There is a Palm OS emulator available for the Zaurus... Check it out! http://www.climov.com/zaurus/qpose/
Oh, and the reason why he couldn't sync it with XP is because of XP's built-in firewall blocking the port the Zaurus uses. So his problem wasn't the Zaurus, it was XP.
I don't understand this guy. He claims the keyboard is clumsy to use... That may be true when comparing it to a regular keyboard. However, if you compare it to using a stylus for input, the built-in keyboard is a millions times better and faster.
This entire post was written on a Zaurus SL-5500 using a wireless CF card in Opera while listening to mp3s.
> Well, what's the point of worshipping at all? To bring glory. God being worthy of glory doesn't change regardless of what man accomplishes. Also, "playing God" is not at all close to "being God". A young boy can "play cops and robbers", but he's no closer to being a police officer than a young girl "playing doctor".
...and believing in a god doesn't make it real either.
I think the solution to your fear is to become an atheist =)
I mean, serously, if science brings us to the point where it's commonplace to "play God" then what's the point of worshipping a diety? Science already saves lives, improves the quality of life of billions, and enables us to control our own destinies. What's worshipping a god going to give you? Where has it gotten us in the past?
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi said, "God has no religion." If we're our own gods, then we should just give up on religion and believe in ourselves. If we can do that, you have nothing to fear.
2. SPAM click rates will continue to fall, and bandwidth costs will soar, so eventually the point will be reached that most SPAM will no longer be viable economically- this may be some time away, but I think it is certainly a possibility.
Ahh, but you do realize that most spammers utilize others' bandwidth for their task? That's why it's so popular (no overhead). What we really need to happen is for companies with open relays to sue spammers for the cost of the bandwidth useage... Not just blocking the spam.
I believe the point to this whole thing is more of a pre-emptive strike. If they see an angry mob marching towards a certain area they can spray this crap all over the road and the angry mob will suddenly find themselves with nowhere to go... Confused, and eventually dispersing.
How often do you see a police blockade for things like this? No need for an entire police batallion carrying large shields--just a bit of goo and a couple of warning cones is all ya need!
Well, not sure how companies will implement fuel cell technologies, but think of it like this...
Because it runs off of fuel, you could theoretically feed the fuel processor from anything. For instance, if you plan on filming non-stop for several hours straight with your camcorder, a fanny pack full of hydrogen (or whatever fuel runs your cell) could possibly get you power for DAYS. Maybe even months!
The actual size of the fuel processor and fuel cell power section (with optional power conditioner) can be quite small in comparison to the actual fuel container.
The reason why these restrictions were put into place were pretty much for NEWS. That way, you would never have just one (or even two) sources reporting the news (in theory, the stations will correct eachother and ferociously try to "get the scoop" first). It was to create competition and better the general quality of the content on your TV stations. The separation of local and cable-based viewership was also thought to be necessary in this regard.
However, in recent years, companies that wish they could merge, but can't due to regulations, have found the perfect way around the problem: Content sharing agreements.
So instead of having to come up with ORIGINAL programming, news, and movies, they can just copy eachother's work. These sharing agreements also cross into paper and Internet media as well.
So it used to be that if media company X did something terrible, companies Y and Z would report on it. However, nowadays we'll see a content sharing agreement between company X and Y, with Z sharing content with Y as well. Since none of them want to lose their 'agreements' they won't say anything bad about eachother... Or resist buying into 3rd party content.
This way they don't have to merge and they don't have to share revenues, but they can save a ton of money--at the cost of original programming and the public's best interest.
The question of whether an Apple computer is "overpriced" is completely speculative. Comparing hardware for hardware can be direct, but the overall 'value' of the system can be compared with things like usability, integration, and "wow factor" (along with just about anything anyone could 'value' in a computer).
However, just for empyrical purposes, I've outlined a Dell system that's similarily spec'ed out as the new iMac:
Dell Dimension 4400 VS iMac:
Both systems come with a 15 inch flat panel (admittedly, the iMac screen is of higher quality)
Both systems come with mid-range processor speeds for their respective platforms.
Both systems Come with a 40GB IDE hard drive and 128MB system memory (specs on hard drives unavailable, Dell system memory is DDR while iMac is PC133)
Both systems come with an Nvidia GeForce 2 (Though, the Dell version has 64MB of RAM while the iMac has 32).
