The collector has servo motors so it can track the sun and maximize the amount of light sent to the diffuser. Otherwise it's just the same standard aluminum tubes you'd find in any solar collector installation.
How are the photons that come out of an LCD any different from those that are reflected by a page of a book?
I never said they were any different, there are probably just more of them. Even if you turn down the brightness, you're still staring at a light source, and with the brightness down, you might be straining more to read anyway.
But thinking about it, there very well might be some differences. LCD monitors have a different color temperature than bed side lamps. Polarity might be an issue. Does an LCD monitor polarize the light? Reflected light on a page might be more scattered and less uniform. I really don't know.
And finally, there is the fact that millions, perhaps billions, of people read LCDs on a daily basis with no problem.
Sure, I'd probably throw myself in that category, for the most part. But how many of them read long novels on one? And how many of them are experiencing the same strain as me, but haven't really compared with print because they've never sat as long in front of a book in a single sitting as they do in front of LCD panels?
It's thin on the details because there are no details. This is just a flexible aluminum tube and a diffuser. The only thing different about this than the kits you can get at Menards is the big collector array which tracks the sun.
There's no solar panels in this system. On cloudy days, you use electric lighting.
Our Sundolier delivers sunlight so effectively that electric lighting can be turned off when the sun is out offering excellent opportunities to save electricity while reducing heat generation through cool indirect daylighting.
There's no mention anywhere, not in the inhabitat.com article, nor the companies website, that this does anything on cloudy days.
Well, to be fair, net on the kindle is rather limited. With the iPad you can still watch streaming videos, streaming music, and do most of the things you'd normally do. No, you can't run flash in the browser, but you can still use the pandora app, the youtube apps, and the like. I'm not sure that's worth $15/mo to me but I can certainly see how it would make it next to impossible for Apple to work out a kindle-style lifetime freebie deal.
I think the backlight is the problem. That's why LCDs are hard on the eyes. You're essentially staring into a lamp and if you turn down the brightness you have to strain to read.
e-ink, otoh, is great. I borrowed a kindle to read a book a coworker was pushing on me and it was awesome. Significantly better than my computer monitor, N800, or Palm Pilots I've used in the past. If the e-ink was harder on my eyes do to low contrast, I'm really curious what metric you used for that. Reading on LCD screens makes my eyes sore and I need to look away at regular intervals, close my eyes for a bit, etc. I didn't experience this with the kindle.
Flash loads instantaneously while java applets have to launch a whole java runtime environment which annoys users loads.
This is really a Windows issue. Java programs seem to launch pretty quickly on linux, and I've checked to make sure no java binary is already running before trying. On Windows I remember waiting for the Java icon to load in the system tray before I ever even saw the program splash screen.
I'm not sure how Java is on OSX, but it seems something could probably be done on the other platforms to match the behavior on Linux.
It's been a while, but my '77 Oldsmobile had a button up in the right corner, not quite where the clutch would be, but there abouts. I don't think the high-beam selector did anything unless the headlamps were on, it just toggled between low and high. Strange that yours actually turns them on. And perhaps I just don't recall correctly. That car's been gone for more than 10 years now...
It's been my experience that all identical twins are secretly evil. My brother and I had a discussion about this and, interestingly, he shares this view, so it must be true!
What's so hard to understand about this problem? Most users want to use suggestions only for their searches, not URLs they enter.
Bullshit. Most users only use the search bars on Firefox and IE, anyway. And they frequently type URLs into them. If I had a nickel for every time I saw someone type "google" into the search bar, click the first result from MSN and then type a search...
Usage studies is how Google came to their cleaner interface. Your concerns about privacy are valid, and I wouldn't doubt that factored into their design decisions, but I wouldn't be surprised if the other browsers combined their bars eventually, too. We're already moving that way with FX's awesome-bar.
If you run a search for "sarah sextapes found" and then realize you have too many e-mails and only one you want has an attachments, go back to the search bar (which still has your filter) and add "has:attachment", then click search again.
If you want to filter incoming e-mail, add options like "AND has:attachment" to the end of fields your already using. Such as From: "bill AND (has:attachment OR subject:more pr0n)"
I think the primary concern was troops and supplies, but even so, tanks would be on flat bed trailers with extra axles (the extra axles help distribute the load and do less damage to roads). They certainly didn't design it to take the abuse of tracked vehicles, but neither did the Germans. Tracked vehicles were rather slow moving back then.
like staying in the right lane, and watching your mirrors if you're in the fast lane.
