He mentioned lost wax casting used in jewelry - but also used in many other things. If used to cast the frame of a firearm, the machining process to finish it would be minimal. The hardest part would be to determine the amount that the parts would shrink after being cast. I can see that being the most difficult part of lost wax casting a firearm frame.
Potentially, wax positives of firearms would be very good - but probably not ready to shoot without additional machining.
I have used a touch enabled laptop, and desktop - and they were both a pain in the ass.
You see, using a mouse (trackball, touchpad, or whatever) - where you can adjust the sensitivity, you can achieve a very high precision. On touch devices, precision is dependent on the size of your fingertip. If zoom is available, that helps - but still, touch devices don't allow the same level of precision as a mouse.
Additionally, I don't want to raise my hands from the keyboard every time I want to move something around the screen. On my laptop, my right index finger must move exactly 3/4 inch from its normal resting position to actuate the mouse. With a touchscreen laptop (if there are not mouse inputs) my entire hand must move 10 or more inches just to begin interacting with the screen - then must move back to re-home on the keyboard.
The touch desktop was even worse. It wasn't mine (I was setting something up for someone else) and every time they wanted to point something out to me, they would touch the freaking screen - adjusting the focus away from what I was working on and messing up whatever I was originally typing.
At least with normal mouse inputs, I can slap the hand of anyone who's attempting to grab my mouse/input. With a touch screen, any old jerk can walk up and touch the screen and mess up my work.
Then, there are the smudges! What do we do about the greasy chee-to cheesy fingered co-workers/children/spouses/bosses? You know they'll want to touch it..right after they lick their fingers, pick their noses and scratch their balls/butts.
I had a problem with that too, except the thing people were purchasing wasn't something that could be purchased through the app store. The app required registration to load the full content, and that registration was provided when the user attended a live training event. The app has some functionality without registration, but the full content is only available to people who have attended the training.
Apple viewed this as an external purchase and rejected an app update (the update was to fix a math error, nothing else) After scheduling a conference call, never receiving that call, and resubmitting the app 5 times - it was finally approved.
I can appreciate that they want to keep their platform clean, I can also appreciate that they want to squeeze every penny of profit from the app store - but what I don't appreciate is their lack of consideration to the people who are developing these apps. Missed appointments, inconsistent application of the secret approval guidelines, and the long-long wait between submission and approval or denial - the app store is an unnecessarily hard pill to swallow.
Right, and because they know about it - they can give their phone to a schoolmate who plans on going to school, while they head off to the local crack den.
I'm reminded of a Mars movie that I saw in my youth (I spent a few minutes trying to remember the name, but it escapes me... even with internet help). In this movie, the native (humanoid) martians drove (wind powered?) boats and the (helmet-less) astronauts threw their garbage everywhere - throwing into streams was popular, as I recall. I remember watching it to the end.
Before IOS5, it was a simple process to get the UDID and use it for any purpose you wanted. Then, Apple decreed it off limits. It was still there, but your app would get rejected if they found you were using this restricted method.
My solution - get the Wifi MAC address. It's unique, available, and Apple doesn't stop anyone from getting it. So why would anyone send the IDFA, which the user can disable - when they could send a MAC address - which the user cannot disable?
I think that you might be able to hear shots in space - your own, as they were activated and the operational noise vibrated throughout your own ship. Additionally, I think that a good combat space fighter might have a computer that would provide some audible feedback about the environment - and create vectored sound to alert the pilot of passing ships. It might even provide alerts when enemy ships fired in his general direction. It's not too far fetched - many cars emit audible tones when in reverse and something gets too close to the rear bumper.
Here in Texas, we have a hog problem. They're everywhere - destroying crops, terrorizing communities, and killing livestock. It's open season; see a hog - shoot it, plain and simple. Texas isn't alone, much of the south is facing the same threat.
If you want some bacon - come and get it. Make some sausage while you're at it - it's a good bacon alternative.
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He mentioned lost wax casting used in jewelry - but also used in many other things. If used to cast the frame of a firearm, the machining process to finish it would be minimal. The hardest part would be to determine the amount that the parts would shrink after being cast. I can see that being the most difficult part of lost wax casting a firearm frame.
Potentially, wax positives of firearms would be very good - but probably not ready to shoot without additional machining.
How, exactly, is Honey Boo Boo's mom going to stop an air attack?
Having solar cells that can withstand impact and abrasion might be kind of nifty.
Take a look at rocket mass heaters. They are very efficient wood-burning heaters.
I have used a touch enabled laptop, and desktop - and they were both a pain in the ass.
