Several differences. For one, PDAs are just PCs in small form factor. You can add applications, and download programs into a PDA unlike a cell phone. It may not be needed for you, but someone else will. And cellphones have a limited screen size/ low resolution. And highend cellphones that have all these functionality anyway cost around 500-600$. As they say, the lines are pretty blurred between cellphones and PDAs.
For each case that the author cites, there are counter examples where the local managers at the division/business level fail to highlight the long term benefits of the research. Long term research benefits SHOULD be complemented by short term monetary gains. Otherwise the division should be spun off as a research company, purely focussed on IP. IBM is a good example in point. It does as much research in molecular computers (long term benefits), as it does in software services, where it gains shortterm revenue. Money is, and always will be a bargaining point. If the benefits are not highllighted properly, research centers are borne to get their funds taken away, or worse, closed down.
My first thought was, the structure once toppled, IS toppled, and with a stationary background, it would not be possible to reset it. I found it is indeed true. In the IBM page, it states ...It takes several hours to set up the most complicated cascades. Since there is no reset mechanism, these molecule cascades can only perform a calculation once....
My idea is, have a non-stationary background of copper plane, which through some mechanism (which causes repulsion of the CO molecules) places the molecules in the reset position, ready to be "toppled" again!
We are all missing the point. The point is, where is Warby, and others like him going to go? The moment he takes his eyes off Microsoft, there is *no* other singly unified system, that can provide both ease of use, and integration. He has to worry about retraining his staff. That is why most admins think that "a known devil is better". Unless other backend server vendors like Novell/oracle come up with a better, unified proposition, it is going to be a tough sell.
Actually, there are many patents out there which extend their claims this way. And having come across several patent lawyers myself, it looks like its standard procedure. All patents end with phrases like "..experts well versed in this field would know that this invention is not limited to (whatever the patent mentions) but also to related fields...". I am forced to believe it now.. I have a list of incredulous patents here.
Actually, there are many patents out there which extend their claims this way. And having come across several patent lawyers myself, it looks like its standard procedure. All patents end with phrases like "experts well versed in this field would know that this invention is not limited to (whatever the patent mentions) but also to related fields". I am forced to believe it now:( I have a list of such patents here
Again, point by point-
- Technically, how do you say that, Symbian is "efficient"? Where is the proof? Has any systematic study been done?
- FUD?
- I have already with this. All I am saying is, we cannot say that all of the consortium's intentions are noble. There is nothing like a noble corporation in a capitalist economy. Like everyone else, Symbian would ultimately want control. A look at the marketplace elsewhere can certainly tell you the truth. A BIG example is the DVD forum. All the members are competitors. Still, each of them is big in its way. Apart from them, do you think any other company can stand in their way? All the others are forced to follow (by paying royalties, by not having access to decision making etc).
What is a business ethic? Who determines it? Do you think, due to their business ethics, this consortium is going to go out of their way to sell phones powered by other OSs to the operators/public? Bundling is just one of the things about to happen. Being a monopoly is not bad. Its just that todays business conditions are such that, business ethics just dont survive long.
From a technology perspective, it is better to have a standardised platform. That increases the rate of introduction of new products, and builds critical mass. But Symbian itself is coming from a consortium formed by the major cellphone makers. It suits them that they have all the phones running with their OSs. If this becomes a standard, then what do we have? Another microsoft, though this time it owns everything from infrastructure to your little phone. Doesnt look too good to me in the long term. Is there a Linux powered cellphone anywhere in use? Apart from PDA/cellphone combos, that is...
If we are able to collect enough of these "friendly" asteroids, or "trojans" as the article calls them, we can think of establishing colonies on these. Along with space elevators, there will be micro-colonies on each of these asteroids, between which people can travel, just like between different continents. The only issue is when the asteroids decide to take a different orbit!
Windows' "driver signing" is only a way to guarantee that a particular driver is verified
Yah..But how long before that "option" is removed from the screen, and instead an "error" is indicated? From the way the DMCA has been brought upon, I dont see far.
