Just because I'm over 20 years of age means I don't have the ability to innovate? I'd rather see money given to people who at least have some life experience and haven't had a chance to ever try out their own ideas, dreams, and inventions!
Totally with you there. Just because one is older, does not mean one doesn't come with new ideas. And, someone who is older usually has had more experience with which to implement those ideas and usually has spent more time thinking deeper about them.
As many point out, it would be great to print out some part. But as others point out, you'd need to have the design first.
Once these printers become popular enough, there will be a demand for 3D scanners (which will make 3D printers even more popular). 3D scanners may not be perfect (especially considering shadows), but they'd still be useful.
Another problem might be the hardness of printed parts. I think blueprints will often require parts that differ in hardness/rigidity (yes, yes, I know many of you are now thinking about toys for teenagers, but seriously).
So at some point (probably before scanners become commercially available) printers will be able to accept different printing materials (different polymers?).
Sure it may be a slippery slope, but people venture down such slopes for good reasons.
In this case, by going down the slope, we erode our rights, and by not going down the slope we ignore other peoples' rights.
They're both extremes, and both extremes are bad.
I don't think the problem is that we start down such slopes. I think the real problem is that we haven't worked out how/when to stop, how to stop it from being slippery, when we get to that much happier medium.
Try playing "serious" games on a portable device, such as SC2 and WoW. To be worth while, you kinda need the big, high-rez screen, lots of keys/buttons and the kind of really accurate and fast control that a mouse gives (or in rare cases a joystick).
Try playing "casual" games while sitting on the train or waiting for a friend. To be possible, you kinda need it to be there with you... like your mobile phone just happens to be.
(The inverted commas are there because I know of "casual" gamers who play and track their "casual" games as thoroughly as serious gamers.)
For a long time the casual market was mostly ignored. Games were mostly serious games that required a gaming rig with the latest hardware, or possibly a TV game. The mind shift of putting simple games on simple devices had not yet happened. (Compare Lynx games with many newer DS games). Casual gamers seem to prefer matching things up, rather than killing things. They like short games that they can put down immediately. This suits gamers of all ages and does not repel girls. (In my experience girls love gaming, but most girls avoid games where the aim is to kill.) Aside from a lack of interest, most gamers can't afford the time or hardware to play serious games.
So if the bulk of gamers are casual gamers, then of course the casual games industry will boom (as it is now). In the future, most games will be for casual gamers. But there will always be those who have both the time and inclination to play serious games, that require better hardware, so that market will remain. But, as device formats converge and change, and Moore's Law continues, I can imagine that gaming platforms will merge.
For example, motion controllers can be the new joysticks (perhaps not the Wii's, but the PS3, yes). And they look good on a large HD screen. So yeah, that may put a dent in PC's. But a full culture change is required before PC's die. And cultures change slowly. Look how long it took for people to get the hint that short, simple, non-violent games could be really popular (despite really obvious hints such as the success of Tetris and Free Cell). Took a while to get the hint, eh?
And combine perfectly adequate hardware inside TV games, with new controllers, and stereovision... Yeah, trust me, a new phase in gaming is coming. (Athough the hardware is here now, the mind shift is only beginning.)
About a month ago I went to a Microsoft presentation on its new technologies, one of them being IE 9.
According to the speaker:
- The HTML5 standard is the future of the web, plain and simple. And any reasonable web browser will need to support it. (He then gave some pretty cool examples of HTLM5 in action.)
- Silverlight is not competing with HTML. It's not even meant to compete with HTML5. Apparently that conflict is based on a common misconception. Silverlight is meant to go beyond HTML5 capabilities. So Silverlight is meant to be used in combination with HTML5.
So, according to the speaker (and he made this very clear) if you can do something in HTML5 then do so. But if there's something that cannot be done in HTML5, then use Silverlight, until HTML standards have caught up.
Of course, we are talking Micrsoft here, and I'm old enough to remember how Microsoft fought the Browser wars. So my take on this, is that Silverlight is Microsoft's way of "guiding"/"being ahead of the curve" in web standards (and in the process trying to lead HTML standards to Microsoft's advantage).
Still, if that's true, then it might also be true that Microsoft is telling the truth about Silverlight not actually competing with HTML5.
They mixed gold salts with a common spice – cinnamon – and stirred the mixture in water
I wonder, how does gold salt taste compared to iodised salt? And with a pinch of cinnamon thrown in... I might have to try it with the rice porridge for xmas.
As far as I understand it, she was not punished for downloading music, but for uploading music. And as you say, she probably didn't have the technical knowledge to be aware that her completed downloads were automatically used for uploads. This is why I think that "innocence" is a perfectly valid defence in this case.
If something is not illegal, then it's not illegal.
If something is socially acceptable, then it's socially acceptable.
But that still doesn't make it right.
