Actually, I quite like the point system on posts that Slashdot has. But I think that each score shuld be shown, so that if an article is both informative and insightful, then that is shown. (So rather than just a score of "3", it should read "Insightful 3, Informative 3").
I don't know about karma though. Perhaps karma should be another attribute on a post (ex. "Insightful 3, Informative 3, Karma 2"), but I don't think it should act as a score base to comments as that may overshadow a good comment from someone with lower karma. And a good comment is a good comment.
Aso, I think some formatting is important. Perhaps sites should use a simple text editor that provides a limited set of functions such as links to other pages, bold, italic, points, but not include more "invasive" formatting such as different fonts, links to images, etc. (ie. linking like Slashdot)
just imagine in the height of an emergency if the communications system is down or adversely affected
I read that as meaning that the UK is not equipped to handle weather that is more like monsoons than a persistent drizzle.
Communications is especially important during disasters, as it helps people assess damage and coordinate damage response.
But...
When a tornado hits, I expect that mobile phone towers with UPS and backup power would be more stable than wired communications. And also, as xMrFishx pointed out:
WiFi works in: ...countries that are hotter (Southern Europe), Wetter (Hong Kong), Colder (Sweden), Dryer (Greece) and more legally obtuse (USA) than the UK. I think we'll be fine. FUD off.
Some of us nerds care 'cos we like playing with tech. And who knows what other interesting things this might lead to, some of which might turn out to be very useful?
Or how abut a phone in your wallet? Rather than carrying around both a phone and a wallet, you could perhaps slot a phone into the jacket with the clear pastic. It would be a tiny screen, but it may be all you need. I might look kinda dorky though.:)
In the short term, I can see that tech would be very useful in industries where brittle gadgets don't last long. It looks really tough and hardy.
In the long run, they will be more flexible. Add to that surface capacitance or similar tech, then you can have more practical phones than the one shown, but that roll up or fit into spaces that curren't devices can't possibly fit into.
But hey, why stop at phones? Such devices could be applied to uses that we haven't thought of yet.
Here's a thought that I had back in 2001:
Imagine a phone that when rolled up can be stored as easilty as a pen. When a call comes through, you can use it as an earpiece. But when you need to check you calendar, you can unroll it, continue talking as it doubles as a speaker phone and a use it as a smart device. At the time, my colleagues thought I was being silly. Not quite so silly now, eh?
Though here's a question: How many other companies have the backbone to own up quite so readily, instead of trying to cover it up to save face?
what I am saying is that I generally don't trust businesses to keep secure personal and credit card information, which is why I didn't give Sony my credit card details (but sadly had to give my personal information.)
I still stand by that part, in that I expect that databases are cracked more often than we realise due to poor security, but that businesses keep dishonestly quiet about it.
But this part is such an understatement that I regret standing up for Sony at all...
it seems thay they're finally getting help to make their system more secure, implying that their efforts were not solid enough to start with
1. The common functionalities surely would include OS API's, as they seem pretty stable. But would they include common applications such as social networking apps, office apps, etc.?
2. If a patch is necessary, then upgrading hardware might be a little tricky. This will become a serious issue with the invasion of malware.
I got this e-mail from Sony this morning. A little late, perhaps? <sarcasm>
Though here's a question: How many other companies have the backbone to own up quite so readily, instead of trying to cover it up to save face?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to defend Sony (after all, it seems thay they're finally getting help to make their system more secure, implying that their efforts were not solid enough to start with). But what I am saying is that I generally don't trust businesses to keep secure personal and credit card information, which is why I didn't give Sony my credit card details (but sadly had to give my personal information.)
Agreed that linguistic fluency should have 'zero' influence. But it's usually not trivial. Also it could be argued that lesser linguistic ability is a subset of cultural bias (for those people doing tests where the questions are not in their native language).
About creativity...
Would it make sense to try to work out a subject's creativity score, and then try to find some way of factoring it out of the scores of other tests?
I think IQ tests make much more sense when they give different scores for different types of intelligence, even if it's not possible to factor them out of each other completely.
Reminds me of my parent's Wi-Fi. My father couldn't understand why sometimes he could connect to the network and other times not. When I had a look I found that it was named "wireless"!!! So I renamed it to our family name, and now connecting always works. And as I suspected, there still is a network called "wireless". So two neighbours had set up their wireless routers without renaming their networks from the factory default.
Also, my parent's password is pretty obvious. Now what would happen if they both used "abcd" for their passwords, and the neighbours did something naughty?
Selling movie tickets for almost double the price is unfair. And selling 3D TV's that require glasses without telling people that they're already making glasses-free TV's is definately a scam.
In my experience stereoscopy in 3D gaming makes a huge difference and is worth a paying a little extra for. But for movies... it's nice, but not worth the pricetag, which is waaay to high.
But I don't see it as a scam because we're not tricked into buying it. The marketing may be as unfair as a scam, but that doesn't make it a scam. Some people actually WANT to shell out for those things. But no-one is tricking them into doing that.
It's a tool, and like any tool, when used right, it can be pretty effective.
