And locusts are natural parts of the system too. And it is perfectly natural for their populations to skyrocket regularly. But it is also natural for those populations to crash soon afterward. Now with us, I would say you are correct in asserting that whatever we choose to do is natural and driven by our human instincts. However, we do have the high intellect that allows us to recognize that our natural actions may lead us to a natural, corrective crash. How we, as a species use this knowledge, is up to us.
Specifically, relating to global warming, maybe we are the cause. On the other hand, maybe it would be occuring without any human influence. But what really needs to be recognized is that it IS happening and that there are some potentially serious side effects. Given that, should we be thinking about what we can do to slow down global warming? Or should we just write it off as natural and accept that any resulting human population corrections are just as natural? I don't know... just a couple thoughts.
I have looked into GPGPU in the past for some of the experiments that I do with neural networks. LOTS of floating point operations... very simple, but lots of it. Aside from image processing, wikipedia offers this list of applications: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPGPU#Applications Yeah, your average desktop user doesn't need this power, but there are plenty of people who certainly could.
Based on my experience, here is an easy and cheap-ish way to get going from the hobbiest perspective.
1. buy a book like "The Robot Builder's Bonanza" (already mentioned elsewhere) 2. go get an OOPic (http://www.oopic.com/) this is less than $100 and lets you start learning about microcontrollers. It even has some microswitches and led's onboard, so you can start learning without getting into electronics yet. 3. now go buy a radio controlled tank from your local toystore. take the top off and remove the 'radio' parts and replace them with your oopic. use a couple bumper switches from radio shack to give it awareness of its surroundings. (I like the tank more than a radio controlled car, because navigation can be simpler. forward, reverse, pivot left, pivor right)
You can see the robot that I did using this approach at http://dahlweb.net/index.php?page=zaurbot On this page, you can see that I added a Sharp Zaurus to supplement the OOPIC
While it probably doesn't have nearly the financial motivation that poker does, the AI behind Computer Go also represents a huge challenge. The rules of Go are very simple, but it is impossible to 'solve' using brute-force techniques like you might use with something like chess.
hmmmm... maybe just run a service that updates a dynamic DNS service like dyndns.org. Combine this with something like an sshd or remote desktop service. Now, if your laptop is stolen, you have a lot more power than you would have with just a pre-installed script.
My GF just ordered a laptop from the Dell website. We noticed that the pricing for the 700M was different between the home user section and the small business section.
I had also noticed in December that if you browsed straight from dell.com to various desktop PCs, you would sometimes get different pricing than if you started from the dell.com/tv url that they give on the TV commercials.
I assumed that this was about promotional deals tied to the advertising medium.
so... explain to me why 97 percent of users are NOT on macs?
My guess would be price. Why spend $1000 on a Mac when a $600 PC can do all of the same stuff that your average computer user does. Surf, email, word processing, spreadsheets, print pictures, etc. It looks like someone at Apple thinks the same thing. This is why they put out the Mac mini. Now price should not be the excuse that people use.
But then again, here I am asking people to help me get a free Mac mini.;-) I am still not wanting to pay the money for a Mac.
I agree that this is pretty messed up. As geeks that are constantly upgrading our PCs, we can help (a little) though. Go into that old parts box that you have. The is a good chance that you actually have enough pieces to assemble a whole PC. It isn't hard to find someone who will pay $100 for an old Celeron PC that they can use to check email and surf the web. Everyone benefits: they get the $100 PC and you get a little cash to help with your next upgrade.
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I'd have to agree with your cynical side. It isn't going to happen here. PC makers will charge what they can get away with charging. Regardless of how much it actually costs them to build it. And right now, your average home PC user in developed countries sees a $600 computer as a heck of a deal.
Check out http://www.colinux.org/. "Cooperative Linux is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively". It is still in early beta dev, but quite impressive.
Yeah, in that case, you are right I wouldn't just suck it up. I would have avoided doing something stupid that I KNEW was punishable with jail time to begin with. I know people have been complaining about the punishment not fitting the crime. And I agree. But at the same time, you should be smart and take actions that fit the potential punishment. Regardless if you agree with the punishment or not. That is just the prudent thing to do until someone manages to get the punishment changed (or even better, eliminated) And if you get busted when you knew damn well what the punishment could be, you don't have the right to whine about it.
You bet I would quit speeding if this was the case. I would know the potential punishment and act accordingly. Same thing applies to file sharing. People *should* know that there could be huge penalties and act accordingly. Again, I am not arguing that the current punishment fits the crime, only that we know what the punishment is. We make a decision to act. And should be ready to deal with the consequences of those actions.
I said with "the speed that I drive". I don't speed in towns. For the exact reasons you give. And on the highways, I usually do less that 10mph over. This is usally with the flow of traffic, and arguably safer than going 10mph slower than everyone else. OK... OK... OK... bad analogy. Still my point remains.
