I'd believe in small-scale power systems in basements that run off natural gas, or all-in-one nuclear reactors being more likely to disrupt the power industry/grid complex than solar and stored charge. Wind power still has a chance in rural areas were people have larger backyards, though.
Why is this marked troll? If you disagree with an opinion don't just mark it troll, argue the case!
I must disagree about the wind power though. I don't think it will work.
My belief is that, generally, things like this are marked "troll" because the moderator(s) who marked it such is/are stupid or careless. (Either this should not be a surprise or welcome to/.) There are times when it's misused to slam something disagreeable to the moderator (usually a political comment, sometimes a spot-on political comment), but in this particular case, you are correct, there was absolutely nothing trollish about the parent remark. Just my $.02, which will probably get marked "troll".:-)
Interestingly, the #1 country in that list is Greenland with an average of 83 suicides / 100,000 people / year and the population of Greenland is only 56,968.
It's about cost really. It's cheaper to manufacture phones without a physical keyboard. Less parts = higher margin for the phone vendor. It's the same reason they are wanting gesture control in cars. Less buttons = cheaper product. Welcome to the future where usability is secondary to how much money can be made and the vendors can convince users that's really what they want in the first place.
The cost calculation extends beyond manufacturing. I imagine the switch to virtual input devices also allow more reliability as there are fewer moving/separate parts. In addition, the touch/gesture interface can be re-programmed, updated and "enhanced" (said in quotes as I personally find that most enhancements are not) more readily than fixed physical interfaces.
Don't worry--those who were responsible for that browser were all just sacked. ... and those who were responsible for sacking the browser writers were all sacked.
Thankfully, my 401k is heavily invested in many and various Sack businesses... Retirement here I come!
...when they finally arrived at the exit, they also found a virtual character trapped under an heavy cabinet, begging them for help. Some participants chose not to help the character and took the exit, while others stopped to help although the fire became more and more serious and moving away the cabinet required considerable time.
...which suggests an enhanced sensitivity to the threatening situation and potential danger, players ignored the character screams and went for the exit. In those players who helped the character, there was an engagement of the medial prefrontal and temporo-parietal cortices,
Perhaps this just shows the difference between types of people that compete vs. cooperate or selfish vs. selfless. Personally, I hope that if I'm ever in a situation like that for real, I'm the latter type of person.
Well... It's leaning in the same sense that I did when I accidentally hit my thumb with a hammer and my grandfather said that I should try and not do that again - and that he had learned that solution himself in his younger days. Grandfathers are often helpful like that.
Leon should have kept his cool, like Rachael did later, as it turns out the Voight-Kampff test is checking whether someone is a Lesbian, not a Replicant.
It uses a built-in microphone to amplify a parent's voice through speakers in the back seats.
Made me think of the "Better Off Ted" episode, "Bioshuffle" (Season 1, Episode 9):
Ted: So, what is it?
Phil: We call it "The Voice of God."
Ted: No, we don't.
Phil: No, we don't.
Linda: Field testing shows that the subject, or "victim," as I like to call people "helped" by Veridian Technology, can be hundreds of feet away and will hear the message as though it's being whispered only to them.
Phil: It's highly persuasive. Advertising companies are very excited because it will allow them to burrow even deeper into the human brain.
Phil: At full power, the sound wave is so intense it can cause vomiting.
Ted: A machine that causes vomiting. Well, that could have all kinds of applications for the military... and fashion modeling.
... but no one has ever followed through on making open systems look and behave like an IBM mainframe,...
But I'll need a punch-card station and reader, build out my server room with a glass service window, hire a disinterested, snarky guy to retrieve printouts... Or have IBM mainframes changed since my college days back in the late '80s?
Is there any form of math for which no match to anything in reality exists? Not for a specif application of math (which may not fit), but a specific field of math or a theorem, which has no application to reality?
He can't. Jeff Sessions is a Republican in the Senate. Harry Reid is single handedly deciding on what gets to the Senate floor for a vote and what does not. Until Reid chooses to do something about it, nothing can be done in the Senate. Sessions is attempting to shame everyone who is preventing something from being done.
With Reid as Senate Majority leader there will be no free market. A free market might allow people to not be dependent on government hand outs and he can't allow that to happen.
Similar arguments (about this and other things) can be made about Speaker of the House John Boehner and the House Republicans. Obstinate, obstructive, short-sighted, selfish, petty people can be found many places in Congress.
Companies get their resources where they are cheapest, regardless if this is parts or people.
But, but, but... Every company I've ever worked for has touted how their employees are their most valuable asset. Were they fibbing to me? Sigh. Now I'm sad.
Slashdot Mirror
Obviously
The cautionary tale has turned into a tragedy.
Don't worry.
Comedy is tragedy plus time. - Various
I'd believe in small-scale power systems in basements that run off natural gas, or all-in-one nuclear reactors being more likely to disrupt the power industry/grid complex than solar and stored charge. Wind power still has a chance in rural areas were people have larger backyards, though.
Why is this marked troll? If you disagree with an opinion don't just mark it troll, argue the case! I must disagree about the wind power though. I don't think it will work.
