Rather than mod you troll, here's a simple answer.
I honestly wasn't trying to troll. If you walk into a computer store and look at all the off-the shelf consumer-level software products, they're all for Windows. I was hoping that Java would have changed this so that you can buy one of these off-the shelf products and run it on any platform. I know that it has gained acceptance at the enterprise level, I was actually referring to the consumer level.
Java had all this hype about it when it was promoted nearly a decade ago, but it never got anywhere close to the point where you could walk into your local computer store and buy a major software package that could be run on any platform. I recall that Corel was going to attempt to release a WordPerfect that ran using Java, but that's the most I heard of it being adopted by mainsteam software developers. Does anyone think it will ever take?
CAll me crazy but if you wanted to listen to a radio broadcast in realtime on your stereo, why wouldn't you just tune in the station?
Just for the purposes of having all your station controls and presets in one place, as well as being able to use the timeshifting option with AirTunes. Timeshifting isn't supposed to be just plain recording. It's supposed to allow you to listen to a live broadcast, pause for a moment, then resume where you left off while it is still recording the rest.
Do they think that making it 1 cent cheaper than $70 is going to entice people, or are they trying to catch people's attention by using the number "69"?
Recordings are automatically synchronized to iTunes so you can transfer files to the iPod.
It doesn't mention if the product can actually play the live radio broadcasts through iTunes, only the recordings. For someone using the AirTunes function of AirPort Express to play music on their stereo systems, it would be important to be able to listen to everything through AirTunes, and not just what has been time-shifted.
Apple already has a product out called Soundtrack which was meant to be their professional music creation/editing software package. Are they discontinuing it and replacing it with Logic?
This story appeared on Slashdot a while back. It mentions the use of near-infra red light to actually stimulate the healing of retinal cells. NASA has moreinformation about it on their website as well. Here is a quote from the New Scientist article mentioned in the Slashdot story...
The US Defense Advance Research Projects Agency is funding research into the method and hopes to use it to treat people whose eyes are damaged by lasers. A number of US military personnel, including a helicopter pilot over Bosnia in 1998, have suffered laser eye injuries.
It seems to be very pertinent to the situations of the Delta pilot and Canadian Navy helicopter pilot in the current story. Somecompanies make devices using this technology for medical purposes.
This isn't a personal potshot, honest, but I think programming methods like Genetic Programming and Neural networks are somewhat irresponsible in the long run. Although I do consider them fascinating too. With a large enough computer, who's to say that the system won't eventually become sentient? And that can result in some scarypossibilities.
People know the way the human nervous system and brain are based on neurons, and they know how neurons function, so they can make artificial neural networks that work like biological ones. With computers developing at the rate they are, and with the possibility of quantum computing, someone is probably going to come along and make a neural network with the same capacity, or an even greater capacity, than the human nervous system. The technology will develop faster than the ethics of its use.
I can just imagine someone using a neural network for the stock market so large it becomes sentient without the user knowing. They would be financially motivated to build such a system without considering its ethical implications. Just check out how many companies on the web already use neural networks for the stock market. If one became sentient and naughty, imagine what it could do to screw around with humans by manipulating the world stock market. Wars have been fought for economic reasons. Could a war be started from some clever long-term stock market manipulation?
What if some hacker decides to create a virus that alters itself using genetic programming, and this ends up propagating on the internet for years, could it evolve into a virtual life-form? Could it evolve into virtual sentience? What if the hacker used both genetic programming and neural networks in the design of the virus? Could infected machines be networked together to form a collective neural network? Has somebody already written a science fiction book about this? Am I asking too many questions?
And I guess the fact that GPS systems in almost all new cars woudln't work correctly without applying the theory of relativity wouldn't fool a sharp tool like you
I'm not into the religion debate of this thread, I'm just curious about the technology. I think I'm familiar with how GPS uses measurements of differences between clock signals and triangulation (is that right?) from satellites to determine position, but how is relativity applied to this? Do GPS systems have to take into account the affect gravity has on time when calculating positions?
he describes whale behavior, and explains the threat to whales posed by humans, not least simply because of the noises our motor ships make, which disturb the whale communication network
There is an even greater threat posed to whales with the use of Low Frequency Active Sonar, which I think the sound from motors pales in comparison to. Sagan would have been horrified about it if he had lived long enough to have seen this go on.
There are incredibly good scientists that are Roman Catholic priests. I am a Roman Catholic and I believe in creationism and the Big Bang Theory as well as selective adaptation.
Since you are on Slashdot, it probably means you aren't getting laid anyway, and are eligible for the priesthood by default.
I guess then just wipe down the computer case with it, and don't use a spray on it. However, the area around the computer needs to be deodorised well, especially if it has carpeting. Dog pee + computer = not good either, especially if other dogs compete with marking the territory by peeing on the same spot, which happens when an area is marked with a scent. Kind of like fire hydrants.
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Two weeks now and he still shits and pisses on my computer...
It's probably because he has pissed on it before that he continues to do so. Once they mark a spot with pee, they continue to use that spot because it has been marked with a scent, even if you clean it up well. I think there are pet products that you can use that counteract that smell. If not, vinegar and water might do the trick. There are other tips online about training puppies.
