Simple answer is tech has gone backwards on average in my opinion. The pieces are there for better gadgets but something always cripples the gadget that ends up on the store shelf.
disclosure: my predictions are not that old, can only go back to the 70s and all the predictions actually come from the 90s
With the 386, internet (not just the web at that point) , memory, OS's, electronics (PDA's, displays, etc) I thought we had the base features there and now the cool things could be built: CPU in everything once cost came down from mass production and refinement, small always available computers with network, electronic files instead of paper, communication in multiple forms all the time.
We have crippled forms of all of this, but every time we get close to it being common, standard and "faded into the background" something happens that stops progress and it has to be restarted. I was hoping desktop computers would "fade into the desk" , laptops and such are ALMOST there but not quite. Social networking using tech is ALMOST faded into common usage but not quite as FB and other silos fight over users and screw up personal data.
So my answer is "No, things missed what I predicted" mainly as a frustration that they ALMOST get there time and again then fall down.
I am not sure if it is just me, but this post seems deeply, deeply ironic.
Was it deliberate?
to solve a problem over-generalized : suggesting a law to fix the issue....
looking at the links , seems a bit of confusion: the mini 2 seems to list dual rj-45 ports, but the pro only lists one LAN port. summary lists dual LAN.
Believe summary or the seller page?
Did anyone notice how sped up the video was?
The car moves at a creeping pace, yet looking at the driver shows the video is sped up a lot. And it STILL looks slow...
So, I haven't looked at the latest FCC rant, but is the push towards specifically not allowing alternate firmware (are they afraid some one will be able to remotely install new firmware on random routers?)?
Or is the push to secure routers in general, and this company completely screwed it up by locking out one method of securing routers by replacing their crap firmware?
Who messed it up? FCC? or TP?
Did CS become the generic bucket for computer related stuff?
I always differentiated between programming, development, software engineering, and Computer Science myself as different things, all computer related.
Now, seems like CS is the catch-all term. Am I just behind?
This idea actually seems to be a good one. Not sure if the law is worded well enough to stand up to abuse but it actually puts legal definitions around what should be known already: when you end a relationship, it changes how you relate to the things shared with that person.
I'm kinda surprised so many are considering this a "change in consent" or "going back and changing your mind after the fact". It's not. When a relationship changes, the way you relate to that person changes. Another way to think of it is: the consent for sharing intimate things changed when you are no longer intimate with that person....so no "changing your mind" but it's recognizing what already happened.
As far as comments of "if you don't want pictures shared, then don't let them be taken". So, because something might be abused later, don't partake in it? What a sad way to live. Safe yes, but so is never drinking, never leaving the house, etc. Pick your risky behavior and insert here.
Being in a relationship is by definition trusting that person more than others, otherwise it's just, at best, friends with benefits. Ending the relationship is backing down on how much you share with the other person, so of course trusting them with pictures like that has changed.
Look at insurance policies and such and DECIDE if you feel safe with the insurance you have...it's your choice to drive people around but if an accident happens, the driver is the person in the car that needs to cover the damages if liability falls on that car, not the passengers. That means DRIVER insurance may not cover all the damage and the driver themselves have to fork over the cash...
Problem is if you ride on someone's car you assume they will cover in case of the worst, but that may not happen and probably wouldn't happen for commercial drivers if the driver or company could get away with it: that's the difference that matters : how often do you have passengers and how many. Requiring more coverage for commercial drivers to have more coverage and training is a way to mitigate the number of times a person gets injured as a passenger and doesn't realize until too late the driver doesn't have it covered. Commercial drivers have a higher tendency to drive with passengers in the car, hence making them have better coverage at least tries to cover the case.
If that were the case, wouldn't it be an easy fix? Just use the gas to generate more electricity. Ship it to a power plant or ship it to the local gas station as normal and they run a generator to charge cars. What's so special about putting the gas in car?
I like the show and think getting rid of him is a bad thing, but don't let him get away with it either.
