For now, the filters simply don't work. Some sites fool children to go to adult sites by inserting words like "Pokemon", while as stated in the article, health articles with the word "sex" in it are filtered.
At least in school, the computer lab "teacher" can somewhat look over the kids' shoulders, but that sure leaves libraries in a bind. Hate to say it, but we really don't have much else of a choice but to go back to trusting humans.
Well, not that I appreciate him cursing, but I don't think the article was very fair towards him. I mean... the questions Jobs was answering weren't questions like, "Isn't today a nice day?"
First statement about the car - no context, so I can't judge that.
Second statement about Apple screwing up big time - sure, I'm sure he'd be upset.
Third question - it was a pretty ridiculous question.
So... let's be fair. He's not being quoted, and he's casually chatting with people, and he's talking about how his company screwed up big time, and also replying to a rather ridiculous question. Sheeesh...
Since when has stupidity been a good reason for better value?
I don't recall saying stupidity. Oh wait, I didn't - you did. How you connected stupidity to value is beyond me. I said that the Duron's value is currently overlooked due to the similar final system price of Durons and Celerons. (Durons have lower CPU prices, but that is off-set by Celerons and how they more easily save on component prices by having widely available, integrated motherboards) - this was mentioned in my original post.
However, once the Durons have more all-in-one, integrated motherboards available, their value will increase more, and I look forward to it.
Lukewarm response? Well, I can't say I blame the market... A laptop that runs 11 hours... but at 1/10 the speed? =p
Well, I have to admit I love Transmeta for how they are stirring things up in the CPU market. At the same time, having been closely affected by their recent recall, I shudder at the thought of their name being put right next to "code-morphing chips"...
Me:I just wanted to compile the 2.4 kernel...
It:Here you go - (hands me win32)
Yes, I'm just kidding, but... hey, the possibilities are endless...
While I agree with most of the posters here that Intel is frustratingly late on this one, I still have to point out one thing. CPU cost is not everything. Assuming the target audience is the entry-level user, then the advantage falls to Intel when you consider the final cost of the system.
Sure, the Celeron is slower per MHz compared to the Duron, and costs $20-$100 more for the "same" speed. But... do entry-level users know this? Also, this cost is currently being offset by all-in-one, integrated motherboards. If you actually build a system using new components, a Celeron-based and Duron-based system end up costing roughly the same.
So... the unknowing entry-level consumer will still probably buy the Intel-based system for its "Intel" name, and OEM manufacturers will still push the Celeron... for now. I'm not pro-Intel, per se. I just point out the facts. And the truth is, once AMD gets a wide availability of an all-in-one, integrated motherboard, the price/value difference will be undeniable.
(Though I offer a warning: you may find when some moviegoers are on unfamiliar ground, they laugh nervously during the eerie choreographed fighting scenes, which are a real surprise).
More particularly, it's not the fighting scenes people giggle about, but it's the gravity-defying acts that the actors are involved in during the fighting scenes that induce these giggles from those unfamiliar to the classical Chinese style of fantasy-martial arts fighting and folklore. I guess many folks are just not used to seeing actors soar 60+ feet at a time while their feet flail around.
This merely proves that there are still a LOT of people who are still unexposed to the Chinese, old-fashioned, historical/fantasy-type movies and TV series where martial arts masters are able to defy gravity.
BUT!!! -- It's okay -- by the time the movie reaches the beautifully surreal fighting scene amidst the bamboo trees, NOT A SINGLE SOUL was giggling. Don't worry about the giggles. Keep watching, and by the time the film is over, you'll easily understand the underlying sadness,
struggles, and anguish that these characters have to deal with because of such powers.
If you don't have a LED light, go get one - it's compact, durable, extremely bright, and battery life is awesome. Quite enjoyable! I personally love the Photon II, but be sure to read Brock's LED Flashlight Page first, before buying a dud like the NightHawk, which is not bright at all.
Now that I'm done with links - I'll say this - while LED lights are great for directional lighting, they are not good at all for omni-directional lighting. This is because the reflector is housed inside the LED itself, and the light will always be facing the direction of the LED plate.
Now... I wonder how difficult it would be to get that LED plate inside the plastic/resin housing into a shape of a cylinder, and install it in place of a standard tungsten filament? If that is possible, then the LED light will truly be able to replace all lightbulbs... Not just the directional ones.
