I noticed a lot of the comments saying that the tail was blue/green with a white/ yellow explosion. Is there anyone in the know who can comment if this gives an indication of the meteorites' composition. Green maybe indicating copper content, yellow maybe Sulfur? If so can you use the colour of tail upon entry to identify meteorites that have the same colour as being of the same origin? Just thinkin'
Wikipedia: Most meteors glow for about a second. A relatively small percentage of meteoroids hit the Earth's atmosphere and then pass out again: these are termed Earth-grazing fireballs (for example The Great Daylight 1972 Fireball). The visible light produced by a meteor may take on various hues, depending on the chemical composition of the meteoroid, and the speed of its movement through the atmosphere. As layers of the meteoroid abrade and ionize, the color of the light emitted may change according to the layering of minerals. Possible colors (and elements producing them) include:
PROFESSOR FRINK: "That comet is headed straight for us, with the fire and the impact and the 100% chance of pain... pain in the glaving!"
KENT BROCKMAN: "Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?"
I think you don't realize that watches have had sapphire glasses for decades. A sapphire glass may cost 30 bucks for a 5" screen, but it is probably much cheaper for a watch-sized screen.
And I can assure you that sapphire will stay perfect for a long time. The Tissot watch I am currently wearing is more than 5 years old and the glass is still _perfect_. The metal case however is quite badly scratched.
Hmm, thank you, I did not know about any of this 'SapphireGlass' material until reading your post. I use a screen protector ( http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/index.php )
on my LG smartphone so I can treat it casually. All my previous phones developed 'glaze-itis' over time, making the screens really difficult to read. So if these companies are going to make a viable smart-watch, this SapphireGlass will need to be the standard.
They would very likely use sapphire glass to make it scratch resistant, like any other (decent) watch.
Like any new technology, they're going to be too expensive for the first couple of years, can't justify buying one until then.
Right now SapphireGlass on an iPhone screen would cost $30 compared to $3 for GorillaGlass, though cost will go down this year. I'd still want/need an applied screen protector for it, I have a feeling that sapphire glass would still get 'glazy' from use time, and GorillaGlass isn't all that it's cracked up to be (no pun intended), scratches develop from pocket lint, and it does crack.
My problem with wearing *any* type of watch is durability. Will it's screen get scratched? Will the pins that secures the wriststraps break? I've lost watches (cheap Casios, thankfully) because of this. When cellphones (that had the time) became affordable was when I stopped needing to wear a watch. So unless these have some killer app like a 24/7 blood pressure monitor, they'll just be "Look what I can afford" fashion statements.
I saw these comments from the linked story, copy/pasting them here. (I am not someone who knows what's going on concerning this story)...
Rawlston Shamik says:
22 hours ago
_GoPro Sends Reviewer A DMCA Takedown Notice, Internet Explodes — But Wait! It Was An “Unfortunate Miscommunication”_
Hey all- I’m out at X Games Tignes right now with the Director of PR for GoPro. I showed this to him as soon as I saw it (it had 3 comments). He dropped everything to address this issue, and it’s an unfortunate miscommunication. Below is the blurb he just wrote out for my favorite GoPro community.
Thanks for the heads up on this issue. The letter that was posted next to the review on DigitalRev was not sent in response to the review. Obviously, we welcome editorial reviews of our products. This letter was sent because DigitalRev is not an authorized reseller of GoPro products and they were using images and had incorrect branding and representation of our product in their online commerce store. As part of our program – we ask merchants who are selling our product to use authorized images. That is why DigitalRev was contacted. But – our letter did not clearly communicate this and that is something we will correct.
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George Aggelis says:
Yesterday
Very very very very bad on behalf of Go Pro. Wouldn't recommend them to anyone, especially after this pathetic of an excuse reply. Funny thing, I was thinking of buying one based on the impressions of former reviews in DigitalRev.
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Seoirse Brennan says:
Yesterday
Official GoPro response
""The letter that was posted next to the review on DigitalRev was not sent in response to the review. Obviously, we welcome editorial reviews of our products. This letter was sent because DigitalRev is not an
authorized reseller of GoPro products and they were using images and had incorrect branding and representation of our product in their online commerce store. As part of our program – we ask merchants who are selling our product to use authorized images. That is why DigitalRev was contacted. But – our letter did not clearly communicate this and that is something we will correct.""
speaking of the definitions... do Dark Jedi count as well?
