Lucas is going to completely destroy the franchise, just like he did with Star Wars. Clearly he has no new ideas whatsoever, as he's prefer to spend his energy squeezing every drop of life out of a one-successful brand rather than continue to create new quality films. He should be ashamed of himself.
This is 100% BS. Please cite a single reputable study or article that demonstrates you can increase mileage by adding water to gasoline. Don't you think that if it did work, more people would do it, and it would be built into modern cars? Or is it just some big conspiracy by the car/oil companies?
Correct. Attaching Kamen's name to it is a smart marketing move, and good press fodder. A nice demo though, we'll see if this becomes practical and cost effective.
People do all sorts of dumb/dishonest things at the conclusion of their employment, regardless of the terms. The companies are right to protect themselves.
Your company sees your access as a huge risk, which is entirely reasonable. That kind of access/power with someone departing imminently is very dangerous for a company. Regardless of your outward intentions, that's too big of a risk for them. It's a ripe situation for theft of company data, trade secrets, or sabotage.
What you can do is explain to them the situation, and maybe they'll have you train someone, who will really be responsible for the final tasks (using their access). That's really the only reasonable solution.
This is really dumb. Just encrypt the file using any number of techniques (sheesh, even WinZip has decent encryption now) and email it. Then call him on the phone with the password.
The link to the earlier slashdot article describing directional sound via ultrasound has nothing at all to do with this (LRAD) product.
LRAD is just a big loudspeaker (actually a bunch of regular tweeters). There's nothing "directional" about it, other than that fact that *all* speakers are directional at high frequencies.
id and the Doom series are best left to the 1990's. They were great in their day, but their time has passed on; time to hand over the keys to the next generation of game developers.
I was going to jump in and describe this company as being a bunch of parasitic patent trolls, who create zero value for the world, but instead suck value from people doing REAL work.
But it looks like plenty of people have already made that point. Excellent!
These people should not be glamorized, they should be roundly criticized for being lowlife parasites.
If people want to take extreme risks, they can do so at their own expense. They shouldn't expect the rest of us to foot the bill if their adventure doesn't go according to plan.
Good for them for charging the estate, exactly correct.
You are absolutely right. I love pinball, and own a machine myself (Pinbot), but an arcade or location owner is going to choose a good videogame every time. Repairing those machines is NOT cheap, and seriously cuts into revenue. It's simple business, nothing more.
Not quite true. You can still count cards and win in today's casinos, and make money professionally, but it's by no means easy (and it really never was).
http://wizardofodds.com/
Of course, a lot of people THINK they can count cards, and lose their shirts. The casinos love that.
1. Card counting is NOT hard, nor does it take ANY math skill or special memorization ability. It does take practice to do effectively, but the whole MIT brainiac angle is 100% marketing for a book/movie.
2. Blackjack teams have been around for decades, running on exactly the same strategies as the folks from MIT *mimicked*. The MIT team DID NOTHING ORIGINAL. It's marketing, folks.
3. In the best of cases, card counting MIGHT sway your odds to about 1% favor, so it takes a LONG time and a huge bankroll to make any money.
4. The MIT team wasn't even that successful. Sure, they pulled in a few million, but once it's split up among them all, and when you consider the time and work involved, they would have done just as well, if not better, working regular jobs.
It's *entertainment*, people. Not non-fiction. Don't take it seriously. Enjoy the movie, but don't for a minute idolize these folks, or fall for the hype.
[ Yes, I know what I'm talking about, and used to play blackjack for fun, including counting. ]
He's done some great things over the years, but it really played out in the 1990's. Other game developers have left him in the dust. I wouldn't hold him as much of an authority on current and future gaming technologies.
The MIT team did NOT invent card counting, nor did they improve upon it in any substantial way. Teams like this (using "regular joes") have been operating for decades. It just made a nice story. Credit where it's due.
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Lucas is going to completely destroy the franchise, just like he did with Star Wars. Clearly he has no new ideas whatsoever, as he's prefer to spend his energy squeezing every drop of life out of a one-successful brand rather than continue to create new quality films. He should be ashamed of himself.
That's some "thank you" to the wife for helping him escape! Ungrateful SOB.
Then why are they wasting all of this time and energy making a physical "standard"? This reeks of agency PR.
No. The oxide layer on Al already exists before submersion, preventing further oxidation. Thanks for playing, though.
