One of Opera's claims to fame before I joined was that the browser would fit on a floppy disk (which is 1.44 MB). "Fits on a floppy" was a great slogan in those days. When CSS was added, a few more bytes were needed and Opera would no longer fit. "Almost fits on a floppy" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
Even though I've been around long enough, it blows my mind now that *anything* ever fit on a floppy.
The book Daemon by Daniel Suarez was pretty good. Started out just the littlest bit cheesy -- someone was killed by the Internet! -- but I'm glad I stuck with it because it quickly became really good. The sequel, Freedom (TM), did nothing for me.
I was about to point out that this site has always had a two-part subhead: "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." and I would say a 30-year war "matters", but now all I see (on the classic site) is the logo -- no more tagline. So, no fucking idea.
Speaking of which, why isn't shit monitorable AT ALL in its current state? My A/C gets below a certain level of freon or puron or whatever and POOF, it's out. Why do I have to have "the guy" come out and charge and arm and a leg to see that there's a leak and refill it on the first hot day of the year? Why isn't it possible for OWNERS to see the levels, even with just plain old gauges? Hell, my POOL PUMP has a pressure gauge on it, and that's a LOT less important than my HVAC system.
"We use locks on our doors to keep criminals out not because they are perfect, but because they are both convenient and effective enough to meet most traditional threats."
Thank you, submitter and Slashdot, for not going for sensationalism and leaving this out of the summary.
> In an age where 16 GB is available as RAM on many desktops and laptops... >The iPhone is just an underpowered palm computer...
Do you realize how big 16 GB of desktop RAM physically IS? And do you realize how fucking SMALL a modern smartphone is?
"Underpowered"? Compared to what, exactly? Please, show me a palm-sized computer from ANY manufacturer with all the power of a current desktop computer -- I'd love to have one.
Yes, the "portability premium" IS pretty goddamn high to make AN ENTIRE COMPUTER about the size of a laptop's hard drive alone. Do you actually CARRY your laptop in your pocket? No? Hmm, I wonder why that is... (And if you say "yes", then you've got a tiny netbook AND big pockets... and I'll bet my next year's pay that I can find a more powerful and larger computer.)
Also, there's this little thing called "physics"... how big do you want the battery to be to run a device at a certain performance level for any reasonable amount of time? Do you think there's no difference between the current draw of a big stomping desktop compared to a smartphone?
Seriously, how did you get a "+5, Insightful" out of that? All the smart people must be doing something besides reading Slashdot this weekend.
It will be ONE WHOLE YEAR MORE before they get into NFC in a big way!* This will certainly doom them, just like how they went out of business when they were late to the MP3 party, and again when they were late to the smartphone party, and again when they didn't let people install apps on their smartphones on Day 1, and then again when they didn't ship the first tablet...
Those morons, in the last 15 years they've doomed themselves so many times they just have to sit in the corner and console themselves with the fact that they're one of the biggest and most profitable company in the world. IDIOTS!
So wrong on so many levels. 1) Apple DOES has A solution for payments, just maybe not the one you want. 2) NFC is not the ONLY reason that someone will or won't buy a new iPhone. (Fun fact: they sold FOUR MILLION in the first 24 hours.) 3) Things CAN and WILL change. That year will go by pretty quick. They aren't going to miss the boat entirely just because they're not on it this year. 4) Did you notice Apple is the biggest company in the world? They have some smart people there doing good work. Maybe, JUST MAYBE, they analyzed their options and decided this was the best, and MAYBE it'll turn out that that's true.
* Besides all the pull they have with retailers and credit card companies to make them use Apple on the back-end... besides that one little detail, DOOMED!
Totally different. Kosmo was a web 1.0 company trying to do this, while Uber is a web 2.0 company. (Or is it 3.0, now that we've ditched gradients and went back to using vowels?) Anyway, it's totally gonna work this time. The rules of space, time, and economics are all different now.
Favorite line from a comedian long ago: "I'm not sure about research, though. 'We took a 4-ounce lab rat, fed him 22 pounds of saccharine, and he developed a tumor!' Well, NO SHIT!"
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> Steve Jobs revolutionized personal
> music players and smartphones.
Along with the GUI and the personal computer itself, but hey, don't let me stop you from cherry-picking facts to support your position.
One of Opera's claims to fame before I joined was that the browser would fit on a floppy disk (which is 1.44 MB). "Fits on a floppy" was a great slogan in those days. When CSS was added, a few more bytes were needed and Opera would no longer fit. "Almost fits on a floppy" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
Even though I've been around long enough, it blows my mind now that *anything* ever fit on a floppy.
"the web would have become a giant fax machine where pictures of text would be passed along"
No, we would have just kept using tables and <font> tags.
The book Daemon by Daniel Suarez was pretty good. Started out just the littlest bit cheesy -- someone was killed by the Internet! -- but I'm glad I stuck with it because it quickly became really good. The sequel, Freedom (TM), did nothing for me.
No, she should stick with copyright infringement. More precedent, bigger penalties.
