I don't know. I thought keeping data on old clunky servers is kind of necessary for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act and this whole "transparency" idea. They are going to start storing data in gmail and youtube accounts? Maybe I'm missing something, but this doesn't feel right.
Depending on the implementation this is going to be good or bad.
Good if there is some instruction on heart rate ranges that constitute exercise. The kids can participate in an activity and get immediate feedback on if they are getting a training effect. They will know they need to dial up the intensity. It could serve as a valuable tool for getting kids to exercise. It could be really good IF there is good instruction on how to use the technology. There are a bunch of other really nice uses for heart monitors, but they are better suited for things like a high school track team.
More likely, they it is a whole lot of money spent to avoid liability on some fat kid getting a heart attack. It could happen, but more than likely not. The money would be better spent elsewhere.
As far as the paranoia, the things can't really be used to collect data for big brother purposes. The technology would need to make a really big leap to get there, and when it does arrive, it would probably only be used in competitive cycling and other endurance sports for the first few years (if not about a decade). The straps with a basic watch to tell heart rate runs about $40 (Walmart price a couple years ago). Any reader that can do more than give an instantaneous heart rate reading will cost more than that. Get two kids close together and they will get funny readings from interfering with each other.
I really like how your whole post fits together. You can get a free copy of Windows 7, and giving sales a deal on Windows 7 is unethical. Unless I'm missing a completely legal channel of getting Windows 7 for free, you aren't really in a position to be talking about ethics.
Let's turn it over to Ferris at the Irony Desk. Ferris.
Thanks, Cameron. The ELF activists have just taken down a radio tower in the name of the environment. Now the broadcast company will replace the tower. Undoubtedly they will utilize construction and transportation methods that the ELF won't like. Their efforts to protect the environment will only act as the catalyst for more harm to be done to the environment that would not have happened if they left the tower alone. Back to you, Cameron.
Then let me be the first person you've heard of with a failing NES. I had an NES console fail and I had to get it replaced. I was pretty pissed because the old console had a sticker on it from a Nintendo Power magazine. Never got that sticker back, or even a replacement sticker. Your anecdotal results may vary.
That's interesting, but it will really have better accuracy in telling if the musician who provided to DNA sample had previously provided a meiotic DNA sample to a groupie.
I'm in a similar boat. The car I would love to trade in is a Plymouth Voyager, but due to some administrative SNAFU my van is 1 mpg over the limit while the identical Chrysler Town and Country is golden.
4chan, or a bunch of Microsoft haters that would pretty much never use Bing anyway. I can't think of anywhere that a bunch of Microsoft haters hang out on the interwebs. It definitely wouldn't happen on slashdot.
Just in case you've been living under a rock for the last few months, the Republicans aren't going to be able to call his bluff by themselves. You might want to tell the majority party to grow a pair.
Glucose in soft drinks? Are there any soft drinks that actually use glucose rather than, or even in addition to fructose? If that's what TFA says, then I'm already calling BS.
I think the bigger issue with electric motors on semis is batteries. Even if there was a suitable motor to run a commercial cargo on a semi, the battery required to run the semi with a functional range would be pretty massive. They may as well pull an extra trailer just to house the battery they would need. Electric motors make a lot of sense with trains, but not for hauling cargo on the road. Maybe if there was a "semi lane" with some sort of power hook-up...
Yup, the Brits dropped that useless system a long time ago. They just film two versions of Top Gear, one for the domestic market using the kilometers and liters and another for BBC America with miles and gallons. Makes sense to me.
And while we are at it, when did stone become an SI unit?
If the Does' appeal is successful, then the RIAA MO becomes a liability. Any future defendants can hold the ruling out there and the case will get dropped. If karma has anything to do with it they would get bent over AND taken out behind the wood shed. They could still bring lawsuits, they will just have to change the status quo to get anywhere.
Your post and the GP both mentioned what I thought of immediately as potential lurking variables. The ones that buy the most expensive shoes are fairly likely going to be either wannabes or really serious. The really serious runners are going to be more likely to injure themselves either through the volume of exercise or overuse injuries. The wannabes are likely to push themselves to the point of injury.
My other bone of contention is how the "best runners in the world run barefoot". Sure there are barefoot runners, but they are the exception to the rule for the best runners. The marquee marathons and triathlons rarely have barefoot runners. They are more of the side show figures than the contenders. I don't recall hearing about Steve Prefontaine ran barefoot, and he is one of the best in recent history.
I think the whole thing is a bad idea. The more people use Linux, the more malware authors will try to put exploits into the wild. With the current market share of the varied OSes, making malware that hits Linux doesn't give much bang for the buck. Keep the masses on the pay OSes and keep that extra layer of security.
I'm with you on that. NES had a D-pad on the left and buttons on the right. Essentially controllers have stayed with that same design. Sure analog sticks and more buttons have been added, but it still remains true to that same basic schema. Button layout and where analog stick(s) show up is about the only real difference between them as far as layout. I wouldn't call the PS2/3 controller layout a "good" thing or a "bad" thing by itself. The rationale behind that choice might be.
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I don't know. I thought keeping data on old clunky servers is kind of necessary for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act and this whole "transparency" idea. They are going to start storing data in gmail and youtube accounts? Maybe I'm missing something, but this doesn't feel right.
Depending on the implementation this is going to be good or bad.
