I've got to be honest, while I (and very likely many other people) would love to see something like this, there is a reason that you wouldn't follow it from each charachter's perspective, namely cost.
Not of hardware, put of production. Imagine the cost of filming a movie and putting it through post. Now do that for 3-6 charachters, and you've effectively made 6 movies at 6 times the cost, if not, more
That's true. But you also have a web-surfing device as well. But does it hook up to your TV? Not likely, unless you have something from ATI. To be honest, I see your point. Yes, your computer can do all this, my computer can do all this. But this is a consumer device, designed not only for those people that don't know that much about computers. (IE, would never bother to learn because all they need to play soliatare is to click on the screen [which they reference as 'the modem' or 'the hard drive' in most cases]
Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that it's for people who want conveince over bredth of feautures.
My question is, though, is, if this comes into being, will it run into the same copyright issues and whatnot that the ReplayTV 4000, with the ability to send video over ethernet is coming under fire for?
The problem with a web survey is that websites are targeted, much like television, to a specific audeince. That audience is more or less likely to be a windows/linux user, and as such, the results are likely flawed. Kind of like if you tried to do an OS survey on slashdot. Linux would have a much higher rating, would it not?
I agree. I looked into a lot of different PC options to get alot of things into one box, but then, after having read an article in Maxium PC about three 'Dream Machines' ( A Gaming Machine, A Content Creation Box and An Entertainment Machine) I saw that you really can't get the full functionalty.
I personally couldn't say, though, seeing as how a major accident involving a sister and numerous other factors have destroyed a great number of my components, as to wether or not something like this would work in linux. As someone else said, though, It do think that it acts just as another PCI device, so it could work, even if you did have to slop together some drivers. SourceForge, anyone?
I currently am running (on this very machine) a 550 (or a number akin to that) meg drive. It has about 70kb in bad sectors, but aside from that, it runs very well.
The only other harddrive that I've had fail on me is on that was sitting loose inside a 5 1/2 bay and ended up taking a very sharp rap against the side.
I was able to recover about 20 percent of the data that was near the boot sector, but the read head didn't want to go near the rest. I keep the drive to show freinds why they should be more careful with the hardware. They listen. Most of the time.
I understand your point, but there is one peice of text on the bottom of every/. page that at least gets out of some trouble. Unless, of course, a court decides that slashdot is guilty of providing a 'forum of hate'.
That it's not this big evil thing that companies such as Microsoft make it out to be. That the software is not as buggy as the salespeople for large firms tell them, that in fact, a great deal of it is so well supported that in many cases, it is much more stable then windows.
Now for buzzwords. They need to hear that it is scalable, robust, and will boost productivity.
And they need to know about programs such as StarOffice That are in a great many cases, better then Microsoft Office, along with offering compatibility with existing systems. In short, there's almost nothing that a large firm puts out that cannot be replicated in an open source enviroment.
Sony has announced a new mid-range handheld today, the PEG-T415, a 320 by 320 monochrome model that is, according to Sony, the world's thinnest PDA. Though only.41 inches thick, it has a Jog Dial and a Memory Stick slot.
It tries to strike a balance between serious and fun. For business users, it is the first Sony model to come bundled with Documents to Go for compatibility with Microsoft Office. For fun, its infrared port has been enhanced to let it be used as a TV/VCR remote and it has an improved speaker and audio abilities.
It will be available near the end of November for $300.
It runs Palm OS 4.1 and has 8 MB of RAM and 4 MB of Flash ROM. It uses the 33 MHz Dragonball processor from Motorola.
The T415 is 4.75 by 2.88 by.41 inches and weighs a light 4.3 ounces. The majority of its casing is made from a single piece aluminium that wraps around the screen which not only gives it a professional look but increases its strength.
It comes with a flip cover but there don't appear to be any photos of it. A Memory Stick is not included.
It has the Jog Dial that has become a standard on Sony models. It includes a small back button that works like the back button on the N series.
As mentioned earlier, it is bundled with DataViz's Documents to Go Standard, which means that it users can use Microsoft Word and Excel documents and spreadsheets on their handheld.
But it isn't all business. The T415 comes with an application called the Clié Remote Commander which lets it be used as a remote control for TVs, VCRs, DVD players, and other such electronics. The infrared port has been strengthened to give it a range of up to 15 feet.
The T415 also has an improved speaker and audio capabilities compared with most Palm OS handhelds. MIDI and WAV files on a PC can be converted and played on the palmtop. This means alarms don't have to be just beeps, they can almost any sound the user would like.
The T415 also has a built-in vibrating alert.
It runs on an internal lithium-ion polymer rechargeable battery which Sony estimates will last for about 15 days with normal use.
The T415's smaller size means that it can't use other Clié peripherals designed to attach to the serial port. Therefore, Sony has announced they will be selling a special version of their clip-on Audio Player just for this model.
With the inclusion of this midrange model into Sony's lineup of handhelds, the company feels they have a product to fit almost almost everyone's needs.
