Oh... I forgot to mention. I also tried it against some video. It seems that by adding motion, you percieve even more detail. This is about 20 frames with a resolution of about 1000 generations each.
I did something very similar. Instead of random polygons, I used random circles. I would choose the best and then clone it... adding a random circle to each.
I hope you don't intend spending a couple of days on adding an easter egg. I doubt your application is flawless. A couple of days goes a long way for bug fixes and cleanup.
It's fascinating that Evolution has managed to find a "cure" for this disease through random mutations more quickly than decades of brilliant minds and lots of money. Hooray for mass parallelism. Once we have computers capable of simulating this, we'll be able to solve some amazing problems. I have no idea how complex such a simulation is or how far off that would be.
It's funny, this ability to pull info like that. Like you said, we used to wait for that snippet of information. Now that I can get it right away, I find myself constantly refreshing looking for change in the data. I look at the numbers and watch the votes come trickling in. Still, I want more data. It's a weird obsession. The more we get, the more we want. Oddly, no matter how much there is, I always feel a little unfulfilled. Can one be addicted to information?
Or, a definitive "No" might lead to the question, "are there ample resources to support our life". That way we could colonize without putting other life (and our own) at risk by cross-contamination.
What's so hard about getting taxpayers excited about funding this step? Every one understands:
4. Profit
For real, though. There should be some campaign explaining to the layman (by who I mean, non-scientist / geek) what the actual benefits of life would be. Then we should maybe ask, suppose there are these benefits. What is the chance of finding life. Is the cost worth the statistical payoff? I'd imagine no. Because life would be so difficult to find / identify. Maybe then we need to also explain the benefits of *not* finding life. Are there any? I'm sure.
Our CEO cannot program for shit. But he makes a great product happen. I would worry less about how much the President knows about the inner working of the Economy and more about whether that person has the skills to make decisions based on intelligence taken from the advisers they employ. Fingers crossed.
As far as the empty statements go. Well, that's politicking. Yes it sucks. But each of the two main candidates in this election have clearly polarized strategies for our Economy. Promisises aside, we can assume that each will pursue the general direction of their part. Let's hope whoever wins will follow their strategy in earnest (i mean assuming it's the person we voted for:) ) with their sights on straightening out this mess.
Secondly, will it run under those browsers with the same feature set that it will have under IE? Web access to my company Exchange account technically runs under Firefox. Enough so I can send an email if I really have to. I can assure you that when this is the case I'll be grumbling and cussing the whole time.
That's the problem I would have. Probably more than half of the calls I get that are unlisted are calls that I want. The other half are telemarketers. Even though I am on the "Do Not Call" registry, they get around it by either:
a) Pretending to get the wrong number, hanging up quickly when I call them on it. b) Have some loose (and yes, sometimes legitimate) connection to a "Not for profit and Tax Exempt" business which, at least in Massachusetts is enough for the registry to not apply c) Is a survey related to some business connection I have. Credit Card companies who sold my info etc.
None of these three are calls that I would pick up, but I just don't see this device weeding them out. I suppose if this device could "answer" then ask for a name, and instead of ringing, play the recorded name... otherwise hang up. That would be good.
I would agree that a University could simply subscribe to a service like Ruckus to tempt students away from using P2P. But then what about movies? What about Software?
Corporations with interest in those pieces of IP will still have a complaint. Maybe from a risk P.O.V 100k is cheap. I don't know. I'm not a friggin ichioligist or whatever thinks about profit v. risk.
Oh, what about legitimate P2P uses? I guess screw them. No one has to fear abusing or losing legitimacy.
I haven't gotten the chills from a game since Doom2. Thinking back, I wonder if now I would get the same feeling. I guess part of it's realism, but as/more important is the immersion. I've not been able to turn up the volume, shit the door and leave the real world in a while.
Another important thing in scaring someone is that there has to be some negative outcome that they are genuinely concerned about. A game can look as creepy as Hell, and the sound can be spot on. But, if I am not afraid to die, to lose something I've worked for, I'll just think it's cool.
Give me that tension. Make losing my character be a significant loss. Then, those dark rooms, eerie creeks and nervous silences just might make a bit uncomfortable.
I, for one, welcome a way to stop a potential robot uprising. But, I think robot's sufficiently intelligent to rebel, will also have figured out how to disable the switch.
I recently bought the Scan Gauge II and have been playing around with different driving styles. Sure, it's possible to squeeze better mpgs out of my car, and I admit that it's kind of fun to try to get it as high as possible. Most tricks, however, are only really academic, and probably not worth the effort. Meaning, yes, it will marginally improve performance, but not enough to justify altering your driving habits. Pennies saved over your commute is not worth the effort or safety risk some of these tricks require. But from my experience, I've come up with the following rules of thumb:
1) Don't drive like a Dick.
Drive the speed limit when reasonable. Don't tailgate. Don't accelerate like a maniac. It's amazing that these three rules of "not being a Dick" also happen to be three of the best mileage savers.
