In africa, you have some of the tallest tribes in the world in close proximity to some of the shortest. The difference in their environments is not the heat -- the heat is constant -- but rather the humidity. In areas where the humidity is high, being larger does you no good. Sweat won't evaporate so the extra surface area isn't useful.
In areas where the humidity is lower, being taller is a great way to help get rid of excess heat.
However that may not be what's going on on this island at all.
The other lifeforms are textbook examples of foster's rule in action. Foster's rule is the maxim that states that creatures isolated on a small island will experiece dramatic changes in size (or die, adapt or die).
So, for instance, the pygmy elephants got smaller than the elephants they started as because there simply wouldn't have been enough vegatation on the island to support them otherwise. There was EXTREME selective pressure to get smaller, so it happened fast.
Meanwhile, because nothing was around to eat these pygmy elephants, those komodo dragons that were born larger than the others were significantly more fit becuase they might be able to exploit the elephants as a food source (which they did -- they sustained themselves on the elephants until they went extinct, at which time humans brought deer to the islands thus providing them with a new food source).
One creature had selective pressure to get bigger, another to get smaller. In *general*, Foster's rule is that things will get smaller. But occasionally (such as in the example above), the rule can work in reverse.
It will run Qtopia to be exact. . . They say it will be out before christmas and will have all PDA functions in addition to a hard drive and audio/video functions. It should be a nifty gadget if it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
Unsecure software runs faster. All that extra checking things to make sure they're valid and so forth requires processing power. I mean, a login script that just accepts any password entered would require less processing than one that actually checks the data against some other data.
Keep in mind that the ipod already has a screen, the requirements listed don't necessarily mean that they plan on improving on it any. "Display types and video and analog integration . .." knowledge would probably be necessary for the existing ipods as well.
My guess? They'll make an ipod with a color screen, but it probably still won't do video.
Even the arresting officer on the scene agreed that it wasn't defacement of public property. It might take a while to wash off simply becuase it might not rain -- but it's certainly nothing permanant or damaging. It's chalk for crying out loud. Children use this stuff to doodle on the sidewalks all the time -- should be be out arresting the children too?
WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK ABOUT ARRESTING THE CHILDREN?
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Makes me almost wanna bet. A bet of 1 dollar gets you 10k. . . I honestly don't think the odds are quite *that* slim.
Well, the AV500 definately will. It's the PDA with a hard drive player. Not only will it have all the requirements to be fully divx certified (finally! I won't have to re-encode my files!), but it also runs Qtopia (linux) for all my PDA'ing needs.
Does the gmini run some sort of stripped down version of this or something else -- I have no idea? But I can tell you that its likely someone will hack it to make it run linux -- they did it with the other archos models that had much less processing power than this one does.
Fine. Let Apple do what they want to do. But I tell you this, I want video and I'm not buying any player that doesn't have it. Apple might have your money, but they won't get mine. I have nothing against Apple, they just don't have the features I want.
In otherwords, don't assume that what you want is what every other consumer out there wants.
I *WANT* video -- I've been waiting quite a long time to get it.
It's got decent processing power (it can decode full-dvd resolution movies) so it wouldn't surprise me to see some nice third party stuff come out for it.
The resolution of the screen is not full dvd. But the files can be ENCODED in full dvd resoltuion. I'm speaking in terms of processing power, not in terms of what you'll actually be able to see.
You may or may not be aware that in order to be divx certified, a device need meet two requirements (perhaps others as well):
Support Advanced Simple Profile, and be able to decode dvd resolution. This device meets the latter requirement but not the former.
In otherwords, it can easily decode anything that's not bi-directionally encoded (that would require ASP support) that is encoded below dvd resolution -- and most files you get from file-swapping sites are (usually around 640x480).
In short, you won't have to re-encode *EVERYTHING* , just the stuff which is bi-directionaly encoded or encoded at a higher-than-dvd resolution.
It is. It plays mophun games too. The submitter forgot to mention it. Though I do believe you could have found it out had you RTFA -- but I might be wrong since I didn't actaully read this particular article (just several others).
It's set up like that for mohpun games (in otherwords, it is like a gameboy). I'm pretty sure you only need to control it like that when playing games or maybe setting up playlists. I imagine simple things like "next track" can be accomplished with just one keypress and thus you wouldn't have to take it off your belt and stop jogging (lets face it, no one who reads slashdot actualy excercises anyways).
I've been looking at all the portables coming out for a while and I'm passing on this one -- thought anyone who just wants a music player will probably like it. Here's the things this can do that the ipod cannot:
1) View photos
2) Copy photos/movies/music directly off of compact flash (or other formats with adapter) using built in compact flash adapter.
3) Play movies (Screen is only 2.2 inches, but its pretty) at *FULL* dvd resolution (impressive processing power for such a little guy).
