CMOS 99? Isn't that marketing "retro?" Or should I think 2099? Ooh. Cool, far-off future tech.
Re:Obvious Question: Who read the EULA?
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For me, it is that at one time or another I have probably read most of a "generalized" EULA, and looking at any one brfore me, they all look alike and I say to myself "I've probably seen this before and it's just the same old disclaimers."
Also, it's not that I think they'll never look my way, but rather that I almost never need support and truly don't intend to do anything remotely illegal anyway.
Sometimes I may take a peek, but only with new and different software, stuff that has the possibility of doing something so new that I feel there may be something differtent in the EULA that is worth searching out, and even then I just skim the thing.
Obvious Question: Who read the EULA?
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Maybe there should be a poll on this - How many Slashdotters actually make it through the first paragraph of a software EULA? For games, I don't think I've ever read a EULA. For some of the more expensive software, sure - I may have read a page's worth. Who, really, WHO? -reads these things?
OK, so Linux can run on this device and that device and this watch and that shoe... so what? I think it's great exploration, and a wonderful way for the folks doing the dev work to learn a huge amount about the low-level guts of the device they're working with and Linux, but... what then?
Is there a hope that someone will just hit on the right combination of Linux and Z-device? Maybe I'm just an outsider with less perspective (just reads Slashdot and works for "Huge Internetish Company" as an engineer, but this Linux on __ stuff is starting to get me wondering.
4+ hours is pretty nice compared to some of the PC laptops. Apple has done pretty well in the battery-dept. lately. And the iBook does even better I think.
Actually, I think the term "dual-mode" would refer to a phone that can do both analog and digital. "dual-band" would be correct for a phone that can talk both 800MHz and 1900MHz (digital).
Yes - Sun has already created Java, and Java is wonderful and successful. I should have framed what I said above differently. That said, Sun may benefit from attacking.net more directly with developers, especially those developers who like the custom fit and trappings of Microsoft's.net.
Here in (large company that makes their own PCs, servers, UNIX varient, RISC processor, and lots of printers) we're playing with.net code and platforms to see what we can do with it. First impressions are "sticky place to work". I'm betting that a good, clean alternative from Sun could win developers rapidly. Of course, our own ideas in this arean are nifty too.
Exactly. There are nnot many good highschool-aged speakers. Perhaps he was wise enough to pick the most effective form of expression at his disposal. It makes sense to me.
His poor mom though...
Wouldn't you use a single device that "puts money into every american's pocket" to get elected? It's an easy one to run with, and a hard one to argue against in its entirety.
Nah - it would have to be:
"Nano-LEGO space robots from the ISS have started massive free distribution of DeCSS and Napster source via GPL-infringing Perl methods, all sponsored by an [evil/confused] Microsoft."
I agree - the images were edited in such a way as to make some digital artists and image manipulators think the work is poor. I think otherwise though - the images are in an art gallery. The point isn't just to show off Photoshop trickery. I've got a file full of odd office and pet pictures that far exceed the editing quality of the images we're talking about here. I'm guessing that the average gallery visitor can better appreciate the artist's message (whatever that might be - ask yourself) with images that are poorly, yet effectively edited. It's not about the quality of the edit - it's about the totality in the change in content and message. You could even go farther and say all this was done without "adding" any new content (image data), just copying (cloning) and moving around image data.
No one said it is supposed to be funny. What if it makes you think about the shallow depths photography can take. Or the *power* of digital editing. Of how clean and boring that photo is without the removed content.
Let's dream. That plaque attached to the spacecraft will someday (maybe when the concept of a day's length of time has long sense lost its meaning) be noticed. It will be again in the company of an intelligence. Perhaps the nuclear fuel will be as cold as the depths of the deep-space vacuum the craft had called home for so many eons. Perhaps all of the conductors will be cold and energyless. Maybe just enough of our already-ancient technology will make sense and our first statement to the rest of the universe will be given a new charge and aimed back toward us...
I think with a little research you'll find that IBM has provided compelling new technology throughout their history. It may not have always been visible or available to you and me, but IBM is no slacker.
Traditionally mainframes were bandwidth strong. While their CPU power was average, their available I/O and network subsystems were vastly superior to other options. Today's mainframes still hold true to this objective, I believe. Someone with lots of back-room IBM experience is welcome to correct me.
Re:I don't think that's what it says...
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I used to work for them, in the networking side, not phones. They're NOT stupid, and make decisions like this only with a lot of though, planning and discussion with partners, etc. That said, I have seen them still do some questionable things.
And in case that didn't make sense, with that adapter anyone with DVI out (digital) from their video card should be able to take to the Cinema Display.
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Does anyone have any specific iBook battery info regarding the claim of 5 hours?
My sarcasm is just silliness. This looks like nice tech.
