If you can't write it down effectively, then you certainly can't describe it well. Would you prefer to have to *listen* to an incoherent twit, or skim his slides while tuning him out?
At least in a presentation, you can glean the point from the slide titles, figures, and maybe some of the content.
More seriously, slides are/incredibly/ useful in the hands of someone even 1/10th decent. Btw: my CS dept requires a course in public speaking, to help cover this stuff. Value in education:-)
Slides provide:
- Formatting your voice can't. You can easily tell the structure of the content from a visual hierarchy -- much easier than a string of sentences punctuated by space.
- Graphics. Diagrams are a bitch to describe verbally.
- Code. 'nuff said
- Semi-random access. I can reread a slide, I can't rehear a live speaker.
Comcast blinks out on me about twice a week, and they're no better than Verizon in the sliminess factor. (DirecTV I miss you!)
FWIW, Verizon's DSL was dead-reliable for me. I'd love getting FIOS if it was in the area. And static IPs are reasonably affordable for me, for areas where it is availble. And seriously, don't we all really just want fiber to our house?
Bitching about sucky service is fine, but until we get someone better, you make your choices per business unit (e.g. verizon DSL vs wireless). Companies that see business units succeed when they treat customers better will improve customer service in other units, to help them along.
Of course, whenever I see any possible improvement, I jump head-first to the better vendor.
For the record: Best mobile customer service I've ever received: T-Mobile. Best non-broadcast TV: DirecTV Best Personal Computer: Apple Best Workstation: Sun (Leopard's great and I love it, but I can't hammer a Mac (or Linux box, for that matter) the same way I can Solaris) Best ISP: -none-
All have their faults -- you usually have to lose some selection (Apple hardware configs), compatability (Sun (e.g. quicktime)), availability (T-Mobile coverage), or bundled deals (DirecTV vs Cable + Internet). But you do what you can, and hope others do the same. Spread the word to help!
When I get back to civilization, I'm really looking forward to (God-Willing) a T-mobile iPhone, DirecTV TV, FIOS, and well, using the machines I currently have + upgrades:-)
I'd like to point out that as of now, there are only 10 (+ this) comments at +2 or better, while we have crap-tons of comments on far-less relevant articles.
NB's ability to use your normal build system (ant or maven) as it's project file is what sold me. Oh, and I don't have to have this directory structure anymore:
eclipse - 3.3
- 1
- 2
- 3
Where each one is an installed copy of eclipse, and the lower numbered ones are copies that have fried themselves.
I think the security tradeoffs are worth it, once confidence in the VM is built.
Take this argument: take this VM code, and code review, fuzz, test, and otherwise* make it as secure as humanly possible./If/ you got the VM locked down pretty well**, then it would add a _lot_ of security to the rest of the system. The tradeoff is that the VM is a single piece of code --- compare this to the sheer amount of code it could help really lock down through virtualization.
* Offer $25k at Defcon for a hack ** Which is quite possible *** It's a ring 0, kernel-level system. No external deps. All the vulnerabilities have to be in it, not any piece of code it depends on (as it's self-reliant)
- Which class of bugs depends upon the memory layout of your libraries? E.g. what kinds of bugs happen or don't happen depending on that layout?
- Do you have any idea how less vulnerable you are to an attack when the attacker can't get you in 1 hit? A networked-based attack would essentially have to flood you to get the right address, and bandwidth limitations could prevent them from ever doing it (searching through a multi-gigabyte address range a few dozen bytes at a time takes a *long* while when you're doing at least one packet per try). Local attacks to local processes are only threats to suid programs, of which there are *very* few, and which can sound an alarm pretty easily if they were getting queried thousands of times/sec.
Really that hard to understand? Photoshop breaks up your image into tiles, and works on them independently (at least the last version I used). Not too different from how Google maps works. Send command, server applies changes, and you download the affected tiles. If it's a big image, you work with downsampled tiles. When you're done, you download the final full-size image. Zooming works just like Google Maps.
On something like high-quality broadband (or FiOS), this could work out pretty well, especially when they've got 10 years of technological advancement to work with.
Each Cell does a theoretical max of 256 GFLOPs. 8 of them = 2 TFLOPs. 1 TFLOP = supercomputer these days. Hell VT's only does 12.25, last time I checked.
