I completely agree with this- I actually enjoy ads that are for things I am interested in- further I like when a site I trust won't allow ads from companies that they deam are less than reputable (they do some weeding out for me)-
I really do think that the ability to turn ads on or off would be the best solution-
It is interesting to read through the comments here dealing with Russia- when talks are currently underway where countries like China are stating that they won't cut anything, and won't allow for independent inspectors to verify anything-
The data should be public. I see no reason why it shouldn't be. The argument that people aren't qualified to look at it is total bull.
Loved the discussion of how the bot can easily decapitate.
Things are changing...not just robotics, but
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Hell Parallax released a new micro with 8 32-bit cores on it for robotics/embedded systems development this year- And then there are the improvements in PICs, AVRs, even the Freescale based stuff showing up from Netburner. The reason that robotics development is slow is that it takes skill in so many areas to be successful...
Having used the.net CPU from M$, I can say that it is a piece of crap.
Having used some of the recent M$ attempts at bots/uControllers (read:.net CPU, SPOT)- I can say that the code bloat is as present in their micro design as it is in their OSes. Pages and pages of C# code for simple instructions that can be easily implemented in ASM, C, etc...
Their problem will be that they approach robotics with a desktop CPU in mind- and the embedded world should still be that, embedded- not tethered. Throwing a power hunger CPU into a bot is no solution....
Ok, speaking pretty good Chinese, and for an experiment I just went through the process of registering a domain with these guys-
Interesting things about the process:
When you are registering, they state that the Chinese government has 30 days to reject your domain...maybe to keep domains they don't like the sound of from going live...
They force you to a min of 2 years, and the cost is $125.00 - when you register a domain, they give you the domain plus the domain.cn as well (they call it a 'free gift')-
After you register a domain they tell you that you have to install their software for your browser (no Mozilla, only IE)- With the plugin installed your new domain won't crap out when you type in characters (either GB or BIG5)-
I'll post an update in my/. journal of the process - what happens, etc....
Should be interesting at the very least to see what happens with this...
(With a few exceptions) I think most of the comments made are missing the point...generally is type of device is for TCP/IP enabling- existing hardware for example...and that's about it. To build a 'device' around it you still need 'control' (read: uController, processor, etc, etc)-
As a previous poster pointed out to take something that already can communicate via serial this just webenables quickly and easily for you...(or even I2C, 1-wire, etc)- this is just communications on a chip, not computer in a plug.
You have to look at what these types of devices are designed for...
They should have AT LEAST put items that were derivatives or dependent on other items in chronological order....I agree the list is biased, and for some of the numbers they were just fishing to fill spots...
First Issue arrived yesterday...
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The first issue arrived yesterday, and I really enjoyed reading it. It is different in scope than the likes of Nuts and Volts or Servo; but the magazine (or Mook as they are calling it: magazine + book) was well put together. They have a discussion group off their main website also, where it appears people are already discussing the building of the projects (read: tech support;) Not that you'd need it, the articles are pretty clear....
The most technical competitions at the CON were the Rootfu, Robotics, and the TCP/IP device competitons. The Lockpicking contest was raw skill as well.
I only use the word stress here to put my reply in the context of the original article. Currently dealing with my wife's leukemia, I belive that I do understand what you would call 'real stress' as opposed to "western decadence" induced 'faux stress.'
...I'd say posting their story on/. was a practical real life lesson in entropy. (Or at the very least Chaos Theory: "Some where across the ocean a fly's wing beats- eventually causing a server halfway around the world to crash"
Along these lines: There are great books on "The Physics of", like "The Physics of Startrek," "The Physics of the X-Files," and "The Physics of Starwars" (although the Starwars book should probably be an economics book >:)
I don't always care for my IT job, but sometimes there are *amazing* blessings/perks that go along with the job- although given certain current circumstances (see journal) I guess I could consider a career in health care- that too will have levels of stress.
And I'm sorry, "EZ-Rocket" sounds like it needs a launch pad shaped like a Ritz cracker- and to get the crew out you tilt the nose and they eject out the tip of the cone...
Good point, people would react differently if this were Microsoft, but then why shouldn't they? Its a paradigm put into place due to the past track record of Microsoft. I don't blame people of being less trusting based on countless previous problems from the past...
From the article: "My e-mail contains the story of my life, and what's not in there is often recorded in my searches. "
I've often wondered what someone could piece together from just reading my e-mail. Add the information on what I search on, and wow. My first reaction to this statement was that you couldn't really tell *that* much from email alone...but then I started to really condsider how much more a statement like that becomes truth as we become more and more dependent on things like email- Some guy who works on your pipes may not have needed a net presence/email system in the past, but even 'non-tech' type professions are going to REQUIRE e-mail access/web search access...which in turn means that the privacy issues being brought up are problems in infancy; they will grow with us.
I don't see requiring Google to encrypt email as the answer...infact the gut reaction by most people will be that Gmail is not really that different than Yahoo, MSN, etc...the fact that Gmail is going to be free is great, and I'm looking forward to using it...anything that I'm overly worried about I'll encrypt myself.
Actually I'm posting on/. from a laptop while sitting right beside her. If you'd read any more of my journal/posts you'd know I am online at night while she sleeps (when she does)-
And apart for the six 'critical' hours I was away for that damn server problem, I haven't been away from her for more than 20 min *ever* in the past month or so.
So yeah, I'd like to think I'm trying to "do the right thing" -
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but when I do,
it is to show appreciation for awesome comments like this one.
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Well played sir.
I completely agree with this- I actually enjoy ads that are for things I am interested in- further I like when a site I trust won't allow ads from companies that they deam are less than reputable (they do some weeding out for me)-
I really do think that the ability to turn ads on or off would be the best solution-
It is interesting to read through the comments here dealing with Russia- when talks are currently underway where countries like China are stating that they won't cut anything, and won't allow for independent inspectors to verify anything-
The data should be public. I see no reason why it shouldn't be. The argument that people aren't qualified to look at it is total bull.
