Actually, I have to correct myself... if you include the iPod OS (shuffle, nano, etc) that gives Apple a competitor to the "micro framework" based OS from MS.
A) What is the difference between iOS and OS X. They're actually the same OS under the cover, but have different UIs.
and B) Do you relize that Microsoft actually has multiple OS platforms... not just a single one like Apple? They have the Win CE based OS and the Windows OS (with various versions.) They even have "micro framework" based solutions for even smaller devices. However, they are very distinct OSs, unlike Apples.
Your comment appears to be suggesting the opposite.
Windows Phone 7 was released in Europe earlier this month. It'll be out in the US on November 8th.
As for Ctrl-Alt-Delete button, that has been a feature of TabletPCs from the begining... about 10 years now. It's there simply to allow users to log on to Windows without a keyboard.
If you haven't seen Windows Phone 7, I recommend you actually take a look at it, it's nothing like any other Phone OS out there.
Perhaps you didn't actually read that site. According to it, it shows that the XBox is the #1 selling console in the US... I'd say that it wasn't doing that bad in the world overall either, considering it's #2!
The article clearly has errors in it. First of all, it makes it seem that the $10-15 royalty fee goes all to Microsoft. That is simply not the case... Google charges the largest Royalty Fee for their applications. Microsoft also charges for their stuff, but it's not the entire $10-15... it's more like $1.
Also, it states that Microsoft wants the vendors to use Windows Mobile on their Netbooks and Tablets, which is also not true. Currently, Microsoft is using Windows 7 for those devices, not Windows Mobile, which is for their older handsets. There is no Windows Phone OS 7 based software for Tablets or Netbooks either.
"If I had to guess, I'd say that even in the early morning cool temperatures, that aircraft was still being operated in excess of its expected performance."
Obviously, otherwise it would still be in one piece!:-)
BTW... my point wasn't to argue why it crashed, it was simply to point out that the GPs analysis was flawed like comparing apples to oranges.
Wrong. Simply put, the elevation of the location and the service ceiling of the helicopter itself have nothing to do with each other.
The actual "Service Ceiling" of any aircraft is dependent on the local "Density Altitude" and not the physical elevation of the ground. Depending on the temperature, humidity and other factors, the density altitude of a particular location can be several thousand feet under or above the actual local elevation. The pilot would take that information into account to determine how high they can safely fly the aircraft.
Actually, the BD-5A had the horrible wings. Since then, the design has been modifed to have a standard GAW wing airfoil, which is quite benign. It's lowered the stall speed from 105 down to 74. There is even a retrofit, called the Ribblett Reprofile, that allows the original wings to be modifed with the new airfoil.
There has only been one recent fatal crash of a BD-5, which was back in 2006, and it was simply becuase the pilot forgot to connect the flaps correctly after they reassembled the plane, when he engaged the flaps on short final, only one flap extended, causing the aircraft to roll over.
Bill
Check the specs... the Falcon 9 Heavy can only loft 71,000lbs to LEO, the Ares V can loft 350,000lbs, the Saturn V can loft 262,000lbs. So, it's not even close to the same class.
You're slightly mistaken. There are two rockets in the Ares program, the Ares I man rated version, which is designed to get astronauts into orbit and the Ares V heavy lift vehicle, which is designed to carry the rest of the equipment that the voyage will need.
The Falcon 9 would be the equivalent of the Ares I rocket. There is no equivalent of the Ares V, except the defunct Saturn V and the Russian N-1. Only the upper (escape and cruise) stages of the Ares V are actually manrated.
Also, don't forget that it is both context sensitive and task based. You start preparing your document with the left most ribbons and move to the right.
The Constitution allows a patent system. It does not mandate a patent system.
But, it does grant the right for an invention to be exclusively owned by the inventor for a period of time. You might not call that a patent, but it still has the same effect. I can guarantee that any law that takes that right away, like the proposed one, will not pass Constitutional muster.
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Actually, I have to correct myself... if you include the iPod OS (shuffle, nano, etc) that gives Apple a competitor to the "micro framework" based OS from MS.
Bill
Curious...
A) What is the difference between iOS and OS X. They're actually the same OS under the cover, but have different UIs.
and B) Do you relize that Microsoft actually has multiple OS platforms... not just a single one like Apple? They have the Win CE based OS and the Windows OS (with various versions.) They even have "micro framework" based solutions for even smaller devices. However, they are very distinct OSs, unlike Apples.
Your comment appears to be suggesting the opposite.
Bill
Windows Phone 7 was released in Europe earlier this month. It'll be out in the US on November 8th.
As for Ctrl-Alt-Delete button, that has been a feature of TabletPCs from the begining... about 10 years now. It's there simply to allow users to log on to Windows without a keyboard.
If you haven't seen Windows Phone 7, I recommend you actually take a look at it, it's nothing like any other Phone OS out there.
