As others have stated, this is just stupid. How could you possibly set up a system to monitor all this traffic. Wait... i think the NSA could show them how... Seriously though, even here in the US many states expect you to report your internet purchases and pay tax on the items from out of state... um... its too bad i've *NEVER* purchased anything off the web....;)
Are there laws for things like this? I've heard of local companies having breaches, and all that comes of it is "oops, sorry. call us and call your credit card companies". shouldn't there be some sort of legal obligation for companies leaking/releasing this information? i don't know anything about health care, but aren't records there kept very confidential? aren't there fines and/or penalties for releasing patient information? shouldn't consumer information be treated the same way?
I've been surfing over that way quite a bit lately, most/. stuff ends up over there or starts there.. there are usually a lot more articles, although some of it isn't very interesting... its a nice place to find some of the less mainstream stuff that won't make it on/. these days....
How much of our push towards making education include technology (i.e. making sure there is at least one computer in every classroom) is actually causing part of the problem? So much of what previous generations learned had to be LEARNED.
IANAT, but it seems like the attitudes of "Why should I learn to spell, that's what I have spellcheck for" and "Why should I learn math, that's what I have a calculator for" are becoming more and more commonplace because its so easy to find the answers. It just seems like as children are not taught the value of learning and are instead taught how to use technology shortcuts. Granted, I am not saying that removing technology is the answer or that there even is a simple answer to this, but are we not continuing down a path that most people educated (in the US system anyway) will be completely reliant on technology to even function?
Hmm... you know its bad when even the coral link is slow. What?! Are you all so miserable at your current jobs?! Yeah, me too... click... click... click
This is what I was thinking too. Why can't you just watch for small fast movements and "filter" them out and/or watch for large fast movements. I wouldn't see why this couldn't just be some sort of software layer between the GUI and hardware. I think you could easily sort out extra clicks too. And isn't this similar to some of the "click-lock" features and other "accessability" features you can turn on/off in the OS? IMO, it seems like IBM is just finding a place to make some extra $$$, especially with a high price tag.
Next thing you know, they'll be trying for a patent on "a device that captures movement signals from a handheld device".... sigh
After digging around in the google search, here is some
additional info and some pictures demonstrating the hybrid system as well as some other applications...
hmm, 'no officer, i was using this hybrid system to light my house, not grow hybrid plants!;)
that's what i read too... i saw 15 inches of silence? i was thinking, 'is it some kind of bluetooth interference device? doesn't bluetooth have a longer range than that?!'
lol.
I guess it has now been long enough that all the venture capitalists have washed their.com losses out of their mouths. All of a sudden.com this and.com that are showing up in tv commercials. This is the EXACT same thing that happened before. Even google's share price has basically doubled in the last 6 months... are we headed for another.com bust? I don't know, but I say we all get in early, sell high and become rich... RICHER THAN ASTRONAUTS!
OMG, does that sound like an ad for pr0n...
I am in the exact same boat, and I'd like to have a simple phone that I could use for ~$20 a month or so. None of the larger carriers have anything like that, so I started looking into the pay-as-you-go services. Most of them still try to suck you dry, but it seems like VirginMobile is a good deal. You can get their basic phone is only $40 bucks to buy, and you can just add a minimum of $30 every 90 days. That comes out to around $13 bucks a month for a cell phone. Not bad in my opinion since I use mine so little, but would still like the convience of having it. It uses Sprint's service, which has always been OK for me. Hope that helps someone, its saving my wife and I about 60 bucks a month!
Sorry, but in order to use with sharks, i think at least 200mW is required. Here's one... hmm, can i just mount this directly on the shark? or are other parts required? these are only $50... add in a $10 admission to the zoo... this is a 1/10th the price!!:)
The FP is from an AC about how this is article is for ad money? Right.
IMHO, i'm glad that slashdot has started offering this section. I've been able to introduce/. to a whole different group of people. My sister who doesn't know geek from greek has really found the/. articles on politics interesting, insightful, and enjoyable to read.
Now can we all stop complaining and post some interesting tech-politics discussion?! Since i'm in one of the "battle ground" states (who isn't?!) our local paper had a nice site for offering top 25 issues and showing how you align with the four candidates in ohio... you don't live in ohio? try it anyway, it still gives you an interesting idea of where your ideals actually fall.
now if i only had some mod points....;)
Ok, so i agree that children are a large market and adults still play these things a lot, even i try and get my hands on my nephews GBSP as much as possible.:) BUT... have you noticed how hard it is to play a game on those things?? i definitely don't have large hands or poor eyesite, but the buttons are tiny! I was trying to play something like super mario world and actually had difficulty because the controls were small and difficult to use... i guess the screen size is ok, but if you go to larger sizes, then you kill your battery life, etc etc. and larger controls mean larger unit... oh well, i guess you're screwed either way.:)
(yes, i usually answer my own thoughts, thank you very much)
I know there are a million of these sites out there, but I've actually purchased stuff from these guys before (besides the fact they are local for me, no shipping!) Here's one for $100, Dell Tower that's a P3 550, 128mb, and a 10gig drive. They even have a _6_ month warranty for any issues that may arise. You can also upgrade the memory for another 25 or so. That'll run a lot of flavor's of Linux for CHEAP.