Yeah, I wasn't trying to argue that music sharing warrents the laws and punishments that it gets. I personally agree that it should be LEGAL to share music. It always pisses me off that bands like Metallica who got their fame because of people bootlegging their demo and concert tapes are now so strongly against music swapping. Biggots. I was more trying to emphasize that people know the laws and shouldn't be suprised if and when they get enforced. (of course the need to change the laws is a different matter) Its be a while since I did my sharing. Now I just pay for XM and still save tons of money vompared to my CD buying days.
Good point. But I think that people aren't complaining that the penalties are too harsh. I think they are complaining that there are penalties at all. Besides, most people aren't getting 15 year sentences. "Just" settlements of a few thousand dollars. A little closed to my analogy. Still not perfect, but my point remains. Quit whining. Or maybe I am just getting old.;-)
When I drive, I speed all of the time. I don't see anything fundamentally wrong or unsafe with the speed that I drive. But I know what the law is, whether I like it or not. And I know that I am breaking it. So if I get a speeding ticket, I deal with it like a big boy. I wish people would take the same approach to illegal file trading. If you want to do it, fine. But you know it is illegal, and there isn't much you can do about the laws. (lets be realistic, there are powerful influences behind these laws) So if you get busted, deal with it. You knew what you were doing.
Lookie! Here is a page with an EXPLANATION of what a 99.9% probability of impact is. Please don't let this post scare you. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ip?9.99e-01 Or was this guy just looking for a funny mod? Eh.
If you are looking for an invite, check out http://www.freegmailinvites.com/. It DOES actually work. That is where I got my gmail account. I just donated 10 new invites to the site.
This reminds me of a guy who used to post on sci.astro years ago. I think his name was Abian. Anyway, he was seriously pushing to start an initiative to re-orbit Mars and give it a more Earth-like orbit. This would make it easier to terraform, etc. As I recall, he was proposing a relatively short time table for this. Anyway, I remember someone coming up with a "better" idea. Just ship up lots of cans of green and blue paint and paint Mars to look like Earth. If I recall correctly, it only went downhill from there.
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And locusts are natural parts of the system too. And it is perfectly natural for their populations to skyrocket regularly. But it is also natural for those populations to crash soon afterward. Now with us, I would say you are correct in asserting that whatever we choose to do is natural and driven by our human instincts. However, we do have the high intellect that allows us to recognize that our natural actions may lead us to a natural, corrective crash. How we, as a species use this knowledge, is up to us.
Specifically, relating to global warming, maybe we are the cause. On the other hand, maybe it would be occuring without any human influence. But what really needs to be recognized is that it IS happening and that there are some potentially serious side effects. Given that, should we be thinking about what we can do to slow down global warming? Or should we just write it off as natural and accept that any resulting human population corrections are just as natural? I don't know... just a couple thoughts.
I have looked into GPGPU in the past for some of the experiments that I do with neural networks. LOTS of floating point operations... very simple, but lots of it. Aside from image processing, wikipedia offers this list of applications: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPGPU#Applications Yeah, your average desktop user doesn't need this power, but there are plenty of people who certainly could.
Based on my experience, here is an easy and cheap-ish way to get going from the hobbiest perspective.
1. buy a book like "The Robot Builder's Bonanza" (already mentioned elsewhere)
2. go get an OOPic (http://www.oopic.com/) this is less than $100 and lets you start learning about microcontrollers. It even has some microswitches and led's onboard, so you can start learning without getting into electronics yet.
3. now go buy a radio controlled tank from your local toystore. take the top off and remove the 'radio' parts and replace them with your oopic. use a couple bumper switches from radio shack to give it awareness of its surroundings. (I like the tank more than a radio controlled car, because navigation can be simpler. forward, reverse, pivot left, pivor right)
You can see the robot that I did using this approach at http://dahlweb.net/index.php?page=zaurbot
On this page, you can see that I added a Sharp Zaurus to supplement the OOPIC
While it probably doesn't have nearly the financial motivation that poker does, the AI behind Computer Go also represents a huge challenge. The rules of Go are very simple, but it is impossible to 'solve' using brute-force techniques like you might use with something like chess.
hmmmm... maybe just run a service that updates a dynamic DNS service like dyndns.org. Combine this with something like an sshd or remote desktop service. Now, if your laptop is stolen, you have a lot more power than you would have with just a pre-installed script.
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He did get elected Vice President of the Planetary Society in January. That has to be worth something.
My GF just ordered a laptop from the Dell website. We noticed that the pricing for the 700M was different between the home user section and the small business section.
I had also noticed in December that if you browsed straight from dell.com to various desktop PCs, you would sometimes get different pricing than if you started from the dell.com/tv url that they give on the TV commercials.
