This is a case where I prefer interacting with a machine. The big touch board means that I can select exactly what I want to order (in my own time) and I don't have deal with correcting somebody through a 2" speaker or wait for the person in front of me to argue through their order. I know I'm not alone in this assessment of the touch board. I'm sure they're a hell of a lot cheaper than a $35k robot.
So, if I was McDonalds (or any public service company), my approach would be to only install technology that provides the customer with a better experience and downplay the cost benefit issue (while taking more money to the bank).
I was hoping to see a comment like this - I was going to add it.
Along with the device not having the correct wiring for the FM function, don't count on the FM part of the GPS/WLAN/BT/FM (GPS is normally a standard feature) on the chip to be fully tested/verified by the manufacturer.
When I was at RIM and were getting different products pitched to us, I asked about the FM functionality and was told by a TI FAE that FM was just there to round out the datasheet. The macro for the FM receiver functionality was on the chip, but as nobody had specifically asked for it, it wasn't tested - they would be happy to validate it for a fee.
This is a case of somebody looking at the tear down of a smartphone, seeing a part which is advertised as having the FM functionality and demanding that it be used, without doing any kind of validation that it is properly wired and the part's function actually works.
Good point - Just as George Westinghouse about what he thought about Tesla's work (on Westinghouse's money) in that regard. Transmitting power from room to room just doesn't seem like the physics are practical.
However, I would argue that "Practical solar" has been available for several years and is used by many customers and applications. Here in Ontario, Canada, many farms and vacation properties get all their power from solar panels and it is cheaper than stringing power. The major issue with solar power is storage, if there were an efficient and cost effective way of storing the energy, there would be a much stronger implementation of it.
I would expect brakes to last a lot more than 2-3x longer - on my last Prius, after 250,000km (155,000 miles) 80% of the brakes were still on the pads.
As for tires, if a 24% increase in weight is SO bad, why aren't they going after the vehicles that are 100% heavier than the average car - SUVs?
Seriously, FaceBook is not sending out reporters and makes no claim to be "fair" in its reporting.
They're a private corporation, I guess part of their function could be media amalgamation but AFAIK, there are no claims to being unbiased or presenting all viewpoints.
What if they said they were sick of the Kardashians and felt people saw enough of them already and decided to downplay news reports they were featured in? What about the KKK? I'm sure there are many mainstream media sites that ignore their press releases and articles written about them. Should there be an outrage over these cases?
Sorry, but where is the proof to your assertion that manned repair of satellites lowers their cost and improves their longevity?
As far as I know, there is only one example of a satellite being repaired in orbit (the Hubble Telescope) and, pulling together the costs of the shuttle flights to the satellite, I think you would be very hard pressed to demonstrate that it was more cost efficient to fix it rather than simply replace it.
Personally, I love the concept of having a permanently manned outpost to maintain and refurbish satellites but I don't believe it is cost effective or reasonable any time soon - if it were, then I would expect a big part of the ISS' mission would have been to provide this service.
Looking at the "Classics of Science Fiction", I have to question how many of these books have been actually read.
Going through the first 100 list, I have read and attempted to read 90 of them (which is why I would put the challenge on the Subject line).
"Frankenstein", while undoubtedly having a huge impact on modern society is basically unreadable by modern readers - the copy I have has a forward by Stephen King saying it took him four attempts over decades to get through the book. The same comments for "The Lost World", "Gulliver's Travels" and "Brave New World".
I have never seen a copy of "R.U.R." (either as the original play, translated into English, or as a novelization), my copy of "Cities in Flight" is from 1966 and there are a number of books that are listed pre-1950 that I have heard about but never seen copies of. Now, as a counter-point, I just looked for many books I haven't seen on Amazon.com and did find them (the two cited in this paragraph are easily found and ordered) but I haven't seen them in new & used book stores even though I have looked for them.
So, to get this list, how many were actually read and how many were checked off because the reviewer/person being surveyed has actually read them? So, going back to the original question how can you statistically identify the best science fiction books if not all of the "classics" haven been read?
I think that Horvath did ask a lawyer and this is what the lawyer told him to do after he advised Accor of the infringement and they offered small sum which Horvath felt was unacceptable.
I suspect that the strategy here is to ask big and wait for a settlement for a more reasonable settlement (plus legal costs). Asking big means that it gets picked up in the media and discussion boards (like/.) which makes the preferred course of action for Accor to settle before going to court (an apology isn't required as they have apparently already given one to Horvath) and make sure that there is a proviso stating that the photographer can't disclose the settlement.
While I understand the submitter's outrage, I suspect that this is really a non-story; through an oversight a photographer's work is used inappropriately, the infringer apologizes and offers a small sum to see if they can make this go away. The photographer feels he's owed more, so he gets a lawyer involved to shoot for the moon and wait for a better settlement offer.
All that's needed now is an announcement that the beef has been settled to both parties' satisfaction.