How about Sith? i see quite a few crimson lightsabers in the photo from the article./s?
Sure, why not? If Scientology is considered a religion, and can be married by the Head Thalian (or whatever passes as the "High Poobah Priest''), then anything goes.
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me believe there's one all-powerful force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny. - Han Solo
... So here we are, all with a bit of Neanderthal in us and those with a greater proportion presumably go on to play rugby; remind me, who won the Six Nations at the weekend?
All that this American Neanderthal could figure out (before giving up entirely) was that it wasn't England.
An 'interesting' video, indeed, that shows how easily irked people become when they realize they are'being videoed. We are *so* going to need laws to protect the first "google glassers".
I once worked with a pre-med student who would talk of the hijinks that would go on in the morgue. Goofy things like skipping rope with a body's intestines. One student left a dismembered hand holding money with a toll booth collector, he was expelled.
If you're an editor of any type you gotta' have a thick skin, ask any newspaper editor, it goes with the job. If it's a valid criticism, a good editor will learn from it and become a better one for said critique. If it's just an angry rant by a random fool, a good editor will recognize it as such and not allow it to affect his job. Comes with the territory, water off a duck's back.
There are always going to be those ''unhappy with themselves / their lives'' types, both here and in everyday life. Miserable s.o.b.'s that try to bring others down to the sad level that they keep themselves in, misery loves company types. I say, 'eff' 'em. Don't let the jerks of life get to you. Keep on doing the good work that you do here for your audience, since the majority of slashdot readers dig these stories, they just won't be the type to say it. All of you/. editors are appreciated by us, The unhappy types feel they need to try to put down others, probably because they're hurting inside themselves. But only if there's some audience, if they're alone, not so 'brave'. (Or they are just dumb kids screwing around, the modern day equivilant of the phony phone call.)
Sometimes the 'back' button is disabled by the app, that's when 'home' is needed (then I need to go to ''applications / app / forcestop''. Android still gives you far more control than Apple, it's these little problems that, if they can be addressed, would give a more satisfactory 'user experience'.
Press the "switch apps" button and it will show a list of recent apps. Grab one and swipe it sideways off the list. This will forceclose the app. (Android 4.0+, of course, but come on, it's 2013 already).
I do this when a game in the background is still using enough CPU to kill the battery. Dammit, Jet Set Radio, I don't want to remove you from my phone but you need to shape up!
Not being a super computer geek, I really don't claim geek knowledge here, but when I leave a room and turn off the light, I expect the light to stay off (I'm old school that way). Any app shouldn't be able to 'talk' to the internet unless I allow it to (Happy to have 'DroidWall' for my rooted tablet for that reason). Obvious slowdowns will occur when too many background apps are running.
And is asking for control over 'permissions' too crazy to want to have? If denying a permission breaks the app, I would re-enable it. I thought the whole idea of Android over Apple was having more control over the device.
I've had Android devices for about a year now, if I sound naive, I am, still learning about all this.
Using the home button does not end the app, it's still running in the background using memory. I think OP might have meant "exit" to mean an easy way to exit the app that also 'force stops' it. A feature most apps do not do and one that I would welcome, since it's an unwanted set of taps (settings / apps / force stop).
Also on my 'grinds my gears' list are apps that reactivate themselves after being force stopped. Those I usually uninstall.
Wikipedia disagrees with you on (adult) eyes varying so much in size...
Dimensions
See also: mammalian eye
The dimensions differ among adults by only one or two millimeters. The vertical measure, generally less than the horizontal distance, is about 24 mm among adults, at birth about 16–17 millimeters (about 0.65 inch). The eyeball grows rapidly, increasing to 22.5–23 mm (approx. 0.89 in) by three years of age. By age 13, the eye attains its full size. The typical adult eye has an anterior to posterior diameter of 24 millimeters, a volume of six cubic centimeters (0.4 cu. in.),[3] and a mass of 7.5 grams (weight of 0.25 oz.).[citation needed]
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Showing my age, but I actually remember when that was a hit on the radio.
