There is supposedly plenty of evidence found showing man feet and dinosaur feet next to each other.
Where? I hope you didn't read this at one of those creationist museums where it shows them both on the ark! Seriously though, I'd like to see this evidence, because it would be pretty damned cool to imagine our ancestors living with the dinosaurs.
Or by lowering prices, which is exactly what they will do, and which is the course of action that benefits the most people.
Exactly! And if those people happen to live in China then all the better!
I hate it when people value North American/ European lives more than those in developing countries.
Someone has already explained that the arctic icecaps will have little effect on sea-levels because floating ice displaces exactly it's volume of water. But I have heard (and correct me if I'm wrong here) that the rising temperatures could have a huge effect on sea levels, because as the water heats it expands a little. Multiply that by a gajillion times and you'll see venice sinking quicker than a lead zeppelin!
The telecommunications industry is huge, and there is a ton of money to be made. That being said though, it's so easy (comparitively) to get into this business that it would be foolish to invest in a single company. I think it will be just like what happened to AOL. People will go with the cheaper provider eventually, and there is just too many competitors (there will be many).
I agree, it is nice to feel that you own the media and not merely rent it. It's going to be crazy in ten years when you can probably buy all movies ever made preloaded on a pirated hard-drive. I can already get a shitload and a half of ebooks on a dvd.
I've been thinking about a good way to defeat Captcha. When the bot sees the captcha image it automatically displays it at a 'helper' site. This site could be some random pop-up from a spyware program that asks the user to then write down the word in the Captcha image. The bot then uses the entry from the Spyware affected person to enter the original website.
I don't need to break any sites myself, but I'm sure that this would work.
What? Maybe the first 2 times you play the tape on a super-expensive VCR. Most people would rather just do it the easy way and pay $3 more for the DVD. Kind of like LPs vs. music CDs. Sure a record CAN sound better, but CDs are so much easier which is why they caught on.
First 2 times? I have 15 year old tapes that look just fine actually. Sure my VCR costed me more than my DVD player but it is also 10 years old, and I've gone through 3 DVD players in the last 5 years. And, I've gotten tapes for only $3 (not $3 more), when the DVD would have costed $20. Used DVDs would have also been less likely to play than the used tapes I've bought.
So, while I'm not saying VHS tapes are better than DVDs, they're still useful.
Oh, and who else is hates the fact that DVD players generally suck for fast-forward/rewind?
I even know a well-off kid with HDTV and all of the latest computer "toys" who still buys VHS movies for some stupid reason. Besides price I see no difference.
Then wouldn't the stupid reason be the price? I still buy VHS because the movies are always cheaper, and with a good VCR there is little difference in quality.
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I should clear that last one up a bit:
A billion tax dollars' worth of man-hours should be more important than 7 potential deaths. The astronauts know the risks.
A billion tax dollars should be more important than 7 potential deaths. The astronauts know the risks.
Just cuz you never see jehova kickin' bad guy asses, doesn't mean he aint cool, man.
Yeah, just calculate what it would cost to replace you.
We've heard about fusion happening just around the corner every month for the last 30 years. What makes this any different?
Sure it's slashdot and we all love free software, but how do these two compare with oracle, sql server and other non-free db's?
There is supposedly plenty of evidence found showing man feet and dinosaur feet next to each other.
Where? I hope you didn't read this at one of those creationist museums where it shows them both on the ark! Seriously though, I'd like to see this evidence, because it would be pretty damned cool to imagine our ancestors living with the dinosaurs.
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Well good for you! Here's a cookie.
Or by lowering prices, which is exactly what they will do, and which is the course of action that benefits the most people.
Exactly! And if those people happen to live in China then all the better!
I hate it when people value North American/ European lives more than those in developing countries.
The sky is falling, the sky is falling!
Good point! What the fuck is that all about anyways?
Someone has already explained that the arctic icecaps will have little effect on sea-levels because floating ice displaces exactly it's volume of water. But I have heard (and correct me if I'm wrong here) that the rising temperatures could have a huge effect on sea levels, because as the water heats it expands a little. Multiply that by a gajillion times and you'll see venice sinking quicker than a lead zeppelin!
Why on earth are private companies (I won't even get started on governments) still developing weapons? This is incredibly sick.
Besides for profit, there's one great reason: Non-Lethal Weapons.
Sure we could just stick with the landmines, bio-weapons, and nuclear arms that are already developed, but I think we can do better. Don't you?
...keep us in the Dark Ages...
Now that is what I call exaggeration!
Oh come on people, this should be +5 funny by now!
The telecommunications industry is huge, and there is a ton of money to be made. That being said though, it's so easy (comparitively) to get into this business that it would be foolish to invest in a single company. I think it will be just like what happened to AOL. People will go with the cheaper provider eventually, and there is just too many competitors (there will be many).
I agree, it is nice to feel that you own the media and not merely rent it. It's going to be crazy in ten years when you can probably buy all movies ever made preloaded on a pirated hard-drive. I can already get a shitload and a half of ebooks on a dvd.
She looks a li'l angry at me mate, watch me ...buffering... ...buffering... ...buffering... stick my finger in 'er bunghole.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong; but I believe that moths actually have a natural "radar detector" for sensing their predator's (bats) pings.
Heh, is pings still the correct word when it's for sonar?
So you've met my robot then? Sorry but it's really hard to program that sort of thing!
I've been thinking about a good way to defeat Captcha. When the bot sees the captcha image it automatically displays it at a 'helper' site. This site could be some random pop-up from a spyware program that asks the user to then write down the word in the Captcha image. The bot then uses the entry from the Spyware affected person to enter the original website.
I don't need to break any sites myself, but I'm sure that this would work.
I thought they only made airplanes? Tell me Cheney wasn't CEO of them too...
I'm only half joking by the way, karma be damned.
What? Maybe the first 2 times you play the tape on a super-expensive VCR. Most people would rather just do it the easy way and pay $3 more for the DVD. Kind of like LPs vs. music CDs. Sure a record CAN sound better, but CDs are so much easier which is why they caught on.
First 2 times? I have 15 year old tapes that look just fine actually. Sure my VCR costed me more than my DVD player but it is also 10 years old, and I've gone through 3 DVD players in the last 5 years. And, I've gotten tapes for only $3 (not $3 more), when the DVD would have costed $20. Used DVDs would have also been less likely to play than the used tapes I've bought.
So, while I'm not saying VHS tapes are better than DVDs, they're still useful.
Oh, and who else is hates the fact that DVD players generally suck for fast-forward/rewind?
I even know a well-off kid with HDTV and all of the latest computer "toys" who still buys VHS movies for some stupid reason. Besides price I see no difference.
Then wouldn't the stupid reason be the price? I still buy VHS because the movies are always cheaper, and with a good VCR there is little difference in quality.