CF, SD, MMC, Memory Sticks... bah! I wanna see some 1GB MRAM sticks about SD size and less than CF prices! Seriously, I've been waiting for these to show up on the market since I first heard about them about what 2-3 years ago now?
But I'm not trying to bash the companies working on the project, I'm seriously glad they've been working on such a technology, I'm ready to see it happen!
Actually I was a shy guy and didn't start martial arts til 8th grade and I didn't have to worry about being beat up, despite plenty of bullies around. We just seemed to have enough caring teachers to handle things.
And I do have some "big brother" fears about it. Some of the worst things in the world didn't come all at once. The decay of morality and respect for God came slowly in the U.S.'s history. Thieves often start young with just a small candy bar or something from a local convience store and work their way up. I'm sure we all could think of plenty of other examples along these lines. The point is that these security cameras may start out innocent enough, but that in no way means it'll stay that innocent.
Now perhaps being more restrictive, through legislation, as to where cameras can go at school is a better idea. Putting the cameras in the classroom is very unnerving to me for a variety of reasons that I won't go into. However, cameras in the halls or strategic locations OUTSIDE where teachers can't watch very often (like behind my old high school where stoners hung out and smoked) are a better idea. There will be those who will learn to ignore the cameras, but there will also be those who won't. I know for a fact that if they had had cameras in the classrooms when I was in school that I wouldn't be able to concentrate.
figure is ignoring one very important factor? I'm sure the RIAA is thinking of just using intimidation to try and keep people from doing any more P2P and delete any MP3's they have...
to see lots of benchmarks (G5 vs. P4 vs. Athlon XP) start popping up once the G5's are actually shipped. And it'll be more interesting if the G5's are vindicated. But of course, more interesting will be to see how they stack up against Opterons and Athlon64's.
Of course, personally I'd like to own a dual 2GHz G5 and a dual Opteron (or Athlon64) desktop system. Not that I'd be likely to stress either machine most of the time, it'd just nice to have both:)
Actually it doesn't sound silly to me, it sounds irritating. I mean it's like changing oil in a car... I'm far from being a mechanic, but it only takes like 1-2 times of seeing it done to get the idea down.
It seems my parents and grandparents have a hard time with it because they didn't have it growing up and perhaps there's some truth to that. But I also think people try to make it too hard. They hear all these stories and get all the ideas engrained in their heads that Windows crashes, computers are hard to fix, etc, etc. So they won't even ATTEMPT to try something for themselves too afraid the thing will literally explode or something.
I may have grown up with computers, but when I was in elementary school and junior high I didn't magically know what to do I had to learn like everyone else. On the day of my 13th b-day I put a power on password on the family 386 and apparently typed it in wrong and didn't know how to unlock it. Fortunately my dad's co-worker knew enough to take the CMOS battery out and that did the trick. But since then I've learned worlds of stuff, much of it by trial and error.
I honestly think most people would be better off if they'd just take a basic computer course or at least have the guts to tinker with the machine til they learn how it all works. (That is provided they at least learn how to backup data and use a factory restore CD).
besides i only have 1.43GB of 44.1khz 16-bit 128kbps vbr oggs (692 files) and about 110 of those were individual songs I selected from listen.com when they had their $0.49 per song deal. i can't imagine possibly filling up more than about 5GB let alone 30GB with songs I actually WANT to hear. So Apple's deal sounds like a better deal to me personally.
I'm sorry, but if they really did blunder like that, that's just too funny for words. Hard to get mad & sue someone for using your code if you release it under such a license. I guess that means the managers & execs will just have to pay attention next time.
You're absolutely right. NASA doesn't use Athlons or P4's because older processors stand up better against cosmic radiation and because older technology is proven to work after so many years of use, whereas Athlons and P4's have not proven to last that long (yet). The guy who posted the original article hasn't a clue on this issue it seems.
I'm kinda curious what this means for the BSD and Linux families that use XFree86 now. Will they likely carry both? Will this mean lots of XFree86 software needing to be recompiled for the forked version, or will it maintain API, while changing whatever else? And what is the "whatever else" they're trying to change? I mean what are the goals of the forked version?
go, they don't have a soul, so I see no dilemma. Now would I kill a robot that "came to life?" Probably not, because more than likely it'd serve no useful purpose (unless the thing was trying to kill me or my loved ones).
Just my $0.02. Take it for what you actually paid for it:)
I was waiting on tablet PCs for quite a while before they came out. This idea with speakers in the LCD sounds kewl to me.
I want to see cell phone, PDA (particularly all the normal stylus capabilities), on-screen keyboard with some kind of special anti-smudge material on the LCD, voice recognition software built-in (not that we're super far along on such things, just like to see today's technology in this available), TV, stereo, laptop, Star Trek tricorder functions (ones we can actually duplicate with today's technology), MP3 (or preferably OGG) player functions, video phone (yeap I said video phone), card reader (I use CF mainly, but 6-in-1 functionality would be nice), magnetic RAM (when it's available and dirt cheap to buy gigs of), scanner+copier+printer capabilities (one sheet at a time albeit), full speed Athlon XP or G4 or opteron chip, etc, etc. all integrated into a tablet PC style form factor.