Good if there is some instruction on heart rate ranges that constitute exercise. The kids can participate in an activity and get immediate feedback on if they are getting a training effect. They will know they need to dial up the intensity. It could serve as a valuable tool for getting kids to exercise. It could be really good IF there is good instruction on how to use the technology. There are a bunch of other really nice uses for heart monitors, but they are better suited for things like a high school track team.
More likely, they it is a whole lot of money spent to avoid liability on some fat kid getting a heart attack. It could happen, but more than likely not. The money would be better spent elsewhere.
As far as the paranoia, the things can't really be used to collect data for big brother purposes. The technology would need to make a really big leap to get there, and when it does arrive, it would probably only be used in competitive cycling and other endurance sports for the first few years (if not about a decade). The straps with a basic watch to tell heart rate runs about $40 (Walmart price a couple years ago). Any reader that can do more than give an instantaneous heart rate reading will cost more than that. Get two kids close together and they will get funny readings from interfering with each other.
I really like how your whole post fits together. You can get a free copy of Windows 7, and giving sales a deal on Windows 7 is unethical. Unless I'm missing a completely legal channel of getting Windows 7 for free, you aren't really in a position to be talking about ethics.
Let's turn it over to Ferris at the Irony Desk. Ferris.
Thanks, Cameron. The ELF activists have just taken down a radio tower in the name of the environment. Now the broadcast company will replace the tower. Undoubtedly they will utilize construction and transportation methods that the ELF won't like. Their efforts to protect the environment will only act as the catalyst for more harm to be done to the environment that would not have happened if they left the tower alone. Back to you, Cameron.
Because "One of UK's oldest" or "UK's second oldest" just aren't sexy enough for headlines.
Wolfram Alpha much?
It puts a whole new spin on the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_windowparable of the broken window.
My first thought while reading the summary was "slippery when wet".
Then let me be the first person you've heard of with a failing NES. I had an NES console fail and I had to get it replaced. I was pretty pissed because the old console had a sticker on it from a Nintendo Power magazine. Never got that sticker back, or even a replacement sticker. Your anecdotal results may vary.
That's interesting, but it will really have better accuracy in telling if the musician who provided to DNA sample had previously provided a meiotic DNA sample to a groupie.
Go through and find all the messages in bottles. We've got to see if these poor guys are still alive.
A Tesla Model S
It has a better range, a quicker full charge, a potential 5 minute battery swap, and the "S" is for SEXY.
I'm in a similar boat. The car I would love to trade in is a Plymouth Voyager, but due to some administrative SNAFU my van is 1 mpg over the limit while the identical Chrysler Town and Country is golden.
4chan, or a bunch of Microsoft haters that would pretty much never use Bing anyway. I can't think of anywhere that a bunch of Microsoft haters hang out on the interwebs. It definitely wouldn't happen on slashdot.
You didn't say how fast the Hummer was going, or if it was an H1, H2, or H3 (or how overweight the guy driving it is for that matter).
Holy carp! That's like 91 dog years!
Just in case you've been living under a rock for the last few months, the Republicans aren't going to be able to call his bluff by themselves. You might want to tell the majority party to grow a pair.
Glucose in soft drinks? Are there any soft drinks that actually use glucose rather than, or even in addition to fructose? If that's what TFA says, then I'm already calling BS.
I think the bigger issue with electric motors on semis is batteries. Even if there was a suitable motor to run a commercial cargo on a semi, the battery required to run the semi with a functional range would be pretty massive. They may as well pull an extra trailer just to house the battery they would need. Electric motors make a lot of sense with trains, but not for hauling cargo on the road. Maybe if there was a "semi lane" with some sort of power hook-up...
Yup, the Brits dropped that useless system a long time ago. They just film two versions of Top Gear, one for the domestic market using the kilometers and liters and another for BBC America with miles and gallons. Makes sense to me.
And while we are at it, when did stone become an SI unit?
At least no one will be throwing their new Wii controllers through their Plasma TVs anymore.
Would you prefer flash animation?
If the Does' appeal is successful, then the RIAA MO becomes a liability. Any future defendants can hold the ruling out there and the case will get dropped. If karma has anything to do with it they would get bent over AND taken out behind the wood shed. They could still bring lawsuits, they will just have to change the status quo to get anywhere.
Your post and the GP both mentioned what I thought of immediately as potential lurking variables. The ones that buy the most expensive shoes are fairly likely going to be either wannabes or really serious. The really serious runners are going to be more likely to injure themselves either through the volume of exercise or overuse injuries. The wannabes are likely to push themselves to the point of injury.
My other bone of contention is how the "best runners in the world run barefoot". Sure there are barefoot runners, but they are the exception to the rule for the best runners. The marquee marathons and triathlons rarely have barefoot runners. They are more of the side show figures than the contenders. I don't recall hearing about Steve Prefontaine ran barefoot, and he is one of the best in recent history.
I think the whole thing is a bad idea. The more people use Linux, the more malware authors will try to put exploits into the wild. With the current market share of the varied OSes, making malware that hits Linux doesn't give much bang for the buck. Keep the masses on the pay OSes and keep that extra layer of security.
I'm with you on that. NES had a D-pad on the left and buttons on the right. Essentially controllers have stayed with that same design. Sure analog sticks and more buttons have been added, but it still remains true to that same basic schema. Button layout and where analog stick(s) show up is about the only real difference between them as far as layout. I wouldn't call the PS2/3 controller layout a "good" thing or a "bad" thing by itself. The rationale behind that choice might be.