Watch 'Outfoxed,' the network was *literally* founded as a mouthpiece for the Republican party. Hell, it's first president used to be the PR Head for the GOP.
Carly's taking over Fox? There is justice and there is a God who loves us.
Couple of things:
1. That assumes you can get a Wii. Only reason I bought one at all was b/c they had one in stock and I was gift shopping. (It turned out the gf didn't want it, so I kept it).
2. I've got both the PS3 and the Wii. The Wii's got maybe 2-3 good games on it, and one of those comes with it. It's really not useful for me now beyond keeping guests happy. The PS3 games I enjoy more (regular ones, Resistance, Warhawk, etc) than the Wii stuff. IMHO people who played a lot of games on the PS2 will (and do) want more depth than the Wii offers in the area it excels in.
3. With LBP, the PS3 could fit in as a good fit for everyone. LBP to keep the kids/girlfriend/etc happy, and Metal Gear 4 for the hardcore gamers. This is how it played out with the PS2.
4. For those of us who really get turned off by the Halo set: not the gameplay per se, just all the 14 yr old kids humping fallen opponents, etc. the 360 has no appeal. IMHO it, like its predecessor, is set up for an FPS shooting game by far. It's really not my thing. God of War 1 & 2, all 6 hrs of Heavanly Sword, etc are more interesting. FPSs are fun, but they're not enough.
I know the PS3 doesn't have the best game selection, but then again no console does for what I want. I looked at the 360, but I don't care about Halo the way most 360 lovers seem to. It's a fun FPS, but eh, I don't care nearly that much. The PS3 does have the most interesting selection coming up for me, and the games it does have so far, I enjoy. Motorstorm, resistance, warhawk, heavenly sword, etc. are fun plays for me (and that little rubber ducky game), and frankly, the only game I've wanted this generation is MGS4. Everything else is nice on top, but it's the only thing on any platform that interests me at all.
You'll note that every Democrat voted to restore it.
The MCA doesn't "clarify" anything that us citizens care about. It "clarifies" that folks in the current administration shouldn't go to jail for what they've done. From FindLaw: http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20061011.html
It immunizes government officials for past war crimes; it cuts the United States off from its obligations under the Geneva Conventions; and it all but eliminates access to civilian courts for non-citizens--including permanent residents whose children are citizens--that the government, in its nearly unreviewable discretion, determines to be unlawful enemy combatants.
Oh, and the definition of Habeas Corpus, from those left-wing nutjobs at Wikipedia:
In common law countries, habeas corpus (/hebis kps/) (Latin: [We command that] you have the body) is the name of a legal action, or writ, through which a person can seek relief from unlawful detention of themselves or another person. The writ of habeas corpus has historically been an important instrument for the safeguarding of individual freedom against arbitrary state action.
No legitimate government action should have problems with Habeas Corpus.
It's not an iPhone! It's a service. For the first few months it costs more, and then it costs less. When they announce the $20/yr service, it'll start *after* the time you've already got running.
Every scientist I know (and I grew up with more than a few) loved Sci Fi. Specifically, Star Trek. Unlike most sci-fi, Star Trek was actively engaged in science. (I personally grew up with Next Generation, the ones after -- meh). The officers talked scientifically, and they respected science.
Any show where you see people taking scientific measurements and using them relevantly within the show is useful. Show how science is relevant to them and the kids'll pick up on it.
For what's on today, I'd say having kids watch MythBusters and then making fun of the show is worthwhile. I'm still amazed they'll spend 30 min showing an experiment to prove what 30 sec of basic math & physics will usually tell you.
Reading-wise, you've got an unlimited selection of good material. Personally I'd try Cryptonomicon. It's fun and the whole thing's based on math & science.
With a replaceable battery, you have 2-4 layers of additional thickness to worry about:
- 2 faces on the battery (if you want a durable battery)
- the battery compartment
- the battery cover Each one can *easily* add another millimeter. Which'd be 25-50% more than they have now.
Plus:
- The battery connector (pins, wires, etc)
- The additional space required for the tabs to hold the cover on
If you don't want solid state storage, don't buy one. Don't pretend that everyone is just like you and wants just what you want. Sheesh.
