It's not the "not running Android" that's the problem, it's the locking it down that's a problem.
One could argue part of the reason Microsoft is floundering is they chose to be such ass-hats about signed/unsigned code and locking down boot loaders to begin with. At least if they had left it unlocked they would have gotten their "tax" even if they buyer chose to run Linux/Android, like my netbook.
Don't forget Ubuntu for phones is coming and there's some Firefox/Mozilla OS in the works too. Perhaps someone might want to experiment with those?
It's easier to hire a business in a county that doesn't have a government that throws hissy fits for not getting as much of an increase in budget as they wanted from the previous year to turn a profit than it is to hire locally, where you have to support said government through each employee.
Most weather sites have "stickers" and embedded options, and Wunderground even have an API for custom coding. The answer is to host a webpage somewhere and use the Wii's built in Opera browser to display the info from a custom page. You could go cheesy and just use an already made applet, or several from various sources, or make a custom page overall.
I'm actually going to miss this function, I didn't use it much and it showed nearby cities, but not mine., but I did use it on occasion when making plans and weather mattered. I use my desktop when I'm serious about it and my blue-ray player uses the same source the Wii did.
Also, even though Chumby is out of business the applets still work when you have one. It's possible to make flash work on a Wii if you put some effort into it and displaying a Chumby weather app seems like an easy fix.
I still don't find it useful. I have cable because getting the bundle actually made my Internet access cheaper. Anything with commercials in it is a waste of my time. Back when an hour long show had 54 minutes of non-advertising content TV was useful, now that an hour long show has 43 minutes of non-advertising content, maybe, and a reality show arguably has 0 and all the local news programs do is try to lure us to their website it's useless.
Back when we were in the 800 MHz to 1.5 GHz as common range I had a wish. I wanted something akin to a Pentium Pro 200 build on - at the time - modern processes for a simple server or put around machine. Nothing high performance, just reliable and low power.
The Atom was an answer to that wish, I love it. I've been an AMD guy most my life, but considering I hated ATI, I love nVidia, and Intel is producing great stuff like the Atom and playing nice with the FOSS community I'm about ready to become a turncoat. AMD processors of all types are great, but especially when it comes to mobile it's hard to find one with a good system around it.
Instead of seeing it as a way to increase their viewing area to their advertisers they're alienating their customer base. I quit watching normal TV years ago, if enough stations do this we could reallocate all that useful TV bandwidth to something useful.
I wouldn't say these things are priced into the dangerously low zone. They're still more expensive than the equivalent Android tablets and right around iProduct pricing. Even if I could put Android on one there wouldn't be a reason to buy one for that reason, a native Android tablet would still be the better dollar based choice.
and have had great results setting one up for my kids netbook, but this may be more appealing.
Since this is essentially a KDE shell does anyone know if there's a "pretty" way to do things like ROMs? I have PS1 games ripped and can play them on my desktop - could this present my games in a way that rivals that of the PSP when I load the same games on it? Possibly using the same app I use to build the info for the PS1 disk? How about ROMs from cartridge systems?
I've used the XBMC plugin for browsing/playing ROMs, but to say the least it's not quite up to the quality of the rest of the program.
That will be the downfall of your species. Those who march in front are merely the meat-shields for the warriors that follow, the first torn down by the musket balls and horse mounted cavalry while those behind remain to actually fight.
I like the American Bison. It's the native bovine critter, has excellent meat, plenty of leather and it belongs here. Buffalo Bill Cody and his gang created a major bottle-neck in their genetic code, but there's still plenty of old hides and the like around.
I would like to see something like this used to re-diversify the Bison genome by cloning long dead individuals to make a healthy modern population. All you would have to do is inseminate the existing herds with the old code to expand the base. If it were up to me I would do away with the beef industry in the US and replace it with a Bison industry keeping only some dairy cows when it comes to European bovines. It would increase the health level in the nation quite a bit, even if they were eating McDonald's bison burgers instead of McDonald's beef burgers.
The only reason I stick with the bank I have is I've paid my child support with it over the years and I want to keep doing it this way so I can prove it on down the line. I actually started with a different bank, but buyouts/mergers, what have you. I liked the bank I signed up with.
Obama administration - making sure you're broke and enforcing it in every way possible! (unless you're a campaign contributor of course, then you get "stimulus")
some claim the litigation is responsible for Apple's dipping sales and stock prices
Apple gave me plenty of reasons not to buy their products with proprietary connectors and the "because we say so" attitude, but suing everyone who crosses their path was most certainly a nail in the coffin. I've owned a couple of iPhones and was even using Macs for a while, it wasn't the existence of better/cheaper products that chased me away, it was the companies overall attitude.
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Here's my grocery getter, loaded down with groceries. I doubt that truck beats me in the carbon department.
Every time I think of Microsoft hating their customers I think back to one of their old ad campaigns where they actively and blatantly made fun of their customers.
Is there a difference?
It's not the "not running Android" that's the problem, it's the locking it down that's a problem.
One could argue part of the reason Microsoft is floundering is they chose to be such ass-hats about signed/unsigned code and locking down boot loaders to begin with. At least if they had left it unlocked they would have gotten their "tax" even if they buyer chose to run Linux/Android, like my netbook.
