A Babbage Difference Engine, built out of LEGOs.
Raise your hand if 'ew.'
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Tom Scola - Feb 08, 2006 6:15:30 am PST #6985 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
tommyrot - Feb 08, 2006 6:23:30 am PST #6986 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A Babbage Difference Engine, built out of LEGOs.
I am now imagining a scifi story where aliens arrive on earth millions of years after the extinction of Man, and this is the only human artifact they discover.
In my story, the aliens are quite confused....
"But why construct it out of these interlocking, petrochemically-derived blocks?"
Gudanov - Feb 08, 2006 6:30:01 am PST #6987 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
I am now imagining a scifi story where aliens arrive on earth millions of years after the extinction of Man, and this is the only human artifact they discover.
The ironic part of the story is how humankind was destored by rampaging Mindstorm Lego(tm) robots.
Tom Scola - Feb 08, 2006 6:31:42 am PST #6988 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The ironic part of the story is how humankind was destored by rampaging Mindstorm Lego(tm) robots.
But whats the point of having LEGO robots if you can't teach them to build replicas of themselves?
Jessica - Feb 08, 2006 7:44:44 am PST #6989 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Has anyone tried out Songbird yet? I've read about it a couple of places today, but the site is overloaded and all I can get to is the mirror download sites. It looks very appealing from what I've been able to read.
Lee - Feb 08, 2006 8:19:37 am PST #6990 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
What's the current thinking on leaving film in checked luggage versus taking it in your carry-on?
Jessica - Feb 08, 2006 8:32:29 am PST #6991 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Mac Mini inside an Apple SE30. (Unfortunately, the page with the full details of how he did it is in Japanese.)
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2006 8:42:16 am PST #6992 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I keep film in carryon. You will know what scans it goes through and can get stuff manually inspected based on that knowledge.
Jon B. - Feb 08, 2006 9:12:19 am PST #6993 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Has anyone tried out Songbird yet?
From the comments, it appears to be in early beta, with lots of bugs and crashes. It seems like the only advantage it has over iTunes right now is that you'll be able to connect to different stores (not just Apple's). But it doesn't yet synch with iPods so you'll still need to use iTunes for that. As someone who buys very little music online, I don't see the appeal. But I could see using it in the future if the open source architecture brings forth other iTunes-killing advantages.
DCJensen - Feb 08, 2006 9:54:24 am PST #6994 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Mac Mini inside an Apple SE30. (Unfortunately, the page with the full details of how he did it is in Japanese.)
I've been meaning to do that when I have money.