Great... now when my company gets around to installing the microchip in the back of my neck, they'll be able to use the lighting to track how much time I spend in the can...
This would be ideal for people wanting to send copies of their summer party video to their friends, none of whom own a pc, but all who have playstations.
Will the PS2 play VCD's like other DVD players? If so, that would be a good way to distribute videos as well, since they'd play on just about any platform.
I am obviously missing something huge here. Why on Earth would I want to run Linux on my PS2? It has no network access, no keyboard, and no HD storage (granted, I know it is coming. Someday.)
I'm not sure how much of a selling point this is for people looking to buy a PS2 either. If I'm John Q. Public looking to buy a computer for word processing and email, should I buy a $300 system, plus whatever the future HD and broadband adapter and a keyboard costs, then install Linux on it and learn how to use UNIX, or should I go to Best Buy and buy a $500 PC which comes with monitor, printer, and a preinstalled OS that has thousands of pieces of software available for it?
This would seem to be a geek think only. I mean what are you going to do, run a web server from your PS2?
I'm willing to bet that a good majority of the people who would be even remotely interested in this, probably already have an extra box set up somewhere with Linux already installed.
There was a lot of rerendering done as well. For some of the scenes, besides moving the characters around, instead of chopping off the edges to make it fit in 4:3, they actually added to the scenery on the top and bottom to fill the screen. Much of this was just letting you see more of the background, but there was still rerendering involved.
...I wouldn't get one. I'm very happy with the full keyboard on my desk. The folding keyboard is nice for Palms.
But if you really want something ginchy, try the Flexible Keyboard from Flexis. Just roll it up and you're set to go! (Site is in Korean)
To correct everyone who has posted this already...
The 22" Cinema Display is not new. It is the same old widescreen wonder, just $500 cheaper.
What's new is the 17" display.
This is the real shocker to me. I've been using OSX since the Public Beta and I've been pretty satisfied with it. But is it really ready for everybody?
Today's OSX page at MacFixIt seconds these thoughts and even includes a quote from an Apple employee saying that OSX is still only beta-quality and that apparantly "...Apple has now made beta-quality software the de facto standard on all its shipping Macs."
Personally, I've adjusted well. The only time I have to boot back into 9.1 is to run VPC. I have no need to play DVD's even though my G4 has a DVD player, so I don't miss that. I do miss CD burning on my external SCSI burner, though, and I find it annoying that I can't put my computer to sleep because Apple doesn't seem to support the SCSI PCI card that they installed themselves as a BTO option.
I'm still of the opinion that Apple needs to wait until 10.1 is released (X.I?) and iron out some of the bigger bugs first.
True, but his problem was transferring movies from mini-DV to DVD. Apple's combo of iMovie and iDVD is just the ticket for this, even if he has no plans do do any actual editing.
Of course, this process is only useful if you have one of Apple's newer Mac's with the SuperDrive. I don't think the iDVD software works with any other drive.
Which, unfortunately, ties in with the other point of too many competing DVD standards that are going to kill each other off.
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Next thing you know, it's going to be a fridge out front, an old rusty Space Shuttle up on blocks in the yard, then there goes the neighborhood...
Except that Gracenote is suing Roxio and not freedb. The only way this case would have any merit is if Roxio created freedb themselves using information obtained from Gracenote.
All Roxio is guilty of is having the common sense to jump off the Gracenote train and to jump of the better (and cheaper) services that freedb offers.
I agree that the converse is also true, but you have to take the bad with the good. Who's to decide what is beneficial or not.
Unfortunately, not everyone thinks the same as your friend. It's not quite the same thing, but look at HIV. I think that there is enough information in the public that HIV can be passed on through unprotected sex, but does that seem to be convincing people to refrain from doing things that could infect others?
Also, if the disease was latent until adulthood, they might not even know if they are carriers or not until it's too late.
The article itself says that all the functions of mitochondrion are as of yet unknown.
Suppose whatever genetic problem was causing the infertility was also linked to a congental disease which was likely to be fatal sometime during the life any offspring. The infertility might be a case of natural selection. The mother, who is carrying the disease, was rendered infertile, thus preventing the passing on of the bad gene, strengthening the species. But science steps in and finds a way to make her fertile anyway. Now her offspring not only are carrying the bad gene, but are now also fertile themselves, ensuring that they can reproduce and pass it on to their children. Shortly after that, they die some horrible death caused by the gene, but it's too late - they've already passed it on.
Science and progress are great, but perhaps there are some things we shouldn't be tampering with given what little we probably know.
