...I'm perfectly fine having cameras all over public areas to be scrutinized by law enforcement, as long as those public areas include Senators, Governors, and other local elected officials offices where the public can provide oversight. Additionally I wonder if the Civil Liberties groups would be as upset by cameras watching our government officials as they are about it watching the public?
We pretty much have that now...think a beat cop, walking around town. Except currently he's probably not doing anything as useful as comparing faces to pictures he's seen in the squadroom...he's just looking for 'suspicious' activity. IANAL, but I think a cop can frisk you just on suspicion, which is vaguely defined, and pretty much like "he was shifty-looking" or "he turned around and walked the other way when he saw me". I guess currently I think a 'visual inspection' is the same whether done by camera, cop, or computer. I think xray-style inspection might be going too far, but a program smart enough to know that a bulge might be a concealed weapon is OK. Thinking out loud as much as anything. It's a progression of technology, just like a radar gun instead of pacing or timing is a progression of tech.
...other than in a car, and I know I pretty much have a +/-5mph idea of my speed (and +/-500 RPM), just by the car, the road, the feel of all the inputs, where my foot is on the gas, the sound of the engine, road-noise etc...I would think most people who ride regularly have an even more accurate 'feel' of their situation (the non-morons anyway) and the loss of peripheral vision and subconscious distraction of the read out would do more harm than good. For cars I think they should be standard safety equipment, but I think responsible bikers have a situational awareness that rivals a HUD. Again, I'm NOT speaking from experience on bikes, just extrapolating from driving a car.
..."you have to make it cheap and ubiquitous if you want to prevent rampant copying. No one is going to photocopy a 25c newspaper."
If you're going to make it playable out speakers, people can copy and share it. Just make it so cheap that the effort isn't worth it.
Again the porn industry leads the way. It's really cheap and it's everywhere and still as an industry it probably beats the Music and Movie industries combined.
I've had this capability (plus much more) for about a year through my xbox. Highly recommended for those who have an xbox but realize the game selection is microscopic.
Not all that many years ago I paid ~$2000 for a high-end 21" CRT (which probably has less viewable than your 20" flat) - I think we're getting spoiled.
...I guess Dell thinks thick accents and scripted responses won't hurt the home customer's experience. I guess it's been said, they go where the money is, and corporations who stop buying computers can hurt...home users just don't matter.
Thanks Dell.
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...I'm perfectly fine having cameras all over public areas to be scrutinized by law enforcement, as long as those public areas include Senators, Governors, and other local elected officials offices where the public can provide oversight. Additionally I wonder if the Civil Liberties groups would be as upset by cameras watching our government officials as they are about it watching the public?
We pretty much have that now...think a beat cop, walking around town. Except currently he's probably not doing anything as useful as comparing faces to pictures he's seen in the squadroom...he's just looking for 'suspicious' activity. IANAL, but I think a cop can frisk you just on suspicion, which is vaguely defined, and pretty much like "he was shifty-looking" or "he turned around and walked the other way when he saw me". I guess currently I think a 'visual inspection' is the same whether done by camera, cop, or computer. I think xray-style inspection might be going too far, but a program smart enough to know that a bulge might be a concealed weapon is OK. Thinking out loud as much as anything. It's a progression of technology, just like a radar gun instead of pacing or timing is a progression of tech.
...between this and a cop with a really good memory standing around? Other than the cop would probably have a better hit (less false positives) ratio.
Now I know what Japanese here when American's talk.
...other than in a car, and I know I pretty much have a +/-5mph idea of my speed (and +/-500 RPM), just by the car, the road, the feel of all the inputs, where my foot is on the gas, the sound of the engine, road-noise etc...I would think most people who ride regularly have an even more accurate 'feel' of their situation (the non-morons anyway) and the loss of peripheral vision and subconscious distraction of the read out would do more harm than good. For cars I think they should be standard safety equipment, but I think responsible bikers have a situational awareness that rivals a HUD. Again, I'm NOT speaking from experience on bikes, just extrapolating from driving a car.
..."you have to make it cheap and ubiquitous if you want to prevent rampant copying. No one is going to photocopy a 25c newspaper." If you're going to make it playable out speakers, people can copy and share it. Just make it so cheap that the effort isn't worth it. Again the porn industry leads the way. It's really cheap and it's everywhere and still as an industry it probably beats the Music and Movie industries combined.
Or you could read my post again. I didn't say '$100 or less'.
I've had this capability (plus much more) for about a year through my xbox. Highly recommended for those who have an xbox but realize the game selection is microscopic.
Well there's a perfect example of a group that has no idea who their target audience is :)
Not all that many years ago I paid ~$2000 for a high-end 21" CRT (which probably has less viewable than your 20" flat) - I think we're getting spoiled.
...I guess Dell thinks thick accents and scripted responses won't hurt the home customer's experience. I guess it's been said, they go where the money is, and corporations who stop buying computers can hurt...home users just don't matter. Thanks Dell.