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Not quite right: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDsQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DxNApzUegikg&ei=wlqqUNycIcbfsgarroGYDQ&usg=AFQjCNFClfKjBVIJkBsBwOO4BX6JmK5p6w

You mean, like they don't give a fuck in France these days, for example?

Perhaps they're just upset that they don't have the cool, new, hip calendar that Google invented, which doesn't include the month of December: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39692

I'm too young to know of anything before the N64

N64 was pretty good when going all out, it was expensive though, as textures had to be burned into ROM and were far more expensive to use than PS1.

It was far easier and less expensive to make a nice looking PS1 game though, as texture storage was basically free, and texture makes a huge difference. Also, FMV cutscenes and lots of voice could be stored better, and cutscenes were all the rage.

N64 example:
https://www.google.com/search?q=indana+jones+n64&rlz=1C1_____enUS387US390&sugexp=chrome,mod%3D2&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&authuser=0&ei=4YmpUKW5BYyN0QGzvoFA&biw=1309&bih=726&sei=44mpUKm4I8W00QHymIDYAQ

Just as lots of homebrew coolness has come out of the Wii controller, it'd be interesting to find out if something similar can be done for the Wii U controller.

The Wii Remote was special because it was a relatively cheap accelerometer wand. But I just don't really see the unique selling point of the Wii U GamePad over an Android tablet, especially once this Archos product that combines an Android tablet with traditional gaming buttons comes out.

Maybe even implement a PC display driver so people could use it as a cheap extra screen for their home computer.

If you just want to show PC graphics on a tablet, I seem to remember VNC clients being available for Android tablets.

Niche is the secret. In Norfolk, VA there's a place called Naro Expanded Video. I've only been in there once but I was incredibly surprised than in 2005 I could walk in and buy a like-new copy of Mickey's Christmas Carol (albeit on VHS) from 1983. I believe it was finally released on DVD in 2009.

Because of all the downtime on Google docs, the communication with the C&C server is intermittent and therefore difficult to pinpoint by law enforcement. Security by instability.

FYI, if you'd like to know how often Google docs (or any other Google Apps service) is unavailable, Google provides an on-line status dashboard with both current and historical information going back two months.

Googling for overall uptime stats shows that in 2010, Apps achieved 99.984% uptime and in 2011 99.9949% uptime, even after changing the methodology to count all downtimes, not just those lasting more than 10 minutes.

You missed chromium/chrome :) https://developers.google.com/chrome/chrome-frame/

Both parties are guilty of cronyism. Or did you think Hollywood just supported Obama because they think he's a nice guy?

Here is what your link says. Are you still convinced that net income wasn't down year over year for the same quarter?

I cannot stress my point strongly enough. I would love to discuss the Motorola takeover with someone. Its an incredibly interesting [off]topic, but the fact that you have taken a random chunk from the financial statements without providing context, and then lied about what I had said is a shame. You need to put in the time and effort; You are simply not good enough.

http://investor.google.com/earnings.html [google.com] look through it properly.

The bottom line is again I fail to see your point.

AND boots with extra insoles (the poor man's version of lifts?)

Now, that could just as well have been ME. I deliberately put layers of paper held in place with duct tape under a plastic insole in my shoes to hold my feet at about 10 degrees angle because of some problem in my ankle. I am very flatfooted, and without that cheap orthotic, I do not go very far. The orthopedist will sell me an orthotic that does exactly the same thing for about $200. I notice traveling even a few feet over an angled surface if its slanted the wrong way.

I do not blame the authorities for questioning shoes full of filler. In the past, real bombs have been placed in shoes. It would be foolhardy to ignore historical facts.

Now, the watch thing.... if the watch looks like it might be a bomb, can you blame them? If I tried to carry a piece of luggage aboard a plane that I made from a 12 inch pipe nipple and two end caps, do I think for one minute they would let me board? I do not think I could even walk in public for one minute with that thing assembled like that. Neither would I blame them.

This is no time to be teasing the authorities trying to protect the public. Making threatening devices is no joke.

If I tried to board a plane with a suitcase full of batteries, wires, and switches, I better have a damn good reason for doing so. A damn good reason.

What part of Google's profits declined last quarter don't you understand? Or do you not trust WSJ?

I cannot stress my point strongly enough. I would love to discuss the Motorola takeover with someone. Its an incredibly interesting [off]topic, but the fact that you are linking to the WSJ as opposed to the financial statements says it all. You need to put in the time and effort; You are simply not good enough.

http://investor.google.com/earnings.html look through its interesting.