Both systems come with a CDRW drive
Both systems come with 10/100 networking and 56k modems
Both systems come with keyboard/mice/sound/bundled software.
Dell: $920 (not counting $100 rebate)
iMac: $1300
So is Apple over-priced? That's up to you to decide.
You might also want to note that the Dell comes in a standard PC tower case while the iMac comes in an aesthetically pleasing housing (prettier, but less upgradable).
I'm currently working on a book that would definitely interest the general Linux USER, but probably not the general Linux PROGRAMMER.
So there's a tip for ya. There's WAY too many books for programmers out there. Probably enough so that you actually came to the conclusion that you needed to ask Slashdot for help. The real people you want to write a book for are the ones that aren't going to respond to your article. They're the ones who are sliently using Linux in the background for their own reasons but aren't bothering to program with it.
Just from experience... The best way to defend against things like cease & desist letters is to simply post them on the site in question.
Its amazing how fast a cease & desist letter from company X can instantly become a PR nightmare.
If you had enough readership to get the company's attention in the first place, you probably have enough eyballs to really make a dent in their reputation. If this starts to happen to just about every company that frivulously sends cease & desist letters, maybe they'll start to slow down and THINK before they act.
For example, before sexual harassment became a millions-of-dollars problem to companies, no company paid any attention to it. Now when they hear "sexual harassment" everything stops and they proceed with caution, making all the necessary checks to assure they're not at fault. Maybe some day "freedom of speech" could be like that and companies won't be so quick to bully the innocent.
Am I the only one that noticed that they're missing a number 1 on their little list of "key resources"?
Perhaps they edited that one out. I know what it read anyway:
1. Monopoly power: The ability to convince people to develop for our platform because we have a monopoly and it's the only way to get a peice of the pie. Thus; allowing us to maintain our monopoly.
They have no interest in learning - they just want the degree to go make some money.
HA! I thought that was what college was all about? After all, why only accept students who want to learn when you can just take in the vast majority of them and charge them an arm and a leg for tuition? Seems like a good way to make money to me.
If you were being forced to go to college by society (and/or your parents), wouldn't you want to get the best out of it--even though you don't want to be there, don't want to learn anything, and just want to make more money? By "the best out of it" I mean choosing the degree that gives you the best "peice-of-paper-to-money-making ratio".
Higher education stopped being a place to learn for most people after the Vietnam war. It filled the job market with degrees. Eventually it became the norm--because to compete in the job market, you needed to look better than the other guy... Who had a degree--because he was drafted and then had is education paid for by the government.
So if you really want something to blame for the lack of interest in college, blame the Vietnam war.
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I just got my RioVolt last week (CD-R/CD-RW based player) and I must say that it's WAY better than those other three you have listed. While it may be a tad more expensive ($180 shipped), it's definitely lightyears beyond the rest.
Aren't you forgetting about the 4 gig gzip limit? I run into it at least once a week when I need to compress core files to send to Sun for examination.
...or perhaps it's a Solaris thing.
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Just thought I'd add to the people's resources by pointing this out...
$10/year, whatever words you want (assuming the name is free) at www.domainsite.com. I tested it with various offensive language and they don't seem to censor anything. They apparently are going to be offering a web-based DNS administration tool soon too, which sounds damn cool!
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Is there any filtering software out there that works with any old list of 'bad' websites?
If I were to build some filtering software (which I think is a great idea in theory), I would make the blacklist modular. The community around the software could make thier own list that you could plugin... You could combine multiple lists within the program, or submit them (like winamp skins) to a site where they are reviewed and posted.
That way, even religious organizations, no matter how facist or right-wing, could download a list that's 'authorized' (read: dictated) to them from thier leadership.
Parents could pick lists from places they trust... Heck, I could see corporate sponsorship (Download AOL's Blacklist 2.6 now!).
I am currently in this situation you describe. This is my fifth contract assignment over the course of two years that is 'temp to perm'. So far, every contract at every company has simply 'rolled over'... and over... and over...
Its not that I'm not doing a good job, they just don't want to give me benefits (or pay the fee to hire me). I've been looking for a full time job for a while now so I can get health insurance. I've applied to hundreds of positions I'm PLENTY qualified for. Right now I'm paying through the nose to have health insurance.
