Unlike him, we have been studying our destination for decades and we'd be going there with specific plans and equipment and ready for as many potential situations as we can.
yeah but human beings have been sea faring for thousands of years, we have only been space faring for 50.
The first thing that they teach students in a graphic arts class is to never use primary colors together. WinXP is just that (I'm not sure about Longhorn).
Am I the only one who actually likes the default winXP theme ?, do I need to hand back my/. UID now ?.
You won't notice much difference with the 50.xx drivers unless you have a 5xxx card, if you have a geforce 4 or lower then you might as well use an old driver.
Doesn't it kind of make sense though ?, it is conceivable that sometime in the future a standard hardware will be developed with productivity tools that satisfy everyone. Once such hardware has been around for a while it will get very cheap. If the harware is modular and flexible enough then in the long run surely it is cheaper just to update the software ?. Imagine how much companies could save by not having to upgrade or buy new computers every two to three years.
I don't neccessarily think that completely visually designing software is a good idea though.
It's sad to think that Canadian TV isn't able to stand on it's own and compete with Americans. It's twice as sad that the government recognizes this, and would require that Canadian TV shows must air, even though the populace might not want them.
Well even america realises that popular majority rule isn't always the best thing when it comes to television, otherwise PBS wouldn't exist.
Hwever this practice of mandating locally produced media is nothing new. In britain cinemas were required to show a certain amount of british films up until the early 80's when, after the rise of the hollywood blockbuster, the policy became almost unworkable. Whats interesting was that the policy was put into effect in the 1930's, which means that someone in the british goverment was worried about the pervasive nature of american media culture all the way back then (when cinema was very young). On the flip side if it weren't for that rule then maybe some of the later carry on films wouldn't have been made (i'll let you decide whether that is a bad thing or not). But who knows maybe if the rule was still in place britain might still actually have a film industry...
The Kyoto protocol was controversial because it was attempting to balance man's need to survive financially with man's need to survive ecologically. Nobody wants to destroy the planet, but everybody needs to eat.
Does everybody need a DVD player too ? and an SUV ? and all the other crap people in the west spend their money on ?.
I was sure that I read something about NASA planning a probe to go and study europa but this list doesn't seem to mention it. Potentially this is one of the most interesting places in out solar system, it would be great to get some more infomation about it.
Also it is nice to see a Venus mission, I personally think Venus is a much more interesting planet than mars. It would be cool for mars to attempt a venus rover despite the obvious challenges.
Bottom line, we can do it because we have the power and the might. We don't need to play well with others, others need to play well with us.
I wonder if in 50 years when China is the dominant superpower you will take the view that it is alright for them to bitchslap the US because "they have the power and the might, they don't need to play well with us".
Yeah, just like other operating systems are free to bundle their own proprietary-format media players with their products as well. Point is, this wouldn't make much difference, because in 99% of the market's mind, there is no other OS but Windows, just as to 99% of the market's mind there is no other stout but Guinness, and St. Patrick is Its prophet.
When any one brand has that much of a market share, the concept of consumer choice becomes purely theoretical.
It still isn't the same thing, only certain breweries can serve guinness in their pubs, the others have to use other brands (caffrey's, murphy's, etc.). Fact is that guinness is something that people ask for because they specifically like it, windows is something that people have to use because MS has such a hold on the market.
It's like renaming July 4 "Miller Time" or something, or saying that every thanksgiving you have to drink a certain brand of turkey.
Drink turkey ?, you new world people sure do some funny things....
I know you were probably joking about guinness and st patricks day but i would just like to point out that it is not the same thing. Often guinness will promote st paddy's day and their drink at the same time but other brands of irish stout are free to do the same thing as well.
Microsoft has a cash pile of more than $50bn, so even a fine on this scale - a record for the EU in an antitrust case - is unlikely to hurt it commercially.
I think people saying that this amount of money is nothing to microsoft are being a bit naive. Just because MS can afford it doesn't mean that they don't appreciate the fact that this is still a hell of a lot of money. The last thing MS wants is a precedent that whenever they get caught for breaking a rule the local government is entitled to take $500 million off of them.
