While your example does bring an interesting point that we'll never do away with cables as long as we need power (unless...), I don't think your example is typical, but not unreasonable either though, but I'll try and make a point anyway.
Most people don't have dual monitors. Most don't have FM tuners or TV tuners, and UWB would be capable of providing reasonable alternatives (internet radio, streaming video). UWB would be capable of streaming audio directly to the speakers just like a bluetooth headset, but with more bandwidth and thus higher audio quality. So you're left with nothing but power cords and a video cable.
Some peripherals that would be more likely for typical users and would benefit from this technology are memory keys, external hard drives, mp3 players, pda's, and cell phones. I myself got an extra USB hub so I could have quick access to my memory key, mp3 player, pda, and cell phone. Think more in terms of wireless syncing of devices that aren't always part of your normal set up and are on the move. Think of a memory key, mp3 player, pda, or cell phone calling home and syncing up just by placing it within 10 feet of your computer.
Given all the articles on/. that are usually tagged bigbrother, I guess only a few of us picked up on the newspeak part of 1984. It's a bit different in that the new language isn't imposed on us, but if you think about it though, anything that is amusing, funny, or outright hilarious could be described with the reactions lol, rofl, roflmao. Something crazy, outlandish, or absolutely unbelievable can be described as wtf?, omgwtf?, or omgwtfbbq! These expressions convey the basic ideas of laughter or disbelief, and the relative intensity, but lack the articulate beauty of a well-spoken/written reply.
To throw in some basic accounting/economics principles, the effective interest rate is of more interest since it factors in the inflation rate as well. If your 3% interest rate of return is matched by an inflation rate of 3%, well, then you've got a net gain of zero effective dollars. That's just looking at the general inflation rate. If you factor in that currently the inflation rate of energy is highly volatile and on the rise (just this year, my power rates went from 8.37c/kwh to 9.04c/kwh, an 8% increase), then your 9K investment doesn't exactly look quite as good and may actually lose you money in the long run. Plus, to use some good old economics 101 terminology, just think of the "positive externalities" associated with one switching to wind energy.
No, you're right in the fact that the best writing will not be produced in a timed setting from a random prompt. But given a timed setting and a random prompt, the best writers will often (not always) rise to the top. This may not always be the case, but it is a standardized test, so the best they can do is give everybody the same conditions and use that as a measuring stick. If you looked at the graph that showed the distribution of the marks, it is easily identifiable as a Gaussian normal distribution. So the mediocre may not do their best, but they'll be lumped in somewhere around the middle. The best and worst writers will easily be identifiable as the outliers at either ends of the spectrum.
To put it into terms that a slashdotter can relate to, when an article is first posted (random prompt), there may be ton of people rushing to get their comment written so that they might hold the lofty title of having the first post. Many of these will not get modded up if they are just lame and provide no real content in their statement. However, better writers are the ones who are able to come up with a +5 comment in the same amount of time as someone racing to just get the first post.
Well, if you ignore the fact that 2 happened before 1 (the posted story indicating the stock price drop was obviously written before being posted on slashdot), I think today (Friday) is an excellent time to buy Apple shares. With the projected announcements of the Mac Pro desktops sometime next week during the WWDC, I think it is safe to say that in the relatively short period of now to next week, we'll see a guaranteed rise in AAPL. If I actually had money to invest, this would be something I would jump on.
Sounds to me that what you are describing is a TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Sitmulation) unit. These are primarily used as pain control units, although I think their healing properties have been contested and there is a lot of interpatient variability in its effectiveness. The basic idea of it though is that the electrodes on the unit are attached to the specified area, and the unit generates pulses of electrical energy that stimulate the nerves around the area. This has the effect of blocking the pain signal (to some extent) from the affected area. Basically, the pain signals that your brain receives from the site ends up just being noise buried in the stimulation signal from the TENS unit.
