Virtual Fireworks Machine From Sega
Virtual Fireworks Machine From Sega
July 4, 2009
So you'd like to put on a July 4th fireworks show for your crew but lack the...
- money
- permits
- pyrotechnic expertise
- all of the above
No problem. As Oh Gizmo reports:
Sega’s got a new projector coming out... it will project a pre-programmed fireworks show on the ceiling or walls of your home, and that you’ll be able to design your own show from a library of 55 different virtual pyrotechnic displays. It will be powered by 3xAAA batteries so the projector is most definitely portable, and it will retail for about $160.
Unfortunately, the device won't launch until August, so this idea will have to wait for your Independence Day, 2010 bash.
Via: Gizmodo
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Posted 02/09/10 at 01:16pm
Andrew Eisen: Shouldn't be. Spirit of anti-discrimination laws would seem to include sexual orientation (and eye color). Plus there's always equal protection and such. Never know until you try.
Andrew Eisen: Shouldn't be. Spirit of anti-discrimination laws would seem to include sexual orientation (and eye color). Plus there's always equal protection and such. Never know until you try.
Posted 02/09/10 at 01:10pm
Andrew Eisen: Should have sued (unless that wasn't an option given her financial situation or something). Might have won.
Andrew Eisen: Should have sued (unless that wasn't an option given her financial situation or something). Might have won.
Posted 02/09/10 at 01:00pm
Valdearg: Story about a Male to Female TG who was expressly told she wouldn't be given a job because she was TG. Its not the main point of the story, but explicit, perfectly legal discrimination like this exists.
Valdearg: Story about a Male to Female TG who was expressly told she wouldn't be given a job because she was TG. Its not the main point of the story, but explicit, perfectly legal discrimination like this exists.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:53pm
Valdearg: Lol, I don't know. It may very well be legal to do so. Though that might able to fall under the "race" restriction, depending on how that point is argued.
Valdearg: Lol, I don't know. It may very well be legal to do so. Though that might able to fall under the "race" restriction, depending on how that point is argued.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:51pm
Valdearg: I don't think they do have any legal recourse. I'll have to dig around, but I seriously believe that if the law doesn't specifically mention Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, they can still be discriminated against in those 29 states.
Valdearg: I don't think they do have any legal recourse. I'll have to dig around, but I seriously believe that if the law doesn't specifically mention Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, they can still be discriminated against in those 29 states.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:51pm
Andrew Eisen: Eye color isn't covered either but I doubt it would be considered legal to refuse to hire people with green eyes.
Andrew Eisen: Eye color isn't covered either but I doubt it would be considered legal to refuse to hire people with green eyes.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:48pm
Andrew Eisen: My explanation is longer than the Shoutbox will allow. Suffice to say that while those who are discriminated against do have legal recourse, anti-discrimination law should specifically cite sexual orientation so that there’s no question about it.
Andrew Eisen: My explanation is longer than the Shoutbox will allow. Suffice to say that while those who are discriminated against do have legal recourse, anti-discrimination law should specifically cite sexual orientation so that there’s no question about it.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:42pm
Valdearg: "There is no federal law that consistently protects LGBT individuals from employment discrimination; it remains legal in 29 states, and in 38 states to do so based on gender identity or expression." From the Human Rights Campaign.
Valdearg: "There is no federal law that consistently protects LGBT individuals from employment discrimination; it remains legal in 29 states, and in 38 states to do so based on gender identity or expression." From the Human Rights Campaign.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:40pm
Valdearg: @AE: Why don't you think I'm correct? I know Wiki could be flawed, but as far as it says, its up to date as of June 2009.
Valdearg: @AE: Why don't you think I'm correct? I know Wiki could be flawed, but as far as it says, its up to date as of June 2009.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:39pm
Andrew Eisen: I don't think you're right but I really don't know and don't have the time to find out. However things actually are, it's very clear how they actually should be.
Andrew Eisen: I don't think you're right but I really don't know and don't have the time to find out. However things actually are, it's very clear how they actually should be.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:34pm
Valdearg: "just because there's no specific state level protection for it, doesn't make discrimination right or legal." I would disagree. If there's no laws against it, it makes it perfectly legal. It's definitely not right, but perfectly legal to do.
Valdearg: "just because there's no specific state level protection for it, doesn't make discrimination right or legal." I would disagree. If there's no laws against it, it makes it perfectly legal. It's definitely not right, but perfectly legal to do.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:33pm
Valdearg: Meaning in 29 states, private sector discrimination against gays is perfectly legal.. Sickening.
Valdearg: Meaning in 29 states, private sector discrimination against gays is perfectly legal.. Sickening.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:33pm
Valdearg: 19 states have no protections, and another 10 only have protections for public sector jobs.