I don't buy that excuse. Cable and DSL are always on. That means the customer always has an IP address. Even if the customer turns their PC off chances are the IP address is still reserved for some time (DHCP doesn't instantly time-out ya know?).
It's only 30 minutes or so before it does, so if a home user turns their compy off at night then they will have a new ip every day.
So long as we are confined to earth, politicians cannot make planet destroying scale wars on others without affecting themselves. Once we have other planets you can attack someone else and not kill yourself. (though retaliation is still a factor)
I reckon that is a really sound concept, the only way it could fuck up is if a really, really stupid politician got elected...
According to the report, the PS3 is expected to sell 32 million units in Europe by 2010, more than the combined sales of the Microsoft and Nintendo machines.
I mean, seriously, what are these so-called analysts basing that on? The article doesn't say.
This is all obviously speculation, and I don't think anyone will ever remember this article come 2010 (unless some slashdotters are extremely pedantic).
And as others have pointed out, the situation outlined by the article is based on the current console market so these predictions are by no means unrealistic.
Sure, that's possible theoretically. But not if the goal of removing the hard disk to is reduce the cost of the system.
As others have pointed out, that probably isn't the goal, MS is probably trying to reduce the hackability of the console.
Your right that 4 gig of flash would be expensive right now, but look at how the price of flash has dropped over the last few years. Replacing a hard drive with flash may not be as wildly expensive as everyone thinks (think of the bulk deals that MS could get).
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Unlike him, we have been studying our destination for decades and we'd be going there with specific plans and equipment and ready for as many potential situations as we can.
yeah but human beings have been sea faring for thousands of years, we have only been space faring for 50.
Linksys WPC11 v2.7 - Broadcom chipset, No Linux driver, works on Windows fine.
The first thing that they teach students in a graphic arts class is to never use primary colors together. WinXP is just that (I'm not sure about Longhorn).
/. UID now ?.
Am I the only one who actually likes the default winXP theme ?, do I need to hand back my
It is extremely rare that a show has the guts to have a tragic ending.
A bit like Quantum Leap.
You won't notice much difference with the 50.xx drivers unless you have a 5xxx card, if you have a geforce 4 or lower then you might as well use an old driver.
I seem to remember this site used to focus on Linux, with only the occasional Microsoft-bashing article. Nowadays, it's completely the opposite.
I thought this was a site that dealt with computing and technology, what exactly is wrong with this article ?.
I wonder what other theories that are generally accepted throughout the scientific community have not been completely tested and/or verified.
Einstein also said that nothing could travel faster than light, maybe we will get to test that someday ?...
Doesn't it kind of make sense though ?, it is conceivable that sometime in the future a standard hardware will be developed with productivity tools that satisfy everyone. Once such hardware has been around for a while it will get very cheap. If the harware is modular and flexible enough then in the long run surely it is cheaper just to update the software ?. Imagine how much companies could save by not having to upgrade or buy new computers every two to three years.
I don't neccessarily think that completely visually designing software is a good idea though.
It's sad to think that Canadian TV isn't able to stand on it's own and compete with Americans. It's twice as sad that the government recognizes this, and would require that Canadian TV shows must air, even though the populace might not want them.
Well even america realises that popular majority rule isn't always the best thing when it comes to television, otherwise PBS wouldn't exist.
Hwever this practice of mandating locally produced media is nothing new. In britain cinemas were required to show a certain amount of british films up until the early 80's when, after the rise of the hollywood blockbuster, the policy became almost unworkable. Whats interesting was that the policy was put into effect in the 1930's, which means that someone in the british goverment was worried about the pervasive nature of american media culture all the way back then (when cinema was very young). On the flip side if it weren't for that rule then maybe some of the later carry on films wouldn't have been made (i'll let you decide whether that is a bad thing or not). But who knows maybe if the rule was still in place britain might still actually have a film industry...
Such as Mars not having intelligent life, much less space technology?
Doh!, I meant of course that it would be cool for NASA to attempt some kind of venus lander/rover.
