Oh, and as for editing, I usually have a projector with me and I can bring one of those rollaway keyboards, so mostly I need a computer in a palmtop formfactor. It having a screen and tiny keyboard would be useful because I often want to replay my presentation for one or two people later and it is usually on the go.
No, that thing merely generates and shows slides. A presentation has transition effects, built-in video, and other niceties that tax the processor. I doubt it has full Powerpoint functionality. I also often embed WMP video in my presentations. I doubt this can understand embedding, preserve positioning and decode in real-time. But if it can then it is one half of a solution.
I am not a HD wiz so I am sure I am missing something, but... You got your disks sitting there all nice and idle then you ask the heads to go to some place. How does having ten heads do it work faster than one?
Like I said, I didn't look hard. Now I do not know how many people need old media access on the road but there is a ton of people doing presentations on the road. A real PC in a palmtop form factor would be sweet for a lot of people. Zaurus comes close but still fails miserably. It can't compete with a notebook. This is what I meant by "useless". I did not mean it in some general all-encompassing sense, because surely you can find uses for most things, if only as a paperweight.
Does it run crossover and powerpoint with any speed? I didn't look hard but it also looks like this doesn't have VGA out nor DVI, so how exactly is this useful again? Does it at least have a couple of USB slots? I need a device that is small but can carry my presentations AND would allow me to edit said presentations in a pinch on the go with no power but batteries (in a dark room).
You may be right. There is a rule that any publicity is good publicity. Fact is, until this whole thing it looked like Linux was a plaything not matched against REAL Unices. Then those morons come out and claim that Linux is industrial strength and how can that have happened so fast. Then all these big corps start throwing major money at Linux defense with HP going so far as to indemnify customers. Now the perception is that Linux is indeed big and capable and has major commercial backing. If nothing else this has forced many players in the field to declare their stand. This has also led to a reexamination of code submission procedures. Now rogue code will be harder to slip into Linux (at least kernel). So if the intention was to damage Linux then this has done the exact opposite methinks. The one thing that remains to be seen is whether IBM is willing to use its patent portfolio to pressure Microsoft not to suffocate F/OSS with its patents. If this is the case then full-blown OS competition may be right around the corner.
At that point you might as well install Microsoft Money, or GnuCash or somesuch. If your code is cached locally and only communicates via web, then why do you need a browser? It is already possible to run, say, Word from a remote share. Missing something...
Like I said, I do use Adblock. Infact, my rules that are espn-specific include: */insertfiles/javascript/* *espn*header * *espn*js* *espn*spacer* *espn-att.starwave.co m/i/fp/* *sportsmed.starwave.com* *myespn*
I also use userContent.css with the following rules for espn:/* espn */ div[id="msn_header"], div[id="msn_footer"], div[id="myespn"], div[id="lowerad"], div[id="upp erad"], div[id="floatframe"], div[id="coloredtab s"], div[id="greytabs"], div[class="n2"], div[c lass="n3"], div[class="n4"], div[id="motion"], So I am not saying Adblock isn't useful. But let's say you banned *banner* in Adblock. Unfortunately some sites have their entire navigation structure in images up top and these images all have banner in them. The upcoming version of Adblock should have some whitelist functionality but you'd still need to set that up for the site in question. But what if that visit is a one time thing. Why should I muck around with filters if I won't ever go to that site again? I just want to unblock a few (not all) images. And of the images up top I want to unblock only the ones that have navigation links, not ads. So you see the problem: Adblock doesn't allow one-off unblocking. You are right, that's not the point of Adblock but it is functionality I want whether from Adblock or click-to-play extension or somewhere.
What I am talking about is that I do not want to just block, I want a way to disable flash but show a preview of what flash would do and have a way of enabling flash if I choose to. Maybe you'll understand better if I give another example. It would also be useful to not block images but rather put blank boxes where those images were. Now let's say my mouse pointer hovers over that image box for longer than threshold. Now the image shows. If I click, the image stays, if not it is blocked for good. That way I could block all images from e.g. MSNBC but if I cared to see the picture for top story I could, without tinkering with blocking options. Most of the time I only care for text but every once in a while I am curious to see the pic. Flash is a bit more complex because it can draw outside its base area so a rendering of what it would do to my screen might have to be done in a special context menu or some such. I hope you see what I want now.
1. Flash overlay works but I have to activate it every time I go to page and it puts ugly stripes all around on pages like espn.com
2. Adblock can block flash but at least on espn.com I get no tab letting me play it. But even if this were to work, it still does not provide preview functionality so I am not sure what the argument is.
