I want a drone that flies around my houses and fixes all the dren that I don't want to fix.
You know, broken light bulbs, empties the gutters, etc.
You can already program the ar.drone to fly a preset flight path... just attach a little shovel and have it fly around scooping the gutter daily, all you'd need to work out is how to properly apply the duct tape, and setup some type of charging station it could land on by its-self.
Yeah, but going to jail because you shot down a government owned drone probably isn't going to be worth it. It's not like they won't be able to see who shot it down, and exactly where/when. Heck, it might even shoot back! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU
The usual 'animals are toys for humans to do what they wish with' banter from the emotionally immature Slashdot crowd. Do animals feel pain? Why is your life worth more than a pig's?
My life is worth more than a pig's because I am not a pig.
How embarrassing for all of you, not an ounce of compassion between you. Vivisection is medical fraud.
We could use dogs, which as I understand it lead to modern organ transplants in humans. I suppose you'd prefer we had no such thing as organ transplants or that the experimentation was done on humans?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
I wonder how it will be before other large organizations start following suit as a sensible precaution?
I'm pretty sure that laptop encryption IS the standard at most big businesses these days. It is in the company that writes my paychecks, anyway. I think NASA was just behind the times on this issue.
So just use tivo or any of the other DVR systems that get guide data from an internet connection. It's not as if there were a shortage of such systems. Sux for the people who bought this device but other than that group, I don't see what the big deal is.
It's hard to find a cell plan without unlimited minutes unless you're buying a minimal-use, no-frills line...in which case you won't get a BB anyway. Might as well give a corpse a gym membership to stay healthy.
I can see it being somewhat useful in corporate situations where you have many BB users - but you still need to have everyone on WiFi. Sorry RIM, find a better way to stay relevant.
The carriers probably won't care - much - given above but I can't image they will be thrilled about it either. Everyone will just bake the cost into the "blackberry data plan" anyway.
Unlimited plans on major carriers like Verizon are extremely expensive. Like close to $200/mo after all the fees get tacked on expensive. That's why most people I know aren't using unlimited plans unless they're with some company like MetroPCS that has lower quality but much cheaper service.
Why does Google get so low that they need to have proxy patent wars with Microsoft? Why can't they leave MS alone or at least sue them themselves?
Hmm maybe because Microsoft is doing the SAME THING except suing manufacturers of android handsets rather than Google its-self. Then after the lawsuits were done they are charging a license fee to companies selling android. I'm guessing this suit is really intended to either offset that cost or get MS to agree to a cross license agreement.
Here you go, since you seem to have a selective memory: https://www.informationweek.com/windows/microsoft-news/microsoft-gets-android-phone-makers-to-p/231901481
Indeed. I'm clinging on my HP-48s, and I dread the day they'll stop working, because absurdly old tech or not, there's just nothing better on the market right now.
There are some totally decent smartphone calculator apps out there. Unless you need to take an SAT or something and must have a "certified" calculator, that is. My 48G is collecting dust mostly right now. The physical buttons on the real HP are nice, but not nice enough to justify carrying another large device that otherwise offers no benefit vs a smartphone.
Perhaps the storage of the data to a cloud server, not owned, operated, or controlled by you.
Nothing melodramatic about being cautious, but then again I dont know drama, just plausible outcomes based on historic data.
...and no warrant is needed to access your data if it's stored in the cloud.
HTC used to be a legitimate contender, so Apple did all they could to block them from the market. With all the resources HTC has diverted to the patent wars, they can't really compete anymore and Apple probably doesn't see them as a legitimate contender. Apple probably just figures they might as well suck whatever money's left taking from them. Borrowing from the Ars article on the same topic, HTC (read: the little guys) is just the upfront victim of the patent wars.
HTC now is (as far as I know) now the only company with full access to apple's patents. If those patents really are as valuable as Apple claims, HTC is now in a great position to roll out some strong products. In fact, since they could make android handsets they are in a unique position to use both the Apple and Google patents. If HTC isn't in imminent danger, the next few years could be amazing for them.
The real threat is the scaremongering about everything and anything and refusal to question status-quo in order to protect the interests of very few very rich people. Let's face it, EARTH is fueled by fear and paranoia.
The state of NY isn't going to be happy if they have to lose out on all that tax revenue because consumers have to go to jersey or some other state to buy cars. Maybe that isn't the case right now, but as time progresses I think combustion engine cars will become less and less desirable.
European houses tend to be much better insulated than American houses. Certainly in the UK, very few people have air conditioning. In southern Europe it is probably more common, but I don't think it is that common in Germany.
Looking at Wikipedia, the average temperatures in the UK (Belfast) are around 30f lower than they are here (Florida). I'm sure that has a much larger effect than insulation. If temps were 30 degrees cooler here, I probably would never use my air conditioner (or my pool!). Those two are the biggest hitters on my electric usage by a wide margin.
