I'm afraid that this modification won't work to detect heat. Heat is far infrared, and detectors for it (usually called thermal imagers) run in the US $4,000+ realm.
As for keeping it in captavity... we all know how well _that_ works.
I sure hope you aren't using the failure of the Dinosaur parks in Jurassic Park as evidence for your point.
We should reconstitute one of the Mammoth's main predators. I think they were called "who-mans". They're a sort of hairless proto-ape that walks on two legs.
Right of first refusal means that you get a chance to buy something before anyone else does. It is the business equivalent to the concept of having "dibs" on something.
It also does not represent too great a risk on Boeing's part. They aren't obligated to buy this technology. They just have the chance to buy it before anyone else does. While they are certainly paying for this privilege in some manner (maybe the press release is the payment), they aren't jumping in with both feet.
This is something I've been wondering about this Kazaa controversy. Sure, an unwanted program designed to take up your hard drive space and CPU cycles is "bad"-ware. It is certainly "undisclosed"-ware and "unwanted"-ware. I would even go so far as to say it is "Flushing Kazaa's reputation down the toilet"-ware. However, is "spy"-ware the right term? While a distributed computing program probably does report a fair amount of information back to the main server, it isn't usually designed to spy of the user.
What I find very strange about this whole thing is why Brilliant Digital Media wasn't more upfront about their program. Would the average computer user totally reject the upfront trade of "You get to use this neato-keen file-sharing network for free, and all you have to give us is a little bit of the computer time and space you aren't using"? I guess it would have just killed them to be honest and straightforward about the deal users were making. To paraphrase a saying "The respect you give is the respect you'll receive".
If you'll take a little look at the Amazon website, you'll see the words "first-ever consumer models" of the Segway HT.
These are not just the industrial models. When they start selling Segways to the public, you're going to be getting one very similar to the version being auctioned.
Given that these are most likely not prototypes and that they require you to undergo training, I think they're ready for the liability.
The whole Pocket PC versus Palm OS device argument is really lame. You know what, both of these OSs have good and bad implementations. Yes, Pocket PC devices are more powerful in many ways. Pocket PC devices try to be just that, a PC that can fit into your pocket. In a lot of ways they are just tiny laptops. This is not a good or bad thing by itself. While they have a lot more capabilities than most of the Palm OS devices, they also are more expensive and have less battery life. I think its instructive to note that Palm sells their systems as organizers. They don't really compete as computers because computing performance was not the design goal.
I've picked up a Sony Clie S-320 (8 MB Ram)for $127.00 and a 128 MB memory stick for ~$65.00. I've got a nice organizer with a crapload of memory. No it won't compete with a Pocket PC device in features, and if I did have the money I would probably buy an IPaq.
Am I unhappy? No. This device does everything I need it to do. If it didn't meet my needs (or wants depending on the size of my paycheck) it would suck. I think my only piece of advice to potential buyers would be don't be a Palm or Pocket PC zealot. Just get the device which best suits your needs.
Before people start rioting in the streets about this Worldcom/Sprint deal let's inject a bit of fact into the discussion:
1) No final deal has been made yet. The gist of the article is that MCI/Worldcom have just upped their bid to $100 billion. There are two other competitors, Bellsouth and a German Telecom company that may still update their bids for Sprint.
2) This deal would have to be approved by federal regulators, and this is not by any means a given. As the article states, Bill Kennard, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said, We cannot allow any merger to happen in this industry that turns back the clock on that competition."
In my humble opinion, those are two pretty damn big IF's.
Apparently the Zorb business model does not include selling the Zorbs. Even people who get a Zorb franchise only lease their Zorbs. The Zorb people make their money by bringing Zorbs to various events/meetings/fairs, and then having people ride around in them. I guess that makes sense considering a couple issues that we'd all like to ignore given the fun factor:
1) They are probably really expensive to buy/maintain/repair.
2) You really could kill yourself tumbling down the wrong hill, so you need some kind of skilled instructor/Zorb-wrangler to prevent massive liability lawsuits/injuries/death.
3. Come on folks, even the hamster gets tired of the hamster ball.
I'm sure Andover.net could have a couple Zorbs brought to the next big convention, huh folks?
One fundamental issue that has always confused me is, "why do we need video phones?". I can understand the increase in the feeling of intimacy, since you could see your significant other as well as speak with them. What I fail to see is just how this would improve our lives. I know there are many subtle clues that facial expressions give us about the emotional state of the speaker, but I find it hard to believe that a 300 kbs+ video phone with a 2 inch screen is going to be able to convey them. Seeing a little postage stamp of my wife isn't really going to add much to the experience of communicating with her.
