Really, doing anything at all just by thinking it would be very, very cool, but it would be even better to use it to control some large machinery. Maybe a car, or a backhoe. Imagine reaching out with the backhoe and lifting a boulder!
Our town has one technician for (at least) three schools. Result? The maintenance for our systems is very bad. For example...
Near the end of last year, we were assigned to give a ~3-5 minute presentation to the class. We also had to do the research in school. I spent the research time fixing the computers and scavenging mouse balls to replace those that had been stolen; I did the presentation off the top of my head.
Many of the school's computers regularly corrupt floppies and cause great inconvenience to those of us who need to transfer files. Without a USB drive, you're screwed.
Early last year, one computer was demanding a BIOS password to start. For weeks.
...Of course, it's not the tech's fault; there's too much for one guy to do. But the systems need to be kept running to be any use. Increase the tech budget!
If our local government ever actually did much of significance to me. I live in a town of about 5000 permanent residents; the Town Council mostly just keeps things going, and do a good job of it, too. The roads aren't perfect, but we have a nice town. There are community events, even a street dance on Main Street every year. We don't have crime problems; there hasn't been a murder in years, and a car theft can make the front page. From my perspective, they've done a good job.
M$ seem to mean well; they're also working against phishing. Almost certainly this could be misused, but so can many useful things. I don't think they're as evil as they're protrayed to be.
But I still think Linux is better, and it's still fun to laugh at them:-)
The original series continued. It couldn't be done with the original actors, but this is 2005--who needs actors? Do it with CGI, maybe even mimic the 1960s-TV-look. It might not be possible to make it seamless today, but it shouldn't be too long.
The original series, continued today, would have very interesting possibilities. Time travel to the existing future would be cool. Other characters and ships could appear. Say, Q (from the very far future) enlists Voyager and the Enterprise to save the galaxy from something that can beat the Continuum but won't notice our galaxy if Kirk and Janeway fight the Relativity in the far future. Maybe not the best idea, but it gets the point across.
No Trekkie would miss a continuation of Kirk's adventures, whereas Enterprise has not been universally popular
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Really, doing anything at all just by thinking it would be very, very cool, but it would be even better to use it to control some large machinery. Maybe a car, or a backhoe. Imagine reaching out with the backhoe and lifting a boulder!
Over, and over, and over...
Interesting how people are still using MS DoS!
I know, I know...
Another article says that the Dutch named them for tasting very bad. Although, with McNuggets, that might not be far off...
Our town has one technician for (at least) three schools. Result? The maintenance for our systems is very bad. For example...
...Of course, it's not the tech's fault; there's too much for one guy to do. But the systems need to be kept running to be any use. Increase the tech budget!
Near the end of last year, we were assigned to give a ~3-5 minute presentation to the class. We also had to do the research in school. I spent the research time fixing the computers and scavenging mouse balls to replace those that had been stolen; I did the presentation off the top of my head.
Many of the school's computers regularly corrupt floppies and cause great inconvenience to those of us who need to transfer files. Without a USB drive, you're screwed.
Early last year, one computer was demanding a BIOS password to start. For weeks.
We have an excuse!
Late for school?
Late for work?
Caught reading root's mail?
Blame the change!
...Unless the downpayment is more than--25, 50--$1.43.
If our local government ever actually did much of significance to me. I live in a town of about 5000 permanent residents; the Town Council mostly just keeps things going, and do a good job of it, too. The roads aren't perfect, but we have a nice town. There are community events, even a street dance on Main Street every year. We don't have crime problems; there hasn't been a murder in years, and a car theft can make the front page. From my perspective, they've done a good job.
M$ seem to mean well; they're also working against phishing. Almost certainly this could be misused, but so can many useful things. I don't think they're as evil as they're protrayed to be.
:-)
But I still think Linux is better, and it's still fun to laugh at them
I don't get new versions of Windows in my inbox!
(I know its obvious, but I couldn't resist!)
The original series, continued today, would have very interesting possibilities. Time travel to the existing future would be cool. Other characters and ships could appear. Say, Q (from the very far future) enlists Voyager and the Enterprise to save the galaxy from something that can beat the Continuum but won't notice our galaxy if Kirk and Janeway fight the Relativity in the far future. Maybe not the best idea, but it gets the point across.
No Trekkie would miss a continuation of Kirk's adventures, whereas Enterprise has not been universally popular