Someone really needs to come up with an FPS controller that you can use in your lap while sitting on a couch or recliner. Something that gives you the full dexterity of a mouse/keyboard combo without requiring a desk.
Only when they do this will playing shooters on a console become bearable.
Once Sprint runs out of address space they will HAVE to start putting users on NAT to service them. They will likely start putting new accounts behind NAT, leaving old accounts "grandfathered in". Users who NEED a real address (for NAT or certain services that need it) will likely have to sign up with an "enterprise" plan or something similar to get one.
That is what AT&T does; that's the difference between the "regular" and "enterprise" data plans. Regular = behind a NAT, enterprise = real IP. I think the cost difference between them is $20 a month.
This is what sickens me. These people have more money than anyone could ever possibly spend, yet STILL manage to be greedy, cheap bastards.
I mean holy shit, if I had $50 billion dollars, I could make sure that not a single one of my close friends would ever have to work again, and I would hardly notice.
You don't get to personally USE everything you pay taxes for. Some things are actually for the greater good.
Try to think outside your little box of "ME ME ME!" and stop being selfish. This "me first, everyone else can get fucked" thinking is why this country is having so many problems today.
Kermit was more or less the swiss-army knife of terminal and file transfer. You could move pretty much any file over any link between any two systems with it. If the link was questionable, just use the native kermit file transfer protocol. It was slow, but if you needed a file moved over a link that had unknown escape characters, noise, and so on, it was the way to go.
Heck, we used it on the DOS/Windows 3.1 based computers at the FIU computer lab to telnet into the VAX and UNIX systems from DOS.
It's ironic, because I used it so much in computer labs, but never actually used it personally. Under DOS I used Telemate, in Linux I used Minicom, and these days on most UNIX systems I used "screen", because all I need is a text terminal and rarely need to transfer files via serial anymore.
Those were the days. Fun to reminisce about, but I honestly wouldn't want to live through them again. I find "scp remotehost:/path/to/file." a lot less painful.;)
People who have browser requirements for their online system need to be able to say "Requires an HTML 5 compliant browser" and code their site to work across all modern browsers.
>I think, by allowing us to seek out the ideal people with our exact interests at the moment, the internet allows us to get into the mindset to discount the people around us as less worthwhile to interact with.
EXACTLY. This hits the nail so hard it creates a singularity.
When I was in high school I couldn't really relate to anyone. Then I found local BBS systems, then later, the Internet. (this was the early 90s). It was like paradise; all these people with similar interests actually existed! Meanwhile in high school, only one person even came close and even then, computers and geekery were only a passing interest to him.
I'm sure this is a more pronounced experience than typical non-geeks, but it can definitely explain some people who are addicted. Even today, many of my best friends are people I mostly talk to online.
Indeed. I didn't take math as a senior, and ended up regretting it when I had to review and relearn some of the things I had forgotten from pre-calculus in junior year. If math had been required in all four years, I would have had an easier time in the long run.
This is one of those cases where as a student you go "Yay no math!" but don't realize how important it is to keep using your skills so you don't forget them.
Tablets like the iPad are great for casual computing.
Some examples of casual computing:
- Checking how your stocks are doing - Randomly looking up something on Wikipedia to settle an argument with your friend/spouse while sitting on the couch watching a movie - "Oh I should show you those photos!" - Catching up on the latest news while still lying in bed in the morning
In all these situations, it's easier to grab a tablet, push a button to turn it on, and have it immediately available for what you need without needing to worry about the state of the system, since they're mostly stateless.
Laptops are superior if you're going to be doing something on a computer for a long time, want to juggle several tasks or need to create content, since they can multitask and have real keyboards.
These are two different usage paradigms, and tablets and laptops fill them well. I'd like both to continue to stick around.
Why is everyone so obsessed with streaming anyway? Streaming is okay when you're at home on a wired, reliable connection, but when you're out and about, if you own the music, you might as well have it stored locally on your device. Storage is cheap, music tends to be small (compared to video) and easy to transfer. I've been on roadtrips where listening to Pandora was unreliable because of poor cel coverage out in the sticks between cities. At those points I just fire up my local music and enjoy.
If the world goes to streaming, we'll constantly be at the mercy of the network, and the network isn't reliable enough to work full time. And the nature of wireless networking means it never will be.
