I thought OpenNI's implementation was supposed to be pretty darn good (compared to say the freenect drivers) as far as offering more options / tools. Just looking at their APIs shows how much you can really do. What I don't understand is this 'Kinect for Windows': is the difference just updated code..?
Oh yes, the providers (at least in the US) are well aware of this trend. It's reflected in the current data usage pricing scheme and the "unlimited" plan max caps.
This is why nuclear power is unsafe. Because you can't trust humans to run systems where a cost cut today doesn't blow up for 10-20 years. This kind of crap happens in all industries, it's just that in the nuclear industry the "oops" consequences are devastating.
This is why many sources of power are unsafe, e.g. big oil, coal, natural gas, and also have 'devastating' consequences.
Generally it seems that you can't trust most humans, period.
Yes, but remember that once Facebook allowed.edu addresses from your institution then any of your friends could join with no hassle. Specifically, I remember when I first joined; a good number of my friends were already members. If any were missing, many soon joined after they heard of the "wonders" of Facebook. So you have to remember that Facebook started with groups where it was natural to have many social connections.
If I'm going to pay for a capped connection that rarely meets advertised speeds why the hell should I pay extra for tethering? I don't understand how explicitly defining a cap for myself justifies the extra cost to use a device either than a phone.
I do have a droid with unlimited but I'm seriously contemplating dropping any kind of smart phone whatsoever; I just don't see the value anymore.
Interesting idea, however, using a lower resolution sensor leads to a more complicated model. SLAM and other mapping techniques are generally probabilistic based. It depends whether or not they have the processing power and energy to find a viable solution using the Kinect or other visual senors.
There is a large subset of the SLAM community devoted to this, Visual-SLAM; check it out.
Google and the hardware manufacturers are both to blame; Google (for the reasons you stated) and the manufacturers for adding in their 'own' elements departing steadily from vanilla android.
I've seen many comments on/. how Android is amazing, especially since it is fragmented (linux and windows arguments) but this is the worst possible case for the mobile platform, IMHO. Unless of course you don't mind upgrading your phone every 'x' amount of years. Some of us don't have the spare $$ and truly want a device that is current without modding.
Very cool. I'm also interpreting it as better image capture in a natural environment, say 'x' meters below sea levels. Of course light won't reach certain depths but using ROVs scientific crews can always stage sub-sea lighting further away.
Or here's a relevant project / application: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/09bioluminescence/background/lowlight/lowlight.html
Microsoft, why don't you just write some QUALITY software for the iPad instead of trying to go head on in competition? That way, the more iPads Apple sells, the more software you sell. It's win-win.
I would rather that they focus on quality software, period.
I don't understand their frustration of lacking a market share in almost every aspect of consumer technology. IMHO they need to get back to basics.
sorry the NASA channel can't hold your attention like Starship Troopers, Doctor Who, or Jack Bauer killing space terrorists, but this is what space travel is about. it's expensive, dangerous, careful, and this time, really shitty.
What I believe he is saying is where are the articles about NASA breakthroughs in science, whether new technology or general discovery? NASA now is just a dinosaur waiting for ze meteors. When the space program first started the 'geniuses' were fresh out of college grads full of innovation; we can all appreciate the fruit of their labor. I dare you to step in any NASA lab (or in fact any gov't research lab) and find that now.
I wouldn't want my tax dollars to be wasted frivolously...but nowadays that's a moot point.
Sadly, you're right. It is a race for second place. That is all it seems Microsoft is good for; releasing products that emulate others (especially if you believe the fanboys)*.
I just don't understand why M$ needs or even wants to have a great search engine. I just want a freakin' better OS.
*Sidenote: I do like the Zune even with all of the bashing here on/. .
Now what would really be nice is allowing the public to access NOAA [http://www.noaa.gov/] real-time data from all of their research sites and present it in a manner than Joe Sixpack himself can appreciate (you can from some agencies but not in a nice parse-able format).
The sheer amount of data these labs have / collect is amazing. IMHO if we present this data so 'everyone' can reach it, then maybe we can excite more youngsters in a science based education or career.
You do understand the United States has had a very significant interest in underwater vehicles approaching it's shores, right?