How about requiring him to take a punch to the face as his punishment? they could auction it off and make a fortune!
Just a thought...
Most of the comments seem to be focused on the paranoid idea (justifiable in a lot of cases) that the US is doing a land grab. What about from the other way? you have a moon base (say Space X or such went there "because it's there") and China's rocket lands 10 feet away a few years later. They open the door and tell you to get off their land. Who do you go to to keep 'em from doing that? Jurisdiction issues cut both ways.
I keep waiting for the report that evidence of past life was found on the tire treads of one of the rovers.
"Look: proof life used to exist on Mars! Quick, send a command to rotate the tire some before the press notices we ran over the last one on the planet..."
Everything in that quoted text seems reasonable. I was surprised you ended with a comment that the American approach was better. What's specifically wrong with the German wording?
I assume the projector can't light up a screen as well as the big ones, but a small shift in thinking makes me wonder if this has some use: if you do business travel, would this make a good large-screen laptop? With the bonus of being able to project for small groups? Would you need to bring some kind of screen to project on for daily use? or would a cube wall work?
the only disadvantage I see for this use is no battery, but I usually plug in anyway if it's available (and it usually is). Still need a keyboard but with the size, not much added to the travel bad for a small one, and more ergonomic (lot of people do carry keyboards nowadays anyway with a laptop because of ergo concerns).
the space orb was much better, ask my old roommate from college days. He hated mine since I could keep the crosshair on him while not pausing in flying through a chamber...nothing like casually navigating a complex room and just taking him out in passing while heading on...
OK, time to dig up some old discs now...
the space orb may be the other controller you're thinking of: although it has 6 buttons at least, can't remember if there are more than that.
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Simple answer is tech has gone backwards on average in my opinion. The pieces are there for better gadgets but something always cripples the gadget that ends up on the store shelf.
disclosure: my predictions are not that old, can only go back to the 70s and all the predictions actually come from the 90s
With the 386, internet (not just the web at that point) , memory, OS's, electronics (PDA's, displays, etc) I thought we had the base features there and now the cool things could be built:
CPU in everything once cost came down from mass production and refinement, small always available computers with network, electronic files instead of paper, communication in multiple forms all the time.
We have crippled forms of all of this, but every time we get close to it being common, standard and "faded into the background" something happens that stops progress and it has to be restarted.
I was hoping desktop computers would "fade into the desk" , laptops and such are ALMOST there but not quite. Social networking using tech is ALMOST faded into common usage but not quite as FB and other silos fight over users and screw up personal data.
So my answer is "No, things missed what I predicted" mainly as a frustration that they ALMOST get there time and again then fall down.
I am not sure if it is just me, but this post seems deeply, deeply ironic.
Was it deliberate?
to solve a problem over-generalized : suggesting a law to fix the issue....
Ah ha, missed the one on the back.
guess I DO need new glasses
thanks
looking at the links , seems a bit of confusion: the mini 2 seems to list dual rj-45 ports, but the pro only lists one LAN port. summary lists dual LAN.
Believe summary or the seller page?
Didn't notice in the article: does it take the original cartridges?
how about Quake outdoors?
arquake
Did anyone notice how sped up the video was?
The car moves at a creeping pace, yet looking at the driver shows the video is sped up a lot. And it STILL looks slow...
So, I haven't looked at the latest FCC rant, but is the push towards specifically not allowing alternate firmware (are they afraid some one will be able to remotely install new firmware on random routers?)?
Or is the push to secure routers in general, and this company completely screwed it up by locking out one method of securing routers by replacing their crap firmware?
Who messed it up? FCC? or TP?
Did CS become the generic bucket for computer related stuff?
I always differentiated between programming, development, software engineering, and Computer Science myself as different things, all computer related.
Now, seems like CS is the catch-all term. Am I just behind?
This idea actually seems to be a good one. Not sure if the law is worded well enough to stand up to abuse but it actually puts legal definitions around what should be known already: when you end a relationship, it changes how you relate to the things shared with that person.
