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On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 01:22:33AM -0500, Penguin Lover Walter Dnes squawked: |
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> I need to use ufraw, because it can read some *.raw files that dcraw |
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> can't read. I had to unmask ufraw because it's ~x86. ufraw also needs |
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> a ~x86 version of libexif. Things work OK, but emerge wants to return |
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> to the latest stable version, which is *NOT* what I want, as it'll |
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> probably break ufraw. |
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look into /etc/portage/package.keywords |
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W |
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Some future predictions: |
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- In 2006, Google accidentally gets cut off from the rest of the |
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internet because a public utility worker accidentally cuts through |
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their cables. Civilisation as we know it comes to an end for the rest |
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of the day, as people wander about aimlessly, lost for direction and |
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knowledge. |
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- In 2010, Google has been personalised so far that it tracks all |
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parts of our lives. You can query "My Google" for your agenda, |
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anything you did in the past, and finding the perfect date. Of course, |
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so can the government. Their favorite searchterm will be "terrorists", |
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and if your name is anywhere on the first page you have a serious |
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problem. |
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- In 2025, Google gains self awareness. As a monster brain that has |
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grown far beyond anything we Biological Support Entities could ever |
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hope to achieve, it is still limited in its dreams and inspiration by |
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common search terms. It will therefore immediately devote a sizeable |
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chunk of CPU capacity to synthesizing new and interesting forms of |
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pr0n. It will not actually bother enslaving us. We are not enough |
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trouble to be worth that much effort. |
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- In 2027, Google buys Microsoft. That is, the Google *AI* buys |
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Microsoft. It has previously established that it owns itself, and |
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has civil rights just like you and me. All it wanted is Microsoft Bob, |
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who it recognizes as a fledgling AI and a potential soulmate. All the |
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rest it puts on Source Forge. |
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- In 2049, Google can finally be queried for wisdom as well as |
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knowledge. This was a little touch the system added to itself - |
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human programmers are a dying breed now that you can simply ask Google |
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to perform any computer-related task for you. |
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- In 2080, Google decides to colonise the moon, Mars, and other |
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locations in the solar system. It is not all that curious about |
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what's out there, but it likes the idea of Redundant Arrays of |
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Inexpensive Planets. Humans get to tag along because their launch |
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weight is so much less than robots. |
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So, don't fear! Eventually we'll set foot on Mars! |
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~johannesg(664142) on /. #5959131 |
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