The Eyes-On Glasses System is based on Epson's Moverio Smart Glasses Technology, an Android-based, see-through wearable display launched earlier this year that allows users to interact with apps and games.
That technology from Epson when applied to game, users do not put on those wearable display for hours and hours every single day, they only put them on when they play games.
On the other hand, nurses working in the hospitals may end up wearing the glasses which projects infrared lights many hours each days.
My question being --- Would prolonged exposure to infrared light poses any danger on the eyes of the wearer ?
What is the use of complaining about the failure of the school system if we, as parents, don't even bother to teach our own children in the first place ?
The fault of parents nowadays is that we OUTSOURCE the task of teaching our own children to schools.
If we are to become parents, it's our primary responsibility to ensure that our children know how to learn, and how to enjoy the process of learning.
Too many times I see parents throwing their children to school and then wipe their hands off as though it's none of their business what their children gonna learn in school and how their children will end up becoming.
Why would I buy back my old companies even if I can buy them back pennies on the dollar ?
When I sold my companies, I did not only sell the companies. I sold them what I had created, I sold them the years I have invested in those companies, the ideas that I've put in them, the niche market that they've created
And if the buyers fucked up the companies that they bought from me, they are already damaged goods - and unlike Michael Dell, I will not buy back the damaged goods, not even for pennies on the dollar
Same thing with the companies that I have helped created - be it with seed money, with mentoring, or with the connections that I have - when it came time for me to sell off the shares, that's it
I rather put my time in creating something new, or invest in startups that make sense
If I were forced to choose either to believe in Santa Claus or this "anonymous" officer of justice of the United States of America, I rather believe in that fat guy in red clothing - and his leading reindeer with a bright shining nose
... Application software uses calls to closed source run-time libraries (Open Max, OpenGL ES or open VG) which in turn calls an open source driver inside the Linux kernel, which then calls the closed source Videocore IV GPU driver code...
Fuck doing math by hand, thats what computers are for!
I mean seriously, lets give everyone a TI-89 and teach them to use it!
Even better, make students learn a legitimate math software, like MathCAD or Maple or something
Why hold ourselves back?
Using calculator to aid us resolve math problems faster by itself is not a problem
The problem being...
... too many young uns (and the not-so-young uns) relying too much on the calculators because they do NOT have _any_ solid math foundation
Those who have solid math foundation, even with using high-end calculators would have the capability to sense if the answer is correct by instinct, for there is always the possibility of inputting the formula wrongly in the first place
Unfortunately, for those without solid math background, they will take _any_ answer appears on the screen, as they neither possess the solid math instinct, nor the knowledge if they have keyed in the right formula or not, in the first place
It's like absolutely no one can figure out how the hell we got here
While you may not be able to figure out what had happened, they sure do.
They had that planned all along, and they have greased all the palms that needed to be greased - from the politicians (from both sides of the aisle) to the corporate CEOs - that is how they got their PRISM (among all their many other_It's like absolutely no one can figure out how the hell we got here) schemes launched without anyone beating an eyelid.
Had it not because of a courageous squeeky wheel, ~ Edward Snowden, ~ they could have accomplished EVEN MORE !
I have heard of the name of Mark Zuckerberg, I know that kid got brains
But I was not aware that he is such a pathetic liar
Now, at least I, and many others, know
And this also teaches me a lesson --- never assume anything --- I was assuming that a brainy fella like Mark Zuckerberg would appreciate the value of liberty
How wrong I was !
Last, but not least, I need to thank Edward Snowden for starting the ball rolling... If not for Mr. Snowden, we wouldn't have known so much --- NSA / PRISM / and the latest episode... Mark Zuckerberg
I'm part of one of these younger generations, and I'm honestly not interested in getting involved because I've seen how much of a raging asshole Linuz can be. He's a great maintainer, but he could be honest and give constructive criticism in less condescending ways. I'm not as experienced as he is, but that doesn't give him the right to be a complete dick in public theater.
I've been in the Linux scene very early, and I've watched contributors come and go
The one thing that I've observed is that it's kinda generation gap
The older crop (age 40+) were the ones who like to take on challenges - and even when they have been shouted down, they still come back again and again, with better and better code implementation, to prove others wrong
The younger crop (age 35 or younger), on the other hand, can't stand people criticizing their code
They seem to think that since it's their code and they have contributed it FREE OF CHARGE others must be happy to accept them as is
What has transpired in the Linux Kernel scene reflects what is going on in the society at large, as well
The young uns can't stand criticism because they think they are too good to be criticized
Those old farts, on the other hand, don't mind criticism, and in fact, many actually welcome criticisms, for criticism only makes them tougher
I know, it's too much a generalization - as there are exceptions - but at least that's from my own observation
This is my first ever submission to/. so maybe it's perfectly normal and I just have no idea how do these things work but I'm as puzzled as you because the original submission said "First Major Release in 15 years"...
