This type of thing was done quite some time ago simply using a mirror box. The person only has one limb, but it appears as two, and the brain thinks the mirrored limb is real, and the phantom pain goes away.
There is going to have to be a squeeky-clean election to prove to me any integrity in the system, and right now all I trust is paper ballots that are counted by people from both parties.
Has to be a squeeky-clean election? Dude, I suggest you stop following politics, or you're going to be mad as hell for the rest of your life.
Or did you just mean that it has to be a squeeky-clean election when the Republicans win? In that case, it's only a matter of time till they get the boot.
I'm not sure if you were just kidding or not, but if this is actually the Republicans' doing, I'd debate whether you could call such a miserable job "smart enough to hack voting machines":P
If someone forced a collect call on me with no more warning than "someone is connecting your call", I _might_ call free() or delete() on their private parts.
...that sounds so much like me it's scary. Except I use the holy castrating sledgehammer rather than the CRT.
Okay... so how does something that contains data execute a virus? Or was it a virus that exploits a flaw in some particular audio player to execute code?
How exactly can a Windows virus jump from a Windows computer on to an iPod (completely different architecture), then back onto a Windows computer? Is there some MAJOR similarities between the two architectures, or is it that there's absolutely no way this could have been an accident?
Is this the same Sweden where it's illegal to publish claims that there are biological differences between men's and women's brains (at least I think it was Sweden)?
Kernelspace Hardware Drivers - A driver that locks up the system is BAD! I'd be willing to bet that every Windows XP user has at least one such driver on their system.
This is a theoretically unfixable problem, really. At least, as long as devices (which are operated by drivers) have access to physical (not paged or segmented) memory, it will always be possible for a misbehaving driver to totally rape system.
Cryptic Registry Settings - I've never quite gotten why it was determined that putting all your settings and configuration in one basket was deemed to be a good idea. I can't think of any positive justification whatsoever for this.
Your imagination is underwhelming. Here's one major one for you: the ability to backup and restore system state by only modifying a couple files. Unfortunately, this isn't isn't how things turned out due to poor execution, but the idea is arguably a good one.
No real super-user - You can get 'SYSTEM' user access in Windows via illegitimate means. There is no mechanism for a machine administrator to get this without some sort of hack or workaround.
Exactly what are you talking about that root gives you but admin doesn't?
...why not just move straight to Linux and save the complete redesign and recoding? Oh, that's right, because Windows is THE standard in software. Remember that NT has been around for longer than 95 has, and it only overtook the 9x line with XP, despite NT being a much better OS than 95. Want to know why? It's very simple: because 95 ran all the existing programs and NT didn't; the only reason XP overtook 9x at all is because it brought compatibility with old programs up to 9x's level.
Linux has fought tooth and nail for every 1% market share it's gained, and still that number is dominated by server computers that don't need to run all of the legacy apps.
So I guess that's just a roundabout way of saying: your suggestion is absolutely crazy. It'd likely be a decade before the new OS became the new standard and Windows disappeared for all practical purposes. And who knows, maybe that'd be Linux' chance to crush MS (or at least MS' OSes) once and for all, and the new OS would never become the standard.
...why not just move straight to Linux and save the complete redesign and recoding? Oh, that's right, because Windows is THE standard in software. Remember that NT has been around for longer than 95 has, and it only overtook the 9x line with XP, despite NT being a much better OS than 95. Want to know why? It's very simple: because 95 ran all the existing programs and NT didn't; the only reason XP overtook 9x at all is because it brought compatibility with old programs up to 9x's level.
Linux has fought tooth and nail for every 1% market share it's gained, and still that number is dominated by server computers that don't need to run all of the legacy apps.
So I guess that's just a roundabout way of saying: your suggestion is absolutely crazy. It'd likely be a decade before the new OS became the new standard and Windows disappeared for all practical purposes. And who knows, maybe that'd be Linux' chance to crush MS (or at least MS' OSes) once and for all, and the new OS would never become the standard.
I'm not sure you quite have a grasp of the meaning of "democracy". That particular word originally carried negative connotations, similar to "mob rule". These "inalienable rights of the other 49.9% of the people" are NOT inherent to democracy - they are "guarantees" given by the constitution itself. Take away a relatively just constitution (as the GP did) and democracy is nothing more than tyranny of the majority (or dictatorship, if nobody but politicians has any say at all; take your pick for the situation).
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This type of thing was done quite some time ago simply using a mirror box. The person only has one limb, but it appears as two, and the brain thinks the mirrored limb is real, and the phantom pain goes away.
What is this, some kind of government sting to catch racists that reply?
Is everyone afraid Bush will be next on the list of country leaders to be executed? :P
Maybe we should vote for prop 87 :P
(prop 87 is a California proposition that would fund alternate energy sources research; supported by such names as Bill Clinton and Al Gore)
I really can't tell whether that was sarcasm.