...why does the "poor illiterate farmer" out in the fields need a computer? Just because you can mass-produce an inexpensive computer for the masses, doesn't necessarily mean that everyone in the masses actually needs one. Or wants one for that matter.
And in all seriousness, you're right. If you have a loved one who really does want to learn about computers, check out your local community college. Chances are, they have a course called "Intro to Computers" or something like that, where they teach the basics for people who literally know nothing.
One of the reasons that Palm was so sucessful early on is that they weren't trying to market their handhelds as mini-PC's that you could take with you and do all your work away from your desk. They were marketed as an extension of your desktop so you could take information with you on the road.
One reason I was never interested in a PocketPC is that
Battery life sucks if you use it a lot
If I wanted to do real work on the road, I'd use a laptop. For what a PocketPC costs, the added power you get with a laptop is worth the extra expense.
Color was really unnecessary, except for games
True, some features, like MP3 capability are nice so you don't have to take multiple devices with you, even color is OK, though unnecessary if you strictly want a portable rolodex, but I don't want to see the Palm platform evolve towards the PocketPC platform.
Yes. Apps will not automatically take advantage of the hires display; the authors would have to update them if they wanted to. The same goes for support for the jog dial and the memory stick.
I'm guessing the "hundreds" refers to the current apps that already take advantage of the Clie's jog dial and perhaps the Clie's (and others') display.
What? You're providing a service on the internet with the full knowledge that you're not going to make money? I suppose you're doing this because you like it?:-)
It's sites like yours that are what makes the internet worthwhile for me. You have some knowledge that you are willing to share with the rest of the world, and you are happy to do it without needing to make a buck. True, you've got some ads to try and defray some of your costs, but you're not trying to make a living off of them.
It's the big companies who are going in and really trying to make money with poor business models that will always fail. The only ones that seem to be surviving are the ones who got in early with something innovative that actually works, or brick-and-mortar companies who are using the internet as an extension of themselves - kind of like an online catalog store.
So would a chip made with nanotube transistors run cooler than current chips do? While I'm all for smaller chips, my laptop really can't get much smaller than it is now due to keyboard size and the fact that I like bigger, not smaller screens.
What I would like to see is cooler chips so I don't toast my lap on the train. If new chips can do that, well, then it may be time to pick up some Big Blue stock...
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Great... now when my company gets around to installing the microchip in the back of my neck, they'll be able to use the lighting to track how much time I spend in the can...
Offtopic, but... ManagementSpeak: Think outside the box. Translation: There's no money in the box.
I am obviously missing something huge here. Why on Earth would I want to run Linux on my PS2? It has no network access, no keyboard, and no HD storage (granted, I know it is coming. Someday.) I'm not sure how much of a selling point this is for people looking to buy a PS2 either. If I'm John Q. Public looking to buy a computer for word processing and email, should I buy a $300 system, plus whatever the future HD and broadband adapter and a keyboard costs, then install Linux on it and learn how to use UNIX, or should I go to Best Buy and buy a $500 PC which comes with monitor, printer, and a preinstalled OS that has thousands of pieces of software available for it? This would seem to be a geek think only. I mean what are you going to do, run a web server from your PS2? I'm willing to bet that a good majority of the people who would be even remotely interested in this, probably already have an extra box set up somewhere with Linux already installed.
There was a lot of rerendering done as well. For some of the scenes, besides moving the characters around, instead of chopping off the edges to make it fit in 4:3, they actually added to the scenery on the top and bottom to fill the screen. Much of this was just letting you see more of the background, but there was still rerendering involved.
...I wouldn't get one. I'm very happy with the full keyboard on my desk. The folding keyboard is nice for Palms. But if you really want something ginchy, try the Flexible Keyboard from Flexis. Just roll it up and you're set to go! (Site is in Korean)
Just add some weaponry and you could kick some major butt on BattleBots or Robot Wars!
This is the real shocker to me. I've been using OSX since the Public Beta and I've been pretty satisfied with it. But is it really ready for everybody?
Today's OSX page at MacFixIt seconds these thoughts and even includes a quote from an Apple employee saying that OSX is still only beta-quality and that apparantly "...Apple has now made beta-quality software the de facto standard on all its shipping Macs."
Personally, I've adjusted well. The only time I have to boot back into 9.1 is to run VPC. I have no need to play DVD's even though my G4 has a DVD player, so I don't miss that. I do miss CD burning on my external SCSI burner, though, and I find it annoying that I can't put my computer to sleep because Apple doesn't seem to support the SCSI PCI card that they installed themselves as a BTO option.
