First of all, it shouldn't take four years to learn most of how any kind of networking works. On the computer/electronics side, both are basically the same, it's the transmission that's different.
Now, why not combine wireless with wired networking as a major, and then get more people into that? While wireless is all "hip" and whatnot, you can't do everything wirelessly. Transmitting through thick rock and transmitting top secret data for example. However, if you're knowledgeable with both wired and wireless networks, you are of use to almost any company, even small ones who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford separate "in-house" and wireless network engineers.
"One has to wonder if anyone cares about their constitutional rights any more, or if everyone would be happier living in 1984."
To your Average Joe, living in "1984" wouldn't feel that much different. Unfortunately for the minority who believe in strong first amendment rights (including me), Average Joes make up the majority of the voting population. With increasing government and corporate pressure to give up our first amendment rights, and the average people just running with the crowd, there won't be much resistance to change.
It's like trying to stop a water main with plastic wrap. There's a barrier with 100% coverage, but it's really thin, and in the end, it won't slow the water at all.
Digital TV is kind of like streaming video on the airwaves... And we all know what high bandwidth wireless can do for you.
Sure, It's not two-way yet, but I think this is just a step in the right direction - to having multipurpose entertainment "multimedia" PCs that can do everything from surf the net to play HDTV broadcasts and DVD movies. All at an acceptable resolution, of course.
I just hope with the increase in the number of HTDV and other such large television/computer monitors, the price will drop. Though it doesn't look like it will... price has always been pretty much "by the inch", and the advancement we're headed towards won't happen until Average Joe Football Fan can afford a HEPC and 60" flatscreen capable of 1600x900.
In summary, the requirement is nice, but only if manufacturing is allowed to keep up by dropping prices - while still turning a profit.
And further... I see this happening in a lot of newer technologies. You pay significantly more for something that is actually only a minor tweak as far as engineering is concerned.
I know they need to be made profitable, but marketing these days is getting ludicrous. Some people would only want a 12" screen, some would only want a 80" screen, but they'd be used for basically the same purpose, and would really have no differing value. So why should one person be forced to pay for mocha-triple-chocolate-maraschino-creme-de-la-crem e lattes for the entire marketing division for a year?
I could only see realistic price differences in regards to resolution.
"Roll-up televisions will allow viewers of the future to flip their sets out of sight like projector screens and will come with a similar price tag to bulkier boxes."
Does anyone else find this a little silly? The plastic film costs maybe a few dollars, the printing process probably no more than $25 for a moderately sized set, and then another $50 (retail) for an acceptable interface/controller module.
Alright, who wants to pay $1000 for a 48" screen that probably cost almost exactly the same to make as a 12" screen (for only $150)?
Turn up the gravity a few notches, and within a few hours, all of the current space debris will fall and be vaporized in the atmosphere.
Not only would it effectively clean out the space around the planet, it would also make a very pretty lightshow, incomparable with anything that has ever been witnessed before, and it would increase the pressure of the atmosphere, causing increased health benefits.
Please disregard any spelling mistakes made by this author, as he is currently forced into using a junky keyboard on a really fast connection which doesn't give him time to hit "stop" before he notices the spelling mistake... =/
Perhaps IBM's new storage technology, Millipede, could help stave off the impending "Digital Dark Ages".
Millipede is such an incredible technology not only because of its ultra-high density, but because the data actually exists in a physical form, albiet on an incredibly tiny scale, unlike current hard drives, which just toss around magnetic charges. Magnets don't last forever, but you seal up a polymer film in a metal case, and it'll last pretty much forever.
IBM dropped their HDD division, but I don't think they'd even think about dropping millipede. This technology could very well be the future of long-term data storage.
I just hope it comes through in a pure format, and soon (without DRM).
"If this enormous undertaking succeeds, it will make computers more personal than ever. Equipped with Longhorn, your PC will keep track of how you work, whom you talk to, what sites you look at, how you make documents and whom you share them with, which data on the network are yours--making all those things easier."
So at what point will we be able to completely remove the user from the picture, and have the computer do everything for us?
My definition of "easier" is something that works the way I want it to, not the way a company wants it to. M$ can go defenestrate itself.
APC's estimator tells me I need a $1500 UPS for my computer and all it's gadgetry - but I have nowhere near that amount of money. This sounds like a viable option!
...if they gave away the players and disks for free!
No thanks, RIAA. You know it's time to pull out of the market when your consumers have you cornered, outsmarted, have blocked off every escape route, and are demanding free products.