FYI, there is an extension to Moz that allows you to have "run in IE" in your context menu, so you'd right click, select that and be done, no cutting no pasting, no going to start button. As a side note, I personally don't like your approach. The goal isn't to keep Mozilla clean, the goal is to keep the screen clean. Worse yet, pages that _really_ want to get to you, so much that they would use flash may also try other underhanded tricks like hijacks, so going to IE for the vilest pages is a questionable tactic, IMHO.
1. I do use Adblock and have spent a lot of time tuning filtering.
2. Adblock does not block flash, though you can disable javascript that would load flash.
3. If you want to disable flash based on its content then Adblock is useless. Ideally, you'd have an AI engine analyzing the flash code and deciding if it has a valid reason to be displayed. For now, YOU have to be the AI engine.
4. If you were to decide what flash to allow it would be nice to have an easy way to diable flash after it is activated or to have a preview mode. Otherwise you click on a sucker and get a pageful of crap. Wouldn't it be nicer if you knew in advance whether to click to view.
Firefox 0.8 here. Heavy use of userContent.css, Adblock and Flsh-click-to-play to kill popups. the only ones that worked were click the link or button to initiate popups, which is what I'd want. Firefox warned me when the link was javascript so in real world usage I would have made an informed decision whether to click it.
That extension is a bit lacking. It would be nice if it offered preview mode: e.g. hover over the button and it shows a preview of what would be there. As it is, it is hard to tell navigation flash from ads.
Where do you live? Are you single male? Because all I see is $1500 per year in insurance. This is in Illinois. I have no driving record looking at buying my first car but aside from that I would think my case is typical. If someone were offering insurance at $300/yr, the decision to own a car would be much easier.
I would argue that a car is far more expensive. Having insurance for a couple of years is basically the price of a Segway. Also, many people like me never go farther than 5 miles from their home. The only times I travel farther, it so far that I go by plane (and I take a bus to the airport). In short, your #2 isn't a generic agrument. Segway's main disadvantages are #3 and #4 on your list. And insofar as you would be willing to put up with those, I agree that an electric bike is a far better choice unless you are disabled. But of course a quality ebike is about half the cost of a Segway not 1%.
I was thinking along the lines of the following: http://www.dynamism.com/x505/specs.sht ml
Quadruple RAM, throw away HDD and replace with a few Gigs of flash, throw away all connectors besides one USB 2.0 port and make it thinner and lighter. Also get rid of color screen.
For me the distinction between a notebook and a calculator is weight and battery life. If you can take the above and make it weight less than half a pound with a week of battery life I'd buy it as a calculator.
The nice thing about doing straight transcription versus RPN is that: 1. The calculator does the parsing, not you. 2. When you verify formula transcription from what is printed on paper (vs. what is on the screen of you calculator) it IS intuitive to compare character for character left to right, just as you read.
In practice we will hopefully evolve to where the calculator does pretty formatting of the formula (a la Mathematica), presents it to you to verify that it is correct, then calculate. It would also be nice if the calculator allowed one to enter formulae in tex, as for many people they "see" formulae in tex.
I have to say I often fire up matlab nowadays to do basic math. I wish someone did a calculator with a full matlab environment (simulink and all). That would blow away any option on the market whether TI or HP or Casio. This would redefine back-of-the- envelope calculations.
This makes Boies look like a genius. 1. Take a ridiculously bad case for buttload of money. 2. Wait until the client runs out of money. 3. Scram before the case is resolved so there is no case loss on your resume. 4. Duh!
A for-profit system would work but... 1. You need to assure every kid with a drive to study of an opportunity, i.e. scholarship. Make a law, earmarking $5000 per year per kid and watch the number of private schools skyrocket. Some will be bad some good, give it ten years to shake out. 2. Make sure (by law, hard enforcement, and stiff liabilities) that the only way a school accepting federal funding can avoid admitting a student is if he does not qualify academically, i.e. fails an entrance exam. 3. Create a yearly national test to measure learning in a few critical areas (math, science, history, language). This test should be done by teams of educators going to random schools each year and personally testing students, none of the paper and pencil multiple choice tests for which you can be coached. They don't have to cover all schools each year, but they should cover all schools in three-five year period.
To sum up, if you make a comprehensive effort and devote enough resources it will work. The current system of private schools is not bad but without a scholarship system this does not provide kids with enough opportunities.
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Oh, and as for editing, I usually have a
projector with me and I can bring one of those
rollaway keyboards, so mostly I need a computer
in a palmtop formfactor. It having a screen and
tiny keyboard would be useful because I often
want to replay my presentation for one or two
people later and it is usually on the go.
No, that thing merely generates and shows slides.
A presentation has transition effects, built-in
video, and other niceties that tax the processor.
