Heh, posting advice from an AC...
But I was wrong, as others pointed out, and give full
credit to the moderators for seeing the thread progression
that I missed.
-Bill
He probably didn't realize that the light emission from semiconductors could be useful.
How is this modded insightful? I'll grant that this may have been true at first, but TFA goes on to say:
Most significantly, in 1927 Losev filed a patent for a 'light relay' that used his devices 'for fast telegraphic and telephone communication, transmission of images and other applications...'
It sounds like he found a couple applications where it could indeed be useful...
Then again, it's a good day when I can get 2 hours of gaming in. So I have yet to complete Godfather, Tiger Woods is too much fun (only wish it had network like the PS2). And my wife spends her time still collecting golden bugs/Poe souls in Zelda.
I hear Second Opinion is good, as well as a couple of the Virtual Console games. Your milage will vary of course, but there seems to be enough quality gaming to be had for the last 5-6 months on the Wii.
Hah! I know exactly what you're saying. My wife does
the same for every single game we play. I didn't even know there were
oysters in GTA3 San Andreas until she needed my help getting
them from the navel base.
In case you haven't tried them, two other games that will fit her
habits:
- Zelda Twilight Princes (golden bugs and Poe Souls are like crack)
- Ratchet and Clank series (gotta fully power up your sheep-o-lizer)
Their tech support is great, I've called them several times for line issues and not once have they asked me to reboot, run windows, check the power cord, etc... And since they run over ATT's line, they handle dealing with ATT.
The only drawback I've had with them is setting up DNS records when they host a domain. The automated feature isn't running, so you have to call them with a set of IP's to get it updated. Still fast, just kind of a pain.
How do you know they don't?... so I dont really get your point.
Your right, I am speaking from my own experience and bias.
But my point is a majority of the folks I've met (and you know them too) have a gripe about
everything from our current administration to pot holes in the street. How many hours a day, a week, a month, or a year do they spend doing anything about it?
How many hours do you think were spent tracking this developer down and writing an article on it (minus actual time playing of course)?
I love my games too. But an hour or two of letter writing and phone calls will get my neighborhood pot hole free... What would happen if you and a couple hundred of your closest friends did the same? A couple thousand?
Understandably, a lot of players were still livid, and were expecting at least one head to roll, but their dissent has been heavily moderated.
All I could think reading this article is I wish people devoted this kind of energy, passion, and dedication to their "Real Lives" (TM). The world would be a much better place...
I mean, these guys quote nuances in the rules (law), expect the developers (gov.) to abide by the law, and strive to make people accountable for their actions. The guy who did it actually took responsibility for what he did!
My first thought was this was a amazing feat of PR stupidity, but turns out I fell for this as a media-led sheep.
Their use of 'magnetically lighted device' paints an ominous picture. But looking at the photo, I'm not sure how someone could think it a bomb
Then again, that just proves that if terrorists paint their IED's pretty colors and put Mickey Mouse on it, I'm fucked...
I think you've missed my point. But I can see yours, and there is a subtle difference. The engineer doesn't have to be the welder, but understand what the welder needs from a design to make it strong, fast, re-producable, and scalable for manufacturing.
A counter anecdote, a frame for a robotic platform was designed by a recent grad. It took 57 welding operations/points to assemble the ladder frame in his initial design. During review of the prototype, a minor change in materials and repositioning of the struts reduced that number to 16 operations.
Both designs work, but the latter cost less to develop and manufacture.
Learning is a constant process and required in engineering. The Tradesmen vs. Theory is one I debate all the time with my colleagues. What it comes down to is who comes out ready to produce.
I graduated from an engineering university that focused on real-world hands on engineering. It has been my general observation that when it comes to taking a project from design to field implementation, engineers from theoretical schools tend to:
1. Not know where to start
2. Over design the project
3. Have a general disconnect between paper engineering and field engineering.
It may be a bit of envy, I still have to go back to my text book for the requisite math, but the hands-on guys seem to have an advantage.
Yeah, Canadian reserves sounds like some of the stories I hear on indian reservations here.
As for "cherry picking", I think you over estimate my time investment. Here's a little secret, type "european gun crime" in google and cross reference the front page with my links...
If you are the same AC as before, I'm only pointing out gun crime isn't an US exclusive and at the end of the day anti-gun laws tend to leave only the criminals armed (regardless of nationality).
