The article doesn't do much to explain the process. Maybe this is it:
Wadle became interested in the concept while studying lightning coming from the ground, "which led him to believe that there's some type of power emanating from earth, which led him to trees," Lagadinos said.
Ah, I see. Trees produce lightning. But surely that would be more than 2 volts?
From TFA: ThePlaceforitAll.com only has mock-up pics on its site, as does the eBay auction page, so there's no real indication as to what the final product will look like.
Any real consumer reviews of these from happy/unhappy customers?
I felt my brain being damaged while I looked them over, but they appear to employ something similar to image matching with the added component of movement. It looks like if they are implemented as desired, you could find video similar to a reference piece. This is not useful for searching based on a text query, however. But, you could build an index that matched words to a reference library of video clips, then search for matches to your reference clip.
Of course, all the heavy crunching would be used to build a lean, fast search index, hopefully.
Before I would consider buying a Segway, I would wanted it modded in some ways. First, I would need a seat. Wait, maybe 2 - no, four - seats so that I can bring some friends along. Of course, that would affect the stability, so I would probably have to add another set of wheels. And with all that extra weight, I doubt the electric motor could provide the necessary juice, so some sort of gasoline engine might be appropriate. Then to keep the weather out, maybe some metal sheilding on the top and sides, with glass windows to see out of. Oh, and of course a radio.
They needn't bother airing it on Sunday again, unless it's late. Football will just roll over and kill it like it did before, and like it's doing to "King of the Hill" now.
I wish they could just resurrect shows on Cartoon Network. Unfortunately, that's probably not possible.
While I could easily strip the DRM off the WMA files..., that would take too much effort on my part to make it worth the money.
This is the reason that I avoid 'buying' downloadable music. Case in point: a coworker gave me a free download the other day (won it on a bottle cap, I think it was MSN or something). So I went ahead and downloaded it at work, God help me. After several tense moments, I finally got it to play at home, after it made sure that I did indeed have the right to do that.
Even then, with the music I have purchased, I have to wait for the rights acquistion to make sure that I have not committed the unspeakable crime of moving my music around.
Ninety-nine cents per song is, IMO, a fair price. I would love to pay 99 cents, if not for the DRM baggage.
BTW, you can find some great music at garageband.com. Not big names, of course, but the downloads are MP3 with no DRM crap.
'Yes, the very same federal government that is cutting back on college loans and food stamps will soon be issuing TV vouchers'
I realize this is in an 'analysis' piece, but I would be very surprised if it were actually true. Unless by cutting back, he means cutting back in the rate of growth. I'm not even going to attempt to Google this to find meaningful figures, for (I hope) obvious reasons. Anyone know where we can see the real increases/decreases for funding of such items?
I think it's a great chance for non-gamers like me (well, pretty much) to see what all the MMORPG fuss is about, especially under the D&D banner. I think I might do it.
Huh? The ad says "Anti-Bush Gifts and Gear". That doesn't strike me as a very credible news site.
It's not a news site. Like most of the links to "evidence" posted in this thread, it's really opinion disguised as news.
Look, do you believe for a second - a second - that if there were anything to this conspiracy crap, that all the major news agencies, CNN, et al would not jump all over this thing? They try to destroy Republicans in general and the President in particular every chance they get. And a lot of you people think they're covering for Bush in some way?
If I see "balance" in a story anymore I have to assume I'm being lied to.
You may want to go beyond the hat to the full foil wrap. That way the signals don't get in through the toenails.
I think we all might be suffering from the culture wars. I read over some of Card's comments, and I agree they could be characterized as "rantings." However, Lewis seemed to be just a mainstream Christain of his day, no more at war with science than any other fellow. It's only in the last 20 or 30 years or so here in the U.S. that "fundamentalist" Christains (they're not really fundamentalists in the original meaning of that word, but that's another topic) have been targeting science that did not agree with their religion.
So there's no reason, in my opinion, that a "man of science" could not read, enjoy, and even agree with a mainstream Christain author.
I am just worried that this kind of business is finally becoming... well pretty much like EVERY business out there
That's the way it looks, but it was ever thus. But think about the "hard" side of the economy, and imagine the resources you would need to be able to create a startup automobile company. You would need huge backing to compete. (Well, maybe not with the shape GM is in these days:) But just about 50 years ago, Preston Tucker almost did it.
Now, in the "soft" side of the economy, startups are relatively cheap and easy. And some of these startups make no bones about their intentions: they want to be successful enough to be bought by one of the big guys. Then they can take that money and innovate something else, or buy an island, or whatever. But usually they invent something else new, which gets bought... Not too bad for the consumer, really.
Compared to $3 billion, I guess $225 million doesn't seem so bad. Kind of like my friends saying they're not playing the lottery 'cause it's not even up to a $100 million yet. $50 million? Bah! Who needs it.
I do like the picture on CNN's website though. I'll bet the uncropped version shows their seppuku knives ready. (I hope Japanese/.er's won't take offense; I admire the execs' forthrightedness.) (Is that a word?)
