As gizmodo puts it, think of bluetooth as wireless USB, WiFi as wireless ethernet.
While a bluetooth connection supports networking (as does USB), it's not its sole purpose - which is more like a device bus. For this reason we see relatively secure but usable bluetooth headsets and carkits (bluetooth carkits are cool btw). You won't see those running over wifi.
The biggest difference between bluetooth and wifi is the bluetooth application stack. The app stack is what allows PCs/PDAs to access the phone's address book, sms capability, data service for network access, etc.
Oh and by the way, while lower power wifi is coming along, it doesn't come close to the low power requirements of bluetooth (which allows PDAs and phones to keep their bluetooth connection active for days)
Using ACE we developed a half-million line c++ multithreaded, networked transaction server a few years ago that ran on Linux, Solaris and Windows. The only native code we had was a single file (100 lines or so) which handles running as a windows service or application. ACE might even have something for that too now.
The application server was the core of our business, and performance was critical (we needed to handle hundreds of requests/second each of which hit a remote db). ACE's synchronization mechanisms were rock solid and flexible enough to meet our performance needs.
"Into the buzzsaw... Leading journalists expose the myth of a free press"
Excellent eye-opener into the death of investigative journalism in the US, thanks largely (but not only) to the overwhelming power of the modern news corporation, and how their profit motives interfere with reporting.
The point of the supposed lawsuit is that there is a 'Compact disc' logo on the disc itself. That claims compliance with the compact disc standard as developed by Phillips long ago. That standard includes specifications which allow the disc to be read in a cd-rom drive.
If this isn't supported in the crappy discs, then it isn't compliant with the compact disc standard and therefore shouldn't wear the logo.
This doesn't appear to be the case. DarkPhyber posted earlier that his high end Sony 'XO' player plays CD-Rs.
My Denon player doesn't play CD-Rs and they aren't a recording company. While sony may have competing interests, there is no evidence to suggest that they're behaving any differently than the main body of dvd player manufacturers.
As a programmer, I have spent a long time pondering the reason(s) for buggy software. Some customers blame programmers, other's just blame software companies in general. While I do feel that I can always plan and implement better and should strive to do so, management seems to be the one more willing to ship soon than ship right. So many programmers blame management.
Various managers have told me, on and off, that I shouldn't blame them. The stockholders demand a speedy shipment. Not only that, but it has been shown time and time again that consumers will buy the product with the most features rather than the most stable product. Magazine reviewers don't help this problem much; they can be quite forgiving of bugs they encounter (after all they were probably reviewing a beta).
So down the road after buying the software, the consumer plays with it, finds the bugs, blames the programmers, the programmers blame the managers, the managers blame the consumers, and so the circle of frustration continues.
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Is there an OS install routine which will not confuse a novice?
Like it or not, we have to face the fact that Windows is already on the machine, but Linux must be installed. I don't think the point of the original article was to compare installing Windows to installing Linux, rather to illustrate that jumping on the Linux bandwagon is difficult. Besides, linux installs are nothing compared to running linux. It's simply not for the non-technical user. Maybe it will be someday. Maybe it shouldn't ever be. I don't know, but that's a whole other argument.
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...until the entire OS becomes usable by the average Joe. I don't know any non-technical person using Linux. Linux GUIs don't manage the machine for the user. Ever seen a non-technical person try and install a piece of software on a Linux machine? I haven't - they didn't even get that far.
Every non-technical person I know that decided to jump on the bandwagon and try to install Linux had trouble. It never goes smoothly. The installs ask questions that novices don't understand. And those that make it through (usually with help from me or another engineer-type) give up a couple of days later. So I say try and head them off at the pass, keep the install difficult, so that they don't waste a week more of their time getting more frustrated and learning to hate Linux!
I love Linux - because it rewards my technical abilities with power. The fact that it is not Micros~1 Windows has much less to do with it.
I agree. I don't mind the guy making a buck (make that a few billion bucks) from his creations. But I would mind if he changes the art to maximize profits, such as lacing Episode 1 with product placements and the like. I have not seen Lucas do that, yet. I am reserving my contempt until then.
I own and use a pilot every day, and I've been playing with the downloaded app for twenty minutes now, and I can't see how it can be as fast as graffiti. I can hammer out graffiti strokes almost as fast as I can write, but I can't even generate random characters with 'QuickWrite' as quickly as I can generate meaningful graffiti.
Besides, graffiti is actually easy to learn.
This may be useful for some people, but I reckon it will never appear in a marketed device. The learning curve is too steep. Many people don't even seem to be willing to take the 15 minutes or so it takes to learn grafiti, so very few will take the (IMO) 3 hours it would take to become somewhat adequate with 'QuickWrite' - as it stands right now, after 20 minutes, I couldn't imagine trying to use it without the cheatsheet right there. Graffiti, on the other hand, is easy without the cheatsheet after 20 minutes.
Creative Labs is marketing the Yepp to the North American market as the Nomad. I got to play with one at Internet World a couple of weeks ago. Very sweet machine. This unit can even record and encode voice! It's also rechargable, and has its own cradle.
I spoke with the guy about their claims that it stores an hour of audio in 32Mb. He conceded that they have to claim that because Diamond claims it too.
They were selling the 64Mb units at the show on preorder for $150. I took the plunge....
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Umm, let me see now, if there was a box in front of me that was the cause of my spam, would I feel like doing it some damage? Oooh tough one, that.
This could be a great source of stress relief in fact (thinking of a scene from office space that involves a baseball bat)
As gizmodo puts it, think of bluetooth as wireless USB, WiFi as wireless ethernet.