Although the premise of treatment your friend received is different from that mentioned in the TFA, he may have benefitted from some of these healing aspects that they have discovered. Essentially, the use of TENS units was/is for pain control. Some people (like your friend) may have shown healing aspects, but it was never really quantified. What this research shows I think is narrowing down of the exact form of the stimulation required for healing wounds (current density, intensity, direction, pulse length, etc), and the genes and/or cell properties that are involved.
but we all know that (3) is to have a huge frickin' army, so we'll never get to (4), and the US will never get (1) or (2) even though they have (3).
Now if only Stephen Harper and George Dubya shared similar views and we could combine our.............OH NOES! WTH IS THIS? ACCKKK! LET GO! YOU'RE TAKING OUR OIL? AND ALL OUR FRESH WATER? WHAT? WHADDYA MEAN WE'RE ALL GETTING DRAFTED? THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN CANA....*THUMP*
I was thinking the same thing when I read it. It's worded as if twisted pairs are some sort of new fangled idea. Anbody who is plugged into the internet via an ethernet cable is benefitting from this "twisting to reduce electro-magnetic interference".
So I started trying to read through all the 17 different ones they reviewed, but when I saw such small numbers as 50MB and actual dollar $igns, all I could think of was the Gmail space extension for Firefox. 2GB and growing storage in a single gmail account. Also, it's not like those that have gmail accounts don't have extra invites laying around. Mind you, it isn't quite as elegant a solution as some of these offerings, but the price is right and the storage space is always growing (to infinity + 1!!!!).
I know a lot of people that use their webmail accounts in this manner (yahoo, hotmail, etc) where if they think they need to be access a file somewhere else, they'll just e-mail it to themselves in an attachment. In all honesty though, the adoption rate for something like this for home personal users isn't going to ramp up until the average upload speeds of a home connection increases. Especially for large files, too many Joe Computer users are going to think their computer froze just because it's taking so long to upload their files.
I don't think the 'new' sucking is confined to just Windows Live when it comes to the latest offerings from Microsoft. Seems like a lot of stuff that they've rolled out lately hasn't made the impact they were hoping for. The Origmai wasn't anything but a small blip on the radar. Their windows media player music store has failed to see any kind of adoption. Media Centre Edition is being forced upon consumers, who most are just opting for their local cable/satellite solution. I guess the jury is still out on the xbox360 being first out of the gate and all, but it seems like the Wii is going to pass them on the second lap and kill them on the homestretch.
Is it just me or does it seem like a lot of people are jumping ship now? Has Microsoft finally spread themselves too thin? Have they become so huge now that they don't even know what to do with themselves under the multiple multiple layers of complexity? Anyone else forsee a large implosion in the foreseeable future? Maybe those that are smart enough realize that they are fighting a losing battle against Google, Linux, and OSS. Then again, they may just to enjoy their million$.
But if he's using the Wee Goal and scores, at least it means he's hitting the target and not pissing on your leg. Of course, I wouldn't extend that courtesy to the celebration antics that follow after. Let's just hope he puts his equipment away before he grabs the closest "teammate" next to him and starts jumping up and down.
Longitude and latitude doesn't necessarily assume that the Earth is a sphere. It does however, assume that the Earth is symmetric about the equator (which is a better assumption). So corresponding lat and long coordinates will still work for a spheroid in that a line connecting the two points will pass through the center of the earth. However, the surfaces at those points won't necessarily be perpendicular to the line.
Because you never know when you're going to have to flag down a ship and hitch yourself a ride when the Vogons come in to make way for that new galactic bypass.
Having recently taken the obligation myself, I was also suprised that the Quebec bridge collapse was omitted from this list. At least in Canada, this is the most famous Engineering disaster and a case that is studied by I assume all Canadian Universities in the ethics/engineering profession class.
After following your link, I see that you have linked to the American organization. The original iron ring ceremony is referred to as the Ritual of the Calling of Engineer where qualified individuals take the obligation which was written by the late great Rudyard Kipling. The American version of the ceremony and ring was later derived from the Canadian. I'm not sure what the American rings look like, but the Canadian iron rings are faceted and appears identical no matter what way it is worn. With time, the facets wear down and symbolize how the rough edges of young engineer are worn away with experience. I'm proud to wear mine, but also serves as a constant reminder of my duty to the public.
