Barely, so long as you don't hit traffic, or a detour, or stop from lunch, and you batteries are in absolute top shape[...]
The amazing thing about an electric car is that if your car isn't moving, you're not using electricity. I mean yes, batteries slowly lose charge, but it's not like leaving a gas engine running. Sitting in traffic won't matter that much to an electric car.
They don't have to look at BusyBox, it's just a collection of standard utilities. Since they know what the utilities are supposed to do, they can make their own versions without having to look at the BusyBox code.
The real issue is what this look like. "We keep being accused of GPL infringement, and people are using this BusyBox thing as leverage, so if we replace it, they won't have leverage and can keep infringing without worry."
Now it's entirely possible Sony isn't doing this to let them get away with other infringement, but to make it so they don't have to worry about accidental infringement. But if you're the kind who likes the idea of using GPLed software to force other bits of the system open that are normally closed source, this looks like a sinister development.
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I've been following it since launch day. The comic is cute, but I see it as a fun little distraction/bonus on top of the stories. The stories are definitely the best part.
Objective-C was a really tiny language until after the iPhone exploded. You can see on the graph that it was basically a rounding error until mid 2009. The same thing could be happening with Android/Java, but covered up.
Let's assume that because of Android there are 20k new Java programmers every year. But if server use declines, no one is writing applets and Java in low end mobile phones is dying... Java may lose 35k programmers a year.
The numbers would show a net decline of 15k Java developers, even though Android is driving a bunch of growth.
I'm almost positive that Song of the South was available on VHS for a while. I'm pretty sure it's available on DVD in other countries. But Disney is so dead set against releasing anything that might make them look bad, it's unavailable. It doesn't matter it's the source of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, one of their most famous songs. It doesn't matter there is possibly offensive material in other works like Dumbo. It doesn't matter that old black slave is actually the hero of the story and the white slave owning parents are portrayed as abusive/neglectful.
Now, that's based on my understanding of the plot. I've only read the summary on Wikipedia, as it never comes out of the "Disney Vault" in the US.
If you turn off the wireless, it's really hard for them to do that kind of thing. A charge also lasts 4x as long without WiFi checking in all the time.
I agree. I have an iPhone 4 and I really like the screen on it. I remember when the first Evo 4G came out and one of my coworkers got it on launch day. He was really happy with it, but all I could think was "That's one really big phone". The 4.3" screen just made the thing humungous. I like how well the iPhone slips in my pocket.
The way Apple works, if they did this they would drop the 3.5" model and I wouldn't have a choice if I wanted to stay in the iPhone line.
Personally, I think this is just more "I made up something about Apple!" news, like the 7" iPad 2 that was supposed to come out last year, the iPhone 4-and-a-half that was supposed to come out between the Verizon iPhone and the iPhone 5 (which was supposed to come out), etc.
The iPhone is more than capable of speech synthesis. How do you think Voice Over works? Speech synthesis doesn't require a lot of processor, the original 1984 Mac could do it. Did the article mention that the results are sent back as sound files? I didn't see that.
But recognizing the speech, doing a good job, and figuring out all the commands... they use the server for that and I don't blame them. That way they can keep it constantly updated, with a huge database of phonemes/accents/vocabulary, and do it much faster than there iPhone would be able to on it's own.
The iPhone is more than capable of speech synthesis. How do you think Voice Over works? Speech synthesis doesn't require a lot of processor, the original 1984 Mac could do it. Did the article mention that the results are sent back as sound files? I didn't see that.
But recognizing the speech, doing a good job, and figuring out all the commands... they use the server for that and I don't blame them. That way they can keep it constantly updated, with a huge database of phonemes/accents/vocabulary, and do it much faster than there iPhone would be able to on it's own.
I find the Netflix experience on the PS3 to be oddly lacking. For example, what do the buttons do? You don't know. There doesn't appear to be a manual anywhere. You just have to press buttons and figure it out. Lately I've been having a problem with a set of episodes that won't play on my PS3. I've called Netflix, but it's not fixed yet. But the PS3 doesn't know it. It just sits there at 20% loading until I finally give up.
