The main reason is that they sell the only 64-bit consumer chip. Yes, I understand that it is mainly marketing but the Athlon 64s are hot sellers. They need to crack Dell now.
2. The traditional PC will then be replaced by a home server through which all activity will happen.
This is what I've also predicted. Here are my thoughts:
A typical family might have two or three computers and a PVR or two. If the hard drives on all of these devices were aggregated into a single, logical server, then there would be benefits in terms of utilization, redundancy and speed - panacea. If we tie everything together with GigE, then we can PXW/network boot the PCs and PVRs with any operating system of our choice. Laptops would be a bit more complicated but I would envision a large, solid state cache on board. The hard drives in laptops are always failing anyway.
The storage medium notification is not untuitive the way XP (and now KDE 3.5) does it. Basically, the user puts in a disc and then some time later, gets a notification that interrupts whatever is being performed.
A better way to do it would be to stick a little message notification bubble above the system tray. This would also prevent movies from auto-running.
A big problem with XP is that DVD movies often have crap software that auto-installs on the computers of people who don't know any better. If OSS wants to become a widely used desktop, then it needs to be better than the status quo, rather than a copy. This means that it has to protect users rather than facilitate spyware and junk.
Both DSL and cable internet are provided by way of fiber - its just cheaper to convert to another medium for the "last mile". See Comcast's recent dark fiber aquisition.
When the rating system became a requirement for the video game industry, everyone seemed to think that the system used for the motion picture industry would be adequate. However, the video game makers could not accept that because it would have been a major hit to their bottom line. So they put a few dollars into the legislative vending machine and out popped a pretty ambiguous rating system.
Instead of an "R" rating, we have "M" for mature. Of course, every parent would like to think that their child is mature. This probably increases sales, rather than decrease. Had the motion picture rating system been adopted, GTA would have an NC17 rating.
Thank your congressmen for half of the problem. I agree that the other half is the fault of the parents.
AND we have what could be an easy way to generate hydrogen from water using sodium. Now, with this in mind, tell me why ethanol is needed?
Because hydrogen isn't a practical energy carrier. Even at tremendous pressures (like 500 atmospheres) it doesn't even come close to the gravimetric or volumetric energy density of gasoline.
Ethanol has about 2/3rds the volumetric energy density of gasoline. This is worth while over hydrogen, even if the stuff takes more energy to make than it yields. Just think of the energy required to compress hydrogen to 10kpsi. One might joke about running an automobile on this pressure alone.
The bottom line is that energy input versus output will be moot once everyone realizes that we'll need nuclear to be sustainable. We just need a good, dense energy carrier.
FWIW, hydrides have become the hydrogen carrier of choice in nickel metal hydride batteries because you don't need tremendously high pressures to get good volumetric density. But to put it in perspective, they're still only carrying about 2 percent hydrogen by weight. Some day, a nanotech breakthrough may make it possible to increase that by an order of magnatude. When this happens, we'll have electric cars that you'll take in after a few thousand miles to get the battery changed.
A practical purpose of IPTV is to allow content from anywhere and anyone - not just Big Business. Now, Time Warner is doing this only to prevent such a thing from happening.
Take, Strong Bad, for example. I would easily pay like $5/year to watch this creativity a couple times per month. What happens if 30 million others feel the same way? Instant negation of Big Business, that is what.
Time Warner, Comcast, NBC, CBS, Fox and all those others need to be first here or they will be gone in short time.
It doesn't take prohibitive temperatures to crack water. Just yesterday, I was burning magnesium in the campfire in order to help kill bugs (they "rain" into the fire... really something to see). The magnesium burns hot enough to split water into hydrogen and oxygen so I often throw some ice onto the magnesium once it starts burning. This increases the brightness of the fire by an order of magnatude.
I imagine that it would be entirely possible to get a nuclear reactor to create hydrogen directly by heating water. At that point, you could have a hydrogen "grid" instead of power lines. All energy will be distributed in the form of hydrogen and fuel cells or direct burn will convert it into electricity or heat, respectively.
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I would suggest some form of first level open community review is needed for a first round of patent research
I already suggested that and it was shot down by slashdotters.
The main reason is that they sell the only 64-bit consumer chip. Yes, I understand that it is mainly marketing but the Athlon 64s are hot sellers. They need to crack Dell now.
Sorry,
Its a quote from Army of Darkness.
Yeah! And we'll have flying cars, jet packs, and nanobots working through our blood stream.
And maybe I'm a Chinese Jet Pilot.
2. The traditional PC will then be replaced by a home server through which all activity will happen.
This is what I've also predicted. Here are my thoughts:
A typical family might have two or three computers and a PVR or two. If the hard drives on all of these devices were aggregated into a single, logical server, then there would be benefits in terms of utilization, redundancy and speed - panacea. If we tie everything together with GigE, then we can PXW/network boot the PCs and PVRs with any operating system of our choice. Laptops would be a bit more complicated but I would envision a large, solid state cache on board. The hard drives in laptops are always failing anyway.
The storage medium notification is not untuitive the way XP (and now KDE 3.5) does it. Basically, the user puts in a disc and then some time later, gets a notification that interrupts whatever is being performed.
