It hasn't been activated for Malaysia Airlines Flight 307, nor was it activated for Air France Flight 447 in 2009 --one would think that they'd be all over this sort of thing like a cheap suit. Does anyone know why not? A computer search for a debris field that wasn't there during the previous pass would seem like a no-brainer.
While they are at it, can they fix the slow-by-design QWERTY keyboard layout and come up with something to make finger key input as fast,efficient and easy to use as possible?
This is the 21st century, we shouldn't be slowed down by the limitations of the mechanical typewriter.
ITER is a all the proof anyone should need that the Tokamak is not the way to economical fusion power generation. Of course neither is inertial confinement fusion, while we're on the topic. It would be one thing if these projects were sold as basic science, but instead they are sold as being practical approaches to fusion power generation. It's a lie.
All the report has shown is that humans are greedy and the bureaucracy expands to fill the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.
Nothing in the report implies the engineering and science is impractical and uneconomical. This is a research reactor, not the final commercial product.
Unfortunately, your post is very light on "why" it is a "lie" or why it is uneconomical, so one must assume you are either lazy, or are trolling.
What is a CRT? It it pronounced like Kurt, or CeeeArrrrrTeeee? Do they come with any cool apps? I do like the idea of my own ray tube though. Sounds pretty up and coming. Anybody know of any upcoming IPOs investing in this tech?
If only there was a way a person could use Google to do a quick search to find out what a CRT is. If that were possible, then you wouldnt even need to spend all that time and effort to post a question on a Slashdot article in the vain hope somebody will tell you the answer.
If only there was a way to use Google, everybodys life would be so much easier.
Maybe some day a smart person will figure out a way to do this, but unfortunately it looks like you will have to wait for your answer. Sucks to be you.
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The articles were filled with very optimistic visions of a VR future that was "coming soon"
I worked for Disney Imagineering R&D at the time, so money was available to buy some stuff and play with it
We bought the "state of the art" system, and hooked it up..it was not super impressive
When we showed it to the President of WDI, he said "don't show this to anybody else, it makes us look bad"
Years, and many millions of dollars later, we managed to create our own VR headmount display and opened "Imagineering VR Lab" at Epcot
It was better, but still nowhere near lived up to the hype
The obvious course of action is to liquidate and disband Occulus. Remember folks, VR didnt work in the 1990's. We are wasting precious time, money and resources trying to make it work in the 21st century, with all of the advances in display tech, miniature MEMS sensors and all the advances in computing hardware and software that we have had since then, it obviously can never ever work. It failed in the 90's guys, lets close up shop and forget about the dream of immersive VR.
You may refuse and dont want a GPS bracelet on your ankle or wrist but that is what you will have. A dog collar for all of your LIFE.
WEARABLES, it's the future... (not your future as you have non in your digital cage):)
Dont want a GPS bracelet tracking your every move? Dont wear one.
It is optional to wear one ( unless you commit heinous crimes ).
The question becomes, do you *need* to wear one? Today: not really. The future: would be a 'nice to have' and cheap as chips. But probably still optional.
Your phone has a GPS too and ou can be tracked via cellular triangulation, so if you are worried about tracking, you might as well not have a mobile phone at all.
The hill that makes up the "face on Mars" has been mapped and imaged in 3D from orbit. Its not even remotely face shaped when viewed from all around, it is actually an example of pareidolia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia ) due to the shadows at the time making it look like a face.
Its just one of the many tricks of the brain at work.
...Finally, imagine Watson as a programmer. Optimum code - self debugging - as much documentation as you want - and perhaps the biggest asset - the ability to adjust the scope every time the customer changes their mind, without complaining.
If AI made human programmers redundant, then the act of the client describing what the client wants becomes the 'programming'. Humans need software too, so there will always be human programmers around.
Well, to be the devil's advocate, in fact fewer and fewer people are dying in wars the more advanced the weaponry gets.
I dont think its quite as simple as that. Most of the major wars since WWII have been one sided militarily. A modern army attacking whats usually a guerrilla force. You wait until you have two superpowers at war, and see two modern armies/navies/air force battling it out, and then see the butchers' bill.
