It's economic darwinism. Of course it exists. Of course it's our basic instinct -- it's how we are in our most basic form in all facets of our life. No one is saying it's an enlightened philosophy but it is truth. An inherent truth in any society that is going to get ahead in any terms. It's just that instead of it being a personal darwinism (I kill another human being because he threatens my superiority) it's in a more macro scale -- Company A undermines Company B so that they can stay ahead.
Senator John McCain was awesome in that. I love his one line: "What were you thinking? Were you even thinking about the consumers -- the people we represent?"
True about what they need to do, but I think it's too late. Kids won't pay for what they got for free. It would have to be ridiculously cheap (like 5 cents a song) for it to stop piracy.
I've been at TechEd2003 this week, and it's interesting to see what parts of the industry Microsoft is trying to get into. From products like Class Server to Sharepoint, Microsoft is trying to broaden itself to get into other markets that are still making money. Simply because they are such a big company, they can do this kind of horizontal innovation because they don't have to put out a good product now, they can wait for the 3rd or 4th version to be good. It makes a lot of sense acutally...
Microsoft does a lot more than just Windows. Think of Office 2003 that's due out soon, Server 2003, SQL Server, new programming languages (we've seen C# and J# with more promised to follow) Visual Studio.NET 2003, plus a bunch of new forays into different markets such as Class Server -- just to name a few. This is besides the hardware aspect, with the X-box and their new Smartphone. Don't bank on Microsoft just waiting around for a new OS, they have several tricks up their sleeves.
What if there were specialised troops that were embedded in a normal brigade that would carry these devices. Similar to how radio was carried in WWII by one guy in each platoon, or whatever. (Sorry I don't know my military terminology, but I mean a small group of about 10) This would be a good way to start, would allow each group to stay connected and know where they are, but allow the rest to be able to do what they do now.
I have the Nokia 3595 and it runs slow at parts too. It can run Java, but it struggles when pulling up complex menus and the like. It seems to me that the problem is the hardware isn't expecting all of that work!
If I recall correctly, Palm had just put out it's V series (which I had for many years) and was already working on it's IIIc. This is compared to Handspring's brick that was about the same size/weight/everything of a III series Palm.
The only thing Handspring brought to the table was their Springboard technology. I don't know if any of you did any work on it, but it was nice because it used the PCMCIA design, so it was easy to develop.
Now, Sony did do a lot, simply because they hit the market at the right time -- just when colour was about to hit. This meant that their name as a multimedia giant was used to lure people in, plus, they're just damn good at making electronics. I would have really loved to see them go with Pocket PC, but it has helped PalmOS to have such a strong company behind it.
Ever wonder what's going on when you've turned your game off???
Now you can find out! These Sims get really wild with each other! You know that hot neighbour your one sim keeps trying to get with? Find out what happens when she hooks up with that other hot neighbour two houses down! It's incredible!!!
And New this week!! -- Sims: Doggy Style!
See what happens when we give Snoop Doggy Dog a camera and girls to play with! You'll be amazed at what he can get these sims to do!
Caution: May not be suitable for sims under the age of 18.
mad props to the guy in the star wars discussion
Laptops are worde than useless for notes though. Partly for the reasons you list (diagrams and equations) and partly because you remember more if you physically write the stuff down.
Perhaps we're not supposed to support the giant, but all fo these reasons are addressed in the use of a Tablet PC. You can write it down, make diagrams, save it all, make copies, check e-mail in class, and many other reasons. If you have the cash, I would recommend one of these babies.
A friend of mine is in the Music school here, and he uses his for writing music. The journal program has a music sheet template -- he can draw the notes, the journal will recognize it, make it into real dots, he can then export it to a midi program and have it play it. Wow. That's all I have to say.
you forgot the new one: xD. Less than half the size of CF cards, but hold up to 512 mb as of now. Cheap, fast, and stable. A new player? Time will decide...
If you, the parent, are actually registered here, please PM me, I'd love to add you to my friends list and discuss this further.
*sigh*, so many times I agree completely with an AC and I wish I could discuss this further in private...
I did fine in Opera 7.10, but my real question is, hwo can a server know what browser you are if you fake the string? I mean, I've been to sites and had "Identify as MSIE 6.0" on but it still gave me the "not compatible" issue. Is it some feature they check just to weed out browsers? And to what end?
is another man's primary utility. Honestly, I don't see how you can attack Nokia, because it does all of these things well. If it struggled to do a simple phone call (we're talking phone here, not service) I could see why you would see this as a waste of time; but, Nokia has conquered the basic calling and has moved on to adding more features. They focused on minimizing their handset size -- all the way until the 8210 and people complained that it was a little too small.
