I'm sorry, I meant 0.1%. I forgot how accurate that was. Anyway, a 1% error would still be impressive without modern tools. Attempt to measure out 755 feet in 6-foot long blocks, and see how much of an error you end up with. I don't know about you, but I've definitely attempted to cut lengths of rope or fabric to the same length, and then when comparing after, I've had an error of about 1% or more. Check out Great Pyramid of Giza@Everything2.com for more information.
actually, it should say "ceci n'est pas une sig", but/. won't let me change it. Apparently it has "too much repetition", which I assume means someone else has it, so I can't. I saw some newb with my sig, but better spelling, maybe that's what's stopping me.
What's really amazing about the pyramids is not really their size so much as the fact that they're nearly perfectly square, to within under 1% error. Also, that they're aligned North-South nearly perfectly as well. The ancients were much more clever than we typically give credit.
What we need to do is have a large book that describes all of the file formats. ASCII encoding, JPEG encoding, etc.
The real worry I'd have is how someone will be able to get the stuff off of the media if the directory and interface standards change. Will their advanced computers even be able to read the disk to see that goatse.jpg is on that disk? Even if they had the algorithm to decode the image, they might not see it's there.
It is NOT a federal crime. Every single penny-smooshing machine you ever see will tell you that. Besides, the money is useless. The government tells you that it's good for all debts, private and public, but then won't even accept cash for paying your taxes.
I don't know why the blurb said that about the article and the conference. I actually read the article, and they didn't mention that violence would be legitimate at all. They did mention the possibility of different sets of rules for "transhumans", but they didn't say that allowing wanton violence was among them.
So there's an extra line on the top and bottom. They'll probably be used for information, or testing, or something else. Yeah, 480/270 would be true 16/9 aspect, but why complain about 2 free lines?
That's what slashdotters do! We like to see what we can pull off, without thinking about whether it's economical, or practical. Put Linux on a GBA? SURE! why? BECAUSE WE CAN!
I'm looking at my iPod now. It's quite a marvel of engineering, but it doesn't have buttons, but a touch-pad, making for less depth required for the controls, while my game controller better have real buttons. Also, no removable media drive, black and white LCD, and much less processing power than a PS2. I'm also not sure it's quite as durable as a GBA, though I accidentally dropped it once and it's fine.
I'm not saying the thing's gonna be a huge monster, but the PSP is gonna have to make compromises between size, durability, and price. I'm not sure that at this point, all three are possible to a marketable degree, but maybe in the 1.5 years it takes to get this going, it might be.
Think about the room for the CD drive, the controls, the screen, the battery, and the ports. Suddenly you're quickly running out of room pretty fast. There's a certain amount of miniturization that's possible, but it took Nintendo about 10 years to shrink a SNES to Game Boy proportions, I don't think Sony can do the analogue in 4 years.
It should have been either iBrowser, or iWeb. Go along with the theme of i+(whatever the program does/processes).
You're right, Zoo would have been more logical, or maybe Kennel. A safari is a trip into the jungle to see things, but a Zoo or Kennel is a collection of animals, which better captures the gimmick.
XBox may be the most powerful machine out there, but it doesn't make it the "best". For one thing, the controllers just aren't very nice. The only worse controller I've seen is the N64 controller. Also, who wants an appliance that's the size of a microwave just to play video games?
I don't know about that. The majority of people want simple and durable from a handheld. People don't want a giant laptop made especially for gaming, they want a little Game Boy that won't break when you throw it into your backpack.
It sounds like it might be good, but PS2 calibur graphics in a hand-held will either mean it's large, really expensive, or both. Neo-Geo suffered because of its outrageous price, and I'd imagine this one would, too, if they manage to shrink down the components enough to make it a nice little, durable handheld.
Then let us have telemarketers phrase all solicitations in political terms. "We believe all should have a right to a comfortable mattress. If you support our movement, please send a donation of $400 to the nice, new mattress fund. All contributors will recieve a complimentary mattress!"
I thought it said Rocketted into Space. I had a vision of pyramids flying through space with a rocket engine underneath. That would be pretty cool, I'd think.
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I think perhaps Novell has a tendency to make poor choices in its purchases?
I'm not sure about the rest, but there's little Novell could have done to help DR-DOS. Microsoft broke many laws to keep MS-DOS on top back then.
Dear Pot,
Please do not accuse Mr. Kettle of being black. You are *still* posting at 0.
p.s. Your username is heterosexual and everyone still posts as you.
I'd say that the GameCube is about as close to a cube as any console's ever come. GameSlightlyOffACubePlusHandle is a bit too long of a machine name.
Do Shuttle and MSI call their SFF boxes cubes, or was that the article's author calling them cubes?
ch-ch-ch-changes? Is David Bowie working with Novell these days?
