Frankly trying to count the number of people who use a free os kinda disturbs me - of course business people who make $$$ off each unit license sale are very interested, and maybe people just like to know these things. But it's like some tyrant used to charge people for cannisters of oxygen, then someday someone finds out that it's ok to breath air. Who cares how many people breath air? The point is they are no longer enslaved to a tyrant demanding tribute.
Take the eco-trend another step toward it's science fiction future: to help feed the poor, we are going to recycle your remains into foodstuff (cue Charlton Heston!)
So far we have managed to preserve the scientific knowledge it helped create - that's the most important part. Everything else is just a particular configuration of molecules that'll take precious energy to prevent it from eventually succumbing to entropy.
just beam a high power radio signal that way and if your lucky in 124 years you might get a 'hello there' back.
Actually it would be pretty cool to establish contact with an alien civilization even if there is a 250 year lag. Just ask a question and your great-great-great-grandchildren might get an answer, "No we haven't developed hyperlightspeed propulsion yet either".
Anyone can take 3d photos of relatively static scenes with one camera and some special software that'll display nicely with lcd shutter glasses. Just take one picture, move the camera over a few inches then take another pictures. Some 3d photos I've seen have like a car on a distant road in one eye that is not there in the other eye, so you know there was some time elapsed between shots.
It reminds this old timer of the early 8-bit pc wars on the 1980's, when Atari/Commodore/Apple/TI/Sinclair and others were slugging it out. It was brutal - TI dumped their load and got out of the market - Atari was tanking big time - Timex/Sinclair eventually came out with a minimalist Z80/ROM BASIC box with a membrane keyboard for ultra cheap - then came the crash of 1983.
It'll probably be run ON Vista, in which case it will try to anticipate what you want and then mow the dog, load your pants, iron the lawn, take out the dishwasher and wash the garbage.
Hahaha - just like predictions of M$ft's imminent doom in the 90's at the hands of FOSS, *ONE* showcase poster child success story is probably not going to make a big dent in the industry. The vast majority of artists are going to stick with the enforced coercion method of collecting payments, just like in all business. While I appreciate youthful idealism, it happens every time: the great new age of universal peace love and understanding gets corroded by basic evil human nature and opportunists who *will* take advantage of the voluntary payment system. The people I feel sorry for are the *good* artists who will get swept up in the free music movement that end up broke and pissed off when their fan base isn't using it for a showcase example of some alternative goodwill based economy.
Those guys have a really big time horizon - things change/very/ slowly as they can't just take up any new 'truth' that comes down the pike unless they're/really/ sure. I've always thought it meaningful that they first publicly admitted their mistake 359 years later - 360 being a significant number for ancient astronomy/astrology/mythology.
Dubya must have had a flashback to his drinkin' days with the Who when he said that:
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around me Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again
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According to the Republican mantra, Bill Gates is rich, therefore M$ft Exchange must be good - the "free" market has spoken.
Designing a well thought out language is pretty hairy business. Having something to scratch must help one think clearly.
Flap Jacket? What, one of these?
How about a flak jacket?
People have willingly endured 46.2g 's.
Companies like to have someone to blame when the software stops working
That's what administrators are for - and good luck with trying to collect from M$FT for costly outages due to defective software. Read the EULA.
Super-genius - that's when a super-villian switches to the light side of the force.
Ha, your 4096 bit key is no match for the NSA's TRANSLTR!
Frankly trying to count the number of people who use a free os kinda disturbs me - of course business people who make $$$ off each unit license sale are very interested, and maybe people just like to know these things. But it's like some tyrant used to charge people for cannisters of oxygen, then someday someone finds out that it's ok to breath air. Who cares how many people breath air? The point is they are no longer enslaved to a tyrant demanding tribute.
Take the eco-trend another step toward it's science fiction future: to help feed the poor, we are going to recycle your remains into foodstuff (cue Charlton Heston!)
Yes, and it's all created by virtual people who are happy to spend their professional lives working for virtually nothing.
Now they'll have to start testing Nobel Prize winners to see if they cheated by using performance enhancing drugs.
It's not fair to others and sends the wrong message to young scientists.
I've heard that marketing is the world's 2nd oldest profession.
I would have worded it "Tsunami Tspotted on the Tsurface of the Tsun".
It would be great if more candidates were so .... candid.
So far we have managed to preserve the scientific knowledge it helped create - that's the most important part. Everything else is just a particular configuration of molecules that'll take precious energy to prevent it from eventually succumbing to entropy.
just beam a high power radio signal that way and if your lucky in 124 years you might get a 'hello there' back.
Actually it would be pretty cool to establish contact with an alien civilization even if there is a 250 year lag. Just ask a question and your great-great-great-grandchildren might get an answer, "No we haven't developed hyperlightspeed propulsion yet either".
Anyone can take 3d photos of relatively static scenes with one camera and some special software that'll display nicely with lcd shutter glasses. Just take one picture, move the camera over a few inches then take another pictures. Some 3d photos I've seen have like a car on a distant road in one eye that is not there in the other eye, so you know there was some time elapsed between shots.
why is google advertising portable restrooms on slashdot?
Nice pacemaker you have there - shame if anything should happen to it.
It reminds this old timer of the early 8-bit pc wars on the 1980's, when Atari/Commodore/Apple/TI/Sinclair and others were slugging it out. It was brutal - TI dumped their load and got out of the market - Atari was tanking big time - Timex/Sinclair eventually came out with a minimalist Z80/ROM BASIC box with a membrane keyboard for ultra cheap - then came the crash of 1983.
It'll probably be run ON Vista, in which case it will try to anticipate what you want and then mow the dog, load your pants, iron the lawn, take out the dishwasher and wash the garbage.
we are seeing the end of the RIAA
Hahaha - just like predictions of M$ft's imminent doom in the 90's at the hands of FOSS, *ONE* showcase poster child success story is probably not going to make a big dent in the industry. The vast majority of artists are going to stick with the enforced coercion method of collecting payments, just like in all business. While I appreciate youthful idealism, it happens every time: the great new age of universal peace love and understanding gets corroded by basic evil human nature and opportunists who *will* take advantage of the voluntary payment system. The people I feel sorry for are the *good* artists who will get swept up in the free music movement that end up broke and pissed off when their fan base isn't using it for a showcase example of some alternative goodwill based economy.
A statue to Galileo 400 years late? WTF?
/very/ slowly as they can't just take up any new 'truth' that comes down the pike unless they're /really/ sure. I've always thought it meaningful that they first publicly admitted their mistake 359 years later - 360 being a significant number for ancient astronomy/astrology/mythology.
Those guys have a really big time horizon - things change
We need some equivalent of "wheel clamping" for Microsoft.
How about bolting the chairs to the floor?
Dubya must have had a flashback to his drinkin' days with the Who when he said that:
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
- - - The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again"