I didn't get the idea from reading the article that they were refering to software drivers, but normal applications. Regardless, you have a good point. Shouldn't some of this though be caught by msft when they do compatibility testing and certification of these devices?
Uhm, anytime Windows crashes, it's a problem with Windows. A bug or crash in a 3rd party application should have no bearing on the stability of Windows, at least that's how MS Marketing describes Windows capabilities, and that's the way it should be.
This looks like a big verbal foo-pa that IBM/Sun could drive a truck load of marketing through.
This may not pertain to *everywhere*, but it is a common problem. A lot of the reason it hasn't taken off is that the parent company assumes liability for what happens to you or your 'office' while you're working. In many jurisdictions, they also have to inspect your work area, etc. I imagine it is a support and legal nightmare.
I think the term *speed* here is referring to the turn around time of the space vehicle. Speed here would in of itself make it *cheap* to operate. I would assume that if you have the first two, then it HAS to be *good*:-)
I saw a documentary on that once. The basic gist was that because the Germans were limited in what they were allowed to build by treaty, those that were interested in aviation did a lot of experimentation.
I believe a lot of it also had to do with government investment. The P-51 Mustang, arguably the best prop in the war, came about only because the British ordered it to compliment their dwindling supply of British built aircraft. The US Army Air Corp had already turned it down.
Back to Germany. It was really amazing what they did in the war technologically wise. The first wire guided torpedoes, wire guided air to ground missiles, the first surface to air missiles, the first surface to surface missiles, the first operational jet fighter (the british were right there to), the first snorkels on submarines, etc. Pretty scarry when you think about it.
To tie in with the topic, it all goes back to investment, and who is willing to put up for those desired achievments.
This reminds me of the air competitions in the 20's and 30's, normally funded by wealthy newspaper owners. Cash prize for the first to cross the Atlantic East to West, then in reverse. First to Hawaii, around the world, etc.
If not for some of those competitions, aviation would have progressed much slower than it did.
There are many phone companies in the US, but only one local company I can use. That is not a free market, deregulation, or competition for the phone company. They STILL have no incentive to provide me better service.
Until the politicos understand the difference between multiple companies with their own regional markets (read Monopolies) vs. multiple companies all in direct competition, we will still have these same issues.
They have the answer. There is none. Hell, there isn't even a question. Over the history of their records for maritime claims, the Bermuda Triangle has not differed statisticly from anywhere else for maritime accidents.
This has always bugged me about Sun and Java. Sun needs to get *ALL* Linux distros to ship their Java SDK (if not runtimes). You can bet that Mono will start to be a part of most distros, and as an implementation of.NET, a non-response from Sun would be akin to asking your kids to go play in the street.
Good advice. People sometimes seem to want to solve the problem before knowing what the problem statement is. While their actions may not degrade performance significantly, they often times do not help.
I've learned over time that everything is relative. There is no cut and dried right and wrong in a lot of cases, but degrees of both. The real answer depends on your need, and not all needs are the same.
It's the naming scheme. It is a 3200+ because that is what it's performance is relative to - a 3.2GHz Intel piece. The 400MHz FSB just allows AMD to take what would have been a slower part, and mark it as such.
Garmin has a GPS Phone, and being a real GPS manufacturer, they have the software to go with it.
Better yet for an outdoors enthusiast that wants to communicate with their buddies, check out their Rhino. You can ping your friend, and their location shows up on your map.
Someone else said it, but I agree. The hardware capabilities are all there in these devices, it's just a matter of getting the software/UI to support it.
The 'out of date' technology I got to learn was Modula-2, back around '91/'92. I was mortified at the time.
Looking back though, it didn't really matter. I went from that to C/C++, Java, Python, etc. College isn't to teach you a specific technology, but the fundamentals, and how to learn the rest.
kind of... Coleman has their fuel cell generators, though 'refills' are what might be termed expensive. I believe the above is actually a Coleman branded unit from Ballard Power, Vancouver B.C.
In Civil court in the US I believe, it is not proof beyond a resonable doubt that has to be submitted, but a preponderance of evidence. The fact that the cable company attempted to update the software on this modem would indicate that they were doing something they were not supposed to, and put them in the negative light.
I think the reality though, if managers I've known are representative of those at your cable company, is that they will settle long before you go to court. The expense of them doing so far outways the cost of one modem, especially at their costs.
Isn't Hydrogen the desired fuel for a fuel cell? I may be wrong, but I thought that anything besides pure hydrogen would have additional exhausts besides just warm or hot water.
If that is the case, I am not sure why I would opt for this, being that it 'only' gives me five/six hours run time between refills.
That's another point - buying refills for every six hours use is a little bit more cumbersome than just plugging your laptop into the wall and charging the battery, even though the battery will not last as long.
Apple will license the Garbage Can to Microsoft in return for the Analogy, Metaphor, and Simili, all unique and proprietary Microsoft Technologies. The announcement was seen as a win for Apple.
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I didn't get the idea from reading the article that they were refering to software drivers, but normal applications. Regardless, you have a good point. Shouldn't some of this though be caught by msft when they do compatibility testing and certification of these devices?
Uhm, anytime Windows crashes, it's a problem with Windows. A bug or crash in a 3rd party application should have no bearing on the stability of Windows, at least that's how MS Marketing describes Windows capabilities, and that's the way it should be.
