I understand your rant, but I think people do care. It is important to remember two things: 1) a private company hit the lower edge of space, and 2) this in no way invalidates what NASA does.
NASA is doing great things. Did you people notice those 2 rovers on mars? The Cassini thing?
Kidding aside, this is interesting and worthy of praise. Olfaction is deeply intertwined with memory and an important part of general living. They have mapped genes involved in the process and identified a seemingly tree-like messaging hierarchy where messages can meet and interact to produce unique smells/thoughts/ideas in differnt parts of the brain.
I agree with your assessment although I suspect many parks are just running out of space. So they cram the next big thing in where ever it will fit and call it whatever will bring in the most money. This *doesn't* sound like a classic coaster, but having been there over the summer, I'm not sure where they would put one.
I'm fairly certain that someone with enough savvy (and balls) to break into a major museum and steal a notable piece of artwork could deal with rfids.
security: "he's taking the painting... he's in the exhibit... oh wait, he's gone."
I agree whole-heartedly with one exception. Simulations, especially those involving the soft-sciences, are bound by the assumptions of the designer.
If the designer is in fact "GOD"--as in your example-- there is no problem. If the designer is trying to mimic reality, however, there may be some problems in depicting all the factors and interactions involved.
Nonetheless, simulation and gaming have the potential to be a powerful educational tool.
That's the beauty of the thing. It just doesn't matter. Embrace it or don't. No one cares. A setting Sun makes a headline, but it still fades below the horizon.
i don't know; statistics change every day. i'm assuming that the people that use them are just employing the latest methodologies to present me with the most accurate information possible. blah.
good point. short term, that can't happen. they can't release something that makes people say " well this worked yesterday until i upgraded my browser..."
if MS ever does decide to "break" all those IE-only sites, at least there will be plenty of work to go around.
..why no one has mentioned that google may now be exploring different business models. maybe they don't care about you anymore.
you may be a google-whore.
they are trying to make money now. they are trying to become something way beyond a portal. trust as you will. i still love google, but i'm not afraid of a condom.
i have to laugh and agree with this one. a screwed update can cause problems that take way more time to diagnose. with a delete, it's obvious. with an update, it's not so apparent. these are the things that make us paranoid.
i see dilbert spec'ing a db in mauve with it's own tin-foil hat.
Offtopic, but I had to deal with a friend's virus and sypware-infested machine the other day. Windows 95. Remember the hype when that piece of shit came out? It was a big step up from 3.1 and WFW, but trying to use it hurt my brain. I ended up fdisking and installing ME and ME seemed brilliant in comparison.
I see your point, but I'm not sure how net access fixes this. Staring into a little LCD screen is probably not as helpful as actually getting out of the car or truck and checking out Texas. The rest stops already do this.
To me (and I've been known to be wrong), it seems more like an effort to create a redundant communication network over vast, rural space. cell phones don't always work.
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Not as much as they do selling cocaine.
I understand your rant, but I think people do care. It is important to remember two things: 1) a private company hit the lower edge of space, and 2) this in no way invalidates what NASA does.
NASA is doing great things. Did you people notice those 2 rovers on mars? The Cassini thing?
I'm sure he would be proud of what happened today. Call it a cosmic send off.
Kidding aside, this is interesting and worthy of praise. Olfaction is deeply intertwined with memory and an important part of general living. They have mapped genes involved in the process and identified a seemingly tree-like messaging hierarchy where messages can meet and interact to produce unique smells/thoughts/ideas in differnt parts of the brain.
I tried the fish, but it stunk.
of course there was supposed to be a square root in there...
So, are you telling me I shouldn't pursue my patent on the following scheme? pricing = (price^2) * numUsers?
There was a shot from the Discovery channel show last night showing Burt behind an Apple Cinema display.
A quick search revealed a number of tactile mapping efforts though most were on a very small scale (e.g., a building).
I agree with your assessment although I suspect many parks are just running out of space. So they cram the next big thing in where ever it will fit and call it whatever will bring in the most money. This *doesn't* sound like a classic coaster, but having been there over the summer, I'm not sure where they would put one.
It was more like 11 seconds.
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I'm fairly certain that someone with enough savvy (and balls) to break into a major museum and steal a notable piece of artwork could deal with rfids. security: "he's taking the painting... he's in the exhibit... oh wait, he's gone."
That evens out in the long run. A 4.0 in college is useless if you can't use the resources around you to make good decisions when you're 35.
I agree whole-heartedly with one exception. Simulations, especially those involving the soft-sciences, are bound by the assumptions of the designer. If the designer is in fact "GOD"--as in your example-- there is no problem. If the designer is trying to mimic reality, however, there may be some problems in depicting all the factors and interactions involved. Nonetheless, simulation and gaming have the potential to be a powerful educational tool.
That's the beauty of the thing. It just doesn't matter. Embrace it or don't. No one cares. A setting Sun makes a headline, but it still fades below the horizon.
anyone willing to admit that they remember the ugly kid joe song called neighbor? maybe you don't want to meet them face to face.
i don't know; statistics change every day. i'm assuming that the people that use them are just employing the latest methodologies to present me with the most accurate information possible. blah.
i can't read the word "stay" anymore. it hurts.
good point. short term, that can't happen. they can't release something that makes people say " well this worked yesterday until i upgraded my browser..." if MS ever does decide to "break" all those IE-only sites, at least there will be plenty of work to go around.
..why no one has mentioned that google may now be exploring different business models. maybe they don't care about you anymore. you may be a google-whore. they are trying to make money now. they are trying to become something way beyond a portal. trust as you will. i still love google, but i'm not afraid of a condom.
i have to laugh and agree with this one. a screwed update can cause problems that take way more time to diagnose. with a delete, it's obvious. with an update, it's not so apparent. these are the things that make us paranoid. i see dilbert spec'ing a db in mauve with it's own tin-foil hat.
once upon a time, i learned it was a bad idea to unplug a ps/2 mouse with power on especially when working on your boss' computer.
Offtopic, but I had to deal with a friend's virus and sypware-infested machine the other day. Windows 95. Remember the hype when that piece of shit came out? It was a big step up from 3.1 and WFW, but trying to use it hurt my brain. I ended up fdisking and installing ME and ME seemed brilliant in comparison.
that's BS. everyone knows a CSV would use much less disk space.
I see your point, but I'm not sure how net access fixes this. Staring into a little LCD screen is probably not as helpful as actually getting out of the car or truck and checking out Texas. The rest stops already do this. To me (and I've been known to be wrong), it seems more like an effort to create a redundant communication network over vast, rural space. cell phones don't always work.