I could see a number of ways that something like this would be useful.
Consider if it was used in conjunction with collision warning radar. The warning wouldn't have to be as obnoxious if the car knew you were looking directly at the object in question. This would definitely cut down on the number of cry-wolf situations.
Also, what about a rear view mirror that tracked a little. The mirror could adjust for blind spots just by looking near the edge of the mirror.
What about the extreme case of hooking it in with the airbag system. This way the car would be able to detect if you saw what was hitting you or not. If you were completely surprised by the collision the air bags could take into account that fact that your body would be a little more relaxed and deploy appropriately.
And finaly, what about something that made the dashboard more readable. When you look at the speed the numbers are displayed a little larger and brighter. Kinda like the Mac OS X menu bar.
It's been about 15 years since I read Dune, but this is bringing back a lot of memories. There are many sublte things that I had completely forgotten.
One thing that I did note... It seemed to skim through a couple details here and there. The perfect example of this was Leto's new "tooth". In the book the tooth was extracted, the new one put in, and it's purpose explained. In the movie, it was just shown and mentioned. While this is fine for those of us that have read the book, my wife, who's never read it, was confused.
I suppose it's a good thing that they didn't feel the need to waste time explaining minute points.
One minor nit... At times the accents (Duncan's especially) were so thick that it was dificult to understand what they were saying.
Yeah, I remember seeing the same show. I think one of the other neat thinks is that if they fire both the hot and the cold units attached to the skin, they generate pain. Pain is very important is getting people to stop doing things that are bad for them.
The other neat thing they mentioned was that, much like phantom pain, the user experienced phantom sensation, i.e. they "felt" the heat or cold at the fingertip.
I'm sorry. This is still nothing more than extended vacations. In my mind there are two potential conditions for considering the humans in space to actually be living there:
1) A person goes into space with no plans to return to Earth. In other words, they have moved.
2) A person is born in space and stays there.
Until one of these things happen we're just fooling ourselves. Next year we will be bombarded with constant reruns of 2001. I view this as a sad thing. We are not much closer to hopes of that existence than we were when the movie was made.
Or, sadly and sickenly, how's this for a conspiracy theory...
Assume that what you say is true. Also assume that the Law of Coincedental Invention comes into play. Wouldn't this mean that M$ could effectly sue anyone who writes anything even closely resembling their code? It would be up to the coder to prove they'd never seen the M$ code. I doubt many of us would have the money to fight that kind of battle.
One of the things that people forget in the car versus car scenario is that cars operate in 2D. And even that is marginal because we're forced to drive on almost 1D roads.
3D is a lot of dimensions. The possiblity of a random collision is quite rare. This is why the FAA is looking into Free Flight (Or whatever it's called).
Of course, if it does happen, the odds of you seeing it coming are zilch.
I have very limited experience, but I've found that every bank and stock site I've dealt with have completely enslaved themselves to nexplorer or internetscape. Opera, the only browser that is fully compliant, is left in a lurch. What gives?
It just seems astounding that anyone would be stupid enough to code their pages specifically to turn customers away.
I noticed that there weren't any questions asking about emulators. Given the open source nature of this beast I would think that code to emulate some of the other gaming consoles would be one of the first things written.
Imagine the number of lawsuits if this could run games from all the other games makers as well as the specific ones.
It was nice to see this article. At least it's trying to get the word out instead of just preaching to the choir.
There are number of people who just do not understand everything that we do. These common folk would just say that what we're doing is piracy and stealing.
The easiest way to explain the situation to them is to have them imagine that the hood of their car was welded shut and the bottom was completely covered. Would they be pirates for trying to change their oil? Or see what was causing the blue smoke? No! And people would never allow this to happen.
This is why they need to be told. We can bitch amongst ourselves all we want, but if the people who don't program don't understand the problem then it will never be solved. Legislation isn't moved by experts. It's moved by a lot of the little guys getting indignant.
So... Anyone up up for another viral hoax like the "pay per email thing"???
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Another place to lay blame for the change in our society is the massive tax code changes of 1986.
Prior to 1986 only half of long term capital gains were taxed. All of short term gains were taxed. In this climate people had a good reason to hang onto stock for 6-12 months or longer. With the change in the tax code people began to think only in the short term. There was zero incentive to consider the age of a stock. Hence the birth of the day trading mentality.
