Laptops can do almost everything desktops can (and have major advantages over desktops) -- that's why laptops took over even before the netbooks were invented. The same is not true of tablets, they just don't fill the same function.
There may be a tablet market, but that will be a totally new one. Personally, I don't believe in that: The web is not just about consumption anymore, but also about contribution. A keyboard is currently a requirement for that.
Exactly. This is just re-inventing workspaces as far as I can see. I think what we're seeing is a failure to make workspaces easily understandable and usable to the "average user".
I don't see adding an additional layer of complexity helping much: Now I can have:
Workspace 1
Window 1
Application 1
Application tab 1
I'm not adding the other workspaces/windows/applications/tabs, I think that already shows how complex this is -- three levels of organization for open documents?
You say that Facebook has done significant outreach to developers. That may be true in the sense that Facebook users get some added value, but it isn't visible to a non-user: in that sense they are exactly like AIM, making sure people on Facebook cannot interact with people outside.
Facebook is only different in that they've promised to act otherwise, so I'm giving them the benefit of doubt. However, the XMPP suppport was promised a year and a half ago...
First, the current netbook market is a cut-throat business and they already have huge volumes. Google is not going to get some amazing discount. Second, there is only one web and Google netbook hardware needs to be able to handle it.
And then the same people come and expose the hypocrisy of saying two totally opposite things. And then the same people come and ridicule themselves about making stupid assumptions.
I have no need to talk to insulting, uninformed ACs who cannot read but just for the information of others:
I went through the results and found nothing new. The mentioned sites belong to three categories:
"indie" -- these are nice (I already use amie street), but not what I was looking for
iTunes -- not for linux
not available in Finland -- amazon, walmart, emusic, etc.
The other, informative, replies to my original post actually told me that some finnish shops have realized their mistake and scrapped the activeX implementations they were using. The info this AC provided was worth exactly zero.
Do you realize that atom supports the whole IA-32 instruction set (and x86-64 for some models)? Things can't just stop working on atom, Apple needed to actively prevent it from working. That's why this is slightly interesting (if it is true)...
oh wow, thanks for everyone who pointed out the error in my ways. I'm pretty sure Netanttila and DNA used to use a horrible system that wouldn't work on non-IE browsers previously so this is really good news.
I can stop using UK proxies to shop at Amazon, awesome.
The original story is worth +5 apparently. Maybe someone could mod this AC up for me: I think the other side of the story deserves to be heard as well.
Of course, the same goes for users. "it can't possibly be my configuration, hardware, or OS install. It must be a bug".
Also, I'd like to quote the original poster:
You don't get help by being a jackass to people, regardless of how much better than them you think you are.
That comment goes both ways too... We only have his version of the story, so it's a bit hard to tell what the truth is. I'm not saying developers aren't arrogant and rude, I'm saying that users can be that as well..
Let's see how that works out. My guess is that Moonlight development will always be just behind Silverlight so a lot of content won't work. Currently Moonlight is version 1.99 while Silverlight is at version 3.
Microsofts contributes, sure. It's just that so far that contribution looks just like the same old move they've done so many times.
I don't think that $12-$15 (or a buck or two per track) is really an unfair price for even a half-decent CD, really (and I don't think many people pay $30).
/me raises hand...
Normal CD price here is 20€ which at current rates is $29.5. Add to the insult the fact that there are no web stores that would sell non-DRM music to a linux user in Finland (I'd love it if someone proves me wrong, btw).
Sorry but I don't think I'm confusing things. I'm quite familiar with DGPS having used it numerous times, both automatic systems and "self built" setups where the corrections are done at a later time.
You claimed that two GPS devices "will be randomly inaccurate". I only pointed out that this is incorrect as part of the error does correlate with position (and time) so two devices in the same area at the same time will have more similar errors than devices further apart. You implied I'm somehow wrong, but I notice you didn't actually tell me how...
I have no idea if this has any relation to finding ones pet, but the point still stands.
I didn't RTFA (of course), but as far as normal GPS devices are concerned, errors do correlate with location. Atmospheric effects and multipath errors are good examples of that sort of errors. This is a well known phenomena that is often countered in professional measurements by using another receiver on a known location nearby.
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Laptops can do almost everything desktops can (and have major advantages over desktops) -- that's why laptops took over even before the netbooks were invented. The same is not true of tablets, they just don't fill the same function.
There may be a tablet market, but that will be a totally new one. Personally, I don't believe in that: The web is not just about consumption anymore, but also about contribution. A keyboard is currently a requirement for that.
The source to the pdf viewer? Where? The claim isn't about mupdf sources, but a derived work, the actual PDF viewer.
