Really, It's bad enough I have 10 remotes somewhere in the cracks of the couch.
Now I have to buy glasses for everyone in the house. While I'm at it I'd better buy extra pairs on top of that. Because I'm positive one of the fat asses in this house is going to crush a few pair.
The TV now costs more? Now this I can't figure out at ALL. The difference between a 3D TV and a normal is what exactly? Nothing is the answer. Sorry I lied there is a cool logo plastered on the case.
Now all of a sudden I have to settle for something that looks worse that 1970 NTSC broadcasts.
The author is right. Once 3D looks natural and I can plunk my butt in front of the TV and not have to put on some head gear then I'm in.
I have looked at these UBER TV's and I have tried the glasses. To be perfectly honest I never saw a "3D" effect. I usually just got a headache.
Seeing Open Solaris killed off was fairly obvious. However combine the fact that they sued Google over Java issues raises interesting thoughts.
These moves and inevitably others are already having consequences. Java as a platform for consumer products is now no longer a given. The assent of Android as the" platform of choice of hardware and software vendors puts Nokia, RIM / HP back in the picture. When just days ago they were an after thought in developers eyes.
I've seen it before. People put business distant between them selves and anything with a lawsuit potential. So is the law suit over Java going to cause a massive migration away from Java?
What is Solaris's future. I think it's rather short less than 10 years left. Price per grunt the upstart Linux is kicking it's butt despite all the very nice features of Sparc and Solaris
Is this the first sign of another shift in IT futures?
I'm sorry but this does not ring true for me at all.
1. It is highly unlikely that a http 403 raw is presented to the "authenticated" user. Especially from someone like Google. Even the most basic of web infrastructures intercept 400 series and 500 series http responses and present the user a "formated" page that is human readable. I recon the company that basically controls most of the internet content on the planet would probably do this as well. 2. Did it not ever occur to the "admin" to create a fake account with google and rejoin his group and ask a couple of questions if he/she cared so much. I would have. 3. Ask questions via someone else on the groups and support channels?
The "fact" that it took 3 years to find such an obscure method voicing an issue with google seems fishy. I get a feeling that this persons actions have been "edited" to present a better light on the hard done by user.
Ok I've read story after story. And with out a doubt almost everyone is missing one simple thing. VIDEO.
Slates are primarily a content consuming device as touch input tends to be slow and eats screen to do. Thus reducing the business use potential ( I does have it's place in business just not a massive one. ) We here about book readers, music libraries facebook and email.
What I'm not hearing a lot about is good quality video. In my opinion good quality video playback is a must. A larger screen is begging for video.
Read it again. I said "a" build env. I didnt' say the best or perfect or most efficient build env. And it doesn't even have to build for the architecture you care about. It just has to compile into "valid" artifacts. Again this is a grey interpretation and disputable.
Each of the links you list only refer to the requirement to provide a build env that produces an output that can be installed.
This is a grey area. Because it does not mean it produces an output that is easily installable. It really only means that the build output can operate on the target platform. Thus leaving room for the vendor to retain IP and an edge in this area. People would argue this but reality this is the case.
And at no point does the GPL say you have divulge things like chipset internals or mother board designs. It does mumble on about interface specification etc. But that does not mean it's giving away the hardware design. Example: You don't have to cough up a VLSI design for and x86 chipset do you? Why the interface is made public.
So I stand by my statements.
-- As for my "secret" comment. Proabably it was a little too abrupt. Ooops. My bad. I admit I can make a mistake.
Sorry but the hypocrisy of your statement is so in my face I have to say something.
You are keeping the identity of these companies secret for what end? It's GPL there for open there for it should not be a secret.
If you say something this community might be able to help you. Maybe one of us has already discovered solutions to your technical problem. When something like this comes up slashdot usually coughs up pages of useful links. It can be rather fun and interesting at times.
Sadly you are keeping it secret. Thus the helpfulness of this community is next to zip.
Because you are keeping things secret it would not be all too far fetched to believe that you are actually trying to alter the code is such a way as to derive money from it. Say by either selling an after market mod or by selling it back to the mystery vendor(s).
Please don't cry about the big companies keeping secrets if you can't even get that out with out keeping a secret.