Don't worry, you'll get used to it
I have had my submits turned into articles that I don't even recognized... ahh... what can I say, the/, editors like to think that they are magicians
This phenomenom has getting accutely troublesome especially _after_ Commander Taco has left
But compare Capitalism to Marxism, Capitalism still wins hands down
I am saying this based on my own experience - I was from a very Marxist-oriented country and the country turned from bad to worse under Marxism
Decades later, after that country started to adopt Capitalism, things began to start picking up
Now that country has the world's 2nd largest GDP
Yes, that country was China - and yes, I was from China - and please don't tell me how bad Capitalism is, because I can easily retort with real life disastrous examples of Marxism
This is a reply to you and to Common Joe, as well as to Joss
I am but a very ordinary man
I am no literary figure
My English is at best, remains at the secondary (high school) level - for English is the 5th language I picked up
I write based on what I have experienced, and I suspect (other than the trolls) most people here leave their comments based on their own life experiences
In my entire life I have never written an article before - I never need to
I am a nerd, a geek, a tinker, one who likes to get his hands dirty just to find out how things work, and if all attempts failed, take a step back and starts thinking, and after that, doubling the effort into finding out the answer/solution to whatever problem lies ahead
You want me to code ? No problem. I've done that for decades
You want me to do chip layout design ? No problem
You want me to fix my own car ? Re-design the firmware of the chip that controls my car engine ? No problem
But please... don't ask me to write a formal article
As user "Areyoukiddingme" has remarked on my use of profanity... that's the way I am, in my real life, and that's the way it reflects on my writing
Anyone working with me knows that I never minced words - when I am annoyed, all kinds of expletive come out, in all the languages that I ever know
It's not that I do not care for America - I do care, it's MY COUNTRY (eventhough I was not born in America, USA is more important than me than China, the country I was born in), but don't expect me to pen a flowerly worded article so that it could be pasted somewhere as "op-ed"
... All GCHQ's work is carried out in accordance with a strict legal and policy framework which ensure that our activities are authorised, necessary and proportionate, and that there is rigorous oversight...
Maybe in strict legal terms, what GCHQ has done, including the man-in-the-middle attack spoofing Slashdot's webpages to inject malwares to the intended (and/or unintended) victims, is Kosher, the official reply from GCHQ is but another confirmation that Morality Is Dead, for the regime holding power over many of those so-called "Democratic Nations"
I am no sociologist, so I do not know where the failure lies - it could be democracy itself, it could be society, it could be education, it could even be "trendy" - but...
... at the end of the day, when Morality dies, anything goes
What is more shocking is that, if the government is immoral, how long do you expect their subjects (the people, that is) to remain upright morally ?
Government (and/or regimes) are like parents.
If the parents are crooked, don't expect the children to be straight.
Slashdot Mirror
Where do i get a gig like this?
Why work for BP when you can work for NSA ?
Why don't you give our resident NSA astroturfer, Mr. Cold Fjord, a call ?
... when I am interested to know how one thing works
... when I just want to diagnose the inner-working of a gadget
I do not care how cheap that thing is, I'll power up my scopes
I do not care how cheap that thing is --- if I have to know I just have to know
I won't do the "oh, it's so cheap I'll buy a new one when this one conks", oh no, that's not the way I operate.
When my curiosity calls, I have to satisfy it.
From TFA:
The Eyes-On Glasses System is based on Epson's Moverio Smart Glasses Technology, an Android-based, see-through wearable display launched earlier this year that allows users to interact with apps and games.
That technology from Epson when applied to game, users do not put on those wearable display for hours and hours every single day, they only put them on when they play games.
On the other hand, nurses working in the hospitals may end up wearing the glasses which projects infrared lights many hours each days.
My question being --- Would prolonged exposure to infrared light poses any danger on the eyes of the wearer ?
What is the use of complaining about the failure of the school system if we, as parents, don't even bother to teach our own children in the first place ?
The fault of parents nowadays is that we OUTSOURCE the task of teaching our own children to schools.
