Considering it's already down (see my other post in this thread), I guess it's safe to say that Dell's dynamic pricing moves faster than Slashdot's submission acceptance system.
It's the Slashdot corollary to the Cartoon Law of Falling Anvils (Law IX): Everything moves faster than Slashdot submissions.
If it can be played, it can be copied. It might take custom software or even a custom graphics card (I mean, when it gets down to it, how are you going to circumvent copying the bitstream at the GPU?)
Once it's decoded and passed to the video card driver, Big Brother has no more control where those bits end up. And with digital displays, these days, the "analog loophole" doesn't even have to be analog anymore.
If US retailers can set price floors, this opens the floodgates even wider for imported products. Except that now, we consumers might not feel compelled to buy domestic -- if artificial price floors are in place for domestic products.
I would think that forward-thinking domestic manufacturers would actually oppose this one. The real winner here is China!
I would think that monitoring blood flow would be a bit slow. IANANeurologist, but doesn't the brain rely on electrical impulses for the high-speed stuff, with the chemical processes helping set the stage?
It seems to me that if we're trying to develop a mind-control mouse interface (or whatever), it would have significantly less lag if it could read electrical signals (like an EEG).
Pluto is big enough to have a moon (okay, so Pluto/Charon is really a double planet). Eris is more massive than Pluto. Sounds like they should both get to (re)join the club. Why not?
No; Prohibition was, IIRC, the only Constitutional amendment to ever come UP from the state legislatures, rather than originating in Congress. It was dismantled from the top down due to great unpopularity.
There's just something about hearing "Alpha" and "browser" in the same sentence that's scary. The *release* versions are dodgy enough, even in Firefox.
Meh. It depends on the interface. I'd use an EEG-style system, which noninvasively reads electrical impulses. I'll be damned if I'll let them implant anything, though. Even LASIK is still way too radical for me.
As far as effectiveness -- and it replacing a keyboard and mouse? Talk to me about bandwidth. Can I fly a plane (Flight Sim) better with mind control? Well, maybe. Can I type up a report faster and with fewer errors than using my Model M? Perhaps someday.
I think the bottom line is that they are making progress -- but then again, I remember getting a voice-controlled Verbot back in the day. It would do the correct command about 30% of the time, as I remember. Speech recognition has improved, but we're still by and large not dictating our compositions to our PCs, even with three orders of magnitude more memory and CPU speed. Somehow, I think mind-control will take just as much work.
Then again, I hope they prove me wrong. Just on the coolness factor alone.
I'm already using a mix of CF, PCMCIA-adapted CF, SD, and USB Flash. I'm a technophile, and even I've lost track of how many different formats are out there.
Why don't we get everyone together and see if we can agree on two or three formats. Leave DRM out of it, and do all of that in software. Memory cards should be really good at reading, writing, and retaining data. Leave the rest to the device to handle. That way, we can all buy the same few formats for most everything -- and benefit from economy of scale (more cheaper memory, in other words.)
...and the best part is that I won't have to explain to my parents why miniSD is not the same as microSD, and neither of them are the same as SD -- but can usually be adapted -- and no, their old SmartMedia card doesn't fit into this mix anywhere.
They should see my Dual (cheapo Brand-X) car MP3 player. I knew from the reviews it had a reputation for its BRIGHT blue LEDs, but...wow!
I think once it's out of warranty, it's going to grow a few voltage-drop resistors...
...why they would name a format (Blu-Ray) with a name so close to the English word "blurry". The subconscious connection is too easily made, IMHO -- even if they do have a good format.
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Oh, no. They can just claim that God designed this gene.
I gotta hand it to them -- no matter what the evidence, they can sidestep it...
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It's the Slashdot corollary to the Cartoon Law of Falling Anvils (Law IX):
Everything moves faster than Slashdot submissions.
If it can be played, it can be copied. It might take custom software or even a custom graphics card (I mean, when it gets down to it, how are you going to circumvent copying the bitstream at the GPU?)
Once it's decoded and passed to the video card driver, Big Brother has no more control where those bits end up. And with digital displays, these days, the "analog loophole" doesn't even have to be analog anymore.