It's better than the old interface that my TiVo has, but I would rate it at "adequate". It's not "good".
The thing is, you spend 95% of your time not using the interface, so you end up with a generally positive impression. I've been using the Netflix app on my PS3 a ton too... but I wouldn't say I'm thrilled with it.
I've got 6Mb/s and it's almost always enough. I can surf and watch Netflix in HD at the same time. The only time I notice it is when doing a large download (CD sized or above, often software updates). Right now, it's pretty much plenty. In fact, the upload cap (768Kb/s? 1Mb/s?) is far more annoying.
If you had multiple people in the house, I could see having it higher... but I'm not sure the vast majority of houses would even need 25Mb/s right now, let alone 50-100Mb/s.
Why exactly should federal charges be brought against him? I don't think beating your kid is a federal crime.
He should be punished (although I'd image the statute of limitations is up on this), but it would be by a local/state court. I'd also say he should lose his position, but I'd imagine they can't do that unless he is convicted.
The Touchpad had a 1.2ghz CPU (which I think was dual core), but the iPad 2 has a 1ghz dual core CPU. I'm guessing that the A5 is simply much more efficient per clock, although the graphic processor in the iPad may be responsible for the difference. I read somewhere that WebOS ran much faster on an iPad 2, since the GUI and apps are all HTML they would have been able to test that without too much fuss. I also seem to remember reading that HP was already making the Touchpad when they bought WebOS, so the hardware was already pre-chosen. It wasn't designed for the OS in any way, it was a "This is our tablet platform, ship on it" kind of thing.
It just proved the obvious: You can't sell a sub-iPad product at an iPad price. Why buy WebOS (not well known, no apps, slower hardware) when I can get an iPad (huge app and accessory ecosystem) for the same price? There is basically no point. If they had priced it better they'd have had a much better shot.
I really liked an idea I read somewhere, possibly on Darring Fireball. The person suggested that HP should have just given the things away with any purchase of a HP computer over some amount (say $1000) for a few months, just to push penetration. All of a sudden, the tablets would have a decent install base, and people might be more willing to buy a computer from you if there is a tablet thrown in.
I can tell you what I'd do to make HP's computers better. I'd kill 90% of their products.
I'd like to see a big computer maker try doing things Apple style. Stop trying to be all things to all people. It may be OK for corporate purchases (although at this point I'd think people would be looking for something to replace HP since they seem so... stable), but in the consumer market it's a major pain. Two or three laptops, two or three desktops.
Computer shopping is a major pain. Just a quick look at HP's site shows they sell 5 categories of laptop, with a total of 24 models between them. Once you pick one of those, there are still configuration options. There are 28 desktops in 5 categories. That's a LOT of choice. Once you cut down the number of models, you can afford to spend a lot of money and get custom parts designed for them. That way you can shrink the laptops thinner and get better economies of scale.
Is it copying Apple? Yes. But it's pretty easy to pick out a Mac, where as the major PC makers are just giant matrixes of choices. If HP gives you 7 basic (and clearly defined) choices and Dell gives you 45, which do you think consumers will prefer shopping? They'll go look at Dell's site, get frustrated, see HP's, and think "Now I'm getting somewhere."
If I turn off my engine by turning the key, then I could end up engaging the ignition lock and the steering wheel won't be able to be turned. Also, I lose power steering, which could make keeping control of the car much more difficult. If my car won't respond to the normal ways to turn off cruise control, I think most people who think to use the keys would instinctively turn the car all the way off, not remember to only turn it to accessory. And in accessory, you still lose the power steering.
Braking won't disengage cruise control like it normally would. I believe that's what the article was referring to.
Libraries do not wish to "endorse" a particular service or product over another - and the "Buy Now" button gives the sense that "This Library supports Amazon" over another bookseller.
Does it? I don't think I would ever see it that way. I'd see it as my Kindle endorsing Amazon. I'd fully expect to see something encouraging me to buy from B&N on a Nook. This doesn't surprise me, I expect Amazon to track what I'm doing. That's how all their recommendation stuff works. It should probably be disclosed (and maybe it is in some fine print somewhere), but it seems like an OK tradeoff to me. The "You're about to lose access to this, would you like to just buy it?" link seems like a very useful feature.