While a bluetooth connection supports networking (as does USB), it's not its sole purpose - which is more like a device bus. For this reason we see relatively secure but usable bluetooth headsets and carkits (bluetooth carkits are cool btw). You won't see those running over wifi.
The biggest difference between bluetooth and wifi is the bluetooth application stack. The app stack is what allows PCs/PDAs to access the phone's address book, sms capability, data service for network access, etc.
Oh and by the way, while lower power wifi is coming along, it doesn't come close to the low power requirements of bluetooth (which allows PDAs and phones to keep their bluetooth connection active for days)
Hear, hear.
Using ACE we developed a half-million line c++ multithreaded, networked transaction server a few years ago that ran on Linux, Solaris and Windows. The only native code we had was a single file (100 lines or so) which handles running as a windows service or application. ACE might even have something for that too now.
The application server was the core of our business, and performance was critical (we needed to handle hundreds of requests/second each of which hit a remote db). ACE's synchronization mechanisms were rock solid and flexible enough to meet our performance needs.
Go ACE!
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... Leading journalists expose the myth of a free press"
"Into the buzzsaw
Excellent eye-opener into the death of investigative journalism in the US, thanks largely (but not only) to the overwhelming power of the modern news corporation, and how their profit motives interfere with reporting.
How is that going to help ? He wants to use OpenNIC. I don't know of any free proxy servers that use OpenNIC which they'd have to.
IANAL:
The point of the supposed lawsuit is that there is a 'Compact disc' logo on the disc itself. That claims compliance with the compact disc standard as developed by Phillips long ago. That standard includes specifications which allow the disc to be read in a cd-rom drive.
If this isn't supported in the crappy discs, then it isn't compliant with the compact disc standard and therefore shouldn't wear the logo.
This doesn't appear to be the case. DarkPhyber posted earlier that his high end Sony 'XO' player plays CD-Rs. My Denon player doesn't play CD-Rs and they aren't a recording company. While sony may have competing interests, there is no evidence to suggest that they're behaving any differently than the main body of dvd player manufacturers.
HTML has the capability of presenting a layout, or look-and-feel, which is copyrightable.
As a programmer, I have spent a long time pondering the reason(s) for buggy software. Some customers blame programmers, other's just blame software companies in general. While I do feel that I can always plan and implement better and should strive to do so, management seems to be the one more willing to ship soon than ship right. So many programmers blame management.
Various managers have told me, on and off, that I shouldn't blame them. The stockholders demand a speedy shipment. Not only that, but it has been shown time and time again that consumers will buy the product with the most features rather than the most stable product. Magazine reviewers don't help this problem much; they can be quite forgiving of bugs they encounter (after all they were probably reviewing a beta).
So down the road after buying the software, the consumer plays with it, finds the bugs, blames the programmers, the programmers blame the managers, the managers blame the consumers, and so the circle of frustration continues.
Is there an OS install routine which will not confuse a novice?
Like it or not, we have to face the fact that Windows is already on the machine, but Linux must be installed. I don't think the point of the original article was to compare installing Windows to installing Linux, rather to illustrate that jumping on the Linux bandwagon is difficult. Besides, linux installs are nothing compared to running linux. It's simply not for the non-technical user. Maybe it will be someday. Maybe it shouldn't ever be. I don't know, but that's a whole other argument.
...until the entire OS becomes usable by the average Joe. I don't know any non-technical person using Linux. Linux GUIs don't manage the machine for the user. Ever seen a non-technical person try and install a piece of software on a Linux machine? I haven't - they didn't even get that far.
Every non-technical person I know that decided to jump on the bandwagon and try to install Linux had trouble. It never goes smoothly. The installs ask questions that novices don't understand. And those that make it through (usually with help from me or another engineer-type) give up a couple of days later. So I say try and head them off at the pass, keep the install difficult, so that they don't waste a week more of their time getting more frustrated and learning to hate Linux!
I love Linux - because it rewards my technical abilities with power. The fact that it is not Micros~1 Windows has much less to do with it.
I like the sound of this....subscribe HR and the policymakers to www.spank_me_daddy.com and watch the fireworks from a safe distance! :wq
I agree. I don't mind the guy making a buck (make that a few billion bucks) from his creations. But I would mind if he changes the art to maximize profits, such as lacing Episode 1 with product placements and the like. I have not seen Lucas do that, yet. I am reserving my contempt until then.
I own and use a pilot every day, and I've been playing with the downloaded app for twenty minutes now, and I can't see how it can be as fast as graffiti. I can hammer out graffiti strokes almost as fast as I can write, but I can't even generate random characters with 'QuickWrite' as quickly as I can generate meaningful graffiti.
Besides, graffiti is actually easy to learn.
This may be useful for some people, but I reckon it will never appear in a marketed device. The learning curve is too steep. Many people don't even seem to be willing to take the 15 minutes or so it takes to learn grafiti, so very few will take the (IMO) 3 hours it would take to become somewhat adequate with 'QuickWrite' - as it stands right now, after 20 minutes, I couldn't imagine trying to use it without the cheatsheet right there. Graffiti, on the other hand, is easy without the cheatsheet after 20 minutes.
Creative Labs is marketing the Yepp to the North American market as the Nomad. I got to play with one at Internet World a couple of weeks ago. Very sweet machine. This unit can even record and encode voice! It's also rechargable, and has its own cradle.
I spoke with the guy about their claims that it stores an hour of audio in 32Mb. He conceded that they have to claim that because Diamond claims it too.
They were selling the 64Mb units at the show on preorder for $150. I took the plunge....