What happens when the light envelope is damaged, the phophor element is broken, and the high-intensity blue lasers shine directly into the eyes of oncoming traffic? What could possibly go wrong?
Dude, think about it, what could possibly go right!
H.264 cant do 4k like vp9 which is royalty free and open source, where H.264 is not. And it will be widely supported by all the manufacturers that matter.
Dont break out of Jail. You were sent to jail for a reason, you should stay there like the criminal you are until your time is up. ( ProTip: Its never up )
lol, you must be confused about the device in question. Its an iphone.
You never had entry to the house in the first place, the house was paid for by you, but you have no keys, are only granted entry into the house upon the whim of the house designer/builder. You are told how to live in your house, you are told how to use your house, and under no uncertain terms are you to EVER modify your house to the way you like...if you do so, all manufacturing warranty of said house is null and void.
You are talking about the automation of SMT devices, all of the thru-hole stuff still requires pesky humans, as does the board/enclosure assembly itself.
We use robots to populate PCB's, but pesky humans are still used for the rest of the manufacturing process.
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It hasn't been activated for Malaysia Airlines Flight 307, nor was it activated for Air France Flight 447 in 2009 --one would think that they'd be all over this sort of thing like a cheap suit. Does anyone know why not? A computer search for a debris field that wasn't there during the previous pass would seem like a no-brainer.
http://www.disasterscharter.or...
One plane going down is a tragedy.
100 planes all going down at once is a major disaster.
While they are at it, can they fix the slow-by-design QWERTY keyboard layout and come up with something to make finger key input as fast,efficient and easy to use as possible?
This is the 21st century, we shouldn't be slowed down by the limitations of the mechanical typewriter.
Surely the software wasn't that bad without malicious intent.
You underestimate the power of deadlines Luke.
Insane in the m-brane.
Insane in the Brane...
ITER is a all the proof anyone should need that the Tokamak is not the way to economical fusion power generation. Of course neither is inertial confinement fusion, while we're on the topic. It would be one thing if these projects were sold as basic science, but instead they are sold as being practical approaches to fusion power generation. It's a lie.
All the report has shown is that humans are greedy and the bureaucracy expands to fill the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.
Nothing in the report implies the engineering and science is impractical and uneconomical. This is a research reactor, not the final commercial product.
Unfortunately, your post is very light on "why" it is a "lie" or why it is uneconomical, so one must assume you are either lazy, or are trolling.
What is a CRT? It it pronounced like Kurt, or CeeeArrrrrTeeee? Do they come with any cool apps? I do like the idea of my own ray tube though. Sounds pretty up and coming. Anybody know of any upcoming IPOs investing in this tech?
If only there was a way a person could use Google to do a quick search to find out what a CRT is. If that were possible, then you wouldnt even need to spend all that time and effort to post a question on a Slashdot article in the vain hope somebody will tell you the answer.
If only there was a way to use Google, everybodys life would be so much easier.
Maybe some day a smart person will figure out a way to do this, but unfortunately it looks like you will have to wait for your answer. Sucks to be you.
The articles were filled with very optimistic visions of a VR future that was "coming soon"
I worked for Disney Imagineering R&D at the time, so money was available to buy some stuff and play with it
We bought the "state of the art" system, and hooked it up..it was not super impressive
When we showed it to the President of WDI, he said "don't show this to anybody else, it makes us look bad"
Years, and many millions of dollars later, we managed to create our own VR headmount display and opened "Imagineering VR Lab" at Epcot
It was better, but still nowhere near lived up to the hype
The obvious course of action is to liquidate and disband Occulus. Remember folks, VR didnt work in the 1990's. We are wasting precious time, money and resources trying to make it work in the 21st century, with all of the advances in display tech, miniature MEMS sensors and all the advances in computing hardware and software that we have had since then, it obviously can never ever work. It failed in the 90's guys, lets close up shop and forget about the dream of immersive VR.
amiright?
You may refuse and dont want a GPS bracelet on your ankle or wrist but that is what you will have. A dog collar for all of your LIFE.
