One of the question on my regents exam back in high school was:
"What is a universal indicator? Name one of them."
Thanks to Mr. Wizard, I knew that red cabbage juice was one and described that it helps indicate different pH levels. I owe you one Mr. Wizard.... Rest in peace...
From what I can understand of this article, this would mean the mere existence of a MECO would prove perpetual motion is possible since it will forever "run" without any need for additional resources.
My question in this case would be, what is "powering" this thing in order to maintain a "collapsing" state?
While I'm sure the idea of knowingly being watched 24/7 isn't too appealing to the wearer of such an article of clothing, the fact that clothes need to be washed brings up another strike against such an invention.
The only options to overcome such an issue would be to completely waterproof the electronics in which case water-tight sealing would make that area of the clothing bulky and uncomfortable (especially considering the article posted was to a set of women's panties), or to make the electronic parts removable before washing, thereby eliminating the point of placing a GPS device on the wearer in the first place.
They are coming out with a card that includes a gpu, cpu, hard drive, ram, motherboard, ethernet, sound AND it's a nuclear powered plus it will fit in your back pocket and transmit the monitor images straight to your visual cortex all the while making your breakfast and cleaning your basement.
If it's nuclear powered, I wouldn't wanna keep that thing in my pocket... I like my equipment functioning and prefer to keep it exactly where it is...
It's not that I support profiting from lost lives in any case, but we are referring to not only a specific person (instead of Joe Shmoe with a helmet and rifle), but a former president of the USA. This man was beloved by millions of Americans, and his assasination was without a doubt an act of terrorism. Would you like to see a game showing an EXACT recreation of flight 93 along with an EXACT digital remake of the passengers' faces before that terrible crash? IMHO, I think this is going too far...
Not to be paranoid, but if something like this happens, then that's just more incentive for Big Brother to give each of us a universal ID card with built-in RFID tags, free of charge...
I think it might be a good idea for an online tester to get a hold of all the popular Adware/Spyware removers and test them out side-by-side to figure out who "forgot" to block a given companies ads... Atleast then we could figure out who's on our side and who's on theirs...
I thought about your idea too but went with VNC instead because he needed a solution for THIS case specifically... The writer said he had an iPaq and laptop which means he's probably not going to use public computers too often. VNC doesn't take up as much bandwidth as you would think considering it's only on when you want it to be and only refreshes when needed... It's also quite a bit more secure and functional than a simple "cam-site" since you get full control of everything your cam does as if you were right there in front of it. By the way, he also wanted something "high-tech" so the "cool" factor in this case will do the job better than the 6 year old classroom project:p
As for your disappointment with the editors posting this topic, the point of "Ask Slashdot" is to find more than one solution and select the one that does what you need for your specific purpose best.
I would recommend taking a look into using a VNC package. Basically it will let you see and control what's going on with your computer (the one controlling the baby monitor/webcam) from your iPaq, laptop, and even a Treo phone!
Basically all you would be doing is opening up a webcam viewer on the computer through VNC and just watch the screen... You won't be getting super fast resolution (depending on speed of connection and machine running the client you'll be looking at around 5 FPS I think) but you will be able to see what's going on. Good luck, and congrats...
Dark Helmet: "How many assholes do we have on this ship anyhow?"
Crew: "YO!"
Dark Helmet: "I knew it! I'm surrounded by assholes... Keep firing assholes!"
That part always made me laugh... I think they're gonna stick with what made the first movie funny and play off of how badly the new Star Wars movies turned out (IMHO ofcourse). That would explain why we haven't seen a sequel yet, Mel was just waiting to play off of George Lucas again... Well played, Mel.
In my defense, I did this on my Palm IIIc to view it, and it was done during the morning.... The nightlife is was the time I used for chicks.... I got far enough;)
I knew the bill would sky rocket... It was paid by my company anyway (work phone in case something went wrong back here), but I think the data access overseas was a bit much:p
This was a year or two back when I had an old Palm IIIc and a Nokia 8290...
I was in the Bahamas and they didn't have any internet access... I could use my cell phone though I had to dial a special extension to reach into the USA... I rigged the IR port on my IIIc to use the IR port on my phone as a modem and dial out.... I checked my email, took a peek at Slashdot (or what I could see from it) and logged off...