With ya there. Just came home from watching Thor 3D. I enjoyed it. Not because it was 3D, but because the movie was enjoyable. I don't expect it to win any Oscars, but it was fun. And the 3D was used to enhance some of the visuals. Just as with Avatar, it wasn't about the 3D, it was about the story and other visuals (some of which were enhanced by 3D).
If someone is going to suggest something is a scam, they at least need to explain why.
Agreed. Here's my rectu... opinion:
The problem I have with 3D is that it's so very much more expensive. If you look at all that goes into making a film, and it's alot, then 3D isn't much of an addition, but boy we pay for it. That's my only gripe with 3D; the massive price tag for what is essentially a detail.
If 3D didn't cost much extra, then perhaps there wouldn't be such a massive backlash. I think that much anger against 3D is misdirected anger about the pricetag.
I'm not aware of any language that does that. But you could write a class to do that for you, and if you can use inline'ing (or bypassing getters/setters, see below), then it would be efficient too.
The class would be a generic wrapper around an array. The setter method would check to see if it's accessing the original array, and if so would duplicate the array before setting the value.
Some languanges, such as Delphi, allow getters and setters to access fields directly without the need for methods (though unfortunately not to array elements, which would be ideal in your scenario).
For example (in Delphi):
TMyClass = class
private
_MyField: string;
procedure SetMyField(Value: string);
public
property Myfield: string read _MyField write SetMyField;
end;
so...
var
MyObj: TMyClass;
begin
MyObj.MyField:= 'Foobar';// Calls the setter method
ShowMessage( MyObj.MyField );// Gets the value of _MyField directly
Handy for reducing uneccessary getter and setter code, which would be good for compact devices. So that's on my wish list.
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haven't driven it for over 6 months
Your car battery is probably dead by now. Better check it just in case you do decide to drive, and find you can't.
Honest question: What benefits would this have over mag-lev?
Actually, I quite like the point system on posts that Slashdot has. But I think that each score shuld be shown, so that if an article is both informative and insightful, then that is shown. (So rather than just a score of "3", it should read "Insightful 3, Informative 3").
I don't know about karma though. Perhaps karma should be another attribute on a post (ex. "Insightful 3, Informative 3, Karma 2"), but I don't think it should act as a score base to comments as that may overshadow a good comment from someone with lower karma. And a good comment is a good comment.
Aso, I think some formatting is important. Perhaps sites should use a simple text editor that provides a limited set of functions such as links to other pages, bold, italic, points, but not include more "invasive" formatting such as different fonts, links to images, etc. (ie. linking like Slashdot)
until the tornadoes hit
From TFA:
just imagine in the height of an emergency if the communications system is down or adversely affected
I read that as meaning that the UK is not equipped to handle weather that is more like monsoons than a persistent drizzle.
Communications is especially important during disasters, as it helps people assess damage and coordinate damage response.
But...
When a tornado hits, I expect that mobile phone towers with UPS and backup power would be more stable than wired communications. And also, as xMrFishx pointed out:
WiFi works in:
...countries that are hotter (Southern Europe), Wetter (Hong Kong), Colder (Sweden), Dryer (Greece) and more legally obtuse (USA) than the UK. I think we'll be fine. FUD off.
the most dangerous force that could possibly exist.
You don't know the power of the dark side. ;)
why the f^@k would anyone even care
Some of us nerds care 'cos we like playing with tech. And who knows what other interesting things this might lead to, some of which might turn out to be very useful?
Or how abut a phone in your wallet? Rather than carrying around both a phone and a wallet, you could perhaps slot a phone into the jacket with the clear pastic. It would be a tiny screen, but it may be all you need. I might look kinda dorky though. :)
In the short term, I can see that tech would be very useful in industries where brittle gadgets don't last long. It looks really tough and hardy.
In the long run, they will be more flexible. Add to that surface capacitance or similar tech, then you can have more practical phones than the one shown, but that roll up or fit into spaces that curren't devices can't possibly fit into.
But hey, why stop at phones? Such devices could be applied to uses that we haven't thought of yet.
Here's a thought that I had back in 2001:
Imagine a phone that when rolled up can be stored as easilty as a pen. When a call comes through, you can use it as an earpiece. But when you need to check you calendar, you can unroll it, continue talking as it doubles as a speaker phone and a use it as a smart device. At the time, my colleagues thought I was being silly. Not quite so silly now, eh?
The other day I posted this...
Though here's a question: How many other companies have the backbone to own up quite so readily, instead of trying to cover it up to save face?
what I am saying is that I generally don't trust businesses to keep secure personal and credit card information, which is why I didn't give Sony my credit card details (but sadly had to give my personal information.)
I still stand by that part, in that I expect that databases are cracked more often than we realise due to poor security, but that businesses keep dishonestly quiet about it.
But this part is such an understatement that I regret standing up for Sony at all...
it seems thay they're finally getting help to make their system more secure, implying that their efforts were not solid enough to start with
I mean, the sheer stupidity is astounding.
It was a powerful card to play, one that would make any US president who played it look good.