Where do I get HCL? Well, for me it's usually one of the waste products produced by my experiments with super saturating amounts of C2H6O. Although it is usually contaminated by other substances...like last night's supper.
If people are interested in science, they'll try their own crazy stuff their own way. What should *really* be sold are safety kits... flame suits, face shields... I mean, who here hasn't made a flame thrower with an aerosol can, or a potato gun w/PVC pipe, or tried to make some homemade napalm from some rumor-recipe that didn't work?
Sounds a lot like my misspent childhood/early teens, except our simple napalm recipe only had 2 ingredients so it was hard to mess up. Nothing beats a big piece of stryofoam melted with gasoline. That stuff burned for hours. Anyway, there was a good crowd of 6-8 of us adolescent boys that would do homemade "experiements" after school on the beach where we figured any high tide coming in would douse any experiment that went horribly wrong. When I think back, I guess we were pretty lucky the only thing we really did was lose a few eyebrows and come back home with our hair smelling of smoke.
Oddly enough, out of that whole group, I was the only one to go on and pursue further education in science and engineering. I guess that's the difference between making big explosions and wanting to understand why things blow up. You don't need a good understanding in chemistry, pyrotechnics, and thermodynamics to enjoy a fireworks display.
Yes, but that's not all. My (significant other) is a school teacher. Now MY (significant other) is teaching kids about foreign cultures. The other night I walked in on my (significant other) making passports.
Sorry, but due to your use of parentheses and the combination of "My", "MY", and "my", I couldn't help but read the first two sentences as if you were trying to make a point that your significant other is named "My". I chuckled to myself thinking how confusing a name this would be to have. Then I realized in the third sentence that you must just like randomly bracketing phrases. Don't worry, as long as there are an even number of opening and closing ones, it all evens out;)
Here's what we did in University when we were moving in and out of dorms each year. We just kept the top 5 1/4" bay empty with the faceplate off. It was pretty easy to just hook your hand in and lug it around to all the LAN parties.
I can think of one scene in particular that I would want to either cut or reshuffle. The scene where they are landing in London on Sir Teabing's jet and head straight for the hangar, they do a 5-second flashback showing how Robert and Sophie "evade" the cops by running out of the still moving plane and into the backseat of the car that is waiting for them. The fact that they show this flashback after the cops have left, and after they show a scene in which they are in the car just seems out of place. Maybe it's because I read the novel and know they aren't going to get caught, but I think it would have been more suspenseful if their dash from the plane was included linearly and maybe a shot of a cop potentially looking inside the vehicle while the rest of the plane is being searched.
Although, from what most of the reviews seemed to say, maybe the whole movie just should have been cut.
Funny that this just came out because it sounds a lot like a system I dreamt up just the other day while at the gym. I thought it was such a great idea that I wanted to develop it, patent it, and sell it. But given that as with any great idea, it's probably already been thought of and patented and there's no real way for the little guy like me to actually make money off of it, it got relegated to just another snippet in my head, so I'll just post my idea here and let it enter the public domain.
What I pictured was not just a system for runners, but for all exercise enthusiasts who do cross training on anything from treadmills to bikes to steppers and elliptical trainers in addition to regular jogging. At first I pictured a small device the size of a memory key (this would be the moneymaking device), but then figured that it would probably make sense to just add functionality to an iPod through a firmware update or something since they seem to be the exercise must have accessory.
Anyway, each exercise machine could have either an iPod dock, or just a wireless transmitter that communicated with the person's iPod. Depending on the machine type, different data would be recorded, such as speed, incline, resistance level, etc but similar machines would have the same headings (picture an XML style open data format). This would be important in gyms where they may have multiple machines of the same kind. Anyway, this data could be aggregated with a heart rate monitor attachment that got a sync signal either from the machine, or a GPS timestamp.
