Its Windows with out windows... I see this as the rise of Linux on the Desktop, and the fact that Microsoft has decided the Desktop is no longer relevant.
After looking at this, it could be a serious competition to Apple iOS and Android. As they can make off the shelf Tablets and you have all your windows software ready to run on it. It could be a rebirth of Microsoft. Or it could backfire, Being that it is sacrificing its desktop share, for the tablet, where Android and iOS may have a sufficient market share to keep growing. And developers will make multi-touch apps for the Androids and iOS's and not bother with Microsoft anymore. But there are a lot of developers who already know how to make windows apps so who knows...
We need to find a way to give the information in a way that doesn't sound threatening to people.
Climate Scientist, Biologists, Medical Doctors... Have looked at the data and said you need to stop doing something you like. Gets people angry that someone else is saying they shouldn't do something. And if they can find any way to prove them wrong they will. Lets say there is solid evidence that Video Games are bad and does cause kids to become violent... How many Video Game fans will look at the data and go "Yep, their right. I have been rotting my brain, I should stop now." No they will nitpick over every detail. Not a large enough base. Looking at particular cultures, what about other influences.... Their hostility is due to the fact they need to change their life style, a life style they choose to be good, so they will be defensive.
I tend to hate to watch nature shows, just because they feel the need usually at the end to put some part about how man is messing with their lives. Or make a point that Man Hasn't been able to effect their lives yet...
In order to get the change we need, we need to inform people but also not put them in a situation where they are feeling threatened. Renewable Energy, shouldn't be advertised as a way to make you feel less guilty about using fossil fuel, but as a cheaper alternative. A one time purchase of a Wind Turbine or Some Solar Panels then you can make your own energy, without having to pay monthly fee. Or having the power company pay you. The Hybrid Car will save you so much more on Gas costs. It is about giving the choice and the information to choose a better alternative vs. Making feeling bad about making one you don't like.
I think it comes down to the fact that video games wont come with long term consequences. Court Martial, Jail, having more civilians turn militant...
The Romans Greek and otherwise had an effective military and they killed everyone Military, Civilians, Woman, Children. Because killing everyone is an effective short term military strategy. It just isn't the moral thing to do, and often have long term consequences that cannot be portrait in a game.
In a game having Civilians turn militant and killing your game characters best friend is a great way to start a plot. In real life it just sucks.
That is why games try to avoid killing civilians and even why the old Ultima Games, if you attack a civilian you are then under attack from a bunch of guards who are much tougher then you are. (Which always made me wonder why the guards are not trying to save the world)
And when the economy is good. It is a great way to increase world wide wealth. What it really comes done to is the investors willing to invest into an infrastructure. That is a good thing. Other then a small speed increase they are new lines going across reducing failure.
Just categorizing your opinion and labeling them Fact doesn't make it so. Citation please, and not from hippy websites. I am not saying you are wrong but if you are going to state your opinion as fact, you better be able to back it up.
You are missing the main rule of Science Fiction. Humans are always the best balanced species. If Aliens are strong then us then we are smarter then them. If Aliens are smarter then us then we are stronger then they are. If they are both stronger and smarter then us then humans are more creative or adaptable.
That is why I kinda like the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. Arthur Dent is so unremarkable that he is spending most of the time trying to stay out of everybody ways. And the rest of the human population got wiped out in no time.
That is the last thing I want to hear. All full of Life forms that are use to gravity much greater then what we are use full. If they beat us to space they will land on earth being smarter and stronger then us. I like the Old Grays small stature and wimpy. Sure they may have massive mental powers but I can really whack them hard with a big stick.
I expect that most wouldn't because they have already spend all the money on an Oracle License. However my experience is most shops (Including Oracle Shops) Don't use nearly close to all those cool features they provide.
They just want a SELECT * FROM TABLE WHERE VALUE='TEXT'
Florida, and Texas are the states with the most to gain from NASA Existence and those are States that do have a history of switching parties and hold a good amount of votes.
If they are going to "Debunk the Myth of Global Warming" they are going to need more Complicated Facts in which they can twist around. NASA would be a great tool of that you get a lot of complex data, easy to "Mathify" (Like Quantify but used to obscure vs. enhance) to make your own personal conclusion.
