rfurlan

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Machine learning expert, quant, software engineer, Singularity University alum, serial autodidact, science lover, militant atheist & soon-to-be-robot. Blog: www.bitcortex.com
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Comment · 5 years ago
Canadian here, that’s just not true, you only have to wait if you want to see a specific specialist and they are fully booked, then you have to decide if you would rather wait or see someone else.
Comment · 10 years ago
A simple guide for life: (1) Gather information (e.g. read the screen) (2) Think about it (3) Act accordingly
Comment · 10 years ago
Something most people don't know about HoloLens: the holograms stay where you put them indefinitely. So if you put a browser window on a wall in your bedroom and come back after a week, it will be exactly where you left it.
Comment · 10 years ago
Yes, the holograms are literally objects made of light so at low brightness they are transparent, but if you crank up they will appear solid but you still won't confuse it for a real object because they are so bright.

I haven't watched a whole movie on it yet, but it wouldn't be a problem, the device is reasonably comfortable so you can wear it for hours

Comment · 10 years ago
lol that was the idea, glad you enjoyed it!
Comment · 10 years ago
Yes it does work outside if the space has enough objects around so it can generate a model of the location. When model generation fails, it falls back to a "limited mode" where holograms follow you around instead of staying where you put them.

Oddly enough, the tracking system does not work in the dark, so you need some light to use it.

Comment · 10 years ago
Comment · 10 years ago
HoloLens user here, based on this video alone, the experience appears to be equivalent, although holograms appear to be a bit more stable on HoloLens, which also has no trouble tracking fast head movements
Comment · 12 years ago
The problem isn't when you get banned, it is the fact that Google refuses to clearly communicate the reasons when there is real money at stake.

Google: "you delivered 30k worth of ads but I don't owe you anything because you broke the rules. I will not tell you which rules you broke or the URLs of the offending pages though, you will have to trust me"

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