if I wanted to wear this AND carry a can of mace, who would stop me?
and, as a woman who lives in Berkeley much of the year, I would love one of these. it's not a deterrent, but a lot of people are surprised and mugged right outside my dorm, with police only a block away. this would be perfect for that.
well, I signed an NDA, and I don't know much anyways. I personally am working on modular reconfigurable robotics, which is fun. there are a lot of awfully cool things here, and I'd be happy to buy them if they come to market:)
well, I have tiny midget hands, so it was actually better for me than a normal keyboard. even though I type very fast, I still have to occasionally look at the keyboard, since my hands move more than people with normal hands have to... almost flunked typing class for that:)
yep. the first thing I think of when I think slashdot is "malicious hacker".
*pssst* Hemos will crack anything for nanorobots.
if this is true, that destroys any respect I have for him and his site (and yes, I did have some before)
I'd be interested in the sites blocked. I don't see it in the source (JavaScript or anything). anyone?
Lea
ps I'm not getting that error, but that's probably becasue I'm having some little "problems" with my SGI right now, which are preventing me from storing a history.
they're from landware, and available around for ~$70. no batteries, folds up small, and there's a carrying case (although I would just make my own) for it and the pilot...
I'll trade you a custom-made carrying case for one of those:) (custom-made in the sense of "I'll make one" -- and yes, I can sew)
not for me, mind you, but for the guy I'm installing for.
he doesn't program, and isn't exactly fluent on his windows partition either. I figure setting up RH6.0 is a good option becasue a) I have it b) you don't ever/have/ to see a command line c) I don't have Caldera:)
he's really into this, however (which is great), but I don't know a good reference to steer him to for everything from/very/ basic command line stuff on up... any suggestions? he's been reading the websites mentioned (plus slashdot:) but I think he'd do better with some form of paper...
oh, the researchers understand what they have, and did back in the days of the Alto... it's just that Xerox headquarters didn't market it -- not that they can really be blamed... it takes a lot of vision to go for that stuff, especially then, and when it would have been so ridiculously expensive...
researchers there do think about applications of their stuff to the real world, but they can also look beyond that to what comes next.
genetics is a little limited. think about a protein: it's floppy, not rigid. it comes apart. it folds together under very specific conditions, and if you unfold it, it'll be qutie hard to put it back together again.
on the other hand, nanomachinery will likely be made out of primarily carbon atoms. PERFECT DIAMOND machinery. bearings, gears, and all.
take a look at the work of Ralph Merkle (he works at Xerox-PARC). very enlightening and possible.
actually, take a look at nanocomputing (and I don't mean "let's stretch silicon as far as it can go")
I predict (and it's a good guess) that the earliest nanocomputers will be mechanical, progressing to electric when we get a handle on quantum effects in computing that size (2 nm for the smallest electronic gate, which mechanical can be far smaller). Another thing about these computers: they will utilize reversible logic. The amount of heat that they would have to dissapate otherwise is approx. ln(2)kT PER bit lost (i.e. 1 per AND or OR gate)
if you're interested in this, email me...
I have a paper in the publication works on nanotech in spacesuit repair (my strategy is not to tell them how old I am:) at
http://mars2012.berkeley.edu/teams/repair/
which seems to be flaky (no, it's not mine...) so if you would like a copy of the paper, I can email it out... I'd like some feedback
that page on microsoft was quite interesting. they were saying things like "we are 650% better on this than Linux/Apache" when their graph says N/A for those figures on Linux/Apache.
... don't tend to know squat about Linux. (yes, this is a generalization. tough.)
at a high school I went to, where there are MANY computers, and have been for a long time, the only linux boxen are the servers (well, except for the Solaris one) becasue a) the faculty guy in charge of this knows squat about it and so b) the students who/do/ know how to do it can't get permission and c) the teachers are rather clueless, and thus scared of it.
I think it's more than possible to do. ask at your local hs (mostly) about that, and about helping admin them on a continuing basis, since that is one of the biggest problems. one explanation of why they don't have to just throw out their 386's and can actually run useful software on them (not to mention the lack of expense and the joy of the cs classes) they'll be at least willing to listen.
I'm still working on my old school because this is a great place to promote Linux-awareness. Apple knew what they were doing when they equipped all those schools with computers, and Microsoft does now.
considering the inconsistencies across state lines in laws, am I going to have to choose my ISP by state, now?
and if you're going to say that I should be responsible for my actions, don't even bother. all I am trying to point out is that local standards are not universal, and that responsibility differs among states. if I choose an ISP and end up with a server in the bible belt for my web page, on which I post some erotic but literarily valuable literature, I could be sued for what is perfectly legal where I live.
Slashdot Mirror
a bit more feasible, I think...
:)
check out the Mars Society, if you want one of those little radical plans
Lea
but my grandfather is. and he's not a bad guy, and hates what all the crazy lawyers do.
and for most of them, it's just a job. hate the ones who tell them what to do, if you're feeling so aggressive.
no, I don't think it's right, but it's not so wrong as you make it seem.
Lea
oops.
that's what I get for assuming plain text.
I wouldn't be proud of that...
yes, but this can't be ANY worse than the Wonderbra.
:)
not to mention that when I'm in Berkeley, this would be something I would wear. At PARC, I'm not so worried about bein attacked (except by my robot
Lea
more than a Wonderbra, I'm sure!
Lea
if I wanted to wear this AND carry a can of mace, who would stop me?
and, as a woman who lives in Berkeley much of the year, I would love one of these. it's not a deterrent, but a lot of people are surprised and mugged right outside my dorm, with police only a block away. this would be perfect for that.
