I'm honestly curious is this is going to happen. Much like the Smart house story from a few days back I wonder what's going to happen when more of this rather useless crap gets wedged into a car and someone has a real serious failure that results in a crash. Well... actually we may have already had that. There was some rumors out there that the whole Toyota brake system fiasco wasn't actually caused by some weird problem with the floor mat but was actually a software issue.
Either way I'm really wondering if all this extra technology is really all that useful. Compared to just keep the systems in a car kind of 'dumb' and just sticking to hardened PLC style systems for engine management. Nothing flashy, just something rugged that won't fail.
Well they kind of do that already by require high specialized tools to repair certain systems. Although I wouldn't call that DRM being that it's not software.
I long time interested in solar technology as well as having spent most of my adult life in the trucking industry and I've looked THOROUGHLY at this plan and . And I am fully confident in say that this is the most IDIOTIC idea I've seen in a long long time. Not only does this plan have ZERO chance of working, but trying to implement this will probably kill people. Not only does the basic concept show a complete lack of knowledge of the fundamental of the base materials science it's also making really outrageous claims of just what it can do. The guy's site claims you can part a TANK on it...
Well I think there's a significant difference here between rather mundane conventional devices and trying to needlessly tie everything into the internet. What benefit is there to having, say, a washing machine that connects to the internet? Or a refrigerator? Or a microwave? Lighting could have a utility as related to the security system. But controlling your HVAC system through the internet?
This is not to say I'm saying that no one should have these things. I'm very libertarian about most things. So people should be able to spend their money on any kind of fluff that the wish. I simply can't understand why anyone would want such a set up. Hell, if nothing else this system is probably going to cost thousands of dollars to implement into a home. Money that could probably be better spent buying high quality appliances that aren't tired into an Apple system.
Honestly I just do NOT see why anyone would ever want to have their own so crazily wired into the internet. What could you possibly ever use it for? I LOVE technology but I can't for the LIFE of me see why this is even remotely appeasing. Yeah, sure there are security applications. But you'll still probably be buying some expensive service to run it. Why in the HELL would you even WANT to wire up your blinder, oven, or washing machine into the friggin' internet? Given the general price tag attached to Apple gear you'll be having to pay a third again higher price for these features.
And hey... how about we talk about SECURITY? We've recent had an example of a hacker getting into a homes network. Using a baby monitor linked to the net to SCREAM at a sleeping baby. The more ways you connect your home to the internet the more likely you're going to leave yourself REALLY exploded to malicious actions.
Very true. But the problem is that it's kind of a bastard to harvest and a lot of it grew on bad terrain. Crack those issues and then you'd have a plan.
That's the first thing that came to mind there. The idea that maybe this guys lesson plans are stone boring and can't keep his pupils attention. I certainly know that was the problem when I was a kid. And I'm of an 80s/90s vintage. So I was around right when computers started to filter into the classroom. And i had some of the same problems in both classes with and without computers. Either a teacher that just couldn't give me a good explanation or one that was going so slow that I was bored to tears.
Heh. I even had this one female world history teacher that spoke in the EXACT general tone and cadence of Ben Stein. She also had a real penchant for writing detention slips for people that fell asleep. Save for ONE guy she gave everyone in that class detention at least once. Not only did she get me three times it was the only three times I got detention.
You do realize there's and estimated 100 million gun owners in the United States. By basic probability you're going to have a certain percentage of them that are bug nuts. However that percentage is going to be exceptionally low. Otherwise the internet would have probably caught fire from all the hate mail and threats you're speaking of.
Do you make it a habit of using really idiotic generalizations often in life?
Don't forget New Jersey passed it's mandate before the technology had even been invented as a functional device. When it was passed it was merely a concept. Beyond that we don't even know how well the technology behind that Armatrex pistol is going to work out. The pistol in question itself is COMPLETELY ill suited for personal defense purposes. Being.22 LR, a round known for piss poor performance and reliably.
You could easily consider this as just kind of a test bed for future proper defensive arms. And we don't really know just how many ways this equipment might be up having points of failure. I personally imagine that it will be a good decade before any gun maker will consider offering this technology in a significant portion of their wares. We, as people of the gun, prefer things that we know will WORK. Reliability. Is. Critical. Case in point the 1911 is one of the biggest selling handguns on the market. A design invented in... 1911. Over a century old.
First thing that came to mind when I saw this link was 'Singularity Sky' by Charles Stross. I'd direct anyone curious about it to look up the novel instead of me trying to explain it fully. But it's a very interesting idea that someone has came up with here. And as with any new technology like this it does have interesting possibilities. Like a flying tool kit that will make anything you'd like if you'll just tell it a story.
I LIKE this idea. Catch the slow and the stupid so that I might drain them of their own precious bodily fluids so that I might prolong my own life.
On a somewhat less silly note I do wonder just how much of an improvement can be had via this. And more importantly how might it be applied to new treatment techniques. Using some of the regenerative techniques maybe we could culture, say, the bone marrow of a baby and use it to constantly produce fresh blood. Maybe every few years go in for a completely 'oil change'.
