Granted Nintendo isint in any near danger of going out of business but it is hardly what it used to be which was an innovator in the market both in technologies and games. They are no longer that and are more of a second fiddle to Sony and Microsoft. Being an old die hard Nintendo fan I would love to see them back on top but I question if it will ever happen again.
A medium shift may be just what Nintendo needs to get back on its feet. I would not be surprised. If they do well in movies they may abandon the game market or make it a smaller part of thier biz.
Nintendo is a company that is over 100 years old and has been everything from the makers of playing cards, to a taxi service and even at one point nintendo was a love motel. The company may change yet again. Taking thier valuable trademarks to another market and throwing thier weight around properly could yield rather profitable results.
very true. Not to mention the fact that it is becoming increasingly popular to ban camera phones from business, goverment buildings and other secure areas. It seems to me having a camera on your phone would be more of an inconvience as there are even less places you can take a camera phone than a regular cell phone.
Granted banning of camera phones is still new but I imainge the more popular they become the more places of business that have something to protect will ban thier use and perhaps noteven allow them onto thier property.
Besides, its a phone. I have a camera for pictures and a console for games. Why does my phone have to do 100 things only 1/4 as good as a dedicated device when most phone makers and providers still have trouble providing thier primaray service.
Why not perfect the technology of the phones themselvs and thier ability to carry service rather than research how to jam yet another device into a phone.
Its almost impossible to buy a phone today that doesnt have games, internet access, high res color screens and a whole bunch of features that I will never use. Internet access is really the only useful feature to me and even that is limited when surfing using a mobile device). When I replace my phone I can't help but feel ripped off when I have to pay for features I have no need or use for.
Of course if you want a good multi-band phone that has decent signal reception and can travel internationaly you have to buy a bunch ofr crap you dont want or need.
Take all this extra crap out and give me my ear bud cell phone with voice control and Ill be happy. I can buy a camera if I want to take pictures.
they mention the use of older style fabricators, the goal of this project is much more than trying to build a model of a prodcut. The goal of this is to produce a working product (ie electronics, moving parts) which the article claims this fabricator can do.
Seems doubtfull to me but would be extremely cool if it works. Where are the pics and vids of this thing?
IIRC While your license to use the software may have expired the data is still yoursyou just cant use that software anymore. IANAL but I would think that this would fall under DMCA as an allowable reason to reverse enginner an companies IP.
Then you can sell the data recovery tool for 1/4 the price of thier product. Have it output data in formats read by competing tax products;-P
Of course thats not an easy solution and it should not be so hard to get at data you own. I have no problem if the software wants to die in 2 years as long as the data made using it follows some sort of usable data standard (XML prefferabaly). This way when the product does fail I still can access the data using standard data maniupulation tools/techniques. Of course most products want to use some dumb half made up format (while others just base64 enocode a flat file).
This is really an issue because software vendors like to screw people and most people are too dumb to realize just how they are being screwed.
they work but certainly not to the level that TV and movies would have you belive. All they are doing is gussing what the missing data may be based on the context of the surrounding data (in simplest terms).
However guessing will only get you so far, eventually a level of error will introduce itself and your ability to create "accurate" information is shot.
C# and Java are so similar....
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that I dont care which a client wants anymore. Its like asking for 6 of one and a half dozen of the other. I had been afriad of learning Java for ages but knew C# very well. Then I forced myself to learn Java and as soon as I got into it I kept saying "Wow MS copied Sun!"
When you think about it though good OO concepts tend to evlove toward similar goals. Languane and usablitly concepts are the same all around. Its to the point now where the differences between Java and C# are more syntax and available libararies. Ive even been able to easily port Java to C# and vice versa since the languges are so similar.
It has defintaly opened up things more for me, as now I leave it to the client as to what they want. If they are an MS shop then C# is an obvious choice if they use Linux or perfer alternative platforms then Java is obviously what you should build in.
this is very common but isint new, automatic transmissions have been doing gear selection by wire for year. Most GM cars built during or after 1995 (and even some before) have fully electronic transmissions. They add the paddles to give you the feel of a manual though its still not the same. Even on the higher end triptronic systems.
Sirrus also costs about $3-$4 more a month for the regular service. So you ARE paying for the online service with Sirrus even if you don't want it. At least XM gives you the choice.
Because thanks to the FCC all TVs and TV transmissions will only be availble in HD in a couple of years. Every new TV sold will have HD capibility with that kind of volume as people upgrade the tech will only become cheaper. It was only a few years ago when a 1920X1080 HD display cost over $10,000. These days there are HD capable displays close to the $1000-$1500 mark (of course they arent the best displays but the cheapies never are).
all of the listed sploits being used by this worm have patches that have been realesed. As with most MS platform worms, virii and trojans they take advatange of the fact that the average windows user/net admin does not know or care to take the time to make sure thier systems are properly patched and secured.
everytime someone from europe makes a post using international numeric notation someone either makes a joke or smeone ignorant makes a retarded comment
what a waste.....oh wait....this IS/. I keep forgetting
A lot of Slashdot people may not want that (heck I dont like that feature myself)
However there are plenty of Joe Users out there that use that feature everyday and they would refuse to go through the extra steps of getting the link out of the HTML file. Joe User will ask: Why should I do all that when my current browser gives me a cool little one click option.
