A morte do representante das Nacoes Unidas no Iraqe... e agora isto. Uma semana triste na nossa historia.
A translation courtesy Babel Fish (for those of us that don't speak Portuguese): "The death of the representative of the United Nations in the Iraq... and now this. One week sad in our history."
Well, not exactly. The individual states where the casinos are make the ground rules for gambling (such as the Nevada Gaming Commission). Most states don't allow the casinos to stack the odds too much, as the article implies. I belive the house odds restrictions for Nevada are somewhere in the Nevada Gaming Regulations. But that's too much legalese for me to wade through.
But obviously, if the casinos use this technology to change the odds of the game, there will be a lot of upset counters out there. Even non-counters will be effected, as Blackjack is about the only game that occasionally has odds in the player's favor.
The United States Air Force Research Lab Propulsion Directorate has a pulse detonation engine program as well. Pics and story here. Apparently their engine is made mostly of off-the-shelf automotive parts. It's powered by any type of general aviation fuel (Jet-A, JP-8), and even gasoline.
Having been through Operation Iraqi Freedom, the electronic 'sniffer' equipment that we used to detect an NBC attack wasn't that great. It would malfunction or give false positives quite often, sending us into a often-practiced gas mask donning drill. If too much dust got into the sensor, it would go off. If too much engine exaust got into the sensor, it'd go off. It seemed that if you looked at it wrong, it'd go off.
If military grade equipment is like that, what kind of bugs are these designs going to have? How is the Department of Homeland Security going to verify that there isn't an attack? How much is it going to cost to maintain and monitor the system? It's going to be a major problem if there are as many false alarms as there were in wartime. And the big problem is that you can't ignore it, because it could be a real attack.
But, sometimes when you're just going for a drive or taking a trip, you don't really need a bus, a moving van, a construction truck, a science lab, or a race car. Sometimes, a simple compact car would make traveling a lot more convenient and less expensive. The same principle applies to spaceflight.
I wonder if NASA has considered actually bringing some compact car makers as consultants. How would Honda, Mitsubishi, or Toyota would go about tackling these problems? Combine the efficiency of the Civic or the Insight with the existing X-plane aerospace technology of Lockheed Skunkworks and Boeing, and see what happens.
"The experiment of exposing an unpressurized hand to near vacuum for a significant time while the pilot went about his business occurred in real life on Aug. 16, 1960. Joe Kittinger, during his ascent to 102,800 ft (19.5 miles) in an open gondola, lost pressurization of his right hand. He decided to continue the mission, and the hand became painful and useless as you would expect. However, once back to lower altitudes following his record-breaking parachute jump, the hand returned to normal."
I suppose, barring a complete depressurization of their suits, these guys should be fine.
Question 1: Which of the following is a definition of Megahertz?
a. A data transfer technology that uses fiber optic cable to carry information
b. A unit of measurement equal to 1 million electrical cycles per second, commonly used to compare the clock speeds of microprocessors
c. A computer's random access memory equal to 1 million bytes
Question 2: Which of the following is a definition of Short Messaging Service (SMS)?
a. A messaging service that points out when an e-mail message was not delivered
b. The ability to send and receive text messages (words and or numbers) to and from cellular telephones
c. Service where the computer is installed, instead of having to bring the computer into a shop or ship the computer back to the manufacturer for repairs
Question 3: Which of the following is a definition of WAP?
a. A global standard for developing applications over wireless communication networks
b. A company that provides wireless telecommunications services
c. Transmission of voice or other sound by means of electrical signals sent over wires or radio waves
Question 4: Which of the following is a definition of megapixel?
a. A crime committed using a computer or data stored on a computer
b. A presentation graphics program that enables you to produce attractive presentations
c. A term used in reference to the resolution of a graphics device such as a scanner, digital camera or monitor
Question 5: What is a Digital Video Recorder or DVR?
a. The same as a VCR/Video Cassette Recorder
b. A box that records and plays television programs
c. A box that makes DVDs
Question 6: What is an MP3?
a. An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 specifications
b. A kind of magnetic tape originally designed for audio format now also used in computers to back up data
c. A box that allows you to watch television programs without commercials
Question 7: What is a DPI?
a. A measure of the resolution of printers, scanners and monitors
b. A video production made with a desktop computer and home video equipment
c. A file that has been corrupted by a virus, or computer failure
Question 8: What does it mean to download?
a. To connect a computer to the Internet
b. To save a file on your computer from a remote computer
c. To send a computer file to someone else
Question 9: What is Dot Pitch?
