Exactly. You don't even need Google Latitude. Just get her a small cheap phone and teach her how to use it. If she gets lost due to the school or her own demise, she can call and say where she is.
It seems more beneficial to a child to be able to learn how to read street signs and give directions to themselves, instead of relying on technology and parents to find them.
First off, to reiterate what everyone else has said. Thank you for the very informative post. It has been enlightening, possibly in the worst ways.
None of this should come as too much of a big surprise considering Japanese popular culture (TV Drama & anime) tends to portray college classes somewhat like what you describe (though not exactly). This is all disheartening as it defiantly dissuades someone like myself, who was considering a career in college academia, from ever wanting to try to teach there.
I'm hoping, if you are still reading your replies, you may be able to comment on what Graduate schools are like in Japan. I've noticed a trend with many of the Japanese professors at my US university, where they got their BA/BS in Japan, but most come to the US to get their Masters and eventually their Doctorate. I've always wondered if this means Japanese grad schools suffer from the same kind of problems that the undergraduate system does. Does the graduate level function much better than the undergraduate in respect to teaching and learning? (That's not to say learning doesn't/can't go on at undergrad, but I always figured [and you confirmed somewhat] that due to the high school academic system, many professors get stuck teaching their classes like they would a high school level class. In which case, its the constant spewing of facts with no real attempt made to make thinks make sense.) Would you as an assistant professor, encourage people to come to Japan's graduate schools? This may be somewhat of a stupid question but, are "traditional" (read: old) Japanese professors just as interested in teaching their students (those that will learn) as most professors in say the US? Finally, and somewhat off topic, how is research funding in Japan? Is it more widely available than the US or less so? More difficult to acquire or easier?
This is quite interesting and confirms something odd I saw in the Japanese movie Densha Otoko. In the movie there are three guys who communicate with the main character. They operate out of a manga cafe that has internet access. Their demeanor suggested they were homeless in many rights, and this surprised me and left me believing it was a joke of some sort but this BBC article convinces me otherwise now.
What this refers to is Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. It says they can not maintain arms for the use of war, only for the use of self-defense.
The tension in Japan that has been growing though is to rewrite the constitution and change or remove article 9 from the constitution. Just like the US Constitution, there is nothing preventing them from doing so. In fact, the US, the ones who forced this article on them back in the 50's, would be the ones to welcome it more than anyone else I am sure. Japan is the US's strongest ally in Asia. They have been encouraging a change like that for a good long time.
If the airline wronged you, you should be spreading the word. If they won't accept the cost for poor service then word of mouth for their crap service should be the consequence.
Isn't that the truth? Secretary Gates wants to cancel the F-22 and cut our aircraft carrier fleet down so that we can focus on fighting insurgencies.
Actually, I was under the impression that the reason why they were canceling the F-22 is because its so bloody expensive. It doesn't matter though, they already have another fighter plane in the pipeline. The F-35 Lightning II. Stealth tech and all. Big difference between this plane and the F-22 though is that this plane is being built so it can be easily adapted to multiple service branches. Something the F-22 wasn't built for. Also the F-35 has a unit cost of about 80$ million where as F-22 is 130$ million. So ya, big difference.
The summary mentions that this will be coming out on the Wii, but the article also mentions that it will be co-released on the PS2 and PSP as well, with the familar SH control system. The last generation consoles just keep on living it seems.
This seems like flawed logic. So because I have a huge HDD for my computer or my Ipod, the media that exists (songs/videos) should be dirt cheap to reflect the falling price of media space?
I do agree though with the general idea you were touching on though, which is that the intellectual property industry is going to need to adapt to the digital age. Its pretty clear that the IP industry is going to suffer from a sort of "Tragedy of the Commons" ordeal. Many people will have a hard time justifying paying for IP when its 'free' for easy download elsewhere on the internet. The industry can fight back using the law, but looking at past responses the internet has made when the law stepped in, I doubt much can be done. When they shut down Napster, one of the first P2Ps, people simply moved to Kazaa. When Kazaa became crap and came under fire, people moved to the newer upgraded system, BitTorrent. Torrents won't ever likely disappear due to their ease of distribution, but the infrastructure for distribution of torrents (i.e., trackers) may change, if it hasn't already.
