hershel

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   by hershel 13y ago

   Cloud gaming , chromecast and virtual reality(which better fits pc's due their power) will pose big challenges to the xbox .
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   by hershel 13y ago

   Can't you say the same thing about infectious diseases, yet we have found a general tool(vaccine) to fight them off. Isn't it likely that some of the work done will generate a highly generic tool, that with a few changes could fit
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   by hershel 13y ago

   The general motivation behind the improvement of technologies is money and power given to those who control them. This could work for AI.
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   by hershel 13y ago

   I'm not sure why awareness is critical to a singularity.Requiring machine intelligence to have a similar consciousness to humans is like asking submarines to swim like a fish, and anyways computer already have self awareness(reflection
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   by hershel 13y ago

   Are there places to stream sports with reasonable amount of content without being tied to a cable company ? And does it increase cord cutting ?
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   by hershel 13y ago

   Phone(Malata I60 ) [1], chip [2]. [1] http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Malata-I60-Android-4-1-Dual-Core-M... [2] http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=13208...
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   by hershel 13y ago

   For $55 you can get a Chinese android phone(and there are new chips that might take the price down to $35). Google can't reduce this price any further.
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   by hershel 13y ago

   Other manufacturers can add the software to their device, in cooperation with google.
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   Gogle keeps motorola division which builds Project Ara modular phone(theverge.com)

   4 points by hershel 13y ago|0 comments
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    by hershel 13y ago

    Maybe the issues you raised cause it to only "3D print parts that are stronger than CNC machined aluminum by weight."[1], according to the company, and not stronger as carbon fiber. [1] http://www.3ders.org/articles
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    by hershel 13y ago

    It's interesting ,but the abstract lacks any concrete details, like feature size in nm. Does anybody has access to the paper , and can share such details ?
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    by hershel 13y ago

    To get some sense of the numbers: labor currently takes around 65% of gdp[1]. Owners of the automation will take some of that gain ,so at best we'll see 50% reduction in prices. According to one calculation, a $10K per person over 21
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    by hershel 13y ago

    There's no fixed relation between labor and price of a product, robots can manufacture Veblen goods as well.
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    by hershel 13y ago

    The biggest strength of matlab is the libraries, but you can very easy use those in python using an integration library like mlabwrap, and still have all the benefits of python. And there's a python IDE called spyder which is similar t
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    by hershel 13y ago

    > making correct decisions using incomplete or incorrect data If there's a problem that fits the description it's medical diagnosis , and it's been known for quite some time that machines are better at this.
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    by hershel 13y ago

    for android and elderly/non-tech people there's big launcher : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=name.kunes.and... and samsung devices have an easy mode http://www.verizonwireless.
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    by hershel 13y ago

    I believe that VR is less strong environment for social encounters. Once somebody cracks this , VR will not only disrupt tourism but also areas of the economy which sell experiences which is a large part of our economy.
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    by hershel 13y ago

    Even watching currently available 3d imax movies(using occulus) is really fun according to people some around the web,
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    by hershel 13y ago

    Just some rough internet search. Others talk about 10% , and mid year predictions we're similar.
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    by hershel 13y ago

    But the sales in 2013 declined in 11% .
21. 261.▲
    by hershel 13y ago

    But where's the subscription ? isn't 8.1 a regular purchase?
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    by hershel 13y ago

    Could anybody please explain that ?
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    by hershel 13y ago

    > billionaire without exploiting anyone. Some social science guys would say that this is true for every business - since you're operating in an exploiting system(capitalism) ,someone is bound to get exploited.
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    by hershel 13y ago

    This http://www.gamefounders.com/ could work.
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    by hershel 13y ago

    Thinking about this, maybe MS has a solution: combining VR with project spark - it's game creation platform(with really good demos). Not sure about the business model and hardware , but the abilities of users to travel/play in vir
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    by hershel 13y ago

    This could really hurt consoles. Also this require a really strong machine, which costs a lot - which means it's harder to charge apple margins on top of it. Also a new platform means reducing the value of software available to windows
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    by hershel 13y ago

    Plus another host of side effects like:cybersickness, dissociation(a serious mental disease) and lower sense of presence in objective reality, unstable gait. http://www.quora.com/Oculus-Rift/Virtual-Reality-Oculus-Rift
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    What security properties can my mobile platform give me?[pdf](citeseerx.ist.psu.edu)

    1 points by hershel 13y ago|0 comments
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    by hershel 13y ago

    Cyanogenmod is quite successful(10 million installs). It seems like a good model for creating alternatives in the os market(as long as google is happy and sharing it's apps and store). And they've inserted some interesting feature
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    by hershel 13y ago

    You're right. I wish there was a more automated way(without pushing that button) to remove the clutter in sites that need this kind of filtering.