The Kyoto protocol was controversial because it was attempting to balance man's need to survive financially with man's need to survive ecologically. Nobody wants to destroy the planet, but everybody needs to eat.
Does everybody need a DVD player too ? and an SUV ? and all the other crap people in the west spend their money on ?.
I was sure that I read something about NASA planning a probe to go and study europa but this list doesn't seem to mention it. Potentially this is one of the most interesting places in out solar system, it would be great to get some more infomation about it.
Also it is nice to see a Venus mission, I personally think Venus is a much more interesting planet than mars. It would be cool for mars to attempt a venus rover despite the obvious challenges.
Bottom line, we can do it because we have the power and the might. We don't need to play well with others, others need to play well with us.
I wonder if in 50 years when China is the dominant superpower you will take the view that it is alright for them to bitchslap the US because "they have the power and the might, they don't need to play well with us".
Yeah, just like other operating systems are free to bundle their own proprietary-format media players with their products as well. Point is, this wouldn't make much difference, because in 99% of the market's mind, there is no other OS but Windows, just as to 99% of the market's mind there is no other stout but Guinness, and St. Patrick is Its prophet.
When any one brand has that much of a market share, the concept of consumer choice becomes purely theoretical.
It still isn't the same thing, only certain breweries can serve guinness in their pubs, the others have to use other brands (caffrey's, murphy's, etc.). Fact is that guinness is something that people ask for because they specifically like it, windows is something that people have to use because MS has such a hold on the market.
It's like renaming July 4 "Miller Time" or something, or saying that every thanksgiving you have to drink a certain brand of turkey.
Drink turkey ?, you new world people sure do some funny things....
I know you were probably joking about guinness and st patricks day but i would just like to point out that it is not the same thing. Often guinness will promote st paddy's day and their drink at the same time but other brands of irish stout are free to do the same thing as well.
Microsoft has a cash pile of more than $50bn, so even a fine on this scale - a record for the EU in an antitrust case - is unlikely to hurt it commercially.
I think people saying that this amount of money is nothing to microsoft are being a bit naive. Just because MS can afford it doesn't mean that they don't appreciate the fact that this is still a hell of a lot of money. The last thing MS wants is a precedent that whenever they get caught for breaking a rule the local government is entitled to take $500 million off of them.
I don't buy that excuse. Cable and DSL are always on. That means the customer always has an IP address. Even if the customer turns their PC off chances are the IP address is still reserved for some time (DHCP doesn't instantly time-out ya know?).
It's only 30 minutes or so before it does, so if a home user turns their compy off at night then they will have a new ip every day.
double sided dual layed dvd's... possible ?
So long as we are confined to earth, politicians cannot make planet destroying scale wars on others without affecting themselves. Once we have other planets you can attack someone else and not kill yourself. (though retaliation is still a factor)
I reckon that is a really sound concept, the only way it could fuck up is if a really, really stupid politician got elected...
DRM is going to be a major component!
Well duh.
They may. I say "MSN me" all the time when referring to IMs.
Yu do realise that you just admitted that on slashdot ?
According to the report, the PS3 is expected to sell 32 million units in Europe by 2010, more than the combined sales of the Microsoft and Nintendo machines.
I mean, seriously, what are these so-called analysts basing that on? The article doesn't say.
This is all obviously speculation, and I don't think anyone will ever remember this article come 2010 (unless some slashdotters are extremely pedantic).
And as others have pointed out, the situation outlined by the article is based on the current console market so these predictions are by no means unrealistic.
Sure, that's possible theoretically. But not if the goal of removing the hard disk to is reduce the cost of the system.
As others have pointed out, that probably isn't the goal, MS is probably trying to reduce the hackability of the console.
Your right that 4 gig of flash would be expensive right now, but look at how the price of flash has dropped over the last few years. Replacing a hard drive with flash may not be as wildly expensive as everyone thinks (think of the bulk deals that MS could get).
and could care less about it's consumers.
Couldn't care less about it's consumers.
At what other news site could you exercise your mind to read between the lines, besides Slashdot?
Fox ?