Indeed they do. But I'd imagine these things are pretty quiet.
FTFA:
[...] underwater gliders move around by changing their buoyancy, that is they change their density such that they alternate between more dense and less dense than the surrounding ocean water. This change in buoyancy causes the glider to rise and sink in the ocean. The glider changes its density by moving a small piston forward and back that increases and decreases its volume. You may remember that you can calculate the density of an object by taking its mass and dividing that by the object's volume. Since the mass of the glider remains constant, all we need to do is change its volume. A small change in volume (about a half cup of water) is all the glider needs to change its density enough to rise and sink in the ocean.
I would imagine these things are pretty quiet. Run them about 50 feet underwater and I doubt the government would be able to hear them.
Not too quiet. To determine navigation AUVs usually use forms of sonar. That and since this is an "experiment" it should have a pinger - other commercial scientific AUVs do so you can recover if there is a glitch.
"If Windows 7 can't significantly improve that situation, what chance does it have to convince people to move away from Windows XP?"
Not just speed but usability. What features will Microsoft implement that are new and must have (that isn't stolen at least)?
I must say that I've been very disappointed with M$. I never saw a reason to move to Vista (don't care for DX10 and UAC - no thanks) and after playing with the RC1 I'm still wondering what the hell their brainstorming sessions actually do.
I want something new that won't hinder MY use of a computer whether it's visually, the performance, or even backwards compatibility. Why must we upgrade to something they dictate that is a meager step in place, rather than forward?
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Sorry, we are losing about 2.4 LOC per year.
The Library of Congress has " roughly 10 terabytes of uncompressed textual data." Wikipedia
12 terabytes is ~5 billion sheets of paper (typewritten), so assuming a linear relation then 10 terabytes = ~4.16 billion sheets. Neatorama
So with Wolfram Alpha this is about 20,800 metric tons, so a bit less than a quarter of the Costa Concordia gross weight. Wolfram Alpha
I thought OpenNI's implementation was supposed to be pretty darn good (compared to say the freenect drivers) as far as offering more options / tools. Just looking at their APIs shows how much you can really do. What I don't understand is this 'Kinect for Windows': is the difference just updated code..?
b-b-but think of all the opportunities (revenue) for the ensuing movies! I'm sure they'll be amazing too! The big studios sure know what fans want.
Oh yes, the providers (at least in the US) are well aware of this trend. It's reflected in the current data usage pricing scheme and the "unlimited" plan max caps.
Not after witnessing Canonical's meddling with (what used to be) a once decent distro.
...will go on sale by June at a “a price that just doesn’t seem possible,” he said, declining to provide specifics.
They're stealing one from Apple's pricing scheme too!
This is why nuclear power is unsafe. Because you can't trust humans to run systems where a cost cut today doesn't blow up for 10-20 years. This kind of crap happens in all industries, it's just that in the nuclear industry the "oops" consequences are devastating.
This is why many sources of power are unsafe, e.g. big oil, coal, natural gas, and also have 'devastating' consequences.
Generally it seems that you can't trust most humans, period.
Yes, but remember that once Facebook allowed .edu addresses from your institution then any of your friends could join with no hassle. Specifically, I remember when I first joined; a good number of my friends were already members. If any were missing, many soon joined after they heard of the "wonders" of Facebook. So you have to remember that Facebook started with groups where it was natural to have many social connections.
If I'm going to pay for a capped connection that rarely meets advertised speeds why the hell should I pay extra for tethering? I don't understand how explicitly defining a cap for myself justifies the extra cost to use a device either than a phone.
I do have a droid with unlimited but I'm seriously contemplating dropping any kind of smart phone whatsoever; I just don't see the value anymore.
...are the evil baby eaters..?
Mark has gone on record stating how he doesn't like having too options...
Too many options is why I was drawn to Linux in the first place.
sigh
B-b-b-ut the terrorists are still out there! We must remain vigilant at home and abroad.
It's not just streaming; a reliable mail service that allows me to watch many of the movies I enjoy is worth the monthly fee.
You must be new here. Welcome to America.
