Actually, I don't really think this is a big deal at all. It certainly won't affect the future of DVD. From reading the article, it seems this is much like older CD players not being able to read CD-RW discs, and I'm pretty sure that CD is still a viable media.
The article was interesting, although I was hoping the implant would be something more than an X-10 controller (basically) and an email counter. It's a start, I suppose, but I was much more interested in his future experiments. I don't know if I believe that we're very close to communicating by thought, though; I don't think we know nearly enough about the brain for that. I certainly won't be signing up for the test group anytime real soon...
as matter of fact, I am so impressed with the concept that I am surprised that I have not seen it in a Stephenson or Gibson novel!!
Well, we have seen something similar to it in Stephenson's The Diamond Age. The Primer in that book isn't that dissimilar to the Guide. A bit more surreal, but still a general "Don't Panic" kind of guide to life.
The only thing I would worry about if it wasn't released here is the price, considering the poor exchange rate. Judging by the fact that you seem to have a good grasp on English, you shouldn't have trouble translating.;)
I'm not sure, but I do know that it could make it worse, just due to the fact that the air is severely lacking in oxygen. I know that a year and a half ago, when I occasionaly smoked, I was taking ginko regularly. One weekend I managed to smoke a pack (a lot for me) and I thought my head was going to explode for all of Monday and Tuesday (also a lot for me. I've had approximately 20 headaches my entire life). The gingko turned my body into an efficient carbon monoxide and nicotine delivery device, basically. That was the last time I ever smoked (I still take gingko). So, its possible a similar, but less drastic, effect could happen on a plane.
So, if you don't agree with something, that makes it flamebait? Only if your infantile enough to flame someone for a well thought-out, intelligent post. Someone please intelligently moderate this post.
>>I've been on since 1990, anyone want beat that and chat about the good old days?
Well, you've got me beat a little bit. I first logged onto the eBay-net in 1998, when the clever marketing scheme of AOL won me over. I figured "If they've got enough money to send everyone on the planet about 50 CDs each, they've gotta be good" And I was right.
I don't think this high-tech motion detector really counts as an invasion of privacy. What, the police are going to hide outside of my apartment, just to see if I'm moving? That's one question I'd be glad to answer. "Yes, officer, I am moving." It's not as if this is a mind-reading device, and the police will be using it to convict people of crimes they've just thought about. (Don't get any ideas, piggies...)
FYI, I read a posting in Usenet a while ago by someone from O'Reilly & Associates who was in the process of writing an O'reilly Lego Mindstorms book. That should be interesting. I assume that O'reilly would cover something like alternative OS use in the book.
I know this is getting a little off-topic, but according to the Lego Group, the correct term is just lego, not legos. Now, I just have to get some of those programmable legos. Err, lego.
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Actually, I don't really think this is a big deal at all. It certainly won't affect the future of DVD. From reading the article, it seems this is much like older CD players not being able to read CD-RW discs, and I'm pretty sure that CD is still a viable media.
The article was interesting, although I was hoping the implant would be something more than an X-10 controller (basically) and an email counter. It's a start, I suppose, but I was much more interested in his future experiments. I don't know if I believe that we're very close to communicating by thought, though; I don't think we know nearly enough about the brain for that. I certainly won't be signing up for the test group anytime real soon...
as matter of fact, I am so impressed with the concept that I am surprised that I have not seen it in a Stephenson or Gibson novel!!
Well, we have seen something similar to it in Stephenson's The Diamond Age. The Primer in that book isn't that dissimilar to the Guide. A bit more surreal, but still a general "Don't Panic" kind of guide to life.
The only thing I would worry about if it wasn't released here is the price, considering the poor exchange rate. Judging by the fact that you seem to have a good grasp on English, you shouldn't have trouble translating. ;)
I'm not sure, but I do know that it could make it worse, just due to the fact that the air is severely lacking in oxygen. I know that a year and a half ago, when I occasionaly smoked, I was taking ginko regularly. One weekend I managed to smoke a pack (a lot for me) and I thought my head was going to explode for all of Monday and Tuesday (also a lot for me. I've had approximately 20 headaches my entire life). The gingko turned my body into an efficient carbon monoxide and nicotine delivery device, basically. That was the last time I ever smoked (I still take gingko). So, its possible a similar, but less drastic, effect could happen on a plane.
So, if you don't agree with something, that makes it flamebait? Only if your infantile enough to flame someone for a well thought-out, intelligent post. Someone please intelligently moderate this post.
>>I've been on since 1990, anyone want beat that and chat about the good old days?
Well, you've got me beat a little bit. I first logged onto the eBay-net in 1998, when the clever marketing scheme of AOL won me over. I figured "If they've got enough money to send everyone on the planet about 50 CDs each, they've gotta be good" And I was right.
I don't think this high-tech motion detector really counts as an invasion of privacy. What, the police are going to hide outside of my apartment, just to see if I'm moving? That's one question I'd be glad to answer. "Yes, officer, I am moving." It's not as if this is a mind-reading device, and the police will be using it to convict people of crimes they've just thought about. (Don't get any ideas, piggies...)
FYI, I read a posting in Usenet a while ago by someone from O'Reilly & Associates who was in the process of writing an O'reilly Lego Mindstorms book. That should be interesting. I assume that O'reilly would cover something like alternative OS use in the book.
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I know this is getting a little off-topic, but according to the Lego Group, the correct term is just lego, not legos. Now, I just have to get some of those programmable legos. Err, lego.
"bye-bye old guy."
Yeah, but say hello to our new friend, Mr. Lawsuit.