Browser consistency, desktop and mobile included, is obtained by properly using a Javascript framework which does it for you and CSS Bootstrap, for example.
Developers would then be able to choose their algorithms for best suits their project, even native to web browsers with the upcoming WebCL."
If web browsers were people, that statement would have caused a mass suicide of them. Guys, stop trying to turn the browser into a platform. It introduces so many layers of complexity and security issues that it's a miracle anyone has any trust or faith in the internet at all. It's getting to the point where the only way to safely browse the net is to shove the entire browser into a virtual machine... and even that only manages to protect your own computer, say nothing of your online activities, credentials, life, etc.
We need to be making browsers simpler, not more complex. Feature bloat is making these things a leper's colony inside your computer... a cesspool of malware and vulnerability. Don't add to it by coming up with some new way for developers to directly access the hardware of your computer because you're too fucking lazy to write an app to do whatever it is, and want to cram it into the browser instead. You're just encouraging them.
Seriously, we need a 12 step program for these "web 2.0" people.
Browser based apps are not done because developers are "too fucking lazy to write an app to do whatever" but because they are lazy/costs more money to do it for multiple platforms, including mobile ones, and they just-work without the need of installing anything (the app itself, JRE, whatever) and the need for some kind of user privileges.
The press thesis when compared with the vikings makes sense, but when compared with the "iberians" it does not. The iberians had the same access to press, they were not a just "few nautically-inclined iberians", Portugal had a whole sea discovery strategy and had the most advanced sailing knowledge of that time.
There are strong evidences that the Portuguese discovered America long before Columbus. But do not take my word, do your own research. Also, there are indications that Columbus himself was Portuguese.
I find these ideas awesome, another thing browsers could is to color code tabs by cpu/memory usage or something. So you know which tab is slowing you down.
This could get interesting when coupled with some powerful image recognition. Say, for example, you want to repair something on your car. Load up the repair manual, and let the overlay show you step by step what to do, e.g. a certain screw gets highlighted right were it is and the popup text tells you to now fasten this screw to this-and-that torque.
Wait, are you implying that augmented reality glasses are a good idea for augmented reality applications?
I think it is an educated risk, Windows 7 is well done and robust, and still has a future, much like XP lived all those years. So they are throwing Win 8 to see what happens.
The video at the Ceres Solver page reminded me a lot of the RatSLAM project. A project about mapping streets using a single camera as the only mapping sensor.
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This is just so they can build more powerful wands.
But horny ones.
Not sure if this is laugh or crying material.
I am tired of using multiple plugins just to make the web usable.
You don't need a plugin to run Javascript, actually the more it is used to replace flash or whatever, the less plugins there will be.
Wikimedia soon to implement that sound business model.
The slash summary is a direct copy of the TFA.
$500,000? To one of the biggest companies on Earth? They spend more than that on coffee. Go big or go home, Brazil. :)
According to TFA it is not a one-time fine, it is a daily fine (probably until they comply).
For games, GPU's have to process 3D geometry, light, shadows, etc. Number of pixels is not the only factor. This is so lame.
Browser consistency, desktop and mobile included, is obtained by properly using a Javascript framework which does it for you and CSS Bootstrap, for example.
Developers would then be able to choose their algorithms for best suits their project, even native to web browsers with the upcoming WebCL."
If web browsers were people, that statement would have caused a mass suicide of them. Guys, stop trying to turn the browser into a platform. It introduces so many layers of complexity and security issues that it's a miracle anyone has any trust or faith in the internet at all. It's getting to the point where the only way to safely browse the net is to shove the entire browser into a virtual machine... and even that only manages to protect your own computer, say nothing of your online activities, credentials, life, etc.
We need to be making browsers simpler, not more complex. Feature bloat is making these things a leper's colony inside your computer... a cesspool of malware and vulnerability. Don't add to it by coming up with some new way for developers to directly access the hardware of your computer because you're too fucking lazy to write an app to do whatever it is, and want to cram it into the browser instead. You're just encouraging them.
Seriously, we need a 12 step program for these "web 2.0" people.
Browser based apps are not done because developers are "too fucking lazy to write an app to do whatever" but because they are lazy/costs more money to do it for multiple platforms, including mobile ones, and they just-work without the need of installing anything (the app itself, JRE, whatever) and the need for some kind of user privileges.
So did the Vikings or Portugese establish trade with the Americas?
Yes (the Portuguese).
Did they bring back bars of silver or gold, or native American artifacts?
Yes and yes, it is just disputed if that was before or after "Columbus".
Make maps or ostrich-egg globes?
Yes, it is just disputed if that was before or after "Columbus".
The press thesis when compared with the vikings makes sense, but when compared with the "iberians" it does not. The iberians had the same access to press, they were not a just "few nautically-inclined iberians", Portugal had a whole sea discovery strategy and had the most advanced sailing knowledge of that time.
I meant surprisingly strong compared to the generally accepted as a fact that Columbus was an Italian which discovered America.
There are strong evidences that the Portuguese discovered America long before Columbus. But do not take my word, do your own research.
Also, there are indications that Columbus himself was Portuguese.
I will let this sink in (no pun intended).
You can read a bit about it here http://www.dightonrock.com/discoveryofnorthamerica.htm, although it doesn't look like a very credible site, seems to be inline with texts I read elsewhere.
Disclaimer: I am Portuguese.
I find these ideas awesome, another thing browsers could is to color code tabs by cpu/memory usage or something. So you know which tab is slowing you down.
This could get interesting when coupled with some powerful image recognition. Say, for example, you want to repair something on your car. Load up the repair manual, and let the overlay show you step by step what to do, e.g. a certain screw gets highlighted right were it is and the popup text tells you to now fasten this screw to this-and-that torque.
Wait, are you implying that augmented reality glasses are a good idea for augmented reality applications?
Pretty sad that it took an $85000 camera to do the same thing you could do with any video camera and a few hundred lines of code...
Or about 3 lines if you use OpenCV.
Obvious propaganda from the chinese communist party.
I think it is an educated risk, Windows 7 is well done and robust, and still has a future, much like XP lived all those years. So they are throwing Win 8 to see what happens.
Someone pulled this idea out of his ass and thought it was a genius idea.
They can always use Facebook as Post-Cogs.
There is an android app that does (or tries) to do just that.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/sonar/com.dicon.sonar
Let me correct a bit my statement.
It doesn't do the same as Soundwave, it just measures distances but it is quite a similar concept.
There is an android app that does (or tries) to do just that.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/sonar/com.dicon.sonar
Tipple told Wired. 'Initially, I told them no. I thought it was a frivolous stunt. But then they offered more money...'
The video at the Ceres Solver page reminded me a lot of the RatSLAM project. A project about mapping streets using a single camera as the only mapping sensor.
Related video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0XSUi69Yvs
RatSLAM paper here:
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/32812/1/32812_Milford_2011000124.pdf