If I get someone to sob and inflect enough while they talk to you, you'll change your mind, and even pay money towards something like this. It's awesome.
Starting today Seattle pedestrians can no longer pat their pockets and claim to have no cash when offered a copy of the ironically-named Real Change weekly newspaper by a homeless street vendor.
Well, firstly, yes they can.
Secondly, what's wrong with treating someone like a human being instead of a potential murderer and saying "no thanks"?
We urge you to read the transcript of this interview even if you prefer watching videos
No-one prefers watching these videos.
it contains material we left out of the video due to sound problems.
You're not kidding about sound problems. The guy looks like he's mic'd up, but there's still a lot of background noise. And you can barely hear the questions he's being asked.
Then, at 4m54s, the sound just stops. Silence, for nearly 30 seconds. Then, we're treated to 7 seconds of what sounds like a "busy machine" stock sound effect.
C'mon, guys. You get paid to do this. As a job. I'd be embarrassed to get paid for this.
Finally, though, this is frankly just a waste of video. It's just some guy, who, while he has things of interest to say, is just dryly answering questions. The video provides little or no content over the transcript.
If you want people to enjoy Slashdot videos, give them something they'll want to watch.
The headline gets it right, but the summary gets it wrong. Does no-one watch QI around here?
TFS's headline is also a lot better than TFA's:
The Girl Who Would Live Forever
Ugh.
This whole thing strikes me as a little ridiculous, and the fluffy tone of the article really doesn't help.
The core of Einz’s two-year-old being now rests in cryofreeze in Arizona
40% of the "core of her being" (80% of the left hemisphere) had already been destroyed during surgery to treat the caner.
in wait of a cure, and a means to regrow her body.
By which time, unless they get themselves frozen as well, her parents will be long dead. For that matter, her country and her culture (not that she'll remember much of it, having spent most of her tragically short life in hospitals) will probably be long dead as well.
Far more likely, I suspect, is that the technology will never come into being at all, or our current procedures will turn out to be so lacking as to make the attempt impossible in her case.
As harsh as it may sound, and as a non-parent I really have no decent insight into their mindset, I think it might have been best for the parents to say their goodbyes, to grieve properly and learn to do their best to live their lives without their daughter.
And instead of being frozen in a vault somewhere to await a ressurection that may never happen, her brain could instead have been further studied to aid in the fight against this disease in those still living.
When I rotate a tilted map in the new maps nothing happens except a rotation of the image which is just wrong from that tilted view.
Maybe you weren't in a place that's 3D mapped yet. When I tried it (at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, or in the middle of London), it's basically Google Earth with 3D buildings in your browser.
I don't think that's full zoom level - your plus sign isn't greyed out (I don't think double-clicking always takes you right down).
Regardless, the actual resolution still looks fairly comparable in those images (the old map image isn't exactly pin-sharp), and after a bit of wandering around Milwaukee and Oshkosh, I'd say new maps does have it slightly better overall. Also, as previously mentioned, lower res newer imagery might take priority over higher res older imagery unless the difference in quality is huge.
I am asking where are the 45 degree maps on the New Google Maps?
While it's not the 45 degree option you're looking for, there is a "tilt" icon at the bottom right, or you can shift-drag and get any angle to change the viewpoint to anywhere - arguably better for being able to grasp the 3D shape of a building/location than jumping around 4 fixed angles, taken with such a long lens that there's a confusing lack of perspective. There's also none of the distorted stitching you can see a lot of in the 45 degree views.
For an example, I'd say the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center looks better in the new maps, whether it's top-down view or at an angle. Certainly for the bits that matter, anyway - if you're a AC ducting fetishist you might prefer the old maps;)
Couldn't see a way to disable 3D on the new maps, though, which would have made for a better comparison.
"Not as good" seems a bit arbitrary in this case. Sure, the "old maps" image is prettier, at a nice angle with lots of green grass around, but there's not a lot of difference in resolution.
Most importantly, what dates were the images taken on? Preferring new images over old images would seem to be the best default, unless there's a compelling reason not to do so.
Stop trying to fix the weakest part of the driving chain, and replace it.
Autonomous cars are going to take a few years yet. Getting everyone to use autonomous cars might take a few years more on top of that.
In the meantime there's no harm shoring up the weak links until you can get the job done properly. You might even learn a few things that can contribute towards the ultimate goal.
It wasn't covered. It looks like your submission didn't make it out of the firehose, probably because, to be bluntly honest, it's not very well written.
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“Find myself on a 737/800, lets see Box-IFE-ICE-SATCOM, ? Shall we start playing with EICAS messages? “PASS OXYGEN ON” Anyone ? :)”
His mistake is obvious. He used a smiley face instead of a winky face.
Really? Do we have to have this conversation? Okay...
When a mummy dog and a daddy dog love each other very much, mummy dog gives daddy dog a special piggy back ride...
Don't forget "Gladys, the Groovy Mule."
If I get someone to sob and inflect enough while they talk to you, you'll change your mind, and even pay money towards something like this. It's awesome.
You've got no idea what I'd do.
Why not a bluetooth accelerometer and click area on the end of your index?
How would you not use it?
Starting today Seattle pedestrians can no longer pat their pockets and claim to have no cash when offered a copy of the ironically-named Real Change weekly newspaper by a homeless street vendor.
Well, firstly, yes they can.
Secondly, what's wrong with treating someone like a human being instead of a potential murderer and saying "no thanks"?
They don't autoplay any more.
