Don't discount it. Once the technology improves, this could be a way of making less expensive, much stronger bodies for vehicles. You could then put whatever engine/suspension you wanted under them.
It could provide the opposite approach taken by the Trexa EV.
Indeed. The kind of person that would be willing to legitimately get passed a paywall would quite likely be willing to donate, should a button be tastefully integrated into the main site.
Maybe I have a too much faith in humanity, but I like to think this would be the case...
Government contract work is INSANE. One of my wife's relatives works in the field (writing up contracts between the US government and other companies), and based on the little I've talked to him about it, it sounds crazy complicated. I'd rather learn about the tax code instead of government contracts.
How is this any different than granting no-bid contracts granted to companies for rebuilding infrastructure or working the oil fields in Iraq? Isn't a no-bid contract the same thing as saying they are considering a single company?
Statcounter is a pretty awesome site for tracking stats on a website/blog. It's transparent, easy to use, and best of all it's free (unless you want a bigger log.) I know there are a lot of options out there, but if you're looking for a free way to track the statistics on a smallish website of yours, I highly recommend you check them out.
Not a paid endorsement; I'm just a satisfied user of their services.
Having seen both Up and Coraline in 3D and 2D in the theaters, I can say that 3D definitely added to the experience.
It made Up better because of the immense size of some of the set pieces. It helped Coraline because it made it feel like you were looking through a window, rather than looking at a flat surface.
As I said in another post in this thread, if all movies used 3D the way Coraline did, I'd want to see everything in 3D.
That's precisely my point...it's hard for a movie to truly NEED 3D, and as I said in my OP, I've only come across three such movies. I'd put Coraline at the top of the list, though...basically, it made it look like you were observing what was happening, right where it was happening, rather than looking at a flat screen. The visual depth it added was nothing short of amazing.
If more films utilized 3D the way Coraline did, then I'd want to see EVERYTHING in 3D, even run-of-the-mill comedies (and thus violating one of my own rules.) Still, I hope it stays big enough for movies that can use it right, yet retreats enough that it doesn't show up everywhere.
3D is great, so long as a movie is made from the very beginning with it in mind, isn't used in a gimmicky sort of way, and isn't thrown in "just because".
I've only seen three movies that meet those requirements: Avatar, UP, and Coraline.
Seriously. If they bitch about the fact that there's a picture from 20 years ago of you holding a beer while at a baseball game, you don't want anything to do with that employer. I guarantee you they will be a pain in the ass to work for, and not worth the trouble.
I know it's going to sound like I'm being a dick, but I'm truly not.
There is nothing like you've described. As I said before, I've been careful my whole life to make sure that anything I don't want anyone knowing about or seeing can't be known about or seen. Anything I've done that could possibly compromise me professionally or personally has only been done in the presence of others who share the same concern (or by myself.)
I understand where you're coming from, I really do...but it's not nearly as difficult as you make it out to be. So long as you are aware of what you do and where you do it, you'll have no problems.
::shrug:: It's a natural by-product of everyone being connected. Doesn't make it right, it's just the way it is.
That being said, it's quite possible to lock your Facebook down tight, to the point where short of figuring out your password or fooling you into thinking they're someone they aren't, no "outsider" would have access to anything you do. You can even make it where they can't even see your profile picture.
Still, if you're the kind of person that has problems with a stalker, what are you doing on a site like Facebook?
Dude, seriously. Take some responsability, stop acting like you're all that matters, and use common sense.
If you don't want people knowing about something, don't do it around people you don't trust. If that's not good enough, then don't fucking do it at all..
It's not an invasion of privacy, it's common sense. If you don't want someone to know about an activity, don't do it where people you don't trust can see you doing it. This applies to all walks of life, not just Facebook.
If it's your own party, what are you doing inviting people stupid enough to take pictures of people that are drunk...and then posting them on Facebook?
Swap instances of "incriminating" in my post with "things you don't want an employer or family member to know about". For example: if you don't want an employer or family member to know you are drinking, don't go to public places whose entire purpose is to provide alcohol.
Or, you could just be "that guy" and/ragequit whenever someone takes a picture of you without your approval.
1. If you engage in social activity with the kind of people that would post incriminating photos of you, you need to find a different group of friends.
2. If you engage in incriminating activities in a public place where other people can take photos of you, you need to be smarter about where you engage in incriminating activities.
1. If you engage in social activity with the kind of people that would post incriminating photos of you, you need to find a different group of friends.
2. If you engage in incriminating activities in a public place where other people can take photos of you, you need to be smarter about where you engage in incriminating activities.
And yes, I'm aware you have to root the phone to install a custom ROM...but you can still install apps from anywhere without having to void your warranty or hacking the phone.
Yeah you have to root it to run the software you want, but that's totally different
You're right, it is. Unless you Jailbreak your iPhone, you're stuck with the App store. I can install programs from wherever I want to on an Android phone by selecting an option built into the OS.
'The real benefit in all of this is that there are so many console packages for iPhone in Cydia now that you can have a fully functional computer, as useful as a Linux box, but without carrying around a laptop.'"
Or, you could just...you know...get an Android phone with a custom ROM on it...
On the one hand, the control and abilities of computers would grow by leaps and bounds if they were mind-controlled.
On the other hand, there's something to be said of tactile feedback. I'm not sure if brain-->computer would be as satisfying as brain-->hands-->computer.
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Seriously? You're example is the removal of a malicious app?
My body says "no", but my Demonoid account says "yes".
Don't discount it. Once the technology improves, this could be a way of making less expensive, much stronger bodies for vehicles. You could then put whatever engine/suspension you wanted under them.