A question I'd rather have asked is "Does the library make money when someone buys the book"? How is the buy link that shows up on a library lend different from some other Amazon Associate directing me to the book? My local library should get a tiny referral fee if someone buys a book after borrowing it.
This thread seems to prove that most people think public libraries already track what you've been reading (even though that's apparently not correct), so for most people this isn't a loss since they didn't think they had that security in the first place.
I was right, there is a remote lock. This is also a remote wipe, so at least you can get your sensitive data off it.
As for finding it, the little dot on the map is over my bedroom, so it's maybe 25 feet of from the real location. If you believe it's accurate, there are essentially only two apartments to check. If you go with the whole radius, there are maybe 8 apartments. It wouldn't be too hard to find, especially since I can make it play a sound, a quite noticeable beeping. Stand outside the apartment you think it's in, put your ear to the door, make it beep... you've got decent proof.
It may not be perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than "It's somewhere in *large_meto_area*, unless it's been moved".
Did you have the latest Lion update installed? When you install it and setup iCloud there is now a Find My iPhone for Macs, so they can report your location. I assume they use a WiFi geolocation database (since no Macs have 3G), but it would have given you and the police a good idea where the computer was. I believe it also lets you remotely lock the computer.
This is pretty neat, but I'm not sure this is even down in FAO Schwartz kid territory. I've got a MakerBot, and while it's fun, it's complicated. Designing things isn't going to be easy. You have to take things into account like the angles of overhangs. Printing is fun to watch, but it can take a LONG time. The smaller the object, the faster it is, but it's still never going to be a 5 minute process. It's going to take 30-90.
I know there are RAIDs that have USB interfaces, but their performance doesn't match the FireWire (or now often eSATA) versions. But a real storage array, a full SAN, would be crazy on USB. It would just be a massive waste of money. But one of Intel's demos, IIRC, was a full SAN or large RAID while they were doing other things (such as running two monitors). Thunderbolt has the capacity to run something that intense.
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The amazing thing about an electric car is that if your car isn't moving, you're not using electricity. I mean yes, batteries slowly lose charge, but it's not like leaving a gas engine running. Sitting in traffic won't matter that much to an electric car.
They don't have to look at BusyBox, it's just a collection of standard utilities. Since they know what the utilities are supposed to do, they can make their own versions without having to look at the BusyBox code.
The real issue is what this look like. "We keep being accused of GPL infringement, and people are using this BusyBox thing as leverage, so if we replace it, they won't have leverage and can keep infringing without worry."
Now it's entirely possible Sony isn't doing this to let them get away with other infringement, but to make it so they don't have to worry about accidental infringement. But if you're the kind who likes the idea of using GPLed software to force other bits of the system open that are normally closed source, this looks like a sinister development.
I've been following it since launch day. The comic is cute, but I see it as a fun little distraction/bonus on top of the stories. The stories are definitely the best part.
PS: Law Star rules.
I kinda like these video features, but *wow* is that 1960s era robotic voice obnoxious. It's incredibly grating to listen to.
Objective-C was a really tiny language until after the iPhone exploded. You can see on the graph that it was basically a rounding error until mid 2009. The same thing could be happening with Android/Java, but covered up.
Let's assume that because of Android there are 20k new Java programmers every year. But if server use declines, no one is writing applets and Java in low end mobile phones is dying... Java may lose 35k programmers a year.
The numbers would show a net decline of 15k Java developers, even though Android is driving a bunch of growth.
They own NBC now, don't they?
There you go qualifying things.
I'm almost positive that Song of the South was available on VHS for a while. I'm pretty sure it's available on DVD in other countries. But Disney is so dead set against releasing anything that might make them look bad, it's unavailable. It doesn't matter it's the source of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, one of their most famous songs. It doesn't matter there is possibly offensive material in other works like Dumbo. It doesn't matter that old black slave is actually the hero of the story and the white slave owning parents are portrayed as abusive/neglectful.
Now, that's based on my understanding of the plot. I've only read the summary on Wikipedia, as it never comes out of the "Disney Vault" in the US.