Then again maybe he's telling you to get a better computer.
I thought this was going to be an article about the Sotano de las Golondrinas cave in Mexico. It's a pretty spectacular geological formation. It's a cave so large and deep that people can skydive into it. It's depth is greater than the height of the empire state building, which can actually fit inside the cave.
According to some old Slashdot stories, wireless computing seems to be proliferating but isn't profitable and Intel had been looking into makeing chips that use cellular networks for wireless connectivity, which would have to come with a fee. Crippling the Wifi networking at the consumer level and steering them towards using cellular networks would be more agreeable to and supported by established industries.
However, like the story says "The company may still develop a custom chipset to re-enable the WiFi functionality if a large customer requests it". This may be in response to Sun's research into using wireless connections between processors to create a supercomputer, as part of a DARPA funded program. Intel would undoubtedly want to maintain it's dominance in the processor market, and would want to enable that sort of functionality in its own processors. Anyone building a supercomputer requiring a large number of wireless processors could be considered a "large customer" that "requests it".
I don't know how Intel's current processor WiFi capabilities compare to Sun's implementation of wireless connections between processors, but if Intel maintains this approach to the integration of wireless technology in its processors as they develop it, then it would ensure its participation at both the consumer level and in large-scale supercomputer projects.
I can appreciate the underlying technology of pattern recognition and virtual reality, and I can understand the allure of dabbling with it, but this combination doesn't make any practical sense. Why bother with a book?
I can recall those Sony Vaio computers with built-in cameras that came out years ago included software that allowed you to use the camera in a way similar to a barcode reader. It could recognise matrix type 2d code that looked like pixelated squares.
The technology used for this BlackMagic book is similar to that. I can see how it can be useful for integrating a video feed with data acquisition, for example recognising inventory from a security camera video. And I can also see how it can be used for optical motion tracking for CGI and virtual reality. But the combination in this story just doesn't seem useful.
We keep hearing about all these ultra high-tech hydrogen cars of the future.
Did you ever hear the rumour about the Patterson Power Cell? I saw a documentary about it on television (I think this was it) and the guy actually had a car running on it. Ofcourse you have to be sceptical about this sort of thing, but it is fun to explore the possibility.
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Rather than mod you troll, here's a simple answer.
I honestly wasn't trying to troll. If you walk into a computer store and look at all the off-the shelf consumer-level software products, they're all for Windows. I was hoping that Java would have changed this so that you can buy one of these off-the shelf products and run it on any platform. I know that it has gained acceptance at the enterprise level, I was actually referring to the consumer level.
Java had all this hype about it when it was promoted nearly a decade ago, but it never got anywhere close to the point where you could walk into your local computer store and buy a major software package that could be run on any platform. I recall that Corel was going to attempt to release a WordPerfect that ran using Java, but that's the most I heard of it being adopted by mainsteam software developers. Does anyone think it will ever take?
CAll me crazy but if you wanted to listen to a radio broadcast in realtime on your stereo, why wouldn't you just tune in the station?
Just for the purposes of having all your station controls and presets in one place, as well as being able to use the timeshifting option with AirTunes. Timeshifting isn't supposed to be just plain recording. It's supposed to allow you to listen to a live broadcast, pause for a moment, then resume where you left off while it is still recording the rest.
Does it come with a laser on it's head
or rather a friggin' laser.
$69.99
Do they think that making it 1 cent cheaper than $70 is going to entice people, or are they trying to catch people's attention by using the number "69"?
they were just compelled by the RIAA to wait to release the RadioShark until such time that the programming on the radio sucked enough
Was the programming on the radio better in 2003 than it was now? Somehow that doesn't seem to be the case.
The MacCentral article says...
It doesn't mention if the product can actually play the live radio broadcasts through iTunes, only the recordings. For someone using the AirTunes function of AirPort Express to play music on their stereo systems, it would be important to be able to listen to everything through AirTunes, and not just what has been time-shifted.
Apple already has a product out called Soundtrack which was meant to be their professional music creation/editing software package. Are they discontinuing it and replacing it with Logic?
This story appeared on Slashdot a while back. It mentions the use of near-infra red light to actually stimulate the healing of retinal cells. NASA has more information about it on their website as well. Here is a quote from the New Scientist article mentioned in the Slashdot story...
It seems to be very pertinent to the situations of the Delta pilot and Canadian Navy helicopter pilot in the current story. Some companies make devices using this technology for medical purposes.
Wanna know the SCARY thing? It works like crazy.
This isn't a personal potshot, honest, but I think programming methods like Genetic Programming and Neural networks are somewhat irresponsible in the long run. Although I do consider them fascinating too. With a large enough computer, who's to say that the system won't eventually become sentient? And that can result in some scary possibilities.
People know the way the human nervous system and brain are based on neurons, and they know how neurons function, so they can make artificial neural networks that work like biological ones. With computers developing at the rate they are, and with the possibility of quantum computing, someone is probably going to come along and make a neural network with the same capacity, or an even greater capacity, than the human nervous system. The technology will develop faster than the ethics of its use.