The bottom line is again I fail to see your point.

Sorry you seem a little confused :) Again look at my link http://investor.google.com/financial/tables.html
"Total Consolidated Revenues $29,321(2010) $37,905(2011) $10,645(Q1) $12,214(Q2) $14,101(Q3)
"Net Income $8,505(2010) $9,737(2011) $2,890(Q1) $2,785(Q2) $2,176 (Q3)

Any Questions :)

They do not have things like mass, heat, flow, friction, stress, wear, corrosion, and a dozen other things that gears and hinges have.

True, but the control systems which drive those are typically software driven.

when a CS or software guru makes a mistake, things don't blow up and hurt people.

Mars Orbiter was due to improper units. Stuxnet software was impressive. Siberian oil pipeline explosion due to malicious software. Or medical eqipment software configured to deliver fatal x-rays, remote exploits with pace makers. Airbush crash due to software. How about software which drives Wall Street trades, surely that affects many more people? What about power outages due to improper software configurations? Here is a nice list of issues involving software.

Hard-science engineers are educated for a reason. Diligence is not optional.

Also why people who build things where lives are on the lines are licensed and bonded.

People shouldn't engage in assholery with people who are responsible for protecting the security and lives of others. Most sane people wouldn't pull out a realistic-looking toy gun, point it at a police officer, and laugh and say, "Ha ha! I'm just kidding! No need to get all upset about a simple joke..." But then we have people who think it's perfectly fine to engage in such tomfoolery with TSA agents.

Agreed/
Its called suicide by cop. And it happens more than you think.

Knowing that TSA doesn't have guns makes this a semi-safe bit of attention getting, with charges that seldom stick, but a notoriety that does. The guy HAD TO HAVE KNOWN that would be the result.

Allegedly (and I do mean that in the legal sense, as there is not a single photo of evidence) he had hollowed out compartments in the multiple insoles in his boots. Supposedly the watch contained fuses. What kind? Electrical, or det-cord?
It screams Dry Run if you are a TSA agent even in the absence of any explosive. That is what they are trained to look for.

Intelligent people who just want to get to their destination would pack it in luggage, or explain to TSA BEFORE they get to the gate what it is and why he is carrying it so that he could avoid arrest.

Was it Steampunk, as some have alleged? Perhaps. But something that elaborate and expensive would make more sense in packed luggage. I still think he was seeking attention. He got it.

You shouldn't release a product at this time of year if you don't want it rooted

No I am saying that people buy what they can afford. Not all Chinese can afford the 1300 yuan devices.if 1300 is the average then there are phones that are far cheaper. These cheaper phones won't have comparable features.

A quick look at the best selling Android phones on Amazon china http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.cn%2F show the three most popular Android devices to be ZTE U930 at 926 yuan; Huawei Ascend G330C and 966 yuan; and Samsun Gaxaxy III at 3,729 yuan, which is what you would expect for an average of 1300. The under 1000 phones, both come with dual-core processors 4.0 and 4.3 inch IPS creens and Ice cream sandwich...I assume you are familiar with the SIII :)

I find it astonishing that you have tried to refute my posts without one single shed of evidence that backs your fairytale view of china. When the internet makes it so simple to check facts. Please don't continue to shame yourself, and do the modicum of research first.

I masked all versions of udev above 171 because of the /usr merge. There are some nice things that udev does, mainly ensure consistent matching of device names to actual hardware. However, (for any of my systems anyway) the plug-and-play stuff isn't really needed until after the OS is up and running. I really don't need the system to do anything with random USB thumb drives or game controllers at boot time. The thought had occurred to me to simply go back to a static /dev.

I've looked into alternatives. There is tmpfs-based /udev support in the kernel that seems to work well (minus security settings). mdev, from busybox, seems to work well. I've also looked at mudev, though not much past the project page.

If Gentoo devs are forking udev into a new project that supports separate disk partitions for root directories, then I'll fully support and install it.

Clicky: Linus on "The abomination called EFI."

Linus is a smart guy and all, but just because something happens to be Linus' opinion, doesn't make it right.

Case in point, the proprietary source control he used before git. Everyone kept saying it was a bad idea, he kept insisting it wasn't, until shit happened and it became obvious, even to him, that they needed to switch. So he takes a weekend and writes the first version of git (like I mentioned before, damn smart guy). He fixed the problem quickly and without issue, but it doesn't mean he wasn't wrong about using the previous source control in the first place.

