Although I probably should have just googled it before replying. Looks like you were right, and there is evidence of geological hot spots.
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I think the evidence points to lots of ancient volcanism, but no current activity. Venus does have lots of atmosphere and pressure, but it's probably been dry on the surface for a long time now.
Even better... the more sophisticated systems use some other data to improve accuracy: signal strength, and known mobility patterns. You may be able to get a better indication of where you are by examining the relative signal strength of nearby APs compared to the last known survey; the known mobility patterns will adjust if the algorithm places you somewhere you're not likely to be. e.g. if you're moving faster than 5 m/s you are probably not in a building (unless you've seriously taken a wrong turn).
I learned tcl/tk in HCI class in '95 and then became a sysadmin; so hopefully you can indeed imagine why I might choose to use it: because I already know it, and because it's there.
Not that I'd be opposed to using something better if I was given sufficient reason to think it would make sense. Speaking of which: you've now officially gone out of your way to say what a shitty choice it is... I'd be happy to hear any named alternative on its merits.
Someone did development work on the Sims, of all things, is telling me how not to waste time with a computer? Surely, you're just trying to commiserate.
exec vidcat -p y -s 640x480 >/tmp/out.jpg
set picture [ image create photo -file/tmp/out.jpg ]
set mypic [ image create photo ].middle.canvas create image 0 0 -image $picture -anchor nw
focus.top.barcode }
The CueCat:: native support is also represented here in one (1) line. I realized that using my webcam, adding photo support would also be trivial. This function runs when a barcode is scanned. Stick the code on the item, commit the changes to the db, and bam - you're done. The database 'code' also is really just a couple of sql INSERT and SELECT directives. Not a big deal when amortized over the lifetime of the program.
Yes, yes, I know... the solution to all of life's problems are on TV... Except that I've already taken control of the situation on my own terms using my brain, so I'm all set for now.
Photography - just for fun, but once it was written - no overhead. The barcode scan triggers the camera (using the vidcat command-line tool that works with V4L).
Yes, it saves me time, because sorting things functionally requires extra time and space, neither of which I have. I just track things by location, which is much easier (for me). I'm not tagging trash... I use freecycle for that. however, I am tagging books, multisport gear, bike parts, the original media in my music and video libraries, and boxes of documents that I will need, but I don't want to lose in storage and end up buying again (I had 10 camelbak bladders. 10!) This isn't meant as an apologia for my admitted lack of organizational skill -- it's a hack that works around my deficiency. So it's probably not for you, but it has literally changed my life, as corny as that sounds. I probably should do a testimonial for squalorsurvivors.com.
The point is that all you really need to make it functional is the declawed scanner and a spreadsheet with 3 columns (1 for the code, 1 for the location, and one for the item description). The fact that I'm using it as a springboard for a production-quality system highlights another use of the cuecat -- cheap prototyping. You don't need to splurge right away on a $300 scanner to start working on the software portion of a point-of-sale or warehousing system.
True, these are no good for commercial and retail use. But for home use... not bad, considering the cost barrier drops nearly to zero.
I use the cuecat for a home inventory system that has saved me tons of time and space. It works really well for disorganized scatter-brained packrats. I'm using some scripting to add bells and whistles (like native cuecat decoding support, integrated webcam snapshots, mysql backend and a tcl/tk front-end) but all that is really required is a spreadsheet with three columns (barcode, description, location), a "spayed" cuecat (hw mod is cheap or free), and a bunch of pre-made 3of9 barcodes, which you can do for free on an inkjet printer and a barcode font.
The cuecat increases ease and accuracy of barcode entry (and reduces the chance of error) and you can find all your crap after you store it by searching the tables... for me, the biggest psychological barrier to putting things away is not being able to find them when I need them, followed closely by a strong disinclination to high-level storing and filing strategies that most people use. The barcode & hide method sticks to the Keep It Simple Stupid paradigm, and works much better for a person like me.