Well the fact you don't have scammers bilking people right left should be an indicator that it is working fine as is. Although on the outside this also looks like a legit case for a lawsuit too.
Yeah I read the Weapon's Shops of Isher. Interesting idea. But it was also a really bloody stupid idea too. In Isher the gun technology was supposed to be smart enough to know when it was being used 'wrong'. Relying on technology to be the arbiter or morality isn't likely to work ever... let alone with this still unproven technology.
And never mind the fact that this actual Armatix is a complete piece of crap as is.
I wouldn't go that far. I'm betting that more people drink Diet Coke because they things it's better for them being zero calorie. Every single one of my relatives that drink it drink it for that reason.
No, I didn't just read it in a sci-fi mag. I rather wish I had access to the original article, but it's been a long time back. From the article it states that there are a few places on this planet where the thrust is rather thing. I THINK the place they mentioned was either Iceland or Greenland.. again... working from my crappy memory here. At these points it's 'only' a mile or so down. Which could THEORETICALLY work.
But this whole article was more or less speculation. Probably written by some engineer or scientist thinking up random ideas on how to get rid of the stuff. Of course this makes it about as good as your statement about it being a work of fiction.
About a decade or so ago I recall reading an article that suggested cutting a hole into the earths surface where it's thinnest and dropping the stuff directly into the magma. At that point it would just be a matter of building a good air seal to keep any remaining toxic or radioactive gasses from escaping.
Yeah, that's one of the unfortunate things about a lot of vegetarian and vegan options out there... they costs a lot. For my money it would be better to work on the availability and price issue more than try to fool meat eaters into buy more expensive substitutions.
Anyone remember those old ads? Diet Dr Pepper tastes more like real Dr Pepper? Yeah, it did taste a little more like the real stuff... but it still tastes like ass.
And more to the point of things that actually matter.... anyone got a line on how much this stuff costs? How about if it's actually good for you or not? What kind of crazy flavoring and additives are being put into it to try and make it taste that way? Hey how about any GMO ingredients? Not that I think GMO is the devil that it gets made out to be. But I'm not much into it either.
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I'm honestly curious is this is going to happen. Much like the Smart house story from a few days back I wonder what's going to happen when more of this rather useless crap gets wedged into a car and someone has a real serious failure that results in a crash. Well... actually we may have already had that. There was some rumors out there that the whole Toyota brake system fiasco wasn't actually caused by some weird problem with the floor mat but was actually a software issue.
Either way I'm really wondering if all this extra technology is really all that useful. Compared to just keep the systems in a car kind of 'dumb' and just sticking to hardened PLC style systems for engine management. Nothing flashy, just something rugged that won't fail.
Well they kind of do that already by require high specialized tools to repair certain systems. Although I wouldn't call that DRM being that it's not software.
I long time interested in solar technology as well as having spent most of my adult life in the trucking industry and I've looked THOROUGHLY at this plan and . And I am fully confident in say that this is the most IDIOTIC idea I've seen in a long long time. Not only does this plan have ZERO chance of working, but trying to implement this will probably kill people. Not only does the basic concept show a complete lack of knowledge of the fundamental of the base materials science it's also making really outrageous claims of just what it can do. The guy's site claims you can part a TANK on it...
What a novel concept... hiring the best people for the job instead of hiring based upon that they looked like...
Well I think there's a significant difference here between rather mundane conventional devices and trying to needlessly tie everything into the internet. What benefit is there to having, say, a washing machine that connects to the internet? Or a refrigerator? Or a microwave? Lighting could have a utility as related to the security system. But controlling your HVAC system through the internet?
This is not to say I'm saying that no one should have these things. I'm very libertarian about most things. So people should be able to spend their money on any kind of fluff that the wish. I simply can't understand why anyone would want such a set up. Hell, if nothing else this system is probably going to cost thousands of dollars to implement into a home. Money that could probably be better spent buying high quality appliances that aren't tired into an Apple system.
Nope. It was an internet enabled baby monitor. http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/se...
Honestly I just do NOT see why anyone would ever want to have their own so crazily wired into the internet. What could you possibly ever use it for? I LOVE technology but I can't for the LIFE of me see why this is even remotely appeasing. Yeah, sure there are security applications. But you'll still probably be buying some expensive service to run it. Why in the HELL would you even WANT to wire up your blinder, oven, or washing machine into the friggin' internet? Given the general price tag attached to Apple gear you'll be having to pay a third again higher price for these features.
And hey... how about we talk about SECURITY? We've recent had an example of a hacker getting into a homes network. Using a baby monitor linked to the net to SCREAM at a sleeping baby. The more ways you connect your home to the internet the more likely you're going to leave yourself REALLY exploded to malicious actions.
Very true. But the problem is that it's kind of a bastard to harvest and a lot of it grew on bad terrain. Crack those issues and then you'd have a plan.
