I'd be tempted to hook the thing up with Microchip's RF stuff rather than a pager....I'd only be interested in controlling the thing from my home network.
Shortly after inventing the world's first transparent transistor, scientists mislaid it due to it being hard to see and still cannot find the damn thing;-)
I only skimmed Dvorak's article (after reading the first few lines). Did I miss his commentry on IBMs new chips likely ending up in the next generation of Macs?!
Also, while Apple *could* switch to Intel...it'd make it much harder for them to control the user's experience in hardware and software...which is probably Apple's biggest selling point -- the relative uniformity of the user experience.
"rights violation while trying to access RodneyKing.doc"
And surely they'd be better off putting the access points in Dunkin' Donut franchises? Then they'd get 100% coverage more-or-less all the time as the cops seldom leave the vicinity of a DD!
Bandwidth, like roads, tends to be shared. And the more you have, the more cars you can get on the road. That's why this is significant -- not just the capability to move large chunks of data fast, but also moving lots more of those smaller chunks.
And, even my laptop has Gigabit Ethernet built-in and can saturate at least 1/3rd of a Gbit. Filling a 100Mbit connection isn't that hard these days, although finding a fast content source to do so is still a challenge;-)
Never underestimate the fun that can be added to a work environment through toys.
I used to be the CTO of a straight-laced financial software firm. But I had toys and gadgets in my office and you wouldn't believe the attractive to other employees to come fire off a few rounds.
I would hazzard a guess that there are many English (as in the country) people who speak perfectly good English that you would not be able to understand too. One could argue that they also (probably) speak "better" English than your good self.
I would suggest that the reason you have trouble understanding Indian's speaking English is NOT because they are unintelligible, but because you haven't been exposed to people speaking English with accents. Which does indeed tend to make your comments a little xenophobic. And the Boston comment just goes to prove this even more.
Now we'll have all those idiot pseudo-programmers (the VB guys) trolling around Java mailing lists because they now think they can program in a real computer language!!!:-o
Were spent in a home that dated from the 17th century in rural England.
The house was all stone construction with huge oak beams and a lovely flagstone floor in the kitchen. That is how to build a house that lasts for hundreds of years.
Unfortunately, it's very expensive to build homes that way these days. And flagstone kitchen floors are damn cold in winter;-)
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The circuit's pretty simple...
I'd be tempted to hook the thing up with Microchip's RF stuff rather than a pager....I'd only be interested in controlling the thing from my home network.
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How to do a case mod on your Powershot G3 to *incorporate* the Gamebody SP! ;-)
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Shortly after inventing the world's first transparent transistor, scientists mislaid it due to it being hard to see and still cannot find the damn thing ;-)
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I only skimmed Dvorak's article (after reading the first few lines). Did I miss his commentry on IBMs new chips likely ending up in the next generation of Macs?!
Also, while Apple *could* switch to Intel...it'd make it much harder for them to control the user's experience in hardware and software...which is probably Apple's biggest selling point -- the relative uniformity of the user experience.
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"file transfer corrupted by high speed pursuit"
"rights violation while trying to access RodneyKing.doc"
And surely they'd be better off putting the access points in Dunkin' Donut franchises? Then they'd get 100% coverage more-or-less all the time as the cops seldom leave the vicinity of a DD!
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Bandwidth, like roads, tends to be shared. And the more you have, the more cars you can get on the road. That's why this is significant -- not just the capability to move large chunks of data fast, but also moving lots more of those smaller chunks.
;-)
And, even my laptop has Gigabit Ethernet built-in and can saturate at least 1/3rd of a Gbit. Filling a 100Mbit connection isn't that hard these days, although finding a fast content source to do so is still a challenge
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Anyone know where I can download a copy? *snicker*
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Never underestimate the fun that can be added to a work environment through toys.
I used to be the CTO of a straight-laced financial software firm. But I had toys and gadgets in my office and you wouldn't believe the attractive to other employees to come fire off a few rounds.
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Actually, he said "boxen" wasn't a word. I merely pointed out that it *is* a word listed in Websters. :-p
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Actually, boxen IS a word. I quote: [B]boxen[/B] \Box"en\ (b[o^]ks"'n), a. Made of boxwood; pertaining to, or resembling, the box (Buxus). [R.] The faded hue of sapless boxen leaves. --Dryden. [I]Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.[/I]
This appears on /, the day AFTER I shaved my head!!!
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I would hazzard a guess that there are many English (as in the country) people who speak perfectly good English that you would not be able to understand too. One could argue that they also (probably) speak "better" English than your good self.
I would suggest that the reason you have trouble understanding Indian's speaking English is NOT because they are unintelligible, but because you haven't been exposed to people speaking English with accents. Which does indeed tend to make your comments a little xenophobic. And the Boston comment just goes to prove this even more.
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Feeling a little xenophobic today? You probably complain that the guy at 7-Eleven doesn't speak the Queen's English too, right?
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There are lots of clustered applications that don't require huge amounts of RAM....and, as someone already pointed out, Apple RAM is expensive too.
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Fair enough.
:-o
Talking of Java and toys....I'm working with embedded Java systems....the sort that could soon be in toys!!!
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I'm supportive of Java. Read the whole thread.
...made all the funnier as I'm watching the Simpsons! ;-)
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At least this programming language's name doesn't sound like a sexually transmitted disease! ;-p
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Yes...shame on you! Go to the back of the class! ;-)
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P.S: If you're dating an Irish guy, shouldn't you be drunk right now?
I went to school in Singapore and England...we *did*, however, get to watch educational videos with John Cleese in them!! :-)
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How about the teachers at the beginning of class saying "today's math class is brought to you by Coca Cola."?
Seriously...what more can we do to pollute young minds? Don't some schools still make kids watch that propoganda TV?
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Now we'll have all those idiot pseudo-programmers (the VB guys) trolling around Java mailing lists because they now think they can program in a real computer language!!! :-o
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Firstly, is it kind of racist/xenophobic to write "crazy" South Africans? (I'm sensitive: I'm South African born).
Can't we just write "crazy gun-totting idiots" and leave the race out of it? Guns are bad, whoever has them in their hands.
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Were spent in a home that dated from the 17th century in rural England.
;-)
The house was all stone construction with huge oak beams and a lovely flagstone floor in the kitchen. That is how to build a house that lasts for hundreds of years.
Unfortunately, it's very expensive to build homes that way these days. And flagstone kitchen floors are damn cold in winter
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However, you can still buy a Java iButton and embed it into your own ring.
See here for details:
http://www.ibutton.com/ibuttons/java.html
Anyone remember the Java rings that were at JavaOne a few years back? Those were the DalSemi units...
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