Of not living up to it's marketing. Despite what those idiot investors and marketing folks who over-invested in the buzzword would like us to believe, there will be no internet of things. While one can think of plenty of reasons why any particular object in the house might be slightly improved by being able to share some random status or change to the internet at large; one can barely think of anything that that would greatly improve this behavior. Yes I can get a push notification when the toaster pops... but if I was far enough away not to hear it pop, the toast will be cold by the time I get there anyway. Yes occasionally an internet connected thermostat has allowed me to turn off the heat when I'm away, but mostly it just allows me to tweak it from the comfort of my bed 10 feet away.
Technology, as it becomes cheaper and the the relative usefulness / to expense ratio goes down will slowly creep into every day crevices of our lives, it doesn't change the fact that this is not because the usefulness of having these things done has gone up, but merely the price of the technology to do so has gone down.
It's 3D all over again (and again, and again)... There are a lot of folks that REALLY want IoT to be the next huge money maker, and have invested a lot of their gambling money (That's what modern investing on futures is for the most part anyway) on it being HUGE. I think the only thing huge about IoT will be the disappointment.
But it seems to me that more and more often the knee jerk reaction to these articles should be that they are full of crap and misdirection. Far too many news outlets, bloggers, etc, have realized the kind of click through they can generate by creating a fake Apple-Gate, and the torrent of hits from both sides of the conflict is too appealing for them to correct the content or unbias a headline.
That rather than shorter attention spans, or more useless papers, papers are not staying relevant as long simply because the rate of technological progress continues to increase?
For example, a paper on VHS would have been cited during a longer period than a paper on DVD, which would have been cited more than a paper on Blu-Ray... The rate of innovation has increased, and thus the duration of the usefulness of the discoveries as compared to updated versions of the same has gone down.
Gosh, I was worried that people might discuss the science on this thread while totally ignoring the potential to bring partisan US politics into the forefront. Thanks for saving us all from that gruesome fate.
In addition to the Z-Wave solutions (coupled with iVera for mobile access / refined control including locking and unlocking your door from anywhere) there are tons of existing WiFi, programmable and god why do I still comment on slashdot seriously I'm typing and I can't muster any more smug I'll probably run out of steam midsente..
I love that they added a headphone jack to the new controller (making it easier to chat)... and amazingly enough it works (kinda) with iPhone headsets. (3 channel mini plug)... though the audio only comes out one side in an imperfect stereo. Would be nice if they had a more intelligent jack here that could take regular headphones as well as the semi-standard (with lots and lots of options available) iPhone style stereo / mic plugs.
... That discovered that the Scalage security deadbolts have been compromised, and can be unlocked without the use of a key! Assuming of course you are inside the house.
It's kind of fascinating to read all the comment flow on posts like these (which Slashdot has had a number of in the last few days)... Where the argument between the commenters eventually boils down to two sides:
1. There is a non-zero chance of badthing happening, and badthing is terrible, so it is my personal choice to give up freedomthing in order to reduce or remove the chance of badthing happening. 2. While badthing can happen, and is indeed terrible when it does, the chances are low enough and I find the benefits gained from freedomthing to be worth the risk, and it is my personal decision to continue doing freedomthing.
The meta discussion then becomes
3. I think person 1 and person 2 should be able to make their own choices 4. I think person 2 is irresponsible and should be forced to relinquish freedomthing because badthing
It's interesting but regardless of the issues it does seem like people who make choices based on their fears, seem to do so again and again. I'm not sure what would be required for person 2 to convince person 1 it is "Okay" and to embrace the freedom and forget the fear... Maybe a better understanding of risk analysis? I was lucky to have reasoning parents, who allowed me to take reasonable risk in search of the rewards of freedom, and taught me through example on how to judge those balances... but it wasn't until joining the Navy and being introduced to one of the few pieces of remarkably sane bureaucracy that they have -- The risk matrix http://imgur.com/kboHrxK
Basic concept here is: 1. Every risk is given a category based on two factors:
a. What are the chances of something going wrong
b. What is the severity of the thing that goes wrong 2. Once the the category is determined, then it is weighed against the value of the reward...
Basically, if the risk isn't worth the reward... Either mitigate the risk until it is within the reward value, or don't do it.
