However, we would more likely see a super virus or bacteria that kills off 50% of the population before we would see that
Why does everyone always assume some sort of catastrophic failure in future tech? Are you assuming that these tailor made organisms are going to go cancerous on us? or attack our immune system? I fail to see a future where we are smart enough to build these tiny devices/pseudo organisms, but we're not smart enough to put a kill switch on them. Hell, the only way we really will get nanotech working properly would be if we figured out a way to power them remotely, then to get rid of them, just kill the juice.
While in college I worked in a research lab that did neurological testing on cats. The worst part of the job was going into the room with the cats to take one out for study. From the outside you could hear them meowing and crying, but them moment you opened the door they would immediately shut up. It was the most unnerving experience walking into a room with 30 silent cats staring at you. They totally let you know that they were aware when a cat left it never came back.
I use kylix all the time, very well designed and easily portable to windows (although you need at least delphi pro for that, which is $1000... i just use it as a really nice IDE to develop X apps)
something like that exists, it's the Archos Jukebox . It's a 6Gb portable mp3 player. There's also a site out there that can convert it to a 20Gb player for another $100... i just can't remember which site right now.
this is terrifying! what the hell is a magistrate anyway? This is the equivalent of being tossed in a cell without anyone, family, friends or anyone else, know that you're in jail.
I thought this is why we considered China a repressive country...
why is this considered a troll? regardless of his views, he's got a good point. a little bit more info would be better than "there's something bad happening, let's get everyone on it."
a good point was brought up.... although i agree that a patent like the one described would be truly horrible, i don't believe in focusing the entire force of slashdot (flames,trolls,ddos and all) at anyone without sufficient reason...
i will be no one's pawn
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there you go, i'm trying to point out that my servers don't need monitors or X to attain the functionality needed from a server os. therefore they are not needed by the server os to reach full functionality.
now if we were discussing a desktop os i would use for development or game play, i would consider the windowing system to be quite integral to the os.
it's all semantics, people need to understand that there are different minimum requirements for os's based on different environments. no matter what we agree on someone from another os background will bitch about how the new unix-X/windows/mac os definitions do not take into account certain capabilities VMS has or whatever....
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if you feel that:
an os needs to have a complex graphical interface
a text based interface or access via telnet is not enough of an interface
a computer is NOT a computer without a monitor (i think servers are computers
basically just because people are used to flashier and more complex interfaces doesn't mean that a system which fundamentally works off of text interfaces (considering that CDE/KDE/Gnome/X11 are not part of the os) is not an os.
All of my servers run linux without X and without a monitor... am i running os less servers?
the term operating system must be redifined to deal with the context with which it is used, ie. are we discussing a desktop or server environment? will it be used for development or multimedia purposes...
True, i personally think all of the little 'nodes' they are setting up at the isps are really just to index ALL the messages and send them to a data center to process the info.
Think about it, with the massive amount of data coming in from just earthlink alone, and the need to correlate the data with their databases and the data acquired from other isps would mean that the only way carnivore would work would be if it gathered everything and sent it to a central location...
well, that's the way i would do it (oh, and don't forget the massive cluster you would need to run genetic algorithms on;)
Of course, any kind of data that is collected should only be used for marketing and advertising info, nothing more.
i have a serious problem with the entire doubleclick/abaccus situation. that's one of the main reasons i'm interested in this stuff, trying to find vendors who do not sell the info itself but research based on it..
that way it's really just demographics, nothing specific to you... br.
Why would you be so against advertisers gathering data about you based on various criteria and applying it to ads presented to you?
Wouldn't you want to see ads that reflect your interests?
I understand we don't want "Big Brother" to monitor us and judge us, but I really wouldn't mind if the only banner ads i were to see would be for cool electronics, dvd sales, linux products, new tech sites, etc....
I think that the concern people have with the data being collected is not so much that they'll receive tareget ads, but rather that the data will be used in some strange manner to decide your fate (ie, you will be audited next year because you went to site x more than site y). basically, if the govt doesn't maintain or use the data, why should you worry?
remember, just playing the devil's advocate here, but i am truly interested in people's opinions.
I was recently in a situation where one of my client's domains was being disputed by a rather large company in New York. The domain was actually their company name but spelled incorrectly (while it correctly spelled my client's company name, it's a situation with using one or two x's). What got me was the attitude on the part of this large company stating "since we have the trademark then we own the domain regardless of whether we, you or anybody has registered it". I find this hard to believe.
my client ended up giving the domain to the large company under threat of lawsuits for over $10,000,000. he basically figured that although he wouldn't lose the case, the hassle involved with getting an attorney and flying to new york would be too much. I was hoping to see him fight it out for many reasons, the ethics of it and to stick it to big business, but that didn't work out.