But the beauty in the whole system would be the seamless integration that the iPod hardware does so well with iTunes, like what the parent stated. Each workout would be saved, then synced with your computer upon plugging it in, click on "Workouts" in iTunes and have each workout listed with details. Change the view to then show graphs of progress of various parameters that you want displayed, such as total miles this week, total calories, average metabolic rate, etc. So, I guess my idea isn't really different than what Apple is working towards, its just that I'd like to see this functionality extended to other exercise machines for cross-training. Of course, this would involve the equipment manufacturers getting on board and adding support, but if they can do it for cars, I think exercise machines are yet another niche they can expand to.
Although I'm not a jogger, I do plenty of other cardio exercise and this is something that I would enjoy and satisfy the number quantification reassurance that my Engineering personality requires. But the overall interface shouldn't require an engineering or computer science degree to use. It shouldn't be anymore difficult than selecting "Workout" on your iPod, hit record, hit stop, and then plug n play in your computer when you get home. I think it would be a great way to stay motivated as you can track your progress, see improvements, or even instill guilt upon oneself when you look at a large dip in your graph where you slacked off for a week.
Slashdot Mirror
Most people don't have dual monitors. Most don't have FM tuners or TV tuners, and UWB would be capable of providing reasonable alternatives (internet radio, streaming video). UWB would be capable of streaming audio directly to the speakers just like a bluetooth headset, but with more bandwidth and thus higher audio quality. So you're left with nothing but power cords and a video cable.
Some peripherals that would be more likely for typical users and would benefit from this technology are memory keys, external hard drives, mp3 players, pda's, and cell phones. I myself got an extra USB hub so I could have quick access to my memory key, mp3 player, pda, and cell phone. Think more in terms of wireless syncing of devices that aren't always part of your normal set up and are on the move. Think of a memory key, mp3 player, pda, or cell phone calling home and syncing up just by placing it within 10 feet of your computer.
Given all the articles on /. that are usually tagged bigbrother, I guess only a few of us picked up on the newspeak part of 1984. It's a bit different in that the new language isn't imposed on us, but if you think about it though, anything that is amusing, funny, or outright hilarious could be described with the reactions lol, rofl, roflmao. Something crazy, outlandish, or absolutely unbelievable can be described as wtf?, omgwtf?, or omgwtfbbq! These expressions convey the basic ideas of laughter or disbelief, and the relative intensity, but lack the articulate beauty of a well-spoken/written reply.
To throw in some basic accounting/economics principles, the effective interest rate is of more interest since it factors in the inflation rate as well. If your 3% interest rate of return is matched by an inflation rate of 3%, well, then you've got a net gain of zero effective dollars. That's just looking at the general inflation rate. If you factor in that currently the inflation rate of energy is highly volatile and on the rise (just this year, my power rates went from 8.37c/kwh to 9.04c/kwh, an 8% increase), then your 9K investment doesn't exactly look quite as good and may actually lose you money in the long run. Plus, to use some good old economics 101 terminology, just think of the "positive externalities" associated with one switching to wind energy.
To put it into terms that a slashdotter can relate to, when an article is first posted (random prompt), there may be ton of people rushing to get their comment written so that they might hold the lofty title of having the first post. Many of these will not get modded up if they are just lame and provide no real content in their statement. However, better writers are the ones who are able to come up with a +5 comment in the same amount of time as someone racing to just get the first post.
Even brings up the print dialog for you, but cancelling it is less annoying that clicking next...next...next...
You'd be suprised at the demand that is out there for videos in this genre.
Well, if you ignore the fact that 2 happened before 1 (the posted story indicating the stock price drop was obviously written before being posted on slashdot), I think today (Friday) is an excellent time to buy Apple shares. With the projected announcements of the Mac Pro desktops sometime next week during the WWDC, I think it is safe to say that in the relatively short period of now to next week, we'll see a guaranteed rise in AAPL. If I actually had money to invest, this would be something I would jump on.
