How about a "widescreen" tablet that is shaped such that it can strap to the back of the wrist, like the play cheat sheets quarterbacks use? That should reduce arm fatigue and make it easier to carry.
The Emporers of the Internet have decreed that there should not be article anywhere that has the headline "Monument Theft" in the URL and does not mention Carmen Sandiego.
I know I've designed sites that do everything you just described, albeit not for the government, and done so from scratch (no CMS). It took me about 4 months, as the lead along with 1 other coder, and including hardware, people time, testing, everything, cost less than $200K.
Leave it to the US Government to spend $1.35 million deploying a website on a free, open-source platform. Hey, Uncle Sam - I'll do the same quality site for the bargain price of $500,000.
But then nobody buys the new Adobe CS-93 with 5 features added. They just add them themselves, and Adobe goes out of business. It sucks, but companies need to make money to survive.
Sure, but they must realize that's a fallacy - if MS gives out the code to Windows for no money, what's to stop me from compiling it and using it instead of paying for it?
I'm an active FOSS developer, so I'm all about making software free. As a director of IT for a $6M/year company, I've moved us almost 100% from MS to CentOS and other free stuff. But going to companies that makes gazillions of dollars on their proprietary software and publicly demanding they open-source their stuff is pissing in the wind, and these feeble attempts by FSF undermine the credibility of any real work they do.
As a FOSS developer, I know I only get so many hours a day to fool around with my FOSS projects, because I need to spend most of my day on stuff that pays the bills. FOSS, unless you're one of a tiny (and shrinking) handful of successful FOSS companies with powerful backing or the ability to sell support contracts (which work fine until somebody writes good docs for your stuff), doesn't keep the lights on, and that means it doesn't get the kind of dev resources it needs to compete with proprietary apps.
IMO, FSF should, in addition to cheerleading for the handful of high-profile FOSS projects that are successful (and being embarrassed by RMS acting like a complete loon and telling people to stop carrying cell phones, driving cars, or buying groceries), collect money from individuals and companies alike for the purpose of buying small companies with valuable tech (or buying the pieces of tech from them), just so that software can then be FOSS'ed. Companies that have interest in stuff being open-sourced could then contribute, with the goal of creating open standards, protecting against patent trolls, or simple innovation.
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How about a "widescreen" tablet that is shaped such that it can strap to the back of the wrist, like the play cheat sheets quarterbacks use? That should reduce arm fatigue and make it easier to carry.
... very surprised anybody beat XKCD to it, though. This is the kind of thing that's right up their alley.
Damn, I was coming here to post this and you beat me by less than 2 minutes ;( Damn you AC!
Can we parachute that damn Brit lizard in to assemble the machines? He can take the AFLAC duck and the Burger King with him.
Is there then a GECKO department in charge of GECK Operations?
Geohot is already working on getting "Other OS" on it
... as soon as they add support for streaming, interactive porn.
It wants your Thunderbolt.
In our quest to achieve peaceful, democratic government in the Middle East...
Sanctions have failed for 30 years.
Negotiations have failed for 80 years.
Bloody conquest has failed for over 1,000 years.
Turning off Facebook and Two Girls, One Camel has gotten it done in 8 countries in six months.
All Your Web Are Belong to Us.
WTG rebels!
Went to the witch doctor, here's what he said to his PC...
The correct term is defecation.
I know where they can get a couple of hundred thousand tons of radioactive water to fuel it...
The Emporers of the Internet have decreed that there should not be article anywhere that has the headline "Monument Theft" in the URL and does not mention Carmen Sandiego.
I know I've designed sites that do everything you just described, albeit not for the government, and done so from scratch (no CMS). It took me about 4 months, as the lead along with 1 other coder, and including hardware, people time, testing, everything, cost less than $200K.
VOTE REPUBLICAN AND SAVE AMERICA!
That's a two-step plan. First, vote Republican. Then, save America from them.
Leave it to the US Government to spend $1.35 million deploying a website on a free, open-source platform. Hey, Uncle Sam - I'll do the same quality site for the bargain price of $500,000.
Deaf / mute people need speech recognition software, too! Where's Dragon Naturally Signing?
As an aside - is it rude to sign with your hands full?
Can we use this to de-troll comments?
But then nobody buys the new Adobe CS-93 with 5 features added. They just add them themselves, and Adobe goes out of business. It sucks, but companies need to make money to survive.
Sure, but they must realize that's a fallacy - if MS gives out the code to Windows for no money, what's to stop me from compiling it and using it instead of paying for it?
It could get replacement parts in Anchorhead.
Releasing the JS from GMail doesn't affect the business model because there is none other than reaping in maximum profit from displaying ads inline.
Which is how Google makes 80% of their revenue.
I'm an active FOSS developer, so I'm all about making software free. As a director of IT for a $6M/year company, I've moved us almost 100% from MS to CentOS and other free stuff. But going to companies that makes gazillions of dollars on their proprietary software and publicly demanding they open-source their stuff is pissing in the wind, and these feeble attempts by FSF undermine the credibility of any real work they do.
As a FOSS developer, I know I only get so many hours a day to fool around with my FOSS projects, because I need to spend most of my day on stuff that pays the bills. FOSS, unless you're one of a tiny (and shrinking) handful of successful FOSS companies with powerful backing or the ability to sell support contracts (which work fine until somebody writes good docs for your stuff), doesn't keep the lights on, and that means it doesn't get the kind of dev resources it needs to compete with proprietary apps.
IMO, FSF should, in addition to cheerleading for the handful of high-profile FOSS projects that are successful (and being embarrassed by RMS acting like a complete loon and telling people to stop carrying cell phones, driving cars, or buying groceries), collect money from individuals and companies alike for the purpose of buying small companies with valuable tech (or buying the pieces of tech from them), just so that software can then be FOSS'ed. Companies that have interest in stuff being open-sourced could then contribute, with the goal of creating open standards, protecting against patent trolls, or simple innovation.
Java is still a thriving community today, and Android ensures it will be for a long time to come.