a sibling to your post mentions it comes with adapters, i was going mainly by what i saw on the unboxing pics, namely HDMI and some sort of displayport
Man, Boll apparently challenged Tarantino to a boxing match... Now i dont know if tarantino can physically match Boll, but damn, you just know that the second tarantino gets the upper hand in that match, Boll's is in for getting one of those corner-poles so far up his ass he will be begging tarantino to pull the hidden desert eagle out of his shorts and just cap him in the face...
Seriously, challenging the mind behind some of the most stylish violent movies to a fight... the man has balls
if we only have large activity in 2013, a single set of optical media would survive this, to be read in again in 2014
Also, my computer is pretty much a large steel cage, with the magnetic platters encased in another thick layer of metal, how vulnerable would a regular tower be?
Hell regarding the RROD's and a smaller form factor I had the same question. No shilling involved.
From the looks of it, the new design has a much better thermal design, loads more vents and stuff. The powerbrick also looks tiny compared to the original. Also the CPU/GPU chips have been shrunk to 45nm, compared to 90nm in the original, which would drasticly lower the heat dissipation.
I havent seen any specifics on power usage, but i would be highly surprised if MS screwed up the thermals again, especially when doing a complete re-design such as this
i dont believe i'm actually replying to this, but here goes:
The problem with your shill theory is that it allows you to yell "SHILL!!!!!" at pretty much everyone who doesnt share your views of microsoft/xbox 360. For instance, my first 360 died, but MS very gracefully replaced it, all in all i was out of a machine (which was 3 years old at the time) for barely a week. Furthermore, i enjoy gaming on it, and i can honestly say it is the best console i've had in terms of fun (better then the Wii for sure, also beats out my gamecube, xbox and dreamcast).
Now you will just claim i'm a shill, for saying that the RRoD thing wasnt a big deal for me, and MS handled it very gracefully, even though this is just me, not a MS paid marketeer, but a critical consumer with a passionate hate for other branches of MS (seriously, why can you not by default change the language on windows 7 home premium? fuckers!)
Also, claiming Pojut is a shill is just ignorant, the guy is a valuable member of the/. community, with lots of insightfull and good posts on various subjects.
then i guess its time for me to ditch my 512mb memory card and just dump it all on a sizeable USB stick.
I had actually forgotten about the USB stick usage, it didnt seem that exciting a few months back (since i already had the cards i needed), but now it all falls into place
i owned a first gen 360, and yes it died with RRoD, but all in all i have very little to complain about that. It died near the end of the 3-year extended waranty (wasnt sure if it was just in, or just out of the period), but MS didnt even ask about it, they gave me a shipping label and the next week i had a new (well refurb probably) 360, the only reason it actually took that was because UPS had some trouble finding me at home.
So yes, out of my two 360's, one has already been replaced (my newer elite is fine), but MS handled it quite gracefully, and compared to the headaches i've had with PC hardware, this was relatively minor.
For PC's upgrades are pretty much mandatory to keep up with the games, with consoles it is 300-400 bucks every five years, and you're set
Not to mention that for a console the procedure is:
1) unpack box 2) hook up console 3) turn on equipment
i probably dont have to explain the hassle of pc upgrades here..
I wholehartedly agree with elrous. PC gaming is superior in a lot of cases, but it also can be a huge headache with upgrades, driver updates, maintaning a windows machine for optimal performance, installing all the crap EA foists on you bundled with that one great game they make etc... In comparison consoles are hugely stable, low maintenance and pretty much fool-proof in terms of operation (hit on-switch, insert game-disc, choose 'play'), cost a lot less compared to keeping a gaming pc up to date in the same period (to the point where console+office/web-pc is cheaper then full-blown gaming pc).
I completely agree that MS needs to get off the wavey-wobly bandwagon and make a new xbox
the angle at which they are placed would probably mean that pointing the screw end directly to the sun, will ensure each panel catches only a fraction of the light compared to one panel placed at a 90 degree angle to the sun
i'm pretty sure the geometry of the panels on this thing could be optimised to give two-three times better performance, but that would mean sacrifing the cute 'lightbulb' shape.
not to mention that this thing is supposed to hang out in the sun in a 3rd world country for an entire day, can you imagine what all that heat will do to the enclosed battery?
It could be that the bosses don't have anything extra to pay him or hire more people.
In which case the business is likely going down, and you are better of finding that out through a raise-negotiation, then by showing up to a locked down office with a "closed due to bankrupcy" note on the door...