Although the premise of treatment your friend received is different from that mentioned in the TFA, he may have benefitted from some of these healing aspects that they have discovered. Essentially, the use of TENS units was/is for pain control. Some people (like your friend) may have shown healing aspects, but it was never really quantified. What this research shows I think is narrowing down of the exact form of the stimulation required for healing wounds (current density, intensity, direction, pulse length, etc), and the genes and/or cell properties that are involved.
I'm guessing you missed this one:
http://www.google.com/logos/bastilleday02.gif
2. Cheap healthcare
3. ??????
4. World Domination!
but we all know that (3) is to have a huge frickin' army, so we'll never get to (4), and the US will never get (1) or (2) even though they have (3).
Now if only Stephen Harper and George Dubya shared similar views and we could combine our.............OH NOES! WTH IS THIS? ACCKKK! LET GO! YOU'RE TAKING OUR OIL? AND ALL OUR FRESH WATER? WHAT? WHADDYA MEAN WE'RE ALL GETTING DRAFTED? THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN CANA....*THUMP*
I was thinking the same thing when I read it. It's worded as if twisted pairs are some sort of new fangled idea. Anbody who is plugged into the internet via an ethernet cable is benefitting from this "twisting to reduce electro-magnetic interference".
I know a lot of people that use their webmail accounts in this manner (yahoo, hotmail, etc) where if they think they need to be access a file somewhere else, they'll just e-mail it to themselves in an attachment. In all honesty though, the adoption rate for something like this for home personal users isn't going to ramp up until the average upload speeds of a home connection increases. Especially for large files, too many Joe Computer users are going to think their computer froze just because it's taking so long to upload their files.
I don't think the 'new' sucking is confined to just Windows Live when it comes to the latest offerings from Microsoft. Seems like a lot of stuff that they've rolled out lately hasn't made the impact they were hoping for. The Origmai wasn't anything but a small blip on the radar. Their windows media player music store has failed to see any kind of adoption. Media Centre Edition is being forced upon consumers, who most are just opting for their local cable/satellite solution. I guess the jury is still out on the xbox360 being first out of the gate and all, but it seems like the Wii is going to pass them on the second lap and kill them on the homestretch.
Is it just me or does it seem like a lot of people are jumping ship now? Has Microsoft finally spread themselves too thin? Have they become so huge now that they don't even know what to do with themselves under the multiple multiple layers of complexity? Anyone else forsee a large implosion in the foreseeable future? Maybe those that are smart enough realize that they are fighting a losing battle against Google, Linux, and OSS. Then again, they may just to enjoy their million$.
But if he's using the Wee Goal and scores, at least it means he's hitting the target and not pissing on your leg. Of course, I wouldn't extend that courtesy to the celebration antics that follow after. Let's just hope he puts his equipment away before he grabs the closest "teammate" next to him and starts jumping up and down.
Longitude and latitude doesn't necessarily assume that the Earth is a sphere. It does however, assume that the Earth is symmetric about the equator (which is a better assumption). So corresponding lat and long coordinates will still work for a spheroid in that a line connecting the two points will pass through the center of the earth. However, the surfaces at those points won't necessarily be perpendicular to the line.
Because you never know when you're going to have to flag down a ship and hitch yourself a ride when the Vogons come in to make way for that new galactic bypass.
After following your link, I see that you have linked to the American organization. The original iron ring ceremony is referred to as the Ritual of the Calling of Engineer where qualified individuals take the obligation which was written by the late great Rudyard Kipling. The American version of the ceremony and ring was later derived from the Canadian. I'm not sure what the American rings look like, but the Canadian iron rings are faceted and appears identical no matter what way it is worn. With time, the facets wear down and symbolize how the rough edges of young engineer are worn away with experience. I'm proud to wear mine, but also serves as a constant reminder of my duty to the public.
Where do I get HCL? Well, for me it's usually one of the waste products produced by my experiments with super saturating amounts of C2H6O. Although it is usually contaminated by other substances...like last night's supper.
