I found this at a Dave and Buster's (I think that's the name) in Toronto. So yes, it is available outside Japan, and yes, it is VERY cool. It even had popular songs like Born to be Wild. If you spot it, try it, you won't be sorry (unless you really, really suck like I did).
Let's assume for a second that somebody would want to take the time and effort to build a Personal Computer
God forbid. Would you prefer to buy a stock machine with sub-standard parts? Sure, there are several places (Dell) where you can customize the computer before you buy it, but nothing can match the customizability found in building your own computer. I just purchased a new computer, by taking some parts out of my old one, giving them to the service desk at my local computer shop, and telling them how to fill in the blanks. It runs solidly, I know I'm using compatible hardware, furthermore I know exactly what's in it. It beats the heck out of buying a computer with just a "sound card", "hard drive" and "motherboard", and no other descriptive names to tell you exactly what you're getting. Besides which I would imagine many on Slashdot would be perfectly capable of building their own computers.
But why only the optical version? Optics in mice has yet to develop enough to become sufficient for higher end graphics work.
I don't see why optical mice wouldn't be sufficient for this. I'm not disagreeing, as I've never done high-end graphics work. Does the mouse simply skip pixels while it's moving, or what? (just reduce the mouse resolution).
I'll never go back to a ball mouse. In the past year or so, I've had maybe two hairs obstruct the optical laser. I just brush it aside and I'm all set to go. Meanwhile, with the ball mice I've used, the slightest debris on the mouse area can render the mouse useless until you clean it. Not to mention the crud that can collect on the wheels inside or the LEDS that track the wheels. Additionally, you can use optical mice on virtually any surface (except shiny surfaces that interfere with the image-capturing mechanism). Handy for laptops, where a mouse surface might not be adequate for a ball mouse. I don't understand how optical mice could be insufficient for high-end graphics work...?
Actually in the UK each regional Trust communicates using direct lines between centres. If you send medical details between Trusts, it's still done via paperwork.
Agreed. Many corporations use private networks and lines for mission-critical data. Look at interac or debit. They use telephone lines and a modem chip to dial up and transmit information. This might be a cost issue (using telephone lines would be cheaper than providing a direct ethernet connection to each room that needs debit or credit card information). If the Internet ever "goes down", internal networks still might be safe, as they're distinct entities that only have a bridge to the Internet and don't make up the inet backbone.
On the 11th of November, Matthew will no longer be able to work full-time unless more people donate
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, let's take this time to remember our veteran programs, without whom we wouldn't have freedom of software. Don your antiquated RAM chips on your lapel and be proud to be a programmer.
Is it really possible to have zero-noise fans? I realize noise from the electric motor contributes to (relatively) high dB levels, but they're moving air with a spinning fan. Is it really that important, or conceivable, to have a fan with virtually no noise level? Wouldn't it be better to concentrate on sound-shielding materials for the exterior?
If I had/needed a cluestick, I'd beat you with it. Sub-pixel hinting is available under RH8, with support for different orientations/ordering of the RGB lines.
The Playstation one is pretty sweet. The pieces are rendered (though it's still 2D-looking most of the time). When you play multiplayer, and you're kicking ass, the other player's boart twists and spins making it harder to play.
The only drawback is, as long as you keep rotating the piece, it will appear to "bounce" on the other pieces below. You could keep quickly rotating the pieces back and forth until you found a place to fit. In essence, you could bounce a piece around for a limitless amount of time until you got it just right...
Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line. A mischievous trick; a prank. An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation. Informal.
Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke. An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.
How about from the no-shit-sherlock-thanks-watson dept.
Seriously folks, these issues have been discussed before, and the most prominent of problems has been identified that the patent system was funded by -- and for -- large corporations. What small business is going to have the kind of funding needed to defend a patent against a large corporation?
Additionally, a small business that knows it has rights on a patent issued by a large corporation is going to have a difficult time proving it -- financially, at least.
After the launch of a Telstra mobile computing device, Mr Ballmer said the decision affected Xbox's business model, which relies on subsidising the hardware console in return for a royalty on every game sold.
The criminal law related to murder is bad for my business model as a hit man, which relies on accepting payment for people I have killed.
You have to wonder if, without these predictions, we would have these robots now. False hopes of the future spurred research, and may deliver, albeit a little late, the very predictions we made long ago.
Remember? The world used to be flat:
A: "I'll travel around the world!" B: "But... you'll fall off the edge.." A: "No, the world is round, watch, I'll prove it..." B: "But...!" (feels tap on shoulder) A: "See?"
Opera resizes images with text... the "whole page" is resized, in fact, not just text. Granted, you'll still get bitmapped blocks on image-based text, but it's a step in the right direction...
Computers were introduced to me when I was 6 years old, by my father. Consequently, he didn't invent them, but he did introduce them. Similarly, Opera brought their web browser to the masses, and mouse gestures along with it. Just like Microsoft introduced GUI to the masses, they didn't invent it, and weren't the primary people to actually "introduce" it first. Opera is the first application I've ever used that supported gestures, and I would imagine many people are in the same situation.
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I found this at a Dave and Buster's (I think that's the name) in Toronto. So yes, it is available outside Japan, and yes, it is VERY cool. It even had popular songs like Born to be Wild. If you spot it, try it, you won't be sorry (unless you really, really suck like I did).
