Is not this the same sort of AI that TiVo uses? That is, looking at what you have done in the past and making future suggestions?
Sorry, I LOVE my TiVo, and give the company a plug every chance I get. Hacked to 198 hours, baby!
This sounds like a D20 (D&D-style license) game aid that I heard about a while ago. While there are not so many details on the site (pouncingtiger.com), here is what I know about it:
It is a D&D-style game module
It is a very interesting story
It uses GIS-level maps
The original concept of the game designer was to offer GIS-detailed maps for the 50 mile x 50 mile area around the main game sites. With the software he is using to create the maps, he can produce.avi fly-overs and very detailed maps, as well as "point of view" images taken from key perspectives.
Player : GM, can we see that [mountain | cave | valley | battlefield] from here? GM : Let me fire up the map viewer, and then you can answer that question for yourself.
Imagine being able to see maps and "dragon's eye views" of different areas of a gaming map. The idea sounds neat, and I think that he is going into playtesting.
I wonder if this is actual "news" or simply a poorly-disguised press release. If it is the latter, then I think that they succeded at generating a "buzz" around the upcoming Spiderman movie.
Abstract math (ring theory, group theory, etc.) is not directly related to imaginary numbers. Sure, imaginary numbers may exhibit ring or group properties, but that is more incidental that causal.
The original OS with the Mouse / desktop metaphor was called "Globalview." Back in 1994-1996, they (Xerox) spent beaucoup bucks to transition from it to what was current technology back then... Novell and MS-Mail.
They also spent money on an FTP application to move files from the old architecture to the Novell network, and a "conversion" program that was email based... it did not so much convert it as just re-render it. The application was based upon Adobe Acrobat / Distiller. The GV files were EMAILED by the application to a UNIX GlobalView desktop / server. It "printed" them to a PS file that was picked up by Distiller, made into a PDF and then EMAILED back to the user.
Their rearward compatability scheme was using remote printers, so that MS-enabled people could print to remote users. It turned out that they already had remote printing machines... fax-something or other... (heh-heh)
Would not a computer-controlled arm be able to spin you with a slight arc such that you could "fall" (i.e., accelerate at 9.8 m/s^2) any distance? The trick would be to counter the rotational Gs with air pads or something...
Imagine falling any distance... it would be booked by parachuting junkies. With the right VR headset and software, it could "look" like ramps and rails, and even give you the "visual clues" referred to previously.
I put up a sign like this a few months back in my front yard. Along the lines of "$100 FEE" in large print, and then lots of small print stating that if you drop a newspaper or advertisement in my front yard, you are implicitly agreeing to engaging me in a consultatory role. My fees are on the order of $100/page, with a 1 page minimum. I did send several bills out to the local newspapers and vendors who dropped stuff in my yard, to no avail.
While I didn't get any "consulting" money, I did receive a decrease in the stuff showing up in my yard.
The article only mentions Firewire in the 1st sentence; "Now that Firewire and USB 2.0 are frequently found on computers, external CD burners work almost as well as their internal brethren."
The article goes on to clearly state "Connection is via a USB 2.0/1.1 port."
Did you read the article?
Pinky, are you thinking what I am thinking?
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Yeah, Brain, but where are we going to get a pair of leather pants that will fit a camel?
My brother and I just put one of these together for our Dad... the case and motherboard rock! Everything was clear and concise, and there were no mishaps. The 2.53GHz processor is as cool as a cucumber via the heatpipe.
Looking at the heatpipe, it was reminiscent of the old headers on cars from the 50s. However, this heatpipe was aluminum or some other light, heat conductive shiny metal.
I can say nothing but good things about this system!
"They already have keyboards that you can roll up, why not screens?"
A keyboard is a simple, physical, input device that has no output to the user, save the odd scroll lock / num lick / caps lock lights. It is based on well known, proven technologies. Press key -> key registered -> key stroke sent to computer. Simple.
A monitor or display device is an entirely different animal. It needs to reflect complex changes from the video subsystem at astonishing rates (60 Hz, 75 Hz, 80 Hz+) for over 1 million pixels / graphic elements (assuming 1024 x 768 or greater resolutions.) It is not a basic set of wires and simple chips like the keyboard can be made to be.
Your analogy is similar to:
"They already have cars that you can drive, why not blenders?"
"I can already write with my hands, why not my pancreas?"
"They already have beef that I can eat, why not granite?"
This story reminds me of a concept a friend shared with me a few years back... he was interested in how much people would pay to shock him remotely over the 'net, and watch the reactions. He had the concept of a web-camera on him constantly, so that you could deliver the shock and watch the results...
Sample scenarios: * eating cereal... ZZZzzzttt... milk everywhere * on the bowl... ZZZzzzttt... poo everywhere * frosting a cake... ZZZzzzttt... frosting everywhere
(etc, ad nauseum)
This is also the guy, however, that said he wanted to be buried with a webcam, so that people could watch him decompose over time, but that's another story altogether...
