Actually we have just started getting ADSL2+ Connections hooked up in the city areas. I was able to download a 10mb file in the time it took to click the link, I'd be blown away by the speeds you can get in other countries.
Most Aussie ISPs aren't large enough to either have a share in the large media companies, or for the media companies to care about them. It has its pluses and negatives
when they are being forced to modify their behaviour (like not running as admin, not putting files in silly places)
In my smidgen of a defense, It was extracting a proprietary toolkit for working with a certain type of limited circuit board. Due to the brilliance of its coding, the program won't load if the filepath has any spaces (i.e. c:/Program Files/).
It also has a few amusing hiccups if it is not installed in the recommended directory, which has a parent of the C: drive.
So while I agree with with you, on stupid users going crazy when Microsoft limits their stupid behaviors, and I would like to see more of an Administration/User level of separation as that seen in Unix variants. But, I sir am not an Idiot!
something or other needed admin privs, and it was dying silently.
I had problems with Vista and WinRAR similar to this.
Whenever I unzipped a rar file into the C: Directory; it would have permission to create the folder structure of the rar file, but not the files therein. Instead of notifying me of this, it would fail silently after half an hour of decompressing (big files).
Personally I don't know which piece of software was to blame.
It's a laughable thing that movie studios spend their entire (large) advertising budget making people want to see their movie and then complain when some use any means necessary to see aforementioned movie.
At the moment my uni is running an expo promoting Call of Duty 5. I got a little caught up in the hype and decided to see if i could buy a copy, only to be shot down by being told it wasn't out yet.
Well that failed sales effort has just translated into a torrent download. Biggest advertising fail i've seen yet
1) Some phones will lockdown the kernel, some might allow you to replace the kernel.
Hackers will find a way, and any that don't allow you to replace the kernal probably wont be used by anyone here
2) Android drivers are open source, but vendors might throw in binary blobs (particularly for cell phone functionality).
Might encourage some companies to adopt it. Never a bad thing, look where it got Windows or the iPhone . Freedom is about allowing you to do what you want. if you don't want a blob, don't install it
3) They use their own custom GUI toolkit and display -- not X, not GTK, not QT, not swing.
Let me explain the 'custom' GUI Toolkit used by J2ME. Its developed for a mobile platform and makes incredibly easy for making your program match the Look and Feel of the mobile. I don't know the android toolkit, but i'm guessing it will make GUI development easier than just porting another toolkit over to a platform it wasn't originally designed to use
4) The app store, sdk, etc are built for java. If you have a phone that isn't locked down, you could probably put native code on it, with some work.
Sweet!
5) Also, they use a custom jdk (and libraries), so the java apps have to be built specifically for android
Could be a problem for porting it, but good software design (in your software) should make this easy.
6) Android is the distro. The app store is the package manager
if it means i don't have to go around searching for software, no problems. Although i'd still like to know i have to option to install software from other sources
7) The app store will be able to check for updates to installed apps
Sweet again
8) Debian can be used on some ARM and SH-based smart phones.
Its funny you mention that. About a year ago, Qantas had multiple problems with quality from a few foreign maintenance factories (that and firing 100's of their union staff in favour of cheaper international labor). My favorite being staples used to fix wiring problems with the aircraft. This has died down after quite a few reports, but it would be interesting if it came up again as a problem.
You seem to be forgetting that most of the devices you mentioned running Linux, are wrapped in a custom GUI that hides nearly all similarities to what users expect a computer to be (i.e "Windows"). When a everyday-joe picks one of these netbooks up, he is presented with a GUI that matches the usability paradigms of a "Windows" Machine, leaving the user to except it to work like a "Windows" machine. Thanks to dumb manufacturers choosing a cut-down Linux distro that looks like a poor clone of windows. Add buggy drivers and software, and your left with a user that is confused his "broken" pc wont act like the one at home.
The Eee PC on the other hand has been a relative success. Its GUI is like a PDA mated with a Fisher-Price computer. You click on the "Internet" button to browse the net, the "Documents" button to write documents.
This dumbing down removes most of the mental connections with the "Windows" box at home, and gives users a system that is more like TiVO or any of these embedded linux systems.
None of these embedded systems uses a GUI that looks anything like a computer. The XBOX 360 has been called a PC clone for ages, however its GUI is extremely different to Windows. Most of these embedded systems run like a menu on a DVD, i've yet to meet anyone that can't use a DVD player after an hour of practice.