The case here, is Improbable chance of catastrophic result... Category 12... or medium risk. Medium risks are taken often, you mitigate whenever possible (short distance, they were together, familiar territory) and the reward here is children that are more independent and strong.
The world would be a worse place if people weren't allowed to make these kinds of choices for themselves... But the world would be a better place if people were better able to find ways to understand and cope with their fear. All too often we are manipulated by it.
In other news, a recent google search comparison revealed that 24 percent of people still spell it per cent, whereas less than.001 per centum spell it that weird fucking way.
I was going to find a way to make the money to buy a section of land out in farm country, and build 2 giant old world style castles. My friends and I would go live there and we would fight paintball battles all day. There would be no "work" or "jobs" or parents, only paintball.
Then I turned 10 and realized that was kind of ridiculous.
Just like the suggestion that 10 million people will be living in floating Ayn Rand cities by 2050, and that the secret recipe to immortality is steroids and the most recent diet fad.
Reduce product portfolio to be more potent Age out unsuccessful product lines Focus on providing a good User Experience
When Steve came back to the ailing Apple, he focused the company into 4 product lines (iMac, PowerMac, Powerbook and iBook) when the company got healthier the branched into music, phones, and music players but kept this focus of vision (Generally only 2 products per market one for pro and one for consumer users). Marisa hasn't done anything like that.
Additionally, Yahoo has one of the worst User Experiences in every category they try to compete in, with aggressive advertising (second only to porn rings), and failed content. Their "popularity" remains only because of the barrier to migration for existing users (I can't change my email address ISniffCrazyGlue1982_234552@yahoo.com because everyone knows it!).
Not destroyed, the NEED for them has been obliviated! Every job that gets done by a robot or AI is one less job to DO, freeing up it's human counterpart to do SOMETHING ELSE, this has happened throughout society:
* People desire (or need) thing A, B.. n * Workers struggle to provide thing A (So they can barter or buy things B.. n) * Technology improves requiring less workers to make thing A, freeing up those workers. We still have just as much Things A.. n! * People realize that they can now have thing n+1 * Workers go to work making thing n+1 (and the cycle continues)
We are only able to enjoy my clothing, iPhone's, cars, lights, modern housing, cooking appliances, because so much of my basic needs are now provided for with relatively little effort (cost) thanks to technology.
This same argument goes WHENEVER anyone makes the argument that "This change will cause X people to lose their jobs" -- For instance, if we were to greatly simplify our tax system we wouldn't be destroying IRS Jobs, but removing the need for them. In the short run it seems bad for the individuals who now have to seek other employment, but in the long run, they do something else, something more productive, and the whole of our society is able to improve our general quality of life (or at least our amount of stuff which in the US is the same thing and and argument for another thread).
Obvious this post, and TFA were not posted by real people, but fictions created by the Singularity in order to make sure that us meatbags are passive and unsuspecting when it comes down to destroy us all.
Destroy your calculators now before they turn on you!
Don't blame electronics, don't make use of the "I'm a part of generation (whatever)" excuse. Take responsibility for your own self discipline and attention span. Don't take drugs that will "fix" it, don't blame those drugs when they don't work either. Want to be better at concentrating? Practice. Turn off distractions. Tune in to your priorities.
Have you considered that your brain might actually be efficient? Normally, when I don't pay attention to something it's because it isn't something that I'm interested in. Not on my priorities. If I feel like it really should be then I just have to analyze my priorities, and the consequences. Sometimes it reminds me why I should be doing something and helps with focus, other times it leads me to realize I don't care about the thing I'm doing and I just quit before fini
Came here to say just that. Where I'm at in CA, PG&E is on net metering for solar, and actually pays you the hourly rate for putting power back on the grid (net metering) which is any time during daylight hours. Better to have your panels pointed to get max total daily output.
Slashdot Mirror
Of not living up to it's marketing. Despite what those idiot investors and marketing folks who over-invested in the buzzword would like us to believe, there will be no internet of things. While one can think of plenty of reasons why any particular object in the house might be slightly improved by being able to share some random status or change to the internet at large; one can barely think of anything that that would greatly improve this behavior. Yes I can get a push notification when the toaster pops... but if I was far enough away not to hear it pop, the toast will be cold by the time I get there anyway. Yes occasionally an internet connected thermostat has allowed me to turn off the heat when I'm away, but mostly it just allows me to tweak it from the comfort of my bed 10 feet away.
