I bought the new Beastie Boys record earlier this week and only at home noticed the transparent sticker, with white text on white background stating that it is a copy protected disk (it did not claim to be a CD but it was sold in the CD section).
Then I put it in my computer, ripped it and encoded it succesfully for use in my portable mp3 player. So much for your copy protection.
BTW, it's a brilliant record. Get it if you're into hip hop.
however if you happen to create a large number of threads in Java, you will get quite a major speed decrease
No shit, Sherlock? How about this: "if you happen to fork a large number of processes in C you will get quite a major speed decrease."
There is no silver bullet with which you will be able to write efficient programs. Not creating enough threads can be just as bad performance bottleneck. The performance issues in Java are just the same that are issues in other languages. In the end you only have to know what you are doing and what the APIs you are using are doing.
Nokia is making a HUGE mistake with the N-Gage. They're trying to muscle in on two markets at once with this.
The last time I checked Nokia didn't need to muscle in to the mobile phone market. They already were the biggest player in that field.
And they're not trying to sell a gaming device to people who jsut want a phone either. They have 50 "just the phone" models for those people.
And people who want mobile gaming won't always buy a Nintendo. Especially when the GBA is such a huge and awful looking gadget. Nintendo targets their devices for children (just look at the design of their products). Most adults wouldn't want to be caught playing on a Nintendo. Nintendo knows this and will not alienate their customers (the children).
And who the hell thought you were being insightful?
Makes for a good textbook example on product failures...
Requiring to remove the battery in order to change the memory module was a technical decision they made to cut down production costs. If you have ever opened an N-Gage you'll notice that making the module removable without removing the battery would have been very easy. They chose to do it. Think about it as a sort of an assert statement which makes sure the memory module is not removed when the operaqting system is running.
The original N-Gage is made of pretty much standard Nokia components (display, processor, operating system, etc.). Making it work properly with hotswappable memory modules would have required a lot of redesigning to their existing platform, would have delayed the product and would have cost even more.
They definitely weren't clueless about these things. They just needed to get the product out before competition did (and soon they have the 2nd generation out and the competition still has only vaporware). They're only the largest mobile phone manufacturer. They actually do things in a very organized manner.
That is the stupidest thing I have heard for a long time.
Instead of trying to figure out a makeshift TLD why don't they figure out a standard HTTP header which tells servers that this is a mobile device with limited capacity and things served to it should suit the mobile domain in both content and format.
Oh wait! But I forget! That already exists in HTTP 1.1. Dumb a$$holes...
So what makes this invention a milestone? As far as I know a milestone is something that is specified beforehand. For example "the ultimate goal is a cheap, flexible display and lighting technology that can function with an efficiency of 100 lumens per watt" is clearly a milestone and this invention does not reach it.
Please make up a theory why "XFree86" gets the porn warning, but "XFree86 sex" doesn't.
Because Microsoft's search engine was designed to be just as good as everything else they do! Theis search engine sucks! They chose the most simple and easy to implement word matching they could figure out. You see, all search engines aren't as good and brilliant as Google is! Get it?
I think the author thought that the requirement for a fully functional 911 service is a part of a conspiracy between the government and the phone operators created to prevent VoIP providers access to the market.
If you already own a Playstation, what possible benefit is there (aside from a marginal space savings) to having the PS2 be backwards compatible?
None of the Playstations are stackable. They must be placed side by side. Two Playstations take twice the space that one takes. And the PS1 was a top loader too, so it had tGot rid of old tech, got new in replao be placed on a desktop. I guess you'd say a tad bit over twofold increase in processing power is marginal too, right?:-)
And I gave my PS1 to my inlaws' kids. Replaced old tech with new and became the Nice Guy. How convenient is that?
How come this is stuff that matters? I remember seeing a Commodore 64 with a midi keyboard about 15 years ago (give or take a few years). Slashdot is really going downhill...
The batteries in question were branded as Nokia batteries but Nokia claimed that they were pirated (in the non murdering and pillaging sense) products. Later tests with batteries provided by Nokia proved them safe.
Whereas motorcyclist are primarily worried about all the obstacles and bad drivers immediately in front of them.
And where is the HUD display?:-)
But all in all HUDs are not new technology. They've been used in luxury automobiles for years and they've been succesful. Car drivers also have to deal with other drivers, obstacles in the road and weather. It's not like we are thinking "I've got a ton of steel around me so I don't have to avoid crashing". Driving is cheaper if you don't have to fix your automobile after every drive:-).
And no, the GPS is not in the helmet. The helmet contains an antenna which receives the GPS data from elsewhere (they know better, adding excess weight to the helmet is not a good idea).
If, for example the speedometer and engine warning lights were in the HUD then the rider wouldn't have to take her eyes off the road to check them. Think about it for a second. The fighter pilots use it succesfully and damn if they don't have more things in their mind than motorcyclists.
The difference to the interior light reflection is that the reflection is on the wind screen but the HUD looks like it was outside the car closer to the objects the rider already looks at. It's "advanced enough" to me so someone else has to explain how exactly it is done.
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Check the pic. The box is on wheels. This guy just took pics of an e450 in his trunk and wrote up a humorous article to accompany them.
But it was funny. I laughed at all the slashdotters who ate it. :-D
I bought the new Beastie Boys record earlier this week and only at home noticed the transparent sticker, with white text on white background stating that it is a copy protected disk (it did not claim to be a CD but it was sold in the CD section).
Then I put it in my computer, ripped it and encoded it succesfully for use in my portable mp3 player. So much for your copy protection.
BTW, it's a brilliant record. Get it if you're into hip hop.
You mean the Norwegian?
