The DIY "PowerWall" guys have done a lot to make recycling batteries easier and cheaper. That includes developing things like 3D printed brackets and open source power controllers.
It's time to start thinking about having every lithium battery tested and if possible re-used instead of being discarded or broken down. Most batteries that are "dead" are actually mostly fine, it's just one or two bad cells. Not only will it prevent those cells becoming waste, it will build up the grid's battery backup capability faster.
I'm reminded of the recent Ghost in the Shell movie. Altered Carbon kinda did it too, but I think it was probably just them wanting to reduce the amount of body-swapping to make it easier for the viewer to follow who is who.
It will be interesting to see if Amazon tries to change the setting to the west. The novel deals with events that are well known in China but which most people in Amazon's markets have never heard of. Plus, there is a reluctance among TV execs to have a Chinese lead with a cast of Chinese actors.
I wonder if you could get a selfie camera behind the screen too. With an LCD it can go fully transparent, but the camera would make the backlighting uneven. That could be solved with some kind of movable cover or reflective one-way surface. Would probably not meet the standards for high end image reproduction but might be enough just for the status bar area.
Most of us have busy lives and limited free time. Rather than just wondering around aimlessly outside, we prefer to meet friends and be sociable. Unfortunately, Facebook is the way a lot of this stuff gets organized now, and if you are not on it you can become isolated.
Even when I'm inside and doing hobby stuff, my life is made better by social media. Not Facebook so much, but there is a lot of interesting tech discussion on forums, Twitter, Google+ and even Slashdot.
It would be great if we could replace Facebook with something better. Just being outside isn't nearly as fulfilling or educational as being social.
They could end up in trouble for destroying evidence. They will have to explain how they knew things, where data came from, and when it was deleted. If an email turns up referencing something that was removed in those few days, there are consequences for the cover-up.
Cambridge Analytica broke not only the Facebook ToS, they broke the law in the UK and maybe the US. The broke the law to assist one side in the EU membership referendum, and one side in the US election.
Obama's campaign stuck to the rules, they used their own app and didn't harvest data on friends who had not given permission.
What I can't understand is why some people blame anyone but the employers for this. As if it's a good thing almost, and older guys/women are to blame for not sacrificing their health.
Tracking isn't an inherent property of serving HTTP. Ad services could be audited the same way as certificate authorities. It's not perfect but it would stop most of the abuse.
Trek's depiction of the transporter is inconsistent to say the least. It's been shown that people in the transporter are conscious the whole time, but also that they can be held unconscious in the pattern buffer indefinitely.
The transporter has cloned people, de-aged and re-aged them, merged two people into one being and un-merged them again...
It's of mild interest to anyone concerned that a foreign government may have interfered with the US election. It won't reverse the result now, but it might help prevent it happening next time.
It's not enough for the freeze peach warriors though. When YouTube banned some gun videos and it was pointed out that YouTube isn't the only video site, and that Gab had just started one dedicated to free speech... They demanded to be on YouTube because it was the most popular.
Protected classes are not arbitrary, they are based on our scientific and medical understanding of what traits a person can choose and which are involuntary.
Even 4chan is decried by some as being guilty of censorship and oppression. 4chan banned GamerGate, and the people behind it moved to 8chan. Even the mighty/pol/ has some banned topics - the sticky at the top of every page lists questions like "is X group white?" as being not allowed.
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The DIY "PowerWall" guys have done a lot to make recycling batteries easier and cheaper. That includes developing things like 3D printed brackets and open source power controllers.
It's time to start thinking about having every lithium battery tested and if possible re-used instead of being discarded or broken down. Most batteries that are "dead" are actually mostly fine, it's just one or two bad cells. Not only will it prevent those cells becoming waste, it will build up the grid's battery backup capability faster.
I'm reminded of the recent Ghost in the Shell movie. Altered Carbon kinda did it too, but I think it was probably just them wanting to reduce the amount of body-swapping to make it easier for the viewer to follow who is who.
It will be interesting to see if Amazon tries to change the setting to the west. The novel deals with events that are well known in China but which most people in Amazon's markets have never heard of. Plus, there is a reluctance among TV execs to have a Chinese lead with a cast of Chinese actors.