NASA and the Military go hand and hand.
Corporations want to keep their satellites up and running and put new ones as some point.
The real problem isn't some grand scheme against NASA or a conspiracy. It is just the Right Wing has gotten Nutty Right and doesn't like any Government funding for anything.
It would really freak out any visitors at night. Go to sleep at night right when you are about to fall asleep you are in a half daze. You feel a bit of a movement then there is a glowing cat staring you down.
No YouTube comments are idiotic not because of bad spelling, grammar, caps... The stuff they say is just stupid. I remembering one time I was watching some clips from an 80's TV show, for nostalgia and there was one sentence where the Bad Guy showed a little be of complexity to his character and said one sentence outside of what a Bad Guy would say and there was posts upon posts of people feeling sorry for the bad guys (who were otherwise quite evil) just from that one sentence.
No YouTube comments are not intelligent. Slashdot comments get a mix and although I may disagree with a lot of them they come with some thought behind it.
I am a big supporter of nuclear Energy and I think a lot of the world has an irrational fear of nuclear energy. However to ignore and not respects the dangers of it too is just as irresponsible. Part of the reason for Nuclear Energy Safety is the fact that people do have a healthy fear of it. Preventing people from cutting corners on safety.
I fail to see your point. Just changing the numbers to show that Nuclear Energy could be more dangerous doesn't disprove that it isn't safe.
How many people die from health conditions living next to a coal burning plant? At least with Nuclear its worse case usually effects a limited range. Fossil fuels effects thousands of miles.
Fair - We control the standard however we cannot restrict you too much on how you decide to use it. Reasonable - The pricing should not be enough to put you in the poor house however you may pay something to compensate for our work And - (we need a vowel in our acronym, so it sounds like a word) Non-Discriminatory - We cannot make sure that particular groups get advantages while others don't.
If no one can afford to pay for the license required to implement the software then that you break the FRAND as the pricing would not be Fair and Reasonable.
WebOS is one of those mobile OS's that reminds me of BeOS. The techies love it. But fails to get a strong customer base.
I think it was mostly due with Palms hacking WebOS to in essence Hack into iTunes to gets its media (for iPod Support) causing its main competitor Apple to keep changing their method to block WebOS, from accessing its system without Apples permission. So Early Adopters would have shaky Music support where it is supported one day then the next it will stop then they will have 2 week later they will have it again then stop. Granted I don't approve of Apple locking down iTunes to only Apple devices, however Palm just ignoring Apples policies just because they don't like them isn't good enough, and ends up hurting their customers more then just saying we don't support iTunes but they these other popular services. In the mean time while Palm is fighting it gave Android the time to perfect its system and get it out, without all the baggage that Palm has made for itself.
I am not following you. 1. The patent doesn't stop it from being implemented. It just means for a company that wants to use the technology will need to make an agreement with the patent owner.
2. Battery technology has been improving. But not by Moors law speed. So compared to computer development batter development seem lagging. But it is progressing. And I would expect it to catch up at the point we reach the limit of Moors law.
3. My first cellphone back in the late 90s had a battery was about the size and weight of an iPhone folded in half. It lasted about as long as the iPhone, but it had a 64x64 resolution monochrome non-backlighted LCD screen. No texting just a phone it's biggest app was storing telephone numbers. No where near the power hog of the iPhone. With a small battery that performs well enough and long enough to have it integrated right in the device.
While in the gaze of being a poor analogy. It does make the point that just because the aircraft was just doing routine flights it had no reason to fly with using outher resources, and the pilot policy was return when there is any failure.
All pilots know how to fly without gps and radar signals.
Because the geek and techy community have became more old and bitter. And there have been less new guys coming in to show us how old fashion we are.
It is more then just games. Every new technology is never better then the tech 10-20 years ago. Forgetting random hardware failures and crappy software that died all the time.
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Your still on DOS right? Or you have been using Linux for the past few decades...
If you still use windows.
You will at some point will need to make a choice and use outdated apps or upgrade to a new OS.
If you take too long you will be the Old Man who doesn't know how to use the new stuff...
Its Windows with out windows...
I see this as the rise of Linux on the Desktop, and the fact that Microsoft has decided the Desktop is no longer relevant.
