Basically it just had a bait to atract the slugs into the battery and then every few days in would move a 2 or 3 metres into a new area in the hope that there would be more slugs there.
I can't find any links - does anyone else know of this?
chandler quoth [...]because they have already started collecting my IP, adding cookies, targeting ads, etc - all of which I voided my privacy rights for because of some agreement I never saw!
The way round this is to just block them from doing it. Disable cookies/ads, use JunkBuster etc... Collecting IP's, adding cookies etc. don't require you to sign/view/accept an agreement!
[prediction] In a little while, there'll be a new law/addendum to UCITA that makes these step-on-agreements valid. [/prediction]
And there'll be ways of side-stepping these particular sorts of agreements.
It is feared the thieves may try to sell the machine on the internet.
The author of the book Station X, Michael Smith, called it a "devastating blow", but said he did not believe the machine had been stolen to order.
Hmm - wonder if they're gonna start looking at eBay?
LCD screens have too much "ghosting" when things move around.... Maybe these new generation monitors will fix this problem. I think so - from the article...
The liquid crystal in Toshiba's new screens is a material called polysilicon glass, which reacts 100 times as fast to electricity as amorphous silicon glass. [snip bit about moving hardware]
In answer to your question I agree it's a myth. In defence of including the first link - all I did was to include two random links - maybe not a good idea in view of the reaction it received.
From the 2nd link, it refers to the sci.physics FAQ - which I hope would be a reputable source of information: Which Way Will my Bathtub Drain?
Question: Does my bathtub drain differently depending on whether I live in the northern or southern hemisphere?
Answer: No. There is a real effect, but it is far too small to be relevant when you pull the plug in your bathtub.
wrt your comment on the author of the first site, I'm inclined to agree.
I beleive the comment you're referring to is this:
Consider a specific example of a flowing fluid, a vortex. Such a vortex is frequently spontaneously formed when water flows out of the drain of a bathtub. (The common myth is that the bathtub vortex rotates in one direction on the northern hemisphere and in the opposite direction on the southern part of the globe, which is wrong.)
Unfortunatly this opinion is backed up by other sources: Bad Coriolis
The direction of rotation of a draining sink is determined by the way it was filled, or by vortices introduced while washing. The magnitude of these rotations may be small, but they are nevertheless gargantuan by comparison to the rotation of the earth
I thought Lisa knew better: Coriolis effect does NOT determine which way the toilets and sinks drain. [...]The Coriolis Effect This is a real effect, but it isn't strong enough to affect the direction of water flow down a sink or bathtub. Any claims to the contrary are urban legends and can be scientifically refuted. Please consult the sci.physics FAQ for more information.
There are other sources - check Google. Of course there are probably sites out there that encourage the myth, but that's the nature of myths.
Most of the comments with regard to speed I've seen here seem to deal with the typing of words (i.e. speech, essays, that type of thing).
Are there any programmers out there who would reccommend Dvorak over QWERTY for coding purposes?
Is it any easier?
Does it produce less typo's?
And on a separate note - does anyone know how to remap the keys in a DOS box under Windows? No matter how I try, I can remap them under Windows, but the change doesn't effect DOS boxes. (Don't blame me - just the tools I have to put up with at work - we program under OS9 and use PC's - the only way we have at the moment of accessing the OS9 boxes is through a DOS box)
Slashdot Mirror
Does it have anything against people from S*&^$orpe or *&^%$tone in the UK?
Few references in chronological order...
Life: Nov 4/98 Robot that slugs it out with farm pests - (near the bottom)
Slashdot: SlugBot Nov '99
Doom on wheels stalks slugs Nov '99
Slug Feast June '00
Robotic Slugging Match no date given
Interesting that Chew Chew was reported as early as in July of last year..
Food for Thought as Carnivorous Robot Is Born
Unless you happen to be on AOL?
Collecting IP's, adding cookies etc. don't require you to sign/view/accept an agreement!
And there'll be ways of side-stepping these particular sorts of agreements.
Did anything come of charging spammers spamming to (normal) email accounts come to anything? Can it be implemented for this?
2) Do they have a tremor dectector yet? Et Voila - a seismograph.
3) Hook it up to your PC and use it as a joystick.
4) ... ;)
hmm - I'm at work and should be doing some - fill out the rest yourself
... the theory that if you tape buttered toast onto the back of a cat and drop the resultant combination, you will get antigravity?
;)
Hmm - I'm just wondering why this 'further' security wasn't in place to start with.
I think so - from the article...
From the 2nd link, it refers to the sci.physics FAQ - which I hope would be a reputable source of information: Which Way Will my Bathtub Drain?
wrt your comment on the author of the first site, I'm inclined to agree.
Unfortunatly this opinion is backed up by other sources: Bad Coriolis
And for the Simpsons fans out there...[2F13] Bart vs. Australia
There are other sources - check Google. Of course there are probably sites out there that encourage the myth, but that's the nature of myths.
Take the letters IBM
Subtract one from each:
I -> H
B -> A
M -> L
Well I found it amusing anyway :)
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Are there any programmers out there who would reccommend Dvorak over QWERTY for coding purposes?
Is it any easier?
Does it produce less typo's?
And on a separate note - does anyone know how to remap the keys in a DOS box under Windows? No matter how I try, I can remap them under Windows, but the change doesn't effect DOS boxes. (Don't blame me - just the tools I have to put up with at work - we program under OS9 and use PC's - the only way we have at the moment of accessing the OS9 boxes is through a DOS box)