I doubt it has full Powerpoint functionality.
I also often embed WMP video in my presentations.
I doubt this can understand embedding, preserve
positioning and decode in real-time. But if it
can then it is one half of a solution.
I am not a HD wiz so I am sure I am missing something,
but...
You got your disks sitting there all nice and idle
then you ask the heads to go to some place. How
does having ten heads do it work faster than one?
Like I said, I didn't look hard.
Now I do not know how many people need old media
access on the road but there is a ton of people
doing presentations on the road. A real PC in a
palmtop form factor would be sweet for a lot of
people. Zaurus comes close but still fails
miserably. It can't compete with a notebook.
This is what I meant by "useless". I did not mean
it in some general all-encompassing sense, because
surely you can find uses for most things, if only
as a paperweight.
Does it run crossover and powerpoint with any speed?
I didn't look hard but it also looks like this
doesn't have VGA out nor DVI, so how exactly is
this useful again? Does it at least have a couple
of USB slots?
I need a device that is small but can carry my
presentations AND would allow me to edit said
presentations in a pinch on the go with no power
but batteries (in a dark room).
You may be right. There is a rule that any publicity
is good publicity. Fact is, until this whole thing
it looked like Linux was a plaything not matched
against REAL Unices. Then those morons come out and
claim that Linux is industrial strength and how can
that have happened so fast. Then all these big corps
start throwing major money at Linux defense with
HP going so far as to indemnify customers. Now the
perception is that Linux is indeed big and capable
and has major commercial backing. If nothing else
this has forced many players in the field to
declare their stand.
This has also led to a reexamination of code submission
procedures. Now rogue code will be harder to slip
into Linux (at least kernel).
So if the intention was to damage Linux then this
has done the exact opposite methinks. The one thing
that remains to be seen is whether IBM is willing
to use its patent portfolio to pressure Microsoft
not to suffocate F/OSS with its patents. If this
is the case then full-blown OS competition may be
right around the corner.
July 4
At that point you might as well install Microsoft
Money, or GnuCash or somesuch. If your code is
cached locally and only communicates via web, then
why do you need a browser? It is already possible
to run, say, Word from a remote share. Missing
something...
Like I said, I do use Adblock. Infact, my rulesr *o m/i/fp/*
/* espn */
div[id="myespn"],p erad"],b s"],c lass="n3"],
that are espn-specific include:
*/insertfiles/javascript/*
*espn*heade
*espn*js*
*espn*spacer*
*espn-att.starwave.c
*sportsmed.starwave.com*
*myespn*
I also use userContent.css with the following rules
for espn:
div[id="msn_header"],
div[id="msn_footer"],
div[id="lowerad"],
div[id="up
div[id="floatframe"],
div[id="coloredta
div[id="greytabs"],
div[class="n2"],
div[
div[class="n4"],
div[id="motion"],
So I am not saying Adblock isn't useful.
But let's say you banned *banner* in Adblock.
Unfortunately some sites have their entire
navigation structure in images up top and these
images all have banner in them.
The upcoming version of Adblock should have some
whitelist functionality but you'd still need to
set that up for the site in question. But what if
that visit is a one time thing. Why should I muck
around with filters if I won't ever go to that site
again? I just want to unblock a few (not all)
images. And of the images up top I want to unblock
only the ones that have navigation links, not ads.
So you see the problem: Adblock doesn't allow
one-off unblocking. You are right, that's not the
point of Adblock but it is functionality I want
whether from Adblock or click-to-play extension or
somewhere.
What I am talking about is that I do not want to
just block, I want a way to disable flash but show
a preview of what flash would do and have a way
of enabling flash if I choose to.
Maybe you'll understand better if I give another
example. It would also be useful to not block
images but rather put blank boxes where those images
were. Now let's say my mouse pointer hovers over
that image box for longer than threshold. Now the
image shows. If I click, the image stays, if not
it is blocked for good. That way I could block
all images from e.g. MSNBC but if I cared to see
the picture for top story I could, without
tinkering with blocking options. Most of the time
I only care for text but every once in a while
I am curious to see the pic.
Flash is a bit more complex because it can draw
outside its base area so a rendering of what it
would do to my screen might have to be done in a
special context menu or some such. I hope you see
what I want now.
1. Flash overlay works but I have to activate it
every time I go to page and it puts ugly stripes
all around on pages like espn.com
2. Adblock can block flash but at least on espn.com
I get no tab letting me play it. But even if this
were to work, it still does not provide preview
functionality so I am not sure what the argument
is.
FYI, there is an extension to Moz that allows you to
have "run in IE" in your context menu, so you'd
right click, select that and be done, no cutting
no pasting, no going to start button.