I think Palpatine gets wind of Anakin being the chosen one, and he realizes that his chances of victory and his own survival depend on Anakin's decisions. "The Jedi need you, Anakin; more than you know." So he aims to influence those decisions. When things come to a head, he has no choice but to cash in on his work -- to go for it and try to recruit the boy -- or the Jedi will find the Sith and destroy him. When confronted with this decision (like many other crucual decisions before it), Anakin chooses poorly, and the rest is Star Wars history.
The Sith represent an imbalance. Power and control aren't supposed to be in one hand... that disturbs the natural equilibrium represented by the whole omnipresent Force thing. Lucas likened it to a cancer that eats away at the host and eventually killing it. Through I, II, and III the dark side is chipping away at that equilibrium.
It's destined to end, per the prophesy, but it is up to Anakin how he gets there. It's actually a lot like Tolkien's Silmarillion. The world is created through the music of Illuvatar, and Melkor's desire to create and control represent discord... a cacophony against the song of Illuvatar. Melkor is defeated temporarily, but he is destined to return and be ultimately defeated (like the Sith, who re-emerge after a long time underground).
What'll really bake your noodle is if you think about how Anakin was able to finally make the correct choice after a long string of missed opportunities. It was by the same avenue that got him there: attachment to others, and the inability to let something go (or fry, in Luke's case). The same tendency that tempts him to the dark side provides him a path back to redemption. I think Lucas framed it as Vader selflessly sacrificing himself to save Luke... but even while Luke does embody what's left of the light side and choosing him over the Emperor ultimately saves the galaxy, the choice isn't really textbook altruism by any stretch.
The idea re: Sith apprentices is that the Sith can't afford to indoctrinate too many powerful force users into the fabulous world of back-stabbing, manipulation, and galactic domination. They desire a monopoly on power. So they stick to a safe arrangement of one boss and one supplicant (who essentially serves as the slave in an active-active redundant system of e-vil). In that way, and only in that way, is the fear of losing power under control. You keep your apprentice busy, keep one eye on him, and the other on everything else. Or something like that.
If the card was seen, a dictionary attack would be revved up, not slowed down, because the card tells the brute forcer which characters to leave out of the key space.
Are you asking me to research your assertion? Look, why don't you tell me why you think I should agree with 1970s movie execs and believe that it's plagiarism and not mere influence.
Right... you're confusing "because of plagiarism" with "because such epic sci-fi was so uncommon to movie execs that they probably couldn't tell the difference."
Star Wars is less inspired by Dune than it is by any of the following: John Wayne movies, Flash Gordon, Lawrence of Arabia and Kurosawa's stuff.
Well, then again, now after I've seen E3, he could be plagiarizing in terms of boredom, cheese, and suck factor. There. Now, someone should tell me that books and movies aren't comparable, and collapse parent's argument in on itself. I'll be waiting:)
By his own admission, he hasn't done the research. He has an untested hypothesis.
> You're telling him what to research based on
I'm not telling him to do anything; I'm just commenting on his professed topic selection criteria.
> if you don't believe that something will work, I don't think that's an > unreasonable reason to avoid the area
Well, that's your opinion. I think it's indicative of an excessively narrow definition of what constitutes success and scientific value.
If you believe something won't work, that's one thing. If you demonstrate it in a reproducible matter, it's another thing entirely. It would be a great success and a contribution to do the latter; and it would be of great value, because it would provide those doing future work with something much more than merely an informed opinion.
> you [sic] don't choose your research area on a whim.
> those who think it's not going anywhere (like me) don't [write papers]. > There are sound physical reasons to be skeptical, in my mind:
No disrespect intended, but... having doubts is a lousy reason to be discouraged from research into this, or any, field. The reality is exactly the reverse: skepticism is a really good motivation to go and validate your assertions, instead of just keeping them unproven in your mind.
> I took several of these classes as an undergrad, and it's all hokum.
Oh, well, if you took the classes, OK. That seems like pretty scientific deduction.:)
> And don't get me started on Economics...
Economists come up with models, and test the models, see results, and argue about the interpretations when refining or rewriting their models. What part of that isn't a component of science?
> Ask two Professors of Economics about the current state of the economy > and you'll get four or five opinions.
