Linksys has working wireless drivers; the product ships with them. The only problem is the lawyers who won't open source those drivers.
It would take them a few seconds to just post the sources that the router ships with to their web site; there is no *technical* reason for the delay, they are just refusing to do so, even after promising that they would.
Quality bridge cameras ($300+ models) also have the ability to mimic a narrow depth of field.
If you have a real camera and lens, just shoot with the lens wide open and fast shutter speed; you'll have a narrow depth of field with no computer wizardry needed.
Why would I want to ruin large parts of a good image with this effect?
It's for camera phones: crappy, non-adjustable lens and cheap, noisy sensor. So it isn't a good image; deliberately blurring the picture can distract you from the fact that it is *not* a good image.
Why satire? Given the current smartphone - is the prediction far off? Sure, the screen can do graphics *and* text, the keyboard is usually on-screen, and the removable storage is flash instead of floppy - but the basics are all there.
Plus, everyone is saying that the smartwatch is the 'future of wearable computing' - if true, the Byte prediction will be even closer to the truth.
They aren't building a computer - they are building a car first, an airplane second, with some computer bits inside it. So why choose some of the world's most expensive real estate? Why put your engineering far, far away from any place you could test the flying capabilities?
In several states (Colorado, Connecticut, for example) it is perfectly legal to drink a beer while driving.
Sadly, of course, there are many people who cannot drive safely even if they are not eating/drinking/phoning/etc - they are just bad drivers. And if they cause an accident, it will get written up in the papers as "lost control of their vehicle" and they will generally not be charged with anything. That needs to change too.
There is no mention in the article of their testing methods; I'll wager that they mainly used caucasian faces. If you're asian, I'd bet that your chances of staying anonymous are much higher.
* Apple has Boot Camp because they have to allow Dual Booting in order to lure in the majority of computer users
Most users who want to use Windows software on a Mac will use some virtual solution like Parallels; then they can run Windows and MacOSX software at the same time, without waiting 5 minutes for a reboot.
Really, I think someone deep inside Apple did it as a prank. It is great fun to hang out at Starbucks, and watch the reaction of all the other MacBook users when they suddenly realize that you are running Windows.... on a MacBook.... heads have been known to explode.
* Of course Apple provides the Windows drivers for Apple's own machines; every vendor that supports Windows has always had to do so.
There are enough drivers built in to a standard Windows distribution to allow most common hardware to just run, no special vendor drivers needed.
United Air Lines: 700 planes, $100K each, that's $70 million. Their total profit last year was $400 million; so you're asking them to fork over 18% of their total profit, for *zero* additional revenue, and virtually zero benefit.
I'd rather them spend $100k per plane on safety improvements to help prevent planes from crashing in the first place.
How dull do you have to be to pay someone to do this for you?
Most corporations have entire departments of employees, who they pay just to install programs. And yes, the work is quite dull - but it is best to not annoy or insult your IT people like that.
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Linksys has working wireless drivers; the product ships with them. The only problem is the lawyers who won't open source those drivers.
It would take them a few seconds to just post the sources that the router ships with to their web site; there is no *technical* reason for the delay, they are just refusing to do so, even after promising that they would.
Quality bridge cameras ($300+ models) also have the ability to mimic a narrow depth of field.
If you have a real camera and lens, just shoot with the lens wide open and fast shutter speed; you'll have a narrow depth of field with no computer wizardry needed.
Why would I want to ruin large parts of a good image with this effect?
It's for camera phones: crappy, non-adjustable lens and cheap, noisy sensor. So it isn't a good image; deliberately blurring the picture can distract you from the fact that it is *not* a good image.
So, kid gathers evidence of bullying by other kids, gets charged?
When bullies grow up, they become policemen. The police protect their own.
Why satire? Given the current smartphone - is the prediction far off? Sure, the screen can do graphics *and* text, the keyboard is usually on-screen, and the removable storage is flash instead of floppy - but the basics are all there.
