Hi
My daughter is legally blind (achromatopisa if you're noisy). In most of the world she is too blind to drive to see - although there are a few states in America where people with achromatopisa can drive (they can own guns, why not let them drive?).
I would love her to be able to use an autonomous car one day.
My mother is elderly and has developed epilepsy following the removal of a brain tumor.
It would open up her world again if she could drive an autonomous car.
Mind you - we've got to get the cars working really, really well but I don't see any real reason why this shouldn't happen.
My Daughter is legally blind. She has rod monochromatism often called achromatopsia (http://www.achromatopsia.info/) and doesn't see any colour (only grey scale).
She seems to think greyscale is quite useful. Now obviously colour would also be useful, but greyscale allows you to 'see' most things. In some states in the USA people with achromatopsia can drive using bioptic glasses (http://www.biopticdrivingusa.com/achromatopsia/). Of course the rest of the world sees this and thinks 'only in America'.
Anyway, this is interesting if not entirely new. Other students at my daughters school (for the visually impaired) also learn echo location - this is from my daughters school: http://www.abc.net.au/btn/stor...:-)
Thanks for the link - I hadn't heard of the Conservapdeia before.
Now I'm not sure whether to laugh or despair for humankind.
I'm Australian, so I'll just have beer and ignore it!:-)
My 3 year old daughter is legally blind. She is currently watching here favourite TV programme (ABC Playschool). She also loves the Wiggles.
She watches at a distance of about 10cm (4 inches), but certainly sees a lot.
If it comes to Australia and isn't too expensive then I'd get one.
I have a Prius for longer trips (our Family needs 2 cars) and this would be perfect for my commute to work. I'd use Public transport if I could, but the drive takes 15 minutes compared to 1 hour plus by bus.
I think once these things are availabe you will see more infrastructure appearing.
It's good to have a choice!:-)
"Hell, the UK is the only place I ever heard of where those wrongfully imprisoned are then forced to reimburse the government for the cost of their imprisonment."
For some years now, if you enter Australia as an asylum-seeker - which is not illegal - you are put in detention camps - sometimes for years.
When/if you are deported you are given a bill for your detention. My nephew-in-law received such a bill for around $AUS250,000. Fortunately it looks like the newish Rudd Government (with support from some of the opposition) is going to reverse this.
But I think my point stands - people are locked up in Australia for years having committed no crime and are given a bill for their 'accommodation' when they leave....oh and Australian's can can detained for ages without trial with no one knowing why or being able to report on it......only in America? I wish!
Which doesn't justify piracy, maybe it's just the convict heritage?
Seriously, I imagine a lot of people download things they would never pay for, and the studies show that most of these people get more excited about music and purchase as much as before.
But don't expect Sony et al. to see it that way.
It has been said that 'rock is dead' and many people predicted the demise of radio, cinema and TV. No, I don't think bittorrent will last as long as they have, but it's far from dead. When it does die it won't be missed - another P2P protocol will take it's place.
In the meantime, leech away my friends - but give back what you take.
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Chrome and Firefox work fine for me to https://thepiratebay.se/
Posting from Australia (with a VPN)! :-)
'Let me know when I can go to a supermarket after 8pm somewhere in the Adelaide suburbs.'
Well Hallett Cove for starters. There is a Coles and a Drake both open to 9:00pm. So your point is? :-)
As an Australian, my biggest objection to this is the huge waste of money to set this up, maintain it and enforce it.
Personally, I've got a $4.00 per month VPN. Let's see, what country shall my computer be in today... :-)
Hi My daughter is legally blind (achromatopisa if you're noisy). In most of the world she is too blind to drive to see - although there are a few states in America where people with achromatopisa can drive (they can own guns, why not let them drive?). I would love her to be able to use an autonomous car one day. My mother is elderly and has developed epilepsy following the removal of a brain tumor. It would open up her world again if she could drive an autonomous car. Mind you - we've got to get the cars working really, really well but I don't see any real reason why this shouldn't happen.
My Daughter is legally blind. She has rod monochromatism often called achromatopsia (http://www.achromatopsia.info/) and doesn't see any colour (only grey scale). She seems to think greyscale is quite useful. Now obviously colour would also be useful, but greyscale allows you to 'see' most things. In some states in the USA people with achromatopsia can drive using bioptic glasses (http://www.biopticdrivingusa.com/achromatopsia/). Of course the rest of the world sees this and thinks 'only in America'. Anyway, this is interesting if not entirely new. Other students at my daughters school (for the visually impaired) also learn echo location - this is from my daughters school: http://www.abc.net.au/btn/stor... :-)
Thanks for the link - I hadn't heard of the Conservapdeia before. Now I'm not sure whether to laugh or despair for humankind. I'm Australian, so I'll just have beer and ignore it! :-)
My 3 year old daughter is legally blind. She is currently watching here favourite TV programme (ABC Playschool). She also loves the Wiggles. She watches at a distance of about 10cm (4 inches), but certainly sees a lot.
At workstation level - but I ALWAYS Ghost my c:\ drive before applying updates. Painful, but it has paid off big time on occasions. :-)
If it comes to Australia and isn't too expensive then I'd get one. I have a Prius for longer trips (our Family needs 2 cars) and this would be perfect for my commute to work. I'd use Public transport if I could, but the drive takes 15 minutes compared to 1 hour plus by bus. I think once these things are availabe you will see more infrastructure appearing. It's good to have a choice! :-)
"Hell, the UK is the only place I ever heard of where those wrongfully imprisoned are then forced to reimburse the government for the cost of their imprisonment." For some years now, if you enter Australia as an asylum-seeker - which is not illegal - you are put in detention camps - sometimes for years. When/if you are deported you are given a bill for your detention. My nephew-in-law received such a bill for around $AUS250,000. Fortunately it looks like the newish Rudd Government (with support from some of the opposition) is going to reverse this. But I think my point stands - people are locked up in Australia for years having committed no crime and are given a bill for their 'accommodation' when they leave. ...oh and Australian's can can detained for ages without trial with no one knowing why or being able to report on it... ...only in America? I wish!
$100 Million - is that first class or economy?
Which doesn't justify piracy, maybe it's just the convict heritage? Seriously, I imagine a lot of people download things they would never pay for, and the studies show that most of these people get more excited about music and purchase as much as before. But don't expect Sony et al. to see it that way.
"look, property is theft, right? Therefore theft is property. Therefore this download is mine, OK?" (modified Zaphod Beeblebrox from HHGTTG) :-)
Having XP in the background gives you something to blame for all the 'friendly fire'. Hey, I'd believe it!
It has been said that 'rock is dead' and many people predicted the demise of radio, cinema and TV. No, I don't think bittorrent will last as long as they have, but it's far from dead. When it does die it won't be missed - another P2P protocol will take it's place. In the meantime, leech away my friends - but give back what you take.