It is when things are not right, that people eventually stand up against it, such as racism, slavery and torture.
Some things are fine, until abused. When abused, it's no longer right, so people start standing up against it. (ex. using drugs for rituals vs. abusing drugs causing lives to be ruined)
There's a saying:
Rather than do what you think is best,
Do what you know is right.
(Mostly, the best option is usually also the right option, but not always. And if you stop and think for a moment, you can usually tell the difference between seems best and what feels right.)
I thought this was obvious to most people.
Though I guess "most" is not "all", and so an article by an expert every now and then might help educate those who still are persuaded by TV ads.
But that still does not make it breaking news.
Do you reckon that the general population might need to be educated in this, en mass, to counter misinformed opinions?
As nothing is ever perfect, it is actually quite possible. But was is a manual stuff up, or genuine failed write? Who knows (outisde the IT team)?
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The hallmark of a good executive, is that he can turn his problems, into yours.
No, that's the hallmark of a bad manager who slowly and insidiously poisons his workplace.
Workers don't want to work for such a manager. Morale gets lower. Workers do only what they must, with no love for their employer. You get no champions (workers who see a way to improve the workplace, and volunteer to "champion" that cause). Workers talk bad about their employer to their friends, and sometimes even to clients. Slowly the reputation spreads, and then it gets harder/more expensive to hire good people. Slowly the busiess is poisoned from within.
A good executive understands this, and makes sure all the managers understand this too. Good management is good to workers, causing workers to do what they can to stay, often with lower salaries than they could get elsewhere. Happy workers will reciprocate by giving back to the workplace in terms of higher quality effort, more effort, becoming friendly with their colleagues, etc. Slowly you get a very tight knit, supportive workplace.
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Just because I'm over 20 years of age means I don't have the ability to innovate? I'd rather see money given to people who at least have some life experience and haven't had a chance to ever try out their own ideas, dreams, and inventions!
Totally with you there. Just because one is older, does not mean one doesn't come with new ideas. And, someone who is older usually has had more experience with which to implement those ideas and usually has spent more time thinking deeper about them.
How can existing ideas be legally patented? They can't, right? So unless you're a patent troll, then why bother?
It appears one can, seeing as this seems pretty common. So what am I missing?
so solitaire should be a walk in the park
Yeah, but a lonely walk in the park.
Sounds like it's really high up. Must be above the clouds. The view from up there must be sooo stunning.
Bugs are undocumented features.
As many point out, it would be great to print out some part. But as others point out, you'd need to have the design first.
Once these printers become popular enough, there will be a demand for 3D scanners (which will make 3D printers even more popular). 3D scanners may not be perfect (especially considering shadows), but they'd still be useful.
Another problem might be the hardness of printed parts. I think blueprints will often require parts that differ in hardness/rigidity (yes, yes, I know many of you are now thinking about toys for teenagers, but seriously).
So at some point (probably before scanners become commercially available) printers will be able to accept different printing materials (different polymers?).
Sweet! May I copy parts of it? (Seriously.)
Sure it may be a slippery slope, but people venture down such slopes for good reasons.
In this case, by going down the slope, we erode our rights, and by not going down the slope we ignore other peoples' rights.
They're both extremes, and both extremes are bad.
I don't think the problem is that we start down such slopes. I think the real problem is that we haven't worked out how/when to stop, how to stop it from being slippery, when we get to that much happier medium.
Depends. How many hearts does a gungan have?
I could care less about seeing some dead actor brought back to life...
Yeah, but the rotting flesh would put me off a little.
Still have another 991 upgrades to go until we get the model Millenium Falcon.
;)
(My sense of humour is so bad that I feel the need to apologise to you for reading it.
The little bug uses the electricity to power its microphone, mini camera and micro radio transmitter.
In offices: PC's are often the most suitable option, though they don't need to be so big. (See MacMini.)
With gaming: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1900220&cid=34482708
Try playing "serious" games on a portable device, such as SC2 and WoW. To be worth while, you kinda need the big, high-rez screen, lots of keys/buttons and the kind of really accurate and fast control that a mouse gives (or in rare cases a joystick).
Try playing "casual" games while sitting on the train or waiting for a friend. To be possible, you kinda need it to be there with you... like your mobile phone just happens to be.
(The inverted commas are there because I know of "casual" gamers who play and track their "casual" games as thoroughly as serious gamers.)
For a long time the casual market was mostly ignored. Games were mostly serious games that required a gaming rig with the latest hardware, or possibly a TV game. The mind shift of putting simple games on simple devices had not yet happened. (Compare Lynx games with many newer DS games). Casual gamers seem to prefer matching things up, rather than killing things. They like short games that they can put down immediately. This suits gamers of all ages and does not repel girls. (In my experience girls love gaming, but most girls avoid games where the aim is to kill.) Aside from a lack of interest, most gamers can't afford the time or hardware to play serious games.
