Actually, DC has a non-voting* delegate in the House. So not completely un-represented, just almost completely.
For those who don't live near DC, and haven't had the benefit of seeing a car from DC swerving down a road near
them, DC license plates now display the motto
'Taxation Without Representation'.
*- still allowed to take bribes from lobbyists, just like 'real' congressmen,
Well, many people will just have to hold their phones farther away from their heads...
More seriously, does anyone know offhand the types of radiation emitted from the radioactive seeds (brachytherapy)? If it's different than what the sensors are looking for, this won't be a problem.
It doesn't need to be a big rug, just really thick and absorbent (thinking of the joke with the missing parakeet, the lump in the new rug, and a hammer...).
But it looks like this isn't just plain old drag and drop. Can't say if it's patent worthy, or even something with no prior art. Read the article if you didn't get the difference from the description. My summary- It's sort of like they combined a right-click with a drag, popping up drop targets when you start to drag an object (similar to opening a new menu when you right click on something). I wouldn't think it's patent worthy, but that standard seems to have fallen recently...
If I ever get the chance, I'm going to name my asteroid something like 'Mikeroid"); drop table asteroids' and then in four more years I get to name ALL of them!
It won't be able to record your blood pressure and heart rate when it bluescreens. Of course, anyone reviewing the records may wonder why you were dead for 5 minutes, 10 times every day...
> If a monitor you sell me burns my house down it's not likely to be me that sues. More likely it will be my insurance company that does the suing.
More likely, your insurance company will find some reason to refuse coverage, and it will be you suing your insurance company _and_ the monitor manufacturer...
Agreed about the McDonalds coffee case- it's usually misrepresented to sound like BS.
No, but maybe it can drop you off at the airport (or the metro). And then pick you up when you return. Lots of possibilities there, like maybe ordering groceries or a pizza online, and then sending your car to pick them up. Or sending the car for maintenance while you're at work (unless it's the autopilot that needs to be fixed, obviously).
This could be pretty cool if they don't screw it up.
> The article also points out that boarding passes work on this basis -- with something > like GNU Barcode software and a template of printed out tickets, one might be able > to take some nice vacations."
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*- still allowed to take bribes from lobbyists, just like 'real' congressmen,
I normally wouldn't put my vote anywhere near this guy (Ron), but a Ron Paul/Ru Paul ticket would be tough to turn down...
(yes I realize the odds of this happening --> 0)
At least, I couldn't find anything negative about them posted anywhere...
According to Google maps, St. Petersburg is well within 220 miles of international waters...
If they can get exact coordinates, I can think of a (firing) solution
Well, many people will just have to hold their phones farther away from their heads...
More seriously, does anyone know offhand the types of radiation emitted from the radioactive seeds (brachytherapy)?
If it's different than what the sensors are looking for, this won't be a problem.
> especially considering that the big boss technically "telecommutes"
No, that's called "phoning it in".
It doesn't need to be a big rug, just really thick and absorbent (thinking of the joke with the missing parakeet, the lump in the new rug, and a hammer...).
But it looks like this isn't just plain old drag and drop. Can't say if it's patent worthy, or even something with no prior art. Read the article if you didn't get the difference from the description. My summary- It's sort of like they combined a right-click with a drag, popping up drop targets when you start to drag an object (similar to opening a new menu when you right click on something). I wouldn't think it's patent worthy, but that standard seems to have fallen recently...
Maybe somebody uploaded a pirated copy of 'Windows for Gliders'...
Will there be overlords?
Maybe they could call it PATA to avoid confusion...
What is 'The Favreroid' taken?
If I ever get the chance, I'm going to name my asteroid something like 'Mikeroid"); drop table asteroids' and then in four more years I get to name ALL of them!
It won't be able to record your blood pressure and heart rate when it bluescreens. Of course, anyone reviewing the records may wonder why you were dead for 5 minutes, 10 times every day...
> If a monitor you sell me burns my house down it's not likely to be me that sues. More likely it will be my insurance company that does the suing.
More likely, your insurance company will find some reason to refuse coverage, and it will be you suing your insurance company _and_ the monitor manufacturer...
Agreed about the McDonalds coffee case- it's usually misrepresented to sound like BS.
That hydrogen is non-renewable. Once those untold millions of barrels are gone, and the cloud has swept by, what are we going to do then?
> The hard drive survived.
But afterwards it would only play Yanni and Streisand...
No, but maybe it can drop you off at the airport (or the metro). And then pick you up when you return. Lots of possibilities there, like maybe ordering groceries or a pizza online, and then sending your car to pick them up. Or sending the car for maintenance while you're at work (unless it's the autopilot that needs to be fixed, obviously).
This could be pretty cool if they don't screw it up.
> The article also points out that boarding passes work on this basis -- with something
> like GNU Barcode software and a template of printed out tickets, one might be able
> to take some nice vacations."
Yeah, in Guantanamo...
You could make the same argument using Roseanne (maybe more so, enjoy _that_ image!).
I'll take two of them!
This is just Slashdot's method for reducing storage costs!
No, you're getting the analogy wrong. You need to ask how many Libraries of Congress would he have to walk through.
I've been in meetings where I wished something like that would happen (whether mine or someone else's depends on which meeting)...
Better yet they rename it "DON'T WALK" - I can already see the crowds lined up on every corner, just waiting...
Of course, there would still be plenty of people crossing in the middle of the block (maybe looking for a telephone to clean...).
It's a backup for when the first room crashes!