Author Topic: Interesting "stuff" (Read 2,070,568 times)

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #125 on:** January 02, 2014, 07:21 AM »

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Float Levitating Table

iFingerLock - Fingerprint Padlock

Programmable Tattoo System

Remote-controlled paper airplane

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #126 on:** January 03, 2014, 11:53 PM »

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HYDROFILL - Desktop Hydrogen Refueling Station

Does anyone here have a device that uses more power than it's battery can supply in a day?

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #127 on:** January 04, 2014, 12:29 AM »

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HYDROFILL - Desktop Hydrogen Refueling Station

Does anyone here have a device that uses more power than it's battery can supply in a day?

At the risk of sounding clueless... are we including things like older iPhones and iPads? Both of those will drill down the battery with use in like four hours! When they try to keep the program states, they burn the battery sitting idle in just over a day.

4wd · « **Reply #128 on:** January 04, 2014, 02:08 AM »

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... consumers can generate hydrogen and store it in a solid form automatically in HydroStik cartridges.

Quite a feat, must be one hell of a cooling system in that little thing.

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #129 on:** January 08, 2014, 06:14 PM »

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Netflix, Amazon and YouTube will all offer 4K streaming in the future. Vizio just unveiled a 50-inch 4K TV that will sell for the relatively low price of $999. All signs point to this technology jumping from the show room to the living room. The only problem? Americans might need to get rid of their VCRs first.

Yes, the majority of Americans still own a VCR, according to a Gallup poll released during CES. In fact, at 58 percent, more Americans own a VCR than own a desktop computer (57 percent) or tablet (38 percent).

Forget 4K TVs Most Americans still own a VCR - NBCNews.com

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #130 on:** January 08, 2014, 06:32 PM »

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5 Naughty Things Your Credit Card Wont Buy

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #131 on:** January 09, 2014, 10:59 PM »

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Fingerprint Sensors, Iris Scanners, and Other Gadgets to Kill the Password Emerge at CES

My opinion is that one of these days if you're not careful enough; you'll wake up with no body, no knowledge of how you got there, and a compulsion to do something despite all circumstances. Some of you have experienced something like this after a big party. Some may have experienced the nightmare before we can make human-derived AIs(You did wake up, didn't you?)

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #132 on:** January 09, 2014, 11:08 PM »

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A Chip Designed for “Deep Learning” Could Help Smartphones Understand Your Photos

New Techniques from Google and Ray Kurzweil Are Taking Artificial Intelligence to Another Level

Brain Implants Could Help Alzheimer’s and Others with Severe Memory Damage

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #133 on:** January 12, 2014, 02:06 AM »

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Intel Edison PC may be smaller than an SD card but it packs a punch

What's next? A computer you can lose if you sneeze on it? A computer you need a magnifying glass to see(the Dust model)? At this rate, sometime in the future, computer viruses will literally infect YOU!

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #134 on:** January 12, 2014, 03:02 AM »

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At This Cafe All Products are Free, But Time Spent is Charged by the Minute

Anybody here been there?

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #135 on:** January 18, 2014, 02:18 AM »

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95% of ATM machines still use Windows XP, and will be exposed to vulnerabilities after April 8

Think about this the next time you use one. Or does everyone here bank inside or use Bitcoin for everything?

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #136 on:** January 18, 2014, 02:21 AM »

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What is this mystery object spotted on Google Moon? Bizarre wedge-shaped 'craft' appears on the lunar surface

It can be found on the Google Moon viewer at coordinates 22042'38.46N and 142034'44.52E.

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #137 on:** January 18, 2014, 04:46 PM »

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Nine famous Star employees

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15 People Who Were Fired Before They Became Filthy Rich

x16wda · « **Reply #138 on:** January 19, 2014, 12:50 AM »

Quote from: Arizona Hot on January 18, 2014, 02:21 AM

It can be found on the Google Moon viewer at coordinates 22042'38.46N and 142034'44.52E.

Is that Tycho by any chance? Any magnetic anomalies reported?

kyrathaba · « **Reply #139 on:** January 22, 2014, 01:10 PM »

Do you see the arrow between the "E" and "x" ? I had never noticed it before.

40hz · « **Reply #140 on:** January 22, 2014, 07:04 PM »

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tomos · « **Reply #141 on:** January 22, 2014, 07:30 PM »

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Do you see the arrow between the "E" and "x" ? I had never noticed it before.

I've read it was intentional, but if so, I think it's a bit understated...

