Sporting events are likely THE killer app for VR headsets.
Would be pretty cool to watch the football game from the point of view of the quarterback or someone else on the field. Similarly, would actually make Nascar racing interesting to be able to watch it from the driver's perspective.
I would certainly go and watch a sporting event with VR headset enhancements.
Come to think about it, the bandwidth for this is probably more than most people can push down from their home ethernet in realtime. This would make it the perfect sort of app for those Off Tack Betting sort of places.
Yes, we have to be vigilant. As Reagan used to say, "Trust, but verify". We are certainly building ties that will hopefully allow Iran to rejoin the international community in the decades to come. Just like we did with Germany after WW2 and the Soviet Union after the Cold War.
Is it smooth roads ahead? No, of course not. International diplomacy never is. They sure aren't with Russia right now, but that doesn't mean that the diplomatic work in the 80s with them was a mistake.
But between the nuclear deal, the quite prompt release of the Americans that drifted into their waters earlier this week, and talk about the prisoner exchange all seems to be heading in the right direction.
So is this finally proof that D-Wave has actually produced a real working quantum processor and isn't just pulling the wool over everyone's eyes?
Before we say it's proof, can we at least say that it's faster than traditional processors at solving a particular problem (with the understanding the quantum computers will require different algorithms than linear computers to solve the same problem)?
I am a fairly liberal sort of guy and have never touched a firearm, let alone owned one. I also think that guns should be limited to those who not only pass a *yearly* criminal background check but also should not be allowed for anyone who undergoes psychiatric admission to a hospital, even if it is voluntary.
That being said, I have no problem with this sort of show and might actually watch some of it.
Could be fun seeing the different types of guns and associated paraphernalia, and differing laws on what is legal to buy in different counties.
I am a physician. Physicians are not particularly good at data entry. Most notes in the EMR I use (shared by ~80 physicians in a hospital) has a lot of garbage in the individual notes. The notes pick up the mistakes that others entered into the EMR and propogate them into the next note, so long as no one fixes it.
I make it a point to clear up the notes when they get to me, but I could be the only one in my system that does that. Getting rid of redundant diagnoses, updating the active problem list and past medical and surgical history, etc. (The fun thing is reading that the patient stopped smoking a couple months ago, and reading that in 10 notes over the span of a few years.)
The other thing is, if the batteries do fail and they replace them, presumably they'll re-purpose the good cells into their PowerWalls (which don't need as good batteries as the cars do).
Frankly, I'm surprised that non-consensual touching on college campuses is that low. Or maybe because they only polled women. Perhaps the statistics would be worse if they polled guys as well?
When people don't have a MSWindows tablet or phone, they are getting by without MSWindows applications. In that setting, there's less demand for MSWindows desktop computers.
On the other hand, when their iOS device is known to hand off applications to OS X, maybe you'll get more people to Mac desktops.
It's not a large percentage of MS Windows users, but a small percentage of MSWindows users makes up a significant number of Mac users.
[...](for standard light Office apps, some games and some more demading programs)
I think you proved their point for them. If it can't do everything a desktop can do, people are going to need the desktop.
On the other hand, if it is a really good tablet and can hand off apps to the desktop Mac (it's baked into the current iOS/OS X versions), that's considered a good deal in the Apple books. Maximal functionality with minimal compromise.
Someone called 911 9 minutes after his discovery. Since no one is allowed to call 911, presumably the call was made by security who are trained to perform EMS function and Basic Life Support.
EMS arrived 10 minutes after they were called.
Therefore (hypothetically) security was able to start basic life support faster than if EMS was called directly.
Not just that, but Ubuntu was probably the first with a cleaned up repository with reasonable dependencies.
Back then it wouldn't be uncommon to have circular dependencies or installing one application will force another one to either not work or get removed.
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Let's put this another way:
Would you expect the Mac OS X software stack to be more efficient now than a similar software stack from 10 years ago?
How about MS Windows?
It's nice to know that a Linux OS hasn't become a bloated mess over a decade of software upgrades.
Companies generally reserve the right to refuse to serve customers who are causing a disturbance.
This individual caused a disturbance prior to receiving his product. Refund his deposit and have him go elsewhere.
Double agree. :-)
Capping Mods at 10 will just end up with people trending towards the group think so that they get modded higher.
Sporting events are likely THE killer app for VR headsets.
Would be pretty cool to watch the football game from the point of view of the quarterback or someone else on the field. Similarly, would actually make Nascar racing interesting to be able to watch it from the driver's perspective.
I would certainly go and watch a sporting event with VR headset enhancements.
Come to think about it, the bandwidth for this is probably more than most people can push down from their home ethernet in realtime. This would make it the perfect sort of app for those Off Tack Betting sort of places.
Don't forget AT&T and IBM.
How can you have a Frightful Five without them?
And IBM will be with us until cockroaches rule the Earth.
Please link. Maybe I'll get one as a gift for my brother. :)
Another win for cool, calm diplomacy.