I think examining the strength/weaknesses of algorithms without regard to the surroundings is not a good idea. With Windows providing most of the drivers in signed form, and refusing to accept unsigned drivers, it could be difficult to apply the "breaking" methods defined, in the mainstream operating systems. Ofcourse, in other OS's this shouldnot be a problem.
Is there any standard way/method of testing these claims that every vendor/organisation makes? For instance, I can think of a number of ways in which this claim can be twisted: Ambient sound, position/location of the computers, position of measurement, calibration of the dB meter, temperature of the air measured at various instants of time, material on which the computers stand, consistency of readings, etc etc...Who validates all these claims? How can we truly believe these "cheapass" claims (in the same words of the author) ??
Why cant the government have a committee consisting of 1. Eminent technical/scientific personalities - say from Universities 2. Representatives of organisations like EFF/OSF 3. Government representatives
to decide whether a particular research result is publishable or not? It is unfair to say that an important result that the world should know about, is placed into a folder and sealed for generations. Universities should have a free will. But then again, given the funding that the gov provides universities, they are bound to act partial towards the government, instead of the research community worldwide. What a pity?
This is what Nobel laureate Konrad Lorenz had to say about this way back in 1973-"Human culture, after enveloping and filling the whole globe, is in danger of being killed by its own excretion, of dying from an illness closely analogous to uraemia. Humanity will be forced to invent some sort of planetary kidney - or it will die from its own waste products."
The statement he made looks strikingly true today...Today Kilimanjaro. Tomorrow???
If you really look at differences between the pays of employees at various levels, in terms of % figures, it would be mindboggling. As we go up the ladder, the % seems monstruous. But, isnt that what capitalism is? The essence of capitalism is to make people envious of another person's achievements, and that makes society run, technology better, so on and so forth. The flip side of it is ofcourse, turmoil in times like this. It has been happening ever since Veblen's days. We notice it now because we are prone to target people with a lot of money now, whereas we "the people who do all the work" dont have any:(
As the size of laptops become so small, how are we going to withstand the rising temperature of the processor boards, which are more and more sitting directly onto the base? The Sony Vaio models I have used, at full performance, literally burn your lap when kept for a long time. Is there no way out? Has anyone tried this yet?
Now where is the nearest Docker's trouser showroom;) ?
Looks similar to Download accelerator!
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The technology looks like: Take a data stream, split it into 4 streams, transmit them in separate channels, detect and re-assemble them in the same order. Isnt this something we already use in our download accelerator products? If not, how is this different?
What if every other party in the suit, refused to "look" into the protocols, due to this restriction? Will Microsoft be forced to change the method then? Or is Microsoft only required to open-up the spec, and the court is satisfied?
The encoding process uses a P4, AND a FPGA board for hardware acceleration. I guess that would mean around 150-200 MFLOPS...That would make it look like its possible to do it in realtime in some of the floating point DSPs available in the market... BTW, realtime DIVx encoders ARE available.
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And cellphones have a limited screen size/ low resolution. And highend cellphones that have all these functionality anyway cost around 500-600$. As they say, the lines are pretty blurred between cellphones and PDAs.
Money is, and always will be a bargaining point. If the benefits are not highllighted properly, research centers are borne to get their funds taken away, or worse, closed down.
My first thought was, the structure once toppled, IS toppled, and with a stationary background, it would not be possible to reset it. I found it is indeed true. In the IBM page, it states
...It takes several hours to set up the most complicated cascades. Since there is no reset mechanism, these molecule cascades can only perform a calculation once....
My idea is, have a non-stationary background of copper plane, which through some mechanism (which causes repulsion of the CO molecules) places the molecules in the reset position, ready to be "toppled" again!
I have a list of incredulous patents here.
Actually, there are many patents out there which extend their claims this way. And having come across several patent lawyers myself, it looks like its standard procedure. All patents end with phrases like "experts well versed in this field would know that this invention is not limited to (whatever the patent mentions) but also to related fields". I am forced to believe it now :(
I have a list of such patents here
Again, point by point-
- Technically, how do you say that, Symbian is "efficient"? Where is the proof? Has any systematic study been done?