P.S. Most likely no violation was made. Hardware and build env's are not governed by source code GPL. Unless of course the hardware or build env is also derived from a GPL reference.
Yep Iridium works in wide open spaces where people and communication infrastructure isn't. OK so that's what a few 10's of thousands of people.
You get to use the almost free version of the system after it financially imploded and was bought for nothing.
Sorry there just isn't enough consumers that fit that bill to pay for the system. There was an expectation that the system would supercede cell/mobile tech. In reality it was a very expensive shortwave radio system with a dial tone.
It's a dead rotting turkey that has very few years left in it. Once those sats start dropping nothing is going to replenish them. It is 100% a dead end.
Don't get me wrong. Have comms in the middle of now where is essential if that's where you are. There is no better safety kit.
You are also mistaken again. The original briefs on the iridium system did state that this would replace cell phones. But as the years passed and it became clear they started to change the literature. By then the major investors were to deep.
It works flawlessly in a very narrow profile of usage. If does not work well at all in the target spectrum of usage scenarios. Thus the redefinition of target spectrum of usage.
I've been in telecom for a long time now. This is still one of the best jokes of all time this product.
Yes XP works. However it carries a monster sized piece of baggage. It is the most infected attacked security problem ridden OS on the planet.
Because of XP we still see a stunningly large number of IE 6 users. People who are basically handing over the keys to the house and the wallet each time they go on the net.
XP needs to die. Vista needs to go along with it. Win 7 needs to super cede. For simple privacy and security reasons.
XP is broke. You just can't see the monster sized crack. Others have seen it. A lot of others.
Um. Iridium didn't actually work that well at all.
1. By the time it was operational mobile / cell phones could be carried in your pocket. An Iridium handset was a brick. It was HUGE. Flaw here is that they did not factor in current / future accepted form factors. A blatant missing requirement. AKA a technical flaw. 2. They don't work indoors. Yep you heard me right the system does not work in doors. Again someone didn't bother with that requirement. A fairly major one as it turns out. 3. Very poor operational behavior in cities. Turns out that Iridium might as well be a line of site system. Tall buildings mess the signal up. Ooops.
For a system originally targeted at business men on the go this flying dude sort of forgot some fundamental requirements a business man would put on the system. These are technical issues because it would require a technical solution. No marketing BS could fix these issues. A failure to state technical requirements is still a technical failure.
"My Sidekick recently lost the ability to send files to my computer over bluetooth. Why? "
You bought a phone controlled by the operator.
---- "It's complete and utter bullshit that cell phones are as powerful now as desktops were ten years ago "
Actually I dare say the phone is more powerful than the PC of 10 years ago. My phone can drive 720p straight to my TV. No way a PC I could afford could do that 10 years ago. My phone also communicates at very good broadband speed over 3 techs. bluetooth, 802.11g, & 3G. No way my P133 could communicate anything like that. As for Capacity I have a 32Gig microSD card in it. 32Gig was a pipe dream 10 years ago.
Then there is touch screen, 5 meg camera, gps Web browsing etc.
Just because you got roped into a bad contract and a bad phone combo it does not mean that the entire state of the industry is defined by your choices. I did my research I bought my phone separately from my contract things are better.
Get off your butt and do some research make choices based on your requirements and hunt for the best deals. And accept responsibility for your choices. Cause some times we all make bad ones.
Health insurance is not mandatory in most places in the world. Where as car insurance is mandatory in most places in the world. So your car vs health comparison is flawed.
Instant tests would enable the Insurance companies to charge the sick HUGE fees or even reject them all together.
The insurance industry has and continues charge different rates based on genetic history. A classic example of discrimination is this question: "Is there a history of XYZ in your family?".
With instant disease tests as well as genetic biasing you are handing the insurance industry a blank check.
As for Drain on the system? Which system do you speak of? If the insurance industry were bias then less people would be sick? Because that what it sounds like you just said.
So yes the healthy need to help pay for the sick. Quit being so selfish.
So in point form: Health insurance should be mandatory. ( level of is debatable. ) Cost or even access to health insurance can not be biased by genetic or existing condition. ( AKA the insurance company can not alter fees based on who your are or how healthy you are. )
In developed countries this tech would most likely be used by individuals to prove they are STD free. Also possibly in the near future to also do an "instant" test for insurance purposes. ( This should be illegal now or soon in US thank god. )
In developing countries it will probably be used by aid agencies. Most likely in conjunction with food, water etc distribution. By screening for disease at aid distribution points you have an excellent means of getting health aid to those that need it.
