"My Garmin 60 CS has the ability to search for "points of interest" (including gas stations). But searching is so clunky and inaccurate - especially compared to what we're now used to with google maps - you only use it when you really must."
Part of your problem is that you're using a 60cs for something its not primarily designed for. Try the voice command features on the (now discontinued) nuvi 850/855/880/885. You can use voice commands to do anything, and it works quite well.
The article from the Weekly World News which states "Hackers can turn your home computer into a bomb...& blow your family to smithereens!" is the desktop background on my laptop. It bothers some of my fellow engineers.
"It means that every single state that the universe has ever been in is preserved (somewhere) in it's exact state. We're not talking about the awareness of the state being preserved on the speed-of-light boundary away from the location of the state, it's the actual state, in a way that can be modified and changed. Does this even seem reasonable? How could all that be stored?"
Well, if you ask Linus, he'll say "of course, with git."
I believe on Mercedes cars, when the airbag blows in an accident, the computer shuts down the engine, cuts power to the fuel pump, and refuses to activate the starter. The idea is they don't want you to inadvertently start a fire. Don't hold me to that though, my memory isn't so good.
Also, on P2 series and newer Volvos, if the passenger airbag blows, you must replace the dashboard since the airbag module is embedded inside it.
They haven't had *one* unreliable product, Apple has had plenty. Look at the last decade of laptops they've made, they have been plagued with problems. The most notable is the dual USB iBook video chip flaw. This was a design and engineering flaw that Apple at least dealt with (by extending warranties and replacing logic boards) but they NEVER did ANYTHING to actually FIX the problem. There was no recall. They replaced defective boards with new defective boards that had yet to demonstrate the defect, fully knowing that it was only a matter of time before that board also failed, conveniently after the extended warranty period ended. How they got away with a stunt like that is beyond comprehension.
On the record, I own one of the afflicted laptops, and fixing the problem correctly is a non trivial task, since not many people have access to or knowledge of how to use SMT rework equipment.
"we can't have any restrictions on people driving (like, are they smart enough and capable of controlling a two ton vehicle that can travel at upwards of 80 miles an hour)."
Kansas happily issues C class (GVWR 26,000 lbs) drivers licenses to people who are mentally retarded. Since the written exam is a take home test, people with the mental capacity of a 5 year old have others do the test, and though the DMV workers would have to be just as stupid to not realize it, they pass them anyway. I've seen it, and left the DMV trembling.
Of course UAVs can land autonomously. Heck, the autopilot and control system I built in college for a few grand can land a 200lb helicopter fully autonomously, no pilot in the loop. Military UAVs can land autonomously as well (AAI Shadow), though some don't have to (the AeroVironment Raven just falls and you go pick it up).
Mercedes-Benz supports all of their cars *forever*. You can purchase any part for any car, no matter when it was made. Additionally, any recalls that Mercedes issues are valid for the life of the vehicle, not the NHTSA mandated seven years. There is a flaw in my 1973 MB's subframe (originally designed for straight 6, and not strengthened to handle the weight of a V8) which results in cracking. I drove it into the dealership a couple years ago and they fixed it, free of charge, and provided me a car to drive in the meantime.
You just described how T-Mobile's Visual Voicemail works on my Garminfone. The message goes to my regular voicemail, and then it is downloaded to my phone as an audio file I can play through a GUI on the phone.
"Detroit's contract requires Comcast to provide free cable to their schools, public buildings, and other benefits, in exchange for being granted a monopoly within the city."
The local cable company in my city had the same situation. They were contractually obligated to provide free cable and internet access to all the public schools. The cable company went ahead and did this, and proceeded to bill the city, which without thinking, paid them hundreds of thousands of dollars. Since the cable company also owns the local newspaper and television station, no news of this fleecing of the city ever made it into the public eye. The few people who actually paid attention to city expenditures and had a neighborhood co-op ISP raised hell over this, but the city did nothing. Not surprisingly, each of the city commissioners lists their *official* email address as belonging to the domain of the local cable company.
I wouldn't mind seeing a meteor hit their building.
I had a terrible experience with Sprint after my grandmother died. She had one of my old phones, not under subsidy. I called to cancel her account, and Sprint demanded I pay her ETF. After much arguing back and forth, the CSR demanded I provide them with a death certificate. To which I asked "Who am I going to show it to, you're in a call center somewhere!" I asked to speak to her manager, and I was transferred. When I told the manager that the CSR demanded a death certificate, there was a pause and he softly said, "She said *what*?" I repeated exactly what the CSR said. The manager then apologized profusely and said that the CSR's actions were inexcusable and she should have immediately referred the call to him to have the ETF waived.
One problem, the sky isn't private. The government controls airspace. If the FAA orders everyone to land, and you don't, you can get shot down; they don't need public input. The Internet is run by private entities, not the government. Well, yet.:(
You have to be very careful with glitter tornadoes. They leave particulate matter in the air which, when inhaled, can lead to a debilitating disease: pneumosparklyosis.
