That would be a good question, but Apple is the Highlander of computer companies. It keeps getting shot down and called dead, but then it's still alive... Weird.
US6249768 Strategic capability networks US6236936 Maintaining a desired separation or distribution in a moving cluster of machines using a time multiplexed global positioning system US6219828 Method for using two copies of open firmware for self debug capability US6182243 Selective data capture for software exception conditions US5701408 Method for testing computer operating or application programming interfaces US5687375 Debugging of High Performance Fortran programs with backup breakpoints
We also have these..
US6285777 Internet assisted mail US6232967 Web browser column control US6205454 Web browser row control
.. and quite a few in hardware design.. which wouldn't be useful for open source _software_.
I think the difference is that the old article mentioned that google news has 20 years of data, but this one links to a timeline page. Related, closely, but still different.
A major reason being that politicians are bombarded with bullshit security concerns all day, every day, by departments, consultants, etc., that want funding for this-or-that. And of course the paranoid citizens who have a year's worth of duct tape surrounding their sofa as they watch fox news...
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Desktop software's only cheap because it's mostly worthless. There's been no innovation for years, and the market has flooded with copycats. That's why prices are so low. They can't compete on features so they have to compete on value, which when features is constant, means price goes down.
Enterprise and engineering apps (where there has been innovation) seem only to get more and more expensive, yet only increase in value. Look at how many people that software is replacing!!
India's got problems meeting their demand of IT labor at this point. India's willing to invest in the IT industry (gasp! what a risk!) to see future rewards, and it's already paying off.
Demand is just opportunity. Being able to take advantage of that demand is a different issue. Demand can't be met without investment in infrastructure to satisfy it, which we don't have in the US. There's no major investment going on for any industry (outside of defense and oil...), and as such these industries have to sit back and wait, or get creamed by other countries that are willing to invest (like India).
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Right now we've got another problem: the demand for software vastly outstrips the supply. Developers don't have the time or economic incentive to spend more time on software that already meets requirements.
I'm don't celebrate Christmas, nor am I Christian, nor Jewish, nor do I hunt for beetles to eat. I'm sure that it's blowing your mind.
"Political Correctness"*, is just having respect for those different from yourself. Sorry it doesn't let your catch phrases come out as well as you'd like.
* - Anyone else notice how patronizing that name is?
The ground-based midcourse defense system, as it is now called, has not shown that it can hit anything other than missiles whose trajectory and targets have been preprogrammed by missile defense contractors to eliminate the surprise or uncertainty of battle. Nor has it proven that it can hit a tumbling target, perform at night, or find ways to counter the decoys and countermeasures that a real enemy would use to throw a defense off track. Tests so far have all been conducted at unrealistically low speeds and altitudes, and it is not clear that the system will be able to track and identify the warhead it is supposed to destroy.
In the past six years of flight tests, here is what the Pentagon's missile-defense agency has demonstrated: A missile can hit another missile in mid-air as long as a) the operators know exactly where the target missile has come from and where it's going; b) the target missile is flying at a slower-than-normal speed; c) it's transmitting a special beam that exaggerates its radar signature, thus making it easier to track; d) only one target missile has been launched; and e) the "attack" happens in daylight.
Thomas P. Christie, director of the Pentagon's office of Operational Test and Evaluation, said a shortage of testing data would likely make it difficult for him to assess the system's effectiveness ahead of any deployment
But, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe all those scientists working for the military contractors know something that the rest of the scientific world doesn't.
1) You can swap batteries in a PSP. Not great, but the gameplay experience on the PSP won't be seriously harmed by the battery life limitation.
2) UMD vs Game cards.. personal decision
3) The PSP has an analog stick. The touch screen will be fated to be a bad approximation. AND, you can actually use both hands to hold the device:-)
4) A memory stick is included. For a system based on a PS2, vs one based on an N64 (8 years old!!), $50-$100 more is well worth it.
5) The PSP comes with a case. But, the DS units will fare better, because the owners will leave them in backpacks and drawers, as they're too big to carry around.
6) So once you're done playing both nintendo games, then will you go and get a PSP?
I'm half-teasing, but seriously, the PSP's really going to slaughter the DS. Hell Nintendo's already announced the DS' successor, for 2 years from now! But, it's all ok, as those who are willing to debate the issue on/. are likely willing just to buy both:-)
You seem surprised!! Look at the unit! Look at the UI! Nobody gives a fuck about the hardware in their handheld, it's about the size, display, and usability, in the opposite order.
