Actually, several of these projects have already been finished. this is a photo of a Lego car factory: an automated plant made out of Lego (27 RCX computers) that produces Lego cars.
Duh. It was written by U2, but Cash covered it on one of his last albums (American III: Solitary Man). That's where I knew it from, so that's how I found the lyrics.
I dunno, I like my OS to provide more in the way of a GUI than is supported by HTML. I think you've got a crucial point here. The Web-based applications I've used are acceptable for simple functions, but imagine cramming a word processor into HTML.
The upshot is that they may make OS issues totally irrelevant by supplying everything anyone needs over the web from their mega-server-farm. everything anyone needs? Pfft. They may be able to replace a few popular applications, but there's no way in hell they're going to provide every application ever thought of.
1. The Logitech wireless mice I've used were noticeable heavier than my Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical. I'd have to weigh them, but the Logitech seems at least 50% heavier. 2. and 3: if you use a charger, the batteries will have to be replaced in a few years. AA or not, this generates more (toxic) waste than a wired mouse. Not using rechargeables is even worse.
According to TFA, it's going to be a wireless mouse. Argh! Why not supply a wired version as well? I still prefer wired mice over wireless, for several reasons: 1. wireless mice are much heavier (due to batteries), making them more RSI-inducing. 2. having to recharge batteries is a PITA. 3. if laptop batteries are any indication, the batteries will 'wear out' and have to be replaced in 3 years (which is bad for cost and environmental reasons).
Interesting. 1. It hadn't occurred to me that Firefox has more preferences than are accessible from the Preferences dialog. "How hard is that?": obviously, harder than it needs to be. 2. How to change the "Animated images should loop" isn't abvious when I look at the about:config in Mozilla. Searching for 'animate', 'loop', 'GIF' all yield 0 results. "How hard is that?": obviously, harder than it needs to be.
I see no point in keeping the mozilla suite around any longer. I still prefer Mozilla over Firefox, mainly because Mozilla has configuration options I miss in Firefox.
Only if the number is in binary. 00101110011001011010111101011011010110101011010101 is a perfectly valid decimal number. The space before '2' is another matter, though.
For E 300 I can get a top-of-the-line PDA (Palm T5). The cheapest laptop I'd consider (12" iBook) is E 1000. The PDA is small enough to take everywhere, unlike a laptop.
If that was their objective, they sure did a lousy job: They didn't claim or even admit responsibility. They hardly communicated anything about their wishes or intentions. If the attack had a goal, it was ridiculously vague ('to terrorize the USA into leaving the Middle East alone') and had no chance in hell of succeeding.
Especially as what little they said made clear they hate the US so much that even pulling out of the Middle East wasn't going to guarantee freedom from being bombed.
You're right, it's not about sense. It's about blind, consuming hatred.
The argument that the photos have been faked have been comprehensively debunked.
And what about the film/TV scenes shot on the moon? That were broadcast live to the entire planet? They would have been even harder to fake (1/6 G is hard to simulate), faking them would have involved a lot of planning beforehand (to create the shots in time for the landing and live broadcast).
And botching ALL photos and film for ALL landings would be quite improbable. If Apollo 11 had come back without usable film, NASA would have corrected the problem before the Apollo 12 launch.
Don't listen to the conspiracy theorists. They're morons.
It's less expensive than a land line, doesn't charge me per-minute for long distance calls, YMMV. Over here, landlines are still cheaper. Also, landline phones are less expensive (not that that matters very much with most mobile service plans) and far more durable than mobiles: no one I know keeps a mobile for more than 5 years. Batteries last half that. My landline phone is 20 years old and doesn't need batteries.
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You misspelled "Hazzard".
Actually, several of these projects have already been finished.
this is a photo of a Lego car factory: an automated plant made out of Lego (27 RCX computers) that produces Lego cars.
Nah, the people who have Britney Spears under contract have already patented that.
With that headline, I was secretly hoping they had photos of a tiny fireball. But nooooo.
"DRM on, DRM off"
Duh. It was written by U2, but Cash covered it on one of his last albums (American III: Solitary Man). That's where I knew it from, so that's how I found the lyrics.
