I should also mention that I saw one of these things get into what I can only call a "stand off" with an old person.
The Old Lady was in the robots path, so it stoped and started beeping at her, and asked her to move. The lady was so scared by it that she just froze up. The Robot of course couldn't move so it just kept on asking her and beeping at her to move.
This went on for about 3 minutes until a passing nurse saw her and got her to move out of the way of the robot, which then continued on it merry way.
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Well, sort of anyway. I work in alot of hospitals all around the country. Anyway, at one of the hospitals, I get in the elivator on the first floor, push the button for the 3rd floor and the door closed.
The elivator stops on the second floor and one of these robots get in. It took what seemed like forever for it to get in the elivator and get turned around. Once it had turned the right way in the elivator it then proceeded to make a bunch of tones.
The doors closed, and the elivator began to move, it then bypassed my floor went all the way to the 8th floor. Where it got out and left me standing their.
Apparently at this hospital the robots have priority on all elivator trafic. It simply overrode my selection and put in its own.
Their will always be some problem on the planet that will seem just as bad as all those things you mentioned (except for unemployment, you know you really should do some investigating, you will find out that unemployment rate really is not that bad at all). The question is do we let those problems which stop us from reaching for great things as a species?
I remember reading about this about a month ago in popular mechanics about a month ago. Anouther things that was in the article was about the Air Force putting into space what are essentially guided titanium darts. The darts would be launched from geo orbit, and be able to strike almost any target on the golbe with precision, using kenetic enery alone as its explisive.
What scares me is that when people start to pass laws based on what they thing is hate. After all think about how different people think about what hate is.
For example:
Many Liberals call what conservatives say is hate speech. Would this then be banned on the internet? Or Radio? Or even from being mentioned in public?
Do you even know what a Nazi is? I'm willing to bet you don't.
Now put down the crackpipe and go get a job.
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Exactly.
Alot of us tech people, have a habit of talking down to people that ask a simple quesiton, even if we don't mean too. I know I have done it in the past, and I try not to, but sometimes it doesn't come out he way it should.
Leo, has a gift for explaining things in a clear manneer without sounding like an some l33t 13 year old with a chip on his shoulder.
I really do hope Mennasotta builds this, it looks like a good trade off between cars and trains. Being able to stop anywhere on the route is a major plus.
Anuther thing I like is that you ride with who you want to (no more of that drunk sitting beside you, or scared to take out your laptop in fear you will be robbed), and finnally the cost is significabtly lower than a light rail solution.
Of course all this depends on if it will work, a fully working system hasn't been deployed yet, although by the looks of it Mennasotta is pretty darn close.
BTW one more thing, due to its small size and, many think (including those that don't support it) PRT will be ablt to operate without subsidy. That last part is still up for debate though.
If you take away the fact that he called it a cruise missle, this thing is really nothing more than a UAV. Something that has many, many civilian applications. And to shut down something completely legal (engine manufactureing) that is not being used in any way against his home country, is just wrong.
This does seem like a case of Government using its power to tax to leverage something that it can't do legally. It wasn't right when the Clintons did it, its not right when the Government of New Zealand does it.
On the surface that sounds like a good idea, and is rather tempting. But answer me this, do you want the same people that brought us the DMV and IRS to have control of you internet access?
When Intel did this I said I would never buy anouther Intel chip again, and I have held true to that belief, but now that AMD is doing the same thing, I'm running out of places to buy decent chips. Its a shame, in the end AMD and Intel are the same.
if you put a huge tax on petrol here in the US, it would devistate the econemy. Here in the US we are so spread out that pubic transpertation would be dificult to say the least. If such a tax were enforced, you would not only expect a 1000% jump in fuel prices, but also expect to pay 1000% more for your food in the grocery store, for that new sterio that you want, and yes even for that new car. After all how do you think all that stuff gets to your local store, it doesn't fly there, and I don't know of many (if any) wal-marts that train stations at the back of there store.
Its still going to be very laggy. I mean your request has to go up to the satellite then back to the earth, then for your request to be fulfilled it all has to happen again. I guess it would be fine for streaming media, but don't plan on playing quake thats for sure.
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I should also mention that I saw one of these things get into what I can only call a "stand off" with an old person.
The Old Lady was in the robots path, so it stoped and started beeping at her, and asked her to move. The lady was so scared by it that she just froze up. The Robot of course couldn't move so it just kept on asking her and beeping at her to move.
This went on for about 3 minutes until a passing nurse saw her and got her to move out of the way of the robot, which then continued on it merry way.
