I understand what they mean by a "4D modelling system" and all, but is that really the most adequate term for 3D scene recording / editing? Does it even have a cool-buzz-word-hype ring to it?
Or was it called "4D Studio Max"? It has been a while since I abandoned the world of 4D editing, for good ol' simple 1D (top down yeah?) programming...
How does it differ from real "thought reading"? If the outcome is the same, say an (bionic?) arm is moved from A to B, and that is the desired outcome, how does this "thought reading" differ from your standard "internal" though reading (as in "parsing some stuff in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and act on it)?
People tend to be very narrow minded when it comes to making money.
Google has one of the absolute largest and probably best organized set of meta data of the internet today. The internet is probably the largest collection of semi-organized information around. They also have a kick ass search engine to help you receive just the particular snippet of information you want.
This has an great value for me as an individual. For a company? Huge!
I bet you could make a fortune just explaining why google can make as much money they want.
I bet google could make a fortune just selling the information of how they got to where they are today. As a company as well as the technical side of it. Which happended to be published pretty much as a tutorial some time ago if recall my readings correctly.
So, no, I don't think ads are their only source of income. If they really upped their money making intensions, which they probably will sooner or later, they could make the ads a disapearing part of their total income. Selling information, information analysis, customized search engines, white papers, meta data processors and information systems in general are just some ways for them to make the big bucks.
How about about Boogle - your on demand complete Bank Software System Suite? I would probably trust google over any other company when it comes to Information Systems.
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Or was it called "4D Studio Max"? It has been a while since I abandoned the world of 4D editing, for good ol' simple 1D (top down yeah?) programming...
It depends on if they're using 3DES+SHA1 or RC4+MD5.
And if you can't get your brain to adapt, you could ask this guy how to do it.
How does it differ from real "thought reading"? If the outcome is the same, say an (bionic?) arm is moved from A to B, and that is the desired outcome, how does this "thought reading" differ from your standard "internal" though reading (as in "parsing some stuff in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and act on it)?
This has an great value for me as an individual. For a company? Huge!
I bet you could make a fortune just explaining why google can make as much money they want. I bet google could make a fortune just selling the information of how they got to where they are today. As a company as well as the technical side of it. Which happended to be published pretty much as a tutorial some time ago if recall my readings correctly.
So, no, I don't think ads are their only source of income. If they really upped their money making intensions, which they probably will sooner or later, they could make the ads a disapearing part of their total income. Selling information, information analysis, customized search engines, white papers, meta data processors and information systems in general are just some ways for them to make the big bucks.
How about about Boogle - your on demand complete Bank Software System Suite? I would probably trust google over any other company when it comes to Information Systems.