A really annoying idea would be to have it play that new horrid sounding All-computer orchestrated music as well as start to make creepy scary noises randomly before its time to wake you up. Then you can wake up ready to crap your pants.
Some interesting ideas would be the following. Some of these products can be found at smarthome.com
Electric deadbolts. You could eventually link these puppies up to your computer and allow remote locking/unlocking of your house, possibly even remove the need of a key and use thumbprint identification instead.
Be sure to put some ethernet ports near your major appliances. Some future appliances are planning to have network integration to let you know when they need to be fixed or require attention. Best Buy already sells a fridge with a wireless internet tablet.
I'd also suggest putting fiber in at your important locations of data transfer. Your main office workstation, media center, etc. Also run wire for a 7.1 surround sound system, and if you want to add even more convience consider possibly installing a house wide audio system so you can pump music into each of your rooms.
Also, you should possibly consider investing in VoIP. Rather than having to put in another jack for telephone, you could run everything through your ethernet.
Consider your house's surroundings. You could install automated irrigation systems, lighting control, and as well as proximity gate/garage openers.
Be sure to invest into a good security system to make sure no one steals everything you just put your money into. A good low-tech solution would be owning a dog.
Keep in mind though, if you do plan to make an entirely large technologically saavy house, you should also install some house wide precautions. You should invest in a serious housewide surge protector/power conditioners. Perhaps even consider getting some sort of backup power supply incase of emergencies. In which case, you should also isolate your power outlets for critical systems that should run off the backup as well so you won't be wasting backup power on non-critical devices during power outages. Also take into account power saving devices, efficiency is good. Consider flourscent and low wattage lighting. Well setup HVAC systems will monitor your house's environment well and know how to properly adjust.
3D interfaces suck in my opinion, but then again, there can be a lot of improvements made to 2D interfaces to make them more "3D" like. For example, why not start taking advantage of blur effects? For example, your foreground window comes in clear as can be, while I window you visited awhile ago is blurred. Over time, the window would get more blurred the longer you stop interacting with it (mouse over, etc).
Also, perhaps more features like "stacking" could be added. 15 windows stacked ontop of each other, each of which would get blurred, but you could do Expose-like features with them. Users could make the stack spread out or shrink windows into a corner.
As for the person that talked about the interface in Minority Report, that is a really good example of where our interfaces should be headed, rather than this "3D" none-sense.
Wow, talk about strict dieting. Makes me wish I was up there, I know I could loose some of the weight gained from endless amounts of caffeinated drinks...
With all these tactics to make sure the compromised systems remain unchanged, don't you think criminals could use the same information? For example, a criminal steals a laptop with sensitive information on it. He doesn't start up the computer and uses a bit-by-bit copier to make an exact duplicate of the previous hard drive. Then the computer is returned, or found. When you investigate the computer, you won't be able to tell if the information was compromised, while the criminals have their own copy of the hard drive where they can throw anything at it to get information.
If your alternator in your car is strong enough, and purchase a high wattage inverter for your car, you can use it to power about 1kW to 2kW depending on your setup. I keep a small inverter in my car just incase the power goes out and need to use something for emergency. Another option, would be to get a small used diesel generator that powers much more. You can get a few on eBay for around $500.
The promotion with these coke cans is that you get a GMC equinox right? First off, if I had one of these cans, I don't think I'd take a flight and run it through the x-ray machine before I thought about pressing the button to claim my prize. I think as soon as I take this soda out of the package, and see, HEY! I WON MY PRIZE! I'll press the button. Thus, the Coca-Cola Prize Squad will come by, collect my can of technological glory and nicely deposit my newly won SUV. So why would I wanna take my can and run it through the x-ray machine? Those of you that may think that terrorists could run their "IEDs" through the x-ray machine to get past security. It wouldn't make sense, since the reason I just explained before. If it was REALLY a REAL GPS coke can, it wouldnt be there, since the person would have already claimed their prize as soon as they see it. Thus, it has to be a bomb otherwise.
Some Kinkos have those big goliath Xerox scanners which act just like copiers. Load a stack up papers, and it will scan the pages and load them up. Not sure about PDF export/etc though.
I encountered the same problem with my iBook. This is a malfunction with the drive. I've had to have my iBook's hard drive replaced 4 times by applecare to get it solved. As for difference in ReiserFS and HFS+, I encountered the problem both with Mac OS and Gentoo as well. My friend suggested that it might do with unexpected shock during read/writes.
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My name is Mabwano DeLacroix, and I am the Son of Sir LARRY PAGE, the recently Removed from Power Chairman of GOOGLE. If you have been following the events on Slashdot over the last few years, you will remember the big scandal that took place when Sir PAGE was imprisoned for alleged crimes against SCO without standing a trial.
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A really annoying idea would be to have it play that new horrid sounding All-computer orchestrated music as well as start to make creepy scary noises randomly before its time to wake you up. Then you can wake up ready to crap your pants.
m4et? w4et?
"The company's founder, a Harvard dropout named Bill Gates, was selling Unix, a universal software on which the Internet would be based"
Looks like a bad german porno... Perhaps they filmed on the site for Lord of the G-Strings?
Some interesting ideas would be the following. Some of these products can be found at smarthome.com
Electric deadbolts. You could eventually link these puppies up to your computer and allow remote locking/unlocking of your house, possibly even remove the need of a key and use thumbprint identification instead.
Be sure to put some ethernet ports near your major appliances. Some future appliances are planning to have network integration to let you know when they need to be fixed or require attention. Best Buy already sells a fridge with a wireless internet tablet.