If America was really a culture of guns, it would be the muggers treating average citizens as potentially armed with deadly weapons. In reality, current gun control laws ensure only the criminals are armed. And this situation is evident in manyothercountries besides the US.
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Heh, posting advice from an AC... But I was wrong, as others pointed out, and give full credit to the moderators for seeing the thread progression that I missed. -Bill
How is this modded insightful? I'll grant that this may have been true at first, but TFA goes on to say:
Most significantly, in 1927 Losev filed a patent for a 'light relay' that used his devices 'for fast telegraphic and telephone communication, transmission of images and other applications...'It sounds like he found a couple applications where it could indeed be useful...
For me it was:
1. Rayman
2. Zelda Twighlight Princess
3. Godfather
4. Tiger Woods
Then again, it's a good day when I can get 2 hours of gaming in. So I have yet to complete Godfather, Tiger Woods is too much fun (only wish it had network like the PS2). And my wife spends her time still collecting golden bugs/Poe souls in Zelda.
I hear Second Opinion is good, as well as a couple of the Virtual Console games. Your milage will vary of course, but there seems to be enough quality gaming to be had for the last 5-6 months on the Wii.
In case you haven't tried them, two other games that will fit her habits:
- Zelda Twilight Princes (golden bugs and Poe Souls are like crack)
- Ratchet and Clank series (gotta fully power up your sheep-o-lizer)
Until your comment, wasn't aware they limited anything.
Their tech support is great, I've called them several times for line issues and not once have they asked me to reboot, run windows, check the power cord, etc... And since they run over ATT's line, they handle dealing with ATT.
The only drawback I've had with them is setting up DNS records when they host a domain. The automated feature isn't running, so you have to call them with a set of IP's to get it updated. Still fast, just kind of a pain.
How do your opinions rank against:
IBM
Department of Energy,
Medical device OEMs,
university researchers
and so on...
opinion of the Cell processor's potential?
While I'll grant you the frame buffer access on the PS3 sucks, it would only take a driver from Nvidia or Sony to remove that restriction.
Your right, I am speaking from my own experience and bias.
But my point is a majority of the folks I've met (and you know them too) have a gripe about everything from our current administration to pot holes in the street. How many hours a day, a week, a month, or a year do they spend doing anything about it?
How many hours do you think were spent tracking this developer down and writing an article on it (minus actual time playing of course)?
I love my games too. But an hour or two of letter writing and phone calls will get my neighborhood pot hole free... What would happen if you and a couple hundred of your closest friends did the same? A couple thousand?
All I could think reading this article is I wish people devoted this kind of energy, passion, and dedication to their "Real Lives" (TM). The world would be a much better place...
I mean, these guys quote nuances in the rules (law), expect the developers (gov.) to abide by the law, and strive to make people accountable for their actions. The guy who did it actually took responsibility for what he did!
Then again, that just proves that if terrorists paint their IED's pretty colors and put Mickey Mouse on it, I'm fucked...
I'm not denying the 10mpg, but thats one old-ass or heavy loaded pickup.
A counter anecdote, a frame for a robotic platform was designed by a recent grad. It took 57 welding operations/points to assemble the ladder frame in his initial design. During review of the prototype, a minor change in materials and repositioning of the struts reduced that number to 16 operations.
Both designs work, but the latter cost less to develop and manufacture.
Especially when the HP48GX is the clear winner... /me ducks
There is just something fundamentally appealing to owning a powerful calculator 90% of the population can't even add two numbers on...
I graduated from an engineering university that focused on real-world hands on engineering. It has been my general observation that when it comes to taking a project from design to field implementation, engineers from theoretical schools tend to:
1. Not know where to start
2. Over design the project
3. Have a general disconnect between paper engineering and field engineering.
It may be a bit of envy, I still have to go back to my text book for the requisite math, but the hands-on guys seem to have an advantage.
As for "cherry picking", I think you over estimate my time investment. Here's a little secret, type "european gun crime" in google and cross reference the front page with my links...
If you are the same AC as before, I'm only pointing out gun crime isn't an US exclusive and at the end of the day anti-gun laws tend to leave only the criminals armed (regardless of nationality).
If America was really a culture of guns, it would be the muggers treating average citizens as potentially armed with deadly weapons. In reality, current gun control laws ensure only the criminals are armed. And this situation is evident in many other countries besides the US.
Obviously you're not a parent...
They were right!