Another thing that really bothers me about the whole contract situation is that its impossible to do contract work on your own. You simply MUST go through a contracting company (at least here in MA). And with that, comes a giant fee to the employer if they do decide to hire you. It all just makes it more difficult for a contractor to get hired full time. I personally believe that this is an antitrust-like tactic. By making companies pay through the nose to hire contractors full time, the contracting companies are keeping--and building on--thier monopoly of workers. And they DO have a monopoly aroud here in MA--at least on technology workers.
I've worked through three contracting companies now (all in MA), and I've been contacted by many more who want me to work for them. More and more are popping up all the time... Its just too easy to make a fortune off of ripping people off. Everyone knows that contracting companies take a huge percentage of what the contractor actually makes, why should they have the right to take your starting salary too?
The Slash.4 code has been promised for a damn long time now. Its understandable... Creating code for public consumption that was mainly written by one person can be a real bitch.
By why bother?
I say the Open source community start thier own code base. I think this is the type of project that could be drastically accelerated through the wonderful GPL. I personally find it a little insulting that a site such as Slashdot--with its constant encouragement of GPL and free software--has it's own code in such a mess.
I don't want Slash.4, I want something that produces clean HTML, works cross platform, and has a few more customization options than color coding.
Is there anything like that out there? We deserve better. We can do better.
Just pointing something out: CompUSA has only a moral obligation to obey the ratings of the game publishers. There is absolutely no law requiring them to verify the age of the purchaser--and likewise, no punishment for selling it to them.
If a 12-year-old walked into CompUSA and bought Half-life, who cares? Shouldn't the parent of that child be responsible? If you think about it, the only people who are really going to get upset about it are the parents. Then they're going to push for laws requiring an ID to purchase games. However, this will just cause the under-age folks to simply pirate the software since they're the best at that sort of thing anyway.
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There is a Palm OS emulator available for the Zaurus... Check it out! http://www.climov.com/zaurus/qpose/
Oh, and the reason why he couldn't sync it with XP is because of XP's built-in firewall blocking the port the Zaurus uses. So his problem wasn't the Zaurus, it was XP.
I don't understand this guy. He claims the keyboard is clumsy to use... That may be true when comparing it to a regular keyboard. However, if you compare it to using a stylus for input, the built-in keyboard is a millions times better and faster.
This entire post was written on a Zaurus SL-5500 using a wireless CF card in Opera while listening to mp3s.
> Well, what's the point of worshipping at all? To bring glory. God being worthy of glory doesn't change regardless of what man accomplishes. Also, "playing God" is not at all close to "being God". A young boy can "play cops and robbers", but he's no closer to being a police officer than a young girl "playing doctor".
...and believing in a god doesn't make it real either.
I think the solution to your fear is to become an atheist =)
I mean, serously, if science brings us to the point where it's commonplace to "play God" then what's the point of worshipping a diety? Science already saves lives, improves the quality of life of billions, and enables us to control our own destinies. What's worshipping a god going to give you? Where has it gotten us in the past?
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi said, "God has no religion." If we're our own gods, then we should just give up on religion and believe in ourselves. If we can do that, you have nothing to fear.
2. SPAM click rates will continue to fall, and bandwidth costs will soar, so eventually the point will be reached that most SPAM will no longer be viable economically- this may be some time away, but I think it is certainly a possibility.
Ahh, but you do realize that most spammers utilize others' bandwidth for their task? That's why it's so popular (no overhead). What we really need to happen is for companies with open relays to sue spammers for the cost of the bandwidth useage... Not just blocking the spam.
I believe the point to this whole thing is more of a pre-emptive strike. If they see an angry mob marching towards a certain area they can spray this crap all over the road and the angry mob will suddenly find themselves with nowhere to go... Confused, and eventually dispersing.
How often do you see a police blockade for things like this? No need for an entire police batallion carrying large shields--just a bit of goo and a couple of warning cones is all ya need!
Well, not sure how companies will implement fuel cell technologies, but think of it like this...
Because it runs off of fuel, you could theoretically feed the fuel processor from anything. For instance, if you plan on filming non-stop for several hours straight with your camcorder, a fanny pack full of hydrogen (or whatever fuel runs your cell) could possibly get you power for DAYS. Maybe even months!
The actual size of the fuel processor and fuel cell power section (with optional power conditioner) can be quite small in comparison to the actual fuel container.
The reason why these restrictions were put into place were pretty much for NEWS. That way, you would never have just one (or even two) sources reporting the news (in theory, the stations will correct eachother and ferociously try to "get the scoop" first). It was to create competition and better the general quality of the content on your TV stations. The separation of local and cable-based viewership was also thought to be necessary in this regard.
