Large buildings already have control systems that do this, and Honeywell manufactures many of them.
The "Nest" device may well be mostly hype. (What is "far-field motion detection", anyway?) There's only so much you can do with input from one location and nothing but on/off control over heating and cooling.
Compare the EcoBee, which does the same job, and probably better. EcoBee can handle remote sensors for outdoor air temperature. It measures humidity, which "Next" doesn't claim to do. It can be set up to control fans and dampers. (One of the biggest wins in HVAC management is figuring out how much air to take from outside and how much to recirculate.)
Nest is a status symbol, not a HVAC management system. It looks cool. It creates the illusion that it's doing something "green". It probably helps a little.
Look at the EcoBee, and without reading any instructions or manual, attempt to change the temperature lower or higher. Do those "menu" type buttons do that job? Or is it a touch screen? Those are not immediately obvious, and most of the population would say the same thing.
Nest is an attempt at making the interface in such a way that the usage is obvious to most of the population without looking it up in a manual. Right now, that costs extra, but maybe not for long.
This could be a boon for speech recognition systems, especially for use in areas with lots of environmental noise, or even just a little.
Maybe even the effort in clearing out the environmental noise will lead to the ability to clean out the "noise" (accents, minor physical fluctuations) from a person's speech- perhaps to such a point that the complexity of the software speech recognition problem is reduced.
If you get the chance to move out, consider getting a Passive House, where it has super-thick insulation and is hermetically sealed. You wouldn't have to worry about frozen pipes in that kind of setup.
Look at all those posts saying "Excel is not the right tool for this" or "When all you have is a hammer...". The point was not grokked by those folks.
I'll lay it out for you, plain and simple:
This book is like installing a linux kernel onto a wristwatch.
We should be marvelling at the feat, not lambasting a tool that was "hacked" to do so much more than it is normally used for. If you can't appreciate that kind of work, maybe you should just stick to appreciating fine arts.
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Hi,
You just described EVE Online.
Have fun with that game!
Before it was put down in written language, the story of Beowulf was passed down as oral history through several generations. Each generation probably had a hand in changing an aspect of the story, til it became the Beowulf we know today.
Pi in base 3? I'm not good with numbers so I'm just throwing that out here.
Also, we shouldn't assume that it should be read from left to right. Perhaps its read right to left, or up to down or down to up.
Also, perhaps its not supposed to be 2 dimensional, but rather 3 dimensional. What would happen if you took the top portion of the image, place it on 3 planes X, Y, Z and "shine" a light through those in such a way they intersect each other.
Just throwing it out there.
Choose a race. Choose a class. Choose a profession. Choose a guild. Choose a fucking big sword, choose rings, cloaks, engineering trinkets and electrical hats. Choose good HP, low SPI, and soulstones. Choose auction house re-selling. Choose a starter inn. Choose your friends. Choose twill and matching vendor trash weapons. Choose a three-piece armor set in a range of colors. Choose gold farming and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that AH bridge watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing n00b talk, stuffing fucking junk mage food into your mouth. Choose leveling away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable inn, nothing more than an blink to the selfish, fucked up alts you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose WoW... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose WoW. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got noggenfogger?
-Cyc
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Not just that, the book deals with the public school lack of "Financial Education" curriculm.
Can any one of you recall how much education you got in middle school or even high school about saving money, paying off debts before they become huge debts, and teaching the difference between liabilities and assets?
I would guess almost none of you can recall getting that from the public school system. "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" is an insightful read on the Finanicial Education angle of public education.
If you've watched the IMAX film "Super Speedway", you'll see how they build a CART racer from scratch. It doesn't focus a lot on applied computer technology in this field, but it's still informative.
Such as this tidbit: modern brakes on CART (and F1) racers can bring the vehicle to a total stop from 200mph in 1.6 seconds. Imagine the g-forces.
depending on how much they need the computer-minded people. However, they're very flexible in hiring young people and are willing to give them a chance to establish a work history that they can use in the future.
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Large buildings already have control systems that do this, and Honeywell manufactures many of them.
The "Nest" device may well be mostly hype. (What is "far-field motion detection", anyway?) There's only so much you can do with input from one location and nothing but on/off control over heating and cooling.
Compare the EcoBee, which does the same job, and probably better. EcoBee can handle remote sensors for outdoor air temperature. It measures humidity, which "Next" doesn't claim to do. It can be set up to control fans and dampers. (One of the biggest wins in HVAC management is figuring out how much air to take from outside and how much to recirculate.)
Nest is a status symbol, not a HVAC management system. It looks cool. It creates the illusion that it's doing something "green". It probably helps a little.