It really seems like a good idea on paper, but I don't think these things are going to become commonplace until the software gets better. What do we always drool over? The hardware, of course. (Unless it has Linux support, which is just an added bonus - think Sharp Zaurus)
Defenestrate Windows, and it could be a much better product:)
I claim a patent on spinning the swing around the vertical axis! Chains, ropes, I don't care how it's suspended. Also, I only want clockwise (makes it sound more technical, and thus more appealing to the USPTO). Who wants to pick up counterclockwise? We can split the licensing fees - one to wind up, the other to unwind.
Yes, that typographical error was due solely to the use of lowest-bidder computer equipment at my school, I swear.... =) That's another thing that should have to go.
And I am a geek - I just happen to be one who is a bit overconfident in his typing skills, and hence doesn't always check what he posts.
(/me double-chekcs thi spost for errors)
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This will create some... interesting... situations in the geek communities. One one hand, the large majority of geeks are well educated, and know that PACs are a downright dirty loophole in the law, and most of them should be struck from the face of the earth.
On the other hand, however, how could it hurt? Geeks are at best minimally represented in the government (despite what Gore may have thought), and we have a voice too - one that needs to be heard.
Such a cruel irony that the majority of the intelligent people in this world are a numerical minority - and headcount - not barincount - is all that matters when it comes to representation. Oh yeah, and money too. We have plenty of that... [/dripping_with_sarcasm]
Too bad representation isn't based on IQ/EQ (Emotional Quotient, not EverQuest =P ), or *gasp* even political knowledge.
Finally it got a mention on Slashdot, and above all things, for its outstanding physics engine. If you like realistic racing games, then Re-Volt is for you.
Cut the case in half right above the motherboard bay and below the drive bays. Flip the bottom half around, and weld/rivet/duct tape it back together. I'm not sure if the side panels would go back on, but it seems like it would work, otherwise.
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First of all, it shouldn't take four years to learn most of how any kind of networking works. On the computer/electronics side, both are basically the same, it's the transmission that's different.
Now, why not combine wireless with wired networking as a major, and then get more people into that? While wireless is all "hip" and whatnot, you can't do everything wirelessly. Transmitting through thick rock and transmitting top secret data for example. However, if you're knowledgeable with both wired and wireless networks, you are of use to almost any company, even small ones who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford separate "in-house" and wireless network engineers.
"One has to wonder if anyone cares about their constitutional rights any more, or if everyone would be happier living in 1984."
To your Average Joe, living in "1984" wouldn't feel that much different. Unfortunately for the minority who believe in strong first amendment rights (including me), Average Joes make up the majority of the voting population. With increasing government and corporate pressure to give up our first amendment rights, and the average people just running with the crowd, there won't be much resistance to change.
It's like trying to stop a water main with plastic wrap. There's a barrier with 100% coverage, but it's really thin, and in the end, it won't slow the water at all.
Obviously, this means trouble.
Digital TV is kind of like streaming video on the airwaves... And we all know what high bandwidth wireless can do for you.
Sure, It's not two-way yet, but I think this is just a step in the right direction - to having multipurpose entertainment "multimedia" PCs that can do everything from surf the net to play HDTV broadcasts and DVD movies. All at an acceptable resolution, of course.
I just hope with the increase in the number of HTDV and other such large television/computer monitors, the price will drop. Though it doesn't look like it will... price has always been pretty much "by the inch", and the advancement we're headed towards won't happen until Average Joe Football Fan can afford a HEPC and 60" flatscreen capable of 1600x900.
In summary, the requirement is nice, but only if manufacturing is allowed to keep up by dropping prices - while still turning a profit.
I like haxing HTTP... heh
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http://www.riaa.com/Contact_Confirm.cfm?Name=Some
I hope that worked...
And further... I see this happening in a lot of newer technologies. You pay significantly more for something that is actually only a minor tweak as far as engineering is concerned.
m e lattes for the entire marketing division for a year?
I know they need to be made profitable, but marketing these days is getting ludicrous. Some people would only want a 12" screen, some would only want a 80" screen, but they'd be used for basically the same purpose, and would really have no differing value. So why should one person be forced to pay for mocha-triple-chocolate-maraschino-creme-de-la-cre
I could only see realistic price differences in regards to resolution.
"Roll-up televisions will allow viewers of the future to flip their sets out of sight like projector screens and will come with a similar price tag to bulkier boxes."
Does anyone else find this a little silly? The plastic film costs maybe a few dollars, the printing process probably no more than $25 for a moderately sized set, and then another $50 (retail) for an acceptable interface/controller module.
Alright, who wants to pay $1000 for a 48" screen that probably cost almost exactly the same to make as a 12" screen (for only $150)?
