I'm not sure that is "good stewardship". It is certainly economically efficient. I would say it isn't good stewardship in that "stewardship" usually has a positive connotation of balancing economic value with environmental value. Paying other countries (with less regulation) to dig up their minerals (and presumably doing damage to their environment) isn't, in my opinion, "stewardship" at all.
Sounds like it was funded by Lego. Nevertheless, while there is a certain cool/nostalgia factor, it does seem sad that we are sending toys into space at the same time as the shuttle program ends and American manned space flight enters a hiatus of unknown duration.
It is the cart before the horse - if we are taking the trouble to send toys to space, shouldn't we also be sending kids to play with those toys?
How much did these guys pay to have their ad appear as a slashdot story? I guess the future is here - the line between ad and content is gone! Or was it already and I just didn't notice until now?
1) Hackers hack into unsecured Sony executive's laptop to plant evidence of malfeasance of key security group. 2) Key security group is fired. 3) Hackers hack Sony site(s) left vulnerable by changing of the guard. 4) Hackers sue Sony for firing security people. 5) Profit!!
In marine applications this type of propulsion (voith schneider propeller) is more efficient than conventional marine engines - I've read figures quoting as much as 20% more efficient - though I'm not sure of the details. If you are talking about a tug or other high-maneuverability operations it is easily believable as with a voith schneider you have basically no wasted fuel backing things around or reversing the screw - you just instantly change the vector of thrust without affecting the main drive. Not sure about for a long haul - cargo ship or something like that.
If you consider sitting behind a computer screen "doing" then maybe you have a point. In my experience, geeks are incredibly knowledgeable about the things that they are geeked out about - that is practically the definition of what being a geek means. I don't think "doing" has anything to do with it.
Makes sense to me. I've done the same - I like the.NET world better.
Anyway, I don't it for business purposes, but I have a little web app that I keep running on my own hardware at my house. The problems are not software, they are hardware. Drives get corrupted, power goes out, internet goes cut, cats walk on keyboards, wife streams netflix, etc. I think a hosted environment of some kind would spare you the hassle of messing around with the details of most of those kinds of issues so you can concentrate on the service/app or whatever.
Well, I like to retouch photos to make them look as good as I can - I'm not sure if this crosses some kind of line or not... but it is probably a better alternative than excessive plastic surgery if people want to shore up their self image.
I wonder how long until we have an iPhoto and Picasa plugin to adjust older photos? Heck - such a thing is probably already out there! I guess the only thing left would be real-time adjustment of HD video that can be played back on screens in bathrooms so we can do away with those pesky, lying mirrors!
Yes, I think you missed his point. Laptop form factor is great for being seated at a table. When not at a table, other form factors may be superior for certain tasks. Showing ball players video while standing on a baseball diamond - yes, a tablet form factor is far more appropriate. For my commute, even though I can have a flip down tray to put a laptop on, there isn't enough distance to open it and have a good view of the screen - the tablet form factor is much better for me in that situation - note also that I'm not doing things like typing, I'm reading or watching. I totally agree that if your use of a computer is pounding out text as quick as you can, a tablet would suck - but the convenience and versatility of the tablet form factor gives it a different niche that some people find worth the price. I certainly do!
I have the original - for an upgrade I would get the wi-fi only smaller one. I've got some friends with the DX and it is too big for me - I want the convenience of an easily transportable device. (I am willing to put up with the bigger, heavier iPad because it offers more functionality and is much better than a laptop device I would otherwise have to use.)
Kindle is a walled garden, but there just wasn't enough good stuff coming out in the open formats (fictionwise) so I made the plunge. There were no iPads then, the only credible other reader was Sony and no way I trust them on software/DRM. I felt, and still do feel, that Amazon just wants to sell more books - they don't give a crap how I read them or what I do with them after I buy them - they just want me to buy more. That is not a problem since I love to read. The array of devices I can read my kindle books on is impressive - and everything gets synced (so I can read on my blackberry while standing on the bus, switch to the iPad when a seat opens up, then at home in my comfy chair I pull out the kindle). So yes, a walled garden - but a very nice walled garden. So far anyway!
You are right - re-reading I see the condition is that if you can buy content outside the app, you must then also provide a means to buy content inside the app (and buying inside the app means the 30% cut for Apple). In theory, outside the app purchase should be unaffected.
And yes, people do enjoy whining! I would like to whine for a moment about this love/hate relationship I have with my iPad - it is a great piece of equipment that fills a nice niche for me (commuting entertainment) - but the app store lock-in is really starting to annoy me!
