Another great one that's been in the news lately is doing redaction by drawing black squares over the top of words in a PDF document. The words are still there beneath the black rectangles, sort of like redacting a paper document by using electrical tape. =P
Most of the "basic necessities" type of food items go on untaxed, but I'm noticing as time goes on, snack foods, quick prep meals, fast food, etc are all taxed now.
I expect that pretty soon, everything but flour, milk, eggs, and unprocessed meat will be taxed.
The concept is that after a long time spent squeezing the profit margins through competition, all of the companies are left with no room to simply just lower prices anymore, so they each create elaborate plans to make it sound like you're getting a great deal, when in fact, in the end you're probably paying the same no matter which company you go with.
I took a capacitor out of one of these disposable cameras a few months ago, and just for curiosity's sake, I used an insulated screwdriver to short it out.
The sound was equivalent to a small gun going off. It more than startled everyone in my apartment =)
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I was thinking if they could fuse these structures between layers of foil, it could make a lightweight metal sponge of sorts, that would probably be quite strong for it's density.
I don't blame lawyers per say, but I do think that if political parties take coporate cash (Liberals in this case) you can expect that they are going to return the favor to their benefactors.
It is obvious that they do in America. Corporations technically should have no influence on government because they do not have the right to vote officials into office; despite this, the corporations get overwhelming representation in legislation.
How else can you explain this; it's obvious that the majority of the elected officials are "returning favors".
From the website: "The Flynn effect is the continued year-on-year rise of IQ test scores" How can IQ *rise everywhere*, when the system itself is based on relative measurement to the average?
Outsourcing to another place where people work like slaves for peanuts just to keep themselves from starving is evil. Period. You reap what you sew. This BS WILL come back to haunt us all.
The people responsible for this don't care. By the time it gets/really bad/ the stockholders, board members, and executives will all be out of the business, retired, and sipping on margaritas in Tahiti.
The first company to start to churn out cheap, highly modular, electromechanical parts and sensors will probably be the next Intel, and drive the next geek-hobby-turned-professional technology shift.
If it's general enough to handle mutations, that's kinda scary because it might work too broadly. But if it's too narrow, it will be ineffective.
BTW, if it's possible to make anti-viruses, shouldn't the flu, colds, etc all be attackable in the same way? It'd be nice to finally go through one winter season without getting sick =)
I have more storage on a tiny card in my digital camera right now than every computer in the computer lab at my Jr. High had combined.
I saw one of these at a computer store a few days ago and was kind of surprised how much storage could be put in such a small package. The card is 20.0 x 25.0 x 1.7mm in size and holds 512MB, with a 1GB version coming soon.
If combined with the directional audio technology, it would make the car quiet to the surrounding homes/businesses while at the same time warning anything in front of it =)
I thought the basic principle of this was creating a beat frequency matching the original sound effect you want people to hear?
Beat frequencies are usually demonstrated by tapping two tuning forks. The difference between their frequencies is audible as a third "beat" frequency.
I could be wrong on this, but when I heard this effect during a science awards show at Epcot 5-6 years ago, that's how I assumed it was done =)
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What you're describing is slightly different from the original post, but also quite cool.
This effect is called binaural audio. It's done by capturing the sound using very good microphones in the ear canals of something like a mannequin head. Playback is done with good headphones which line right up with where the sound was recorded, for a very realistic "3d sound" effect.
For the library, supplying patrons with access to the Internet and the Web has become central to its mission, an updating of its long tradition of providing information free to the public.
This is all well and good, but would any of this exist if it weren't for the Gates Foundation? It's a bit unsettling to get too excited by a phenomenon which is being supported by a single source. As it is, people are getting something for free, so is it surprising there is an increase in traffic at the handout counter?
My concern is will the majority of taxpayers support maintaining the computer terminals in their local libraries if the Gates Foundation decides it has other priorities?
Keep in mind that the most influential people in local government probably can afford their own personal computers. Add to that the fact that nearly half of our government has the philosophy that having fewer social services is a good thing. They would probably see little-to-no benefit to provide funding for free interent terminals if the Gates Foundation stopped their contributions.