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kyrathaba · « **Reply #142 on:** January 23, 2014, 01:48 AM »

The 2nd and 3rd "T's" are two people sharing (or fighting over) a tortilla over a bowl of salsa.

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #143 on:** January 23, 2014, 08:41 AM »

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Mile marker 420 becomes 419.99 to thwart thieves

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #144 on:** January 23, 2014, 08:58 AM »

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Shape's co-founders came up with the notion of using polymorphism against the bad guys. Shape's technology doesn't bother trying to detect botnet activity. Instead, it continually scrambles the exchange of information taking place between a Web server and a Web site visitor, be it a legit user or a malicious bot.

Can Shape Security revolutionize web defense?

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #145 on:** January 23, 2014, 09:31 AM »

Because of the FUD, expense and setup of transitioning to Windows 7(let alone Win Eight), many people will turn to Linux. But, which Linux? Will may people try the Linux below? Does anyone here know much about it first hand?

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Welcome to RoboLinux

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #146 on:** January 23, 2014, 03:54 PM »

Quote from: Arizona Hot on January 23, 2014, 09:31 AM

Because of the FUD, expense and setup of transitioning to Windows 7(let alone Win Eight), many people will turn to Linux. But, which Linux? Will may people try the Linux below? Does anyone here know much about it first hand?
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Welcome to RoboLinux

This is the phrase that's bothering me:
"...what if you could also run all your Windows applications natively inside Linux?"

How is that even possible?

40hz · « **Reply #147 on:** January 23, 2014, 04:27 PM »

Quote from: TaoPhoenix on January 23, 2014, 03:54 PM

This is the phrase that's bothering me:
"...what if you could also run all your Windows applications natively inside Linux?"

How is that even possible?

I think he probably meant 'seamlessly' rather than 'natively.' Hyperbole aside, some of the grammar and vocabulary found on the website, plus some unusual turns of phrase, make me almost suspect whoever wrote it didn't grow up speaking American-English.

What I have trouble with is this part below - which implies this situaion is unique to Robolinux rather than being the case for virtually any other modern mainstream desktop distro.

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simply take a few minutes to download the Robolinux operating system by clicking on the "Download Now" button above. Then simply burn our image file you just downloaded to a disk and load it into your DVD player. Just use the EASY TO FOLLOW DVD burning instructions available from our "How to Install" menu button above.

Then Robolinux does something really amazing: It installs everything you need including your favorite software and thousands of current updates in less than 10 to 20 minutes. Now you have a modern looking PC with sparkling cool 3D eye candy graphics that boots up in seconds, uses 1/4 the memory Windows hogs up, runs at least 5 to 10 times faster, never slows down or freezes up!

I'd also question and not accept at face value the part that says: "boots up in seconds, uses 1/4 the memory Windows hogs up, runs at least 5 to 10 times faster, never slows down or freezes up!"

In general, Linux will boot faster and use less memory than Windows when both are sitting idle. Runs 5-10 times faster? Maybe... depending on what you're doing, although IMO Linux generally feels lighter on its feet under most circumstances. But that's a far cry from 5-10 times faster unless you're running on a really underpowered machine. Never slows down? Not true. It depends on what you're doing - although you don't see the performance hit with system updates or new app installs like you sometimes do with Windows thanks to registry issues. Never freezes? Also not true, although it seldom happens - and can almost always be unfrozen without the need to resort to a hard reboot.

I like Linux and make no apologies for doing so. But I really don't like it when somebody starts making breathless and fruity semi-true claims about it. It's an operating system. And no OS is perfect. (Just don't try telling the Apple fanbois that!

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Arizona Hot · « **Reply #148 on:** January 23, 2014, 04:37 PM »

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Does anyone here know much about it first hand?

I hope someone here tries it out before April 8th, so people can know whether it's worth using.

tomos · « **Reply #149 on:** January 23, 2014, 04:41 PM »

Quote from: TaoPhoenix on January 23, 2014, 03:54 PM

Quote from: Arizona Hot on January 23, 2014, 09:31 AM
Because of the FUD, expense and setup of transitioning to Windows 7(let alone Win Eight), many people will turn to Linux. But, which Linux? Will may people try the Linux below? Does anyone here know much about it first hand?
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Welcome to RoboLinux

This is the phrase that's bothering me:
"...what if you could also run all your Windows applications natively inside Linux?"

How is that even possible?

VM - you can "Download The Robolinux One Click Windows XP & 7 VM Installers" for $40ish + 1hour support. Not bad I guess for us noobs ;-)

of course you'll need a windows key too.