If you go about a raise-negotiation politely (dont start with demanding X percent), it can end in three ways: 1) No, sorry we simply cant afford it, even though you took over much more work 2) No, and pack up your stuff, you are fired 3) Yes, figures to be discussed
One could argue that in cases 1 and 2, you are better of getting out of there anyway, in case 1 you might soon be out of a job anyway, in case 2 it is very doubtfull you would want to work for people like this.
this all is assuming that you are paid under 'market-value' for what your tasks actually are, so it is probably very wise to look around a bit first. It will help you make a well-funded argument for the raise, and a realistic demand, and will help you find a job much faster when shit goes pear-shaped
with win-back terms of solar-panels still in the years (time needed to win back the energy needed for production), i cant imagine launching them into LEO/GEO*O will do much good, not to mention the losses sustained in beaming the energy down
Space based solar might be nice for military applications, power where you need it, when you need it, right at the front. But for civilian use, no F'n way
webmail over SSL pretty much solves this, unless of course the webmail provider is compromised by the government, so best pick either a foreign provider, or someone with enough weight to say no to your government
by saying "A million gigabytes is what we call a petabyte.", the GP obviously implied that the article should have used "100 Petabytes", after all, he didnt say "100 million gigabytes is what we call a petabyte."
interesting stuff, so basically a legend-update is pretty much a sure thing for end-of-year?
anyway, to comment on your two lines stuff, i think there is now a third line with the wildfire, which i might have gone for if it werent for the QVGA screen
What i find a bit confusing though is that HTC uses the same name for different devices, the US 'hero' is rather different (at least in terms of looks) from what is sold as a 'hero' here in europe..
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a sibling to your post mentions it comes with adapters, i was going mainly by what i saw on the unboxing pics, namely HDMI and some sort of displayport
so yeah, egg, face, whatever.
your use-case is purely media streaming, in which case the new mac-mini will have to face the following competition:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815293008&Tpk=asus%20o!play
your basic $99 HD media streamer, granted it doesnt have wifi, but slightly more expensive models do...
Not to mention a displayport monitor..
i seriously dont get why apple doesn just put DVI on there, especially for a BOYKMM system
Oh wait: Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter $29, there is why
Man, Boll apparently challenged Tarantino to a boxing match... Now i dont know if tarantino can physically match Boll, but damn, you just know that the second tarantino gets the upper hand in that match, Boll's is in for getting one of those corner-poles so far up his ass he will be begging tarantino to pull the hidden desert eagle out of his shorts and just cap him in the face...
Seriously, challenging the mind behind some of the most stylish violent movies to a fight... the man has balls
because apparently the only PMP's affected will be ipods..
No EMP resistance, less space then a nomad, lame
if we only have large activity in 2013, a single set of optical media would survive this, to be read in again in 2014
Also, my computer is pretty much a large steel cage, with the magnetic platters encased in another thick layer of metal, how vulnerable would a regular tower be?
Hell regarding the RROD's and a smaller form factor I had the same question. No shilling involved.
From the looks of it, the new design has a much better thermal design, loads more vents and stuff. The powerbrick also looks tiny compared to the original. Also the CPU/GPU chips have been shrunk to 45nm, compared to 90nm in the original, which would drasticly lower the heat dissipation.
I havent seen any specifics on power usage, but i would be highly surprised if MS screwed up the thermals again, especially when doing a complete re-design such as this
i dont believe i'm actually replying to this, but here goes:
The problem with your shill theory is that it allows you to yell "SHILL!!!!!" at pretty much everyone who doesnt share your views of microsoft/xbox 360. For instance, my first 360 died, but MS very gracefully replaced it, all in all i was out of a machine (which was 3 years old at the time) for barely a week. Furthermore, i enjoy gaming on it, and i can honestly say it is the best console i've had in terms of fun (better then the Wii for sure, also beats out my gamecube, xbox and dreamcast).
Now you will just claim i'm a shill, for saying that the RRoD thing wasnt a big deal for me, and MS handled it very gracefully, even though this is just me, not a MS paid marketeer, but a critical consumer with a passionate hate for other branches of MS (seriously, why can you not by default change the language on windows 7 home premium? fuckers!)
Also, claiming Pojut is a shill is just ignorant, the guy is a valuable member of the /. community, with lots of insightfull and good posts on various subjects.
then i guess its time for me to ditch my 512mb memory card and just dump it all on a sizeable USB stick.
I had actually forgotten about the USB stick usage, it didnt seem that exciting a few months back (since i already had the cards i needed), but now it all falls into place
now what to do with my old memory cards?
i owned a first gen 360, and yes it died with RRoD, but all in all i have very little to complain about that. It died near the end of the 3-year extended waranty (wasnt sure if it was just in, or just out of the period), but MS didnt even ask about it, they gave me a shipping label and the next week i had a new (well refurb probably) 360, the only reason it actually took that was because UPS had some trouble finding me at home.