A better way to do it would be to stick a little message notification bubble above the system tray. This would also prevent movies from auto-running.
A big problem with XP is that DVD movies often have crap software that auto-installs on the computers of people who don't know any better. If OSS wants to become a widely used desktop, then it needs to be better than the status quo, rather than a copy. This means that it has to protect users rather than facilitate spyware and junk.
Here's a blantant example of how Microsoft has everyone in their pocket:
Dell Dimension 2400 w/ Windows XP = $299
Same PC w/ FreeDOS = $319
Now someone tell me how Microsoft prices Windows XP $20 cheaper than the same PC with a free operating system.
The $599 Mac Mini is a great bargain. For just $100 more than the base unit, you get...
...a PC that is $300 more than a $299 Dell?
Thank you for providing avoision to my ignorance.
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Welcome!
Dark Fiber as nothing to do with home broadband.
Both DSL and cable internet are provided by way of fiber - its just cheaper to convert to another medium for the "last mile". See Comcast's recent dark fiber aquisition.
Daylight Saving
I always post this when the topic comes up. I'm a fan of Franklin and really enjoy reading this.
Mofication
Main Entry: mofication
Pronunciation: "mo-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : ones transformation into a Bad Mofo : see Pulp Fiction
Speaking of innovation, someone should innovate an ActiveX IE plugin that simply changes the IE rendering engine to Gecko.
Then we could all use CSS the way it was meant to be. The drone consumers will never know the difference.
When the rating system became a requirement for the video game industry, everyone seemed to think that the system used for the motion picture industry would be adequate. However, the video game makers could not accept that because it would have been a major hit to their bottom line. So they put a few dollars into the legislative vending machine and out popped a pretty ambiguous rating system.
Instead of an "R" rating, we have "M" for mature. Of course, every parent would like to think that their child is mature. This probably increases sales, rather than decrease. Had the motion picture rating system been adopted, GTA would have an NC17 rating.
Thank your congressmen for half of the problem. I agree that the other half is the fault of the parents.
AND we have what could be an easy way to generate hydrogen from water using sodium. Now, with this in mind, tell me why ethanol is needed?
Because hydrogen isn't a practical energy carrier. Even at tremendous pressures (like 500 atmospheres) it doesn't even come close to the gravimetric or volumetric energy density of gasoline.
Ethanol has about 2/3rds the volumetric energy density of gasoline. This is worth while over hydrogen, even if the stuff takes more energy to make than it yields. Just think of the energy required to compress hydrogen to 10kpsi. One might joke about running an automobile on this pressure alone.
The bottom line is that energy input versus output will be moot once everyone realizes that we'll need nuclear to be sustainable. We just need a good, dense energy carrier.
FWIW, hydrides have become the hydrogen carrier of choice in nickel metal hydride batteries because you don't need tremendously high pressures to get good volumetric density. But to put it in perspective, they're still only carrying about 2 percent hydrogen by weight. Some day, a nanotech breakthrough may make it possible to increase that by an order of magnatude. When this happens, we'll have electric cars that you'll take in after a few thousand miles to get the battery changed.
I can see the day where we all change our last name to "Smith" or something of that nature.
What is the point or purpose of IPTV?
A practical purpose of IPTV is to allow content from anywhere and anyone - not just Big Business. Now, Time Warner is doing this only to prevent such a thing from happening.
Take, Strong Bad, for example. I would easily pay like $5/year to watch this creativity a couple times per month. What happens if 30 million others feel the same way? Instant negation of Big Business, that is what.
Time Warner, Comcast, NBC, CBS, Fox and all those others need to be first here or they will be gone in short time.
s this really the first step towards full-fledged IPTV?
No - the first step will be the licensure of the thousands of obvious patents that have already been filed.
"Blu-Ray" is easy to remember, and does not sound like much anything else.
D +RD -DVD-R
Unfortunately, the plan is to call it a "BD-ROM" or "BD-RAM", depending on rewritability. I can see it now:
CD-ROM
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-ROM
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DV
DVD+RW
BD-ROM
BD-R
BD-RW
BD+RW
HD-DVD
H
HD-DVD-RW
HD-DVD+RW
I think the plan is to get the consumer to actually pass out when shopping for media. Then, the store clerks will just steal their wallets.
One is Free, the other is easy to use.
Funny?
This is the truth.
Canon's Replacable Print Head
I don't know why on earth one would want a permanent print head when you can get one that is both removable and separate from the ink.
In other news...
They'll probably be convicted and then buy the regulators like MS so they only get a slap on the wrist.
On that note, was there *anything* negative that came of the Microsoft monopoly ruling?
It doesn't take prohibitive temperatures to crack water. Just yesterday, I was burning magnesium in the campfire in order to help kill bugs (they "rain" into the fire... really something to see). The magnesium burns hot enough to split water into hydrogen and oxygen so I often throw some ice onto the magnesium once it starts burning. This increases the brightness of the fire by an order of magnatude.
I imagine that it would be entirely possible to get a nuclear reactor to create hydrogen directly by heating water. At that point, you could have a hydrogen "grid" instead of power lines. All energy will be distributed in the form of hydrogen and fuel cells or direct burn will convert it into electricity or heat, respectively.