the basic idea is to shrink down the huge MRI machines found in medical hospitals into flexible LCDs that can be embedded in a ski hat and use infrared light to see what's going on in your brain.
MRI is an acronym for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. How is that the same as IR? Most MRI's are 1.5 Tesla. and the preferred MRI scanners for neuro are 3 T. If that could be shrunken down to something that could be put in a ski cap, it would be truly impressive. But you really don't want to be walking around with a 3T magnetic field around your head. Not unless you want to have your skull bashed in by any ferrous objects you may encounter.
Sounds great until you realise what a device like this could do in the wrong hands.
Yeah, like most governments.
There are so many slippery slopes with this that it's probably better than any water park in existence currently. If possible, it will make court proceedings much simpler. But then why not just make everyone have to wear this at all times. Then it can report you to the authorities when you are about to commit a crime. What about hate speech? We can at long last have the thought police. The possibles for misuse are staggering. But I'm sure once this would become acceptable in society, only dinosaurs like me will see the drawbacks.
I'm trying to find out the difference betweent he F and the M....?
I've been having some trouble with that lately too. Back when I was in school the one with a penis was the M and the one with the vagina was the F. But apparently it's a little more complicated than that now.;-)
Remember when we landed a probe on a comet, and all we heard about was how awful and sexist one guy's shirt was?
Only those who cared about science. Sadly when we landed a probe on a comet the only thing the majority of people cared about was whether or not the picture of Kim Kardashian's ass was real or Photoshoped. And if it was real, did she have butt implants?
Smart phones existed probably a decade before Apple. Did you have one? Chances are no.
I don't remember the first smart phone I got. It was in the early 2000's. In 2004 or 2005 I got an HP iPaq. It was more or less a version of Windows, but I don't recall the issues you are talking about. If I wanted to make a phone call, I pressed the green phone button under the screen and the number pad appeared on the screen. I do remember getting a larger battery for it. It lasted close to 3 days on standby. The iPaq had copy/cut and paste. How long did it take for Apple to add that to the iPhone?
I do remember when the iPhone was released and my needs were mainly for business. Unfortunately the first iteration of the iPhone was not designed with that in mind. It was more of a phone/iPod/web browser device from what I could tell. I ended up going with another Win phone with a touch screen and slider keyboard.
Back in the mid 1980's Toshiba sold the Soviet Union a couple milling machines to make propellers for their submarines. At the same time a Norwegian company also sold them programs for making the propellers. Soviet subs had virtually silent propellers after they started using the Toshiba milling machines. The US congress was so pissed that they talked about banning all Toshiba sales in the US and the head of Toshiba resigned. I know that there were reports of Japan filing criminal charges again several Toshiba employees, but I don't recall what came of it.
he has betrayed the Constitution of the United States (which he swore to protect and defend),
Any more so than the last 3 or 4 presidents? Many would say that Lincoln betrayed the Constitution by not letting the Confederacy peacefully leave the Union.
and through collusion with the Russians he stole the election....Does ANY OF THAT count?
Yes, the guy's a loud mouth and makes himself look like an idiot on a regular basis. But seriously, do you have any proof of that? I mean actual proof, not just quotes from "anonymous sources" or supposition?
I suddenly feel old. When I think of shows from "back in the day", it's Gunsmoke or Bonanza. If you really want to have some fun, show your kids All in the Family episodes. They should be triggered every 2 minutes at a minimum.
I'm sure it wasn't the first, but I remember being surprised that Mass Effect 3 had an option to go through the story without the need for any of the combat. It was part of the difficulty settings. I'm not sure how it worked exactly, but I remember it specifically stating that the player didn't have to do any combat.
he 'pike' bit is about the pike or pickerel, a largish long freshwater fish,
Actually I like the idea of it being named after the fish. I used to fish for pike. I'd have to use steel leaders on my line as pike have some vicious teeth. I've seen them eat ducks and a small dog once. Most of the time they would bite a duck in half with the first bite and then come back for the other half on the second pass. They're also strong swimmers and fight like hell when you hook them.
