It seems to me they taught the robot to perform an almost completely unnecessary task. You might as well leave the tabletop on the floor and then screw in the legs.
Now, if the human would hold the tabletop near the robot, and the robot would pick up the legs and screw them in, that would be something.
In The Netherlands, you call and enter the code when you park, then when you leave, you call again. You only pay for the time you actually parked. If you forget to unregister your car, you get unregistered automatically at midnight.
Of course there is a fee for each call. There is also a small yearly subscription fee for this service (in addition to the per call fee).
The alternative is to buy a ticket from a parking machine in advance, usually overestimating the amount of time you need.
Compared to the actual costs of parking downtown in the major cities, the fees are insignificant. And you don't waste money on buying parking time in advance and then not using all of it.
We got a bunch of new Xerox Phaser 8400 color wax printers, and all I can say is that they produce the absolutely crappiest color prints I have ever seen. The old HP 4550 color lasers they replaced were orders of magnitude better.
I do hope aliens have been observing us for a long long time. That way, when we finally reach the stage where we can actually make contact with them (either because they find us developed enough, or we just develop far enough to find them), they can tell us what our history REALLY was like.
As for the gender issue, how do you know the person looking at you naked is not gay? How do you know they are NOT getting a sexual kick from this ? How does that possibility make you feel?
And how do they know that the person being scanned is not gay?
I could imagine that for a gay person to be scanned by someone of the same sex is equivalent to a straight person being scanned by someone of the opposite sex.
Perhaps they should just let the subject pick the person who will scan them...:-)
Keep in mind that not everybody is a highly trained speedreader. Sometimes you must summarize, otherwise you end up with either a screen full of text, or the captions flashing by like subliminal messages.
Of course there is no excuse for errors in subtitling if they had plenty of time for checking it.
How about encrypting the whole hard drive, either by using an encrypted file system, or a HDD controller which encrypts all the data written to the disk on the fly. Store the encryption key in Flash or RAM or whatever. When any kind of unauthorized access is attempted, wipe the key, and nobody can access the disk anymore. This could be as simple as keeping the key in a bit of battery-powered RAM, and connecting this to a chassis intrusion switch, which will cut off power when the case is opened.
Don't forget to keep a backup copy of the key somewhere in a location safe enough that when someone gains access to it, the backup keys are the least of your worries.
And exactly since when do satellite uplink transmissions stop at the satellite? The uplink is a radio wave, albeit a directed one. It might still be possible to pick up an alien uplink signal.
Already some years ago I have read somewhere (link, anyone?) about how this kind of technology could be used to automatically exchange virtual business cards when you shake hands with someone. So this isn't exactly something new.
Without weapons, it will still cause depression. These guys will get stuck in some level and unable to get out, will wrap the mouse cord around their neck.
That's why they use cordless mice (and keyboards).
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So the forward speed with all legs functioning is 0.25m/s, and with one leg broken it is 0.27m/s.
Therefore, if a robot chases you, do NOT break its leg, because that only makes it chase you even faster!
It seems to me they taught the robot to perform an almost completely unnecessary task. You might as well leave the tabletop on the floor and then screw in the legs.
Now, if the human would hold the tabletop near the robot, and the robot would pick up the legs and screw them in, that would be something.
This is exactly the model Renault is using in Europe. Plus you can still charge the car yourself.
I admit to reading the article (sorry), thus I know it's 6 cents.
It's possible because you only read the first of four pages of the article. The four different photos each have a different text beneath them.
It appears to contain only a simple switch instead of any circuit breaker.
You forgot the GIF porn.
In The Netherlands, you call and enter the code when you park, then when you leave, you call again. You only pay for the time you actually parked. If you forget to unregister your car, you get unregistered automatically at midnight.
Of course there is a fee for each call. There is also a small yearly subscription fee for this service (in addition to the per call fee).
The alternative is to buy a ticket from a parking machine in advance, usually overestimating the amount of time you need.
Compared to the actual costs of parking downtown in the major cities, the fees are insignificant. And you don't waste money on buying parking time in advance and then not using all of it.
We got a bunch of new Xerox Phaser 8400 color wax printers, and all I can say is that they produce the absolutely crappiest color prints I have ever seen. The old HP 4550 color lasers they replaced were orders of magnitude better.
Perhaps they should flatten the top of the mountain to make a helipad and make it a tourist attraction.
I do hope aliens have been observing us for a long long time. That way, when we finally reach the stage where we can actually make contact with them (either because they find us developed enough, or we just develop far enough to find them), they can tell us what our history REALLY was like.
And how do they know that the person being scanned is not gay?
I could imagine that for a gay person to be scanned by someone of the same sex is equivalent to a straight person being scanned by someone of the opposite sex.
Perhaps they should just let the subject pick the person who will scan them...
This term is actually also in common use in Poland.
Somehow this reminded me of Stallone saying "I AM the law" (Judge Dredd)
Or maybe they will find his long lost twin brother on the surface of Kobol?
Now would be a great time to switch over to Esperanto.
> Anybody who had the vaguest clue how the Internet, and in particular DNS and SMTP work would not have written the above.
Anybody who had the vaguest clue how humor, and in particular sarcasm works, would not have written the above.
Keep in mind that not everybody is a highly trained speedreader. Sometimes you must summarize, otherwise you end up with either a screen full of text, or the captions flashing by like subliminal messages.
Of course there is no excuse for errors in subtitling if they had plenty of time for checking it.
In Korea, only old people will use cellular phones in 2015.
How about encrypting the whole hard drive, either by using an encrypted file system, or a HDD controller which encrypts all the data written to the disk on the fly. Store the encryption key in Flash or RAM or whatever. When any kind of unauthorized access is attempted, wipe the key, and nobody can access the disk anymore. This could be as simple as keeping the key in a bit of battery-powered RAM, and connecting this to a chassis intrusion switch, which will cut off power when the case is opened.
Don't forget to keep a backup copy of the key somewhere in a location safe enough that when someone gains access to it, the backup keys are the least of your worries.
I think it should be 'In Japan, Only Robots Talk to Old People'
Even if there would be no fear of hostile aircraft, radar would be used to track civilian aircraft, birds, etc.
And exactly since when do satellite uplink transmissions stop at the satellite? The uplink is a radio wave, albeit a directed one. It might still be possible to pick up an alien uplink signal.
Already some years ago I have read somewhere (link, anyone?) about how this kind of technology could be used to automatically exchange virtual business cards when you shake hands with someone. So this isn't exactly something new.