Using TI-Nspire™ Computer Link software to Disable Press-to-Test Mode. - Knowledge Base by Texas Instruments - US and Canada How does the Computer Link software cause TI-Nspire family handhelds to exit Press-to-Test mode? The recommended method for exiting Press-to-Test requires connecting to another TI-Nspire family handheld. There may be occasions when another TI-Nspire is not available but you need to exit Press-to-Test. The following instructions describe an alternate method of exiting Press-to-Test. This method uses TI-Nspire Computer Link software while your TI-Nspire is connected to the computer. • First verify that there is a folder named Press-to-Test present on the TI-Nspire family handheld. • Detach and save the file below named "Exit Test Mode.tns" to your desktop. • Open the TI-Nspire Computer Link software and attach the TI-Nspire family handheld. • Drag and drop the "Exit Test Mode" file into the "Press-to-Test" folder. • The "Press-to-Test" feature will be disabled. Please see the TI-Nspire family guidebooks for additional information.
Utah's Liquor Laws: Still Crazy, but Less So (I Think) Two years ago, in what may have been his single greatest achievement as governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman signed legislation that eliminated the state's "private club" rule for serving alcohol. No longer would bar patrons have to pay a fee to join a legal fiction before ordering a drink. But as The New York Times notes, Utah still has some pretty weird alcohol regulations. For instance: 1. 2. 3. 4. Stiff drinks and doubles are illegal in Utah. Assembling a Long Island Iced Tea would seem to require collusion by at least two different customers. The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control explains the partition rules for holders of "limited restaurant liquor licenses" (who may serve "wine, heavy beer, and beer" but not "distilled spirits and flavored malt beverages") and "restaurant liquor licenses" (who may serve "all types of alcoholic beverages").
Airbus Concept Cabin – travel of future 2050 (video) | Technology news It will have a see-through cabin to enjoy a picturesque view that will leave travelers enchanted. The walls will alter in behavior as per the available light conditions. This will have power over air temperature, and when needed, will turn transparent. It will be a storehouse of entertainment and interactive games, which will use the heat generated by a passenger’s body. Innovative Luxurious BusVirtual Footwear Wall – 3D Retail ShoppingInnovation Flight Entertainment System by Panasonicfuture of green technology
Guatemalan woman finds huge sinkhole under bed | World news You may sometimes wish the ground would swallow you up, but for some the danger of disappearing down a deep hole is all too real. The people of Guatemala City are increasingly unable to trust what's beneath their feet because of treacherous sinkholes. The latest person to get a shock was 65-year-old Inocenta Hernandez. "We rushed out to look and saw nothing. A reporter for AFP news agency who visited her home, estimated the hole, which appeared late on Monday, was 12.2m (40ft) deep and 80cm (32inches) in diameter. "Thank God there are only material damages, because my grandchildren were running around the house, into that room and out to the patio," said Hernandez. Others have not been so lucky. A 2010 sinkhole also in the same area measuring 20m wide and about 30m deep swallowed a three-story building and a nearby house. Police, members of the country's natural disaster office and water utility company officials have all visited the scene of the latest hole.
Scientists: New Alloy Could Produce Hydrogen Fuel From Sunlight The research, published in the Physical Review Journal, was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and led by scientists at the UK Center for Computational Sciences and the University of Louisville Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research. The team demonstrated that an alloy formed by a two percent substitution of antimony in gallium nitride has electrical properties that enable solar light energy to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen through a process known as photoelectrochemical water splitting. The researchers found that when the alloy is submerged in water and exposed to sunlight, the chemical bond between the hydrogen and oxygen molecules break, allowing the hydrogen to be collected to separately. We decided to go against the conventional wisdom and start with some easy-to-produce materials, even if they lacked the right arrangement of electrons to meet [photoelectrochemical] criteria. The findings may help advance the future of solar energy.