I will also most likely be used by military to screen personal on a regular basis.
So a cops driver training is the same as a truck drivers? I don't think so. Of course a truck driver is a trained professional. A professional truck driver to be precise. I don't recall air brakes being part of Police driver training.
It's interesting how you attempt to put words in my mouth. Or rather take them out. How is a truck driver an emergency worker?
I actually believe that permission to use a communications device while driving is a function of requirement to use it. Police/Fire/Ambulance personal clearly require the ability to communicate while driving.
A police officer is specifically trained to operate a vehicle in ways we as normal people are not. They are specifically trained with observational techniques to aid in their job. The normal person out there is not. I have no expectation that a Police officer or any emergency worker trained to operate a vehicle under extreme situations would have to stop and pull over.
So please don't try the pathetic attempt to equate your driver skills with a trained professional.
I live in a place where such a ban is in place. The problem is the ban is toothless. It has not changed the number of drivers using phones at all. A ban is only as good as the enforcement. Politically it is not very attractive to be handing out tickets to a large percentage of the population.
"In fact, insofar as it prevents more dangerous hypnotic states from developing".
Are you serious? If this is an issue for you stop driving that second it's simple. I DO.
If you are suffering from a "hypnotic state" while operating a metal weapon at any time and you continue to operate the weapon you are committing a crime of attempted homicide.
If you get sleepy. Pull over pick up the phone call mom have a good heart to heart. Grab a cup of coffee. Go drain the bladder saving your self from issues later in life. Grab a nap if you have to.
You seem to think it's OK to use a distraction to prevent a state of incapacitation as if it brings you back to a normal state of control and awareness. It's your fault for making plans for a road trip that prevent you from being able to execute it safely. Again your negligence.
People who try to justify phone use and driving by bringing up this utter garbage are self delusional.
It all sorta sounds like this: 'Yah I only use a small amount of "junk" to relax me before I drive it makes my movements more fluid and predicable. You know natural.' Which clearly is BS talk.
USING A PHONE WHILE DRIVING IN ANY WAY IS MORONIC.
YOU ARE A SELFISH JERK IF YOU USE A PHONE WHILE DRIVING.
IT SHOULD BE PUNISHABLE AS HARSHLY AS DRINK DRIVING.
How else can I scream this. Seriously it kills people. No justification works. PERIOD. We somehow managed for decades with out mobile phones while driving.
Have I ever used a phone while driving? No. Have I missed out on something because of it? No. Have I lost business because of not using a phone while driving? Maybe. Am I poorer because I do not use a phone while driving? No. Have I killed anyone while using the phone while driving? NO.
If you honestly believe you have a system for using the phone safely while driving you are far dumber than you think you are. While your attention is on the phone at any time your attention is not fully on anything else. Thus you loose situational awareness. Thus when you return your attention to driving your brain has to process a huge chunk of information to catch up. If you are task flipping your brain will start to devalue lesser pieces of information.
For example a kid riding a bike on a side walk. You will devalue that in your brain in order to concentrate vehicles on the road. You won't have a full picture of what the kid was doing previously. For example he could have show previously that he had poor balance and wobbled a lot. You didn't see it because you were texting. All of a sudden this kid falls onto the road in front of you. Your fine but now the kid is in hospital. Technically it was the kids fault but really it was your dumb ass brain that was at fault. You did not have a full situational aware that you would have easily had, had you just kept your eyes on the task of driving.
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I 100% support this idea. Ever state should allow a 50% speed increase over posted given an in advance fee.
I encourage every U.S. citizen to adopt and support this plan.
I beg you to adopt this plan.
I'm pleading please sign on the bottom line.
( Of course I live in Aus and I stand to financially gain from a radical drop in US population :) )
PS. I'm also for kids with handguns in the U.S. But that's another thread.
Really, It's bad enough I have 10 remotes somewhere in the cracks of the couch.
Now I have to buy glasses for everyone in the house. While I'm at it I'd better buy extra pairs on top of that. Because I'm positive one of the fat asses in this house is going to crush a few pair.
