Microsoft crashed the initial party (read Jerry Kaplan's _StartUp_), partied in a room which quickly emptied, tried to re-start the party many times (sort-of-successfully w/ their Tablet PC in 2002), then was surprised when Apple started a rave (the iPad) somewhere else in town.
If it's possible to install Mac OS X on the Surface, I may buy one.
when the Concorde was designed, then the Suez Canal Crisis and Arab Oil Embargo happened --- it was only British and French pride which saw it through to production and service.
It was actually testing its new tires on 9/11 on a flight to New York filled w/ employees when it had to turn around --- I've always wondered if that was a consideration in the selection of the date for the terrorists.
While one can't print it, it's fairly simple to make a gun barrel from a used truck axle --- that's actually a preferred source of steel since it's already stress-relieved:
www.etsy.com --- marketplace for (mostly) handmade goods www.inventables.com --- convenient laser-cutting, CNC milling and 3D printing www.shapeoko.com --- the least expensive, reasonably capable hobbyist mill thus far
Lots of interest in ``Neanderthal'' (mostly non-power-tool) woodworking as well.
Xenoblade in particular was very engaging story-wise, blending Norse Myth, Greek Philosophy and science fiction elements (readers of Jack Chalker in particular will recognize elements).
They're created w/ a tool named ACOMP.EXE (which the GPO used to use to make their style manual --- which typeset exactly like a printed copy I have from 1943 --- the new version is done w/ Adobe InDesign CS3 though).
If the Senate can use a special software tool for so prosaic a function, why can't other parts of the government?
William
(who recently had to download the successor to NIH (National Institute of Health) Image to make a reasonably-sized bitmap for placement into an automated pagination system when Adobe PhotoShop insisted on wrapping it up in all sorts of metadata, resulting in a several KB file, when JImage was able to write it out in a mere 480 bytes.)
Had a GRiDcase III plus once upon a time, bought new in 1985 for $8,150, cash --- should've bought stock instead. Oh well, easy come, easy go. It and the NeXT Cube I had later were the nicest machines I ever used.
Other things to look forward to:
- anniversary of the ThinkPad announcement --- everyone should get and read _ThinkPad: A Different Shade of Blue_ by Deborah A. Dell --- fascinating insight into the creation of the ThinkPad
- anniversary of the NCR-3125 --- the first successful (for low values of ``success'') pen computer --- _Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure_ by Jerry Kaplan covers this well.
The program was supposed to be over-writing itself w/ (randomly?) generated DNA information --- to match the DNA etchings / prints on the bundled cloth included w/ the physical original.
If companies are being ``bled dry'', why is it that wages as a percentage of GDP peaked in 1972 and has been declining ever since, while corporate profits and payments to shareholders has been steadily increasing since then?
In the legal interpretations of the 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights:
``...the right to anonymous political free speech has been addressed by the Supreme Court. Most notably in the cases of Talley v. California, 362 U.S. 60 (1960) and McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, 514 U.S. 334 (1995).''[1]
Stories like this make me want to prepare a list of news stories paired up w/ amendments from the Bill of Rights, showing how far away we've gotten from the ideals of the Founding Fathers.
That's a very good point --- I've been surprised that 3D scanners, printers and CNC machines haven't showed up at hardware stores --- show up w/ a broken part --- the scanner scans it and if in stock, directs you to the correct aisle --- if not, it calculates a cost to either 3D print (if plastic) or mill (if wood or metal).
Omori Sogen (first ``o'' in each name should have macrons over them) and Terayama Katsujo (last ``o'' should have a macrons over it) in _Zen and the Art of Calligraphy: The essence of sho_ examined brush stokes under high magnification to show how the strokes were infused w/ ki (the spirit of the artist) --- compare Plate 2 `` the ink particles are lacklustre and weak'' w/ Plate 5 ``a dramatic transformation has taken place --- the bokki (infusion of ki into the ink) is sold, dynamic, alive.''
What do these strokes look like under high magnification?
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No, Microsoft has been flogging the pen computer game for a _long_ while:
1992 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_for_Pen_Computing
while Apple only formally got in the game later:
1993 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MessagePad
(and then bailed when Steve Jobs came back on board)
Though both were inspired by Go Corp.'s PenPoint:
1991 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenPoint_OS
but one should look farther back still:
1914--1990 http://users.erols.com/rwservices/pens/penhist.html
Microsoft crashed the initial party (read Jerry Kaplan's _StartUp_), partied in a room which quickly emptied, tried to re-start the party many times (sort-of-successfully w/ their Tablet PC in 2002), then was surprised when Apple started a rave (the iPad) somewhere else in town.
If it's possible to install Mac OS X on the Surface, I may buy one.
William
Argument for the latter case (that math should be taught early and well and rigorously in small chunks) would be the game DragonBox:
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/06/dragonbox/all/
William
for copying the TC1000:
http://pencomputing.com/frames/tpc_compaq.html
- Silver and black
- rounded corners
- screen takes up almost entire front surface
when the Concorde was designed, then the Suez Canal Crisis and Arab Oil Embargo happened --- it was only British and French pride which saw it through to production and service.
It was actually testing its new tires on 9/11 on a flight to New York filled w/ employees when it had to turn around --- I've always wondered if that was a consideration in the selection of the date for the terrorists.
