Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that 3rd party apps were simply overwritten. The bricking only happens to phones that have been unlocked, which messes with the SIM. Clearing the SIM probably isn't a good idea...
"'thousands to millions' of triangles"?
That's assuming you're using triangles; most raytracers I know of operate with larger, smoother surfaces, like true spheres and cylinders. More complicated surfaces can be done with isosurfaces.
So, it's immoral to try and keep one's site solvent, so that the public can view it for free?
Or should all the ad-supported sites switch to subscription models?
At least they've improved their 2d canvas support for Opera 9.5 (adding getImageData, setTransform, etc, and fixing a few bugs) - but there's still a long way to go before any browser does 2d correctly or matches any other browser, so I guess it'll be years before 3d is well supported.
Well, setTransform is a consolation prize, anyway. Should make faking textured 3d easier, and allow for proper skewing.
Aside from the welcome tweak to the "remember password?" dialog, I'm satisfied with the browser as-is. I'm more excited about the rendering engine upgrades, like the improved CSS support.
Have they also improved SVG & XSLT support? Specifically, cross-document <use/> and the "document()" selector?...And when will we get the 3d Canvas?
The funny thing about your post is that you're simply incorrect. The parts for the iPhone are about $250. Gluing them together doesn't cost another $250.
Even if the parts themselves are only $250 (which, unless that figure came from Apple, is a guess at best), there are plenty of costs beyond "gluing them together". R&D for said parts, marketing costs, regulatory fees, and, most importantly, software. While Apple is known for nifty hardware, and do function more like a hardware company than a software company, one of the appealing factors of their products is the polish that goes into the UI.
Democracy is a luxury. But we go through a lot of trouble setting up rural voting stations.
Democracy also works best with an informed electorate. The Internet is less easily controlled by special interests.
Before you say dial-up is sufficent, keep in mind that the public increasingly favors YouTube over the editorial page. Lament the fact if you want, but engage the public by acknowledging their preferences, not by dismissing them.
Widgets aren't a feature of a browser (or shouldn't be, there's really no benefit and loads of better alternatives)
I'll have to disagree there; browser-based widget engines like Opera or Dashboard can provide a lot more functionality to widgets- anything that can go on a web page can be in a widget, including YouTube videos.
Konfabulator-type engines are more limited.
Though if there are any Gecko-based widget engines, let me know. I'd give them a try.
Most creationists don't dispute that evo can change color and size. They dispute that it can create complex stuff out of simple stuff, which has never been observed of organic materials in the lab.
Right. The problem is, too often natural selection and trivial mutations (which many creationists accept) are lumped with innovative mutations (which are less readily accepted) under "evolution". Requiring somebody to be pro- or anti- evolution in that sense stiffles nuanced debate.
Range voting sounds nice, but it seems a little too game-like. Either you approve of a candidate's election, oppose their election, or you don't know enough to make up your mind. A simple yes/no/don't know vote should suffice. Of course, Approval Voting is just a subset of Range Voting, so I'd welcome either.
And people are expecting these things to be able to be used a productive business tool. Instead, they are multimedia toys. Great for consumers, bad for people who need a real tool.
Right- the iPhone is a consumer device. Consumers lined up for hours on the release day, not IT departments.
So now people can sue for expecting a consumer device to be designed for enterprise use?
They are catering to the demographic with the money to buy the console- from what I've seen, far more adults buy game systems for their children than buy the system to play themselves.
They usually have a fair lot of clued students at their hands who would gladly offer support in exchange for additional credit or at least other services the school can provide (like net access and so on).
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that 3rd party apps were simply overwritten. The bricking only happens to phones that have been unlocked, which messes with the SIM. Clearing the SIM probably isn't a good idea...
"'thousands to millions' of triangles"? That's assuming you're using triangles; most raytracers I know of operate with larger, smoother surfaces, like true spheres and cylinders. More complicated surfaces can be done with isosurfaces.
"Slashdot confirms it: the iPod is dying"
If Slashdot were that authoritive, the iPod would be dead already.
So, it's immoral to try and keep one's site solvent, so that the public can view it for free? Or should all the ad-supported sites switch to subscription models?
...and it runs the mobile version of Duke Nukem Forever?
Aside from the welcome tweak to the "remember password?" dialog, I'm satisfied with the browser as-is. I'm more excited about the rendering engine upgrades, like the improved CSS support.
...And when will we get the 3d Canvas?
Have they also improved SVG & XSLT support? Specifically, cross-document <use/> and the "document()" selector?
I'm not Catholic, but "overseers" (equivalent to Bishops/Pastors) and Deacons are described in 1st Timothy Chapter 3: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=61&ch apter=3&version=31
Interesting article... Steve Jobs has apparently mastered the Xanatos Gambit.
Democracy is a luxury. But we go through a lot of trouble setting up rural voting stations.
Democracy also works best with an informed electorate. The Internet is less easily controlled by special interests.
Before you say dial-up is sufficent, keep in mind that the public increasingly favors YouTube over the editorial page. Lament the fact if you want, but engage the public by acknowledging their preferences, not by dismissing them.
You ever try zooming all the way out to the full Milky Way, then telling it to Goto Sol? (Gives me whiplash.)
Firefox doesn't support SVG in an tag (I don't think anybody else does yet either), but SVG works fine in and tags.
Unless the audio player is sloppily written, you can't.
Ummm... The Civil War established that Richmond, Virginia is definately in the U.S. Unless the Canadian border has moved south of Washington D.C. ...
Range voting sounds nice, but it seems a little too game-like. Either you approve of a candidate's election, oppose their election, or you don't know enough to make up your mind. A simple yes/no/don't know vote should suffice. Of course, Approval Voting is just a subset of Range Voting, so I'd welcome either.
Sounds fair. If the actions recorded are indeed public, and thus legal to record, then the public should have access.
If it's open source, can't one just add an "on all screens" setting?
They are catering to the demographic with the money to buy the console- from what I've seen, far more adults buy game systems for their children than buy the system to play themselves.