How can even 5-10% be justified - any non-zero amount? I paid for my iPad, I paid for my kindle books - how can it be justified at all that I have to pay Apple to use a device I already own to look at content that I already own??? You said it yourself - they do no work, they add no value - they should get $0.00.
Exactly - I do like my iPad - I have it handy at home for couch-surfing, and I carry it on my commute for entertainment; 80% reading maybe 20% video. Besides safari, mail, and kindle, every other app has faded in interest. If Apple screws with my kindle app the iPad will get left behind and I'll probably upgrade to a newer kindle. If ebook prices go up generally, I will go back to the used book store.
I have a SAN type setup using equipment you describe for 1st level backup, but it is all on-site, so all of my photos would be toast with a fire or something. My library is about 54GB. As I said, however, I use a resize feature when I export for backup - I resize images down to 1920 x 1920 max. That takes me down to 13GB. I already use DropBox for other things, I pay $10 for the 50GB level. There certainly are cheaper per gig options online, but none have the ease of use across devices that DropBox has. Also, I can configure which folders to sync for each client, so I only have the photo backup where I want.
Anyway, works great for me - once setup, it is all automatic and happens in the background. Haven't hit any caps, but I'm not too worried about. Now that it's all up there, only new files need to go up. If I have a disaster that takes out all my stuff at home, I don't think I'll need my photos in a tearing hurry.
Absolutely don't rule out online backup. I recently started using DropBox as an on-line backup for my iPhoto library. When I combined that with using PhoShare (https://sites.google.com/site/phosharedoc/Home) I can easily keep a backup in the cloud for a very reasonable price.
Note that I use PhoShare's resize option when I export my library - that makes it fit. I used to worry about keeping originals and lossyness and all that, but in real life I look at the pics on a screen or a photo frame or print 4x6 at most - so even if I have a total disaster and lose my hard drives and backup SAN, I'll still have "good enough" copies in the "cloud".
Slashdot Mirror
So - is that then a black pulsar?
I'm not sure that is "good stewardship". It is certainly economically efficient. I would say it isn't good stewardship in that "stewardship" usually has a positive connotation of balancing economic value with environmental value. Paying other countries (with less regulation) to dig up their minerals (and presumably doing damage to their environment) isn't, in my opinion, "stewardship" at all.
Sounds like it was funded by Lego. Nevertheless, while there is a certain cool/nostalgia factor, it does seem sad that we are sending toys into space at the same time as the shuttle program ends and American manned space flight enters a hiatus of unknown duration.
It is the cart before the horse - if we are taking the trouble to send toys to space, shouldn't we also be sending kids to play with those toys?
How much did these guys pay to have their ad appear as a slashdot story? I guess the future is here - the line between ad and content is gone! Or was it already and I just didn't notice until now?
You forgot the conspiracy theory universe:
1) Hackers hack into unsecured Sony executive's laptop to plant evidence of malfeasance of key security group.
2) Key security group is fired.
3) Hackers hack Sony site(s) left vulnerable by changing of the guard.
4) Hackers sue Sony for firing security people.
5) Profit!!
In marine applications this type of propulsion (voith schneider propeller) is more efficient than conventional marine engines - I've read figures quoting as much as 20% more efficient - though I'm not sure of the details. If you are talking about a tug or other high-maneuverability operations it is easily believable as with a voith schneider you have basically no wasted fuel backing things around or reversing the screw - you just instantly change the vector of thrust without affecting the main drive. Not sure about for a long haul - cargo ship or something like that.
I've already got a lock on .TrustMe
As a percent, very small - but as an absolute number: wow, big. 10,000 shipping contains stacked on top of each other would be about 16 miles tall!
That so much is considered negligible as loss indicates just how much stuff is shipped - pretty amazing.
If you consider sitting behind a computer screen "doing" then maybe you have a point. In my experience, geeks are incredibly knowledgeable about the things that they are geeked out about - that is practically the definition of what being a geek means. I don't think "doing" has anything to do with it.
Makes sense to me. I've done the same - I like the .NET world better.
Anyway, I don't it for business purposes, but I have a little web app that I keep running on my own hardware at my house. The problems are not software, they are hardware. Drives get corrupted, power goes out, internet goes cut, cats walk on keyboards, wife streams netflix, etc. I think a hosted environment of some kind would spare you the hassle of messing around with the details of most of those kinds of issues so you can concentrate on the service/app or whatever.
Let me know when they figure out "Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah".
Phase 1: Collect Underpants
Phase 2: Sue Red Hat for an amount not too big, but not too small and get paid to shut up and go away.
Phase 3: Profit
Do you know why almost no one knows how many gallons are in a cubic foot? Because no one cares.