The only two real answers to these problems as I see it is for the IP industry to adapt to the new way people view IP, which is as at best, as a free/public universal commodity. Or for the IP industry to collapse due to the lack of income, and cause a reshaping of people's ideals on IP. I suppose a third option might be to have the government step in on the IP industry's behalf (which they are doing?) and manage the issue, but this likely won't be effective. Whichever option is chosen is irrelevant, only that something must change if the IP industry is to continue living. They may be fine right now, because there are still plenty of consumers that understand or believe that its "right" to pay for something they want, but will it remain that way in 20-30 years when acquiring the media may be even easier? Not only that but many of the people that have grown up with access to Napster/Kazaa/Torrents, will continue to use them in the future. And assuming the IP industry doesn't start massive brainwashing campaigns (some exist) concerning copyright infringement; there will be even more kids growing up with the same idea that young generation has right now.
Some may argue that the IP industry needs to revert back to something it use to be, which was people making content simply because they love making it (see some independent bands). This is a nice dream, but not realistic in the least. Music and writing might survive under system of "free" giving, but what of movies and television, which even when they weren't "big budget," were still fairly expensive endeavors.
For example with TV shows companies should experiment with broadcasts which actually "upgraded" for the web. The idea is that you put your show online with ads for people to see for free.
You mentioned using ads to support free content, but if one thing has become clear over the years, it's the fact that many people have come to hate advertising with a passion. Ads are one reason a number of people now download their favorite TV shows off the internet. People will always try to find ways around Ads, and when this becomes pervasive, ads will cease to provide the support needed to run the system.
In terms of music, I think bands should get "distributors" which distribute all their music in very large inexpensive packages. Then the band can offer their music for free download on their website for their casual fans, but while simultaneously selling media and merchandise to their more loyal fans (who don't mind spending a little bit to support the band) with added value. I think there are still many ways to make good money off of media, but the truth is that the pay per unit or copy model is dying and won't be around much longer.
Like I mentioned above, this might work now because some people actually see that you need to put money into the system in order for it to continue surviving. But if s
I looked at the actual article in Science magazine and there were a number of formulas mentioned for showing the amount of energy that has to be applied to this. I'm not a physicist so some of these don't make much sense to me, but maybe it'll interest someone.
The article mentions that Epsilon_w (Strain?)= the change in Width / initial Width_0. The change in E_w increases quadratically(V^2) with voltage applied, but at higher voltages the increase in E_w increases with V^(2/3). They mentioned that to get a 14% actuation with a Length/Width=13.9, they need to apply 260V.
I was reading earlier last month that Fermilab thinks they might have a 50% (possibly more) chance of detecting the Higgs assuming the amount of energy needed to break it apart is low. So ya, Fermilab can still provide us with a lot of new findings before LHC goes active later this year.
Maybe someone who understands this a little better can fill me in.
The article makes the recording mechanism for the magnetic readings, seem a lot like MEG. In MEG, you sit in a magnetically shielded room and have a "cap" containing SQUIDs placed on your head. The squids detect the minor changes in magnetic fields around neurons. Using some fairly complex mathematics and physics, they can pinpoint where the changes occurred in 3D space and can build a topographic activation map similar to those seen using EEG/ERP techniques.
So my question remains. Is this advancement by IBM any different or simply an improvement on a design like MEG?
The problem with this plan is that it doesn't scale out. It's subject to the Windmill effect, where it's contesting with other uses for land, and eventually, it will be a source of clutter on the landscape. Are you kidding me? "Contesting with other uses of land"? There are miles upon miles of land out in the Western United States that aren't being used for anything right now, and likely never will be due to the climate. This climate however would be perfect for these Solar Thermal plants.