In the EFI case, he is, once again wrong. His entire objection to EFI isn't anything technical, it's just that it's "untested" when BIOS already had all the kinks worked out. That may be true, but it's not a good enough reason not to redesign something. BIOS wasn't designed to boot modern machines, and it only works because it's been patched up with copious amount of virtual duct tape. The whole "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality makes sense, but it can't be taken to extremes. Once working with BIOS is mainly about getting around BIOS's legacy assumptions, it doesn't make sense to keep using it, and it's time to redesign something completely new. Just wait it out, and EFIs kinks will be worked out as well, and as long as it's a well-thought DESIGN, we will be better off.

Tresset believes that it might be a good idea to imbue all personal robots with some sort of artistic skill to encourage an emotional bond

That seems like putting the cart before the horse. How about creating a robot with voice capabilities that are similar to natural speech? Or something that doesn't look and act like the killer cowboy from "Westworld"?

Any machine that can simulate possessing an emotional core creates sympathy/empathy. However, a Dreadnought a la Iron Man baking me a cake or doing water color is still a freaking Dreadnought.

Clicky: Linus on "The abomination called EFI."

Why the _hell_ are you comparing a 5 mile trip to a 2500 mile trip? Of course the five mile trip costs more per mile. You know what's even worse?! A 5 miles airplane ride. Damn, is that expensive or what?

And I should also point out that 5 miles airplane trip takes three hours, whereas a 5 mile train trip takes 30 minutes. So under your crazy-land rules, I can conclude airplanes are actually 6 times slower than trains.

Or, you know, we can conclude that it is completely idiotic to compare costs and times of trips that are difference distances.

Go to amtrak.com and check out prices for a trip between, say, LA and Seattle.

$106

Now compare to economy airline tickets.

$231

Amtrak is almost certainly far more expensive

If by more you mean less.

I just bought airline tickets from Phoenix to Boston on Southwest, and it was about $130 per ticket, and that's probably 2500 miles I'm guessing.

Wrong. A trip from Phoenix to Boston actually costs about double what you said, about $250:
https://www.google.com/search?output=search&q=airline+ticket+Phoenix+to+Boston

Meanwhile, Amtrak tells me that such a trip is $230.

In my experience, rail travel is very, very expensive in the US, compared to air travel.

In my experience, you say dumb things here and have no idea how to compare the price of things. (The _smaller_ dollar amount is _cheaper_.)

I suspect in actuality you're used to cheaper airline fares because of something...which I have to point out _exist on rail also_.

To be fair it can be a real pain to get even a small app running. I wrote a little mirror app and I can't get the darn thing to show up as compatible with my phone. You know, the phone I used to developer the thing...

I mean how many records of the ancient Egyptian space race survive to this day?

https://www.google.com/search?q=helicopter+of+abydos&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X

Ancient Egyptian spacecraft & helicopters!

I'd like to take a moment to plug a competing Android app, mostly 'cuz I wrote it :-)

It's called My Media Catalog, and it is also capable of cataloging all kinds of media. The interface isn't quite as pretty as some competitors, but I took a lot of time incorporating multiple barcode lookup databases into the service, so my users tend to find barcode/ISBN scanning to be much more accurate. I also try to be very available to customers to answer questions and feature requests; there are many users that mention this in the feedback. Definitely worth a shot, especially if you have lots of rare books/media, or stuff from other countries.

My Media Catalog at Google Play

Google has a patent on using structured lighting to determine the shape of the page and correct the image ... is that open too?

The license section on the googlecode page (scroll to the bottom):

Additional IP Rights Grant (Patents)

Google hereby grants to you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section) patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, transfer, and otherwise run, modify and propagate this design where such license applies only to those patent claims, both currently owned by Google and acquired in the future, licensable by Google that are necessarily infringed by This design.

Does this answer your question?

I use Shelves for Android to keep track of all my Books, DVD, Games, what not.

It has functions for loaning out materials and uses the barcode scanner software you install on your phone or tablet device.

Shelves at Google Play

need a slideout keyboard

Not really.

Need a stylus

There are literally hundreds of stylus available for the iPhones. The Bamboo stylus is the best, btw.

bigger screen?...Smaller screen?

Just more trouble for developers.

Micro SD card?

Useless for 95% of users. Adds weight, bulk, and cost.