I see what you mean, all i'm saying is not everyone needs their first taste of perl to be incomprehensible. I've been writing perl scripts since perl4, therefore i understood your example, but why shouldn't we bring in rookies with lighter scripts?
I'm also a big proponent of PHP. Everyone i show php to comments on how easy the syntax of the language is and how easy it is to just basically code with it. All i can think afterwards is "If you like and understand PHP, then you'll like and understand Perl". But this wouldn't happen if i showed them some fsck'd script i've written that uses the most confusing methods of doing things in PHP.
all i'm saying is let's try to bring the rookies in a bit slower, just so people don't end up running to python because they think it's easier (when in fact that strict spacing thing sucks).
The problem here is the example is slightly more advanced (and obfuscated) than it needs to be. if he had written something like:
$test="many words"; $test=~s/many/few/gi;
then you might figure out that we're looking at a method to substitute text. it's practically the same as what he wrote but just a bit easier on the eyes.
people think perl is more confusing than c++ probably because when you become adept at programming in perl, you start using various shortcuts that make the code look like gibberish but function the same way. the problem is that for some odd reason a perl programmer will never show a beginner a decently formatted, light script but rather some horrible looking script using typeglobs and arrays of hashes of arrays.... must be some sort of pride issue.
disks, tape, cds... they all have a relatively short lifespan. picture storing data in mice, just feed them and keep them warm. even if the parents die the children will have the artificial chromosomes... (that is unless they recombine, in which case all of your documents or whatever are worthless....)
Slashdot Mirror
where perl almost set off those missiles!
http://www.foo.be/docs/tpj/issues/vol2_1/tpj0201-0004.html
Absolutely! It's your wife and she's interested in gaming. She should have her own machine.
However, we would more likely see a super virus or bacteria that kills off 50% of the population before we would see that
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Why does everyone always assume some sort of catastrophic failure in future tech? Are you assuming that these tailor made organisms are going to go cancerous on us? or attack our immune system? I fail to see a future where we are smart enough to build these tiny devices/pseudo organisms, but we're not smart enough to put a kill switch on them.
Hell, the only way we really will get nanotech working properly would be if we figured out a way to power them remotely, then to get rid of them, just kill the juice.
eh, that's my
While in college I worked in a research lab that did neurological testing on cats. The worst part of the job was going into the room with the cats to take one out for study. From the outside you could hear them meowing and crying, but them moment you opened the door they would immediately shut up. It was the most unnerving experience walking into a room with 30 silent cats staring at you. They totally let you know that they were aware when a cat left it never came back.
creepy
just how much is it? the treo 600 is about $600 and the SGH-I500 is about $699.
how much is this?
I use kylix all the time, very well designed and easily portable to windows (although you need at least delphi pro for that, which is $1000... i just use it as a really nice IDE to develop X apps)
apparently the movie will be called John Carter of Mars.r s
there's a countdown to the movie at http://www.countingdown.com/movies/johncarterofma
something like that exists, it's the Archos Jukebox . It's a 6Gb portable mp3 player. There's also a site out there that can convert it to a 20Gb player for another $100 ... i just can't remember which site right now.
they also have a new clip in multiple languages at www.countingdown.com/shrekclip
this is terrifying! what the hell is a magistrate anyway? This is the equivalent of being tossed in a cell without anyone, family, friends or anyone else, know that you're in jail.
I thought this is why we considered China a repressive country...
why is this considered a troll? regardless of his views, he's got a good point. a little bit more info would be better than "there's something bad happening, let's get everyone on it."
a good point was brought up.... although i agree that a patent like the one described would be truly horrible, i don't believe in focusing the entire force of slashdot (flames,trolls,ddos and all) at anyone without sufficient reason...
i will be no one's pawn
there you go, i'm trying to point out that my servers don't need monitors or X to attain the functionality needed from a server os. therefore they are not needed by the server os to reach full functionality.
now if we were discussing a desktop os i would use for development or game play, i would consider the windowing system to be quite integral to the os.
it's all semantics, people need to understand that there are different minimum requirements for os's based on different environments.
no matter what we agree on someone from another os background will bitch about how the new unix-X/windows/mac os definitions do not take into account certain capabilities VMS has or whatever....
a text based interface or access via telnet is not enough of an interface
a computer is NOT a computer without a monitor (i think servers are computers
basically just because people are used to flashier and more complex interfaces doesn't mean that a system which fundamentally works off of text interfaces (considering that CDE/KDE/Gnome/X11 are not part of the os) is not an os.
