The government, here in the UK is adopting this technology. Phones are given to the partially sighted people, then at zebra crossings they can take a photo and the phone can tell them where they are.
The Java stack in the phone calls the highways agency using SOAP, this then cross references the zebra crossing ID with the lat-lon, this is used with XML to look up the street address via maps.google.co.uk, the street name is then passed to an operator who phones the mobile and talks to the partially sighted person.
At this very moment there are workmen outside re-painting the zebra crossing lines on the road.
The government looked into punching studs into the road, so blind people could read the brale with their feet, but a persons foot resolution of studs is too low.
That's interesting, a mobile phone virus that talks to you through the phone handset.
"Please upload me. Pleeeeeease."
Or perhaps they just wait until you are talking to your mom, and insert helpful phrases into the gaps in the conversation. The virus could say stuff like, "I'm gay." or "I'm straight." or "I'm pregnant." or "I want to suck on you nipples now please." or "I've got the semtex." (that would be helpful to the FBI, not you or your mom). Or it could just make random grunting noises. Mind you, half the people I talk to on the phone could already have this hypothetical virus. "Uh, uh. *grunt* Me. Trin'. To. Fink." Anyway, you get the idea.
I mean, who wouldn't want to code a virus like that?
Imagine two viruses talking to each other down the phone. Some sort of singularity would appear in the phone network.
And as to mobile phone anti-virus software companies spreading INFO, commonly known as FUD, more commonly known as BULLSHIT..... JOKE!!!!.... oh no, that one isn't a joke.
Well, at least they didn't hit the inflate button here on earth as see that some prankster had replaced their space station with the first orbital bouncy castle.
Or some other inflatable, amusing and rude item:O hahaha
WTF! How the hell would this work? Bacteria could 'somehow' evolve to make better machines. Hm. Yeh. Right.
Take a look at the timescale of evolution, then take a decient engineer and see how fast they build and prototype a product (HINT: it doesn't take millions of years to make a new, better iPod)
And I had fucking mod points, but there isn't an 'idiotic' mod.
No, I can see from my office window at least two trucks carrying phat internet pipes full of lovely pink fluffy google.com data. It reminds me of candyfloss.
Anyway, what is that guys problem, no amount of theory will prove or disprove if aliens watch TV like us. We need to at least look for them to prove anything.
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Jesus, I am ENGLISH that is HOW WE TALK
That is the *point* of the joke and all the replies.
Wikipedia: Self-depreciation (also self-deprecation)
google it fool
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Self-depreciation: the ability laugh at ones self
Gentlemen, answer me this, why a hat up an arse anyway?
Captain: yeah, it's called irony. I get the lingo wrong thus providing self depreciating humour ;-)
You shnizzle dude, wizzle on my dizzle, like totally gansta. I is gunna pop a cap up your arse.
Hey, I'm English and this is how all Americans talk on the telly ;-)
Email sucks.
Just invent something better. I'm sick of spam and how much it clogs everything up.
The government, here in the UK is adopting this technology. Phones are given to the partially sighted people, then at zebra crossings they can take a photo and the phone can tell them where they are.
The Java stack in the phone calls the highways agency using SOAP, this then cross references the zebra crossing ID with the lat-lon, this is used with XML to look up the street address via maps.google.co.uk, the street name is then passed to an operator who phones the mobile and talks to the partially sighted person.
At this very moment there are workmen outside re-painting the zebra crossing lines on the road.
The government looked into punching studs into the road, so blind people could read the brale with their feet, but a persons foot resolution of studs is too low.
Hope that helps.
monk.e.boy
ARRRG!
The universe is so anoying, why won't it let us just go out an take a look?
Bloody speed of light crap.
monk.e.boy
That's interesting, a mobile phone virus that talks to you through the phone handset.
"Please upload me. Pleeeeeease."
Or perhaps they just wait until you are talking to your mom, and insert helpful phrases into the gaps in the conversation. The virus could say stuff like, "I'm gay." or "I'm straight." or "I'm pregnant." or "I want to suck on you nipples now please." or "I've got the semtex." (that would be helpful to the FBI, not you or your mom). Or it could just make random grunting noises. Mind you, half the people I talk to on the phone could already have this hypothetical virus. "Uh, uh. *grunt* Me. Trin'. To. Fink." Anyway, you get the idea.
I mean, who wouldn't want to code a virus like that?
Imagine two viruses talking to each other down the phone. Some sort of singularity would appear in the phone network.
Hope that helps - monk.e.boy
We all know who writes viruses ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_of_virus ) its the anti-virus software companies ... JOKE!!!!
No, we really know it's the hackers .... JOKE!!!!
And as to mobile phone anti-virus software companies spreading INFO, commonly known as FUD, more commonly known as BULLSHIT ..... JOKE!!!! .... oh no, that one isn't a joke.
monk.e.boy
'At my school'
That made me laugh. I'm 31, so I haven't been to school for 15 years or so :-)
My friends kids label themselves as emo, maybe it's a different culture thing. I'm from the UK.
Wow, that's my slashdot password. Lucky you don't know my username *phew!*
kjorn
Is that the sound of a million emo's cry of anguish?
monk.e.boy
Like they say, you wanna know what you're wife will be like in twenty years, take a look at her mother.
Take the hint feronti, shes gunna turn out bad ;-)
Well, at least they didn't hit the inflate button here on earth as see that some prankster had replaced their space station with the first orbital bouncy castle.
Or some other inflatable, amusing and rude item :O hahaha
Why don't they start pushing to have government offices 50% reliant upon solar (or other green power) by 10 years from now?
Better yet, powered by hot air?
How much of your tax money was wasted on this bill?
Whats next, a $10,000,000 bill sugesting that breathing is a good idea. But not mandatory.
Modded INTERESTING?!
WTF! How the hell would this work? Bacteria could 'somehow' evolve to make better machines. Hm. Yeh. Right.
Take a look at the timescale of evolution, then take a decient engineer and see how fast they build and prototype a product (HINT: it doesn't take millions of years to make a new, better iPod)
And I had fucking mod points, but there isn't an 'idiotic' mod.
I don't really care what you think. :-P I posted it cos it's interesting.
Round where I live we still have to deal with witches and their pagan rituals.
Here is a recient story (last week) of a witch torturing her lover and dumping his body in the sea.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/5150 954.stm
She was caught texting messages to her (dead) lovers other girlfriend, using his mobile...or something equally hi-tec and complicated.
cool huh?
No, I can see from my office window at least two trucks carrying phat internet pipes full of lovely pink fluffy google.com data. It reminds me of candyfloss.
Everything is fine.
Does this effect anyone who isn't american? Or do we expect the rest of the world to follow suit?
I am doing the BBC global warming, but a lot of CPU hours got wasted when they found one of the input files was duff http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/up dates1.shtml DOH!,/p>
I could have wasted that time looking for aliens.
Anyway, what is that guys problem, no amount of theory will prove or disprove if aliens watch TV like us. We need to at least look for them to prove anything.
*select all -> drag into single folder*
*select all -> throw into spare room, close door*