So now they have the right size, right weight, good battery life, big contact list -- basically all the basics (something my Pocket PC sucks at) and now can move on to the "bells and whistles." These bells and whistles aren't there to just sit and look pretty, they do great things --- for instance, my Nokia 3595 has a full XHTML browser in it, runs java, and allows me to instant message people. Now, these may seem trivial, but I'm able to check the news, write a tip calculator, and keep up with what's going on in the office. To me this is not bloatware, but extra functions that set the bar for other companies.
Check out why you're using a qwerty keyboard. It was meant to slow you down so that you don't jam the typewriter. But wait, you're not on a typewriter...
Instead, we should be using the Dvorak keyboard which was designed in the Computer Age to allow faster typing by putting vowels on the home row and intuitive placement. I've seen some claims that once learned, you can type up to 80 wpm faster than on the qwerty. This is simple and already included in Windows, so why don't people use it? They don't like change.
So no, we have not perfected the keyboard, it is the exact opposite of perfect, but because people don't want change, we're stuck in the dark ages.
Wow, hadn't heard about this new law that stops people from saying something that some people could constitute as being a troll. And if you're advocating such a "law" (a physical law to be punished by a government? And who's government? Or do you mean an unwritten law, similar to "DON'T WRITE IN ALL CAPS"?), who is to decide who is a troll? One man's -1 Troll is another man's +1 Interesting.
Next, It's like hacking a spammer - who cares?: this is eerily similar to those debates in which it is argued that killing a thief is actually helping society. You've already advocated the vigilante (again, a morally grey area ala DareDevil) as one who is helping to make life a better place, however, Fyodor doesn't even seem to fit that bill in this case, as he simply wreaked havoc on a personal computer -- in no way helping the standard of living for anyone. Perhaps a vigilante who helps society would be more difficult to debate against.
I used to work at Starbucks, and a customer would come in at about 10-11 in the morning and stay until about 5-6 with his laptop and work. We got to talking, and he was a developer for a software company in Seattle (this is in Dallas). He said he tried working at home, but he needed to get out of the house and go somewhere to see other people and interact.
So perhaps working out of home isn't the best idea, but perhaps your local coffeehouse might allow that simple social interaction that would help.
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It's economic darwinism. Of course it exists. Of course it's our basic instinct -- it's how we are in our most basic form in all facets of our life. No one is saying it's an enlightened philosophy but it is truth. An inherent truth in any society that is going to get ahead in any terms. It's just that instead of it being a personal darwinism (I kill another human being because he threatens my superiority) it's in a more macro scale -- Company A undermines Company B so that they can stay ahead.
Kinda makes you trust the system a little more.
True about what they need to do, but I think it's too late. Kids won't pay for what they got for free. It would have to be ridiculously cheap (like 5 cents a song) for it to stop piracy.
I've been at TechEd2003 this week, and it's interesting to see what parts of the industry Microsoft is trying to get into. From products like Class Server to Sharepoint, Microsoft is trying to broaden itself to get into other markets that are still making money. Simply because they are such a big company, they can do this kind of horizontal innovation because they don't have to put out a good product now, they can wait for the 3rd or 4th version to be good. It makes a lot of sense acutally...
Microsoft does a lot more than just Windows. Think of Office 2003 that's due out soon, Server 2003, SQL Server, new programming languages (we've seen C# and J# with more promised to follow) Visual Studio .NET 2003, plus a bunch of new forays into different markets such as Class Server -- just to name a few.
This is besides the hardware aspect, with the X-box and their new Smartphone. Don't bank on Microsoft just waiting around for a new OS, they have several tricks up their sleeves.
What if there were specialised troops that were embedded in a normal brigade that would carry these devices. Similar to how radio was carried in WWII by one guy in each platoon, or whatever. (Sorry I don't know my military terminology, but I mean a small group of about 10) This would be a good way to start, would allow each group to stay connected and know where they are, but allow the rest to be able to do what they do now.
The newest HPs that are coming out this month do not have removable batteries. Kinda sucks, huh?
I have the Nokia 3595 and it runs slow at parts too. It can run Java, but it struggles when pulling up complex menus and the like. It seems to me that the problem is the hardware isn't expecting all of that work!