Turn up the gravity a few notches, and within a few hours, all of the current space debris will fall and be vaporized in the atmosphere.
Not only would it effectively clean out the space around the planet, it would also make a very pretty lightshow, incomparable with anything that has ever been witnessed before, and it would increase the pressure of the atmosphere, causing increased health benefits.
Note: watch for falling satellites.
Oh, no, I did it again =(
Please disregard any spelling mistakes made by this author, as he is currently forced into using a junky keyboard on a really fast connection which doesn't give him time to hit "stop" before he notices the spelling mistake... =/
Q: "...who knows how long the images will stay up?"
A: Not long, if there linked here.
Funny how http://www.udrpinfo.com has its own cybersquatter(s)...
http://www.udrp.info - complete with an automatic homepage-changer, and Gator!
Buy it today!
Perhaps IBM's new storage technology, Millipede, could help stave off the impending "Digital Dark Ages".
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Millipede is such an incredible technology not only because of its ultra-high density, but because the data actually exists in a physical form, albiet on an incredibly tiny scale, unlike current hard drives, which just toss around magnetic charges. Magnets don't last forever, but you seal up a polymer film in a metal case, and it'll last pretty much forever.
IBM dropped their HDD division, but I don't think they'd even think about dropping millipede. This technology could very well be the future of long-term data storage.
I just hope it comes through in a pure format, and soon (without DRM).
http://www.research.ibm.com/resources/news/2002
...you can build your own Atari 2600 from off-the-shelf parts (IIRC, you can get most of them from Digikey and similar places)!
Several people are also working on making portable Ataris (and other systems):
http://www.classicgaming.com/vcsp/ - this guy portable-izes lots of systems...
http://www.classicgaming.com/2600ce/ - and this guy is working (slowly) on making a 2600 compatible device that could be mass-produced.
"If this enormous undertaking succeeds, it will make computers more personal than ever. Equipped with Longhorn, your PC will keep track of how you work, whom you talk to, what sites you look at, how you make documents and whom you share them with, which data on the network are yours--making all those things easier."
So at what point will we be able to completely remove the user from the picture, and have the computer do everything for us?
My definition of "easier" is something that works the way I want it to, not the way a company wants it to. M$ can go defenestrate itself.
APC's estimator tells me I need a $1500 UPS for my computer and all it's gadgetry - but I have nowhere near that amount of money. This sounds like a viable option!
...if they gave away the players and disks for free!
No thanks, RIAA. You know it's time to pull out of the market when your consumers have you cornered, outsmarted, have blocked off every escape route, and are demanding free products.
It really seems like a good idea on paper, but I don't think these things are going to become commonplace until the software gets better. What do we always drool over? The hardware, of course. (Unless it has Linux support, which is just an added bonus - think Sharp Zaurus)
:)
Defenestrate Windows, and it could be a much better product
...if the Doctor made Slashdot IE's homepage :)
Why didn't I think of that first?
I claim a patent on spinning the swing around the vertical axis! Chains, ropes, I don't care how it's suspended. Also, I only want clockwise (makes it sound more technical, and thus more appealing to the USPTO). Who wants to pick up counterclockwise? We can split the licensing fees - one to wind up, the other to unwind.
:rolleyes:
Yes, that typographical error was due solely to the use of lowest-bidder computer equipment at my school, I swear.... =) That's another thing that should have to go.
And I am a geek - I just happen to be one who is a bit overconfident in his typing skills, and hence doesn't always check what he posts.
(/me double-chekcs thi spost for errors)
This will create some... interesting... situations in the geek communities. One one hand, the large majority of geeks are well educated, and know that PACs are a downright dirty loophole in the law, and most of them should be struck from the face of the earth.
On the other hand, however, how could it hurt? Geeks are at best minimally represented in the government (despite what Gore may have thought), and we have a voice too - one that needs to be heard.
Such a cruel irony that the majority of the intelligent people in this world are a numerical minority - and headcount - not barincount - is all that matters when it comes to representation. Oh yeah, and money too. We have plenty of that... [/dripping_with_sarcasm]
Too bad representation isn't based on IQ/EQ (Emotional Quotient, not EverQuest =P ), or *gasp* even political knowledge.
That color looks an awful lot like my tower...
AHH, it's HyperVac!
(obscure reference to Asimov)
Finally it got a mention on Slashdot, and above all things, for its outstanding physics engine. If you like realistic racing games, then Re-Volt is for you.
I know this post is mostly pointless.
Cut the case in half right above the motherboard bay and below the drive bays. Flip the bottom half around, and weld/rivet/duct tape it back together. I'm not sure if the side panels would go back on, but it seems like it would work, otherwise.