For example, I only have ~3 gigs of good music, ~7.5 total. Getting rid of the only moving part (+ failure point + battery drain) is a nice bonus for me.
Shutting down dissent? I think a lot of the concern is with all the Muslim-bashing in the US post 9/11. You're not likely to see many groups forming against christianity. But you are likely to see people who watch Faux News.
Indeed. Apple's real contribution in these products was the R&D they did -- software/hardware integration, user interface design, etc. Which is why I think the devices are worth today's prices.
I was thinking more of all those times at work when you're waiting for something (e.g. a meeting to start, someone to shut up, etc.). And, of course, from the couch at home.
Phatpod iPod Nano - Like your sleek device for workouts? Too bad, go get a Shuffle - BONED
Or... use the new iPod nano. It's small and lightweight? who's got an arm so thin you can use it? Nobody on/., that's for sure.
$.99 ringtone on top of $.99 to buy the song (certain songs only) - BONED
Somehow this is different from every other ringtone cell vendor? What's your source that it's certain songs only? Considering you can choose which part of the song you want in the ringtone, it's better than the rest of the market. Not as nice as just putting any mp3/ogg on there, but nicer.
Starbucks "integration" - now my iPhone will spend a few extra seconds every time I hook up to a Wifi access point looking for coffee music - BONED
Wow, you just made that up.
We managed to fit really nice HDs in iPods, but not the new Touch iPod - but you get a few millimeters back - BONED
Yeah, b/c I want to web browse with a handheld device, holding the weight of a HDD the whole time. Flash is replacing HDDs b/c most people don't have more than a few gigs of music.
$599 to $399 price drop in 2 months - EXTREMELY BONED
I'll sell you an iPhone for $700. Happy? Is there really some surprise that a price drop was coming?
The iPhone costs apple ~$250 to make since inception . How long did you expect before Apple went for market share?
The battery will be just as hard to replace as every other thin device apple makes -- it's a space saving decision. But, iPod batteries haven't ever been that hard to replace, either. $25 usually got me a new battery and a cheap plastic tool to do the job.
iPhone batteries require some soldering. The price from 3rd parties is ~$50.
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If you can't write it down effectively, then you certainly can't describe it well. Would you prefer to have to *listen* to an incoherent twit, or skim his slides while tuning him out?
/incredibly/ useful in the hands of someone even 1/10th decent. Btw: my CS dept requires a course in public speaking, to help cover this stuff. Value in education :-)
At least in a presentation, you can glean the point from the slide titles, figures, and maybe some of the content.
More seriously, slides are
Slides provide:
- Formatting your voice can't. You can easily tell the structure of the content from a visual hierarchy -- much easier than a string of sentences punctuated by space.
- Graphics. Diagrams are a bitch to describe verbally.
- Code. 'nuff said
- Semi-random access. I can reread a slide, I can't rehear a live speaker.
Comcast blinks out on me about twice a week, and they're no better than Verizon in the sliminess factor. (DirecTV I miss you!)
:-)
FWIW, Verizon's DSL was dead-reliable for me. I'd love getting FIOS if it was in the area. And static IPs are reasonably affordable for me, for areas where it is availble. And seriously, don't we all really just want fiber to our house?
Bitching about sucky service is fine, but until we get someone better, you make your choices per business unit (e.g. verizon DSL vs wireless). Companies that see business units succeed when they treat customers better will improve customer service in other units, to help them along.
Of course, whenever I see any possible improvement, I jump head-first to the better vendor.
For the record:
Best mobile customer service I've ever received: T-Mobile.
Best non-broadcast TV: DirecTV
Best Personal Computer: Apple
Best Workstation: Sun (Leopard's great and I love it, but I can't hammer a Mac (or Linux box, for that matter) the same way I can Solaris)
Best ISP: -none-
All have their faults -- you usually have to lose some selection (Apple hardware configs), compatability (Sun (e.g. quicktime)), availability (T-Mobile coverage), or bundled deals (DirecTV vs Cable + Internet). But you do what you can, and hope others do the same. Spread the word to help!