I'd also suggest putting fiber in at your important locations of data transfer. Your main office workstation, media center, etc. Also run wire for a 7.1 surround sound system, and if you want to add even more convience consider possibly installing a house wide audio system so you can pump music into each of your rooms.
Also, you should possibly consider investing in VoIP. Rather than having to put in another jack for telephone, you could run everything through your ethernet.
Consider your house's surroundings. You could install automated irrigation systems, lighting control, and as well as proximity gate/garage openers.
Be sure to invest into a good security system to make sure no one steals everything you just put your money into. A good low-tech solution would be owning a dog.
Keep in mind though, if you do plan to make an entirely large technologically saavy house, you should also install some house wide precautions. You should invest in a serious housewide surge protector/power conditioners. Perhaps even consider getting some sort of backup power supply incase of emergencies. In which case, you should also isolate your power outlets for critical systems that should run off the backup as well so you won't be wasting backup power on non-critical devices during power outages. Also take into account power saving devices, efficiency is good. Consider flourscent and low wattage lighting. Well setup HVAC systems will monitor your house's environment well and know how to properly adjust.
...its pretty much an interstellar release of flatulence
I think credit should be due to Bungie, the "true" creators of Halo 2. Microsoft just gave them a platform to work off of, and financial backing.
3D interfaces suck in my opinion, but then again, there can be a lot of improvements made to 2D interfaces to make them more "3D" like. For example, why not start taking advantage of blur effects? For example, your foreground window comes in clear as can be, while I window you visited awhile ago is blurred. Over time, the window would get more blurred the longer you stop interacting with it (mouse over, etc). Also, perhaps more features like "stacking" could be added. 15 windows stacked ontop of each other, each of which would get blurred, but you could do Expose-like features with them. Users could make the stack spread out or shrink windows into a corner. As for the person that talked about the interface in Minority Report, that is a really good example of where our interfaces should be headed, rather than this "3D" none-sense.
Wow, talk about strict dieting. Makes me wish I was up there, I know I could loose some of the weight gained from endless amounts of caffeinated drinks...
Anyone else noticed that the cloud in that re-leveled picture looks like a flying pig?
With all these tactics to make sure the compromised systems remain unchanged, don't you think criminals could use the same information? For example, a criminal steals a laptop with sensitive information on it. He doesn't start up the computer and uses a bit-by-bit copier to make an exact duplicate of the previous hard drive. Then the computer is returned, or found. When you investigate the computer, you won't be able to tell if the information was compromised, while the criminals have their own copy of the hard drive where they can throw anything at it to get information.
If your alternator in your car is strong enough, and purchase a high wattage inverter for your car, you can use it to power about 1kW to 2kW depending on your setup. I keep a small inverter in my car just incase the power goes out and need to use something for emergency. Another option, would be to get a small used diesel generator that powers much more. You can get a few on eBay for around $500.
It's much more cost-effective to out source your baby sitting needs to India.
They are terrorists! Report it to your local Homeland Security Terrorist Reporting Office!
The promotion with these coke cans is that you get a GMC equinox right? First off, if I had one of these cans, I don't think I'd take a flight and run it through the x-ray machine before I thought about pressing the button to claim my prize. I think as soon as I take this soda out of the package, and see, HEY! I WON MY PRIZE! I'll press the button. Thus, the Coca-Cola Prize Squad will come by, collect my can of technological glory and nicely deposit my newly won SUV. So why would I wanna take my can and run it through the x-ray machine?
Those of you that may think that terrorists could run their "IEDs" through the x-ray machine to get past security. It wouldn't make sense, since the reason I just explained before. If it was REALLY a REAL GPS coke can, it wouldnt be there, since the person would have already claimed their prize as soon as they see it. Thus, it has to be a bomb otherwise.
"We don't need no RF-IDs!"
Strangely enough though, how was the satellite able to pick up the sound of the rings if in theory you are unable to hear things within a vacuum?
Like advertisers don't already exploit clothing and apparel already. Look at Nike! All you are really paying for is the logo!
Somehow I pictured the person prosecuting Michael Jackson instead.
I can see how insecure this will all wind up being.
Leeloo Dallas, Multipass.
Some Kinkos have those big goliath Xerox scanners which act just like copiers. Load a stack up papers, and it will scan the pages and load them up. Not sure about PDF export/etc though.
I encountered the same problem with my iBook. This is a malfunction with the drive. I've had to have my iBook's hard drive replaced 4 times by applecare to get it solved. As for difference in ReiserFS and HFS+, I encountered the problem both with Mac OS and Gentoo as well. My friend suggested that it might do with unexpected shock during read/writes.
"...design a network solely for the purpose of relieving yourself..."
pr0n n37w0rk!!!! w00t!
Dear Sir. Your contact information was referred to me by one of my trusted contacts, whose name I am not at liberty to compromize. I would like to approach you with reguards to a profitable Business Proposal, reguarding the transfer of TEN MILLION SHARES OF GOOGLE STOCK. For reasons I am sure you will appreciate, I ask that you keep this commucation confidential, and avoid it falling into the hands of any agents of the Nigerian Secret Police that may be operating in Your area. My name is Mabwano DeLacroix, and I am the Son of Sir LARRY PAGE, the recently Removed from Power Chairman of GOOGLE. If you have been following the events on Slashdot over the last few years, you will remember the big scandal that took place when Sir PAGE was imprisoned for alleged crimes against SCO without standing a trial.
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