You could actually SEE how data is processed. And seeing is believing. This clearly sparks more intrest in "computers"
Exactly. Everything was a lot less "black box" back then. You could see the bits light up on a panel as they were processed at sub KHz speeds.
Maybe OP could have them build a simple "slow" computer with regular transistors to help understand the whole concept of registers and binary math as it happens in a machine. Start with something that adds two numbers and go from there.
And yeah, we were lucky to have someone as enthusiastic as Richard for our leader. A leader who is REALLY into computers helps a lot. Plus, he wasn't your typical "nerd", he actually had a couple girlfriends at the time, which was quite inspirational to a freshman nerd like me.
I'm not sure if this is as relevant as it was when I was in a computer explorers club in the late seventies, but the coolest thing we did was go on field trips after school to see what sort of equipment and jobs were out there. Someone's parent or friend of their parent would usually take us into the "computer room" and explain the equipment and what they were doing. It was pretty cool.
Of course, I did grow up near the Johnson Space Center and most of our field trips were NASA contractors and NASA itself, so that probably helped. And it was the late 70's, so paper tape, 9-track, punch cards, disk packs, etc. were the norm. And a fairly knowledgeable high-school student named Richard Garriott was our club leader, and he was pretty enthusiastic about this computer stuff.
But it DID get me interested in these here computer things.
If you're boycotting air travel, you're missing out on the fun.
ALWAYS opt out and ask for the free massage. Giggling and moaning while they pat you down is half the fun of air travel. Either the TSA agent "gets it" and has a laugh along with you, or it REALLY pisses them off, which can be even more fun. Bonus points for having an erection.
What will happen is they will just compile this DB from already available info (such as driver's license info for the picture, address, etc.) and claim it is done. Never underestimate the laziness of people, especially government employees. Note:I worked for the federal gov't for many years.
What's great is they will use the crappy driver's license pictures to try to identify people. That should drive down their ability to actually ID you from your photo to about 10%.
As a 50 year-old, I resent the fact that you think my cheap USB drive that I carry around on my ear with an old twist-tie is me trying to look young. It's just more convenient to carry it that way, really.
Hell, in my factory we still use tools that have DOS, WIN3.1 and WinNT machines attached. Millions of dollars worth of equipment that we are NOT going to replace just because the OS is no longer supported.
Wouldn't people become dependent on them? I used to be able to remember dozens of phone numbers, but now my phone does it and I remember maybe half a dozen. Hell, I can hardly remember my own number.
Would you really want them? A lot of life is the minor adventures. Even at the grocery store wandering around and trying interesting new things you see is a small adventure. I've had plenty of adventure seeing the non-landmark areas of towns and cities in the world. Getting lost is one of my favorite things to do when traveling. Heck, I love getting lost in my own town, I find new stuff I never would have thought to look for.
Play video? Really? There's not enough video available already that it has to be available everywhere and every time? I'm afraid a lot of people would completely miss out on life with something like this. I just took a long train ride through the Chinese countryside. I think I was the only one looking out the window and enjoying the amazing scenery. All the locals and tourists were looking at their smart phones 90% of the time. Though it would be pretty cool if the glasses could identify various things as you passed by. But then again, sometimes not knowing that that weird structure you just passed is just a water tower and imagining it to be some bizarre temple structure is more fun.
I, too can see a lot of great uses for these, but I can also see a whole segment of society dropping out of real life, not that that hasn't already pretty much happened.
IKEA has some "inexpensive" ($10 each) LED bulbs (you can get various bases on them, too) that emit a near-incandescent type light. They only seem to be about 40W equivalent (they are not labeled as any equivalent) but 3 in a ceiling fan light fixture lights up a room nicely.
I'm about to buy some more to test in the bathroom fixtures to see how they hold up in the moist environment. CFLs suck at that.
I take it you haven't dealt much with the type of people most companies hire for the Personnel department.
From the 3 gov't agencies, two non-profits and half-dozen private companies I've worked for as evidence, it seems that looking good in a tight dress is the major qualification.
Exactly. ATT & others have proven they don't care.
Telcos got BILLIONS from the federal government to improve rural broadband in the 90's and 00's. I live 20 miles outside Austin city limits. I STILL only get dial-up from the telcos, I can't even get shitty ISDN. I have to use a radio wireless service (run by a small business 30 miles in a small town in the other direction) to get even 1mbps internet service.
In short, fuck the telcos, fuck Time Warner, who won't run a cable down our road even with hundreds of potential customers for a simple 5 miles of cable. Maybe Google will force these assholes to provide service to the rest of us.
I would take a 20% pay cut for a 4 day week. And I would probably do more work in the four days to more than make up for it.
But the stupid corporate culture says you have to be at your desk 5 days a week or you're slacking. And here I am at work...On slashdot, being productive...
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I married the best friend of a woman I met online.
They are no longer friends.
You could actually SEE how data is processed. And seeing is believing. This clearly sparks more intrest in "computers"
Exactly. Everything was a lot less "black box" back then. You could see the bits light up on a panel as they were processed at sub KHz speeds.
Maybe OP could have them build a simple "slow" computer with regular transistors to help understand the whole concept of registers and binary math as it happens in a machine. Start with something that adds two numbers and go from there.
And yeah, we were lucky to have someone as enthusiastic as Richard for our leader. A leader who is REALLY into computers helps a lot. Plus, he wasn't your typical "nerd", he actually had a couple girlfriends at the time, which was quite inspirational to a freshman nerd like me.
I'm not sure if this is as relevant as it was when I was in a computer explorers club in the late seventies, but the coolest thing we did was go on field trips after school to see what sort of equipment and jobs were out there. Someone's parent or friend of their parent would usually take us into the "computer room" and explain the equipment and what they were doing. It was pretty cool.