The other thing this did was force companies to think short term. Now they were forced by the stock holders to only worry about what the next quarter's numbers would be. With this mentality the concept of laying off people and hiring back at a rapid rate began to take hold. Now you could tweak the numbers just by getting rid of people and bringing them back later as consultants.
The problem with this was that "laying off" took away all the stigma of being "fired". When an employee could say that they had been "laid off" and no one took it as a bad thing, management lost huge leverage in the fight to get more from people. Now managers could dump people without worrying about ruining their lives and people didn't care. How many of use remember managers saying something like "You'd better get your butt in gear or your outta here." Now the answer would be, "So what."
Actually Stratus' VOS has been around for closer to 20 years.
I'm not sure if Ascend or Stratus (which is now privately held) own the rights to the "VOS" name. The thought of these going for a patent and being sued over the name at the same time reeks of poetic justice.
What's to stop someone from having their macro encode a little personal information into the URL? Just have a CGI script on the other end accepting the parameters and wait for the contact info, or what have you, to come flowing in.
If you think people would be on the guard for something like this just think about all the cases where HR departments and job search facilities ask for Word versions of a resume.
I happen like the less bloated (older) versions of Word, but at this point I think the only safe thing to do is: Just say "no" to Word.
Well, it is nice to see that Intel just might have learned from it's previous Pentium mistakes. Instead of repeatly telling the world that it's a feature, they opted to do the right thing.
OK, so nobody actually has the chip... It is a start in the right direction.
The only thing that something like this will do is make sure that the system requirements will become more absolute.
"I'm sorry but our DVD player is only authorized to run with Windows ME SP3 on a Compaq using a 872.5 Mhz Intel P3. Now we would be able to help you if you had met the requirements."
I think this will have the opposite effect from what they intend. If you don't have exactly what's on the box then they can claim that the suit was frivolous. Or worse, intenionally frivolous.
Any guesses how often Linux or FreeBSD will be part of the required system???
I use Opera. Like you, I have run into many sites that demand that I sell my soul to Micros~1. I refuse to do this to the point of giving up on things that I really, really want rather commit this sin.
I've found that the best way to deal with this is to send a letter like the following to their webmaster:
Hi,
I've tried to do business through your web site, but was stopped because the site demands that I use [whatever they're whored to]. Surveys have shown that over 90%[From Wired, I think. Finding the direct reference is an execise that is left to the reader] of people who are asked to upgrade/change their browsers cancel their transactions.
I wonder if your advertisers or management know how much business you are turning away.
Believe it or not I've gotten some fairly large companies (Fox Sports, SpaceRef) to change their ways slightly.
You couldn't be more wrong. Einstein has the best quote about this:
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Space stations have been around for a while. Nobody gets excited about them. We've already been to the moon, going round and round the Earth is boring.
The need for imagination in the space program is essential. It's what gets people spending the money.
When the first person sets foot on Mars it will be the most watched event in history. Every person watching will be picturing themselves in that Astro/Cosmo/Taikonaut's shoes. For the years that the mission is going on the people of Earth will be paying attention. Think of the publicity!
Also consider this... The space station will end up costing 60 billion dollars. Why are people upset at the idea of spending 10-20 billion on a trip to mars?
Let me start by saying that, at home, I have multiple MS machines and no Linux machines.
I'm generalizing here, but I have noticed a trend with people loyal to Microsoft... They all mention how MS has really helped them get rich, work more, build more... the list goes on.
One thing I have heard the from Linux community is a level of almost unquantifiable love for the OS. There are many people out there who work for nothing or gain nothing from OS, but they LOVE it.
Are there people out there who love MS and/or Windows just for what it is? Are there any vocal people whose livelihood is not dependent on MS?
But it's still a unique environment, one unlike any other in the universe.
And based this comment on a sample size of how many star systems???
We never know what we might want to use the moon for in the future -- and disturbing its natural balance might ruin future plans.
Your eco-warrior basis is showng. If we think that way then we will never do anything.
Just like in Star Trek, shouldn't our goal be to seek out and explore (and adapt to) strange new worlds instead of pillaging them and warping them to suit our whims?
