I knew I should have found the citation before I posted....
but I did read it. I will see if I can find it.
Also, about a year ago I read that researchers claimed they could predict your personality-type 5 hours after birth... So... this grad-student dissertation seems redundant....
This is really a test case like Rodney King.
Terry Childs superiors wouldn't have known what to do with the passwords had they had them.
Anyone other than admin's are scared to death to mess with big systems.
In the future, they will make admin's sign additional crap.
This would be a good place for unions to step in. I know we all have polarized feelings on unions, but he needed some kind of support.
Lets say they ask for passwords at dinner, he refuses, they say "denial of service" at 9AM next AM. What prevents mis-use?
You are correct, voting machines are a far cry from pace-makers. As I have said before, insurance keeps products safe, not legislation. If the rate-response pacemaker (oops thats a MedTronics trade secret...) fails, the company will go bankrupt. Problem solved.
Thanks clarkkent for such a well thought out response.
My nephew recently tried my Android app called, "Speed Limit".
It wouldn't work on his phone because he didn't have GPS enabled.
I asked why?
He said, "Big Brother".
Who do I write to to DEMAND that jobs quits logging ANYTHING related to location?
This will ruin location apps!
Traffic patterns are studied by the Carriers. Whats next? HTC monitoring, Motorola monitoring, Opera monitoring?
After 5 years of reading slashdot, I am writing a letter on this one.
jp
I don't have any problem with scalpers. Everything worth a damn has an intermediary, housing-sales (realitors), movie stars (agents), contractors (headhunters).
What I hope will happen is that paperless-and-transferrable tickets will someday move into the monopoly of Airline-Tickets.
Airline tickets should be on the Dow-Jones or some equivalent, so I can buy a last minute ticket.
So I welcome ticketmasters solution to the grandmother problem. May it find its way to Delta!
I agree, but there should be a device for less than US$100. All my kid - "needs" (and yes, all that I as a parent will pay for) is text and there are plenty of free-wifi spots. No way would I buy a "plan" for a 12 year old... (just me the cheapskate I suppose). Once the iTouch 8G goes below $100, I will buy one. Archos=$200, iTouch=$200, Zune=$200. Too much for just sending text which is a huge market in itself.
I agree. There must first be a generation of self-aware cars that rely on nothing external.
Mercedes has some of that with 1. Self Steer, 2. Self brake.
Next phase will be
3. Self Lane change,
4. Analysis of car ahead vehicle type (for braking distance).
Hey govt, if you are listening, just implement variable-speed-limits based on time-of-day. Then watch that progress before mandating more expense and gadgets.
I teach sunday school, (and have taught 9th grade also).
I tell girls that boys will drag them as far down in the gutter as they will allow.
Its up to the girl to show disapproval when they have reached their tolerance level.
CBS is definitely trying to make a buck from shock. Kudos for calling them on it.
For me, I download everything, so I am immune to CBS and most ads for that matter!
I know this self-censorship will probably dwindle, but for now its heavenly!
article says:
"federal wiretap law, which prohibits unauthorized access of communications."
IMHO, all wifi should be open or at least not illegal. The US should not be in such a hurry to become Russian...
This law must have come from the carriers who loose data-dollars from open wifi.
or
the ISP's who want everyone to pay $40/month for Internet.
I may write my Congressman on this one.
Open Wifi is a nice thing to offer your neighbor. I recently installed wifi for an elderly couple who now use their neighbors unlocked wifi.
Its not like sharing a water pipe which is more infrastructure. The ISPs can just adjust their prices.
This is what I dislike about these laws. They promote "hate thy neighbor".
I wish I knew some way to make people unlock their wifi like I do.
I want to ditch my cellphone and just put a laptop on a pole in the car.
Everyones just IM'ing anyway and I could do that for free with Google-voice.
The 4G greedies {verizon, ATT} are propagating paranoia simply to sell airtime...
We need yCombinator for social. E.g. something to aggregate. I imagine Google will figure out something, or perhaps Facebook will launch their own Browser....
$500 is the largest feature.
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I expect to see "design wins" using it.