Ask physics professors about the interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. You will get at least three different opinions. You might even hear someone start babbling about string theory. Don't you still think physics is a science?
> I'd like to see departments called: Humanities, Sciences, and Psuedo-sciences
I'd like to see a new moderation option called: -1, Old Saw
Given the soul-crushing epiphany you're facing upon the realization there's no single "credible" way to be a geek, you would do well to stash something stronger than benzo in your laptop bag.
So let me get this straight -- if you camp out because you must, you're a "real" nerd, and if you have time to do it out of a sense of nostalgia you're... what, cool? I can't think of anything nerdier than those dudes in the Triumph video. Modern-day Star Wars sidewalk campers are the benchmark standard for nerds everywhere.
> There is no reason to camp out for seats other than pretending to be as "hard > core"
Except, you know, because they want to socialize with Star Wars fans and play with lightsabers, and they think that's cool, despite the fact that it's not cool to the rest of us.
News flash: "geek cred" is a worthless currency, and has been ever since the dot-com bubble burst. It's now back to just being an oxymoron. You've reached a crossroads: If there's a group deriving value and status from somthing that you deem worthless, and then you proceed to deride them for not sharing your sense of what's worth doing -- then congratulations, you're no longer a nerd. You're a cool person.
> Go home and take a shower.
If I stay home and torrent the prequels I already know I'm supposed to hate, why bother showering?
Like I said earlier, it depends on your environment; there is no single solution. When continuous availability actually matters (client order fulfillment, for example), I agree 100% that 1 egg basket is a bad idea. However, there are many places where this is not as strict a requirement (research, engineering, long-term projects), so it still makes sense. Where it is a requirement, Terminal Servers can still work, but the minimum headcount is higher.
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Although I probably should have just googled it before replying. Looks like you were right, and there is evidence of geological hot spots.
I think the evidence points to lots of ancient volcanism, but no current activity. Venus does have lots of atmosphere and pressure, but it's probably been dry on the surface for a long time now.
> Awful smart guy for a advanced theoretical quantium physicist.
I wasn't impressed; it's not like they're talking about rocket science.
Maybe it's time for them to link engrish.com, for enriching time, make you happy shine adequate fun?
Even better... the more sophisticated systems use some other data to improve accuracy: signal strength, and known mobility patterns. You may be able to get a better indication of where you are by examining the relative signal strength of nearby APs compared to the last known survey; the known mobility patterns will adjust if the algorithm places you somewhere you're not likely to be. e.g. if you're moving faster than 5 m/s you are probably not in a building (unless you've seriously taken a wrong turn).
I learned tcl/tk in HCI class in '95 and then became a sysadmin; so hopefully you can indeed imagine why I might choose to use it: because I already know it, and because it's there.
Not that I'd be opposed to using something better if I was given sufficient reason to think it would make sense. Speaking of which: you've now officially gone out of your way to say what a shitty choice it is... I'd be happy to hear any named alternative on its merits.
Someone did development work on the Sims, of all things, is telling me how not to waste time with a computer? Surely, you're just trying to commiserate.
Here's the complete tcl/tk function for the photography, which as you can see did not take long to write (please forgive the formatting):
.top.barcode delete 0 end .bottom.entries.code delete 0 end .bottom.entries.code insert 0 $barcode
/tmp/out.jpg /tmp/out.jpg ] .middle.canvas create image 0 0 -image $picture -anchor nw
.top.barcode
proc check_barcode { code } {
set barcode [ CueCat::Decode $code ]
exec vidcat -p y -s 640x480 >
set picture [ image create photo -file
set mypic [ image create photo ]
focus
}
The CueCat:: native support is also represented here in one (1) line. I realized that using my webcam, adding photo support would also be trivial. This function runs when a barcode is scanned. Stick the code on the item, commit the changes to the db, and bam - you're done. The database 'code' also is really just a couple of sql INSERT and SELECT directives. Not a big deal when amortized over the lifetime of the program.
Yes, yes, I know... the solution to all of life's problems are on TV... Except that I've already taken control of the situation on my own terms using my brain, so I'm all set for now.
Printing barcodes takes 10 minutes.
