I am still looking for a universal remote that accepts voice commands
then... I want a remote control that accepts voice commands from anywhere in my house
then... I want a remote system to accept voice commands, but also understands what noise is coming from the TV/DVD/Stereo and can process my voice over the (loud) audio system
then... I want a remote audio control, background substracted control system that does per-user voice authentication and can control my home security system
then... I want all that installed and working flawlessly for under a grand. Maybe I should start this as a business?
#don't mix and match perl and sh like that unless absolutely necessary. #it's ugly and wastes resources
my time is more valuble than my computer resources. --
which is why I don't code in shell script, and I don't write with all the funky perl modules unless I really care about the code. To do your solution # one would mean I'd have to dig out my book on shell scripts (really) and to do # two would mean reading perl man pages again.
I can imagine the anthropologists and computer historians reading with great interest a thread like this in say, 100 or 200 years, hell even 5000 years if humans can make it that far.
anti-gun lobbies are pushing for the rights to secretly swap out real bullets for fakes/blanks because guns are used in so many crimes. You'll only know you got a fake when the gun fails to discharge.
Today the government ordered all TIPS volunteers to carry class 4 rated wire cutters (from GH Defense Inc., $399) and to cut all connections to computers suspected of being involved with any activity they think is not OK. Full story at 11.
The only reason I can see for NOT wanting open source fpr any software is for near or long term profit motive, either directly from the software, or from related components using the software. If there are others, I'd like to hear them.
my opinion: given decompilers, and the expertice in the top tier cracking community, hiding sourcef does not prevent people knowing exactly what software is doing -- especially in such a high profile example.
he presents a few examples of how capitalism and democracy overcame other governemnts tied loosely to a few technologies.
other than that.... no content.
I'm a late poster on this thread. I waited all of half a day and there are 450 comments already.
I'd have to say I'm not convinced at all by the author. Governments ARE using technology to ways predicted by Orwell. Terrorism IS the priamry threat as all the governements of the world get on board with similar, pro-economic views. I see the dirge of steps continue toward 1984 day by day.
As I break from America's Army Shooting Range (Try number 39 to qualify), I wonder:
it seems that if I have a wierd (non QWERTY) keyboard layout, I'd have to remap
the controls on all those games that use keyboard layout for controls (W == forward,
S== back, A/D for left/right)
That would get annoying and possibly would eliminate the time savings gained by
normal typing. Just no way to win.
Slashdot Mirror
i did... I also was thinking 'hmmm, moving lava and a 160 lb man walking around, looks pretty stupid.'
ever break through the ice on a lake? i don't think there is a chance to survive falling into 2000 degree lava.
I wrote an essay on this a while back. never had much time to update it after it was written...
see my sig
I am still looking for a universal remote that accepts voice commands
... only then will I have MY holy grail control.
then... I want a remote control that accepts voice commands from
anywhere in my house
then... I want a remote system to accept voice commands, but also
understands what noise is coming from the TV/DVD/Stereo and can
process my voice over the (loud) audio system
then... I want a remote audio control, background substracted control
system that does per-user voice authentication and can control my
home security system
then... I want all that installed and working flawlessly for under a grand.
Maybe I should start this as a business?
are YOU at work now?
/.?
are YOU being productive reading
==
and as an aside... here's an intersting thought: food grows on trees.
the server space.com uses to store their images is a1484.g.akamaitech.net -- which is a known ad source and sits in my hosts file as 127.0.0.1
too bad. space.com is no longer any use to me because of excessive ads.
take every user on a digital network, enter
this in the database: "my service sucks."
read my sig. 100% in agreement
#don't mix and match perl and sh like that unless absolutely necessary.
#it's ugly and wastes resources
my time is more valuble than my computer resources. --
which is why I don't code in shell script, and I don't write with all the funky perl modules unless I really care about the code. To do your solution # one would mean I'd have to dig out my book on shell scripts (really) and to do # two would mean reading perl man pages again.
Is it obvious yet I'm just a pretend coder?
I can imagine the anthropologists and computer historians reading with great interest a thread like this in say, 100 or 200 years, hell even 5000 years if humans can make it that far.
#!/usr/bin/perl
while (1){
`wget "http://www.riaa.com" -nc -r -l 0 -k -nH -o
}
# one of many many ways to do this...
...
anti-gun lobbies are pushing for the rights to secretly swap out real bullets for fakes/blanks because guns are used in so many crimes. You'll only know you got a fake when the gun fails to discharge.
as I've said before:
you can't stop information.
Maybe we should try to build a world
where people aren't trying to kill us.
was reading the comments -- hoped somone had mentioned uedit. I can give it a third endorsement
I use ultraedit all the time (and Linux). In fact old versions of ultraedit work perfectly under wine... but they didn't tear me away from emacs.
I can't stand vi[m]
MAVERICK
I've lost him -- where is he?
GOOSE
On your six -- coming hard. Four
hundred. Losing airspeed! He's on
your six and closing fast!
Hard left! HARD LEFT!
Maverick jerks the stick left, and the F-14 takes an
astonishing turn. Jester ROARS past into a wide arc.
GOOSE
Great move. Great
MAVERICK
He should've had me.
GOOSE
Take it down. Let's bug out of
here. Call for a draw.
MAVERICK
No way. Let's reboot. I'll nail him this time.
Going vertical.
Can someone please tell me why this is not the responsibility of Microsoft?
Have there not been many discussions about increased liability for fscked up, insecure software?
Dateline: March 19, 2003
Today the government ordered all TIPS volunteers to carry class 4 rated wire cutters (from GH Defense Inc., $399) and to cut all connections to computers suspected of being involved with any activity they think is not OK. Full story at 11.
The only reason I can see for NOT wanting open source fpr any software is for near or long term profit motive, either directly from the software, or from related components using the software. If there are others, I'd like to hear them.
my opinion: given decompilers, and the expertice in the top tier cracking community, hiding sourcef does not prevent people knowing exactly what software is doing -- especially in such a high profile example.
that wouldn't be enough for me
... like that would happen.
try... open source and I'll compile it myself.
HA!
I wonder if it will be free (either way) and/or open source? I'd bet not.
I know this will be modded into the depths of hell--
but if its Java, then it's supposed to be cross platform, right?
If you were doing it on a Windows box, I'd bet there are lots of tools to capture video. Some even came with my video card.
try http://desktopvideo.about.com/
this article was complete dren
he presents a few examples of how capitalism and democracy overcame other governemnts tied loosely to a few technologies.
other than that.... no content.
I'm a late poster on this thread. I waited all of half a day and there are 450 comments already.
I'd have to say I'm not convinced at all by the author. Governments ARE using technology to ways predicted by Orwell. Terrorism IS the priamry threat as all the governements of the world get on board with similar, pro-economic views. I see the dirge of steps continue toward 1984 day by day.
I know this is offtopic...but probably close to the heart of many /. readers
why can't I see the value of my Karma any more? The number has been replaced with a descriptive word.
Does your Karma show up as a number still?
wait, after this line:
"""
QWERTY isn't popular because it's pretty or efficient, but because of its popularity.
"""
you're calling HIM a brainiac? Whoa.
As I break from America's Army Shooting Range (Try number 39 to qualify), I wonder:
it seems that if I have a wierd (non QWERTY) keyboard layout, I'd have to remap
the controls on all those games that use keyboard layout for controls (W == forward,
S== back, A/D for left/right)
That would get annoying and possibly would eliminate the time savings gained by
normal typing. Just no way to win.
class action lawsuits - even bigger