For the life of my, I can't understand why Canon, Nikon and others are not fully embracing this connected world. All $500+ cameras should come with Bluetooth/Direct Wifi and GPS built in.
The Canon EOS 6D has built in GPS and WiFi. You can control the camera from your iOS or Android phone, computer or tablet with the EOS Remote App. You can also print to a WiFi printer, upload images to a web service (possibly just the Canon one) and view images on a DNLA media player.
Playing Angry Birds is much nicer on a larger screen, and DSLR remote shooting is also much easier with a large screen. With tablets being cheaper than smart phones, it is often a no brainer to just have one also.
Let's get out a decibel meter and compare. I guarantee my Lincoln Hybrid will beat the pants off your SUV in an objectively measured sound level test.
I didn't say that it would be absolutely quieter than your snooty hybrid:-), but just that it is possible to hold a conversation while seated within with the windows closed without having to yell while driving on the highway at 80 MPH. And I also did not state anything about the sound pressure levels as measured outside the vehicle as it passes.
Give me a quiet car any day of the week. It's wonderful to be able to have a conversation at 80 MPH without having to shout at each other.
Hmm, my 13 year old SUV is quiet enough inside at 80 MPH to have a conversation without shouting. Seems like you just have to buy one that is quiet, regardless of the power source.
I guess I'm lucky. I have single-vision glasses that correct for all distances.
That was my case too, until, *GASP*, my eyes got older along with the rest of my body.:-) Even though I had successful LASIK surgery done to correct almost -6 diopter near sightedness, I eventually needed slight astigmatism and reading corrections after about 8 years of glasses-free freedom.
That is why I have single vision computer glasses and single vision reading glasses in addition to my progressive lenses. When at work with my dual monitor setup, I use the computer pair, and just exchange for my progressives when I need to read or move about the building. At home when I read an ebook reader or other reading material for more than a few minutes, I will use the reading pair. If I am using my laptop on my lap, I frequently dispense with glasses all together. Progressive lenses do take a bit of time to get used to them, but I always thought my first pair was off somehow. I absolutely love my Maui Jim wrap around progressive sunglasses, they do a great job, I think they are easier to use than my non-sunglasses progressive pair.
The updates could then be used to predict speed and direction in order to predict where Santa will appear next.
I thought that Santa is just a quantum wave function, and it is impossible to determine both quantities simultaneously to any sort of precision. It would explain how he manages to deliver so many presents without turning into an incandescent meteor in the sky.
Linux Journal is still around as an electronic only publication. They keep sending me emails to subscribe again years after I gave up on it for becoming too light weight.
As far as leisure reading, track down the IBM z-Series and Unisys Clearpath architecture reference manuals and see how things are done in mainframe land.:-)
I second this. When the Century Link customer service drones stated, for the second time, that my third party ISP could not support the upgraded DSL connection (much to my ISP's surprise), I said "goodbye" and ditched my land line at the same time. I ordered a $20/mo VPS from my ISP, with whom I was very happy with their service, to host my email. I use a VPN connection initiated from my Comcast provided dynamic IP address to my home. A happy side effect is that I no longer receive unsolicited phone calls on an expensive land line either.:-)
So much of the code that I've seen is poor because the people writing it have not learned the fundamentals of requirements determination and problem solving skills. Then you need to understand how to choose appropriate algorithms and tool sets to apply. Then you learn what you should have known in the first pass and you start again on a better solution. While colleges attempt to produce people having those skills, they often do not provide enough practice. For all four years of my degree program, only one course was about software engineering itself, and because it was only for a quarter, not nearly long enough to cover what takes years to pick up once you are out in the real world.
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The 6 key is on the left side? Do you even touch-type, bro?
I touch type on my Goldtouch split keyboard just fine with the 6 key on the left. Didn't have any trouble learning the new key location.
For the life of my, I can't understand why Canon, Nikon and others are not fully embracing this connected world. All $500+ cameras should come with Bluetooth/Direct Wifi and GPS built in.
The Canon EOS 6D has built in GPS and WiFi. You can control the camera from your iOS or Android phone, computer or tablet with the EOS Remote App. You can also print to a WiFi printer, upload images to a web service (possibly just the Canon one) and view images on a DNLA media player.
You have a tablet with a DSLR camera in it?
No, I use the tablet with an app that controls the DSLR remotely. Great for astrophotography where you can sit indoors in comfort on a chilly night.
