A webcam shouldn't be a finalist in an embedded Linux contest! A webcam doesn't show the power of Linux. Most webcams I've seen don't use an operating system, but instead a simple microcontroller with USB support.
This article raises an interesting issue: where is everything going? It seems that venture capitalists will take any opportunity and accept it. They rarely profit, yet are constantly considered the future. It is time that some people should step back and look at the state of computing.
Maybe the Internet has peaked. There are many other ways to network things, and networking will turn some other way. If the Internet goes away, something will take its place. What takes its place it not for certain. In the past, for example, interactive TV was considered to be the future. It has gone nowhere. However, much of the percieved value in today's Internet isn't there, and people are just beginning to realize that. The dot-coms aren't profiting enough, and something new will take their place.
Fiscal Republican but social Democrat.
Huh? You want to provide services without getting taxes? Where's all this money going to come from? Or will you just hugely inflate the National Debt?
Many schools continue to use Netware because of the huge educational discounts given them. It would cost too much money to switch to NT, and Linux servers don't have good enough Windows compatibility for them.
I think it is true with some hackers more than others. Some play things like the old text adventures, others do dungeons and dragons, others love fake identities, and some are none of the above.
PayPal lets you deposit by check or money order (I think.)
Also, they have to know who you are. What if somebody is selling 7 items for $6 apiece and only receives $36?
At the Burger King down the street, there are always long lines. I've thought about implementing self-serve order terminals that you can beam your cash to with your Palm. Anyone know of anywhere that uses a system like that?
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The article mentioned mph! Don't they use the metric system in Britain? Even Canada has switched over to metric! (Or I guess it's called SI nowadays.)
A webcam shouldn't be a finalist in an embedded Linux contest! A webcam doesn't show the power of Linux. Most webcams I've seen don't use an operating system, but instead a simple microcontroller with USB support.
This article raises an interesting issue: where is everything going? It seems that venture capitalists will take any opportunity and accept it. They rarely profit, yet are constantly considered the future. It is time that some people should step back and look at the state of computing.
Maybe the Internet has peaked. There are many other ways to network things, and networking will turn some other way. If the Internet goes away, something will take its place. What takes its place it not for certain. In the past, for example, interactive TV was considered to be the future. It has gone nowhere. However, much of the percieved value in today's Internet isn't there, and people are just beginning to realize that. The dot-coms aren't profiting enough, and something new will take their place.
Fiscal Republican but social Democrat. Huh? You want to provide services without getting taxes? Where's all this money going to come from? Or will you just hugely inflate the National Debt?
Many schools continue to use Netware because of the huge educational discounts given them. It would cost too much money to switch to NT, and Linux servers don't have good enough Windows compatibility for them.
It's a good thing that we are allowed to decompile things. It's such a good way to learn how things work. This right should never be taken away.
I think it is true with some hackers more than others. Some play things like the old text adventures, others do dungeons and dragons, others love fake identities, and some are none of the above.
PayPal lets you deposit by check or money order (I think.) Also, they have to know who you are. What if somebody is selling 7 items for $6 apiece and only receives $36?
At the Burger King down the street, there are always long lines. I've thought about implementing self-serve order terminals that you can beam your cash to with your Palm. Anyone know of anywhere that uses a system like that?
But if it can be progressively done, and backwards compatibility can be maintained, there won't be any problems.