Did you know that a very credible FAQ mentions Apple purchased a Cray for manufacturing/design and someone actually saw them emulate MacOS on that monster?
When told that Apple bought a super computer to design their next Mac, Seymour Cray replied, "That's odd, I'm using a Mac to design my next supercomputer."
Space is very big, and finding stuff there is pretty hard. Designing a satellite which can keep transmitting a signal (so that it will actually be found) for two thousand years is not at all easy - solar panels degrade long before this and even radiothermal generators don't last much longer than a hundred years.
So maybe use something like crystal oscillation and non-electric amplification (yes, there is such a thing) to generate a beacon signal?
I would think that it would be some kind of incentive for someone / something to invent a way of reading it. There is already a 6X lens on there. Using that concept, they might reach the 100X mark in a short time period. The better they get, the more they will learn.
One would imagine they'd have included instructions for making said 100x or 750x lenses that were readable with the 6x lens. A form of boot-strapping, if you will.
If we can just make sure that the cpus are basically a series of tubes to carry data, we'd have superfast computers with very very low power utilization.
There's at least one virtual Asian chick who is, and that's "Jue" in Final Flight of the Osiris, from the The Animatrix. That short animation was IMHO a step above the movie that GP mentioned. And even this one was done in 2003-ish, so no doubt we'll get there.
FWIW, despite your Flamebait mod, I suspect you have a valid point. Different races have different cues for emotion, different mouth shapes for sounds, etc... you've all heard, "they all look the same" and we all kinda do when you're not used to picking up the differences (yes, this goes both ways, or so I'm told). As a result, characters with faces different from what you're used to looking at may result in a larger tolerance for uncanny-ness.
They're not doing it for good press, they're doing it for good profits. Whether that's share price, market share, or simply sales volume doesn't matter too much. Think about the times you've heard of US law being imposed on other countries via treaties or lobbying... to my mind, it's usually been about selling product into that country, and mostly mass-media products, or ensuring supply of product the US wants.
They're nice work, but c'mon, how about some demo VIDEO instead? I'd love to see the full effect of the reflections in the Windows and chrome of the wheels, and the way the lighting moves...
That's a good idea, however you'll still need to buffer (slow) that bulk of unconverted light while you convert the routing frame... and indeed, how do you know which is the routing frame without converting and reading it? Possibly a standard could specify that every Nth frame is a routing frame, but slowing the following light while that first frame is converted is still necessary.
1) Engineer square pigs to increase the stable density and therefore the pig to land ratio. 2) Export the manure back to Latin America to fertilize the crops, solving the pollution problem and reducing the need for deforestation. 3) ???? 4) Profit!
To me, this means that there could be a day where "Psychology" as we know it might actually end, and DNA fixes could actually be the cure to depression, etc...
Don't forget the other taxes along the way. Taxes on the goods when imported, taxes on the freight cost + fuel surcharge, taxes on the staff wages (and on everything they spend), taxes on the business profits, taxes ad nauseum. A small increase in tax rates can cause a larger increase in overall price very easily - it's not as simple as US price + 20% VAT, particularly in more socialist countries (for better or worse). In many cases, expensive software such as this bought for business use will be an expense, so can be deducted from the tax bill, and with so much tax to pay anyway the software is essentially free.
That all said, many companies do still work under the delusion of being the "exclusive importer", where 20 years ago they were the sole source for a particular brand or product, so they used the "pick a number and double it" method to set their pricing. Fortunately the internet has given customers more choices, and these companies are a dying breed.
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Or convert your S-10 to hybrid, with a system from guys who have been doing EV engines for years...
http://www.go-ev.com/EMIS.html
That would indeed be interesting... but I suspect we'd be missing a large about of data about the chemical state of the brain as well.
I've no idea if there's such a thing as a non-invasive mass spectrometer real-time brain scan...
it's all about bus speed.
Keep it over 50 mph, right?
I'd like to see one with an inline-4 Diesel. Nissan actually used to make such a thing, back in the 80s or early 90s.
They still do, for most other markets.
I wonder if the new one will also blow away the Prius mileage? Probably not. Their current Civic Hybrid doesn't do any better than the Prius.
Did you know that a very credible FAQ mentions Apple purchased a Cray for manufacturing/design and someone actually saw them emulate MacOS on that monster?
When told that Apple bought a super computer to design their next Mac, Seymour Cray replied, "That's odd, I'm using a Mac to design my next supercomputer."
So what you're saying is...
Zombie cracker attacks US, in a post 9-11 world!
