7. One handed brail keyboard? It's just a thought, but if the blind could be taught to use a one hand keyboard, they could read and type at the same time.
Man, if they ever develop such a thing, all of the lynx-using/. readership
is going to be learning braille! No longer will one handed surfing be reserved for mouse wielding weenies
Well, the last number of IEEE Spectrumcovers some
new 3D projection devices. One of them consists of a sphere (much like a plasma ball) in which a translucent screen rotates (you know, revolves?) and several colored lasers project light into it.
Persistance of vision causes the eey to perceive a 3D image, much as you see the time floating in the air on those whacky clocks that have leds mounted on a rapidly moving arm, but in 3D
This is not to say, of course, that such a device would be sold at 250 bucks for a gaming system... but it's interesting anyway
I don't know of that professor and grad student, but Alan Sokal did something like this a few years ago, and published a paper on the influence of quantum mechanics on something related to sociology in one of the most respected sociology journals (of course the article was 100% pure bullshit, just using the right terms). Turns out they didn't much appreciate it.
Coming from a more hard-science background, I tend to dismiss social sciences as not being real science, but mostly a stupid rewriting of simple facts. While I know my view is quite extreme, this guy just confirms it: (from TFA) "In sociology, we want them to learn the terms,"
If they grade their students based on their ability to spurt some inintelligible mumbo-jumbo, they're a bounch of clowns. And if his software does really go beyond that, maybe he chose the wrong career option and he should be doing some CS work on Natural Language...
In fact, it's a joint venture between Daimler-Benz and Swatch (yes, the watch makers), IIRC.
It's got Mercedes technology under the hood, and the design is from Swatch ( check http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/pw/05smartc abriolet.htm for the new cabriolet version)
Even if you did, you'd just need to take a picture with flash, and POOF! no more thongs (http://pubs.acs.org/cen/topstory/8017/8017notw4.h tml)... _AND_ you get the picture!
Well.. I agree with you in that cooking is more art than science. This doesn't mean however, that giving it a little scientifc spin doesnt't help. For instance, Ferran Adria, a guy considered one of the best chefs in the world, works with 2 chemical engineers in order to find new ways to cook food.
Depending on the precision you need, you could use
this combination to create latency and generate losses. I've written a quick hack like this for some tests I had to do, and it works (I did it a bit hastily, and it's sure to to be buggy, but, oh well..)
The reviews at Barns and Noble are way too good
on
The Saga of Katie.com
·
· Score: 1
If each game takes up 25 or 50GB (whether it's needed for the game, or it's just padding), a lot less people will be downloading them from P2P networks...
It's funny, but when reading the las paragraph of the article, Genetic Algorithms came to mind... It's not uncommon in the FLOSS world to see a lot of similar projects take off, some of which die just at the starting phase, and some of which reach great levels of popularity, taking parts (be it code, ideas or both) from other projects in the process. This happens for a number of iterations, until one or two emerge as the dominant choices. Just as GAs in optimization, this works pretty well for software projects. (think mplayer and xine, the big DEs, Mozilla, etc.)
Maybe when so many people think that file-swapping or [insert any other controversial subject, such as pot smoking] is not wrong, laws should be changed. After all, that's one of the bases for any democracy, right?
I don't know about the legality of his proposal, or even if his business estimations are reasonable, but he forgot the most important point: the artists
By his reasoning, CD sales would drop enormously, as anyone subscribed to the service would have access to the music, but the artists wouldn't see any kind of compensation for their work.
In a "best case scenario", where everyone used this kind of service, any given record would sell only as many copies as there are service providers, plus a few CD's to those who insist in having the original packaging. How long do you think this would last?
I'm sorry, but you're missing a point. The mere fact that robots might be able to fulfill those roles doesn't mean that they will.
Besides the obvious economic problems pointed out by the parent of your post, there are other social factors, that would put pressure on the government not to allow such a situation
If you get to those monstrous unemployment levels, all you'll get is a FUBAR economy, and possibly a revolution
No, the guy at new scientist got it right... TCP uses an AIMD (additive increase multiplicative decrease) rate control algorithm. The rate at which you send is controlled by the window size at any given time. If you detect a loss, you decrease your window, dividing it's size by 2. If packets are arriving ok, you make small increments to your window size.
This new protocol uses a different window management algorithm. It uses the acks as probes, (I guess they measure delays) and if 'the coast is clear', it maxes it's transmission speed
I do wonder about FAST TCP congestion control capabilities, thugh...
As for the poster who taled about slow start, sorry pal, but slow start is just the name...At that state, the transmission rate is increased quite fast, actually
Didn't want to waste my perfectly good karma, but well...
I don't have anything against Eugenia, but her reviews are only good if all you care about is eye candy and rounded windows. From a technical standpoint, they are completely worthless. She's a web designer, and it surely shows in her way of reveiwing. Personally, I don't give a flying fuck if the Zeta logo is ugly... I tend to care about performance and stability. And no, saying that it boots in 23 seconds in her fabled dual 533 celeron is not a good benchmark.
I do read her reviews, mainly to see the snapshots... If I want a good technical review, I won't go get it from OSNews (nor from/. for that matter). It's a bit like reading Roblimo's articles... from a technical viewpoint they're worthless, but they're sometimes fun... that's it
Slashdot Mirror
Man, if they ever develop such a thing, all of the lynx-using /. readership
is going to be learning braille! No longer will one handed surfing be reserved for mouse wielding weenies
Reminds me of the difference between erotic and exotic
erotic is when you use a feather... exotic is when you use the hole chicken
Only once... Prince of Persia
Well, the last number of IEEE Spectrumcovers some new 3D projection devices. One of them consists of a sphere (much like a plasma ball) in which a translucent screen rotates (you know, revolves?) and several colored lasers project light into it.