Hmm, I guess I don't have much to say other than the good links up top, and my hope for tomorrow's LED, household lightbulb. If you experts have something to say about the possibility of the cylindrical LED plate, I'm all ears. I surely don't know if it's possible or not.
The list looks great - an honorable mention should be, IMHO, the Aiwa mp3 car player. Seems easier to transfer songs via burned CD's vs. USB/etc... Not only is the media cheaper, the Aiwa unit only costs $299, and is in stock at Crutchfield.
Not picking a fight or arguing - just making a (what I see as) a reasonable alternative. Sure, it runs Linux, but functionality is so limited, I'm not sure I see the point. (other than the seemingly unwritten standard of, "It runs Linux, therefore we must choose it.") I mean, it runs Linux, but practical application-wise... so? It doesn't really enhance the current use of "play music in car," although it does open up doors for expanded use...
This coffee maker runs Linux, and the CPU load average is 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 - you must buy it.
The original, short article on the Yomiuri Times seems to be here, although it's in Japanese.
The extra info that wasn't reported on the Yahoo! reads:
"One of the problems reported was that due to irregularities in the chip, basic software programs (eg, OS) could not be reinstalled"
Laf. That *could* be a slight problem if you plan on running Windoze...
I think it depends on what level you're playing at. I'm not *that* good at these RTS's, so losing a half second here or there isn't going to really change my life.
However, I've seen friends who are good at RTS's use the programmable function of the buttons, and it's pretty sickening how they pump out units from 3-4 bases in a flash.
The finger buttons are not pressure adjusted (ie, gotta have buff pinkies), and the finger button locations aren't optimized for righties...
Too bad they didn't put another set of thumb buttons on the other side for lefties! That would have been a very acceptable solution for an otherwise oval-shaped, symmetric unit.
Having played with this, I can tell you a few things:
You need a nice, flat, clean surface to place this unit on, otherwise every time you move the center hand module, the whole unit slips, since the dime-size rubber pads aren't that grippy.
You need to have somewhat large hands. My hands are about 7" from edge of wrist to tip of middle finger... and I found the center hand module to be kinda big, and uncomfortable when gripping.
The finger buttons are pretty stiff, and you have to kinda reach forward and back to be able to press them. Then again, maybe my hand is just too small.
The center hand module doesn't move forward/backward/sideways as smoothly as I would want. I would want a little resistance - the unit just goes flying a bit too fast.
Now... despite all of those things, this unit was great for playing RTS's, since I didn't even have to peek at the keyboard to make sure I was depressing the right hotkey.
But... I guess you need big hands... Somehow I get the feeling this unit wasn't made for a 5'8" Asian male like myself... which makes me think... hey, what about kids? They have smaller hands than me... Oh well.
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Oh wait... If I were in a college dorm, I could be the super DJ of the dorm! Woo...
Okay... not too useful... I'll sure be looking to these boards for some creative and useful uses, since I can't think of any...
Ugly? Yes.
In production? Probably not... yet.
No such models exist? Er... excuse me?
I'm not just picking at this post - I see many people continually say something to the extent of, "It's not like this stuff really exists, technologically." Er... excuse me? Look at the phones from just one company that they have in production now and tell me what concepts they're missing? Japan has had phones with PDA's, GPS's, large-screen, color screeen, e-mail, web capability, etc... since I was last there in January of 1999! Now yes, video is a recently installed technology there, so only one or two models have the feature.
Still, I guess I just wanted to, in a non-flaming way, point out that a lot of you underestimate the insane amount of technology the Japanese have in their phones.
Do I bring this up to boast about them? Heck no - I just want to make sure everyone else sees this, and sees what they're missing out on. I'm quite sick and tired of every other friend of mine showing me their "top-of-the-line" Nokia with ooooh, a built-in calculator. Cm'on folks, there's better stuff out there!
Disclaimer: Yes, I realize there is a difference in economy, customer retention rate, model recycle rate, antenna output, etc... between the U.S. and Japan. My point is that too many people have the mentality of "This stuff is impossible." Check again.
