At my school, the University of Michigan, two years ago. They had me play Quake 2 (ah the memories) for about ten minutes and then had me unscramble words. The thing is, each string of letters could form either a word with violent or nonviolent connotations. Presumably, if the virtual violence affected a player's actual state of mind, he'd make out the hostile words over the innocuous ones. I got paid $10 for my time. So if you were wondering how they really worked, that's how.
In the context of the interview, he was really referring to the internet as more of a government project. Replace "the Internet" with something like "new police stations" and you get the idea. That doesn't mean he was laying bricks or training officers, but that he supported it as a government initiative.
We all know that this will never see public use. Cars will remain largely unchanged. Ethanol is already failing (see the article in the WSJ about VeraSun canceling its ethanol plant construction), hydrogen still too unsafe, fuel cells still too inefficient and hybrids still too expensive. Every fucking week we hear about some brand new gee-whiz auto concept (a hundred mpg! runs on water!), never to be heard from again.
Does anyone know what types of scheduling Windows XP and OS X use? It seems OS X grants highest CPU priority to the application process whose window is in focus, which seems to work very well. Would any type of communication between X.org and the linux kernel be possible to enhance process scheduling? Or is this already done? It seems natural that the (user) interface should talk to the kernel, even at a low level, to ensure overall OS responsiveness. After all, strictly speaking the user never really uses the operating system-- they only use the interface.
Choose IT if you want to be the guy who wheels new computers on carts into employees' cubicles. You're effectively an IT janitor, or perhaps more accurately an IT plumber. You'll go numb from answering 20 emails/day asking "How do I print?" and "Is the server down?" Computer science is a real degree, a real science with the potential to contribute meaningfully to society. In IT, you're just the computer handyman. Fuck your shit.
1) lots of funding 2) public demonstrations 3) often with patents Steorn has been actively rejecting funding offers during its "validation" phase. Since 2001, the company has acknowledged massive losses, standard among tech startups. The extent of their publicity efforts so far has been a series of advertisements... they haven't been traveling the world demonstrating it.
It's not like public demonstrations guarantee it's a hoax. The three attributes you list also apply to every other new product development program, legitimate or not. Don't tell me the combination of funding, patents, and demos is unique.
They have everything to lose. The fallout of a "publicity stunt" like this would destroy the company. You don't have to be a marketing expert to realize that after this, if they are knowingly purporting extraordinarily false claims, they could kiss any legitimacy in the business/technology/VC world goodbye.
My guess is that they're not trying to ruin their own careers and reputations. More likely, their technology exploits flaws prevalent in electrical measurement devices today. These oversights are causing the apparent overproduction in energy.
I don't believe they're intentionally setting up a hoax. They plainly admit their technology violates conservation of energy, they're not downplaying the ridiculousness of that. They're not throwing around requests for funding... they said they would not solicit investing during the validation of their technology. After which, they say they will widely distribute the technology and allow others to build upon it
Following validation Orbo technology will be made available via our online developers forum. This forum will allow everyone from a product developer to a research organization to understand and develop products based around our technology. Call me crazy, but I believe Steorn has no ill intent. They will be mistaken in the end, but it does not seem likely that they're trying to fleece investors and end their professional lives. Their company has been operating at a loss for several years (as the vast majority of tech startups do), not flourishing from their attention. And they haven't been asking for money. If it's an honest hoax (yeah, what?), then it's costing them a lot.
http://www.steorn.com/orbo/licencing/
Our free energy technology will be made widely available to the development community immediately after the independent scientific validation process.
Under the terms of a modified general public licence and for a nominal fee, Steorn's intellectual property will be made available concurrently to all interested parties, from individual enthusiasts to larger research organisations. Steorn is taking this bold move to accelerate the deployment and acceptance of its technology for both humanitarian and commercial products.
Looks like these numbers agree pretty well with GreenHybrid's data, which is composed of self-reported mileage numbers from hybrid owners. I'd still probably rely on GreenHybrid more because the EPA testing is just that, testing, not real world use.