You're way under the average for the U.S. then. In 2010, the average annual electricity consumption for a U.S. residential utility customer was 11,496 kWh
He posted 3.5k/month, you're talking about annual averages while he's talking about monthly. He's using about four times the US average.
So what you're saying is that it's a high risk operation with no reward?
Yes.
And that somebody involved would probably have come forward by now since that would be a huge news story, they'd be a hero, and there's no moral justification for the action?
No, just that I think it's unlikely because it's an extremely elaborate idea with no (or very little) reward.
Yes, it is.
propaganda[prop-uh-gan-duh] noun
1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/propaganda
SK should put a series of 200 meter high towers with ultra strength directional-antenna open wifi beacons along the DMZ.
Hi, could you take a seat over there? I'm here with BUTU's new reality TV show, "to catch a violator of the laws of physics," and the physics police are waiting outside. I just want to ask you a few questions. Do you think it is appropriate for a/. reader like yourself to just violate the conservative of energy like that?
(OK, jokes aside, the more gain an antenna has, the more directional it needs to be. Thus, if you had a 75dBi antenna [which would be impractically large for 2.4GHz], you would get amazing range but only in a very tiny area, and otherwise you would have no appreciable reception.)
Maybe not, but 25dbi antennas for 12.5cm are widely available. I've seen manufactured antennae for sale that claim to give 50dbi at this wavelength. In a relatively quiet environment you can get several km from even a 15dbi dipole setup; 25 or 50 would do the job. Obviously none of these are omni, but you wouldn't want or need omni for this application anyway.
Not that I'm saying I think this is a good idea - but if SK had the will to do it, it probably could be done.
China, don't forget China! Even France can fit the bill if necessary. Come to think of it, pretty much any country other than the one you currently live in will work.
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I want a drone that flies around my houses and fixes all the dren that I don't want to fix.
You know, broken light bulbs, empties the gutters, etc.
You can already program the ar.drone to fly a preset flight path... just attach a little shovel and have it fly around scooping the gutter daily, all you'd need to work out is how to properly apply the duct tape, and setup some type of charging station it could land on by its-self.
a lot of potential impact for surveillance
Nothing that a shotgun can't fix. Yet.
Yeah, but going to jail because you shot down a government owned drone probably isn't going to be worth it. It's not like they won't be able to see who shot it down, and exactly where/when. Heck, it might even shoot back! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU
> Such technology has a lot of potential impact for surveillance, search and rescue...
and killing people.
I never went into robotic vision because nearly all of the immediate applications are military.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU
The usual 'animals are toys for humans to do what they wish with' banter from the emotionally immature Slashdot crowd. Do animals feel pain? Why is your life worth more than a pig's?
My life is worth more than a pig's because I am not a pig.
How embarrassing for all of you, not an ounce of compassion between you. Vivisection is medical fraud.
We could use dogs, which as I understand it lead to modern organ transplants in humans. I suppose you'd prefer we had no such thing as organ transplants or that the experimentation was done on humans?
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Demikhov
Yes, but the US used to be special:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
They have made such a law. Read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_act
I wonder how it will be before other large organizations start following suit as a sensible precaution?
I'm pretty sure that laptop encryption IS the standard at most big businesses these days. It is in the company that writes my paychecks, anyway. I think NASA was just behind the times on this issue.
So just use tivo or any of the other DVR systems that get guide data from an internet connection. It's not as if there were a shortage of such systems. Sux for the people who bought this device but other than that group, I don't see what the big deal is.
How about some salt, a couple solar panels, water pump and salt water chlorine generator instead of all the algae, fish, gators and other whatnots...
It's hard to find a cell plan without unlimited minutes unless you're buying a minimal-use, no-frills line...in which case you won't get a BB anyway. Might as well give a corpse a gym membership to stay healthy.
I can see it being somewhat useful in corporate situations where you have many BB users - but you still need to have everyone on WiFi. Sorry RIM, find a better way to stay relevant.
The carriers probably won't care - much - given above but I can't image they will be thrilled about it either. Everyone will just bake the cost into the "blackberry data plan" anyway.
Unlimited plans on major carriers like Verizon are extremely expensive. Like close to $200/mo after all the fees get tacked on expensive. That's why most people I know aren't using unlimited plans unless they're with some company like MetroPCS that has lower quality but much cheaper service.
Bought*
I wish people would get this mix up of words right. It's like when someone says "me either" in response to something like "I dont like that":
- I don't like bees - Nah, me either, i hate them.
It's neither dammit!!
It's damn it...
employ robots as pilots
Sounds like a good idea to me!
Why does Google get so low that they need to have proxy patent wars with Microsoft? Why can't they leave MS alone or at least sue them themselves?
