Are you talking about actual ads or previews? Some of the replies to your message seem to indicate either. Personally, I like the previews. I don't like ads. But then, I don't remember the last time I saw a real ad before a movie, just previews (perhaps that's regional, though).
Now, product placement in the movie is a different story. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, anyone?;-)
Random thought: what if the government weren't the only ones who had access to these cameras? What if the output of these cameras could be either obtained (not through the FOIA, of course, since Ashcroft has seen to it that it's now useless) or is just continuously available? Now, we don't just have the police or FBI watching us, anybody can watch anyone else. These cameras could be just as useful for helping law enforcement catch a fleeing criminal as it would be to keep the police from beating someone senseless as they're dragged from their car with very little provocation.
I have plenty of good arguments against cameras at all, but I'm not sure we're going to be able to avoid them entirely in the future. So why not make them work for the average citizen instead of just against them?
Though they'd probably be bulky, I suspect it would spawn a whole new "security wallet" industry. A faraday cage inspired wallet that could prevent information leakage from your own damn money.
Oh, but MPE is (was?) simple. It has clear, consise instructions. It almost always works on the first try. Their big problem is that they're farooking expensive. But, that was because they are (were?) well tested.
Is it really that specific to methanol that it wouldn't work with other types of alcohol (ie. ethanol or isopropyl)? I would understand if methanol is just the most efficient at getting the hydrogen or has the most abundance of hydrogen, but it seems like other types would work, just not as well.
I think it would depend on the amount of randomness (if any; I admit it, I didn't read the story:-) ) that is introduced. If they want to make this act like a living being/community and determine fit-ness, then an element of randomness would introduce "something new."
And, as someone else mentioned in reply to you, the DJs don't need to be "new" as much as the artists' music that they spin.
...apply your CS knowledge to something that would be rewarding to you
That's a great idea. There are plenty of fields out there that could use someone with a lot of technical/computer knowledge. The first thing that come to mind is law. There simply aren't enough people that make/influence/purchase laws that have a clue about today's technology.
Other fields, such as the "pure" sciences, have plenty of uses for technology, if only people understood both aspects well enough.
I work for a company that writes loan tracking software for banks. I think I would be a much more effective programmer if I understood more accounting (fortunately, there are others here who do).
Computers can be used in almost any field you can imagine. If you find another field that interests you more, you can almost certainly do better in that field if you also understand technology and apply it in some way.
And, if companies know that they won't be awarded every little, stupid patent, they won't bother applying for the ones that are bound to be rejected. Hence, less applications.
I wrote one of my state legislators when a bill I didn't like was going through the system. I sent an e-mail and the response was to ask me for my mailing address. I gave it to them, and received a semi-personalized snail mail response. It seemed somewhat generic, but it did address the issue on which I expressed concern. Subsequent visits to the web site indicated that my representative actually voted the way I wanted--but to no avail, he was in the minority and the bill passed his branch.
Emboldened by my previous efforts, I sent the identical message to my representative in the other branch. No response and they voted for the bill. Win some; lose some.
I have just gotten into this show and I love it. My problem was that I tried watching a random episode after I'd learned about it and it confused me all to hell.
You have to watch this show from the beginning. That sucks for anyone just discovering it, as we're just finishing up the first season's worth of re-runs. But if you actually watch from the beginning and watch the character development, the show totally rocks.
And I totally agree with the idea that the writers and directors give their audience more credit than any Star Trek series ever did.
If you think that, once you get into the work force, everyone is going to pull their own weight, then you're in for a serious reality check. In school, it may not be fair when one person slacks and gets a good grade based on the rest of the group's work, but the exact same thing happens in the "Real World(tm)." Unless you're in a very small company (or division, perhaps) where everyone can tell how much each person is doing, you're going to have the same situation where the whole team is recognized for the work that maybe only some did.
I guess in that way, school really is preparing you for your career.
That is such a good idea. It may not work out well in the real world, but what a great idea to try.
You could even make it a separate "base" on which to put the pyramid keyboard, without having to alter it (but then you get two cords hanging off the back).
You have to understand about signal loss in the antenna runs. If your computer is not near where you need to put the antenna, then you could lose too much signal just getting to the antenna. Not everyone would take this into account and wonder why they can't even get a signal from one side to the other.
Using an access point means that you have a cheap computer than you can put almost anywhere and will (hopefully) just work. You can put it in the attic, just under the antenna. You can, theoretically, put it under the eaves of the roof (though they are usually not designed for outdoor use, so be careful).
Isn't that exactly what a laser is? After all, laser stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
Granted, that doesn't necessarily help us put it on a chip, but that doesn't mean we won't find a way. (Also, I don't know how well we can control the output via the input. That may also limit its abilities.)
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I know that I'm a little late on this, but...
If Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashed...
..oh wait, he does
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It's not in any sort of violation of their copyrights, etc.
Since when has that stopped a corporation from suing someone?
Well, at least a couple of us know the story about Borneo.
Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo
Are you talking about actual ads or previews? Some of the replies to your message seem to indicate either. Personally, I like the previews. I don't like ads. But then, I don't remember the last time I saw a real ad before a movie, just previews (perhaps that's regional, though).
