Living in the future is so cool. Although it makes me wonder just how efficient this is. Looking at the video and how he switches programs, I've never really said to myself "you know, Alt-Tab could be a whole lot quicker and simpler."
I can see the applications in things like CAD, gaming and such, giving another level of control to a 3D object represented on a 2D screen, and I know some designers who would love this stuff; but for the most part this is cool but not a huge leap in interaction for your everyday computing.
I'm the only fair skinned redhead in my immediate family (and indeed, my closest redhead relation was my grandfather), and in regards to spicy foods, this explains something. Whenever I cook I always go with a heavy spice load, my family complains about it- all blondes and brunettes. I honestly thought they were just wusses.
It is very very very durable, furthermore it is one of the hardest currencies to counterfeit. We have a small plastic window with embossing on the INSIDE of the plastic in the corners of our notes that make the copying process that much harder. Not to mention some crazy methods of microprinting and florescent text under blacklight that allows it to become that much harder to copy than straight up American notes. http://www.rba.gov.au/banknotes/counterfeit/index.html
I can't answer the question about weather the silk is resilient enough for this to happen, I think the point is moot. Whilst vertebrates I believe should be treated humanely in regards to pain, the jury is still out on invertebrates feeling traditional sensations of pain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_in_invertebrates In any case, it is certainly possible to produce such a thing as synthetic animal-textiles, the economic fact is that at present, it is far cheaper and efficient to just farm the animals in question en masse. Although, such research into this area would be very helpful indeed.
There's an AC with a valid question below me. What protests? The UK I cannot speak for, but as a native there have been no major protests Down Under since everyone down here kicked up a (rightful) stink for our politicians dragging us into your Vietnam war. There has been a copycat Occupy movement, yes, but as a rule of thumb we're not a nation of protesters, we're whingers at the pub.
Well, you don't exactly read them for the deep, meaningful characters. You're in it for the KABOOMs and some harmless dumb fun. If you want high art, consider the other authors I listed.
Matthew Reilly is a great author specialising in breakneck-paced action sequences. Generally every paragraph has a cliffhanger at the end of it, and the rule of thumb is when the first shot is fired around chapter 3, you're not going to be able to put it down until you finish it. I even have a thing that when he brings out a new book, I clear a day in my schedule so I can read it in one sitting. But other than that, Oscar Wilde's works are hilariously cruel and witty; H.P. Lovecraft's works of science fiction/horror are terrifying and wonderfully worded and of course F. Scott Fitzgerald writes the very best tragedies.
Qantas has had a lot of problems lately. A google search for Qantas will reveal the dozens of mechanical faults that have very nearly killed people. Over here in Australia we get a report of this sort of shit happening every week or so. It's surreal, because Qantas (as Rainman will attest) has been THE world's safest airline. The problem is that they moved all their labour and expertise out into Malaysia, using substandard parts and engineering to save cash, rather than doing the job properly with Australian parts and expertise. Obviously they've hired some cheap IT guys as well. They need to stop this and bring back the fleet's maintenance back home, or this is just going to keep happening.
He's an AC, but mod him up. Kiva is wonderful, and easily the best value for money. If you put 100$ into Kiva and loan it, it will be paid back to you by your sponsor once their business is up and running, so you can invest it again, either to your sponsor or to another enterprise. It beats the hell out of traditional charities because it encourages self sufficiency and not reliance on aid. (For the record I'm part of Team Flying Spaghetti Monster, currently beating the Mormons for top lender in the religious category by 80k:D)
I'm an undergrad student getting a degree in Business, and I'm probably pointing out the obvious when I say that this will not stop because there is far too much money to be made out of it. The thing is about the micromarkets (i.e. selling directly to a consumer) is that it takes out all the guesswork involved in trying to appeal to a mass or niche market. No (expensive) market research needs to be done - other than having an algorithm sort through a bunch of information about yourself (provided most likely by Google or Facebook, whatever's your poison) and matching it with related products, and BAM. You're being advertised to right there, at (or near) the store, advertising to you about something that is probably relevant to you. The power of this is not to be underestimated, old media methods were like carpetbombing, just get the message out to everyone, and hope it hits; new media is now a surgical strike at your wallet via the phone in your pocket. Unless there is political control, public outrage or (heaven forbid) good corporate ethics, this is here to stay.
Luckily they aren't in bleeding Latin. I got a hold of a Project Gutenberg copy of Principa and I open the PDF only to find that most of the words ended in 'us' and 'um'.
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Living in the future is so cool. Although it makes me wonder just how efficient this is. Looking at the video and how he switches programs, I've never really said to myself "you know, Alt-Tab could be a whole lot quicker and simpler." I can see the applications in things like CAD, gaming and such, giving another level of control to a 3D object represented on a 2D screen, and I know some designers who would love this stuff; but for the most part this is cool but not a huge leap in interaction for your everyday computing.
