Hmmm... So all the flaimbait posts out there are are necessary to make the balance sheet add up correctly in the face of my blindingly insightful comments? Who'da thunk I, glorious me, could have been the cause of so much garbage
No, the main point is longer lasting or lighter batteries. The "respectful to the environment" is just standard (badly translated, but still standard) marketing spiel.
Does anyone else see a problem with a battery that requires a voltage change in order to provide power? Will we need old fashioned batteries for our new high-tech batteries?
There are many ways to create 3d without glasses. You can even do better than fake stereopsis. Imagine a flexible screen being moved by a sine wave (ie a low bass note from a speaker). Then imagine either a vector display or a crt with high enough refresh rates that you could display near objects at the peak of the wave and far objects at the trough.
Agreed, the media needs to be 3d from the start. There are plenty of optical illusions that would keep a human from from accurately determining which of two objects is closer. I think that artifacts with this system would be very annoying
I won't believe it until I see it either, but it does seem possible to a limitted degree. What I imagine this as is using stereo seperation to enhance the existing depth cues.
I used to get terribly aggravited when my grandparents nagged at me for using words like "funner". Now I'm on the other side of the coin with my girlfriend. Its even more aggravating because I can't say anything about it as she makes life much painfuller when I do stuff like correct her on her grammer.
You are correct that the Electoral College somewhat levels the playing field for states. However, what the gp was saying is that it causes a disparity in voting power for an individual. Using your example, whose vote affects more of the electoral college? It seems to me that a single popular vote in Wyoming is worth more than one in California.
Sign me up for one with an ashtray. The biggest problem I have with SCUBA diving is that my nicotine cravings are to strong to stay down long. My addiction has grown stronger over the years and now I've pretty much given up and usually just free dive.
... I know what you're thinking, "How could someone with smokers lungs possibly free dive?", but if you think about it for a minute you'll see that it works out very nicely. At least it does from a smokers perspective.
Gotta run. I'm off to explain why I keep dipping my face in the bird bath to my neighbor before he tries to have me committed
When I'm repeatedly banging out ls commands to monitor how far along my home built export process is, 1/10 of a second certainly is to long to wait. Don't you people understand how important it is for us application admins to have detailed timely statistics?
The issue was that nobody had figured out a way to make infinite improbability. Finite improbability generators were readily available, but finding a way to create infinite improbability was considered impossible. A lab assistant that had been left behind to cleanup while everyone else went to a party realized that it was not improssible, simply highly improbable. He then calculated the improbability, fed that figure into a finite improbability generator and submersed the whole thing in a strong brownian motion generator ( such a strong cup of tea ).
Keeping our money within our borders seems to me to be a rather simplistic way of looking at the economy. Of course it would have the short term effect of increasing our economy relative to that of other countries, but will it truely increase our economy? I think not, but I haven't put in enough thought to be sure. In order to come to a valid conclusion on this subject you need to consider all the different ways that the costs of goods and services can be affected. For example, cheaper IT services from India can lower the operating cost of repair facility, which lowers the warranty costs of an item and therefore has the potential to lower the cost of the item. This may not seem like a large amount but there are many considerations and they add up. Its not as black and white as it seems.
Familiarity with the system and the business processes at a low level has always been highly critical for me. The biggest advantage is knowing which "requirements" are based on the users misunderstanding of their own processes. You can easily cut a projects time down to a third with this understanding.
You forget that a camera catches your license plate number everytime you pass through a toll booth. It is certainly possible to tie you to a time and location in the current system.
This is an excellent idea. Unfortunately, my workplace bans "recording devices". Any thoughts on what to do there? I have thought of using my cell voice mail, but that is too congested.
Haven't you learned better than to make a numbered list on/.? Now I have to stand gaurd and attempt to ward of the inevitable "10. profit" posts. thanks buddy, really
I used to be like that. Two jobs, full time school, wife, and baby. It all added up to 10 hours of sleep on the good weeks and none on the bad weeks. I believe the reason I was able to keep it up is that I had an extremely high metabolism and an abundance of natural energy. Keep it up too long though and you will kill your metabolism and your energy levels will plumet. Also, be aware that it is very easy to fall into a psychological backlash when the workload decreases.
btw, I have a project do tomorrow, I have to be at work in 6 hours, I'm posting on slashdot, and I'm drinking a cup of coffee. I think I qualify as the poster child.
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Hmmm ... So all the flaimbait posts out there are are necessary to make the balance sheet add up correctly in the face of my blindingly insightful comments? Who'da thunk I, glorious me, could have been the cause of so much garbage
No, the main point is longer lasting or lighter batteries. The "respectful to the environment" is just standard (badly translated, but still standard) marketing spiel.