Technology, as it becomes cheaper and the the relative usefulness / to expense ratio goes down will slowly creep into every day crevices of our lives, it doesn't change the fact that this is not because the usefulness of having these things done has gone up, but merely the price of the technology to do so has gone down.
It's 3D all over again (and again, and again)... There are a lot of folks that REALLY want IoT to be the next huge money maker, and have invested a lot of their gambling money (That's what modern investing on futures is for the most part anyway) on it being HUGE. I think the only thing huge about IoT will be the disappointment.
A protocol by means of securely tunneling data across Facebook messenger using only Muppet Stickers and smiley faces.
It's funny because it's doable.
But it seems to me that more and more often the knee jerk reaction to these articles should be that they are full of crap and misdirection. Far too many news outlets, bloggers, etc, have realized the kind of click through they can generate by creating a fake Apple-Gate, and the torrent of hits from both sides of the conflict is too appealing for them to correct the content or unbias a headline.
That rather than shorter attention spans, or more useless papers, papers are not staying relevant as long simply because the rate of technological progress continues to increase?
For example, a paper on VHS would have been cited during a longer period than a paper on DVD, which would have been cited more than a paper on Blu-Ray... The rate of innovation has increased, and thus the duration of the usefulness of the discoveries as compared to updated versions of the same has gone down.
Just a more local application of the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory. No surprises here.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/co...
For the Tinder user on the Go...
Gosh, I was worried that people might discuss the science on this thread while totally ignoring the potential to bring partisan US politics into the forefront. Thanks for saving us all from that gruesome fate.
Instead, this psychology of banning and throttling likely leads to more offline abusive real-life suffering.
Factless speculation.
Actually, when people behave better online, and are surrounded by people behaving better online, the net result is better real life behavior.
See I can do it too.
Sorry, Schalage already ate all the the cheese dip.
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UT...
In addition to the Z-Wave solutions (coupled with iVera for mobile access / refined control including locking and unlocking your door from anywhere) there are tons of existing WiFi, programmable and god why do I still comment on slashdot seriously I'm typing and I can't muster any more smug I'll probably run out of steam midsente..
I love that they added a headphone jack to the new controller (making it easier to chat)... and amazingly enough it works (kinda) with iPhone headsets. (3 channel mini plug)... though the audio only comes out one side in an imperfect stereo. Would be nice if they had a more intelligent jack here that could take regular headphones as well as the semi-standard (with lots and lots of options available) iPhone style stereo / mic plugs.
... That discovered that the Scalage security deadbolts have been compromised, and can be unlocked without the use of a key! Assuming of course you are inside the house.
A brief energetic burst...
Last time I heard it referenced was when I slept with a somewhat disappointed astroscience major.
*rimshot*
It's kind of fascinating to read all the comment flow on posts like these (which Slashdot has had a number of in the last few days)... Where the argument between the commenters eventually boils down to two sides:
1. There is a non-zero chance of badthing happening, and badthing is terrible, so it is my personal choice to give up freedomthing in order to reduce or remove the chance of badthing happening.
2. While badthing can happen, and is indeed terrible when it does, the chances are low enough and I find the benefits gained from freedomthing to be worth the risk, and it is my personal decision to continue doing freedomthing.
The meta discussion then becomes
3. I think person 1 and person 2 should be able to make their own choices
4. I think person 2 is irresponsible and should be forced to relinquish freedomthing because badthing
It's interesting but regardless of the issues it does seem like people who make choices based on their fears, seem to do so again and again. I'm not sure what would be required for person 2 to convince person 1 it is "Okay" and to embrace the freedom and forget the fear... Maybe a better understanding of risk analysis? I was lucky to have reasoning parents, who allowed me to take reasonable risk in search of the rewards of freedom, and taught me through example on how to judge those balances... but it wasn't until joining the Navy and being introduced to one of the few pieces of remarkably sane bureaucracy that they have -- The risk matrix http://imgur.com/kboHrxK
Basic concept here is:
1. Every risk is given a category based on two factors:
a. What are the chances of something going wrong
b. What is the severity of the thing that goes wrong
2. Once the the category is determined, then it is weighed against the value of the reward...
Basically, if the risk isn't worth the reward... Either mitigate the risk until it is within the reward value, or don't do it.