Given that my employer has made billions of dollars on extremely successful and reliable GPS devices, I don't think the problem is GPS. I think your problem is the implementation of the GPS receiver (iPhones are known to have crap GPS receivers) and poor software. There's a reason why GPS and WAAS are able to land airplanes, its because they are extremely accurate systems. As with all hardware and software, there's good stuff and bad stuff. The question is, which is in the ankle bracelets?
Its sad, but you're right. I have a 2002 Volvo XC70 (2.4L Turbo gas) and a 1983 Chevy Suburban (6.2L Diesel), and people are either astonished or don't believe me when they see the fuel economy of either of those vehicles. Driving from Chicago to Kansas City in the Volvo, I have a range of 555 miles according to the computer, which translates to 30mpg. In reality, on that drive I get closer to 27mpg. The Suburban has a tested range of 800 highway miles, averaging 20mpg. I've seen the old Suburban get as high as 22mpg, and mixed driving brings it down to 18.5mpg. Not bad for a 27 year old, 6110 pound hulk of American steel.
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What makes you think he develops applications for Windows? You can develop on Windows for a multitude of embedded platforms.
His question regarding comparing CFD results with wind tunnel test results is perfectly valid, and there are many clowns in the aerospace world who neglect to do this and kill people. Too many times did my old company get called to show up in court to testify against irresponsible aircraft designers too cheap to do their jobs right. In each of the two I was involved with, the aircraft designer neglected to perform wind tunnel testing to verify their CFD models. Four people died because of that.
Being at MIT means you're probably smart, it doesn't necessarily mean you're a good engineer.
repo init (url to android manifest) repo sync (wait a while) . build/envsetup.sh lunch asop_dream_us-userdebug (for a G1/ADP1/Dream) m -j9 (adjust the number of threads based on your CPUs)
When that's all done... fastboot flash system system.img fastboot flash userdata userdata.img fastboot flash boot boot.img
Tada, fresh clean Android is now running on your phone, with no Google stuff. Not hard.
Now don't forget, not being allowed to screw with the baseband isn't a "lack of openness," its "enforcing federal law governing radios."
"If you are going to ship a phone, computer, etc. use the most recent OS version. Android 2.1 has -many- advantages over 1.5 and many say it runs -faster- than 1.5."
Have you ever tried to rapidly develop for an *entire platform* that is a moving target?
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"My Garmin 60 CS has the ability to search for "points of interest" (including gas stations). But searching is so clunky and inaccurate - especially compared to what we're now used to with google maps - you only use it when you really must."
Part of your problem is that you're using a 60cs for something its not primarily designed for. Try the voice command features on the (now discontinued) nuvi 850/855/880/885. You can use voice commands to do anything, and it works quite well.
The article from the Weekly World News which states "Hackers can turn your home computer into a bomb...& blow your family to smithereens!" is the desktop background on my laptop. It bothers some of my fellow engineers.
Boo-fucking-hoo.
Stay out of people's lives.
"It means that every single state that the universe has ever been in is preserved (somewhere) in it's exact state. We're not talking about the awareness of the state being preserved on the speed-of-light boundary away from the location of the state, it's the actual state, in a way that can be modified and changed. Does this even seem reasonable? How could all that be stored?"
Well, if you ask Linus, he'll say "of course, with git."
I believe on Mercedes cars, when the airbag blows in an accident, the computer shuts down the engine, cuts power to the fuel pump, and refuses to activate the starter. The idea is they don't want you to inadvertently start a fire. Don't hold me to that though, my memory isn't so good.
Also, on P2 series and newer Volvos, if the passenger airbag blows, you must replace the dashboard since the airbag module is embedded inside it.
They haven't had *one* unreliable product, Apple has had plenty. Look at the last decade of laptops they've made, they have been plagued with problems. The most notable is the dual USB iBook video chip flaw. This was a design and engineering flaw that Apple at least dealt with (by extending warranties and replacing logic boards) but they NEVER did ANYTHING to actually FIX the problem. There was no recall. They replaced defective boards with new defective boards that had yet to demonstrate the defect, fully knowing that it was only a matter of time before that board also failed, conveniently after the extended warranty period ended. How they got away with a stunt like that is beyond comprehension.
On the record, I own one of the afflicted laptops, and fixing the problem correctly is a non trivial task, since not many people have access to or knowledge of how to use SMT rework equipment.
"we can't have any restrictions on people driving (like, are they smart enough and capable of controlling a two ton vehicle that can travel at upwards of 80 miles an hour)."
Kansas happily issues C class (GVWR 26,000 lbs) drivers licenses to people who are mentally retarded. Since the written exam is a take home test, people with the mental capacity of a 5 year old have others do the test, and though the DMV workers would have to be just as stupid to not realize it, they pass them anyway. I've seen it, and left the DMV trembling.
Of course UAVs can land autonomously. Heck, the autopilot and control system I built in college for a few grand can land a 200lb helicopter fully autonomously, no pilot in the loop. Military UAVs can land autonomously as well (AAI Shadow), though some don't have to (the AeroVironment Raven just falls and you go pick it up).