NFC

When it makes sense to add it to the iPhone, Apple will. Right now it's just a toy. I've never seen a place where I can use one in my town...

FM radio

Are you serious right now? I haven't listen to the radio in over 10 years...

Want to talk about some real issues? How about the fact that Android does't support low latency audio... it has been an open issue since 2009: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3434

iPhone had low latency audio from day one.

Even though Walmart has almost 3 times the revenue (447 billion vs 156) I know which company I'd rather be working for, or in charge of, or have stock in.

I suspect you haven't looked at AAPL's stock price recently.

Sounds like a step towards a real-life Eierlegende Wollmilchsau, the ultimate all-purpose farm animal!

Apparently cooking is like alchemy to most people. While I'm not the world's greatest chef I do know how to prepare my own meals and making pizzas is extremely fun to do especially when you get down to making the crust. It's great to get the family involved with, too. Most breads are pretty simple to make, the most difficult part is having a decent oven. Pizza stones help out with this. Ultimately it comes down to effort and not everyone is motivated after work. BTW I like the et viola, very cool!

Google lets you block entire sites from search results. You'll never see them.

The feature is kind of hidden at....

http://www.google.com/reviews/t

It appears that this only works if:

a. you have a google account.
b. you are logged in to that google account while you are doing searches.

We know it can happen. Rome fell, Greece fell, Angkor Wat fell, Easter Island collapsed. Societies die just like we do.

It would be a shame to lose all of the knowledge, art, and literature that we have accumulated during our tenure so far.

We got it. http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Vagina_Ass_of_Lucifer_Niggerbastard.html?id=XLSPSQAACAAJ

I'd love to hear both sides, but if one side just says "The other side is wrong" without telling me what happened in their view, I kinda doubt said side.

Here's his side:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/116028512018932696380/posts

It didn't take too long to find once someone named him further up this thread.

And the response: https://plus.google.com/116028512018932696380/posts/4gDX3HygM3E

Ahmet Deveci 8:22 PM

For the record, regarding: cyanogenmod.com

Following the saga from : http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/psa-transition-to-cyanogenmod-org it would appear that I have been labelled a 'thief' an 'extortionist' a 'liar' and a bunch of other somewhat degrading comments.

The domain name has since been transferred to the CM Team, but I wanted to make a few things clear.

I purchased the CyanogenMod.com domain name 3 years ago and have been responsible for the renewal fees ever since. This means I (my company) legally owned the domain name. It was fully registered in the United Kingdom. I hear people saying about ‘trademark’. Yes, CyanogenMod is now a registered trademark in the US. But the domain was registered in the UK well before that trademark. I don’t want to get into any legal battles here, but US trademark’s are not valid in the UK unless they are registered here with the IPO.

The term 'hi-jacked' is just wrong, the domain name was always in my control. I didn't hijack anything. I initiated a transfer out process with my registrar today who restored the DNS entries to their own. This in turn deleted all MX entries and other records. The term 'hi-jacked' has just derived from tech blogs creating stories for link bait.

The term 'extortion' is also wrong. If I was out for the money, why an earth would I have transferred the domain to the CM Team for free?

I really don't want to make a meal out of this, nor do I want to get into the rigmarole of having to keep fighting off the haters on here or Twitter or my personal email. I would just simply ask that some people act a little more mature about this whole situation and let's all move along.

The domain name has now been rightfully transferred to the great guys behind CyanogenMod and I will continue to use the mod on my devices. I will just be stepping down from my previous role as 'webmaster'.

If I have offended anyone during all of this commotion then I apologise. In the meantime, let’s all move along and play nicely. This incident was blown way out of proportion. There are far more important things in life than to worry about internet disputes.

Thanks again,

Ahmet

He claims that he has transferred it back to CM:

"Ahmet Deveci8:22 PM - Public
For the record, regarding: cyanogenmod.com

Following the saga from : http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/psa-transition-to-cyanogenmod-org it would appear that I have been labelled a 'thief' an 'extortionist' a 'liar' and a bunch of other somewhat degrading comments.

The domain name has since been transferred to the CM Team, but I wanted to make a few things clear.

I purchased the CyanogenMod.com domain name 3 years ago and have been responsible for the renewal fees ever since. This means I (my company) legally owned the domain name. It was fully registered in the United Kingdom. I hear people saying about âtrademarkâ(TM). Yes, CyanogenMod is now a registered trademark in the US. But the domain was registered in the UK well before that trademark. I donâ(TM)t want to get into any legal battles here, but US trademarkâ(TM)s are not valid in the UK unless they are registered here with the IPO.

