I know for one that my University has created a machine which tracks eye movement about 7 years ago. They tied it to a computer and created thus an input device.
With this disabled not able to type on a keyboard, were able to type letters and use a computer. It still works nowadays though it is much more refined.
Now it comes to the big market, we'll see where it leads to in several years...
I don't agree with you completely. It is true that the producers are rated by their box-office income and the number of awards. Point is, this is not really about going to the theatre or seeing the DVD, it's about the CHOICE to do so.
The assumption is almost always made that when you have seen the DVD, you don't go to the theatre anymore. Not true for me, after the DVD I still go to the movie (if I liked it) for the 'BIG SCREEN' effect.
Besides, though DVD is becoming more and more accepted, there are still plenty of people without a DVD player.
As far as I know, videotapes were never banned by law to get imported from the US, though there are people in the Europe with NTSC playback...what makes the DVD this different?
What I found peculiar was that the bill proclaimed that all Region 1 DVD's were not to be imported, yet the Region 2 Japanese DVD of Akira is apparently banned as well, until a French version is available...
Why state Region 1 if they actually mean ALL DVD's without French sound/subtitles?
Several issues arise here: Do we need this?
Well why not? There are hundres of programs doing the same thing around the world. Why not for the internet? Yes, it sounds like the Java virtual machine and nobody is really sure if it adds something new. But the same can be said to hundreds of programs being released around the world. The usage.
It will probably be used for something usefull. People will create powerful applications with it that will increase our experience on the internet. I am sure of it. I just wonder when a program similar to ICQ will be released.
I am the head of a company that produces a magazine every quarter a year. It's about Anime & Manga and we had a magazine with DBZ on the cover and an article of several pages about it inside. It's in Europe, but the rules apply anywhere, only the companies differ.
For every country there is a company which holds ALL rights of productions about DBZ, that is for those that will be spread. Your own drawn images don't count, UNTIL you are making copies of them and giving them away or something.
Also, it DOES NOT matter if you are making money out it or not. We, for one, are a non-profit company, so we weren't filling our pockets or anything.
Once you want to make something that has to do with DBZ, you have to contact this company (for the Netherlands this was a French company!) and request clearance for what you have made. Once they think it is good enough, more often than not it is send to Japan, to the original creators. After their examination and clearance you can use the DBZ material that you have shown to them.
Almost always they don't want any self-made creations of DBZ. You'll have to use original art (probably from an artbook) which you can adjust to your need in case of the mod. 'Self-made pictures will degrade the product of the original artists.' they say.
Keep in mind that when you start another project it all begins from the beginning again...
It took us 5 weeks to get clearance for the cover.
Final note: DBZ was shown on TV in Japan about 20 years ago!
Some while ago we had a group of eight people, who were assigned to the same project. We got a room with 5 computers and a telephone, without cubicles. Why only 5? Because we wouldn't all be there at the same time and some of us could work at home if we wanted.
When we were developing/programming it all went smoothly. People came in and worked and went away at times that suited them. Some working at home a lot, others at our room. In general 4 or 5 people were present at all times, enough for our computers. Only when we were having a meeting all were present.
Yes, we got our work done, but it was fun as well. We were never all programming. Always one of us was surfing around or playing a game to relax. To relax, we even played multi-player games from time to time. I think it actually improved our work. By playing games and seeing what others surfed to (and thus their interests) we got to know each other a lot better and working relation improved a lot.
Result was we got our work done playing a long the road. Another team worked, just worked without the playing. They weren't as loose around each other as we were and surely hadn't had as much fun!
Free?! You call $20 per hour free, well if you say so...
For eCommerce you don't need the latest PC let alone a Windows variant. As far as I know none of the eCommerce needs 'high performance' from a PC. Windows isn't always necessary either.
what do the people want? live with a buggy os or learn how to use another? Eeuh.. if they dont want to learn another os they probably already have windows and thus live with. Those who dont use windows dont have to learn another os. So, what's your point again?
I always forget that in the US there is no such thing as Teletext. Boy, you miss a lot. It's easy to use, regularly updated and you only need a TV.
Typical that no such system exists in the US...
The article states that Minitel slowed down the usage of the Internet, but improved it's acceptance. By providing such a service (if it can be called that) the usage of the internet will be even slower. They can now search with Yahoo as well. So instead of trying to get the French to go to the Internet, it throws them back to the predecessor/competitor.
Question is, does it change anything? Seemingly the Minitel system is fast enough for it's use, now it will get more advertisements as well. Will more portals consider the Minitel system and start cluttering it with their competition?
Besides that "rates up to $20 a hour" does sound like a lot more expensive than normal usage via a computer and modem. Is the Internet that bad for the French? Or are they holding on to their "roots"?
At my university we have had these mice for several years now. They are used at internet cubes, which consist of a cube in which a monitor is installed, a keyboard and this mouse. You can't touch the monitor or the pc itself though.
They are meant to be used by visitors who want to have a go with internet and are seldomly used by students who want to go to a site quickly and forgot their laptop.
Fact is that initially they worked fine and didn't get dirty at all. After a while, though, it wasn't what they promised at the website. Seemingly being used by hundreds (or rather thousands) of people is too much for them. They kept failing to move the cursor and clicking wasn't everything either.
So, we wound up with these cubicles with either a failing mouse or just shut down. They aren't used anymore today. So much for the indestructable mouse!
Hundreds of these ideas come to the minds of all scientists everyday and I applaude for them. If they didn't nothing new would ever be invented.
So what, if the idea isn't viable for space exploration. Perhaps someone else can base something more practical solution on it, or not. In any case if it is not viable then no more time will be wasted on trying to create one. This saves time for other projects. Considering that normally every project is at least being done ten times or more all over the world, giving information on a viable or not project is sure to help.