Of course, I did grow up near the Johnson Space Center and most of our field trips were NASA contractors and NASA itself, so that probably helped. And it was the late 70's, so paper tape, 9-track, punch cards, disk packs, etc. were the norm. And a fairly knowledgeable high-school student named Richard Garriott was our club leader, and he was pretty enthusiastic about this computer stuff.
But it DID get me interested in these here computer things.
Really? I have a pen camera that I don't have to hold out to record with.
Yes, you do unless you want to record the floor.
Mine video pen works fine clipped into my pocket. Of course, it makes me look like an even bigger nerd, but it is an inconspicuous way to shoot video.
If you're boycotting air travel, you're missing out on the fun.
ALWAYS opt out and ask for the free massage.
Giggling and moaning while they pat you down is half the fun of air travel. Either the TSA agent "gets it" and has a laugh along with you, or it REALLY pisses them off, which can be even more fun. Bonus points for having an erection.
Nachos?
Depends on how much weed they can grow on Mars, I guess.
Come to think of it, a pop-tart is pretty ripe for printing like this as well.
Now my neighbors won't have to tell me which good new porn they have found!
It's a time saver, really.
What will happen is they will just compile this DB from already available info (such as driver's license info for the picture, address, etc.) and claim it is done. Never underestimate the laziness of people, especially government employees. Note:I worked for the federal gov't for many years.
What's great is they will use the crappy driver's license pictures to try to identify people. That should drive down their ability to actually ID you from your photo to about 10%.
That reminds me of one of the mantras at my school back in the 70's and 80's: "Kids who are in sports don't do drugs!"
And..our athletes always had the best drugs.
Something is dangerous compared to the land of Australia? Where every creature carries enough venom to kill at least 423 adult humans?
Man, that's dangerous.
Hmm...I'm trademarking iCodpiece before anyone gets their hands on it.
As a 50 year-old, I resent the fact that you think my cheap USB drive that I carry around on my ear with an old twist-tie is me trying to look young. It's just more convenient to carry it that way, really.
Hell, in my factory we still use tools that have DOS, WIN3.1 and WinNT machines attached. Millions of dollars worth of equipment that we are NOT going to replace just because the OS is no longer supported.
I admit to being old enough to have seen both Earthquake and Midway in SENSURROUND.
I thought it was really cool when I was a kid. I'm sure it would just annoy the crap out of me today.
But "Is It Good For The COMPANY?"
These are all great ideas...BUT....
Wouldn't people become dependent on them? I used to be able to remember dozens of phone numbers, but now my phone does it and I remember maybe half a dozen. Hell, I can hardly remember my own number.
Would you really want them? A lot of life is the minor adventures. Even at the grocery store wandering around and trying interesting new things you see is a small adventure. I've had plenty of adventure seeing the non-landmark areas of towns and cities in the world. Getting lost is one of my favorite things to do when traveling. Heck, I love getting lost in my own town, I find new stuff I never would have thought to look for.
Play video? Really? There's not enough video available already that it has to be available everywhere and every time? I'm afraid a lot of people would completely miss out on life with something like this. I just took a long train ride through the Chinese countryside. I think I was the only one looking out the window and enjoying the amazing scenery. All the locals and tourists were looking at their smart phones 90% of the time. Though it would be pretty cool if the glasses could identify various things as you passed by. But then again, sometimes not knowing that that weird structure you just passed is just a water tower and imagining it to be some bizarre temple structure is more fun.
I, too can see a lot of great uses for these, but I can also see a whole segment of society dropping out of real life, not that that hasn't already pretty much happened.
Some do, some don't.
IKEA has some "inexpensive" ($10 each) LED bulbs (you can get various bases on them, too) that emit a near-incandescent type light. They only seem to be about 40W equivalent (they are not labeled as any equivalent) but 3 in a ceiling fan light fixture lights up a room nicely.
I'm about to buy some more to test in the bathroom fixtures to see how they hold up in the moist environment. CFLs suck at that.
I take it you haven't dealt much with the type of people most companies hire for the Personnel department.
From the 3 gov't agencies, two non-profits and half-dozen private companies I've worked for as evidence, it seems that looking good in a tight dress is the major qualification.
Exactly. ATT & others have proven they don't care.
Telcos got BILLIONS from the federal government to improve rural broadband in the 90's and 00's. I live 20 miles outside Austin city limits. I STILL only get dial-up from the telcos, I can't even get shitty ISDN. I have to use a radio wireless service (run by a small business 30 miles in a small town in the other direction) to get even 1mbps internet service.
In short, fuck the telcos, fuck Time Warner, who won't run a cable down our road even with hundreds of potential customers for a simple 5 miles of cable. Maybe Google will force these assholes to provide service to the rest of us.
Exactly. Even small businesses in the USA. Been there, done that.
As someone else said in another thread: "If I saw this coming at me I would run away screaming, while pooping myself."
Apple's consumers tend to want to show off the fact that they are Apple consumers. Even their phone & tablet covers have a hole to show off the logo.
My mother taught me not to flash around my valuables, but I doubt you can convince most folks to do this.
Yeah, what's with being an OS bigot? Why can't the people in that household run whatever OS they are comfortable with using?
I guess bigotry exists in the electronics world as well. Wait until Skynet gets here.
I would take a 20% pay cut for a 4 day week. And I would probably do more work in the four days to more than make up for it.
But the stupid corporate culture says you have to be at your desk 5 days a week or you're slacking. And here I am at work...On slashdot, being productive...
If I only had some karma points for you.