The answer is encrypted virtual drives using TrueCrypt or even possibly AxCrypt, which can handle individual file encryption and allow for password entry every time you need to open the file.
We can detect magnetic field changes of neurons, its called MEG. The only problem is that you have to have a room thats shielded to block out the Earth's magnetic field, and then you need a very sensetive magnetic sensor that costs millions of dollars, placed next to the persons head.
I'm not expecting to see this any time soon. The paper claims that password entry was on par with keyboard entry and this might be true, but the article doesn't really mention some of the other annoying aspects that go with eye tracking; like calibration. Having worked with eye tracking equipment, this is one of the most frustrating aspects to using it in research or just in general.
Each person's eye 'takes' a little bit differently to the camera and the IR. Slight head movements, changes in pupil dilation, obstructions (make-up), awkward reflections, and so on; can mess up the calibration and cause the system to think your eye is somewhere else. Compound flaky calibrations on top of unconscious erratic eye movements; it'd be amazing to get a system that would accurately read your input even half the time. It would very likely take a number of tries before you even got your password in correctly.
More than likely he is like me, a student, and his university has an electronic subscription to the Journal. All you have to do is log in to the school network and access the journal through a gateway and you can read the articles 'free' (of course you pay for it in a fee somewhere).
The ESRB is focused on rating the playable content within a game and critics have always voiced that games are worse than movies because theres an interactive portion to the game. Here we have nothing more than a movie showing some graphic content thats not even live action. Even movies like Hostel only get by with an R rating and are presentable in theaters, but here we have the ESRB claiming this video can't be shown and must be removed?
That aside, it also seems to me that the ESRB is over stepping their bounds in attempting to control what companies release on their sites.
Its my understanding that games can't be published unless they have an ESRB rating. This isn't a law but its a general rule that many of the console makers follow. The ESRB can easily tell the company that they need to rate/remove the video or they won't have their games rated, effectively locking them out of having their games published. So its a form of coercion I believe.
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Haha, very true. I was aiming for a word meaning "her own fault."
Exactly. You don't even need Google Latitude. Just get her a small cheap phone and teach her how to use it. If she gets lost due to the school or her own demise, she can call and say where she is.
It seems more beneficial to a child to be able to learn how to read street signs and give directions to themselves, instead of relying on technology and parents to find them.
First off, to reiterate what everyone else has said. Thank you for the very informative post. It has been enlightening, possibly in the worst ways.
None of this should come as too much of a big surprise considering Japanese popular culture (TV Drama & anime) tends to portray college classes somewhat like what you describe (though not exactly). This is all disheartening as it defiantly dissuades someone like myself, who was considering a career in college academia, from ever wanting to try to teach there.
I'm hoping, if you are still reading your replies, you may be able to comment on what Graduate schools are like in Japan. I've noticed a trend with many of the Japanese professors at my US university, where they got their BA/BS in Japan, but most come to the US to get their Masters and eventually their Doctorate. I've always wondered if this means Japanese grad schools suffer from the same kind of problems that the undergraduate system does. Does the graduate level function much better than the undergraduate in respect to teaching and learning? (That's not to say learning doesn't/can't go on at undergrad, but I always figured [and you confirmed somewhat] that due to the high school academic system, many professors get stuck teaching their classes like they would a high school level class. In which case, its the constant spewing of facts with no real attempt made to make thinks make sense.) Would you as an assistant professor, encourage people to come to Japan's graduate schools? This may be somewhat of a stupid question but, are "traditional" (read: old) Japanese professors just as interested in teaching their students (those that will learn) as most professors in say the US? Finally, and somewhat off topic, how is research funding in Japan? Is it more widely available than the US or less so? More difficult to acquire or easier?
Thanks.
This is quite interesting and confirms something odd I saw in the Japanese movie Densha Otoko. In the movie there are three guys who communicate with the main character. They operate out of a manga cafe that has internet access. Their demeanor suggested they were homeless in many rights, and this surprised me and left me believing it was a joke of some sort but this BBC article convinces me otherwise now.