This is 100% BS. Please cite a single reputable study or article that demonstrates you can increase mileage by adding water to gasoline. Don't you think that if it did work, more people would do it, and it would be built into modern cars? Or is it just some big conspiracy by the car/oil companies?
Get real.
Correct. Attaching Kamen's name to it is a smart marketing move, and good press fodder. A nice demo though, we'll see if this becomes practical and cost effective.
Why should I be forced to pay for someone else's higher medical expenses? What about my rights?
Absolutely right. This is, more accurately, discrimination against healthier people, since they're the ones footing the bill.
Not in the least! You really misunderstand insurance and economics! It doesn't spread risk evenly, it helps you to manage the risks that exist.
People do all sorts of dumb/dishonest things at the conclusion of their employment, regardless of the terms. The companies are right to protect themselves.
Your company sees your access as a huge risk, which is entirely reasonable. That kind of access/power with someone departing imminently is very dangerous for a company. Regardless of your outward intentions, that's too big of a risk for them. It's a ripe situation for theft of company data, trade secrets, or sabotage.
What you can do is explain to them the situation, and maybe they'll have you train someone, who will really be responsible for the final tasks (using their access). That's really the only reasonable solution.
You're an asshole.
This is really dumb. Just encrypt the file using any number of techniques (sheesh, even WinZip has decent encryption now) and email it. Then call him on the phone with the password.
This isn't rocket science, folks.
The link to the earlier slashdot article describing directional sound via ultrasound has nothing at all to do with this (LRAD) product.
LRAD is just a big loudspeaker (actually a bunch of regular tweeters). There's nothing "directional" about it, other than that fact that *all* speakers are directional at high frequencies.
This is 100% hype nonsense. Read the wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_range_acoustic_device
There is no "weapon" any more than any other speaker or bullhorn. Enough with the sloppy reporting, slashdot.
id and the Doom series are best left to the 1990's. They were great in their day, but their time has passed on; time to hand over the keys to the next generation of game developers.
I was going to jump in and describe this company as being a bunch of parasitic patent trolls, who create zero value for the world, but instead suck value from people doing REAL work.
But it looks like plenty of people have already made that point. Excellent!
These people should not be glamorized, they should be roundly criticized for being lowlife parasites.
If people want to take extreme risks, they can do so at their own expense. They shouldn't expect the rest of us to foot the bill if their adventure doesn't go according to plan.
Good for them for charging the estate, exactly correct.
You are absolutely right. I love pinball, and own a machine myself (Pinbot), but an arcade or location owner is going to choose a good videogame every time. Repairing those machines is NOT cheap, and seriously cuts into revenue. It's simple business, nothing more.
Absolutely right, sir. I still play (and count) for fun here and there myself, but it's all entertainment for me.
Not quite true. You can still count cards and win in today's casinos, and make money professionally, but it's by no means easy (and it really never was).
http://wizardofodds.com/
Of course, a lot of people THINK they can count cards, and lose their shirts. The casinos love that.
Once again, everyone:
1. Card counting is NOT hard, nor does it take ANY math skill or special memorization ability. It does take practice to do effectively, but the whole MIT brainiac angle is 100% marketing for a book/movie.
2. Blackjack teams have been around for decades, running on exactly the same strategies as the folks from MIT *mimicked*. The MIT team DID NOTHING ORIGINAL. It's marketing, folks.
3. In the best of cases, card counting MIGHT sway your odds to about 1% favor, so it takes a LONG time and a huge bankroll to make any money.
4. The MIT team wasn't even that successful. Sure, they pulled in a few million, but once it's split up among them all, and when you consider the time and work involved, they would have done just as well, if not better, working regular jobs.
It's *entertainment*, people. Not non-fiction. Don't take it seriously. Enjoy the movie, but don't for a minute idolize these folks, or fall for the hype.
[ Yes, I know what I'm talking about, and used to play blackjack for fun, including counting. ]
Agreed, I just got back from Tokyo, and these in-flight systems were really cool - at least in between reboots (twice).
He's done some great things over the years, but it really played out in the 1990's. Other game developers have left him in the dust. I wouldn't hold him as much of an authority on current and future gaming technologies.
Come on.
The MIT team did NOT invent card counting, nor did they improve upon it in any substantial way. Teams like this (using "regular joes") have been operating for decades. It just made a nice story. Credit where it's due.
Yes, this has been well known and understood for decades. This isn't new research at all.