This dumbing down IMHO is really the best way for users to accept these new netbooks. To be honest anything beats the buggy junk these manufactures keep dumping on us.
Don't be, its an interesting collection of images. There are newly released of the latest iteration of the Chevrolet Volt (from the Paris Motor Show) you might want to add to that list.
Actually, that ad is pretty truthful and accurate. These other companies are making claims about something that doesn't exists. UAC can drive a sane man crazy.
The catch: the music can be played only on personal computers connected to the Internet and listeners have to tolerate advertising splashed across the screen. Anyone who wants to transfer a song to a portable device like Apple Inc.'s iPod will have to buy the music through Amazon.com Inc.'s year-old downloading service, which sells songs for as little as 79 cents apiece.
I'm not American, nor familiar with its political system. by why would you want a reduced government system? I just can't see local councils or corporations solving these problems without the money or incentives from the government. Will reducing the role of the government solve these problems?
We have a BBQ, the bloody things live under the hotplate. When you turn the BBQ on the they tend to run out and explode. It really puts you off eating!
N Korea was set up by the Soviet Union just like S Korea was set up by the US - no violence.
Well... quoting from wikipedia:
In the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Korea, which ended with Japan's defeat in World War II in 1945, the Soviet Union accepted the surrender of Japanese forces and controlled the area north of the 38th parallel, with the United States controlling the area south of this parallel.
It seems you're missed out on mentioning the largest scale war to date (WW2 ring any bells?), basically there was no government LEFT to overthrow violently or non-violently.
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What could they possibly Photoshop in space?
In Australia, if you have DSL but not ADSL2+
Actually we have just started getting ADSL2+ Connections hooked up in the city areas. I was able to download a 10mb file in the time it took to click the link, I'd be blown away by the speeds you can get in other countries.
Most Aussie ISPs aren't large enough to either have a share in the large media companies, or for the media companies to care about them. It has its pluses and negatives
when they are being forced to modify their behaviour (like not running as admin, not putting files in silly places)
In my smidgen of a defense, It was extracting a proprietary toolkit for working with a certain type of limited circuit board. Due to the brilliance of its coding, the program won't load if the filepath has any spaces (i.e. c:/Program Files/).
It also has a few amusing hiccups if it is not installed in the recommended directory, which has a parent of the C: drive.
So while I agree with with you, on stupid users going crazy when Microsoft limits their stupid behaviors, and I would like to see more of an Administration/User level of separation as that seen in Unix variants. But, I sir am not an Idiot!
something or other needed admin privs, and it was dying silently.
I had problems with Vista and WinRAR similar to this.
Whenever I unzipped a rar file into the C: Directory; it would have permission to create the folder structure of the rar file, but not the files therein. Instead of notifying me of this, it would fail silently after half an hour of decompressing (big files).
Personally I don't know which piece of software was to blame.
Windows 7 = Windows Vista SE
if it's any good it might be converted into one. I'll let you know when it stops downloading
It's a laughable thing that movie studios spend their entire (large) advertising budget making people want to see their movie and then complain when some use any means necessary to see aforementioned movie.
At the moment my uni is running an expo promoting Call of Duty 5. I got a little caught up in the hype and decided to see if i could buy a copy, only to be shot down by being told it wasn't out yet.
Well that failed sales effort has just translated into a torrent download. Biggest advertising fail i've seen yet
The ship looks way too modern to be anything like something which is actually meant to be *older* technology than what we saw in the 60s.
I seem to remember having this discussion about the Star Wars prequel trillogy
1) Some phones will lockdown the kernel, some might allow you to replace the kernel.
Hackers will find a way, and any that don't allow you to replace the kernal probably wont be used by anyone here
2) Android drivers are open source, but vendors might throw in binary blobs (particularly for cell phone functionality).
Might encourage some companies to adopt it. Never a bad thing, look where it got Windows or the iPhone . Freedom is about allowing you to do what you want. if you don't want a blob, don't install it
3) They use their own custom GUI toolkit and display -- not X, not GTK, not QT, not swing.
Let me explain the 'custom' GUI Toolkit used by J2ME. Its developed for a mobile platform and makes incredibly easy for making your program match the Look and Feel of the mobile. I don't know the android toolkit, but i'm guessing it will make GUI development easier than just porting another toolkit over to a platform it wasn't originally designed to use
4) The app store, sdk, etc are built for java. If you have a phone that isn't locked down, you could probably put native code on it, with some work.
