Short of a Mr Burns-esque plan to block out the sun with a giant solar panel, I don't see how greedy interests could screw up solar power.
Well, ok, the manufacturing part of it and uh, well, the marketing and selling and actual production of solar power, too, but not the rays coming through the atmosphere....unless they really ramp up global warming and/or try some crazy scheme to counter GW by lowering the amount of light that reaches the surface of the Earth via injecting particulates into the upper atmosphere-
TFA isn't really about hacking at least in the sense of it being remotely done or altering the device to do something different. All it is about is the danger of outsourcing to companies far and wide and the potential of not truly knowing is received and sold to the public at large (which means it was designed exactly for what it does which may or may not be in the interests of the future owner).
That carelessness is staggering! It's just un-fucking-believable how little forethought everyone is showing in that vid be they drivers, bikers, or pedestrians.
I would consider that reckless but... but they don't go plowing into ANYONE. They brake, they wait, they time their dashes through traffic. Waaaaaaaayyyy more situational awareness.
You know, feeling of guilt, the remorse, knowing and regretting what you've done or are planning on doing. I don't think a terrorist would feel guilt.
And, given how Grant from Mythbusters was able to slip by a fMRI [mythbustersresults.com] by keeping his brain busy, I wonder if a similar tactic could be used. Since it sounds like they're recording specific brain waves and/or from a specific area, wouldn't the only thing you have to do to send the bomb squad to the wrong place is to think of something you regret when the wrong city comes up?
Or do that for several cities. Or just bomb some backwoods shithole. Man, that'd really drive the media in a frenzy.
Just like what people say about not really being able to trust open source unless you inspect the code and compile it using your own compiler on a system you built from scratch, you can't really trust a person or their reactions without the full knowledge, experience, and feelings they've picked up. That's what guilt is. It's not tangible. It's subjective.
That's the first thing that came to mind. Luckily, it's a hardware attachment so we can still tell people to fuck off when they come to us with blurry photos.
I see communist prevent to also be a business issue. US companies couldn't very well start up their factories in those countries.
But the thing about renewables is that they are here already or could be if we actually tried. Protecting them is part and parcel with protecting the rest of America.
Where did you attach the electrodes? In the ear? I think I'll have to try this since I'm not sure what sort of ingame use it would have except to maybe give you a sense of actually turning or moving as one with your ingame avatar.
Another sensory input I remember is sonar readings, 360 around, for divers through their tongue. Obviously not something for a pick up & play, pass the controller multiplayer game but as a specialized thing, an alternative vision sense, I would really be interested in a game that utilized that.
Hell, between that, the ear electrodes, and the heart rate/pressure and other lie detector (right?) sensors and a pair of headphones, you're looking at a decent VR-esque system. Sure you could have them glasses with tiny monitors but I think it would encourage the out of body feel by not having your eyes and brain either pick apart a rendered scene or connect to a real life images. It would have to feel very abstract.
Eh... call me cheap but I don't want to have my consoles yelling at me to refill various scent cartridges. I had enough of that with effin' inkjets so I'll pass on the Smell-O-Vision.
Plus I don't really feel the need to be smelling charred flesh (man, animal, or alien) or rubble or burning tires and car exhaust or... hell, I don't know, Bowsers flame breath.
I guess having a fan controlled by the system would be neat for outdoorsy games (WiiSports or motorcycle games, etc.) but still have a hard time believing it wouldn't be a $100+ addon and would provide unique gameplay. It just seems it would be limited coming from one fan (only one direction) or several small ones (not much power range).
As for therapeutic, I remember reading about a PC game that came with several sensors for heart rate/pressure, breathing, and maybe a couple others and it was a meditative game. You had to control these functions to get through the game which I think was sort of Myst-like. This was years and years ago and I've thought about it other times and tried to google it but haven't had any luck.
Such a system like that with Flower would be cool.
From the sound of it, you'd need a heatsink on the controller or maybe a fan (or both). I'd prefer less moving/delicate parts and to never have to worry about the controller overheating. Also, given the move to wireless controllers, there's battery life to think about.
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Short of a Mr Burns-esque plan to block out the sun with a giant solar panel, I don't see how greedy interests could screw up solar power.
Well, ok, the manufacturing part of it and uh, well, the marketing and selling and actual production of solar power, too, but not the rays coming through the atmosphere. ...unless they really ramp up global warming and/or try some crazy scheme to counter GW by lowering the amount of light that reaches the surface of the Earth via injecting particulates into the upper atmosphere-
Ok, you may have a case.
You could do that literally and Congress would carry on as normal. Well, aside from a handful that have a spine and a brain.
The cancellation of Wave is actually a good point. It says that there's pressure on Google to tighten their belt.
I would suggest the sun but I wouldn't want them to see that as a challenge....
Down to Earth or out and away?
Would that be paranoia or dreaming?
Not a customer? How strange.
I wonder what the answer would have been if the question was "Would you want foreign countries spying on your computer habits?"
I was surprised and disheartened by the support for doing such things during peacetime and for economic advantages. :|
TFA isn't really about hacking at least in the sense of it being remotely done or altering the device to do something different. All it is about is the danger of outsourcing to companies far and wide and the potential of not truly knowing is received and sold to the public at large (which means it was designed exactly for what it does which may or may not be in the interests of the future owner).