As Obama's popularity is sagging, this was the optimal time for him to play that card.
On the other hand, perhaps the pieces just happened to fall into place very recently.
A couple of thoughts:
1. The common functionalities surely would include OS API's, as they seem pretty stable. But would they include common applications such as social networking apps, office apps, etc.?
2. If a patch is necessary, then upgrading hardware might be a little tricky. This will become a serious issue with the invasion of malware.
I got this e-mail from Sony this morning. A little late, perhaps? <sarcasm>
Though here's a question: How many other companies have the backbone to own up quite so readily, instead of trying to cover it up to save face?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to defend Sony (after all, it seems thay they're finally getting help to make their system more secure, implying that their efforts were not solid enough to start with). But what I am saying is that I generally don't trust businesses to keep secure personal and credit card information, which is why I didn't give Sony my credit card details (but sadly had to give my personal information.)
Doh! Again! I'm so stupid!
Damn! I shouldn't have added that last post.
Oh crap! Then I have a low score.
Agreed that linguistic fluency should have 'zero' influence. But it's usually not trivial. Also it could be argued that lesser linguistic ability is a subset of cultural bias (for those people doing tests where the questions are not in their native language).
About creativity...
Would it make sense to try to work out a subject's creativity score, and then try to find some way of factoring it out of the scores of other tests?
I think IQ tests make much more sense when they give different scores for different types of intelligence, even if it's not possible to factor them out of each other completely.
Reminds me of my parent's Wi-Fi. My father couldn't understand why sometimes he could connect to the network and other times not. When I had a look I found that it was named "wireless"!!! So I renamed it to our family name, and now connecting always works. And as I suspected, there still is a network called "wireless". So two neighbours had set up their wireless routers without renaming their networks from the factory default.
Also, my parent's password is pretty obvious. Now what would happen if they both used "abcd" for their passwords, and the neighbours did something naughty?
...carbon capture that's supposed to allow us to continue burning fossil fuels.
Selling movie tickets for almost double the price is unfair. And selling 3D TV's that require glasses without telling people that they're already making glasses-free TV's is definately a scam.
In my experience stereoscopy in 3D gaming makes a huge difference and is worth a paying a little extra for. But for movies... it's nice, but not worth the pricetag, which is waaay to high.
But I don't see it as a scam because we're not tricked into buying it. The marketing may be as unfair as a scam, but that doesn't make it a scam. Some people actually WANT to shell out for those things. But no-one is tricking them into doing that.
It's a tool, and like any tool, when used right, it can be pretty effective.
With ya there. Just came home from watching Thor 3D. I enjoyed it. Not because it was 3D, but because the movie was enjoyable. I don't expect it to win any Oscars, but it was fun. And the 3D was used to enhance some of the visuals. Just as with Avatar, it wasn't about the 3D, it was about the story and other visuals (some of which were enhanced by 3D).
If someone is going to suggest something is a scam, they at least need to explain why.
Agreed. Here's my rectu... opinion:
The problem I have with 3D is that it's so very much more expensive. If you look at all that goes into making a film, and it's alot, then 3D isn't much of an addition, but boy we pay for it. That's my only gripe with 3D; the massive price tag for what is essentially a detail.
If 3D didn't cost much extra, then perhaps there wouldn't be such a massive backlash. I think that much anger against 3D is misdirected anger about the pricetag.
No, not cloud storage please. We need more rain here.
Think of all the uses. Paper hardhats. Unbreakable contracts. Toilet paper that doesn't tear, for really serious <censored>'s.
Awsome! =)
Well, okay, same general task (ie. connection) but it rhymed better.
But really, the situation is what dictates which tool is better:
- USB cable: sync and charge, (though not suitable for networking)
- Bluetooth: not tethered, (though not suitable for networking)
- LAN cables: close range and fast, greater insulation than wireless tech's (but requires physical access)
- Wi-Fi: more accessible (though often less secure than LAN's)
- 3G: wide range, (but more costly. Must have SIM card which tends to limit access to one country.)
All these technologies have their place... until they're superceeded by new technology that meets/exceeds the useful points of existing technologies.
I'm not aware of any language that does that. But you could write a class to do that for you, and if you can use inline'ing (or bypassing getters/setters, see below), then it would be efficient too.
The class would be a generic wrapper around an array. The setter method would check to see if it's accessing the original array, and if so would duplicate the array before setting the value.
Some languanges, such as Delphi, allow getters and setters to access fields directly without the need for methods (though unfortunately not to array elements, which would be ideal in your scenario).
For example (in Delphi):
TMyClass = class
private
_MyField: string;
procedure SetMyField(Value: string);
public
property Myfield: string read _MyField write SetMyField;
end;
so...
var := 'Foobar'; // Calls the setter method // Gets the value of _MyField directly
MyObj: TMyClass;
begin
MyObj.MyField
ShowMessage( MyObj.MyField );
Handy for reducing uneccessary getter and setter code, which would be good for compact devices. So that's on my wish list.
They may disapprove of what the Chinese say, but they should defend to the death their right to say it.