How do you propose to motivate people to get out there so we can attain this lofty goal. Altruism?
Gee, if we only had an altruistic civilian space agency I'm sure we could get to the other planets within 40 years. Oh. That's right. We do and it's been more than 40 years and we barely (Thank you Russia) have (had) a permanent presence in space at all.
Manifest Destiny was nasty and caused a lot of harm but greed is still one of the best motivators around.
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This type of tomfoolery is exactly why the government should be completely in control of space exploration.
If NASA had handled this like they did on Mars, that ship would have STAYED crashed.
Consider if it was used in conjunction with collision warning radar. The warning wouldn't have to be as obnoxious if the car knew you were looking directly at the object in question. This would definitely cut down on the number of cry-wolf situations.
Also, what about a rear view mirror that tracked a little. The mirror could adjust for blind spots just by looking near the edge of the mirror.
What about the extreme case of hooking it in with the airbag system. This way the car would be able to detect if you saw what was hitting you or not. If you were completely surprised by the collision the air bags could take into account that fact that your body would be a little more relaxed and deploy appropriately.
And finaly, what about something that made the dashboard more readable. When you look at the speed the numbers are displayed a little larger and brighter. Kinda like the Mac OS X menu bar.
Right now I have animation shut off (Also easy in Opera). This means that the banner ads are nowhere near as obnoxious and that much easier to ignore.
One thing that I did note... It seemed to skim through a couple details here and there. The perfect example of this was Leto's new "tooth". In the book the tooth was extracted, the new one put in, and it's purpose explained. In the movie, it was just shown and mentioned. While this is fine for those of us that have read the book, my wife, who's never read it, was confused.
I suppose it's a good thing that they didn't feel the need to waste time explaining minute points.
One minor nit... At times the accents (Duncan's especially) were so thick that it was dificult to understand what they were saying.
The other neat thing they mentioned was that, much like phantom pain, the user experienced phantom sensation, i.e. they "felt" the heat or cold at the fingertip.
1) A person goes into space with no plans to return to Earth. In other words, they have moved.
2) A person is born in space and stays there.
Until one of these things happen we're just fooling ourselves. Next year we will be bombarded with constant reruns of 2001. I view this as a sad thing. We are not much closer to hopes of that existence than we were when the movie was made.
Assume that what you say is true. Also assume that the Law of Coincedental Invention comes into play. Wouldn't this mean that M$ could effectly sue anyone who writes anything even closely resembling their code? It would be up to the coder to prove they'd never seen the M$ code. I doubt many of us would have the money to fight that kind of battle.
This is pretty scary
3D is a lot of dimensions. The possiblity of a random collision is quite rare. This is why the FAA is looking into Free Flight (Or whatever it's called).
Of course, if it does happen, the odds of you seeing it coming are zilch.
It just seems astounding that anyone would be stupid enough to code their pages specifically to turn customers away.
Imagine the number of lawsuits if this could run games from all the other games makers as well as the specific ones.
MAPS didn't really win because there was no precedent set.
This battle is over, but there could be more. What's to stop these companies from doing this repeatedly until MAPS is broke? Nothing.
I'm happy MAPS won, but this won't go away until it's settled.
Let me guess... Microsoft has already announced a speach recognition package! All you have to do is speak clearly and slowly.
There are number of people who just do not understand everything that we do. These common folk would just say that what we're doing is piracy and stealing.
The easiest way to explain the situation to them is to have them imagine that the hood of their car was welded shut and the bottom was completely covered. Would they be pirates for trying to change their oil? Or see what was causing the blue smoke? No! And people would never allow this to happen.
This is why they need to be told. We can bitch amongst ourselves all we want, but if the people who don't program don't understand the problem then it will never be solved. Legislation isn't moved by experts. It's moved by a lot of the little guys getting indignant.
So... Anyone up up for another viral hoax like the "pay per email thing"???
Prior to 1986 only half of long term capital gains were taxed. All of short term gains were taxed. In this climate people had a good reason to hang onto stock for 6-12 months or longer. With the change in the tax code people began to think only in the short term. There was zero incentive to consider the age of a stock. Hence the birth of the day trading mentality.
