like my other post, I'd avoid easy access hardware like 802.11. it's hackable and jamable. heck, a 9 volt battery and a rusty nail will give enough intererence to trash a concert.
Asus and many others already do this, it's called dual CPU motherboards. if you want 2 environments, VMware is out and MSoft is planning a similar software built in.
I thought about this myself, not impressed with it's technical feat, I choose to just run a 2ghz machine and a dual monitor system.
Usefull if you can't afford/aquire another case, but I can't see how this changes the world any more than putting a computer in a 1920's taster case (which I'm trying to do now anyway). I hope I don't wind up on slashdot frontpage.
Any AI based project SHOULD include Asminov's ideas. I'd be terrified if a Super-AI didn't give even the slightest shit about humanity. oh wait, matrix, ya Id like that more than a computer that provides for my every whim.
I dabble in programming AI and if I had a project that could in the slightest bit aquire acces to physicality (robot arm, matter manip, lasers) I want it to know my species is priority 1.
Read the book, it's not that long. Then be a critic.
I appreciate your math. it is true that for normal tv viewing a 4:3 is far superior. I on the other hand Never ever buy a standard aspect ratio DVD. For TV, I watch it on my 4:3 computer monitor so I can re-sample it up to 1600x1200. If I'm watching DVD's I want the best bang I can get.
I know I wouldn't go as far as calling you names, I just think this is a matter of viewing habits.
Heck my radeon will output to all the Plasma displays at sams club ($4000) it's about right for a digital flat panel in price vs. size.....and it fits my desk just right.... hmmmm, damn I need a better job
I go weeks without touching cash. Debt cards are the same frekin thing only my bank keeps record of what I do. Heck they have better records than I do.
Everyone is just scared to lose a fistfull of cash to a card. Personally I'm glad to see money gone, and this solution sounds more anonymous than whats ALREADY in place.
Now everyone SHOULD be worried about total anononimity. Having BOTH methods in place is good. If I was to lose the card with my paycheck on it, I'd be pissed. of course if I wanna go buy something I wouldn't be proud of or if it's personal, Then I will use a card like this. This is the ONLY way to make it work because everyone will not accept a debt card society.
Honestly I don't know what I'd go and buy that I was sensitive about to the point that I'd need this card (hell I buy crap at the Adult superstore in vegas on my debt card.), but it's good to know it's there...like payphones(whats that?).
------- Thats my 2 cents...hey gimme back my card!... bastard machine ate my card!
eh, so I mis-spoke. I guess I would be more impressed with 104mhz if it wasn't pushing a java core. Personally I see 700+ mhz machines choking on that.
the demo scene(and GBA) is powered by assembly level programming, and thats not what this device is offering. it is offering Java core. YES java can be very powerful, but normally all I see is crap thrown together and a flag hauled up saying "YAY! it's a game!"
MAYBEE they can do it right, but i have yet to be impressed by nokia's idea of cutting edge tech.
I just hope they dont sour the market by releasing a showcase for crappy programming.
----------- WOW! look at that Karma burn! GO GET THE MARSHMELLOWS!
104mhz arm? my friends 200+mhz arm can barely play old lucas-arts games, let alone seamless nintendoesque 3d. I'd rather have a palm phone or a pocketpc phone.
Man when will nokia realize some people like powerful processors and a machine that won't fall apart in their pocket.
And they expect us to abandon this one? heh simple mortals. Humans are too eclectic to give up a whole planet. They just said that so they could allow evolution to go on un-touched. we won't be around because we killed ourselves, not because we simply 'moved'.
Is this even the best way to acheive this result? I have done research, and implimentation on making computers user-friendly to the blind. I consider a driver blind because except for the momentary glance, there should be NO visual interaction.
Software like Dragon naturally speaking are the best I've found for speech in and out (they do call for a headset). but you can use your favorite flavor of recognition and text-to-speech.
For input, wouldn't it be easier/safer to just mount buttons on the steering wheel? half the cars out already have stereo controls there, why not back, forward, and Read that?
