That's precisely what I was thinking. The small web company I used to work for (I was one of several laid off to stop the company going under) has a webserver/nameserver/mailserver that's been running pretty much sysadmin-less for the last 6 months or so. I'd obviously set it up too well..:)
And no, I won't be vindictive and post the server URL in the hopes of a slashdotting:p
Maybe they got the guys who built New Zealand's America's Cup boat to code it.
You know the guys, they built the boat that couldn't handle water, wind or waves - they'd never thought to test it in anything but perfect conditions, so first time out it filled up with water, and broke a boom.
Same things goes here - Obviously M$ didn't test it with programs that use memory.. most M$ programs seem to use disk instead anyway...:p
Who's the UI guru that decided reordering the tab context menu (ie, when you right click on a tab, or in the tab bar) so that 'close tab' is where 'new tab' used to be, and vice versa? I've been using 1.3 for all of five minutes, and I've twice already closed tabs I wanted to keep open! What's next, the new emacs remapping c-x c-s to 'quit without save'?
A low-voltage electric current runs through the window. When the current is on, the window is clear. But flip a switch to turn the current off and the glass goes opaque, allowing it to be used as a projection screen for watching television or DVDs.
It just goes black. It's a screen. Like your wall.
It can't play movies. You can only project them onto it, just like a wall.
This technology is available for eyeglasses. Paint them black! Or white. Then you can project whatever the hell you want onto them..
IMHO, while it's not the most useful invention ever, I'd be tempted to use it instead of curtains/blinds (flip a switch and instant dark!).
In fact, I can see these windows having a market in home entertainment, but not as a screen. You can have a room full of windows that, at the touch of a button, shuts out all light. I would imagine these windows would block more light than curtains or blinds would...
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I thought it was bread made with 'special' ingredients.. hell, brownies are too cliche :)
Quite what that had to do with a notebook/video camera, I'm not sure. I figured the editor had eaten too much 'hibread'..
what, like how radio killed record sales?
(obviously we all know kazaa killed record sales)
That's precisely what I was thinking. The small web company I used to work for (I was one of several laid off to stop the company going under) has a webserver/nameserver/mailserver that's been running pretty much sysadmin-less for the last 6 months or so. :)
:p
I'd obviously set it up too well..
And no, I won't be vindictive and post the server URL in the hopes of a slashdotting
Maybe they got the guys who built New Zealand's America's Cup boat to code it.
:p
You know the guys, they built the boat that couldn't handle water, wind or waves - they'd never thought to test it in anything but perfect conditions, so first time out it filled up with water, and broke a boom.
Same things goes here - Obviously M$ didn't test it with programs that use memory.. most M$ programs seem to use disk instead anyway...
Who's the UI guru that decided reordering the tab context menu (ie, when you right click on a tab, or in the tab bar) so that 'close tab' is where 'new tab' used to be, and vice versa?
I've been using 1.3 for all of five minutes, and I've twice already closed tabs I wanted to keep open!
What's next, the new emacs remapping c-x c-s to 'quit without save'?
Was I the only one who actually read the article?
A low-voltage electric current runs through the window. When the current is on, the window is clear. But flip a switch to turn the current off and the glass goes opaque, allowing it to be used as a projection screen for watching television or DVDs.
It just goes black. It's a screen. Like your wall.
It can't play movies. You can only project them onto it, just like a wall.
This technology is available for eyeglasses. Paint them black! Or white. Then you can project whatever the hell you want onto them..
IMHO, while it's not the most useful invention ever, I'd be tempted to use it instead of curtains/blinds (flip a switch and instant dark!).
In fact, I can see these windows having a market in home entertainment, but not as a screen. You can have a room full of windows that, at the touch of a button, shuts out all light. I would imagine these windows would block more light than curtains or blinds would...