Oh, come on. Why can't an expert be someone who knows where to look and produces helpful information?
I grew up with Car Talk and it never occurred to me to question the reality of the show, so when I found out how it's produced (not a secret: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Talk), it felt like learning the hard truth about Santa Claus all over again. Hurts, right?
Suspension of disbelief is your friend, and it's still a great show. My weekends will miss them.
I might point out that the new Apple laptops have ALL of their ports on one side, opposite the optical drive. The previous configuration has critical ports on opposite sides of the laptop and the optical drive on a third side - not ideal for docking. The new setup still gives you access to the optical drive when the laptop is docked.
Not to mention those tapered edges would make it even easier to slide into a square hole...
And a "simple" AI wouldn't be able to walk at all. Any robot that walks on two legs has a freaking hefty AI subroutine monitoring a million things we don't ever even consider.
This is not quite true. As it turns out, the mechanics of walking doesn't take any any brain power at all, artificial or otherwise. There ARE robots that use a hefty AI subroutine in conjunction with tons of sensors and motors (Honda's ASIMO for example), but all those sensors/motors aren't really necessary.
Take a look at this: Passive Dynamic Walking. A few guys at Cornell University built a walking robot that depends on gravity alone. Be sure to check out the Video Collection; notice how natural the robot's gait appears. It's eerie how this unpowered robot seems so human as it walks, and interesting how the walking mechanism is built right into our skeletal frame.
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I had the same thought about Time Machine - I suspect they want you to start backing up on (and paying for) iCloud.
I went to Apples site and looked around - there were no side views to be seen - hmm.
http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/design/
I don't have an opinion on the protruding lens, but enough with the typical Slashdot attitude. Jeez.
Oh, come on. Why can't an expert be someone who knows where to look and produces helpful information?
I grew up with Car Talk and it never occurred to me to question the reality of the show, so when I found out how it's produced (not a secret: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Talk), it felt like learning the hard truth about Santa Claus all over again. Hurts, right?
Suspension of disbelief is your friend, and it's still a great show. My weekends will miss them.
Not to mention those tapered edges would make it even easier to slide into a square hole...
This is not quite true.
As it turns out, the mechanics of walking doesn't take any any brain power at all, artificial or otherwise. There ARE robots that use a hefty AI subroutine in conjunction with tons of sensors and motors (Honda's ASIMO for example), but all those sensors/motors aren't really necessary.
Take a look at this: Passive Dynamic Walking. A few guys at Cornell University built a walking robot that depends on gravity alone. Be sure to check out the Video Collection; notice how natural the robot's gait appears. It's eerie how this unpowered robot seems so human as it walks, and interesting how the walking mechanism is built right into our skeletal frame.