Some might say that 59 isn't that old, but the fact remains that there are still plenty of people that grew up before the computer and/or internet revolution. Eventually, however, having some knowledge of technical terms will be inevitable.
Don't forget the fish. The same environmentalists that advocate alternative energy throw fits over windmills killing birds. After all the generators DO look like really big worms. Now if I just had an appropriately sized hook....
I will echo the opinion of the parent with one caveat. No maiming or killing is necessary. If those that the DRM is written against (read media pirates) stop attempting to circumvent the DRM or downloading DRM-free media, then the use for DRM is pointless. If everyone would just purchase music, movies, etc. the the **AA MIGHT stop trying to control it's copyrights with such vigor. In other words: the fight for or against DRM is a two-way street and there are two sides to this story.
The idea is simple, first give MINI USA some irreverent information about yourself (nothing too personal). Then MINI USA then sends out a special keyfob (4-6 weeks after sign-up) that identifies you to each of the Motorboards you pass. When the boards detect that you are about the drive by, they deliver a personal message based on the information you originally gave.
You don't get to make the message. It is derived from the information you give MINI USA.
Is there a cost for this service or deposit for the key fobs? Otherwise it sounds like a very creative idea. Mini USA has been exceptionally creative with there previous billboards. Check this one out: http://www.adrants.com/images/Mini_Billboard.jpg
As mentioned above there is still the problem of sound quality. Those laptop speakers don't sound so hot when there is a 5.1 channel system that is going unused because you cant throw the signal to it. Also most laptops (and many desktops) only offer an 1/8" headphone out. This doesn't do a surround sound 5.1 channel soundtrack justice by compressing it into just 2 channels.
The new system will use more high-speed driving, partly in 20-degree cold. Air conditioning will be on some portion of each driving cycle, and there will be more stop-and-go and rapid-acceleration driving.
So what if they have decided to change the test to simulate driving in sub-freezing and balmy temperatures in the same drive. The reason why the EPA numbers always seem high when you are calculating your fuel economy at the pump is there is now way to perfectly model how an actual person drives there car. You mileage is going to suck if you drive like an F1 racer or be phenomenal if you drive like Ms. Daisy.
Changing the way the numbers are calculated WILL NOT change the way people drive or how the vehciles perform. Hybrids will continue to be more efficient than gasoline powered vehicles despite how the numbers fall out.
In the words of Benjamin Franklin: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
I agree that there is no rule that defines liberty as privacy or vice versa. Also, I concur that sacrificing privacy so that all members of a society are held accountable to all others would aid in eliminating hypocrisy and deceptive practices. However, this totality of public knowledge could lend rise to a whole knew set of problems in our society. The ability to monitor eveyone at anytime is exactly the type of problem that this article addresses.
3) Forget about nuking it in the microwave - the chip could burst into flames, leaving telltale scorch marks. Besides, have you ever smelled burnt passport?
This approach would definately slow down your time in customs.
A video on the Polar Rose website (avi format) shows the technique being used to reconstruct actor Tom Cruise's face: http://www.polarrose.com/img/tom.avi
Does anyone know who got the contract to build this wind farm. I look forward to seeing something on a project of this magnitude on Modern Marvels sometime in the next few years.
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Some might say that 59 isn't that old, but the fact remains that there are still plenty of people that grew up before the computer and/or internet revolution. Eventually, however, having some knowledge of technical terms will be inevitable.
I will install a MS OS once they reintroduce Windows 3.1! Death to Clippy and all that is evil!
Does anyone have a mobile link for the website. I can't seem to connect to it on my blackberry.
I was hoping GM had come up with some new sort of flying subcompact.
Don't forget the fish. The same environmentalists that advocate alternative energy throw fits over windmills killing birds. After all the generators DO look like really big worms. Now if I just had an appropriately sized hook....
Hopefully the R&D is an overhead and not a "sunk cost". These things are supposed to float.
2 Vista Users, a Linux user, and an OSX user walk into a bar...
I think this has more to do with the temperatures at launch site on those days than the date of the year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challen ger_disaster#Pre-launch_conditions_and_delays
You and the rest of the /. community.
This is gonna kill my karma.
I will echo the opinion of the parent with one caveat. No maiming or killing is necessary. If those that the DRM is written against (read media pirates) stop attempting to circumvent the DRM or downloading DRM-free media, then the use for DRM is pointless. If everyone would just purchase music, movies, etc. the the **AA MIGHT stop trying to control it's copyrights with such vigor. In other words: the fight for or against DRM is a two-way street and there are two sides to this story.
Is there a cost for this service or deposit for the key fobs? Otherwise it sounds like a very creative idea. Mini USA has been exceptionally creative with there previous billboards. Check this one out: http://www.adrants.com/images/Mini_Billboard.jpg
As mentioned above there is still the problem of sound quality. Those laptop speakers don't sound so hot when there is a 5.1 channel system that is going unused because you cant throw the signal to it. Also most laptops (and many desktops) only offer an 1/8" headphone out. This doesn't do a surround sound 5.1 channel soundtrack justice by compressing it into just 2 channels.
73. George Bush's personal highlight of his presidency is catching a 7.5lb (3.4kg) perch.
Now I just need to convince my town to stop dredging the lake near my house and turn it into renewable fuel.
Changing the way the numbers are calculated WILL NOT change the way people drive or how the vehciles perform. Hybrids will continue to be more efficient than gasoline powered vehicles despite how the numbers fall out.
In the words of Benjamin Franklin: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
I agree that there is no rule that defines liberty as privacy or vice versa. Also, I concur that sacrificing privacy so that all members of a society are held accountable to all others would aid in eliminating hypocrisy and deceptive practices. However, this totality of public knowledge could lend rise to a whole knew set of problems in our society. The ability to monitor eveyone at anytime is exactly the type of problem that this article addresses.
A video on the Polar Rose website (avi format) shows the technique being used to reconstruct actor Tom Cruise's face: http://www.polarrose.com/img/tom.avi
Does anyone know who got the contract to build this wind farm. I look forward to seeing something on a project of this magnitude on Modern Marvels sometime in the next few years.
You'll shoot your eye out...
Sorry had to be said
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Read: I've been "stealing" DRM-free MP3s for years...
... you pirate you
http://maps.google.com/ is more intuitive than the ESA MIRAVI and if you would like a more powerful tool check out http://earth.google.com/.
Video of The Guardian in action: http://www.rfidguardian.org/videos/rfid-guardian-0 250.mov