2 weeks later, a bill for $78.00 for overseas calls and internet usage... It was worth it for the koolness factor:p
Any advice for the poor schmuck who's going to get the blame?
Find the tallest building you can find and jump...
All kidding aside, I would say the scapegoat should write this off as an unforseen flaw which is now resolved... It's worked for a certain Redmond company for quite some time...:p
I wish my company paid for my internet service. However said company is owned by a cheap penny pincher....
I do have total access to our servers using VNC since no one else in this entire company understands what VNC stands for, let alone does. Just my personal experience...
This would really help on those nights me and my friend go war-driving... Instead of marking it on his GPS, we could just leave a sticky note to mark the location so others can get in on the fun too. I can see it now:
**begin phone convo**
Girl: Hi honey what are you doing?
Guy: Oh not much, I-
**guy gets post it saying WiFi in the area**
Guy: Uh honey, I'll call you back in a minute, I don't have very good reception here
I have to give Microsoft credit on this move... They know that no smart person listens to what they say so they advertise Firefox in order to push people away from it and move back to what they "don't" recommend... IE
It's like when your mom decides she likes rap too and you have to burn every 50 Cent CD in your collection because of it...
I just got my GMail invitation from a friend who sent it to my hotmail account. It doesn't disappear, it goes into the junk mail like Yahoo does. Don't believe me? Here's a screenshot:
I was about to post on the same issue... Guess the big boys don't care about people who aren't part of the unwashed masses. Pressing the Delete button doesn't work either... I wonder how FireFox is handling it....
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marblecake also the game
One of the question on my regents exam back in high school was:
"What is a universal indicator? Name one of them."
Thanks to Mr. Wizard, I knew that red cabbage juice was one and described that it helps indicate different pH levels. I owe you one Mr. Wizard.... Rest in peace...
From what I can understand of this article, this would mean the mere existence of a MECO would prove perpetual motion is possible since it will forever "run" without any need for additional resources.
My question in this case would be, what is "powering" this thing in order to maintain a "collapsing" state?
Not that I'm arguing that it's the same, rather I'd like to know:
What seperates this from a Bayesian filter?
It's not about how many fires need to be put out, it's about how fast the company puts them out that makes the difference...
While I'm sure the idea of knowingly being watched 24/7 isn't too appealing to the wearer of such an article of clothing, the fact that clothes need to be washed brings up another strike against such an invention.
The only options to overcome such an issue would be to completely waterproof the electronics in which case water-tight sealing would make that area of the clothing bulky and uncomfortable (especially considering the article posted was to a set of women's panties), or to make the electronic parts removable before washing, thereby eliminating the point of placing a GPS device on the wearer in the first place.
Overall, a bad idea...
I can imagine lots of applications for this new battery including my own laptop.
Sure, who doesn't want to keep volatile nuclear material near their crotch for several hours at a time?
It seems one of the webcomics I read, UnderPower, got affected as well... It also happens to be linked here on Slashdot...
Black background, red lettering:
This site is defaced!!!
NeverEverNoSanity WebWorm generation 14.
They are coming out with a card that includes a gpu, cpu, hard drive, ram, motherboard, ethernet, sound AND it's a nuclear powered plus it will fit in your back pocket and transmit the monitor images straight to your visual cortex all the while making your breakfast and cleaning your basement.
If it's nuclear powered, I wouldn't wanna keep that thing in my pocket... I like my equipment functioning and prefer to keep it exactly where it is...
It's not that I support profiting from lost lives in any case, but we are referring to not only a specific person (instead of Joe Shmoe with a helmet and rifle), but a former president of the USA. This man was beloved by millions of Americans, and his assasination was without a doubt an act of terrorism. Would you like to see a game showing an EXACT recreation of flight 93 along with an EXACT digital remake of the passengers' faces before that terrible crash? IMHO, I think this is going too far...
So what happens now when I get carded at the bar?
Not to be paranoid, but if something like this happens, then that's just more incentive for Big Brother to give each of us a universal ID card with built-in RFID tags, free of charge...