I'm kinda surprised so many are considering this a "change in consent" or "going back and changing your mind after the fact". It's not. When a relationship changes, the way you relate to that person changes. Another way to think of it is: the consent for sharing intimate things changed when you are no longer intimate with that person....so no "changing your mind" but it's recognizing what already happened.
As far as comments of "if you don't want pictures shared, then don't let them be taken". So, because something might be abused later, don't partake in it? What a sad way to live. Safe yes, but so is never drinking, never leaving the house, etc. Pick your risky behavior and insert here.
Being in a relationship is by definition trusting that person more than others, otherwise it's just, at best, friends with benefits. Ending the relationship is backing down on how much you share with the other person, so of course trusting them with pictures like that has changed.
they are creating an ore detector ?
We've got an early version of an assembler in the works. now all we need are conveyors. Anyone working on those?
Sounds like good specs. Any chance this thing can run an X server? Could make any TV network connected computer monitor!
Look at insurance policies and such and DECIDE if you feel safe with the insurance you have...it's your choice to drive people around but if an accident happens, the driver is the person in the car that needs to cover the damages if liability falls on that car, not the passengers. That means DRIVER insurance may not cover all the damage and the driver themselves have to fork over the cash...
Problem is if you ride on someone's car you assume they will cover in case of the worst, but that may not happen and probably wouldn't happen for commercial drivers if the driver or company could get away with it: that's the difference that matters : how often do you have passengers and how many. Requiring more coverage for commercial drivers to have more coverage and training is a way to mitigate the number of times a person gets injured as a passenger and doesn't realize until too late the driver doesn't have it covered. Commercial drivers have a higher tendency to drive with passengers in the car, hence making them have better coverage at least tries to cover the case.
If that were the case, wouldn't it be an easy fix? Just use the gas to generate more electricity. Ship it to a power plant or ship it to the local gas station as normal and they run a generator to charge cars. What's so special about putting the gas in car?
General rule of thumb for any leadership position: the people who want the job are the ones we don't want to have it.
we solve that one and doves will fly, music will play and we all will convert to pure energy and live on the higher plane....
I like the show and think getting rid of him is a bad thing, but don't let him get away with it either.
How about requiring him to take a punch to the face as his punishment? they could auction it off and make a fortune!
Just a thought...
This talked about this as well...
Most of the comments seem to be focused on the paranoid idea (justifiable in a lot of cases) that the US is doing a land grab.
What about from the other way? you have a moon base (say Space X or such went there "because it's there") and China's rocket lands 10 feet away a few years later. They open the door and tell you to get off their land. Who do you go to to keep 'em from doing that?
Jurisdiction issues cut both ways.
I keep waiting for the report that evidence of past life was found on the tire treads of one of the rovers.
"Look: proof life used to exist on Mars! Quick, send a command to rotate the tire some before the press notices we ran over the last one on the planet..."
They can hit any target in 30 minutes or less.
How about drone pizza delivery world wide!
this from an author that includes slashdot in his far-future scifi
Everything in that quoted text seems reasonable. I was surprised you ended with a comment that the American approach was better. What's specifically wrong with the German wording?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I assume the projector can't light up a screen as well as the big ones, but a small shift in thinking makes me wonder if this has some use: if you do business travel, would this make a good large-screen laptop? With the bonus of being able to project for small groups? Would you need to bring some kind of screen to project on for daily use? or would a cube wall work?
the only disadvantage I see for this use is no battery, but I usually plug in anyway if it's available (and it usually is). Still need a keyboard but with the size, not much added to the travel bad for a small one, and more ergonomic (lot of people do carry keyboards nowadays anyway with a laptop because of ergo concerns).
the space orb was much better, ask my old roommate from college days. He hated mine since I could keep the crosshair on him while not pausing in flying through a chamber...nothing like casually navigating a complex room and just taking him out in passing while heading on...
OK, time to dig up some old discs now...
the space orb may be the other controller you're thinking of: although it has 6 buttons at least, can't remember if there are more than that.