3 column spreadsheet - 1 minute.
Photography - just for fun, but once it was written - no overhead. The barcode scan triggers the camera (using the vidcat command-line tool that works with V4L).
Yes, it saves me time, because sorting things functionally requires extra time and space, neither of which I have. I just track things by location, which is much easier (for me). I'm not tagging trash... I use freecycle for that. however, I am tagging books, multisport gear, bike parts, the original media in my music and video libraries, and boxes of documents that I will need, but I don't want to lose in storage and end up buying again (I had 10 camelbak bladders. 10!) This isn't meant as an apologia for my admitted lack of organizational skill -- it's a hack that works around my deficiency. So it's probably not for you, but it has literally changed my life, as corny as that sounds. I probably should do a testimonial for squalorsurvivors.com.
The point is that all you really need to make it functional is the declawed scanner and a spreadsheet with 3 columns (1 for the code, 1 for the location, and one for the item description). The fact that I'm using it as a springboard for a production-quality system highlights another use of the cuecat -- cheap prototyping. You don't need to splurge right away on a $300 scanner to start working on the software portion of a point-of-sale or warehousing system.
True, these are no good for commercial and retail use. But for home use... not bad, considering the cost barrier drops nearly to zero.
I use the cuecat for a home inventory system that has saved me tons of time and space. It works really well for disorganized scatter-brained packrats. I'm using some scripting to add bells and whistles (like native cuecat decoding support, integrated webcam snapshots, mysql backend and a tcl/tk front-end) but all that is really required is a spreadsheet with three columns (barcode, description, location), a "spayed" cuecat (hw mod is cheap or free), and a bunch of pre-made 3of9 barcodes, which you can do for free on an inkjet printer and a barcode font.
The cuecat increases ease and accuracy of barcode entry (and reduces the chance of error) and you can find all your crap after you store it by searching the tables... for me, the biggest psychological barrier to putting things away is not being able to find them when I need them, followed closely by a strong disinclination to high-level storing and filing strategies that most people use. The barcode & hide method sticks to the Keep It Simple Stupid paradigm, and works much better for a person like me.
I think Palpatine gets wind of Anakin being the chosen one, and he realizes that his chances of victory and his own survival depend on Anakin's decisions. "The Jedi need you, Anakin; more than you know." So he aims to influence those decisions. When things come to a head, he has no choice but to cash in on his work -- to go for it and try to recruit the boy -- or the Jedi will find the Sith and destroy him. When confronted with this decision (like many other crucual decisions before it), Anakin chooses poorly, and the rest is Star Wars history.
The Sith represent an imbalance. Power and control aren't supposed to be in one hand... that disturbs the natural equilibrium represented by the whole omnipresent Force thing. Lucas likened it to a cancer that eats away at the host and eventually killing it. Through I, II, and III the dark side is chipping away at that equilibrium.
It's destined to end, per the prophesy, but it is up to Anakin how he gets there. It's actually a lot like Tolkien's Silmarillion. The world is created through the music of Illuvatar, and Melkor's desire to create and control represent discord... a cacophony against the song of Illuvatar. Melkor is defeated temporarily, but he is destined to return and be ultimately defeated (like the Sith, who re-emerge after a long time underground).
What'll really bake your noodle is if you think about how Anakin was able to finally make the correct choice after a long string of missed opportunities. It was by the same avenue that got him there: attachment to others, and the inability to let something go (or fry, in Luke's case). The same tendency that tempts him to the dark side provides him a path back to redemption. I think Lucas framed it as Vader selflessly sacrificing himself to save Luke... but even while Luke does embody what's left of the light side and choosing him over the Emperor ultimately saves the galaxy, the choice isn't really textbook altruism by any stretch.
The idea re: Sith apprentices is that the Sith can't afford to indoctrinate too many powerful force users into the fabulous world of back-stabbing, manipulation, and galactic domination. They desire a monopoly on power. So they stick to a safe arrangement of one boss and one supplicant (who essentially serves as the slave in an active-active redundant system of e-vil). In that way, and only in that way, is the fear of losing power under control. You keep your apprentice busy, keep one eye on him, and the other on everything else. Or something like that.
