08-15-2008, 07:44 PM
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#1 | | gother than thou
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| Gizmodo article on the electrical scoring system in the Olympics
http://gizmodo.com/5037598/the-tech-...or-led-helmets
Got briefly interviewed today by John over at Gizmodo who was fascinated by the use of the scoring system in the masks. Go checka it out. | 
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08-15-2008, 07:49 PM
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| Title of the article is "Daft Punk Swordfighting: Olympic Fencers' Future-Warrior LED Helmets Are Amazing".
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08-15-2008, 07:53 PM
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#3 | | gother than thou
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Originally Posted by oiuyt  Title of the article is "Daft Punk Swordfighting: Olympic Fencers' Future-Warrior LED Helmets Are Amazing".
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08-15-2008, 07:55 PM
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| From the comments section on Gizmodo: Quote: |
Originally Posted by junyo I'd put a mic in mine, and tie the scoring system into a speech recognition program. The system should give you extra points for screaming "My name is Inigo Montoya!" as you smite your opponents. | Quote: |
Originally Posted by I Think We're Property I don't think there are enough LEDs. Hell, you can barely see it. When somebody goes down, I want their entire body to light up, TRON style. The competitors should glow brightly at all times, and turn green or red when a hit is scored. | -B
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08-15-2008, 07:56 PM
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| TooL- Did you initiate the contact or did Gizmodo decide to do the piece on their own and find you?
Either way, this might be another media angle we should be hitting.
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08-15-2008, 07:58 PM
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#6 | | gother than thou
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Originally Posted by oiuyt TooL- Did you initiate the contact or did Gizmodo decide to do the piece on their own and find you?
Either way, this might be another media angle we should be hitting.
-B | They decided on their own, and called up the office looking for some details. | |
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08-15-2008, 10:33 PM
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| awesome. There's even comments lamenting the "modern poke-fest" and calling for a return to one-touch bouts. I'm totally making an account to call for a return to italian grips.
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08-16-2008, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by TooLoftheDeviL They decided on their own, and called up the office looking for some details. | What, you're looking to move up from shipping overlord? | |
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08-16-2008, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by TooLoftheDeviL They decided on their own, and called up the office looking for some details. | And you either did a horrible job of explaining it to them, or they completely misunderstood almost everything you said. Given media's past record WRT accuracy in fencing related stories I'm willing to give you the benefit of a doubt and assume that you explained things perfectly well and they only understood every third word.
Fortunately Brtech posted a comment which corrected some of the worst misinformation presented. | |
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08-16-2008, 11:51 AM
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#10 | | gother than thou
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Originally Posted by SJCFU#2 And you either did a horrible job of explaining it to them, or they completely misunderstood almost everything you said. Given media's past record WRT accuracy in fencing related stories I'm willing to give you the benefit of a doubt and assume that you explained things perfectly well and they only understood every third word.
Fortunately Brtech posted a comment which corrected some of the worst misinformation presented. | Exaggerate much? Brtech did offer some strong clarification on issues but the article doesn't say anything that's bat**** crazy. I mean other than comparing us to Daft Punk... | |
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08-17-2008, 12:37 AM
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| It's all around a good article and more good publicity. The one thing I remark at is:
'The LEDs on the mask help the referee make quicker scoring calls'
Really? The lights the size of Volkswagens on the base of the strip don't help?
No matter what we do, we'll still be mocked by the troglodytes. Read the responses at the end of the article.
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08-17-2008, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by dingus If I had one? I'd become a beekeeper. In space. | He wins fencing.
Although with a close second.
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