So who're they going to sue if the thing goes offline? Should all network engineers for major medical facilities ask for larger risk remuneration, or just quit their jobs now?
...on-road attitudes do - I really wish the authorities would get this. Also, absolute speed doesn't kill people - relative speed does. If thousands of people with Asian (yes, I'm from there) urban biking attitude suddenly get infused with a sense of invincibility because of 4 walls of thin metal/ plastic cladding, I doubt this will increase safety. Seriously, zebra crossings in my country are basically a gamble, mostly due to selfish, inconsiderate drivers.
This, added with the driving schools who pride themselves (and are therefore driven by) with the number of passes each year versus the quality (infringements post license) of drivers they release, is a disaster waiting to happen.
Um... while I can understand the concept for a localized installation, GPS typically needs a line to the sky to work. Won't the irregularities on the sea bed versus the relative openness of open space necessitate the installation of a HUGE number of such floating bouys, in order that this become a truly global system? IMO, without direct line of sight, figuring out via echolocation of pings without this, while taking into account accoustic reflecting, refraction, etc... is an extremely difficult proposition.
I doubt this will do an effective job. Discovering a failure/ tampering during the election would invalidate *all* the votes up till the tampering took place, unless it could be proven the exact time and nature of the infringement, and which of the votes subsequent to the tampering are valid/ invalid. This is probably extremely difficult, since the thing probably stores only rows and rows of data. Probably better to get it right the first time and seal it up - but better than the Diebold memory card hack.
Why? Think of it as a pair of cross trainers versus your dedicated sprinting spikes. Cross trainers certainly get you around, but don't really do the job of a purpose-built vehicle. Business apps are exactly the same. Think of it: if everyone is running the 100 in 10s, and you do this 'industry best practice', where does that put you? Right smack in the middle of the pack running 10s, that's where. You'ld be competitive, but a leader? No way. Leaders go the extra mile and work to bring out their magic mojo. Please note: I'm not advocating one approach (integrating modular vs from-scratch development) over the other. Balance is still the key - use it when appropriate.
All these consultants bandying their 'best practices only' approach make a fundamental assumption that processes can be lifted and plonked anywhere. This is an extremely narrow assertion, and not in any means all encompassing. Many unquantifiables such as culture or internal capabilities get in the way. To put it another way: Dell's logistics weren't based on observing and emulating WalMart's processes. They knew what their competitive edge was going to be, started from scratch and decided 'nah... we can do better'.
IMO the modular approach is only good for generic backoffice stuff like accounts and inventory. But I doubt it'll help your company's 'special sauce' - you need radical approach and (suprise! suprise!) intelligence for this - it's useless except as a baseline from which to develop things from scratch. So: if I want to make sure my generic apps fulfill their generic roles, yes - I'd use modular software to try to do it, and get it done faster. BUT if I want to make a real difference in my apps, I'd certainly do it from scratch.
Well... not all cheats involve altering the program code. Some are sophisticated standalone beasts that sit between the console and the network line all proxy-like sniffing and altering the network traffic in real time. So CRC checks and the like won't detect these approaches. They're sophisticated enough to be aware of the game environment at the same time, so a wild miss in an FPS is in fact changed to a hit by first inserting the appropriate movement commands into the keystroke stream. In fact, I believe most account terminations are done after the fact - the cases when the termination is done as a result of detected 'suspicious behaviour' usually involves saying 'screw you but thanks for the cash' to the player or having to prove intent, which, though IANAL, I understand is really difficult.
... in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The thing uses texting to get the update. We have to physically sign up first and provide a deposit, then receive a starter kit with a sticker that identifies the vehicle as a participant in mobile parking - this comes in by snail mail. After that, the service provider maintains an account balance, which is topped up periodically (by credit card, I believe). However, the problem is not so much technical - it's ergonomic.
See, the text message we use requires upwards of 20 characters: identify the town countil (4) (space - 1) vehicle number (7) (space - 1) duration (4) then send it to the service center (5 digit short code). Machines and humans being what they are, any mistake will land you a RM150 fine for a RM0.60 parking fee. Oh, and there's a RM0.20 'convenience fee' too. Personally, I don't use it - I think there are easier (read: single-click) ways to solve this problem.
This may very well settle once for all the Graphics vs Gameplay issue. Hopefully the console manufacturers (and all the rabid fanboys) will get the picture and the industry will benefit as a whole.
buyer gets duped into buying older, unsupported Windoze that M$ no longer supports.
Previously 'safer from viruses' older versions of Windoze that are under the radar due to obsolescence become more and more popular due to cheap second-hand prices, triggering a flood of new viruses targeting these older versions.
