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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 22 2013 @ 01:12 AM EDT |
What happens when you wring out a washcloth in space?
This is a very
interesting video. What I thought was the most fascinating part though isn't the
actual experiment. What I found most fascinating was how he handled his
microphone. He would simply let go of it to let it hang in space, just grabbing
it to reposition it now and again when it drifted away too far. At one point he
gently nudged it back with his upper arm when his hands were occupied. It really
brings home how working in weightless conditions differs from being on earth.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 22 2013 @ 03:32 AM EDT |
| German Parliament Sends Message: Stop Granting
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 22 2013 @ 03:09 PM EDT |
Article link.
I
have a suggestion for Congress:
Since no one is above the Law. Prosecutors
should first test out any theories they have that complies with the Law on
Members Of Congress!
That way they can iron out where the boundries are
with the Law so they know what they can apply against the common
individual.
So if they believe they can pile charge on top of charge to
threaten 35 years (in a situation where the "guilty" had both authorization and
access) they do so against a Member Of Congress.
At the very least, if
Congress is on the receiving end of these Laws - they can more readily redefine
the Laws to make sense as they'll get exposure to what's really
happening.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 22 2013 @ 05:26 PM EDT |
imgur.com
To display the
gaps in my education or perception or both I have to ask what is the object
bottom
center of the picture, and the object next to the yellow Walkman? Of the
remainder I would throw
away
1. the touch-screen PDA, my, how handwriting
recognition has improved;
2. the
brick phone, not good for arthritic
wrists;
3. the wristwatch, I haven't worn one for yonks since
working with
heavy electricals.
I still keep and carry as separate items
a. the
video camera, altho' a smaller more modern version, because of
its proper
optical zoom lens;
b. the netbook lives, a real keyboard. pointing device
and decent sized screen are much nicer for dealing with proper
documents, text
or drawings and specifications, altho' the SVGA PB150 screen was hardly decent
sized;
c. you could plug a half decent mic into the Walkman, and one of the
good things Apple did with iPods
was allow third party microphone inputs, which
is why I still carry one as a separate device.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 12:10 AM EDT |
| Seems the US ITC has sided with Apple and
deemed one of Motorola's patents to be invalid through obviousness.
The
patent basically allows a proximity sensor to turn off a touch screen when a
face is brought near the screen, like when someone answers a call. So finally a
reasonable outcome on such a stupidly obvious idea.
Now if only the same
standard was applied to the many other stupidly obvious ideas that have been
patented and do nothing but impede innovation. And here i'm looking at Apple and
it's many obvious patents but unfortunately they are the favorite son of US
industry and protected at every step.
Wish the bar to gaining a patent was
much higher and more difficult and the resulting patent much less broad and much
more specific. Today, it seems the USTPO just provides a rubber stamping process
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| Authored by: JamesK on Tuesday, April 23 2013 @ 08:29 AM EDT |
The problem is, the people who are most at risk don't understand this sort of
thing. They buy a box, plug it in and think that's it.
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