No, I get it. I'm referring more to the bit where old people complain that kids today are soft. "You have school busses? Back in my day we had to walk to school!" It usually adds the "Up hill! Both ways!" which is, obviously, completely ridiculous.
I assumed that the concept of "mixed reality" was less like "virtual reality" and more like "augmented reality." So I watched the video and assumed that the house was supposed to be real. And the guy is talking about how I can scan my actual chair and create something similar in my "virtual world"? Why do I care? Oh, and a record player represents music. I assume I can leaf through a bunch of albums and singles kind of like a I used to do versus that whole searching thing...
I mean, okay, I live in a shit-box apartment in Queens but I can virtually make it look like I live in a gorgeous beach-side apartment. And if I decide I want to go out on the balcony of my virtual beach-side apartment, I have to teleport there because there's an actual physical wall that will keep me from walking out (though it will warn me if it looks like I'm about to walk into a real-world wall.).
Why a plan, because it is 2 km and that 4 km walk takes quite some time, fortunately it is downhill all the way to the grocery store, unfortunately it is uphill all the way back from the grocery store.
You kids, today. Back in my day, it was uphill both ways!
Actually, somebody should do a new ad. "Sorry the presentation is taking so long. I'm trying to find the right dongle." "I have a DVI-to-VGA." "I have a HDMI-to-DVI!" "I have a USB-C-to-DisplayPort!"
What is this "computer" of which you speak? You mean those big-honkin' things that sit on a desk? Like what my Mom bought back when I was kid to get email?
Cable is usually limited to the home--I can watch TV on my phone while sitting in my house, but I lose pretty much all the worthwhile live channels if I'm using WiFi or Cellular service.
So if I have unlimited cellular, I can still get my local channels. I can conceivably shop around for the best/cheapest dumb-pipe Internet service and then pay $35 for YouTube TV. That might be less expensive than "Basic Cable TV" from the local Cable company.
One question I have: Will I get local channels depending on where I am (i.e., KCBS in LA but WCAX in Burlington, VT)? Can I choose what affiliate I want regardless of where I am? Time zones? Can I watch "Agents of SHIELD" at 7:00PM Pacific Time rather than waiting until 10:00PM when it would air on my local ABC affiliate?
You're right, I don't. It's not really worth spending the money for it when I can go to the theater. Considering I might go to 4 movies or so a year, so it'd probably be at least 5 years before it paid for itself.
I'm with the GP on this one. I'll go see the big blockbuster on the big screen. No complaint. But I'm not going to spend $25 to go watch a cute rom-com on the big screen. I don't really gain anything from seeing it in the theater versus watching it on the TV or on my iPad.
Just because there's no talking doesn't mean it isn't speech. There are plenty of gestures that come to mind.
Furthermore, if I made a video of myself describing everything that I saw when something happened, you would consider that speech. So making a video of it actually happening would also be considered speech.
Speech is more about communication. That communication does not have to be done by talking.
Let me know how "interesting" a Millennial's life becomes when their gig job doesn't pay medial or dental benefits, and an accident happens.
Well, it depends.
Remember that this is China. Socialized medicine. So, no, you don't have to worry about medical or dental.
Here? Might be a bit different--you'd better make sure you can work and still afford your ACA benefits. It's a similar thing with life insurance--if you feel it is important, you buy it.
The issue is whether or not your "gigs" can provide enough money so that you can afford to buy those things yourself.
Apollo 7 was the first manned test of the Apollo capsule. It was launched on a Saturn 1B, not a Saturn V. So the CSM had been tested in Earth orbit.. Furthermore, Apollo 8 was originally supposed to be a test of the LM in Earth orbit. However, because the LM was not ready, Apollo 8 and Apollo 9 missions were essentially "swapped."
Apollo 8 was the first manned test of the Saturn V. There had been several tests of the Saturn V before Apollo 8, however there were plenty of issues. NASA tested some of their fixes before the flight of Apollo 8, but never on actual Saturn V. So, in many ways, Apollo 8 was riding on an "untested" Saturn V.
I personally am much more suited to working in office and can never get anything done at home [...]
I'm the same way. My solution was simple: Go get an office.
There are lots of options for people who don't want to work from home. Personally, I went for the "Executive Suite." I get an office with a window and decent Internet for a little less than $600 per month. There's also a community kitchen and photocopier. It came with a desk and chair--nothing fancy--but I'm not paying extra for them (i.e. I didn't rent a furnished office, they were left by the previous tenant). Needless to say, the company provides the computer and router. I can sit and video chat or IM anyone I need to get ahold of.
Other options are your local coffee shop or co-working type places. While the company I work for doesn't assist me in paying for the space, some will. Also, as I understand it, I can write off my rent on my income taxes.
While the commute from the bedroom to the spare bedroom or living room sounds cool, I like keeping them separate. But my office is about 4 miles from where I live. I can bike, drive, or even walk!
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No, I get it. I'm referring more to the bit where old people complain that kids today are soft. "You have school busses? Back in my day we had to walk to school!" It usually adds the "Up hill! Both ways!" which is, obviously, completely ridiculous.
Too get a better idea, check out Monty Python's "Four Yorkshireman" skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I gotta admit, I was less than thrilled.
I assumed that the concept of "mixed reality" was less like "virtual reality" and more like "augmented reality." So I watched the video and assumed that the house was supposed to be real. And the guy is talking about how I can scan my actual chair and create something similar in my "virtual world"? Why do I care? Oh, and a record player represents music. I assume I can leaf through a bunch of albums and singles kind of like a I used to do versus that whole searching thing...