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That was called the "PowerBook G4 Titanium"
That would be a good question, but Apple is the Highlander of computer companies. It keeps getting shot down and called dead, but then it's still alive... Weird.
Get Info on the .php file, and select TW as the handler for 'Open With...' and make it the standard way for every .php file.
Web browser column control - A real extension to web browsers, not just a patent of HTML.
Internet assisted mail - Email as far as possible, then print it out and mail it to them for the remainder of the distance.
We also have these..
What was the criteria for selection?
I think the difference is that the old article mentioned that google news has 20 years of data, but this one links to a timeline page. Related, closely, but still different.
A major reason being that politicians are bombarded with bullshit security concerns all day, every day, by departments, consultants, etc., that want funding for this-or-that. And of course the paranoid citizens who have a year's worth of duct tape surrounding their sofa as they watch fox news...
Oh no! I'm shaking my boots! :-P
Desktop software's only cheap because it's mostly worthless. There's been no innovation for years, and the market has flooded with copycats. That's why prices are so low. They can't compete on features so they have to compete on value, which when features is constant, means price goes down.
Enterprise and engineering apps (where there has been innovation) seem only to get more and more expensive, yet only increase in value. Look at how many people that software is replacing!!
India's got problems meeting their demand of IT labor at this point. India's willing to invest in the IT industry (gasp! what a risk!) to see future rewards, and it's already paying off.
Demand is just opportunity. Being able to take advantage of that demand is a different issue. Demand can't be met without investment in infrastructure to satisfy it, which we don't have in the US. There's no major investment going on for any industry (outside of defense and oil...), and as such these industries have to sit back and wait, or get creamed by other countries that are willing to invest (like India).
Right now we've got another problem: the demand for software vastly outstrips the supply. Developers don't have the time or economic incentive to spend more time on software that already meets requirements.
He did ask a _lawyer_. What else would a lawyer say?
different ways to intercept and modify method invocations.
No, it's about training. There's no time to educate a student AND make them useful to employers within 4-5 years.
If you want education, go to graduate school.
OS X is slow until you get at least 512 MB. Even on a 500 tibook Office was pretty zippy for me when I had enough ram.
He's the one responsible for testing it :-)
I'm don't celebrate Christmas, nor am I Christian, nor Jewish, nor do I hunt for beetles to eat. I'm sure that it's blowing your mind.
"Political Correctness"*, is just having respect for those different from yourself. Sorry it doesn't let your catch phrases come out as well as you'd like.
* - Anyone else notice how patronizing that name is?
Sure there's been progress, that's why the IT industry's in a glut right now.
Philip Coyle:
Defense Tech:
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But hey, it's not like they aren't doing their best, testing it thoroughly, acting to develop a real system capable of doing real work:
But, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe all those scientists working for the military contractors know something that the rest of the scientific world doesn't.
To start, MIT's research on the project would be investigated for research fraud if the Pentagon hadn't classified the data.
I think the blame lies with him for pushing the development *AFTER* the technology was proven infeasible,
This isn't astro turf at all....
1) You can swap batteries in a PSP. Not great, but the gameplay experience on the PSP won't be seriously harmed by the battery life limitation.
.. personal decision
:-)
/. are likely willing just to buy both :-)
2) UMD vs Game cards
3) The PSP has an analog stick. The touch screen will be fated to be a bad approximation. AND, you can actually use both hands to hold the device
4) A memory stick is included. For a system based on a PS2, vs one based on an N64 (8 years old!!), $50-$100 more is well worth it.
5) The PSP comes with a case. But, the DS units will fare better, because the owners will leave them in backpacks and drawers, as they're too big to carry around.
6) So once you're done playing both nintendo games, then will you go and get a PSP?
I'm half-teasing, but seriously, the PSP's really going to slaughter the DS. Hell Nintendo's already announced the DS' successor, for 2 years from now! But, it's all ok, as those who are willing to debate the issue on
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Sure it is. That's why MS bought Virtual PC (which runs x86 (xbox 1) code on ppc (xbox 2)).
Nah, we're happy to see oppressed peoples get a good nudge forward.
You seem surprised!! Look at the unit! Look at the UI! Nobody gives a fuck about the hardware in their handheld, it's about the size, display, and usability, in the opposite order.