Personally, I haven't seen a lot of growth from libraries in my area. As a matter of fact, the few libraries I have seen are in strip malls, and are often quite smaller than the local commercial booksellers.
Additionally, while it's probable that internet access terminals have increased traffic to libraries, I think there's also an effect of keeping another large group of people at home and on their own personal computers who would otherwise be out looking for activities to do (such as visiting a library).
Somehow I doubt the NETI client will be using all your CPU cycles to analyse things. It sounds to me like it's more of just a distributed network monitoring tool, so the two probably could cooperate together just fine.
Does there exist a list of companies which are directly and blatantly hostile to the products and services which most of us here find valueable, so we know who not to do business with?
I assume most people can't read text unless they're looking right at it, using the most sensitive part of the retina to recognize the shapes of the words.
Try reading something out of the corner (or even halfway point) of your eye, it's practically impossible or very difficult to do, requiring a lot of concentration.
Honestly though... I've been in "There", and if they are using it's engine to simulate "the battlefield", maybe Disney World better start preparing their defenses for an attack.
"There" is alright, it's fairly easy to use and it has a broad appeal. I think of it like the AOL of persistent multiperson virtual environments.
However, when you grow tired of all of the 13 year olds using incessant netspeak, awaiting approval and paying out the gazoo for every little thing you want to customize, and are ready for a more mature environment that runs in something greater than 800x600, you might give Second Life a look. =)
B&W had an awesome 3d interface. It's too bad the game did not go over well. It was so comfortable and intuitive once you were familiar with it. I hope other companies don't ignore the interface concept because the game flopped.
It seems to me all those dozens of "block transformers" in the black bricks scattered throughout the house are constantly generating heat whether they are connected to anything or not. Surely that must be more wasteful for centralized wiring from one source?
A standard code for DC-wired houses at 5/12/etc volts would be rather nifty, and probably save some energy.
It'd be even better if they standardized on plugs so that a DC plug only went a certian way and that the device utilized the plug such that it draws only from the voltage levels needed.
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Another great one that's been in the news lately is doing redaction by drawing black squares over the top of words in a PDF document. The words are still there beneath the black rectangles, sort of like redacting a paper document by using electrical tape. =P
Most of the "basic necessities" type of food items go on untaxed, but I'm noticing as time goes on, snack foods, quick prep meals, fast food, etc are all taxed now.
I expect that pretty soon, everything but flour, milk, eggs, and unprocessed meat will be taxed.
This is going from memory...
The concept is that after a long time spent squeezing the profit margins through competition, all of the companies are left with no room to simply just lower prices anymore, so they each create elaborate plans to make it sound like you're getting a great deal, when in fact, in the end you're probably paying the same no matter which company you go with.
I took a capacitor out of one of these disposable cameras a few months ago, and just for curiosity's sake, I used an insulated screwdriver to short it out.
The sound was equivalent to a small gun going off. It more than startled everyone in my apartment =)
I was thinking if they could fuse these structures between layers of foil, it could make a lightweight metal sponge of sorts, that would probably be quite strong for it's density.
I don't blame lawyers per say, but I do think that if political parties take coporate cash (Liberals in this case) you can expect that they are going to return the favor to their benefactors.
It is obvious that they do in America. Corporations technically should have no influence on government because they do not have the right to vote officials into office; despite this, the corporations get overwhelming representation in legislation.
How else can you explain this; it's obvious that the majority of the elected officials are "returning favors".
From the website: "The Flynn effect is the continued year-on-year rise of IQ test scores"
How can IQ *rise everywhere*, when the system itself is based on relative measurement to the average?
My favorite food-named technology so far is Jelly Beans.
Not sure how this would look on a resume though, unless you're trying to get hired at an ice cream store...
Outsourcing to another place where people work like slaves for peanuts just to keep themselves from starving is evil. Period. You reap what you sew. This BS WILL come back to haunt us all.
/really bad/ the stockholders, board members, and executives will all be out of the business, retired, and sipping on margaritas in Tahiti.
The people responsible for this don't care. By the time it gets
Short-term gains are the only concern here.
The first company to start to churn out cheap, highly modular, electromechanical parts and sensors will probably be the next Intel, and drive the next geek-hobby-turned-professional technology shift.