While one can't print it, it's fairly simple to make a gun barrel from a used truck axle --- that's actually a preferred source of steel since it's already stress-relieved:
http://riflemansjournal.blogspot.com/2009/08/history-harry-pope.html
Look at the ``Lightning Link'' graphic here:
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/guides/identification-of-nfa-firearms.html
http://www.atf.gov/graphics/firearms/weapons/fullsize/conversion-part-lightning-link.jpg
Technical details here for the morbidly curious, though there's some questioning the legality of this classification.
For those not familiar w/ these sites:
www.etsy.com --- marketplace for (mostly) handmade goods
www.inventables.com --- convenient laser-cutting, CNC milling and 3D printing
www.shapeoko.com --- the least expensive, reasonably capable hobbyist mill thus far
Lots of interest in ``Neanderthal'' (mostly non-power-tool) woodworking as well.
You mean like the Thomas Paine's pamphlet ``Common Sense'' which was originally published anonymously and which many people attributed to John Adams?
What's wrong w/ judging the speech based on its content, as opposed to who wrote it?
and have been trending down ever since.
The highest income tax bracket was 91% under Eisenhower --- Kennedy got it reduced to 70% and it's been steadily declining ever since.
Someone please tell me what was wrong w/ the economy under Eisenhower?
The Last Story (which I have on pre-order)....
Xenoblade in particular was very engaging story-wise, blending Norse Myth, Greek Philosophy and science fiction elements (readers of Jack Chalker in particular will recognize elements).
William
Look at Scrabble:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/04/scrabble-for-the-ipad-stir-in-some-iphones-and-its-the-best-1/
I would like to see more alternatives though.
William
AFAICT that's only an option when using ``Save for Web and Devices...'' --- the file in question needed to be a .tif.
for bills &c.
They're created w/ a tool named ACOMP.EXE (which the GPO used to use to make their style manual --- which typeset exactly like a printed copy I have from 1943 --- the new version is done w/ Adobe InDesign CS3 though).
If the Senate can use a special software tool for so prosaic a function, why can't other parts of the government?
William
(who recently had to download the successor to NIH (National Institute of Health) Image to make a reasonably-sized bitmap for placement into an automated pagination system when Adobe PhotoShop insisted on wrapping it up in all sorts of metadata, resulting in a several KB file, when JImage was able to write it out in a mere 480 bytes.)
Had a GRiDcase III plus once upon a time, bought new in 1985 for $8,150, cash --- should've bought stock instead. Oh well, easy come, easy go. It and the NeXT Cube I had later were the nicest machines I ever used.
Other things to look forward to:
- anniversary of the ThinkPad announcement --- everyone should get and read _ThinkPad: A Different Shade of Blue_ by Deborah A. Dell --- fascinating insight into the creation of the ThinkPad
- anniversary of the NCR-3125 --- the first successful (for low values of ``success'') pen computer --- _Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure_ by Jerry Kaplan covers this well.
We seem to've missed the TRS-80 PC-1 25th anniversary though.... http://oldcomputers.net/trs80pc1.html
William
Correct.
The program was supposed to be over-writing itself w/ (randomly?) generated DNA information --- to match the DNA etchings / prints on the bundled cloth included w/ the physical original.
Before there were Tablet PCs, there was Windows for Pen Computing which MS copied from Go's PenPoint OS --- see Jerry Kaplan's _Startup_.
I use my Tablet PC comfortably cradled in one arm, or propped comfortably on a table or desk.
For the tactile feedback, there're a number of companies working on this, most recent I came across:
http://senseg.com/technology/senseg-technology
William
Research before donating:
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
Interestingly, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation isn't evaluated 'cause it's ``a private foundation, not a public charity''.
Please review the history of printings of the Declaration of Independence.
The first printing by John Dunlap only bore the names of John Hancock, Charles Thomson and the printer.
It wasn't until Mary Katherine Goddard printed a 2 column version that there was a printed copy which listed all of the signers.
Also, _Common Sense_ was published anonymously, w/ John Adams frequently being accused of being the author.
If companies are being ``bled dry'', why is it that wages as a percentage of GDP peaked in 1972 and has been declining ever since, while corporate profits and payments to shareholders has been steadily increasing since then?
In the legal interpretations of the 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights:
``...the right to anonymous political free speech has been addressed by the Supreme Court. Most notably in the cases of Talley v. California, 362 U.S. 60 (1960) and McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, 514 U.S. 334 (1995).''[1]
William
1 - http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/01/homeland-security-shreds-constitutional-right-to-anonymous-political-speech-not-to-protect-our-security-but-to-monitor-dissent.html
the right to anonymous free speech.
Stories like this make me want to prepare a list of news stories paired up w/ amendments from the Bill of Rights, showing how far away we've gotten from the ideals of the Founding Fathers.
That's a very good point --- I've been surprised that 3D scanners, printers and CNC machines haven't showed up at hardware stores --- show up w/ a broken part --- the scanner scans it and if in stock, directs you to the correct aisle --- if not, it calculates a cost to either 3D print (if plastic) or mill (if wood or metal).
William
Omori Sogen (first ``o'' in each name should have macrons over them) and Terayama Katsujo (last ``o'' should have a macrons over it) in _Zen and the Art of Calligraphy: The essence of sho_ examined brush stokes under high magnification to show how the strokes were infused w/ ki (the spirit of the artist) --- compare Plate 2 `` the ink particles are lacklustre and weak'' w/ Plate 5 ``a dramatic transformation has taken place --- the bokki (infusion of ki into the ink) is sold, dynamic, alive.''
What do these strokes look like under high magnification?
Is an image w/o spirit art?