After looking at this, it could be a serious competition to Apple iOS and Android. As they can make off the shelf Tablets and you have all your windows software ready to run on it. It could be a rebirth of Microsoft. Or it could backfire, Being that it is sacrificing its desktop share, for the tablet, where Android and iOS may have a sufficient market share to keep growing. And developers will make multi-touch apps for the Androids and iOS's and not bother with Microsoft anymore. But there are a lot of developers who already know how to make windows apps so who knows...
I need some popcorn.
We need to find a way to give the information in a way that doesn't sound threatening to people.
Climate Scientist, Biologists, Medical Doctors... Have looked at the data and said you need to stop doing something you like. Gets people angry that someone else is saying they shouldn't do something. And if they can find any way to prove them wrong they will. Lets say there is solid evidence that Video Games are bad and does cause kids to become violent... How many Video Game fans will look at the data and go "Yep, their right. I have been rotting my brain, I should stop now." No they will nitpick over every detail. Not a large enough base. Looking at particular cultures, what about other influences.... Their hostility is due to the fact they need to change their life style, a life style they choose to be good, so they will be defensive.
I tend to hate to watch nature shows, just because they feel the need usually at the end to put some part about how man is messing with their lives. Or make a point that Man Hasn't been able to effect their lives yet...
In order to get the change we need, we need to inform people but also not put them in a situation where they are feeling threatened. Renewable Energy, shouldn't be advertised as a way to make you feel less guilty about using fossil fuel, but as a cheaper alternative. A one time purchase of a Wind Turbine or Some Solar Panels then you can make your own energy, without having to pay monthly fee. Or having the power company pay you. The Hybrid Car will save you so much more on Gas costs. It is about giving the choice and the information to choose a better alternative vs. Making feeling bad about making one you don't like.
I think it comes down to the fact that video games wont come with long term consequences. Court Martial, Jail, having more civilians turn militant...
The Romans Greek and otherwise had an effective military and they killed everyone Military, Civilians, Woman, Children. Because killing everyone is an effective short term military strategy. It just isn't the moral thing to do, and often have long term consequences that cannot be portrait in a game.
In a game having Civilians turn militant and killing your game characters best friend is a great way to start a plot. In real life it just sucks.
That is why games try to avoid killing civilians and even why the old Ultima Games, if you attack a civilian you are then under attack from a bunch of guards who are much tougher then you are. (Which always made me wonder why the guards are not trying to save the world)
And when the economy is good. It is a great way to increase world wide wealth.
What it really comes done to is the investors willing to invest into an infrastructure. That is a good thing. Other then a small speed increase they are new lines going across reducing failure.
Just think about eating a salad, and they will stay away from you.
Just categorizing your opinion and labeling them Fact doesn't make it so.
Citation please, and not from hippy websites. I am not saying you are wrong but if you are going to state your opinion as fact, you better be able to back it up.
If they are super Aliens then we are probably meaty animals with soft bones that they can easily chew up.
You are missing the main rule of Science Fiction. Humans are always the best balanced species.
If Aliens are strong then us then we are smarter then them. If Aliens are smarter then us then we are stronger then they are. If they are both stronger and smarter then us then humans are more creative or adaptable.
That is why I kinda like the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. Arthur Dent is so unremarkable that he is spending most of the time trying to stay out of everybody ways. And the rest of the human population got wiped out in no time.
That is the last thing I want to hear. All full of Life forms that are use to gravity much greater then what we are use full. If they beat us to space they will land on earth being smarter and stronger then us. I like the Old Grays small stature and wimpy. Sure they may have massive mental powers but I can really whack them hard with a big stick.
I expect that most wouldn't because they have already spend all the money on an Oracle License.
However my experience is most shops (Including Oracle Shops) Don't use nearly close to all those cool features they provide.
They just want a SELECT * FROM TABLE WHERE VALUE='TEXT'
I don't think so. As some have pointed out.
Florida, and Texas are the states with the most to gain from NASA Existence and those are States that do have a history of switching parties and hold a good amount of votes.
If they are going to "Debunk the Myth of Global Warming" they are going to need more Complicated Facts in which they can twist around. NASA would be a great tool of that you get a lot of complex data, easy to "Mathify" (Like Quantify but used to obscure vs. enhance) to make your own personal conclusion.
