Thanks for the info.
Where do you get your testing equipment like multimeters, oscillioscopes, EEPROM burners etc? Thats what I was refering to about the cost.
I know that compnents are (relatively) cheap, especially if you can get them from someone who buys in bulk, but its harder to get the a good test bench set up to do "cool" stuff. (Or maybe I'm just making excuses to hide my laziness/ineptitude from myself - Heh)
Well I don't know if you have email notification on replies, but I figured I'd try.
Very nice, however as much as I always want to do hardware prjects I am always hampered by how much everything will cost. I'm a poor student so all my projects end up being on my computer where they cost nothing but time.
How much did it cost you to get all your parts and equipment?
Having read the link in your second point - it seems like most of these problems could be attributed to incompetant employees and poorly defined procedures in operation and construction.
Moreover, most of these problems could be solved by using computers to control some of the things that traditionally done by operators (maybe get these guys to write the software: http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/0 1/06/006225&tid=156&tid=128 )
What kind of porn do you watch?
"Crack-ho Banging" ?
Even if they are in it for drugs (which I don't believe and want numbers for), then the problem that should be tackled is drug problems, not porn. Attacking porn would be simply attacking the symptom of a greater problem, which frankly does noone any good.
Don't ants and termites build their structures out of dirt and saliva as well as grow fungi and other food sources in their nest? Is that not simialar to what we do?
I think what we do IS completely natural, however the scale to which we take these things is something I think nature never foresaw and is most probably the only unnatural aspect about what we do.
I don't think TV style ads will ever fly in the game world, it would be too much of a nuisance and a distraction. However, what might work moderately well would be product placement in the game. Such as a can on a table being a coke/pepsi can. Or showing cars from a certain manufacturer. They need to be put in the right context in a way that makes them fit into the game world, such as incorporating a billboard into a map.
I like the way Gran Turismo and most racing games handle this, they naturally use it as the actual track decoration (in keeping with real life). It adds a more realistic feel to it.
Yek She Mesh! I am Borat and I come from Kazshakstan.
I have beeg hhhram, it is beeg like ze booster rockets. Do you want to touch my hhhram? It izsh naice. No? Can I touch youaz?
(Actually they were neighbourhood pets that Edison stole and electrocuted, but that doesn't make it any less disgusting)
Or what about how he screwed Tesla over?
Edison: I'll pay you $50,000 if you redesign and improve this generator design.
Tesla: Sure, no problem.
....some time later....
Tesla: Done. Now wheres my money?
Edison Haha! Gocha good!
Tesla: Nothing? Not even a bit of it?
Edison: I'm sorry you don't understand American humor.
Tesla was a far greater man, and has been robbed of his place in history and in the mind of the public.
While having a robot build my house is pretty darn cool and all, I have to wonder what all the construction workers would do should this ever take off. I mean being a construction worker isn't exactly the ideal job - so where would that leave them? Or the economy for that matter? Millions of people suddenly unemployed? That sounds like the beginning of a revolt. I guess its a sort of good thing that this will be vapoware, for now at least.
If i understand this right then how much of a time buffer would one get before destroying data is considered "destroying evidence"?
What if your regular clean up procedures begin just after you've gotten wind of a warrent or other legal issue?
Im sure there are provisions and details about these situations ( IANAL and i dont speak legalese) Can anyone with more knowledge elaborate on exactly what this all means?
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Choice is yours.
But the need to add extra characters due to the lameness filter is not.
We use them.
We pay them to recycle it and they get to keep all the goodies from the process.
Something seems wrong here...
Nothing to see here, move along. Too small to see, keep moving. Come on! Keep moving!
Thanks for the info. Where do you get your testing equipment like multimeters, oscillioscopes, EEPROM burners etc? Thats what I was refering to about the cost. I know that compnents are (relatively) cheap, especially if you can get them from someone who buys in bulk, but its harder to get the a good test bench set up to do "cool" stuff. (Or maybe I'm just making excuses to hide my laziness/ineptitude from myself - Heh) Well I don't know if you have email notification on replies, but I figured I'd try.
Very nice, however as much as I always want to do hardware prjects I am always hampered by how much everything will cost. I'm a poor student so all my projects end up being on my computer where they cost nothing but time. How much did it cost you to get all your parts and equipment?
I say that should be a delightful outcome.
Having read the link in your second point - it seems like most of these problems could be attributed to incompetant employees and poorly defined procedures in operation and construction. Moreover, most of these problems could be solved by using computers to control some of the things that traditionally done by operators (maybe get these guys to write the software: http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/0 1/06/006225&tid=156&tid=128 )
"Crack-ho Banging" ?
Even if they are in it for drugs (which I don't believe and want numbers for), then the problem that should be tackled is drug problems, not porn. Attacking porn would be simply attacking the symptom of a greater problem, which frankly does noone any good.
That should keep me safe for a few days.
I think what we do IS completely natural, however the scale to which we take these things is something I think nature never foresaw and is most probably the only unnatural aspect about what we do.
I don't think TV style ads will ever fly in the game world, it would be too much of a nuisance and a distraction. However, what might work moderately well would be product placement in the game. Such as a can on a table being a coke/pepsi can. Or showing cars from a certain manufacturer. They need to be put in the right context in a way that makes them fit into the game world, such as incorporating a billboard into a map.
I like the way Gran Turismo and most racing games handle this, they naturally use it as the actual track decoration (in keeping with real life). It adds a more realistic feel to it.
The HR people are on their way....
What you don't trust me?
Yek She Mesh!
I am Borat and I come from Kazshakstan. I have beeg hhhram, it is beeg like ze booster rockets. Do you want to touch my hhhram? It izsh naice.
No? Can I touch youaz?
Or what about how he screwed Tesla over?
Edison: I'll pay you $50,000 if you redesign and improve this generator design.
....some time later....
Tesla: Sure, no problem.
Tesla: Done. Now wheres my money?
Edison Haha! Gocha good!
Tesla: Nothing? Not even a bit of it?
Edison: I'm sorry you don't understand American humor.
Tesla was a far greater man, and has been robbed of his place in history and in the mind of the public.
I'm sure it was just the crack taking effect on the part of the mods.
I think you got pwned by that bot :P
Then the newspapers create the NPAA (News Paper Association of America); and start suing their readers.
Mark my words....
If they are gonna scam someone at least they could do it right.- this is insulting.
While having a robot build my house is pretty darn cool and all, I have to wonder what all the construction workers would do should this ever take off. I mean being a construction worker isn't exactly the ideal job - so where would that leave them? Or the economy for that matter? Millions of people suddenly unemployed? That sounds like the beginning of a revolt.
I guess its a sort of good thing that this will be vapoware, for now at least.
Hey nachos! Sweeeet!
Maybe if we all got subsidized hard drives? How does 200Gb HD for $20 sound? ;-)
Think of all the lawsuits that would result
What if your regular clean up procedures begin just after you've gotten wind of a warrent or other legal issue?
Im sure there are provisions and details about these situations ( IANAL and i dont speak legalese) Can anyone with more knowledge elaborate on exactly what this all means?
But if there was an 31st April, all we'd have to do is wait 10 years for 31415
The second volume of the mini series is out now. I.e. Chapters 20-25 are out and in one of them they do just that.