The TV now costs more? Now this I can't figure out at ALL. The difference between a 3D TV and a normal is what exactly? Nothing is the answer. Sorry I lied there is a cool logo plastered on the case.
Now all of a sudden I have to settle for something that looks worse that 1970 NTSC broadcasts.
The author is right. Once 3D looks natural and I can plunk my butt in front of the TV and not have to put on some head gear then I'm in.
I have looked at these UBER TV's and I have tried the glasses. To be perfectly honest I never saw a "3D" effect. I usually just got a headache.
Seeing Open Solaris killed off was fairly obvious. However combine the fact that they sued Google over Java issues raises interesting thoughts.
These moves and inevitably others are already having consequences. Java as a platform for consumer products is now no longer a given. The assent of Android as the" platform of choice of hardware and software vendors puts Nokia, RIM / HP back in the picture. When just days ago they were an after thought in developers eyes.
I've seen it before. People put business distant between them selves and anything with a lawsuit potential. So is the law suit over Java going to cause a massive migration away from Java?
What is Solaris's future. I think it's rather short less than 10 years left. Price per grunt the upstart Linux is kicking it's butt despite all the very nice features of Sparc and Solaris
Is this the first sign of another shift in IT futures?
Google has publicly stated. "That the future is mobile platforms."
How does Wave fit into this future of mobile platforms? It doesn't. It's gone.
Buzz is arguably a bigger dud. But it is still hanging on. ( How much longer is debatable. ) Why? Buzz can work on a mobile platform.
Just a theory.
I forgot Buzz still existed.
That was a turkey the moment it went live.
I'm sorry but this does not ring true for me at all.
1. It is highly unlikely that a http 403 raw is presented to the "authenticated" user. Especially from someone like Google. Even the most basic of web infrastructures intercept 400 series and 500 series http responses and present the user a "formated" page that is human readable. I recon the company that basically controls most of the internet content on the planet would probably do this as well.
2. Did it not ever occur to the "admin" to create a fake account with google and rejoin his group and ask a couple of questions if he/she cared so much. I would have.
3. Ask questions via someone else on the groups and support channels?
The "fact" that it took 3 years to find such an obscure method voicing an issue with google seems fishy. I get a feeling that this persons actions have been "edited" to present a better light on the hard done by user.
Ok I've read story after story. And with out a doubt almost everyone is missing one simple thing. VIDEO.
Slates are primarily a content consuming device as touch input tends to be slow and eats screen to do. Thus reducing the business use potential ( I does have it's place in business just not a massive one. ) We here about book readers, music libraries facebook and email.
What I'm not hearing a lot about is good quality video. In my opinion good quality video playback is a must. A larger screen is begging for video.
Read it again. I said "a" build env. I didnt' say the best or perfect or most efficient build env. And it doesn't even have to build for the architecture you care about. It just has to compile into "valid" artifacts. Again this is a grey interpretation and disputable.
Again I stand by my comments.
Each of the links you list only refer to the requirement to provide a build env that produces an output that can be installed.
This is a grey area. Because it does not mean it produces an output that is easily installable. It really only means that the build output can operate on the target platform. Thus leaving room for the vendor to retain IP and an edge in this area. People would argue this but reality this is the case.
And at no point does the GPL say you have divulge things like chipset internals or mother board designs. It does mumble on about interface specification etc. But that does not mean it's giving away the hardware design. Example: You don't have to cough up a VLSI design for and x86 chipset do you? Why the interface is made public.
So I stand by my statements.
--
As for my "secret" comment. Proabably it was a little too abrupt. Ooops. My bad. I admit I can make a mistake.
Sorry but the hypocrisy of your statement is so in my face I have to say something.
You are keeping the identity of these companies secret for what end? It's GPL there for open there for it should not be a secret.
If you say something this community might be able to help you. Maybe one of us has already discovered solutions to your technical problem. When something like this comes up slashdot usually coughs up pages of useful links. It can be rather fun and interesting at times.
Sadly you are keeping it secret. Thus the helpfulness of this community is next to zip.
Because you are keeping things secret it would not be all too far fetched to believe that you are actually trying to alter the code is such a way as to derive money from it. Say by either selling an after market mod or by selling it back to the mystery vendor(s).