I didn't read up on the specifics of this one, but I don't believe I agree with this, from what I do know. Intel, Microsoft, etc. certainly deserved the judgments they received. But in this case, no one has to use Google. Nor is it a product anyone necessary pays for (monetarily at least). There are other search engines and anyone is free to use them. Google just did a much better job than anyone else. If someone doesn't like the results that they point them to, they can use Bing or something else.
Because you keep electing crooked politicians who take millions of dollars in bribes from both ISPs and content providers.
Does this ever not describe all of the candidates on the ballot? The only way to get on the ballot to begin with is by having enough money to get on there. And that money comes from corporations. So there are no choices that aren't bought and paid for already. I generally choose the write in option, but I've never voted for anyone who won when I do that either.
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the basic idea is to shrink down the huge MRI machines found in medical hospitals into flexible LCDs that can be embedded in a ski hat and use infrared light to see what's going on in your brain.
MRI is an acronym for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. How is that the same as IR? Most MRI's are 1.5 Tesla. and the preferred MRI scanners for neuro are 3 T. If that could be shrunken down to something that could be put in a ski cap, it would be truly impressive. But you really don't want to be walking around with a 3T magnetic field around your head. Not unless you want to have your skull bashed in by any ferrous objects you may encounter.
Sounds great until you realise what a device like this could do in the wrong hands.
Yeah, like most governments.
There are so many slippery slopes with this that it's probably better than any water park in existence currently. If possible, it will make court proceedings much simpler. But then why not just make everyone have to wear this at all times. Then it can report you to the authorities when you are about to commit a crime. What about hate speech? We can at long last have the thought police. The possibles for misuse are staggering. But I'm sure once this would become acceptable in society, only dinosaurs like me will see the drawbacks.
I'm trying to find out the difference betweent he F and the M....?
I've been having some trouble with that lately too. Back when I was in school the one with a penis was the M and the one with the vagina was the F. But apparently it's a little more complicated than that now. ;-)
Remember when we landed a probe on a comet, and all we heard about was how awful and sexist one guy's shirt was?
Only those who cared about science. Sadly when we landed a probe on a comet the only thing the majority of people cared about was whether or not the picture of Kim Kardashian's ass was real or Photoshoped. And if it was real, did she have butt implants?
With the exception of birdsong.
I'm going to have to second birdsong. Apparently some companies think they have a copyright on it too.
Smart phones existed probably a decade before Apple. Did you have one? Chances are no.
I don't remember the first smart phone I got. It was in the early 2000's. In 2004 or 2005 I got an HP iPaq. It was more or less a version of Windows, but I don't recall the issues you are talking about. If I wanted to make a phone call, I pressed the green phone button under the screen and the number pad appeared on the screen. I do remember getting a larger battery for it. It lasted close to 3 days on standby. The iPaq had copy/cut and paste. How long did it take for Apple to add that to the iPhone?
I do remember when the iPhone was released and my needs were mainly for business. Unfortunately the first iteration of the iPhone was not designed with that in mind. It was more of a phone/iPod/web browser device from what I could tell. I ended up going with another Win phone with a touch screen and slider keyboard.
Are you really so arrogant that you think that the Americans who work for the NSA are the only ones in the world who know how to write malicious code?
Not at all. But everything I've read states that it was derived from the code that the Shadow Brokers released.
How did the NSA go from "No Such Agency" to one that can't keep control over tools like this? What in the hell happened?
Former CEO Hisao Tanaka making a 151.8 billion yen ($1.2 billion) "accounting error" also didn't help.
What milling machine?