a. A special type of television
b. A method for determining how sharp a displayed image can be
c. A company that provides individuals and companies access to the Internet
Question 10: What is a Web browser?
a. A person who likes to look at the Internet
b. A software program that allows you to view sites on the World Wide Web
c. A computer that stores World Wide Web files
Question 11: What is Bluetooth?
a. A product that can save many photographs in a small space
b. A way to connect products to each other without using wires
c. A program that searches the Internet for the lowest price available
Question 12: How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? (Choices are "Strongly Agree", "Neutral", and "Strongly Disagree")
a. Technology words are made up just to sound interesting
b. Consumer electronics are more complicated than they need to be
c. Most product instruction manuals are not helpful
d. I wish to have things work and not spend time setting them up
e. I will try out a new technology even before I am sure I will really need it
Question 13: Have you used any of these products in the last three months? (Choose Yes or No)
a. Television
b. Digital Camera
c. Microwave Oven
d. Cell Phone
e. Videogame System
f. Internet Service
g. Home Computer
h. Digital Video Recorder (DVR)
i. DVD Player
j. Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Wow! After I say goodbye to the wife Jane, my boy Elroy, daughter Jane, and pat Astro on the head, I can hop on one of these babies and start another productive day at Spacely Sprockets. Ain't the future grand?
UPN announced that it has picked up the computer-animated SF comedy pilot Game Over as a series. The network has given a six-episode midseason order to the Carsey-Werner-Mandabach show, which features the voices of Marisa Tomei and Patrick Warburton.
Written and executive produced by David Sacks, David Goestch, Jason Venokur and Ross Venokur, Game Over centers on the Smashenburns, an ordinary suburban family who live in an alternate video-game universe inhabited by action heroes, monsters and cartoon characters. Also executive producing are CWM's Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner and Caryn Mandabach.
In addition to Tomei and Warburton, who will voice Mrs. and Mr. Smashenburn, the voice cast also includes E.G. Daily and Rachel Dratch, who portray their teen kids, and Artie Lange as the family's 300-pound pet creature.
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Perhaps it was not meant to be, eh? It does leave the viewers with more questions than answers, but maybe that is what the Wachowski Brothers wanted.
It could be more zen than we think: each individual comes to their own conclusion (i.e. enlightenment) about the unanswered questions in the movie.
Homer: "In this house, we obey the Laws of Thermodynamics!"
Perhaps someone reading is a mechasaur overlord... you insensitive clod!
(Hah! Two slashdot cliches in one thread!)
A translation courtesy Babel Fish (for those of us that don't speak Portuguese): "The death of the representative of the United Nations in the Iraq... and now this. One week sad in our history."
Um... I think Chandler said it best, "Can: open, worms: everywhere."
Well, not exactly. The individual states where the casinos are make the ground rules for gambling (such as the Nevada Gaming Commission). Most states don't allow the casinos to stack the odds too much, as the article implies. I belive the house odds restrictions for Nevada are somewhere in the Nevada Gaming Regulations. But that's too much legalese for me to wade through.
But obviously, if the casinos use this technology to change the odds of the game, there will be a lot of upset counters out there. Even non-counters will be effected, as Blackjack is about the only game that occasionally has odds in the player's favor.
The United States Air Force Research Lab Propulsion Directorate has a pulse detonation engine program as well. Pics and story here. Apparently their engine is made mostly of off-the-shelf automotive parts. It's powered by any type of general aviation fuel (Jet-A, JP-8), and even gasoline.
You don't read Slashdot very often, eh?
All your rare nuclear ore belongs to us!
If military grade equipment is like that, what kind of bugs are these designs going to have? How is the Department of Homeland Security going to verify that there isn't an attack? How much is it going to cost to maintain and monitor the system? It's going to be a major problem if there are as many false alarms as there were in wartime. And the big problem is that you can't ignore it, because it could be a real attack.
I was referring more to Mitsubishi's history of aerospace development than their cars.
So much hentai... so little time...
Unable to comprehend... brain embolism... core dumped
But, sometimes when you're just going for a drive or taking a trip, you don't really need a bus, a moving van, a construction truck, a science lab, or a race car. Sometimes, a simple compact car would make traveling a lot more convenient and less expensive. The same principle applies to spaceflight.
I wonder if NASA has considered actually bringing some compact car makers as consultants. How would Honda, Mitsubishi, or Toyota would go about tackling these problems? Combine the efficiency of the Civic or the Insight with the existing X-plane aerospace technology of Lockheed Skunkworks and Boeing, and see what happens.