So yes, out of my two 360's, one has already been replaced (my newer elite is fine), but MS handled it quite gracefully, and compared to the headaches i've had with PC hardware, this was relatively minor.
For PC's upgrades are pretty much mandatory to keep up with the games, with consoles it is 300-400 bucks every five years, and you're set
Not to mention that for a console the procedure is:
1) unpack box
2) hook up console
3) turn on equipment
i probably dont have to explain the hassle of pc upgrades here..
I wholehartedly agree with elrous. PC gaming is superior in a lot of cases, but it also can be a huge headache with upgrades, driver updates, maintaning a windows machine for optimal performance, installing all the crap EA foists on you bundled with that one great game they make etc... In comparison consoles are hugely stable, low maintenance and pretty much fool-proof in terms of operation (hit on-switch, insert game-disc, choose 'play'), cost a lot less compared to keeping a gaming pc up to date in the same period (to the point where console+office/web-pc is cheaper then full-blown gaming pc).
I completely agree that MS needs to get off the wavey-wobly bandwagon and make a new xbox
Good god, with some well-placed touch features, you could make MILIONS from all the fanboys...
and probably prompt Steve jobs to anounce a 15" ipad so the app can run "actual size" mode..
the angle at which they are placed would probably mean that pointing the screw end directly to the sun, will ensure each panel catches only a fraction of the light compared to one panel placed at a 90 degree angle to the sun
i'm pretty sure the geometry of the panels on this thing could be optimised to give two-three times better performance, but that would mean sacrifing the cute 'lightbulb' shape.
not to mention that this thing is supposed to hang out in the sun in a 3rd world country for an entire day, can you imagine what all that heat will do to the enclosed battery?
you know the saying "Chuck Norris doesnt sleep, he waits"
Although Chuck Norris isnt afraid of the dark, so obviously wouldnt need a light, and he sure as hell wouldnt post as "Anonymous Coward"
horizontally strung piece of string -> problem solved
Better solution:
Say 'Fuck you' to the sales-ape, walk out of the store.
Not getting screwed and keeping your principles intact is worth more then getting an i-whatever a few days early
It could be that the bosses don't have anything extra to pay him or hire more people.
In which case the business is likely going down, and you are better of finding that out through a raise-negotiation, then by showing up to a locked down office with a "closed due to bankrupcy" note on the door...
If you go about a raise-negotiation politely (dont start with demanding X percent), it can end in three ways:
1) No, sorry we simply cant afford it, even though you took over much more work
2) No, and pack up your stuff, you are fired
3) Yes, figures to be discussed
One could argue that in cases 1 and 2, you are better of getting out of there anyway, in case 1 you might soon be out of a job anyway, in case 2 it is very doubtfull you would want to work for people like this.
this all is assuming that you are paid under 'market-value' for what your tasks actually are, so it is probably very wise to look around a bit first. It will help you make a well-funded argument for the raise, and a realistic demand, and will help you find a job much faster when shit goes pear-shaped
with win-back terms of solar-panels still in the years (time needed to win back the energy needed for production), i cant imagine launching them into LEO/GEO*O will do much good, not to mention the losses sustained in beaming the energy down
Space based solar might be nice for military applications, power where you need it, when you need it, right at the front. But for civilian use, no F'n way
which is why i said its best to pick a foreign provider
This off course with the current state of SMTP only works when the receiver uses a similar foreign provider
so yeah, it is pretty hard to hide all email...
webmail over SSL pretty much solves this, unless of course the webmail provider is compromised by the government, so best pick either a foreign provider, or someone with enough weight to say no to your government
when i said 800 pound gorilla heavy duty, i meant it, good luck writing a google-scale web-app in C/C++
by saying "A million gigabytes is what we call a petabyte.", the GP obviously implied that the article should have used "100 Petabytes", after all, he didnt say "100 million gigabytes is what we call a petabyte."
AFAIK java is in heavy use at google
basically when you look at the 800 pound gorilla heavy duty platforms, it's either .net or java, guess which one isnt an option at google?
interesting stuff, so basically a legend-update is pretty much a sure thing for end-of-year?
anyway, to comment on your two lines stuff, i think there is now a third line with the wildfire, which i might have gone for if it werent for the QVGA screen
What i find a bit confusing though is that HTC uses the same name for different devices, the US 'hero' is rather different (at least in terms of looks) from what is sold as a 'hero' here in europe..