If I'm not mistaken, your basic iPhone has most of this built in. It's aware of its orientation and location, and it has a camera. Speed could be dealt with in a variety of simple ways, and avoidance problems minimized. He's talking about a pre-planned route, after all. And given a smart phone's "self-awareness" I wonder whether some kind of very primitive intertial guidance would work.
It wouldn't be foolproof, but it seems to me that cheap and "expendible with regret" trumps building a poor man's cruise missile from the circuit board up.
A friend of mine who was convicted of drunk driving had to have an ignition interlock/breathalyzer installed in his car. It was the most unreliable piece of techno-trash I've ever seen. I constantly had to come collect him from one place or another when it decided he'd been drinking. On one occasion when I was with him continuously on a long trip, he blew clean twice. On the third occasion, the device registered a false positive and left us stranded in the curb lane of a major city street during rush hour.
My friend also discovered that he couldn't eat pepperoni if he was planning to drive. No idea why, but the device apparently thought pepperoni had alcohol in it.
One thing's certain: unless France has something more dependable than the unreliable, dangerous device my friend had installed, there's going to be more problems on French roads than were ever caused by drunks>
Perhaps if part of training the muscle involved teaching it to hump its way up onto a bun, then pull a slice of tomato and some lettuce over itself as a kind of blanket...
The United States needs to get this filthy little man out of office and into a jail cell, where he belongs...along with his partners in bribery, the people running the RIAA and similar organizations.
Gore. Fraud. Awwk. Scientific conspiracy. Fake data. Awwk. Awwwwwk. Hockey stick. Sunspots. There is no Global Warming. Gore. Gore. Awwwk. Gore. Conspiracy.
There. Now all the anti-Global Warming conspiracy nuts can consider the bases covered and go home to their bat caves.
And that photo of Felicia Day the Slashdotter was using as his security picture? Eleven out of ten security specialists guessed two points on the touch screen in less than a second.
Funny how US legislators slavishly chant the National Rifle Association mantra that if guns are made illegal, only criminals will have guns. Yet for something like this, refereed scientific journals are supposed to censor themselves, lest terrorists get hold of information they could probably find on-line with a 15-minute Google search.
It's so nice to know they actually understand the problem and are cynically ignoring it. The alternative is even MORE frightening.
It looks like he chose examples that the dummy he's replying to could actually understand. ANd he is, of course right about the lack of scientific evidence on the other side of he debate.
The industry is getting just about everything it wants from almost every government in the world where a meaningful percentage of the population has access to high-speed internet.
This isn't the time or place to make the sheeple nervous by having a front company for the entertainment industry grab the home and life savings of some sweet old granny because a grandchild "stole" a half hour cartoon show.
The Invisible Hand of the Free Market is obviously ensuring that the best and brightest aren't under corporate control. The Russian Mafia is bad enough. Can you imagine if Monsanto got hold of some real programmers?
Several Winnipeg mosquitoes demonstrated their opinion of the "Light Wall" under a large banner that read, "Prototypes welcome, Einstein. Why do you think megafauna are extinct."
Some wore sunglasses and lounged on what appeared to be small beach towels. Others sported t-shirts reading "I gotcher emitter right here".
The dessicated remains of a grizzly bear had been propped up nearby, its dead paws holding a crudely-lettered piece of cardboard that read, "I never shoulda said "Suck This" .
Further developments are expected next spring with the hatching of a new generation of the worst bloodsucking parasites to be found outside Parliament.
Thank you for having the patience to deal with that cretin. I don't for one second believe his argument was even a little bit honest; I think you were right on the money when you pegged him as a shill.
Looks like the big, homophobic Guy in the Sky takes another one in the 'nads from our friends in the medical research community.
I wonder what Pat Robinson's got to say about this. He's been remarkably quiet since all those tornadoes ripped through the Bible Belt, sucking up true believers like a vaccuum cleaner on meth.
"Imagine you've spent three years in law school, two more years clerking, and the last decade trying to make partner â" and now here comes a machine that can do much of your $400-per-hour job faster, and for a fraction of the cost. What do you do now?"
Easy enough. You fall back to your second career choice: slaughtering kittens and puppy dogs in creative ways for Rule 34 sites.
I have a feeling there's some kind of struggle going on behind the scenes. If this mad update schedule winds up doing harm, I suspect we'll see a complete reversal, not just a minor course change.
And just for the record, I actually happen to LIKE the ribbon (LOL). Yes, I'm aware that this marks me as insane, perhaps dangerously so.
As for Firefox, I'm with you 100%. I didn't get it for its speed. I got it for the add-ons. And the way I use my computer means I probably don't feel like dicking around with fixing broken add-ons for 10 minutes when I go on-line to get something done.
You're going to like Opera. Among many other things, it has a really nice little feature called "Paste and Go" that lets you paste a URL into the address bar and head to it all in one step. And it's FAST!
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By text messages? Thank you for that! You made my day.
If I'm not mistaken, your basic iPhone has most of this built in. It's aware of its orientation and location, and it has a camera. Speed could be dealt with in a variety of simple ways, and avoidance problems minimized. He's talking about a pre-planned route, after all. And given a smart phone's "self-awareness" I wonder whether some kind of very primitive intertial guidance would work.
