Program the software to recognize a beer bottle and a refrigerator, for example, and next time you're running on empty, you just need to wave a bottle in front of the laptop's camera and request a refill.
While the beer routine made a good demonstration, Gross said he expects the system to have many useful real-world applications.
I don't need it any more useful than that.
Come to think of it, is there anything more useful for a laptop-on-a-trolley to do? (Remember, it has no arms - hang on, how did it fetch my beer?)
56. Half.com places advertisements on the slips of paper inside fortune cookies at Chinese restaurants. Confusion ensues when some customers mistakenly believe that the advertisements, which offer $5 off a purchase at Half.com, actually entitle them to $5 off their dinner check.
That's exactly why I disabled "Third-party cookies" in my browser.
How does anyone get a drink without breaking the laws of robotics?
A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
From Handbook of Robotics, 56th Edition, 2058 A.D., as quoted in I, Robot. In Robots and Empire (ch. 63), the "Zeroth Law" is extrapolated, and the other Three Laws modified accordingly:
A robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
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I know what the phrase describes.
And I know what it looks like.
But what's the significance?
Everytime I drive anywhere, someone is apparently anxious to communicate the number 4 to me in binary using a 5-bit finger/thumb arrangement.
What's that all about?
You can read all my screens, printouts and help pages, but you don't need to see the code to use the application.
In the same way, you don't get to see authors' notes and earlier drafts.
What you get is what you see.
While the beer routine made a good demonstration, Gross said he expects the system to have many useful real-world applications.
I don't need it any more useful than that.
Come to think of it, is there anything more useful for a laptop-on-a-trolley to do?
(Remember, it has no arms - hang on, how did it fetch my beer?)
RMS - so he
At only 14 tons, I guess they qualified as luggables.
I had hoped that this was a chance to watch a bunch of PINGs.
I wanted to joke about the goat comment in the parent post, but no way was I posting a real link to the evil place.
As for the idea that I would perpetrate some windows/IE exploit, I am most offended.
But this works great on linux/mozilla :-)
Seriously? What about http://goatse.cx
You can't right-click - whichever finger you use!
Anyway, I believe that No-click is covered by "Prior Art" courtesy of your friends and mine, Amazon :-)
Good luck, boys.
Most of you couldn't even find it, let alone click on it!
They were donuts!
Mmm - Donuts!
(Maybe cd stands for Chocolate Donut)
I didn't mime (I NEVER do), but before the first eight were through, the box-of-tricks plain gave up in a puff of smoke.
Now why do you suppose that happened?
Ok, how about asymmetric keys? No?
Have a look at some of these Google results
It's all used up by War-Drivers.
How can you expect to sell something that anyone with a Pringles tube can steal for free?
That's exactly why I disabled "Third-party cookies" in my browser.
btw - did it say "Confucius ensues" back there?
Nice knowing you, Jon. No really!
Mulled WINE? How Epicurean.
Is it free? (as in Beer)
So that's what the Alter Relationship buttons are all about!
Apparently the prey and predators will be known affectionately as "dot.coms" and "venture capitalists" respectively.
The only advice you'll get here will be along the lines of "Install Linux and Wine". :)
Or you could try vmware and set up a virtual retro machine for games.
We all are.
It's called The Matrix^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HSlashdot!
Yes, and the other 16.8% are highly dubious.
Lies, damn lies and statistics :-)
From Handbook of Robotics, 56th Edition, 2058 A.D., as quoted in I, Robot. In Robots and Empire (ch. 63), the "Zeroth Law" is extrapolated, and the other Three Laws modified accordingly:
A robot may not injure humanity or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
Also, when I'm on a coding marathon, I don't even notice mealtimes. Somehow the caffeine urge still gets through without fail though.