The only thing Handspring brought to the table was their Springboard technology. I don't know if any of you did any work on it, but it was nice because it used the PCMCIA design, so it was easy to develop.
Now, Sony did do a lot, simply because they hit the market at the right time -- just when colour was about to hit. This meant that their name as a multimedia giant was used to lure people in, plus, they're just damn good at making electronics. I would have really loved to see them go with Pocket PC, but it has helped PalmOS to have such a strong company behind it.
Ever wonder what's going on when you've turned your game off???
Now you can find out! These Sims get really wild with each other! You know that hot neighbour your one sim keeps trying to get with? Find out what happens when she hooks up with that other hot neighbour two houses down! It's incredible!!!
And New this week!! -- Sims: Doggy Style!
See what happens when we give Snoop Doggy Dog a camera and girls to play with! You'll be amazed at what he can get these sims to do!
Caution: May not be suitable for sims under the age of 18.
mad props to the guy in the star wars discussion
Perhaps we're not supposed to support the giant, but all fo these reasons are addressed in the use of a Tablet PC. You can write it down, make diagrams, save it all, make copies, check e-mail in class, and many other reasons. If you have the cash, I would recommend one of these babies.
A friend of mine is in the Music school here, and he uses his for writing music. The journal program has a music sheet template -- he can draw the notes, the journal will recognize it, make it into real dots, he can then export it to a midi program and have it play it. Wow. That's all I have to say.
you forgot the new one: xD. Less than half the size of CF cards, but hold up to 512 mb as of now. Cheap, fast, and stable. A new player? Time will decide...
- Battery Life
- Stability
- Connectivity
As long as these are dealt with, I'll agree with you. But if battery life is 2 hours, like my Toshiba, forget it. I want at least 1 week battery life.What about zeta tau alpha? Or more commonly known as Zeta? My gf is zeta and wouldn't care (she loves AOL *sigh*) but it's interesting.
I don't care to comment, because it seems someone already did.
If you, the parent, are actually registered here, please PM me, I'd love to add you to my friends list and discuss this further. *sigh*, so many times I agree completely with an AC and I wish I could discuss this further in private...
I think kin_korn_karn is from Somalia. That would explain a lot of things...
I did fine in Opera 7.10, but my real question is, hwo can a server know what browser you are if you fake the string? I mean, I've been to sites and had "Identify as MSIE 6.0" on but it still gave me the "not compatible" issue. Is it some feature they check just to weed out browsers? And to what end?
So now they have the right size, right weight, good battery life, big contact list -- basically all the basics (something my Pocket PC sucks at) and now can move on to the "bells and whistles." These bells and whistles aren't there to just sit and look pretty, they do great things --- for instance, my Nokia 3595 has a full XHTML browser in it, runs java, and allows me to instant message people. Now, these may seem trivial, but I'm able to check the news, write a tip calculator, and keep up with what's going on in the office. To me this is not bloatware, but extra functions that set the bar for other companies.
No idea what kind of "catches" there are, but sounds good.
No my friend, that would be very gay. Literally. Because the two, erm, mounds, would then be part of the male anatomy instead... very not cool...
Instead, we should be using the Dvorak keyboard which was designed in the Computer Age to allow faster typing by putting vowels on the home row and intuitive placement. I've seen some claims that once learned, you can type up to 80 wpm faster than on the qwerty. This is simple and already included in Windows, so why don't people use it? They don't like change.
So no, we have not perfected the keyboard, it is the exact opposite of perfect, but because people don't want change, we're stuck in the dark ages.
Wow, hadn't heard about this new law that stops people from saying something that some people could constitute as being a troll. And if you're advocating such a "law" (a physical law to be punished by a government? And who's government? Or do you mean an unwritten law, similar to "DON'T WRITE IN ALL CAPS"?), who is to decide who is a troll? One man's -1 Troll is another man's +1 Interesting.
Next, It's like hacking a spammer - who cares?: this is eerily similar to those debates in which it is argued that killing a thief is actually helping society. You've already advocated the vigilante (again, a morally grey area ala DareDevil) as one who is helping to make life a better place, however, Fyodor doesn't even seem to fit that bill in this case, as he simply wreaked havoc on a personal computer -- in no way helping the standard of living for anyone. Perhaps a vigilante who helps society would be more difficult to debate against.
So perhaps working out of home isn't the best idea, but perhaps your local coffeehouse might allow that simple social interaction that would help.