Call me silly, but are not the people *in* office considered the incumbents? Check websters : incumbent. So is the title of this new story saying that the websites should not be for the incumbents only, or are they misusing the word incumbent.
Um, ok, I understand that certain types of minds like to think about this kind of thing, but is it responsible for/. or any other "news"-ish source to publish links to details on it? I mean, come on---this is like the NY Times posting a "how to" on taking down planes, trains, and automobiles.
Donating geek time to charity is something that I have been pondering for quite a while... if I decide to write a piece of software for my favorite church, can I deduct the fair market value of that software on my taxes? Likewise, were people to contribute to an OpenChallenge project, would they be able to similary write-off the fair market value of that time?
This situation brought itself to bear a few years ago, when I learned that a friend of mine was donating not only his time, but also hard $$$ for server space for his favorite charity. What, if anything would he be able to write-off? He uses the server for other projects, so not 100% is for the charity.
Any accountant-geeks out there?
Taco,
Since when did/. start running calssified ads? I mean, how much are they / week, and who decides when to place them? I totally understand that this may be of some interest to some people, but it hardly meets the bar as "news." Come on, now.
Just what were you thinking?
I sure hope that NASA is not taking any of them thar moon rocks from my back 40! I gots the deeds to proves it!
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One of my favorite bugs from the "old west" days of e-commerce (96-97, when everyone was rolling their own site) dealt with quantities. At one store (name undisclosed!) I was able to get a refund processed to my credit card when I ordered -1 lamps, books, cards, etc. After about $200, I decided to let it be, lest someone start calling me for all the lamps, books, cards, etc. That I owed them.
About a week later, the site had the appropriate javascript in place to detect negative values.
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There is a Nordic string quartet that plays metal songs like Metallica, etc.
http://www.spitfirerecords.com/Apocalyptica.htm
They rock, classically.
WWJD? JWRTFM!
Is not this the same sort of AI that TiVo uses? That is, looking at what you have done in the past and making future suggestions?
Sorry, I LOVE my TiVo, and give the company a plug every chance I get. Hacked to 198 hours, baby!
WWJD? JWRTFM!
So have all the global calamaties (i.e., the alleged Noah-flood incident, the death of the dinosaurs, etc.) just been system errors or crashes?
Was the great flood truly a "Blue Screen of Death?" (snicker)
The original concept of the game designer was to offer GIS-detailed maps for the 50 mile x 50 mile area around the main game sites. With the software he is using to create the maps, he can produce
Player : GM, can we see that [mountain | cave | valley | battlefield] from here?
GM : Let me fire up the map viewer, and then you can answer that question for yourself.
Imagine being able to see maps and "dragon's eye views" of different areas of a gaming map. The idea sounds neat, and I think that he is going into playtesting.
I wonder if this is actual "news" or simply a poorly-disguised press release. If it is the latter, then I think that they succeded at generating a "buzz" around the upcoming Spiderman movie.
(fly-pun not intended, but I am claiming it.)
Abstract math (ring theory, group theory, etc.) is not directly related to imaginary numbers. Sure, imaginary numbers may exhibit ring or group properties, but that is more incidental that causal.
I *am* the geekest link!
Look at this review of the Canon G3 on dpreview.com. Scroll down to the "Battery Life" section...
This looks like a nice, comprehensive comparison based upon battery life.
Just check around on the site... you never know what is out there until you look..
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Stupid should hurt.
The original OS with the Mouse / desktop metaphor was called "Globalview." Back in 1994-1996, they (Xerox) spent beaucoup bucks to transition from it to what was current technology back then... Novell and MS-Mail.
They also spent money on an FTP application to move files from the old architecture to the Novell network, and a "conversion" program that was email based... it did not so much convert it as just re-render it. The application was based upon Adobe Acrobat / Distiller. The GV files were EMAILED by the application to a UNIX GlobalView desktop / server. It "printed" them to a PS file that was picked up by Distiller, made into a PDF and then EMAILED back to the user.
Their rearward compatability scheme was using remote printers, so that MS-enabled people could print to remote users. It turned out that they already had remote printing machines... fax-something or other... (heh-heh)
And of course, as your "patient" is an automobile, you can always turn it off. Try changing the oil in a running car...
Would not a computer-controlled arm be able to spin you with a slight arc such that you could "fall" (i.e., accelerate at 9.8 m/s^2) any distance? The trick would be to counter the rotational Gs with air pads or something...
Imagine falling any distance... it would be booked by parachuting junkies. With the right VR headset and software, it could "look" like ramps and rails, and even give you the "visual clues" referred to previously.
