Whilst its possible to get all robotic assembly lines, in a factory with a number of varying products its simpler to train a human workforce than to maintain and program a line of robots to do the same (lots of short runs of x thousand units versus a factory built from the ground up with a certain product range)
your absolutely right. At work to have a smoke I have to walk down 3 flights of stairs and go outside, I get more physical excercise (caught my spelling mistake this time) than the none smokers in my workplace, but do terrible damage to other parts of my body.
I think that even when I stop smoking (which I will do) I will still take the time out to go for walks, they are very good for the rest of my system.
I'll be impressed (Score:5, Funny) by kmhebert (586931) on 22:03 19th January, 2005 (#11413157) When the amateurs can build a spaceship that can fly to Saturn!
Re:I'll be impressed (Score:5, Funny) by The One and Only (691315) on 22:27 19th January, 2005 (#11413448) I'll be even more impressed if they don't stick a "Fly Virgin" red and white sticker on it. Yeah, it's terrible. I mean, it's not like governments would, say, stick THEIR logos or flags on anything going into spa--...uh, never mind.
Re:I'll be impressed (Score:4, Funny) by siliconwafer (446697) on 1:07 20th January, 2005 (#11415021) Given that this is slashdot, I'd bet most of us "fly virgin" whenever we're in the air... we don't need a damn sticker.:)
As a developer and computer junkie, I have to say the best type of chair is a plain normal office chair, it forces me to not become comfortable enough to slob about.
The biggest problem is sitting in the same place all day, it does your back, arms, eyes and neck no good.
I find my best work comes whilst I am away from my desk, having a smoke, laying on my bed, pacing around, playing with the kids or just watchin tv.
Get your eyes away from your screen and think about the code you are about to write. Take a pad and pencil and make sparse notes, formulate solutions then do your code in short bursts when you return so you don't strain yourself.
I would also recommend swimming over archery since archery seems more like a strength persuit rather than excersize.
If they are modelling everything without calibration from known experimental results then anything this machine can produce is as trustworthy as internet gossip.
For instance, if you were creating a weather prediction machine (easier to explain), you would feed it with all your historical data and allow the calculations to run from a set date in the past. If the results matched up with actual observed results for the following day/week/periods then you begin to build confidence in your algorythm. You continue this and allow it to calculate longer and longer runs, most likely tweaking your code as you go along.
It does not perform very complex quantum calculations, instead It simulates interactions between 1000 molybdenum atoms under high pressure using equations that take the quantum behaviour of electrons into account.
Also, when its not being used to dynamically model atomic structures, the IRS uses it to calculate Bill gates's taxes.
I wonder if the flashover occurs mainly when raining, ie when your clothes themselves are wet and offer less resistance. Either way, the best advice is not "don't use your mobile in a thunder storm", its simple common sense, "get inside away from the thunderstorm".
Also, regarding a sibling poster, make sure you floss as well.
a Surface mount chip. Its always going to be messy and you will likely fuse the wrong things together. But having some movement/sensation is good so Thumbs (and index finger) up to this research.
They appear to be aiming to get the site operator to advertise the content themselves. This is a clever move, because its down to the site operator to invite people to follow through and not just "click the ads it pays the bills" but "if you want some XYZ, try these but don't waste anybodies time clicking unless you are serious"
If the ads provide a service to the user on the site I don't see a problem with this approach.
You mean like the Neal Stephenson interview where Neal tells us about his great battles with William Gibson. 4) Who would win? (Score:5, Funny) - by Call Me Black Cloud In a fight between you and William Gibson, who would win? ...
I believe the lawyer is trying to call for more security for the 16s on the site.
The lawsuit claims that the Web site does not require users to verify their age and calls the security measures aimed at preventing strangers from contacting users younger than 16 "utterly ineffective."
But the part of the article that really caught my eye was the following:
Lauren Gelman, associate director of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, said she does not think MySpace is legally responsible for what happens away from its site.
"If you interact on MySpace, you are safe, but if a 13-year-old or 14-year-old goes out in person and meets someone she doesn't know, that is always an unsafe endeavor," Gelman said. "We need to teach our kids to be wary of strangers."
Its not that good, I mean - I can't see a quick simple link to find out if its worth it or not. The NYTimes page or this slash article aren't exactly something to blog about alone.
I might be completely missing it, but wheres the content to spread around?
A static IP on BT adsl costs £10 per month extra last time I checked. As for the transparent proxy I haven't noticed any problems with it. Likewise with pingtimes, I play CS and HL2 multiplayer online and can't remember the last time I had a problem with it.