Because the network is slow.
So Gartner attacks yet another technology which is a direct competitor to Microsoft's products.
What else is new?
They're one of the few companies that I really trust to do the right thing.
It is time for you to go and read Google Watch (have you disabled cookies from google.com yet?)
however if you happen to create a large number of threads in Java, you will get quite a major speed decrease
No shit, Sherlock? How about this: "if you happen to fork a large number of processes in C you will get quite a major speed decrease."
There is no silver bullet with which you will be able to write efficient programs. Not creating enough threads can be just as bad performance bottleneck. The performance issues in Java are just the same that are issues in other languages. In the end you only have to know what you are doing and what the APIs you are using are doing.
If you don't like that, download a copy of zonealarm, stick it on removable media and install it before putting the machine online.
Let me get this straight: download before putting machine online?
Nokia is making a HUGE mistake with the N-Gage. They're trying to muscle in on two markets at once with this.
The last time I checked Nokia didn't need to muscle in to the mobile phone market. They already were the biggest player in that field.
And they're not trying to sell a gaming device to people who jsut want a phone either. They have 50 "just the phone" models for those people.
And people who want mobile gaming won't always buy a Nintendo. Especially when the GBA is such a huge and awful looking gadget. Nintendo targets their devices for children (just look at the design of their products). Most adults wouldn't want to be caught playing on a Nintendo. Nintendo knows this and will not alienate their customers (the children).
And who the hell thought you were being insightful?
Makes for a good textbook example on product failures...
Requiring to remove the battery in order to change the memory module was a technical decision they made to cut down production costs. If you have ever opened an N-Gage you'll notice that making the module removable without removing the battery would have been very easy. They chose to do it. Think about it as a sort of an assert statement which makes sure the memory module is not removed when the operaqting system is running.
The original N-Gage is made of pretty much standard Nokia components (display, processor, operating system, etc.). Making it work properly with hotswappable memory modules would have required a lot of redesigning to their existing platform, would have delayed the product and would have cost even more.
They definitely weren't clueless about these things. They just needed to get the product out before competition did (and soon they have the 2nd generation out and the competition still has only vaporware). They're only the largest mobile phone manufacturer. They actually do things in a very organized manner.
I take the long view.
Now who was the fool that said "Open Source does not innovate."
;-)
That is the stupidest thing I have heard for a long time.
Instead of trying to figure out a makeshift TLD why don't they figure out a standard HTTP header which tells servers that this is a mobile device with limited capacity and things served to it should suit the mobile domain in both content and format.
Oh wait! But I forget! That already exists in HTTP 1.1. Dumb a$$holes...
So what makes this invention a milestone? As far as I know a milestone is something that is specified beforehand. For example "the ultimate goal is a cheap, flexible display and lighting technology that can function with an efficiency of 100 lumens per watt" is clearly a milestone and this invention does not reach it.
Please make up a theory why "XFree86" gets the porn warning, but "XFree86 sex" doesn't.
Because Microsoft's search engine was designed to be just as good as everything else they do! Theis search engine sucks! They chose the most simple and easy to implement word matching they could figure out. You see, all search engines aren't as good and brilliant as Google is! Get it?
I think the author thought that the requirement for a fully functional 911 service is a part of a conspiracy between the government and the phone operators created to prevent VoIP providers access to the market.
In other words the author is paranoid enough.
If you already own a Playstation, what possible benefit is there (aside from a marginal space savings) to having the PS2 be backwards compatible?
None of the Playstations are stackable. They must be placed side by side. Two Playstations take twice the space that one takes. And the PS1 was a top loader too, so it had tGot rid of old tech, got new in replao be placed on a desktop. I guess you'd say a tad bit over twofold increase in processing power is marginal too, right? :-)
And I gave my PS1 to my inlaws' kids. Replaced old tech with new and became the Nice Guy. How convenient is that?
Funny how you mention the "getting on" part...
"Orkut" is a Finnish slang term for multiple orgasms.
How come this is stuff that matters? I remember seeing a Commodore 64 with a midi keyboard about 15 years ago (give or take a few years). Slashdot is really going downhill...
The watch carrier could be rotated so everyone gets a chance to ditch...
Or use the good, old and proven method: pick the skinny computer geek kid and bully him into being the dedicated watch carrier.
Because then your buddy could punch you in if you have a hang over and need to sleep late.
I hope they add some kind of an ejector seat arrangement.
The batteries in question were branded as Nokia batteries but Nokia claimed that they were pirated (in the non murdering and pillaging sense) products. Later tests with batteries provided by Nokia proved them safe.
Whereas motorcyclist are primarily worried about all the obstacles and bad drivers immediately in front of them.
And where is the HUD display? :-)
But all in all HUDs are not new technology. They've been used in luxury automobiles for years and they've been succesful. Car drivers also have to deal with other drivers, obstacles in the road and weather. It's not like we are thinking "I've got a ton of steel around me so I don't have to avoid crashing". Driving is cheaper if you don't have to fix your automobile after every drive :-).
Here is a link to the The product itself.
And no, the GPS is not in the helmet. The helmet contains an antenna which receives the GPS data from elsewhere (they know better, adding excess weight to the helmet is not a good idea).
Yes it is.
If, for example the speedometer and engine warning lights were in the HUD then the rider wouldn't have to take her eyes off the road to check them. Think about it for a second. The fighter pilots use it succesfully and damn if they don't have more things in their mind than motorcyclists.
The difference to the interior light reflection is that the reflection is on the wind screen but the HUD looks like it was outside the car closer to the objects the rider already looks at. It's "advanced enough" to me so someone else has to explain how exactly it is done.