WEARABLES, it's the future... (not your future as you have non in your digital cage) :)
Dont want a GPS bracelet tracking your every move?
Dont wear one.
It is optional to wear one ( unless you commit heinous crimes ).
The question becomes, do you *need* to wear one?
Today: not really.
The future: would be a 'nice to have' and cheap as chips. But probably still optional.
Your phone has a GPS too and ou can be tracked via cellular triangulation, so if you are worried about tracking, you might as well not have a mobile phone at all.
TLDR: Dont worry, you are allowed to not buy one.
The hill that makes up the "face on Mars" has been mapped and imaged in 3D from orbit. Its not even remotely face shaped when viewed from all around, it is actually an example of pareidolia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia ) due to the shadows at the time making it look like a face.
Its just one of the many tricks of the brain at work.
ummm...IBM can afford to throw a billion dollars in a project without 'covert funding'.
They developed the technology, and they now see that there is a good potential to make billions in profit from their investment.
There is no need to inflict a Conspiracy Theory upon us over this.
...Finally, imagine Watson as a programmer. Optimum code - self debugging - as much documentation as you want - and perhaps the biggest asset - the ability to adjust the scope every time the customer changes their mind, without complaining.
If AI made human programmers redundant, then the act of the client describing what the client wants becomes the 'programming'. Humans need software too, so there will always be human programmers around.
How do you stop the power going back to the 'elite circle'?
You bring the technology behind Watson, this 'cognitive' stuff, to the masses.
Well, to be the devil's advocate, in fact fewer and fewer people are dying in wars the more advanced the weaponry gets.
I dont think its quite as simple as that. Most of the major wars since WWII have been one sided militarily. A modern army attacking whats usually a guerrilla force. You wait until you have two superpowers at war, and see two modern armies/navies/air force battling it out, and then see the butchers' bill.
What happens when the light envelope is damaged, the phophor element is broken, and the high-intensity blue lasers shine directly into the eyes of oncoming traffic? What could possibly go wrong?
Dude, think about it, what could possibly go right!
"Now all of a sudden h.264 is evil."
hyperbole much?
H.264 cant do 4k like vp9 which is royalty free and open source, where H.264 is not. And it will be widely supported by all the manufacturers that matter.
I fail to see how this is a bad thing.
What exactly is the problem here?
Welcome to Slashdot!
ProTip: You dont need an account to poast on Slashdot.
Welcome to Slashdot!
The moral of the story?
Dont break out of Jail. You were sent to jail for a reason, you should stay there like the criminal you are until your time is up. ( ProTip: Its never up )
I find this confusing.....why did Tim say that you are not allowed a wifi scanner?
How does adding a wifi scanner to the app store "duplicate core functionality", or do other ebil nasty unapple things?
Why the hate apple?
wait, hang on there a second...
In iLand you have to PAY for angry birds?? really? WTF!
lol, you must be confused about the device in question. Its an iphone.
You never had entry to the house in the first place, the house was paid for by you, but you have no keys, are only granted entry into the house upon the whim of the house designer/builder. You are told how to live in your house, you are told how to use your house, and under no uncertain terms are you to EVER modify your house to the way you like...if you do so, all manufacturing warranty of said house is null and void.
They call it Jailbreaking for a reason.
Enjoy your jail, lol.
oh dude get over it, business is business. Of course its cut throat, theres billions of dollars to be had.
This is not tiddlywinks, son.
Why does the western world have such a preoccupation about robots always turning into killing machines that will try to destroy the entire human race?
Isnt it starting to get a bit cliche these days?
and all the other ducks quack back.
lol. u so quacky
lol, and the ten commandments statue isnt just as offensive to non Christians?
You obviously forgot to insert the "offensive to me" part.
I dont know how it can be offensive anyway, as Satan is part of Christian mythology ( and prob part of the other Abrahamic religions too ).
You cant get all offended about something that is an integral part of your own religion.
You are talking about the automation of SMT devices, all of the thru-hole stuff still requires pesky humans, as does the board/enclosure assembly itself.
We use robots to populate PCB's, but pesky humans are still used for the rest of the manufacturing process.