I didn't say it surprised me. Thats why I gave examples of other government projects that have failed. Like all the other major IT projects undertaken by the govenment they will under estimate the complexity of the system and under extimate the eventual cost. We will be left with a system that does a tenth of what they specified at ten times the original cost. I'm happy with the system not delivering the orwellian scenario but I'm less than happy about the British public having to pay for it.
It strikes me that the amount of data collected in this system will be pushing the boundries of current systems.
For the system to be used as evidence in court, there must be photographic proof that links the car to the numberplate. So you would be looking at about 500Kb per numberplate recognition. The system will aim to catch 35 million number plate reads per day and store the information over 2 years. This would require around 20,000 Terabytes of storage. In order for the system to be useful, all of this data would need to be available for online searching. As around half car journeys take place during the 1 hour evening and morning rush hours the system must be able to write around 3 Gb per second to disk.
On top of that, the plan is to increase storage to 5 years of data and to triple the number of numberplate recognisions. The system would then be looking at 150,000 Terabytes of storage and 9 Gb per second write to disk.
While it may be possible to achive all of this, I think the technological difficulties will either send the budget through the roof or the govenment will have to limit the system so much that it will effectively be crippled.
Much like the governments overspend on the National Program for IT (NHS) and their disasterous handling of the Child Support Agency system (amongst other IT disasters), this will turn out to be another white elephant.
While Microsoft may be right in enforcing its trademark, the question that is important is "why Window needs a defender?". If Windows was stable and secure like other operating systems, then the issue of trademark of Windows Defender would never come into question.
This is Microsoft shooting its self in the foot again as it just highlights how much their operating systems are missing
While high performance drives may be important, I feel that many drive manufacturers are forgetting that noise is a big issue. When you have 3 PC plus running at home high performance drives will just add to already high number of decibels that we have to suffer. Keeping my hearing is probably more important to saving a few milliseconds for each drive seek.
1 - The Maximum resolution of a standard 42in HDTV is 45 pixels an inch. Imagine 184 pixels an inch. Or a 168 inch wide screen!
2 - With a 168 inch screen you could display your TV, your Email, your PC, your CCTV and still have room for more on one screen
3 - A whole wall showing a hi resolution immersive environmental picture
4 - Technological advance that companies will develop for to fill the first 3 points
5 - Advance of super HDTV will lower the price of "standard HDTV" to the masses.
Any advance like this one can only further the true dream of an immersive information/mood/entertainment environment. Imagine developing software when all four walls of your office are your note pad!
I see this as helping HDTV adoption as it provides so many more oportunities for its use.
4 good reason why this can only be good for HDTV
1 - The Maximum resolution of a standard 42in HDTV is 45 pixels an inch. Imagine 184 pixels an inch. Or a 168 inch wide screen!
2 - With a 168 inch screen you could display your TV, your Email, your PC, your CCTV and still have room for more on one screen
3 - A whole wall showing a hi resolution immersive environmental picture
4 - Technological advance that companies will develop for to fill the first 3 points
5 - Advance of super HDTV will lower the price of "standard HDTV" to the masses.
Any advance like this one can only further the true dream of an immersive information/mood/entertainment environment. Imagine developing software when all four walls of your office are your note pad!
I see this as helping HDTV adoption as it provides so many more oportunities for its use.
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I didn't say it surprised me. Thats why I gave examples of other government projects that have failed. Like all the other major IT projects undertaken by the govenment they will under estimate the complexity of the system and under extimate the eventual cost. We will be left with a system that does a tenth of what they specified at ten times the original cost. I'm happy with the system not delivering the orwellian scenario but I'm less than happy about the British public having to pay for it.
It strikes me that the amount of data collected in this system will be pushing the boundries of current systems. For the system to be used as evidence in court, there must be photographic proof that links the car to the numberplate. So you would be looking at about 500Kb per numberplate recognition. The system will aim to catch 35 million number plate reads per day and store the information over 2 years. This would require around 20,000 Terabytes of storage. In order for the system to be useful, all of this data would need to be available for online searching. As around half car journeys take place during the 1 hour evening and morning rush hours the system must be able to write around 3 Gb per second to disk. On top of that, the plan is to increase storage to 5 years of data and to triple the number of numberplate recognisions. The system would then be looking at 150,000 Terabytes of storage and 9 Gb per second write to disk. While it may be possible to achive all of this, I think the technological difficulties will either send the budget through the roof or the govenment will have to limit the system so much that it will effectively be crippled. Much like the governments overspend on the National Program for IT (NHS) and their disasterous handling of the Child Support Agency system (amongst other IT disasters), this will turn out to be another white elephant.
This is Microsoft shooting its self in the foot again as it just highlights how much their operating systems are missing
If someone was to stay in a room for 16 hours a day with someone who farts constantly - you may not go deaf, but you would probably die!
While high performance drives may be important, I feel that many drive manufacturers are forgetting that noise is a big issue. When you have 3 PC plus running at home high performance drives will just add to already high number of decibels that we have to suffer. Keeping my hearing is probably more important to saving a few milliseconds for each drive seek.
Excellent - I now only need to pay for the first and last page of Lord of The Rings. Saving me money and time!
Well - I did'nt get a 1st.
Three years of study on the web or three years of study with parties, drugs, sex and women?
1 - The Maximum resolution of a standard 42in HDTV is 45 pixels an inch. Imagine 184 pixels an inch. Or a 168 inch wide screen!
2 - With a 168 inch screen you could display your TV, your Email, your PC, your CCTV and still have room for more on one screen
3 - A whole wall showing a hi resolution immersive environmental picture
4 - Technological advance that companies will develop for to fill the first 3 points
5 - Advance of super HDTV will lower the price of "standard HDTV" to the masses.
Any advance like this one can only further the true dream of an immersive information/mood/entertainment environment. Imagine developing software when all four walls of your office are your note pad!
I see this as helping HDTV adoption as it provides so many more oportunities for its use.
4 good reason why this can only be good for HDTV 1 - The Maximum resolution of a standard 42in HDTV is 45 pixels an inch. Imagine 184 pixels an inch. Or a 168 inch wide screen! 2 - With a 168 inch screen you could display your TV, your Email, your PC, your CCTV and still have room for more on one screen 3 - A whole wall showing a hi resolution immersive environmental picture 4 - Technological advance that companies will develop for to fill the first 3 points 5 - Advance of super HDTV will lower the price of "standard HDTV" to the masses. Any advance like this one can only further the true dream of an immersive information/mood/entertainment environment. Imagine developing software when all four walls of your office are your note pad! I see this as helping HDTV adoption as it provides so many more oportunities for its use.
Using helium! Any chance of sending Richard Branson up with them? In fact, I think he may have tried it already. Virgin Moon Landing
Do the Little Britain ladies have radiation sickness?