We keep forgetting what the original purpose of these little electronic gizmos was.
Or... they call them Personal DigitalAssistants for a reason.
So call me crazy, but I'm guessing the POTUS just might have the resources to get an actual Personal Assistant to handle all of the functions of a PDA.
Plus I hear the voice-based interface on PAs is a snap to learn.
A while back my credit card info was stolen and I first noticed it because of some suspicious charges.
What were the charges?
Google adwords. Several hundred dollars worth and all pointing to malware sites.
Clearly, the first for steps whomever stole my credit card info were to set up ads directing folks to sites that could potentially be used to infect more machines, steal more info, etc.
This was almost a year ago, so Google (at some level) has to know that this sort of thing is going on. And if it's still going on a year later, it must still be successful as a way to spread malware.
Not it's possible Google isn't doing anything about it because they think that if they start policing it, they may be exposed to more liability.
A big part of software design is towards the ultimate goal of displaying data and information in a clear, informative manner. So why not display one of the finest examples of that?
I don't get it. Why can't George Lucas just digitally remaster things so Harrison Ford agrees to play Han Solo?
Or better yet, why can't George Lucas just use CGI to create the special effect of him digging up and repeatedly violating the corpse of my happy childhood memories?
That would be a whole lot more efficient than this whole "movie" business.
Well, if the last one was ten years ago, and it took place in the 40s, does this mean the new Indy will be set in the 50s?
Oh great. Jones fights Commies & Aliens:
"Mr. President, I hold here in my hand a list of 500 aliens who work for the State Department. Yes, I said aliens, aliens allowed to walk among us without so much as a howdoyoudo from the Whitehouse."
"Have you no shame Senator? Have you no zqorkle ehgg...err shame?"
I've contacted the local ACT tower using my cell phone during a radio failure in flight.
They still went through the motions they are supposed to (in the event of a radio falure a plane is directed to land by the use of light signals from the tower)
But the phone conversation went something like this Them: "Okay, can you see the green light signaling you to land?" Me: "(lying) Sure can! Can you see me flashing my landing lights and wiggling my wings indicating I have recieved and understood?" Them "(lying) Sure Can!"
Technically, I was breaking an FAA regulation, but they didn't give a crap because their job was a lot easier with the cell phone.
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I'm sure the robots will find them delicious as well.
I have no doubt they will...
We keep forgetting what the original purpose of these little electronic gizmos was.
Or... they call them Personal Digital Assistants for a reason.
So call me crazy, but I'm guessing the POTUS just might have the resources to get an actual Personal Assistant to handle all of the functions of a PDA.
Plus I hear the voice-based interface on PAs is a snap to learn.
Personally I want DRM on my brain.
The next thing I know I'll be coming home to find my wife in bed with a cheap, Chinese knock-off of myself.
A while back my credit card info was stolen and I first noticed it because of some suspicious charges.
What were the charges?
Google adwords. Several hundred dollars worth and all pointing to malware sites.
Clearly, the first for steps whomever stole my credit card info were to set up ads directing folks to sites that could potentially be used to infect more machines, steal more info, etc.
This was almost a year ago, so Google (at some level) has to know that this sort of thing is going on. And if it's still going on a year later, it must still be successful as a way to spread malware.
Not it's possible Google isn't doing anything about it because they think that if they start policing it, they may be exposed to more liability.
I wonder if his fellow prisoners will come to view Mr. Stevens as "a series of..." It's a joke that begs to be made. But I just can't...
Let's just say I hope Mr. Steven's enjoys his new position on the Cigarette Appropriations Committee" and leave it at that.
Anyone else think a 2^16 vs. 2^16 Team Fortress game would be pretty cool?
Edward Tufte's favorite graphic, of course:
Napoleon's March
A big part of software design is towards the ultimate goal of displaying data and information in a clear, informative manner. So why not display one of the finest examples of that?
And who cares that it's not "high tech"?
All the bats have already died from cancer.
Please do try and keep up with the thread.
Truly a shame. His game had a profound impact on me during my formative years.
Observes 1d4 + 1 minutes of silence then loots his body.
Unless, of course, you're prohibited by law from doing an activity inside, so you're forced to do it outside.
And you're forever immortalized doing that activity after you'd told your significant other you'd quit...
Not that I'd ever do that.
With these sorts of energy densities, it makes it possible to start building electric airplanes.
You can certainly run a propeller off an electric motor, and there's no reason you couldn't make an electric turbofan as well...
Next time I'll be sure and close caption my post for the sarcasm impared.
Physics and biology are the same. Well, there's some chemistry stuck in between the two, but you can't have chemistry without physics!
Although technically you can't explain physics without math...
Quick, someone snap a photo of Pythagoras and slap it up there!
Or maybe we should just stick with the "Scientist Personified" iconic representation that's being used now.
Or Richard Feynman.
I don't get it. Why can't George Lucas just digitally remaster things so Harrison Ford agrees to play Han Solo?
Or better yet, why can't George Lucas just use CGI to create the special effect of him digging up and repeatedly violating the corpse of my happy childhood memories?
That would be a whole lot more efficient than this whole "movie" business.
Well, if the last one was ten years ago, and it took place in the 40s, does this mean the new Indy will be set in the 50s?
Oh great. Jones fights Commies & Aliens:
"Mr. President, I hold here in my hand a list of 500 aliens who work for the
State Department. Yes, I said aliens, aliens allowed to walk among us
without so much as a howdoyoudo from the Whitehouse."
"Have you no shame Senator? Have you no zqorkle ehgg...err shame?"
Am I the only one who read "Robotic baby seal" and immediately thought of pitting it against an Asimo robot with a club?
Haven't you heard? Deluxe is the new Premium. Gold has been downgraded to normal, and Platinum is the new Gold.
Now excuse me, I have to fill out my application for an Unobtainium MasterCard.
Flip side of this story:
I've contacted the local ACT tower using my cell phone during a radio failure in flight.
They still went through the motions they are supposed to (in the event of a radio falure a plane is directed to land by the use of light signals from the tower)
But the phone conversation went something like this
Them: "Okay, can you see the green light signaling you to land?"
Me: "(lying) Sure can! Can you see me flashing my landing lights and wiggling my wings indicating I have recieved and understood?"
Them "(lying) Sure Can!"
Technically, I was breaking an FAA regulation, but they didn't give a crap because their job was a lot easier with the cell phone.