I remember there was one component somebody was making that lets you handle interrupts in VB. How's that for scary?
There is going to have to be a squeeky-clean election to prove to me any integrity in the system, and right now all I trust is paper ballots that are counted by people from both parties.
Has to be a squeeky-clean election? Dude, I suggest you stop following politics, or you're going to be mad as hell for the rest of your life.
Or did you just mean that it has to be a squeeky-clean election when the Republicans win? In that case, it's only a matter of time till they get the boot.
I know that was the first thing to go through my mind...
I'm not sure if you were just kidding or not, but if this is actually the Republicans' doing, I'd debate whether you could call such a miserable job "smart enough to hack voting machines" :P
I see this is gonna be another election that'll be decided by the courts (even moreso than the 2000 one)...
Do you realize how many hitmen are en route to your house as we speak?
If someone forced a collect call on me with no more warning than "someone is connecting your call", I _might_ call free() or delete() on their private parts.
...that sounds so much like me it's scary. Except I use the holy castrating sledgehammer rather than the CRT.
is in basic C++: A friend is somebody that has access to your private parts
I'm astounded that it took 3 hours and 4 minutes for "fud" to show up in the tag list.
Admit it: you just want an excuse to watch lesbian porn
Okay... so how does something that contains data execute a virus? Or was it a virus that exploits a flaw in some particular audio player to execute code?
"As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses..."
In other words: don't blame me, she was asking for it!
How exactly can a Windows virus jump from a Windows computer on to an iPod (completely different architecture), then back onto a Windows computer? Is there some MAJOR similarities between the two architectures, or is it that there's absolutely no way this could have been an accident?
Is this the same Sweden where it's illegal to publish claims that there are biological differences between men's and women's brains (at least I think it was Sweden)?
That's all the advice you need
For those who aren't satisfied by being instantly killed by accidental capacitor discharge, now you can be instantly barbequed, too!
Kernelspace Hardware Drivers - A driver that locks up the system is BAD! I'd be willing to bet that every Windows XP user has at least one such driver on their system.
This is a theoretically unfixable problem, really. At least, as long as devices (which are operated by drivers) have access to physical (not paged or segmented) memory, it will always be possible for a misbehaving driver to totally rape system.
Cryptic Registry Settings - I've never quite gotten why it was determined that putting all your settings and configuration in one basket was deemed to be a good idea. I can't think of any positive justification whatsoever for this.
Your imagination is underwhelming. Here's one major one for you: the ability to backup and restore system state by only modifying a couple files. Unfortunately, this isn't isn't how things turned out due to poor execution, but the idea is arguably a good one.
No real super-user - You can get 'SYSTEM' user access in Windows via illegitimate means. There is no mechanism for a machine administrator to get this without some sort of hack or workaround.
Exactly what are you talking about that root gives you but admin doesn't?
...why not just move straight to Linux and save the complete redesign and recoding? Oh, that's right, because Windows is THE standard in software. Remember that NT has been around for longer than 95 has, and it only overtook the 9x line with XP, despite NT being a much better OS than 95. Want to know why? It's very simple: because 95 ran all the existing programs and NT didn't; the only reason XP overtook 9x at all is because it brought compatibility with old programs up to 9x's level.
Linux has fought tooth and nail for every 1% market share it's gained, and still that number is dominated by server computers that don't need to run all of the legacy apps.
So I guess that's just a roundabout way of saying: your suggestion is absolutely crazy. It'd likely be a decade before the new OS became the new standard and Windows disappeared for all practical purposes. And who knows, maybe that'd be Linux' chance to crush MS (or at least MS' OSes) once and for all, and the new OS would never become the standard.
...why not just move straight to Linux and save the complete redesign and recoding? Oh, that's right, because Windows is THE standard in software. Remember that NT has been around for longer than 95 has, and it only overtook the 9x line with XP, despite NT being a much better OS than 95. Want to know why? It's very simple: because 95 ran all the existing programs and NT didn't; the only reason XP overtook 9x at all is because it brought compatibility with old programs up to 9x's level. Linux has fought tooth and nail for every 1% market share it's gained, and still that number is dominated by server computers that don't need to run all of the legacy apps. So I guess that's just a roundabout way of saying: your suggestion is absolutely crazy. It'd likely be a decade before the new OS became the new standard and Windows disappeared for all practical purposes. And who knows, maybe that'd be Linux' chance to crush MS (or at least MS' OSes) once and for all, and the new OS would never become the standard.
I'm not sure you quite have a grasp of the meaning of "democracy". That particular word originally carried negative connotations, similar to "mob rule". These "inalienable rights of the other 49.9% of the people" are NOT inherent to democracy - they are "guarantees" given by the constitution itself. Take away a relatively just constitution (as the GP did) and democracy is nothing more than tyranny of the majority (or dictatorship, if nobody but politicians has any say at all; take your pick for the situation).