I always wondered why we don't use fibre for endoscopes etc... Having the CCD fed by fibre to each "pixel" and a few around the perimeter emitting light, then running the lot through a sheath, would surely be smaller than mounting the whole thing on the end of a cable?
I'm pretty sure that mandating gesture control for coding would breach the cruel and unusual punishment / torture provisions of either human rights legislation, or the Geneva Convention.
Bad coding is ubiquitous on all devices running any software. Remember that these are consumer end devices and not scrutinised in the same way as, say, military software is.
For twice the $5000 it'll cost you for one of these cards and 3 x 30" monitors, I know a guy who's father is a consultant urologist and can give you a real manhood extension.
[I]t is obviously a human trait to invent invisible or visible friends/masters for themselves, otherwise we wouldn't have so many religions.
In my opinion, religion is a hack in lieu of an explanation of "consciousness". Since we have had the ability to question our actions, we've needed to justify them to others. Invisible sky friends seem like a good way to do that, until we have any meaningful definition and explanation of how we developed self awareness and an idea of behaviour which wasn't in line with "best for the species" as most of nature seems to have developed.
All these demands seek to scrutinize every possible second of a person's life.
Is that unreasonable? We're not looking to see if he smoked a little weed in college. We want to know if he's suitable for running a country. Where he's born doesn't really make anybody a bad leader, but it does introduce a conflict of interest, just as if a senior RIAA lobbyist was promoted into a position of power within the US justice system at a time where copyright infeingement cases... Oh, wait.
FWIW, I think Obama is American and I think OBL is dead. I have more faith in the former than the latter, but I can't see it going down well if Wikileaks posts Whitehouse internal mail regarding a coverup. Too much at stake.
Indeed. I have a unique surname, and tried very hard to keep it away from Facebook. I asked all of my friends to never use it, and they didn't. They understood the reason behind it.
I join a group about a possible school reunion, and the first three posts after I join are "Who's that?" "I don't know." "It's $Firstname $Surname he was in my class."
And by trial, I mean "Handed him over to the authorities of the country which he had persistently butchered the citizenry of since western powers slipped him into the hot seat."
I don't think there's any jury in the world which could try him; Everyone knows who Osama bin Laden is.
This is a VERY good thing, if it applies to Class Action lawsuits only. It'll force consumers to bring their own cases in small claims court, ensuring that the corporation either sends an agent to defend each and every case (prohibitively expensive) or accepts a default judgement against them (good for consumers). If this stops a Class Action suit against Sony for the PSN data breach, then I would hope that at least a few tens of thousands will file a small claims case (out of 77 million, and many may jump on the bandwagon for a quick buck if others are successful).
If it only applies to Class Action suits, this is A Good Thing.
Sadly, I know how this is going to turn out. There will be a class-action suit in which Sony is fined heavily. But the vast majority of the money will go to some shark lawyer, and the only thing the people affected by this will receive is a free 1-month subscription to PSN+. Actually, I'll be surprised if they even give us that much.
So don't join the class action. File a suit in small claims court. As some fellow said below, at $500 fine / damages per suit, that's close to $38b. Even if you only get $50 per suit, that's their operating income for a decade down the swannie.
Goose stepping is 18th century. You Godwin'd the post by linking goose step marching to Naziism, not the parent.
Further, Godwin's Law is a thought terminating argument and about as valid in political debate as "God works in mysterious ways" is in theological discussions. I should be amazed that more people around here don't realise that, but then I remember that/. isn't the same place I used to lurk at years ago.
And, according to Sony, they only have the credit card #s - not the CVV or CV2 code. So, it would be reasonably difficult to make a purchase.
Absolutely. It's well beyond the ability of any petty criminal to buy a magnetic strip writer from eBay and put the stolen card numbers onto blanks / gift cards / any magnetic strip card. This was never done before internet purchases requiring CVV / CV2 codes became commonplace, and hardly anybody used cloned cards to withdraw cash at ATMs. Plus, store clerks always check the receipt card number against the one printed on the card itself, because they're vigilant pillars of the community.
There's a reason for me not having Angry Birds on my Android phone. Not the same reason being discussed here, but it does involve advertising. I did enjoy the game, but I can do without very easily.
It's down to the user taking a stand, but they're all too self absorbed in eating that damn marsh mallow that the rest of us get it shoved down our necks, and no option to wait for two later on.
Instead you spend hours of time re-imaging hosed systems because of Antivirus 2011 installations, Limewire-sourced trojans, and AWWW DA ICKLE KOOT SKWEEN SAVUR!!1
Seriously, if they don't need Google toolbar, why the hell would you let them install it? And let's be honest... You don't need Google toolbar, ever.
This is too complex. Here is an alternative solution:Don't install apps which require permissions you don't agree with.
If I see an app which is nothing to do with my phone book, or messaging, or system settings, and it requests those permissions, the app is not installed.
But this in itself is a symptom of something deeper. Somewhere along the line, the system has failed. The employees may not feel valued and slack off as a means of protest. They could be under paid or suffer from toxic leadership, so they perform to expectations and slack off at every opportunity. Worst, the person responsible for hiring could suck at their job and hire idiots who don't know what they're doing.
Either way, this isn't a problem solved by changing internet policy. It needs a much bigger change, much higher up the food chain.
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I had to look that up.
Weak.
That's 320x140.
I always wondered why we don't use fibre for endoscopes etc... Having the CCD fed by fibre to each "pixel" and a few around the perimeter emitting light, then running the lot through a sheath, would surely be smaller than mounting the whole thing on the end of a cable?
Projected images have no bezel. Just line them up and keystone / focus as appropriate; You should get seemless transition between screens easily.
Perl scripting with Windows Vista voice recognition
I'm pretty sure that mandating gesture control for coding would breach the cruel and unusual punishment / torture provisions of either human rights legislation, or the Geneva Convention.
