"Seriously, I would really love to see Tux scream on this thing!"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the GAMING applications that TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HARDWARE be just a might more interesting than the time it took to compile?
But I can't do the same job with a swiss army knife that I can with thousands of dollars with of tools! Even though Swiss Army knives are quite handy during unexpected situations, I just can't see why I'd ever need one of those!! I'm rationalizing NOT carrying around basic useful functionality with me all the time, that means I'm being insightful!!!!
"I may be in the minority, but I would definately like to have an all-in-one device."
I think the reason you're in the minority is that most have poo-poo'd the idea before giving it any real thought. They seem to think, for example, they need 5 megapixels to take an acceptable image despite the fact that most of the pics they see on the net are less than 640 by 480.
I wouldn't be so bitchy, but I have quite a few 'spur-of-the-moment' photos on my phone. My digital camera stays at home unless I think ahead of time I might want to take pics.
" These 'convergence' devices are a compromise, and all compromises are a combination of the worst of two (or more) worlds."
Erm. The point of having a cell phone with those devices isn't to replace the ones you've got, I have no idea why people here always assume that's the case.
The fact of the matter is that crappy pictures, for example, are totally better than no pictures at all. I don't know about you, but I don't tote my digital camera around everywhere I go like I do with my cell phone. As a result, I have some amusing photos. Heck, I've even got a video of the dog spontaneously heckling my cat. I would NEVER have captured that. It was over before I had time to run to the other room, dig out the video camera, power it up, and check the tape.
In other words, you're looking at cell phone convergence in entirely the wrong perspective. Heck, my 0. Not all of us carry around a digital camera, an iPod, a Game Boy, a video camera, and a Palm every waking moment of our lives.
"It's not a movie! Geez! It's an animated GIF image! (Score:2, Informative)"
*Sigh*
Remember when these debates were fun? Now I worry a chick will see me.
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"Probably most employees, particularly Star Wars fans, are not a net contributor to their companies. Likely the big sickout will save these companies money rather than hurt them."
Programmers and VFX artists aren't contributers to their companies?
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"So, even estimating that their 4.8 million figure is right, they assume that all of these 4.8 million people will skip the entire day to watch a 2 hour movie?"
I'm surprised you even went that far to find fault with the story. There are three ways to take time off work:
1.) Don't get paid. 2.) Take a vacation day. Take too many vacation days, don't get paid. 3.) Take a sick day. Take too many sick days, don't get paid.
" The movie start at midnight on Wednesday. It will be over at 2:30am. I'll be home be 3am. Asleep by 4am and wake up at 7am. Typical night for a programmer."
Just think, if the people who went to see this movie brought dates, Lucas'd make twice as much!!
" Before it was ultra 64 it was called Project Reality and it promised graphics similar to what gamecube has now."
No they didn't. I don't know what your expectations were, but they were awfully high even with Nintendo's hype.
"I really hope the big N doesnt do this again."
The GameCube launched on time.
"Whenever I hear that stuff wont be playable I cant help but smell delay."
It's too early, man. If it's going to launch in 06 (which has NOT been announced), then being playable this E3 isn't the deciding factor. If it were supposed to launch this fall, I'd agree with you.
SpaceWorld will be in 2-3 months. If Revolution isn't playable then, THEN you've got something to worry about.
"This laptop is designed for people who need casual portability, like taking the machine home with you at night or on a weekend."
Count me as one of those. I want to replace my desktop with a big laptop. It's not the portability I want so much, it's the "It's all there in one piece" aspect I like.
It's worth noting, though, that I live in a small apartment. It's not like I've got an office to dedicate to my work station. So part of my desire is simply space savings. The other part is that I'm sick of having this huge ass tower with all these cables running all around.
I actually found the iMac relatively appealing in this sense.
"Which picture show it "clearly running" windows?"
The first link shows a guy holding up a machine with a blue taskbar. However, it doesn't APPEAR* to have the telltale green splotch on it that says "START" on it.
* I said 'appear' because there's nothing 'clear' about what OS that machine is running. Heck, it's hard to tell from the photo that these things have built in speakers.
"So Apple's clearly copying Microsoft? I mean seriously. This IS one example of where MS totally invented a new market (consumer-grade tablets) and now Apple's trying to get in on it."
I can't wait to read some of the rebuttals to your post:
"Microsoft didn't invent the Tablet, so Microsoft ripped it off. By pointing this out, I should get a +3 Insightful out of it. I just hope it doesn't occur to anybody that stealing a stolen idea isn't any better."
Seriously, though, it is funny to watch how with Microsoft, words like 'stolen' or 'abusive' are used. When it's anybody else doing the exact same thing, the words are a lot less colorful. They'll even use the word 'monopoly' in areas MS doesn't have a monopoly in.
"I highly doubt that MS would be including a writeable CD with this. That would only make piracy easier..."
Uh. How would that have the slightest effect on piracy? Even XBOX 1 games exceed the size of a CD by ridiculous amounts. That'd be like saying the PS2's memory card will only make piracy easier.
(Heh amusingly, it does, but not for that reason.)
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"You'vd got to be kidding. Jadzia Dax has it all over 7 of 9."
Except that if you do her, you're also doing an old man.
"(Riker complained to Jelicho he was being too hard on the crew. HELLO! You were at war, Riker!..."
No they weren't.
"Sadly enough, I've gotten into loud arguments about whether Picard or Kirk was the better captain."
*sigh*
There'll never be a Slashdot: The Next Generation.
"There is a reason MS bought Virtual PC."
What would that do to help with the differences between the NVidia and the ATI chipset?