If you turn off the wireless, it's really hard for them to do that kind of thing. A charge also lasts 4x as long without WiFi checking in all the time.
I agree. I have an iPhone 4 and I really like the screen on it. I remember when the first Evo 4G came out and one of my coworkers got it on launch day. He was really happy with it, but all I could think was "That's one really big phone". The 4.3" screen just made the thing humungous. I like how well the iPhone slips in my pocket.
The way Apple works, if they did this they would drop the 3.5" model and I wouldn't have a choice if I wanted to stay in the iPhone line.
Personally, I think this is just more "I made up something about Apple!" news, like the 7" iPad 2 that was supposed to come out last year, the iPhone 4-and-a-half that was supposed to come out between the Verizon iPhone and the iPhone 5 (which was supposed to come out), etc.
The iPhone is more than capable of speech synthesis. How do you think Voice Over works? Speech synthesis doesn't require a lot of processor, the original 1984 Mac could do it. Did the article mention that the results are sent back as sound files? I didn't see that.
But recognizing the speech, doing a good job, and figuring out all the commands... they use the server for that and I don't blame them. That way they can keep it constantly updated, with a huge database of phonemes/accents/vocabulary, and do it much faster than there iPhone would be able to on it's own.
The iPhone is more than capable of speech synthesis. How do you think Voice Over works? Speech synthesis doesn't require a lot of processor, the original 1984 Mac could do it. Did the article mention that the results are sent back as sound files? I didn't see that.
But recognizing the speech, doing a good job, and figuring out all the commands... they use the server for that and I don't blame them. That way they can keep it constantly updated, with a huge database of phonemes/accents/vocabulary, and do it much faster than there iPhone would be able to on it's own.
I find the Netflix experience on the PS3 to be oddly lacking. For example, what do the buttons do? You don't know. There doesn't appear to be a manual anywhere. You just have to press buttons and figure it out. Lately I've been having a problem with a set of episodes that won't play on my PS3. I've called Netflix, but it's not fixed yet. But the PS3 doesn't know it. It just sits there at 20% loading until I finally give up.
It's better than the old interface that my TiVo has, but I would rate it at "adequate". It's not "good".
The thing is, you spend 95% of your time not using the interface, so you end up with a generally positive impression. I've been using the Netflix app on my PS3 a ton too... but I wouldn't say I'm thrilled with it.
I've got 6Mb/s and it's almost always enough. I can surf and watch Netflix in HD at the same time. The only time I notice it is when doing a large download (CD sized or above, often software updates). Right now, it's pretty much plenty. In fact, the upload cap (768Kb/s? 1Mb/s?) is far more annoying.
If you had multiple people in the house, I could see having it higher... but I'm not sure the vast majority of houses would even need 25Mb/s right now, let alone 50-100Mb/s.
Why exactly should federal charges be brought against him? I don't think beating your kid is a federal crime.
He should be punished (although I'd image the statute of limitations is up on this), but it would be by a local/state court. I'd also say he should lose his position, but I'd imagine they can't do that unless he is convicted.
The Touchpad had a 1.2ghz CPU (which I think was dual core), but the iPad 2 has a 1ghz dual core CPU. I'm guessing that the A5 is simply much more efficient per clock, although the graphic processor in the iPad may be responsible for the difference. I read somewhere that WebOS ran much faster on an iPad 2, since the GUI and apps are all HTML they would have been able to test that without too much fuss. I also seem to remember reading that HP was already making the Touchpad when they bought WebOS, so the hardware was already pre-chosen. It wasn't designed for the OS in any way, it was a "This is our tablet platform, ship on it" kind of thing.
It just proved the obvious: You can't sell a sub-iPad product at an iPad price. Why buy WebOS (not well known, no apps, slower hardware) when I can get an iPad (huge app and accessory ecosystem) for the same price? There is basically no point. If they had priced it better they'd have had a much better shot.
I really liked an idea I read somewhere, possibly on Darring Fireball. The person suggested that HP should have just given the things away with any purchase of a HP computer over some amount (say $1000) for a few months, just to push penetration. All of a sudden, the tablets would have a decent install base, and people might be more willing to buy a computer from you if there is a tablet thrown in.