Exactly!
Well said!
So glad this post is up top at +5 - very well said - thanks!
Which two "declared" wars are you referring to? I believe the last time the US actually declared war was WWII.
Well, I like to retouch photos to make them look as good as I can - I'm not sure if this crosses some kind of line or not... but it is probably a better alternative than excessive plastic surgery if people want to shore up their self image.
I wonder how long until we have an iPhoto and Picasa plugin to adjust older photos? Heck - such a thing is probably already out there! I guess the only thing left would be real-time adjustment of HD video that can be played back on screens in bathrooms so we can do away with those pesky, lying mirrors!
Yes, I think you missed his point. Laptop form factor is great for being seated at a table. When not at a table, other form factors may be superior for certain tasks. Showing ball players video while standing on a baseball diamond - yes, a tablet form factor is far more appropriate. For my commute, even though I can have a flip down tray to put a laptop on, there isn't enough distance to open it and have a good view of the screen - the tablet form factor is much better for me in that situation - note also that I'm not doing things like typing, I'm reading or watching. I totally agree that if your use of a computer is pounding out text as quick as you can, a tablet would suck - but the convenience and versatility of the tablet form factor gives it a different niche that some people find worth the price. I certainly do!
I have the original - for an upgrade I would get the wi-fi only smaller one. I've got some friends with the DX and it is too big for me - I want the convenience of an easily transportable device. (I am willing to put up with the bigger, heavier iPad because it offers more functionality and is much better than a laptop device I would otherwise have to use.)
Kindle is a walled garden, but there just wasn't enough good stuff coming out in the open formats (fictionwise) so I made the plunge. There were no iPads then, the only credible other reader was Sony and no way I trust them on software/DRM. I felt, and still do feel, that Amazon just wants to sell more books - they don't give a crap how I read them or what I do with them after I buy them - they just want me to buy more. That is not a problem since I love to read. The array of devices I can read my kindle books on is impressive - and everything gets synced (so I can read on my blackberry while standing on the bus, switch to the iPad when a seat opens up, then at home in my comfy chair I pull out the kindle). So yes, a walled garden - but a very nice walled garden. So far anyway!
You are right - re-reading I see the condition is that if you can buy content outside the app, you must then also provide a means to buy content inside the app (and buying inside the app means the 30% cut for Apple). In theory, outside the app purchase should be unaffected.
And yes, people do enjoy whining! I would like to whine for a moment about this love/hate relationship I have with my iPad - it is a great piece of equipment that fills a nice niche for me (commuting entertainment) - but the app store lock-in is really starting to annoy me!
How can even 5-10% be justified - any non-zero amount? I paid for my iPad, I paid for my kindle books - how can it be justified at all that I have to pay Apple to use a device I already own to look at content that I already own??? You said it yourself - they do no work, they add no value - they should get $0.00.
Exactly - I do like my iPad - I have it handy at home for couch-surfing, and I carry it on my commute for entertainment; 80% reading maybe 20% video. Besides safari, mail, and kindle, every other app has faded in interest. If Apple screws with my kindle app the iPad will get left behind and I'll probably upgrade to a newer kindle. If ebook prices go up generally, I will go back to the used book store.
Which makes the ski lift a source of energy rather than a sink
Isn't there a law against perpetual motion machines?
I have a SAN type setup using equipment you describe for 1st level backup, but it is all on-site, so all of my photos would be toast with a fire or something. My library is about 54GB. As I said, however, I use a resize feature when I export for backup - I resize images down to 1920 x 1920 max. That takes me down to 13GB. I already use DropBox for other things, I pay $10 for the 50GB level. There certainly are cheaper per gig options online, but none have the ease of use across devices that DropBox has. Also, I can configure which folders to sync for each client, so I only have the photo backup where I want.
Anyway, works great for me - once setup, it is all automatic and happens in the background. Haven't hit any caps, but I'm not too worried about. Now that it's all up there, only new files need to go up. If I have a disaster that takes out all my stuff at home, I don't think I'll need my photos in a tearing hurry.
Absolutely don't rule out online backup. I recently started using DropBox as an on-line backup for my iPhoto library. When I combined that with using PhoShare (https://sites.google.com/site/phosharedoc/Home) I can easily keep a backup in the cloud for a very reasonable price.
Note that I use PhoShare's resize option when I export my library - that makes it fit. I used to worry about keeping originals and lossyness and all that, but in real life I look at the pics on a screen or a photo frame or print 4x6 at most - so even if I have a total disaster and lose my hard drives and backup SAN, I'll still have "good enough" copies in the "cloud".