"Seriously, I would really love to see Tux scream on this thing!"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the GAMING applications that TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HARDWARE be just a might more interesting than the time it took to compile?
" Is nano the tool you're looking for?"
I resent that!
"Yah, swiss army knives are for losers."
But I can't do the same job with a swiss army knife that I can with thousands of dollars with of tools! Even though Swiss Army knives are quite handy during unexpected situations, I just can't see why I'd ever need one of those!! I'm rationalizing NOT carrying around basic useful functionality with me all the time, that means I'm being insightful!!!!
"I may be in the minority, but I would definately like to have an all-in-one device."
I think the reason you're in the minority is that most have poo-poo'd the idea before giving it any real thought. They seem to think, for example, they need 5 megapixels to take an acceptable image despite the fact that most of the pics they see on the net are less than 640 by 480.
I wouldn't be so bitchy, but I have quite a few 'spur-of-the-moment' photos on my phone. My digital camera stays at home unless I think ahead of time I might want to take pics.
" These 'convergence' devices are a compromise, and all compromises are a combination of the worst of two (or more) worlds."
Erm. The point of having a cell phone with those devices isn't to replace the ones you've got, I have no idea why people here always assume that's the case.
The fact of the matter is that crappy pictures, for example, are totally better than no pictures at all. I don't know about you, but I don't tote my digital camera around everywhere I go like I do with my cell phone. As a result, I have some amusing photos. Heck, I've even got a video of the dog spontaneously heckling my cat. I would NEVER have captured that. It was over before I had time to run to the other room, dig out the video camera, power it up, and check the tape.
In other words, you're looking at cell phone convergence in entirely the wrong perspective. Heck, my 0. Not all of us carry around a digital camera, an iPod, a Game Boy, a video camera, and a Palm every waking moment of our lives.
"It's not a movie! Geez! It's an animated GIF image! (Score:2, Informative)"
*Sigh*
Remember when these debates were fun? Now I worry a chick will see me.
"Probably most employees, particularly Star Wars fans, are not a net contributor to their companies. Likely the big sickout will save these companies money rather than hurt them."
Programmers and VFX artists aren't contributers to their companies?
"But not as cool as my 403."
Sorry bud, boobs > hero we'd like to be.
"So, even estimating that their 4.8 million figure is right, they assume that all of these 4.8 million people will skip the entire day to watch a 2 hour movie?"
I'm surprised you even went that far to find fault with the story. There are three ways to take time off work:
1.) Don't get paid.
2.) Take a vacation day. Take too many vacation days, don't get paid.
3.) Take a sick day. Take too many sick days, don't get paid.
Total actual losses? $0.00.
" The movie start at midnight on Wednesday. It will be over at 2:30am. I'll be home be 3am. Asleep by 4am and wake up at 7am. Typical night for a programmer."
Just think, if the people who went to see this movie brought dates, Lucas'd make twice as much!!
Oh boy. I hope my comment was modded 'insightful' because my sarcasm was picked up.
"Nintendo 64 was a whopping failure."
Yeah, they only sold 30 million N64s sold a few million copies of Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time. I can't believe they still have billions in the bank.
" Before it was ultra 64 it was called Project Reality and it promised graphics similar to what gamecube has now."
No they didn't. I don't know what your expectations were, but they were awfully high even with Nintendo's hype.
"I really hope the big N doesnt do this again."
The GameCube launched on time.
"Whenever I hear that stuff wont be playable I cant help but smell delay."
It's too early, man. If it's going to launch in 06 (which has NOT been announced), then being playable this E3 isn't the deciding factor. If it were supposed to launch this fall, I'd agree with you.
SpaceWorld will be in 2-3 months. If Revolution isn't playable then, THEN you've got something to worry about.
"They probably could've purchased any arcade racing game for cheaper..."
He also could have just read a book instead. There, I was insightful to those who are disturbingly practical in life, mod me up.
"I guess the age of the luggables has returned..."
Well, the iMac was really popular and these laptops could technically make a trip to Starbucks.
"This laptop is designed for people who need casual portability, like taking the machine home with you at night or on a weekend."
Count me as one of those. I want to replace my desktop with a big laptop. It's not the portability I want so much, it's the "It's all there in one piece" aspect I like.
It's worth noting, though, that I live in a small apartment. It's not like I've got an office to dedicate to my work station. So part of my desire is simply space savings. The other part is that I'm sick of having this huge ass tower with all these cables running all around.
I actually found the iMac relatively appealing in this sense.
"Which picture show it "clearly running" windows?"
The first link shows a guy holding up a machine with a blue taskbar. However, it doesn't APPEAR* to have the telltale green splotch on it that says "START" on it.
* I said 'appear' because there's nothing 'clear' about what OS that machine is running. Heck, it's hard to tell from the photo that these things have built in speakers.
"yeah, that's the ticket. It's not to test equipment before the next Big Brother steps at all."
Remind me to buy shares in Reynolds.
I can't wait to read some of the rebuttals to your post:
Seriously, though, it is funny to watch how with Microsoft, words like 'stolen' or 'abusive' are used. When it's anybody else doing the exact same thing, the words are a lot less colorful. They'll even use the word 'monopoly' in areas MS doesn't have a monopoly in.
"I highly doubt that MS would be including a writeable CD with this. That would only make piracy easier..."
Uh. How would that have the slightest effect on piracy? Even XBOX 1 games exceed the size of a CD by ridiculous amounts. That'd be like saying the PS2's memory card will only make piracy easier.
(Heh amusingly, it does, but not for that reason.)
Hybrid drivers, eh? Half man, half soccer mom?