Maybe the display itself will accept written commands like the PalmPilots? So you just take your stylus and just scribble out the letters on the screen. However I doubt that's how it's done in this version, but I think it's one of the better ideas if it were to go into production.
I'm guessing you have to plug in in to some type of mini-keyboard, but that would be very inconvient. Perhaps turning the dial to the appropriate letter and pushing it to accept?
Since the article didn't really mention it, I guess we all have to kind of speculate:)
I thought I saw this in a/. article a while back. I guess I could be wrong and I was just dreaming I saw it on slashdot, it wouldn't be the first time it's happened:).
Hmmm, I'm not sure if this would actually help or hurt. I personally find hand writing to be a lot worse on my wrists than typing. After about 2 hours of hand writing my wrists are hurting, but I can code all day (and I often have to) without bothering my wrists at all. But I suppose for some people it might be more natural and easier to write by hand instead of type, but not for me.
I've seen similar problems when using Borland C++. One of my friends came to me to ask for help on a C++ assignment so we loaded it up on my Linux box and tinkered with it and got it compiling and stuff and wrote a ton of code over the course of a few days. Sure enough when they loaded it up on their computers at school to compile, it wouldn't work and we spent several hours tweaking it and dealing with Borlands incompatibilies (like their stupid String class that doesn't seem to have any nice operator overloads).
I just wish that a C++ compiler was a C++ compiler and each of their libraries (namely STL) were compatible so we wouldn't have to deal with these problems.
Yeah, that probably wouldn't go over well here, but I'm sure it is possible, depending on the application and how much fancy stuff you put in like ActiveX controls and all that fun stuff. If it's kept fairly simple, then I would think it'd run okay. I've never tried it before, but as long as it has the vbrunXXX.dll it should work.
i guess now slashdot is going to get sued for hosting DeCSS content. Or maybe they'll just get sued for linking to DeCSS content. Since after all, #72 up there is a link to this message and thus linking to DeCSS content, and of course the 'Read the rest of this comment' is also a link to the full message so i guess we can add slashdot (or maybe andover) to the list of companies getting sued.
that's pretty cool:). Kind of like what nick did by seperating out nick@nite to it's own channel. is there a website that i can find out more information about this?
wow, that'd be hilarious!! in fact it might even encourage me to shoot for last and write some really lame code. i'm sure they could do it though, it wouldn't really cost them anything, but it'd sure be funny.
Oh yes, you must be refering to the historical documents about the hollow man project of the early twenty first century. I wonder if these scientists have even looked at their research, I'm sure it could definatly help them out.
They're teaching C++ now, my younger brother took it and was quite bored. But I can't comment on the curriculum, as I never took the class, but I did take the AP exam while it was still Pascal and only got a 4, bummer.
why not just do something like created a large database for storing and categorizing things? It teaches object oriented design, database concepts and could give them a useful tool after they finish.
And after they're done they can keep track of all their pr0n...errr...popular science magazines.
A side note to this is that the english language in particular has many homonyms which could make interpreting speech more difficult. If it was written down it wouldn't be as bad. But other languages, like spanish for instance, have no homonyms because it's a phonetic langauge and thus every word sounds different. It'd be nice if english had this feature it would make things a lot less ambiguous, but it doesn't seem to, I just hope it's fixed in a future service pack or release.
Wow! these are pretty cool, and a 3 minute fill up at a sevice station is awesome and a decent range. I wouldn't mind one of these, I wonder when they'll start focusing on the consumer market, not the taxi/delivery van market.
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Maybe the display itself will accept written commands like the PalmPilots? So you just take your stylus and just scribble out the letters on the screen. However I doubt that's how it's done in this version, but I think it's one of the better ideas if it were to go into production.
I'm guessing you have to plug in in to some type of mini-keyboard, but that would be very inconvient. Perhaps turning the dial to the appropriate letter and pushing it to accept?
:)
Since the article didn't really mention it, I guess we all have to kind of speculate
I thought I saw this in a /. article a while back. I guess I could be wrong and I was just dreaming I saw it on slashdot, it wouldn't be the first time it's happened :).