Playing Angry Birds is much nicer on a larger screen, and DSLR remote shooting is also much easier with a large screen. With tablets being cheaper than smart phones, it is often a no brainer to just have one also.
Let's get out a decibel meter and compare. I guarantee my Lincoln Hybrid will beat the pants off your SUV in an objectively measured sound level test.
I didn't say that it would be absolutely quieter than your snooty hybrid :-), but just that it is possible to hold a conversation while seated within with the windows closed without having to yell while driving on the highway at 80 MPH. And I also did not state anything about the sound pressure levels as measured outside the vehicle as it passes.
Give me a quiet car any day of the week. It's wonderful to be able to have a conversation at 80 MPH without having to shout at each other.
Hmm, my 13 year old SUV is quiet enough inside at 80 MPH to have a conversation without shouting. Seems like you just have to buy one that is quiet, regardless of the power source.
Oh, the humanity! All of those mice suffering hydrogen explosions when things get out of control!
It works just fine.
... or can we keep "printing" new crypto-currencies without affecting other currencies?
If you don't believe that another currency has any value, either intrinsically or for your needs, then it doesn't matter if they keep "printing" it.
I didn't see any anthropomorphism in the example. It just looked like a comparison of procedural and OO coding styles.
I guess I'm lucky. I have single-vision glasses that correct for all distances.
That was my case too, until, *GASP*, my eyes got older along with the rest of my body. :-) Even though I had successful LASIK surgery done to correct almost -6 diopter near sightedness, I eventually needed slight astigmatism and reading corrections after about 8 years of glasses-free freedom.
That is why I have single vision computer glasses and single vision reading glasses in addition to my progressive lenses. When at work with my dual monitor setup, I use the computer pair, and just exchange for my progressives when I need to read or move about the building. At home when I read an ebook reader or other reading material for more than a few minutes, I will use the reading pair. If I am using my laptop on my lap, I frequently dispense with glasses all together. Progressive lenses do take a bit of time to get used to them, but I always thought my first pair was off somehow. I absolutely love my Maui Jim wrap around progressive sunglasses, they do a great job, I think they are easier to use than my non-sunglasses progressive pair.
Seems to me he's already sold out. :-)
http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/df200002/df20000210.jpg
The updates could then be used to predict speed and direction in order to predict where Santa will appear next.
I thought that Santa is just a quantum wave function, and it is impossible to determine both quantities simultaneously to any sort of precision. It would explain how he manages to deliver so many presents without turning into an incandescent meteor in the sky.
I've watched everything they've made so far, it really is well done. I like how the stories flow from the original episodes on which they are rooted.
... back in my day we played nethack on the VAX-785!
I started out playing rogue on the Vaxen. Then there was plain hack. Those were the days. Still play nethack now and again.
Nothing new, I saw one of these flying over one of the Florida Keys when I was down there a few years ago.
Linux Journal is still around as an electronic only publication. They keep sending me emails to subscribe again years after I gave up on it for becoming too light weight. As far as leisure reading, track down the IBM z-Series and Unisys Clearpath architecture reference manuals and see how things are done in mainframe land. :-)
And is too embarrassed to admit it farted to its NASA overlords.
Interestingly this article, also from U Mich, talks about observing Dirac electrons: http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/re...
Yes, the neighbors will love it when you take off in yours for work at 7 AM. It would be damn cool, though.
I second this. When the Century Link customer service drones stated, for the second time, that my third party ISP could not support the upgraded DSL connection (much to my ISP's surprise), I said "goodbye" and ditched my land line at the same time. I ordered a $20/mo VPS from my ISP, with whom I was very happy with their service, to host my email. I use a VPN connection initiated from my Comcast provided dynamic IP address to my home. A happy side effect is that I no longer receive unsolicited phone calls on an expensive land line either. :-)
A real pain in the ass it is, we should abolish it completely.
1) GPS / pedometer for running
It isn't clear to me from the info available yet if the watch has stand alone GPS functionallity, or has to be tethered to an iPhone. Anyone know?
So much of the code that I've seen is poor because the people writing it have not learned the fundamentals of requirements determination and problem solving skills. Then you need to understand how to choose appropriate algorithms and tool sets to apply. Then you learn what you should have known in the first pass and you start again on a better solution. While colleges attempt to produce people having those skills, they often do not provide enough practice. For all four years of my degree program, only one course was about software engineering itself, and because it was only for a quarter, not nearly long enough to cover what takes years to pick up once you are out in the real world.