The only thing that could possibly be better is an update to some of the classic LucasArts games.
Can you imagine an update to Day of the Tenticle, or dare I say it, Sam & Max? The latter game was quite possibly the most fun I have ever had on a PC.
The heart of the net is money, just like everything else in the world.
Businesses want to woo customers, customers want to find free/cheap information and products. Drill down anything on the net and you arrive at money changing hands. Perhaps 1% of the net is true selfless volunteering for the greater good, but even that has its alterior motives (fame, pride, power, etc)
I don't think that ACHEIVING A.I. is as important as all of the technological advances we will make along the way. It will be these advances in technology that will help the most in our day-to-day tasks, not having a robot that thinks like a person. We already have plenty of those...they're called humans.
Yawn. Why exactly do people try to put (or run) OS's on video game hardware, other than the fact that "I can?" You can get better results with a dedicated PC for a couple hundred bucks...
Okay, raise your hand if you thought that this technology was vaoprware every time it popped into media focus every 6 months or so for the last 3 years.
Well yeah, sure. There isn't a single piece of technology that isn't a double edged sword. Computerized processes are faster and more accurate, but on the flip side they require fewer jobs. A screw can be used to build a house or a handgun. A car can cut our travel time by many hundreds of hours each year, or can be filled with explosives and used to kill.
I know these are a waste of time, just be glad that they also don't release phantom press releases for each individual thought they have!
Item: GlobalCorp Underling Dave Withelm claims that he is favoring chinese food for dinner, and announces that he may or may not release his reasoning in a future press release.
"The final feature set for Longhorn - the codename for the successor to Windows XP - hasn't been nailed down yet, and the database core had been rumored for inclusion in Blackcomb, the next Windows after Longhorn. "
In a nutshell, they are currently deciding how exactly to make the new one obsolete...before they release the new one.
Keep in mind that several BAD companies also turn online retailing into profits as well though. Tiger Direct is downright fraudulent. I had to get two seperate charges reversed before I learned my lesson with them. Bait-and-switch, billed w/o consent for 4th-world replacement, etc. You name it, Tiger will do it.
And good luck with their 800 number. When you call it you're informed that it is now a toll call, and the average wait time is 55 minutes!
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Oh my God he wasn't lying.
Sam & Max Sequel Confirmed!
It's not fair to tease me. IF anyone can find that link, I would appreciate it.
The only thing that could possibly be better is an update to some of the classic LucasArts games.
Can you imagine an update to Day of the Tenticle, or dare I say it, Sam & Max? The latter game was quite possibly the most fun I have ever had on a PC.
The heart of the net is money, just like everything else in the world.
Businesses want to woo customers, customers want to find free/cheap information and products. Drill down anything on the net and you arrive at money changing hands. Perhaps 1% of the net is true selfless volunteering for the greater good, but even that has its alterior motives (fame, pride, power, etc)
...and still no reward for me, the people-oriented programmer. What, I'm not cheerful and polite enough?
Let's hope that Gore comes back for Round 2, since we all know that you can't go very far without the inventor!
"The use of open source in the 3rd/2nd world is one way to get around licensing costs"
Now if only they could license food...
Yet despite all of the physics and scientific perfection...
;)
...there is still no Helicopter Ejection Seat
Wait, the author is pointing out the fact that the average mainstream user doesn't want to work harder or relearn PC tasks and GUI's?
Friggin' astonishingly original viewpoint.
I don't think that ACHEIVING A.I. is as important as all of the technological advances we will make along the way. It will be these advances in technology that will help the most in our day-to-day tasks, not having a robot that thinks like a person. We already have plenty of those...they're called humans.
"By the end, Scott & his team had starved to death"
Oh great, you TOTALLY ruined it for me now.
And that, kids, is why I hate history books.
Either way, they'll never truely stop us from sharing. If they lock down code, we'll move to the ever-denser disposable media format of the moment.
Yawn. Why exactly do people try to put (or run) OS's on video game hardware, other than the fact that "I can?" You can get better results with a dedicated PC for a couple hundred bucks...
Man, it looks like my pie code got screwed up as it posted!
I guess these kitchen internet PCs aren't as stable as I thought...and I don't want any ruined pies!
For (i=1; i Run-Sequence(Make_Me_a_Pie!);
Mmm...
Okay, raise your hand if you thought that this technology was vaoprware every time it popped into media focus every 6 months or so for the last 3 years.
Color me impressed.
Well yeah, sure. There isn't a single piece of technology that isn't a double edged sword. Computerized processes are faster and more accurate, but on the flip side they require fewer jobs. A screw can be used to build a house or a handgun. A car can cut our travel time by many hundreds of hours each year, or can be filled with explosives and used to kill.
What's the new viewpoint in this article again?
Fingers freezing. Palm pilot stuck to chest. Must run cpu-heavy routines for warmth. So cold.
I installed it and it took over my computer! But then again, I should have known better.
After all, everyone knows that All your Linux Standard Base are belong to us.
So basically we can all wait for the report, find out which site worked the best, and copy it for our very convincing fraud companies.
;)
Nothing like having your tax dollars do a little free R&D for the bad guys!
A Star Wars fan site is psyched about an upcoming Star Wars movie?
Color me amazed.
I know these are a waste of time, just be glad that they also don't release phantom press releases for each individual thought they have!
Item: GlobalCorp Underling Dave Withelm claims that he is favoring chinese food for dinner, and announces that he may or may not release his reasoning in a future press release.
Wow, an article about a tradeshow.
What is the world could be more exciting than that? I feel like I'm right there, sitting in on the lectures in my uncomfortable chair!
"The final feature set for Longhorn - the codename for the successor to Windows XP - hasn't been nailed down yet, and the database core had been rumored for inclusion in Blackcomb, the next Windows after Longhorn. "
:)
In a nutshell, they are currently deciding how exactly to make the new one obsolete...before they release the new one.
That's marketing at it's finest!
Keep in mind that several BAD companies also turn online retailing into profits as well though. Tiger Direct is downright fraudulent. I had to get two seperate charges reversed before I learned my lesson with them. Bait-and-switch, billed w/o consent for 4th-world replacement, etc. You name it, Tiger will do it.
And good luck with their 800 number. When you call it you're informed that it is now a toll call, and the average wait time is 55 minutes!