4) Has a very nice gui for playing music on its color screen -- which of course you'll shut off to save battery life.
5) Plays Mophun games -- you know, the cheesey little cellphone games. It comes pre-loaded with 5 of 'em. ..
In otherwords, it can do everything ipod can do, much more, and in the same size. It's a neat little gizmo. Not perfect though, I won't be getting one in fact -- Here's why:
1) 400 dollars for 20 gigs -- a bit more than a similar featured ipod. This is not a problem for me, but might scare some people away -- though archos is a bit less into the whole "price controlling" thing that apple does so you might actaully find it on sale for less.
2) 2.2 inch screen only takes up about half the total dimensions of this -- you could theoretically make a larger screen on this unit without increasing the size. My guess is they didn't for costs/battery life reasons. Nevertheless, if I can't read the subtitles on my anime, it's no good.
3) The real killer for me: No support for Advanced Simple Profile for divx -- this means that most of the files encoded "in the wild" will have to be re-encoded to play them. Archos is coming out with it's AV500 (pda with a harddrive) model soon which is supposed to have support for ASP.
Since I personally am looking for a video player primarily and music player secondarily, I will wait for the AV500. I don't want to re-encode all my anime. However if you guys were looking to buy an ipod, you should definately consider this little guy. For just a bit more money you get ALOT more features (video, photos, compact flash, pretty color screen, mophun games).
Yes, but these were just hubs. The actual data was still stored on the computers of the people sharing the files -- and they are ultimately the ones responsible for the data they're sharing. These individuals are essentially doing the same thing Napster did -- provide a conduit by which others can exchange data (legally or illegaly by their own choice) and then not policing it to ensure the content is kept legal (or perhaps even actively encouraging illegal content).
Does anyone else but me think that at MOST this should be a civil issue? Just becuase they've given people the means to violate copyright doesn't mean their as guilty as the people who do it. Last time I checked there was no such thing as "conspiracy to violate copyrights" charge. . .
Could be lots of things, Here are the theories I think hold the most water:
1) The "weapon" is actually just a device used to capture. The "victim" converted into red dust in one place and he reassembles elsewhere.
2) Pilot has John's wormhole knowledge now, so he takes the crew back in time and they prevent the entire nasty incident from happening -- though I have no idea how they can do this without creating an "unrealized reality".
3) Something else.
The point is, there are many many good ways to resolve that without resorting to "it was all a dream".
Fox took notice when they saw that a BASIC CABLE show was beating Letterman in the ratings in males 18-30 demographic (aka, the demographic that advertisers pay the most for). It's pretty impressive when something on cable beats something on network tv. ..
The cartoon network ratings, coupled with the fact that Family guy season one box set was the best selling dvd in the country at the time made it so obvious that even FOX executives had to realize they'd been morons not to renew it in the first place.
I don't think they're re-doing it, but rather they are continuing from it.
Remember pilot now has most of John's wormhole knowledge, I'm sure it would be possible for the crew of Moya to undo what was done. Of cousre it coulde be any number of other things as well.
Notice the part of the trailer where someoen says "John Criton is alive". That seemed to me to be a reference to the end of the tv series. . .
. . is for the rich in this country. I don't begrudge this guy his liver, I'm happy for him. But at the same time, I can't help but think about all those poor schmucks who don't have his money to toss at the problem.
. . . but in this case they are the ethics of a white-hat hacker, and Apple is supposed to be the "cool" company that supports that kind of thing. Did you know Steve Jobs got a payraise of over 1000%? Maybe Apple isn't so cool as we thought. . .
Well I guess you haven't seen this then: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5208428/
Of course that was the first time in the races history that man had beaten the horse, but still interesting. But at the same time, how many calories do you imagine the horse burned?
A bag of oats has got *ALOT* of calories.
Also, Did i mention horses have been spefically bred for that sort of thing?
True it makes you much slower, but it in terms of energy effeciency it's a no brainer. A famous anthropologist who's name escapes me once did a demonstration to make this point. He started chasing after a gazelle and of course was QUICKLY outpaced, but he continue to jog after it slow and steady. Everytime he'd close the gap, the gazelle woould bolt.
After a little while though, the gazelle was totally exhausted. On 4 legs it was much faster, but it was burning quite a bit more energy to escape. Eventaully he caught up to the gazalle and was able to basically do wahtever he wanted to it. The gazalle was simply too exhausted to keep running. ..
Also keep in mind that amonst tall savanah grasses, walking upright lets you see over the grasses and see predators sooner.
In otherwords, upright locomotion certainly has a downside, but its also got alot of nicepoints. It really just depends on the niche you're trying to fill.
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In africa, you have some of the tallest tribes in the world in close proximity to some of the shortest. The difference in their environments is not the heat -- the heat is constant -- but rather the humidity. In areas where the humidity is high, being larger does you no good. Sweat won't evaporate so the extra surface area isn't useful.