Lea
well, I signed an NDA, and I don't know much anyways. I personally am working on modular reconfigurable robotics, which is fun. there are a lot of awfully cool things here, and I'd be happy to buy them if they come to market :)
Lea
well, I have tiny midget hands, so it was actually better for me than a normal keyboard. even though I type very fast, I still have to occasionally look at the keyboard, since my hands move more than people with normal hands have to... almost flunked typing class for that :)
Leas
... for your stuff, which they also stated in another part of this quite /interesting/ statement.
Lea
ah, but they have already stated that if the content is in any way illegal, it's your problem.
otherwise it's theirs to do as they like with.
Lea
yep. the first thing I think of when I think slashdot is "malicious hacker".
*pssst* Hemos will crack anything for nanorobots.
if this is true, that destroys any respect I have for him and his site (and yes, I did have some before)
I'd be interested in the sites blocked. I don't see it in the source (JavaScript or anything). anyone?
Lea
ps I'm not getting that error, but that's probably becasue I'm having some little "problems" with my SGI right now, which are preventing me from storing a history.
yes, I want one too :)
:) (custom-made in the sense of "I'll make one" -- and yes, I can sew)
they're from landware, and available around for ~$70. no batteries, folds up small, and there's a carrying case (although I would just make my own) for it and the pilot...
I'll trade you a custom-made carrying case for one of those
Lea
not for me, mind you, but for the guy I'm installing for.
/have/ to see a command line c) I don't have Caldera :)
/very/ basic command line stuff on up... any suggestions? he's been reading the websites mentioned (plus slashdot :) but I think he'd do better with some form of paper...
he doesn't program, and isn't exactly fluent on his windows partition either. I figure setting up RH6.0 is a good option becasue a) I have it b) you don't ever
he's really into this, however (which is great), but I don't know a good reference to steer him to for everything from
Lea
you can't yank your pages without agreeing to the new licencing terms, becasue that is a form of modification.
catch-22?
exactly... I'm looking at it too (in my spare time). it seems to be the most appropriate answer to the heat dissapation problem.
people's work to look at: Drexler, Merkle
Lea
that was actually the first thing I thought when I saw it :)
becasue of the nature of the technology, it can't ever be full color, but I think that a BW (or Red and Blue or somehting) display could be nice
it's not instant, however, since it's a mechanical system... that could limit the refresh rate quite signifigantly
Lea
disclaimer: I work at Xerox-PARC (as an intern)
oh, the researchers understand what they have, and did back in the days of the Alto... it's just that Xerox headquarters didn't market it -- not that they can really be blamed... it takes a lot of vision to go for that stuff, especially then, and when it would have been so ridiculously expensive...
researchers there do think about applications of their stuff to the real world, but they can also look beyond that to what comes next.
Lea
disclaimer: I work at Xerox-PARC (as an intern)
well, I'm sure one could use a special "pen" on it as well, becasue of how the balls are moved.
Lea
disclaimer: I work for Xerox-PARC (as an intern)
genetics is a little limited. think about a protein: it's floppy, not rigid. it comes apart. it folds together under very specific conditions, and if you unfold it, it'll be qutie hard to put it back together again.
on the other hand, nanomachinery will likely be made out of primarily carbon atoms. PERFECT DIAMOND machinery. bearings, gears, and all.
take a look at the work of Ralph Merkle (he works at Xerox-PARC). very enlightening and possible.
Lea
actually, take a look at nanocomputing (and I don't mean "let's stretch silicon as far as it can go")
:) at
I predict (and it's a good guess) that the earliest nanocomputers will be mechanical, progressing to electric when we get a handle on quantum effects in computing that size (2 nm for the smallest electronic gate, which mechanical can be far smaller). Another thing about these computers: they will utilize reversible logic.
The amount of heat that they would have to dissapate otherwise is approx. ln(2)kT PER bit lost (i.e. 1 per AND or OR gate)
if you're interested in this, email me...
I have a paper in the publication works on nanotech in spacesuit repair (my strategy is not to tell them how old I am
http://mars2012.berkeley.edu/teams/repair/
which seems to be flaky (no, it's not mine...) so if you would like a copy of the paper, I can email it out... I'd like some feedback
Lea
that page on microsoft was quite interesting. they were saying things like "we are 650% better on this than Linux/Apache" when their graph says N/A for those figures on Linux/Apache.
interesting...
ChiaLea
message ends. over and out.
... don't tend to know squat about Linux. (yes, this is a generalization. tough.)
/do/ know how to do it can't get permission and c) the teachers are rather clueless, and thus scared of it.
at a high school I went to, where there are MANY computers, and have been for a long time, the only linux boxen are the servers (well, except for the Solaris one) becasue a) the faculty guy in charge of this knows squat about it and so b) the students who
I think it's more than possible to do. ask at your local hs (mostly) about that, and about helping admin them on a continuing basis, since that is one of the biggest problems. one explanation of why they don't have to just throw out their 386's and can actually run useful software on them (not to mention the lack of expense and the joy of the cs classes) they'll be at least willing to listen.
I'm still working on my old school because this is a great place to promote Linux-awareness. Apple knew what they were doing when they equipped all those schools with computers, and Microsoft does now.
Lea
considering the inconsistencies across state lines in laws, am I going to have to choose my ISP by state, now?
and if you're going to say that I should be responsible for my actions, don't even bother. all I am trying to point out is that local standards are not universal, and that responsibility differs among states. if I choose an ISP and end up with a server in the bible belt for my web page, on which I post some erotic but literarily valuable literature, I could be sued for what is perfectly legal where I live.
just something to look at...
Lea