SMS of Death
Bad coding is ubiquitous on all devices running any software. Remember that these are consumer end devices and not scrutinised in the same way as, say, military software is.
Oh, wait...
For twice the $5000 it'll cost you for one of these cards and 3 x 30" monitors, I know a guy who's father is a consultant urologist and can give you a real manhood extension.
[I]t is obviously a human trait to invent invisible or visible friends/masters for themselves, otherwise we wouldn't have so many religions.
In my opinion, religion is a hack in lieu of an explanation of "consciousness". Since we have had the ability to question our actions, we've needed to justify them to others. Invisible sky friends seem like a good way to do that, until we have any meaningful definition and explanation of how we developed self awareness and an idea of behaviour which wasn't in line with "best for the species" as most of nature seems to have developed.
It took the death of the most hated man alive to finally put an end to the supremacy of Justin Beiber tweets.
Beiber would still be top. The tense would just change from present to past.
All these demands seek to scrutinize every possible second of a person's life.
Is that unreasonable? We're not looking to see if he smoked a little weed in college. We want to know if he's suitable for running a country. Where he's born doesn't really make anybody a bad leader, but it does introduce a conflict of interest, just as if a senior RIAA lobbyist was promoted into a position of power within the US justice system at a time where copyright infeingement cases... Oh, wait.
FWIW, I think Obama is American and I think OBL is dead. I have more faith in the former than the latter, but I can't see it going down well if Wikileaks posts Whitehouse internal mail regarding a coverup. Too much at stake.
It's a typo. It should in fact read "s/news/opinion/;
easy mistake to make.
Indeed. I have a unique surname, and tried very hard to keep it away from Facebook. I asked all of my friends to never use it, and they didn't. They understood the reason behind it.
I join a group about a possible school reunion, and the first three posts after I join are "Who's that?" "I don't know." "It's $Firstname $Surname he was in my class."
I've since deleted my account, for what good that'll do.
Hopefully this is the nail in the coffin of the film franchise rapist Uwe Boll.
Can't wait to see which eyeball-injected DRM solution they require to watch their movies, though! Always-on 3G internet connection by rectal probe?
We gave Saddam a trial?
And by trial, I mean "Handed him over to the authorities of the country which he had persistently butchered the citizenry of since western powers slipped him into the hot seat."
I don't think there's any jury in the world which could try him; Everyone knows who Osama bin Laden is.
This is a VERY good thing, if it applies to Class Action lawsuits only. It'll force consumers to bring their own cases in small claims court, ensuring that the corporation either sends an agent to defend each and every case (prohibitively expensive) or accepts a default judgement against them (good for consumers). If this stops a Class Action suit against Sony for the PSN data breach, then I would hope that at least a few tens of thousands will file a small claims case (out of 77 million, and many may jump on the bandwagon for a quick buck if others are successful).
If it only applies to Class Action suits, this is A Good Thing.
Octarine.
Lovely spaaaaaam, wonderful spaaaaaaam filter.
Sadly, I know how this is going to turn out. There will be a class-action suit in which Sony is fined heavily. But the vast majority of the money will go to some shark lawyer, and the only thing the people affected by this will receive is a free 1-month subscription to PSN+. Actually, I'll be surprised if they even give us that much.
So don't join the class action. File a suit in small claims court. As some fellow said below, at $500 fine / damages per suit, that's close to $38b. Even if you only get $50 per suit, that's their operating income for a decade down the swannie.
Goose stepping is 18th century. You Godwin'd the post by linking goose step marching to Naziism, not the parent.
/. isn't the same place I used to lurk at years ago.
Further, Godwin's Law is a thought terminating argument and about as valid in political debate as "God works in mysterious ways" is in theological discussions. I should be amazed that more people around here don't realise that, but then I remember that
And, according to Sony, they only have the credit card #s - not the CVV or CV2 code. So, it would be reasonably difficult to make a purchase.
Absolutely. It's well beyond the ability of any petty criminal to buy a magnetic strip writer from eBay and put the stolen card numbers onto blanks / gift cards / any magnetic strip card. This was never done before internet purchases requiring CVV / CV2 codes became commonplace, and hardly anybody used cloned cards to withdraw cash at ATMs. Plus, store clerks always check the receipt card number against the one printed on the card itself, because they're vigilant pillars of the community.
On a related note, http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/4/6/
If they still do that if you pay for the service, and don't get the ads.
There's a reason for me not having Angry Birds on my Android phone. Not the same reason being discussed here, but it does involve advertising. I did enjoy the game, but I can do without very easily.
It's down to the user taking a stand, but they're all too self absorbed in eating that damn marsh mallow that the rest of us get it shoved down our necks, and no option to wait for two later on.
Instead you spend hours of time re-imaging hosed systems because of Antivirus 2011 installations, Limewire-sourced trojans, and AWWW DA ICKLE KOOT SKWEEN SAVUR!!1
Seriously, if they don't need Google toolbar, why the hell would you let them install it? And let's be honest... You don't need Google toolbar, ever.
This is too complex. Here is an alternative solution:Don't install apps which require permissions you don't agree with.
If I see an app which is nothing to do with my phone book, or messaging, or system settings, and it requests those permissions, the app is not installed.
I believe in solipsism, you insensitive clod!
Why am I talking to myself again?!
But this in itself is a symptom of something deeper. Somewhere along the line, the system has failed. The employees may not feel valued and slack off as a means of protest. They could be under paid or suffer from toxic leadership, so they perform to expectations and slack off at every opportunity. Worst, the person responsible for hiring could suck at their job and hire idiots who don't know what they're doing.
Either way, this isn't a problem solved by changing internet policy. It needs a much bigger change, much higher up the food chain.