If we are to become parents, it's our primary responsibility to ensure that our children know how to learn, and how to enjoy the process of learning.
Too many times I see parents throwing their children to school and then wipe their hands off as though it's none of their business what their children gonna learn in school and how their children will end up becoming.
... and never look back
Why would I buy back my old companies even if I can buy them back pennies on the dollar ?
When I sold my companies, I did not only sell the companies. I sold them what I had created, I sold them the years I have invested in those companies, the ideas that I've put in them, the niche market that they've created
And if the buyers fucked up the companies that they bought from me, they are already damaged goods - and unlike Michael Dell, I will not buy back the damaged goods, not even for pennies on the dollar
Same thing with the companies that I have helped created - be it with seed money, with mentoring, or with the connections that I have - when it came time for me to sell off the shares, that's it
I rather put my time in creating something new, or invest in startups that make sense
If I were forced to choose either to believe in Santa Claus or this "anonymous" officer of justice of the United States of America, I rather believe in that fat guy in red clothing - and his leading reindeer with a bright shining nose
Quoting from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi
There's another article on Karen Chin and the fossilized turds online, which complements TFA nicely
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/The-Poop-on-Dinosaurs-Menlo-Park-2950982.php
On the other hand, Dr. Karen Chin's site at Colorado U turns up with a picture of a bison
http://www.colorado.edu/geolsci/faculty/chin.html
Fuck doing math by hand, thats what computers are for!
I mean seriously, lets give everyone a TI-89 and teach them to use it!
Even better, make students learn a legitimate math software, like MathCAD or Maple or something
Why hold ourselves back?
Using calculator to aid us resolve math problems faster by itself is not a problem
The problem being ...
... too many young uns (and the not-so-young uns) relying too much on the calculators because they do NOT have _any_ solid math foundation
Those who have solid math foundation, even with using high-end calculators would have the capability to sense if the answer is correct by instinct, for there is always the possibility of inputting the formula wrongly in the first place
Unfortunately, for those without solid math background, they will take _any_ answer appears on the screen, as they neither possess the solid math instinct, nor the knowledge if they have keyed in the right formula or not, in the first place
It's like absolutely no one can figure out how the hell we got here
While you may not be able to figure out what had happened, they sure do.
They had that planned all along, and they have greased all the palms that needed to be greased - from the politicians (from both sides of the aisle) to the corporate CEOs - that is how they got their PRISM (among all their many other_It's like absolutely no one can figure out how the hell we got here) schemes launched without anyone beating an eyelid.
Had it not because of a courageous squeeky wheel, ~ Edward Snowden, ~ they could have accomplished EVEN MORE !
They must really hate Zuckerberg.
oh, don't say that, you will force cold fjord to come with some lie to justify these crimes
If it does not involve Edward Snowden Cold Fjord isn't interested
Right, Mr. Cold Fjord ?
Hey, Facebook, make sure that no one else can use these techniques. That's your duty as a patent holder.
Excuse me, but where have you put your brain ?
Just in case you've missed it, please allow me to re-post the first sentence of TFA ...
"In June, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg blasted 'outrageous press reports' about the PRISM surveillance program ....
At least now we know the real Mark Zuckerberg
This is a surprise to you... ?!
Yes, to me, it was
I have heard of the name of Mark Zuckerberg, I know that kid got brains
But I was not aware that he is such a pathetic liar
Now, at least I, and many others, know
And this also teaches me a lesson --- never assume anything --- I was assuming that a brainy fella like Mark Zuckerberg would appreciate the value of liberty
How wrong I was !
Last, but not least, I need to thank Edward Snowden for starting the ball rolling ... If not for Mr. Snowden, we wouldn't have known so much --- NSA / PRISM / and the latest episode ... Mark Zuckerberg
Maybe they patented it so that nobody would use it?
They patented it to EXTORT MONEY FROM OTHERS !!
I'm sorry, I forgot to include the links to the two new articles that I mentioned in my previous comment.
Here they are ...
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/india-to-launch-orbiter-to-mars-next-week--29838.html [indiatvnews.com]
http://www.firstpost.com/india/will-isro-mars-mission-start-an-indo-china-space-race-1211933.html [firstpost.com]
... and I am glad I never waste any of my time in fb
... I was doing some reading on India's Mars mission and found two articles quoting the price tag for the entire mission to be $ 83 million.
Yes, you read it right, Eight-Three-Million-United-States-Dollars !
I don't know what NASA can come up with $ 83 Million, but I am pretty sure if NASA to send another probe to Mars it would be far greater than that.