Plus, everyone is saying that the smartwatch is the 'future of wearable computing' - if true, the Byte prediction will be even closer to the truth.
They had me until "Silicon Valley".
They aren't building a computer - they are building a car first, an airplane second, with some computer bits inside it. So why choose some of the world's most expensive real estate? Why put your engineering far, far away from any place you could test the flying capabilities?
In several states (Colorado, Connecticut, for example) it is perfectly legal to drink a beer while driving.
Sadly, of course, there are many people who cannot drive safely even if they are not eating/drinking/phoning/etc - they are just bad drivers. And if they cause an accident, it will get written up in the papers as "lost control of their vehicle" and they will generally not be charged with anything. That needs to change too.
No... I believe the gaming all happens at the boarding gate. You're not allowed on the plane until you get a perfect score on the emergency testing.
In other news: airlines have banned everyone over the age of 40 from ever flying again.
"the much-maligned Google goggles"
They aren't maligned as a working tool; they're maligned as a geek toy.
Wearing a welding helmet while welding? OK. Wearing a welding helmet to the local bar? Expect some ridicule.
$1,995 for a laptop??
How does an open-source machine cost so much more than a closed, proprietary one sold by a for-profit corporation?
A D-shaped connector - instead of a square one - would not have cost any more, and would have eliminated a LOT of frustration over the past 18 years.
I wish people would stop using data ports and data cables for charging things.
This. NASA is not a political body and should not act like one.
If an anti-science President gets elected in 2016, will the world refuse to stop working with the USA? If they did, wouldn't we be upset?
Russia didn't refuse to work with the USA when America invaded Iraq, did they?
I'd be paranoid too; if anything goes wrong, they'll have turned the Rosetta into a stone.
Fuck Facebook
So, you're saying that "Deep Face" is a euphemism?
There is no mention in the article of their testing methods; I'll wager that they mainly used caucasian faces. If you're asian, I'd bet that your chances of staying anonymous are much higher.
* Apple has Boot Camp because they have to allow Dual Booting in order to lure in the majority of computer users
Most users who want to use Windows software on a Mac will use some virtual solution like Parallels; then they can run Windows and MacOSX software at the same time, without waiting 5 minutes for a reboot.
Really, I think someone deep inside Apple did it as a prank. It is great fun to hang out at Starbucks, and watch the reaction of all the other MacBook users when they suddenly realize that you are running Windows.... on a MacBook.... heads have been known to explode.
* Of course Apple provides the Windows drivers for Apple's own machines; every vendor that supports Windows has always had to do so.
There are enough drivers built in to a standard Windows distribution to allow most common hardware to just run, no special vendor drivers needed.
If you're going to spend the time, why not configure your own virtual environment, where you can run both simultaneously?
Finally, a valid use for the Windows key: to switch your machine in and out of Windows!
The original Magna Carta is 799 years old; even after all that time, the concepts in it are far from universal even today.
pingback and trackback [...] are quite usefull to boost the popularity of your website
A DDOS just means that your website is *very* popular at the moment. So those under attack should be extremely happy, right?
United Air Lines: 700 planes, $100K each, that's $70 million. Their total profit last year was $400 million; so you're asking them to fork over 18% of their total profit, for *zero* additional revenue, and virtually zero benefit.
I'd rather them spend $100k per plane on safety improvements to help prevent planes from crashing in the first place.
these are also the people most knowledgeable on the subject and have the most to contribute.
How true. Most people don't realize that I am a demi-god with an IQ of 324; only I can add those unique facts to my Wikipedia page.
I always get much more out of a lecture if the instructor is actively diagramming on the blackboard. Maybe I'm old fashioned.
Yes. But why hand out slides? Why have slides at all? You've already learned more than the slides contain; what will slides add?
If you like notes, you were taking notes during the talk - which are more useful than slides would be.
How dull do you have to be to pay someone to do this for you?
Most corporations have entire departments of employees, who they pay just to install programs. And yes, the work is quite dull - but it is best to not annoy or insult your IT people like that.
You mean like Google Maps??