In areas where the humidity is lower, being taller is a great way to help get rid of excess heat.
However that may not be what's going on on this island at all.
The other lifeforms are textbook examples of foster's rule in action. Foster's rule is the maxim that states that creatures isolated on a small island will experiece dramatic changes in size (or die, adapt or die).
So, for instance, the pygmy elephants got smaller than the elephants they started as because there simply wouldn't have been enough vegatation on the island to support them otherwise. There was EXTREME selective pressure to get smaller, so it happened fast.
Meanwhile, because nothing was around to eat these pygmy elephants, those komodo dragons that were born larger than the others were significantly more fit becuase they might be able to exploit the elephants as a food source (which they did -- they sustained themselves on the elephants until they went extinct, at which time humans brought deer to the islands thus providing them with a new food source).
One creature had selective pressure to get bigger, another to get smaller. In *general*, Foster's rule is that things will get smaller. But occasionally (such as in the example above), the rule can work in reverse.
It will run Qtopia to be exact. . . They say it will be out before christmas and will have all PDA functions in addition to a hard drive and audio/video functions. It should be a nifty gadget if it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
Unsecure software runs faster. All that extra checking things to make sure they're valid and so forth requires processing power. I mean, a login script that just accepts any password entered would require less processing than one that actually checks the data against some other data.
Keep in mind that the ipod already has a screen, the requirements listed don't necessarily mean that they plan on improving on it any. "Display types and video and analog integration . . ." knowledge would probably be necessary for the existing ipods as well.
My guess? They'll make an ipod with a color screen, but it probably still won't do video.
Even the arresting officer on the scene agreed that it wasn't defacement of public property. It might take a while to wash off simply becuase it might not rain -- but it's certainly nothing permanant or damaging. It's chalk for crying out loud. Children use this stuff to doodle on the sidewalks all the time -- should be be out arresting the children too?
WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK ABOUT ARRESTING THE CHILDREN?
Makes me almost wanna bet. A bet of 1 dollar gets you 10k. . . I honestly don't think the odds are quite *that* slim.
Well, the AV500 definately will. It's the PDA with a hard drive player. Not only will it have all the requirements to be fully divx certified (finally! I won't have to re-encode my files!), but it also runs Qtopia (linux) for all my PDA'ing needs.
Does the gmini run some sort of stripped down version of this or something else -- I have no idea? But I can tell you that its likely someone will hack it to make it run linux -- they did it with the other archos models that had much less processing power than this one does.
Fine. Let Apple do what they want to do. But I tell you this, I want video and I'm not buying any player that doesn't have it. Apple might have your money, but they won't get mine. I have nothing against Apple, they just don't have the features I want.
In otherwords, don't assume that what you want is what every other consumer out there wants.
I *WANT* video -- I've been waiting quite a long time to get it.
It's got decent processing power (it can decode full-dvd resolution movies) so it wouldn't surprise me to see some nice third party stuff come out for it.
Also, who told you it didn't have tv output? Becuase all the sites I just checked that are taking pre-orders seem pretty sure that it does. . .
The resolution of the screen is not full dvd. But the files can be ENCODED in full dvd resoltuion. I'm speaking in terms of processing power, not in terms of what you'll actually be able to see.
You may or may not be aware that in order to be divx certified, a device need meet two requirements (perhaps others as well):
Support Advanced Simple Profile, and be able to decode dvd resolution. This device meets the latter requirement but not the former.
In otherwords, it can easily decode anything that's not bi-directionally encoded (that would require ASP support) that is encoded below dvd resolution -- and most files you get from file-swapping sites are (usually around 640x480).
In short, you won't have to re-encode *EVERYTHING* , just the stuff which is bi-directionaly encoded or encoded at a higher-than-dvd resolution.
I hope we're clear on what I meant now.
It is. It plays mophun games too. The submitter forgot to mention it. Though I do believe you could have found it out had you RTFA -- but I might be wrong since I didn't actaully read this particular article (just several others).
It's set up like that for mohpun games (in otherwords, it is like a gameboy). I'm pretty sure you only need to control it like that when playing games or maybe setting up playlists. I imagine simple things like "next track" can be accomplished with just one keypress and thus you wouldn't have to take it off your belt and stop jogging (lets face it, no one who reads slashdot actualy excercises anyways).
I'm guessing, but I'd imagine the screensize was a price/batterylife compromise.
I've been looking at all the portables coming out for a while and I'm passing on this one -- thought anyone who just wants a music player will probably like it. Here's the things this can do that the ipod cannot:
.
1) View photos
2) Copy photos/movies/music directly off of compact flash (or other formats with adapter) using built in compact flash adapter.
3) Play movies (Screen is only 2.2 inches, but its pretty) at *FULL* dvd resolution (impressive processing power for such a little guy).