1. Exercise equipment with universal iPad display instead of LEDs..
2. Kiosks in the Mall for quick reference. (assuming the display is really tough...)
3. In autos on a pole (like the police have) {dont need keyboard}
I am an Androy-Fan, but I expect people will want to touch the iPad, so they will be built into stuff.
There are lots of proprietary databases. Yours is owned by Navteq. Streetview is another... Ours is similar to wiki-pedia, a free clearing house of all speedlimits.
It should be public information. I shouldn't have to pay to get this info in any form. It takes a lot of effort to focus on speed limits and thats all we do...
I had a similar idea for parking lots, but I never tried to fund it.
Pneumatic speed bumps. If you speed, they pump up, if not, no bump...
Another idea I had was to raise the speed limit by 10mph/kph after 8pm.
This gives semi-trucks a solid reason to drive off-hours, since they will do anything to make more time and hence money faster.
This would free up bandwidth for commuters.
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I publish Android app's, but can't afford a phone myself. How ironic you might say.
Perhaps its my ignorance, so I will ask here.
Q: What is the cheapest Android phone that I can root and use offline such as this fellow???
CHEERS!
jp
Send me a picture of your dad and I will incorporate him into an app and send it to you.
He will be thrilled!
-Android App, Back Seat Driver
Help a free cause.
Its just a study I read.
I knew I should have found the citation before I posted....
but I did read it. I will see if I can find it.
Also, about a year ago I read that researchers claimed they could predict your personality-type 5 hours after birth... So... this grad-student dissertation seems redundant....
But no, I didn't RTFA....
Sick of speeding tickets yet?
Also worth noting is that by age 4, a room full of racially diverse kids will move toward kids that look like themselves.
Its time.
Lets begin an effort to thwart airborne eavesdropping.
I propose a home based monitoring system followed by a seeking-intercept-rocket to stop these drones.
Instructable, please join in.
This is really a test case like Rodney King.
Terry Childs superiors wouldn't have known what to do with the passwords had they had them.
Anyone other than admin's are scared to death to mess with big systems.
In the future, they will make admin's sign additional crap.
This would be a good place for unions to step in. I know we all have polarized feelings on unions, but he needed some kind of support.
Lets say they ask for passwords at dinner, he refuses, they say "denial of service" at 9AM next AM. What prevents mis-use?
Got Speeding Ticket?
I agree. In business you can only do one of three things.
Be First
Be cheaper
Be customized
If you do more than one, you will fail. Amazon missed the cool or nerd boat (iXXX, Android).
It would have to come in a cereal box for me to buy a kindle at this point.
Help motorists
You are correct, voting machines are a far cry from pace-makers. As I have said before, insurance keeps products safe, not legislation. If the rate-response pacemaker (oops thats a MedTronics trade secret...) fails, the company will go bankrupt. Problem solved.
Thanks clarkkent for such a well thought out response.
My nephew recently tried my Android app called, "Speed Limit".
It wouldn't work on his phone because he didn't have GPS enabled.
I asked why?
He said, "Big Brother".
Who do I write to to DEMAND that jobs quits logging ANYTHING related to location?
This will ruin location apps!
Traffic patterns are studied by the Carriers. Whats next? HTC monitoring, Motorola monitoring, Opera monitoring?
After 5 years of reading slashdot, I am writing a letter on this one. jp
TomTom looks at you as a dangerous crowsource-er.
Google has highly credible drivers and TomTom has uhhh me...
Thats why I want to build a site called lets say, "streetcred", showing who the heck I am.
Then all my online contributions will be measured for correctness...
Shamless plug.
Add speed limits in your area project.
BTW, you can only use Google-Street-view N times per day. They know people like you want to "mine" their data
(Lincoln MA Gear Ticks use Google Street View to mine data) and they throttle such activity! Too bad....
I don't have any problem with scalpers. Everything worth a damn has an intermediary, housing-sales (realitors), movie stars (agents), contractors (headhunters).
What I hope will happen is that paperless-and-transferrable tickets will someday move into the monopoly of Airline-Tickets.
Airline tickets should be on the Dow-Jones or some equivalent, so I can buy a last minute ticket.