Adobe Adds Flash Privacy Controls -- InformationWeekAdobe Adds Flash Privacy Controls - security Blog Flash Player and Google Chrome get patches against attacks currently seen in the wild. Recommended Reading: -- Adobe Flash Attacks Exploit Zero-Day Vulnerability -- Online Privacy Battles Advertising Profits Adobe is aiming to make Flash safer for users, in part by blocking questionable website-tracking practices. The company on Thursday released Flash Player version 10.3, which now enables users to wipe the data stored by Flash from within the browser. That capability is designed to help people block the use of persistent Flash cookies--also known as Local Shared Objects (LSOs)--which some advertisers use to surreptitiously track every website that a user visits, regardless of their cookie or cache settings. The new plug-in-wiping feature is facilitated by an API known as NPAPI:ClearSiteData. Any browser plug-in can use the new API, though Flash is the first to do so. The use of persistent Flash cookies, however, may be waning. More Insights
AIDS is man-made - Interview with Dr. Boyd Graves By FinalCall.com News | Last updated: Oct 5, 2004 - 11:42:00 PM What's your opinion on this article? Printer Friendly Page (FinalCall.com) - After beginning his research on the AIDS pandemic in 1992, Dr. Sultan Muhammad (SM): What is this flowchart and what does it indicate? Boyd Graves (BG): The 1971 Flow Chart is the blueprint for the development of AIDS. We are currently bringing the lawsuit again with respect to the origin of AIDS/U.S. manufacture of AIDS, vis-à-vis through a federal complaint which we now have pending in the San Diego Federal Court. SM: There have been several other researchers who have said what you have said. BG: I believe what you will find with some of the world scientists and medical doctors who have involved themselves in this issue is they have only taken it so far. However, any cursory review of the U.S. SM: When you say affinity to people of color, how is it directed? SM: Your statement reminds me of the year 1932, when Mr. SM: There were 15 Progress Reports?
02002-02029 (27 years): By 2029 no computer - or "machine intelligence" - will have passed the Turing Test. - Long Bets The Significance of the Turing Test. The implicit, and in my view brilliant, insight in Turing's eponymous test is the ability of written human language to represent human-level thinking. The basis of the Turing test is that if the human Turing test judge is competent, then an entity requires human-level intelligence in order to pass the test. The human judge is free to probe each candidate with regard to their understanding of basic human knowledge, current events, aspects of the candidate's personal history and experiences, as well as their subjective experiences, all expressed through written language. To the extent that the "AI" chooses to reveal its "history" during the interview with the Turing Test judge (note that none of the contestants are required to reveal their histories), the AI will need to use a fictional human history because "it" will not be in a position to be honest about its origins as a machine intelligence and pass the test. Why I Think I Will Win.
9 Implants that make human healthy body even more useful Here’s a list of 9 ways you can modify your body to be even more useful, from bionic implants to portable power generators. 1. RFID Chips – A nice and easy way to start out with body hacking is to implant an RFID chip into you. An RFID chip is just a passive antenna that’s pre-configured to transmit a specific code when it’s brought near an RFID reader. Generally, RFID is used as a key of sorts; so for example, you can set up your computer or your phone to unlock only when you pick them up. Or install an RFID-enabled deadbolt on your front door and an RFID reader in your car and you won’t need to carry your keys around anymore. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Source Dead Bodies On Mount Everest: Pics, Videos, Links, News
The Top 10 Supercomputers, Illustrated (June 2011) « Data Center Knowledge Like this story? Get the latest data center news by e-mail or RSS, or follow us on Twitter or Facebook. The twice-a-year list of the Top 500 supercomputers documents the most powerful systems on the planet. Many of these supercomputers are striking not just for their processing power, but for their design and appearance as well. Here’s a look at the top finishers in the latest Top 500 list, which was released Monday, June 20, 2011 at the ISC 11 conference in Germany. K SUPERCOMPUTER, RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS), Japan The “K” supercomputer, a joint project by Fujitsu and the RIKEN center, has overtaken China’s Tianhe-1A system to gain the top spot on the updated list. TIANHE-1A, National Supercomputing Center, Tianjin, China The Tianhe-1A, the most powerful supercomputer in the world as of November 2010. JAGUAR, Oak Ridge National Laboratory NEBULAE, China TSUBAME 2.0, GSIC Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology Continue to see Numbers Six Through 10