VRSpock Posted April 7, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 304 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/09/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/24/1971 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Resistance is futile.....you shall be assimilated. Ummm...sorry...couldn't resist that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Scotty, give me warp drive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherTraveler Posted April 7, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 80 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,595 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/12/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted April 7, 2008 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,347212,00.html "The Grid" is the technoligy that allows the image of the beast to both speak and hear, and though it arrives with so little warning, it will soon dominate all transactions on the planet, but otherwise it's just great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetycakes Posted April 7, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 162 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,844 Content Per Day: 1.13 Reputation: 2,105 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/23/1964 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 It's life, Jim.......but not as we know it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted April 7, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ok . . . . When I read the article, it sounds like the only difference between the internet and the grid are the cables used to transmit the information: ...the Internet has evolved by linking together a hotchpotch of cables and routing equipment, much of which was originally designed for telephone calls and therefore lacks the capacity for high-speed data transmission. By contrast, the grid has been built with dedicated fibre optic cables and modern routing centres, meaning there are no outdated components to slow the deluge of data. I'm failing to see what all the doomsday predictions are about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillingToDie Posted April 7, 2008 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 710 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 8 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/01/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/16/1984 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ok . . . . When I read the article, it sounds like the only difference between the internet and the grid are the cables used to transmit the information: ...the Internet has evolved by linking together a hotchpotch of cables and routing equipment, much of which was originally designed for telephone calls and therefore lacks the capacity for high-speed data transmission. By contrast, the grid has been built with dedicated fibre optic cables and modern routing centres, meaning there are no outdated components to slow the deluge of data. I'm failing to see what all the doomsday predictions are about? The problem is the particle accelerator itself. Something about black holes... Anyway, there has been all sorts of crazy talk about this new Grid leading to The Matrix or Skynet (a la Terminator) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odditblue Posted April 7, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 220 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/15/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/28/1966 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Coal powered... LOL! Reminds me of mine... works off of chip... a Dorito chip that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetycakes Posted April 7, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 162 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,844 Content Per Day: 1.13 Reputation: 2,105 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/23/1964 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Something about black holes... I don't think that black holes really exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetycakes Posted April 7, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 162 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,844 Content Per Day: 1.13 Reputation: 2,105 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/21/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/23/1964 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ok . . . . When I read the article, it sounds like the only difference between the internet and the grid are the cables used to transmit the information: ...the Internet has evolved by linking together a hotchpotch of cables and routing equipment, much of which was originally designed for telephone calls and therefore lacks the capacity for high-speed data transmission. By contrast, the grid has been built with dedicated fibre optic cables and modern routing centres, meaning there are no outdated components to slow the deluge of data. I'm failing to see what all the doomsday predictions are about? Maybe it's only a matter of time before the Internet becomes 'Self-aware', Neb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRSpock Posted April 8, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 304 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/09/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/24/1971 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Actually, we used to joke in college way back in 1990 that the Internet WAS SkyNet...lol. That was before I truly knew Christ and I used to think it would be cool to have a chip implant in my brain so I could surf the net and experience virtual reality without having to rely on my outer senses. I used to think the idea of a Borg Collective was cool too. Ok...I admit it, I was one warped little atheist geek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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