So I welcome ticketmasters solution to the grandmother problem. May it find its way to Delta!
New Android widget for $0.99 helps you with the speedlimit on all USA roads and beyond.
Symbian is a horrible name. 'like Ubuntu, makes my skin crawl just saying them, much less developing for them.
Android is a nice name, hip name, still sounds good to say it. iPhone word is fast becoming blase...
jp
I agree, but there should be a device for less than US$100. All my kid - "needs" (and yes, all that I as a parent will pay for) is text and there are plenty of free-wifi spots. No way would I buy a "plan" for a 12 year old... (just me the cheapskate I suppose). Once the iTouch 8G goes below $100, I will buy one. Archos=$200, iTouch=$200, Zune=$200. Too much for just sending text which is a huge market in itself.
I agree. There must first be a generation of self-aware cars that rely on nothing external.
Mercedes has some of that with 1. Self Steer, 2. Self brake.
Next phase will be
3. Self Lane change,
4. Analysis of car ahead vehicle type (for braking distance).
Hey govt, if you are listening, just implement variable-speed-limits based on time-of-day. Then watch that progress before mandating more expense and gadgets.
jp
I want to get in my car and wake up in Yellowstone!
I teach sunday school, (and have taught 9th grade also).
I tell girls that boys will drag them as far down in the gutter as they will allow.
Its up to the girl to show disapproval when they have reached their tolerance level.
CBS is definitely trying to make a buck from shock. Kudos for calling them on it.
For me, I download everything, so I am immune to CBS and most ads for that matter!
I know this self-censorship will probably dwindle, but for now its heavenly!
Bored this summer, help a good cause
jp
article says:
"federal wiretap law, which prohibits unauthorized access of communications."
IMHO, all wifi should be open or at least not illegal. The US should not be in such a hurry to become Russian...
This law must have come from the carriers who loose data-dollars from open wifi.
or
the ISP's who want everyone to pay $40/month for Internet.
I may write my Congressman on this one.
Open Wifi is a nice thing to offer your neighbor. I recently installed wifi for an elderly couple who now use their neighbors unlocked wifi.
Its not like sharing a water pipe which is more infrastructure. The ISPs can just adjust their prices.
This is what I dislike about these laws. They promote "hate thy neighbor".
Help screw the government
I wish I knew some way to make people unlock their wifi like I do.
I want to ditch my cellphone and just put a laptop on a pole in the car.
Everyones just IM'ing anyway and I could do that for free with Google-voice.
The 4G greedies {verizon, ATT} are propagating paranoia simply to sell airtime...
Got an android phone?
what antenna [link please] do you use??
I need one and am clueless.
thanks
We need yCombinator for social. E.g. something to aggregate. I imagine Google will figure out something, or perhaps Facebook will launch their own Browser....
I expect to see "design wins" using it.
1. Exercise equipment with universal iPad display instead of LEDs..
2. Kiosks in the Mall for quick reference. (assuming the display is really tough...)
3. In autos on a pole (like the police have) {dont need keyboard}
I am an Androy-Fan, but I expect people will want to touch the iPad, so they will be built into stuff.
Open Speedlimit Database
2001, wow, yep that trumps me. I love halfbakery and also mp3car.com. Good discussions there...
That's a fantastic idea. Email me and I will add you to a google-wave.
55speedup@55wikispeedia.55org
Hi YttriumOxide,
There are lots of proprietary databases. Yours is owned by Navteq. Streetview is another... Ours is similar to wiki-pedia, a free clearing house of all speedlimits.
It should be public information. I shouldn't have to pay to get this info in any form. It takes a lot of effort to focus on speed limits and thats all we do...
-jp
That sounds like a beautiful idea.
I had a similar idea for parking lots, but I never tried to fund it.
Pneumatic speed bumps. If you speed, they pump up, if not, no bump...
Another idea I had was to raise the speed limit by 10mph/kph after 8pm.
This gives semi-trucks a solid reason to drive off-hours, since they will do anything to make more time and hence money faster.
This would free up bandwidth for commuters.
And of course, my biggest idea to date is:
Free Speed Limit Database.
Thanks for sharing that Portugal thing. Abrigado.