- FUD?
- I have already with this. All I am saying is, we cannot say that all of the consortium's intentions are noble. There is nothing like a noble corporation in a capitalist economy. Like everyone else, Symbian would ultimately want control.
A look at the marketplace elsewhere can certainly tell you the truth. A BIG example is the DVD forum. All the members are competitors. Still, each of them is big in its way. Apart from them, do you think any other company can stand in their way? All the others are forced to follow (by paying royalties, by not having access to decision making etc).
EPOC is a great, stable OS..
Maybe.
Business ethics
What is a business ethic? Who determines it? Do you think, due to their business ethics, this consortium is going to go out of their way to sell phones powered by other OSs to the operators/public? Bundling is just one of the things about to happen.
Being a monopoly is not bad. Its just that todays business conditions are such that, business ethics just dont survive long.
But Symbian itself is coming from a consortium formed by the major cellphone makers. It suits them that they have all the phones running with their OSs. If this becomes a standard, then what do we have? Another microsoft, though this time it owns everything from infrastructure to your little phone. Doesnt look too good to me in the long term.
Is there a Linux powered cellphone anywhere in use? Apart from PDA/cellphone combos, that is...
Yah..But how long before that "option" is removed from the screen, and instead an "error" is indicated? From the way the DMCA has been brought upon, I dont see far.
I think examining the strength/weaknesses of algorithms without regard to the surroundings is not a good idea. With Windows providing most of the drivers in signed form, and refusing to accept unsigned drivers, it could be difficult to apply the "breaking" methods defined, in the mainstream operating systems. Ofcourse, in other OS's this shouldnot be a problem.
Is there any standard way/method of testing these claims that every vendor/organisation makes? For instance, I can think of a number of ways in which this claim can be twisted: Ambient sound, position/location of the computers, position of measurement, calibration of the dB meter, temperature of the air measured at various instants of time, material on which the computers stand, consistency of readings, etc etc...Who validates all these claims? How can we truly believe these "cheapass" claims (in the same words of the author) ??
Why cant the government have a committee consisting of
1. Eminent technical/scientific personalities - say from Universities
2. Representatives of organisations like EFF/OSF
3. Government representatives
to decide whether a particular research result is publishable or not? It is unfair to say that an important result that the world should know about, is placed into a folder and sealed for generations. Universities should have a free will. But then again, given the funding that the gov provides universities, they are bound to act partial towards the government, instead of the research community worldwide. What a pity?
in danger of being killed by its own excretion, of dying from an illness closely analogous to uraemia. Humanity will be forced to invent some sort of planetary kidney - or it will die from its own waste products."
The statement he made looks strikingly true today...Today Kilimanjaro. Tomorrow???
If you really look at differences between the pays of employees at various levels, in terms of % figures, it would be mindboggling. As we go up the ladder, the % seems monstruous. But, isnt that what capitalism is? The essence of capitalism is to make people envious of another person's achievements, and that makes society run, technology better, so on and so forth. The flip side of it is ofcourse, turmoil in times like this. :(
It has been happening ever since Veblen's days. We notice it now because we are prone to target people with a lot of money now, whereas we "the people who do all the work" dont have any
Has anyone tried this yet?
The technology looks like: Take a data stream, split it into 4 streams, transmit them in separate channels, detect and re-assemble them in the same order. Isnt this something we already use in our download accelerator products? If not, how is this different?
Thanks for the clarification...I read more abt it now...:))
How are the drivers going to be handled? Will it be that it will allow only MS signed drivers to be installed?
The encoding process uses a P4, AND a FPGA board for hardware acceleration. I guess that would mean around 150-200 MFLOPS...That would make it look like its possible to do it in realtime in some of the floating point DSPs available in the market...
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BTW, realtime DIVx encoders ARE available.
http://www.eetimes.com/semi/news/OEG20020916S00