"Offshore sites will not be immune from the crackdown: almost all of them depend on banner ads served by US-based services, and the DMCA requires the ad service to act against any violator. "
Not sure this is such a great idea - when you're broke you don't starve off the little income you're still getting... I'm inclined to think that in the near future, things will more likely go in the opposite direction, grey-legal stuff will be fully legalized to provide some as much extra economic stimulus as possible.
There are 2 ways to increase energy available per individual... Personally I'm hoping we get the whole overpopulation issue resolved first (perferably the humane way), we're kinda screwed overall if we don't.
Nice to see the implementation of linking live video into virtual indoor maps. I remember seeing this done in Sci-Fi in the 1985 Max Headroom movie and thinking how cool it was.
The big problem I see is that unlike regular computer interfaces, which have tightly defined specs for physical connectivity, voltage levels, signalling etc, brains tend to be unique, irregular and dynamic, with only very rough maps available of which area has which function.
Unlike TCP/IP, There's no clear distinction between the link, transport and application layers to work with in the brain, they blend together. So it might be possible to implement on an individual level with a ton of work, but I can't see it happening generally.
The trouble is that these devices use exactly the same principles as radio transmitters do - if you increase the power then you start screwing up radio broadcasts at whatever frequency it is you are using to transmit the power - not good.
FTFA: "Imagine portable electronics that run on a free, reliable energy source."
Um, I'm already practically there. I can get a KWh out of the wall for 5p (10c), charge up an iPhone from dead to full for a quarter (5KWh battery capacity there) and can get as many cheap chargers as I like. On my list of concerns right now, body-heat chargers are pretty far down.
Disagree. I think a small human population (in the millions) will be around on Earth to witness the event.
I don't think the planet will be healthy enough for 7 billion of us, but I also don't think it will be poisoned enough to drop the population to 0 before Sol expires.
I also think we'll be content in sending bacteria to other worlds rather than humans - they are a much more resilient and adaptable species really - humans are too dependent on a tight range of environmental conditions to live in other worlds, we just need to make the best of what we have here.
I would have thought g.gl would be better (i.e. just drop out all the vowels, in classic UNIX fashion). 2 less characters to type, which is kind-of the point of URL shorteners anyway.
FYI this is formally known as The Tragedy of the Commons. From a bacteria-level perspective it describes the rather unfortunate fate of brewing yeast, which grows to the point where its own alchoholic excrement kills it.
Don't expect too much from London Heathrow Airport. Let's just say it isn't one of the top airports in the world, especially given the recent (and rumored ongoing) terminal 5 fiasco. It has the nickname 'London Deathrow' for a reason.
I thought the reason phone-cameras were so poor was because of the minuscule aperture and lens they generally use which severely restricts the amount of light they can capture, leading to lots of noise, and fuzziness from long exposure requirements.
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"Offshore sites will not be immune from the crackdown: almost all of them depend on banner ads served by US-based services, and the DMCA requires the ad service to act against any violator. "
Not sure this is such a great idea - when you're broke you don't starve off the little income you're still getting... I'm inclined to think that in the near future, things will more likely go in the opposite direction, grey-legal stuff will be fully legalized to provide some as much extra economic stimulus as possible.
There are 2 ways to increase energy available per individual... Personally I'm hoping we get the whole overpopulation issue resolved first (perferably the humane way), we're kinda screwed overall if we don't.
Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up FTW
Reminds me of this old story of how the design of the Space Shuttle was influenced by the width of a horses butt
Nice to see the implementation of linking live video into virtual indoor maps. I remember seeing this done in Sci-Fi in the 1985 Max Headroom movie and thinking how cool it was.
The big problem I see is that unlike regular computer interfaces, which have tightly defined specs for physical connectivity, voltage levels, signalling etc, brains tend to be unique, irregular and dynamic, with only very rough maps available of which area has which function.
Unlike TCP/IP, There's no clear distinction between the link, transport and application layers to work with in the brain, they blend together. So it might be possible to implement on an individual level with a ton of work, but I can't see it happening generally.
In the UK, the hoodie serves that purpose, and has grown in popularity pretty much in parallel with the deployment of CCTV in the cities.
The Media is a system... built to keep us under control... in order to turn a human being... into this
"My Word. You could have all your politicians in little boxes - very handy."
Is your name Max Cohen by any chance?
The trouble is that these devices use exactly the same principles as radio transmitters do - if you increase the power then you start screwing up radio broadcasts at whatever frequency it is you are using to transmit the power - not good.
LOL, sorry, my bad. Need more coffee...
FTFA:
"Imagine portable electronics that run on a free, reliable energy source."
Um, I'm already practically there. I can get a KWh out of the wall for 5p (10c), charge up an iPhone from dead to full for a quarter (5KWh battery capacity there) and can get as many cheap chargers as I like. On my list of concerns right now, body-heat chargers are pretty far down.
1.3 billion Chinese are laughing at your legal shenanigans.
Disagree. I think a small human population (in the millions) will be around on Earth to witness the event.
I don't think the planet will be healthy enough for 7 billion of us, but I also don't think it will be poisoned enough to drop the population to 0 before Sol expires.
I also think we'll be content in sending bacteria to other worlds rather than humans - they are a much more resilient and adaptable species really - humans are too dependent on a tight range of environmental conditions to live in other worlds, we just need to make the best of what we have here.
I would have thought g.gl would be better (i.e. just drop out all the vowels, in classic UNIX fashion). 2 less characters to type, which is kind-of the point of URL shorteners anyway.
FYI this is formally known as The Tragedy of the Commons. From a bacteria-level perspective it describes the rather unfortunate fate of brewing yeast, which grows to the point where its own alchoholic excrement kills it.
It's another Bond film - 'Diamonds are Forever' - that has the fake fingerprint tech in it.
I think you might be thinking about 'Minority Report' instead of 'Blade Runner' in terms of retinal scanning.
Love that their logo has a lit joint in it.
"Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist." -Kenneth Boulding
On a related note, the U.S. Census Bureau World Population Clock just ticked over to 6.8 billion a few minutes ago.
I can remember when IBM first tried this trick, but with the keyboard instead of the screen.
Don't expect too much from London Heathrow Airport. Let's just say it isn't one of the top airports in the world, especially given the recent (and rumored ongoing) terminal 5 fiasco. It has the nickname 'London Deathrow' for a reason.
In a parallel universe, there's a bunch of space aliens laughing about the mods they made to an old satellite they found drifting in deep space.
I thought the reason phone-cameras were so poor was because of the minuscule aperture and lens they generally use which severely restricts the amount of light they can capture, leading to lots of noise, and fuzziness from long exposure requirements.