I'm sorry, I meant 0.1%. I forgot how accurate that was. Anyway, a 1% error would still be impressive without modern tools. Attempt to measure out 755 feet in 6-foot long blocks, and see how much of an error you end up with. I don't know about you, but I've definitely attempted to cut lengths of rope or fabric to the same length, and then when comparing after, I've had an error of about 1% or more.
Check out Great Pyramid of Giza@Everything2.com for more information.
actually, it should say "ceci n'est pas une sig", but /. won't let me change it. Apparently it has "too much repetition", which I assume means someone else has it, so I can't. I saw some newb with my sig, but better spelling, maybe that's what's stopping me.
What's really amazing about the pyramids is not really their size so much as the fact that they're nearly perfectly square, to within under 1% error. Also, that they're aligned North-South nearly perfectly as well. The ancients were much more clever than we typically give credit.
What we need to do is have a large book that describes all of the file formats. ASCII encoding, JPEG encoding, etc.
The real worry I'd have is how someone will be able to get the stuff off of the media if the directory and interface standards change. Will their advanced computers even be able to read the disk to see that goatse.jpg is on that disk? Even if they had the algorithm to decode the image, they might not see it's there.
thank you.
It is NOT a federal crime. Every single penny-smooshing machine you ever see will tell you that. Besides, the money is useless. The government tells you that it's good for all debts, private and public, but then won't even accept cash for paying your taxes.
He's not a thief, as he stole nothing. It may be a violation of another law, but it's not shoplifting or burglary. Seriously, piracy != thievery.
I don't know why the blurb said that about the article and the conference. I actually read the article, and they didn't mention that violence would be legitimate at all. They did mention the possibility of different sets of rules for "transhumans", but they didn't say that allowing wanton violence was among them.
No, otherwise the story would have been released 3 weeks ago, and would have been poorly-written, but full of action.
So there's an extra line on the top and bottom. They'll probably be used for information, or testing, or something else. Yeah, 480/270 would be true 16/9 aspect, but why complain about 2 free lines?
That's what slashdotters do! We like to see what we can pull off, without thinking about whether it's economical, or practical. Put Linux on a GBA? SURE! why? BECAUSE WE CAN!
repeat ad nauseum.
Moore's Law doesn't apply to itself! It's a constant rate of doubling, not an increasing rate of doubling.
I'm looking at my iPod now. It's quite a marvel of engineering, but it doesn't have buttons, but a touch-pad, making for less depth required for the controls, while my game controller better have real buttons. Also, no removable media drive, black and white LCD, and much less processing power than a PS2. I'm also not sure it's quite as durable as a GBA, though I accidentally dropped it once and it's fine.
I'm not saying the thing's gonna be a huge monster, but the PSP is gonna have to make compromises between size, durability, and price. I'm not sure that at this point, all three are possible to a marketable degree, but maybe in the 1.5 years it takes to get this going, it might be.
Think about the room for the CD drive, the controls, the screen, the battery, and the ports. Suddenly you're quickly running out of room pretty fast. There's a certain amount of miniturization that's possible, but it took Nintendo about 10 years to shrink a SNES to Game Boy proportions, I don't think Sony can do the analogue in 4 years.
iMovie, iTunes, iChat...
It should have been either iBrowser, or iWeb. Go along with the theme of i+(whatever the program does/processes).
You're right, Zoo would have been more logical, or maybe Kennel. A safari is a trip into the jungle to see things, but a Zoo or Kennel is a collection of animals, which better captures the gimmick.
XBox may be the most powerful machine out there, but it doesn't make it the "best". For one thing, the controllers just aren't very nice. The only worse controller I've seen is the N64 controller. Also, who wants an appliance that's the size of a microwave just to play video games?
I don't know about that. The majority of people want simple and durable from a handheld. People don't want a giant laptop made especially for gaming, they want a little Game Boy that won't break when you throw it into your backpack.
It sounds like it might be good, but PS2 calibur graphics in a hand-held will either mean it's large, really expensive, or both. Neo-Geo suffered because of its outrageous price, and I'd imagine this one would, too, if they manage to shrink down the components enough to make it a nice little, durable handheld.
So, you're saying that they made sure Safari would run well in Safari?
Don't these marketing people at least learn to pick better product names?
Then let us have telemarketers phrase all solicitations in political terms. "We believe all should have a right to a comfortable mattress. If you support our movement, please send a donation of $400 to the nice, new mattress fund. All contributors will recieve a complimentary mattress!"
Exemptions included...calls on behalf of politicians.
So, even if I put up the telephone equivalent of a "Do not trespass" sign, the craziest of all businessmen are still allowed to call me?
I thought it said Rocketted into Space. I had a vision of pyramids flying through space with a rocket engine underneath. That would be pretty cool, I'd think.