It could provide the opposite approach taken by the Trexa EV.
I'm not sure, but I imagine that if they paid $1 billion (mwahahaha), ATGs patent portfolio is extensive.
Indeed. The kind of person that would be willing to legitimately get passed a paywall would quite likely be willing to donate, should a button be tastefully integrated into the main site.
Maybe I have a too much faith in humanity, but I like to think this would be the case...
Government contract work is INSANE. One of my wife's relatives works in the field (writing up contracts between the US government and other companies), and based on the little I've talked to him about it, it sounds crazy complicated. I'd rather learn about the tax code instead of government contracts.
How is this any different than granting no-bid contracts granted to companies for rebuilding infrastructure or working the oil fields in Iraq? Isn't a no-bid contract the same thing as saying they are considering a single company?
Statcounter is a pretty awesome site for tracking stats on a website/blog. It's transparent, easy to use, and best of all it's free (unless you want a bigger log.) I know there are a lot of options out there, but if you're looking for a free way to track the statistics on a smallish website of yours, I highly recommend you check them out.
Not a paid endorsement; I'm just a satisfied user of their services.
Having seen both Up and Coraline in 3D and 2D in the theaters, I can say that 3D definitely added to the experience.
It made Up better because of the immense size of some of the set pieces. It helped Coraline because it made it feel like you were looking through a window, rather than looking at a flat surface.
As I said in another post in this thread, if all movies used 3D the way Coraline did, I'd want to see everything in 3D.
That's precisely my point...it's hard for a movie to truly NEED 3D, and as I said in my OP, I've only come across three such movies. I'd put Coraline at the top of the list, though...basically, it made it look like you were observing what was happening, right where it was happening, rather than looking at a flat screen. The visual depth it added was nothing short of amazing.
If more films utilized 3D the way Coraline did, then I'd want to see EVERYTHING in 3D, even run-of-the-mill comedies (and thus violating one of my own rules.) Still, I hope it stays big enough for movies that can use it right, yet retreats enough that it doesn't show up everywhere.
3D is great, so long as a movie is made from the very beginning with it in mind, isn't used in a gimmicky sort of way, and isn't thrown in "just because".
I've only seen three movies that meet those requirements: Avatar, UP, and Coraline.
Then don't work for that company.
Seriously. If they bitch about the fact that there's a picture from 20 years ago of you holding a beer while at a baseball game, you don't want anything to do with that employer. I guarantee you they will be a pain in the ass to work for, and not worth the trouble.
I know it's going to sound like I'm being a dick, but I'm truly not.
There is nothing like you've described. As I said before, I've been careful my whole life to make sure that anything I don't want anyone knowing about or seeing can't be known about or seen. Anything I've done that could possibly compromise me professionally or personally has only been done in the presence of others who share the same concern (or by myself.)
I understand where you're coming from, I really do...but it's not nearly as difficult as you make it out to be. So long as you are aware of what you do and where you do it, you'll have no problems.
::shrug:: It's a natural by-product of everyone being connected. Doesn't make it right, it's just the way it is.
That being said, it's quite possible to lock your Facebook down tight, to the point where short of figuring out your password or fooling you into thinking they're someone they aren't, no "outsider" would have access to anything you do. You can even make it where they can't even see your profile picture.
Still, if you're the kind of person that has problems with a stalker, what are you doing on a site like Facebook?
Dude, seriously. Take some responsability, stop acting like you're all that matters, and use common sense.
If you don't want people knowing about something, don't do it around people you don't trust. If that's not good enough, then don't fucking do it at all..
It's not an invasion of privacy, it's common sense. If you don't want someone to know about an activity, don't do it where people you don't trust can see you doing it. This applies to all walks of life, not just Facebook.
If it's your own party, what are you doing inviting people stupid enough to take pictures of people that are drunk...and then posting them on Facebook?
This goes back to my "find new friends" point.
Semantics? Fine.
Swap instances of "incriminating" in my post with "things you don't want an employer or family member to know about". For example: if you don't want an employer or family member to know you are drinking, don't go to public places whose entire purpose is to provide alcohol.
Or, you could just be "that guy" and /ragequit whenever someone takes a picture of you without your approval.
From another post I made in this thread:
1. If you engage in social activity with the kind of people that would post incriminating photos of you, you need to find a different group of friends.
2. If you engage in incriminating activities in a public place where other people can take photos of you, you need to be smarter about where you engage in incriminating activities.
Two things:
1. If you engage in social activity with the kind of people that would post incriminating photos of you, you need to find a different group of friends.
2. If you engage in incriminating activities in a public place where other people can take photos of you, you need to be smarter about where you engage in incriminating activities.
It does if you find the right woman :)
And don't call me Shirley.
And yes, I'm aware you have to root the phone to install a custom ROM...but you can still install apps from anywhere without having to void your warranty or hacking the phone.
Yeah you have to root it to run the software you want, but that's totally different
You're right, it is. Unless you Jailbreak your iPhone, you're stuck with the App store. I can install programs from wherever I want to on an Android phone by selecting an option built into the OS.
'The real benefit in all of this is that there are so many console packages for iPhone in Cydia now that you can have a fully functional computer, as useful as a Linux box, but without carrying around a laptop.'"
Or, you could just...you know...get an Android phone with a custom ROM on it...
On the one hand, the control and abilities of computers would grow by leaps and bounds if they were mind-controlled.
On the other hand, there's something to be said of tactile feedback. I'm not sure if brain-->computer would be as satisfying as brain-->hands-->computer.