Meanwhile, we've got portable devices with 32GB and 64GB of solid state storage. Why do we need to stream everything again?
This is just another one of those advances that'll eventually make its way into shipping products, and no one will notice because it will be part of the general trend of improving technology.
For instance, look at all the (relatively) recent breakthroughs that make modern tablets possible:
- Efficient white LED backlights - Li-Polymer batteries - High density flash memory - Software defined radios - Capacitive touchscreens...there's more, but my point is, there were probably press releases about these years and years before they made it into shipping products, and we completely forgot about them. We just saw an iPad and went "Ooh that's cool!" without realizing the advances made years before which made it possible.
Wouldn't a keyboard that simply locks the terminal make more sense? I don't want to be completely logged out just because I leave my desk to use the can.
To be honest, I'd rather pay a little more a month, and not have to "watch the clock" so to speak. $50 a month and being able to do whatever I want is a LOT better than $30 a month and having to always worry about transferring too much and getting overages.
So let them charge a little more, I say. But don't restrict so heavily how much we can transfer, e
Some people are quite daft, but anyone buying from someone peddling lottery tickets for 50% off who doesn't suspect there might be a scam going on is a complete failure in the brain department.:)
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Someone really needs to come up with an FPS controller that you can use in your lap while sitting on a couch or recliner. Something that gives you the full dexterity of a mouse/keyboard combo without requiring a desk.
Only when they do this will playing shooters on a console become bearable.
On what planet is a 65" screen "shitty"? I have a 52" and it feels huge!
To go much bigger than 65" you need to go projection, which has its downsides, among them having to use in pitch darkness to get the best image.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
Once Sprint runs out of address space they will HAVE to start putting users on NAT to service them. They will likely start putting new accounts behind NAT, leaving old accounts "grandfathered in". Users who NEED a real address (for NAT or certain services that need it) will likely have to sign up with an "enterprise" plan or something similar to get one.
That is what AT&T does; that's the difference between the "regular" and "enterprise" data plans. Regular = behind a NAT, enterprise = real IP. I think the cost difference between them is $20 a month.
This is what sickens me. These people have more money than anyone could ever possibly spend, yet STILL manage to be greedy, cheap bastards.
I mean holy shit, if I had $50 billion dollars, I could make sure that not a single one of my close friends would ever have to work again, and I would hardly notice.
You don't get to personally USE everything you pay taxes for. Some things are actually for the greater good.
Try to think outside your little box of "ME ME ME!" and stop being selfish. This "me first, everyone else can get fucked" thinking is why this country is having so many problems today.
Ahh, Kermit.
Kermit was more or less the swiss-army knife of terminal and file transfer. You could move pretty much any file over any link between any two systems with it. If the link was questionable, just use the native kermit file transfer protocol. It was slow, but if you needed a file moved over a link that had unknown escape characters, noise, and so on, it was the way to go.
Heck, we used it on the DOS/Windows 3.1 based computers at the FIU computer lab to telnet into the VAX and UNIX systems from DOS.
It's ironic, because I used it so much in computer labs, but never actually used it personally. Under DOS I used Telemate, in Linux I used Minicom, and these days on most UNIX systems I used "screen", because all I need is a text terminal and rarely need to transfer files via serial anymore.
Those were the days. Fun to reminisce about, but I honestly wouldn't want to live through them again. I find "scp remotehost:/path/to/file ." a lot less painful. ;)
People who have browser requirements for their online system need to be able to say "Requires an HTML 5 compliant browser" and code their site to work across all modern browsers.
The days of "Netscape NOW!" are long past.
DDoS accomplishes nothing and makes those who support hacking consoles look like criminals. This is just more ammunition for Sony to use in court.
We need to get a ruling that hacking your own hardware is legal. It's not ever going to happen with these guerilla practices.
>I think, by allowing us to seek out the ideal people with our exact interests at the moment, the internet allows us to get into the mindset to discount the people around us as less worthwhile to interact with.
EXACTLY. This hits the nail so hard it creates a singularity.
When I was in high school I couldn't really relate to anyone. Then I found local BBS systems, then later, the Internet. (this was the early 90s). It was like paradise; all these people with similar interests actually existed! Meanwhile in high school, only one person even came close and even then, computers and geekery were only a passing interest to him.