Hey, who's to say they didn't buy YOUR company's coat because your name was in their head because of that pen?
That's the beauty of marketing -- it can't be disproven. :D
I was about to point out that this site has always had a two-part subhead: "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." and I would say a 30-year war "matters", but now all I see (on the classic site) is the logo -- no more tagline. So, no fucking idea.
Put a million people on Mars with no oil, and what are they going to do? That's right -- they'll attack Earth to get our oil! No thanks, Elon.
I, for one, will *not* welcome our new Martian overlords.
> Windows 28 will simultaneously require, and forbid, the use of a touchscreen
You owe me one (1) new keyboard and one (1) new monitor.
No no no, you want Windows RG (Really Good) edition.
Full list of planned features here.
Last time they had a $99 tablet they sold like mad. This should work out well. :D
"HP... wants to offer a range of products to meet different needs..."
Understatement of the century. I think HP has more SKUs than customers.
Thanks for the tip. On mine:
Rule #1: Anything that isn't nailed down, is ours.
Rule #2: Anything that we can pry loose, wasn't nailed down.
Speaking of which, why isn't shit monitorable AT ALL in its current state? My A/C gets below a certain level of freon or puron or whatever and POOF, it's out. Why do I have to have "the guy" come out and charge and arm and a leg to see that there's a leak and refill it on the first hot day of the year? Why isn't it possible for OWNERS to see the levels, even with just plain old gauges? Hell, my POOL PUMP has a pressure gauge on it, and that's a LOT less important than my HVAC system.
> They haven't admitted anything EVER when it comes to defects.
Um...
And that's just a partial list, referring to recent products. That page has been around a while.
Not saying they're perfect -- not by any stretch of the imagination -- but it's sure not "never."
Also, they fired people (leads) over Maps and the antenna.
CMD.EXE -- bulletproof!
"We use locks on our doors to keep criminals out not because they are perfect, but because they are both convenient and effective enough to meet most traditional threats."
Thank you, submitter and Slashdot, for not going for sensationalism and leaving this out of the summary.
> What I hear: Yelp isn't trustworthy
We need a review site to review all review sites. :D
> In an age where 16 GB is available as RAM on many desktops and laptops...
>The iPhone is just an underpowered palm computer...
Do you realize how big 16 GB of desktop RAM physically IS? And do you realize how fucking SMALL a modern smartphone is?
"Underpowered"? Compared to what, exactly? Please, show me a palm-sized computer from ANY manufacturer with all the power of a current desktop computer -- I'd love to have one.
Yes, the "portability premium" IS pretty goddamn high to make AN ENTIRE COMPUTER about the size of a laptop's hard drive alone. Do you actually CARRY your laptop in your pocket? No? Hmm, I wonder why that is... (And if you say "yes", then you've got a tiny netbook AND big pockets... and I'll bet my next year's pay that I can find a more powerful and larger computer.)
Also, there's this little thing called "physics"... how big do you want the battery to be to run a device at a certain performance level for any reasonable amount of time? Do you think there's no difference between the current draw of a big stomping desktop compared to a smartphone?
Seriously, how did you get a "+5, Insightful" out of that? All the smart people must be doing something besides reading Slashdot this weekend.
Simplifying does NOT mean "show what I think are the 4 most important controls and hide the other 47 behind a menu icon."
It will be ONE WHOLE YEAR MORE before they get into NFC in a big way!* This will certainly doom them, just like how they went out of business when they were late to the MP3 party, and again when they were late to the smartphone party, and again when they didn't let people install apps on their smartphones on Day 1, and then again when they didn't ship the first tablet...
Those morons, in the last 15 years they've doomed themselves so many times they just have to sit in the corner and console themselves with the fact that they're one of the biggest and most profitable company in the world. IDIOTS!
So wrong on so many levels. 1) Apple DOES has A solution for payments, just maybe not the one you want. 2) NFC is not the ONLY reason that someone will or won't buy a new iPhone. (Fun fact: they sold FOUR MILLION in the first 24 hours.) 3) Things CAN and WILL change. That year will go by pretty quick. They aren't going to miss the boat entirely just because they're not on it this year. 4) Did you notice Apple is the biggest company in the world? They have some smart people there doing good work. Maybe, JUST MAYBE, they analyzed their options and decided this was the best, and MAYBE it'll turn out that that's true.
* Besides all the pull they have with retailers and credit card companies to make them use Apple on the back-end... besides that one little detail, DOOMED!
Totally different. Kosmo was a web 1.0 company trying to do this, while Uber is a web 2.0 company. (Or is it 3.0, now that we've ditched gradients and went back to using vowels?) Anyway, it's totally gonna work this time. The rules of space, time, and economics are all different now.
> at one point "research" showed that jeans
> were responsible for higher risk of cancer
Erm, are you sure that wasn't "genes"? ;-)
Favorite line from a comedian long ago: "I'm not sure about research, though. 'We took a 4-ounce lab rat, fed him 22 pounds of saccharine, and he developed a tumor!' Well, NO SHIT!"