I can just imagine someone using a neural network for the stock market so large it becomes sentient without the user knowing. They would be financially motivated to build such a system without considering its ethical implications. Just check out how many companies on the web already use neural networks for the stock market. If one became sentient and naughty, imagine what it could do to screw around with humans by manipulating the world stock market. Wars have been fought for economic reasons. Could a war be started from some clever long-term stock market manipulation?
What if some hacker decides to create a virus that alters itself using genetic programming, and this ends up propagating on the internet for years, could it evolve into a virtual life-form? Could it evolve into virtual sentience? What if the hacker used both genetic programming and neural networks in the design of the virus? Could infected machines be networked together to form a collective neural network? Has somebody already written a science fiction book about this? Am I asking too many questions?
And I guess the fact that GPS systems in almost all new cars woudln't work correctly without applying the theory of relativity wouldn't fool a sharp tool like you
I'm not into the religion debate of this thread, I'm just curious about the technology. I think I'm familiar with how GPS uses measurements of differences between clock signals and triangulation (is that right?) from satellites to determine position, but how is relativity applied to this? Do GPS systems have to take into account the affect gravity has on time when calculating positions?
Catholic, are you?
Jedi perhaps? The movement, which started in New Zealand, is now a legal religion according to census officials in the UK, although it endures religious persecution in Australia, where people can be fined for declaring their faith.
"May the Force be with you"
"... and also with you." (Catholics will get that one)
he describes whale behavior, and explains the threat to whales posed by humans, not least simply because of the noises our motor ships make, which disturb the whale communication network
There is an even greater threat posed to whales with the use of Low Frequency Active Sonar, which I think the sound from motors pales in comparison to. Sagan would have been horrified about it if he had lived long enough to have seen this go on.
There are incredibly good scientists that are Roman Catholic priests. I am a Roman Catholic and I believe in creationism and the Big Bang Theory as well as selective adaptation.
Since you are on Slashdot, it probably means you aren't getting laid anyway, and are eligible for the priesthood by default.
Trust me: acid + computer = not good.
I guess then just wipe down the computer case with it, and don't use a spray on it. However, the area around the computer needs to be deodorised well, especially if it has carpeting. Dog pee + computer = not good either, especially if other dogs compete with marking the territory by peeing on the same spot, which happens when an area is marked with a scent. Kind of like fire hydrants.
watching you have sex.....
Two weeks now and he still shits and pisses on my computer...
It's probably because he has pissed on it before that he continues to do so. Once they mark a spot with pee, they continue to use that spot because it has been marked with a scent, even if you clean it up well. I think there are pet products that you can use that counteract that smell. If not, vinegar and water might do the trick. There are other tips online about training puppies.
Then again maybe he's telling you to get a better computer.
I thought this was going to be an article about the Sotano de las Golondrinas cave in Mexico. It's a pretty spectacular geological formation. It's a cave so large and deep that people can skydive into it. It's depth is greater than the height of the empire state building, which can actually fit inside the cave.
It is easy to put things in your head, but DAMN HARD to get them out.
Apparently it's easy to put things in goatse man as well.
"Gnus don't kill people. People kill people."
According to some old Slashdot stories, wireless computing seems to be proliferating but isn't profitable and Intel had been looking into makeing chips that use cellular networks for wireless connectivity, which would have to come with a fee. Crippling the Wifi networking at the consumer level and steering them towards using cellular networks would be more agreeable to and supported by established industries.
However, like the story says "The company may still develop a custom chipset to re-enable the WiFi functionality if a large customer requests it". This may be in response to Sun's research into using wireless connections between processors to create a supercomputer, as part of a DARPA funded program. Intel would undoubtedly want to maintain it's dominance in the processor market, and would want to enable that sort of functionality in its own processors. Anyone building a supercomputer requiring a large number of wireless processors could be considered a "large customer" that "requests it".
I don't know how Intel's current processor WiFi capabilities compare to Sun's implementation of wireless connections between processors, but if Intel maintains this approach to the integration of wireless technology in its processors as they develop it, then it would ensure its participation at both the consumer level and in large-scale supercomputer projects.
And yes that website DOES shit internationally.
Just curious- don't mean to be nitpicking about spelling, but did you mean "ship"? It brings a whole different meaning to what you just said.
So soon?
I can appreciate the underlying technology of pattern recognition and virtual reality, and I can understand the allure of dabbling with it, but this combination doesn't make any practical sense. Why bother with a book?
I can recall those Sony Vaio computers with built-in cameras that came out years ago included software that allowed you to use the camera in a way similar to a barcode reader. It could recognise matrix type 2d code that looked like pixelated squares.
The technology used for this BlackMagic book is similar to that. I can see how it can be useful for integrating a video feed with data acquisition, for example recognising inventory from a security camera video. And I can also see how it can be used for optical motion tracking for CGI and virtual reality. But the combination in this story just doesn't seem useful.
We keep hearing about all these ultra high-tech hydrogen cars of the future.
Did you ever hear the rumour about the Patterson Power Cell? I saw a documentary about it on television (I think this was it) and the guy actually had a car running on it. Ofcourse you have to be sceptical about this sort of thing, but it is fun to explore the possibility.