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Ah, I see. Trees produce lightning. But surely that would be more than 2 volts?
Any real consumer reviews of these from happy/unhappy customers?
Anyone want to write a small routine where, if you hold your laptop upside down and shake it, your hard drive is reformatted?
In Soviet Russia...
Nah, I'm not gonna say it...
A Fast Multi-Resolution Block Matching Algorithm for Multiple-Frame Motion Estimation
Efficient Video Similarity Measurement and Searc (probably grad students here)
I felt my brain being damaged while I looked them over, but they appear to employ something similar to image matching with the added component of movement. It looks like if they are implemented as desired, you could find video similar to a reference piece. This is not useful for searching based on a text query, however. But, you could build an index that matched words to a reference library of video clips, then search for matches to your reference clip.
Of course, all the heavy crunching would be used to build a lean, fast search index, hopefully.
Before I would consider buying a Segway, I would wanted it modded in some ways. First, I would need a seat. Wait, maybe 2 - no, four - seats so that I can bring some friends along. Of course, that would affect the stability, so I would probably have to add another set of wheels. And with all that extra weight, I doubt the electric motor could provide the necessary juice, so some sort of gasoline engine might be appropriate. Then to keep the weather out, maybe some metal sheilding on the top and sides, with glass windows to see out of. Oh, and of course a radio.
You mean like moving pictures, and audio? On your TV screen?
Of course, this patent was only filed to sue the real inventor of the warp drive, Zephram Chocrane, when he actually gets around to inventing it.
BRB ==> "Pardon me, I have to step away from the computer for a moment."
9sdf9jlsksldkkkkkkkkkkks.............. ==> "Hi - OakDragon went to get a beer. This is his cat!"
I wish they could just resurrect shows on Cartoon Network. Unfortunately, that's probably not possible.
This is the reason that I avoid 'buying' downloadable music. Case in point: a coworker gave me a free download the other day (won it on a bottle cap, I think it was MSN or something). So I went ahead and downloaded it at work, God help me. After several tense moments, I finally got it to play at home, after it made sure that I did indeed have the right to do that.
Even then, with the music I have purchased, I have to wait for the rights acquistion to make sure that I have not committed the unspeakable crime of moving my music around.
Ninety-nine cents per song is, IMO, a fair price. I would love to pay 99 cents, if not for the DRM baggage.
BTW, you can find some great music at garageband.com. Not big names, of course, but the downloads are MP3 with no DRM crap.
I think you pasted the wrong link. This links back to the Slashdot article.
I realize this is in an 'analysis' piece, but I would be very surprised if it were actually true. Unless by cutting back, he means cutting back in the rate of growth. I'm not even going to attempt to Google this to find meaningful figures, for (I hope) obvious reasons. Anyone know where we can see the real increases/decreases for funding of such items?
...now if the Nigerian government would just do something to get my money back from that doctor fellow!
I think it's a great chance for non-gamers like me (well, pretty much) to see what all the MMORPG fuss is about, especially under the D&D banner. I think I might do it.
It's not a news site. Like most of the links to "evidence" posted in this thread, it's really opinion disguised as news.
Look, do you believe for a second - a second - that if there were anything to this conspiracy crap, that all the major news agencies, CNN, et al would not jump all over this thing? They try to destroy Republicans in general and the President in particular every chance they get. And a lot of you people think they're covering for Bush in some way?
If I see "balance" in a story anymore I have to assume I'm being lied to.
You may want to go beyond the hat to the full foil wrap. That way the signals don't get in through the toenails.
Stock in major companies can actually go down if revenues go up 10% - but they were projected to go up 15%.
So there's no reason, in my opinion, that a "man of science" could not read, enjoy, and even agree with a mainstream Christain author.
Narnia is not immune to the fantasy haters, either.
The researchers must have forgotten to slide the little "write protect" tab on the diskette.
That's the way it looks, but it was ever thus. But think about the "hard" side of the economy, and imagine the resources you would need to be able to create a startup automobile company. You would need huge backing to compete. (Well, maybe not with the shape GM is in these days :) But just about 50 years ago, Preston Tucker almost did it.
Now, in the "soft" side of the economy, startups are relatively cheap and easy. And some of these startups make no bones about their intentions: they want to be successful enough to be bought by one of the big guys. Then they can take that money and innovate something else, or buy an island, or whatever. But usually they invent something else new, which gets bought... Not too bad for the consumer, really.
I do like the picture on CNN's website though. I'll bet the uncropped version shows their seppuku knives ready. (I hope Japanese /.er's won't take offense; I admire the execs' forthrightedness.) (Is that a word?)
I wish to express my agreement with this sentiment, also. And since they'd probably be sitting right next to you, it would be an easy shot, too!
Bad way of expressing concept: We are too cheap/broke to provide our team with the office space they need.
Good way of expressing concept: "Because all members of a team are within a few feet of one another, it is relatively easy to coordinate projects."
It's the next generation of AdSense: Google Subliminal.
Do not look directly at extrasolar planets with remaining good eye.
* spills coffee in lap *
God Bless America!