LOL, yeah. I meant to write 2000 as the base number needed, and that it could go as high as 200,000. Ah well. =p
"kiiroi sen no uchigawa..."
Super-OT, but I was shocked to hear that phrase upon my recent visit to Japan. The lines used to be white... "hakusen no uchigawa...." I wonder what made them change the colors. (shrug)
Umm... Native Japanese speaker here... Thanks for the interesting post, and I'll be sure to check out that book sometime...
In the meantime, I'd like to quickly post that when it comes to military commands, the Japense military, much like any military, had short, descriptive commands that were to the point. If anything, I would think that the tactical limitations came from the inability of individual soldiers to act on their own accord, because of the absolute authority of their C.O. Tactical changes would have to go through many levels before it was approved.
Having said that, I will admit the Japanese are very good at being ambiguous if they want to be, and the language definitely supports that. Being blunt was seen as something the "common" man would do back in the day of the royalty, and hence the attempt to speak in poems, etc, etc... And... no offense, but poetry, as much as I enjoy it, can be about as ambiguous as it gets.
In order not to receive an OT-mark, I will say that the Japanese, in general, code very well, and I haev no problems reading it. I wonder if they're just that "type" of person, or if the Engligh language helps them be blunt/clear/etc...
Because the Japanese language contains characters that represent multiple thoughts or alphabets, we would probably be able to put more code per page. There would probably be less line-wrapping, less concerns over indenting, and less paper used to print out code and documentation. As a native Japanese speaker and programmer, I would love to be able to write code that is 10-20 characters long, but obscure like crazy. (wait, Perl already does that, ROFL)
Chuckle...
I wonder about this, though - it would have made the learning curve horribly steep, since one would have to go from learning a 26-character set to a 200,000-character set just to start coding.
This is where we might use up more paper... writing up educational material and documentation.. hehe...
Disclaimers for all potential flamers: The Chinese language, which Japanese is based off of, would be even more complex, and yes, there are more than 200,000 characters in Japanese, but that is said to be the average that you need to know to get started.
Somewhat offtopic, and apologies beforehand... (although I honestly think the m100 is more newsworthy with lots of new things than the VIIx, which is really just a VII with 8MB of RAM)
Anyhow, the m100's plastic screen, thin profile, louder alarm, and low cost are all appealing to me - just having lost my Palm III due to a broken screen.
But... what's up with nuking the Desktop mail and Expense functions? Can I possibly add those programs back to my m100, if I choose to get it? The Palm.com site is ambiguous about this, and to be honest, I really am shocked they got rid of those programs. If I can't add these applications later on (which I doubt I can), essentially, they are telling me to go get a different model, or buy 3rd party programs, are they not?
Your insight is appreciated, as in this case, regardless of what my.sig says, I'm clueless.
Admittedly OT, but... A neat FYI to the whole Macross becoming Robotech... I read in an old magazine that there was some rule about "cartoon series" in the US having to be at least 90 (or so) episodes long. Of course this presented a problem, as Macross, Mospeda, and Southern Cross were all about 30 episodes or so. Well, you do the math... time to combine the 3 and get your 90 episodes... Regardless of how HORRIBLY they mess up the wonderful story lines of all 3...
Having seen all three of the series individually, I can honestly tell you that it was not a good idea to combine them...
Thanks for the reply. Because I have a sunroof that tilts up, and goes over the roof, I neglected to consider how other sunroofs actually slide into the roof itself.
I suppose sunroofs with solar cells would be forced to go up and over. A bit of a limiting factor, but being modular is probably more important...
EV's can come with windmills... LOL. The windmill is a great idea, but I can definitely see issues with setting it up, and the issue of theft comes to mind... (windmill nappers!) The CCD camera is a neat idea that's been tossed around, but the daytime visibility of the LCD panels has always been an issue, and probably still is. Bummer.
Lastly, I've always wondered about solar panels. The sunroof would be a logical choice to make out of solar panels - modular, hard-wired, great access to sunlight... I wonder why more EV's don't come with them...?
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For now, the filters simply don't work. Some sites fool children to go to adult sites by inserting words like "Pokemon", while as stated in the article, health articles with the word "sex" in it are filtered.
At least in school, the computer lab "teacher" can somewhat look over the kids' shoulders, but that sure leaves libraries in a bind. Hate to say it, but we really don't have much else of a choice but to go back to trusting humans.