Back in the mid 1980's Toshiba sold the Soviet Union a couple milling machines to make propellers for their submarines. At the same time a Norwegian company also sold them programs for making the propellers. Soviet subs had virtually silent propellers after they started using the Toshiba milling machines. The US congress was so pissed that they talked about banning all Toshiba sales in the US and the head of Toshiba resigned. I know that there were reports of Japan filing criminal charges again several Toshiba employees, but I don't recall what came of it.
he has betrayed the Constitution of the United States (which he swore to protect and defend),
Any more so than the last 3 or 4 presidents? Many would say that Lincoln betrayed the Constitution by not letting the Confederacy peacefully leave the Union.
and through collusion with the Russians he stole the election....Does ANY OF THAT count?
Yes, the guy's a loud mouth and makes himself look like an idiot on a regular basis. But seriously, do you have any proof of that? I mean actual proof, not just quotes from "anonymous sources" or supposition?
to show my kids what we watched back in the day.
I suddenly feel old. When I think of shows from "back in the day", it's Gunsmoke or Bonanza. If you really want to have some fun, show your kids All in the Family episodes. They should be triggered every 2 minutes at a minimum.
Assresting [sic] people for speech you don't like is something Hitler would do.
So is metabolizing oxygen. Well, when he was alive. So is drinking water and eating food.
I don't agree with what is going on with regards to curtailing speech, but comparing everything to Hitler and Nazis is just stupid.
Eisenhower also got the idea for the interstate highway system from Hitler's Autobahn. Should we also remove those? How about jet engines and rockets?
TSA guys (my dad was one when I was growing up)
It was a Spinal Tap reference
Judging by when he was growing up, he wasn't even born when Spinal Tap came out. Possibly not even when it was released on DVD.
I'm sure it wasn't the first, but I remember being surprised that Mass Effect 3 had an option to go through the story without the need for any of the combat. It was part of the difficulty settings. I'm not sure how it worked exactly, but I remember it specifically stating that the player didn't have to do any combat.
he 'pike' bit is about the pike or pickerel, a largish long freshwater fish,
Actually I like the idea of it being named after the fish. I used to fish for pike. I'd have to use steel leaders on my line as pike have some vicious teeth. I've seen them eat ducks and a small dog once. Most of the time they would bite a duck in half with the first bite and then come back for the other half on the second pass. They're also strong swimmers and fight like hell when you hook them.
the kids have to get smarter and play with themselves.
That would explain why they need glasses, which places them higher on the "geek index".
No one is going to buy a $479 Android phone.
Yeah, and the iPod was going to be a flop too.
AND he had THE sexiest Catwomen. Lee Meriwether. And that Goddess - Julie Newmar!
You forgot Eartha Kitt.
Appy app apps are appier than LUDDITE programs, so of course they use more apps! Only LUDDITES wouldn't understand this!
I expected this to be the first post.
I didn't read up on the specifics of this one, but I don't believe I agree with this, from what I do know. Intel, Microsoft, etc. certainly deserved the judgments they received. But in this case, no one has to use Google. Nor is it a product anyone necessary pays for (monetarily at least). There are other search engines and anyone is free to use them. Google just did a much better job than anyone else. If someone doesn't like the results that they point them to, they can use Bing or something else.
Because you keep electing crooked politicians who take millions of dollars in bribes from both ISPs and content providers.
Does this ever not describe all of the candidates on the ballot? The only way to get on the ballot to begin with is by having enough money to get on there. And that money comes from corporations. So there are no choices that aren't bought and paid for already. I generally choose the write in option, but I've never voted for anyone who won when I do that either.
Google wins at Go, Microsoft wins at Mrs Pacman.
It's Ms. Pacman, btw. The feminists will be along shortly to call you a bully, misogynist, and a whole litany of derogatory adjectives. ;-)
More than 90% of U.S. adults get porn on their phones -- up from roughly half of Americans just four years ago...
The real question, then, is what would happen if two Marquis got into a crash...
It would compress reality and destroy the 1/3 of the galaxy around it.