I dunno, I like my OS to provide more in the way of a GUI than is supported by HTML.
I think you've got a crucial point here. The Web-based applications I've used are acceptable for simple functions, but imagine cramming a word processor into HTML.
The upshot is that they may make OS issues totally irrelevant by supplying everything anyone needs over the web from their mega-server-farm.
everything anyone needs? Pfft. They may be able to replace a few popular applications, but there's no way in hell they're going to provide every application ever thought of.
1. The Logitech wireless mice I've used were noticeable heavier than my Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical. I'd have to weigh them, but the Logitech seems at least 50% heavier.
2. and 3: if you use a charger, the batteries will have to be replaced in a few years. AA or not, this generates more (toxic) waste than a wired mouse. Not using rechargeables is even worse.
According to TFA, it's going to be a wireless mouse. Argh! Why not supply a wired version as well?
I still prefer wired mice over wireless, for several reasons:
1. wireless mice are much heavier (due to batteries), making them more RSI-inducing.
2. having to recharge batteries is a PITA.
3. if laptop batteries are any indication, the batteries will 'wear out' and have to be replaced in 3 years (which is bad for cost and environmental reasons).
That's because it's a U2 song, lyrics here.
This is a good starting point, even if it isn't entirely up-to-date.
Interesting.
1. It hadn't occurred to me that Firefox has more preferences than are accessible from the Preferences dialog. "How hard is that?": obviously, harder than it needs to be.
2. How to change the "Animated images should loop" isn't abvious when I look at the about:config in Mozilla. Searching for 'animate', 'loop', 'GIF' all yield 0 results. "How hard is that?": obviously, harder than it needs to be.
I see no point in keeping the mozilla suite around any longer.
I still prefer Mozilla over Firefox, mainly because Mozilla has configuration options I miss in Firefox.
Load some e-books onto it to kill time when you're traveling, waiting in line, compiling, etc.
or: "Since we can no longer copy new builds of Tiger, work on new features has ground to a halt."
If Longhorn really is the new Copland, let's hope Microsoft copies Apple [1] and ends up replacing their OS with a version of Unix.
1: given their track record, it would be the obvious choice...
Only if the number is in binary. 00101110011001011010111101011011010110101011010101 is a perfectly valid decimal number. The space before '2' is another matter, though.
For E 300 I can get a top-of-the-line PDA (Palm T5). The cheapest laptop I'd consider (12" iBook) is E 1000. The PDA is small enough to take everywhere, unlike a laptop.
Monofilament, here I come!
Oh, wait. 20 m? Drat.
already done
to make themselves heard.
If that was their objective, they sure did a lousy job:
They didn't claim or even admit responsibility. They hardly communicated anything about their wishes or intentions. If the attack had a goal, it was ridiculously vague ('to terrorize the USA into leaving the Middle East alone') and had no chance in hell of succeeding.
Especially as what little they said made clear they hate the US so much that even pulling out of the Middle East wasn't going to guarantee freedom from being bombed.
You're right, it's not about sense. It's about blind, consuming hatred.
Orbital Systems does this with the Pegasus, which is launched from a Lockheed L-1011 airliner.
The argument that the photos have been faked have been comprehensively debunked.
And what about the film/TV scenes shot on the moon? That were broadcast live to the entire planet? They would have been even harder to fake (1/6 G is hard to simulate), faking them would have involved a lot of planning beforehand (to create the shots in time for the landing and live broadcast).
And botching ALL photos and film for ALL landings would be quite improbable. If Apollo 11 had come back without usable film, NASA would have corrected the problem before the Apollo 12 launch.
Don't listen to the conspiracy theorists. They're morons.
It's less expensive than a land line, doesn't charge me per-minute for long distance calls,
YMMV. Over here, landlines are still cheaper. Also, landline phones are less expensive (not that that matters very much with most mobile service plans) and far more durable than mobiles: no one I know keeps a mobile for more than 5 years. Batteries last half that. My landline phone is 20 years old and doesn't need batteries.