Hmm maybe because Microsoft is doing the SAME THING except suing manufacturers of android handsets rather than Google its-self. Then after the lawsuits were done they are charging a license fee to companies selling android. I'm guessing this suit is really intended to either offset that cost or get MS to agree to a cross license agreement.
Here you go, since you seem to have a selective memory: https://www.informationweek.com/windows/microsoft-news/microsoft-gets-android-phone-makers-to-p/231901481
Indeed. I'm clinging on my HP-48s, and I dread the day they'll stop working, because absurdly old tech or not, there's just nothing better on the market right now.
There are some totally decent smartphone calculator apps out there. Unless you need to take an SAT or something and must have a "certified" calculator, that is. My 48G is collecting dust mostly right now. The physical buttons on the real HP are nice, but not nice enough to justify carrying another large device that otherwise offers no benefit vs a smartphone.
Perhaps the storage of the data to a cloud server, not owned, operated, or controlled by you. Nothing melodramatic about being cautious, but then again I dont know drama, just plausible outcomes based on historic data.
...and no warrant is needed to access your data if it's stored in the cloud.
HTC used to be a legitimate contender, so Apple did all they could to block them from the market. With all the resources HTC has diverted to the patent wars, they can't really compete anymore and Apple probably doesn't see them as a legitimate contender. Apple probably just figures they might as well suck whatever money's left taking from them. Borrowing from the Ars article on the same topic, HTC (read: the little guys) is just the upfront victim of the patent wars.
HTC now is (as far as I know) now the only company with full access to apple's patents. If those patents really are as valuable as Apple claims, HTC is now in a great position to roll out some strong products. In fact, since they could make android handsets they are in a unique position to use both the Apple and Google patents. If HTC isn't in imminent danger, the next few years could be amazing for them.
The real threat is the scaremongering about everything and anything and refusal to question status-quo in order to protect the interests of very few very rich people. Let's face it, EARTH is fueled by fear and paranoia.
FTFY
Of course a hungry man will eat a beast. Oh, you meant hungry man-eating beasts! Now do all of you see the importance of writing correctly?
Having read your post, I also see the importance of not being a dickhead on the internet.
The state of NY isn't going to be happy if they have to lose out on all that tax revenue because consumers have to go to jersey or some other state to buy cars. Maybe that isn't the case right now, but as time progresses I think combustion engine cars will become less and less desirable.
It's like what you do when your production server starts to run amok.
You don't shoot it, you undo recent changes.
Wrong!
Source: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Joshua-Lee-Campbell-Server-Shoot-Gun-alcohol,11171.html
European houses tend to be much better insulated than American houses. Certainly in the UK, very few people have air conditioning. In southern Europe it is probably more common, but I don't think it is that common in Germany.
Looking at Wikipedia, the average temperatures in the UK (Belfast) are around 30f lower than they are here (Florida). I'm sure that has a much larger effect than insulation. If temps were 30 degrees cooler here, I probably would never use my air conditioner (or my pool!). Those two are the biggest hitters on my electric usage by a wide margin.
You're way under the average for the U.S. then. In 2010, the average annual electricity consumption for a U.S. residential utility customer was 11,496 kWh
He posted 3.5k/month, you're talking about annual averages while he's talking about monthly. He's using about four times the US average.
So what you're saying is that it's a high risk operation with no reward?
Yes.
And that somebody involved would probably have come forward by now since that would be a huge news story, they'd be a hero, and there's no moral justification for the action?
No, just that I think it's unlikely because it's an extremely elaborate idea with no (or very little) reward.
Propaganda isn't information.
Yes, it is.
propaganda[prop-uh-gan-duh] noun
1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/propaganda
SK should put a series of 200 meter high towers with ultra strength directional-antenna open wifi beacons along the DMZ.
Hi, could you take a seat over there? I'm here with BUTU's new reality TV show, "to catch a violator of the laws of physics," and the physics police are waiting outside. I just want to ask you a few questions. Do you think it is appropriate for a /. reader like yourself to just violate the conservative of energy like that?
(OK, jokes aside, the more gain an antenna has, the more directional it needs to be. Thus, if you had a 75dBi antenna [which would be impractically large for 2.4GHz], you would get amazing range but only in a very tiny area, and otherwise you would have no appreciable reception.)
Maybe not, but 25dbi antennas for 12.5cm are widely available. I've seen manufactured antennae for sale that claim to give 50dbi at this wavelength. In a relatively quiet environment you can get several km from even a 15dbi dipole setup; 25 or 50 would do the job. Obviously none of these are omni, but you wouldn't want or need omni for this application anyway.
Not that I'm saying I think this is a good idea - but if SK had the will to do it, it probably could be done.
Cheer up, we've still got Iran. :)
China, don't forget China! Even France can fit the bill if necessary. Come to think of it, pretty much any country other than the one you currently live in will work.