galaxy by now?)
Why should one of them have colonized the entire galaxy by now? (And who's to say they didn't seed our planet, as many theories hold?)
When did lack of evidence become proof of absence?
What makes you think we're so intelligent, anyway? If spacefaring extraterrestrial civilizations exist and we haven't found them yet, who would you judge to be the more intelligent?
Hah! As I pulled up the reply, I thought "please don't be Gentoo, please don't be Gentoo..."
but you run Slackware, don't you?
unless something has gone horribly, horribly wrong
Is it wrong that the first thing I thought was "but won't the bunny suit create a faraday cage around you?"
They tweaked the algorythm so that it fixed googlebombs in general, not manually removed these particular bombs. In fact, in the text about the tweak, they specifically stated that they changed the algorythm so it would work with multiple languages, etc
but with fuel cells, you're not just plating electrodes. You're using the the platinum was a catalyst, and it has to completely divide the cell.
HowStuffWorks: Fuel Cells
Until we find a fuel cell catalyst that isn't platinum, we're still going to have problems.
I don't believe that enough platinum has been mined to produce fuel cells for all the cars out there.
Or affix anything slighly unpleasant with the word "Dutch", I've noticed.
I'm torn about this.
There are some shots that I'd like to get that just arn't worth the post processing that raw entails, and they take away from the "good" shots I'm interested in. That being said, I agree with you, RAW is the way to go for any serious photography that doesn't involve film.
I think parsecs are measurements of distance, but still +1 funny if I had mod points
My bank does this, but I still have to login every time. If it detects that I have the flash data, it only asks for my username and password. If it doesn't see the data, it asks for the username/password AND one of my security questions.
I don't like the idea of games like this, but I certainly don't want to ban them outright. The market will be an effective enough bar on it's own.
well, glide itself is not "modern", but that doesn't matter much in the scheme of things.
...of course, I'm biased. I've used Slackware for 10 years or so and that will make ANYONE a curmudgeon.
I can see only a very small benefit to custom compiling all (or even most of) your packages, except in very specific cases, and binary size is probably of secondary concern in the era of almost free 80GB drives.
I'm glad Gentoo exists as a solution for the people who want it, but some people pitch it as the end-all be-all solution of linux machines, and that's just not how it goes. With the proper administrator, even Fedora will run well on a server.
I wish I hadn't replied already
MOD PARENT UP
You're actually saying that an install of samba compiled without ldap is less likely to crash than an install of samba compiled WITH ldap, when ldap isn't being used?
Hey, when all you have is a hammer...
/the more you know
Also, if you put the Type-R sticker on the PS3 Gnome will compile in less time with tighter code.
I heard ideas like this a long time ago, only then it was using cellphones.
I think if Apple releases a cell phone (iPhone), it, and the next gen iPods are much more likely to be of use for geographically targetted advertisements (airtisements?) than a macbook. Anyone walking around with an open macbook will have thier own issues to worry about.
I don't have any "Windows skills" anymore.
Now, nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, and computer hacking skills, yea, in spades.
I also have to post as AC for this one
Will you guys get back to work already??? Do you think I pay you to sit and surf Slashdot?
I thought of this too. Later on down the road, a large DDOS attack could send ripples everywhere.
Very interesting stuff here. I'll be watching more closely from now on, for sure.