However, I can think of an interesting application: The desktop interface to your computer. I like the idea of my individual windows having depth. If they were transparent to boot, that could potentially mean that I can have a great deal more data on the screen at once.
About 5 years ago when alternate shells for Windows first started gaining momentum there were a couple that played with this idea, I don't think any of them reached a point of being useful/stable, but why couldn't this just be done with software that exists today?
Why do you say this? Is manipulating a keyboard and/or mouse to change your viewpoint more efficient?
I'm just talking about the physical mechanics of moving your fingers or lower arm in comparison to moving your torso, neck, head, etc.
Imagine a surgeon performing surgery through the use of a 3D display... both of his hands could be occupied with "virtual tools" or whatever, so it would be much easier for him to just look around the model.
If both his hands are occupied he's really not going to be able to *move* to get a better view as the hands would be anchoring points. This could be relevant in situations where one surgeon is working on a patient... but does that ever happen?
I can't see how the way we simulate three dimensions on a computer now would be done any better by making it closer to true 3d.
Physically moving to look behind something on your monitor is incredibly inefficient, we'd have a whole new class for RSIs. On eBay... we can simulate 3D just like we do now, why aren't people doing it? There probably isn't a demand for it, 3d videoconferencing?? Why? What would that gain you?
While objects in the background do not pose problems, viewing objects in the foreground can cause the eyes to shift back and forth rapidly.
The main reason I wear glasses is by using a poor quality monitor for about 6 years, since the pixels jiggle my eyes would constantly refocus. Hopefully, they can fix this to some extent...
Is there going to be any legitimate non-gaming or high end science usage for something like this? I can't see this being relevant to any more than 1/100 of the computer using populace.
There was a guy I heard on the radio a couple years ago that used rainfall patterns to predict earthquakes. With the basic logic that the longer a fault lays dormant the bigger the earthquake, he also figured in how much rainfall an area was getting and the position of the moon. Apparently, when the moon is closer to a water soaked area the faults tend to go.
The idea of a cyclical universe made things so much neater, the fact that there wasn't a definitive beginning or end, that it existed, had always existed, and will always exist. I'm not sure if an infinitely expanding universe necessarily means some sort of weirdness can't happen to bring it all back together, or that another dimension splitting thing can't happen (the basis of string theory), but nonetheless, the idea is daunting. The truely unfortunate part of this is that all the religionists are going to flip and say it's more proof that god exists... bleh.
Oh... and you can't prove anything in science... so they aren't going to release a paper proving dark matter.
The article makes no mention of the screen size... are we supposed to assume the W10 means 10"? A 10" 16:9 LCD is just far too small, especially with that price...
the ascii artists of the day, and ones that still draw now, actually had SKILL, they worked by hand... all these ascii's here are just lame pixel art to ascii conversions, which is just stupid, unskilled, and hardly ascii at all. bleh!
Since the/. crowd seems to appreciate the exciting combination of amateur chemistry and fearlessness
I think the correct phrase would actually be "...the exciting combination of amateur chemistry and stupidity..." or you could possibly with stupidity with the word Guiness.
The Gamecube controller and the Virtual Boy controller look extremely similar... I wonder how they jumped to the bizarre claw-like design of the N64 controller...
When I first read this I thought "now, I can understand the slashdot linux zealots talking about Microsoft doing evil things against Linux, but the US army?"
And then I debated, should I check "post anonymously" or not...:)
Slashdot Mirror
80%?
When I want to know if people are full of crap I tracert them
What?? How does this let you know if people are full of crap?
There are several windows programs Visual Route and another I think is called NeoTrace, I'm sure there's something like this for Linux.
If only 1000 were made that means there was 1.5 charging stations per vehicle... that's a good business plan there.
However, I can think of an interesting application: The desktop interface to your computer. I like the idea of my individual windows having depth. If they were transparent to boot, that could potentially mean that I can have a great deal more data on the screen at once.