Buyer buys CD only to realize M$ licensing key server has blacklisted the disc, since it was used for creating a pirate disc master in China.
HEY! Why not stick a virtual boy and a pair of ear buds to this thing stuck on to my PSP and get to watch my PSP games as though it was on a 100" screen with surround sound!!!
Unfortunately, greed IS inherently evil, and will possibly outlive the music industry. Also, if the greedy recording companies are wiped out by consumer will, they will probably be replaced by something else.
It's sort of like a pendulum. Right now, the labels (content managers) are in control. If the content consumer gains it, it will, in due course, become extreme and demand something for nothing. This will then kill the content producers as there's no point other than artistic expression, thereby killing consumers. Eventually, new, smaller producers will create content again to a growing consumer base, requiring content managers and the thing repeats ad infinitum.
Just my 2c.
What the article is referring to is spherical video. Some earlier posts have mentioned this is not the same as panoramic, or 360 degree video. This is true - the reflective/lens-based optical panoramic setups quoted as examples use either a fisheye or quadratic conical/hemisperical mirror to create the donut image, which is inverse-transformed by the same function used to create the mirror. However, these panoramic transformations tend to create detail/resolution irregularities as you approach the zenith/nadir, due to the nature of the optics and the changing visible area on the lens/mirror devoted to each visual angle due to the shape of the lens/mirror.
The result is that you'd get blurring or pixelation of the resulting image towards the extremities, making it relatively useless for entertainment/ security purposes. You'ld know someone was jacking a car, but may not have enough data to determine who the perpetrator was. I'd expect consistent resolution across all angles of vision for it to be considered true, spherical video.
If this is what they've got, then good job. Else what's the difference between this and mounting a pair of OmniMAX cameras back to back and using software to stitch in between? Surely predicting a narrow band of data (less if you use more rigs) is easier than swinging a camera around willy nilly and trying to guess the invisible region.
Since when does popularity determine suitability for such a mission? Granted, there have been exceptions but I can't recall any *cough*dubyah*cough*
This is a ridiculous waste of public money to send what will effectively be a pretty boy into space on a tourist visa. In line with such great achievements as sending a Proton (our locally manufactured car) to the north pole, where rumor has it, it failed to start because um... it was plenty COLD.
Malaysia definitely needs to spend less on image and more on substance. I can't believe who'd think the population gets a kick out of seeing 'roti canai' (a local snack) floating in space and a bunch of 'hi moms' on the shuttle cam. This smacks of some business guy with a SMS voting engine looking to scam the population out of more cash.
What Malaysia should probably try to do is to make use of its relatively close proximity to the equator to become a launch hub.
Great! Now I don't even have to get off the couch to change the batteries in my remote anymore. And as a side benefit, I don't have to *share* the remote anymore.
Has anyone ever hooked up an arena and invited a bunch of bot developers to go at each other, sort of like an AI-based deathmatch? Never mind the in-game bots, as they generally suck. I'm talking about fan built bots.
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So who're they going to sue if the thing goes offline? Should all network engineers for major medical facilities ask for larger risk remuneration, or just quit their jobs now?
Isn't Natal's resolution ~4cm? At that resolution, I doubt the system can pick up individual finger movements.
How did this thing get a patent again? It seems to do everything Silly Putty (tm) does.
Windows has been thriving on random errors for the better part of 20 years!
Release Windows Vista - Milennium Edition(tm)?
...on-road attitudes do - I really wish the authorities would get this. Also, absolute speed doesn't kill people - relative speed does. If thousands of people with Asian (yes, I'm from there) urban biking attitude suddenly get infused with a sense of invincibility because of 4 walls of thin metal/ plastic cladding, I doubt this will increase safety. Seriously, zebra crossings in my country are basically a gamble, mostly due to selfish, inconsiderate drivers.
This, added with the driving schools who pride themselves (and are therefore driven by) with the number of passes each year versus the quality (infringements post license) of drivers they release, is a disaster waiting to happen.
Um... while I can understand the concept for a localized installation, GPS typically needs a line to the sky to work. Won't the irregularities on the sea bed versus the relative openness of open space necessitate the installation of a HUGE number of such floating bouys, in order that this become a truly global system? IMO, without direct line of sight, figuring out via echolocation of pings without this, while taking into account accoustic reflecting, refraction, etc... is an extremely difficult proposition.
I doubt this will do an effective job. Discovering a failure/ tampering during the election would invalidate *all* the votes up till the tampering took place, unless it could be proven the exact time and nature of the infringement, and which of the votes subsequent to the tampering are valid/ invalid. This is probably extremely difficult, since the thing probably stores only rows and rows of data. Probably better to get it right the first time and seal it up - but better than the Diebold memory card hack.