The fact is you cant think of software in the way that we use it and you can never make a broad generlization about how a user may use something based on how you use software.
In reality we tend to have lower standards when it comes to usability and will give up huge amounts of usability in exhange for power and flexibility. Joe User, much of the time demands the exact oppsite. Usability is imperative, a single extra step or click is enough to keep Joe User from adopting new software.
As much as we would like to think our opnions and likes drive the software industry, they really dont. The money and power comes from the average consumer and most of them are hardly technical at all. When developing software it is very important to think of that audiance.
no ability to use the IE method of storing bookmarks and retain compatibility with other parts of the OS that show my bookmarks. Hell, if you want people to migrate, make it easy for their bookmarks!
-- I think this is the big issue here, IE is tied to the OS in many ways and bookmarks are one of them. Its not as easy as simply importing. The replacement browser should provide the neccassary hooks so that the OS can get at the bookmark list and use it as neccassary.
I have no problem with parks providig transmitters on a rental basis, i just think placing sensors is not a good idea for many reasons
Cost of deployment would be much higher than handheld units. Also consider maintence. Handheld units like the one I linked work off an established system that is well proven so why invest in something much more diffcult to deploy and certainly more prone to error.
If parks want do as the orignal poster says. If they want they can even make it mandatory to carry. Addationally this system should be more than adaquate to make the tin foil hat crowd happy.
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this got a score 4 intresting? do mods even read what people post?
Wait, I keep forgetting what site I am on..
RTFA the rules allow for buffering
Granted Nintendo isint in any near danger of going out of business but it is hardly what it used to be which was an innovator in the market both in technologies and games. They are no longer that and are more of a second fiddle to Sony and Microsoft. Being an old die hard Nintendo fan I would love to see them back on top but I question if it will ever happen again.
A medium shift may be just what Nintendo needs to get back on its feet. I would not be surprised. If they do well in movies they may abandon the game market or make it a smaller part of thier biz.
Nintendo is a company that is over 100 years old and has been everything from the makers of playing cards, to a taxi service and even at one point nintendo was a love motel. The company may change yet again. Taking thier valuable trademarks to another market and throwing thier weight around properly could yield rather profitable results.
That is of course if they dont screw it up again.
very true. Not to mention the fact that it is becoming increasingly popular to ban camera phones from business, goverment buildings and other secure areas. It seems to me having a camera on your phone would be more of an inconvience as there are even less places you can take a camera phone than a regular cell phone.
Granted banning of camera phones is still new but I imainge the more popular they become the more places of business that have something to protect will ban thier use and perhaps noteven allow them onto thier property.
Besides, its a phone. I have a camera for pictures and a console for games. Why does my phone have to do 100 things only 1/4 as good as a dedicated device when most phone makers and providers still have trouble providing thier primaray service.
Why not perfect the technology of the phones themselvs and thier ability to carry service rather than research how to jam yet another device into a phone.
Its almost impossible to buy a phone today that doesnt have games, internet access, high res color screens and a whole bunch of features that I will never use. Internet access is really the only useful feature to me and even that is limited when surfing using a mobile device). When I replace my phone I can't help but feel ripped off when I have to pay for features I have no need or use for.
Of course if you want a good multi-band phone that has decent signal reception and can travel internationaly you have to buy a bunch ofr crap you dont want or need.
Take all this extra crap out and give me my ear
bud cell phone with voice control and Ill be happy. I can buy a camera if I want to take pictures.
rtfa
they mention the use of older style fabricators, the goal of this project is much more than trying to build a model of a prodcut. The goal of this is to produce a working product (ie electronics, moving parts) which the article claims this fabricator can do.
Seems doubtfull to me but would be extremely cool if it works. Where are the pics and vids of this thing?
IIRC While your license to use the software may have expired the data is still yoursyou just cant use that software anymore. IANAL but I would think that this would fall under DMCA as an allowable reason to reverse enginner an companies IP.
;-P
Then you can sell the data recovery tool for 1/4 the price of thier product. Have it output data in formats read by competing tax products
Of course thats not an easy solution and it should not be so hard to get at data you own. I have no problem if the software wants to die in 2 years as long as the data made using it follows some sort of usable data standard (XML prefferabaly). This way when the product does fail I still can access the data using standard data maniupulation tools/techniques. Of course most products want to use some dumb half made up format (while others just base64 enocode a flat file).
