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by rasur 13y ago
I would be very grateful if you could go into a little bit more depth with regards to what you mean here on both the special agreement and the ono-like plugin (a google for this showed nothing pertinent, but maybe I'm just being especi
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by rasur 13y ago
It makes one think that perhaps delivering content via a protocol such as BitTorrent is not such a bad idea, since often a limiting factor can be the upstream bandwidth of a site (although obviously this might not work too well for all use-
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by rasur 13y ago
This is really quite enjoyable to read (although I've yet to finish it). Thanks for posting it.
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by rasur 13y ago
And you know it's "secure" because it's so open-source, right?
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by rasur 13y ago
I have seen a couple of pictures of Eyetap prototypes that look just like regular bi-focal lenses. But you're right, one has to do more work to implement the kind of stuff one would take for granted on Glass - I guess one would have to
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by rasur 13y ago
Amazed and Impressed that it worked in TenFourFox (17.0.7) on a G5 Mac.. and much less CPU intensive than I was expecting. Good work!
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by rasur 13y ago
EyeTap is a more general wearable solution and has been around for long time. Google Steve Mann / EyeTap or Read Mann's "Intelligent Image Processing" for more info.
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by rasur 13y ago
I recall reading an article by him (about a month or so ago), shortly before reading an article about a new possible cancer cure (sadly still untested on humans). A sad loss for the literary world (amongst others). I hope he got the opportu
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by rasur 13y ago
Well, I haven't worked there since about 2006, so numbers may have changed, but it was at least 10000 servers of various types (redhat, solaris, windows were the usual suspects I had to build out) of which I was aware (between maidenhead, t
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by rasur 13y ago
same here. It's absolutely not a couple of servers and a bit of node, kids!
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by rasur 13y ago
Your point is of course correct. I was trying to point out the similarity in viewpoint of some of what abraininavat had replied to the OP (not the OP himself). Ignoring how JL looks and behaves (which is not really germane to the point), th
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by rasur 13y ago
Have you read Jaron Laniers new book "Who Owns the Future"? You have similar ideas ("Imagine if the wealth of data collected about you all went to one place, and, most importantly, was controlled by you. Imagine if Company X had to pay you
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by rasur 13y ago
You mean the biting claim in an 8th grade fight and a fight with his sister (who appeared in court in his defense for this current infraction) for which the Police were called (so, a domestic incident in other words). Yes, quite the terro
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by rasur 13y ago
Hmm, free speech in the USA seems to be quite a costly exercise these days.
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by rasur 13y ago
Better an old fart than a young shit, eh? ;)
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by rasur 13y ago
Short and to the point, but for the benefit of those of us that cannot mind-read, care to explain why "no"?
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by rasur 13y ago
Memory-impaired users of EyeTap/Glass-like devices - using them as a memory-prosthetic (a not unreasonable use of this kind of technology to aid their day to day lives) - might find themselves subject to abuse from able-bodied (in the metal
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by rasur 13y ago
More like going on 30 years, actually.
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by rasur 13y ago
Well that I can understand (I have a family to consider), but I'd like to think I'd be moral/insane enough to raise the stinky pinky at the request.
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by rasur 13y ago
So in essence, financial security beats doing "the right thing", is that what you're saying?
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by rasur 13y ago
Then I stand corrected. Thanks. edit: I do keep harping on about it, but his book "Intelligent Image Processing" is worth a read for more info on how the Eyetap works (amongst other topics).
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by rasur 13y ago
I don't recall Glass ever being touted as a Sousveillance technology, but I'd be happy to be corrected on this.
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by rasur 13y ago
Sousveillance, not Surveillance. There is a distinction, which is basically one of being anti-Surveillance. But of course, with Google Glass, the concept of Surveillance is being somewhat muddied and spread across the people that will be us
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by rasur 13y ago
The problem here with Glass is it's not really a Sousveillance device (in this context). It's just going to allow slurping up vast streams of data for the benefit of Google (and secondarily for the wearer). This is but one of the reasons I'
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by rasur 14y ago
At my last company, the two other guys I worked with were both red/green colourblind. Luckily I'm not, so I could weigh in with opinions.. It seems quite common actually - I've met quite a few people that suffer it (not that this is anythin
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by rasur 14y ago
Check his book "Intelligent Image Processing" for info on the EyeTap, plus lots of other interesting stuff. (edit: typo)
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by rasur 14y ago
See the work of Prof. Steve Mann, specifically "EyeTap". I understand one of his ex-students is on the Glass team, however "an entirely new kind of device" it is not. It has a heritage of ideas and implementations that are around 30 years o
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by rasur 14y ago
Reminds me of Karl Sims' Evolved Virtual Creatures work, except moved to physical reality.
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by rasur 14y ago
> It's not as simple as just "stupid". It never is. You are of course correct. It is not "stupid" but it is "ignorant" (both of the chemical terms used in the prank and of the critical thinking skills necessary to work out that "dihyd
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by rasur 14y ago
> BTW, were you using either the Internet or the web before the early 90's? You mean "the 80's" then. No I was working on mainframes. Much more fun. > When have you used the Internet without using the web? Many many times. Usenet, F

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