I always thought the seeming lack of battery longevity improvements was more from end-user manufacturer designs than from technology improvements.
It seems to me that the manufacturers of products that use these batteries know what an acceptable length of time between charges is for their product and may not see the need to improve much upon that. What they do is convert the improved length-of-life to smaller electronics. They reduce the size of their product (smaller battery) while maintaining how long it can last between charges.
Your Atari 400 keyboard was a still a membrane keyboard...it just didn't have any plastic keys sitting on top of it. I would think the membrane resonances on the 400 would be more readily detected being closer to the surface than on traditional keyboards.
I had an Atari 800, as I couldn't stand the inability to touch-type with that 400 keyboard. Battling with the tape drive was aggravation enough!
I entered that game on a college terminal back in the early 80's from a type-in computer games book. A couple months ago I went searching for a version of it to put on my Palm and was shocked that no one had written a version of it for Palm or Symbian OS. (an accurate port too, one with shields and quadrants and such)
While many here have major complaints against Disney, I've been more or less pleased with what they put out (at least with Pixar of late). As for Disney's deal to release Studio Ghibli films, I think the last three DVD's have been wonderful packages and are all very well done.
Say what you will about Disney, their "stamp of approval" on these films means MUCH greater exposure to those who would never have even considered looking twice at these titles. That has to be a plus.
Do you still have the car's owner's manual? It should tell you how to change a spare. If not, find someone who will show you how to change a spare...your Dad, a coworker. In the end it will save you time (waiting for someone to show up) and/or money (paying a tow service or garage) to learn how to perform simple maintenance and repairs on your vehicle.
Whatever happened to that new "sound" technology I read about here on/. about a year or so ago? Someone invented the ability to "focus" sound so that anyone outside the "focal point" would hear nothing.
Sounds like a roommate alarm clock would be a great utilization of that technology.
And if your babysitter is trying to get a hold of you because of an emergency? A lot of good voice mail is going to do you, as is a cell phone that's not turned on.
There is no reason for us to go back to tape. Tape has so many inherent problems I am glad to see it go.
While it's going to be a real pain to repurchase our catalogs in Hi-def now, at least there's a chance it will be backwards compatible with our current libraries. I know I won't replace all my DVD's, but I will replace those special films (Citizen Kane, Brazil, etc.)
Another "thumbs up" for BSG that I've never seen in any other SF movie or television show: When BSG is hit by the nuke and has the hull breach, one of the crew makes a comment about the Galactica being in "a counter-clockwise uncontrolled spin". The physics of the explosive venting of the ships atmosphere affecting the course of the ship is something accurate I've not seen before.
Also, thank you for avoiding the idiocy of having computers "manning" spacecraft! Why would a computer race build a ship that would require a "pilot"? Just do it like BSG did and build ship-shaped Cylons.
I refuse to believe this. If you have seen Pixar's shorts (Luxo, Tin Toy, Knick Knack) they created for years before their deal with Disney, you will see that they are masters at giving CG emotions and "heart". Tin Toy is a perfect example of this -- funny, heartwarming, emotional.
Maybe Disney helped out with some long-format storytelling ideas, but there's no way Pixar created any CG with "no heart."
The ST's MIDI interface helped create one of the coolest games of all time - MIDIMAZE! Up to 16 player FPS, all conntected via MIDI, a big maze (design your own!) and you're hunting smiley faces!
Atari died on July 30, 1996 when the Tramiels sold Atari to some obscure hard drive company. I remember it well, as did most of my compatriots on GEnie. I switched over to Apple a year later.
I know this is completely off-topic, but I know I'll get an answer here.
What options does a FreeBSD user have to view some video I've encoded using QuickTime 6 and MPEG-4? Some of my users cannot view the media I've created and I want to provide them with a solution.
If at all possible, I'd like to stick with MPEG-4 and let them know of an app they can download to let them view the files. If not, I'll consider other, cross-platform codecs.
The way I see it, the RIAA can't have it both ways. Either we OWN the music and can do whatever we want with it (copy, distribute, freely share) or we license the music and have the right to do things like get it replaced if it's lost or destroyed, re-download it from any source, or make it available to ourselves to listen to when we like.
But this also means that, if I own the license to listen to Talking Heads '77 because I bought the album back in 1981, then I can also download a digitally perfect copy of the tracks on that album, because I bought the license to listen to that music, not that particular instance (analog vinyl) of said song.
And why is it called DISTRIBUTED computing? A single PS2 wouldn't necessarily be handling a full frame. With enough machines nearby, you COULD handle realtime raytracing, that's what DISTRIBUTED means!
Most ratings are acquired this way, but there are also many "metered" markets, where a set-top box is used to collect data by tracking who is watching the tv (via punching a button on the remote corresponding to who you are), what channel you are watching, and what time you are watching. The "Nielson family" is given the box for a month and all their programming is monitored. I think there is also a way to note when you watch a video or DVD.
I get all this info from when I was in television promotion seven years ago, so things may be more advanced nowadays.
Check out MP3Sushi. I'm not sure how it will work with these DRM files, but your GF can run the Sushi server and can either make the playlist available or stream a playlist radio-style. You can then tap into the jukebox or stream from any box that can support streaming (I was able to listen from an Audrey home applicance).
A friend of ours had a computer stop working. Simple solution was that the voltage switch had been moved from 115 to 220. Turns out her "tech" guy was kinda stalking her and caused problems so he could show up and save the day.
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I always thought the seeming lack of battery longevity improvements was more from end-user manufacturer designs than from technology improvements.
It seems to me that the manufacturers of products that use these batteries know what an acceptable length of time between charges is for their product and may not see the need to improve much upon that. What they do is convert the improved length-of-life to smaller electronics. They reduce the size of their product (smaller battery) while maintaining how long it can last between charges.