Interesting product but with the fans (which may be very noisy, as pointed out by other people) could there be enough airflow to cause uncomfortable situations with individuals that are wearing skirts and dresses?
I grew up in the '70s - if you considered yourself anything other than a loser that didn't know anything about audio, this is what you did.
That and worry about: - Your turntable (always wanted a direct drive for providing the most accurate 33 RPM) - Arm (had to be balanced to minimized forces on the cartridge, needle and record) - Cartridge - Needle
I have a Technics turntable with a Shure cartridge and needle that probably cost the equivalent of $2,000 today. I couldn't find needles for the cartridges for years (although I can now) but now that I have replaced most of my collection with CDs,
I haven't brought it out of the (orginal) box for a few years now.
The irony is, I can't sell it to anybody because it isn't "modern technology".
I don't consider my self an old fart, but I don't understand the fascination with things that we moved away from because the products/technology that replaced them was so much better.
Growing up, I had a ton of records that, to preserve sound quality and make more convenient, put on audio tapes: when CDs came out, it was like a godsend as I could save a laborious and costly step.
Maybe celluloid collars and cathode ray computer monitors are next to make a come back.
When it comes right down to it, wasn't NASA created to foster American companies and inspire the next generation of Scientists, Technologists, Engineers and Mathematicians?
Kudos to them believing in SpaceX and I hope that they continue to promote and support other up and coming companies.
I'm presuming that deer (and other animals, like Moose) will be a considerable risk with this technology.
If the cars aren't emitting any visible light and are probably close to silent (assuming that when this technology comes about many cars will be electric) won't they be close to invisible to wildlife?
Wondering from the Great White (seriously, April 11 and we have snow here in Toronto) North.
Slashdot Mirror
I read this first as: "Can these robots also bag hot girls?"
If they could, I'd be interested in getting one!
If we're going back in time...
1. Create French Fries. ...
2. Develop Robot to bag them.
3.
4. Profit!
This is a case where I prefer interacting with a machine. The big touch board means that I can select exactly what I want to order (in my own time) and I don't have deal with correcting somebody through a 2" speaker or wait for the person in front of me to argue through their order. I know I'm not alone in this assessment of the touch board. I'm sure they're a hell of a lot cheaper than a $35k robot.
So, if I was McDonalds (or any public service company), my approach would be to only install technology that provides the customer with a better experience and downplay the cost benefit issue (while taking more money to the bank).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I was hoping to see a comment like this - I was going to add it.
Along with the device not having the correct wiring for the FM function, don't count on the FM part of the GPS/WLAN/BT/FM (GPS is normally a standard feature) on the chip to be fully tested/verified by the manufacturer.
When I was at RIM and were getting different products pitched to us, I asked about the FM functionality and was told by a TI FAE that FM was just there to round out the datasheet. The macro for the FM receiver functionality was on the chip, but as nobody had specifically asked for it, it wasn't tested - they would be happy to validate it for a fee.
This is a case of somebody looking at the tear down of a smartphone, seeing a part which is advertised as having the FM functionality and demanding that it be used, without doing any kind of validation that it is properly wired and the part's function actually works.
Good point - Just as George Westinghouse about what he thought about Tesla's work (on Westinghouse's money) in that regard. Transmitting power from room to room just doesn't seem like the physics are practical.
However, I would argue that "Practical solar" has been available for several years and is used by many customers and applications. Here in Ontario, Canada, many farms and vacation properties get all their power from solar panels and it is cheaper than stringing power. The major issue with solar power is storage, if there were an efficient and cost effective way of storing the energy, there would be a much stronger implementation of it.
What about SUVs and light duty trucks?
According to the WSJ (http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-autosales.html) more light duty trucks are sold than cars.
I would expect brakes to last a lot more than 2-3x longer - on my last Prius, after 250,000km (155,000 miles) 80% of the brakes were still on the pads.
As for tires, if a 24% increase in weight is SO bad, why aren't they going after the vehicles that are 100% heavier than the average car - SUVs?
Seriously, FaceBook is not sending out reporters and makes no claim to be "fair" in its reporting.
They're a private corporation, I guess part of their function could be media amalgamation but AFAIK, there are no claims to being unbiased or presenting all viewpoints.
What if they said they were sick of the Kardashians and felt people saw enough of them already and decided to downplay news reports they were featured in? What about the KKK? I'm sure there are many mainstream media sites that ignore their press releases and articles written about them. Should there be an outrage over these cases?
I just did a google check of "gym washing service" and all it came up with was companies that wash school and fitness centre gymnasiums.
Could somebody please explain what that is and what employees were getting out of it?
Now, if it was an auto-correct fail, I do have some soiled Jims that are pretty stinky and such a service would be of value to me.
Not a gamer - development work is for SoC Firmware.
Win7 until 2020 suits me fine.
It will be nice to not have to worry about my Windows 7 development machines not being turned over to the Dark Side.
