Instead of focusing on the negativehow aboutfocusing on the postive and start calling it the Peace Clock -- A countdown of the progress for every nation to stop waging idiotic wars with one another ??
Yup! I've been debating trying that one out too. I'm thinking 30W - 40W is probably about right for mood lighting. The soft orange glow looks like it is a winner.
That 3M LED I have is apparently dimmable but I don't have any dimmers installed. DOH.
> PS I am sickened- SICKENED- that AMD refused to build motherboards with the RAM soldered on, because then Kaveri could have utilised the same 256-bit GDDR5 solution found in the PS4, for no more money (save the cost of the RAM, obviously). A GDDR5 Kaveri would EXTERMINATE every competing Intel part.
Actually I'm also surprised AMD isn't doing that. Might be that the existing architecture of separate RAM is "good enough" and they don't want to pursue a tiny market where only console devs care about performance, and/or don't want to piss of OEM motherboard manufactors.
I'm trying the "3M LED Advanced Light Bulb, Cool White, 60-Watt Equivalent, 800-Lumen" and ironically find it to be *too* bright... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ7NQLG/
> I think LED's will be the long term solution. After trying my LEDs I'm not sure. I'm finding the EMF put out my incandescents is softer on the eyes then LEDs.:-/
The EMF put off by incandescent is easier on the eyes then LEDs.
While I love LED bulbs (~800 / 60W) brightness, I'm finding them to be "harsher" on the eyes the incandescents. LEDs are that bad that I'm actually thinking of switching back to incandescents.
I'm usually for cranking LED brightness up (I love halogens) but even I want these LCDs toned down. Those dimmable Cree LED look not bad. The single bulb price of $8 is definitely affordable. Pity you said they have uneven spectral frequencies.:-(
> still want a couple of bulbs I can dim to firelight orange-red
You keep using this word "fundamental units". I don't think it means what you think it means.:-)
Speed of Light in a vacuum is a fundamental constant expressed in units of m/s. In this case, space (m), and time (s) are the fundamental units.
The Plank length "is a base unit in the system of Planck units" so yes it can be considered a fundamental unit.
It is interesting to note: "The Planck length can be defined from three fundamental physical constants: the speed of light in a vacuum, Planck's constant, and the gravitational constant."
Ampere pretends to be an SI base unit even though it is derived from kg
FTFY.
My emphasis added:
Nevertheless, because of the way they are deïned, three other base units of the SI call upon the deïnition of the kilogram, namely the ampere, the mole and the candela. Thus, any uncertainty inherent in the definition of the kilogram propagates also into these units.
Great example! Hope you get modded up for being able to see the strengths and weakness of both systems and knowing when to use one or the other!!
Organic System - ad hoc but makes certain calculations easy, conversions difficult. Scientific System - systemic and mathematically "clean" but simplifies conversions.
There is a reason we use base 60 for time. I don't see too many people wanting to switch our clocks over to base 10.
"If for instance, one had to change the definition of the Kg unit, we see that the fundamental units candela, mole, Amp and Kelvin would change as well... So one cannot say there are seven fundamental SI units if these units are not independent of each other. The other big fault is the obvious redundancy of units. Although not very well known to all of us, at least two of the seven base units of the SI system are officially known to be redundant, namely the mole and the candela.These two units have been dragging along, ending up in the SI system for no reason other than historic ones. "
Education comes from the latin word "Educare" which means "To draw out that which lies within" not the "fill up with useless facts" paradigm that the current establishment loves.
-- I have professionally shipped games on DS, PS1, PS2, PS3, PC, and Wii.
As you get closer to the earth the force of gravity increases as expected however at the Gutenburg discountinuity the force of gravity then goes down to zero at the core.
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> is that pesky concept of Money.
Actually, there are three levels to understanding the definition of Money.
1. Token of exchange (aka barter) 2. Token of time, knowledge, and/or skill. 3. Token of energy
Each definition "solves" a problem that the previous level is unable to.
Let's go over some examples:
Past: Physical barter; I have 2 cows, you have 10 sheep. We could do a simple 1:1 exchange of 1 cow = 1 sheep. However if say cows are more valuable then sheep, you can't easily trade 2.25 sheep. Since we are trading physical objects sub-dividing the exchange rate is rather difficult. We need a finer granularity.
Current: Let's replace all the physical objects with tokens that symbolize wealth. Since the symbols are mathematical numbers we can sub-divide down to our hearts content. Plus things are a heck of a lot easier to trade for now. I don't have the skills or knowledge or hours to build a house so I can pay someone to do that for me. Likewise I can trade my time, knowledge, and skills for a common token which I can then in the future exchange for something I want / need.
The old problem of the 20th century was production. The current problem of the 21st century is distribution. The next problem of the 22nd century is society adapting to letting go of the false concept of the past thousands of years of "There is never enough" to the new truth: Abundance: Having enough when you need it
Future: Eventually we will get to the point that:
a) We have Free Energy -- as long as we don't pull too much energy at once from the Lattice of the universe we have as much energy as we want, and b) Einstein showed us that we can convert matter into energy. Once we have mastered the reverse process of Energy -> Matter (aka the Replicator in Star Trek parlance) what will give items their worth if we can simply just crank them out for free? Their unique design. (The Fashion industry is already laying the foundation with this approach.) http://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture.html
> eliminate the concept of money
That is impossible given the definition of what money actually is.