Loved the discussion of how the bot can easily decapitate.
embedded systems...
.net CPU from M$, I can say that it is a piece of crap.
Hell Parallax released a new micro with 8 32-bit cores on it for robotics/embedded systems development this year- And then there are the improvements in PICs, AVRs, even the Freescale based stuff showing up from Netburner. The reason that robotics development is slow is that it takes skill in so many areas to be successful...
Having used the
Having used some of the recent M$ attempts at bots/uControllers (read:.net CPU, SPOT)- I can say that the code bloat is as present in their micro design as it is in their OSes. Pages and pages of C# code for simple instructions that can be easily implemented in ASM, C, etc...
Their problem will be that they approach robotics with a desktop CPU in mind- and the embedded world should still be that, embedded- not tethered. Throwing a power hunger CPU into a bot is no solution....
Just saying...
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These are not the .cn or the .com names, they are pure Hanzi domains, already in use in China. From the article on slashdot yesterday....
LosT
Ok, speaking pretty good Chinese, and for an experiment I just went through the process of registering a domain with these guys-
/. journal of the process - what happens, etc....
Interesting things about the process:
When you are registering, they state that the Chinese government has 30 days to reject your domain...maybe to keep domains they don't like the sound of from going live...
They force you to a min of 2 years, and the cost is $125.00 - when you register a domain, they give you the domain plus the domain.cn as well (they call it a 'free gift')-
After you register a domain they tell you that you have to install their software for your browser (no Mozilla, only IE)- With the plugin installed your new domain won't crap out when you type in characters (either GB or BIG5)-
I'll post an update in my
Should be interesting at the very least to see what happens with this...
(With a few exceptions) I think most of the comments made are missing the point...generally is type of device is for TCP/IP enabling- existing hardware for example...and that's about it. To build a 'device' around it you still need 'control' (read: uController, processor, etc, etc)-
As a previous poster pointed out to take something that already can communicate via serial this just webenables quickly and easily for you...(or even I2C, 1-wire, etc)- this is just communications on a chip, not computer in a plug.
You have to look at what these types of devices are designed for...
There are several companies doing this...like Lantronix's Xport (which are less powerful, but much cheaper)-
LosT
They should have AT LEAST put items that were derivatives or dependent on other items in chronological order....I agree the list is biased, and for some of the numbers they were just fishing to fill spots...
The first issue arrived yesterday, and I really enjoyed reading it. It is different in scope than the likes of Nuts and Volts or Servo; but the magazine (or Mook as they are calling it: magazine + book) was well put together. They have a discussion group off their main website also, where it appears people are already discussing the building of the projects (read: tech support ;) Not that you'd need it, the articles are pretty clear....
LosT
The most technical competitions at the CON were the Rootfu, Robotics, and the TCP/IP device competitons.
The Lockpicking contest was raw skill as well.
LosT
I read Servo Magazine, and often Nuts and Voltz.
LosT
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I only use the word stress here to put my reply in the context of the original article. Currently dealing with my wife's leukemia, I belive that I do understand what you would call 'real stress' as opposed to "western decadence" induced 'faux stress.'
Just saying.
...I'd say posting their story on /. was a practical real life lesson in entropy. (Or at the very least Chaos Theory: "Some where across the ocean a fly's wing beats- eventually causing a server halfway around the world to crash"
Along these lines: There are great books on "The Physics of", like "The Physics of Startrek," "The Physics of the X-Files," and "The Physics of Starwars" (although the Starwars book should probably be an economics book >:)
I don't always care for my IT job, but sometimes there are *amazing* blessings/perks that go along with the job- although given certain current circumstances (see journal) I guess I could consider a career in health care- that too will have levels of stress.
And I'm sorry, "EZ-Rocket" sounds like it needs a launch pad shaped like a Ritz cracker- and to get the crew out you tilt the nose and they eject out the tip of the cone...
At first I thought that a bunch of kids from here stealing TiVos were running rampant in the streets.
"They are still awaiting a launch permit for their Mojave desert launch site"
Soon the 'kingdom of nye' will have new sightings to report...
After they encrypt your email, every message will simply read "be sure to drink your ovaltine"....problem solved.
Good point, people would react differently if this were Microsoft, but then why shouldn't they? Its a paradigm put into place due to the past track record of Microsoft. I don't blame people of being less trusting based on countless previous problems from the past...
From the article:
"My e-mail contains the story of my life, and what's not in there is often recorded in my searches. "
I've often wondered what someone could piece together from just reading my e-mail. Add the information on what I search on, and wow. My first reaction to this statement was that you couldn't really tell *that* much from email alone...but then I started to really condsider how much more a statement like that becomes truth as we become more and more dependent on things like email- Some guy who works on your pipes may not have needed a net presence/email system in the past, but even 'non-tech' type professions are going to REQUIRE e-mail access/web search access...which in turn means that the privacy issues being brought up are problems in infancy; they will grow with us.
I don't see requiring Google to encrypt email as the answer...infact the gut reaction by most people will be that Gmail is not really that different than Yahoo, MSN, etc...the fact that Gmail is going to be free is great, and I'm looking forward to using it...anything that I'm overly worried about I'll encrypt myself.
Actually I'm posting on /. from a laptop while sitting right beside her. If you'd read any more of my journal/posts you'd know I am online at night while she sleeps (when she does)-
And apart for the six 'critical' hours I was away for that damn server problem, I haven't been away from her for more than 20 min *ever* in the past month or so.
So yeah, I'd like to think I'm trying to "do the right thing" -