"Confused Slashdot geeks into thinking we're not so big and evil..... CHECK"
"Confused rival media company FOX into thinking we're not so big and evil....... CHECK"
"Little guy crushed....... CHECK"
"Big and evil agenda proceeding as planned...... CHECK"
Face it folks, this drop in net worth is NOT going to stop AOL/TW from doing anything that we'll hate. FOX surprisingly got one thing right: "....the balance sheet net worth of the LARGEST MEDIA CONGLOMERATE ON EARTH has now been...." (text capitalized by AOL/TW router during transfer to let you know just how big we are MWAHAHAHAHA)
Karma, karma, everywhere, so let's all have a drink!
I was looking at a Nebula last night, unfortunatly the Quantum Roses were too small to see (and whenever I tried looking for them, this punk Heisenberg told me I wouldn't be able to find them....)
I didn't even bother looking for the Hidden Dragon.
Karma, karma, everywhere, so let's all have a drink!
This raises an interesting way in which the closed source/open source battleground could be leveled somewhat, and could bring computer software up to the level of quality we expect from other engineered products. Would we cross bridges if they BSOD'ed while we were on them, killing us? I think not.
What the government needs to do is enact legislation that ties source code to a company's liability for the damage their software causes in case of failure. If a company releases its code with its products, then exempt them from liability; the customer has the code and could fix it if they wanted to. But, for companies that choose not to release their code, make them liable for their shoddy product. After all, what they're selling us is *supposed* to be complete and useable, and if they're not going to put their customers in a position where they can fix problems with a product themselves, then the closed source software company should pay.
This would even be a positive situation for the closed software companies in the long run, as the liability that they are selling along with their product is yet another feature their software can claim. This could one day end up being the competitive point between open source and closed source: open source = a gamble for your company, but a cheaper product, closed source = guaranteed to work by the producer at extra cost.
... and I have a computers lecture right before Professor Mann's course (check it out at http://wearcam.org/ece1766.htm) in the same room. Hence I see Steve Mann, usually on a weekly basis.
All you Slashdot'ers will be relieved to know that he is still using his wearable computer, his display glasses still work, etc.
I personally have doubts about this article for three reasons: A) The issue has shown up in a NY times article, yet I haven't heard about it from any of my campus news sources OR the Toronto Star (www.thestar.ca)
B) I've never seen Professor Mann wearing electrodes as mentioned in the article, and can see no reason as to why he would (his system is not biometric, to my knowledge he uses a sort of keypad as well as visual feedback of his eyes to interface with it)
C) Even though Professor Mann wears his device most of the time, my computers professor (who I believe knows him personally) has seen Professor Mann remove his device without disability.
I've emailed my computers professor to see if he knows any more about this story, I'll reply if I find out any more.
"Another set of wires can be laid perpendicular to the first simply by rotating the apparatus 90 degrees. Already, his lab has produced a transistor just 10 atoms across."
I don't really see how a technique like this is anywhere near being able to produce anything near the complexity of a computer. The way this fluff article talks about it, you think Harvard would be going into production next year.
Don't waste your time on this one folks. It's just self-reinforcing PR for Harvard. They've also managed to get almost every theoretical computing buzzword in: quantum computing, biological computing interface, superposition, ballistic conductivity, transistor (:P), etc etc.
I'll be interested when this becomes more realistic.
Good call by Linus. In the post XP world today, it really is a good thing to be able to sit down at the end of the day and not really care about Microsoft as a corporate entity.
As long as there are people that can still do this (and who also possess L33T HAX0R SK1LZ) there will never be a true monopoly in the operating systems market.
MSN is taking over.
MSN uses Hotmail for email.
Qwest's email is going away.
You used POP3 to get email from Qwest.
Hotmail is a web-based email system.
You use a web browser to access Hotmail.
You can access Hotmail without a web browser, but not with POP3.
You can only use Outlook Express or MSN Explorer to play with your Hotmail without actually being online. This is because Hotmail doesn't actually support POP3, but a proprietary transport. This proprietary transport is only implemented in Microsoft products (surprised?)
The remark in this article about having computer gaming teams in schools was extremly well founded. I currently lead the Quake club in our school, which meets three times a week after classes to systematically destroy each other in our digital world.
The best part: We are given complete autonomy; there is nobody in our way unless we are trying to bring in new members. And believe me, we are growing rapidly, and are about to reach the capacity of what a P133 can serve:) Many students from other cliques are joining up with us, and we're even starting to see some girls coming in!
This group is composed of some VERY balanced individuals, who are both excellent and poor achievers in class. The level of energy in our computer room once the lights dim, the door is shut and the game loaded up is intense; one teacher described our yelling and cursing (yup, we get to do that too!) was like listening to mission control from another world.
If such a system could be implemented at every school where there is a capable computer network existed, then what kind of connections would geeks be able to make with each other???
Aww, nuts. Even though I originally wanted to get a Creative TNT, but they weren't available in Canada when I was building my machine, so I went with the STB board. Now I have another reason to kick myself!
Slashdot Mirror
"Confused Slashdot geeks into thinking we're not so big and evil..... CHECK"
"Confused rival media company FOX into thinking we're not so big and evil....... CHECK"
"Little guy crushed....... CHECK"
"Big and evil agenda proceeding as planned...... CHECK"
Face it folks, this drop in net worth is NOT going to stop AOL/TW from doing anything that we'll hate. FOX surprisingly got one thing right: "....the balance sheet net worth of the LARGEST MEDIA CONGLOMERATE ON EARTH has now been...." (text capitalized by AOL/TW router during transfer to let you know just how big we are MWAHAHAHAHA)
Karma, karma, everywhere, so let's all have a drink!