However, in recent years, companies that wish they could merge, but can't due to regulations, have found the perfect way around the problem: Content sharing agreements.
So instead of having to come up with ORIGINAL programming, news, and movies, they can just copy eachother's work. These sharing agreements also cross into paper and Internet media as well.
So it used to be that if media company X did something terrible, companies Y and Z would report on it. However, nowadays we'll see a content sharing agreement between company X and Y, with Z sharing content with Y as well. Since none of them want to lose their 'agreements' they won't say anything bad about eachother... Or resist buying into 3rd party content.
This way they don't have to merge and they don't have to share revenues, but they can save a ton of money--at the cost of original programming and the public's best interest.
This is the link I got my info from: http://www.dell.com/html/us/segments/dhs/compare.h tm
Actually, I didn't make a mistake... Check out this link: http://www.dell.com/html/us/segments/dhs/compare.h tm
Admittedly, if you start on their main page and click your way through a different way, the price is different.
The question of whether an Apple computer is "overpriced" is completely speculative. Comparing hardware for hardware can be direct, but the overall 'value' of the system can be compared with things like usability, integration, and "wow factor" (along with just about anything anyone could 'value' in a computer).
However, just for empyrical purposes, I've outlined a Dell system that's similarily spec'ed out as the new iMac:
Dell Dimension 4400 VS iMac:
Both systems come with a 15 inch flat panel (admittedly, the iMac screen is of higher quality)
Both systems come with mid-range processor speeds for their respective platforms.
Both systems Come with a 40GB IDE hard drive and 128MB system memory (specs on hard drives unavailable, Dell system memory is DDR while iMac is PC133)
Both systems come with an Nvidia GeForce 2 (Though, the Dell version has 64MB of RAM while the iMac has 32).
Both systems come with a CDRW drive
Both systems come with 10/100 networking and 56k modems
Both systems come with keyboard/mice/sound/bundled software.
Dell: $920 (not counting $100 rebate)
iMac: $1300
So is Apple over-priced? That's up to you to decide.
You might also want to note that the Dell comes in a standard PC tower case while the iMac comes in an aesthetically pleasing housing (prettier, but less upgradable).
So essentially you're saying it's dead-on?
I'm currently working on a book that would definitely interest the general Linux USER, but probably not the general Linux PROGRAMMER.
So there's a tip for ya. There's WAY too many books for programmers out there. Probably enough so that you actually came to the conclusion that you needed to ask Slashdot for help. The real people you want to write a book for are the ones that aren't going to respond to your article. They're the ones who are sliently using Linux in the background for their own reasons but aren't bothering to program with it.
So pick an aspect of using Linux and go to work!
Just from experience... The best way to defend against things like cease & desist letters is to simply post them on the site in question.
Its amazing how fast a cease & desist letter from company X can instantly become a PR nightmare.
If you had enough readership to get the company's attention in the first place, you probably have enough eyballs to really make a dent in their reputation. If this starts to happen to just about every company that frivulously sends cease & desist letters, maybe they'll start to slow down and THINK before they act.
For example, before sexual harassment became a millions-of-dollars problem to companies, no company paid any attention to it. Now when they hear "sexual harassment" everything stops and they proceed with caution, making all the necessary checks to assure they're not at fault. Maybe some day "freedom of speech" could be like that and companies won't be so quick to bully the innocent.
Am I the only one that noticed that they're missing a number 1 on their little list of "key resources"?
Perhaps they edited that one out. I know what it read anyway:
1. Monopoly power: The ability to convince people to develop for our platform because we have a monopoly and it's the only way to get a peice of the pie. Thus; allowing us to maintain our monopoly.
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They have no interest in learning - they just want the degree to go make some money.
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HA! I thought that was what college was all about? After all, why only accept students who want to learn when you can just take in the vast majority of them and charge them an arm and a leg for tuition? Seems like a good way to make money to me.
If you were being forced to go to college by society (and/or your parents), wouldn't you want to get the best out of it--even though you don't want to be there, don't want to learn anything, and just want to make more money? By "the best out of it" I mean choosing the degree that gives you the best "peice-of-paper-to-money-making ratio".
Higher education stopped being a place to learn for most people after the Vietnam war. It filled the job market with degrees. Eventually it became the norm--because to compete in the job market, you needed to look better than the other guy... Who had a degree--because he was drafted and then had is education paid for by the government.