Persistance of vision causes the eey to perceive a 3D image, much as you see the time floating in the air on those whacky clocks that have leds mounted on a rapidly moving arm, but in 3D
This is not to say, of course, that such a device would be sold at 250 bucks for a gaming system... but it's interesting anyway
I don't know of that professor and grad student, but Alan Sokal did something like this a few years ago, and published a paper on the influence of quantum mechanics on something related to sociology in one of the most respected sociology journals (of course the article was 100% pure bullshit, just using the right terms). Turns out they didn't much appreciate it.
Coming from a more hard-science background, I tend to dismiss social sciences as not being real science, but mostly a stupid rewriting of simple facts. While I know my view is quite extreme, this guy just confirms it: (from TFA) "In sociology, we want them to learn the terms,"
If they grade their students based on their ability to spurt some inintelligible mumbo-jumbo, they're a bounch of clowns. And if his software does really go beyond that, maybe he chose the wrong career option and he should be doing some CS work on Natural Language...
or just go on picnics with this guy. Wasps will think twice before approaching.
In fact, it's a joint venture between Daimler-Benz and Swatch (yes, the watch makers), IIRC. It's got Mercedes technology under the hood, and the design is from Swatch ( check http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/pw/05smartc abriolet.htm for the new cabriolet version)
Even if you did, you'd just need to take a picture with flash, and POOF! no more thongs (http://pubs.acs.org/cen/topstory/8017/8017notw4.h tml)... _AND_ you get the picture!
Well, maybe he has, like, a reeeaally loooonng cable...
Well.. I agree with you in that cooking is more art than science. This doesn't mean however, that giving it a little scientifc spin doesnt't help. For instance, Ferran Adria, a guy considered one of the best chefs in the world, works with 2 chemical engineers in order to find new ways to cook food.
Depending on the precision you need, you could use this combination to create latency and generate losses. I've written a quick hack like this for some tests I had to do, and it works (I did it a bit hastily, and it's sure to to be buggy, but, oh well..)
Maybe we should give'em a clue?
If each game takes up 25 or 50GB (whether it's needed for the game, or it's just padding), a lot less people will be downloading them from P2P networks...
The answer is easy... At 25GB per game, they're going to prevent you from downloading it off P2P networks.
Well... all those things you mention are, in one way or another, useful to you, whereas spyware is not.
Don't you see? He's just trying to dump his Rayban stock. Speaking of which... I'm selling my SCOX shares, anyone interested? ;)
There's some really old prior art (remember B.C.?)
It's funny, but when reading the las paragraph of the article, Genetic Algorithms came to mind... It's not uncommon in the FLOSS world to see a lot of similar projects take off, some of which die just at the starting phase, and some of which reach great levels of popularity, taking parts (be it code, ideas or both) from other projects in the process. This happens for a number of iterations, until one or two emerge as the dominant choices. Just as GAs in optimization, this works pretty well for software projects. (think mplayer and xine, the big DEs, Mozilla, etc.)
Maybe when so many people think that file-swapping or [insert any other controversial subject, such as pot smoking] is not wrong, laws should be changed. After all, that's one of the bases for any democracy, right?
I don't know about the legality of his proposal, or even if his business estimations are reasonable, but he forgot the most important point: the artists
By his reasoning, CD sales would drop enormously, as anyone subscribed to the service would have access to the music, but the artists wouldn't see any kind of compensation for their work. In a "best case scenario", where everyone used this kind of service, any given record would sell only as many copies as there are service providers, plus a few CD's to those who insist in having the original packaging. How long do you think this would last?
I'm sorry, but you're missing a point. The mere fact that robots might be able to fulfill those roles doesn't mean that they will.
Besides the obvious economic problems pointed out by the parent of your post, there are other social factors, that would put pressure on the government not to allow such a situation
If you get to those monstrous unemployment levels, all you'll get is a FUBAR economy, and possibly a revolution
Man! That notebook comes with 4 integrated speakers... I wonder how do you get any surround sound out of that!
Did your solution handle the 3DMark tests correctly? ;)
No, the guy at new scientist got it right... TCP uses an AIMD (additive increase multiplicative decrease) rate control algorithm. The rate at which you send is controlled by the window size at any given time. If you detect a loss, you decrease your window, dividing it's size by 2. If packets are arriving ok, you make small increments to your window size.
This new protocol uses a different window management algorithm. It uses the acks as probes, (I guess they measure delays) and if 'the coast is clear', it maxes it's transmission speed
I do wonder about FAST TCP congestion control capabilities, thugh... As for the poster who taled about slow start, sorry pal, but slow start is just the name...At that state, the transmission rate is increased quite fast, actually
Didn't want to waste my perfectly good karma, but well...
I don't have anything against Eugenia, but her reviews are only good if all you care about is eye candy and rounded windows. From a technical standpoint, they are completely worthless. She's a web designer, and it surely shows in her way of reveiwing. Personally, I don't give a flying fuck if the Zeta logo is ugly... I tend to care about performance and stability. And no, saying that it boots in 23 seconds in her fabled dual 533 celeron is not a good benchmark.
I do read her reviews, mainly to see the snapshots... If I want a good technical review, I won't go get it from OSNews (nor from /. for that matter). It's a bit like reading Roblimo's articles... from a technical viewpoint they're worthless, but they're sometimes fun... that's it