-- I have professionally shipped numerous games on DS, PS1, PS2, PS3, PC, and Wii.
That definitely is the proper solution! Allow the user to specify and customize a virtual snap-to-grid with horizontal and vertical grid being independent. i.e. Every 1000 pixels horizontally, every 800 pixels vertically.
Right now we get an automatic snap-to-screen edge "free" with multiple monitors. With one big monitor you lose that ability until we have better Window Managers that aren't brain dead. I am not going to hold my breath waiting for Microsoft nor Apple to understand how to design an advanced Window Manager.
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> The PDF mentions another technique I've read about in Team Fortress 2, called "SDF" or "signed distance field" fonts.
Correct; Valve published this technique in 2007.
http://www.valvesoftware.com/publications/2007/SIGGRAPH2007_AlphaTestedMagnification.pdf
> can be made to work with WebGL ?
WebGL is OpenGL ES :-)
Agreed 100%.
Instead of focusing on the negative how about focusing on the postive and start calling it the Peace Clock -- A countdown of the progress for every nation to stop waging idiotic wars with one another ??
replace "fucked up" with non-orthogonal
Better?
Yup! I've been debating trying that one out too. I'm thinking 30W - 40W is probably about right for mood lighting. The soft orange glow looks like it is a winner.
That 3M LED I have is apparently dimmable but I don't have any dimmers installed. DOH.
> PS I am sickened- SICKENED- that AMD refused to build motherboards with the RAM soldered on, because then Kaveri could have utilised the same 256-bit GDDR5 solution found in the PS4, for no more money (save the cost of the RAM, obviously). A GDDR5 Kaveri would EXTERMINATE every competing Intel part.
Actually I'm also surprised AMD isn't doing that. Might be that the existing architecture of separate RAM is "good enough" and they don't want to pursue a tiny market where only console devs care about performance, and/or don't want to piss of OEM motherboard manufactors.
> I did buy an LED just to try it, but the brightest I've found is barely the 60 watt equivalent.
Have you tried this site? You can filter LCD lumens from 25 to 14,000.
http://www.1000bulbs.com/category/led-lighting/?tid=nav
I'm trying the "3M LED Advanced Light Bulb, Cool White, 60-Watt Equivalent, 800-Lumen" and ironically find it to be *too* bright ...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ7NQLG/
> I think LED's will be the long term solution. :-/
After trying my LEDs I'm not sure. I'm finding the EMF put out my incandescents is softer on the eyes then LEDs.
Have you tried this brand/model ? Normally I'm all for bright LED bulbs but even these I think are TOO bright ...
3M LED Advanced Light Bulb, Warm White, 60-Watt Equivalent, 800-Lumen
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ7NQLG/
You're forgetting one important detail:
The EMF put off by incandescent is easier on the eyes then LEDs.
While I love LED bulbs (~800 / 60W) brightness, I'm finding them to be "harsher" on the eyes the incandescents. LEDs are that bad that I'm actually thinking of switching back to incandescents.
i.e.
http://www.amazon.com//dp/B003YNWJ9A/
> The light color isn't quite right - not enough red, so it looks a bit too yellow.
Hmm, I'm using this 3M LED 60-W and they are *bright* white, no off-colors at all.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ7NQLG/
I'm usually for cranking LED brightness up (I love halogens) but even I want these LCDs toned down. Those dimmable Cree LED look not bad. The single bulb price of $8 is definitely affordable. Pity you said they have uneven spectral frequencies. :-(
> still want a couple of bulbs I can dim to firelight orange-red
Yeah, I haven't found a good LCD for that either. This is the color I want .. but the price is too high.
http://www.1000bulbs.com/product/54666/IN-L4099.html?tid=car
or
http://www.1000bulbs.com/product/1934/IN-F19204.html?tid=car
My dream "wish list" for LEDs is:
* Can change color temperature from white to warm orange/red
* Dimmable
* Less then $10/bulb
Still looking ...
Also of interest:
"Redefinition of the kilogram: a decision whose time has come"
http://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/committees/nomenclature/meetings/2007-fall-attachment-01a.pdf
You keep using this word "fundamental units". I don't think it means what you think it means. :-)
Speed of Light in a vacuum is a fundamental constant expressed in units of m/s. In this case, space (m), and time (s) are the fundamental units.
The Plank length "is a base unit in the system of Planck units" so yes it can be considered a fundamental unit.
It is interesting to note: "The Planck length can be defined from three fundamental physical constants: the speed of light in a vacuum, Planck's constant, and the gravitational constant."
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_length
Ampere pretends to be an SI base unit even though it is derived from kg
FTFY.
My emphasis added:
Nevertheless, because of the way they are deïned, three other base units of the SI call upon the deïnition of the kilogram, namely the ampere, the mole and the candela. Thus, any uncertainty inherent in the definition of the kilogram propagates also into these units.