This is exactly what I was wondering.
If it's general enough to handle mutations, that's kinda scary because it might work too broadly. But if it's too narrow, it will be ineffective.
BTW, if it's possible to make anti-viruses, shouldn't the flu, colds, etc all be attackable in the same way? It'd be nice to finally go through one winter season without getting sick =)
I have more storage on a tiny card in my digital camera right now than every computer in the computer lab at my Jr. High had combined.
I saw one of these at a computer store a few days ago and was kind of surprised how much storage could be put in such a small package. The card is 20.0 x 25.0 x 1.7mm in size and holds 512MB, with a 1GB version coming soon.
If combined with the directional audio technology, it would make the car quiet to the surrounding homes/businesses while at the same time warning anything in front of it =)
I thought the basic principle of this was creating a beat frequency matching the original sound effect you want people to hear?
Beat frequencies are usually demonstrated by tapping two tuning forks. The difference between their frequencies is audible as a third "beat" frequency.
I could be wrong on this, but when I heard this effect during a science awards show at Epcot 5-6 years ago, that's how I assumed it was done =)
What you're describing is slightly different from the original post, but also quite cool.
This effect is called binaural audio. It's done by capturing the sound using very good microphones in the ear canals of something like a mannequin head. Playback is done with good headphones which line right up with where the sound was recorded, for a very realistic "3d sound" effect.
My concern is will the majority of taxpayers support maintaining the computer terminals in their local libraries if the Gates Foundation decides it has other priorities?
Keep in mind that the most influential people in local government probably can afford their own personal computers. Add to that the fact that nearly half of our government has the philosophy that having fewer social services is a good thing. They would probably see little-to-no benefit to provide funding for free interent terminals if the Gates Foundation stopped their contributions.
Personally, I haven't seen a lot of growth from libraries in my area. As a matter of fact, the few libraries I have seen are in strip malls, and are often quite smaller than the local commercial booksellers.
Additionally, while it's probable that internet access terminals have increased traffic to libraries, I think there's also an effect of keeping another large group of people at home and on their own personal computers who would otherwise be out looking for activities to do (such as visiting a library).
Finally, if you're not already aware, you should know that your librarian hates you.
Somehow I doubt the NETI client will be using all your CPU cycles to analyse things. It sounds to me like it's more of just a distributed network monitoring tool, so the two probably could cooperate together just fine.
Does there exist a list of companies which are directly and blatantly hostile to the products and services which most of us here find valueable, so we know who not to do business with?
I'm wondering -- how would this work anyway?
I assume most people can't read text unless they're looking right at it, using the most sensitive part of the retina to recognize the shapes of the words.
Try reading something out of the corner (or even halfway point) of your eye, it's practically impossible or very difficult to do, requiring a lot of concentration.
Honestly though... I've been in "There", and if they are using it's engine to simulate "the battlefield", maybe Disney World better start preparing their defenses for an attack.
"There" is alright, it's fairly easy to use and it has a broad appeal. I think of it like the AOL of persistent multiperson virtual environments.
However, when you grow tired of all of the 13 year olds using incessant netspeak, awaiting approval and paying out the gazoo for every little thing you want to customize, and are ready for a more mature environment that runs in something greater than 800x600, you might give Second Life a look. =)
Xerox is already way ahead of ya... =)
B&W had an awesome 3d interface. It's too bad the game did not go over well. It was so comfortable and intuitive once you were familiar with it. I hope other companies don't ignore the interface concept because the game flopped.
It seems to me all those dozens of "block transformers" in the black bricks scattered throughout the house are constantly generating heat whether they are connected to anything or not. Surely that must be more wasteful for centralized wiring from one source?
A standard code for DC-wired houses at 5/12/etc volts would be rather nifty, and probably save some energy.
It'd be even better if they standardized on plugs so that a DC plug only went a certian way and that the device utilized the plug such that it draws only from the voltage levels needed.
I found the ATI drivers to be just as easy to install and much more stable than the NVidia ones.
Hmmm. You either work for ATI, own stock in ATI, or perhaps need your drug taking status toggled. =P