Interesting idea, however, using a lower resolution sensor leads to a more complicated model. SLAM and other mapping techniques are generally probabilistic based. It depends whether or not they have the processing power and energy to find a viable solution using the Kinect or other visual senors.
There is a large subset of the SLAM community devoted to this, Visual-SLAM; check it out.
Google and the hardware manufacturers are both to blame; Google (for the reasons you stated) and the manufacturers for adding in their 'own' elements departing steadily from vanilla android.
/. how Android is amazing, especially since it is fragmented (linux and windows arguments) but this is the worst possible case for the mobile platform, IMHO. Unless of course you don't mind upgrading your phone every 'x' amount of years. Some of us don't have the spare $$ and truly want a device that is current without modding.
I've seen many comments on
Henry Ford would disagree.
Very cool. I'm also interpreting it as better image capture in a natural environment, say 'x' meters below sea levels. Of course light won't reach certain depths but using ROVs scientific crews can always stage sub-sea lighting further away. Or here's a relevant project / application: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/09bioluminescence/background/lowlight/lowlight.html
Microsoft, why don't you just write some QUALITY software for the iPad instead of trying to go head on in competition? That way, the more iPads Apple sells, the more software you sell. It's win-win.
I would rather that they focus on quality software, period. I don't understand their frustration of lacking a market share in almost every aspect of consumer technology. IMHO they need to get back to basics.
sorry the NASA channel can't hold your attention like Starship Troopers, Doctor Who, or Jack Bauer killing space terrorists, but this is what space travel is about. it's expensive, dangerous, careful, and this time, really shitty.
What I believe he is saying is where are the articles about NASA breakthroughs in science, whether new technology or general discovery? NASA now is just a dinosaur waiting for ze meteors. When the space program first started the 'geniuses' were fresh out of college grads full of innovation; we can all appreciate the fruit of their labor. I dare you to step in any NASA lab (or in fact any gov't research lab) and find that now.
I wouldn't want my tax dollars to be wasted frivolously...but nowadays that's a moot point.
Sadly, you're right. It is a race for second place. That is all it seems Microsoft is good for; releasing products that emulate others (especially if you believe the fanboys)*.
/. .
I just don't understand why M$ needs or even wants to have a great search engine. I just want a freakin' better OS.
*Sidenote: I do like the Zune even with all of the bashing here on
As do I.
Now what would really be nice is allowing the public to access NOAA [http://www.noaa.gov/] real-time data from all of their research sites and present it in a manner than Joe Sixpack himself can appreciate (you can from some agencies but not in a nice parse-able format).
The sheer amount of data these labs have / collect is amazing. IMHO if we present this data so 'everyone' can reach it, then maybe we can excite more youngsters in a science based education or career.
You do understand the United States has had a very significant interest in underwater vehicles approaching it's shores, right?
Indeed they do. But I'd imagine these things are pretty quiet.
FTFA:
[...] underwater gliders move around by changing their buoyancy, that is they change their density such that they alternate between more dense and less dense than the surrounding ocean water. This change in buoyancy causes the glider to rise and sink in the ocean. The glider changes its density by moving a small piston forward and back that increases and decreases its volume. You may remember that you can calculate the density of an object by taking its mass and dividing that by the object's volume. Since the mass of the glider remains constant, all we need to do is change its volume. A small change in volume (about a half cup of water) is all the glider needs to change its density enough to rise and sink in the ocean.
I would imagine these things are pretty quiet. Run them about 50 feet underwater and I doubt the government would be able to hear them.
Not too quiet. To determine navigation AUVs usually use forms of sonar. That and since this is an "experiment" it should have a pinger - other commercial scientific AUVs do so you can recover if there is a glitch.
"If Windows 7 can't significantly improve that situation, what chance does it have to convince people to move away from Windows XP?"
Not just speed but usability. What features will Microsoft implement that are new and must have (that isn't stolen at least)?
I must say that I've been very disappointed with M$. I never saw a reason to move to Vista (don't care for DX10 and UAC - no thanks) and after playing with the RC1 I'm still wondering what the hell their brainstorming sessions actually do.
I want something new that won't hinder MY use of a computer whether it's visually, the performance, or even backwards compatibility. Why must we upgrade to something they dictate that is a meager step in place, rather than forward?