This is really an issue because software vendors like to screw people and most people are too dumb to realize just how they are being screwed.
they work but certainly not to the level that TV and movies would have you belive. All they are doing is gussing what the missing data may be based on the context of the surrounding data (in simplest terms).
However guessing will only get you so far, eventually a level of error will introduce itself and your ability to create "accurate" information is shot.
that I dont care which a client wants anymore. Its like asking for 6 of one and a half dozen of the other. I had been afriad of learning Java for ages but knew C# very well. Then I forced myself to learn Java and as soon as I got into it I kept saying "Wow MS copied Sun!"
When you think about it though good OO concepts tend to evlove toward similar goals. Languane and usablitly concepts are the same all around. Its to the point now where the differences between Java and C# are more syntax and available libararies. Ive even been able to easily port Java to C# and vice versa since the languges are so similar.
It has defintaly opened up things more for me, as now I leave it to the client as to what they want. If they are an MS shop then C# is an obvious choice if they use Linux or perfer alternative platforms then Java is obviously what you should build in.
this is very common but isint new, automatic transmissions have been doing gear selection by wire for year. Most GM cars built during or after 1995 (and even some before) have fully electronic transmissions. They add the paddles to give you the feel of a manual though its still not the same. Even on the higher end triptronic systems.
more than a couple companies these days, almost every major car company has at least 1 throttle by wire equipped car. GM and Ford included.
Wouldnt that be our dependicies for things like Food and water?
Recursion happens, wouldnt that be forms of cancer and toumer cells?
Sirrus also costs about $3-$4 more a month for the regular service. So you ARE paying for the online service with Sirrus even if you don't want it. At least XM gives you the choice.
Because thanks to the FCC all TVs and TV transmissions will only be availble in HD in a couple of years. Every new TV sold will have HD capibility with that kind of volume as people upgrade the tech will only become cheaper. It was only a few years ago when a 1920X1080 HD display cost over $10,000. These days there are HD capable displays close to the $1000-$1500 mark (of course they arent the best displays but the cheapies never are).
all of the listed sploits being used by this worm have patches that have been realesed. As with most MS platform worms, virii and trojans they take advatange of the fact that the average windows user/net admin does not know or care to take the time to make sure thier systems are properly patched and secured.
any idiot can think of a lot of things. It takes a bit more to actually DO those things.
joke? yes, dumb joke? YES
/. I keep forgetting
everytime someone from europe makes a post using international numeric notation someone either makes a joke or smeone ignorant makes a retarded comment
what a waste.....oh wait....this IS
they have parking brakes as well as regular brakes its pretty standard on semis and is farily popular on smaller consumer car trailiers.
A lot of Slashdot people may not want that (heck I dont like that feature myself)
However there are plenty of Joe Users out there that use that feature everyday and they would refuse to go through the extra steps of getting the link out of the HTML file. Joe User will ask: Why should I do all that when my current browser gives me a cool little one click option.
The fact is you cant think of software in the way that we use it and you can never make a broad generlization about how a user may use something based on how you use software.
In reality we tend to have lower standards when it comes to usability and will give up huge amounts of usability in exhange for power and flexibility. Joe User, much of the time demands the exact oppsite. Usability is imperative, a single extra step or click is enough to keep Joe User from adopting new software.
As much as we would like to think our opnions and likes drive the software industry, they really dont. The money and power comes from the average consumer and most of them are hardly technical at all. When developing software it is very important to think of that audiance.
Yes Im aware of this, now why doesnt Firefox do it?
Dont tell me just edit this or change that, Joe User will never accept that.
7. Importing is possible yes, but once all the bookmarks are in Firefox can they be used by other apps in the OS the way IE does?
This is the rub IMHO.
Quoting the Parent:
no ability to use the IE method of storing bookmarks and retain compatibility with other parts of the OS that show my bookmarks. Hell, if you want people to migrate, make it easy for their bookmarks!
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I think this is the big issue here, IE is tied to the OS in many ways and bookmarks are one of them. Its not as easy as simply importing. The replacement browser should provide the neccassary hooks so that the OS can get at the bookmark list and use it as neccassary.
the amount of H in a blimp once compressed into a liquid would not be enough to power any type of rocket for very long.
Not to mention the power required to compress the gas.
I have no problem with parks providig transmitters on a rental basis, i just think placing sensors is not a good idea for many reasons
Cost of deployment would be much higher than handheld units. Also consider maintence. Handheld units like the one I linked work off an established system that is well proven so why invest in something much more diffcult to deploy and certainly more prone to error.
If parks want do as the orignal poster says. If they want they can even make it mandatory to carry. Addationally this system should be more than adaquate to make the tin foil hat crowd happy.
As soon as I saw this news post I asked myself why go through the trouble of sensors and tracking.
If someone wants help they can easily carry one of these.
This is just another idea thats out to use technology and buzzwords where its not neccassary.
Its freakin nature folks. Lets keep it that way.