Yes we have that, but it's not good enough. The loops can't tell when a car is approching until it actually arrives in the intersection so the light still cycles reguarless of traffic patterns. A "smart" camera should be able to anticipate if the light needs to change at all and for how long. It might have a 5-second north/south green to let one or two cars through followed by a 5-min east/west green due to there being no north/south traffic.
Would someone PLEASE adapt these new intelligent cameras to work with traffic lights? Cameras that can tell how much traffic is coming from each direction could move a lot more traffic. I can't count the amount of time I have wasted at red lights when there was NO traffic at all coming the other way. Intersections that can intelligently route traffic would be uber useful.
It's all about the upgrades or lack thereof.
We are happy on Office XP and Windows XP. We will certainly skip at least one or two version upgrades on both products. Microsoft must hate that. So the are looking for ways to make sure we pay even if we don't upgrade and/or for a way to force upgrades when they want. Subscription software works for both goals.
I think it's worth noting that this article is filed in the "Opinions" section of physorg.com.
It was written by Lisa Zyga who has a degree in Physics? Nope. Engineering? Nope. Err, any hard science? Nope.
She has a degree in: Rhetoric (http://www.trustyguides.com/team.html)
Rhetoric -- the production and use of texts for distinct audiences and social contexts
If I can be taxed real dollars on virtual goods, then it only stands to reason that I can declare a loss on goods that I have lost.
New motto: Play online, get raped robbed and pillaged, profit!
Given that Vista now "calls home" every few months to re-validate itself, I guess that rules out using Vista in any type of secure environment where Internet access is not allowed.
I guess Microsoft has now solved the issue of how to deal with users that don't want to upgrade their software.
Windows Vista "calls home" every few months to re-validate itself. If the process fails then vista disables an unspecified set of features. So if we look a few years down the road to when they want us to upgrade to a new OS, all Microsoft has to do is turn off their Vista validation servers and presto! Everyone is properly motivated to upgrade. Yippie.
Some time back two Boeing 747's collided on the runway at Santa Cruz Airport in Tenerife, killing 579 people.
Do you remember the day? How about the month or the year? Can you even say with certainty what decade it was?
The reason the Government types are going all ape shit over this is not because it is a real threat to security but because it pulls back the curtain on the great and powerful security apparatus and shows that in reality it's all just a silly old man pushing buttons.
It could also be handy in getting rid of all those pesky cables (sata, ide, scsi, CD/DVD sound, etc...) inside the box. It would make for a nice clean looking PC.
It's probably wrong of me, but I just know I'm going to have to chuckle at all those Dell and Apple owners when I walk onto the plane with my SONY laptop.
So when google lights up all that dark fiber and goes into the ISP business, will I be able to tell Verizon to stuff their toll lanes or will Verizon still be able to stick their fingers in the pie due to Interconnects?
I read the article and emailed my thought to my Congressional representative: Paul Sarbanes of Maryland.
Here is what the web site returned when I submitted the email:
FORM SUBMITTED SUCCESSFULLY -- Thank You.
Internet... User unknown bill... User unknown/home/webservd/dead.letter... Saved message in/home/webservd/dead.letter
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Yes we have that, but it's not good enough. The loops can't tell when a car is approching until it actually arrives in the intersection so the light still cycles reguarless of traffic patterns. A "smart" camera should be able to anticipate if the light needs to change at all and for how long. It might have a 5-second north/south green to let one or two cars through followed by a 5-min east/west green due to there being no north/south traffic.
Would someone PLEASE adapt these new intelligent cameras to work with traffic lights? Cameras that can tell how much traffic is coming from each direction could move a lot more traffic. I can't count the amount of time I have wasted at red lights when there was NO traffic at all coming the other way. Intersections that can intelligently route traffic would be uber useful.
It's all about the upgrades or lack thereof. We are happy on Office XP and Windows XP. We will certainly skip at least one or two version upgrades on both products. Microsoft must hate that. So the are looking for ways to make sure we pay even if we don't upgrade and/or for a way to force upgrades when they want. Subscription software works for both goals.
Will I be able to use google on the collected data to find my car keys in the morning? If so, sign me up now.
And yet you have carefully stored the disks. Rather like an alcoholic saying he's sober because he moved the liquor into a back closet.
I think it's worth noting that this article is filed in the "Opinions" section of physorg.com. It was written by Lisa Zyga who has a degree in Physics? Nope. Engineering? Nope. Err, any hard science? Nope. She has a degree in: Rhetoric (http://www.trustyguides.com/team.html)
Rhetoric -- the production and use of texts for distinct audiences and social contexts
If I can be taxed real dollars on virtual goods, then it only stands to reason that I can declare a loss on goods that I have lost. New motto: Play online, get raped robbed and pillaged, profit!
To dress up as a pengiun and keep showing up on steet corners ahead of the photo van.
Given that Vista now "calls home" every few months to re-validate itself, I guess that rules out using Vista in any type of secure environment where Internet access is not allowed.
I guess Microsoft has now solved the issue of how to deal with users that don't want to upgrade their software. Windows Vista "calls home" every few months to re-validate itself. If the process fails then vista disables an unspecified set of features. So if we look a few years down the road to when they want us to upgrade to a new OS, all Microsoft has to do is turn off their Vista validation servers and presto! Everyone is properly motivated to upgrade. Yippie.
Some time back two Boeing 747's collided on the runway at Santa Cruz Airport in Tenerife, killing 579 people. Do you remember the day? How about the month or the year? Can you even say with certainty what decade it was?
The reason the Government types are going all ape shit over this is not because it is a real threat to security but because it pulls back the curtain on the great and powerful security apparatus and shows that in reality it's all just a silly old man pushing buttons.
It could also be handy in getting rid of all those pesky cables (sata, ide, scsi, CD/DVD sound, etc...) inside the box. It would make for a nice clean looking PC.
That way I could wollop my wii with all my friends. If I had any that is.
We take up a collection to purchase one of these for the playboy photographers.
The machine gave $20's for $5's for NINE days after it was reprogrammed before someone commented on it. God Bless America.
It's probably wrong of me, but I just know I'm going to have to chuckle at all those Dell and Apple owners when I walk onto the plane with my SONY laptop.
So when google lights up all that dark fiber and goes into the ISP business, will I be able to tell Verizon to stuff their toll lanes or will Verizon still be able to stick their fingers in the pie due to Interconnects?
Humm... It might be time to look at setting up a PGP enabled search engine or is there one already out there?
I read the article and emailed my thought to my Congressional representative: Paul Sarbanes of Maryland. Here is what the web site returned when I submitted the email:
/home/webservd/dead.letter... Saved message in /home/webservd/dead.letter
FORM SUBMITTED SUCCESSFULLY -- Thank You.
Internet... User unknown bill... User unknown
Gee I feel so much better now.
When you look into the display of this device does it cast a soft blue glow on your face?