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  1. Re:on the contrary on User-centric GUI Design Explained to All · · Score: 1

    What do you mean about the fuel filler?

    Japanese cars have it on the left, European cars on the right. What more do you need to know? :-)

  2. Re:XML?-Bag-pipes. on Retooling Slashdot with Web Standards · · Score: 2, Informative

    Of course you can do that. You just include the XSLT (usually .xsl) in your XML file as a processing instruction. For example:

    <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="test.xsl"?>

    The browser then does the transformations for you. I have been messing around with this at work for the last week and I got slightly different results with IE 5.5 and Moz 1.5. Nothing significant though and a bit of messing around sorted it out. You can even get your XSLT tranformation to XHTML to link to a CSS file in the transformation and it works all in one go.

  3. Re:Alt-Gr (as seen on lusenet) on What's A 'Scroll Lock' And Why Is It On My Keyboard? · · Score: 1

    Actually, pressing AltGR and 4 gets you a $ (dollar) symbol. To get the EUR symbol you have to press AltGr and E. At least under Windows anyway. I would demonstrate, but Slashdot filters the EUR symbol out :-(

  4. Re:New Ugly Duckling on Nokia 7600 All-in-One Phone · · Score: 1

    You don't need a Nokia bluetooth headset, you just need one that supports the Handsfree profile. Many of them do now.

    There is no problem with conforming to the headset spec, they just don't support it at all and use the handfree profile instead. Most good Bluetooth headsets now support both specs.

  5. NOT for end-users on Open Standards for Cell Phone Components · · Score: 2, Informative

    This is an open standard for cell phone manufacturers, not end users. It reduces "time-to-market" and produces standard platforms that manufacturers can use their own OSes, etc on top of.

    It will NOT produce standard accessories like chargers, cameras, etc for end-users.

  6. Re:Nokia 3650? on SSH or VNC From Your Cell Phone? · · Score: 1

    Currently Series 60 uses Symbian 6.0 (or 6.1, I can't remember). It isn't until the coming 6600 that Nokia switches to Symbian 7.0 (7.0s to be exact).

  7. Re:DVI has copy protection on DVD Player With DVI Output · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There are discs with no CSS encoding.

    One of the Linux documentaries was released with no protection. I can't remember what the name of it was though, but it was mentioned on Slashdot.

  8. Planetary Society HAS a solar sail on Solar Sailing and Physics · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Planetary Society as mentioned in the article has their own solar sail which is going to be launched in a few months.

    They are the ones actually doing something about this, NASA and the ESA have yet to get off their butts and actually do any real tests.

    You can join them and give support to these and other space projects. Much better than complaining about NASA.

  9. Nearly all new Finnish CDs are copy protected on EMI and Sony Lose Lawsuit Over Crippled Music Disks · · Score: 1

    Just about every new CD release of Finnish artists in Finland and also many new international releases are now copy protected.

    The first time they started appearing my girlfriend bought two albums (with different copy protection schemes) and we tried them in the car CD player (the player was factory installed in a 4 month old Peugeot) and neither of them would work. Needless to say she was really pissed off and we returned them immediately to the shop for a refund (and promptly downloaded one album from Kazaa :-).

    The net result being that we have not bought any new releases in months. Together we have a collection of several hundred CDs.

    The publishers have also bought out a pamphlet "explaining" the copy protection. They had the arrogance to make light of the whole copy protection thing as being in the consumers interest and then at the end it points out that the dics may only play in "standard CD audio players" which doesn't include PCs, DVD players and car CD players and even then there may still be audio distortion!!!

  10. Actual information... on Just In Case 3G Isn't Speedy Enough · · Score: 1

    If you search at most of the mobile network manufacturers you can find actual real hard info about this system. For example this PDF white paper at Nokia.

  11. Re:Must Be To Protect the Dominant Population: She on New Zealand Looks at Internet Censorship · · Score: 1

    Actually they just counted them all and there are only 39.2 million now. And I'm sure there must be a joke in there somewhere too!

  12. Re:Sure you can put one together yourself on How Close is the Open Entertainment Center? · · Score: 2, Informative

    Unfortunately some of us live in countries where there is no such thing as a Tivo. So the only solution is to build your own.

  13. Carrier grade Linux on Is Linux Used in Production Telephony? · · Score: 1

    I think you are looking for carrier grade Linux like this Hard Hat distro.

    This isn't your little PBX linux though, this is for serious telecom apps with five 9's reliability (99.999%) which is the equivalent of 5 minutes downtime a year.

  14. Re:Minnow says "Hey we will win" on CDMA, Cell Phone Standards And Who "Wins" · · Score: 1

    You should really see a mobile network coverage map of countries like Finland and Sweden.