Thanx - good reference.
The human race is doomed, Doomed, DOOMED!
Antique,
Sorry, but where is the proof to your assertion that manned repair of satellites lowers their cost and improves their longevity?
As far as I know, there is only one example of a satellite being repaired in orbit (the Hubble Telescope) and, pulling together the costs of the shuttle flights to the satellite, I think you would be very hard pressed to demonstrate that it was more cost efficient to fix it rather than simply replace it.
Personally, I love the concept of having a permanently manned outpost to maintain and refurbish satellites but I don't believe it is cost effective or reasonable any time soon - if it were, then I would expect a big part of the ISS' mission would have been to provide this service.
The whole thing reminds me of this Bloom County: http://www.gocomics.com/bloomc...
Chances are the whole lawsuit is predicated on the idea that the plaintiffs will get a lot more from Snapchat than they will from an 18 year old.
Looking at the "Classics of Science Fiction", I have to question how many of these books have been actually read.
Going through the first 100 list, I have read and attempted to read 90 of them (which is why I would put the challenge on the Subject line).
"Frankenstein", while undoubtedly having a huge impact on modern society is basically unreadable by modern readers - the copy I have has a forward by Stephen King saying it took him four attempts over decades to get through the book. The same comments for "The Lost World", "Gulliver's Travels" and "Brave New World".
I have never seen a copy of "R.U.R." (either as the original play, translated into English, or as a novelization), my copy of "Cities in Flight" is from 1966 and there are a number of books that are listed pre-1950 that I have heard about but never seen copies of. Now, as a counter-point, I just looked for many books I haven't seen on Amazon.com and did find them (the two cited in this paragraph are easily found and ordered) but I haven't seen them in new & used book stores even though I have looked for them.
So, to get this list, how many were actually read and how many were checked off because the reviewer/person being surveyed has actually read them? So, going back to the original question how can you statistically identify the best science fiction books if not all of the "classics" haven been read?
I would love to find out where Mr. Shatner got the wisdom to make that insightful statement.
Not to put him down, but his background as an actor and "writer" hardly gives him the background to understand what that statement means.
I suspect that both he and our current Prime Minister have a publicist with at least an undergraduate degree in physics.
I think that Horvath did ask a lawyer and this is what the lawyer told him to do after he advised Accor of the infringement and they offered small sum which Horvath felt was unacceptable.
I suspect that the strategy here is to ask big and wait for a settlement for a more reasonable settlement (plus legal costs). Asking big means that it gets picked up in the media and discussion boards (like /.) which makes the preferred course of action for Accor to settle before going to court (an apology isn't required as they have apparently already given one to Horvath) and make sure that there is a proviso stating that the photographer can't disclose the settlement.
While I understand the submitter's outrage, I suspect that this is really a non-story; through an oversight a photographer's work is used inappropriately, the infringer apologizes and offers a small sum to see if they can make this go away. The photographer feels he's owed more, so he gets a lawyer involved to shoot for the moon and wait for a better settlement offer.
All that's needed now is an announcement that the beef has been settled to both parties' satisfaction.
Interesting product but with the fans (which may be very noisy, as pointed out by other people) could there be enough airflow to cause uncomfortable situations with individuals that are wearing skirts and dresses?
I grew up in the '70s - if you considered yourself anything other than a loser that didn't know anything about audio, this is what you did.
That and worry about:
- Your turntable (always wanted a direct drive for providing the most accurate 33 RPM)
- Arm (had to be balanced to minimized forces on the cartridge, needle and record)
- Cartridge
- Needle
I have a Technics turntable with a Shure cartridge and needle that probably cost the equivalent of $2,000 today. I couldn't find needles for the cartridges for years (although I can now) but now that I have replaced most of my collection with CDs,
I haven't brought it out of the (orginal) box for a few years now.
The irony is, I can't sell it to anybody because it isn't "modern technology".
- The "new" VW Bug
- Button fly jeans
I don't consider my self an old fart, but I don't understand the fascination with things that we moved away from because the products/technology that replaced them was so much better.
Growing up, I had a ton of records that, to preserve sound quality and make more convenient, put on audio tapes: when CDs came out, it was like a godsend as I could save a laborious and costly step.
Maybe celluloid collars and cathode ray computer monitors are next to make a come back.
When it comes right down to it, wasn't NASA created to foster American companies and inspire the next generation of Scientists, Technologists, Engineers and Mathematicians?
Kudos to them believing in SpaceX and I hope that they continue to promote and support other up and coming companies.
I'm presuming that deer (and other animals, like Moose) will be a considerable risk with this technology.
If the cars aren't emitting any visible light and are probably close to silent (assuming that when this technology comes about many cars will be electric) won't they be close to invisible to wildlife?
Wondering from the Great White (seriously, April 11 and we have snow here in Toronto) North.
Should be:
"SpaceX Delivers First Out Of This World Inflatable Room For Astronauts"