The KatzBot must be malfunctioning, but don't worry, I'm sure a patch for this bug will be submitted shortly.
this is cool stuff! sorry i don't have anything more insightfull to say, but if i had some moderator points you'd get a few :).
Hmmm, I'm not sure if this would actually help or hurt. I personally find hand writing to be a lot worse on my wrists than typing. After about 2 hours of hand writing my wrists are hurting, but I can code all day (and I often have to) without bothering my wrists at all. But I suppose for some people it might be more natural and easier to write by hand instead of type, but not for me.
I've seen similar problems when using Borland C++. One of my friends came to me to ask for help on a C++ assignment so we loaded it up on my Linux box and tinkered with it and got it compiling and stuff and wrote a ton of code over the course of a few days. Sure enough when they loaded it up on their computers at school to compile, it wouldn't work and we spent several hours tweaking it and dealing with Borlands incompatibilies (like their stupid String class that doesn't seem to have any nice operator overloads).
I just wish that a C++ compiler was a C++ compiler and each of their libraries (namely STL) were compatible so we wouldn't have to deal with these problems.
Yeah, that probably wouldn't go over well here, but I'm sure it is possible, depending on the application and how much fancy stuff you put in like ActiveX controls and all that fun stuff. If it's kept fairly simple, then I would think it'd run okay. I've never tried it before, but as long as it has the vbrunXXX.dll it should work.
i guess now slashdot is going to get sued for hosting DeCSS content. Or maybe they'll just get sued for linking to DeCSS content. Since after all, #72 up there is a link to this message and thus linking to DeCSS content, and of course the 'Read the rest of this comment' is also a link to the full message so i guess we can add slashdot (or maybe andover) to the list of companies getting sued.
that's pretty cool :). Kind of like what nick did by seperating out nick@nite to it's own channel. is there a website that i can find out more information about this?
hmmmm, taking this to the next level would yield wine running a vb program *shudder*.
but probably not a bad idea for people out there who really want to run win32 programs.
wow, that'd be hilarious!! in fact it might even encourage me to shoot for last and write some really lame code. i'm sure they could do it though, it wouldn't really cost them anything, but it'd sure be funny.
I wonder if there are any futures plans of possibly branching cartoon network into a seperate anime network with 24 hour anime.
That would be pretty cool, I know I'd watch it a lot more than I watch cartoon network now.
Oh yes, you must be refering to the historical documents about the hollow man project of the early twenty first century. I wonder if these scientists have even looked at their research, I'm sure it could definatly help them out.
I love the smell of vaporware in the morning...
They're teaching C++ now, my younger brother took it and was quite bored. But I can't comment on the curriculum, as I never took the class, but I did take the AP exam while it was still Pascal and only got a 4, bummer.
why not just do something like created a large database for storing and categorizing things? It teaches object oriented design, database concepts and could give them a useful tool after they finish.
And after they're done they can keep track of all their pr0n...errr...popular science magazines.
...they still have a larger maket share, but they have inferior technology and have done for a generation and a half or so...
gee, does this sound like anyone else we know?
If you're interested in learning about Distributed Operating System concepts, you could also check out medusa.
A side note to this is that the english language in particular has many homonyms which could make interpreting speech more difficult. If it was written down it wouldn't be as bad. But other languages, like spanish for instance, have no homonyms because it's a phonetic langauge and thus every word sounds different. It'd be nice if english had this feature it would make things a lot less ambiguous, but it doesn't seem to, I just hope it's fixed in a future service pack or release.
Excellent point!!! Boy I wish I had some moderator points...
:)
People need more immersive and engaging games, something a bit more involved than running around with a big gun blowing people away.
I wish I had something more insightful to say, but I think you've already said it
nuf said
Oh well who cares theres more money in soccer
Just a slight correction, but isn't the catholic church one of the richest organizations in the world?
Wow! these are pretty cool, and a 3 minute fill up at a sevice station is awesome and a decent range. I wouldn't mind one of these, I wonder when they'll start focusing on the consumer market, not the taxi/delivery van market.
Actually I think they went with gas instead of alcohol because they wanted to drink the alcohol :) and didn't want to waste it in a car.