I'm wondering if anyone has tested the Star Trek webcam ( http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/c585/ ) on Thinkgeek.com. Will it work with Linux?
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The description includes:. The uvcvideo module should drive it but, it will take only $25 plus shipping to find out if that description means what it says.UVC compatible
Once you get it and plug it in you can open a Konsole and issue:
lsusb
to see what the device mfg is..."A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
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awe heck who cares if it works, it's warp nacelles light up
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OMG claydoh, I hope you'll keep it at home and not use it at the office!
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And why not
it would accent my Spock ears and my tribble collection
tbh, as I work in a restaurant, our so-called office is not much more than a glorified closet with a desk in it, and I definitely wouldn't have a cam in there.Comment
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As a Father and Son thing we watched StarTrek together in the mid 1960s. He memorized the script to all the parts in most of the episodes. When he would watch them again he'd speak the parts just before the actors would.
I also required my Physics students to watch StarTrek so we could discuss in class what was possible and what was impossible according to our current (then) understanding of Physics.
Just curious -- for those reading this thread --- what would you say was/is impossible in the StartTrek science?"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
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No Voyager there? What a shame. Besides, even then I wouldn't want to spend $25 for it.
They really should do a *new* Star Trek series. The last series, "Enterprise", was pretty poor
- "Beam me up, Scotty!"Originally posted by GreyGeek
- Warp drive
- Phaser (although this one only might become real soon)
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From wiki:
The tricorder is on the way!In February 2007, researchers from Purdue University publicly announced their portable (briefcase-sized) DESI-based mass spectrometer, the Mini-10,[4] which can be used to analyze compounds in ambient conditions without prior sample preparation. This was also announced as a "tricorder".[5]
Sandia National Laboratories in the U.S. is a major center for lab-on-a-chip research, and have developed many handheld instruments for biological or chemical analysis.[6]
In May 2008, researchers from Georgia Tech publicly announced[7] their portable hand-held multi-spectral imaging device, which aids in the detection of the severity of an injury under the skin, including the presence of pressure ulcers, regardless of lighting conditions or skin pigmentation. The day after the announcement, technology websites including Inside Tech[8] and The Future of Things[9] began comparing this device to the Star Trek tricorder.
In October 2009, researchers from NASA showed their prototype[10] for a device that detects deadly gases in the air; it contains a chip the size of a postage stamp connected to an iPhone.
A mobile medical imaging lab that operates using inexpensive mobile phones was demonstrated in 2009.[11]
Phasers, yes
Anti-matter containment and fusion (warp engine), maybe
Matter transfer (beam me up), likely not
Warp drive (as physical acceleration to speeds 8 times faster than light), no
Warp drive as in interstellar travel, yes (worm holes? time/space folds?)
The interesting thing to me about that show is how much everyone in the universe has a compatible political system with ours and most of them speak english! Plus, alien chicks are hot!
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They're not if they look like octopus or ants!
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The Green ones are hot!
"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
– John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.Comment
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What? Green octopusses are hot? You sure have odd fetishesOriginally posted by GreyGeekThe Green ones are hot!Originally posted by kyonidesThey're not if they look like octopus or ants!
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Green alien chicks are hot!Originally posted by Yuri sssWhat? Green octopusses are hot? You sure have odd fetishesOriginally posted by GreyGeekThe Green ones are hot!Originally posted by kyonidesThey're not if they look like octopus or ants! (You must not have seen that episode!)
"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
– John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.Comment
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Original Star Trek series. Cheesy for it's time - as far as 'special effects' and costuming went - but the underlying philosophy was, for those who were prescient enough to 'see', was way ahead of it's time. Gene Roddenberry was a genius!Originally posted by GreyGeekGreen alien chicks are hot! (You must not have seen that episode!)
As to the 'green alien chicks': Yvonne Craig as Marta, a green Orion slave girlUsing Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
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Hmm... on that "Marta" pic, the skin (as well as the dress) looks clearly more blue than green to me:Originally posted by SnowhogOriginal Star Trek series. Cheesy for it's time - as far as 'special effects' and costuming went - but the underlying philosophy was, for those who were prescient enough to 'see', was way ahead of it's time. Gene Roddenberry was a genius!Originally posted by GreyGeekGreen alien chicks are hot! (You must not have seen that episode!)
As to the 'green alien chicks': Yvonne Craig as Marta, a green Orion slave girl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marta.jpg
Oh, and that horrible 60s hair style really makes you run away screaming...Shinda Sekai Sensen<br /><br />Kubuntu Maverick RC x64 w/ Kde 4.5.2 (main)<br />Kubuntu 10.04 x64 w/ Kde 4.5.1to be wiped, no point in keeping it any longerComment
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