I'm still of the opinion that Apple needs to wait until 10.1 is released (X.I?) and iron out some of the bigger bugs first.
I bet espn.com has never gotten /.ed before. They seem to be holding up pretty well, though...
Maybe it's just because it's a weekend.
True, but his problem was transferring movies from mini-DV to DVD. Apple's combo of iMovie and iDVD is just the ticket for this, even if he has no plans do do any actual editing. Of course, this process is only useful if you have one of Apple's newer Mac's with the SuperDrive. I don't think the iDVD software works with any other drive. Which, unfortunately, ties in with the other point of too many competing DVD standards that are going to kill each other off.
Next thing you know, it's going to be a fridge out front, an old rusty Space Shuttle up on blocks in the yard, then there goes the neighborhood...
Except that Gracenote is suing Roxio and not freedb. The only way this case would have any merit is if Roxio created freedb themselves using information obtained from Gracenote. All Roxio is guilty of is having the common sense to jump off the Gracenote train and to jump of the better (and cheaper) services that freedb offers.
I agree that the converse is also true, but you have to take the bad with the good. Who's to decide what is beneficial or not. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks the same as your friend. It's not quite the same thing, but look at HIV. I think that there is enough information in the public that HIV can be passed on through unprotected sex, but does that seem to be convincing people to refrain from doing things that could infect others? Also, if the disease was latent until adulthood, they might not even know if they are carriers or not until it's too late.
The article itself says that all the functions of mitochondrion are as of yet unknown. Suppose whatever genetic problem was causing the infertility was also linked to a congental disease which was likely to be fatal sometime during the life any offspring. The infertility might be a case of natural selection. The mother, who is carrying the disease, was rendered infertile, thus preventing the passing on of the bad gene, strengthening the species. But science steps in and finds a way to make her fertile anyway. Now her offspring not only are carrying the bad gene, but are now also fertile themselves, ensuring that they can reproduce and pass it on to their children. Shortly after that, they die some horrible death caused by the gene, but it's too late - they've already passed it on. Science and progress are great, but perhaps there are some things we shouldn't be tampering with given what little we probably know.
It's like Google for genes!
...why does the "poor illiterate farmer" out in the fields need a computer? Just because you can mass-produce an inexpensive computer for the masses, doesn't necessarily mean that everyone in the masses actually needs one. Or wants one for that matter.
Oh, and chances are, if your local library is wired, they may even offer a course like this for free.
And in all seriousness, you're right. If you have a loved one who really does want to learn about computers, check out your local community college. Chances are, they have a course called "Intro to Computers" or something like that, where they teach the basics for people who literally know nothing.
- Everyone who keeps calling their computer the "hard drive"
- Everyone who doesn't know the difference between RAM and the hard drive
- People who send documents and use the space bar instead of the tab key for formatting
- Everyone who can't grasp the concept that you need to actually log into the network to access things on the network
Where do I sign up?- Battery life sucks if you use it a lot
- If I wanted to do real work on the road, I'd use a laptop. For what a PocketPC costs, the added power you get with a laptop is worth the extra expense.
- Color was really unnecessary, except for games
True, some features, like MP3 capability are nice so you don't have to take multiple devices with you, even color is OK, though unnecessary if you strictly want a portable rolodex, but I don't want to see the Palm platform evolve towards the PocketPC platform.Yes. Apps will not automatically take advantage of the hires display; the authors would have to update them if they wanted to. The same goes for support for the jog dial and the memory stick. I'm guessing the "hundreds" refers to the current apps that already take advantage of the Clie's jog dial and perhaps the Clie's (and others') display.
What? You're providing a service on the internet with the full knowledge that you're not going to make money? I suppose you're doing this because you like it? :-)
It's sites like yours that are what makes the internet worthwhile for me. You have some knowledge that you are willing to share with the rest of the world, and you are happy to do it without needing to make a buck. True, you've got some ads to try and defray some of your costs, but you're not trying to make a living off of them.
It's the big companies who are going in and really trying to make money with poor business models that will always fail. The only ones that seem to be surviving are the ones who got in early with something innovative that actually works, or brick-and-mortar companies who are using the internet as an extension of themselves - kind of like an online catalog store.
Read all about it here which is the Tech section of the Slashdot FAQ.
So would a chip made with nanotube transistors run cooler than current chips do? While I'm all for smaller chips, my laptop really can't get much smaller than it is now due to keyboard size and the fact that I like bigger, not smaller screens.
What I would like to see is cooler chips so I don't toast my lap on the train. If new chips can do that, well, then it may be time to pick up some Big Blue stock...