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Author Topic: The human race needs a mega-project.  (Read 31451 times)

Criptfeind

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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #195 on: September 11, 2010, 09:46:04 pm »

Project: Build a techno-mountain. Over the next ten years, when people upgrade their computers, we take functional old models and plug them all in, then place them all into the pile. Computational power unparaleled.

I get a new computer whenever my old one gets too full of viruses. (I am the Tijuana whore of computer owners.) So If I tried to add my computer to the pile I bet it would all explode.
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #196 on: September 11, 2010, 09:57:43 pm »

I'd like to introduce you to a product I use regularly. It goes by the name Kaspersky Anti Virus.
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #197 on: September 11, 2010, 09:59:47 pm »

I'd like to introduce you to a product I use regularly. It goes by the name Kaspersky Anti Virus.
Finally. Someone else who uses the almighty power of Kaspersky. Ah, the things that scarlet V and black arrow have saved me from...
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #198 on: September 11, 2010, 10:01:25 pm »

Over the past month and a half, roughly, I've churned out over 50 new users. Between Kaspersky and Trend Micro (and a few Webroot,) Best Buy loves me.
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Criptfeind

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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #199 on: September 11, 2010, 10:05:20 pm »

$80 man.
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #200 on: September 11, 2010, 10:09:01 pm »

Obligatory XKCD? Yes.

Though I use Avast (it's free!) when I do run Windows, which is really only for a few games, so I usually just turn the AV/firewall stuff off. I've never gotten a virus on any computer I've used.
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #201 on: September 11, 2010, 10:10:21 pm »

I'm thinking about dual-booting when I upgrade the rig. Win7 for games and Linux. If I'm going to be a programmer some day, I might as well start acting like it.
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #202 on: September 11, 2010, 10:23:53 pm »

I actually game a lot on Linux. The only games I don't play on Linux are the ones that don't work, which is really only a few on Steam. I think that those are AI War, Torchlight, Garry's Mod, and a few others that I can't remember. TF2 and the HL series work just fine though, so I'm fine. I'm even more happy that Valve is possibly coming out with a Linux version of Steam.

Really though, running Linux isn't about acting like a programmer or nerd, and it's not even about going against the norm, it's about running a computer that works, and about the awesome variety of stuff that you can use with it (sounds horribly ironic, but it's true).
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #203 on: September 11, 2010, 10:33:12 pm »

Apparently I was misinterpreted. I'm not talking about "acting like a programmer." I'm talking about using skills I already have, and living up to my potential. That's something I'm terrible at.

Also, I'm tired, and apparently not making any sense.
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« Reply #204 on: September 12, 2010, 12:06:17 am »

For a mega project, we should build an incredibly advanced computer to calculate the meaning of life. That way we will finally have the answer to quite a difficult question, that is most likely impossible to solve. And come on, we definitely won't get some silly answer, say 42 or something :)
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #205 on: September 12, 2010, 12:56:21 am »

How about we build the computer that tells us the question FIRST so that we don't have to go through with that nonsense about 42?
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #206 on: September 12, 2010, 12:57:07 am »

everyone knows the answer's really 23 anyway
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #207 on: September 12, 2010, 01:14:04 am »

We must build a computer so powerful it can simulate the entire universe, and see if it can predict the future.
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #208 on: September 12, 2010, 01:22:08 am »

We must build a computer so powerful it can simulate the entire universe, and see if it can predict the future.
This reminds me of an interesting story. Also, it's likely that we're in a computer simulation right now. The world is just plain crazy like that. Crazy theories are even more crazy when they could possibly be true.
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Re: The human race needs a mega-project.
« Reply #209 on: September 12, 2010, 01:53:49 am »

The most insane things are always the things that are most sane.

Also, that story is beautiful.
« Last Edit: September 12, 2010, 02:01:25 am by Realmfighter »
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