Well, not that I appreciate him cursing, but I don't think the article was very fair towards him. I mean... the questions Jobs was answering weren't questions like, "Isn't today a nice day?"
First statement about the car - no context, so I can't judge that.
Second statement about Apple screwing up big time - sure, I'm sure he'd be upset.
Third question - it was a pretty ridiculous question.
So... let's be fair. He's not being quoted, and he's casually chatting with people, and he's talking about how his company screwed up big time, and also replying to a rather ridiculous question. Sheeesh...
I don't recall saying stupidity. Oh wait, I didn't - you did. How you connected stupidity to value is beyond me. I said that the Duron's value is currently overlooked due to the similar final system price of Durons and Celerons. (Durons have lower CPU prices, but that is off-set by Celerons and how they more easily save on component prices by having widely available, integrated motherboards) - this was mentioned in my original post.
However, once the Durons have more all-in-one, integrated motherboards available, their value will increase more, and I look forward to it.
Lukewarm response? Well, I can't say I blame the market... A laptop that runs 11 hours... but at 1/10 the speed? =p
Well, I have to admit I love Transmeta for how they are stirring things up in the CPU market. At the same time, having been closely affected by their recent recall, I shudder at the thought of their name being put right next to "code-morphing chips"...
Me:I just wanted to compile the 2.4 kernel...
It:Here you go - (hands me win32)
Yes, I'm just kidding, but... hey, the possibilities are endless...
While I agree with most of the posters here that Intel is frustratingly late on this one, I still have to point out one thing. CPU cost is not everything. Assuming the target audience is the entry-level user, then the advantage falls to Intel when you consider the final cost of the system.
Sure, the Celeron is slower per MHz compared to the Duron, and costs $20-$100 more for the "same" speed. But... do entry-level users know this? Also, this cost is currently being offset by all-in-one, integrated motherboards. If you actually build a system using new components, a Celeron-based and Duron-based system end up costing roughly the same.
So... the unknowing entry-level consumer will still probably buy the Intel-based system for its "Intel" name, and OEM manufacturers will still push the Celeron... for now. I'm not pro-Intel, per se. I just point out the facts. And the truth is, once AMD gets a wide availability of an all-in-one, integrated motherboard, the price/value difference will be undeniable.
Well, at least that's my take on it...
More particularly, it's not the fighting scenes people giggle about, but it's the gravity-defying acts that the actors are involved in during the fighting scenes that induce these giggles from those unfamiliar to the classical Chinese style of fantasy-martial arts fighting and folklore. I guess many folks are just not used to seeing actors soar 60+ feet at a time while their feet flail around.
This merely proves that there are still a LOT of people who are still unexposed to the Chinese, old-fashioned, historical/fantasy-type movies and TV series where martial arts masters are able to defy gravity.
BUT!!! -- It's okay -- by the time the movie reaches the beautifully surreal fighting scene amidst the bamboo trees, NOT A SINGLE SOUL was giggling. Don't worry about the giggles. Keep watching, and by the time the film is over, you'll easily understand the underlying sadness, struggles, and anguish that these characters have to deal with because of such powers.
If you don't have a LED light, go get one - it's compact, durable, extremely bright, and battery life is awesome. Quite enjoyable! I personally love the Photon II, but be sure to read Brock's LED Flashlight Page first, before buying a dud like the NightHawk, which is not bright at all.
Now that I'm done with links - I'll say this - while LED lights are great for directional lighting, they are not good at all for omni-directional lighting. This is because the reflector is housed inside the LED itself, and the light will always be facing the direction of the LED plate.
Now... I wonder how difficult it would be to get that LED plate inside the plastic/resin housing into a shape of a cylinder, and install it in place of a standard tungsten filament? If that is possible, then the LED light will truly be able to replace all lightbulbs... Not just the directional ones.
Hmm, I guess I don't have much to say other than the good links up top, and my hope for tomorrow's LED, household lightbulb. If you experts have something to say about the possibility of the cylindrical LED plate, I'm all ears. I surely don't know if it's possible or not.
