GPUs are being used more and more for non graphics co-processing these days, so any people thinking of the machine as having two CPUs aren't that far off..
Well my original comment was more of a joke, but he wasn't actually talking about hitting a target, he was talking about the time until this stuff will hit shelves - not whether it would actually hit shelves or not. I have heard miles away being used in terms of time and have probably even used it myself, though right now I'd consider "ages away" more appropriate and suitably exaggerated.
There was also ethernet. When I think of USB, I don't think "great way to transfer files", I think "generic I/O connector". Though of course any input/output stream can be treated as a file, but I don't think that's what they meant..
I've always been a bit of a jiggler too. That was even before I started drumming. Apparently guys downstairs can tell what type of music I'm listening to (on my headphones) according to the vibrations through the concrete floor..
I've thought about getting these before too. Would standing in one place be any better than sitting in the same place, I wonder? I already have an angled cushion at work to try to simulate standing position and improve my posture (sitting on a flat surface makes it extremely difficult to have good posture), I wonder if that makes any difference to just slouching back in your chair..
Actually, you can't see that on the 4:3 cropped version linked into Slashdot, but if you go to the actual YouTube video you can see the counters for the current year and the currently discovered number of asteroids.
I thought you guys were joking, but a Google turns it up as real. The first place I heard this idea was on a comedy routine a few years ago. Personally I think it's in pretty poor taste. I know that these fundamentalist terrorists are qualitatively different from your "average" Muslim, but still.
Personally, I don't think that TheFaceBook has much of a case, particularly as 'Phone Book' would seem to be their 'root' concept.
From Wikipedia:
The original concept for Facebook was borrowed from a product produced by Zuckerberg's prep school Phillips Exeter Academy, which for decades published and distributed a printed manual of all students and faculty, unofficially called the "face book".
First, I'm pretty sure a student who turns into an attacker doesn't need their teacher to tell them to think about how to attack.
Playing devil's advocate - this student may be too dumb to figure out a decent method of attack, and a much smarter kid or group of kids could provide him with a great plan.
I see native English speakers do that kind of thing all the time on Facebook. If anything, non native English speakers are probably more likely to know the rules these days..
Not really. If someone can't tell the difference between green and red and they choose to represent that by making those colours yellow on the chart, then how will it look to a colour blind person? Yellow is a mix of green and red, but do they actually see both green and red as yellow?
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GPUs are being used more and more for non graphics co-processing these days, so any people thinking of the machine as having two CPUs aren't that far off..
Yeah, this is kind of like the church releasing its guidelines for picking up hookers under Creative Commons.
Burning oil is well known for being harmless!
What about the Aerialbots??
If they can "take off" to avoid a road-side bomb then that implies they know where it is so they could also, you know....stop? Or turn around?
My thoughts exactly.. or they could stop taking the frickin roads..
Well my original comment was more of a joke, but he wasn't actually talking about hitting a target, he was talking about the time until this stuff will hit shelves - not whether it would actually hit shelves or not. I have heard miles away being used in terms of time and have probably even used it myself, though right now I'd consider "ages away" more appropriate and suitably exaggerated.
Yeah, I still don't see it. If it was meant to be a pun, it was a bad one, and not in the bad-funny kind of way.
Sadly that parody ended up being right on the money, down to the two moisture strips: http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/14/news/fortune500/gillette/
Psst.. light years are a measure of distance, not time.. I'd hide if I were you.
There was also ethernet. When I think of USB, I don't think "great way to transfer files", I think "generic I/O connector". Though of course any input/output stream can be treated as a file, but I don't think that's what they meant..
Don't forget the "Ziggy" CPU needed to handle all the processing!
Chocolate Rain**
Say it publicly and you're insane
Chocolate Rain
No one wants to hear about it now
Chocolate Rain
Wish real hard it goes away somehow
Chocolate Rain
Makes the best of friends begin to fight
Chocolate Rain
But did they know each other in the light?
**I move away from the mic to breathe in
I've always been a bit of a jiggler too. That was even before I started drumming. Apparently guys downstairs can tell what type of music I'm listening to (on my headphones) according to the vibrations through the concrete floor..
"Foregone" just means pre-determined/obvious. It can be obviously likely, or obviously unlikely.
I've thought about getting these before too. Would standing in one place be any better than sitting in the same place, I wonder? I already have an angled cushion at work to try to simulate standing position and improve my posture (sitting on a flat surface makes it extremely difficult to have good posture), I wonder if that makes any difference to just slouching back in your chair..
Actually, you can't see that on the 4:3 cropped version linked into Slashdot, but if you go to the actual YouTube video you can see the counters for the current year and the currently discovered number of asteroids.
You mean like the little counter in the bottom left telling you what year it is? Can't tell if you're just being overly sarcastic here..
Asteroids.
I thought you guys were joking, but a Google turns it up as real. The first place I heard this idea was on a comedy routine a few years ago. Personally I think it's in pretty poor taste. I know that these fundamentalist terrorists are qualitatively different from your "average" Muslim, but still.
Personally, I don't think that TheFaceBook has much of a case, particularly as 'Phone Book' would seem to be their 'root' concept.
From Wikipedia:
The original concept for Facebook was borrowed from a product produced by Zuckerberg's prep school Phillips Exeter Academy, which for decades published and distributed a printed manual of all students and faculty, unofficially called the "face book".
Bloody hypocrites..
First, I'm pretty sure a student who turns into an attacker doesn't need their teacher to tell them to think about how to attack.
Playing devil's advocate - this student may be too dumb to figure out a decent method of attack, and a much smarter kid or group of kids could provide him with a great plan.
Sure, I love text messages, but this guy doesn't even want a cell phone for calls on the go, let alone IM style messaging..
I see native English speakers do that kind of thing all the time on Facebook. If anything, non native English speakers are probably more likely to know the rules these days..
I think it's in the theatre with nurses by that point, but still he isn't really qualified to do any actual heart surgery.
Not really. If someone can't tell the difference between green and red and they choose to represent that by making those colours yellow on the chart, then how will it look to a colour blind person? Yellow is a mix of green and red, but do they actually see both green and red as yellow?