I can tell you what I'd do to make HP's computers better. I'd kill 90% of their products.
I'd like to see a big computer maker try doing things Apple style. Stop trying to be all things to all people. It may be OK for corporate purchases (although at this point I'd think people would be looking for something to replace HP since they seem so... stable), but in the consumer market it's a major pain. Two or three laptops, two or three desktops.
Computer shopping is a major pain. Just a quick look at HP's site shows they sell 5 categories of laptop, with a total of 24 models between them. Once you pick one of those, there are still configuration options. There are 28 desktops in 5 categories. That's a LOT of choice. Once you cut down the number of models, you can afford to spend a lot of money and get custom parts designed for them. That way you can shrink the laptops thinner and get better economies of scale.
Is it copying Apple? Yes. But it's pretty easy to pick out a Mac, where as the major PC makers are just giant matrixes of choices. If HP gives you 7 basic (and clearly defined) choices and Dell gives you 45, which do you think consumers will prefer shopping? They'll go look at Dell's site, get frustrated, see HP's, and think "Now I'm getting somewhere."
Let me see if I get this straight.
If I turn off my engine by turning the key, then I could end up engaging the ignition lock and the steering wheel won't be able to be turned. Also, I lose power steering, which could make keeping control of the car much more difficult. If my car won't respond to the normal ways to turn off cruise control, I think most people who think to use the keys would instinctively turn the car all the way off, not remember to only turn it to accessory. And in accessory, you still lose the power steering.
Braking won't disengage cruise control like it normally would. I believe that's what the article was referring to.
I don't think the article was that bad.
Does it? I don't think I would ever see it that way. I'd see it as my Kindle endorsing Amazon. I'd fully expect to see something encouraging me to buy from B&N on a Nook. This doesn't surprise me, I expect Amazon to track what I'm doing. That's how all their recommendation stuff works. It should probably be disclosed (and maybe it is in some fine print somewhere), but it seems like an OK tradeoff to me. The "You're about to lose access to this, would you like to just buy it?" link seems like a very useful feature.
A question I'd rather have asked is "Does the library make money when someone buys the book"? How is the buy link that shows up on a library lend different from some other Amazon Associate directing me to the book? My local library should get a tiny referral fee if someone buys a book after borrowing it.
This thread seems to prove that most people think public libraries already track what you've been reading (even though that's apparently not correct), so for most people this isn't a loss since they didn't think they had that security in the first place.
I was right, there is a remote lock. This is also a remote wipe, so at least you can get your sensitive data off it.
As for finding it, the little dot on the map is over my bedroom, so it's maybe 25 feet of from the real location. If you believe it's accurate, there are essentially only two apartments to check. If you go with the whole radius, there are maybe 8 apartments. It wouldn't be too hard to find, especially since I can make it play a sound, a quite noticeable beeping. Stand outside the apartment you think it's in, put your ear to the door, make it beep... you've got decent proof.
It may not be perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than "It's somewhere in *large_meto_area*, unless it's been moved".
Did you have the latest Lion update installed? When you install it and setup iCloud there is now a Find My iPhone for Macs, so they can report your location. I assume they use a WiFi geolocation database (since no Macs have 3G), but it would have given you and the police a good idea where the computer was. I believe it also lets you remotely lock the computer.
Those aren't free markets.
On the other hand, changing schools isn't that hard
This is pretty neat, but I'm not sure this is even down in FAO Schwartz kid territory. I've got a MakerBot, and while it's fun, it's complicated. Designing things isn't going to be easy. You have to take things into account like the angles of overhangs. Printing is fun to watch, but it can take a LONG time. The smaller the object, the faster it is, but it's still never going to be a 5 minute process. It's going to take 30-90.
Good luck, they'll have a LOT of challenges.
I know there are RAIDs that have USB interfaces, but their performance doesn't match the FireWire (or now often eSATA) versions. But a real storage array, a full SAN, would be crazy on USB. It would just be a massive waste of money. But one of Intel's demos, IIRC, was a full SAN or large RAID while they were doing other things (such as running two monitors). Thunderbolt has the capacity to run something that intense.