The list looks great - an honorable mention should be, IMHO, the Aiwa mp3 car player. Seems easier to transfer songs via burned CD's vs. USB/etc... Not only is the media cheaper, the Aiwa unit only costs $299, and is in stock at Crutchfield.
Not picking a fight or arguing - just making a (what I see as) a reasonable alternative. Sure, it runs Linux, but functionality is so limited, I'm not sure I see the point. (other than the seemingly unwritten standard of, "It runs Linux, therefore we must choose it.") I mean, it runs Linux, but practical application-wise... so? It doesn't really enhance the current use of "play music in car," although it does open up doors for expanded use...
This coffee maker runs Linux, and the CPU load average is 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 - you must buy it.
The original, short article on the Yomiuri Times seems to be here, although it's in Japanese.
The extra info that wasn't reported on the Yahoo! reads:
"One of the problems reported was that due to irregularities in the chip, basic software programs (eg, OS) could not be reinstalled"
Laf. That *could* be a slight problem if you plan on running Windoze...
I think it depends on what level you're playing at. I'm not *that* good at these RTS's, so losing a half second here or there isn't going to really change my life.
However, I've seen friends who are good at RTS's use the programmable function of the buttons, and it's pretty sickening how they pump out units from 3-4 bases in a flash.
The finger buttons are not pressure adjusted (ie, gotta have buff pinkies), and the finger button locations aren't optimized for righties...
Too bad they didn't put another set of thumb buttons on the other side for lefties! That would have been a very acceptable solution for an otherwise oval-shaped, symmetric unit.
Having played with this, I can tell you a few things:
- You need a nice, flat, clean surface to place this unit on, otherwise every time you move the center hand module, the whole unit slips, since the dime-size rubber pads aren't that grippy.
- You need to have somewhat large hands. My hands are about 7" from edge of wrist to tip of middle finger... and I found the center hand module to be kinda big, and uncomfortable when gripping.
- The finger buttons are pretty stiff, and you have to kinda reach forward and back to be able to press them. Then again, maybe my hand is just too small.
- The center hand module doesn't move forward/backward/sideways as smoothly as I would want. I would want a little resistance - the unit just goes flying a bit too fast.
Now... despite all of those things, this unit was great for playing RTS's, since I didn't even have to peek at the keyboard to make sure I was depressing the right hotkey.But... I guess you need big hands... Somehow I get the feeling this unit wasn't made for a 5'8" Asian male like myself... which makes me think... hey, what about kids? They have smaller hands than me... Oh well.
Oh wait... If I were in a college dorm, I could be the super DJ of the dorm! Woo...
Okay... not too useful... I'll sure be looking to these boards for some creative and useful uses, since I can't think of any...
Am I still getting one? LOL. Probably.
Er... cute. Sure, I'll buy one to play with. Then again, I have a FM transmitter, a portable mp3 player, and wireless headsets.
Hmm.
Incidentally, I'm writing this with 10 comments... and their web server is already dying....
Ugly? Yes.
In production? Probably not... yet.
No such models exist? Er... excuse me?
I'm not just picking at this post - I see many people continually say something to the extent of, "It's not like this stuff really exists, technologically." Er... excuse me? Look at the phones from just one company that they have in production now and tell me what concepts they're missing? Japan has had phones with PDA's, GPS's, large-screen, color screeen, e-mail, web capability, etc... since I was last there in January of 1999! Now yes, video is a recently installed technology there, so only one or two models have the feature.
Still, I guess I just wanted to, in a non-flaming way, point out that a lot of you underestimate the insane amount of technology the Japanese have in their phones.
Do I bring this up to boast about them? Heck no - I just want to make sure everyone else sees this, and sees what they're missing out on. I'm quite sick and tired of every other friend of mine showing me their "top-of-the-line" Nokia with ooooh, a built-in calculator. Cm'on folks, there's better stuff out there!
Disclaimer: Yes, I realize there is a difference in economy, customer retention rate, model recycle rate, antenna output, etc... between the U.S. and Japan. My point is that too many people have the mentality of "This stuff is impossible." Check again.
Don't you mean 2000?
LOL, yeah. I meant to write 2000 as the base number needed, and that it could go as high as 200,000. Ah well. =p
"kiiroi sen no uchigawa..."