Look at the EcoBee, and without reading any instructions or manual, attempt to change the temperature lower or higher. Do those "menu" type buttons do that job? Or is it a touch screen? Those are not immediately obvious, and most of the population would say the same thing.
Nest is an attempt at making the interface in such a way that the usage is obvious to most of the population without looking it up in a manual. Right now, that costs extra, but maybe not for long.
Most insurance plans do not cover purchases of hearing aids.
This could be a boon for speech recognition systems, especially for use in areas with lots of environmental noise, or even just a little.
Maybe even the effort in clearing out the environmental noise will lead to the ability to clean out the "noise" (accents, minor physical fluctuations) from a person's speech- perhaps to such a point that the complexity of the software speech recognition problem is reduced.
It's a phenomenon known as Limb Darkening, due to the characteristics of the Sun's photosphere.
ALT+F4 at the Desktop will issue the shutdown command.
If it's something that plants do, wouldn't it be a chemical process rather than a nuclear one?
The switchover of the whitehouse.gov site also meant that the robots.txt file has changed. From around 2400 lines to just 2 lines: http://www.kottke.org/09/01/the-countrys-new-robotstxt-file
If you get the chance to move out, consider getting a Passive House, where it has super-thick insulation and is hermetically sealed. You wouldn't have to worry about frozen pipes in that kind of setup.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/world/europe/27house.html
No, what we need is a strong hull that can withstand all the micro-meteoriods hitting it at 27,000+ mph.
I recommend getting a General Products #2 hull.
Preferbly General Products #2 with a statis field.
Look at all those posts saying "Excel is not the right tool for this" or "When all you have is a hammer...". The point was not grokked by those folks.
I'll lay it out for you, plain and simple:
This book is like installing a linux kernel onto a wristwatch.
We should be marvelling at the feat, not lambasting a tool that was "hacked" to do so much more than it is normally used for. If you can't appreciate that kind of work, maybe you should just stick to appreciating fine arts.
Hi, You just described EVE Online. Have fun with that game!
Before it was put down in written language, the story of Beowulf was passed down as oral history through several generations. Each generation probably had a hand in changing an aspect of the story, til it became the Beowulf we know today.
Pi in base 3? I'm not good with numbers so I'm just throwing that out here. Also, we shouldn't assume that it should be read from left to right. Perhaps its read right to left, or up to down or down to up. Also, perhaps its not supposed to be 2 dimensional, but rather 3 dimensional. What would happen if you took the top portion of the image, place it on 3 planes X, Y, Z and "shine" a light through those in such a way they intersect each other. Just throwing it out there.
Magnifico!!
Not all deaf-from-birth people end up being raised on sign language.
I'm born deaf. I was raised on written and spoken English, known as "oral education".
I do know sign language, but not until I had entered high school. By then, my understanding of the English language was quite solid.
-Cyc
Choose a race. Choose a class. Choose a profession. Choose a guild. Choose a fucking big sword, choose rings, cloaks, engineering trinkets and electrical hats. Choose good HP, low SPI, and soulstones. Choose auction house re-selling. Choose a starter inn. Choose your friends. Choose twill and matching vendor trash weapons. Choose a three-piece armor set in a range of colors. Choose gold farming and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that AH bridge watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing n00b talk, stuffing fucking junk mage food into your mouth. Choose leveling away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable inn, nothing more than an blink to the selfish, fucked up alts you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose WoW... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose WoW. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got noggenfogger?
-Cyc
Then you too, Anonymous Coward, can enjoy the fine benefits of keyboard/mouse on xbox! -Cyc
Not just that, the book deals with the public school lack of "Financial Education" curriculm.
Can any one of you recall how much education you got in middle school or even high school about saving money, paying off debts before they become huge debts, and teaching the difference between liabilities and assets?
I would guess almost none of you can recall getting that from the public school system. "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" is an insightful read on the Finanicial Education angle of public education.
-Cyc
NetTrek.
Go ahead, google for it.
-Cyc
I win!
-Cyc
War-typing.
Quite a nice display of that, actually. =)
-Cyc
He already did, just by reaching the 62 mile threshold.
-Cyc
If you've watched the IMAX film "Super Speedway", you'll see how they build a CART racer from scratch. It doesn't focus a lot on applied computer technology in this field, but it's still informative.
Such as this tidbit: modern brakes on CART (and F1) racers can bring the vehicle to a total stop from 200mph in 1.6 seconds. Imagine the g-forces.
-Cyc
depending on how much they need the computer-minded people. However, they're very flexible in hiring young people and are willing to give them a chance to establish a work history that they can use in the future.
-Cyc