I dont see how. Mindstorms are a microcontroller (big yellow&gray block) that attaches to sensors, motors, etc.. eblocks are not grounded in computers; they are pure electronics.
Saying that Mindstorms and eblocks are the same is like saying a model steam engine is the same thing as a locomotive. or something. analogies escape me like, uh, oxygen or something.
Just out of curiosity, nobody would know the power required do this, would they?
I've got a screen out of an old 5xx PowerBook, and my handy-dandy multimeter says it takes 30v DC @ 13ma. I think I need to change the battery in that thing.
But, since it is an RFID tag, this could be employed much like how they are using it. To make this system a reality:
Overcome the laws of physics and common sense to be able to shoot a grain of rice-sized transponder through a sniper rifle, and penetrate no more than 6 inches into the skin, no matter how close the target is, in any envronment/situation
Use the RFID tags to "scan" people coming/going from airports, trains, busses, ports, etc. Odds are, the people that run this are going to know where the subject is within ~100 miles, and their travel records could provide further intelligence.
Not goin' to happen anytime soon, although putting a camera in a sniper rifle and hooking up to a db is a stroke of genius. Makes me wonder who they stole the idea from.
"The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip maker, the world's biggest, said it is working with the rest of the industry to remove the remaining amount of lead that's needed to connect the processor's core with its packaging."
I read this and think solder. Anyone know what else they would use?
Not to say that this isn't a small achievement - I'll respect any company that can build a metre tall robot with fully articulated limbs and fingers, a robot that can break dance, throw a ball, anything like that. These are all goals homebrew robot builders could only imagine in their dreams.
But if Sony is commited to using these robots as assistants for the elderly, or even be able to walk my dog, it needs a brain.
I'm not talking about AI here; The'll need to be able to recognize faces, respond to commands, and do daily autonomous tasks (water a house plant, feed the cat, get the paper), at least as well enough to pass a Turing-like test to be useful.
So far, the only thing I've seen the QIRO do is dance. Once they demonstrate some functionality, I'll be intrested. Now it's just a toy.
That is patently untrue. The Queen riff goes: Bum Bum Bum [tatata/triplet] ta
Whereas the Vanalla Ice sample goes: Bum Bum Bum tatata ta ta
Notice the queen riff has a triplet (3 eighth notes played as a quarter note), and the Vanalla Ice riff has an extra ta at the end. I would also like to point out, if there was ever a more clear need for a widely adopted open source implementation of musical score into HTML, this is it.
A winged crocodile is no match for a shark with a jet pack; to believe otherwise would be like believing in the easter bunny or the tooth fairy; childish and immature.
Everyone knows that a flying shark will beat a flying crocodile every time. The reasons are many:
It is much harder to take flesh out of something that is torpedo-shaped. i.e. The shark has the oppurnuity to go for the crocodile's legs, tail, and even head, all within one fell chomp. The crocodile will have a hard time fitting his entire maw around the trunk of the shark
Sharks are naturally more active than crocodiles. If a shark stops swimming, he will die. I don't know about you, but the only time I've seen a crocodile move in real life is when the zookeeper throws beef hearts into their cage
Sharks are endowed with a "sixth sense,"
which allows them to sense the presence of other
animals - (fish, seals, Roy Scheider) - within their proximity. In practice, this is not unlike radar used by today's most advanced fighter aircraft. Crocodiles lack this ability.
Jetpack is no match for wings, duh.
As I have clearly demonstrated to you, Flying Crocodiles are clearly inferior to a Flying Shark. Anyway, if I, one of the greatest minds of our epoch, didn't believe that a Flying Shark could kick a Flying Crocodile, would I have gotten this sweet ass tattoo?
I, for one, don't see a point for backwards-compatability.
In my experience, there are two types of people that buy consoles: 1. "Hard-core" gamers, who have every system available, and save for wont of space, will not need backwards-compatability. And 2: The one-system, locked in, game-of-the-moment players. These are the guys that play the latest incarnation of Madden or Final Fantasy.
Since after the release of the PS2, PS1 game development effectivly stopped, gamers see buying a new console a necessity; the game-of-the-moment players will want the system of the moment (whatever their friends have, or whatever platform their favorite game will be on), and hardcore gamers will get it no matter what. Even if a gamer did want to play a PS1 game, they could pick one up at the mall for US$20, and save themselves >US$100.