As a side note, I personally don't like your
approach. The goal isn't to keep Mozilla clean, the
goal is to keep the screen clean. Worse yet, pages
that _really_ want to get to you, so much that they
would use flash may also try other underhanded tricks
like hijacks, so going to IE for the vilest pages
is a questionable tactic, IMHO.
1. I do use Adblock and have spent a lot of time
tuning filtering.
2. Adblock does not block flash, though you can
disable javascript that would load flash.
3. If you want to disable flash based on its content
then Adblock is useless. Ideally, you'd have an AI
engine analyzing the flash code and deciding if it
has a valid reason to be displayed. For now, YOU have
to be the AI engine.
4. If you were to decide what flash to allow it
would be nice to have an easy way to diable flash
after it is activated or to have a preview mode.
Otherwise you click on a sucker and get a pageful
of crap. Wouldn't it be nicer if you knew in advance
whether to click to view.
Firefox 0.8 here. Heavy use of userContent.css,
Adblock and Flsh-click-to-play to kill popups.
the only ones that worked were click the link or
button to initiate popups, which is what I'd want.
Firefox warned me when the link was javascript so
in real world usage I would have made an informed
decision whether to click it.
That extension is a bit lacking. It would be nice
if it offered preview mode: e.g. hover over the
button and it shows a preview of what would be there.
As it is, it is hard to tell navigation flash from
ads.
Where do you live? Are you single male? Because
all I see is $1500 per year in insurance. This is
in Illinois. I have no driving record looking at
buying my first car but aside from that I would
think my case is typical. If someone were offering
insurance at $300/yr, the decision to own a car
would be much easier.
I would argue that a car is far more expensive.
Having insurance for a couple of years is basically
the price of a Segway.
Also, many people like me never go farther than
5 miles from their home. The only times I travel
farther, it so far that I go by plane (and I take a
bus to the airport). In short, your #2 isn't a
generic agrument.
Segway's main disadvantages are #3 and #4 on your
list. And insofar as you would be willing to put
up with those, I agree that an electric bike is a
far better choice unless you are disabled. But of
course a quality ebike is about half the cost of a
Segway not 1%.
I was thinking along the lines of the following:t ml
http://www.dynamism.com/x505/specs.sh
Quadruple RAM, throw away HDD and replace with a few
Gigs of flash, throw away all connectors besides one
USB 2.0 port and make it thinner and lighter. Also
get rid of color screen.
For me the distinction between a notebook and a
calculator is weight and battery life. If you can
take the above and make it weight less than half a
pound with a week of battery life I'd buy it as a
calculator.
The nice thing about doing straight transcription
versus RPN is that:
1. The calculator does the parsing, not you.
2. When you verify formula transcription from what
is printed on paper (vs. what is on the screen of
you calculator) it IS intuitive to compare character
for character left to right, just as you read.
In practice we will hopefully evolve to where the
calculator does pretty formatting of the formula
(a la Mathematica), presents it to you to verify
that it is correct, then calculate.
It would also be nice if the calculator allowed
one to enter formulae in tex, as for many people
they "see" formulae in tex.
I have to say I often fire up matlab nowadays to do
basic math. I wish someone did a calculator with
a full matlab environment (simulink and all). That
would blow away any option on the market whether
TI or HP or Casio. This would redefine back-of-the-
envelope calculations.
Wouldn't that be a movie written, directed,
post-produced, and distributed by bots?
This makes Boies look like a genius.
1. Take a ridiculously bad case for buttload of money.
2. Wait until the client runs out of money.
3. Scram before the case is resolved so there is
no case loss on your resume.
4. Duh!
WTF?
A for-profit system would work but...
1. You need to assure every kid with a drive to
study of an opportunity, i.e. scholarship. Make
a law, earmarking $5000 per year per kid and watch
the number of private schools skyrocket. Some will
be bad some good, give it ten years to shake out.
2. Make sure (by law, hard enforcement, and stiff
liabilities) that the only way a school accepting
federal funding can avoid admitting a student is
if he does not qualify academically, i.e. fails an
entrance exam.
3. Create a yearly national test to measure learning
in a few critical areas (math, science, history,
language). This test should be done by teams of
educators going to random schools each year and
personally testing students, none of the paper
and pencil multiple choice tests for which you can
be coached. They don't have to cover all schools
each year, but they should cover all schools in
three-five year period.
To sum up, if you make a comprehensive effort and
devote enough resources it will work. The current
system of private schools is not bad but without
a scholarship system this does not provide kids
with enough opportunities.
So then, how long till we see cameras with CF RAID?
You are saying the demand is there...