If gmail had filtering that allowed NOT operands, I would have 0 spam. All spam comming to my account is to someone with a similar name@gmail.com. If I could filter using "if to is not myaddress then send to trash", everything would be dandy.
I never understood why they didn't use IP's or DNS entries to tell if a new article was ready.
For instance, They could use a dynamic dns entry. The client would poll the ip of some domain until the ip changed. After a change, the client would go get the new article from some other ip. This wouldn't be very good for small timespans between articles since, looking at my no-ip domain, it takes about 5 mins between updates.
Or, the RSS client gets the current "waiting" ip at the first poll. Then, it tries to connect to this waiting ip. The waiting ip will not respond until a new article is ready. Then, the waiting ip is incremented/changed. Or something like that. I don't know much about networking, so, I don't know who would get the bandwidth bill.
Someone made some software for the TI-82 that let you play music on AM radio.
From those pictures, it looks like it only interferes when the tv signal is very weak. I don't think able to pic it up on a channel with mostly static would be called "harmful interference". The TV is turning up it's reciever gain, getting any signal it can.
Japan, Korea, and many other Eastern countries have very strick EMC regulations, so, it's garanteed that these were tested before being sold. Although, they could have pulled out some components and shielding for US moduls to reduce cost, since we don't realy have any standards besides a complaint based and 'what the customer accepts as quality' system.
I never understood the tinfoil hats, because there's a chance that the signal would resonate in the hat, increasing it's field strength:O!
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They should use some optical mehtod...say, a picture, and printed text:P
Seriously though, they could use some type of barcode system like the UPS and FedEx use..but with data compression, if it's not already. If they laminated it, and used big enough dots, it should be fairly robust.
I'm not a fan of magnetic data storage since magnets are too common. Although, they could use a high coercivity strip...still though.
It's too bad they didn't include the capacitance of the cells. You might need quite a few to blink something big like a road light.
One concern I have is, if the capacitor is fully charged (voltage across plates equals voltage coming from solar cell), then, won't it not be able to charge anymore? Wouldn't the current flow to the cap (therefor output) be maximized if you *didn't* let them charge?
If it only helps at increasing efficiency for low light, then, more power to them. tehe.
I wonder what would happen if they hooked their systems outputs into the inputs. Maybe it was a function of the i/o system rather than the brain computing.:P
That's the first thing I thought also. How would the brain know if it was doing the right thing? Maybe they created a feedback loop which holds a constant state more than anything.
I also wonder how many of those neurons were active.
Maybe it has something to do with the underlying structure of the brain...or what gets us/animals going from the beginning?
Plus, they could do some trick like making half of them have the opposite current flow. But, I suppose that would only work well if they all switched at the same time.
That's what I did for a while. Don't like soda, didn't like coffee, so I'd just bite off a quarter of a 200mg caffeine pill. MUCH cheaper than buying drinks just for the caffeine. $2.00 for a Starbucks doubleshot, or $4.00 for a 20 count of 200mg pills.
You just gotta be carefull to not pop the whole pill cause it's there. The big doses will drain you too much.
I would hope it would be beneficial for everyone taking it, otherwise, why take it?:P
If used properly (small doses, not before going to bed, not because your drained from the previous huge dose, etc), I think it's a great drug. Personally, it seems to benefit my life. I'm the "Green" type personality, like most nerds probably are, so I thrive off of success and accomplishments. This drug helps me get those done, which in turn makes me a happier person.
I make sure to not get addicted to caffeine since that seems to causes all the bad side effects due to the high doses, and the fact that it depletes neurotransmitters (which causes the greatest benefit to be lost).
I can't wait till they find a drug that has all the cognitive benefits of caffeine, but without any of the side effects.
Some standard system wide benchmark, with numeric ratings in video, memory, and computation should work. That way, the specs would always increase and the whole MHz war would end. If the video rating was double another computer, you could expect around double fps. Same with computation and memory speed. All the marketing hype would end. But of course, none of the manufacturers want that...marketing is what sells. Otherwise, they have to actually make good products.
It's a laptop...you've got a backpack...need I say more??? And, why would you ever want to part from it anyways? Going swimming? Just stick it in a couple layers of garbage bags and wrap it with duck tape.
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If gmail had filtering that allowed NOT operands, I would have 0 spam. All spam comming to my account is to someone with a similar name@gmail.com. If I could filter using "if to is not myaddress then send to trash", everything would be dandy.
Recommend that feature to them.
pfft...just get an old laptop battery and a switching power supply :P
I never understood why they didn't use IP's or DNS entries to tell if a new article was ready.
For instance,
They could use a dynamic dns entry. The client would poll the ip of some domain until the ip changed. After a change, the client would go get the new article from some other ip. This wouldn't be very good for small timespans between articles since, looking at my no-ip domain, it takes about 5 mins between updates.