"The Streak" came out in 1974, I thought it was even earlier than that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Streak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtzoUu7w-YM
I noticed a lot of the comments saying that the tail was blue/green with a white/ yellow explosion. Is there anyone in the know who can comment if this gives an indication of the meteorites' composition. Green maybe indicating copper content, yellow maybe Sulfur? If so can you use the colour of tail upon entry to identify meteorites that have the same colour as being of the same origin? Just thinkin'
Wikipedia: Most meteors glow for about a second. A relatively small percentage of meteoroids hit the Earth's atmosphere and then pass out again: these are termed Earth-grazing fireballs (for example The Great Daylight 1972 Fireball). The visible light produced by a meteor may take on various hues, depending on the chemical composition of the meteoroid, and the speed of its movement through the atmosphere. As layers of the meteoroid abrade and ionize, the color of the light emitted may change according to the layering of minerals. Possible colors (and elements producing them) include:
Orange/yellow (sodium)
Yellow (iron)
Blue/green (copper)
Purple (potassium)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteoroid
KENT BROCKMAN: "Professor, without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say it's time for our viewers to crack each other's heads open and feast on the goo inside?"
PROFESSOR FRINK: "Yes I would, Kent."
How long until posting anonymously on sites like Slashdot is forbidden? (I can see an upside to this)
I think you don't realize that watches have had sapphire glasses for decades. A sapphire glass may cost 30 bucks for a 5" screen, but it is probably much cheaper for a watch-sized screen. And I can assure you that sapphire will stay perfect for a long time. The Tissot watch I am currently wearing is more than 5 years old and the glass is still _perfect_. The metal case however is quite badly scratched.
Hmm, thank you, I did not know about any of this 'SapphireGlass' material until reading your post. I use a screen protector ( http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/index.php ) on my LG smartphone so I can treat it casually. All my previous phones developed 'glaze-itis' over time, making the screens really difficult to read. So if these companies are going to make a viable smart-watch, this SapphireGlass will need to be the standard.
They would very likely use sapphire glass to make it scratch resistant, like any other (decent) watch.
Like any new technology, they're going to be too expensive for the first couple of years, can't justify buying one until then.
Right now SapphireGlass on an iPhone screen would cost $30 compared to $3 for GorillaGlass, though cost will go down this year. I'd still want/need an applied screen protector for it, I have a feeling that sapphire glass would still get 'glazy' from use time, and GorillaGlass isn't all that it's cracked up to be (no pun intended), scratches develop from pocket lint, and it does crack.
Still leaves the wriststrap pin issue.
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/50514/smartphones-sapphire-glass-gorilla-glass
My problem with wearing *any* type of watch is durability. Will it's screen get scratched? Will the pins that secures the wriststraps break? I've lost watches (cheap Casios, thankfully) because of this. When cellphones (that had the time) became affordable was when I stopped needing to wear a watch. So unless these have some killer app like a 24/7 blood pressure monitor, they'll just be "Look what I can afford" fashion statements.
Rawlston Shamik says:
22 hours ago
_GoPro Sends Reviewer A DMCA Takedown Notice, Internet Explodes — But Wait! It Was An “Unfortunate Miscommunication”_
Hey all- I’m out at X Games Tignes right now with the Director of PR for GoPro. I showed this to him as soon as I saw it (it had 3 comments). He dropped everything to address this issue, and it’s an unfortunate miscommunication. Below is the blurb he just wrote out for my favorite GoPro community.
Thanks for the heads up on this issue. The letter that was posted next to the review on DigitalRev was not sent in response to the review. Obviously, we welcome editorial reviews of our products. This letter was sent because DigitalRev is not an authorized reseller of GoPro products and they were using images and had incorrect branding and representation of our product in their online commerce store. As part of our program – we ask merchants who are selling our product to use authorized images. That is why DigitalRev was contacted. But – our letter did not clearly communicate this and that is something we will correct.
Like
George Aggelis says:
Yesterday
Very very very very bad on behalf of Go Pro. Wouldn't recommend them to anyone, especially after this pathetic of an excuse reply. Funny thing, I was thinking of buying one based on the impressions of former reviews in DigitalRev.
Like
Seoirse Brennan says:
Yesterday
Official GoPro response
""The letter that was posted next to the review on DigitalRev was not sent in response to the review. Obviously, we welcome editorial reviews of our products. This letter was sent because DigitalRev is not an authorized reseller of GoPro products and they were using images and had incorrect branding and representation of our product in their online commerce store. As part of our program – we ask merchants who are selling our product to use authorized images. That is why DigitalRev was contacted. But – our letter did not clearly communicate this and that is something we will correct.""