I thought that was GTA.
That carelessness is staggering! It's just un-fucking-believable how little forethought everyone is showing in that vid be they drivers, bikers, or pedestrians.
I mean, yeah, compare that to this video from India: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Doy_7sOoM
I would consider that reckless but... but they don't go plowing into ANYONE. They brake, they wait, they time their dashes through traffic. Waaaaaaaayyyy more situational awareness.
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Doh. The link should be this: http://mythbustersresults.com/episode93
That's what I get for copying my post.
You know, feeling of guilt, the remorse, knowing and regretting what you've done or are planning on doing. I don't think a terrorist would feel guilt.
And, given how Grant from Mythbusters was able to slip by a fMRI [mythbustersresults.com] by keeping his brain busy, I wonder if a similar tactic could be used. Since it sounds like they're recording specific brain waves and/or from a specific area, wouldn't the only thing you have to do to send the bomb squad to the wrong place is to think of something you regret when the wrong city comes up?
Or do that for several cities. Or just bomb some backwoods shithole. Man, that'd really drive the media in a frenzy.
Just like what people say about not really being able to trust open source unless you inspect the code and compile it using your own compiler on a system you built from scratch, you can't really trust a person or their reactions without the full knowledge, experience, and feelings they've picked up. That's what guilt is. It's not tangible. It's subjective.
That's the first thing that came to mind. Luckily, it's a hardware attachment so we can still tell people to fuck off when they come to us with blurry photos.
Unless they have the attachment.
While it's hard to say exactly how much goes into it, the US has protected the interests of business both overtly and covertly.
Iran was about oil. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d'état
Guatemala was about bananas (and communists). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Guatemalan_coup_d'état
When Brazil was making overtures to Cuba, US reduced aid. A military coup eventually happened and the US immediately recognized the new government and loaned them money. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_–_United_States_relations#History
US and Chile go back a long ways. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_intervention_in_Chile
Dominican Republic was invaded to prevent it from becoming "a second Cuba." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_United_States_occupation_of_the_Dominican_Republic#US_invasion
US supported 7 year long military coup in Greece ('67-'74). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_–_American_relations
Venezuela had a short live coup back in 2002 which was immediately recognized by the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_coup_attempt_of_2002
I see communist prevent to also be a business issue. US companies couldn't very well start up their factories in those countries.
But the thing about renewables is that they are here already or could be if we actually tried. Protecting them is part and parcel with protecting the rest of America.
"Hey! You got computer upgrade problems in my console!"
"You got simplified game design and locked down, monetization of normally free extras and support in my computer games!"
Sigh.
Where did you attach the electrodes? In the ear? I think I'll have to try this since I'm not sure what sort of ingame use it would have except to maybe give you a sense of actually turning or moving as one with your ingame avatar.
Another sensory input I remember is sonar readings, 360 around, for divers through their tongue. Obviously not something for a pick up & play, pass the controller multiplayer game but as a specialized thing, an alternative vision sense, I would really be interested in a game that utilized that.
Hell, between that, the ear electrodes, and the heart rate/pressure and other lie detector (right?) sensors and a pair of headphones, you're looking at a decent VR-esque system. Sure you could have them glasses with tiny monitors but I think it would encourage the out of body feel by not having your eyes and brain either pick apart a rendered scene or connect to a real life images. It would have to feel very abstract.
Eh... call me cheap but I don't want to have my consoles yelling at me to refill various scent cartridges. I had enough of that with effin' inkjets so I'll pass on the Smell-O-Vision.
Plus I don't really feel the need to be smelling charred flesh (man, animal, or alien) or rubble or burning tires and car exhaust or... hell, I don't know, Bowsers flame breath.
I guess having a fan controlled by the system would be neat for outdoorsy games (WiiSports or motorcycle games, etc.) but still have a hard time believing it wouldn't be a $100+ addon and would provide unique gameplay. It just seems it would be limited coming from one fan (only one direction) or several small ones (not much power range).
As for therapeutic, I remember reading about a PC game that came with several sensors for heart rate/pressure, breathing, and maybe a couple others and it was a meditative game. You had to control these functions to get through the game which I think was sort of Myst-like. This was years and years ago and I've thought about it other times and tried to google it but haven't had any luck.
Such a system like that with Flower would be cool.
Oh.
I guess reading the TFS helps.
From the sound of it, you'd need a heatsink on the controller or maybe a fan (or both). I'd prefer less moving/delicate parts and to never have to worry about the controller overheating. Also, given the move to wireless controllers, there's battery life to think about.
Yeah, haha, genitals.
Personally, I'd be more interested in alternate sensory input: embedded (or glued for a less permanent effect) magnets and er... vibrating compass belt.
Ideas for gameplay connect? Belt might be neat for spider sense....
Yes, because when you don't want to sweat, you turn up the heat.
Well, ok, yeah, I'll give you that one. But uh... you know, every/anywhere else in the world without it being announced?
And gave them all a competing multiplayer game.... /tinfoilhat
I try but they always tack on some celebrity or sports shit and then I turn off the TV.