Likewise, for routine conversation/communication, a video connection seems undesirable. I don't want to see the pizza guy's face, and frankly I probably don't want him to see mine. Just the idea of hearing the phone ring and saying, "oh crap, it's the phone, let me put something on" is revolting. In the case of obscene/malicious calls, the added video stream could actually put people in danger. (oh, I see that you are home alone). Single women would probably need to switch off the video inputs of their phones just for safety purposes.
Fundamentally, it seems like a big can of worms, and not the tasty gummy kind either.
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It seems like a vehicle like this would be considerably easier to operate than a helicopter because of its dual rotors. Many of the most difficult skills in flying a helicopter are directly related to the single rotor setup. You have to use foot pedals to control a side rotor to compensate for the torque of the main rotor. You even have to control the pitch of the main rotor because one side gets more lift than the other. Dual rotors would cancel out these effects.
These things seem like they'd be incredibly fun to use, and incredibly dangerous at the same time.
Air Scooter is to Helicopter as Motorcycle is to Car.
Basically you get all the danger of a motorcycle multiplied by all the danger of a helicopter. Good luck finding air scooter insurance.
I think the figure of $370 for the PS2 is not very accurate. It looks like they've just taken the price in yen and converted it to US dollars. In my experience, this is not a very good way to calculate the price of something from Japan. For most consumer electronics, Japanese consumers pay more than U.S. consumers. I can't imagine why this is so, especially considering things like shipping costs, import taxes, etc, but it seems to be the case. I remember the shock and horror I felt one day when I noticed a PC port of Ikari Warriors selling for the equivalent of U.S. $100.00.
I was curious, and checked out both http://www.netnanny.com and http://www.cyberpatrol.com. Slashdot does not appear on either of their Bad/NoNo lists.
The most interesting part of this post is where Brian talks about getting "an offer he couldn't refuse". As nice a gig as working at a game company like id would be, there was one thing he was never going to get...ownership.
I imagine whoever has made this offer to Brian has either included some kind of ownership stake, or huge wads of profit sharing.
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I'm afraid that this modification won't work to detect heat. Heat is far infrared, and detectors for it (usually called thermal imagers) run in the US $4,000+ realm.
Regarding recordable UMD's. Sony has stated that they will never sell UMD burners, ever. Kind of a bummer, in my opinion.
As for keeping it in captavity... we all know how well _that_ works.
I sure hope you aren't using the failure of the Dinosaur parks in Jurassic Park as evidence for your point.
We should reconstitute one of the Mammoth's main predators. I think they were called "who-mans". They're a sort of hairless proto-ape that walks on two legs.
No, it isn't that sinister a concept.
Right of first refusal means that you get a chance to buy something before anyone else does. It is the business equivalent to the concept of having "dibs" on something.
It also does not represent too great a risk on Boeing's part. They aren't obligated to buy this technology. They just have the chance to buy it before anyone else does. While they are certainly paying for this privilege in some manner (maybe the press release is the payment), they aren't jumping in with both feet.
This is something I've been wondering about this Kazaa controversy. Sure, an unwanted program designed to take up your hard drive space and CPU cycles is "bad"-ware. It is certainly "undisclosed"-ware and "unwanted"-ware. I would even go so far as to say it is "Flushing Kazaa's reputation down the toilet"-ware. However, is "spy"-ware the right term? While a distributed computing program probably does report a fair amount of information back to the main server, it isn't usually designed to spy of the user.
What I find very strange about this whole thing is why Brilliant Digital Media wasn't more upfront about their program. Would the average computer user totally reject the upfront trade of "You get to use this neato-keen file-sharing network for free, and all you have to give us is a little bit of the computer time and space you aren't using"? I guess it would have just killed them to be honest and straightforward about the deal users were making. To paraphrase a saying "The respect you give is the respect you'll receive".
If you'll take a little look at the Amazon website, you'll see the words "first-ever consumer models" of the Segway HT.
These are not just the industrial models. When they start selling Segways to the public, you're going to be getting one very similar to the version being auctioned.
Given that these are most likely not prototypes and that they require you to undergo training, I think they're ready for the liability.
The whole Pocket PC versus Palm OS device argument is really lame. You know what, both of these OSs have good and bad implementations. Yes, Pocket PC devices are more powerful in many ways. Pocket PC devices try to be just that, a PC that can fit into your pocket. In a lot of ways they are just tiny laptops. This is not a good or bad thing by itself. While they have a lot more capabilities than most of the Palm OS devices, they also are more expensive and have less battery life. I think its instructive to note that Palm sells their systems as organizers. They don't really compete as computers because computing performance was not the design goal.