I assumed that this was about promotional deals tied to the advertising medium.
and will make you think seriously about more serious astrology (you'd be surprised how much can be done with under $1000 of equipment!)
I'm guessing you meant Astronomy, not Astrology. These two terms haven't been equivilent in quite a few years. Sorry, pet peeve.
so... explain to me why 97 percent of users are NOT on macs?
My guess would be price. Why spend $1000 on a Mac when a $600 PC can do all of the same stuff that your average computer user does. Surf, email, word processing, spreadsheets, print pictures, etc. It looks like someone at Apple thinks the same thing. This is why they put out the Mac mini. Now price should not be the excuse that people use.
But then again, here I am asking people to help me get a free Mac mini. ;-) I am still not wanting to pay the money for a Mac.
I agree that this is pretty messed up. As geeks that are constantly upgrading our PCs, we can help (a little) though. Go into that old parts box that you have. The is a good chance that you actually have enough pieces to assemble a whole PC. It isn't hard to find someone who will pay $100 for an old Celeron PC that they can use to check email and surf the web. Everyone benefits: they get the $100 PC and you get a little cash to help with your next upgrade.
I'd have to agree with your cynical side. It isn't going to happen here. PC makers will charge what they can get away with charging. Regardless of how much it actually costs them to build it. And right now, your average home PC user in developed countries sees a $600 computer as a heck of a deal.
See, I knew RFID was a bad idea. These automakers should should have followed Lexus' lead and used something secure like bluetooth instead.
Oh... wait... Nevermind
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD gives a brief history of BSD and its evolution since the 70s.
Check out http://www.colinux.org/. "Cooperative Linux is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively". It is still in early beta dev, but quite impressive.
Yeah, in that case, you are right I wouldn't just suck it up. I would have avoided doing something stupid that I KNEW was punishable with jail time to begin with. I know people have been complaining about the punishment not fitting the crime. And I agree. But at the same time, you should be smart and take actions that fit the potential punishment. Regardless if you agree with the punishment or not. That is just the prudent thing to do until someone manages to get the punishment changed (or even better, eliminated) And if you get busted when you knew damn well what the punishment could be, you don't have the right to whine about it.
You bet I would quit speeding if this was the case. I would know the potential punishment and act accordingly. Same thing applies to file sharing. People *should* know that there could be huge penalties and act accordingly. Again, I am not arguing that the current punishment fits the crime, only that we know what the punishment is. We make a decision to act. And should be ready to deal with the consequences of those actions.
I said with "the speed that I drive". I don't speed in towns. For the exact reasons you give. And on the highways, I usually do less that 10mph over. This is usally with the flow of traffic, and arguably safer than going 10mph slower than everyone else. OK... OK... OK... bad analogy. Still my point remains.
Yeah, I wasn't trying to argue that music sharing warrents the laws and punishments that it gets. I personally agree that it should be LEGAL to share music. It always pisses me off that bands like Metallica who got their fame because of people bootlegging their demo and concert tapes are now so strongly against music swapping. Biggots. I was more trying to emphasize that people know the laws and shouldn't be suprised if and when they get enforced. (of course the need to change the laws is a different matter) Its be a while since I did my sharing. Now I just pay for XM and still save tons of money vompared to my CD buying days.
Good point. But I think that people aren't complaining that the penalties are too harsh. I think they are complaining that there are penalties at all. Besides, most people aren't getting 15 year sentences. "Just" settlements of a few thousand dollars. A little closed to my analogy. Still not perfect, but my point remains. Quit whining. Or maybe I am just getting old. ;-)
When I drive, I speed all of the time. I don't see anything fundamentally wrong or unsafe with the speed that I drive. But I know what the law is, whether I like it or not. And I know that I am breaking it. So if I get a speeding ticket, I deal with it like a big boy. I wish people would take the same approach to illegal file trading. If you want to do it, fine. But you know it is illegal, and there isn't much you can do about the laws. (lets be realistic, there are powerful influences behind these laws) So if you get busted, deal with it. You knew what you were doing.
Lookie! Here is a page with an EXPLANATION of what a 99.9% probability of impact is. Please don't let this post scare you.
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ip?9.99e-01
Or was this guy just looking for a funny mod? Eh.
If you are looking for an invite, check out http://www.freegmailinvites.com/. It DOES actually work. That is where I got my gmail account. I just donated 10 new invites to the site.
This reminds me of a guy who used to post on sci.astro years ago. I think his name was Abian. Anyway, he was seriously pushing to start an initiative to re-orbit Mars and give it a more Earth-like orbit. This would make it easier to terraform, etc. As I recall, he was proposing a relatively short time table for this. Anyway, I remember someone coming up with a "better" idea. Just ship up lots of cans of green and blue paint and paint Mars to look like Earth. If I recall correctly, it only went downhill from there.