Workspace 1
I'm not adding the other workspaces/windows/applications/tabs, I think that already shows how complex this is -- three levels of organization for open documents?
Maybe they went to your site without javascript enabled and weren't impressed with your "web2.0" skills?
Hint: keyword spamming is pathetic. Totally failing your site layout because of keyword spamming is just hilarious.
The ones doing the fighting also have nothing to lose. I've been in the country (years ago) and it really is a miserable place...
You say that Facebook has done significant outreach to developers. That may be true in the sense that Facebook users get some added value, but it isn't visible to a non-user: in that sense they are exactly like AIM, making sure people on Facebook cannot interact with people outside.
Facebook is only different in that they've promised to act otherwise, so I'm giving them the benefit of doubt. However, the XMPP suppport was promised a year and a half ago...
First, the current netbook market is a cut-throat business and they already have huge volumes. Google is not going to get some amazing discount. Second, there is only one web and Google netbook hardware needs to be able to handle it.
So let's see that napkin. I call bullshit.
A new desktop 'paradigm'? Care to explain how that relates to X11 (and more to the point, how X11 prevents this new paradigm)?
Chrome OS does use X.
What does that have to do with anything? Fully patched IE 6 and IE 7 are _supported_ products, the ones you list are not.
And then the same people come and expose the hypocrisy of saying two totally opposite things. And then the same people come and ridicule themselves about making stupid assumptions.
Those wacky slashdot users.
I have no need to talk to insulting, uninformed ACs who cannot read but just for the information of others:
I went through the results and found nothing new. The mentioned sites belong to three categories:
The other, informative, replies to my original post actually told me that some finnish shops have realized their mistake and scrapped the activeX implementations they were using. The info this AC provided was worth exactly zero.
Do you realize that atom supports the whole IA-32 instruction set (and x86-64 for some models)? Things can't just stop working on atom, Apple needed to actively prevent it from working. That's why this is slightly interesting (if it is true)...
Unortunately that's not the whole truth. Microsoft only licenses XP at netbook prices if the machine has at most 1 GB memory.
I never claimed (or implied) that the silent failure is acceptable, so I don't see why you are telling me this.
The point was: communication is hard. Assuming the other guy is always at fault for communication problems is a good recipe for total failure.
oh wow, thanks for everyone who pointed out the error in my ways. I'm pretty sure Netanttila and DNA used to use a horrible system that wouldn't work on non-IE browsers previously so this is really good news.
I can stop using UK proxies to shop at Amazon, awesome.
The original story is worth +5 apparently. Maybe someone could mod this AC up for me: I think the other side of the story deserves to be heard as well.
Of course, the same goes for users. "it can't possibly be my configuration, hardware, or OS install. It must be a bug".
Also, I'd like to quote the original poster:
That comment goes both ways too... We only have his version of the story, so it's a bit hard to tell what the truth is. I'm not saying developers aren't arrogant and rude, I'm saying that users can be that as well..
Let's see how that works out. My guess is that Moonlight development will always be just behind Silverlight so a lot of content won't work. Currently Moonlight is version 1.99 while Silverlight is at version 3.
Microsofts contributes, sure. It's just that so far that contribution looks just like the same old move they've done so many times.
Normal CD price here is 20€ which at current rates is $29.5. Add to the insult the fact that there are no web stores that would sell non-DRM music to a linux user in Finland (I'd love it if someone proves me wrong, btw).
It seems you are comparing a beta version of Chrome to an obsolete version of Firefox. Sounds really fair :)
Try comparing Chrome betas to Firefox Namoroka nightlies or alternatively test the released versions: Chrome 3.0 to Firefox 3.5.
Apparently your visitors are not mathematically minded either: Sum of those figures is 103.7% and that's without a line for "unknown"...
Sorry but I don't think I'm confusing things. I'm quite familiar with DGPS having used it numerous times, both automatic systems and "self built" setups where the corrections are done at a later time.
You claimed that two GPS devices "will be randomly inaccurate". I only pointed out that this is incorrect as part of the error does correlate with position (and time) so two devices in the same area at the same time will have more similar errors than devices further apart. You implied I'm somehow wrong, but I notice you didn't actually tell me how...
I have no idea if this has any relation to finding ones pet, but the point still stands.
I didn't RTFA (of course), but as far as normal GPS devices are concerned, errors do correlate with location. Atmospheric effects and multipath errors are good examples of that sort of errors. This is a well known phenomena that is often countered in professional measurements by using another receiver on a known location nearby.
A Dell with additional warranty is better covered than a Panasonic without additional warranty. Was I supposed to be surprised?
"Protection Plus" is the comparable additional Panasonic warranty that you should have bought in the first place.