Didn't read TFA, this being slashdot and all, but isn't there a shitload of old true-and-tried local technologies that are not anymore common knowledge in famine and civil war-ridden countries? I'm talking about stuff like traditional fuel-efficient ovens, food storage solutions, hygienic dry toilets etc..
Bringing that stuff back would have major impact on daily lives and be logical first step of this kind of program.
Why the press is obsessed about the number of on-line connections? Why it's so darn important metrics? Could it be that as it's a single dimensional number it's easy to grasp, report and compare even though it does not have direct relation to thinks that matter, like innovativeness and on-line commerce.
Wrong, the most efficient way is not killing POWs or taking POWs in the first place. When you kill somebody it's one soldier less. When you capture somebody you need to reserve resources for holding him. When you wound somebody you tie at least two soldiers immediatelly (for carrying him safe) and later as increased enemy economical burden of taking care of him.
Movie industry is just desperately hanging in the old "Blockbuster" business model where popular, highly advertised movies bring high revenue for a while before going into DVD and finally to oblivion of bargain bin.
PHP's best asset is it's integrability to the HTML, however Java and Webmacro are a superior combination if system is not purely web-based, like a discussion forum.
You're right, but I disagree about the billing method. The trend in business sector is going for monthly fees or transaction based billing. For example you either pay salty fee for unlimited monthly transfers or small money for every e-mail you transfer to your cellular.
These guys hear differences between optic fibers connecting their audio gear. Phew, with 3K$ audio system I can barely tell difference between CD and 256Kb MP3, usually only with classical music.
This reminds me a time when my grandma asked me to explain what these computers are all about. I compared computer memory to a fishnet where knots indicate bits and vertical lines of knots denoted one letter. That was intuitive enough for her to understand it.
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Didn't read TFA, this being slashdot and all, but isn't there a shitload of old true-and-tried local technologies that are not anymore common knowledge in famine and civil war-ridden countries? I'm talking about stuff like traditional fuel-efficient ovens, food storage solutions, hygienic dry toilets etc..
Bringing that stuff back would have major impact on daily lives and be logical first step of this kind of program.
Why the press is obsessed about the number of on-line connections? Why it's so darn important metrics? Could it be that as it's a single dimensional number it's easy to grasp, report and compare even though it does not have direct relation to thinks that matter, like innovativeness and on-line commerce.
It's the best packaged product for average user.
I guess that one of the main problem is the battery life, not every seat has convient plug to keep your laptop running for that 12h flight
Wrong, the most efficient way is not killing POWs or taking POWs in the first place. When you kill somebody it's one soldier less. When you capture somebody you need to reserve resources for holding him. When you wound somebody you tie at least two soldiers immediatelly (for carrying him safe) and later as increased enemy economical burden of taking care of him.
Movie industry is just desperately hanging in the old "Blockbuster" business model where popular, highly advertised movies bring high revenue for a while before going into DVD and finally to oblivion of bargain bin.
"Firebird also has type ahead searching. A feature which one can't live without."
Opera (at least 7.21 and later) have also this feature. It can be activated from '.' for text and ',' for links.
PHP's best asset is it's integrability to the HTML, however Java and Webmacro are a superior combination if system is not purely web-based, like a discussion forum.
If this is ultra-light weight laptop on the road, how come it doesn't have infrared nor bluetooth?
You're right, but I disagree about the billing method. The trend in business sector is going for monthly fees or transaction based billing. For example you either pay salty fee for unlimited monthly transfers or small money for every e-mail you transfer to your cellular.
These guys hear differences between optic fibers connecting their audio gear. Phew, with 3K$ audio system I can barely tell difference between CD and 256Kb MP3, usually only with classical music.
This reminds me a time when my grandma asked me to explain what these computers are all about. I compared computer memory to a fishnet where knots indicate bits and vertical lines of knots denoted one letter. That was intuitive enough for her to understand it.
We have strings to our past.