When I get back to civilization, I'm really looking forward to (God-Willing) a T-mobile iPhone, DirecTV TV, FIOS, and well, using the machines I currently have + upgrades
I'd like to point out that as of now, there are only 10 (+ this) comments at +2 or better, while we have crap-tons of comments on far-less relevant articles.
:-)
10x more likely to bitch
Once you get past drivers, MS has no excuse for how bad their software is.
Just compare the OSs on two well-supported machines.
NB's ability to use your normal build system (ant or maven) as it's project file is what sold me. Oh, and I don't have to have this directory structure anymore:
:-)
eclipse
- 3.3
- 1
- 2
- 3
Where each one is an installed copy of eclipse, and the lower numbered ones are copies that have fried themselves.
*And* a decent profiler built in
This was NS 6? Both it and Eclipse take a bit to start up (A 2GB Macbook Pro), but NB doesn't lag as badly as Eclipse when I use it.
I've been using Eclipse for some time, but it's been getting on my nerves with speed/crash-happiness/bugginess. NB's treating me better these days.
OTOH, maybe Eclipse is *really* focusing on the Win32 experience, and the Mac experience is just crappy?
I think the security tradeoffs are worth it, once confidence in the VM is built.
/If/ you got the VM locked down pretty well**, then it would add a _lot_ of security to the rest of the system. The tradeoff is that the VM is a single piece of code --- compare this to the sheer amount of code it could help really lock down through virtualization.
Take this argument: take this VM code, and code review, fuzz, test, and otherwise* make it as secure as humanly possible.
* Offer $25k at Defcon for a hack
** Which is quite possible
*** It's a ring 0, kernel-level system. No external deps. All the vulnerabilities have to be in it, not any piece of code it depends on (as it's self-reliant)
- Which class of bugs depends upon the memory layout of your libraries? E.g. what kinds of bugs happen or don't happen depending on that layout?
- Do you have any idea how less vulnerable you are to an attack when the attacker can't get you in 1 hit? A networked-based attack would essentially have to flood you to get the right address, and bandwidth limitations could prevent them from ever doing it (searching through a multi-gigabyte address range a few dozen bytes at a time takes a *long* while when you're doing at least one packet per try). Local attacks to local processes are only threats to suid programs, of which there are *very* few, and which can sound an alarm pretty easily if they were getting queried thousands of times/sec.
Considering that they're donating over a grand (already!) to the EFF for it, I don't think there's any shame for a low UID.
Really that hard to understand? Photoshop breaks up your image into tiles, and works on them independently (at least the last version I used). Not too different from how Google maps works. Send command, server applies changes, and you download the affected tiles. If it's a big image, you work with downsampled tiles. When you're done, you download the final full-size image. Zooming works just like Google Maps.
On something like high-quality broadband (or FiOS), this could work out pretty well, especially when they've got 10 years of technological advancement to work with.
Yeah, got a Wii and PS3. The Wii's lost its novelty. How many ways can you milk the same trick?
Each Cell does a theoretical max of 256 GFLOPs. 8 of them = 2 TFLOPs. 1 TFLOP = supercomputer these days. Hell VT's only does 12.25, last time I checked.
Watch 'Outfoxed,' the network was *literally* founded as a mouthpiece for the Republican party. Hell, it's first president used to be the PR Head for the GOP.
Carly's taking over Fox? There is justice and there is a God who loves us.
Yeah, that worked great with the iPod.
Couple of things:
1. That assumes you can get a Wii. Only reason I bought one at all was b/c they had one in stock and I was gift shopping. (It turned out the gf didn't want it, so I kept it).
2. I've got both the PS3 and the Wii. The Wii's got maybe 2-3 good games on it, and one of those comes with it. It's really not useful for me now beyond keeping guests happy. The PS3 games I enjoy more (regular ones, Resistance, Warhawk, etc) than the Wii stuff. IMHO people who played a lot of games on the PS2 will (and do) want more depth than the Wii offers in the area it excels in.
3. With LBP, the PS3 could fit in as a good fit for everyone. LBP to keep the kids/girlfriend/etc happy, and Metal Gear 4 for the hardcore gamers. This is how it played out with the PS2.