What was your inspiration for creating the Fruit Fucker 2000?
Please dont answer grass, hash, or shrooms...
I think it might be a good idea for an online tester to get a hold of all the popular Adware/Spyware removers and test them out side-by-side to figure out who "forgot" to block a given companies ads... Atleast then we could figure out who's on our side and who's on theirs...
I thought about your idea too but went with VNC instead because he needed a solution for THIS case specifically... The writer said he had an iPaq and laptop which means he's probably not going to use public computers too often. VNC doesn't take up as much bandwidth as you would think considering it's only on when you want it to be and only refreshes when needed... It's also quite a bit more secure and functional than a simple "cam-site" since you get full control of everything your cam does as if you were right there in front of it. By the way, he also wanted something "high-tech" so the "cool" factor in this case will do the job better than the 6 year old classroom project :p
As for your disappointment with the editors posting this topic, the point of "Ask Slashdot" is to find more than one solution and select the one that does what you need for your specific purpose best.
I would recommend taking a look into using a VNC package. Basically it will let you see and control what's going on with your computer (the one controlling the baby monitor/webcam) from your iPaq, laptop, and even a Treo phone!
Basically all you would be doing is opening up a webcam viewer on the computer through VNC and just watch the screen... You won't be getting super fast resolution (depending on speed of connection and machine running the client you'll be looking at around 5 FPS I think) but you will be able to see what's going on. Good luck, and congrats...
Dark Helmet: "How many assholes do we have on this ship anyhow?"
Crew: "YO!"
Dark Helmet: "I knew it! I'm surrounded by assholes... Keep firing assholes!"
That part always made me laugh... I think they're gonna stick with what made the first movie funny and play off of how badly the new Star Wars movies turned out (IMHO ofcourse). That would explain why we haven't seen a sequel yet, Mel was just waiting to play off of George Lucas again... Well played, Mel.
In my defense, I did this on my Palm IIIc to view it, and it was done during the morning.... The nightlife is was the time I used for chicks.... I got far enough ;)
I knew the bill would sky rocket... It was paid by my company anyway (work phone in case something went wrong back here), but I think the data access overseas was a bit much :p
:p
Like you wouldn't have done the same...
This was a year or two back when I had an old Palm IIIc and a Nokia 8290...
:p
I was in the Bahamas and they didn't have any internet access... I could use my cell phone though I had to dial a special extension to reach into the USA... I rigged the IR port on my IIIc to use the IR port on my phone as a modem and dial out.... I checked my email, took a peek at Slashdot (or what I could see from it) and logged off...
2 weeks later, a bill for $78.00 for overseas calls and internet usage... It was worth it for the koolness factor
Any advice for the poor schmuck who's going to get the blame?
:p
Find the tallest building you can find and jump...
All kidding aside, I would say the scapegoat should write this off as an unforseen flaw which is now resolved... It's worked for a certain Redmond company for quite some time...
I wish my company paid for my internet service. However said company is owned by a cheap penny pincher....
I do have total access to our servers using VNC since no one else in this entire company understands what VNC stands for, let alone does. Just my personal experience...
This would really help on those nights me and my friend go war-driving... Instead of marking it on his GPS, we could just leave a sticky note to mark the location so others can get in on the fun too. I can see it now:
**begin phone convo**
Girl: Hi honey what are you doing?
Guy: Oh not much, I-
**guy gets post it saying WiFi in the area**
Guy: Uh honey, I'll call you back in a minute, I don't have very good reception here
I have to give Microsoft credit on this move... They know that no smart person listens to what they say so they advertise Firefox in order to push people away from it and move back to what they "don't" recommend... IE
It's like when your mom decides she likes rap too and you have to burn every 50 Cent CD in your collection because of it...
I just got my GMail invitation from a friend who sent it to my hotmail account. It doesn't disappear, it goes into the junk mail like Yahoo does. Don't believe me? Here's a screenshot:
http://www.savefile.com/redir.php?id=1344
I was about to post on the same issue... Guess the big boys don't care about people who aren't part of the unwashed masses. Pressing the Delete button doesn't work either... I wonder how FireFox is handling it....