In the future, everyone will carry personal defense weapons that look approximately the size and shape of 20th century guns.
Well, why not? They were approximately that size and shape 200 years ago as well, they might well still be 200 years hence.
The tendency these days, in any case, does seem to be for sci-fi not to stray greatly from the styles and attitudes of today. Even Doctor Who doesn't dress its future humans in shiny spandex or daub them in silvery make-up any more.
Firstly, because it stops it dating so badly. Secondly, because it's usually more of a distraction than anything else.
As others have said, "brass.table.pen" appears twice. I don't blame you for not seeing it, since (per my second point) the text is barely readable in the first place.
And I was pointing out the problem with your solution to the vertical problem.
Were you? It sounded like you were pointing out a more general problem with the three-word code.
The answer in Swahili would just be three Swahili words followed, again, by the height in metres (or whatever unit would be most ameanable to people who speak Swahili)
Well, then, isn't it a good thing that delivery services never operate across language boundaries and nobody ever sends packages across those boundaries.
*groan*
Yes, as I've already said, you've come up with a scenario where it doesn't work so good. That doesn't mean it never, ever works. In fact, for the kind of uses the inventors are positing, it seems less likely that any language barrier will need to be crossed. The services and facilities that people living a Calcutta slum need aren't likely to require crossing a language barrier.
You know, this is an English language discussion forum, so I think it is fair to assume that a comment about communicating Chinese words might have an implied assumption that at least one of the people involved doesn't speak it.
I don't see what the prevailing lanuage on Slashdot has to do with hypothetical examples.
You seem overly fixated on dismissing this idea by picking at flaws which are simply aren't going to apply in most cases. Might as well scoff at blood transfusions because you can't donate A to a B recipient.
I was just addressing the altitude problem. Buf if you insist on shoe-horning in your scepticism, no-one's claiming this idea is going to replace GPS coordinates for every use, and it's not meant to be cross-language. That doesn't make it entirely useless.
Imagine the fun of trying to transliterate, or even communicate, a Chinese "three word" address.
It's probably quite easy if both people understand Chinese. I understand there are quite a few people in the world who do.
Are we pushing hoverboard technology too far too quickly, or are there just a group of criminal sociopaths manufacturing unsafe devices at Christmastime and pumping them into the market?
It's the latter, obviously.
Unsafe charging has nothing to do with the, ahem, "hovering" technology.
For development you need to set up the Zero with a power supply, mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter, HDMI cable, the USB OTG cable, USB hub, a keyboard, and possibly a mouse.
Yes? And? Did you think anyone was going to buy a Raspberry Pi Zero thinking they could plug their kettle lead and PS2 keyboard into it?
But let's go through the list anyway:
a power supply
I've got dozens of the bloody things. Who hasn't these days?
mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter, HDMI cable
Or just a mini-HDMI to HDMI cable.
USB hub, a keyboard, and possibly a mouse.
Well, if it's only possibly a mouse, then you might not need the USB hub at all, eh?
And you can get micro-USB-to-USB-A hubs.
Alternatively, you can use the USB OTG with a WiFi dongle, copy files to the Zero’s SD, and restart or reboot the device. Over WiFi you can also use SSH or a remote console to monitor the device’s activities.
Well that sounds very easy. Why didn't you just say that in the first place?
How long did it take you to figure out all the cable connections in the second paragraph above?
Uh, about 0.68 seconds. Why? Was it supposed to be complicated?
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In the future, everyone will carry personal defense weapons that look approximately the size and shape of 20th century guns.
Well, why not? They were approximately that size and shape 200 years ago as well, they might well still be 200 years hence.
The tendency these days, in any case, does seem to be for sci-fi not to stray greatly from the styles and attitudes of today. Even Doctor Who doesn't dress its future humans in shiny spandex or daub them in silvery make-up any more.
Firstly, because it stops it dating so badly. Secondly, because it's usually more of a distraction than anything else.
Don't be so stupid. It's that curvy sword thing Captain Wharf uses.
Just cut them off. The shame of not being able to discuss the latest episode of That's My Elk with their neighbours is more than punishment enough.
Nobody should ever have to pay a cent just watch TV.
Somebody has to pay to watch it, otherwise nobody would be able to watch it, with or without paying.
I accidentally did an rm -fr on my home partition for some stupid reason
I thought you but a legend...
