I've got an idea... and I know it sounds unreasonable for/., but how about if you read the article and watch the video. It's quite possible that the answer is contained within one or both of them.
Really, if you are doing this for yourself and have no intention of selling your product, then you are free to use their method all you want.
Patent's protect the original inventor from companies who would profit from that invention. If you are not profiting (in ANY way except knowledge) then you are free to build your own system.
There are several instances of this, for example the "balancing scooters" that resemble the Segway. There are even plans and software available on the internet for building your own.
Bill
it would obviously allow developers to write programs that are far superior to the built in Apple apps and that violates their policy of not being able to "replace" the functionality of the iPhone/iPod Touch.
You know... I guess their right... I mean, really, 40x25 characters and the primitive graphics that Commodore (Microsoft) Basic allowed should really allow modern developers to replace the built in apps with ease.
Seriously, Apple, get off your ass and actually look into the functions you're preventing from being implemented!
What? Are you joking? I'm not sure how much more obvious they can make it. There are a lot of things to complain about, but changing the default provider certainly isn't one of them.
Here are the simple steps to add a new provider:
1.) Click the dropdown in the search box.
2.) Click the "Find more providers" link.
3.) Click "Add to Internet Explorer" for the Google Provider.
4.) Check "Make this my default provider" option.
5.) Click Add. Done.
Also, If you just want to change Google to the default AND remove Bing, it's just as easy...
1.) Click the dropdown in the search box.
2.) Click the "Manage Search Providers" link.
3.) Select the "Google" provider.
4.) Click the "Set as default" button.
5.) Click on the "Bing" provider.
6.) Click the "Remove" button.
7.) Click "Done"
Really, these steps are so obvious that I almost didn't respond because I thought you were joking.
To me, what is amazing is that CmdrTaco did it himself!!! Now, I must admit, since the buyout, I personally think he was actually replaced with a robot anyway.;-)
into the 3rd Dimension. Imagine if they also had connectors on the top and bottom of the unit. We could then start to do real matrix programming. Once CPU could talk to 6 and traverse the levels or talk to peers depending on the need. If they were also on the diaganols, they could get even more complex. More like the human brain.
Wow, I'd really like to have about 512 of these to play around with! I can see doing something very cool with these and a little bit of fuzzy logic or neural network programming. I just wonder how addressing is handled.
Lot's of money. The HMD in the Joint Strike Fighter uses extremly high speed computers and displays the information in both eyes of the pilot. The helmet alone costs over $300,000 each and must be custom fitted to each pilot. Then you have to add the cost of everything else... which pushes the whole system to over $3,000,000 each!
The Apache system actually only projects into one eye, but can be switched to either side. In addition, the information they present is not generally coorelated with the outside view so they avoid some of the issues. However, even with that, they're still having problems with pilot fatigue with them.
As for other aircraft, generally, they use the classic style HUD, not an HMD. With a HUD, you use a combiner plate (glass plate in front of pilot) to achieve a forward field of view, however narrow it is. These types of units start at about $200,000 each.
There are three basic problems with HMD style displays.
1.) Single eye solutions confuse the brain after a short period of time. The brain tries to correlate both eyes input and can't, so it starts dropping information. That causes tremendous problems because the brain doesn't know which information is appropriate to drop. Using a two-eye HMD solves that problem.
2.) The other problem is that the brain is very perceptive of information that doesn't actually coorelate to the real world. Think about an artifical horizon that doesn't quite keep up to speed with the real horizon that the pilot sees. That slight delay error will cause problems for the pilot similar to the above, where the brain quits using and relying on that information.
3.) The last problem is the biggest. How do you get an image focused at infinity. The traditional way is to use fancy optics to lengthen the path from the emitter to the eye to make it appear that the image is beyond 6' or so. Getting that done is very tricky and bulky. Just putting an image on the lens isn't enough... it must be presented in such a way that they pilot has a reduced work load (on the eye muscles) so that it is not a tiring experience.
I see that VirtualHUD as quite an innovative solution for that problem because, 1.) it's aready presented to both eyes simultaneously and 2.) it's focused at infinity (or darn close to it) by default. Generally the propeller is already far enough away from the pilot.
It seems that someone has already thought about this. Robotics Studio has these types of features already.
In fact, I've written and demonstrated several programs that will run on a wide variety of robotics platforms without any changes in the base code itself. It's a services based architecture that is extremely flexible.
It's not an "American Pattern of blaming everyone else." It's a pattern of a lot of people in the world. Most of us Americans work hard to get to where we are at and don't expect support from outside services, hence the American Dream.