WACK!
You have been hit with the CLUE STICK $$$
Karma, karma, everywhere, so lets all have a drink!
I was looking at a Nebula last night, unfortunatly the Quantum Roses were too small to see (and whenever I tried looking for them, this punk Heisenberg told me I wouldn't be able to find them....)
I didn't even bother looking for the Hidden Dragon.
Karma, karma, everywhere, so let's all have a drink!
Ok, I'll have to clean the puddle of saliva off the floor now.....Then run out and get one.
This raises an interesting way in which the closed source/open source battleground could be leveled somewhat, and could bring computer software up to the level of quality we expect from other engineered products. Would we cross bridges if they BSOD'ed while we were on them, killing us? I think not.
What the government needs to do is enact legislation that ties source code to a company's liability for the damage their software causes in case of failure. If a company releases its code with its products, then exempt them from liability; the customer has the code and could fix it if they wanted to. But, for companies that choose not to release their code, make them liable for their shoddy product. After all, what they're selling us is *supposed* to be complete and useable, and if they're not going to put their customers in a position where they can fix problems with a product themselves, then the closed source software company should pay.
This would even be a positive situation for the closed software companies in the long run, as the liability that they are selling along with their product is yet another feature their software can claim. This could one day end up being the competitive point between open source and closed source: open source = a gamble for your company, but a cheaper product, closed source = guaranteed to work by the producer at extra cost.
Either way, something has to be done.
Confirmed on IE6.0 on Windows 98 SE.
LOL.
It's amazing how much bloat a KDevelop project actually is...
It can cause AC's to actually believe that a 294KB file with NO CODE is a complex text-processing library.
Props Qt-Console team.
... Enlarge your penis in 3 - 5 days with safe drugs!
or my favourite:
Buy diplomas from prestigous, non-accredited universities!
ROFL, mod this one up!
... and I have a computers lecture right before Professor Mann's course (check it out at http://wearcam.org/ece1766.htm) in the same room.
Hence I see Steve Mann, usually on a weekly basis.
All you Slashdot'ers will be relieved to know that he is still using his wearable computer, his display glasses still work, etc.
I personally have doubts about this article for three reasons:
A) The issue has shown up in a NY times article, yet I haven't heard about it from any of my campus news sources OR the Toronto Star (www.thestar.ca)
B) I've never seen Professor Mann wearing electrodes as mentioned in the article, and can see no reason as to why he would (his system is not biometric, to my knowledge he uses a sort of keypad as well as visual feedback of his eyes to interface with it)
C) Even though Professor Mann wears his device most of the time, my computers professor (who I believe knows him personally) has seen Professor Mann remove his device without disability.
I've emailed my computers professor to see if he knows any more about this story, I'll reply if I find out any more.
--
Eamon McDermott
ENGSCI 0T5
ERTW$$
About half way through the article:
"Another set of wires can be laid perpendicular to the first simply by rotating the apparatus 90 degrees. Already, his lab has produced a transistor just 10 atoms across."
I don't really see how a technique like this is anywhere near being able to produce anything near the complexity of a computer. The way this fluff article talks about it, you think Harvard would be going into production next year.
Don't waste your time on this one folks. It's just self-reinforcing PR for Harvard. They've also managed to get almost every theoretical computing buzzword in: quantum computing, biological computing interface, superposition, ballistic conductivity, transistor (:P), etc etc.
I'll be interested when this becomes more realistic.
Good call by Linus. In the post XP world today, it really is a good thing to be able to sit down at the end of the day and not really care about Microsoft as a corporate entity.
As long as there are people that can still do this (and who also possess L33T HAX0R SK1LZ) there will never be a true monopoly in the operating systems market.
-ERTW (EngScis Rule The World)
I think what Qwest is trying to say is this:
MSN is taking over.
MSN uses Hotmail for email.
Qwest's email is going away.
You used POP3 to get email from Qwest.
Hotmail is a web-based email system.
You use a web browser to access Hotmail.
You can access Hotmail without a web browser, but not with POP3.
You can only use Outlook Express or MSN Explorer to play with your Hotmail without actually being online. This is because Hotmail doesn't actually support POP3, but a proprietary transport. This proprietary transport is only implemented in Microsoft products (surprised?)
Booo Microsoft!
Windows 2005 EULA:
.NET servers, MSN and Bill Gate's Private XXX Stash.
Microsoft Windows may not be used for anything BUT the purposes of connection to
Boo-urns
Wow, that must have been a HUGE difficulty, considering the source is available (get it at this site)
Ok, the Canadian government is no longer letting me down (as much :).
So let's just get back to cheap CD-Rs and I'll be a content geek!
The remark in this article about having computer gaming teams in schools was extremly well founded. I currently lead the Quake club in our school, which meets three times a week after classes to systematically destroy each other in our digital world.
:) Many students from other cliques are joining up with us, and we're even starting to see some girls coming in!
The best part: We are given complete autonomy; there is nobody in our way unless we are trying to bring in new members. And believe me, we are growing rapidly, and are about to reach the capacity of what a P133 can serve
This group is composed of some VERY balanced individuals, who are both excellent and poor achievers in class. The level of energy in our computer room once the lights dim, the door is shut and the game loaded up is intense; one teacher described our yelling and cursing (yup, we get to do that too!) was like listening to mission control from another world.
If such a system could be implemented at every school where there is a capable computer network existed, then what kind of connections would geeks be able to make with each other???
Aww, nuts. Even though I originally wanted to get a Creative TNT, but they weren't available in Canada when I was building my machine, so I went with the STB board. Now I have another reason to kick myself!