As others have said, "brass.table.pen" appears twice. I don't blame you for not seeing it, since (per my second point) the text is barely readable in the first place.
And I was pointing out the problem with your solution to the vertical problem.
Were you? It sounded like you were pointing out a more general problem with the three-word code.
The answer in Swahili would just be three Swahili words followed, again, by the height in metres (or whatever unit would be most ameanable to people who speak Swahili)
Well, then, isn't it a good thing that delivery services never operate across language boundaries and nobody ever sends packages across those boundaries.
*groan*
Yes, as I've already said, you've come up with a scenario where it doesn't work so good. That doesn't mean it never, ever works. In fact, for the kind of uses the inventors are positing, it seems less likely that any language barrier will need to be crossed. The services and facilities that people living a Calcutta slum need aren't likely to require crossing a language barrier.
You know, this is an English language discussion forum, so I think it is fair to assume that a comment about communicating Chinese words might have an implied assumption that at least one of the people involved doesn't speak it.
I don't see what the prevailing lanuage on Slashdot has to do with hypothetical examples.
You seem overly fixated on dismissing this idea by picking at flaws which are simply aren't going to apply in most cases. Might as well scoff at blood transfusions because you can't donate A to a B recipient.
He was later convicted in a jury trial.
Convincted of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, by the way. Just in case you thought he was convicted of simply expressing grim thoughts.
I was just addressing the altitude problem. Buf if you insist on shoe-horning in your scepticism, no-one's claiming this idea is going to replace GPS coordinates for every use, and it's not meant to be cross-language. That doesn't make it entirely useless.
Imagine the fun of trying to transliterate, or even communicate, a Chinese "three word" address.
It's probably quite easy if both people understand Chinese. I understand there are quite a few people in the world who do.
11 alpha numeric characters to memorise, or 3 words? Hmm.
The point can be found at highway.treble.lemon, and you completely missed it.
http://www.mondaynote.com/wp-c...
Nice job, dingbat. Your image shows an address collision within about 500 metres.
And you need to learn about drop shadows, or at the very least adding outlines to text.
At least in gps you could add altitude easily enough.
By adding another number, right?
So just add a number to this scheme.
I live at purple.monkey.dishwasher.59
I thought I heard something about how larger animals (or humans) have more cells, so therefore have a greater risk of developing cancer.
I could never quite work out if it made sense or not...
You have a pet for the job they bring you while they are alive.
Pah. I loved my dog to bits but the little guy never got me any work.
One day you'll meet the right woman.
Fuck everything, we're doing five back accounts.
http://www.theonion.com/blogpo...
the compact 9.3 pound camera can operate untethered thanks to internal power and capture storage
Wow, internal power AND storage? It's like we're living in the 21st century.
Are we pushing hoverboard technology too far too quickly, or are there just a group of criminal sociopaths manufacturing unsafe devices at Christmastime and pumping them into the market?
It's the latter, obviously.
Unsafe charging has nothing to do with the, ahem, "hovering" technology.
Pedantry doesn't trump usage.
100% gospel right there. Thank you.
Just dial 1-800-MONKEY. Baby Jesus wants your credit card numbers.
This might explain why you never made it as a mathematician.
For development you need to set up the Zero with a power supply, mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter, HDMI cable, the USB OTG cable, USB hub, a keyboard, and possibly a mouse.
Yes? And? Did you think anyone was going to buy a Raspberry Pi Zero thinking they could plug their kettle lead and PS2 keyboard into it?
But let's go through the list anyway:
a power supply
I've got dozens of the bloody things. Who hasn't these days?
mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter, HDMI cable
Or just a mini-HDMI to HDMI cable.
USB hub, a keyboard, and possibly a mouse.
Well, if it's only possibly a mouse, then you might not need the USB hub at all, eh?
And you can get micro-USB-to-USB-A hubs.
Alternatively, you can use the USB OTG with a WiFi dongle, copy files to the Zero’s SD, and restart or reboot the device. Over WiFi you can also use SSH or a remote console to monitor the device’s activities.
Well that sounds very easy. Why didn't you just say that in the first place?
How long did it take you to figure out all the cable connections in the second paragraph above?
Uh, about 0.68 seconds. Why? Was it supposed to be complicated?
And 0.17/3 is not 0.0425, so...
I'm probably being Toronto, Canada
Can I be Peculiar, Missouri?