Sweet!
5) Also, they use a custom jdk (and libraries), so the java apps have to be built specifically for android
Could be a problem for porting it, but good software design (in your software) should make this easy.
6) Android is the distro. The app store is the package manager
if it means i don't have to go around searching for software, no problems. Although i'd still like to know i have to option to install software from other sources
7) The app store will be able to check for updates to installed apps
Sweet again
8) Debian can be used on some ARM and SH-based smart phones.
How does this affect Android?
Its funny you mention that. About a year ago, Qantas had multiple problems with quality from a few foreign maintenance factories (that and firing 100's of their union staff in favour of cheaper international labor). My favorite being staples used to fix wiring problems with the aircraft. This has died down after quite a few reports, but it would be interesting if it came up again as a problem.
What's an "android"? Does that answer your question? ;-)
Well... Yes!
But clearly android phones are going to be a refreshing new option for the horrible windows mobile platform or the jail'ed Iphone.
That's assuming the android phones become more trendy that the iPhone, which is no small task.
Does anyone know of any advertising push google is attempting for the android?
You seem to be forgetting that most of the devices you mentioned running Linux, are wrapped in a custom GUI that hides nearly all similarities to what users expect a computer to be (i.e "Windows"). When a everyday-joe picks one of these netbooks up, he is presented with a GUI that matches the usability paradigms of a "Windows" Machine, leaving the user to except it to work like a "Windows" machine. Thanks to dumb manufacturers choosing a cut-down Linux distro that looks like a poor clone of windows. Add buggy drivers and software, and your left with a user that is confused his "broken" pc wont act like the one at home.
The Eee PC on the other hand has been a relative success. Its GUI is like a PDA mated with a Fisher-Price computer. You click on the "Internet" button to browse the net, the "Documents" button to write documents.
This dumbing down removes most of the mental connections with the "Windows" box at home, and gives users a system that is more like TiVO or any of these embedded linux systems.
None of these embedded systems uses a GUI that looks anything like a computer. The XBOX 360 has been called a PC clone for ages, however its GUI is extremely different to Windows. Most of these embedded systems run like a menu on a DVD, i've yet to meet anyone that can't use a DVD player after an hour of practice.
This dumbing down IMHO is really the best way for users to accept these new netbooks. To be honest anything beats the buggy junk these manufactures keep dumping on us.
Sorry for the plug. Cheers.
Don't be, its an interesting collection of images. There are newly released of the latest iteration of the Chevrolet Volt (from the Paris Motor Show) you might want to add to that list.
Actually, that ad is pretty truthful and accurate. These other companies are making claims about something that doesn't exists. UAC can drive a sane man crazy.
brings up 294,000 results with "ZDNet: eWEEK: Is the Linux desktop DOA?" at the top.
Adding quotes around the term brings up one result: "News: Linux in 2001: The year of predicting dangerously?"
2001 is an accurate, but not a very optimistic year :(
The catch: the music can be played only on personal computers connected to the Internet and listeners have to tolerate advertising splashed across the screen. Anyone who wants to transfer a song to a portable device like Apple Inc.'s iPod will have to buy the music through Amazon.com Inc.'s year-old downloading service, which sells songs for as little as 79 cents apiece.
Underground cabins are also damp, which requires heating to prevent condensation. Almost a no win situation :P
I'm not American, nor familiar with its political system. by why would you want a reduced government system?
I just can't see local councils or corporations solving these problems without the money or incentives from the government.
Will reducing the role of the government solve these problems?
We have a BBQ, the bloody things live under the hotplate. When you turn the BBQ on the they tend to run out and explode. It really puts you off eating!
Last month I replayed Lucas Arts' Full Throttle (through Dos Box).
You should check out Scumm VM. It plays all the old school Lucasarts games (when they were good), and has been ported to many platforms.
Not if you've looked at some of the smaller open-source projects out there
N Korea was set up by the Soviet Union just like S Korea was set up by the US - no violence.
Well... quoting from wikipedia:
In the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Korea, which ended with Japan's defeat in World War II in 1945, the Soviet Union accepted the surrender of Japanese forces and controlled the area north of the 38th parallel, with the United States controlling the area south of this parallel.
It seems you're missed out on mentioning the largest scale war to date (WW2 ring any bells?), basically there was no government LEFT to overthrow violently or non-violently.
Well my karma is in the way down, might as well encourage it!