This looks like a big verbal foo-pa that IBM/Sun could drive a truck load of marketing through.
This is a great point, though I'm not sure our energy sector is that efficiently managed (ie California).
We use hydro here in Washington, but it's been getting a bad rap lately because of the salmon. Time will tell if we get to keep the dams or not.
I don't know the percentages, but if you were to transfer power from say Mexico to Canada under this scenario, your energy losses would be huge.
This may not pertain to *everywhere*, but it is a common problem. A lot of the reason it hasn't taken off is that the parent company assumes liability for what happens to you or your 'office' while you're working. In many jurisdictions, they also have to inspect your work area, etc. I imagine it is a support and legal nightmare.
I think the term *speed* here is referring to the turn around time of the space vehicle. Speed here would in of itself make it *cheap* to operate. I would assume that if you have the first two, then it HAS to be *good* :-)
I saw a documentary on that once. The basic gist was that because the Germans were limited in what they were allowed to build by treaty, those that were interested in aviation did a lot of experimentation.
I believe a lot of it also had to do with government investment. The P-51 Mustang, arguably the best prop in the war, came about only because the British ordered it to compliment their dwindling supply of British built aircraft. The US Army Air Corp had already turned it down.
Back to Germany. It was really amazing what they did in the war technologically wise. The first wire guided torpedoes, wire guided air to ground missiles, the first surface to air missiles, the first surface to surface missiles, the first operational jet fighter (the british were right there to), the first snorkels on submarines, etc. Pretty scarry when you think about it.
To tie in with the topic, it all goes back to investment, and who is willing to put up for those desired achievments.
This reminds me of the air competitions in the 20's and 30's, normally funded by wealthy newspaper owners. Cash prize for the first to cross the Atlantic East to West, then in reverse. First to Hawaii, around the world, etc.
If not for some of those competitions, aviation would have progressed much slower than it did.
Is it Japan and Sweden, or Japan and the EU? Or, is it Japan taking advantage of a contractor that happens to be from Sweden?
There are many phone companies in the US, but only one local company I can use. That is not a free market, deregulation, or competition for the phone company. They STILL have no incentive to provide me better service.
Until the politicos understand the difference between multiple companies with their own regional markets (read Monopolies) vs. multiple companies all in direct competition, we will still have these same issues.
They have the answer. There is none. Hell, there isn't even a question. Over the history of their records for maritime claims, the Bermuda Triangle has not differed statisticly from anywhere else for maritime accidents.
This has always bugged me about Sun and Java. Sun needs to get *ALL* Linux distros to ship their Java SDK (if not runtimes). You can bet that Mono will start to be a part of most distros, and as an implementation of .NET, a non-response from Sun would be akin to asking your kids to go play in the street.
Good advice. People sometimes seem to want to solve the problem before knowing what the problem statement is. While their actions may not degrade performance significantly, they often times do not help.
I've learned over time that everything is relative. There is no cut and dried right and wrong in a lot of cases, but degrees of both. The real answer depends on your need, and not all needs are the same.
It's the naming scheme. It is a 3200+ because that is what it's performance is relative to - a 3.2GHz Intel piece. The 400MHz FSB just allows AMD to take what would have been a slower part, and mark it as such.
He can't make a profit selling books. How does anyone think he'll be profitable at this? He must have found some masochistic investors somewhere.
I have the answer. 42.
To those in the know re Power PC hardware, what is the performance of a system like this compared to an x86 box, relative to price?
Would it be worthwhile to use as a Linux box?
Garmin has a GPS Phone, and being a real GPS manufacturer, they have the software to go with it.
Better yet for an outdoors enthusiast that wants to communicate with their buddies, check out their Rhino. You can ping your friend, and their location shows up on your map.
Someone else said it, but I agree. The hardware capabilities are all there in these devices, it's just a matter of getting the software/UI to support it.
The 'out of date' technology I got to learn was Modula-2, back around '91/'92. I was mortified at the time.
Looking back though, it didn't really matter. I went from that to C/C++, Java, Python, etc. College isn't to teach you a specific technology, but the fundamentals, and how to learn the rest.
kind of... Coleman has their fuel cell generators, though 'refills' are what might be termed expensive. I believe the above is actually a Coleman branded unit from Ballard Power, Vancouver B.C.
In Civil court in the US I believe, it is not proof beyond a resonable doubt that has to be submitted, but a preponderance of evidence. The fact that the cable company attempted to update the software on this modem would indicate that they were doing something they were not supposed to, and put them in the negative light.
I think the reality though, if managers I've known are representative of those at your cable company, is that they will settle long before you go to court. The expense of them doing so far outways the cost of one modem, especially at their costs.
Isn't Hydrogen the desired fuel for a fuel cell? I may be wrong, but I thought that anything besides pure hydrogen would have additional exhausts besides just warm or hot water.
If that is the case, I am not sure why I would opt for this, being that it 'only' gives me five/six hours run time between refills.
That's another point - buying refills for every six hours use is a little bit more cumbersome than just plugging your laptop into the wall and charging the battery, even though the battery will not last as long.
Apple will license the Garbage Can to Microsoft in return for the Analogy, Metaphor, and Simili, all unique and proprietary Microsoft Technologies. The announcement was seen as a win for Apple.
This should be modded +6 Classic