* http://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/committees/nomenclature/meetings/2007-fall-attachment-01a.pdf
> I guess I fail to see whats so bad about having the Ampere as a derived unit.
The point of Physics is to simply everything down into fundamental units. Adding a derived unit just "clutters" that goal.
Great example! Hope you get modded up for being able to see the strengths and weakness of both systems and knowing when to use one or the other!!
Organic System - ad hoc but makes certain calculations easy, conversions difficult.
Scientific System - systemic and mathematically "clean" but simplifies conversions.
There is a reason we use base 60 for time. I don't see too many people wanting to switch our clocks over to base 10.
I'll probably get down modded but it is not just the technologies but the basic definitions of the SI system are pretty fucked up.
There are numerous problems, the primary being:
* the seven SI base units are not independent
e.g. the Amp depends on the definition of the kilogram ?!?!
http://www1.bipm.org/en/si/si_constants.html#figure
Quoting Dr. Xavier with my emphasis added:
"If for instance, one had to change the definition of the Kg unit, we see that the fundamental units candela, mole, Amp and Kelvin would change as well. .. So one cannot say there are seven fundamental SI units if these units are not independent of each other. The other big fault is the obvious redundancy of units. Although not very well known to all of us, at least two of the seven base units of the SI system are officially known to be redundant, namely the mole and the candela. These two units have been dragging along, ending up in the SI system for no reason other than historic ones. "
* http://www.blazelabs.com/f-u-suconv.asp
Lack of respect, lack of boundaries, lack of communication, emotional instability.
All these psychological problem led to escalation and homicide.
*Any* ideology taken to an extreme is never a good idea in the long run.
Laws aren't black and white; there is the Spirit of the law, and the Letter of the law; you seem to be conflating the two. :-(
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Success not only involves the destination (result) but the journey (work) along the way.
Well it works for the government ... so where else are people going to get a pseudo-role model from ... media ?
It depends on which level of "education" you are talking about because it sure the hell isn't critical thinking these days!
"A Mathematician's Lament"
http://worrydream.com/refs/Lockhart-MathematiciansLament.pdf
and
"The Underground History of American Education"
http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/underground/
Education comes from the latin word "Educare" which means "To draw out that which lies within" not the "fill up with useless facts" paradigm that the current establishment loves.
--
I have professionally shipped games on DS, PS1, PS2, PS3, PC, and Wii.
That reminds of an old joke ...
"Memory is the second thing to go when you get old.
I would tell you the first but I forgot."
The parent's point about gravity being variable really needs to be modded up!
To drive the point home ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earth-G-force.png
As you get closer to the earth the force of gravity increases as expected however at the Gutenburg discountinuity the force of gravity then goes down to zero at the core.
> is that pesky concept of Money.
Actually, there are three levels to understanding the definition of Money.
1. Token of exchange (aka barter)
2. Token of time, knowledge, and/or skill.
3. Token of energy
Each definition "solves" a problem that the previous level is unable to.
Let's go over some examples:
Past: Physical barter; I have 2 cows, you have 10 sheep. We could do a simple 1:1 exchange of 1 cow = 1 sheep. However if say cows are more valuable then sheep, you can't easily trade 2.25 sheep. Since we are trading physical objects sub-dividing the exchange rate is rather difficult. We need a finer granularity.
Current: Let's replace all the physical objects with tokens that symbolize wealth. Since the symbols are mathematical numbers we can sub-divide down to our hearts content. Plus things are a heck of a lot easier to trade for now.
I don't have the skills or knowledge or hours to build a house so I can pay someone to do that for me. Likewise I can trade my time, knowledge, and skills for a common token which I can then in the future exchange for something I want / need.
The old problem of the 20th century was production.
The current problem of the 21st century is distribution.
The next problem of the 22nd century is society adapting to letting go of the false concept of the past thousands of years of "There is never enough" to the new truth: Abundance: Having enough when you need it
Future: Eventually we will get to the point that:
a) We have Free Energy -- as long as we don't pull too much energy at once from the Lattice of the universe we have as much energy as we want, and
b) Einstein showed us that we can convert matter into energy. Once we have mastered the reverse process of Energy -> Matter (aka the Replicator in Star Trek parlance) what will give items their worth if we can simply just crank them out for free? Their unique design. (The Fashion industry is already laying the foundation with this approach.)
http://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture.html
> eliminate the concept of money
That is impossible given the definition of what money actually is.
--
I have professionally shipped numerous games on DS, PS1, PS2, PS3, PC, and Wii.
Get rid of the texutal label (small, medium, large, etc) and replace it with a numerical circumference.
e.g.
3"
3.5"
4"
4.5"
5"
5.5"
6"
Then you can find the right size for you. Kind of like shoe size.
That definitely is the proper solution! Allow the user to specify and customize a virtual snap-to-grid with horizontal and vertical grid being independent. i.e. Every 1000 pixels horizontally, every 800 pixels vertically.
Right now we get an automatic snap-to-screen edge "free" with multiple monitors. With one big monitor you lose that ability until we have better Window Managers that aren't brain dead. I am not going to hold my breath waiting for Microsoft nor Apple to understand how to design an advanced Window Manager.