I've picked up a Sony Clie S-320 (8 MB Ram)for $127.00 and a 128 MB memory stick for ~$65.00. I've got a nice organizer with a crapload of memory. No it won't compete with a Pocket PC device in features, and if I did have the money I would probably buy an IPaq.
Am I unhappy? No. This device does everything I need it to do. If it didn't meet my needs (or wants depending on the size of my paycheck) it would suck. I think my only piece of advice to potential buyers would be don't be a Palm or Pocket PC zealot. Just get the device which best suits your needs.
Right from the horse's mouth (The FAQ on his LEGO webpage):
Q: Do you consider what you do art?
A: I have never called what I do art, and never will. I find this question a little silly.
Before people start rioting in the streets about this Worldcom/Sprint deal let's inject a bit of fact into the discussion:
1) No final deal has been made yet. The gist of the article is that MCI/Worldcom have just upped their bid to $100 billion. There are two other competitors, Bellsouth and a German Telecom company that may still update their bids for Sprint.
2) This deal would have to be approved by federal regulators, and this is not by any means a given. As the article states, Bill Kennard, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said, We cannot allow any merger to happen in this industry that turns back the clock on that competition."
In my humble opinion, those are two pretty damn big IF's.
"You want one?"
"yeah!"
"Even if it is really expensive and impractical?"
"yeah!"
"Sorry, Zorbs aren't for sale"
Apparently the Zorb business model does not include selling the Zorbs. Even people who get a Zorb franchise only lease their Zorbs. The Zorb people make their money by bringing Zorbs to various events/meetings/fairs, and then having people ride around in them. I guess that makes sense considering a couple issues that we'd all like to ignore given the fun factor:
1) They are probably really expensive to buy/maintain/repair.
2) You really could kill yourself tumbling down the wrong hill, so you need some kind of skilled instructor/Zorb-wrangler to prevent massive liability lawsuits/injuries/death.
3. Come on folks, even the hamster gets tired of the hamster ball.
I'm sure Andover.net could have a couple Zorbs brought to the next big convention, huh folks?
One fundamental issue that has always confused me is, "why do we need video phones?". I can understand the increase in the feeling of intimacy, since you could see your significant other as well as speak with them. What I fail to see is just how this would improve our lives. I know there are many subtle clues that facial expressions give us about the emotional state of the speaker, but I find it hard to believe that a 300 kbs+ video phone with a 2 inch screen is going to be able to convey them. Seeing a little postage stamp of my wife isn't really going to add much to the experience of communicating with her.
Likewise, for routine conversation/communication, a video connection seems undesirable. I don't want to see the pizza guy's face, and frankly I probably don't want him to see mine. Just the idea of hearing the phone ring and saying, "oh crap, it's the phone, let me put something on" is revolting. In the case of obscene/malicious calls, the added video stream could actually put people in danger. (oh, I see that you are home alone). Single women would probably need to switch off the video inputs of their phones just for safety purposes.
Fundamentally, it seems like a big can of worms, and not the tasty gummy kind either.
This is something a of no-brainer, but you can find out a great deal about IPv6 by checking out
v 6-04.txt
http://www.ipv6.org/
If you just want a in-depth understanding of why you should use IPv6 instead of Ipv4 take a look at
http://www.ie tf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-iab-case-for-ip
It seems like a vehicle like this would be considerably easier to operate than a helicopter because of its dual rotors. Many of the most difficult skills in flying a helicopter are directly related to the single rotor setup. You have to use foot pedals to control a side rotor to compensate for the torque of the main rotor. You even have to control the pitch of the main rotor because one side gets more lift than the other. Dual rotors would cancel out these effects.
These things seem like they'd be incredibly fun to use, and incredibly dangerous at the same time.
Air Scooter is to Helicopter as
Motorcycle is to Car.
Basically you get all the danger of a motorcycle multiplied by all the danger of a helicopter. Good luck finding air scooter insurance.
I think the figure of $370 for the PS2 is not very accurate. It looks like they've just taken the price in yen and converted it to US dollars. In my experience, this is not a very good way to calculate the price of something from Japan. For most consumer electronics, Japanese consumers pay more than U.S. consumers. I can't imagine why this is so, especially considering things like shipping costs, import taxes, etc, but it seems to be the case. I remember the shock and horror I felt one day when I noticed a PC port of Ikari Warriors selling for the equivalent of U.S. $100.00.
I was curious, and checked out both http://www.netnanny.com and http://www.cyberpatrol.com. Slashdot does not appear on either of their Bad/NoNo lists.
The most interesting part of this post is where Brian talks about getting "an offer he couldn't refuse". As nice a gig as working at a game company like id would be, there was one thing he was never going to get...ownership.
I imagine whoever has made this offer to Brian has either included some kind of ownership stake, or huge wads of profit sharing.