;-)
Now, product placement in the movie is a different story. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, anyone?
Ah, if only I'd read a little farther down, I could have saved myself the time I spent posting, earlier. You hit it right on the money.
Random thought: what if the government weren't the only ones who had access to these cameras? What if the output of these cameras could be either obtained (not through the FOIA, of course, since Ashcroft has seen to it that it's now useless) or is just continuously available? Now, we don't just have the police or FBI watching us, anybody can watch anyone else. These cameras could be just as useful for helping law enforcement catch a fleeing criminal as it would be to keep the police from beating someone senseless as they're dragged from their car with very little provocation.
I have plenty of good arguments against cameras at all, but I'm not sure we're going to be able to avoid them entirely in the future. So why not make them work for the average citizen instead of just against them?
If you do right, you no longer need to get around the hill. You only need to get to your neighbor.
Though they'd probably be bulky, I suspect it would spawn a whole new "security wallet" industry. A faraday cage inspired wallet that could prevent information leakage from your own damn money.
Oh, but MPE is (was?) simple. It has clear, consise instructions. It almost always works on the first try. Their big problem is that they're farooking expensive. But, that was because they are (were?) well tested.
Too bad HP is killing off the line.
This is the case with California, too. However, I don't know of anyone in California who does that, either.
(I guess Oregon residents get off scott free on this one. No sales tax, no obligation to pay any on purchases.)
Is it really that specific to methanol that it wouldn't work with other types of alcohol (ie. ethanol or isopropyl)? I would understand if methanol is just the most efficient at getting the hydrogen or has the most abundance of hydrogen, but it seems like other types would work, just not as well.
I think it would depend on the amount of randomness (if any; I admit it, I didn't read the story :-) ) that is introduced. If they want to make this act like a living being/community and determine fit-ness, then an element of randomness would introduce "something new."
And, as someone else mentioned in reply to you, the DJs don't need to be "new" as much as the artists' music that they spin.
Very nice! I wonder how many people get that reference. :-)
Followed later by "Evil dog-launching Aztecs!"
...apply your CS knowledge to something that would be rewarding to you
That's a great idea. There are plenty of fields out there that could use someone with a lot of technical/computer knowledge. The first thing that come to mind is law. There simply aren't enough people that make/influence/purchase laws that have a clue about today's technology.
Other fields, such as the "pure" sciences, have plenty of uses for technology, if only people understood both aspects well enough.
I work for a company that writes loan tracking software for banks. I think I would be a much more effective programmer if I understood more accounting (fortunately, there are others here who do).
Computers can be used in almost any field you can imagine. If you find another field that interests you more, you can almost certainly do better in that field if you also understand technology and apply it in some way.
And, if companies know that they won't be awarded every little, stupid patent, they won't bother applying for the ones that are bound to be rejected. Hence, less applications.
I wrote one of my state legislators when a bill I didn't like was going through the system. I sent an e-mail and the response was to ask me for my mailing address. I gave it to them, and received a semi-personalized snail mail response. It seemed somewhat generic, but it did address the issue on which I expressed concern. Subsequent visits to the web site indicated that my representative actually voted the way I wanted--but to no avail, he was in the minority and the bill passed his branch.
Emboldened by my previous efforts, I sent the identical message to my representative in the other branch. No response and they voted for the bill. Win some; lose some.
I have just gotten into this show and I love it. My problem was that I tried watching a random episode after I'd learned about it and it confused me all to hell.
You have to watch this show from the beginning. That sucks for anyone just discovering it, as we're just finishing up the first season's worth of re-runs. But if you actually watch from the beginning and watch the character development, the show totally rocks.
And I totally agree with the idea that the writers and directors give their audience more credit than any Star Trek series ever did.
If you think that, once you get into the work force, everyone is going to pull their own weight, then you're in for a serious reality check. In school, it may not be fair when one person slacks and gets a good grade based on the rest of the group's work, but the exact same thing happens in the "Real World(tm)." Unless you're in a very small company (or division, perhaps) where everyone can tell how much each person is doing, you're going to have the same situation where the whole team is recognized for the work that maybe only some did.
I guess in that way, school really is preparing you for your career.
So, are you saying that PDAs need to be able to handle Java better?
That is such a good idea. It may not work out well in the real world, but what a great idea to try.
You could even make it a separate "base" on which to put the pyramid keyboard, without having to alter it (but then you get two cords hanging off the back).
Yes, it is a good solution. I can neither confirm nor deny having taken part in just such an implementation.
Using an access point means that you have a cheap computer than you can put almost anywhere and will (hopefully) just work. You can put it in the attic, just under the antenna. You can, theoretically, put it under the eaves of the roof (though they are usually not designed for outdoor use, so be careful).
Granted, that doesn't necessarily help us put it on a chip, but that doesn't mean we won't find a way. (Also, I don't know how well we can control the output via the input. That may also limit its abilities.)
Whoops...the link is right, the text is not. There's no "www" in there. Just click. I promise it's not goatse.cx. :-)
If Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashed...
..oh wait, he does
If you like that, you should go to http://www.stuff.halibut.com/ and buy the t-shirt that's similar.