I wonder if you could get a selfie camera behind the screen too. With an LCD it can go fully transparent, but the camera would make the backlighting uneven. That could be solved with some kind of movable cover or reflective one-way surface. Would probably not meet the standards for high end image reproduction but might be enough just for the status bar area.
I wouldn't put too much stock in hashtags. #KillHarvey is fake, for example.
Republicans think porn is pretty dangerous.
https://www.gq.com/story/flori...
Then again I heard someone claim Theresa May is a communist the other day so who knows what left and right mean any more.
Most of us have busy lives and limited free time. Rather than just wondering around aimlessly outside, we prefer to meet friends and be sociable. Unfortunately, Facebook is the way a lot of this stuff gets organized now, and if you are not on it you can become isolated.
Even when I'm inside and doing hobby stuff, my life is made better by social media. Not Facebook so much, but there is a lot of interesting tech discussion on forums, Twitter, Google+ and even Slashdot.
It would be great if we could replace Facebook with something better. Just being outside isn't nearly as fulfilling or educational as being social.
They could end up in trouble for destroying evidence. They will have to explain how they knew things, where data came from, and when it was deleted. If an email turns up referencing something that was removed in those few days, there are consequences for the cover-up.
Cambridge Analytica broke not only the Facebook ToS, they broke the law in the UK and maybe the US. The broke the law to assist one side in the EU membership referendum, and one side in the US election.
Obama's campaign stuck to the rules, they used their own app and didn't harvest data on friends who had not given permission.
It's exploitation of young men, pure and simple.
What I can't understand is why some people blame anyone but the employers for this. As if it's a good thing almost, and older guys/women are to blame for not sacrificing their health.
It's not a security issue, it's a UX issue.
Client tries to access an ad server. Server can't be contacted - DNS lookup failed, sever didn't respond, network is blocking it for some reason.
Does the client refuse to play any more music, making the user think Spotify is unreliable, or does it just carry on without the ad?
It's an unwinnable situation.
The old plugin system was limiting performance and didn't support any kind of permission system.
What plugins are you missing?
Tracking isn't an inherent property of serving HTTP. Ad services could be audited the same way as certificate authorities. It's not perfect but it would stop most of the abuse.
Sorry, ignore. Wrong post replied to, my bad.
But what do you mean by "you die"? Your consciousness ends? Well that happens every time you go to sleep.
So maybe it's continuity of your physical brain or something.
Trek's depiction of the transporter is inconsistent to say the least. It's been shown that people in the transporter are conscious the whole time, but also that they can be held unconscious in the pattern buffer indefinitely.
The transporter has cloned people, de-aged and re-aged them, merged two people into one being and un-merged them again...
It's an existential question. There is no clear answer.
How you do define a life? It can't be consciousness unless you think sleep is death too. If you die but are then revived are you the same person?
You could say your life is your brain functioning, but the transporter (as depicted on Star Trek) keeps you conscious during the process.
You should read that link. The clear majority favour stricter controls on gun ownership.
No, it's an actual majority.
http://news.gallup.com/poll/16...
It's of mild interest to anyone concerned that a foreign government may have interfered with the US election. It won't reverse the result now, but it might help prevent it happening next time.
It's not enough for the freeze peach warriors though. When YouTube banned some gun videos and it was pointed out that YouTube isn't the only video site, and that Gab had just started one dedicated to free speech... They demanded to be on YouTube because it was the most popular.
https://news.slashdot.org/comm...
"Well regulated militia" was the beginning of the end for gun rights, clearly.
Protected classes are not arbitrary, they are based on our scientific and medical understanding of what traits a person can choose and which are involuntary.
The link is in TFS, but I'll repost it here for you anyway: https://www.reddit.com/help/co...
The first thing on the list of prohibited content is things that are illegal. Isn't selling chemical weapons, elephant tusks and human organs illegal?
Even 4chan is decried by some as being guilty of censorship and oppression. 4chan banned GamerGate, and the people behind it moved to 8chan. Even the mighty /pol/ has some banned topics - the sticky at the top of every page lists questions like "is X group white?" as being not allowed.