My neighbor brought me back down to Earth; stating that MS has done this sort of, WOW, look what we're doing, before. I had to agree; but...this, when coupled with other tech, could be a Revolution in Military Affairs. For the work I am doing that needs to be monitored (for educational purposes only.)
I worry that this could put MS ahead, visa vie driver spec. denial, etc. Look how long it took to get my printer going! I know that I'm a little out-there on this one and this isn't "coming to a desktop near you" anytime soon; but David needs better tech to confront Goliath. On 6/15/07, Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=UcKqyn-gUbY Multi-Touch by Adobe at TED2006 http://youtube.com/watch?v=iaKehq6qsdY "iBar", 10M long http://youtube.com/watch?v=qTwcageiJnM also http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZKzm_fEes7g by Perceptive Pixel, like first one but better & on wall The Multi-Touch system from TED & Perceptive Pixel has been in the works for a while... it'd be great to see their demos ship with linux! ben On 6/15/07, Brian Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found the pocketmod and thinking rock to be novel approaches to data > collection and analysis. That's why I hangout here, you guys are fountains > of information. > > Aside: anyone seen the movie The Fountain Its visual and thought > provoking. It gets a mild recommendation. > > Cont: But...I have to acknowledge that I have a mild case of dyslexia > and it has been a life impediment in reading for academics. I have been an > A student; except in English, where it had been C+. Then I got a computer > and I got my first A in College English. Score one for the computer. > > My minor point is that I have been a visual learner all of my life and > that can only take you so far academically. I am NOT crying. I've had a > great life and done challenging things: whether its Nuclear Missile siting > in Germany or Topographic Surveying on Pikes Peak, CO; but...fieldwork has > limits also. Mainly associated with age and physical decline. > > Aside: A long-time friend and I will be doing an overnight backpacking > trip to the Middle and Upper falls of the Mckenzie River Headwaters, > mid-July, dates flexible, if any one is interested in coming along. This is > highly recommended. > > Cont: My main point is that I see a turning point in computer technology > with the introduction of Multi-point input. Ben, I didn't even know what > you were talking about when you brought this up yesterday, but, seeing the > iPhone commercial last weekend I got an intuitive understanding of the > technology. > > Last night I read the article about MS's Milan Project, in July's > Popular Mechanics. It seems someone has been very busy! This has caused a > me to be far more enthusiastic about my own engineering education project. > > I will now be dropping back into the background, don't mind me if I lurk > till the fall, when I will be bringing far more relevant questions to the > group. This group has been beneficial to me. I hope to return the favor. > So, thanks for putting up with my mucking around. > > Brian > > Brian > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > euglug@euglug.org > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
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