NASA and the Military go hand and hand.
Corporations want to keep their satellites up and running and put new ones as some point.
The real problem isn't some grand scheme against NASA or a conspiracy. It is just the Right Wing has gotten Nutty Right and doesn't like any Government funding for anything.
I am ok with extending the copyright time frame. However if the holder dies so should the copyright.
70 years seems a good frame.
It would really freak out any visitors at night. Go to sleep at night right when you are about to fall asleep you are in a half daze. You feel a bit of a movement then there is a glowing cat staring you down.
I am sorry your Perl scripts became out of date/didn't win the competition.
No YouTube comments are idiotic not because of bad spelling, grammar, caps... The stuff they say is just stupid. I remembering one time I was watching some clips from an 80's TV show, for nostalgia and there was one sentence where the Bad Guy showed a little be of complexity to his character and said one sentence outside of what a Bad Guy would say and there was posts upon posts of people feeling sorry for the bad guys (who were otherwise quite evil) just from that one sentence.
No YouTube comments are not intelligent. Slashdot comments get a mix and although I may disagree with a lot of them they come with some thought behind it.
I am a big supporter of nuclear Energy and I think a lot of the world has an irrational fear of nuclear energy. However to ignore and not respects the dangers of it too is just as irresponsible. Part of the reason for Nuclear Energy Safety is the fact that people do have a healthy fear of it. Preventing people from cutting corners on safety.
I fail to see your point. Just changing the numbers to show that Nuclear Energy could be more dangerous doesn't disprove that it isn't safe.
How many people die from health conditions living next to a coal burning plant? At least with Nuclear its worse case usually effects a limited range. Fossil fuels effects thousands of miles.
Fair - We control the standard however we cannot restrict you too much on how you decide to use it.
Reasonable - The pricing should not be enough to put you in the poor house however you may pay something to compensate for our work
And - (we need a vowel in our acronym, so it sounds like a word)
Non-Discriminatory - We cannot make sure that particular groups get advantages while others don't.
If no one can afford to pay for the license required to implement the software then that you break the FRAND as the pricing would not be Fair and Reasonable.
WebOS is one of those mobile OS's that reminds me of BeOS. The techies love it. But fails to get a strong customer base.
I think it was mostly due with Palms hacking WebOS to in essence Hack into iTunes to gets its media (for iPod Support) causing its main competitor Apple to keep changing their method to block WebOS, from accessing its system without Apples permission.
So Early Adopters would have shaky Music support where it is supported one day then the next it will stop then they will have 2 week later they will have it again then stop. Granted I don't approve of Apple locking down iTunes to only Apple devices, however Palm just ignoring Apples policies just because they don't like them isn't good enough, and ends up hurting their customers more then just saying we don't support iTunes but they these other popular services.
In the mean time while Palm is fighting it gave Android the time to perfect its system and get it out, without all the baggage that Palm has made for itself.
I am not following you.
1. The patent doesn't stop it from being implemented. It just means for a company that wants to use the technology will need to make an agreement with the patent owner.
2. Battery technology has been improving. But not by Moors law speed. So compared to computer development batter development seem lagging. But it is progressing. And I would expect it to catch up at the point we reach the limit of Moors law.
3. My first cellphone back in the late 90s had a battery was about the size and weight of an iPhone folded in half. It lasted about as long as the iPhone, but it had a 64x64 resolution monochrome non-backlighted LCD screen. No texting just a phone it's biggest app was storing telephone numbers. No where near the power hog of the iPhone. With a small battery that performs well enough and long enough to have it integrated right in the device.
Yes how long you park at a mall is a proof of a criminal act, or the fact you went shopping at the mall.
While in the gaze of being a poor analogy. It does make the point that just because the aircraft was just doing routine flights it had no reason to fly with using outher resources, and the pilot policy was return when there is any failure.
All pilots know how to fly without gps and radar signals.
Because the geek and techy community have became more old and bitter. And there have been less new guys coming in to show us how old fashion we are.
It is more then just games. Every new technology is never better then the tech 10-20 years ago. Forgetting random hardware failures and crappy software that died all the time.