4) Has a very nice gui for playing music on its color screen -- which of course you'll shut off to save battery life.
5) Plays Mophun games -- you know, the cheesey little cellphone games. It comes pre-loaded with 5 of 'em. .
In otherwords, it can do everything ipod can do, much more, and in the same size. It's a neat little gizmo. Not perfect though, I won't be getting one in fact -- Here's why:
1) 400 dollars for 20 gigs -- a bit more than a similar featured ipod. This is not a problem for me, but might scare some people away -- though archos is a bit less into the whole "price controlling" thing that apple does so you might actaully find it on sale for less.
2) 2.2 inch screen only takes up about half the total dimensions of this -- you could theoretically make a larger screen on this unit without increasing the size. My guess is they didn't for costs/battery life reasons. Nevertheless, if I can't read the subtitles on my anime, it's no good.
3) The real killer for me: No support for Advanced Simple Profile for divx -- this means that most of the files encoded "in the wild" will have to be re-encoded to play them. Archos is coming out with it's AV500 (pda with a harddrive) model soon which is supposed to have support for ASP.
Since I personally am looking for a video player primarily and music player secondarily, I will wait for the AV500. I don't want to re-encode all my anime. However if you guys were looking to buy an ipod, you should definately consider this little guy. For just a bit more money you get ALOT more features (video, photos, compact flash, pretty color screen, mophun games).
Yes, but these were just hubs. The actual data was still stored on the computers of the people sharing the files -- and they are ultimately the ones responsible for the data they're sharing. These individuals are essentially doing the same thing Napster did -- provide a conduit by which others can exchange data (legally or illegaly by their own choice) and then not policing it to ensure the content is kept legal (or perhaps even actively encouraging illegal content).
Does anyone else but me think that at MOST this should be a civil issue? Just becuase they've given people the means to violate copyright doesn't mean their as guilty as the people who do it. Last time I checked there was no such thing as "conspiracy to violate copyrights" charge. . .
Could be lots of things, Here are the theories I think hold the most water:
1) The "weapon" is actually just a device used to capture. The "victim" converted into red dust in one place and he reassembles elsewhere.
2) Pilot has John's wormhole knowledge now, so he takes the crew back in time and they prevent the entire nasty incident from happening -- though I have no idea how they can do this without creating an "unrealized reality".
3) Something else.
The point is, there are many many good ways to resolve that without resorting to "it was all a dream".
Fox took notice when they saw that a BASIC CABLE show was beating Letterman in the ratings in males 18-30 demographic (aka, the demographic that advertisers pay the most for). It's pretty impressive when something on cable beats something on network tv. . .
The cartoon network ratings, coupled with the fact that Family guy season one box set was the best selling dvd in the country at the time made it so obvious that even FOX executives had to realize they'd been morons not to renew it in the first place.
I don't think they're re-doing it, but rather they are continuing from it.
Remember pilot now has most of John's wormhole knowledge, I'm sure it would be possible for the crew of Moya to undo what was done. Of cousre it coulde be any number of other things as well.
Notice the part of the trailer where someoen says "John Criton is alive". That seemed to me to be a reference to the end of the tv series. . .
You think of The Economist. Where else will you find the all latest scientific breakthroughs?
They sound like pretty good guys to me. . .
. . is for the rich in this country. I don't begrudge this guy his liver, I'm happy for him. But at the same time, I can't help but think about all those poor schmucks who don't have his money to toss at the problem.
. . . but in this case they are the ethics of a white-hat hacker, and Apple is supposed to be the "cool" company that supports that kind of thing. Did you know Steve Jobs got a payraise of over 1000%? Maybe Apple isn't so cool as we thought. . .
Well I guess you haven't seen this then:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5208428/
Of course that was the first time in the races history that man had beaten the horse, but still interesting. But at the same time, how many calories do you imagine the horse burned?
A bag of oats has got *ALOT* of calories.
Also, Did i mention horses have been spefically bred for that sort of thing?
True it makes you much slower, but it in terms of energy effeciency it's a no brainer. A famous anthropologist who's name escapes me once did a demonstration to make this point. He started chasing after a gazelle and of course was QUICKLY outpaced, but he continue to jog after it slow and steady. Everytime he'd close the gap, the gazelle woould bolt.
.
After a little while though, the gazelle was totally exhausted. On 4 legs it was much faster, but it was burning quite a bit more energy to escape. Eventaully he caught up to the gazalle and was able to basically do wahtever he wanted to it. The gazalle was simply too exhausted to keep running. .
Also keep in mind that amonst tall savanah grasses, walking upright lets you see over the grasses and see predators sooner.
In otherwords, upright locomotion certainly has a downside, but its also got alot of nicepoints. It really just depends on the niche you're trying to fill.