One of the problems is that in most states, there's no codified law saying to stay out of the far left lane. I got my license in MN and we were actually taught to pick our lane based on maneuvering room. So if everyone is going the speed limit and in the right lane, some should move left so there's more stopping distance and visibility. The only statement about staying in the right lane was when you were traveling below the speed limit.
Other states actually require the left lane is only used for passing. When it's law, it gets taught in drivers-ed.
The Autobahn isn't as well-constructed as the US Interstate system. Our interstates are probably the best highways in the world.
Holy shit [citation needed]. And while you look for it, I'll point out that Germany is about 1/3 the size of Texas. We have so many more miles of interstate than Germany has Autobahn, we'd never be able to afford making our roads as durable as Hitler did.
But go ahead. Find a citation that says the autobahn is lower quality. I'd love to see that.
how the general (and incorrect imo) trend now days is 'positive feedback' for teaching animals
Why do you say incorrect? It's been quite clear since Pavlov that positive feedback produces better results than either negative feedback or punishment (which are different, BTW). Both negative feedback and punishment result in much quicker extinction of the desired behavior than even occasional positive reinforcement for maintenance. The only thing new about modern times is recognizing that people are also animals and attempting to use positive feedback more liberally on ourselves and our children. No animal trainer has relied on punishment for years. No psychological experiment on animals or people has shown punishment to be more effect at teaching. The only thing punishment offers that positive reinforcement doesn't is that you don't need to be creative to apply it somewhat effectively.
But the jackets are something people enter into willing. I'll bet that pregnant lady didn't want to get tasered. In fact, I saw the video; she most certainly did not agree to that.
Oh, right on. I guess I had assumed a totally closed-door setup as dust was the major concern, but the suggestion came with a joke about soda pop, so I can see how we weren't on the same page.
And, no, this is the first time someone I disagreed with has attempted to steal my identity.;)
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Probably that adobe reversi that runs everywhere you don't need a GUI toolkit.
Or a less fancy version. The article says
The concentrated light is then reflected down a two foot tube and distributed using a “sun chandelier”.
Fiberoptics would allow you to snake light to various rooms, into basements, etc. That seems more useful.
The collector has servo motors so it can track the sun and maximize the amount of light sent to the diffuser. Otherwise it's just the same standard aluminum tubes you'd find in any solar collector installation.
How are the photons that come out of an LCD any different from those that are reflected by a page of a book?
I never said they were any different, there are probably just more of them. Even if you turn down the brightness, you're still staring at a light source, and with the brightness down, you might be straining more to read anyway.
But thinking about it, there very well might be some differences. LCD monitors have a different color temperature than bed side lamps. Polarity might be an issue. Does an LCD monitor polarize the light? Reflected light on a page might be more scattered and less uniform. I really don't know.
And finally, there is the fact that millions, perhaps billions, of people read LCDs on a daily basis with no problem.
Sure, I'd probably throw myself in that category, for the most part. But how many of them read long novels on one? And how many of them are experiencing the same strain as me, but haven't really compared with print because they've never sat as long in front of a book in a single sitting as they do in front of LCD panels?
It's thin on the details because there are no details. This is just a flexible aluminum tube and a diffuser. The only thing different about this than the kits you can get at Menards is the big collector array which tracks the sun.
There's no solar panels in this system. On cloudy days, you use electric lighting.
Our Sundolier delivers sunlight so effectively that electric lighting can be turned off when the sun is out offering excellent opportunities to save electricity while reducing heat generation through cool indirect daylighting.
There's no mention anywhere, not in the inhabitat.com article, nor the companies website, that this does anything on cloudy days.
Well, to be fair, net on the kindle is rather limited. With the iPad you can still watch streaming videos, streaming music, and do most of the things you'd normally do. No, you can't run flash in the browser, but you can still use the pandora app, the youtube apps, and the like. I'm not sure that's worth $15/mo to me but I can certainly see how it would make it next to impossible for Apple to work out a kindle-style lifetime freebie deal.
I think the backlight is the problem. That's why LCDs are hard on the eyes. You're essentially staring into a lamp and if you turn down the brightness you have to strain to read.
e-ink, otoh, is great. I borrowed a kindle to read a book a coworker was pushing on me and it was awesome. Significantly better than my computer monitor, N800, or Palm Pilots I've used in the past. If the e-ink was harder on my eyes do to low contrast, I'm really curious what metric you used for that. Reading on LCD screens makes my eyes sore and I need to look away at regular intervals, close my eyes for a bit, etc. I didn't experience this with the kindle.
Flash loads instantaneously while java applets have to launch a whole java runtime environment which annoys users loads.
