So I ordered a shiny new 150GB 10,000 RPM WD Raptor last Friday to replace my 74GB Raptor. It came in today (yesterday…) and I set about cloning my data to the new drive. Except that the drive kept freezing up during the cloning process. Wiping the drive was problematic too (stupid thing couldn’t unmount, even when I booted from the 10.4.3 DVD). So I try a bunch of stuff to no avail. So I finally Google it and what do I find? G5s can’t handle a bunch of features on newer SATA drives (and as a result, they don’t work too well with them), so the thing is worthless in my G5. The solution is to get a third party SATA controller card. That’s a pretty worthless solution, as I see nothing but problems with those drivers and OS updates. So it’s probably going to sit on my desk until I get around to building that PC for my CS needs in the next month or two. Argghhhh, stupid technology!
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Private Cameras In Homes
Sound a little Orwellian? I think agree with a statement I read somewhere that people like this should be removed from the gene pool.
*Sigh of relief*
And a little bad news later
It’s ironic that they’re just proving the cartoons right.
I prefer the black box approach to computers- they just magically deal in 1s and 0s, no need to know of XOR gates and latches (or my newest nemesis- ALU units!).
Half my buddy list is filled with away messages that range from, “I wish I was dead” to “drinking till I pass out.” All of them are at Tech, coincidence? I think not.
Google Plans To Build Machine That Can Pass The Turing Test.
Google is already working on a massive and global computing grid. Eventually, says Mr Saffo, “they’re trying to build the machine that will pass the Turing testâ€â€”in other words, an artificial intelligence that can pass as a human in written conversations. Wisely or not, Google wants to be a new sort of deus ex machina.
I suppose it’s time to decide if we should ban research into artificial intelligence.
Let me tell you, 8AM chemistry is going to rock my world (or bore me back to sleep).
The Georgia Aquarium was nice, with the exception of my grandfather getting pickpocketed. I was expecting it to be bigger though, at least in comparison to Chattanooga’s aquarium, I just didn’t get that feeling though. The place was packed, which did degrade from the experience (it did just open though, so it’s to be expected I suppose). Check out the pictures.