Let's assume for a second that somebody would want to take the time and effort to build a Personal Computer
God forbid. Would you prefer to buy a stock machine with sub-standard parts? Sure, there are several places (Dell) where you can customize the computer before you buy it, but nothing can match the customizability found in building your own computer. I just purchased a new computer, by taking some parts out of my old one, giving them to the service desk at my local computer shop, and telling them how to fill in the blanks. It runs solidly, I know I'm using compatible hardware, furthermore I know exactly what's in it. It beats the heck out of buying a computer with just a "sound card", "hard drive" and "motherboard", and no other descriptive names to tell you exactly what you're getting. Besides which I would imagine many on Slashdot would be perfectly capable of building their own computers.
But yeah, PowerPC takes it a step farther.
But why only the optical version? Optics in mice has yet to develop enough to become sufficient for higher end graphics work.
I don't see why optical mice wouldn't be sufficient for this. I'm not disagreeing, as I've never done high-end graphics work. Does the mouse simply skip pixels while it's moving, or what? (just reduce the mouse resolution).
I'll never go back to a ball mouse. In the past year or so, I've had maybe two hairs obstruct the optical laser. I just brush it aside and I'm all set to go. Meanwhile, with the ball mice I've used, the slightest debris on the mouse area can render the mouse useless until you clean it. Not to mention the crud that can collect on the wheels inside or the LEDS that track the wheels. Additionally, you can use optical mice on virtually any surface (except shiny surfaces that interfere with the image-capturing mechanism). Handy for laptops, where a mouse surface might not be adequate for a ball mouse. I don't understand how optical mice could be insufficient for high-end graphics work...?
Actually in the UK each regional Trust communicates using direct lines between centres. If you send medical details between Trusts, it's still done via paperwork.
Agreed. Many corporations use private networks and lines for mission-critical data. Look at interac or debit. They use telephone lines and a modem chip to dial up and transmit information. This might be a cost issue (using telephone lines would be cheaper than providing a direct ethernet connection to each room that needs debit or credit card information). If the Internet ever "goes down", internal networks still might be safe, as they're distinct entities that only have a bridge to the Internet and don't make up the inet backbone.
s/programs/programmers/
On the 11th of November, Matthew will no longer be able to work full-time unless more people donate
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, let's take this time to remember our veteran programs, without whom we wouldn't have freedom of software. Don your antiquated RAM chips on your lapel and be proud to be a programmer.
Any ideas?
;).
Hmm... how about... moderate down?
Ahh, but does it have a cool name like Tungsten?
Is it really possible to have zero-noise fans? I realize noise from the electric motor contributes to (relatively) high dB levels, but they're moving air with a spinning fan. Is it really that important, or conceivable, to have a fan with virtually no noise level? Wouldn't it be better to concentrate on sound-shielding materials for the exterior?
If I had/needed a cluestick, I'd beat you with it. Sub-pixel hinting is available under RH8, with support for different orientations/ordering of the RGB lines.
The Playstation one is pretty sweet. The pieces are rendered (though it's still 2D-looking most of the time). When you play multiplayer, and you're kicking ass, the other player's boart twists and spins making it harder to play.
The only drawback is, as long as you keep rotating the piece, it will appear to "bounce" on the other pieces below. You could keep quickly rotating the pieces back and forth until you found a place to fit. In essence, you could bounce a piece around for a limitless amount of time until you got it just right...
Your mother could beat you at Tetris? Boy, were you in the wrong generation.
joke (jk)
n.
Something said or done to evoke laughter or amusement, especially an amusing story with a punch line.
A mischievous trick; a prank.
An amusing or ludicrous incident or situation.
Informal.
Something not to be taken seriously; a triviality: The accident was no joke.
An object of amusement or laughter; a laughingstock: His loud tie was the joke of the office.
(dictionary.com:joke)
How about from the no-shit-sherlock-thanks-watson dept.
Seriously folks, these issues have been discussed before, and the most prominent of problems has been identified that the patent system was funded by -- and for -- large corporations. What small business is going to have the kind of funding needed to defend a patent against a large corporation?
Additionally, a small business that knows it has rights on a patent issued by a large corporation is going to have a difficult time proving it -- financially, at least.
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After the launch of a Telstra mobile computing device, Mr Ballmer said the decision affected Xbox's business model, which relies on subsidising the hardware console in return for a royalty on every game sold.
The criminal law related to murder is bad for my business model as a hit man, which relies on accepting payment for people I have killed.
You have to wonder if, without these predictions, we would have these robots now. False hopes of the future spurred research, and may deliver, albeit a little late, the very predictions we made long ago.
Remember? The world used to be flat:
A: "I'll travel around the world!"
B: "But... you'll fall off the edge.."
A: "No, the world is round, watch, I'll prove it..."
B: "But...!" (feels tap on shoulder)
A: "See?"
I use Enlightenment. I have no icons. I have a menu that comes up on the left mouse click w/my favorite programs.
I.. AM.. AMERICAN
Someone else is there to trash the AOL CDs you get in the mail.
We have guns in Canada???
I didn't know people were dying from using cellular phones... No, not that kind of cell death.
Opera resizes images with text... the "whole page" is resized, in fact, not just text. Granted, you'll still get bitmapped blocks on image-based text, but it's a step in the right direction...
Oh yeah? Well you are a dumbass too...
Blaaah! Blaah! Blululululululu badoo boo! BOO!
Computers were introduced to me when I was 6 years old, by my father. Consequently, he didn't invent them, but he did introduce them. Similarly, Opera brought their web browser to the masses, and mouse gestures along with it. Just like Microsoft introduced GUI to the masses, they didn't invent it, and weren't the primary people to actually "introduce" it first. Opera is the first application I've ever used that supported gestures, and I would imagine many people are in the same situation.