Even without QM you can't predict the entire future of the entire universe. Storing all data of all matter in a way which can be read by a computer requires probably a million times as much matter or so (if not more). This means you can only predict what the future of a limited subsystem of the universe would be if it…

Most of those things actually seem more like statues than playground equipment to me, I don't see what you could do with it other than look at it. That said, most of them are quite creepy indeed.

Sounds like a good idea to me. These specs seem amazing for a $100 tablet. The iPad ripoff thing doesn't really attract or repel me to/from this tablet, but the specs combined with the price tag seem like a huge selling point.

Maybe because Apple considers 27 inch appropriate for a tv but 21 inch not? Can't think of any better explanation...

As much as I've come to dislike Microsoft ever since I became a Linux user, I really wanted this thing to make me believe in MS again. Too bad it's a letdown, but on the other hand so are the first iterations of most things, so there's still hope.

Just click all discussions and you'll see multiple commenters saying "if only this thing were VESA mountable" or something similar. Either that or my memory is deceiving me.

Here in the Netherlands I encountered a train toilet which still works the same way (and with the same warning sign) I guess about two years ago. One little difference: it had a hatch at the bottom of the toilet, "flushing" the toilet would open that hatch dropping your stuff on the train rails.

I believe a lot of commenters are pointing out that it's a shame these AREN'T VESA mountable.

Exactly my thought. I guess it makes people think it is better when it really isn't (or maybe it is but for completely different reasons).

I've got a €90 Android with similar specs (except the screen is 320x480 and the SoC is from some non-wellknown brand) but it is definitely a smartphone and I use it as such and I love it. Just because it is low-end does not make it a feature phone. (though I must admit it does have the battery life of a feature phone…

All of this would be so true if the iPhone were a phablet.

Yeah and also it should actually walk, i.e. lifting the foot it moves instead of just sliding it.

Actually I think the basic technology (that would be deconvolution right?) is not that complicated, assuming the blur effect does not fully suppress any frequencies. I do think in order to keep the software simple you have to include a slider bar for the out-of-focus-factor because automatically detecting that would…

I believe they not only use this kind of blurring but also reduce the amount of pixels, which luckily is still irreversible. Not 100% sure though.

Look, I don't know exactly what people do with laser pointers. I'm just saying that some people may point them in the air without the intention to blind a pilot or even shine at an airplane, but that they may still end up doing so if they don't know exactly where airplanes are flying.

I'm not saying it's a likely scenario but it is nonetheless possible (I estimate this would happen to about one person every thousand years, but in my opinion that's still one too many if that person is put in jail for it).

Texts are still useful in some situations, when you're not connected to the internet and/or the phone network is overloaded and you just have to get a message out. This will usually be during some kind of calamity, but it could also be when you have nothing with you but a phone which does not have a data plan.

What if you try to point your laser at the sun or moon or try to make drawings in the clouds or something, and you accidentally hit a plane?

If they have to keep everything from the entire lecture on the blackboard it is guaranteed to get messy. When I took QM the lecturer used two blackboards and when both were full she would erase and reuse the blackboard which has been showing the same stuff longest. And believe me that happened about 5-15 times per…

That's a problem for future research to tackle, I guess. If they can eventually turn this into a highly efficient form of synthetic photosynthesis that probably solves all fuel and environment related problems in the world.