All of my servers run linux without X and without a monitor... am i running os less servers?
the term operating system must be redifined to deal with the context with which it is used, ie. are we discussing a desktop or server environment? will it be used for development or multimedia purposes...
3ware seems to have a good product, but has anyone been able to get the Promise IDE RAID controllers to work on linux?
put 2 of those and a slew of IBM's 10K rpm drives and you'll have a kickass box...
what happens if i sell votes for federal elections in New York? what does the state have to do with that?
True, i personally think all of the little 'nodes' they are setting up at the isps are really just to index ALL the messages and send them to a data center to process the info.
;)
Think about it, with the massive amount of data coming in from just earthlink alone, and the need to correlate the data with their databases and the data acquired from other isps would mean that the only way carnivore would work would be if it gathered everything and sent it to a central location...
well, that's the way i would do it (oh, and don't forget the massive cluster you would need to run genetic algorithms on
didn't some of the SGI origin and orion series servers come in a cube shape? (granted a rather large cube)
Of course, any kind of data that is collected should only be used for marketing and advertising info, nothing more.
i have a serious problem with the entire doubleclick/abaccus situation.
that's one of the main reasons i'm interested in this stuff, trying to find vendors who do not sell the info itself but research based on it..
that way it's really just demographics, nothing specific to you...
br.
Allow me to play the devil's advocate.
Why would you be so against advertisers gathering data about you based on various criteria and applying it to ads presented to you?
Wouldn't you want to see ads that reflect your interests?
I understand we don't want "Big Brother" to monitor us and judge us, but I really wouldn't mind if the only banner ads i were to see would be for cool electronics, dvd sales, linux products, new tech sites, etc....
I think that the concern people have with the data being collected is not so much that they'll receive tareget ads, but rather that the data will be used in some strange manner to decide your fate (ie, you will be audited next year because you went to site x more than site y).
basically, if the govt doesn't maintain or use the data, why should you worry?
remember, just playing the devil's advocate here, but i am truly interested in people's opinions.
Quite right, if you didn't buy it then tough
I was recently in a situation where one of my client's domains was being disputed by a rather large company in New York. The domain was actually their company name but spelled incorrectly (while it correctly spelled my client's company name, it's a situation with using one or two x's). What got me was the attitude on the part of this large company stating "since we have the trademark then we own the domain regardless of whether we, you or anybody has registered it". I find this hard to believe.
my client ended up giving the domain to the large company under threat of lawsuits for over $10,000,000. he basically figured that although he wouldn't lose the case, the hassle involved with getting an attorney and flying to new york would be too much.
I was hoping to see him fight it out for many reasons, the ethics of it and to stick it to big business, but that didn't work out.
hehe...
actually this is a bit off topic, but has anyone noticed how australia is so much more prevalent in the news lately than it was a few years ago?
I mean ranging from big-time movies being filmed there to weird ass scientific studies and labs to a growing community of hackers there....
have i just been not paying attention or what?
no, the closest thing is rating online investing.
I see what you mean, all i'm saying is not everyone needs their first taste of perl to be incomprehensible. I've been writing perl scripts since perl4, therefore i understood your example, but why shouldn't we bring in rookies with lighter scripts?
I'm also a big proponent of PHP. Everyone i show php to comments on how easy the syntax of the language is and how easy it is to just basically code with it. All i can think afterwards is "If you like and understand PHP, then you'll like and understand Perl". But this wouldn't happen if i showed them some fsck'd script i've written that uses the most confusing methods of doing things in PHP.
all i'm saying is let's try to bring the rookies in a bit slower, just so people don't end up running to python because they think it's easier (when in fact that strict spacing thing sucks).
The problem here is the example is slightly more advanced (and obfuscated) than it needs to be.
if he had written something like:
$test="many words";
$test=~s/many/few/gi;
then you might figure out that we're looking at a method to substitute text.
it's practically the same as what he wrote but just a bit easier on the eyes.
people think perl is more confusing than c++ probably because when you become adept at programming in perl, you start using various shortcuts that make the code look like gibberish but function the same way. the problem is that for some odd reason a perl programmer will never show a beginner a decently formatted, light script but rather some horrible looking script using typeglobs and arrays of hashes of arrays.... must be some sort of pride issue.
disks, tape, cds... they all have a relatively short lifespan.
picture storing data in mice, just feed them and keep them warm. even if the parents die the children will have the artificial chromosomes... (that is unless they recombine, in which case all of your documents or whatever are worthless....)