What this refers to is Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. It says they can not maintain arms for the use of war, only for the use of self-defense.
The tension in Japan that has been growing though is to rewrite the constitution and change or remove article 9 from the constitution. Just like the US Constitution, there is nothing preventing them from doing so. In fact, the US, the ones who forced this article on them back in the 50's, would be the ones to welcome it more than anyone else I am sure. Japan is the US's strongest ally in Asia. They have been encouraging a change like that for a good long time.
According TFA, the girls involved in the heist got off with freaking probation while the guys got 100 years.
Talk about bullshit justice system.
Keep an eye on the bill. If it makes it past the committee, be sure to inform your representatives about your opinion on this bill.
Why was the airline not mentioned?
If the airline wronged you, you should be spreading the word. If they won't accept the cost for poor service then word of mouth for their crap service should be the consequence.
Don't defend bad businesses.
Great...till it crawls inside you...not a pleasant thought.
Isn't that the truth? Secretary Gates wants to cancel the F-22 and cut our aircraft carrier fleet down so that we can focus on fighting insurgencies.
Actually, I was under the impression that the reason why they were canceling the F-22 is because its so bloody expensive. It doesn't matter though, they already have another fighter plane in the pipeline. The F-35 Lightning II. Stealth tech and all. Big difference between this plane and the F-22 though is that this plane is being built so it can be easily adapted to multiple service branches. Something the F-22 wasn't built for. Also the F-35 has a unit cost of about 80$ million where as F-22 is 130$ million. So ya, big difference.
The summary mentions that this will be coming out on the Wii, but the article also mentions that it will be co-released on the PS2 and PSP as well, with the familar SH control system. The last generation consoles just keep on living it seems.
I do agree though with the general idea you were touching on though, which is that the intellectual property industry is going to need to adapt to the digital age. Its pretty clear that the IP industry is going to suffer from a sort of "Tragedy of the Commons" ordeal. Many people will have a hard time justifying paying for IP when its 'free' for easy download elsewhere on the internet. The industry can fight back using the law, but looking at past responses the internet has made when the law stepped in, I doubt much can be done. When they shut down Napster, one of the first P2Ps, people simply moved to Kazaa. When Kazaa became crap and came under fire, people moved to the newer upgraded system, BitTorrent. Torrents won't ever likely disappear due to their ease of distribution, but the infrastructure for distribution of torrents (i.e., trackers) may change, if it hasn't already.
The only two real answers to these problems as I see it is for the IP industry to adapt to the new way people view IP, which is as at best, as a free/public universal commodity. Or for the IP industry to collapse due to the lack of income, and cause a reshaping of people's ideals on IP. I suppose a third option might be to have the government step in on the IP industry's behalf (which they are doing?) and manage the issue, but this likely won't be effective. Whichever option is chosen is irrelevant, only that something must change if the IP industry is to continue living. They may be fine right now, because there are still plenty of consumers that understand or believe that its "right" to pay for something they want, but will it remain that way in 20-30 years when acquiring the media may be even easier? Not only that but many of the people that have grown up with access to Napster/Kazaa/Torrents, will continue to use them in the future. And assuming the IP industry doesn't start massive brainwashing campaigns (some exist) concerning copyright infringement; there will be even more kids growing up with the same idea that young generation has right now.
Some may argue that the IP industry needs to revert back to something it use to be, which was people making content simply because they love making it (see some independent bands). This is a nice dream, but not realistic in the least. Music and writing might survive under system of "free" giving, but what of movies and television, which even when they weren't "big budget," were still fairly expensive endeavors.
For example with TV shows companies should experiment with broadcasts which actually "upgraded" for the web. The idea is that you put your show online with ads for people to see for free.
You mentioned using ads to support free content, but if one thing has become clear over the years, it's the fact that many people have come to hate advertising with a passion. Ads are one reason a number of people now download their favorite TV shows off the internet. People will always try to find ways around Ads, and when this becomes pervasive, ads will cease to provide the support needed to run the system.