My belief is that, generally, things like this are marked "troll" because the moderator(s) who marked it such is/are stupid or careless. (Either this should not be a surprise or welcome to /.) There are times when it's misused to slam something disagreeable to the moderator (usually a political comment, sometimes a spot-on political comment), but in this particular case, you are correct, there was absolutely nothing trollish about the parent remark. Just my $.02, which will probably get marked "troll". :-)
Interestingly, the #1 country in that list is Greenland with an average of 83 suicides / 100,000 people / year and the population of Greenland is only 56,968.
Unscientific
Why do you need a GPS collar to figure this out?
Did you physically watch your cows w/o interruption 24/7? Obvious by simple observation is incomplete information. An actual study need more.
Considering the overall lifetime cost of the plant, including D&D, ...
Perhaps they can save even more by not paying people to play Dungeons and Dragons.
Imagine a nuclear 747.
I'm already working on my pitch to Syfy.
Be sure to include sharks and tornadoes in your pitch as that seems to be what goes for SciFi at SyFy these days - sigh.
Oops! Forgot. And WWE - double sigh.
Imagine a nuclear 747.
I'm already working on my pitch to Syfy.
Be sure to include sharks and tornadoes in your pitch as that seems to be what goes for SciFi at SyFy these days - sigh.
You run Linux on dead badgers, not wolves.
NetBSD actually runs on both.
Your explanation of Heisenberg with the inability to observe is incorrect. That's a RESULT of Heisenberg.
Cause and Effect? I'm pretty sure Heisenburg simply describes the effect, not causes it :-)
... the games it can run include, ... The most exciting one could be made by you!"
Except in Soviet Russia ...
[ Ya, I hate myself for this, but it's been a really slow day. ]
It's about cost really. It's cheaper to manufacture phones without a physical keyboard. Less parts = higher margin for the phone vendor. It's the same reason they are wanting gesture control in cars. Less buttons = cheaper product. Welcome to the future where usability is secondary to how much money can be made and the vendors can convince users that's really what they want in the first place.
The cost calculation extends beyond manufacturing. I imagine the switch to virtual input devices also allow more reliability as there are fewer moving/separate parts. In addition, the touch/gesture interface can be re-programmed, updated and "enhanced" (said in quotes as I personally find that most enhancements are not) more readily than fixed physical interfaces.
This means we'll have to redraw 200 years worth of artwork...
And redo other things.... The phrase "Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus of a feather flock together." doesn't really roll off the tongue.
Don't worry--those who were responsible for that browser were all just sacked.
... and those who were responsible for sacking the browser writers were all sacked.
Thankfully, my 401k is heavily invested in many and various Sack businesses ... Retirement here I come!
...when they finally arrived at the exit, they also found a virtual character trapped under an heavy cabinet, begging them for help. Some participants chose not to help the character and took the exit, while others stopped to help although the fire became more and more serious and moving away the cabinet required considerable time.
Perhaps this just shows the difference between types of people that compete vs. cooperate or selfish vs. selfless. Personally, I hope that if I'm ever in a situation like that for real, I'm the latter type of person.
Well... It's leaning in the same sense that I did when I accidentally hit my thumb with a hammer and my grandfather said that I should try and not do that again - and that he had learned that solution himself in his younger days. Grandfathers are often helpful like that.
Leon should have kept his cool, like Rachael did later, as it turns out the Voight-Kampff test is checking whether someone is a Lesbian, not a Replicant.
It uses a built-in microphone to amplify a parent's voice through speakers in the back seats.
Made me think of the "Better Off Ted" episode, "Bioshuffle" (Season 1, Episode 9):
I mean, at least they didn't ink a deal with the guys in charge of the Fifth Element. We would all be required to carry a MULTI-PASS!
That's "Mul-Ti-Pass" and, yes, they know it's a Multipass.
[ One of my favorite movies BTW. Anyone know if it's a significantly better experience on Bluray than on DVD (or even Superbit DVD)? ]
... but no one has ever followed through on making open systems look and behave like an IBM mainframe, ...
But I'll need a punch-card station and reader, build out my server room with a glass service window, hire a disinterested, snarky guy to retrieve printouts ... Or have IBM mainframes changed since my college days back in the late '80s?
Surreal numbers
Congressional accounting.
He can't. Jeff Sessions is a Republican in the Senate. Harry Reid is single handedly deciding on what gets to the Senate floor for a vote and what does not. Until Reid chooses to do something about it, nothing can be done in the Senate. Sessions is attempting to shame everyone who is preventing something from being done.
With Reid as Senate Majority leader there will be no free market. A free market might allow people to not be dependent on government hand outs and he can't allow that to happen.
Similar arguments (about this and other things) can be made about Speaker of the House John Boehner and the House Republicans. Obstinate, obstructive, short-sighted, selfish, petty people can be found many places in Congress.
Companies get their resources where they are cheapest, regardless if this is parts or people.
But, but, but... Every company I've ever worked for has touted how their employees are their most valuable asset. Were they fibbing to me? Sigh. Now I'm sad.
I would prefer a third hand, with one more hand you can do much more than with just two additional fingers.
That's what she said.