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I know for one that my University has created a machine which tracks eye movement about 7 years ago. They tied it to a computer and created thus an input device.
With this disabled not able to type on a keyboard, were able to type letters and use a computer. It still works nowadays though it is much more refined.
Now it comes to the big market, we'll see where it leads to in several years...
I don't agree with you completely. It is true that the producers are rated by their box-office income and the number of awards. Point is, this is not really about going to the theatre or seeing the DVD, it's about the CHOICE to do so.
The assumption is almost always made that when you have seen the DVD, you don't go to the theatre anymore. Not true for me, after the DVD I still go to the movie (if I liked it) for the 'BIG SCREEN' effect.
Besides, though DVD is becoming more and more accepted, there are still plenty of people without a DVD player.
As far as I know, videotapes were never banned by law to get imported from the US, though there are people in the Europe with NTSC playback...what makes the DVD this different?
What I found peculiar was that the bill proclaimed that all Region 1 DVD's were not to be imported, yet the Region 2 Japanese DVD of Akira is apparently banned as well, until a French version is available...
Why state Region 1 if they actually mean ALL DVD's without French sound/subtitles?
Several issues arise here:
Do we need this?
Well why not? There are hundres of programs doing the same thing around the world. Why not for the internet? Yes, it sounds like the Java virtual machine and nobody is really sure if it adds something new. But the same can be said to hundreds of programs being released around the world.
The usage.
It will probably be used for something usefull. People will create powerful applications with it that will increase our experience on the internet. I am sure of it. I just wonder when a program similar to ICQ will be released.
I am the head of a company that produces a magazine every quarter a year. It's about Anime & Manga and we had a magazine with DBZ on the cover and an article of several pages about it inside. It's in Europe, but the rules apply anywhere, only the companies differ.
For every country there is a company which holds ALL rights of productions about DBZ, that is for those that will be spread. Your own drawn images don't count, UNTIL you are making copies of them and giving them away or something.
Also, it DOES NOT matter if you are making money out it or not. We, for one, are a non-profit company, so we weren't filling our pockets or anything.
Once you want to make something that has to do with DBZ, you have to contact this company (for the Netherlands this was a French company!) and request clearance for what you have made. Once they think it is good enough, more often than not it is send to Japan, to the original creators. After their examination and clearance you can use the DBZ material that you have shown to them.
Almost always they don't want any self-made creations of DBZ. You'll have to use original art (probably from an artbook) which you can adjust to your need in case of the mod. 'Self-made pictures will degrade the product of the original artists.' they say.
Keep in mind that when you start another project it all begins from the beginning again...
It took us 5 weeks to get clearance for the cover.
Final note: DBZ was shown on TV in Japan about 20 years ago!
Some while ago we had a group of eight people, who were assigned to the same project. We got a room with 5 computers and a telephone, without cubicles. Why only 5? Because we wouldn't all be there at the same time and some of us could work at home if we wanted.
When we were developing/programming it all went smoothly. People came in and worked and went away at times that suited them. Some working at home a lot, others at our room. In general 4 or 5 people were present at all times, enough for our computers. Only when we were having a meeting all were present.
Yes, we got our work done, but it was fun as well. We were never all programming. Always one of us was surfing around or playing a game to relax. To relax, we even played multi-player games from time to time. I think it actually improved our work. By playing games and seeing what others surfed to (and thus their interests) we got to know each other a lot better and working relation improved a lot.
Result was we got our work done playing a long the road. Another team worked, just worked without the playing. They weren't as loose around each other as we were and surely hadn't had as much fun!
Free?! You call $20 per hour free, well if you say so...
For eCommerce you don't need the latest PC let alone a Windows variant. As far as I know none of the eCommerce needs 'high performance' from a PC. Windows isn't always necessary either.
what do the people want? live with a buggy os or learn how to use another? Eeuh.. if they dont want to learn another os they probably already have windows and thus live with. Those who dont use windows dont have to learn another os. So, what's your point again?
I always forget that in the US there is no such thing as Teletext. Boy, you miss a lot. It's easy to use, regularly updated and you only need a TV.
Typical that no such system exists in the US...
The article states that Minitel slowed down the usage of the Internet, but improved it's acceptance. By providing such a service (if it can be called that) the usage of the internet will be even slower. They can now search with Yahoo as well. So instead of trying to get the French to go to the Internet, it throws them back to the predecessor/competitor.
Question is, does it change anything? Seemingly the Minitel system is fast enough for it's use, now it will get more advertisements as well. Will more portals consider the Minitel system and start cluttering it with their competition?
Besides that "rates up to $20 a hour" does sound like a lot more expensive than normal usage via a computer and modem. Is the Internet that bad for the French? Or are they holding on to their "roots"?
At my university we have had these mice for several years now. They are used at internet cubes, which consist of a cube in which a monitor is installed, a keyboard and this mouse. You can't touch the monitor or the pc itself though.
They are meant to be used by visitors who want to have a go with internet and are seldomly used by students who want to go to a site quickly and forgot their laptop.
Fact is that initially they worked fine and didn't get dirty at all. After a while, though, it wasn't what they promised at the website. Seemingly being used by hundreds (or rather thousands) of people is too much for them. They kept failing to move the cursor and clicking wasn't everything either.
So, we wound up with these cubicles with either a failing mouse or just shut down. They aren't used anymore today. So much for the indestructable mouse!
Hundreds of these ideas come to the minds of all scientists everyday and I applaude for them. If they didn't nothing new would ever be invented.
So what, if the idea isn't viable for space exploration. Perhaps someone else can base something more practical solution on it, or not. In any case if it is not viable then no more time will be wasted on trying to create one. This saves time for other projects. Considering that normally every project is at least being done ten times or more all over the world, giving information on a viable or not project is sure to help.