Yes, we have to be vigilant. As Reagan used to say, "Trust, but verify". We are certainly building ties that will hopefully allow Iran to rejoin the international community in the decades to come. Just like we did with Germany after WW2 and the Soviet Union after the Cold War.
Is it smooth roads ahead? No, of course not. International diplomacy never is. They sure aren't with Russia right now, but that doesn't mean that the diplomatic work in the 80s with them was a mistake.
But between the nuclear deal, the quite prompt release of the Americans that drifted into their waters earlier this week, and talk about the prisoner exchange all seems to be heading in the right direction.
Is there a way to set Windows 7 so that it's not eligible for upgrade?
Or possibly to make it think that the hardware is incompatible with Windows 10?
I just spent $1710 on a 75" 1080p TV (after rebates and such, NOT on a Black Friday deal).
TV prices are crashing through the floor and the base models are good enough for almost anyone.
As usual, the early adopters will cushion the blow for the rest of us.
There's a simple way to prevent it from spying on you. Don't give it access to your wifi network.
Given the poor penetration of home internet in the U.S., it will be quite some time before TVs require access to the internet.
I expect home wifi to get worse in the U.S. as people start using their phones as their only access to the internet.
You don't need a futurist for that one: A quick and painless death.
So if his goal was 200 million users at the end of the year and when he said it we were clearly much more than 200 users, what was his goal?
To reduce the number of people using Ubuntu to less than 200 million?
Maybe that would explain the UI changes...
Before we say it's proof, can we at least say that it's faster than traditional processors at solving a particular problem (with the understanding the quantum computers will require different algorithms than linear computers to solve the same problem)?
I am a fairly liberal sort of guy and have never touched a firearm, let alone owned one. I also think that guns should be limited to those who not only pass a *yearly* criminal background check but also should not be allowed for anyone who undergoes psychiatric admission to a hospital, even if it is voluntary.
That being said, I have no problem with this sort of show and might actually watch some of it.
Could be fun seeing the different types of guns and associated paraphernalia, and differing laws on what is legal to buy in different counties.
It's been a while since I had to buy a dedicated SB audio card, but I'm happy that they still exist, even if only for high end systems.
How far has /. fallen that the 'editor' didn't think to at least clarify what is being discussed.
It's much worse:
Garbage In, Garbage Out.
I am a physician. Physicians are not particularly good at data entry. Most notes in the EMR I use (shared by ~80 physicians in a hospital) has a lot of garbage in the individual notes. The notes pick up the mistakes that others entered into the EMR and propogate them into the next note, so long as no one fixes it.
I make it a point to clear up the notes when they get to me, but I could be the only one in my system that does that. Getting rid of redundant diagnoses, updating the active problem list and past medical and surgical history, etc. (The fun thing is reading that the patient stopped smoking a couple months ago, and reading that in 10 notes over the span of a few years.)
The other thing is, if the batteries do fail and they replace them, presumably they'll re-purpose the good cells into their PowerWalls (which don't need as good batteries as the cars do).
The battery is warranted for 8 years, unlimited miles. Also covers the battery catching fire during an accident, I believe.
The battery is NOT covered if you drain all the cells completely, however.
Frankly, most people that own a Tesla aren't planning on owning it for that long.
Yes, but not KDE, so you won't like it.
After all the bad press about the 'nice punchy little turbo diesel VW', I'd wish my state had laws taking them off the road until they were fixed.
Emission standards exist for a reason. If your car doesn't pass them, you don't get to drive it.
If that means you join a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer, so be it.
Frankly, I'm surprised that non-consensual touching on college campuses is that low. Or maybe because they only polled women. Perhaps the statistics would be worse if they polled guys as well?
When people don't have a MSWindows tablet or phone, they are getting by without MSWindows applications. In that setting, there's less demand for MSWindows desktop computers.
On the other hand, when their iOS device is known to hand off applications to OS X, maybe you'll get more people to Mac desktops.
It's not a large percentage of MS Windows users, but a small percentage of MSWindows users makes up a significant number of Mac users.
[...](for standard light Office apps, some games and some more demading programs)
I think you proved their point for them. If it can't do everything a desktop can do, people are going to need the desktop.
On the other hand, if it is a really good tablet and can hand off apps to the desktop Mac (it's baked into the current iOS/OS X versions), that's considered a good deal in the Apple books. Maximal functionality with minimal compromise.
Let's take the times at face value.
Someone called 911 9 minutes after his discovery. Since no one is allowed to call 911, presumably the call was made by security who are trained to perform EMS function and Basic Life Support.
EMS arrived 10 minutes after they were called.
Therefore (hypothetically) security was able to start basic life support faster than if EMS was called directly.
Not just that, but Ubuntu was probably the first with a cleaned up repository with reasonable dependencies.
Back then it wouldn't be uncommon to have circular dependencies or installing one application will force another one to either not work or get removed.