CMOS 99? Isn't that marketing "retro?" Or should I think 2099? Ooh. Cool, far-off future tech.
For me, it is that at one time or another I have probably read most of a "generalized" EULA, and looking at any one brfore me, they all look alike and I say to myself "I've probably seen this before and it's just the same old disclaimers."
Also, it's not that I think they'll never look my way, but rather that I almost never need support and truly don't intend to do anything remotely illegal anyway.
Sometimes I may take a peek, but only with new and different software, stuff that has the possibility of doing something so new that I feel there may be something differtent in the EULA that is worth searching out, and even then I just skim the thing.
Maybe there should be a poll on this - How many Slashdotters actually make it through the first paragraph of a software EULA? For games, I don't think I've ever read a EULA. For some of the more expensive software, sure - I may have read a page's worth. Who, really, WHO? -reads these things?
OK, so Linux can run on this device and that device and this watch and that shoe... so what? I think it's great exploration, and a wonderful way for the folks doing the dev work to learn a huge amount about the low-level guts of the device they're working with and Linux, but... what then?
Is there a hope that someone will just hit on the right combination of Linux and Z-device? Maybe I'm just an outsider with less perspective (just reads Slashdot and works for "Huge Internetish Company" as an engineer, but this Linux on __ stuff is starting to get me wondering.
Who is asking for a DVD player with POP3 and a keyboard? I kind of doubt there is a market for this...
"low power consumption" - just a *sales* thang...
4+ hours is pretty nice compared to some of the PC laptops. Apple has done pretty well in the battery-dept. lately. And the iBook does even better I think.
Actually, I think the term "dual-mode" would refer to a phone that can do both analog and digital. "dual-band" would be correct for a phone that can talk both 800MHz and 1900MHz (digital).
Yes - Sun has already created Java, and Java is wonderful and successful. I should have framed what I said above differently. .net more directly with developers, especially those developers who like the custom fit and trappings of Microsoft's .net.
That said, Sun may benefit from attacking
Here in (large company that makes their own PCs, servers, UNIX varient, RISC processor, and lots of printers) we're playing with .net code and platforms to see what we can do with it. First impressions are "sticky place to work". I'm betting that a good, clean alternative from Sun could win developers rapidly. Of course, our own ideas in this arean are nifty too.
Exactly. There are nnot many good highschool-aged speakers. Perhaps he was wise enough to pick the most effective form of expression at his disposal. It makes sense to me.
His poor mom though...
Wouldn't you use a single device that "puts money into every american's pocket" to get elected? It's an easy one to run with, and a hard one to argue against in its entirety.
Now there's a voice of insight. Sad but too true.
Nah - it would have to be: "Nano-LEGO space robots from the ISS have started massive free distribution of DeCSS and Napster source via GPL-infringing Perl methods, all sponsored by an [evil/confused] Microsoft."
I agree - the images were edited in such a way as to make some digital artists and image manipulators think the work is poor. I think otherwise though - the images are in an art gallery. The point isn't just to show off Photoshop trickery. I've got a file full of odd office and pet pictures that far exceed the editing quality of the images we're talking about here. I'm guessing that the average gallery visitor can better appreciate the artist's message (whatever that might be - ask yourself) with images that are poorly, yet effectively edited. It's not about the quality of the edit - it's about the totality in the change in content and message. You could even go farther and say all this was done without "adding" any new content (image data), just copying (cloning) and moving around image data.
No one said it is supposed to be funny. What if it makes you think about the shallow depths photography can take. Or the *power* of digital editing. Of how clean and boring that photo is without the removed content.
Let's dream. That plaque attached to the spacecraft will someday (maybe when the concept of a day's length of time has long sense lost its meaning) be noticed. It will be again in the company of an intelligence. Perhaps the nuclear fuel will be as cold as the depths of the deep-space vacuum the craft had called home for so many eons. Perhaps all of the conductors will be cold and energyless. Maybe just enough of our already-ancient technology will make sense and our first statement to the rest of the universe will be given a new charge and aimed back toward us...
So why don't I feel completely assured? The words all ring true, but there's a lack of content and effort behind them.
Looks like one more place to copy DeCSS ad infinitum.
I think with a little research you'll find that IBM has provided compelling new technology throughout their history. It may not have always been visible or available to you and me, but IBM is no slacker.
Traditionally mainframes were bandwidth strong. While their CPU power was average, their available I/O and network subsystems were vastly superior to other options. Today's mainframes still hold true to this objective, I believe. Someone with lots of back-room IBM experience is welcome to correct me.
I used to work for them, in the networking side, not phones. They're NOT stupid, and make decisions like this only with a lot of though, planning and discussion with partners, etc. That said, I have seen them still do some questionable things.
And in case that didn't make sense, with that adapter anyone with DVI out (digital) from their video card should be able to take to the Cinema Display.