2) Avoid unnecessary breaking
This is kind of a mis-statement. Breaks are important. And for God's sake, please do use them. Always break when you need to. But, when you do use those breaks, think to yourself: Why did I need to break? Was it to stop from hitting the car in front of me? If so, was I using too much gas to begin with? If "yes", then, you were wasting gas. You spent the energy to speed up, only to waste it by breaking. Basically avoid (again, when reasonable) getting yourself in situations where breaks are needed. Oddly, it almost comes back to "don't drive like a dick".
3) The A.C. Be comfortable. But if you're driving on normal roads and you can have your windows down, go for it.
4) Carpool, walk, public transportation etc. Not driving is INFINITE MPGS!
Textbooks are knowledge. Knowledge should be free. Especially in established subjects. A lot of math doesn't really change much. The textbooks shouldn't have to either. The publishers struggle to keep changing the text so old versions will become irrelevant. They add new problem sets, pretty much. It's their way of squashing the second-hand market.
Publishers should sponsor free Open-Source books. The work has already been done. Improvements and corrections will happen organically and become available as they happen. There is little cost to their upkeep and students will always have access to the most recent version and can update at any time.
Where is the money made? Invest in creating new problem sets that are companions to these open source books. Universities could take them or leave them, but since there is an actual "added value" in putting the effort in to create and verify these problem sets, I think it would be profitiable. Publish and sell these workbooks.
Make old problem sets available online for free. Heck, it'd likely be a tax deduction! Make the answers to these problem-sets available freely and in an obvious way. This will encourage schools to pay for the newest problems sets to discourage cheating.
I honestly think with this model, everyone can win.
> The problem with Google hosting everything, is that everybody has to use the versions that Google has posted, and that you can't do any custom modifications to the components. I think that what Google is doing would help. But the solution is far from optimal.
That isn't too much of a problem. You can include the Google version first and then override any function or object by simply redeclaring it.
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Oh... I forgot to mention. I also tried it against some video. It seems that by adding motion, you percieve even more detail. This is about 20 frames with a resolution of about 1000 generations each.
http://www.eigenfaces.com/img/morphs/anim-100x20.gif
This was all done with Python / Pygame. A great little package for those who are keen to dabble
I did something very similar. Instead of random polygons, I used random circles. I would choose the best and then clone it... adding a random circle to each.
http://www.eigenfaces.com/
An interesting thing, I found, was to take a handful of low-quality creations and "average" them out. You end up with more detail.
I hope you don't intend spending a couple of days on adding an easter egg. I doubt your application is flawless. A couple of days goes a long way for bug fixes and cleanup.
It's fascinating that Evolution has managed to find a "cure" for this disease through random mutations more quickly than decades of brilliant minds and lots of money. Hooray for mass parallelism. Once we have computers capable of simulating this, we'll be able to solve some amazing problems. I have no idea how complex such a simulation is or how far off that would be.
They are on public property. Am I free to take them? Can I cover them with my own promotional stickers?
OMG! We need routers w/ better encryption. Buy router company and encryption company stocks! Everyone run out to Best Buy and get a new router.
Or, it just might be a real problem. /crumples tinfoil hat and pouts.
Before installing the new firmware, are you asked if this is Okay? If not, do they make it clear how it can be disabled?
I am now reluctant to upgrade my DLink firmware. Is it's easy and clear that one can opt out.
It's funny, this ability to pull info like that. Like you said, we used to wait for that snippet of information. Now that I can get it right away, I find myself constantly refreshing looking for change in the data. I look at the numbers and watch the votes come trickling in. Still, I want more data. It's a weird obsession. The more we get, the more we want. Oddly, no matter how much there is, I always feel a little unfulfilled. Can one be addicted to information?
Or, a definitive "No" might lead to the question, "are there ample resources to support our life". That way we could colonize without putting other life (and our own) at risk by cross-contamination.
>> Especially with step 4.
What's so hard about getting taxpayers excited about funding this step? Every one understands:
4. Profit
For real, though. There should be some campaign explaining to the layman (by who I mean, non-scientist / geek) what the actual benefits of life would be. Then we should maybe ask, suppose there are these benefits. What is the chance of finding life. Is the cost worth the statistical payoff? I'd imagine no. Because life would be so difficult to find / identify. Maybe then we need to also explain the benefits of *not* finding life. Are there any? I'm sure.
First Rule: Don't talk about Internet
Second Rule: Don't talk about Internet
Third Rule: ???
Fourth Rule: Profit
Our CEO cannot program for shit. But he makes a great product happen. I would worry less about how much the President knows about the inner working of the Economy and more about whether that person has the skills to make decisions based on intelligence taken from the advisers they employ. Fingers crossed.
As far as the empty statements go. Well, that's politicking. Yes it sucks. But each of the two main candidates in this election have clearly polarized strategies for our Economy. Promisises aside, we can assume that each will pursue the general direction of their part. Let's hope whoever wins will follow their strategy in earnest (i mean assuming it's the person we voted for :) ) with their sights on straightening out this mess.
