The major problem with soap films, and one that I cannot see ever being fixed, is the total lack of compelling storyline. There is a reason why soaps have never made it out of daytime TV, and film adaptations would be a guaranteed flop.
What film studio in their right mind would want to fund a soap film?
Drones are and can be autonomous. You are just thinking of the current CIA ones like the predator. drone technology is not static, it is ever evolving and increasing in capability.
You do not *need* a human pilot at all times, computer autopilots have been around for ages.
Drones for surveillance can be told to just loiter around a specific spot with its cameras recording continuously on a specific area. If you want 24/7 coverage, have another drone take over when the first one gets low on juice.
Drones are capable today of loitering a few km away from you, unseen and unheard, with optics easily capable of reading the text message off your cellphone screen while you are tapping away outside. Optics like this have been around for decades.
Its only a matter of time before drones are small and cheap enough that you can have dozens of them flying around a city 24/7.
Advanced programmable surveillance on demand.
Privacy these days is a quaint idea that used to exist in the past.
Nobody uses bloody diodes for lighting. Not only is it un-hygenic, the loss of efficiency due to transmitting the light through blood is unacceptable, not to mention the red tinge to the light itself.
No no, for the Olympics they'll be using... wait for it... wait for it... Javelins!
Javelins are Surface to Surface Missiles. Just like its namesake. They are designed to take out armour of all kinds ( no tank today can withstand a direct hit in Top Attack mode ), and have been successfully used to take out buildings, cars, bicycles, APC's, the list goes on.
The Pi board design schematic and PCB layout are all there for the world to see. Theres it nothing new, special or novel about the design itself, its all off the shelf components.
He *may* be bitching about the broadcom SoC that has some documentation that is not available without signing an NDA ( like the GPU ), but its not a real biggie. Take the issue up with Broadcom, not RPi.
If life can arise, evolve and thrive in this solar system, then it can do the same elsewhere. There is no "special physics" occurring in this solar system that makes life here any more possible.
I see nothing whimsical about the possibility of extraterrestrial life, Its pretty much a given due to the numbers involved.
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A week is not a problem, but there are other countries than Oz.
Where I am, we havent even been shown the first season yet. For that reason alone I pirate it. Im not waiting more than a year.
I own and have read all of the Song of Fire and Ice series, so I see nothing wrong with pirating the series. Mr Martin has made his profit off me.
The major problem with soap films, and one that I cannot see ever being fixed, is the total lack of compelling storyline. There is a reason why soaps have never made it out of daytime TV, and film adaptations would be a guaranteed flop.
What film studio in their right mind would want to fund a soap film?
Macs price competitive for the hardware?
Dude, what planet are you on? Let me guess, one with a bite taken out of it?
You dont have to be stupid to be crazy.
"I bet people would pay $10/day for that feature."
I bet people would. Problem is, once all six of them start paying, thats the end of the revenue stream.
Why wait?
I ditched Facebook early this year, and havent looked back.
Reading posts like this reinforces my decision.
MyCleanPC is a scam. Please dont feed the trolls.
Drones are and can be autonomous. You are just thinking of the current CIA ones like the predator. drone technology is not static, it is ever evolving and increasing in capability.
You do not *need* a human pilot at all times, computer autopilots have been around for ages.
Drones for surveillance can be told to just loiter around a specific spot with its cameras recording continuously on a specific area. If you want 24/7 coverage, have another drone take over when the first one gets low on juice.
Drones are capable today of loitering a few km away from you, unseen and unheard, with optics easily capable of reading the text message off your cellphone screen while you are tapping away outside. Optics like this have been around for decades.
Its only a matter of time before drones are small and cheap enough that you can have dozens of them flying around a city 24/7.
Advanced programmable surveillance on demand.
Privacy these days is a quaint idea that used to exist in the past.
"Source: I live there and have lived all my life."
Looks like we have something in common.
I have lived all my life too!
I know that this change must have been excruciating for Apple to do, as being seen to listen to their customers must rub them the wrong way.
But for this I congratulate Apple for this historic event. It was excruciatingly hard, but it was needed.
*claps*
"If Dish completely cuts out commercials on every channel they carry, the networks still get money...."
Thats not the problem. The problem is that the networks are not getting *more* money.
Would you be happy if you were getting less money than you were getting before?
"Are you fucking insane..."
Dude, calm down. He is not fucking insane, he is taking it slowly and has not yet reached the sexual relations stage with insane.
They have barely reached the kissing stage.
Its not a race. What are you... jealous or something?
"I've never understood why people think that just because something is newer makes it better"
Thats because 9 times out of ten, newer DOES equal better.
See? The TSA is helping the American economy. If it wasnt for the TSA, bic sales would be lower.
" They are not bulbs, they're bloody diodes!"
Nobody uses bloody diodes for lighting. Not only is it un-hygenic, the loss of efficiency due to transmitting the light through blood is unacceptable, not to mention the red tinge to the light itself.
Everybody uses clean diodes.
"Philips Releases 100W-Equivalent LED Bulb, Runs On Just 23 Watts"
They last longer than a fluro tube, they have no mercury in them, they are way smaller, they are more robust and dont break as easily.
I'd like to try them sometime.
Android, yes easily done, as mentioned above.
iOS? For the love of dog, please don't do it on non Apple hardware. Apple Legal will find out, and they will utterly destroy you.
No no, for the Olympics they'll be using... wait for it... wait for it... Javelins!
Javelins are Surface to Surface Missiles. Just like its namesake. They are designed to take out armour of all kinds ( no tank today can withstand a direct hit in Top Attack mode ), and have been successfully used to take out buildings, cars, bicycles, APC's, the list goes on.
London needs (lol) Surface to Air Missiles.
Hes a troll.
The Pi board design schematic and PCB layout are all there for the world to see. Theres it nothing new, special or novel about the design itself, its all off the shelf components.
He *may* be bitching about the broadcom SoC that has some documentation that is not available without signing an NDA ( like the GPU ), but its not a real biggie. Take the issue up with Broadcom, not RPi.
Real Engineers use duct tape.
Or you could...you know....not use Facebook.
The Courtroom. Where great ideas go to die.
Who guards the guards? Its the guards guards who guard the guards.
And who guards the guards guards? Its the guards guards guards who guard the guards guards.
The REAL question is who guards the guards guards guards?
If life can arise, evolve and thrive in this solar system, then it can do the same elsewhere. There is no "special physics" occurring in this solar system that makes life here any more possible.
I see nothing whimsical about the possibility of extraterrestrial life, Its pretty much a given due to the numbers involved.
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