Does anyone else see a problem with a battery that requires a voltage change in order to provide power? Will we need old fashioned batteries for our new high-tech batteries?
There are many ways to create 3d without glasses. You can even do better than fake stereopsis. Imagine a flexible screen being moved by a sine wave (ie a low bass note from a speaker). Then imagine either a vector display or a crt with high enough refresh rates that you could display near objects at the peak of the wave and far objects at the trough.
Agreed, the media needs to be 3d from the start. There are plenty of optical illusions that would keep a human from from accurately determining which of two objects is closer. I think that artifacts with this system would be very annoying
I won't believe it until I see it either, but it does seem possible to a limitted degree. What I imagine this as is using stereo seperation to enhance the existing depth cues.
I've got one. Unfortunately I can't describe it since there is nothing to compare it to. You'll just have to trust me. What's the prize?
I used to get terribly aggravited when my grandparents nagged at me for using words like "funner". Now I'm on the other side of the coin with my girlfriend. Its even more aggravating because I can't say anything about it as she makes life much painfuller when I do stuff like correct her on her grammer.
Jokes about luggage lock combinations in 1....2....3....4....5...
You are correct that the Electoral College somewhat levels the playing field for states. However, what the gp was saying is that it causes a disparity in voting power for an individual. Using your example, whose vote affects more of the electoral college? It seems to me that a single popular vote in Wyoming is worth more than one in California.
Why not just create an installer that checks the cpu and then downloads and installs the appropriate optized binary?
Sign me up for one with an ashtray. The biggest problem I have with SCUBA diving is that my nicotine cravings are to strong to stay down long. My addiction has grown stronger over the years and now I've pretty much given up and usually just free dive.
... I know what you're thinking, "How could someone with smokers lungs possibly free dive?", but if you think about it for a minute you'll see that it works out very nicely. At least it does from a smokers perspective.
Gotta run. I'm off to explain why I keep dipping my face in the bird bath to my neighbor before he tries to have me committed
ack* sorry.
Hook me up with a -1: not refreshing before posting
Correct math proves nothing when the logic is wrong.
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1+2+4
When I'm repeatedly banging out ls commands to monitor how far along my home built export process is, 1/10 of a second certainly is to long to wait. Don't you people understand how important it is for us application admins to have detailed timely statistics?
The issue was that nobody had figured out a way to make infinite improbability. Finite improbability generators were readily available, but finding a way to create infinite improbability was considered impossible. A lab assistant that had been left behind to cleanup while everyone else went to a party realized that it was not improssible, simply highly improbable. He then calculated the improbability, fed that figure into a finite improbability generator and submersed the whole thing in a strong brownian motion generator ( such a strong cup of tea ).
Keeping our money within our borders seems to me to be a rather simplistic way of looking at the economy. Of course it would have the short term effect of increasing our economy relative to that of other countries, but will it truely increase our economy? I think not, but I haven't put in enough thought to be sure. In order to come to a valid conclusion on this subject you need to consider all the different ways that the costs of goods and services can be affected. For example, cheaper IT services from India can lower the operating cost of repair facility, which lowers the warranty costs of an item and therefore has the potential to lower the cost of the item. This may not seem like a large amount but there are many considerations and they add up. Its not as black and white as it seems.
Familiarity with the system and the business processes at a low level has always been highly critical for me. The biggest advantage is knowing which "requirements" are based on the users misunderstanding of their own processes. You can easily cut a projects time down to a third with this understanding.
Of course I could turn it off. Of course joe luser can turn it right back on.
Judging by the spam I get, I'd have to agree its not a niche market
You forget that a camera catches your license plate number everytime you pass through a toll booth. It is certainly possible to tie you to a time and location in the current system.
You misspelled something there -- the word "not" should be replaced by ^H^H^H.
Did you mean appended by? else:
there's no reason to actual wear a tie.
Have we just found the cause of slashdot grammer?
This is an excellent idea. Unfortunately, my workplace bans "recording devices". Any thoughts on what to do there? I have thought of using my cell voice mail, but that is too congested.
Haven't you learned better than to make a numbered list on /.? Now I have to stand gaurd and attempt to ward of the inevitable "10. profit" posts. thanks buddy, really
I used to be like that. Two jobs, full time school, wife, and baby. It all added up to 10 hours of sleep on the good weeks and none on the bad weeks. I believe the reason I was able to keep it up is that I had an extremely high metabolism and an abundance of natural energy. Keep it up too long though and you will kill your metabolism and your energy levels will plumet. Also, be aware that it is very easy to fall into a psychological backlash when the workload decreases.
btw, I have a project do tomorrow, I have to be at work in 6 hours, I'm posting on slashdot, and I'm drinking a cup of coffee. I think I qualify as the poster child.