"It is hard to call it an operating system when in fact "Linux" typically refers to a distribution that includes contributions from hundreds of projects"
... when Microsoft has no problem calling windows an operating system even though it includes contributions from other projects such as internet explorer.
Having a card with an ARM processor and 64meg of memory would be much more useful if you could use it for other purposes as well. Imagine buying an MP3 player add-on and then downloading software that turns it into a Psion5mx emulator!!! Or maybe use the card as a seperate linux machine and the Handspring as just a terminal. Bizzare but possible if you have what are basically two self-contained machines connected together.
This does tend to lead to a lot of swapping between people on contract that get a new one every 12 months and people on pay-as-you-go who don't. Since the phone number moves with your sim card, swapping the phones really isn't a problem. So when I get a new phone, someone at work trades his and some cash for mine, I give his to one of my nephews and his goes to my other nephew. People at work swap phones all the time. I have a queue of people bidding for my current one (because of the built in IRDA modem) and there is another 6 months to go!
Also both my nephews have broke or lost phones at one time or another. I think the demand for more phones will pick up if they can get people on pay-as-you-go to switch to contract if they break or lose one. However with so many spare phones about that could be trickier then it sounds.
The simple way is new standards such as GPRS and new features on phones that entice people to upgrade.
It also assumes they don't have a compression method sufficiantly advanced so it is indistinguisable from white noise. We may find a peak at a particular frequency but I would be very suprised if we can make any sense out of it.
Unless its an alien version of "I love lucy" in which case we should probably keep looking.
Mugger jumps out and demands money, you say something scary in Latin, then say "Your soul is mine mortal", add a cackly laugh, give your self a quick injection and your skin turns transparent.
You wouldn't get the aformentioned mugger out of a church with crowbars.
... in having a processor so fast that its power requirements are such that it dims the picture on your monitor. Whats the point in having a high framerate in quake if you keep bumping into the
walls?
"Presenting the new 2000Mhz Pentium",
Lights go up.
"And now a demo", presses powerbutton,
Lights go down.
If you are inserting logos in video streams, I wonder if it would eventually be possible to include border information and a url. Maybe it could add these to known logos it spots. The cable settop box of the future may allow you to click on a logo in a live video broadcast and fire up a web browser.
"This soaps boring but I wonder where I can get a shirt like the one the lead character is wearing - Click"
Man pages are scary enough without things like this.
Bob.
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How would you tell if someone just had a mild nervous twitch from the embarrasment of wearing the thing or was suffering a DOS attack?
Any bets once these start selling (if?) they release a line of firewall over and underwear depending on whether you want to protect your clothes from the outside world or yourself from your clothes.
"Why are you walking funny?"
"I'm trying to defrag my underwear!"
Bob.
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The best use for this would be to "accidentally" bump into someone wearing a technojacket turning the "network" of fine wires in the fabric into one big heating element. Lets see them try and claim on the warrenty for the melted mess they would have left.
"Honest, I was just walking along when it started raining!!!"
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Strange how he says ...
"It is hard to call it an operating system when in fact "Linux" typically refers to a distribution that includes contributions from hundreds of projects"
... when Microsoft has no problem calling windows an operating system even though it includes contributions from other projects such as internet explorer.
"Pot, meet kettle."
Bob.
You should also drape a parachute over it so, when you show new visiters around you can walk out into the garden and say ...
"Where the hell did that come from!!!!"
Bob.
and manage to make it look like a very high tech toaster. Now nokia release a set-top breadbin. What next the Microsoft X-Box Waffle Iron?
What is it with these design types and bandwagons?
Bob.
Having a card with an ARM processor and 64meg of memory would be much more useful if you could use it for other purposes as well. Imagine buying an MP3 player add-on and then downloading software that turns it into a Psion5mx emulator!!! Or maybe use the card as a seperate linux machine and the Handspring as just a terminal. Bizzare but possible if you have what are basically two self-contained machines connected together.
Bob.
the bike can send you automatic email such as
"You are about to ride under a bus, LOOK UP, LOOK UP!!!!"
A head-up-display would be MUCH safer.
Bob.
"Hi, I'm Calisto, I'm here for my stock options"
Bob.