Don't forget Ubuntu for phones is coming and there's some Firefox/Mozilla OS in the works too. Perhaps someone might want to experiment with those?
There's a reason outsourcing works.
It's easier to hire a business in a county that doesn't have a government that throws hissy fits for not getting as much of an increase in budget as they wanted from the previous year to turn a profit than it is to hire locally, where you have to support said government through each employee.
There's a simple answer to that.
Most weather sites have "stickers" and embedded options, and Wunderground even have an API for custom coding. The answer is to host a webpage somewhere and use the Wii's built in Opera browser to display the info from a custom page. You could go cheesy and just use an already made applet, or several from various sources, or make a custom page overall.
I'm actually going to miss this function, I didn't use it much and it showed nearby cities, but not mine., but I did use it on occasion when making plans and weather mattered. I use my desktop when I'm serious about it and my blue-ray player uses the same source the Wii did.
Also, even though Chumby is out of business the applets still work when you have one. It's possible to make flash work on a Wii if you put some effort into it and displaying a Chumby weather app seems like an easy fix.
I still don't find it useful. I have cable because getting the bundle actually made my Internet access cheaper. Anything with commercials in it is a waste of my time. Back when an hour long show had 54 minutes of non-advertising content TV was useful, now that an hour long show has 43 minutes of non-advertising content, maybe, and a reality show arguably has 0 and all the local news programs do is try to lure us to their website it's useless.
Back when we were in the 800 MHz to 1.5 GHz as common range I had a wish. I wanted something akin to a Pentium Pro 200 build on - at the time - modern processes for a simple server or put around machine. Nothing high performance, just reliable and low power.
The Atom was an answer to that wish, I love it. I've been an AMD guy most my life, but considering I hated ATI, I love nVidia, and Intel is producing great stuff like the Atom and playing nice with the FOSS community I'm about ready to become a turncoat. AMD processors of all types are great, but especially when it comes to mobile it's hard to find one with a good system around it.
I stand by the way I said it.
Reality TV is only good for lowering the IQ of the populace and that's not good for anyone, except maybe advertisers.
Go watch some more Jersey Shore and call it useful.
Instead of seeing it as a way to increase their viewing area to their advertisers they're alienating their customer base. I quit watching normal TV years ago, if enough stations do this we could reallocate all that useful TV bandwidth to something useful.
I wouldn't say these things are priced into the dangerously low zone. They're still more expensive than the equivalent Android tablets and right around iProduct pricing. Even if I could put Android on one there wouldn't be a reason to buy one for that reason, a native Android tablet would still be the better dollar based choice.
My grandmother played Super Mario Brothers and Tetris.
I loved Rescue Rangers too. Same story, too old for the cartoon, but the game was a blast. I used to like to throw a box then get back on top of it.
I was a little too old for the cartoon series at the time, but I really enjoyed the game none the less. It broke the rule I went by during that era:
Game based on move = bad
Movie Based on game = bad
It was usually true - though less solid now it's still a consideration.
and have had great results setting one up for my kids netbook, but this may be more appealing.
Since this is essentially a KDE shell does anyone know if there's a "pretty" way to do things like ROMs? I have PS1 games ripped and can play them on my desktop - could this present my games in a way that rivals that of the PSP when I load the same games on it? Possibly using the same app I use to build the info for the PS1 disk? How about ROMs from cartridge systems?
I've used the XBMC plugin for browsing/playing ROMs, but to say the least it's not quite up to the quality of the rest of the program.
The one impaled on the antenna of a passing vehicle or not?
Their skulls may become thicker.
That will be the downfall of your species. Those who march in front are merely the meat-shields for the warriors that follow, the first torn down by the musket balls and horse mounted cavalry while those behind remain to actually fight.
I like the American Bison. It's the native bovine critter, has excellent meat, plenty of leather and it belongs here. Buffalo Bill Cody and his gang created a major bottle-neck in their genetic code, but there's still plenty of old hides and the like around.
I would like to see something like this used to re-diversify the Bison genome by cloning long dead individuals to make a healthy modern population. All you would have to do is inseminate the existing herds with the old code to expand the base. If it were up to me I would do away with the beef industry in the US and replace it with a Bison industry keeping only some dairy cows when it comes to European bovines. It would increase the health level in the nation quite a bit, even if they were eating McDonald's bison burgers instead of McDonald's beef burgers.
The fan boys for Obama are in league with the Apple fan boys from the looks of it. I've covered quite a range in score.
I'm with you.
Good question.
The only reason I stick with the bank I have is I've paid my child support with it over the years and I want to keep doing it this way so I can prove it on down the line. I actually started with a different bank, but buyouts/mergers, what have you. I liked the bank I signed up with.
somewhere, and he wants it!
Obama administration - making sure you're broke and enforcing it in every way possible!
(unless you're a campaign contributor of course, then you get "stimulus")
some claim the litigation is responsible for Apple's dipping sales and stock prices
Apple gave me plenty of reasons not to buy their products with proprietary connectors and the "because we say so" attitude, but suing everyone who crosses their path was most certainly a nail in the coffin. I've owned a couple of iPhones and was even using Macs for a while, it wasn't the existence of better/cheaper products that chased me away, it was the companies overall attitude.
Flamebait?
I know I self critiquing here, but that was insightful.