Since the computer will be running a custom operating system, everything will be scalled to the higher resolution screen. Believe me, this is a GoodThing.
3. Make it slightly smaller and lighter. May require shift to AAA instead of AA. I'd settle for any size larger than any current Palm OS PDA but smaller than the 2100.
Lithium polymer/ion would be a better choice. AAA batteries have terrible energy density. You'd also make the device smaller.
6. Maybe a higher resolution grayscale screen. There is abosultely no need for grayscale anymore. Transreflective color screens work great.
"I'd buy the result for pretty much any amount of money up to $1000, seriously. " They could sell something like this for less than $200 easily. The hardware isn't that big of a deal. It's the software that made the Newton famous.
The comparison doesn't even make sense. Guess what... the Q1 isn't a PDA! It's not supposed to have a long battery life because it's optimized to run high performance PC applications. Let me see you run a huge Excel spreadsheet, play movies, or any other complex task on the Newton.
If anything, the newton should be compared to palm pilots and pocket PC's. In which case, it loses either way. Yes, for the it's era it was superior, but it's a joke to compare it to todays technology.
1. They need a warrant 2. If they want to get your information, they will actually have to put some effort into it. So if there is some national security information they need, they better have a darned good justification for it. 3. It's not just a "decrypt 1,000,000 VOIP calls, and then scan them for interesting things" approach.
Okay, lets use this cellphone model as a model for the internet. Take this scenerio
It's 2006... There are only about 100 websites total you can view, of course those websites vary depending on what internet carrier you use. You're charged by how long you view the website, not necessarily how much you download. This is on top of the base charge of $50/month for internet accesses. You can also E-Mail too, but there is a $0.10/fee per message.
No other internet services such as instant messaging, MMRPG's, multiplayer games, file sharing, or any of that is available. A software developer want's to create something called "FTP". He'll first have to pay $1,000 in fees for an application development kit from the internet carrier. Etc... etc....
As you can see, if cellphone networks were as open as the internet is now, there would be thousands of new applications that we can't even imagine right now. Unfortunately, the government did a disservice to the country auctioning off all the spectrum, and as such, I believe it's being used far less efficiently than if it was shared by all the cellphone carriers.
They can be a resource hog if you're employer's IT is so paranoid that the set it up to scan every single file on read or open, or do a mandatory dail scan that starts at 6:00am and doesn't complete until noon. You'd be surprised how many times I've seen this. What is the point of scanning a file on READ if it had to be WRITTEN and scanned to the HD at some point?
The only problem with that is that most Windows software developers are clueless n00bs who don't know how to write an application to run properly on a non-admin account. I might be able to get 70% of my software to run under non-admin, but the remaining 30% is a pain.
I have to agree here. I rarely run anti-virus software on my home PC unless I know I'm going to be downloading some weird codec pack or freeware from some obscure site. Still, in all the years I've been using computers the only time I ever got a virus was back on my 486 when I unknowingly left an infected floppy disk in my computer and it booted from it. Since then.... NOTHING! It really does take common sense, but you know how people are with their "free" screensavers and such:)
Umm... Intel "3D-accelerated" chipsets have always been integerated, low end, junk. Great, they release open source for a product that is mediocre. What is impressive about that?
I watched this on YouTube and I get the premise of it, but it's just really kind of confusing and random. There is no plot line to it really, there are a few one liners here and there, but they really aren't that funny. They are actors acting like it's reality TV, but it isn't. As such there is nothing genuine about it. With a regular sitcom, the actors characters kind of make sense and have some kind of growth, with realty TV I guess you empathize with real people, but this... I mean, what are they, what are you supposed to expect?
I mean, how many jokes can you make about other sitcoms before it just gets boring?
To be be fair, I haven't owned a TV for 6 years because nothing was worth watching.
Okay, who builds a multimillion dollar condo and doesn't provide free wireless and internet connections to all it's tennets? I mean come on, it's 2006 already. Why on earth did they not build the networking infrastructure into the building in the first place? Ironically, I bet you they are getting paid quite a bit to put cellphone tranceivers on the building though by a cellphone carrier. So instead of building their own network infrastructure, they are going to waste their time policing you if you provide a service they failed to offer? Maybe they should have 900MHz scanners to make sure you're not using an unencrypted cordless phone too.
And how are they going to actually figure out which tennet is running a wireless AP? With just laptop, it's almost impossible to locate an AP without sophisticated antennas and equipment. I've scanned apartment complexes with my cellphone and I often find about 8 secured, and a couple unsecured nodes from the parking lot. Good luck trying locate them physically.
Also, you are not violating any laws according to the FCC. In fact, you could totally violate the IEEE802.11 protocol on the 2.4 GHz band to create as much interferance as possible as long as you are within the FCC gidelines for power.
I fear the government will try to step in and regulate these protocols, thus freezing them and preventing any future inovation.