Secondly, will it run under those browsers with the same feature set that it will have under IE? Web access to my company Exchange account technically runs under Firefox. Enough so I can send an email if I really have to. I can assure you that when this is the case I'll be grumbling and cussing the whole time.
That's the problem I would have. Probably more than half of the calls I get that are unlisted are calls that I want. The other half are telemarketers. Even though I am on the "Do Not Call" registry, they get around it by either:
a) Pretending to get the wrong number, hanging up quickly when I call them on it.
b) Have some loose (and yes, sometimes legitimate) connection to a "Not for profit and Tax Exempt" business which, at least in Massachusetts is enough for the registry to not apply
c) Is a survey related to some business connection I have. Credit Card companies who sold my info etc.
None of these three are calls that I would pick up, but I just don't see this device weeding them out. I suppose if this device could "answer" then ask for a name, and instead of ringing, play the recorded name... otherwise hang up. That would be good.
I would agree that a University could simply subscribe to a service like Ruckus to tempt students away from using P2P. But then what about movies? What about Software?
Corporations with interest in those pieces of IP will still have a complaint. Maybe from a risk P.O.V 100k is cheap. I don't know. I'm not a friggin ichioligist or whatever thinks about profit v. risk.
Oh, what about legitimate P2P uses? I guess screw them. No one has to fear abusing or losing legitimacy.
Wow. "Shit the door". Well, I stand by that. It sure has been a while.
I haven't gotten the chills from a game since Doom2. Thinking back, I wonder if now I would get the same feeling. I guess part of it's realism, but as/more important is the immersion. I've not been able to turn up the volume, shit the door and leave the real world in a while.
Another important thing in scaring someone is that there has to be some negative outcome that they are genuinely concerned about. A game can look as creepy as Hell, and the sound can be spot on. But, if I am not afraid to die, to lose something I've worked for, I'll just think it's cool.
Give me that tension. Make losing my character be a significant loss. Then, those dark rooms, eerie creeks and nervous silences just might make a bit uncomfortable.
I, for one, welcome a way to stop a potential robot uprising. But, I think robot's sufficiently intelligent to rebel, will also have figured out how to disable the switch.
I recently bought the Scan Gauge II and have been playing around with different driving styles. Sure, it's possible to squeeze better mpgs out of my car, and I admit that it's kind of fun to try to get it as high as possible. Most tricks, however, are only really academic, and probably not worth the effort. Meaning, yes, it will marginally improve performance, but not enough to justify altering your driving habits. Pennies saved over your commute is not worth the effort or safety risk some of these tricks require. But from my experience, I've come up with the following rules of thumb:
1) Don't drive like a Dick.
Drive the speed limit when reasonable. Don't tailgate. Don't accelerate like a maniac. It's amazing that these three rules of "not being a Dick" also happen to be three of the best mileage savers.
2) Avoid unnecessary breaking
This is kind of a mis-statement. Breaks are important. And for God's sake, please do use them. Always break when you need to. But, when you do use those breaks, think to yourself: Why did I need to break? Was it to stop from hitting the car in front of me? If so, was I using too much gas to begin with? If "yes", then, you were wasting gas. You spent the energy to speed up, only to waste it by breaking. Basically avoid (again, when reasonable) getting yourself in situations where breaks are needed. Oddly, it almost comes back to "don't drive like a dick".
3) The A.C.
Be comfortable. But if you're driving on normal roads and you can have your windows down, go for it.
4) Carpool, walk, public transportation etc.
Not driving is INFINITE MPGS!
> Personally, I'd use the vision balls that are in my thought box."
Personally, I think the zipper gets in the way.
Textbooks are knowledge. Knowledge should be free. Especially in established subjects. A lot of math doesn't really change much. The textbooks shouldn't have to either. The publishers struggle to keep changing the text so old versions will become irrelevant. They add new problem sets, pretty much. It's their way of squashing the second-hand market.
Publishers should sponsor free Open-Source books. The work has already been done. Improvements and corrections will happen organically and become available as they happen. There is little cost to their upkeep and students will always have access to the most recent version and can update at any time.
Where is the money made? Invest in creating new problem sets that are companions to these open source books. Universities could take them or leave them, but since there is an actual "added value" in putting the effort in to create and verify these problem sets, I think it would be profitiable. Publish and sell these workbooks.
Make old problem sets available online for free. Heck, it'd likely be a tax deduction! Make the answers to these problem-sets available freely and in an obvious way. This will encourage schools to pay for the newest problems sets to discourage cheating.
I honestly think with this model, everyone can win.
I should have posted this anonymously. I'm a freight of getting modded down.
This is rail nice. I do believe open licenses are at a critical junction. Kamind certainly bit off more than they can choo.
> The problem with Google hosting everything, is that everybody has to use the versions that Google has posted, and that you can't do any custom modifications to the components. I think that what Google is doing would help. But the solution is far from optimal.
That isn't too much of a problem. You can include the Google version first and then override any function or object by simply redeclaring it.
How long ago?