I'm personally building this type of interface for my car, I would NEVER consider using a wired glove (tangle in gearshift) or for that matter a headset (illegal in most states anyway). a reasonably quiet car can handle a mic on the dash and a laptop.
-subnote: seems headphones ARE illegal in California but not utah, figures. I guess drivers can't get any worse here, even with headphones.
-sub-subnote: anyone now any good software to get voice recognition/text-to-speech under linux? ----- Hey Gimme my 3 cents! I gave you a nickel!
I'm in the croud that does care about this. Being one of the many 'geeks' diagnosed wth ADHD memory is generally a major concern. by understanding how others minds work, sometimes allows you to understand your own.
I find myself concerned about this more often than not.
In some circles, it makes it easier to make interactive systems, due to understanding the way the mind works. I remember a story long ago about how Icons help us relate to the programs on our desktops, thus improving effeciency and accuracy. This is an unnderstanding of the human mind that was generally accepted but not pointed out. after that, we see Gnome, win desktop, and other modern interfaces.
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all I have to say is....
Timmy!
prolly not... my guess is that it wil be implimented into a "clean room" copy of the OS running to offer terminal services that can do more.
My guess is that they are itchin to get DirectX implimented on a terminal service. then they can set the X box up as a terminal for a hub computer.
Personally I like terminal service style computing, but not at the expense of flexibility like running Linux on a winpc.
uh... ya
http://www.theledlight.com/onestar.html
the second one on the page (took me 20 minutes to find it but yes there will be).
like my other post, I'd avoid easy access hardware like 802.11. it's hackable and jamable. heck, a 9 volt battery and a rusty nail will give enough intererence to trash a concert.
I can see one, a fan with a palmPC shows up to a stones concert and starts broadcasting Kenny G on the guitar channel.
On the otherhand, a fan can show up to a kenny G concert and broadcast stones music on the Mic channel....
Asus and many others already do this, it's called dual CPU motherboards. if you want 2 environments, VMware is out and MSoft is planning a similar software built in.
I thought about this myself, not impressed with it's technical feat, I choose to just run a 2ghz machine and a dual monitor system.
Usefull if you can't afford/aquire another case, but I can't see how this changes the world any more than putting a computer in a 1920's taster case (which I'm trying to do now anyway). I hope I don't wind up on slashdot frontpage.
he said linux.... that answer your question?
Any AI based project SHOULD include Asminov's ideas. I'd be terrified if a Super-AI didn't give even the slightest shit about humanity. oh wait, matrix, ya Id like that more than a computer that provides for my every whim.
I dabble in programming AI and if I had a project that could in the slightest bit aquire acces to physicality (robot arm, matter manip, lasers) I want it to know my species is priority 1.
Read the book, it's not that long. Then be a critic.
Atleast finally someone read the novel before posting.
I've been skimming for 5 pages to find one.
I loved the book. got nothing done yesterday, but love it none the less.
I'm honestly supprised they didn't revive the UT2003 engine and have more to do. I know I'd spend a few millenia in a live action UT2003.
I appreciate your math. it is true that for normal tv viewing a 4:3 is far superior. I on the other hand Never ever buy a standard aspect ratio DVD. For TV, I watch it on my 4:3 computer monitor so I can re-sample it up to 1600x1200. If I'm watching DVD's I want the best bang I can get.
I know I wouldn't go as far as calling you names, I just think this is a matter of viewing habits.
Heck my radeon will output to all the Plasma displays at sams club ($4000) it's about right for a digital flat panel in price vs. size. ....and it fits my desk just right.... hmmmm, damn I need a better job
in all honesty, a peice of sandpaper, sharpie, letter stencil (or patience), and some clear nail polish/epoxy works great.
if you get a keyboard with the letters on the top or bottom half of the key, just write the dvorak letters on the other half then nail polish over.
I even used the front edge (/-\ ---read side) of my MS natural keyboard keys years ago. thats still there.