These people that sit back and expect everything to be handed to them make me sick. Now we have an administration that is coddling to those types of people, even to the extent of taxing us good strong workers more to cover for these slackers.
This girl in the article needs to learn that a 2.7 gpa, for one thing, is NOT a "good gpa," it is barely average. I don't even look at candidates if they have grades that poor.
Seriously, why would someone do a Google search if their question can be answered by 100 people all doing slighly different Google/Bing/Yahoo searches.
It basically comes down to an economy of scales, the way I see it. Slashdot becomes the "human powered search" engine.
So, the poster now has his answers (plus a billion others), along with several alternative products and didn't do any more work than the general search on Giggle.
Actually, I think Bing is sort of similar to Slashdot in that arena.
for a recovery. My Dad's liver transplant had him out for almost 6 months. In fact, right after his surgery, he was in isolation for 30 days, then in ICU for another 30. I'd be real suprised if he actually was able to "return to work" this month. Even "part time," physical therapy and all the tweaking they need to do with the medications (anti rejection, etc.) to get his chemical balances back is a big thing.
I wish him well... my Dad was able to go to Oshkosh (AirVenture) with me 1 year after his surgery. A trip I will never forget.
I would imagine that most people that saw that interprated it that way. The human brain is an amazing thing, but with the difference between M and W being so slight, it automatically jumps to conclusions based on the most common forms.
There are several wyas to trip up the brain that you mihgt not even recongize. (See in line for clarifications.)
Bill
Slashdot Mirror
for TMI (To Much Information) this would be it!
Bill
I disagree. They very clearly state the storage capacity, which was my point.
They start of by saying it can store "500 gigabytes" now... then, later on, they say that they are going to be able to store "a terabyte or more."
Bill
I've got an idea... and I know it sounds unreasonable for /., but how about if you read the article and watch the video. It's quite possible that the answer is contained within one or both of them.
Bill
Personally, I'd like them to call me when someone invents either part of it! Trans-warp or Beaming technology would both be very cool.
Really, if you are doing this for yourself and have no intention of selling your product, then you are free to use their method all you want. Patent's protect the original inventor from companies who would profit from that invention. If you are not profiting (in ANY way except knowledge) then you are free to build your own system. There are several instances of this, for example the "balancing scooters" that resemble the Segway. There are even plans and software available on the internet for building your own. Bill
it would obviously allow developers to write programs that are far superior to the built in Apple apps and that violates their policy of not being able to "replace" the functionality of the iPhone/iPod Touch.
You know... I guess their right... I mean, really, 40x25 characters and the primitive graphics that Commodore (Microsoft) Basic allowed should really allow modern developers to replace the built in apps with ease.
Seriously, Apple, get off your ass and actually look into the functions you're preventing from being implemented!
Bill
What? Are you joking? I'm not sure how much more obvious they can make it. There are a lot of things to complain about, but changing the default provider certainly isn't one of them.
Here are the simple steps to add a new provider:
1.) Click the dropdown in the search box.
2.) Click the "Find more providers" link.
3.) Click "Add to Internet Explorer" for the Google Provider.
4.) Check "Make this my default provider" option.
5.) Click Add. Done.
Also, If you just want to change Google to the default AND remove Bing, it's just as easy...
1.) Click the dropdown in the search box.
2.) Click the "Manage Search Providers" link.
3.) Select the "Google" provider.
4.) Click the "Set as default" button.
5.) Click on the "Bing" provider.
6.) Click the "Remove" button.
7.) Click "Done"
Really, these steps are so obvious that I almost didn't respond because I thought you were joking.
Bill
To me, what is amazing is that CmdrTaco did it himself!!! Now, I must admit, since the buyout, I personally think he was actually replaced with a robot anyway. ;-)
Bill
into the 3rd Dimension. Imagine if they also had connectors on the top and bottom of the unit. We could then start to do real matrix programming. Once CPU could talk to 6 and traverse the levels or talk to peers depending on the need. If they were also on the diaganols, they could get even more complex. More like the human brain.
Wow, I'd really like to have about 512 of these to play around with! I can see doing something very cool with these and a little bit of fuzzy logic or neural network programming. I just wonder how addressing is handled.
Bill
Lot's of money. The HMD in the Joint Strike Fighter uses extremly high speed computers and displays the information in both eyes of the pilot. The helmet alone costs over $300,000 each and must be custom fitted to each pilot. Then you have to add the cost of everything else... which pushes the whole system to over $3,000,000 each!