I was actually thinking about working something like this out, but the problem being that the only money I have right now... nevermind. I can't afford a geforce3 to test out software like this if I wrote it. If someone has it, I might consider writing it.
This sounds a lot like the early articles of confederation (1770's) that said that the government could ask for tax money, but not make laws to enforce it. IE,
GOV:(please,please can we have some money?)
ME: (Umm.... no. You'll use it to pay people to make laws that I disagree with.)
Parts are exspensive. Making about a hundred bucks a week working at CompUSA(people want four year degrees for data entry here- morons) money means quite a bit to me.
But even with an employee discount, the parts I need are still cheaper from places out of state, such as TCWO.
Mostly, (and here comes my point) because If I buy something from a company that is online, but officially in the state of New York, I still have to pay the taxes on it. Fortunately, most of the sites that I would order from are out of state, just because of the large degree of taxes that new york state levies.
To quote someone who I cannot remember on slashdot-
"Will the last geek to leave america please turn slashdot off?"
The truth is, here, as I've been preaching to those at my school, this law will have many impacts that will be quickly felt. Aside from the obvious intent of making it illegal to burn a CD, and other such things, which do fall under fair use I might add, It will have a great deal of financial impact.
Open source software is run on a great deal of the smaller and even the larger buisnesses in this nation. It is generally more stable, and easier to apply. Larger companys favor the *nix frame, as they are often familar with it, so no further training is needed in many cases. For smaller company, the thousand dollar plus (per machine) liscencing fees for other software can be overwhelming.
Many buisnesses will die, if unable to use this free or low cost software.
And there are other implications to this LAW.
Implications that, when I gave copys of the law to my sociolgy class, bursts of laughter were heard to erupt.
And the basis of the laws....
Section 109, Definitions, defines an 'Interactive Computer Service' Under a law passed in 1934!
And section 104 is laughable as well. 'Antitrust Exemption?'
Although there is minor solace, even if this law was passed. It's unconsititutional.
The fourth Ammendment protects against Search And Seizure without reasonable cause. To enact the use of software which would monitor my activitys is illegal, according to rulings which deem that any method of surveillance (such as thermal imaging) that could find information that could not be otherwise obtained warrantless, is invalid.
You could not otherwise find this information without physichal acsess to my computer.
Therefore, it is in violation of the fourth ammendment.
According to section 107 of the Security Systems Standards And Certification act, Microsoft (as the the most likely company to make the software to support the law) will have their good old monopoly like stranglehold on the market. It is unfortunate, but with the "Take any of my rights, just protect me!" attidtude inspired by recent events, this law has a pretty good shot at making it through if people don't say something about.
This is one thing that I can see spreading worldwide, left unchecked. The thing is though, that now, in addition to having them in the fire-proof box, to keep my pr0n collection in good shape, I'll need to disenfect?
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Ever pounded a fist onto a keyboard after a bad round of frags or a frustrating bug?
Not how a cheap keyboard refuses to work?
That's why. Most good keyboards worth cleaning out will survive it, but one still doesn't want to take the risk on a $70 wireless.
I've got to be honest, while I (and very likely many other people) would love to see something like this, there is a reason that you wouldn't follow it from each charachter's perspective, namely cost.
Not of hardware, put of production. Imagine the cost of filming a movie and putting it through post. Now do that for 3-6 charachters, and you've effectively made 6 movies at 6 times the cost, if not, more
Interestingly enough, here in buffalo, new york, this thing would blow up on chippewa. Bar here.... here.... here.... and here....
Literally an entire street if bars. Doubt that this is uncommon, but it rang a funny bell in me.
Oddly, 98lite.com requires the use of I.E 7.0.
Ironic, don't you think?
Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that it's for people who want conveince over bredth of feautures.
My question is, though, is, if this comes into being, will it run into the same copyright issues and whatnot that the ReplayTV 4000, with the ability to send video over ethernet is coming under fire for?
The problem with a web survey is that websites are targeted, much like television, to a specific audeince. That audience is more or less likely to be a windows/linux user, and as such, the results are likely flawed. Kind of like if you tried to do an OS survey on slashdot. Linux would have a much higher rating, would it not?
I personally couldn't say, though, seeing as how a major accident involving a sister and numerous other factors have destroyed a great number of my components, as to wether or not something like this would work in linux. As someone else said, though, It do think that it acts just as another PCI device, so it could work, even if you did have to slop together some drivers. SourceForge, anyone?
Like you said, nothing important. I keep windows on it. (=
I was wondering, when you came to Buffalo (UB) and that kid was sticking the ten dollar bill through door, and you kicked it down....
What were you thinking?
That was cool.
Ok, fan's done aweing now.
Personally, Laptop gaming is nice... except for
-the small screen
-the cramped keyboard
-the battery life....
I just don't see a reason, honestly, for having 'awesome gfx' in a laptop.
I currently am running (on this very machine) a 550 (or a number akin to that) meg drive. It has about 70kb in bad sectors, but aside from that, it runs very well.
The only other harddrive that I've had fail on me is on that was sitting loose inside a 5 1/2 bay and ended up taking a very sharp rap against the side.
