Somebody modded that flamebait? For Christ's sake, it's a joke. Sheesh. Do I really have to explain it to you? Obviously the AC didn't get it... Guess I'll have to cross my fingers and hope an intelligent soul out there meta-mods the schmuck.
HABET (High Altitude Balloon Experiments in Technology) is one organization that has been doing this for years (I believe there are many). About 4 years ago I helped on a project that used two cameras, one with color film and one infrared. The cameras were triggered based on GPS altitude data so we examine the resulting photos and determine the difference in atmospheric interference (the clouds and graininess you see in his pics) and potentially combine the data from the color and infrared film to eliminate the interference.
I don't know where the interference-correction went since I graduated and fled the state, but I do know that triggering the cameras based on GPS altitude worked because I wrote that portion of the PIC code. There's something very satisfying about lifting a payload a few feet into the air and hearing the cameras go *click* when you reach an altitude threshold. Kudos to this guy for making so many pieces come together.
Hehe, but code/comments like this can bite you in the ass too. I remember a developer who was told to add a big red button into a game for kids. For some reason, I believe as a joke, he put in a *huge* red button labeled "BIG FUCKING RED BUTTON".
Well, the file got propogated to other trees before he could "correct" the button, and during pre-release testing a volunteer was playing the game and lo! the button pops up.:) Too bad it was an adult testing and not a little kid, because that would have been really funny.
But this doesn't sound new to me. Am I the only person who thinks this guy is building a file system search engine?
Seriously, what user is going type "Ok, it's about dogs, and dalmations in particular, also pet care and grooming and diet and exercise and training..." for every file he creates? No way.
More likely: find . -type f | xargs egrep -i "dalmation"
Of course that won't work on binary formats, but guess what could? A more intelligent search engine. Hey, I think there are a few of those available!
Just so you know, the click is releasing the safety on a pistol aimed at the patent officer who approves these idiotic Amazon patents. You can probably figure out the rest.;)
Bunk. I've been running a Pentium Pro 200 MHz since 1996 and I can burn at 40x no problem. But I don't try to do anything else during the process, I buy quality media, and I have a quality drive. If you buy no-name media and a no-name drive then you're asking for trouble.
Wow, a 12 year old game made it to Linux?! Sweet, maybe soon we'll be able to play Pong!
Kidding of course, I remember playing this at my psycho neighbor's house and it really is a fun game. We set the video output to a heavy metal soundtrack and recorded it on VCR to make our own Star Control rock videos... does that qualify for some sort of geek-wannabe award?
I don't think voice recognition is going to take off much at all, not for the general consumer. I don't thing many people want to spend 8 hours a day talking at their computer (or handheld, as the case may be). I imagine it'd leave you pretty hoarse unless the technology got to the point where you could quietly mumble or subvocalize. There is also a certain amount of privacy that comes with a "quiet" input device... you can hack away at the Linux kernel or type a naughty fantasy to your girlfriend and nobody knows the difference unless they look at your screen. Now imagine speaking each of them at work.;)
Frankly I don't want the din of dozens of coworkers talking at their computers around me. I'll stick with my qwerty keyboard. And this means those with physical disabilities will be condemned to a corner of the market, getting less attention and as a result more expensive and less quality products.
Sure, the silo has tons of space. But the airplane has a view. Beat that!
Hoax or not, I think the concept is neat. Imagine the parties you could throw, with a few dozen people mingling on the wings and a well-stocked bar inside? And despite the tornado/spin comments so far, I think that a slow rotation when the wind changes would be relaxing, might even help a person sleep.
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Does he have nice stuff? Can you post an address?
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Somebody modded that flamebait? For Christ's sake, it's a joke. Sheesh. Do I really have to explain it to you? Obviously the AC didn't get it... Guess I'll have to cross my fingers and hope an intelligent soul out there meta-mods the schmuck.
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Really? Hmm... my drug store sells 98% hydrogen peroxide. But then, they also sell crack.
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GNU\Linux? You keep using that word... I do not think it means what you think it means.
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Don't worry bud, I agree with you. That's funny shit. :) I'll stand by your side. Bring it on, you mod-punks with no sense of humor!
You know, the post was offtopic but funny... shouldn't that average out to "Neutral +0"?