"The experiment of exposing an unpressurized hand to near vacuum for a significant time while the pilot went about his business occurred in real life on Aug. 16, 1960. Joe Kittinger, during his ascent to 102,800 ft (19.5 miles) in an open gondola, lost pressurization of his right hand. He decided to continue the mission, and the hand became painful and useless as you would expect. However, once back to lower altitudes following his record-breaking parachute jump, the hand returned to normal."
I suppose, barring a complete depressurization of their suits, these guys should be fine.
The survey can be found here
Question 1: Which of the following is a definition of Megahertz?
a. A data transfer technology that uses fiber optic cable to carry information
b. A unit of measurement equal to 1 million electrical cycles per second, commonly used to compare the clock speeds of microprocessors
c. A computer's random access memory equal to 1 million bytes
Question 2: Which of the following is a definition of Short Messaging Service (SMS)?
a. A messaging service that points out when an e-mail message was not delivered
b. The ability to send and receive text messages (words and or numbers) to and from cellular telephones
c. Service where the computer is installed, instead of having to bring the computer into a shop or ship the computer back to the manufacturer for repairs
Question 3: Which of the following is a definition of WAP?
a. A global standard for developing applications over wireless communication networks
b. A company that provides wireless telecommunications services
c. Transmission of voice or other sound by means of electrical signals sent over wires or radio waves
Question 4: Which of the following is a definition of megapixel?
a. A crime committed using a computer or data stored on a computer
b. A presentation graphics program that enables you to produce attractive presentations
c. A term used in reference to the resolution of a graphics device such as a scanner, digital camera or monitor
Question 5: What is a Digital Video Recorder or DVR?
a. The same as a VCR/Video Cassette Recorder
b. A box that records and plays television programs
c. A box that makes DVDs
Question 6: What is an MP3?
a. An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 specifications
b. A kind of magnetic tape originally designed for audio format now also used in computers to back up data
c. A box that allows you to watch television programs without commercials
Question 7: What is a DPI?
a. A measure of the resolution of printers, scanners and monitors
b. A video production made with a desktop computer and home video equipment
c. A file that has been corrupted by a virus, or computer failure
Question 8: What does it mean to download?
a. To connect a computer to the Internet
b. To save a file on your computer from a remote computer
c. To send a computer file to someone else
Question 9: What is Dot Pitch?
a. A special type of television
b. A method for determining how sharp a displayed image can be
c. A company that provides individuals and companies access to the Internet
Question 10: What is a Web browser?
a. A person who likes to look at the Internet
b. A software program that allows you to view sites on the World Wide Web
c. A computer that stores World Wide Web files
Question 11: What is Bluetooth?
a. A product that can save many photographs in a small space
b. A way to connect products to each other without using wires
c. A program that searches the Internet for the lowest price available
Question 12: How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? (Choices are "Strongly Agree", "Neutral", and "Strongly Disagree")
a. Technology words are made up just to sound interesting
b. Consumer electronics are more complicated than they need to be
c. Most product instruction manuals are not helpful
d. I wish to have things work and not spend time setting them up
e. I will try out a new technology even before I am sure I will really need it
Question 13: Have you used any of these products in the last three months? (Choose Yes or No)
a. Television
b. Digital Camera
c. Microwave Oven
d. Cell Phone
e. Videogame System
f. Internet Service
g. Home Computer
h. Digital Video Recorder (DVR)
i. DVD Player
j. Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Wow! After I say goodbye to the wife Jane, my boy Elroy, daughter Jane, and pat Astro on the head, I can hop on one of these babies and start another productive day at Spacely Sprockets. Ain't the future grand?
UPN All Over Game
UPN announced that it has picked up the computer-animated SF comedy pilot Game Over as a series. The network has given a six-episode midseason order to the Carsey-Werner-Mandabach show, which features the voices of Marisa Tomei and Patrick Warburton.
Written and executive produced by David Sacks, David Goestch, Jason Venokur and Ross Venokur, Game Over centers on the Smashenburns, an ordinary suburban family who live in an alternate video-game universe inhabited by action heroes, monsters and cartoon characters. Also executive producing are CWM's Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner and Caryn Mandabach. In addition to Tomei and Warburton, who will voice Mrs. and Mr. Smashenburn, the voice cast also includes E.G. Daily and Rachel Dratch, who portray their teen kids, and Artie Lange as the family's 300-pound pet creature.