Didn't some company create a set of glasses that actually uses low intensity lasers to paint the image directly onto your retina? ------------start sig--------------------
It would be a marvelous interaction. Imagine a clearinghouse where gamers could make donations to games that interest them. Each game project would provide details on planned features, progress, and team composition. In return for the "donation" the gamer would get exclusive access to development areas (ala Sourceforge) where they could interact with developers and comment on progress (forums, regular chats, team meetings). Of course, there would have to be clear rules that outline that the donation is given in confidence. The gamer could suggest and interact, but would understand that the donation doesn't guaruntee the developer's will listen to them. The clearinghouse company would hold the developers to certain contractual deliverables present in the design document, however. Could this work? The clearinghouse company could manage hundreds of these little projects and help the developers network. They would provide web space and design to present the games to the public and handle the donations. ------------start sig--------------------
I joined the same Qwest deal, and found out you can point your browser at this address: https://admin.customlink.net/reg/reg.cgi?vpn=qwest internet.net that is correct, a https:// (secure) set-up your info there and enter your software code. Then when it tries to auto-launch your dial-up, cancel that and set-up your own DUN using the phone number the sign-up page gave you. in the login put cl/username@qwestinternet.net all other settings are automatic, IP, DNS etc. This circumvents the annoying installation of their proprietary version of Netscape. It also allows you to decide when you want to dial-up, not allowing their version to dial up when it damn well pleases. I quit Qwest the next day, however. Their upstream speed didn't even seem to be v.34. At 19200 I was getting poor latencies. The packet loss is low, but the latency blew. I usually make 33600 v.34 connections, and most of my upstream v.90 connects are at 26400. Qwest doesn't even manage their own ISPs, they contract to Concentric! This is directly contrary to what a tech told me. I asked, "does the dial-up have a direct connection to Qwest's nationwide OC48 system" the answer was yes, the truth is NO.
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Didn't some company create a set of glasses that actually uses low intensity lasers to paint the image directly onto your retina?
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It would be a marvelous interaction. Imagine a clearinghouse where gamers could make donations to games that interest them. Each game project would provide details on planned features, progress, and team composition. In return for the "donation" the gamer would get exclusive access to development areas (ala Sourceforge) where they could interact with developers and comment on progress (forums, regular chats, team meetings). Of course, there would have to be clear rules that outline that the donation is given in confidence. The gamer could suggest and interact, but would understand that the donation doesn't guaruntee the developer's will listen to them. The clearinghouse company would hold the developers to certain contractual deliverables present in the design document, however. Could this work? The clearinghouse company could manage hundreds of these little projects and help the developers network. They would provide web space and design to present the games to the public and handle the donations.
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I joined the same Qwest deal, and found out you can point your browser at this address: https://admin.customlink.net/reg/reg.cgi?vpn=qwest internet.net that is correct, a https:// (secure) set-up your info there and enter your software code. Then when it tries to auto-launch your dial-up, cancel that and set-up your own DUN using the phone number the sign-up page gave you. in the login put cl/username@qwestinternet.net all other settings are automatic, IP, DNS etc. This circumvents the annoying installation of their proprietary version of Netscape. It also allows you to decide when you want to dial-up, not allowing their version to dial up when it damn well pleases. I quit Qwest the next day, however. Their upstream speed didn't even seem to be v.34. At 19200 I was getting poor latencies. The packet loss is low, but the latency blew. I usually make 33600 v.34 connections, and most of my upstream v.90 connects are at 26400. Qwest doesn't even manage their own ISPs, they contract to Concentric! This is directly contrary to what a tech told me. I asked, "does the dial-up have a direct connection to Qwest's nationwide OC48 system" the answer was yes, the truth is NO.