I know that's very ambitious, but it's what I want to see happen. Basically what most engineers would try (or at least want) to do if left to their own devices:)
I can never keep track of all the various events Apple hosts or is present at... So what's the likelihood of Apple introducing new hardware lines (specifically 2nd generation 12" powerbooks is what i'm hoping for) as well as Panther too?
I want to buy a 12" powerbook but due to cash flow, I need to save every buck i can when purchasing one... maybe if Apple did a free 512MB DDR SO DIMM with 12" powerbooks offer *hint* *hint* (instead of just on the 17" models).
Is there the equivalent of IRC's/ignore command for this kind of stuff. The first couple of times I heard it, didn't bother me too much, now it just irks me to hear this over & over. I'm honestly not trying to flame here, I just wish we could stop rehashing this ancient rumor/wish/whatever.
really? i thought that all nForce2 supported was DDR400, didn't know it supported actual 400MHz FSB for the processor too. neat! Welp if I can find an nForce2 with all the same features as the A7V8X that may be what i go with next.
Albeit, my next (and probably last for at least a while) computer purchase is going to be a 12" powerbook with 640MB, 40GB, DVD/CD-RW, as soon as I can scrounge up the $$.
not meaning to cause flames here (albeit I suppose my comment may unavoidly cause it anyways) but the fact that slashdot (and other tech news sites) repeatedly put up these one person comments of the form, "This is (dead|stupid|too bug ridden|too expensive)..." is really getting old. There are some things I want to know, but I don't want to know what every Tom, Dick, and Harry has to say in the tech industry, no matter what title they hold.
"Apple is dead", "Unix is dead", "Linux will never reach the desktop because ____", "Linux is ready for the desktop because ____"... Single person reviews from Tom's or Anand's or some things on osnews.com are ok, but a lot of the comments I see just bore me to tears, because all it brings is repetitive arguments that have all been heard before. It brings to mind the episode of Star Trek Voyager about the Q that wanted to die... Just give me the meaty stories, not the bland appetizers, please!
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CF, SD, MMC, Memory Sticks... bah! I wanna see some 1GB MRAM sticks about SD size and less than CF prices! Seriously, I've been waiting for these to show up on the market since I first heard about them about what 2-3 years ago now?
But I'm not trying to bash the companies working on the project, I'm seriously glad they've been working on such a technology, I'm ready to see it happen!
Actually I was a shy guy and didn't start martial arts til 8th grade and I didn't have to worry about being beat up, despite plenty of bullies around. We just seemed to have enough caring teachers to handle things.
And I do have some "big brother" fears about it. Some of the worst things in the world didn't come all at once. The decay of morality and respect for God came slowly in the U.S.'s history. Thieves often start young with just a small candy bar or something from a local convience store and work their way up. I'm sure we all could think of plenty of other examples along these lines. The point is that these security cameras may start out innocent enough, but that in no way means it'll stay that innocent.
Now perhaps being more restrictive, through legislation, as to where cameras can go at school is a better idea. Putting the cameras in the classroom is very unnerving to me for a variety of reasons that I won't go into. However, cameras in the halls or strategic locations OUTSIDE where teachers can't watch very often (like behind my old high school where stoners hung out and smoked) are a better idea. There will be those who will learn to ignore the cameras, but there will also be those who won't. I know for a fact that if they had had cameras in the classrooms when I was in school that I wouldn't be able to concentrate.
Just my $0.02
It's nice to hear things like this and even more so if it doesn't turn out to be vaporware :)
My HP48 has been awesome all except for the speed!
figure is ignoring one very important factor? I'm sure the RIAA is thinking of just using intimidation to try and keep people from doing any more P2P and delete any MP3's they have...
I was able to get to it from their main page...
Portables->Satellite->P25
to see lots of benchmarks (G5 vs. P4 vs. Athlon XP) start popping up once the G5's are actually shipped. And it'll be more interesting if the G5's are vindicated. But of course, more interesting will be to see how they stack up against Opterons and Athlon64's.
:)
Of course, personally I'd like to own a dual 2GHz G5 and a dual Opteron (or Athlon64) desktop system. Not that I'd be likely to stress either machine most of the time, it'd just nice to have both
Actually it doesn't sound silly to me, it sounds irritating. I mean it's like changing oil in a car... I'm far from being a mechanic, but it only takes like 1-2 times of seeing it done to get the idea down.
It seems my parents and grandparents have a hard time with it because they didn't have it growing up and perhaps there's some truth to that. But I also think people try to make it too hard. They hear all these stories and get all the ideas engrained in their heads that Windows crashes, computers are hard to fix, etc, etc. So they won't even ATTEMPT to try something for themselves too afraid the thing will literally explode or something.
I may have grown up with computers, but when I was in elementary school and junior high I didn't magically know what to do I had to learn like everyone else. On the day of my 13th b-day I put a power on password on the family 386 and apparently typed it in wrong and didn't know how to unlock it. Fortunately my dad's co-worker knew enough to take the CMOS battery out and that did the trick. But since then I've learned worlds of stuff, much of it by trial and error.