I'm a one-legged garbage man with a severe flattulence problem, you insensitive clod!
Your Atari 400 keyboard was a still a membrane keyboard...it just didn't have any plastic keys sitting on top of it. I would think the membrane resonances on the 400 would be more readily detected being closer to the surface than on traditional keyboards.
I had an Atari 800, as I couldn't stand the inability to touch-type with that 400 keyboard. Battling with the tape drive was aggravation enough!
I entered that game on a college terminal back in the early 80's from a type-in computer games book. A couple months ago I went searching for a version of it to put on my Palm and was shocked that no one had written a version of it for Palm or Symbian OS. (an accurate port too, one with shields and quadrants and such)
While many here have major complaints against Disney, I've been more or less pleased with what they put out (at least with Pixar of late). As for Disney's deal to release Studio Ghibli films, I think the last three DVD's have been wonderful packages and are all very well done.
Say what you will about Disney, their "stamp of approval" on these films means MUCH greater exposure to those who would never have even considered looking twice at these titles. That has to be a plus.
Do you know the muffin fan? The muffin fan, the muffin fan..."
Sorry. Never heard of a muffin fan before.
(returns to corner)
Do you still have the car's owner's manual? It should tell you how to change a spare. If not, find someone who will show you how to change a spare...your Dad, a coworker. In the end it will save you time (waiting for someone to show up) and/or money (paying a tow service or garage) to learn how to perform simple maintenance and repairs on your vehicle.
Whatever happened to that new "sound" technology I read about here on /. about a year or so ago? Someone invented the ability to "focus" sound so that anyone outside the "focal point" would hear nothing.
Sounds like a roommate alarm clock would be a great utilization of that technology.
And if your babysitter is trying to get a hold of you because of an emergency? A lot of good voice mail is going to do you, as is a cell phone that's not turned on.
There is no reason for us to go back to tape. Tape has so many inherent problems I am glad to see it go.
While it's going to be a real pain to repurchase our catalogs in Hi-def now, at least there's a chance it will be backwards compatible with our current libraries. I know I won't replace all my DVD's, but I will replace those special films (Citizen Kane, Brazil, etc.)
Another "thumbs up" for BSG that I've never seen in any other SF movie or television show: When BSG is hit by the nuke and has the hull breach, one of the crew makes a comment about the Galactica being in "a counter-clockwise uncontrolled spin". The physics of the explosive venting of the ships atmosphere affecting the course of the ship is something accurate I've not seen before.
Also, thank you for avoiding the idiocy of having computers "manning" spacecraft! Why would a computer race build a ship that would require a "pilot"? Just do it like BSG did and build ship-shaped Cylons.
I refuse to believe this. If you have seen Pixar's shorts (Luxo, Tin Toy, Knick Knack) they created for years before their deal with Disney, you will see that they are masters at giving CG emotions and "heart". Tin Toy is a perfect example of this -- funny, heartwarming, emotional.
Maybe Disney helped out with some long-format storytelling ideas, but there's no way Pixar created any CG with "no heart."
Everyone keep your mouths shut!
When the evil computer overlords rise up and take control, they are coming after all of you first!
And it will connect to a service AOL will be naming "the Internet".
The ST's MIDI interface helped create one of the coolest games of all time - MIDIMAZE! Up to 16 player FPS, all conntected via MIDI, a big maze (design your own!) and you're hunting smiley faces!
Damn! That was fun!
Atari died on July 30, 1996 when the Tramiels sold Atari to some obscure hard drive company. I remember it well, as did most of my compatriots on GEnie. I switched over to Apple a year later.
I know this is completely off-topic, but I know I'll get an answer here.
What options does a FreeBSD user have to view some video I've encoded using QuickTime 6 and MPEG-4? Some of my users cannot view the media I've created and I want to provide them with a solution.
If at all possible, I'd like to stick with MPEG-4 and let them know of an app they can download to let them view the files. If not, I'll consider other, cross-platform codecs.
Thanks!
Then all hell breaks loose when someone stacks five tagged sugar cubes on top of each other.
The way I see it, the RIAA can't have it both ways. Either we OWN the music and can do whatever we want with it (copy, distribute, freely share) or we license the music and have the right to do things like get it replaced if it's lost or destroyed, re-download it from any source, or make it available to ourselves to listen to when we like.
But this also means that, if I own the license to listen to Talking Heads '77 because I bought the album back in 1981, then I can also download a digitally perfect copy of the tracks on that album, because I bought the license to listen to that music, not that particular instance (analog vinyl) of said song.
And why is it called DISTRIBUTED computing? A single PS2 wouldn't necessarily be handling a full frame. With enough machines nearby, you COULD handle realtime raytracing, that's what DISTRIBUTED means!
How about Steve Aylett for some really funked up prose?
Most ratings are acquired this way, but there are also many "metered" markets, where a set-top box is used to collect data by tracking who is watching the tv (via punching a button on the remote corresponding to who you are), what channel you are watching, and what time you are watching. The "Nielson family" is given the box for a month and all their programming is monitored. I think there is also a way to note when you watch a video or DVD.
I get all this info from when I was in television promotion seven years ago, so things may be more advanced nowadays.
Check out MP3Sushi. I'm not sure how it will work with these DRM files, but your GF can run the Sushi server and can either make the playlist available or stream a playlist radio-style. You can then tap into the jukebox or stream from any box that can support streaming (I was able to listen from an Audrey home applicance).
A friend of ours had a computer stop working. Simple solution was that the voltage switch had been moved from 115 to 220. Turns out her "tech" guy was kinda stalking her and caused problems so he could show up and save the day.
How about that wonderful "pageturn" graphic effect, courtesy of Kai, that was soooo overused. Now, thankfully, it's extinct.
Nope. Here's one.