So if the bulk of gamers are casual gamers, then of course the casual games industry will boom (as it is now). In the future, most games will be for casual gamers. But there will always be those who have both the time and inclination to play serious games, that require better hardware, so that market will remain. But, as device formats converge and change, and Moore's Law continues, I can imagine that gaming platforms will merge.
For example, motion controllers can be the new joysticks (perhaps not the Wii's, but the PS3, yes). And they look good on a large HD screen. So yeah, that may put a dent in PC's. But a full culture change is required before PC's die. And cultures change slowly. Look how long it took for people to get the hint that short, simple, non-violent games could be really popular (despite really obvious hints such as the success of Tetris and Free Cell). Took a while to get the hint, eh?
And combine perfectly adequate hardware inside TV games, with new controllers, and stereovision... Yeah, trust me, a new phase in gaming is coming. (Athough the hardware is here now, the mind shift is only beginning.)
The question is, "why do men like Android more than women?" Of course they like women more
Because androids are the blow-up dolls of the future?
About a month ago I went to a Microsoft presentation on its new technologies, one of them being IE 9.
According to the speaker:
- The HTML5 standard is the future of the web, plain and simple. And any reasonable web browser will need to support it. (He then gave some pretty cool examples of HTLM5 in action.)
- Silverlight is not competing with HTML. It's not even meant to compete with HTML5. Apparently that conflict is based on a common misconception. Silverlight is meant to go beyond HTML5 capabilities. So Silverlight is meant to be used in combination with HTML5.
So, according to the speaker (and he made this very clear) if you can do something in HTML5 then do so. But if there's something that cannot be done in HTML5, then use Silverlight, until HTML standards have caught up.
Of course, we are talking Micrsoft here, and I'm old enough to remember how Microsoft fought the Browser wars. So my take on this, is that Silverlight is Microsoft's way of "guiding"/"being ahead of the curve" in web standards (and in the process trying to lead HTML standards to Microsoft's advantage).
Still, if that's true, then it might also be true that Microsoft is telling the truth about Silverlight not actually competing with HTML5.
They mixed gold salts with a common spice – cinnamon – and stirred the mixture in water
I wonder, how does gold salt taste compared to iodised salt? And with a pinch of cinnamon thrown in... I might have to try it with the rice porridge for xmas.
As far as I understand it, she was not punished for downloading music, but for uploading music. And as you say, she probably didn't have the technical knowledge to be aware that her completed downloads were automatically used for uploads. This is why I think that "innocence" is a perfectly valid defence in this case.
If something is not illegal, then it's not illegal.
If something is socially acceptable, then it's socially acceptable.
But that still doesn't make it right.
It is when things are not right, that people eventually stand up against it, such as racism, slavery and torture.
Some things are fine, until abused. When abused, it's no longer right, so people start standing up against it. (ex. using drugs for rituals vs. abusing drugs causing lives to be ruined)
There's a saying:
Rather than do what you think is best,
Do what you know is right.
(Mostly, the best option is usually also the right option, but not always. And if you stop and think for a moment, you can usually tell the difference between seems best and what feels right.)
I thought this was obvious to most people.
Though I guess "most" is not "all", and so an article by an expert every now and then might help educate those who still are persuaded by TV ads.
But that still does not make it breaking news.
Do you reckon that the general population might need to be educated in this, en mass, to counter misinformed opinions?
the "rack" was full and nobody in his neighbourhood could get ADSL through other ISP's
Happened to me too a few months ago. Still waiting for new naked ADSL slots to be made available.
Telstra was a monopoly and abused their position, no doubt about it. I'm glad it's finally being broken up.
Very much so.
As nothing is ever perfect, it is actually quite possible. But was is a manual stuff up, or genuine failed write? Who knows (outisde the IT team)?
The hallmark of a good executive, is that he can turn his problems, into yours.
No, that's the hallmark of a bad manager who slowly and insidiously poisons his workplace.
Workers don't want to work for such a manager. Morale gets lower. Workers do only what they must, with no love for their employer. You get no champions (workers who see a way to improve the workplace, and volunteer to "champion" that cause). Workers talk bad about their employer to their friends, and sometimes even to clients. Slowly the reputation spreads, and then it gets harder/more expensive to hire good people. Slowly the busiess is poisoned from within.
A good executive understands this, and makes sure all the managers understand this too. Good management is good to workers, causing workers to do what they can to stay, often with lower salaries than they could get elsewhere. Happy workers will reciprocate by giving back to the workplace in terms of higher quality effort, more effort, becoming friendly with their colleagues, etc. Slowly you get a very tight knit, supportive workplace.
I agree, though what you say applies to more nations than just the US.
Those mountains are really cold, which is why they've developed way to have really fast quickies, before something freezes off.