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http://www.digitalrev.com/article/gopro-doesn-t-like-their/ODUyNjU2ODc_A
speaking of the definitions... do Dark Jedi count as well? How about Sith? i see quite a few crimson lightsabers in the photo from the article. /s?
Sure, why not? If Scientology is considered a religion, and can be married by the Head Thalian (or whatever passes as the "High Poobah Priest''), then anything goes.
Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen anything to make me believe there's one all-powerful force controlling everything. There's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny. - Han Solo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persis_Khambatta
http://www.google.com/search?q=persis+khambatta&hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&gl=US&tbm=isch&nomo=1&biw=480&bih=295
This wouldn't be needed had Apple not been Apple. You know the whole "we know better than you what you want" motto.
If they didn't know what people wanted I'm assuming they wouldn't be selling so well.
Apple obviously doesn't know what at least 18 million, 200,000 of their customers want.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Enough_for_Love
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alternative_Factor
... So here we are, all with a bit of Neanderthal in us and those with a greater proportion presumably go on to play rugby; remind me, who won the Six Nations at the weekend?
All that this American Neanderthal could figure out (before giving up entirely) was that it wasn't England.
http://www.rbs6nations.com/
GeekWire: 'Creepy Cameraman' pushes limits of public surveillance - a glimpse of the future? (includes interesting video)
An 'interesting' video, indeed, that shows how easily irked people become when they realize they are'being videoed. We are *so* going to need laws to protect the first "google glassers".
I once worked with a pre-med student who would talk of the hijinks that would go on in the morgue. Goofy things like skipping rope with a body's intestines. One student left a dismembered hand holding money with a toll booth collector, he was expelled.
There are always going to be those ''unhappy with themselves / their lives'' types, both here and in everyday life. Miserable s.o.b.'s that try to bring others down to the sad level that they keep themselves in, misery loves company types. I say, 'eff' 'em. Don't let the jerks of life get to you. Keep on doing the good work that you do here for your audience, since the majority of slashdot readers dig these stories, they just won't be the type to say it. All of you /. editors are appreciated by us, The unhappy types feel they need to try to put down others, probably because they're hurting inside themselves. But only if there's some audience, if they're alone, not so 'brave'. (Or they are just dumb kids screwing around, the modern day equivilant of the phony phone call.)
Thanks again guys, I love this site. S.F. :-)
You 'nerds' are all right in my book. :-)
www.Craigslist.org also has a 'Free' section.
Sometimes the 'back' button is disabled by the app, that's when 'home' is needed (then I need to go to ''applications / app / forcestop''. Android still gives you far more control than Apple, it's these little problems that, if they can be addressed, would give a more satisfactory 'user experience'.
(Replying to self), actually the 'switch apps' swipe does not forceclose the app.
Press the "switch apps" button and it will show a list of recent apps. Grab one and swipe it sideways off the list. This will forceclose the app. (Android 4.0+, of course, but come on, it's 2013 already).
I do this when a game in the background is still using enough CPU to kill the battery. Dammit, Jet Set Radio, I don't want to remove you from my phone but you need to shape up!
Thanks AC, that works great! :-)
And is asking for control over 'permissions' too crazy to want to have? If denying a permission breaks the app, I would re-enable it. I thought the whole idea of Android over Apple was having more control over the device.
I've had Android devices for about a year now, if I sound naive, I am, still learning about all this.
Also on my 'grinds my gears' list are apps that reactivate themselves after being force stopped. Those I usually uninstall.
Dimensions See also: mammalian eye The dimensions differ among adults by only one or two millimeters. The vertical measure, generally less than the horizontal distance, is about 24 mm among adults, at birth about 16–17 millimeters (about 0.65 inch). The eyeball grows rapidly, increasing to 22.5–23 mm (approx. 0.89 in) by three years of age. By age 13, the eye attains its full size. The typical adult eye has an anterior to posterior diameter of 24 millimeters, a volume of six cubic centimeters (0.4 cu. in.),[3] and a mass of 7.5 grams (weight of 0.25 oz.).[citation needed]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_eye