Back in highschool, me and another guy built a pretty lame dataglove. He did the hardware, a bunch of potentiometers for the fingers, A2D conversion, didn't quite get to 6DOF movement sensors so used the mouse instead. I did the software and 3d modeling of the hand, got to learn some DirectX, though our teacher told us to use VB (ick).
What it came down to is a palm controlled by bulky array of potentiometers and a mouse which could grab and move objects in 3D.
I find that alot of my thought process is subvocalized. I was wondering how hard it would be to translate that into audible words and transmit them at a volume relative to distance from the receiver. Then you could have a social experiment where a group of people live together for a period of time while equipped with these transceivers.
I guess that explains the "automatically deletes Internet caches, histories, cookies and auto-complete forms" bit. If you made a browser from scratch you could just not implement those features...
So basically what apple is selling is not the song itself, but rather the assurance that it would be of a certain quality, the time saved on searching for it, and also the assurance that RIAA commandos won't break into your house in the middle of the night and proceed to fuck you in the ass.
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I know that the law views corporations as legal persons, but isn't this taking it a bit too far?
I was under the impression that libertarians were the embodiment of capitalism.
Back in highschool, me and another guy built a pretty lame dataglove.
He did the hardware, a bunch of potentiometers for the fingers, A2D conversion, didn't quite get to 6DOF movement sensors so used the mouse instead.
I did the software and 3d modeling of the hand, got to learn some DirectX, though our teacher told us to use VB (ick).
What it came down to is a palm controlled by bulky array of potentiometers and a mouse which could grab and move objects in 3D.
"People will take anything you say seriously if you put a famous name next to it." -Albert Einstein
That would translate to something like "Reshet-Shmeimeet", not very catchy. =/
Only outlaws will be reading Slashdot?
I find that alot of my thought process is subvocalized.
I was wondering how hard it would be to translate that into audible words and transmit them at a volume relative to distance from the receiver.
Then you could have a social experiment where a group of people live together for a period of time while equipped with these transceivers.
Statesman?
What are his powers?
Slimier than than a raging lawyer.
More powerful than a city official.
He can pass ineffectual laws with a single signature.
Who's that on that yacht?
It's a mongoose!
It's steve ballmer!
It's Statesman!
Can your legs run linux?
Here's mine:
Fallout series / Planescape Torment
Battlezone series (the one by Pandemic/Activision)
Homeworld series
Betrayal at Krondor
The Dig
Looks like Sony's new DRM scheme: release crap movies no one would want to copy.
Is that like a physicist past his half-life, only you haven't checked if he collapsed to his retired state yet?
No, i would like to see some damned campers behind bars though.
Only you can't kill anyone with an internet connection.
Believe me, i tried.
I believe to correct quote was "With great power comes great Ownage.".
Gah!
Google is building an army of telepaths!
Well, he did go to Harvard...
Don't know about the Kool-Aid, but i hear there's a bunch of guys trying to turn Windows into Wine...
The startup sound will be the voice of Steve Ballmer saying "Please bend over, this won't take long".
I guess that explains the "automatically deletes Internet caches, histories, cookies and auto-complete forms" bit.
If you made a browser from scratch you could just not implement those features...
Looks like the same goes for all the people posting this joke.
Rumor has it that his sick fuck also played... *GASP* Pacman!
I'm a dormant gamer, i just fucking woke up and my friend is expecting me to play an FPS with him.
I just sent a mail professing my love to a girl i know and the suspense is fucking killin me.
So basically what apple is selling is not the song itself, but rather the assurance that it would be of a certain quality, the time saved on searching for it, and also the assurance that RIAA commandos won't break into your house in the middle of the night and proceed to fuck you in the ass.