Please don't cry about the big companies keeping secrets if you can't even get that out with out keeping a secret.
P.S. Most likely no violation was made. Hardware and build env's are not governed by source code GPL. Unless of course the hardware or build env is also derived from a GPL reference.
Yep Iridium works in wide open spaces where people and communication infrastructure isn't. OK so that's what a few 10's of thousands of people.
You get to use the almost free version of the system after it financially imploded and was bought for nothing.
Sorry there just isn't enough consumers that fit that bill to pay for the system. There was an expectation that the system would supercede cell/mobile tech. In reality it was a very expensive shortwave radio system with a dial tone.
It's a dead rotting turkey that has very few years left in it. Once those sats start dropping nothing is going to replenish them. It is 100% a dead end.
Don't get me wrong. Have comms in the middle of now where is essential if that's where you are. There is no better safety kit.
You are also mistaken again. The original briefs on the iridium system did state that this would replace cell phones. But as the years passed and it became clear they started to change the literature. By then the major investors were to deep.
It works flawlessly in a very narrow profile of usage. If does not work well at all in the target spectrum of usage scenarios. Thus the redefinition of target spectrum of usage.
I've been in telecom for a long time now. This is still one of the best jokes of all time this product.
My post got a Troll?
Because I was blunt?
Of course I blame XP. IE 6 doesn't run on VISTA or 7.
No XP no IE 6 simple.
Yes XP works. However it carries a monster sized piece of baggage. It is the most infected attacked security problem ridden OS on the planet.
Because of XP we still see a stunningly large number of IE 6 users. People who are basically handing over the keys to the house and the wallet each time they go on the net.
XP needs to die. Vista needs to go along with it. Win 7 needs to super cede. For simple privacy and security reasons.
XP is broke. You just can't see the monster sized crack. Others have seen it. A lot of others.
Um. Iridium didn't actually work that well at all.
1. By the time it was operational mobile / cell phones could be carried in your pocket. An Iridium handset was a brick. It was HUGE. Flaw here is that they did not factor in current / future accepted form factors. A blatant missing requirement. AKA a technical flaw.
2. They don't work indoors. Yep you heard me right the system does not work in doors. Again someone didn't bother with that requirement. A fairly major one as it turns out.
3. Very poor operational behavior in cities. Turns out that Iridium might as well be a line of site system. Tall buildings mess the signal up. Ooops.
For a system originally targeted at business men on the go this flying dude sort of forgot some fundamental requirements a business man would put on the system. These are technical issues because it would require a technical solution. No marketing BS could fix these issues. A failure to state technical requirements is still a technical failure.
"My Sidekick recently lost the ability to send files to my computer over bluetooth. Why? "
You bought a phone controlled by the operator.
----
"It's complete and utter bullshit that cell phones are as powerful now as desktops were ten years ago "
Actually I dare say the phone is more powerful than the PC of 10 years ago. My phone can drive 720p straight to my TV. No way a PC I could afford could do that 10 years ago. My phone also communicates at very good broadband speed over 3 techs. bluetooth, 802.11g, & 3G. No way my P133 could communicate anything like that. As for Capacity I have a 32Gig microSD card in it. 32Gig was a pipe dream 10 years ago.
Then there is touch screen, 5 meg camera, gps Web browsing etc.
Just because you got roped into a bad contract and a bad phone combo it does not mean that the entire state of the industry is defined by your choices. I did my research I bought my phone separately from my contract things are better.
Get off your butt and do some research make choices based on your requirements and hunt for the best deals. And accept responsibility for your choices. Cause some times we all make bad ones.
Health insurance is not mandatory in most places in the world. Where as car insurance is mandatory in most places in the world. So your car vs health comparison is flawed.
Instant tests would enable the Insurance companies to charge the sick HUGE fees or even reject them all together.
The insurance industry has and continues charge different rates based on genetic history. A classic example of discrimination is this question: "Is there a history of XYZ in your family?".
With instant disease tests as well as genetic biasing you are handing the insurance industry a blank check.
As for Drain on the system? Which system do you speak of? If the insurance industry were bias then less people would be sick? Because that what it sounds like you just said.
So yes the healthy need to help pay for the sick. Quit being so selfish.
