If Christopher Columbus followed the same reasoning (don't look for something that might not exist), where would you live today? The most rewarding of all discoveries are found by exploring the unknown, with no guarantee of reward.
Why stop at two, why not add four or eight? The reason is that by doubling the number of batteries does not double the range. Energy is required to move the extra batteries, and I'm sure they aren't cheap or light. Not to mention that you reduce the payload the tram can carry. My guess is careful consideration has already gone into this and the engineers have found a balance (price / weight / volume).
Ordered mine last week and it's just arrived! Looks a bit different to what they had up on their site though.
Here's a link: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/
It is news because unlike bochs, this is written in java. It will run on your mobile phone, for instance, without *any* modification (provided it has jvm). Think retro arcade games on your mobile...
So should we just run OSS news? Then all the MS trolls would have to get jobs!
Seriously, this is news no matter what the copyright holders intend to do (or charge) for the software.
Why don't hardware vendors simply release the source to their drivers so problems like this can be squashed quickly? Of course, there is no guarantee that the white hats will find problems before the black hats do, but it exposes flaws more eyeballs.
In that way you wouldn't get people going "$500? I can do that for $400" and progressively undercutting each other right out of existence.
This is a big problem, and one that is difficult to address. A lot of inexperienced programmers underestimate the amount of time required to execute a project to an acceptable level of completion. "Text editor? I'll do that for $50".
Knuth used to have this great offer where he'd send you a check for pi or e or something if you managed to find a bug in his code.
He still does this. He began writing checks for $2.56 (one hexadecimal dollar, in his words) to people who found errors in his books. They are a coveted prize in computer science circles. http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/faq.html
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I think you have missed my point.
If Christopher Columbus followed the same reasoning (don't look for something that might not exist), where would you live today? The most rewarding of all discoveries are found by exploring the unknown, with no guarantee of reward.
Why stop at two, why not add four or eight? The reason is that by doubling the number of batteries does not double the range. Energy is required to move the extra batteries, and I'm sure they aren't cheap or light. Not to mention that you reduce the payload the tram can carry. My guess is careful consideration has already gone into this and the engineers have found a balance (price / weight / volume).
Ordered mine last week and it's just arrived! Looks a bit different to what they had up on their site though. Here's a link: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/
Obviously, its so damn thin you can't see it.
You fool, its so damn thin you can't see it.
It is news because unlike bochs, this is written in java. It will run on your mobile phone, for instance, without *any* modification (provided it has jvm). Think retro arcade games on your mobile...
So should we just run OSS news? Then all the MS trolls would have to get jobs! Seriously, this is news no matter what the copyright holders intend to do (or charge) for the software.
...Holy shit! I have an occipital bun & a supra-orbital ridge too! Can you ask your wife how common it is?
Why don't hardware vendors simply release the source to their drivers so problems like this can be squashed quickly? Of course, there is no guarantee that the white hats will find problems before the black hats do, but it exposes flaws more eyeballs.
Now I know exactly what to get RMS for Christmas!
I'd gladly do a text editor (coded in VB) for $50 - I'd regard that as good money for 1/2 hours work.
Thank you AC, for illustrating my point.
In that way you wouldn't get people going "$500? I can do that for $400" and progressively undercutting each other right out of existence.
This is a big problem, and one that is difficult to address. A lot of inexperienced programmers underestimate the amount of time required to execute a project to an acceptable level of completion. "Text editor? I'll do that for $50".
Isn't it interesting how this is modded `Redundant' rather than `Off topic', like there is some sort of acceptance for the first `first post' comment.
But how do you differentiate the zombies from your standard brain-dead AOL users?
Zombies have hopes, dreams and ambitions.
...your UID is waaay too high for you to be able to remember that!
Knuth used to have this great offer where he'd send you a check for pi or e or something if you managed to find a bug in his code.
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He still does this. He began writing checks for $2.56 (one hexadecimal dollar, in his words) to people who found errors in his books. They are a coveted prize in computer science circles. http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/faq.htm
Where is the simple way to look for a software to install, searching by category?
Hey, they've got that for windows now!