The other thing this did was force companies to think short term. Now they were forced by the stock holders to only worry about what the next quarter's numbers would be. With this mentality the concept of laying off people and hiring back at a rapid rate began to take hold. Now you could tweak the numbers just by getting rid of people and bringing them back later as consultants.
The problem with this was that "laying off" took away all the stigma of being "fired". When an employee could say that they had been "laid off" and no one took it as a bad thing, management lost huge leverage in the fight to get more from people. Now managers could dump people without worrying about ruining their lives and people didn't care. How many of use remember managers saying something like "You'd better get your butt in gear or your outta here." Now the answer would be, "So what."
The fear was gone.
I'm not sure if Ascend or Stratus (which is now privately held) own the rights to the "VOS" name. The thought of these going for a patent and being sued over the name at the same time reeks of poetic justice.
Insert a web bug for www.sex.com!!!
"Gee, Simon... It looks like you've been viewing nudy sites during work hours."
"But sir... I was just reading the product documentation."
The possibilities are endless!
What's to stop someone from having their macro encode a little personal information into the URL? Just have a CGI script on the other end accepting the parameters and wait for the contact info, or what have you, to come flowing in.
If you think people would be on the guard for something like this just think about all the cases where HR departments and job search facilities ask for Word versions of a resume.
I happen like the less bloated (older) versions of Word, but at this point I think the only safe thing to do is: Just say "no" to Word.
Nice, brave new world ya got there Steve.
Instead of embrace, expand, extinguish we just have innovate, investigate, incarcerate.
OK, so nobody actually has the chip... It is a start in the right direction.
"I'm sorry but our DVD player is only authorized to run with Windows ME SP3 on a Compaq using a 872.5 Mhz Intel P3. Now we would be able to help you if you had met the requirements."
I think this will have the opposite effect from what they intend. If you don't have exactly what's on the box then they can claim that the suit was frivolous. Or worse, intenionally frivolous.
Any guesses how often Linux or FreeBSD will be part of the required system???
I've found that the best way to deal with this is to send a letter like the following to their webmaster:
Hi,
I've tried to do business through your web site, but was stopped because the site demands that I use [whatever they're whored to]. Surveys have shown that over 90%[From Wired, I think. Finding the direct reference is an execise that is left to the reader] of people who are asked to upgrade/change their browsers cancel their transactions.
I wonder if your advertisers or management know how much business you are turning away.
Believe it or not I've gotten some fairly large companies (Fox Sports, SpaceRef) to change their ways slightly.
The need for imagination in the space program is essential. It's what gets people spending the money.
When the first person sets foot on Mars it will be the most watched event in history. Every person watching will be picturing themselves in that Astro/Cosmo/Taikonaut's shoes. For the years that the mission is going on the people of Earth will be paying attention. Think of the publicity!
Also consider this... The space station will end up costing 60 billion dollars. Why are people upset at the idea of spending 10-20 billion on a trip to mars?
Excuse me???
I hope you were being sarcastic. You can get the same effect by typedeffing enums in C.
I'm generalizing here, but I have noticed a trend with people loyal to Microsoft... They all mention how MS has really helped them get rich, work more, build more... the list goes on.
One thing I have heard the from Linux community is a level of almost unquantifiable love for the OS. There are many people out there who work for nothing or gain nothing from OS, but they LOVE it.
Are there people out there who love MS and/or Windows just for what it is? Are there any vocal people whose livelihood is not dependent on MS?
And based this comment on a sample size of how many star systems???
We never know what we might want to use the moon for in the future -- and disturbing its natural balance might ruin future plans.
Your eco-warrior basis is showng. If we think that way then we will never do anything.
Just like in Star Trek, shouldn't our goal be to seek out and explore (and adapt to) strange new worlds instead of pillaging them and warping them to suit our whims?
How do you propose to motivate people to get out there so we can attain this lofty goal. Altruism?
Gee, if we only had an altruistic civilian space agency I'm sure we could get to the other planets within 40 years. Oh. That's right. We do and it's been more than 40 years and we barely (Thank you Russia) have (had) a permanent presence in space at all.
Manifest Destiny was nasty and caused a lot of harm but greed is still one of the best motivators around.