Heck, even the Core Solo is a Duo with a core disabled. It could also just be a Core Duo where one of the cores failed a processes step. This is actually pretty smart, so instead of having 100% of everything on the chip working to pass tests, it's only 50%. This will increase yields significantly.
Reputation only matters if you are selling a premium product. Cyrix, Transmeta, and Via were never targetting high end processor designs, but were rather filling niche markets they saw needs in.
No one mentioned this yet, but how about touchsreens? Although the displays are typically not very good resolution, they are very intuitive to use and are adequite for most office tasks. You could just use your pointer finger to select things on the screen, thus you'd put zero stress on your thumb.
Laser printers have 600 dpi. I don't see anyone complaining that it's too high. The problem is with the operating system and the software using bitmapped rendering elements instead of a vector based.
This is a huge problem for the web right now too since web designers are still addicted to.gif and.jpg images for site layout and design.
You're forgetting that these ships weigh several hundred tons. I don't see how steering them would be any difficult as they resist change in speed because of their momentum.
Okay, here's reasons I dislike small phones as a counter point: * Screens are too small and unreadable * Battery life is reduced * Antenna size reduced * Cost more * Usually don't have bluetooth
Actually, I'm one of those people that actually e-mails people on my phone and likes features.
I hope you are not implying that they are sliding down simply because they are using Intel chips. I'm pretty sure that the price Apple is paying for those chips is much MUCH less than what you would be paying for them. Apple isn't stupid, my guess is that they researched all their CPU options and came to the conclusion that Intel had the production capabilities and performance to consistently provide a superior product than the other options.
So were they able to analyze the ant's brain and figure out where the count is stored? Is it binary? I'm curious what a neural based counting system would look like, since it's relatively simple in computers.
Why is it that a silly trick like this makes front page of slashdot? If I submitted a blog article of how I used a toothpick to fix the mousebutton on a generic ACME brand laptop would anyone give a care?
Same thing with this whole "discoloration" thing about the palm rests. People, laptops are machines, they wear out, they have flaws. It's like some people get so emotionally attached to their computer that if they see one flaw with it they have to write an article about it.
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Since the computer will be running a custom operating system, everything will be scalled to the higher resolution screen. Believe me, this is a GoodThing.
Morphine Administered ...anyone else remember that from Half Life?
At the current price of copper at $0.023/penny, you only need to save 8,820,798 pennies (before 1982)! Just need to find a way to sell the copper....
3. Make it slightly smaller and lighter. May require shift to AAA instead of AA. I'd settle for any size larger than any current Palm OS PDA but smaller than the 2100.
Lithium polymer/ion would be a better choice. AAA batteries have terrible energy density. You'd also make the device smaller.
6. Maybe a higher resolution grayscale screen.
There is abosultely no need for grayscale anymore. Transreflective color screens work great.
"I'd buy the result for pretty much any amount of money up to $1000, seriously. "
They could sell something like this for less than $200 easily. The hardware isn't that big of a deal. It's the software that made the Newton famous.
So how do people get by with laptops that only work 2.5 hours a day? Hmm... And even Apple makes laptops that only last this long.
So if the Q1 is so unreliable, how come he had to photoshop a bluescreen from Windows 98 onto the screen? Hmm...
The comparison doesn't even make sense. Guess what... the Q1 isn't a PDA! It's not supposed to have a long battery life because it's optimized to run high performance PC applications. Let me see you run a huge Excel spreadsheet, play movies, or any other complex task on the Newton.
If anything, the newton should be compared to palm pilots and pocket PC's. In which case, it loses either way. Yes, for the it's era it was superior, but it's a joke to compare it to todays technology.
Ah, but this is all okay because:
1. They need a warrant
2. If they want to get your information, they will actually have to put some effort into it. So if there is some national security information they need, they better have a darned good justification for it.
3. It's not just a "decrypt 1,000,000 VOIP calls, and then scan them for interesting things" approach.
That's all.
Okay, lets use this cellphone model as a model for the internet. Take this scenerio
It's 2006...
There are only about 100 websites total you can view, of course those websites vary depending on what internet carrier you use. You're charged by how long you view the website, not necessarily how much you download. This is on top of the base charge of $50/month for internet accesses.
You can also E-Mail too, but there is a $0.10/fee per message.
No other internet services such as instant messaging, MMRPG's, multiplayer games, file sharing, or any of that is available. A software developer want's to create something called "FTP". He'll first have to pay $1,000 in fees for an application development kit from the internet carrier. Etc... etc....
As you can see, if cellphone networks were as open as the internet is now, there would be thousands of new applications that we can't even imagine right now. Unfortunately, the government did a disservice to the country auctioning off all the spectrum, and as such, I believe it's being used far less efficiently than if it was shared by all the cellphone carriers.