Mercedes-Benz supports all of their cars *forever*. You can purchase any part for any car, no matter when it was made. Additionally, any recalls that Mercedes issues are valid for the life of the vehicle, not the NHTSA mandated seven years. There is a flaw in my 1973 MB's subframe (originally designed for straight 6, and not strengthened to handle the weight of a V8) which results in cracking. I drove it into the dealership a couple years ago and they fixed it, free of charge, and provided me a car to drive in the meantime.
...because they have a track record of smacking down patent trolls, like today. Maybe some of those companies can toughen up and follow the example.
You just described how T-Mobile's Visual Voicemail works on my Garminfone. The message goes to my regular voicemail, and then it is downloaded to my phone as an audio file I can play through a GUI on the phone.
"Detroit's contract requires Comcast to provide free cable to their schools, public buildings, and other benefits, in exchange for being granted a monopoly within the city."
The local cable company in my city had the same situation. They were contractually obligated to provide free cable and internet access to all the public schools. The cable company went ahead and did this, and proceeded to bill the city, which without thinking, paid them hundreds of thousands of dollars. Since the cable company also owns the local newspaper and television station, no news of this fleecing of the city ever made it into the public eye. The few people who actually paid attention to city expenditures and had a neighborhood co-op ISP raised hell over this, but the city did nothing. Not surprisingly, each of the city commissioners lists their *official* email address as belonging to the domain of the local cable company.
I wouldn't mind seeing a meteor hit their building.
"Even if they they break the encryption, they'll only find his mp3 collection and some seasons on House and Lost..."
So he gets handed over to the RIAA and MPAA who sue him for $975 trillion.
This is good to hear.
I had a terrible experience with Sprint after my grandmother died. She had one of my old phones, not under subsidy. I called to cancel her account, and Sprint demanded I pay her ETF. After much arguing back and forth, the CSR demanded I provide them with a death certificate. To which I asked "Who am I going to show it to, you're in a call center somewhere!" I asked to speak to her manager, and I was transferred. When I told the manager that the CSR demanded a death certificate, there was a pause and he softly said, "She said *what*?" I repeated exactly what the CSR said. The manager then apologized profusely and said that the CSR's actions were inexcusable and she should have immediately referred the call to him to have the ETF waived.
One problem, the sky isn't private. The government controls airspace. If the FAA orders everyone to land, and you don't, you can get shot down; they don't need public input. The Internet is run by private entities, not the government. Well, yet. :(
You have to be very careful with glitter tornadoes. They leave particulate matter in the air which, when inhaled, can lead to a debilitating disease: pneumosparklyosis.
You would think, but that storm spotting requires professionals. Check out our local SKYWARN group.
My experience has been that AT&T will refuse to unlock phones that were subsidized and where the purchaser is still under contract.
Given that my employer has made billions of dollars on extremely successful and reliable GPS devices, I don't think the problem is GPS. I think your problem is the implementation of the GPS receiver (iPhones are known to have crap GPS receivers) and poor software. There's a reason why GPS and WAAS are able to land airplanes, its because they are extremely accurate systems. As with all hardware and software, there's good stuff and bad stuff. The question is, which is in the ankle bracelets?
Its sad, but you're right. I have a 2002 Volvo XC70 (2.4L Turbo gas) and a 1983 Chevy Suburban (6.2L Diesel), and people are either astonished or don't believe me when they see the fuel economy of either of those vehicles. Driving from Chicago to Kansas City in the Volvo, I have a range of 555 miles according to the computer, which translates to 30mpg. In reality, on that drive I get closer to 27mpg. The Suburban has a tested range of 800 highway miles, averaging 20mpg. I've seen the old Suburban get as high as 22mpg, and mixed driving brings it down to 18.5mpg. Not bad for a 27 year old, 6110 pound hulk of American steel.
What makes you think he develops applications for Windows? You can develop on Windows for a multitude of embedded platforms.
His question regarding comparing CFD results with wind tunnel test results is perfectly valid, and there are many clowns in the aerospace world who neglect to do this and kill people. Too many times did my old company get called to show up in court to testify against irresponsible aircraft designers too cheap to do their jobs right. In each of the two I was involved with, the aircraft designer neglected to perform wind tunnel testing to verify their CFD models. Four people died because of that.
Being at MIT means you're probably smart, it doesn't necessarily mean you're a good engineer.
After reading this, I am so glad I live in a party school college town...it seriously might be profitable to take a day off work and do this.
repo init (url to android manifest)
repo sync
(wait a while)
. build/envsetup.sh
lunch asop_dream_us-userdebug (for a G1/ADP1/Dream)
m -j9 (adjust the number of threads based on your CPUs)
When that's all done...
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Tada, fresh clean Android is now running on your phone, with no Google stuff. Not hard.
Now don't forget, not being allowed to screw with the baseband isn't a "lack of openness," its "enforcing federal law governing radios."
"If you are going to ship a phone, computer, etc. use the most recent OS version. Android 2.1 has -many- advantages over 1.5 and many say it runs -faster- than 1.5."
Have you ever tried to rapidly develop for an *entire platform* that is a moving target?