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HABET (High Altitude Balloon Experiments in Technology) is one organization that has been doing this for years (I believe there are many). About 4 years ago I helped on a project that used two cameras, one with color film and one infrared. The cameras were triggered based on GPS altitude data so we examine the resulting photos and determine the difference in atmospheric interference (the clouds and graininess you see in his pics) and potentially combine the data from the color and infrared film to eliminate the interference.
I don't know where the interference-correction went since I graduated and fled the state, but I do know that triggering the cameras based on GPS altitude worked because I wrote that portion of the PIC code. There's something very satisfying about lifting a payload a few feet into the air and hearing the cameras go *click* when you reach an altitude threshold. Kudos to this guy for making so many pieces come together.
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Hehe, but code/comments like this can bite you in the ass too. I remember a developer who was told to add a big red button into a game for kids. For some reason, I believe as a joke, he put in a *huge* red button labeled "BIG FUCKING RED BUTTON".
:) Too bad it was an adult testing and not a little kid, because that would have been really funny.
Well, the file got propogated to other trees before he could "correct" the button, and during pre-release testing a volunteer was playing the game and lo! the button pops up.
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Nah, works because I misspelled it in my document in the first place. ;)
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But this doesn't sound new to me. Am I the only person who thinks this guy is building a file system search engine?
Seriously, what user is going type "Ok, it's about dogs, and dalmations in particular, also pet care and grooming and diet and exercise and training..." for every file he creates? No way.
More likely:
find . -type f | xargs egrep -i "dalmation"
Of course that won't work on binary formats, but guess what could? A more intelligent search engine. Hey, I think there are a few of those available!
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Exactly. So burn it to a normal CD-R and fold it in half.
Wait a sec...
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I didn't know you spoke Dutch!
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I'm going to patent click-bang-thud technology.
;)
Just so you know, the click is releasing the safety on a pistol aimed at the patent officer who approves these idiotic Amazon patents. You can probably figure out the rest.
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Bunk. I've been running a Pentium Pro 200 MHz since 1996 and I can burn at 40x no problem. But I don't try to do anything else during the process, I buy quality media, and I have a quality drive. If you buy no-name media and a no-name drive then you're asking for trouble.
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See previous post: Ents
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Mr. Garrison: (vomits) "Waited through the entire movie to see the alien and it was her god-damned father!"
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Wow, a 12 year old game made it to Linux?! Sweet, maybe soon we'll be able to play Pong!
Kidding of course, I remember playing this at my psycho neighbor's house and it really is a fun game. We set the video output to a heavy metal soundtrack and recorded it on VCR to make our own Star Control rock videos... does that qualify for some sort of geek-wannabe award?
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I want to see an Ent beat the living crap out of Julia Butterfly Hill.
"Get those nasty feet off me, pathetic human!"
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Mmm, meat. Now I'm hungry for a steak.
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(Yes, it's off-topic, but it's on-thread. Doesn't that count for something?)
I don't think voice recognition is going to take off much at all, not for the general consumer. I don't thing many people want to spend 8 hours a day talking at their computer (or handheld, as the case may be). I imagine it'd leave you pretty hoarse unless the technology got to the point where you could quietly mumble or subvocalize. There is also a certain amount of privacy that comes with a "quiet" input device... you can hack away at the Linux kernel or type a naughty fantasy to your girlfriend and nobody knows the difference unless they look at your screen. Now imagine speaking each of them at work. ;)
Frankly I don't want the din of dozens of coworkers talking at their computers around me. I'll stick with my qwerty keyboard. And this means those with physical disabilities will be condemned to a corner of the market, getting less attention and as a result more expensive and less quality products.
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Ellen: "So I like took this pregnancy test and it was like *beep* *beep* *beep*!"
Dell Dude: "Dude, you're getting an abortion!"
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(Going to hell for that one...)
And they're all stupid. ;) The only way to go is YYYYMMDD. Makes sorting by date very simple.
:)
Yes, all the posts in this thread are off-topic. But I had to chime in since this is a peeve of mine. Be gentle with your moderations.
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The cat self-destructs? Hehe, I'd watch that. ;)
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*golf clap*
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Sheesh. Way to kill a funny joke.
You know how they say comedy is all about timing? Well, you must be underclocking.
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Sure, the silo has tons of space. But the airplane has a view. Beat that!
Hoax or not, I think the concept is neat. Imagine the parties you could throw, with a few dozen people mingling on the wings and a well-stocked bar inside? And despite the tornado/spin comments so far, I think that a slow rotation when the wind changes would be relaxing, might even help a person sleep.
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