I'm sure this is a more pronounced experience than typical non-geeks, but it can definitely explain some people who are addicted. Even today, many of my best friends are people I mostly talk to online.
Indeed. I didn't take math as a senior, and ended up regretting it when I had to review and relearn some of the things I had forgotten from pre-calculus in junior year. If math had been required in all four years, I would have had an easier time in the long run.
This is one of those cases where as a student you go "Yay no math!" but don't realize how important it is to keep using your skills so you don't forget them.
A year is a long time.
I thought they were wearing special suits to reduce radiation exposure?
I realize this is a joke, but...
Tablets like the iPad are great for casual computing.
Some examples of casual computing:
- Checking how your stocks are doing
- Randomly looking up something on Wikipedia to settle an argument with your friend/spouse while sitting on the couch watching a movie
- "Oh I should show you those photos!"
- Catching up on the latest news while still lying in bed in the morning
In all these situations, it's easier to grab a tablet, push a button to turn it on, and have it immediately available for what you need without needing to worry about the state of the system, since they're mostly stateless.
Laptops are superior if you're going to be doing something on a computer for a long time, want to juggle several tasks or need to create content, since they can multitask and have real keyboards.
These are two different usage paradigms, and tablets and laptops fill them well. I'd like both to continue to stick around.
Why is everyone so obsessed with streaming anyway? Streaming is okay when you're at home on a wired, reliable connection, but when you're out and about, if you own the music, you might as well have it stored locally on your device. Storage is cheap, music tends to be small (compared to video) and easy to transfer. I've been on roadtrips where listening to Pandora was unreliable because of poor cel coverage out in the sticks between cities. At those points I just fire up my local music and enjoy.
If the world goes to streaming, we'll constantly be at the mercy of the network, and the network isn't reliable enough to work full time. And the nature of wireless networking means it never will be.
Meanwhile, we've got portable devices with 32GB and 64GB of solid state storage. Why do we need to stream everything again?
My school had a "C" building, so this response made me jump. :)
Amusingly the buildings were out of order; C was between "A" and "B". :)
This is just another one of those advances that'll eventually make its way into shipping products, and no one will notice because it will be part of the general trend of improving technology.
For instance, look at all the (relatively) recent breakthroughs that make modern tablets possible:
- Efficient white LED backlights ...there's more, but my point is, there were probably press releases about these years and years before they made it into shipping products, and we completely forgot about them. We just saw an iPad and went "Ooh that's cool!" without realizing the advances made years before which made it possible.
- Li-Polymer batteries
- High density flash memory
- Software defined radios
- Capacitive touchscreens
Famous last words. You're being overconfident and it will bite you in the ass someday. Mark my words.
I think next time I upgrade my laptop I'm going to pay in cash to see if I get any odd reactions.
I did this back in 2003 (Powerbook G4, around $2400 in cash) just for kicks; the folks at the Apple Store didn't even bat an *eye*.
Maybe the amount has to be larger.
Is anyone else scared that companies such as Sony have the power to make the police do their bidding and break into peoples' private homes?
What the fuck is going on in our country?
Wouldn't a keyboard that simply locks the terminal make more sense? I don't want to be completely logged out just because I leave my desk to use the can.
And so begins the end of Pandora.
Once a company goes public, the focus goes purely to profit. "Being awesome" becomes secondary. Or tertiary. Or worse.
It's been nice knowing you Pandora. :(
Those meddling RESCUE RANGERS!
Always ruining my plans!!!
- F. Cat
To be honest, I'd rather pay a little more a month, and not have to "watch the clock" so to speak. $50 a month and being able to do whatever I want is a LOT better than $30 a month and having to always worry about transferring too much and getting overages.
So let them charge a little more, I say. But don't restrict so heavily how much we can transfer, e
Some people are quite daft, but anyone buying from someone peddling lottery tickets for 50% off who doesn't suspect there might be a scam going on is a complete failure in the brain department. :)
Big heavy winter storms can do that, yes.
Isn't it a bit idiotic to hard code refusal to route addresses reserved for "future use"?
The firmware developers should have expected the "future" would come eventually right?