    And you have to remember these are only one operator. Each country has at least one other operator providing similar coverage and several others with all the main centres covered.

  15. Re:95 Kbs in *size*? on Nokia 7650 Modified to Record Video Clips · · Score: 1

    And since the original comment was "a maximum of 95 Kbs in size" I would think it is more likely that they screwed up their units.

    Besides, it is a 7650, it can't even stream video at that speed.

  16. Re:95 Kbs in *size*? on Nokia 7650 Modified to Record Video Clips · · Score: 1, Redundant

    From the Nokia 6650 FAQ:

    What is the maximum size of an MMS that the Nokia 6650 phone supports?
    The maximum size is 100 kB. All of Nokia's MMS-enabled phones support the recommendations set in the MMS conformance document that defines minimum requirements for MMS and has the backing of 3GPP and the WAP Forum.

    In terms of characters, how much text is it possible to include in an MMS message sent from the Nokia 6650 phone?
    In practice, the number of characters is unlimited. The only limitation is the maximum size of an MMS (100 kB).

    How big of an audio clip is it possible to include in an MMS message sent from the Nokia 6650 phone?
    The only limitation is the maximum size of MMS (100KB) or the remaining space in phone's memory.

    What is the maximum size of a picture that can be included in an MMS?
    The only limitation is the maximum size of an MMS (100kB) and the phone's available memory.

  17. Re:95 Kbs in *size*? on Nokia 7650 Modified to Record Video Clips · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Nope, that is the size. The standard for MMS multimedia messaging restricts the size of any message to 100kb. It doesn't matter what the content is, voice, video, image.

    Jody

  18. Re:it is not 802.11 vs. 3G, it is 802.11 AND 3G on 802.11 vs. 3G For Mobile Access · · Score: 1

    Nokia already has a PCMCIA card, the D211 which provides WLAN and GPRS/GSM data connections. More info on the D211 here. There is also a D311 for use in the US. And they provide drivers for PocketPC and Linux as well.

    Plus the WLAN supports a SIM card which allows operators to provide secure chargable WLAN services in public spaces.

    More info here on Operator WLAN.

  19. Re:Why? on Internet-enabled Robot to Mow Lawns · · Score: 1

    Actually it is closer to 47 million sheep!

  20. Re:Heh on "Living robot" Escapes Lab, Makes It To...Parking Lot · · Score: 1

    Actually as A.C. Clarke has mentioned in many biographies and the later editions of the book '2001' both the book and the movie were created at the same time. While he and Kubrick were writing the movie he was writing the book.

    Of course that didn't stop them deviating at some points, like going to Jupiter in the movie and Saturn in the book.

    Jody

  21. Re:razors on HP Must Defend Half-Empty "Economy" Ink Cartridges · · Score: 1

    What, you mean there are some people here old enough to shave?!?!?!?

    :-)

  22. It probably is based on Nokia Rooftop on Rolling DSL and Wireless Access Out In One Swoop · · Score: 1

    Of course I can't be entirely sure, but given this recent press release from Nokia I would think that this system really is based on Nokia Rooftop wireless routers.

  23. Re:8 years behind??? on Crashing A Nokia Phone Via SMS · · Score: 1

    Everyone always mentions population density as an excuse for coverage in the US, but it seems like a pretty poor one.

    Look at Finland as an example. There is an average density of less than 17 people per square kilometer, probably the lowest in Europe. Almost everyone lives in the main cities and the density in Lapland is extremely low plus a few reindeer. But check out the coverage of the main GSM network operator. The other main operator has almost equal coverage as well.

  24. Visiting Billund, Denmark and Legoland on Why Can't LEGO Click? · · Score: 1

    Just last month I visited the town of Billund in Denmark and the Legoland situated on the edge of the town.

    It was very cool there, although a bit smaller than I expected and packed with tourists, especially Germans.

    But the minature towns and buildings and other models all made from Lego blocks were amazing. An entire airport recreated with aircraft that rolled around the runways. A minature of Copenhagen and Amsterdam with working canal boats. And so many other things such as an oil rig, working canal systems (locks and all). Some of the models used over 2 million blocks!

    But quite a few of the kids there didn't really seem to appreciate it. I overheard one kid, about 10, say (in English) that this was the second most boring place in Denmark after his home!

  25. You are missing the point, think Mobile on IPv4 vs IPv6: The Road Ahead · · Score: 1

    You are all missing the point with thinking about refridgerators, etc.

    You should be thinking mobile devices such as cellphones and PDAs. Soon all of these will be capable of wireless IP and there will be literally hundreds of millions of these devices.

    Even China will soon have more cellphones than the whole US and they have only just started.

    Also, IPV6 is mandatory in UMTS (European 3G cellular networks) so it is more or less inevitable that it will happen.