The Apache system actually only projects into one eye, but can be switched to either side. In addition, the information they present is not generally coorelated with the outside view so they avoid some of the issues. However, even with that, they're still having problems with pilot fatigue with them.
As for other aircraft, generally, they use the classic style HUD, not an HMD. With a HUD, you use a combiner plate (glass plate in front of pilot) to achieve a forward field of view, however narrow it is. These types of units start at about $200,000 each.
Bill
There are three basic problems with HMD style displays.
1.) Single eye solutions confuse the brain after a short period of time. The brain tries to correlate both eyes input and can't, so it starts dropping information. That causes tremendous problems because the brain doesn't know which information is appropriate to drop. Using a two-eye HMD solves that problem.
2.) The other problem is that the brain is very perceptive of information that doesn't actually coorelate to the real world. Think about an artifical horizon that doesn't quite keep up to speed with the real horizon that the pilot sees. That slight delay error will cause problems for the pilot similar to the above, where the brain quits using and relying on that information.
3.) The last problem is the biggest. How do you get an image focused at infinity. The traditional way is to use fancy optics to lengthen the path from the emitter to the eye to make it appear that the image is beyond 6' or so. Getting that done is very tricky and bulky. Just putting an image on the lens isn't enough... it must be presented in such a way that they pilot has a reduced work load (on the eye muscles) so that it is not a tiring experience.
I see that VirtualHUD as quite an innovative solution for that problem because, 1.) it's aready presented to both eyes simultaneously and 2.) it's focused at infinity (or darn close to it) by default. Generally the propeller is already far enough away from the pilot.
Bill
Like this one for airplanes? VirtualHUD
Bill
It seems that someone has already thought about this. Robotics Studio has these types of features already.
In fact, I've written and demonstrated several programs that will run on a wide variety of robotics platforms without any changes in the base code itself. It's a services based architecture that is extremely flexible.
Bill
That was easy!
Bill
It's not an "American Pattern of blaming everyone else." It's a pattern of a lot of people in the world. Most of us Americans work hard to get to where we are at and don't expect support from outside services, hence the American Dream.
These people that sit back and expect everything to be handed to them make me sick. Now we have an administration that is coddling to those types of people, even to the extent of taxing us good strong workers more to cover for these slackers.
This girl in the article needs to learn that a 2.7 gpa, for one thing, is NOT a "good gpa," it is barely average. I don't even look at candidates if they have grades that poor.
Bill
Seriously, why would someone do a Google search if their question can be answered by 100 people all doing slighly different Google/Bing/Yahoo searches.
It basically comes down to an economy of scales, the way I see it. Slashdot becomes the "human powered search" engine.
So, the poster now has his answers (plus a billion others), along with several alternative products and didn't do any more work than the general search on Giggle.
Actually, I think Bing is sort of similar to Slashdot in that arena.
Bill
Ouch... there appears to be prior art.
Bill
Oh, I'd love it if they did it during "emmissions checking." I live in Indiana, where we don't such a "big brother" concept.
Bill
I think the practical application IS that it is neat!!!
Bill
1820g... 404 mm * 216mm * 75mm
And how does that exactly relate to size? It just looks like a bunch of gibberish mixed with random numbers to my imperialist eyes.!!!
I want pounds and inches you insensitive clod!!!
Bill
for a recovery. My Dad's liver transplant had him out for almost 6 months. In fact, right after his surgery, he was in isolation for 30 days, then in ICU for another 30. I'd be real suprised if he actually was able to "return to work" this month. Even "part time," physical therapy and all the tweaking they need to do with the medications (anti rejection, etc.) to get his chemical balances back is a big thing.
I wish him well... my Dad was able to go to Oshkosh (AirVenture) with me 1 year after his surgery. A trip I will never forget.
Bill
I guess that's a good thing... you've raised the level of compentence of IIS Admins by leaving. Thanks, Bill
And just to reiterate... it's been free (as in beer) for years!!!
Bill
Actually, becuase it's a Class III Laser, even continous exposure would not cause permanent damage. That's why it's only .5 mw.
If they'd pump it up to, say 200mw, then they could have a lot of fun. 25mw is enough to pop a black latex ballon.
Bill
I would imagine that most people that saw that interprated it that way. The human brain is an amazing thing, but with the difference between M and W being so slight, it automatically jumps to conclusions based on the most common forms. There are several wyas to trip up the brain that you mihgt not even recongize. (See in line for clarifications.) Bill