I remember seeing a system like this years ago. I'm quite sure in the 1980's! Possibly on that Beyond 2000 science show from Australia (we get weird shows here sometimes). I wondered why it was never used it seems like a great invention.
Why so long to get a system like this produced?
Put it in Iraq attached to a machine gun, calibrated to shoot at the sound of an AK-47 not an M16. Since it seems to be able to tune out other explosive noises why not refine it ever further to just a certain gun type?
The device is listening for the entire sound pattern of the gunshot, not just the initial explosion, which makes it much less likely to mistake other loud noises for shooting.
I get a kick out of paranoid statements about someone freaking out over the slightest bit of monitoring of their daily life. It reminds me of a person who thinks that their soul is stolen if their picture is taken.
I was referring to the first post made. It was a full page ad for for Gay N****rs ( a vulgar term used for people of the African race) that are Angry or GNA. I never thought about it being removed, and then my exclamation was taken out of context.
Dammit that was my idea! I thought that it would be really cool to have an MP3 player that had headphones that used the same principle as hearing aids that used bones of your head to conduct sound.
I wanted to have a Blutooth enabled control pad stuck to your arm somehow. The only thing I could think of to stick the "skullphones" and the control pad to your body was Polygrip denture paste!
I was going to say some sort of mini-itx with onboard everything but I don't suppose you'd be lucky enough to get it all working with Linux especially if it was a new motherboard.
A simple design is best.
If you could get the all-in-one concept to work I think $100 is possible...but not a system running Windows. The biggest cost would be the peripherals like the case, PSU, keyboard, mouse, monitor.
I wouldn't wait until it got that cold to start worrying about my pipes.
Newer homes have plastic piping instead of copper. I'd say copper would freeze quicker since it is a better conductor than plastic. Also, pipes could be in uninsulated or not very well insulated parts of a home such as the basement where cold air will pool first.
I'd rather be safe than sorry and take action as soon as possible, turn the taps on at about 5C; the hot and cold.
I've heard about a thing you put in your house, that is made of metal, is hollow and you put pieces of wood in it. Then you light the wood on fire. It's been rumoured to work, it may even keep you warm.
I remember a friend of mine had a Flymo electric hover mower. He turned it on and showed me how it worked cutting the grass. When he went to cut the grass in the ditch there was a little bit of water still there, and when he went over it...WHOOSH right in his face. That was pretty funny.
I was surprised to see Flymo is still around and even has a website(Flymo.com), I thought they faded away as a 1980's fad. The new Turbo 400 model looks cool.
I'm Canadian and live in what is considered a reasonably sized town here, about 50,000 people.
In my life (35 years) I've never seen a gun, never heard a gun go off, have no need for a gun, never heard of anyone on the news here killed by a gun accidentally or otherwise.
EXN.ca an article on the Canadian Discovery Channel about the relationship between Avro Arrow and NASA.
"When they were flying the Arrow," explains Gainor, "they decided that only one person should talk to the pilot, and that person should have experience as a pilot. At NASA, to this day, all the conversations with the crew are done through the capcom, which is always another astronaut."
Don't forget the Avro Arrow, which the Canadian entry is named after, was a jet fighter that was very advanced for its time. The program was cancelled by the Canadian government due to pressure from the US government.
Most of the engineers who worked at Avro went to work for the US space program. Yet again picking the best scientists from the spoils of, this time, a political war.
It boggles the mind all those connections.
If you're in Canada visiting mention "Avro Arrow" and see what reaction you get even now all these years later.
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I remember seeing a system like this years ago. I'm quite sure in the 1980's! Possibly on that Beyond 2000 science show from Australia (we get weird shows here sometimes). I wondered why it was never used it seems like a great invention.
Why so long to get a system like this produced?
Put it in Iraq attached to a machine gun, calibrated to shoot at the sound of an AK-47 not an M16. Since it seems to be able to tune out other explosive noises why not refine it ever further to just a certain gun type?
The device is listening for the entire sound pattern of the gunshot, not just the initial explosion, which makes it much less likely to mistake other loud noises for shooting.
I get a kick out of paranoid statements about someone freaking out over the slightest bit of monitoring of their daily life. It reminds me of a person who thinks that their soul is stolen if their picture is taken.
amazing
Yes, it crashes more often.
