(a) Every person who, except in self-defense, aims or
points a laser scope, as defined in subdivision (b), or a laser
pointer, as defined in subdivision (c), at another person in a
threatening manner with the specific intent to cause a reasonable
person fear of bodily harm is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for up to 30 days. For purposes of this section, the laser scope need not be attached to a firearm.
(b) As used in this section, "laser scope" means a portable
battery-powered device capable of being attached to a firearm and capable of projecting a laser light on objects at a distance.
(c) As used in this section, "laser pointer" means any hand held
laser beam device or demonstration laser product that emits a single point of light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation that is visible to the human eye."
...the interesting part of this being in sec. a:
"...except in self-defense..." which might imply you can defend yourself with a laser...! Or a laser equipped shark...
In my house there's this light switch that doesn't do anything. Every so often I would flick it on and off just to check. Yesterday, I got a call from a woman in Germany. She said, "Cut it out."
Well, of course, we had it tough. We used to 'ave to get up out of shoebox at twelve o'clock at night and lick road clean wit' tongue. We had two bits of cold gravel, worked twenty-four hours a day at mill for sixpence every four years, and when we got home our Dad would slice us in two wit' bread knife.
Incorrect,
"...the entity contains the desire and the drive to replicate..."
There is no prerequisite that the entity contains the desire and the drive to replicate.
Simply put: Any entity that is better at replicating will out-replicate entities that don't. Entity that are better at surviving (in the current environs) will out-survive entities that don't.
This is not a new topic; having an AOL email was considered lame, even many years ago (back when AOL floppies blanketed the earth)
Discriminating against someone this way even had a name: "Domainism."
As to lame reasons not to hire someone - especially with the economy in the dumper - I would recommend removing ANYTHING from your resume' or e-mail address that could be a reason to drop you in the circular file. As so many of you pointed out, they have to triage that gigantic pile of resumes' down to a handful anyway, don't give them any excuse.
In the "really bad hiring policies" dept. I applied for a tech/I.T. position once many years ago, and they requested a hand-written essay. (Wait for it!!!) After being turned down, a friend of mine on the 'inside' told me that they would do a hand-writing analysis on it to determine your 'quality.' I guess they felt this was more reliable than a palm reading...!
There is already a 3-D 800x600 HMD available (and it's been around a while) The i3PC goes for $825 (sans tracker) I've had one for a few years, and it works OK.
http://www.vrealities.com/iglassesi3pc.html
I don't know how this HMD discussion evolved into an AR discussion, it's like saying, "Since they don't make a good ultralight plane; why don't you buy some flippers and a snorkel instead?" They are two very different apps.
Only NVidia cards are driving the 3D, and a lot of games aren't really designed to use 3D in a useful way.
For example, in most first person shooters, you either have a aiming reticule, which in 3D is impossibly close to your visual field (like using your finger held one inch from your eyes to aim) or you have a gun in the lower right corner, pointing obliquely up to the center.
Very few use true 'iron sights' which would allow you to look 'down' the gun barrel to aim, and NONE allow you to use iron sights up to your right (or left) eye to sight.
Many games, even though playable in 3D don't have a means of sending tracker data back to the view, like flight-sim which uses the hat switch instead of the mouse data.
If game makers could start including standard features to support head-tracking, better 3D implementation and force feedback (now missing from UT3) they would be a greater drive to buy HMDs.
Slashdot Mirror
You can't copyright a name. There are many books and stories that freely use the Sherlock Holmes name.
"California Penal Code Section 417.25
...the interesting part of this being in sec. a:
(a) Every person who, except in self-defense, aims or points a laser scope, as defined in subdivision (b), or a laser pointer, as defined in subdivision (c), at another person in a threatening manner with the specific intent to cause a reasonable person fear of bodily harm is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for up to 30 days. For purposes of this section, the laser scope need not be attached to a firearm.
(b) As used in this section, "laser scope" means a portable battery-powered device capable of being attached to a firearm and capable of projecting a laser light on objects at a distance.
(c) As used in this section, "laser pointer" means any hand held laser beam device or demonstration laser product that emits a single point of light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation that is visible to the human eye."
"...except in self-defense..." which might imply you can defend yourself with a laser...! Or a laser equipped shark...
"...So if the US government were to kill a US citizen outside the US, the US government would not be liable in a US court?..."
Of course not. They would be liable in an International court.
Remember Nuremberg?
Actually, the Border patrol has full jurisdiction 100 miles inside the border.
In my house there's this light switch that doesn't do anything. Every so often I would flick it on and off just to check. Yesterday, I got a call from a woman in Germany. She said, "Cut it out."
Steven Wright
I thought you were going to reach for a car analogy here...
"...It's surprising that games are cheaper to make than movies...."
Not really - one of the huge costs of film-making is star salaries, which (with some exceptions) doesn't occur in game production.
Most large film production is with a union cast/crew, which adds to the cost.
The playtime of the game vs. the runtime of the film isn't really as important as the conglomerate number of set's/levels/locations.
Well, of course, we had it tough. We used to 'ave to get up out of shoebox at twelve o'clock at night and lick road clean wit' tongue. We had two bits of cold gravel, worked twenty-four hours a day at mill for sixpence every four years, and when we got home our Dad would slice us in two wit' bread knife.
(full text: http://www.phespirit.info/montypython/four_yorkshiremen.htm)
(performed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDaSvRO9xA)
Military (DOD) spending also brought us things like the internet and integrated circuits; so it's still pretty useful.
Incorrect,
"...the entity contains the desire and the drive to replicate..."
There is no prerequisite that the entity contains the desire and the drive to replicate.
Simply put: Any entity that is better at replicating will out-replicate entities that don't. Entity that are better at surviving (in the current environs) will out-survive entities that don't.
Desire has nothing to do with it.
This is not a new topic; having an AOL email was considered lame, even many years ago (back when AOL floppies blanketed the earth)
Discriminating against someone this way even had a name: "Domainism."
As to lame reasons not to hire someone - especially with the economy in the dumper - I would recommend removing ANYTHING from your resume' or e-mail address that could be a reason to drop you in the circular file. As so many of you pointed out, they have to triage that gigantic pile of resumes' down to a handful anyway, don't give them any excuse.
In the "really bad hiring policies" dept. I applied for a tech/I.T. position once many years ago, and they requested a hand-written essay. (Wait for it!!!) After being turned down, a friend of mine on the 'inside' told me that they would do a hand-writing analysis on it to determine your 'quality.' I guess they felt this was more reliable than a palm reading...!
There is already a 3-D 800x600 HMD available (and it's been around a while) The i3PC goes for $825 (sans tracker) I've had one for a few years, and it works OK. http://www.vrealities.com/iglassesi3pc.html I don't know how this HMD discussion evolved into an AR discussion, it's like saying, "Since they don't make a good ultralight plane; why don't you buy some flippers and a snorkel instead?" They are two very different apps. Only NVidia cards are driving the 3D, and a lot of games aren't really designed to use 3D in a useful way. For example, in most first person shooters, you either have a aiming reticule, which in 3D is impossibly close to your visual field (like using your finger held one inch from your eyes to aim) or you have a gun in the lower right corner, pointing obliquely up to the center. Very few use true 'iron sights' which would allow you to look 'down' the gun barrel to aim, and NONE allow you to use iron sights up to your right (or left) eye to sight. Many games, even though playable in 3D don't have a means of sending tracker data back to the view, like flight-sim which uses the hat switch instead of the mouse data. If game makers could start including standard features to support head-tracking, better 3D implementation and force feedback (now missing from UT3) they would be a greater drive to buy HMDs.