Sounds a lot like my misspent childhood/early teens, except our simple napalm recipe only had 2 ingredients so it was hard to mess up. Nothing beats a big piece of stryofoam melted with gasoline. That stuff burned for hours. Anyway, there was a good crowd of 6-8 of us adolescent boys that would do homemade "experiements" after school on the beach where we figured any high tide coming in would douse any experiment that went horribly wrong. When I think back, I guess we were pretty lucky the only thing we really did was lose a few eyebrows and come back home with our hair smelling of smoke.
Oddly enough, out of that whole group, I was the only one to go on and pursue further education in science and engineering. I guess that's the difference between making big explosions and wanting to understand why things blow up. You don't need a good understanding in chemistry, pyrotechnics, and thermodynamics to enjoy a fireworks display.
Sorry, but due to your use of parentheses and the combination of "My", "MY", and "my", I couldn't help but read the first two sentences as if you were trying to make a point that your significant other is named "My". I chuckled to myself thinking how confusing a name this would be to have. Then I realized in the third sentence that you must just like randomly bracketing phrases. Don't worry, as long as there are an even number of opening and closing ones, it all evens out ;)
Here's what we did in University when we were moving in and out of dorms each year. We just kept the top 5 1/4" bay empty with the faceplate off. It was pretty easy to just hook your hand in and lug it around to all the LAN parties.
-
I can think of one scene in particular that I would want to either cut or reshuffle. The scene where they are landing in London on Sir Teabing's jet and head straight for the hangar, they do a 5-second flashback showing how Robert and Sophie "evade" the cops by running out of the still moving plane and into the backseat of the car that is waiting for them. The fact that they show this flashback after the cops have left, and after they show a scene in which they are in the car just seems out of place. Maybe it's because I read the novel and know they aren't going to get caught, but I think it would have been more suspenseful if their dash from the plane was included linearly and maybe a shot of a cop potentially looking inside the vehicle while the rest of the plane is being searched.
Although, from what most of the reviews seemed to say, maybe the whole movie just should have been cut.
Sorry, the current market indicates that there is a $200 premium to upgrade your laptop to the colour black, so it's going to cost more than $100.
What I pictured was not just a system for runners, but for all exercise enthusiasts who do cross training on anything from treadmills to bikes to steppers and elliptical trainers in addition to regular jogging. At first I pictured a small device the size of a memory key (this would be the moneymaking device), but then figured that it would probably make sense to just add functionality to an iPod through a firmware update or something since they seem to be the exercise must have accessory.
Anyway, each exercise machine could have either an iPod dock, or just a wireless transmitter that communicated with the person's iPod. Depending on the machine type, different data would be recorded, such as speed, incline, resistance level, etc but similar machines would have the same headings (picture an XML style open data format). This would be important in gyms where they may have multiple machines of the same kind. Anyway, this data could be aggregated with a heart rate monitor attachment that got a sync signal either from the machine, or a GPS timestamp.
But the beauty in the whole system would be the seamless integration that the iPod hardware does so well with iTunes, like what the parent stated. Each workout would be saved, then synced with your computer upon plugging it in, click on "Workouts" in iTunes and have each workout listed with details. Change the view to then show graphs of progress of various parameters that you want displayed, such as total miles this week, total calories, average metabolic rate, etc. So, I guess my idea isn't really different than what Apple is working towards, its just that I'd like to see this functionality extended to other exercise machines for cross-training. Of course, this would involve the equipment manufacturers getting on board and adding support, but if they can do it for cars, I think exercise machines are yet another niche they can expand to.
Although I'm not a jogger, I do plenty of other cardio exercise and this is something that I would enjoy and satisfy the number quantification reassurance that my Engineering personality requires. But the overall interface shouldn't require an engineering or computer science degree to use. It shouldn't be anymore difficult than selecting "Workout" on your iPod, hit record, hit stop, and then plug n play in your computer when you get home. I think it would be a great way to stay motivated as you can track your progress, see improvements, or even instill guilt upon oneself when you look at a large dip in your graph where you slacked off for a week.