I honestly think most people would be better off if they'd just take a basic computer course or at least have the guts to tinker with the machine til they learn how it all works. (That is provided they at least learn how to backup data and use a factory restore CD).
MS calls it Entourage. But Apple's mail client is good enough for the average user.
if they gave those thing CPUs that topped the 1.7GHz mark instead of 800-1GHz range they'd sell more :P
that when you're bored you can come up with the lamest ideas ever! :)
i agree.
besides i only have 1.43GB of 44.1khz 16-bit 128kbps vbr oggs (692 files) and about 110 of those were individual songs I selected from listen.com when they had their $0.49 per song deal. i can't imagine possibly filling up more than about 5GB let alone 30GB with songs I actually WANT to hear. So Apple's deal sounds like a better deal to me personally.
I'm sorry, but if they really did blunder like that, that's just too funny for words. Hard to get mad & sue someone for using your code if you release it under such a license. I guess that means the managers & execs will just have to pay attention next time.
Awesome benchmarks... hope this holds up for all types of applications and for the actual systems whenever they come out to the public.
You're absolutely right. NASA doesn't use Athlons or P4's because older processors stand up better against cosmic radiation and because older technology is proven to work after so many years of use, whereas Athlons and P4's have not proven to last that long (yet). The guy who posted the original article hasn't a clue on this issue it seems.
Lemme revise that...
:)
:)
Whoever sends out spam or makes more annoying ad formats should be taken into the street and shot
That seems to fit better now
Whoever sends out spam should be taken into the street and shot... :)
i'm jk, but really something needs to be done
I'm kinda curious what this means for the BSD and Linux families that use XFree86 now. Will they likely carry both? Will this mean lots of XFree86 software needing to be recompiled for the forked version, or will it maintain API, while changing whatever else? And what is the "whatever else" they're trying to change? I mean what are the goals of the forked version?
go, they don't have a soul, so I see no dilemma. Now would I kill a robot that "came to life?" Probably not, because more than likely it'd serve no useful purpose (unless the thing was trying to kill me or my loved ones).
:)
Just my $0.02. Take it for what you actually paid for it
I was waiting on tablet PCs for quite a while before they came out. This idea with speakers in the LCD sounds kewl to me.
:)
I want to see cell phone, PDA (particularly all the normal stylus capabilities), on-screen keyboard with some kind of special anti-smudge material on the LCD, voice recognition software built-in (not that we're super far along on such things, just like to see today's technology in this available), TV, stereo, laptop, Star Trek tricorder functions (ones we can actually duplicate with today's technology), MP3 (or preferably OGG) player functions, video phone (yeap I said video phone), card reader (I use CF mainly, but 6-in-1 functionality would be nice), magnetic RAM (when it's available and dirt cheap to buy gigs of), scanner+copier+printer capabilities (one sheet at a time albeit), full speed Athlon XP or G4 or opteron chip, etc, etc. all integrated into a tablet PC style form factor.
I know that's very ambitious, but it's what I want to see happen. Basically what most engineers would try (or at least want) to do if left to their own devices
I can never keep track of all the various events Apple hosts or is present at... So what's the likelihood of Apple introducing new hardware lines (specifically 2nd generation 12" powerbooks is what i'm hoping for) as well as Panther too?
I want to buy a 12" powerbook but due to cash flow, I need to save every buck i can when purchasing one... maybe if Apple did a free 512MB DDR SO DIMM with 12" powerbooks offer *hint* *hint* (instead of just on the 17" models).
Is there the equivalent of IRC's /ignore command for this kind of stuff. The first couple of times I heard it, didn't bother me too much, now it just irks me to hear this over & over. I'm honestly not trying to flame here, I just wish we could stop rehashing this ancient rumor/wish/whatever.
:)
*sigh* *breathe* ok, now i feel better
is there a way I can elect to make sure my future purchases from Apple don't get to Gore's pocket?
really? i thought that all nForce2 supported was DDR400, didn't know it supported actual 400MHz FSB for the processor too. neat! Welp if I can find an nForce2 with all the same features as the A7V8X that may be what i go with next.
Albeit, my next (and probably last for at least a while) computer purchase is going to be a 12" powerbook with 640MB, 40GB, DVD/CD-RW, as soon as I can scrounge up the $$.
WOOHOO!
Makes me glad I didn't spend money on an Asus A7V8X yet.
not meaning to cause flames here (albeit I suppose my comment may unavoidly cause it anyways) but the fact that slashdot (and other tech news sites) repeatedly put up these one person comments of the form, "This is (dead|stupid|too bug ridden|too expensive)..." is really getting old. There are some things I want to know, but I don't want to know what every Tom, Dick, and Harry has to say in the tech industry, no matter what title they hold.
"Apple is dead", "Unix is dead", "Linux will never reach the desktop because ____", "Linux is ready for the desktop because ____" ... Single person reviews from Tom's or Anand's or some things on osnews.com are ok, but a lot of the comments I see just bore me to tears, because all it brings is repetitive arguments that have all been heard before. It brings to mind the episode of Star Trek Voyager about the Q that wanted to die... Just give me the meaty stories, not the bland appetizers, please!