Did it nearly run you over or did you nearly walk out in front of one?
If we have to make them make noise then we ought to do the same to bicycle as well.

After striving to make vehicle quieter since their conception we finally do then . . .

Microsoft needs Linux.
Does Linux need Microsoft?

Check out this episode on Teleportation.
Isaac discusses this question and more https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Be warned though - this channel is highly addictive.

If your into learning and expanding your knowledge "PBS Space Time" & "Isaac Arthur" on YouTube.

Isn't the whole point that WE are effectively that program.

We are getting closer and closer to being able to write something more intelligent than ourselves, make sure it's working properly, and then letting it loose.

The concern is that this might only happen once...

I second this. Dreamhost is great. I have numerous CMS sites on their servers and life is good.

Yeah right,
I remind you of the rant Linus Torvalds had with SUSE where his daughter needed to know the root password to install printers.

I think a not so super level is required for limited system change rights.

With Internet Time they changed the time line to BMT = Biel Mean Time. (yes it is GMT+1, UTC+1, CET)
Biel/Bienne is in the middle of the watch region of Switzerland and it sits on the border of the Swiss German and French speaking parts of Switzerland, its a bilingual town.
So it is Swiss based.

And really . . . it will be the last clock change we would ever need as all clocks worldwide will be synchronized.
It just that your working day start time will vary depending on where you are in the world, but clocks will never have to be adjusted again.

A huge change to everyone but I think the benefits will make it worth while.
(and while we are at it USA/UK, consider the metric system)

Hobbie = A job you enjoy doing
If that is the case I guess I will work till I die.
I cant wait until I retire and start doing all the things I really love doing.
Not that I dont enjoy what I do now at work but I am building a machine that is not for me.
I want to pursue MY interests, not my corporations. But my corporations interests also interest me to a certain extent.
I do consider myself lucky to have a job I love . . . . but in retirement I will be able to wallow in my hobby bliss.

Seriously, that video was actually better than all three of the prequels combined.

Especially the Yoda bit.

I wish I was kidding.

Will this armed paramilitary wear brown shirts and make sure that any "abnormal" citizens are detained and interrogated?

You do realise that to most people in most parts of the civilized/first world, this sounds completely insane, right?

Two handguns for self defence? Insane. Guess what I have for self-defence in the first world country where I live? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not even a bat or knife. Times I have been violently murdered or robbed so far: 0.

A "standard" .223 carbine... that you can buy at a neighbourhood variety store. Insane.

A shotgun, "pretty typical for hunting small game". Insane.

Even more insane, though, is this idea that your hobby/paranoia (which are the two reasons you implicitly think people should have guns) outweighs other people's safety.

Where I live, you actually don't see guns, other than small handguns, in holsters, carried by the police. That's it.

Guns don't kill people, people kill people. Guns just make people way more effective at killing each other. That's what they are for. Take up archery, buy a can of mace, and stop being so completely ridiculous about your weapon-infested society.

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/research/hicrc/firearms-research/guns-and-death/index.html

Autistic? You really are an asshole.

I think we should file a petition to shut you up. Not because you've done anything illegal, no, just because you're an asshole.

Seem fair?People shouldn't have to deal with you making fun of autists, as people and families are crippled by the condition every day.