I might just be lucky with my connection, but its been like this in the previous 3 houses we have lived in in recent years. The set top boxes themselves are a different issue however and when you get a bad one its constantly bad, but get one that sits nicely and your net experience is quick and simple.
I currently pay £34.99 per month for my 10Mb connection from NTL here in England. Even though its more expensive than ADSL, W00000t is all I can say! I prefer my cable because ADSL still appears to dialup and the IP changes every time you sneeze. The ethernet cable out the back of my machine is designed for super quick data connections and thats exactly what it does.
As an example:
I just downloaded Ubuntu (697.8MB) over http in under 10minutes, ~1200kB per second is nice.
as a FYI for other NTL broadband customers get a cable modem the set top boxes cannot handle 10Mbit (but NTL will be happy to take your money anyway).
Granted you can extrapolate an estimate of the surroundings for a 3d scene from a single image. This is good when the source material doesn't exist.
However if I were in the grand challenge I wouldn't be swapping the (minimum) stereo imaging most cars appear to have.
1) its an approximation and may not be applicable for different terrain or obsticles (similar rock against similar floor) 2) its harder to fool 2 cameras than a single one, glitches could send you off the cliff. 3) with a stereo pair you can interpolate properly and produce a much better map.
Humans with one eye (and single image devices) benefit greatly when given a series of images because then the same interpolation can occur and the 3d scene can be rebuilt.
What if I take a picture of my screen with the digital camera, import it into the computer, insert it into a word document, email it to a friend who can print it out place it onto a wooden table, take a picture with a nice camera, develop the film, scan it in before finally uploading it to flickr.
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Its not just cheap labour, its also flexibility.
Whilst its possible to get all robotic assembly lines, in a factory with a number of varying products its simpler to train a human workforce than to maintain and program a line of robots to do the same (lots of short runs of x thousand units versus a factory built from the ground up with a certain product range)
your absolutely right.
At work to have a smoke I have to walk down 3 flights of stairs and go outside, I get more physical excercise (caught my spelling mistake this time) than the none smokers in my workplace, but do terrible damage to other parts of my body.
I think that even when I stop smoking (which I will do) I will still take the time out to go for walks, they are very good for the rest of my system.
You're a fine one to talk ;)
:)
I'll be impressed (Score:5, Funny)
by kmhebert (586931) on 22:03 19th January, 2005 (#11413157)
When the amateurs can build a spaceship that can fly to Saturn!
Re:I'll be impressed (Score:5, Funny)
by The One and Only (691315) on 22:27 19th January, 2005 (#11413448)
I'll be even more impressed if they don't stick a "Fly Virgin" red and white sticker on it.
Yeah, it's terrible. I mean, it's not like governments would, say, stick THEIR logos or flags on anything going into spa--...uh, never mind.
Re:I'll be impressed (Score:4, Funny)
by siliconwafer (446697) on 1:07 20th January, 2005 (#11415021)
Given that this is slashdot, I'd bet most of us "fly virgin" whenever we're in the air... we don't need a damn sticker.
As a developer and computer junkie, I have to say the best type of chair is a plain normal office chair, it forces me to not become comfortable enough to slob about.
The biggest problem is sitting in the same place all day, it does your back, arms, eyes and neck no good.
I find my best work comes whilst I am away from my desk, having a smoke, laying on my bed, pacing around, playing with the kids or just watchin tv.
Get your eyes away from your screen and think about the code you are about to write.
Take a pad and pencil and make sparse notes, formulate solutions then do your code in short bursts when you return so you don't strain yourself.
I would also recommend swimming over archery since archery seems more like a strength persuit rather than excersize.
Thats actually quite simple.
If they are modelling everything without calibration from known experimental results then anything this machine can produce is as trustworthy as internet gossip.
For instance, if you were creating a weather prediction machine (easier to explain), you would feed it with all your historical data and allow the calculations to run from a set date in the past. If the results matched up with actual observed results for the following day/week/periods then you begin to build confidence in your algorythm.
You continue this and allow it to calculate longer and longer runs, most likely tweaking your code as you go along.
To put it into real perspective, heres the real version of the simulated experiment.
It does not perform very complex quantum calculations, instead
It simulates interactions between 1000 molybdenum atoms under high pressure using equations that take the quantum behaviour of electrons into account.
Also, when its not being used to dynamically model atomic structures, the IRS uses it to calculate Bill gates's taxes.
I wonder if the flashover occurs mainly when raining, ie when your clothes themselves are wet and offer less resistance.
Either way, the best advice is not "don't use your mobile in a thunder storm",
its simple common sense, "get inside away from the thunderstorm".
Also, regarding a sibling poster, make sure you floss as well.