About 5 years ago when alternate shells for Windows first started gaining momentum there were a couple that played with this idea, I don't think any of them reached a point of being useful/stable, but why couldn't this just be done with software that exists today?
Why do you say this? Is manipulating a keyboard and/or mouse to change your viewpoint more efficient?
I'm just talking about the physical mechanics of moving your fingers or lower arm in comparison to moving your torso, neck, head, etc.
Imagine a surgeon performing surgery through the use of a 3D display... both of his hands could be occupied with "virtual tools" or whatever, so it would be much easier for him to just look around the model.
If both his hands are occupied he's really not going to be able to *move* to get a better view as the hands would be anchoring points. This could be relevant in situations where one surgeon is working on a patient... but does that ever happen?
I can't see how the way we simulate three dimensions on a computer now would be done any better by making it closer to true 3d.
Physically moving to look behind something on your monitor is incredibly inefficient, we'd have a whole new class for RSIs. On eBay... we can simulate 3D just like we do now, why aren't people doing it? There probably isn't a demand for it, 3d videoconferencing?? Why? What would that gain you?
3d pr0n...
While objects in the background do not pose problems, viewing objects in the foreground can cause the eyes to shift back and forth rapidly.
The main reason I wear glasses is by using a poor quality monitor for about 6 years, since the pixels jiggle my eyes would constantly refocus. Hopefully, they can fix this to some extent...
Is there going to be any legitimate non-gaming or high end science usage for something like this? I can't see this being relevant to any more than 1/100 of the computer using populace.
There was a guy I heard on the radio a couple years ago that used rainfall patterns to predict earthquakes. With the basic logic that the longer a fault lays dormant the bigger the earthquake, he also figured in how much rainfall an area was getting and the position of the moon. Apparently, when the moon is closer to a water soaked area the faults tend to go.
so as rabid /.'ers are we supposed to be FOR or AGAINST domains being property?
I got my first computer in 1990 and whenever it's been convenient to bring up I've always asked what the SysRq button was for... anyone know?
why haven't they jumped all over this? update the client soon! i want my $1,000,000!
until some 14yo kid codes a 42 character perl script to get past it.
The idea of a cyclical universe made things so much neater, the fact that there wasn't a definitive beginning or end, that it existed, had always existed, and will always exist. I'm not sure if an infinitely expanding universe necessarily means some sort of weirdness can't happen to bring it all back together, or that another dimension splitting thing can't happen (the basis of string theory), but nonetheless, the idea is daunting. The truely unfortunate part of this is that all the religionists are going to flip and say it's more proof that god exists... bleh.
Oh... and you can't prove anything in science... so they aren't going to release a paper proving dark matter.
all the computers at school that have AIM on them with saved passwords. Hahaha...
The article makes no mention of the screen size... are we supposed to assume the W10 means 10"? A 10" 16:9 LCD is just far too small, especially with that price...
the ascii artists of the day, and ones that still draw now, actually had SKILL, they worked by hand... all these ascii's here are just lame pixel art to ascii conversions, which is just stupid, unskilled, and hardly ascii at all. bleh!
Doh... "you could possibly SWITCH with stupidity"
:)
Looks like I've had too much Guiness today.
Since the /. crowd seems to appreciate the exciting combination of amateur chemistry and fearlessness
I think the correct phrase would actually be "...the exciting combination of amateur chemistry and stupidity..." or you could possibly with stupidity with the word Guiness.
The Gamecube controller and the Virtual Boy controller look extremely similar... I wonder how they jumped to the bizarre claw-like design of the N64 controller...
It doesn't give a specific filesize in the article...
How many levels can you play through until your phone dies?
When I first read this I thought "now, I can understand the slashdot linux zealots talking about Microsoft doing evil things against Linux, but the US army?"
:)
And then I debated, should I check "post anonymously" or not...
(no karma bonus was a no brainer...)