That's the first thing that came to mind there. The idea that maybe this guys lesson plans are stone boring and can't keep his pupils attention. I certainly know that was the problem when I was a kid. And I'm of an 80s/90s vintage. So I was around right when computers started to filter into the classroom. And i had some of the same problems in both classes with and without computers. Either a teacher that just couldn't give me a good explanation or one that was going so slow that I was bored to tears.
Heh. I even had this one female world history teacher that spoke in the EXACT general tone and cadence of Ben Stein. She also had a real penchant for writing detention slips for people that fell asleep. Save for ONE guy she gave everyone in that class detention at least once. Not only did she get me three times it was the only three times I got detention.
You do realize there's and estimated 100 million gun owners in the United States. By basic probability you're going to have a certain percentage of them that are bug nuts. However that percentage is going to be exceptionally low. Otherwise the internet would have probably caught fire from all the hate mail and threats you're speaking of.
Do you make it a habit of using really idiotic generalizations often in life?
And you base this off of... what? Your own delusions and preconceptions about a group that includes a third of the nations population?
Don't forget New Jersey passed it's mandate before the technology had even been invented as a functional device. When it was passed it was merely a concept. Beyond that we don't even know how well the technology behind that Armatrex pistol is going to work out. The pistol in question itself is COMPLETELY ill suited for personal defense purposes. Being .22 LR, a round known for piss poor performance and reliably.
You could easily consider this as just kind of a test bed for future proper defensive arms. And we don't really know just how many ways this equipment might be up having points of failure. I personally imagine that it will be a good decade before any gun maker will consider offering this technology in a significant portion of their wares. We, as people of the gun, prefer things that we know will WORK. Reliability. Is. Critical. Case in point the 1911 is one of the biggest selling handguns on the market. A design invented in... 1911. Over a century old.
First thing that came to mind when I saw this link was 'Singularity Sky' by Charles Stross. I'd direct anyone curious about it to look up the novel instead of me trying to explain it fully. But it's a very interesting idea that someone has came up with here. And as with any new technology like this it does have interesting possibilities. Like a flying tool kit that will make anything you'd like if you'll just tell it a story.
All I got from a brain injury was a giant cerebral meningioma about a decade later.
Never heard of that novel. But it DOES look interesting.
And really I was thinking a bit more of some of Heinlein's later works. One way they slowed aging involved replacement blood.
thanks. For some reason the link didn't want to show up for me. Must be one of my extensions.
I LIKE this idea. Catch the slow and the stupid so that I might drain them of their own precious bodily fluids so that I might prolong my own life.
On a somewhat less silly note I do wonder just how much of an improvement can be had via this. And more importantly how might it be applied to new treatment techniques. Using some of the regenerative techniques maybe we could culture, say, the bone marrow of a baby and use it to constantly produce fresh blood. Maybe every few years go in for a completely 'oil change'.
Well the fact you don't have scammers bilking people right left should be an indicator that it is working fine as is. Although on the outside this also looks like a legit case for a lawsuit too.
Yeah I read the Weapon's Shops of Isher. Interesting idea. But it was also a really bloody stupid idea too. In Isher the gun technology was supposed to be smart enough to know when it was being used 'wrong'. Relying on technology to be the arbiter or morality isn't likely to work ever... let alone with this still unproven technology.
And never mind the fact that this actual Armatix is a complete piece of crap as is.
Come on... who here doesn't think that this isn't the remains of a eons own star cruiser out there?
Well okay, it probably isn't... but it would be cool if it was!
I wouldn't go that far. I'm betting that more people drink Diet Coke because they things it's better for them being zero calorie. Every single one of my relatives that drink it drink it for that reason.
No, I didn't just read it in a sci-fi mag. I rather wish I had access to the original article, but it's been a long time back. From the article it states that there are a few places on this planet where the thrust is rather thing. I THINK the place they mentioned was either Iceland or Greenland.. again... working from my crappy memory here. At these points it's 'only' a mile or so down. Which could THEORETICALLY work.
But this whole article was more or less speculation. Probably written by some engineer or scientist thinking up random ideas on how to get rid of the stuff. Of course this makes it about as good as your statement about it being a work of fiction.
About a decade or so ago I recall reading an article that suggested cutting a hole into the earths surface where it's thinnest and dropping the stuff directly into the magma. At that point it would just be a matter of building a good air seal to keep any remaining toxic or radioactive gasses from escaping.
Yeah, that's one of the unfortunate things about a lot of vegetarian and vegan options out there... they costs a lot. For my money it would be better to work on the availability and price issue more than try to fool meat eaters into buy more expensive substitutions.
Anyone remember those old ads? Diet Dr Pepper tastes more like real Dr Pepper? Yeah, it did taste a little more like the real stuff... but it still tastes like ass.
And more to the point of things that actually matter.... anyone got a line on how much this stuff costs? How about if it's actually good for you or not? What kind of crazy flavoring and additives are being put into it to try and make it taste that way? Hey how about any GMO ingredients? Not that I think GMO is the devil that it gets made out to be. But I'm not much into it either.