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I put up a sign like this a few months back in my front yard. Along the lines of "$100 FEE" in large print, and then lots of small print stating that if you drop a newspaper or advertisement in my front yard, you are implicitly agreeing to engaging me in a consultatory role. My fees are on the order of $100/page, with a 1 page minimum. I did send several bills out to the local newspapers and vendors who dropped stuff in my yard, to no avail.
While I didn't get any "consulting" money, I did receive a decrease in the stuff showing up in my yard.
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wwjd? jwrtfm!
The article only mentions Firewire in the 1st sentence; "Now that Firewire and USB 2.0 are frequently found on computers, external CD burners work almost as well as their internal brethren."
The article goes on to clearly state "Connection is via a USB 2.0/1.1 port."
Did you read the article?
Yeah, Brain, but where are we going to get a pair of leather pants that will fit a camel?
My brother and I just put one of these together for our Dad... the case and motherboard rock! Everything was clear and concise, and there were no mishaps. The 2.53GHz processor is as cool as a cucumber via the heatpipe.
Looking at the heatpipe, it was reminiscent of the old headers on cars from the 50s. However, this heatpipe was aluminum or some other light, heat conductive shiny metal.
I can say nothing but good things about this system!
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WWJD? JWRTFM!
Ths post I posted, or the one to which I reacted?
Enquiring minds don't particularly want to know, but I am curious.
Dude, your analogy is weak...
"They already have keyboards that you can roll up, why not screens?"
A keyboard is a simple, physical, input device that has no output to the user, save the odd scroll lock / num lick / caps lock lights. It is based on well known, proven technologies. Press key -> key registered -> key stroke sent to computer. Simple.
A monitor or display device is an entirely different animal. It needs to reflect complex changes from the video subsystem at astonishing rates (60 Hz, 75 Hz, 80 Hz+) for over 1 million pixels / graphic elements (assuming 1024 x 768 or greater resolutions.) It is not a basic set of wires and simple chips like the keyboard can be made to be.
Your analogy is similar to:
"They already have cars that you can drive, why not blenders?"
"I can already write with my hands, why not my pancreas?"
"They already have beef that I can eat, why not granite?"
This story reminds me of a concept a friend shared with me a few years back... he was interested in how much people would pay to shock him remotely over the 'net, and watch the reactions. He had the concept of a web-camera on him constantly, so that you could deliver the shock and watch the results...
Sample scenarios:
* eating cereal... ZZZzzzttt... milk everywhere
* on the bowl... ZZZzzzttt... poo everywhere
* frosting a cake... ZZZzzzttt... frosting everywhere
(etc, ad nauseum)
This is also the guy, however, that said he wanted to be buried with a webcam, so that people could watch him decompose over time, but that's another story altogether...
Call me silly, but are not the people *in* office considered the incumbents? Check websters : incumbent. So is the title of this new story saying that the websites should not be for the incumbents only, or are they misusing the word incumbent.
Um, ok, I understand that certain types of minds like to think about this kind of thing, but is it responsible for /. or any other "news"-ish source to publish links to details on it? I mean, come on---this is like the NY Times posting a "how to" on taking down planes, trains, and automobiles.
Donating geek time to charity is something that I have been pondering for quite a while... if I decide to write a piece of software for my favorite church, can I deduct the fair market value of that software on my taxes? Likewise, were people to contribute to an OpenChallenge project, would they be able to similary write-off the fair market value of that time?
This situation brought itself to bear a few years ago, when I learned that a friend of mine was donating not only his time, but also hard $$$ for server space for his favorite charity. What, if anything would he be able to write-off? He uses the server for other projects, so not 100% is for the charity.
Any accountant-geeks out there?
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WWJD? JWRTFM!
East Fishkill is *so* no Upstate NY. Albany? That's upstate. Syracuse? Definitely upstate? Fishkill? No freaking way.
East Fishkill is 1/2 way between NYC and the extension of the horizontal line that divides most of NY and PA.
Dude, get your geography straight, or at least *look* at a map.
(sheesh)
WWJD? JWRTFM!
Taco, /. start running calssified ads? I mean, how much are they / week, and who decides when to place them? I totally understand that this may be of some interest to some people, but it hardly meets the bar as "news." Come on, now.
Since when did
Just what were you thinking?
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What about this place?
http://www.moonshop.com/
I sure hope that NASA is not taking any of them thar moon rocks from my back 40! I gots the deeds to proves it!
One of my favorite bugs from the "old west" days of e-commerce (96-97, when everyone was rolling their own site) dealt with quantities. At one store (name undisclosed!) I was able to get a refund processed to my credit card when I ordered -1 lamps, books, cards, etc. After about $200, I decided to let it be, lest someone start calling me for all the lamps, books, cards, etc. That I owed them.
About a week later, the site had the appropriate javascript in place to detect negative values.
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WWJD? JWRTFM!
Ok, so you are our God... of course, as you posted as an anonymous coward, we don't know who the heck you are.
Karma sucks that way, doesn't it?
baGOCK!