It wouldn't be foolproof, but it seems to me that cheap and "expendible with regret" trumps building a poor man's cruise missile from the circuit board up.
As Nuclear Reactors Age, the Money To Close Them Lags
For many Slashdotters, money is usually what's needed to open lags, not close them.
When I buy something, it becomes mine. What I do with it is my business.
A friend of mine who was convicted of drunk driving had to have an ignition interlock/breathalyzer installed in his car. It was the most unreliable piece of techno-trash I've ever seen. I constantly had to come collect him from one place or another when it decided he'd been drinking. On one occasion when I was with him continuously on a long trip, he blew clean twice. On the third occasion, the device registered a false positive and left us stranded in the curb lane of a major city street during rush hour.
My friend also discovered that he couldn't eat pepperoni if he was planning to drive. No idea why, but the device apparently thought pepperoni had alcohol in it.
One thing's certain: unless France has something more dependable than the unreliable, dangerous device my friend had installed, there's going to be more problems on French roads than were ever caused by drunks>
Thanks...I needed a good chuckle.
Perhaps if part of training the muscle involved teaching it to hump its way up onto a bun, then pull a slice of tomato and some lettuce over itself as a kind of blanket...
The United States needs to get this filthy little man out of office and into a jail cell, where he belongs...along with his partners in bribery, the people running the RIAA and similar organizations.
Gore. Fraud. Awwk. Scientific conspiracy. Fake data. Awwk. Awwwwwk. Hockey stick. Sunspots. There is no Global Warming. Gore. Gore. Awwwk. Gore. Conspiracy.
There. Now all the anti-Global Warming conspiracy nuts can consider the bases covered and go home to their bat caves.
And that photo of Felicia Day the Slashdotter was using as his security picture? Eleven out of ten security specialists guessed two points on the touch screen in less than a second.
Funny how US legislators slavishly chant the National Rifle Association mantra that if guns are made illegal, only criminals will have guns. Yet for something like this, refereed scientific journals are supposed to censor themselves, lest terrorists get hold of information they could probably find on-line with a 15-minute Google search.
It's so nice to know they actually understand the problem and are cynically ignoring it. The alternative is even MORE frightening.
I sometimes suspect that my former marriage could have been successfully modeled as a predator/prey relationship.
It looks like he chose examples that the dummy he's replying to could actually understand. ANd he is, of course right about the lack of scientific evidence on the other side of he debate.
The industry is getting just about everything it wants from almost every government in the world where a meaningful percentage of the population has access to high-speed internet.
This isn't the time or place to make the sheeple nervous by having a front company for the entertainment industry grab the home and life savings of some sweet old granny because a grandchild "stole" a half hour cartoon show.
The Invisible Hand of the Free Market is obviously ensuring that the best and brightest aren't under corporate control. The Russian Mafia is bad enough. Can you imagine if Monsanto got hold of some real programmers?
Several Winnipeg mosquitoes demonstrated their opinion of the "Light Wall" under a large banner that read, "Prototypes welcome, Einstein. Why do you think megafauna are extinct."
Some wore sunglasses and lounged on what appeared to be small beach towels. Others sported t-shirts reading "I gotcher emitter right here".
The dessicated remains of a grizzly bear had been propped up nearby, its dead paws holding a crudely-lettered piece of cardboard that read, "I never shoulda said "Suck This" .
Further developments are expected next spring with the hatching of a new generation of the worst bloodsucking parasites to be found outside Parliament.
Thank you for having the patience to deal with that cretin. I don't for one second believe his argument was even a little bit honest; I think you were right on the money when you pegged him as a shill.
I, for one, will put a rose on his diPod. Steve was core.
So speaks the doofus logged in as "Anonymous Coward". By the way, that loud roaring sound you heard was the point blasting its way over your head.
Thanks for the honkin' big laugh I got out of that.
Since I'm not looking for illegal downloads or to hide what I'm doing...
Let me guess...you think the Littlest Mermaid's cleavage is pornographic and you just want this information for a friend. (Snicker)
Looks like the big, homophobic Guy in the Sky takes another one in the 'nads from our friends in the medical research community.
I wonder what Pat Robinson's got to say about this. He's been remarkably quiet since all those tornadoes ripped through the Bible Belt, sucking up true believers like a vaccuum cleaner on meth.
"Imagine you've spent three years in law school, two more years clerking, and the last decade trying to make partner â" and now here comes a machine that can do much of your $400-per-hour job faster, and for a fraction of the cost. What do you do now?"
Easy enough. You fall back to your second career choice: slaughtering kittens and puppy dogs in creative ways for Rule 34 sites.
I have a feeling there's some kind of struggle going on behind the scenes. If this mad update schedule winds up doing harm, I suspect we'll see a complete reversal, not just a minor course change.
And just for the record, I actually happen to LIKE the ribbon (LOL). Yes, I'm aware that this marks me as insane, perhaps dangerously so.
Thanks for the siggy love.
As for Firefox, I'm with you 100%. I didn't get it for its speed. I got it for the add-ons. And the way I use my computer means I probably don't feel like dicking around with fixing broken add-ons for 10 minutes when I go on-line to get something done.
You're going to like Opera. Among many other things, it has a really nice little feature called "Paste and Go" that lets you paste a URL into the address bar and head to it all in one step. And it's FAST!