Hi, What you say about computers is certainly true. I once read that one reason that Compilers/assemblers were not encouraged in the early days ofcomputing was because a programmer was much cheeper by the hour than a computer.
Best Regards, Hayden -----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 1:20 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] driving blind If that happens, an accident should be chalked up to a mechanical malfunction rather than the fault of the driver. As for expense, my point was that the first computers cost far more than those of today. It happens all the time as technology progresses. --- Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to heart. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Peterson" <bpeterson2...@cableone.net> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] driving blind > The car is probably still more expensive than even the most expensive > computer, at least those available to the general public. Call me a > pecimist but I'm still not convinced that they've actually done all their > homework. THere are just too many variables involved in driving. And what > happens if the vibrating motors in either the gloves or the seat > malfunctions or goes out in the middle of a drive? Seems to me if that > happens then you have a problem. > We are the Knights who saaaaay...Ni! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles Rivard" <woofer...@sbcglobal.net> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 10:13 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] driving blind > > >> Not feasible yet. And yet is the key word. If we can drive as safely as >> a sighted driver who pays more attention to the text message he is typing >> on his cell phone than to his driving, I'd say let's go for it. As to >> the cost of the vehicles, which costed more when first introduced: The >> computer on your desktop or lap?, or Univac. >> >> --- >> Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to >> heart. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bryan Peterson" <bpeterson2...@cableone.net> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 11:09 AM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] driving blind >> >> >>> I'm not even convinced it'd be safe to share the road with blind drivers >>> and I've been blind my whole life. Heck, a disturbing number of >>> suppoedly sighted drivers may as well be blind. So I'm not convinced >>> this is feasible from a safety standpoint. And I don't even want to >>> speculate how much one of these cars would cost. >>> We are the Knights who saaaaay...Ni! >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Charles Rivard" <woofer...@sbcglobal.net> >>> To: "audyssey gamers list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 10:00 AM >>> Subject: [Audyssey] driving blind >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Here's an article from the Daytona Beach News journal! >>>> >>>> >>>> Technology helps blind driver lead lap - Racing >>>> a.. Sunday, January 30, 2011 >>>> >>>> No driver racing in the Rolex 24 At Daytona could have elicited louder >>>> screams from one group of fans than Mark Riccobono. >>>> >>>> Unknown to thousands of race fans pouring into the Speedway on Saturday >>>> morning, Riccobono became a hero to 400 members of the National >>>> Federation >>>> of the Blind. They were there from all over the country for one reason >>>> only -- to witness Riccobono become the first blind driver to take the >>>> wheel >>>> >>>> in a solo trip on the track. >>>> >>>> Several federation members compared his demonstration to the first >>>> United >>>> States space flight in 1961. >>>> >>>> "He's our Alan Shepard," said GaryWunder, editor of the Braille >>>> Monitor, the >>>> >>>> federation magazine. "We've been looking forward to this for a long >>>> time." >>>> >>>> For the blind, driving a car represents freedom and independence, >>>> things >>>> other drivers often take for granted. >>>> >>>> The federation challenged the nation's universities to take the >>>> challenge of >>>> >>>> developing non-visual technology that would allow a blind person to >>>> drive >>>> independently. One team accepted, a group of students at Virginia Tech, >>>> working under the direction of Dennis Hong, director of the Robotics >>>> and >>>> Mechanisms Laboratory. The equipment was placed in a Ford Escape >>>> Hybrid. >>>> >>>> Riccobono directs technology, research and education for the >>>> Federation's >>>> Jernigan Institute in Baltimore. >>>> >>>> To get behind the wheel, he put on gloves that send vibrating signals >>>> along >>>> his fingers to tell him when to turn and sat on a cushion that vibrated >>>> along his legs to tell him when to brake or accelerate. He drove the >>>> inside >>>> horseshoe on the track and in a tactical demonstration, dodged several >>>> boxes >>>> >>>> thrown in front of his vehicle and passed a van. >>>> >>>> The long-term implications of the technology were simply mind-boggling >>>> for >>>> many cheering in the bleachers. >>>> >>>> "This means a lot more to us than just the driving," Wunder said. "If >>>> we can >>>> >>>> get all the information that's necessary to drive, what other things >>>> will we >>>> >>>> be able to do?" >>>> >>>> "It's incredible," said Randy Phifer, of Overland Park, Kansas, a >>>> federation >>>> >>>> member listening to the play-by-play over the infield speakers. "I told >>>> my >>>> fellow parishioners at home that I'd be back to pick them up," Phifer >>>> joked. >>>> >>>> For college student Mika Baugh of Indiana, it was "pretty neat." >>>> >>>> Owning and driving her own car would mean she "wouldn't have to wait >>>> for the >>>> >>>> bus in the freezing cold. >>>> >>>> "You can't even imagine what blind and sighted people will be able to >>>> do >>>> with this technology someday," she said. >>>> >>>> Sabrina Deaton, president of the Daytona Beach chapter of the >>>> federation, >>>> lost her ability to drive almost 11 years ago, a victim of macular >>>> degeneration. >>>> >>>> Driving was "one of the most difficult things to give up," she said. >>>> "It was >>>> >>>> giving up my independence." >>>> >>>> The ability to drive opens up opportunities for education and >>>> employment, >>>> she said. "And, just to be able to hop into the car and take a Sunday >>>> drive." >>>> >>>> If the research pace continues, Riccobono said the technology could be >>>> available for general use in just five years. Federation officials said >>>> they >>>> >>>> couldn't estimate how much the technology would cost. >>>> >>>> Riccobono said other challenges remain, especially convincing sighted >>>> drivers that it would be safe to share the road with blind drivers. >>>> >>>> 0Share31Email5 >>>> Copyright C 2011 The Daytona Beach News-Journal >>>> Sherri Brun, NFBF Secretary and NewslineR Coordinator >>>> Vice-president NFB Greater Orlando Chapter >>>> E-mail: flmom2...@gmail.com >>>> www.nfbnewsline.org >>>> http://www.nfbflorida.org >>>> http://nfbfgoc.org >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it >>>> to heart. >>>> --- >>>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>> list, >>>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >>>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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