Please. No more portmanteaus with -onomics on the end. I automatically think of Regan.
This is also true. Factor that!
Dem's fightin' words Wikus!
that it's not over yet.
Someone will find a way to get it back to me. YOU'LL NEVER TAKE IT FROM ME!
To be precise, every odd numbered Trek movie sucked, and the even numbers were good with the exception of #10. That was a stinker.
I'm the only fair skinned redhead in my immediate family (and indeed, my closest redhead relation was my grandfather), and in regards to spicy foods, this explains something. Whenever I cook I always go with a heavy spice load, my family complains about it- all blondes and brunettes. I honestly thought they were just wusses.
It is very very very durable, furthermore it is one of the hardest currencies to counterfeit. We have a small plastic window with embossing on the INSIDE of the plastic in the corners of our notes that make the copying process that much harder. Not to mention some crazy methods of microprinting and florescent text under blacklight that allows it to become that much harder to copy than straight up American notes. http://www.rba.gov.au/banknotes/counterfeit/index.html
Sure Bicx.
http://xkcd.com/936/ Randall has it all sorted. Just use a whole lotta entropy.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" -The Sagan Standard
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
It is an exclamation mark in brackets, and it doesn't have a name. [English nerd here]
I can't answer the question about weather the silk is resilient enough for this to happen, I think the point is moot. Whilst vertebrates I believe should be treated humanely in regards to pain, the jury is still out on invertebrates feeling traditional sensations of pain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_in_invertebrates In any case, it is certainly possible to produce such a thing as synthetic animal-textiles, the economic fact is that at present, it is far cheaper and efficient to just farm the animals in question en masse. Although, such research into this area would be very helpful indeed.
There's an AC with a valid question below me. What protests? The UK I cannot speak for, but as a native there have been no major protests Down Under since everyone down here kicked up a (rightful) stink for our politicians dragging us into your Vietnam war. There has been a copycat Occupy movement, yes, but as a rule of thumb we're not a nation of protesters, we're whingers at the pub.
Probably Temple, or Contest. All of his others are completely different.
We have Slartibartfast to thank for this.
Well, you don't exactly read them for the deep, meaningful characters. You're in it for the KABOOMs and some harmless dumb fun. If you want high art, consider the other authors I listed.
Matthew Reilly is a great author specialising in breakneck-paced action sequences. Generally every paragraph has a cliffhanger at the end of it, and the rule of thumb is when the first shot is fired around chapter 3, you're not going to be able to put it down until you finish it. I even have a thing that when he brings out a new book, I clear a day in my schedule so I can read it in one sitting. But other than that, Oscar Wilde's works are hilariously cruel and witty; H.P. Lovecraft's works of science fiction/horror are terrifying and wonderfully worded and of course F. Scott Fitzgerald writes the very best tragedies.
Qantas has had a lot of problems lately. A google search for Qantas will reveal the dozens of mechanical faults that have very nearly killed people. Over here in Australia we get a report of this sort of shit happening every week or so. It's surreal, because Qantas (as Rainman will attest) has been THE world's safest airline. The problem is that they moved all their labour and expertise out into Malaysia, using substandard parts and engineering to save cash, rather than doing the job properly with Australian parts and expertise. Obviously they've hired some cheap IT guys as well. They need to stop this and bring back the fleet's maintenance back home, or this is just going to keep happening.
He's an AC, but mod him up. Kiva is wonderful, and easily the best value for money. If you put 100$ into Kiva and loan it, it will be paid back to you by your sponsor once their business is up and running, so you can invest it again, either to your sponsor or to another enterprise. It beats the hell out of traditional charities because it encourages self sufficiency and not reliance on aid. (For the record I'm part of Team Flying Spaghetti Monster, currently beating the Mormons for top lender in the religious category by 80k :D)
I'm an undergrad student getting a degree in Business, and I'm probably pointing out the obvious when I say that this will not stop because there is far too much money to be made out of it. The thing is about the micromarkets (i.e. selling directly to a consumer) is that it takes out all the guesswork involved in trying to appeal to a mass or niche market. No (expensive) market research needs to be done - other than having an algorithm sort through a bunch of information about yourself (provided most likely by Google or Facebook, whatever's your poison) and matching it with related products, and BAM. You're being advertised to right there, at (or near) the store, advertising to you about something that is probably relevant to you. The power of this is not to be underestimated, old media methods were like carpetbombing, just get the message out to everyone, and hope it hits; new media is now a surgical strike at your wallet via the phone in your pocket. Unless there is political control, public outrage or (heaven forbid) good corporate ethics, this is here to stay.
Luckily they aren't in bleeding Latin. I got a hold of a Project Gutenberg copy of Principa and I open the PDF only to find that most of the words ended in 'us' and 'um'.
http://xkcd.com/937/