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At my school, the University of Michigan, two years ago. They had me play Quake 2 (ah the memories) for about ten minutes and then had me unscramble words. The thing is, each string of letters could form either a word with violent or nonviolent connotations. Presumably, if the virtual violence affected a player's actual state of mind, he'd make out the hostile words over the innocuous ones. I got paid $10 for my time. So if you were wondering how they really worked, that's how.
Groovy pic.
Dude, get a hobby. And lose the ascii art sig.
Go Yankees!
win.
WHAT 9000
In the context of the interview, he was really referring to the internet as more of a government project. Replace "the Internet" with something like "new police stations" and you get the idea. That doesn't mean he was laying bricks or training officers, but that he supported it as a government initiative.
Long live Molvania.
Thanks.
No, they're trying to compete with digg by adding more fluff.
Also, if I could, I'd digg you. (I lost all my modpoints long ago through meta-moderation, because I kept modding up trolls.)
They're running out of webpage layouts that look like ass.
She can still hear the rebel yell just as loud as it was.
We all know that this will never see public use. Cars will remain largely unchanged. Ethanol is already failing (see the article in the WSJ about VeraSun canceling its ethanol plant construction), hydrogen still too unsafe, fuel cells still too inefficient and hybrids still too expensive. Every fucking week we hear about some brand new gee-whiz auto concept (a hundred mpg! runs on water!), never to be heard from again.
That is fucking awesome.
Did anyone else notice they've basically developed the "heartbeat sensor" described in Rainbow Six in 1999 or so?
Does anyone know what types of scheduling Windows XP and OS X use? It seems OS X grants highest CPU priority to the application process whose window is in focus, which seems to work very well. Would any type of communication between X.org and the linux kernel be possible to enhance process scheduling? Or is this already done? It seems natural that the (user) interface should talk to the kernel, even at a low level, to ensure overall OS responsiveness. After all, strictly speaking the user never really uses the operating system-- they only use the interface.
Choose IT if you want to be the guy who wheels new computers on carts into employees' cubicles. You're effectively an IT janitor, or perhaps more accurately an IT plumber. You'll go numb from answering 20 emails/day asking "How do I print?" and "Is the server down?" Computer science is a real degree, a real science with the potential to contribute meaningfully to society. In IT, you're just the computer handyman. Fuck your shit.
2) public demonstrations
3) often with patents Steorn has been actively rejecting funding offers during its "validation" phase. Since 2001, the company has acknowledged massive losses, standard among tech startups. The extent of their publicity efforts so far has been a series of advertisements... they haven't been traveling the world demonstrating it.
It's not like public demonstrations guarantee it's a hoax. The three attributes you list also apply to every other new product development program, legitimate or not. Don't tell me the combination of funding, patents, and demos is unique.
My point.
What the fuck? More proof that Slashdotters only read terrible, tasteless sci-fi.
My guess is that they're not trying to ruin their own careers and reputations. More likely, their technology exploits flaws prevalent in electrical measurement devices today. These oversights are causing the apparent overproduction in energy.
I don't believe they're intentionally setting up a hoax. They plainly admit their technology violates conservation of energy, they're not downplaying the ridiculousness of that. They're not throwing around requests for funding... they said they would not solicit investing during the validation of their technology. After which, they say they will widely distribute the technology and allow others to build upon it Following validation Orbo technology will be made available via our online developers forum. This forum will allow everyone from a product developer to a research organization to understand and develop products based around our technology. Call me crazy, but I believe Steorn has no ill intent. They will be mistaken in the end, but it does not seem likely that they're trying to fleece investors and end their professional lives. Their company has been operating at a loss for several years (as the vast majority of tech startups do), not flourishing from their attention. And they haven't been asking for money. If it's an honest hoax (yeah, what?), then it's costing them a lot.
So you're the guy who took my handle.
Under the terms of a modified general public licence and for a nominal fee, Steorn's intellectual property will be made available concurrently to all interested parties, from individual enthusiasts to larger research organisations. Steorn is taking this bold move to accelerate the deployment and acceptance of its technology for both humanitarian and commercial products.
Except it doesn't do that, making your comment irrelevant.
Looks like these numbers agree pretty well with GreenHybrid's data, which is composed of self-reported mileage numbers from hybrid owners. I'd still probably rely on GreenHybrid more because the EPA testing is just that, testing, not real world use.