I was able to recover about 20 percent of the data that was near the boot sector, but the read head didn't want to go near the rest. I keep the drive to show freinds why they should be more careful with the hardware. They listen. Most of the time.
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True, but a great deal of the crap can be fixed, unlike the great deal of crap in commercial software which just permentaly sucks.
Now for buzzwords. They need to hear that it is scalable, robust, and will boost productivity.
And they need to know about programs such as StarOffice That are in a great many cases, better then Microsoft Office, along with offering compatibility with existing systems. In short, there's almost nothing that a large firm puts out that cannot be replicated in an open source enviroment.
It tries to strike a balance between serious and fun. For business users, it is the first Sony model to come bundled with Documents to Go for compatibility with Microsoft Office. For fun, its infrared port has been enhanced to let it be used as a TV/VCR remote and it has an improved speaker and audio abilities.
It will be available near the end of November for $300.
It runs Palm OS 4.1 and has 8 MB of RAM and 4 MB of Flash ROM. It uses the 33 MHz Dragonball processor from Motorola.
The T415 is 4.75 by 2.88 by
It comes with a flip cover but there don't appear to be any photos of it. A Memory Stick is not included.
It has the Jog Dial that has become a standard on Sony models. It includes a small back button that works like the back button on the N series.
As mentioned earlier, it is bundled with DataViz's Documents to Go Standard, which means that it users can use Microsoft Word and Excel documents and spreadsheets on their handheld.
But it isn't all business. The T415 comes with an application called the Clié Remote Commander which lets it be used as a remote control for TVs, VCRs, DVD players, and other such electronics. The infrared port has been strengthened to give it a range of up to 15 feet.
The T415 also has an improved speaker and audio capabilities compared with most Palm OS handhelds. MIDI and WAV files on a PC can be converted and played on the palmtop. This means alarms don't have to be just beeps, they can almost any sound the user would like.
The T415 also has a built-in vibrating alert.
It runs on an internal lithium-ion polymer rechargeable battery which Sony estimates will last for about 15 days with normal use.
The T415's smaller size means that it can't use other Clié peripherals designed to attach to the serial port. Therefore, Sony has announced they will be selling a special version of their clip-on Audio Player just for this model.
With the inclusion of this midrange model into Sony's lineup of handhelds, the company feels they have a product to fit almost almost everyone's needs.
I was actually thinking about working something like this out, but the problem being that the only money I have right now... nevermind. I can't afford a geforce3 to test out software like this if I wrote it. If someone has it, I might consider writing it.
This sounds a lot like the early articles of confederation (1770's) that said that the government could ask for tax money, but not make laws to enforce it. IE,
GOV:(please,please can we have some money?)
ME: (Umm.... no. You'll use it to pay people to make laws that I disagree with.)
But even with an employee discount, the parts I need are still cheaper from places out of state, such as TCWO.
Mostly, (and here comes my point) because If I buy something from a company that is online, but officially in the state of New York, I still have to pay the taxes on it. Fortunately, most of the sites that I would order from are out of state, just because of the large degree of taxes that new york state levies.
To quote someone who I cannot remember on slashdot-
"Will the last geek to leave america please turn slashdot off?"
Open source software is run on a great deal of the smaller and even the larger buisnesses in this nation. It is generally more stable, and easier to apply. Larger companys favor the *nix frame, as they are often familar with it, so no further training is needed in many cases. For smaller company, the thousand dollar plus (per machine) liscencing fees for other software can be overwhelming.
Many buisnesses will die, if unable to use this free or low cost software.
And there are other implications to this LAW.
Implications that, when I gave copys of the law to my sociolgy class, bursts of laughter were heard to erupt.
And the basis of the laws....
Section 109, Definitions, defines an 'Interactive Computer Service' Under a law passed in 1934!
And section 104 is laughable as well. 'Antitrust Exemption?'
Although there is minor solace, even if this law was passed. It's unconsititutional.
The fourth Ammendment protects against Search And Seizure without reasonable cause. To enact the use of software which would monitor my activitys is illegal, according to rulings which deem that any method of surveillance (such as thermal imaging) that could find information that could not be otherwise obtained warrantless, is invalid.
You could not otherwise find this information without physichal acsess to my computer.
Therefore, it is in violation of the fourth ammendment.
According to section 107 of the Security Systems Standards And Certification act, Microsoft (as the the most likely company to make the software to support the law) will have their good old monopoly like stranglehold on the market. It is unfortunate, but with the "Take any of my rights, just protect me!" attidtude inspired by recent events, this law has a pretty good shot at making it through if people don't say something about.
Blackadder?
Of course, I just heard this in some FOX conspiracy theroy. Probably not true.
We'v taken care of everything, the words you read, the songs you sing, the pictures that bring pleasure to your eyes....
This is one thing that I can see spreading worldwide, left unchecked. The thing is though, that now, in addition to having them in the fire-proof box, to keep my pr0n collection in good shape, I'll need to disenfect?