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As others have stated, this is just stupid. How could you possibly set up a system to monitor all this traffic. Wait... i think the NSA could show them how... Seriously though, even here in the US many states expect you to report your internet purchases and pay tax on the items from out of state... um... its too bad i've *NEVER* purchased anything off the web.... ;)
Are there laws for things like this? I've heard of local companies having breaches, and all that comes of it is "oops, sorry. call us and call your credit card companies". shouldn't there be some sort of legal obligation for companies leaking/releasing this information? i don't know anything about health care, but aren't records there kept very confidential? aren't there fines and/or penalties for releasing patient information? shouldn't consumer information be treated the same way?
Shouldn't that be a non-win/non-win scenario?
[rimshot]
I've been surfing over that way quite a bit lately, most /. stuff ends up over there or starts there.. there are usually a lot more articles, although some of it isn't very interesting... its a nice place to find some of the less mainstream stuff that won't make it on /. these days....
IANAT, but it seems like the attitudes of "Why should I learn to spell, that's what I have spellcheck for" and "Why should I learn math, that's what I have a calculator for" are becoming more and more commonplace because its so easy to find the answers. It just seems like as children are not taught the value of learning and are instead taught how to use technology shortcuts. Granted, I am not saying that removing technology is the answer or that there even is a simple answer to this, but are we not continuing down a path that most people educated (in the US system anyway) will be completely reliant on technology to even function?
Hmm... you know its bad when even the coral link is slow. What?! Are you all so miserable at your current jobs?! Yeah, me too... click... click... click
Next thing you know, they'll be trying for a patent on "a device that captures movement signals from a handheld device".... sigh
hmm, 'no officer, i was using this hybrid system to light my house, not grow hybrid plants! ;)
that's what i read too... i saw 15 inches of silence? i was thinking, 'is it some kind of bluetooth interference device? doesn't bluetooth have a longer range than that?!' lol.
I agree. And think that BSG taking on new curse words is *FRACKING* great. I haven't watched much SG1, but didn't they do the same thing?
I guess it has now been long enough that all the venture capitalists have washed their .com losses out of their mouths. All of a sudden .com this and .com that are showing up in tv commercials. This is the EXACT same thing that happened before. Even google's share price has basically doubled in the last 6 months... are we headed for another .com bust? I don't know, but I say we all get in early, sell high and become rich... RICHER THAN ASTRONAUTS!
OMG, does that sound like an ad for pr0n... I am in the exact same boat, and I'd like to have a simple phone that I could use for ~$20 a month or so. None of the larger carriers have anything like that, so I started looking into the pay-as-you-go services. Most of them still try to suck you dry, but it seems like VirginMobile is a good deal. You can get their basic phone is only $40 bucks to buy, and you can just add a minimum of $30 every 90 days. That comes out to around $13 bucks a month for a cell phone. Not bad in my opinion since I use mine so little, but would still like the convience of having it. It uses Sprint's service, which has always been OK for me. Hope that helps someone, its saving my wife and I about 60 bucks a month!
:)
Oh, and no, I don't work for them..
Sorry, but in order to use with sharks, i think at least 200mW is required. Here's one... hmm, can i just mount this directly on the shark? or are other parts required? these are only $50... add in a $10 admission to the zoo... this is a 1/10th the price!! :)
thanks for the info! you'd think i would check that before posting... :-\
I found this one googling, seems to be up... for now! Enjoy.. and fyi, its a .msi file. Ick.
IMHO, i'm glad that slashdot has started offering this section. I've been able to introduce /. to a whole different group of people. My sister who doesn't know geek from greek has really found the /. articles on politics interesting, insightful, and enjoyable to read.
Now can we all stop complaining and post some interesting tech-politics discussion?! Since i'm in one of the "battle ground" states (who isn't?!) our local paper had a nice site for offering top 25 issues and showing how you align with the four candidates in ohio... you don't live in ohio? try it anyway, it still gives you an interesting idea of where your ideals actually fall. now if i only had some mod points.... ;)
Ok, so i agree that children are a large market and adults still play these things a lot, even i try and get my hands on my nephews GBSP as much as possible. :) BUT... have you noticed how hard it is to play a game on those things?? i definitely don't have large hands or poor eyesite, but the buttons are tiny! I was trying to play something like super mario world and actually had difficulty because the controls were small and difficult to use... i guess the screen size is ok, but if you go to larger sizes, then you kill your battery life, etc etc. and larger controls mean larger unit... oh well, i guess you're screwed either way. :)
(yes, i usually answer my own thoughts, thank you very much)
I know there are a million of these sites out there, but I've actually purchased stuff from these guys before (besides the fact they are local for me, no shipping!) Here's one for $100, Dell Tower that's a P3 550, 128mb, and a 10gig drive. They even have a _6_ month warranty for any issues that may arise. You can also upgrade the memory for another 25 or so. That'll run a lot of flavor's of Linux for CHEAP.