We urge you to read the transcript of this interview even if you prefer watching videos
No-one prefers watching these videos.
it contains material we left out of the video due to sound problems.
You're not kidding about sound problems. The guy looks like he's mic'd up, but there's still a lot of background noise. And you can barely hear the questions he's being asked.
Then, at 4m54s, the sound just stops. Silence, for nearly 30 seconds. Then, we're treated to 7 seconds of what sounds like a "busy machine" stock sound effect.
C'mon, guys. You get paid to do this. As a job. I'd be embarrassed to get paid for this.
Finally, though, this is frankly just a waste of video. It's just some guy, who, while he has things of interest to say, is just dryly answering questions. The video provides little or no content over the transcript.
If you want people to enjoy Slashdot videos, give them something they'll want to watch.
Oh, and get a fluffy hamster mic.
The headline gets it right, but the summary gets it wrong. Does no-one watch QI around here?
TFS's headline is also a lot better than TFA's:
The Girl Who Would Live Forever
Ugh.
This whole thing strikes me as a little ridiculous, and the fluffy tone of the article really doesn't help.
The core of Einz’s two-year-old being now rests in cryofreeze in Arizona
40% of the "core of her being" (80% of the left hemisphere) had already been destroyed during surgery to treat the caner.
in wait of a cure, and a means to regrow her body.
By which time, unless they get themselves frozen as well, her parents will be long dead. For that matter, her country and her culture (not that she'll remember much of it, having spent most of her tragically short life in hospitals) will probably be long dead as well.
Far more likely, I suspect, is that the technology will never come into being at all, or our current procedures will turn out to be so lacking as to make the attempt impossible in her case.
As harsh as it may sound, and as a non-parent I really have no decent insight into their mindset, I think it might have been best for the parents to say their goodbyes, to grieve properly and learn to do their best to live their lives without their daughter.
And instead of being frozen in a vault somewhere to await a ressurection that may never happen, her brain could instead have been further studied to aid in the fight against this disease in those still living.
When I rotate a tilted map in the new maps nothing happens except a rotation of the image which is just wrong from that tilted view.
Maybe you weren't in a place that's 3D mapped yet. When I tried it (at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, or in the middle of London), it's basically Google Earth with 3D buildings in your browser.
Here is comparison of full zoom level.
Old:
http://i.imgur.com/RbyDNj3.jpg [imgur.com]
I don't think that's full zoom level - your plus sign isn't greyed out (I don't think double-clicking always takes you right down).
Regardless, the actual resolution still looks fairly comparable in those images (the old map image isn't exactly pin-sharp), and after a bit of wandering around Milwaukee and Oshkosh, I'd say new maps does have it slightly better overall. Also, as previously mentioned, lower res newer imagery might take priority over higher res older imagery unless the difference in quality is huge.
I am asking where are the 45 degree maps on the New Google Maps?
While it's not the 45 degree option you're looking for, there is a "tilt" icon at the bottom right, or you can shift-drag and get any angle to change the viewpoint to anywhere - arguably better for being able to grasp the 3D shape of a building/location than jumping around 4 fixed angles, taken with such a long lens that there's a confusing lack of perspective. There's also none of the distorted stitching you can see a lot of in the 45 degree views.
For an example, I'd say the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center looks better in the new maps, whether it's top-down view or at an angle. Certainly for the bits that matter, anyway - if you're a AC ducting fetishist you might prefer the old maps ;)
Couldn't see a way to disable 3D on the new maps, though, which would have made for a better comparison.
"Not as good" seems a bit arbitrary in this case. Sure, the "old maps" image is prettier, at a nice angle with lots of green grass around, but there's not a lot of difference in resolution.
Most importantly, what dates were the images taken on? Preferring new images over old images would seem to be the best default, unless there's a compelling reason not to do so.
The old version has the zoom controls where they should be
Are you sure you don't mean "where they used to be"?
When it could be analyzed, reduced to a few equations and done on a pocket calculator?
I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that you have no idea what you're talking about.
Disturbingly Oedipal imagery, too.
Stop trying to fix the weakest part of the driving chain, and replace it.
Autonomous cars are going to take a few years yet. Getting everyone to use autonomous cars might take a few years more on top of that.
In the meantime there's no harm shoring up the weak links until you can get the job done properly. You might even learn a few things that can contribute towards the ultimate goal.
Your blowing it out of proportion. The guy didn't endanger anyone.
That's easy to say now. It doesn't mean it's safe to assume that any further gyrocopter stunts are just crazy old geezers with some post.
The list of products designed to be security enhanced that turned out to be anything but seems to get longer by the day.
It took me about four tries to parse that one properly.
Designed for security products don't just have to be good
That one could've used some quote marks too.
Captain Pedantic, away!
That is to say: I am Captain Pedantic (metaphorically speaking) and I will now go away.
They can only be summoned by human sacrifice. Preferably on a golf course or in an abandoned warehouse.
Magician Turned Professor
...into a frog.
So, you can't stick a 5 pin connector into a six pin hole?
No, because both also have a longer set of pins next to the 5 or 6 pins.
[n pins] [gap] [5 pins]
[6 pins] [gap] [n-1 pins]
You could, but the connector is only rated for 60 matings.
Take a look at the B vs M configuration, which is exactly a mirror of each other.
One is 6 pins wide, the other is 5 pins wide, so not exactly a mirror.
Hey, he's technically correct, and that's the best kind of correct.
This was already covered...
It wasn't covered. It looks like your submission didn't make it out of the firehose, probably because, to be bluntly honest, it's not very well written.