Just curious... is it just me, or would the 'Jack effect' positively affect sales the same way a 18SX rating would? Isn't Jack his own worst enemy?
All these consultants bandying their 'best practices only' approach make a fundamental assumption that processes can be lifted and plonked anywhere. This is an extremely narrow assertion, and not in any means all encompassing. Many unquantifiables such as culture or internal capabilities get in the way. To put it another way: Dell's logistics weren't based on observing and emulating WalMart's processes. They knew what their competitive edge was going to be, started from scratch and decided 'nah... we can do better'.
IMO the modular approach is only good for generic backoffice stuff like accounts and inventory. But I doubt it'll help your company's 'special sauce' - you need radical approach and (suprise! suprise!) intelligence for this - it's useless except as a baseline from which to develop things from scratch. So: if I want to make sure my generic apps fulfill their generic roles, yes - I'd use modular software to try to do it, and get it done faster. BUT if I want to make a real difference in my apps, I'd certainly do it from scratch.
Damn... daylight savings
Well... not all cheats involve altering the program code. Some are sophisticated standalone beasts that sit between the console and the network line all proxy-like sniffing and altering the network traffic in real time. So CRC checks and the like won't detect these approaches. They're sophisticated enough to be aware of the game environment at the same time, so a wild miss in an FPS is in fact changed to a hit by first inserting the appropriate movement commands into the keystroke stream. In fact, I believe most account terminations are done after the fact - the cases when the termination is done as a result of detected 'suspicious behaviour' usually involves saying 'screw you but thanks for the cash' to the player or having to prove intent, which, though IANAL, I understand is really difficult.
Yeah, but roasting nuts will be something spectacular.
See, the text message we use requires upwards of 20 characters: identify the town countil (4) (space - 1) vehicle number (7) (space - 1) duration (4) then send it to the service center (5 digit short code). Machines and humans being what they are, any mistake will land you a RM150 fine for a RM0.60 parking fee. Oh, and there's a RM0.20 'convenience fee' too. Personally, I don't use it - I think there are easier (read: single-click) ways to solve this problem.
This may very well settle once for all the Graphics vs Gameplay issue. Hopefully the console manufacturers (and all the rabid fanboys) will get the picture and the industry will benefit as a whole.
At Google, the cafeteria IS a fine dining restaurant.
Meteor showers? Some of the material on the 'hit' body would no doubt shower upwards and possibly ONTO meteors that do not impact.
There are probably others.
Right! Pr0n it is then!
HEY! Why not stick a virtual boy and a pair of ear buds to this thing stuck on to my PSP and get to watch my PSP games as though it was on a 100" screen with surround sound!!!
Unfortunately, greed IS inherently evil, and will possibly outlive the music industry. Also, if the greedy recording companies are wiped out by consumer will, they will probably be replaced by something else. It's sort of like a pendulum. Right now, the labels (content managers) are in control. If the content consumer gains it, it will, in due course, become extreme and demand something for nothing. This will then kill the content producers as there's no point other than artistic expression, thereby killing consumers. Eventually, new, smaller producers will create content again to a growing consumer base, requiring content managers and the thing repeats ad infinitum. Just my 2c.
The result is that you'd get blurring or pixelation of the resulting image towards the extremities, making it relatively useless for entertainment/ security purposes. You'ld know someone was jacking a car, but may not have enough data to determine who the perpetrator was. I'd expect consistent resolution across all angles of vision for it to be considered true, spherical video.
If this is what they've got, then good job. Else what's the difference between this and mounting a pair of OmniMAX cameras back to back and using software to stitch in between? Surely predicting a narrow band of data (less if you use more rigs) is easier than swinging a camera around willy nilly and trying to guess the invisible region.
This is a ridiculous waste of public money to send what will effectively be a pretty boy into space on a tourist visa. In line with such great achievements as sending a Proton (our locally manufactured car) to the north pole, where rumor has it, it failed to start because um... it was plenty COLD.
Malaysia definitely needs to spend less on image and more on substance. I can't believe who'd think the population gets a kick out of seeing 'roti canai' (a local snack) floating in space and a bunch of 'hi moms' on the shuttle cam. This smacks of some business guy with a SMS voting engine looking to scam the population out of more cash.
What Malaysia should probably try to do is to make use of its relatively close proximity to the equator to become a launch hub.
Great! Now I don't even have to get off the couch to change the batteries in my remote anymore. And as a side benefit, I don't have to *share* the remote anymore.
Has anyone ever hooked up an arena and invited a bunch of bot developers to go at each other, sort of like an AI-based deathmatch? Never mind the in-game bots, as they generally suck. I'm talking about fan built bots.