"If I eat olive oil, I won't get AIDS."
If US retailers can set price floors, this opens the floodgates even wider for imported products. Except that now, we consumers might not feel compelled to buy domestic -- if artificial price floors are in place for domestic products.
I would think that forward-thinking domestic manufacturers would actually oppose this one. The real winner here is China!
I would think that monitoring blood flow would be a bit slow. IANANeurologist, but doesn't the brain rely on electrical impulses for the high-speed stuff, with the chemical processes helping set the stage?
...but hey -- whatever works!
It seems to me that if we're trying to develop a mind-control mouse interface (or whatever), it would have significantly less lag if it could read electrical signals (like an EEG).
Pluto is big enough to have a moon (okay, so Pluto/Charon is really a double planet). Eris is more massive than Pluto. Sounds like they should both get to (re)join the club. Why not?
No; Prohibition was, IIRC, the only Constitutional amendment to ever come UP from the state legislatures, rather than originating in Congress. It was dismantled from the top down due to great unpopularity.
Didn't we hear about this last week?
Oh, wait. Slashdot. Never mind...
Prohibition.
There's just something about hearing "Alpha" and "browser" in the same sentence that's scary. The *release* versions are dodgy enough, even in Firefox.
I'll wait, thanks.
Well, I'm hesitant to have LASIK, 'cause I notice that pretty much all the doctors performing the procedure are all wearing glasses.
Maybe it's the story about the town with two barbers...You want to choose the barber with the bad haircut, since the other one cut his hair, right? Maybe the good LASIK doctors wear glasses.
Meh. It depends on the interface. I'd use an EEG-style system, which noninvasively reads electrical impulses. I'll be damned if I'll let them implant anything, though. Even LASIK is still way too radical for me.
As far as effectiveness -- and it replacing a keyboard and mouse? Talk to me about bandwidth. Can I fly a plane (Flight Sim) better with mind control? Well, maybe. Can I type up a report faster and with fewer errors than using my Model M? Perhaps someday.
I think the bottom line is that they are making progress -- but then again, I remember getting a voice-controlled Verbot back in the day. It would do the correct command about 30% of the time, as I remember. Speech recognition has improved, but we're still by and large not dictating our compositions to our PCs, even with three orders of magnitude more memory and CPU speed. Somehow, I think mind-control will take just as much work.
Then again, I hope they prove me wrong. Just on the coolness factor alone.
Outdated? Slashdot?
You must be new here.
Naah. What was that quote about never attribute to evil what can be sufficiently explained by ignorance...?
I do think we're dealing with a bit of both here.
...as long as the sound-conversion part doesn't leak too much. My workstation already sounds like a jet engine.
Another memory card format. Just what we need.
...and the best part is that I won't have to explain to my parents why miniSD is not the same as microSD, and neither of them are the same as SD -- but can usually be adapted -- and no, their old SmartMedia card doesn't fit into this mix anywhere.
I'm already using a mix of CF, PCMCIA-adapted CF, SD, and USB Flash. I'm a technophile, and even I've lost track of how many different formats are out there.
Why don't we get everyone together and see if we can agree on two or three formats. Leave DRM out of it, and do all of that in software. Memory cards should be really good at reading, writing, and retaining data. Leave the rest to the device to handle. That way, we can all buy the same few formats for most everything -- and benefit from economy of scale (more cheaper memory, in other words.)
The lid must be left down, otherwise my dog will drink out of the bowl.
If the lid is down, the seat must also be down.
Therefore, efficient or no, the seat goes down each time.
...I mean, really. What is that board, a Cyrix MII? With 72-pin SDRAM?
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, right?
...so who do I root for here?
They should see my Dual (cheapo Brand-X) car MP3 player. I knew from the reviews it had a reputation for its BRIGHT blue LEDs, but...wow! I think once it's out of warranty, it's going to grow a few voltage-drop resistors...
...why they would name a format (Blu-Ray) with a name so close to the English word "blurry". The subconscious connection is too easily made, IMHO -- even if they do have a good format.
Oh, no. They can just claim that God designed this gene.
I gotta hand it to them -- no matter what the evidence, they can sidestep it...