You see, using a mouse (trackball, touchpad, or whatever) - where you can adjust the sensitivity, you can achieve a very high precision. On touch devices, precision is dependent on the size of your fingertip. If zoom is available, that helps - but still, touch devices don't allow the same level of precision as a mouse.
Additionally, I don't want to raise my hands from the keyboard every time I want to move something around the screen. On my laptop, my right index finger must move exactly 3/4 inch from its normal resting position to actuate the mouse. With a touchscreen laptop (if there are not mouse inputs) my entire hand must move 10 or more inches just to begin interacting with the screen - then must move back to re-home on the keyboard.
The touch desktop was even worse. It wasn't mine (I was setting something up for someone else) and every time they wanted to point something out to me, they would touch the freaking screen - adjusting the focus away from what I was working on and messing up whatever I was originally typing.
At least with normal mouse inputs, I can slap the hand of anyone who's attempting to grab my mouse/input. With a touch screen, any old jerk can walk up and touch the screen and mess up my work.
Then, there are the smudges! What do we do about the greasy chee-to cheesy fingered co-workers/children/spouses/bosses? You know they'll want to touch it..right after they lick their fingers, pick their noses and scratch their balls/butts.
The less my computers are touched, the better.
Looks more crossbow with alternative non-bolt ammo.
and no bow, or string.... So, it's really not much like a crossbow at all.
I'm guessing "free as in speech"... and it seems that Washington and Colorado are now free speech zones.
Of course he was right. He spoke to those people personally. Both of them want a Surface tablet.
Take a little more from TFA and you get even better possibilities...
An iPhone and a Nexus 4 walk into a bar in San Francisco...
I had a problem with that too, except the thing people were purchasing wasn't something that could be purchased through the app store. The app required registration to load the full content, and that registration was provided when the user attended a live training event. The app has some functionality without registration, but the full content is only available to people who have attended the training.
Apple viewed this as an external purchase and rejected an app update (the update was to fix a math error, nothing else) After scheduling a conference call, never receiving that call, and resubmitting the app 5 times - it was finally approved.
I can appreciate that they want to keep their platform clean, I can also appreciate that they want to squeeze every penny of profit from the app store - but what I don't appreciate is their lack of consideration to the people who are developing these apps. Missed appointments, inconsistent application of the secret approval guidelines, and the long-long wait between submission and approval or denial - the app store is an unnecessarily hard pill to swallow.
Right, and because they know about it - they can give their phone to a schoolmate who plans on going to school, while they head off to the local crack den.
Bad-analogy-guy - is that you?
The parts still have value.
The screencaps I found for that movie look correct! Thanks for the quick answer!
I'm reminded of a Mars movie that I saw in my youth (I spent a few minutes trying to remember the name, but it escapes me... even with internet help). In this movie, the native (humanoid) martians drove (wind powered?) boats and the (helmet-less) astronauts threw their garbage everywhere - throwing into streams was popular, as I recall. I remember watching it to the end.
Does anyone remember this one?
Before IOS5, it was a simple process to get the UDID and use it for any purpose you wanted. Then, Apple decreed it off limits. It was still there, but your app would get rejected if they found you were using this restricted method.
My solution - get the Wifi MAC address. It's unique, available, and Apple doesn't stop anyone from getting it. So why would anyone send the IDFA, which the user can disable - when they could send a MAC address - which the user cannot disable?
Microsoft really does suck at everything.
Fixed that for you...
What's to stop people from altering the 3d file, adding a cut-away nub somewhere, so it no longer matches the fingerprint?
I think that you might be able to hear shots in space - your own, as they were activated and the operational noise vibrated throughout your own ship. Additionally, I think that a good combat space fighter might have a computer that would provide some audible feedback about the environment - and create vectored sound to alert the pilot of passing ships. It might even provide alerts when enemy ships fired in his general direction. It's not too far fetched - many cars emit audible tones when in reverse and something gets too close to the rear bumper.
You're absolutely right. You should *censored* yourself now to avoid the misery.
No is right.
Here in Texas, we have a hog problem. They're everywhere - destroying crops, terrorizing communities, and killing livestock. It's open season; see a hog - shoot it, plain and simple. Texas isn't alone, much of the south is facing the same threat.
If you want some bacon - come and get it. Make some sausage while you're at it - it's a good bacon alternative.
Probably
Definitely. I think that if it weren't for monospaced fonts - I would have gone crazy...er.
How much is it worth to you?
The exploit is for IE 9 and earlier. XP can use iE 6 through IE 8 - all of which are earlier than IE 9.
Don't you mean:
"Are are children learning yet?!!"