Well, sort of anyway. I work in alot of hospitals all around the country. Anyway, at one of the hospitals, I get in the elivator on the first floor, push the button for the 3rd floor and the door closed.
The elivator stops on the second floor and one of these robots get in. It took what seemed like forever for it to get in the elivator and get turned around. Once it had turned the right way in the elivator it then proceeded to make a bunch of tones.
The doors closed, and the elivator began to move, it then bypassed my floor went all the way to the 8th floor. Where it got out and left me standing their.
Apparently at this hospital the robots have priority on all elivator trafic. It simply overrode my selection and put in its own.
Damn Robots.
Their will always be some problem on the planet that will seem just as bad as all those things you mentioned (except for unemployment, you know you really should do some investigating, you will find out that unemployment rate really is not that bad at all). The question is do we let those problems which stop us from reaching for great things as a species?
I remember reading about this about a month ago in popular mechanics about a month ago. Anouther things that was in the article was about the Air Force putting into space what are essentially guided titanium darts. The darts would be launched from geo orbit, and be able to strike almost any target on the golbe with precision, using kenetic enery alone as its explisive.
I wouldn't worry much about the French.
I wouldn't go. When you are in the military at least you have a gun and can shoot back. As a contractor, your kind of on your own.
Their are plenty of Morons in the Democratic Party.
What scares me is that when people start to pass laws based on what they thing is hate. After all think about how different people think about what hate is.
For example:
Many Liberals call what conservatives say is hate speech. Would this then be banned on the internet? Or Radio? Or even from being mentioned in public?
If so, welcome to Germany 1939.
Do you even know what a Nazi is? I'm willing to bet you don't.
Now put down the crackpipe and go get a job.
Exactly.
Alot of us tech people, have a habit of talking down to people that ask a simple quesiton, even if we don't mean too. I know I have done it in the past, and I try not to, but sometimes it doesn't come out he way it should.
Leo, has a gift for explaining things in a clear manneer without sounding like an some l33t 13 year old with a chip on his shoulder.
Exactly
While its not the perfect solution, it does work. Plus you can see exactly who the spam is coming from.
So if all of a sudden you get a bunch of spam on a spacific address, you just kill the address.
It does have problems though, you really can't use it for a conact on a website since you would probably go over the limit rather quickly.
But hey, it a little something to fight against the most commom way you get on spammers list.
Heres a better link
http://www.cprt.org/
I really do hope Mennasotta builds this, it looks like a good trade off between cars and trains. Being able to stop anywhere on the route is a major plus.
Anuther thing I like is that you ride with who you want to (no more of that drunk sitting beside you, or scared to take out your laptop in fear you will be robbed), and finnally the cost is significabtly lower than a light rail solution.
Of course all this depends on if it will work, a fully working system hasn't been deployed yet, although by the looks of it Mennasotta is pretty darn close.
BTW one more thing, due to its small size and, many think (including those that don't support it) PRT will be ablt to operate without subsidy. That last part is still up for debate though.
If you take away the fact that he called it a cruise missle, this thing is really nothing more than a UAV. Something that has many, many civilian applications. And to shut down something completely legal (engine manufactureing) that is not being used in any way against his home country, is just wrong.
This does seem like a case of Government using its power to tax to leverage something that it can't do legally. It wasn't right when the Clintons did it, its not right when the Government of New Zealand does it.
Yep, I'm not sure if they still do, but Solectron also made alot of Cisco products.
On the surface that sounds like a good idea, and is rather tempting. But answer me this, do you want the same people that brought us the DMV and IRS to have control of you internet access?
When Intel did this I said I would never buy anouther Intel chip again, and I have held true to that belief, but now that AMD is doing the same thing, I'm running out of places to buy decent chips. Its a shame, in the end AMD and Intel are the same.
if you put a huge tax on petrol here in the US, it would devistate the econemy. Here in the US we are so spread out that pubic transpertation would be dificult to say the least. If such a tax were enforced, you would not only expect a 1000% jump in fuel prices, but also expect to pay 1000% more for your food in the grocery store, for that new sterio that you want, and yes even for that new car. After all how do you think all that stuff gets to your local store, it doesn't fly there, and I don't know of many (if any) wal-marts that train stations at the back of there store.
Its still going to be very laggy. I mean your request has to go up to the satellite then back to the earth, then for your request to be fulfilled it all has to happen again. I guess it would be fine for streaming media, but don't plan on playing quake thats for sure.
nuff said. :)
I don't think to many people will be upset about it though. I guess its true you reap what you sow.