I mean, okay, I live in a shit-box apartment in Queens but I can virtually make it look like I live in a gorgeous beach-side apartment. And if I decide I want to go out on the balcony of my virtual beach-side apartment, I have to teleport there because there's an actual physical wall that will keep me from walking out (though it will warn me if it looks like I'm about to walk into a real-world wall.).
And this is exciting because...? Who cares?
Using the free time they have they will be hunting and gathering food.
...probably from robots that are delivering it to someone else.
Why a plan, because it is 2 km and that 4 km walk takes quite some time, fortunately it is downhill all the way to the grocery store, unfortunately it is uphill all the way back from the grocery store.
You kids, today. Back in my day, it was uphill both ways!
I will never be dependent on a dongle to be able to display sides on AV equipment in the classroom, often old (read HDMI, etc.)
Well, you can always edit your config.sys. :^D
Actually, somebody should do a new ad. "Sorry the presentation is taking so long. I'm trying to find the right dongle." "I have a DVI-to-VGA." "I have a HDMI-to-DVI!" "I have a USB-C-to-DisplayPort!"
"Get a Dell!"
That would get rid of the old joke about how people can be produced with "unskilled labor"...
[...] to the hell if he doesn't remotely look like Michael Biehn (who's supposed to be the future's everyman).
Yeah. Should have totally gone with OJ...
What is this "computer" of which you speak? You mean those big-honkin' things that sit on a desk? Like what my Mom bought back when I was kid to get email?
"What is an IDE?"
An Improvised Device that Explodes?
What do you mean I'm going to Guantanamo?
Cable is usually limited to the home--I can watch TV on my phone while sitting in my house, but I lose pretty much all the worthwhile live channels if I'm using WiFi or Cellular service.
So if I have unlimited cellular, I can still get my local channels. I can conceivably shop around for the best/cheapest dumb-pipe Internet service and then pay $35 for YouTube TV. That might be less expensive than "Basic Cable TV" from the local Cable company.
One question I have: Will I get local channels depending on where I am (i.e., KCBS in LA but WCAX in Burlington, VT)? Can I choose what affiliate I want regardless of where I am? Time zones? Can I watch "Agents of SHIELD" at 7:00PM Pacific Time rather than waiting until 10:00PM when it would air on my local ABC affiliate?
True. Just don't mention the war.
Right. Because cell phone service is ubiquitous and unblockable and there's absolutely no way to turn off the cell-phone radios.
Oh wait...Airplane mode.
Now try remembering that code you set up 3 years ago and never used [...]
1234.
You're right, I don't. It's not really worth spending the money for it when I can go to the theater. Considering I might go to 4 movies or so a year, so it'd probably be at least 5 years before it paid for itself.
I'm with the GP on this one. I'll go see the big blockbuster on the big screen. No complaint. But I'm not going to spend $25 to go watch a cute rom-com on the big screen. I don't really gain anything from seeing it in the theater versus watching it on the TV or on my iPad.
Just because there's no talking doesn't mean it isn't speech. There are plenty of gestures that come to mind.
Furthermore, if I made a video of myself describing everything that I saw when something happened, you would consider that speech. So making a video of it actually happening would also be considered speech.
Speech is more about communication. That communication does not have to be done by talking.
He likes rape.
One interesting application for this: My Garage.
Wouldn't it be nice to pull into the garage, go inside, and the garage charges my car. Nothing to plug in...
I assume it's "'Free' as in speech, not 'Free' as in beer." He actually spent about $700 on the hardware.
Let me know how "interesting" a Millennial's life becomes when their gig job doesn't pay medial or dental benefits, and an accident happens.
Well, it depends.
Remember that this is China. Socialized medicine. So, no, you don't have to worry about medical or dental.
Here? Might be a bit different--you'd better make sure you can work and still afford your ACA benefits. It's a similar thing with life insurance--if you feel it is important, you buy it.
The issue is whether or not your "gigs" can provide enough money so that you can afford to buy those things yourself.
Southern California. It's about half the cost of a studio apartment.
Apollo 7 was the first manned test of the Apollo capsule. It was launched on a Saturn 1B, not a Saturn V. So the CSM had been tested in Earth orbit.. Furthermore, Apollo 8 was originally supposed to be a test of the LM in Earth orbit. However, because the LM was not ready, Apollo 8 and Apollo 9 missions were essentially "swapped."
Apollo 8 was the first manned test of the Saturn V. There had been several tests of the Saturn V before Apollo 8, however there were plenty of issues. NASA tested some of their fixes before the flight of Apollo 8, but never on actual Saturn V. So, in many ways, Apollo 8 was riding on an "untested" Saturn V.
I personally am much more suited to working in office and can never get anything done at home [...]
I'm the same way. My solution was simple: Go get an office.
There are lots of options for people who don't want to work from home. Personally, I went for the "Executive Suite." I get an office with a window and decent Internet for a little less than $600 per month. There's also a community kitchen and photocopier. It came with a desk and chair--nothing fancy--but I'm not paying extra for them (i.e. I didn't rent a furnished office, they were left by the previous tenant). Needless to say, the company provides the computer and router. I can sit and video chat or IM anyone I need to get ahold of.
Other options are your local coffee shop or co-working type places. While the company I work for doesn't assist me in paying for the space, some will. Also, as I understand it, I can write off my rent on my income taxes.
While the commute from the bedroom to the spare bedroom or living room sounds cool, I like keeping them separate. But my office is about 4 miles from where I live. I can bike, drive, or even walk!
When they said that hackers could have the doll speak anything they wanted, I was thinking of Talky Tina as well.
People ride "driverless" elevators everyday without shitting or pissing in them.
Uh...depends. I've been in some pretty rank elevators in subway stations around Long Beach, CA, and New York City.
*Whoosh*