So in point form:
Health insurance should be mandatory. ( level of is debatable. )
Cost or even access to health insurance can not be biased by genetic or existing condition. ( AKA the insurance company can not alter fees based on who your are or how healthy you are. )
In developed countries this tech would most likely be used by individuals to prove they are STD free. Also possibly in the near future to also do an "instant" test for insurance purposes. ( This should be illegal now or soon in US thank god. )
In developing countries it will probably be used by aid agencies. Most likely in conjunction with food, water etc distribution. By screening for disease at aid distribution points you have an excellent means of getting health aid to those that need it.
I will also most likely be used by military to screen personal on a regular basis.
Basically there is a huge market for this stuff.
LOL you are still trying.
So a cops driver training is the same as a truck drivers? I don't think so. Of course a truck driver is a trained professional. A professional truck driver to be precise. I don't recall air brakes being part of Police driver training.
It's interesting how you attempt to put words in my mouth. Or rather take them out. How is a truck driver an emergency worker?
I actually believe that permission to use a communications device while driving is a function of requirement to use it. Police/Fire/Ambulance personal clearly require the ability to communicate while driving.
A police officer is specifically trained to operate a vehicle in ways we as normal people are not. They are specifically trained with observational techniques to aid in their job. The normal person out there is not. I have no expectation that a Police officer or any emergency worker trained to operate a vehicle under extreme situations would have to stop and pull over.
So please don't try the pathetic attempt to equate your driver skills with a trained professional.
I live in a place where such a ban is in place. The problem is the ban is toothless. It has not changed the number of drivers using phones at all. A ban is only as good as the enforcement. Politically it is not very attractive to be handing out tickets to a large percentage of the population.
Put a sack on her head and masturbate before your leave the house.
Solved.
Like I said. But I'll put it in more direct words.
Windows machine cost more in people, downtime and vulnerability risk.
"In fact, insofar as it prevents more dangerous hypnotic states from developing".
Are you serious? If this is an issue for you stop driving that second it's simple. I DO.
If you are suffering from a "hypnotic state" while operating a metal weapon at any time and you continue to operate the weapon you are committing a crime of attempted homicide.
If you get sleepy. Pull over pick up the phone call mom have a good heart to heart. Grab a cup of coffee. Go drain the bladder saving your self from issues later in life. Grab a nap if you have to.
You seem to think it's OK to use a distraction to prevent a state of incapacitation as if it brings you back to a normal state of control and awareness. It's your fault for making plans for a road trip that prevent you from being able to execute it safely. Again your negligence.
People who try to justify phone use and driving by bringing up this utter garbage are self delusional.
It all sorta sounds like this: 'Yah I only use a small amount of "junk" to relax me before I drive it makes my movements more fluid and predicable. You know natural.' Which clearly is BS talk.
NO PHONE USE AT ALL WHILE DRIVING.
USING A PHONE WHILE DRIVING IN ANY WAY IS MORONIC.
YOU ARE A SELFISH JERK IF YOU USE A PHONE WHILE DRIVING.
IT SHOULD BE PUNISHABLE AS HARSHLY AS DRINK DRIVING.
How else can I scream this. Seriously it kills people. No justification works. PERIOD. We somehow managed for decades with out mobile phones while driving.
Have I ever used a phone while driving? No.
Have I missed out on something because of it? No.
Have I lost business because of not using a phone while driving? Maybe.
Am I poorer because I do not use a phone while driving? No.
Have I killed anyone while using the phone while driving? NO.
This was probably bait but I took it.
If you honestly believe you have a system for using the phone safely while driving you are far dumber than you think you are. While your attention is on the phone at any time your attention is not fully on anything else. Thus you loose situational awareness. Thus when you return your attention to driving your brain has to process a huge chunk of information to catch up. If you are task flipping your brain will start to devalue lesser pieces of information.
For example a kid riding a bike on a side walk. You will devalue that in your brain in order to concentrate vehicles on the road. You won't have a full picture of what the kid was doing previously. For example he could have show previously that he had poor balance and wobbled a lot. You didn't see it because you were texting. All of a sudden this kid falls onto the road in front of you. Your fine but now the kid is in hospital. Technically it was the kids fault but really it was your dumb ass brain that was at fault. You did not have a full situational aware that you would have easily had, had you just kept your eyes on the task of driving.
Using a phone while driving is dangerous period.