In other news
Coffee shop manager arrested for "Theft of service" by sitting in the parking lot calling 911 for 3 months.
Then arrest him for trespassing, but not for the stupid "theft of service".
Thats like arresting me for reading a newspaper under the streetlights.
Thats a long time to browse the web for.
I wonder how he managed it.
a Surface mount chip.
Its always going to be messy and you will likely fuse the wrong things together.
But having some movement/sensation is good so Thumbs (and index finger) up to this research.
They appear to be aiming to get the site operator to advertise the content themselves.
This is a clever move, because its down to the site operator to invite people to follow through and not just "click the ads it pays the bills" but "if you want some XYZ, try these but don't waste anybodies time clicking unless you are serious"
If the ads provide a service to the user on the site I don't see a problem with this approach.
good luck to them.
Its not about trust, its about respect.
Friend: "Hey Joe, where you workin nowadays?"
Joe: "I work at *cough*sco*splutter*"
Speaking for myself (and based on the replies so far posted) I will not trust nor respect SCO ever again.
You mean like the Neal Stephenson interview where Neal tells us about his great battles with William Gibson.
...
4) Who would win? (Score:5, Funny) - by Call Me Black Cloud
In a fight between you and William Gibson, who would win?
Forget Skynet, my bet is its those borg implants.
I believe the lawyer is trying to call for more security for the 16s on the site.
The lawsuit claims that the Web site does not require users to verify their age and calls the security measures aimed at preventing strangers from contacting users younger than 16 "utterly ineffective."
But the part of the article that really caught my eye was the following:
Lauren Gelman, associate director of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, said she does not think MySpace is legally responsible for what happens away from its site.
"If you interact on MySpace, you are safe, but if a 13-year-old or 14-year-old goes out in person and meets someone she doesn't know, that is always an unsafe endeavor," Gelman said. "We need to teach our kids to be wary of strangers."
This lawsuit is just ambulance chasing.
Its not that good, I mean - I can't see a quick simple link to find out if its worth it or not.
The NYTimes page or this slash article aren't exactly something to blog about alone.
I might be completely missing it, but wheres the content to spread around?
At the moment its just a whispering campaign.
A static IP on BT adsl costs £10 per month extra last time I checked.
As for the transparent proxy I haven't noticed any problems with it.
Likewise with pingtimes, I play CS and HL2 multiplayer online and can't remember the last time I had a problem with it.
I might just be lucky with my connection, but its been like this in the previous 3 houses we have lived in in recent years.
The set top boxes themselves are a different issue however and when you get a bad one its constantly bad, but get one that sits nicely and your net experience is quick and simple.
I currently pay £34.99 per month for my 10Mb connection from NTL here in England.
Even though its more expensive than ADSL, W00000t is all I can say!
I prefer my cable because ADSL still appears to dialup and the IP changes every time you sneeze.
The ethernet cable out the back of my machine is designed for super quick data connections and thats exactly what it does.
As an example:
I just downloaded Ubuntu (697.8MB) over http in under 10minutes, ~1200kB per second is nice.
as a FYI for other NTL broadband customers get a cable modem the set top boxes cannot handle 10Mbit (but NTL will be happy to take your money anyway).
He should become the chairman.
Afterall, he is qualified.
Thank you, I'll be here all night.
Granted you can extrapolate an estimate of the surroundings for a 3d scene from a single image.
This is good when the source material doesn't exist.
However if I were in the grand challenge I wouldn't be swapping the (minimum) stereo imaging most cars appear to have.
1) its an approximation and may not be applicable for different terrain or obsticles (similar rock against similar floor)
2) its harder to fool 2 cameras than a single one, glitches could send you off the cliff.
3) with a stereo pair you can interpolate properly and produce a much better map.
Humans with one eye (and single image devices) benefit greatly when given a series of images because then the same interpolation can occur and the 3d scene can be rebuilt.
You need to add BigBlueDress in there as well.
What if I take a picture of my screen with the digital camera, import it into the computer, insert it into a word document, email it to a friend who can print it out place it onto a wooden table, take a picture with a nice camera, develop the film, scan it in before finally uploading it to flickr.
Would it be acceptible then??
(appologies to dailywtf for copying an idea)
Hic!
We finally found out what the Pioneer anomaly is.
Absorbing 175 billion miles (I wonder how many pints that is?) of alcohol would make any spaceship wander off course.
Ahhh you missed the best bit, they have invented infinate compression.
Finally, since the secret image is the same size as the host image, this method also satisfies the "capacity requirement."
Another advantage of this optical technique is that one host image can hide several different secret images.
I personally think the images are "compressed" using the 4 digit pin code passed through a different channel.