This is really a Windows issue. Java programs seem to launch pretty quickly on linux, and I've checked to make sure no java binary is already running before trying. On Windows I remember waiting for the Java icon to load in the system tray before I ever even saw the program splash screen.
I'm not sure how Java is on OSX, but it seems something could probably be done on the other platforms to match the behavior on Linux.
It's been a while, but my '77 Oldsmobile had a button up in the right corner, not quite where the clutch would be, but there abouts. I don't think the high-beam selector did anything unless the headlamps were on, it just toggled between low and high. Strange that yours actually turns them on. And perhaps I just don't recall correctly. That car's been gone for more than 10 years now...
is not enough to remove the doubt from the evidence.
Well, in that case, the prosecution hasn't done their job yet, so why would the defense need to do anything?
Warm? That doesn't seem right...
It's been my experience that all identical twins are secretly evil. My brother and I had a discussion about this and, interestingly, he shares this view, so it must be true!
Unless you change your default to one of the other providers.
What's so hard to understand about this problem? Most users want to use suggestions only for their searches, not URLs they enter.
Bullshit. Most users only use the search bars on Firefox and IE, anyway. And they frequently type URLs into them. If I had a nickel for every time I saw someone type "google" into the search bar, click the first result from MSN and then type a search...
Usage studies is how Google came to their cleaner interface. Your concerns about privacy are valid, and I wouldn't doubt that factored into their design decisions, but I wouldn't be surprised if the other browsers combined their bars eventually, too. We're already moving that way with FX's awesome-bar.
You must mean "Search the Web". That lets you use all the commands you're used to.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=7190
If you run a search for "sarah sextapes found" and then realize you have too many e-mails and only one you want has an attachments, go back to the search bar (which still has your filter) and add "has:attachment", then click search again.
If you want to filter incoming e-mail, add options like "AND has:attachment" to the end of fields your already using. Such as From: "bill AND (has:attachment OR subject:more pr0n)"
You do realize that WW2 era tanks couldn't travel faster than 30mph except on the back of a semi, right?
I think the primary concern was troops and supplies, but even so, tanks would be on flat bed trailers with extra axles (the extra axles help distribute the load and do less damage to roads). They certainly didn't design it to take the abuse of tracked vehicles, but neither did the Germans. Tracked vehicles were rather slow moving back then.
like staying in the right lane, and watching your mirrors if you're in the fast lane.
One of the problems is that in most states, there's no codified law saying to stay out of the far left lane. I got my license in MN and we were actually taught to pick our lane based on maneuvering room. So if everyone is going the speed limit and in the right lane, some should move left so there's more stopping distance and visibility. The only statement about staying in the right lane was when you were traveling below the speed limit.
Other states actually require the left lane is only used for passing. When it's law, it gets taught in drivers-ed.
It causes road rage where we "OWN" the road and you doing the speed limit is taking away my RIGHT to break the law dammit! ARRRGH!!!!
To be fair, I did pay for it with my tax dollars.
The Autobahn isn't as well-constructed as the US Interstate system. Our interstates are probably the best highways in the world.
Holy shit [citation needed]. And while you look for it, I'll point out that Germany is about 1/3 the size of Texas. We have so many more miles of interstate than Germany has Autobahn, we'd never be able to afford making our roads as durable as Hitler did.
But go ahead. Find a citation that says the autobahn is lower quality. I'd love to see that.
Of course.. if you get shot in a police trainer, it's game over, so I'm not entirely sure this would enhance training meaningfully.
how the general (and incorrect imo) trend now days is 'positive feedback' for teaching animals
Why do you say incorrect? It's been quite clear since Pavlov that positive feedback produces better results than either negative feedback or punishment (which are different, BTW). Both negative feedback and punishment result in much quicker extinction of the desired behavior than even occasional positive reinforcement for maintenance. The only thing new about modern times is recognizing that people are also animals and attempting to use positive feedback more liberally on ourselves and our children. No animal trainer has relied on punishment for years. No psychological experiment on animals or people has shown punishment to be more effect at teaching. The only thing punishment offers that positive reinforcement doesn't is that you don't need to be creative to apply it somewhat effectively.
But the jackets are something people enter into willing. I'll bet that pregnant lady didn't want to get tasered. In fact, I saw the video; she most certainly did not agree to that.
Oh, right on. I guess I had assumed a totally closed-door setup as dust was the major concern, but the suggestion came with a joke about soda pop, so I can see how we weren't on the same page.
And, no, this is the first time someone I disagreed with has attempted to steal my identity. ;)