The term 'hi-jacked' is just wrong, the domain name was always in my control. I didn't hijack anything. I initiated a transfer out process with my registrar today who restored the DNS entries to their own. This in turn deleted all MX entries and other records. The term 'hi-jacked' has just derived from tech blogs creating stories for link bait.

The term 'extortion' is also wrong. If I was out for the money, why an earth would I have transferred the domain to the CM Team for free?"

https://plus.google.com/116028512018932696380/posts

Ahmet's page is here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116028512018932696380

He works for MetServe Enterprises http://www.metserve.com/ whose site is currently down - strangely :)
Which makes this post ironic: https://plus.google.com/u/0/117025707475158348263/posts/W68Z3GyCmce

Wow, a capcha to enter Metserve.com...

From Metserve.com:

Why am I seeing this page?

Your IP address based on the country, region or network has been flagged by the website owner.
What should I do?

Completing the challenge above proves you are a human and gives you temporary access. You can ask the website owner to permanently whitelist you.

Guess he's preparing for a shitstorm... lol

Ahmet's page is here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116028512018932696380

He works for MetServe Enterprises http://www.metserve.com/ whose site is currently down - strangely :)
Which makes this post ironic: https://plus.google.com/u/0/117025707475158348263/posts/W68Z3GyCmce

Wow, a capcha to enter Metserve.com...

From Metserve.com:

Why am I seeing this page?

Your IP address based on the country, region or network has been flagged by the website owner.
What should I do?

Completing the challenge above proves you are a human and gives you temporary access. You can ask the website owner to permanently whitelist you.

Guess he's preparing for a shitstorm... lol

The name is Ahmet Deveci. https://plus.google.com/u/0/103583939320326217147/posts/A8mtUUpdEH8

Whoa... Whoops, turns out I was wrong. https://plus.google.com/u/0/103583939320326217147/posts/A8mtUUpdEH8

So they *will* get it back. Eventually.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/103583939320326217147/posts/A8mtUUpdEH8

and if they call google, what happens?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=memory.com&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm1lbW9yeS5jb20iXQ..

Nokia has a WebGL version of their web maps which has a Google Earth like functionality to it. While they don't label many places initially the search seems to recognise names of towns which are then labelled on the map and there are things like 3D buildings in certain locations (e.g. London). The regular Nokia Maps offers a more complete solution at the moment but it's surprising to see a web mapping solution that isn't Bing or Google especially using new web technologies (to the best of my knowledge Google are the only other ones using WebGL to serve up their maps).

The nearest Microsoft retail store is a hundred miles away and I live in a city of 120,000. Epic fail. Who in their right mind would make a 200 mile round trip to see if a new Microsoft product sucked?

You missed Google Voice.

This is a much better example than Photoshop. What's hilarious is the Vuvuzela app is $200 but the same company offers their universal translator app for $5.99

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=chromebook_acer_c710

Although I prefer the $249 one because it has no moving parts .No Hard-disk (SSD only) and no fans (passive cooling). Its the only laptop which I can use on my laps without burning my family jewels

Samsung Chromebook

For example the judiciary, in the US system, is also paid for out of taxes, but is independent and acts to limit the power of the executive.

No. That's just a myth for the gullible. The judiciary does the same thing the rest of the government does: Whatever corporate interests want it to do. This is bribe driven, under various guises from campaign contributions, to stock tips, to property bargains, to speaking tour guarantees, to guaranteed entry / seating WRT desired schools, clubs and organizations and so on; In no way does the US judiciary (or the legislature) operate as an independent arm, other than in setting its own compensation vs. the above.

Although it's moderately difficult to track the transactions themselves — you really need a well-funded research team — all you really have to do is look at the continuous stream of positive outcomes of cases where corporate v. other interests are the stakes in play:

Eminent domain? Sure, the government can take your home and sell it to a corporation. Corporate dollars to politicians? You bet. Corporations get to monopolize the airwaves? Absolutely. Limit class action opportunities in discrimination, consumer and other contract cases? Absolutely. Increase the burden for those bringing civil cases? Sounds great, done. Etc. Just Google it.

Another indicator is to simply read the decisions. They contain some of the most ridiculous, circular and sophist reasoning you could ever hope to find, as well as completely made-up nonsense.