So if you really want something to blame for the lack of interest in college, blame the Vietnam war.
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I just got my RioVolt last week (CD-R/CD-RW based player) and I must say that it's WAY better than those other three you have listed. While it may be a tad more expensive ($180 shipped), it's definitely lightyears beyond the rest.
Read C|Net's review of the RioVolt
Read MY review of the RioVolt
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Aren't you forgetting about the 4 gig gzip limit? I run into it at least once a week when I need to compress core files to send to Sun for examination.
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...or perhaps it's a Solaris thing.
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huh? Oh, you must mean...
I didn't see this non-news post on Slashdot about a woman running Windows on her PS2
Or perhaps you mean...
Just saw this news post on Zophar's about a Dreamcast running Linux on this guy.
Maybe...
Just saw this Dreamcast on his Linux about a guy on Zophar's.
Who knows?
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Just thought I'd add to the people's resources by pointing this out...
$10/year, whatever words you want (assuming the name is free) at www.domainsite.com. I tested it with various offensive language and they don't seem to censor anything. They apparently are going to be offering a web-based DNS administration tool soon too, which sounds damn cool!
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The PS2 has...
32 MB of DRAM.
2 MB of Audio RAM
4 MB of VRAM
The Dreamcast has...
16 MB of DRAM
2 MB of Audio RAM
8 MB of VRAM
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Is there any filtering software out there that works with any old list of 'bad' websites?
If I were to build some filtering software (which I think is a great idea in theory), I would make the blacklist modular. The community around the software could make thier own list that you could plugin... You could combine multiple lists within the program, or submit them (like winamp skins) to a site where they are reviewed and posted.
That way, even religious organizations, no matter how facist or right-wing, could download a list that's 'authorized' (read: dictated) to them from thier leadership.
Parents could pick lists from places they trust... Heck, I could see corporate sponsorship (Download AOL's Blacklist 2.6 now!).
Anyone else think this is a good idea?
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I am currently in this situation you describe. This is my fifth contract assignment over the course of two years that is 'temp to perm'. So far, every contract at every company has simply 'rolled over'... and over... and over...
Its not that I'm not doing a good job, they just don't want to give me benefits (or pay the fee to hire me). I've been looking for a full time job for a while now so I can get health insurance. I've applied to hundreds of positions I'm PLENTY qualified for. Right now I'm paying through the nose to have health insurance.
Another thing that really bothers me about the whole contract situation is that its impossible to do contract work on your own. You simply MUST go through a contracting company (at least here in MA). And with that, comes a giant fee to the employer if they do decide to hire you. It all just makes it more difficult for a contractor to get hired full time. I personally believe that this is an antitrust-like tactic. By making companies pay through the nose to hire contractors full time, the contracting companies are keeping--and building on--thier monopoly of workers. And they DO have a monopoly aroud here in MA--at least on technology workers.
I've worked through three contracting companies now (all in MA), and I've been contacted by many more who want me to work for them. More and more are popping up all the time... Its just too easy to make a fortune off of ripping people off. Everyone knows that contracting companies take a huge percentage of what the contractor actually makes, why should they have the right to take your starting salary too?
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The Slash .4 code has been promised for a damn long time now. Its understandable... Creating code for public consumption that was mainly written by one person can be a real bitch.
.4, I want something that produces clean HTML, works cross platform, and has a few more customization options than color coding.
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By why bother?
I say the Open source community start thier own code base. I think this is the type of project that could be drastically accelerated through the wonderful GPL. I personally find it a little insulting that a site such as Slashdot--with its constant encouragement of GPL and free software--has it's own code in such a mess.
I don't want Slash
Is there anything like that out there? We deserve better. We can do better.
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Just pointing something out: CompUSA has only a moral obligation to obey the ratings of the game publishers. There is absolutely no law requiring them to verify the age of the purchaser--and likewise, no punishment for selling it to them.
If a 12-year-old walked into CompUSA and bought Half-life, who cares? Shouldn't the parent of that child be responsible? If you think about it, the only people who are really going to get upset about it are the parents. Then they're going to push for laws requiring an ID to purchase games. However, this will just cause the under-age folks to simply pirate the software since they're the best at that sort of thing anyway.
I say let the kids blow the crap out of people online. If they can't do that, they're only left with reality.
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