Super-OT, but I was shocked to hear that phrase upon my recent visit to Japan. The lines used to be white... "hakusen no uchigawa...." I wonder what made them change the colors. (shrug)
Many theories to the invasion of China, but even if it did start at the Lieutenant level, that event would have been an exception, not the norm.
Umm... Native Japanese speaker here... Thanks for the interesting post, and I'll be sure to check out that book sometime...
In the meantime, I'd like to quickly post that when it comes to military commands, the Japense military, much like any military, had short, descriptive commands that were to the point. If anything, I would think that the tactical limitations came from the inability of individual soldiers to act on their own accord, because of the absolute authority of their C.O. Tactical changes would have to go through many levels before it was approved.
Having said that, I will admit the Japanese are very good at being ambiguous if they want to be, and the language definitely supports that. Being blunt was seen as something the "common" man would do back in the day of the royalty, and hence the attempt to speak in poems, etc, etc... And... no offense, but poetry, as much as I enjoy it, can be about as ambiguous as it gets.
In order not to receive an OT-mark, I will say that the Japanese, in general, code very well, and I haev no problems reading it. I wonder if they're just that "type" of person, or if the Engligh language helps them be blunt/clear/etc...
Because the Japanese language contains characters that represent multiple thoughts or alphabets, we would probably be able to put more code per page. There would probably be less line-wrapping, less concerns over indenting, and less paper used to print out code and documentation. As a native Japanese speaker and programmer, I would love to be able to write code that is 10-20 characters long, but obscure like crazy. (wait, Perl already does that, ROFL)
Chuckle...
I wonder about this, though - it would have made the learning curve horribly steep, since one would have to go from learning a 26-character set to a 200,000-character set just to start coding.
This is where we might use up more paper... writing up educational material and documentation.. hehe...
Disclaimers for all potential flamers: The Chinese language, which Japanese is based off of, would be even more complex, and yes, there are more than 200,000 characters in Japanese, but that is said to be the average that you need to know to get started.
Somewhat offtopic, and apologies beforehand... (although I honestly think the m100 is more newsworthy with lots of new things than the VIIx, which is really just a VII with 8MB of RAM) Anyhow, the m100's plastic screen, thin profile, louder alarm, and low cost are all appealing to me - just having lost my Palm III due to a broken screen. But... what's up with nuking the Desktop mail and Expense functions? Can I possibly add those programs back to my m100, if I choose to get it? The Palm.com site is ambiguous about this, and to be honest, I really am shocked they got rid of those programs. If I can't add these applications later on (which I doubt I can), essentially, they are telling me to go get a different model, or buy 3rd party programs, are they not? Your insight is appreciated, as in this case, regardless of what my .sig says, I'm clueless.
So... by his logic, if you don't document the bugs, and just sit there clueless, you have the best operating system.
GO WINDOWS!!!
sigh....
Excellent service... Of course, now I wonder how expensive the monthly fees will be now that you have people reading /.
LOL =) Thanks, tho - it's makes perfect sense to do this.. =)
Admittedly OT, but... A neat FYI to the whole Macross becoming Robotech... I read in an old magazine that there was some rule about "cartoon series" in the US having to be at least 90 (or so) episodes long. Of course this presented a problem, as Macross, Mospeda, and Southern Cross were all about 30 episodes or so. Well, you do the math... time to combine the 3 and get your 90 episodes... Regardless of how HORRIBLY they mess up the wonderful story lines of all 3...
Having seen all three of the series individually, I can honestly tell you that it was not a good idea to combine them...
Sigh..
Thanks for the reply. Because I have a sunroof that tilts up, and goes over the roof, I neglected to consider how other sunroofs actually slide into the roof itself.
I suppose sunroofs with solar cells would be forced to go up and over. A bit of a limiting factor, but being modular is probably more important...
EV's can come with windmills... LOL. The windmill is a great idea, but I can definitely see issues with setting it up, and the issue of theft comes to mind... (windmill nappers!)
The CCD camera is a neat idea that's been tossed around, but the daytime visibility of the LCD panels has always been an issue, and probably still is. Bummer.
Lastly, I've always wondered about solar panels. The sunroof would be a logical choice to make out of solar panels - modular, hard-wired, great access to sunlight... I wonder why more EV's don't come with them...?