(Vast simplification coming up.) KMS makes changing between video modes much nicer, so no more annoying blinks and flickers when you switch from a tty to X (among other things.)
It is also hugely important for the 'nouveau' nvidia open-source driver, which has been waiting for KMS to go live for a long time now.
Anyway, I wonder how easy it really is to control this thing. Holding a WiiMote level for a long time is harder than it sounds.
The GPS-autonomous mode is really cool, though. Last time I checked the progress of robo-mowers, many of them required a buried cable, fence, or other tangible barrier. This thing is orders of magnitude more convenient.
Y'know, games aren't the only things that benefit from powerful video acceleration. I use my linux box for 3d modeling -- if I had crossfire-compliant cards, you can bet I would be downloading this software right now.
I'm seconding A History of Pi. A little heavy on formulae, but they are mostly high-school level, and you can muddle through without them if need be.
But Beckmann's writing style is very engaging. Because most great mathematical minds worked on pi at some point, the book reads like a series of mini-biographies of great (and not-so-great) mathematicians. The author pulls no punches---he doesn't hesitate to insert his opinion about the subjects. He praises Archimedes and derides Pascal. Definitely not "stuffy old history"... it's hilarious at times.
I bet that emulators will defeat this. You could presumably use them to simulate any one of these "unique" processors. Such emulators probably won't work on mobile devices, though.
Mumbai's motives are unclear. Do they fear that these computers are being used by criminals, do they want to closely monitor the activity of random people, or are they simply after your credit card numbers? Hmmmmm. I must know more.
Can anyone think of a DRM technology which hasn't been cracked?
Straight from TFA,
"The one major online music DRM technology about which I couldn't find any definitive cracking information is Rhapsody DNA, used by the RealNetworks' subscription music service."
It might not be an overwhelmingly popular format, but its DRM is still effective.
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(Vast simplification coming up.) KMS makes changing between video modes much nicer, so no more annoying blinks and flickers when you switch from a tty to X (among other things.)
It is also hugely important for the 'nouveau' nvidia open-source driver, which has been waiting for KMS to go live for a long time now.
Can't load it onto your iPod.
Unless you are tied to a PC all the time, (or have a fancy-schmancy iPhone or touch), this idea won't be as universal as good old MP3/WMA/AAC.
Don't give them any ideas!
...you can be the first to pre-order the long-awaited mod "Left 4 Dead: The Operating System Wars"!
Now with new, long-awaited Tux avatar.
... these guys ought to apply for the Duke Nukem Forever devteam. They would fit right in!
Hey, watching movies is *fun*.
There's nothing like a good film to (temporarily) take your mind off reality.
...hell yeah!
If you liked this, you might also check out the 8bitpeoples, who specialize in this sort of thing.
http://www.8bitpeoples.com/
Someone should have told that guy not to cut and run!
*ducks*
First, the obligatory Google Cache link.
http://74.125.95.132/search?hl=en&q=cache%3Ahttp%3A//www.casmobot.dk/
There's not much on the main page except a link to the YouTube video, here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhMl7a3wJvQ
Anyway, I wonder how easy it really is to control this thing. Holding a WiiMote level for a long time is harder than it sounds.
The GPS-autonomous mode is really cool, though. Last time I checked the progress of robo-mowers, many of them required a buried cable, fence, or other tangible barrier. This thing is orders of magnitude more convenient.
Y'know, games aren't the only things that benefit from powerful video acceleration. I use my linux box for 3d modeling -- if I had crossfire-compliant cards, you can bet I would be downloading this software right now.
Ask and you shall receive.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.hackaday.com/media/2008/08/kidney-machine2.jpg
This is from Hack-A-Day's writeup.
Perhaps hardware which is extensively documented, with all documentations/plans/schematics licensed under the GFDL or similar?
Just my $0.02
I'm seconding A History of Pi. A little heavy on formulae, but they are mostly high-school level, and you can muddle through without them if need be.
But Beckmann's writing style is very engaging. Because most great mathematical minds worked on pi at some point, the book reads like a series of mini-biographies of great (and not-so-great) mathematicians. The author pulls no punches---he doesn't hesitate to insert his opinion about the subjects. He praises Archimedes and derides Pascal. Definitely not "stuffy old history"... it's hilarious at times.
Just my $0.02
I bet that emulators will defeat this. You could presumably use them to simulate any one of these "unique" processors. Such emulators probably won't work on mobile devices, though.
> > Best of all is that it could run on a 386 with only 4 megs of ram. No major OS since has been able to top that.
Linux was DEVELOPED on a 386 with only 8 megs of RAM, and with its page-to-disk feature it could run easily on the system you mentioned.
If you're going to make bold claims, at least be correct.
Competition fights stagnation. I hope that Google doesn't sit back on its laurels and slow their improvements of Google Print/Google Books.
...because someone with the source will fork it.
Sun appears to have made a bonehead move. Now the masses will turn somewhere else for high-quality FOSS SQL...
As far as I see it, advertising on an EDU is perfectly ethical if it is used to subsidize bandwidth (and NOT line the pockets of a greedy bureaucrat).
And when the schools introduce a method of reducing their need for your hard-earned money, you complain?
I'm sorry, did you even read the summary?
...not the other way around.
The text-only ABC news page still exists, it's just harder to find.
I agree with parent. Given the legal context, it's very likely that this is what the RCMP actually meant.
Mumbai's motives are unclear. Do they fear that these computers are being used by criminals, do they want to closely monitor the activity of random people, or are they simply after your credit card numbers? Hmmmmm. I must know more.
...and how long will it be before this wheelchair is the preferred ride of crippled Starfleet captains?
beeeeeep.... beeeeeeep.....
It's great to see that those tough little rovers are still with us.
By how many times have they exceeded their projected life-span now?
Can anyone think of a DRM technology which hasn't been cracked?
Straight from TFA, "The one major online music DRM technology about which I couldn't find any definitive cracking information is Rhapsody DNA, used by the RealNetworks' subscription music service."
It might not be an overwhelmingly popular format, but its DRM is still effective.