Valdearg: 19 states have no protections, and another 10 only have protections for public sector jobs.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:32pm
Andrew Eisen: Well, most businesses have equal rights policies in place and just because there's no specific state level protection for it, doesn't make discrimination right or legal. Still, no argument against adding such protections.
Andrew Eisen: Well, most businesses have equal rights policies in place and just because there's no specific state level protection for it, doesn't make discrimination right or legal. Still, no argument against adding such protections.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:28pm
Valdearg: More information. Apparently, it's worse than I actually thought.
Valdearg: More information. Apparently, it's worse than I actually thought.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:28pm
Valdearg: Check the link. Apparently, its more like 20 states that have no protections.
Valdearg: Check the link. Apparently, its more like 20 states that have no protections.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:26pm
Andrew Eisen: In the US? Not that I'm aware of. Sad if true.
Andrew Eisen: In the US? Not that I'm aware of. Sad if true.
Posted 02/09/10 at 12:25pm
Valdearg: @AE: Actually, I think, at least for now, businesses can still discriminate against gays in a few states.. Something like 5 or 8. Its part of why Gay Rights Advocates are in support of the Employee Nondiscrimination Act, or ENDA.
Valdearg: @AE: Actually, I think, at least for now, businesses can still discriminate against gays in a few states.. Something like 5 or 8. Its part of why Gay Rights Advocates are in support of the Employee Nondiscrimination Act, or ENDA.
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August is the start of fireworks "season" in Japan, so Sega is hitting their primary customers perfectly!
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In Japan, they don't have much room for open spaces to have public displays in, so I can certainly see the advantage of something like this.
Personally, I have a pet hatred of Fireworks, I live in the UK, which means between about August and the end of November, a night doesn't go past without some idiot setting them off, particularly those bloody 'whistling' ones, what on Earth is the point of those?
What do they celebrate in the UK from August thru November?
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Freedom of speech means the freedom to say ANYTHING, so long as it is the truth. This does not exclude anything that might hurt someone's feelings.
It's usually a collection of Weddings, Birthdays and fact that most shops used to start stocking fireworks for Guy-Fawkes (In November) from around August.
Thanks to some new laws, this is dying down, at least.
I do think the heart has gone out of it.. it used to be local communities with bonfires and fireworks in someones back garden, then the councils started having bigger local displays and the local ones all but died out (not completely, but they're getting rare).
Heck, you don't even see kids with sparklers any more... I used to *love* those things.. and they've banned you from letting off your own fireworks at the 'official' ones because it shows up how utterly lame the official display is (£25 per person for about 3 rockets a catherine wheel and a display that says 'good night').
The banned penny for the guy because it was 'begging' (then imported 'trick or treat' from the US which is equally begging, but carries a threat of violence with it.. strange world), they banned handmade bonfires because of smoke pollution laws. Don't know why they don't just go the whole hog and ban the whole night, since the powers that be seem to hate it s much.
Problem was, incidents were on the rise of people being irresponsible with the Fireworks and harming other people and family pets with them, sometimes accidentally, sometimes deliberately.
The bannings were our own fault really, we were given permission to, one night a year, set off a load of explosive devices for our own pleasure, but people started abusing that, the period of year that included fireworks got larger and larger, the back-garden displays went on later and later into the night, into the point where it was actually becoming silly enough that laws were needed.
It's a pity, I used to enjoy Fireworks, Health and Safety be damned, but it ended up getting to the point where when I heard the first firework of the year (around July time) I'd just facepalm.
You know what you could do instead? Purchase a pipe as wide as a firework bulb, stick the pipe into the ground or a small, weighted platform, and then launch fireworks from the pipe. Costs less, twice as fun.
And about a billion times more deadly AND a trillion times more illegal.
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I dunno. The thing that I really enjoy about the fireworks is hearing the blasts, and feeling the concussive blasts hit me.
Also an AC option would also be nice. AAA batteries won't last long. Since it's a unit that you don't have to HOLD to operate, i'd rather it be some D cell batteries, or have the AC adapter.
I'm guessing that, since it's intended for indoor use primarily, that it would have an AC adaptor, as well as surround sound outputs.
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Seems like a lot of money to spend on something that is not only kind of frivolous, but also not very versatile, especially in these economic times. Does it have any other uses? I think I'll buy food instead, thanks.
"De minimus non curat lex"
The concept is interesting, but the execution looks lame. Looks like a bunch of slides are lit a different times instead of procedurally generating them in real-time. Would also benefit from a way to sense the room/ceiling shape and adjust the projection accordingly. Don't forget the stereoscopic glasses with polarized lenses.
i'd rather go outside