I go weeks without touching cash. Debt cards are the same frekin thing only my bank keeps record of what I do. Heck they have better records than I do.
Everyone is just scared to lose a fistfull of cash to a card. Personally I'm glad to see money gone, and this solution sounds more anonymous than whats ALREADY in place.
Now everyone SHOULD be worried about total anononimity. Having BOTH methods in place is good. If I was to lose the card with my paycheck on it, I'd be pissed. of course if I wanna go buy something I wouldn't be proud of or if it's personal, Then I will use a card like this. This is the ONLY way to make it work because everyone will not accept a debt card society.
Honestly I don't know what I'd go and buy that I was sensitive about to the point that I'd need this card (hell I buy crap at the Adult superstore in vegas on my debt card.), but it's good to know it's there...like payphones(whats that?).
-------
Thats my 2 cents...hey gimme back my card!... bastard machine ate my card!
eh, so I mis-spoke. I guess I would be more impressed with 104mhz if it wasn't pushing a java core. Personally I see 700+ mhz machines choking on that.
the demo scene(and GBA) is powered by assembly level programming, and thats not what this device is offering. it is offering Java core. YES java can be very powerful, but normally all I see is crap thrown together and a flag hauled up saying "YAY! it's a game!"
MAYBEE they can do it right, but i have yet to be impressed by nokia's idea of cutting edge tech.
I just hope they dont sour the market by releasing a showcase for crappy programming.
-----------
WOW! look at that Karma burn! GO GET THE MARSHMELLOWS!
104mhz arm? my friends 200+mhz arm can barely play old lucas-arts games, let alone seamless nintendoesque 3d. I'd rather have a palm phone or a pocketpc phone.
Man when will nokia realize some people like powerful processors and a machine that won't fall apart in their pocket.
And they expect us to abandon this one? heh simple mortals. Humans are too eclectic to give up a whole planet. They just said that so they could allow evolution to go on un-touched. we won't be around because we killed ourselves, not because we simply 'moved'.
by then they should have evolved into a light bread used to stuff meat into.
in response to your sig:
"loud"
and I could probably do more damage with crap from my local army/navy store. I want one of those.
ya, but it's not stylish.
Time to get out the tinfoil hats....but this time put them on the antenna :) "oh ya mr IRS guy, it's been in the garage the whole time."
Is this even the best way to acheive this result? I have done research, and implimentation on making computers user-friendly to the blind. I consider a driver blind because except for the momentary glance, there should be NO visual interaction.
Software like Dragon naturally speaking are the best I've found for speech in and out (they do call for a headset). but you can use your favorite flavor of recognition and text-to-speech.
For input, wouldn't it be easier/safer to just mount buttons on the steering wheel? half the cars out already have stereo controls there, why not back, forward, and Read that?
I'm personally building this type of interface for my car, I would NEVER consider using a wired glove (tangle in gearshift) or for that matter a headset (illegal in most states anyway). a reasonably quiet car can handle a mic on the dash and a laptop.
-subnote: seems headphones ARE illegal in California but not utah, figures. I guess drivers can't get any worse here, even with headphones.
-sub-subnote: anyone now any good software to get voice recognition/text-to-speech under linux?
-----
Hey Gimme my 3 cents! I gave you a nickel!
not for lack of trying....
he better decrypt the soap-on-a-rope order forms quick.
I'm in the croud that does care about this. Being one of the many 'geeks' diagnosed wth ADHD memory is generally a major concern. by understanding how others minds work, sometimes allows you to understand your own.
I find myself concerned about this more often than not.
In some circles, it makes it easier to make interactive systems, due to understanding the way the mind works. I remember a story long ago about how Icons help us relate to the programs on our desktops, thus improving effeciency and accuracy.
This is an unnderstanding of the human mind that was generally accepted but not pointed out. after that, we see Gnome, win desktop, and other modern interfaces.
ya they mention a power module every 100 kilometers using only 50 watts. not bad compared to normal resistive technologies