I believe you're thinking of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, wherein Scottie gives a plexiglas manufacturer the atomic structure of transparent aluminum as payment for the whale-tank components.
wow. I wonder if I can get modded down for nerdy?
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I dont see how. Mindstorms are a microcontroller (big yellow&gray block) that attaches to sensors, motors, etc.. eblocks are not grounded in computers; they are pure electronics. Saying that Mindstorms and eblocks are the same is like saying a model steam engine is the same thing as a locomotive. or something. analogies escape me like, uh, oxygen or something.
I've got a screen out of an old 5xx PowerBook, and my handy-dandy multimeter says it takes 30v DC @ 13ma. I think I need to change the battery in that thing.
I call bullshit on this one.
But, since it is an RFID tag, this could be employed much like how they are using it. To make this system a reality:
Not goin' to happen anytime soon, although putting a camera in a sniper rifle and hooking up to a db is a stroke of genius. Makes me wonder who they stole the idea from.
Quote from the article:
"The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip maker, the world's biggest, said it is working with the rest of the industry to remove the remaining amount of lead that's needed to connect the processor's core with its packaging."
I read this and think solder. Anyone know what else they would use?
/uses lead as a paperweight
Everyone I know that fits that demographic (and most women, but women with pr0n? come on...):
Are hungover/asleep come voting day
Don't know/care
Don't vote because voting is a means to control the populace.
I'd say the battle isn't as uphill as you would like to think.
Just what we need; a sexophone.
Not to say that this isn't a small achievement - I'll respect any company that can build a metre tall robot with fully articulated limbs and fingers, a robot that can break dance, throw a ball, anything like that. These are all goals homebrew robot builders could only imagine in their dreams.
But if Sony is commited to using these robots as assistants for the elderly, or even be able to walk my dog, it needs a brain.
I'm not talking about AI here; The'll need to be able to recognize faces, respond to commands, and do daily autonomous tasks (water a house plant, feed the cat, get the paper), at least as well enough to pass a Turing-like test to be useful.
So far, the only thing I've seen the QIRO do is dance. Once they demonstrate some functionality, I'll be intrested. Now it's just a toy.
That is patently untrue. The Queen riff goes: /triplet] ta
Bum Bum Bum [tatata
Whereas the Vanalla Ice sample goes:
Bum Bum Bum tatata ta ta
Notice the queen riff has a triplet (3 eighth notes played as a quarter note), and the Vanalla Ice riff has an extra ta at the end. I would also like to point out, if there was ever a more clear need for a widely adopted open source implementation of musical score into HTML, this is it.
Pat yourself on the back, o king of the nerds.
A winged crocodile is no match for a shark with a jet pack; to believe otherwise would be like believing in the easter bunny or the tooth fairy; childish and immature.
Everyone knows that a flying shark will beat a flying crocodile every time. The reasons are many:
As I have clearly demonstrated to you, Flying Crocodiles are clearly inferior to a Flying Shark. Anyway, if I, one of the greatest minds of our epoch, didn't believe that a Flying Shark could kick a Flying Crocodile, would I have gotten this sweet ass tattoo?
/hoping this will get on viewer card night...
Your stuff can't be the real thing; everybody in the buisness knows snake oil is measured in hogsheads...
I, for one, don't see a point for backwards-compatability.
In my experience, there are two types of people that buy consoles: 1. "Hard-core" gamers, who have every system available, and save for wont of space, will not need backwards-compatability. And 2: The one-system, locked in, game-of-the-moment players. These are the guys that play the latest incarnation of Madden or Final Fantasy.
Since after the release of the PS2, PS1 game development effectivly stopped, gamers see buying a new console a necessity; the game-of-the-moment players will want the system of the moment (whatever their friends have, or whatever platform their favorite game will be on), and hardcore gamers will get it no matter what. Even if a gamer did want to play a PS1 game, they could pick one up at the mall for US$20, and save themselves >US$100.
If mice can grow breasts, they don't need brains.
This may be redundant, but there is a [petition online] to save Sam & Max 2.
I believe you're thinking of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, wherein Scottie gives a plexiglas manufacturer the atomic structure of transparent aluminum as payment for the whale-tank components. wow. I wonder if I can get modded down for nerdy?