This does tend to lead to a lot of swapping between people on contract that get a new one every 12 months and people on pay-as-you-go who don't. Since the phone number moves with your sim card, swapping the phones really isn't a problem. So when I get a new phone, someone at work trades his and some cash for mine, I give his to one of my nephews and his goes to my other nephew. People at work swap phones all the time. I have a queue of people bidding for my current one (because of the built in IRDA modem) and there is another 6 months to go!
Also both my nephews have broke or lost phones at one time or another. I think the demand for more phones will pick up if they can get people on pay-as-you-go to switch to contract if they break or lose one. However with so many spare phones about that could be trickier then it sounds.
The simple way is new standards such as GPRS and new features on phones that entice people to upgrade.
Bob.
It also assumes they don't have a compression method sufficiantly advanced so it is indistinguisable from white noise. We may find a peak at a particular frequency but I would be very suprised if we can make any sense out of it.
Unless its an alien version of "I love lucy" in which case we should probably keep looking.
Bob.
seti@home won't find alien life because it is just a distributed MP3 compression job on the Aricebo astronomers CD collection.
Bob.
What if they simply don't have enough?
Tiger tiger burning bright.
Two left paws? Wait that's not right!
Bob.
Tiger Tiger burning bright,
Two left paws? Now thats not right!
Bob.
I worry about, its needing a tape autochanger the size of a house to back it up on for when I lose it down the back of the sofa.
Bob.
but see the nike swoosh, something has gone very very wrong.
Bob.
if you could somehow do it to order.
Mugger jumps out and demands money, you say something scary in Latin, then say "Your soul is mine mortal", add a cackly laugh, give your self a quick injection and your skin turns transparent.
You wouldn't get the aformentioned mugger out of a church with crowbars.
Bob.
... in having a processor so fast that its power requirements are such that it dims the picture on your monitor. Whats the point in having a high framerate in quake if you keep bumping into the
walls?
"Presenting the new 2000Mhz Pentium",
Lights go up.
"And now a demo", presses powerbutton,
Lights go down.
Bob.
Lets see.
Carry your computer to work, plug it in.
Carry your computer home, plug it in.
Repeat.
Just a thought but why don't you leave your
computer (and all your important files) at
home and just access it over the internet.
We will still have the internet in 2010 won't we? This article seems to suggest no. Why else would you have to carry your fileserver around with you?
Bob.
If you are inserting logos in video streams, I wonder if it would eventually be possible to include border information and a url. Maybe it could add these to known logos it spots. The cable settop box of the future may allow you to click on a logo in a live video broadcast and fire up a web browser.
"This soaps boring but I wonder where I can get a shirt like the one the lead character is wearing - Click"
I think The Truman show just got a bit closer.
Bob.
And would you have to put window cleaners on danger pay?
.... agggghh me arm!!!"
"When I'm cleaning windows
Bob.
by ramping up the power but people might complain when we run out of birds.
Also it could get messy for a while what with all the headless pigeons and arms of careless windowcleaners falling about the place.
Bob.
SHOOT(8) UNIX System Manager's Manual
NAME
shoot - send bullets to GPS coordinates
SYNOPSIS
shoot [-dfnqrvR] [-c count] [-i wait] [-l preload] [-p pattern] [-s calibre ] [-w waitsecs]
Man pages are scary enough without things like this.
Bob.
How would you tell if someone just had a mild nervous twitch from the embarrasment of wearing the thing or was suffering a DOS attack?
Any bets once these start selling (if?) they release a line of firewall over and underwear depending on whether you want to protect your clothes from the outside world or yourself from your clothes.
"Why are you walking funny?"
"I'm trying to defrag my underwear!"
Bob.
The best use for this would be to "accidentally" bump into someone wearing a technojacket turning the "network" of fine wires in the fabric into one big heating element. Lets see them try and claim on the warrenty for the melted mess they would have left.
"Honest, I was just walking along when it started raining!!!"
Bob.
Dropping contact lenses is bad enough. Imagine dropping one of these!!!
"NOBODY MOVE!!!!!"
Bob.
Or maybe,
"Anyone know any exploits for linux, I forgot my password and I need to get my mail."
Bob.
to increase market share. The question is what media they start sending it out on. I mean, I have enough coasters, I've finished tiling the bathroom.
Start sending DATs!
Bob.