Bill
Man, I wish I could mod you up!
I agree... if I was only half as unsuccessful as Microsoft has been... I'm pretty sure I'd still be happy about it.
Bill
Perhaps you didn't actually read that site. According to it, it shows that the XBox is the #1 selling console in the US... I'd say that it wasn't doing that bad in the world overall either, considering it's #2!
Bill
It seems now they don't do that.
I just watched a commercial for the 2011 Ford Fiesta... and lo and behold it talked about Sync, Powered By Microsoft.
I guess that kind of debunks that myth.
By the way, you can also see it on their website here.
Bill
Really? I thought that iOS was based on OS X!!! Hmmm... checking my facts... IT IS!
Bill
The article clearly has errors in it. First of all, it makes it seem that the $10-15 royalty fee goes all to Microsoft. That is simply not the case... Google charges the largest Royalty Fee for their applications. Microsoft also charges for their stuff, but it's not the entire $10-15... it's more like $1.
Also, it states that Microsoft wants the vendors to use Windows Mobile on their Netbooks and Tablets, which is also not true. Currently, Microsoft is using Windows 7 for those devices, not Windows Mobile, which is for their older handsets. There is no Windows Phone OS 7 based software for Tablets or Netbooks either.
Bill
"If I had to guess, I'd say that even in the early morning cool temperatures, that aircraft was still being operated in excess of its expected performance."
Obviously, otherwise it would still be in one piece! :-)
BTW... my point wasn't to argue why it crashed, it was simply to point out that the GPs analysis was flawed like comparing apples to oranges.
Bill
"The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened sometime before 7:30 a.m. Friday."
There isn't any exact timing info, but it's earlier than your times. Do you happen to have that data?
Bill
Wrong. Simply put, the elevation of the location and the service ceiling of the helicopter itself have nothing to do with each other.
The actual "Service Ceiling" of any aircraft is dependent on the local "Density Altitude" and not the physical elevation of the ground. Depending on the temperature, humidity and other factors, the density altitude of a particular location can be several thousand feet under or above the actual local elevation. The pilot would take that information into account to determine how high they can safely fly the aircraft.
Bill
Actually, the BD-5A had the horrible wings. Since then, the design has been modifed to have a standard GAW wing airfoil, which is quite benign. It's lowered the stall speed from 105 down to 74. There is even a retrofit, called the Ribblett Reprofile, that allows the original wings to be modifed with the new airfoil. There has only been one recent fatal crash of a BD-5, which was back in 2006, and it was simply becuase the pilot forgot to connect the flaps correctly after they reassembled the plane, when he engaged the flaps on short final, only one flap extended, causing the aircraft to roll over. Bill
What? This is Slashdot!!! Since when do we allow the Story and Titles to actually have anything to do with the actual Article???
The basic problem is that One person liked Lemmings first... then everybody else followed him!
Bill
Some say it's impossible to see a target that small, but I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than two meters.
Bill
The XBox 360 S will play every single XBox 360 game out there. It'll even play some of the older original XBox games.
Perhaps you've been telling everybody you had an XBox 360, when in fact you only have the original XBox. That was an entirely different system.
Bill
Check the specs... the Falcon 9 Heavy can only loft 71,000lbs to LEO, the Ares V can loft 350,000lbs, the Saturn V can loft 262,000lbs. So, it's not even close to the same class.
Bill
You're slightly mistaken. There are two rockets in the Ares program, the Ares I man rated version, which is designed to get astronauts into orbit and the Ares V heavy lift vehicle, which is designed to carry the rest of the equipment that the voyage will need.
The Falcon 9 would be the equivalent of the Ares I rocket. There is no equivalent of the Ares V, except the defunct Saturn V and the Russian N-1. Only the upper (escape and cruise) stages of the Ares V are actually manrated.
Bill
"Besides, Ares isn't even near being tested..."
Umm, apparently you missed it, but the Ares I-X launched last October!!!
Bill
Also, don't forget that it is both context sensitive and task based. You start preparing your document with the left most ribbons and move to the right.
Bill
The Constitution allows a patent system. It does not mandate a patent system.
But, it does grant the right for an invention to be exclusively owned by the inventor for a period of time. You might not call that a patent, but it still has the same effect. I can guarantee that any law that takes that right away, like the proposed one, will not pass Constitutional muster.
Bill
Your flying car is over at Terrafugia.
Bill
Wow... Slashdot's sloagan used to be "Yesterday's news, Today!" But now it seems that Slashdot is gunning for "Last week's news, Today!"
See here and here.
Bill
This problem doesn't affect the manual tranmission based cars, becuase they can simply engage the clutch to avoid the problem of a runaway throttle.
Bill
Which you wouldn't need to do in a Toyota Camary. :-)
Bill