Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> 
> Seriously... WHAT THE HELL ELSE DO YOU WANT?!

Telescopic grapping devices. Zoom for the optical sensors. Adjusting 
sensitivity of the optical sensors (the sensors itself, not just the 
iris). Manual focus possibility (both full and basic settings) for the 
optical sensors. Shapeshifting. Built-in cash printer. Telekinetics.

Should I list more? :)

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Phil Cook wrote:
> And lo on Thu, 01 May 2008 16:58:55 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did 
> spake, saying:
> 
>>
>> Well, as I understand it, if they don't physically have your card, 
>> knowing your PIN isn't much help anyway...

One can just write in the number of the card (which is usually fully 
visible for a moment while when you pay your shoppings) and use the PIN 
(or better yet, *only* sign a piece of paper). Sure, the system will 
check for problems with your card, but since it hasn't been stolen or 
anything, there seems to be no problem.

> That's not to mention the cloning devices that can be affixed to the 
> front of readers etc.

Luckily that's still very hard with EMV-system (the cards with chips), 
while it's trivial with the magnetic cards.

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> Seriously... WHAT THE HELL ELSE DO YOU WANT?!

Documentation. Particularly about the female version.

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> andrel wrote:
> 
>> Do you think we already have all the planned features now or are there 
>> new ones still to be added later?
> 
> Hmm, let me see...
> 
> - MTBF: approx 50 years.
it is in the range 60-80 and many people like to increase that.
> - Operating conditions:

>   0% to 100% humidity
>   0.8 to 2.6 atmospheres of external pressure
>   10% to 100% gasseous O2 environment
> - Can endure [without damage] impacts that would dent plate steel.
> - Can survive accelerations in excess of 4G.
> - Can survive impact shocks in excess of 4,000G.


> - 0-maintenance on all components. (!)
Just a couple of words: hairdressers, toothpaste, the gym.
> - Most non-fatal injuries automatically repaired while unit remains 
> operational. (!!!)
The two major mission critical systems (the heart and brain) can not 
repair damage.
> - Multiple redundant subsystems:
>   Dual waste filtration systems.
>   Dual gas exchange systems.
>   Dual acoustic sensors. [Also provide enhanced data when combined.]
>   Dual optical sensors. [Also provide enhanced data when combined.]
> - Many systems feature extreme fault-tolerance:
>   Can survive with less than 50% of normal blood volume.
>   Can survive with less than 50% of the liver intact.
>   Can survive with less than 25% of the bone marrow intact.
>   etc.
> - Resistant to a wide variety of inactive and active threats. [Violent 
> shock, extreme temparatures, corrosive chemicals, toxins, microrganisms, 
> virii, etc.]
> - Central nervous system with cognative abilities unrivalled by any 
> organism on Earth, as far as we know.
You forget the mice.
> - Ability to procreate. (!!!!!)
Well, not everybody can do that, especially those that use too much 
exclamation marks may be seriously impaired.
> 
> Seriously... WHAT THE HELL ELSE DO YOU WANT?!
>
The age at which woman can give birth is rather low. The age where there 
is an increases change of getting children with birth defects still 
lower. In some countries that age is coming close to the age of getting 
the first child. Furthermore I think the interfacing (both to other 
humans and to equipment) leaves a lot to be desired. But the question 
was not what I want but if there is improvement planned but not 
realized. Just to decide whether we are in alpha or in early beta.

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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> - Ability to procreate. (!!!!!)

  That makes it a Von Neumann machine.

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Warp wrote:
>   In software the usual versioning terminology is that an "alpha" version
> is one which still doesn't have all the planned features, ie. features are
> still being added, while a "beta" version is a version of the software which
> has all the features but still lacks complete bug testing (ie. it "should
> work" but there may be still bugs left).

That isn't what it used to mean, mind. Back when you had actual products 
you actually needed to work, "alpha" meant the version the QA department 
was testing, "beta" meant the version selected customers were testing 
for you, and "release" was what you actually put on the shelves.

Since people apparently don't do any QA any more, I guess someone 
decided to change the meaning for code that you publish via nightly CVS 
snapshots.

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Warp wrote:

>   In software the usual versioning terminology is that an "alpha" version
> is one which still doesn't have all the planned features, ie. features are
> still being added, while a "beta" version is a version of the software which
> has all the features but still lacks complete bug testing (ie. it "should
> work" but there may be still bugs left).

Interesting. I always thought alpha means "completely untested, might 
not even compile", whereas beta means "well, gee, I *think* it works, 
but I haven't tested it that much yet..."

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Eero Ahonen wrote:

> Shapeshifting.

Dude, what would you *use* that for? Really?

> Built-in cash printer.

Yeah. Try that one. Now watch the value of your cash plummet. ;-) Life 
isn't that simple...

> Telekinetics.

Now _that_ would genuinely be useful. And also make crime detection 
essentially impossible...

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>> Seriously... WHAT THE HELL ELSE DO YOU WANT?!
> 
> Documentation. Particularly about the female version.

Bahahahaha!

Oh God, what an excellent start to my morning... :-D

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Warp wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> - Ability to procreate. (!!!!!)
> 
>   That makes it a Von Neumann machine.

Correct.

http://www.xkcd.com/387/

[Check out the alt-text...]

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