Just in time for Star Wars. When Regan started Star Wars Defence Program I didn't know it meant robots like there were in Star Wars episode I :P
How about ASIMO with a machine gun?
They are kinda cool though. Can you use them for karaoke in their off time?
lol not me...not yet
System.out.println ("I'll give it a read ");
I was referring to the first post made. It was a full page ad for for Gay N****rs ( a vulgar term used for people of the African race) that are Angry or GNA. I never thought about it being removed, and then my exclamation was taken out of context.
Dammit that was my idea! I thought that it would be really cool to have an MP3 player that had headphones that used the same principle as hearing aids that used bones of your head to conduct sound.
I wanted to have a Blutooth enabled control pad stuck to your arm somehow. The only thing I could think of to stick the "skullphones" and the control pad to your body was Polygrip denture paste!
I was going to say some sort of mini-itx with onboard everything but I don't suppose you'd be lucky enough to get it all working with Linux especially if it was a new motherboard.
A simple design is best.
If you could get the all-in-one concept to work I think $100 is possible...but not a system running Windows. The biggest cost would be the peripherals like the case, PSU, keyboard, mouse, monitor.
I wouldn't wait until it got that cold to start worrying about my pipes.
Newer homes have plastic piping instead of copper. I'd say copper would freeze quicker since it is a better conductor than plastic. Also, pipes could be in uninsulated or not very well insulated parts of a home such as the basement where cold air will pool first.
I'd rather be safe than sorry and take action as soon as possible, turn the taps on at about 5C; the hot and cold.
I've heard about a thing you put in your house, that is made of metal, is hollow and you put pieces of wood in it. Then you light the wood on fire. It's been rumoured to work, it may even keep you warm.
I remember a friend of mine had a Flymo electric hover mower. He turned it on and showed me how it worked cutting the grass. When he went to cut the grass in the ditch there was a little bit of water still there, and when he went over it...WHOOSH right in his face. That was pretty funny.
I was surprised to see Flymo is still around and even has a website(Flymo.com), I thought they faded away as a 1980's fad. The new Turbo 400 model looks cool.
Again...wtf?
Call me old-fashioned but I don't like molten, radioactive satellites hitting my house at Mach 5.
Maybe their deceleration sensors were bought at the same place the one on Genesis was. Recall!
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Aw man! All I got was the "nothing to see here move along" dammit!
How much do you want to bet this is how AI will develop self-awareness. ;P
Porn's not where it's at...it's gambling bots!
My 2
I'm Canadian and live in what is considered a reasonably sized town here, about 50,000 people.
In my life (35 years) I've never seen a gun, never heard a gun go off, have no need for a gun, never heard of anyone on the news here killed by a gun accidentally or otherwise.
I'm not anti-gun, I just don't need one.
EXN.ca an article on the Canadian Discovery Channel about the relationship between Avro Arrow and NASA.
"When they were flying the Arrow," explains Gainor, "they decided that only one person should talk to the pilot, and that person should have experience as a pilot. At NASA, to this day, all the conversations with the crew are done through the capcom, which is always another astronaut."
Don't forget the Avro Arrow, which the Canadian entry is named after, was a jet fighter that was very advanced for its time. The program was cancelled by the Canadian government due to pressure from the US government.
Most of the engineers who worked at Avro went to work for the US space program. Yet again picking the best scientists from the spoils of, this time, a political war.
It boggles the mind all those connections.
If you're in Canada visiting mention "Avro Arrow" and see what reaction you get even now all these years later.
Arrow info
I have an external USB floppy I use when I need it.
OK I see, bits / 8 to get bytes. I should have known that.
:P
It's close enough for me even if it's not 4.7GB. I thought they were exagerating but I guess they know what they're talking about
Wow that's fast. (delayed reaction)
Starting Comp Sci on Tuesday...this doesn't bode well for me does it! I'm going to be eaten alive (an old guy in Uni).
'This record speed of 6.63Gbps is equivalent to transferring a full-length DVD movie in four seconds
:P
6.63 Gbps X 4 s = 25,898,437.5 bytes 25MB ?
That's not right is it?
If it were bytes per second then that's way too big...26GB ?
Am I not doing this right?
Damn that was my idea...for real. A cologne with the new computer smell and maybe a bit of citrus mixed in.