They can be a resource hog if you're employer's IT is so paranoid that the set it up to scan every single file on read or open, or do a mandatory dail scan that starts at 6:00am and doesn't complete until noon. You'd be surprised how many times I've seen this. What is the point of scanning a file on READ if it had to be WRITTEN and scanned to the HD at some point?
The only problem with that is that most Windows software developers are clueless n00bs who don't know how to write an application to run properly on a non-admin account. I might be able to get 70% of my software to run under non-admin, but the remaining 30% is a pain.
I have to agree here. I rarely run anti-virus software on my home PC unless I know I'm going to be downloading some weird codec pack or freeware from some obscure site. Still, in all the years I've been using computers the only time I ever got a virus was back on my 486 when I unknowingly left an infected floppy disk in my computer and it booted from it. Since then.... NOTHING! It really does take common sense, but you know how people are with their "free" screensavers and such :)
Umm... Intel "3D-accelerated" chipsets have always been integerated, low end, junk. Great, they release open source for a product that is mediocre. What is impressive about that?
I watched this on YouTube and I get the premise of it, but it's just really kind of confusing and random. There is no plot line to it really, there are a few one liners here and there, but they really aren't that funny. They are actors acting like it's reality TV, but it isn't. As such there is nothing genuine about it. With a regular sitcom, the actors characters kind of make sense and have some kind of growth, with realty TV I guess you empathize with real people, but this... I mean, what are they, what are you supposed to expect?
I mean, how many jokes can you make about other sitcoms before it just gets boring?
To be be fair, I haven't owned a TV for 6 years because nothing was worth watching.
Okay, who builds a multimillion dollar condo and doesn't provide free wireless and internet connections to all it's tennets? I mean come on, it's 2006 already. Why on earth did they not build the networking infrastructure into the building in the first place? Ironically, I bet you they are getting paid quite a bit to put cellphone tranceivers on the building though by a cellphone carrier. So instead of building their own network infrastructure, they are going to waste their time policing you if you provide a service they failed to offer? Maybe they should have 900MHz scanners to make sure you're not using an unencrypted cordless phone too.
And how are they going to actually figure out which tennet is running a wireless AP? With just laptop, it's almost impossible to locate an AP without sophisticated antennas and equipment. I've scanned apartment complexes with my cellphone and I often find about 8 secured, and a couple unsecured nodes from the parking lot. Good luck trying locate them physically.
Also, you are not violating any laws according to the FCC. In fact, you could totally violate the IEEE802.11 protocol on the 2.4 GHz band to create as much interferance as possible as long as you are within the FCC gidelines for power.
I fear the government will try to step in and regulate these protocols, thus freezing them and preventing any future inovation.
Heck, even the Core Solo is a Duo with a core disabled.
It could also just be a Core Duo where one of the cores failed a processes step. This is actually pretty smart, so instead of having 100% of everything on the chip working to pass tests, it's only 50%. This will increase yields significantly.
Reputation only matters if you are selling a premium product. Cyrix, Transmeta, and Via were never targetting high end processor designs, but were rather filling niche markets they saw needs in.
No one mentioned this yet, but how about touchsreens? Although the displays are typically not very good resolution, they are very intuitive to use and are adequite for most office tasks. You could just use your pointer finger to select things on the screen, thus you'd put zero stress on your thumb.
Laser printers have 600 dpi. I don't see anyone complaining that it's too high. The problem is with the operating system and the software using bitmapped rendering elements instead of a vector based.
.gif and .jpg images for site layout and design.
This is a huge problem for the web right now too since web designers are still addicted to
Unfortunately these sails will be transparent to radars since they are plastic or synthetic material, so the military is unlikely to care.
You're forgetting that these ships weigh several hundred tons. I don't see how steering them would be any difficult as they resist change in speed because of their momentum.
Okay, here's reasons I dislike small phones as a counter point:
* Screens are too small and unreadable
* Battery life is reduced
* Antenna size reduced
* Cost more
* Usually don't have bluetooth
Actually, I'm one of those people that actually e-mails people on my phone and likes features.
I hope you are not implying that they are sliding down simply because they are using Intel chips. I'm pretty sure that the price Apple is paying for those chips is much MUCH less than what you would be paying for them. Apple isn't stupid, my guess is that they researched all their CPU options and came to the conclusion that Intel had the production capabilities and performance to consistently provide a superior product than the other options.
So were they able to analyze the ant's brain and figure out where the count is stored? Is it binary? I'm curious what a neural based counting system would look like, since it's relatively simple in computers.
Why is it that a silly trick like this makes front page of slashdot? If I submitted a blog article of how I used a toothpick to fix the mousebutton on a generic ACME brand laptop would anyone give a care?
Same thing with this whole "discoloration" thing about the palm rests. People, laptops are machines, they wear out, they have flaws. It's like some people get so emotionally attached to their computer that if they see one flaw with it they have to write an article about it.