This was done a few years ago in a different way: you wear an electronic collar which eavesdrops on the nerves running to your vocal chords. These signals are then decoded into words. Finally, some words, like "forward", are interpreted as intentions to move. The system is called the Audeo.
Several years ago we got our first dog, an Alaskan Malemute. They're bred to pull sleds, so I decided to "walk" her while wearing my roller blades. The results were exhilarating. The only way for me to stop once she got up to speed was to let go of the leash, fall down, or wait for her to stop/turn. Cats coming into view proved very dangerous.
Who needs roller coasters when you've got a dog and skates?
Ignoring the "communist indoctrination" aspect of things, I've got a couple of questions.
First, how many kids aged 11 to 16 buy (or can afford to buy) music, movie tickets, or DVDs? I thought that most kids got those on their birthdays or on Christmas, and that their money comes from mowing the neighbor's lawn or from their grandparents that didn't know what to get them for their birthday. It seems to me that the limited finances of this age group would make the purchase of a CD much less likely.
Second, how do you make a kid care about some guy in another state not getting a buck because they downloaded his hit and didn't buy it? This is made even more difficult considering that almost all kids listen to music from the really popular artists. How could you convince kids that Avril Lavigne is starving and needs their money?
Third, how will the good, law-abiding kids be viewed by their peers? Will they be respected for "doing what's right", or alienated for being sissies?
If I'm not mistaken, we've taken down GIMP's FTP. Here's a mirror. I didn't get to see the contents of the original FTP, so I can't vouch for the completeness of this one.
If I'm not mistaken, we've taken down GIMP's FTP. I've found a mirror, but since I didn't get to see the contents of the original FTP, I can't vouch for the completeness of this one.
ftp://ftp.cs.umn.edu/pub/gimp/v1.3/v1.3.21/
Slashdot Mirror
This was done a few years ago in a different way: you wear an electronic collar which eavesdrops on the nerves running to your vocal chords. These signals are then decoded into words. Finally, some words, like "forward", are interpreted as intentions to move. The system is called the Audeo.
Official site: http://www.theaudeo.com/
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyQv61899HE
Article: http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/6130
This reminds me...
Several years ago we got our first dog, an Alaskan Malemute. They're bred to pull sleds, so I decided to "walk" her while wearing my roller blades. The results were exhilarating. The only way for me to stop once she got up to speed was to let go of the leash, fall down, or wait for her to stop/turn. Cats coming into view proved very dangerous.
Who needs roller coasters when you've got a dog and skates?
Ignoring the "communist indoctrination" aspect of things, I've got a couple of questions.
First, how many kids aged 11 to 16 buy (or can afford to buy) music, movie tickets, or DVDs? I thought that most kids got those on their birthdays or on Christmas, and that their money comes from mowing the neighbor's lawn or from their grandparents that didn't know what to get them for their birthday. It seems to me that the limited finances of this age group would make the purchase of a CD much less likely.
Second, how do you make a kid care about some guy in another state not getting a buck because they downloaded his hit and didn't buy it? This is made even more difficult considering that almost all kids listen to music from the really popular artists. How could you convince kids that Avril Lavigne is starving and needs their money?
Third, how will the good, law-abiding kids be viewed by their peers? Will they be respected for "doing what's right", or alienated for being sissies?
If I'm not mistaken, we've taken down GIMP's FTP. Here's a mirror. I didn't get to see the contents of the original FTP, so I can't vouch for the completeness of this one.
If I'm not mistaken, we've taken down GIMP's FTP. I've found a mirror, but since I didn't get to see the contents of the original FTP, I can't vouch for the completeness of this one. ftp://ftp.cs.umn.edu/pub/gimp/v1.3/v1.3.21/