In terms of music, I think bands should get "distributors" which distribute all their music in very large inexpensive packages. Then the band can offer their music for free download on their website for their casual fans, but while simultaneously selling media and merchandise to their more loyal fans (who don't mind spending a little bit to support the band) with added value. I think there are still many ways to make good money off of media, but the truth is that the pay per unit or copy model is dying and won't be around much longer.
Like I mentioned above, this might work now because some people actually see that you need to put money into the system in order for it to continue surviving. But if s
I looked at the actual article in Science magazine and there were a number of formulas mentioned for showing the amount of energy that has to be applied to this. I'm not a physicist so some of these don't make much sense to me, but maybe it'll interest someone.
The article mentions that Epsilon_w (Strain?)= the change in Width / initial Width_0. The change in E_w increases quadratically(V^2) with voltage applied, but at higher voltages the increase in E_w increases with V^(2/3). They mentioned that to get a 14% actuation with a Length/Width=13.9, they need to apply 260V.
I was reading earlier last month that Fermilab thinks they might have a 50% (possibly more) chance of detecting the Higgs assuming the amount of energy needed to break it apart is low. So ya, Fermilab can still provide us with a lot of new findings before LHC goes active later this year.
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It hasn't passed yet its simply been proposed to the senate.
Maybe someone who understands this a little better can fill me in.
The article makes the recording mechanism for the magnetic readings, seem a lot like MEG. In MEG, you sit in a magnetically shielded room and have a "cap" containing SQUIDs placed on your head. The squids detect the minor changes in magnetic fields around neurons. Using some fairly complex mathematics and physics, they can pinpoint where the changes occurred in 3D space and can build a topographic activation map similar to those seen using EEG/ERP techniques.
So my question remains. Is this advancement by IBM any different or simply an improvement on a design like MEG?
Because McCain is older than dirt.
The answer is encrypted virtual drives using TrueCrypt or even possibly AxCrypt, which can handle individual file encryption and allow for password entry every time you need to open the file.
We can detect magnetic field changes of neurons, its called MEG. The only problem is that you have to have a room thats shielded to block out the Earth's magnetic field, and then you need a very sensetive magnetic sensor that costs millions of dollars, placed next to the persons head.
I'm not expecting to see this any time soon. The paper claims that password entry was on par with keyboard entry and this might be true, but the article doesn't really mention some of the other annoying aspects that go with eye tracking; like calibration. Having worked with eye tracking equipment, this is one of the most frustrating aspects to using it in research or just in general.
Each person's eye 'takes' a little bit differently to the camera and the IR. Slight head movements, changes in pupil dilation, obstructions (make-up), awkward reflections, and so on; can mess up the calibration and cause the system to think your eye is somewhere else. Compound flaky calibrations on top of unconscious erratic eye movements; it'd be amazing to get a system that would accurately read your input even half the time. It would very likely take a number of tries before you even got your password in correctly.
More than likely he is like me, a student, and his university has an electronic subscription to the Journal. All you have to do is log in to the school network and access the journal through a gateway and you can read the articles 'free' (of course you pay for it in a fee somewhere).
I believe you have hit on the key issue here.
The ESRB is focused on rating the playable content within a game and critics have always voiced that games are worse than movies because theres an interactive portion to the game. Here we have nothing more than a movie showing some graphic content thats not even live action. Even movies like Hostel only get by with an R rating and are presentable in theaters, but here we have the ESRB claiming this video can't be shown and must be removed?
That aside, it also seems to me that the ESRB is over stepping their bounds in attempting to control what companies release on their sites.
Its my understanding that games can't be published unless they have an ESRB rating. This isn't a law but its a general rule that many of the console makers follow. The ESRB can easily tell the company that they need to rate/remove the video or they won't have their games rated, effectively locking them out of having their games published. So its a form of coercion I believe.