Or, the RSS client gets the current "waiting" ip at the first poll. Then, it tries to connect to this waiting ip. The waiting ip will not respond until a new article is ready. Then, the waiting ip is incremented/changed. Or something like that. I don't know much about networking, so, I don't know who would get the bandwidth bill.
Or something similar.
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No, sometimes it's 3. Sometimes it's all of them at once.
But, you also have to consider how much of that output we consume ourselves.
Someone made some software for the TI-82 that let you play music on AM radio.
From those pictures, it looks like it only interferes when the tv signal is very weak. I don't think able to pic it up on a channel with mostly static would be called "harmful interference". The TV is turning up it's reciever gain, getting any signal it can.
Japan, Korea, and many other Eastern countries have very strick EMC regulations, so, it's garanteed that these were tested before being sold. Although, they could have pulled out some components and shielding for US moduls to reduce cost, since we don't realy have any standards besides a complaint based and 'what the customer accepts as quality' system.
I wonder if caffeine accelerates aging since it puts the body in the same state as if it were in stress.
I never understood the tinfoil hats, because there's a chance that the signal would resonate in the hat, increasing it's field strength :O!
They should use some optical mehtod...say, a picture, and printed text :P
Seriously though, they could use some type of barcode system like the UPS and FedEx use..but with data compression, if it's not already. If they laminated it, and used big enough dots, it should be fairly robust.
I'm not a fan of magnetic data storage since magnets are too common. Although, they could use a high coercivity strip...still though.
or...it could be from all the pain medications that these people most likely take.
It's too bad they didn't include the capacitance of the cells. You might need quite a few to blink something big like a road light.
One concern I have is, if the capacitor is fully charged (voltage across plates equals voltage coming from solar cell), then, won't it not be able to charge anymore? Wouldn't the current flow to the cap (therefor output) be maximized if you *didn't* let them charge?
If it only helps at increasing efficiency for low light, then, more power to them. tehe.
Passing current through an aqueous ionic solution...maybe it's from the formation of H2(g) and O2(g) under the scalp :)
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I wonder what would happen if they hooked their systems outputs into the inputs. Maybe it was a function of the i/o system rather than the brain computing .:P
That's the first thing I thought also. How would the brain know if it was doing the right thing? Maybe they created a feedback loop which holds a constant state more than anything.
:D
I also wonder how many of those neurons were active.
Maybe it has something to do with the underlying structure of the brain...or what gets us/animals going from the beginning?
Time will tell!
Plus, they could do some trick like making half of them have the opposite current flow. But, I suppose that would only work well if they all switched at the same time.
Fine. I make sure not to get addicted to the point where I can notice any withdrawl symptoms.
I personally don't think it takes much intelligence to know that if you inhale smoke from something that's burning, it's probably not good for you.
;)
Especially if it makes you feel good
If you don't like coke or caffee, use the pills!
That's what I did for a while. Don't like soda, didn't like coffee, so I'd just bite off a quarter of a 200mg caffeine pill. MUCH cheaper than buying drinks just for the caffeine. $2.00 for a Starbucks doubleshot, or $4.00 for a 20 count of 200mg pills.
You just gotta be carefull to not pop the whole pill cause it's there. The big doses will drain you too much.
I would hope it would be beneficial for everyone taking it, otherwise, why take it? :P
If used properly (small doses, not before going to bed, not because your drained from the previous huge dose, etc), I think it's a great drug. Personally, it seems to benefit my life. I'm the "Green" type personality, like most nerds probably are, so I thrive off of success and accomplishments. This drug helps me get those done, which in turn makes me a happier person.
I make sure to not get addicted to caffeine since that seems to causes all the bad side effects due to the high doses, and the fact that it depletes neurotransmitters (which causes the greatest benefit to be lost).
I can't wait till they find a drug that has all the cognitive benefits of caffeine, but without any of the side effects.
Too bad speed is so bad for you...tehehehe.
Some standard system wide benchmark, with numeric ratings in video, memory, and computation should work. That way, the specs would always increase and the whole MHz war would end. If the video rating was double another computer, you could expect around double fps. Same with computation and memory speed. All the marketing hype would end. But of course, none of the manufacturers want that...marketing is what sells. Otherwise, they have to actually make good products.
What!? This is a WAY better idea for us shy nerds that aren't good at approaching people.
Plus, if your ever running from the cops, it's nice to have somewhere close bye!
It's a laptop...you've got a backpack...need I say more??? And, why would you ever want to part from it anyways? Going swimming? Just stick it in a couple layers of garbage bags and wrap it with duck tape.
Seriously. You'd think he'd be a little more creative being a nerd. This is about as bad as that "How do I wash my LCD screen?" post.
You didn't go to RHS did you!?