If that's not fear-inducing, I don't know what is.
Space is very big, and finding stuff there is pretty hard. Designing a satellite which can keep transmitting a signal (so that it will actually be found) for two thousand years is not at all easy - solar panels degrade long before this and even radiothermal generators don't last much longer than a hundred years.
So maybe use something like crystal oscillation and non-electric amplification (yes, there is such a thing) to generate a beacon signal?
I would think that it would be some kind of incentive for someone / something to invent a way of reading it. There is already a 6X lens on there. Using that concept, they might reach the 100X mark in a short time period. The better they get, the more they will learn.
One would imagine they'd have included instructions for making said 100x or 750x lenses that were readable with the 6x lens. A form of boot-strapping, if you will.
If we can just make sure that the cpus are basically a series of tubes to carry data, we'd have superfast computers with very very low power utilization.
Ted Stevens, is that you?
"It's not Linux. I have to learn new commands and doesn't run my programs"
Too true. I wish I had mod points...
(this comment posted from Ubuntu)
P.S. - Damn asian chicks are hot!
There's at least one virtual Asian chick who is, and that's "Jue" in Final Flight of the Osiris, from the The Animatrix. That short animation was IMHO a step above the movie that GP mentioned. And even this one was done in 2003-ish, so no doubt we'll get there.
FWIW, despite your Flamebait mod, I suspect you have a valid point. Different races have different cues for emotion, different mouth shapes for sounds, etc... you've all heard, "they all look the same" and we all kinda do when you're not used to picking up the differences (yes, this goes both ways, or so I'm told). As a result, characters with faces different from what you're used to looking at may result in a larger tolerance for uncanny-ness.
They're not doing it for good press, they're doing it for good profits. Whether that's share price, market share, or simply sales volume doesn't matter too much. Think about the times you've heard of US law being imposed on other countries via treaties or lobbying... to my mind, it's usually been about selling product into that country, and mostly mass-media products, or ensuring supply of product the US wants.
They're nice work, but c'mon, how about some demo VIDEO instead? I'd love to see the full effect of the reflections in the Windows and chrome of the wheels, and the way the lighting moves...
That's a good idea, however you'll still need to buffer (slow) that bulk of unconverted light while you convert the routing frame... and indeed, how do you know which is the routing frame without converting and reading it? Possibly a standard could specify that every Nth frame is a routing frame, but slowing the following light while that first frame is converted is still necessary.
1) Engineer square pigs to increase the stable density and therefore the pig to land ratio.
2) Export the manure back to Latin America to fertilize the crops, solving the pollution problem and reducing the need for deforestation.
3) ????
4) Profit!
To me, this means that there could be a day where "Psychology" as we know it might actually end, and DNA fixes could actually be the cure to depression, etc...
The Max Planck institute agrees with you, and screens DNA to find the right pill to cure your ill. I'm sure the direct fix would be preferable if possible.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/health/genetics/2008/01/25/140504/Genetic-changes.htm
This, ladies and gentlemen, is why you should also internationalise your error messages.
1) Illegal aliens are ruining the country.
2) Think of the children.
3) If you've nothing to hide, you've nothing to fear.
Congratulations, you're an American stereotype.
They won't pay at all. All theft/loss policies have clauses regarding seizure by the government.
THE government, or ANY government? Foreign travellers may still be in luck, as it's not their government doing the seizing.
Pull your skirt up. You're mumbling.
You can see the lips moving, but you can't hear what they're saying?
I thought that was more of a problem with tights than with skirts...
Don't forget the other taxes along the way. Taxes on the goods when imported, taxes on the freight cost + fuel surcharge, taxes on the staff wages (and on everything they spend), taxes on the business profits, taxes ad nauseum. A small increase in tax rates can cause a larger increase in overall price very easily - it's not as simple as US price + 20% VAT, particularly in more socialist countries (for better or worse). In many cases, expensive software such as this bought for business use will be an expense, so can be deducted from the tax bill, and with so much tax to pay anyway the software is essentially free.
That all said, many companies do still work under the delusion of being the "exclusive importer", where 20 years ago they were the sole source for a particular brand or product, so they used the "pick a number and double it" method to set their pricing. Fortunately the internet has given customers more choices, and these companies are a dying breed.
Where's that NUMA NUMA kid when you need him?
New Jersey.
I weep for Slashdot, that mods do not get a NUMA joke from 2004.
Where's that NUMA NUMA kid when you need him?
New Jersey.
I'm just surprised he and Whedon are still talking after Firefly...