If the card was seen, a dictionary attack would be revved up, not slowed down, because the card tells the brute forcer which characters to leave out of the key space.
Are you asking me to research your assertion? Look, why don't you tell me why you think I should agree with 1970s movie execs and believe that it's plagiarism and not mere influence.
Right... you're confusing "because of plagiarism" with "because such epic sci-fi was so uncommon to movie execs that they probably couldn't tell the difference."
:)
Star Wars is less inspired by Dune than it is by any of the following: John Wayne movies, Flash Gordon, Lawrence of Arabia and Kurosawa's stuff.
Well, then again, now after I've seen E3, he could be plagiarizing in terms of boredom, cheese, and suck factor. There. Now, someone should tell me that books and movies aren't comparable, and collapse parent's argument in on itself. I'll be waiting
> an informed opinion
By his own admission, he hasn't done the research. He has an untested hypothesis.
> You're telling him what to research based on
I'm not telling him to do anything; I'm just commenting on his professed topic selection criteria.
> if you don't believe that something will work, I don't think that's an
> unreasonable reason to avoid the area
Well, that's your opinion. I think it's indicative of an excessively narrow definition of what constitutes success and scientific value.
If you believe something won't work, that's one thing. If you demonstrate it in a reproducible matter, it's another thing entirely. It would be a great success and a contribution to do the latter; and it would be of great value, because it would provide those doing future work with something much more than merely an informed opinion.
> you [sic] don't choose your research area on a whim.
I totally agree.
> those who think it's not going anywhere (like me) don't [write papers].
> There are sound physical reasons to be skeptical, in my mind:
No disrespect intended, but... having doubts is a lousy reason to be discouraged from research into this, or any, field. The reality is exactly the reverse: skepticism is a really good motivation to go and validate your assertions, instead of just keeping them unproven in your mind.
> I took several of these classes as an undergrad, and it's all hokum.
:)
Oh, well, if you took the classes, OK. That seems like pretty scientific deduction.
> And don't get me started on Economics...
Economists come up with models, and test the models, see results, and argue about the interpretations when refining or rewriting their models. What part of that isn't a component of science?
> Ask two Professors of Economics about the current state of the economy
> and you'll get four or five opinions.
Ask physics professors about the interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. You will get at least three different opinions. You might even hear someone start babbling about string theory. Don't you still think physics is a science?
> I'd like to see departments called: Humanities, Sciences, and Psuedo-sciences
I'd like to see a new moderation option called: -1, Old Saw
Given the soul-crushing epiphany you're facing upon the realization there's no single "credible" way to be a geek, you would do well to stash something stronger than benzo in your laptop bag.
So let me get this straight -- if you camp out because you must, you're a "real" nerd, and if you have time to do it out of a sense of nostalgia you're... what, cool? I can't think of anything nerdier than those dudes in the Triumph video. Modern-day Star Wars sidewalk campers are the benchmark standard for nerds everywhere.
> There is no reason to camp out for seats other than pretending to be as "hard
> core"
Except, you know, because they want to socialize with Star Wars fans and play with lightsabers, and they think that's cool, despite the fact that it's not cool to the rest of us.
News flash: "geek cred" is a worthless currency, and has been ever since the dot-com bubble burst. It's now back to just being an oxymoron. You've reached a crossroads: If there's a group deriving value and status from somthing that you deem worthless, and then you proceed to deride them for not sharing your sense of what's worth doing -- then congratulations, you're no longer a nerd. You're a cool person.
> Go home and take a shower.
If I stay home and torrent the prequels I already know I'm supposed to hate, why bother showering?
Like I said earlier, it depends on your environment; there is no single solution. When continuous availability actually matters (client order fulfillment, for example), I agree 100% that 1 egg basket is a bad idea. However, there are many places where this is not as strict a requirement (research, engineering, long-term projects), so it still makes sense. Where it is a requirement, Terminal Servers can still work, but the minimum headcount is higher.
Exactly -- though it's useful to use thin, old PCs as a migration path to a sturdier terminal once the PSU or hard drive dies.