PS. To my Indian friends, can you please share with us how you guys can keep the budget so low?
Since someone is looking for "Casual Racism", I'll oblige.
All power to India for their mission to MARS.
And this greeting comes from an American who was from China.
How's that for "Casual Racism" ??
I'm part of one of these younger generations, and I'm honestly not interested in getting involved because I've seen how much of a raging asshole Linuz can be. He's a great maintainer, but he could be honest and give constructive criticism in less condescending ways. I'm not as experienced as he is, but that doesn't give him the right to be a complete dick in public theater.
I've been in the Linux scene very early, and I've watched contributors come and go
The one thing that I've observed is that it's kinda generation gap
The older crop (age 40+) were the ones who like to take on challenges - and even when they have been shouted down, they still come back again and again, with better and better code implementation, to prove others wrong
The younger crop (age 35 or younger), on the other hand, can't stand people criticizing their code
They seem to think that since it's their code and they have contributed it FREE OF CHARGE others must be happy to accept them as is
What has transpired in the Linux Kernel scene reflects what is going on in the society at large, as well
The young uns can't stand criticism because they think they are too good to be criticized
Those old farts, on the other hand, don't mind criticism, and in fact, many actually welcome criticisms, for criticism only makes them tougher
I know, it's too much a generalization - as there are exceptions - but at least that's from my own observation
This is my first ever submission to /. so maybe it's perfectly normal and I just have no idea how do these things work but I'm as puzzled as you because the original submission said "First Major Release in 15 years"...
Don't worry, you'll get used to it
I have had my submits turned into articles that I don't even recognized ... ahh... what can I say, the /, editors like to think that they are magicians
This phenomenom has getting accutely troublesome especially _after_ Commander Taco has left
Capitalism was a fun experiment
Capitalism is not fool-proof.
Capitalism has a lot of faults in it
But compare Capitalism to Marxism, Capitalism still wins hands down
I am saying this based on my own experience - I was from a very Marxist-oriented country and the country turned from bad to worse under Marxism
Decades later, after that country started to adopt Capitalism, things began to start picking up
Now that country has the world's 2nd largest GDP
Yes, that country was China - and yes, I was from China - and please don't tell me how bad Capitalism is, because I can easily retort with real life disastrous examples of Marxism
This is a reply to you and to Common Joe, as well as to Joss
I am but a very ordinary man
I am no literary figure
My English is at best, remains at the secondary (high school) level - for English is the 5th language I picked up
I write based on what I have experienced, and I suspect (other than the trolls) most people here leave their comments based on their own life experiences
In my entire life I have never written an article before - I never need to
I am a nerd, a geek, a tinker, one who likes to get his hands dirty just to find out how things work, and if all attempts failed, take a step back and starts thinking, and after that, doubling the effort into finding out the answer/solution to whatever problem lies ahead
You want me to code ? No problem. I've done that for decades
You want me to do chip layout design ? No problem
You want me to fix my own car ? Re-design the firmware of the chip that controls my car engine ? No problem
But please ... don't ask me to write a formal article
As user "Areyoukiddingme" has remarked on my use of profanity ... that's the way I am, in my real life, and that's the way it reflects on my writing
Anyone working with me knows that I never minced words - when I am annoyed, all kinds of expletive come out, in all the languages that I ever know
It's not that I do not care for America - I do care, it's MY COUNTRY (eventhough I was not born in America, USA is more important than me than China, the country I was born in), but don't expect me to pen a flowerly worded article so that it could be pasted somewhere as "op-ed"
... All GCHQ's work is carried out in accordance with a strict legal and policy framework which ensure that our activities are authorised, necessary and proportionate, and that there is rigorous oversight ...
Maybe in strict legal terms, what GCHQ has done, including the man-in-the-middle attack spoofing Slashdot's webpages to inject malwares to the intended (and/or unintended) victims, is Kosher, the official reply from GCHQ is but another confirmation that Morality Is Dead, for the regime holding power over many of those so-called "Democratic Nations"
I am no sociologist, so I do not know where the failure lies - it could be democracy itself, it could be society, it could be education, it could even be "trendy" - but...
... at the end of the day, when Morality dies, anything goes
What is more shocking is that, if the government is immoral, how long do you expect their subjects (the people, that is) to remain upright morally ?
Government (and/or regimes) are like parents.
If the parents are crooked, don't expect the children to be straight.
... to include "Car is about to burst into flame"