4. For those of us who really get turned off by the Halo set: not the gameplay per se, just all the 14 yr old kids humping fallen opponents, etc. the 360 has no appeal. IMHO it, like its predecessor, is set up for an FPS shooting game by far. It's really not my thing. God of War 1 & 2, all 6 hrs of Heavanly Sword, etc are more interesting. FPSs are fun, but they're not enough.
I know the PS3 doesn't have the best game selection, but then again no console does for what I want. I looked at the 360, but I don't care about Halo the way most 360 lovers seem to. It's a fun FPS, but eh, I don't care nearly that much. The PS3 does have the most interesting selection coming up for me, and the games it does have so far, I enjoy. Motorstorm, resistance, warhawk, heavenly sword, etc. are fun plays for me (and that little rubber ducky game), and frankly, the only game I've wanted this generation is MGS4. Everything else is nice on top, but it's the only thing on any platform that interests me at all.
The MCA doesn't "clarify" anything that us citizens care about. It "clarifies" that folks in the current administration shouldn't go to jail for what they've done.
From FindLaw: http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20061011.html
Oh, and the definition of Habeas Corpus, from those left-wing nutjobs at Wikipedia:
No legitimate government action should have problems with Habeas Corpus.
It's not an iPhone! It's a service. For the first few months it costs more, and then it costs less. When they announce the $20/yr service, it'll start *after* the time you've already got running.
Sheesh.
Every scientist I know (and I grew up with more than a few) loved Sci Fi. Specifically, Star Trek. Unlike most sci-fi, Star Trek was actively engaged in science. (I personally grew up with Next Generation, the ones after -- meh). The officers talked scientifically, and they respected science.
Any show where you see people taking scientific measurements and using them relevantly within the show is useful. Show how science is relevant to them and the kids'll pick up on it.
For what's on today, I'd say having kids watch MythBusters and then making fun of the show is worthwhile. I'm still amazed they'll spend 30 min showing an experiment to prove what 30 sec of basic math & physics will usually tell you.
Reading-wise, you've got an unlimited selection of good material. Personally I'd try Cryptonomicon. It's fun and the whole thing's based on math & science.
With a replaceable battery, you have 2-4 layers of additional thickness to worry about:
- 2 faces on the battery (if you want a durable battery)
- the battery compartment
- the battery cover
Each one can *easily* add another millimeter. Which'd be 25-50% more than
they have now.
Plus:
- The battery connector (pins, wires, etc)
- The additional space required for the tabs to hold the cover on
If you don't want solid state storage, don't buy one. Don't pretend that everyone is just like you and wants just what you want. Sheesh.
For example, I only have ~3 gigs of good music, ~7.5 total. Getting rid of the only moving part (+ failure point + battery drain) is a nice bonus for me.
Shutting down dissent? I think a lot of the concern is with all the Muslim-bashing in the US post 9/11. You're not likely to see many groups forming against christianity. But you are likely to see people who watch Faux News.
Indeed. Apple's real contribution in these products was the R&D they did -- software/hardware integration, user interface design, etc. Which is why I think the devices are worth today's prices.
I was thinking more of all those times at work when you're waiting for something (e.g. a meeting to start, someone to shut up, etc.). And, of course, from the couch at home.
My URL for the $250 didn't make it:
- costs-250-to-make-rest-of-price-is-fanboy-tax-2296 64.php
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/iphone-only
Or... use the new iPod nano. It's small and lightweight? who's got an arm so thin you can use it? Nobody on
Somehow this is different from every other ringtone cell vendor? What's your source that it's certain songs only? Considering you can choose which part of the song you want in the ringtone, it's better than the rest of the market. Not as nice as just putting any mp3/ogg on there, but nicer.
Wow, you just made that up.
Yeah, b/c I want to web browse with a handheld device, holding the weight of a HDD the whole time. Flash is replacing HDDs b/c most people don't have more than a few gigs of music.
I'll sell you an iPhone for $700. Happy? Is there really some surprise that a price drop was coming?
The iPhone costs apple ~$250 to make since inception . How long did you expect before Apple went for market share?
The battery will be just as hard to replace as every other thin device apple makes -- it's a space saving decision. But, iPod batteries haven't ever been that hard to replace, either. $25 usually got me a new battery and a cheap plastic tool to do the job.
iPhone batteries require some soldering. The price from 3rd parties is ~$50.