The case here, is Improbable chance of catastrophic result... Category 12... or medium risk. Medium risks are taken often, you mitigate whenever possible (short distance, they were together, familiar territory) and the reward here is children that are more independent and strong.
The world would be a worse place if people weren't allowed to make these kinds of choices for themselves...
But the world would be a better place if people were better able to find ways to understand and cope with their fear. All too often we are manipulated by it.
In other news, a recent google search comparison revealed that 24 percent of people still spell it per cent, whereas less than .001 per centum spell it that weird fucking way.
( post_is_by_bennett OR content_involves_use_of_pseudo_code_where_english_would_do_fine ) THEN IGNORE
Where can I make a deposit?
CHA-CHING!
That is all.
I was going to find a way to make the money to buy a section of land out in farm country, and build 2 giant old world style castles. My friends and I would go live there and we would fight paintball battles all day. There would be no "work" or "jobs" or parents, only paintball.
Then I turned 10 and realized that was kind of ridiculous.
Just like the suggestion that 10 million people will be living in floating Ayn Rand cities by 2050, and that the secret recipe to immortality is steroids and the most recent diet fad.
Shows how much bullshit I read every day that I didn't even register the wordy delivery until you pointed it out.
Micromanagement
Huge Ego
Good with the press
Reduce product portfolio to be more potent
Age out unsuccessful product lines
Focus on providing a good User Experience
When Steve came back to the ailing Apple, he focused the company into 4 product lines (iMac, PowerMac, Powerbook and iBook) when the company got healthier the branched into music, phones, and music players but kept this focus of vision (Generally only 2 products per market one for pro and one for consumer users). Marisa hasn't done anything like that.
Additionally, Yahoo has one of the worst User Experiences in every category they try to compete in, with aggressive advertising (second only to porn rings), and failed content. Their "popularity" remains only because of the barrier to migration for existing users (I can't change my email address ISniffCrazyGlue1982_234552@yahoo.com because everyone knows it!).
Not destroyed, the NEED for them has been obliviated! Every job that gets done by a robot or AI is one less job to DO, freeing up it's human counterpart to do SOMETHING ELSE, this has happened throughout society:
* People desire (or need) thing A, B .. n .. n) .. n!
* Workers struggle to provide thing A (So they can barter or buy things B
* Technology improves requiring less workers to make thing A, freeing up those workers. We still have just as much Things A
* People realize that they can now have thing n+1
* Workers go to work making thing n+1 (and the cycle continues)
We are only able to enjoy my clothing, iPhone's, cars, lights, modern housing, cooking appliances, because so much of my basic needs are now provided for with relatively little effort (cost) thanks to technology.
This same argument goes WHENEVER anyone makes the argument that "This change will cause X people to lose their jobs" -- For instance, if we were to greatly simplify our tax system we wouldn't be destroying IRS Jobs, but removing the need for them. In the short run it seems bad for the individuals who now have to seek other employment, but in the long run, they do something else, something more productive, and the whole of our society is able to improve our general quality of life (or at least our amount of stuff which in the US is the same thing and and argument for another thread).
Looks like the Congress and the Senate were able figure out a good use for a giant vacuum tower - http://imgur.com/9Sbd5By
Obvious this post, and TFA were not posted by real people, but fictions created by the Singularity in order to make sure that us meatbags are passive and unsuspecting when it comes down to destroy us all.
Destroy your calculators now before they turn on you!
Don't blame electronics, don't make use of the "I'm a part of generation (whatever)" excuse. Take responsibility for your own self discipline and attention span. Don't take drugs that will "fix" it, don't blame those drugs when they don't work either. Want to be better at concentrating? Practice. Turn off distractions. Tune in to your priorities.
Have you considered that your brain might actually be efficient? Normally, when I don't pay attention to something it's because it isn't something that I'm interested in. Not on my priorities. If I feel like it really should be then I just have to analyze my priorities, and the consequences. Sometimes it reminds me why I should be doing something and helps with focus, other times it leads me to realize I don't care about the thing I'm doing and I just quit before fini
+1 Nailed it.
Came here to say just that. Where I'm at in CA, PG&E is on net metering for solar, and actually pays you the hourly rate for putting power back on the grid (net metering) which is any time during daylight hours. Better to have your panels pointed to get max total daily output.