I agree, but since they started this three years ago, you have to think they made the best choice under the circumstances. I'm sure they will fix it if it becomes an issue.
'ever' and 'not touch' are pretty strong statements...they get in the way of your weak point.
Also, you're saying your cable TV can do things your (wireless) satellite media connection can't? Bluetooth, maybe...but since 'wireless' is a big topic, with lots of methods, you just might be wrong.
I seriously doubt anyone would ever want to defend such a clearly outragous claim:)
"New team member Alexei Beliaev will help rev the spec to version 3.0 by March, adding support for video and 1-Gbit/second speeds, up from 10/100-Mbit Ethernet today.
Magic uses the Ethernet physical layer and Category 5 cables to provide thirty-two 32-bit bidirectional audio channels with sample rates up to 192 kHz, jitter less than 80 picoseconds and latency as low as 250 microseconds across 100-meter point-to-point links. The protocol uses a UDP-like packet held to a fixed packet length and transmission rate. Magic conforms to the 802.3af spec for providing power over Ethernet."
In terms of connection vs. usage, this particular concept is a bit ahead of the curve. As much as I endorse 802.11g, I don't think it will cut it for these guys. Wonder if they've tried FireWire 800?
Being better, in this case, means making less errors and being faster with the result. Of course if you mean each of you doing calcs with paper and pencil, I've yet to see a calculator hold a pencil very well at all, so you'd be a shoe in for that contest.
Otherwise, I'd say you'd come in a very distant second, even on your calculator's worst day, with corroded batteries, lights out and peanut butter on the keys:) I know my HPIIC can kick my ass around the block.
Economies of scale...meaning you can't include such things as marketing and CD replication, since the more you sell, the lower these relative costs are. You want 1 million copies? Fine, pay X per copy...oh, you want 10 million, great, then the price per copy is discounted X.
You can estimate production costs, but this has to vary dramatically. I can make my own music and produce desktop copies of a CD with my burner for the cost of the equipment and blanks. Ask Elton John or Ms. Streisand to put out a compilation CD of new material, and you can imagine the millions of $$ & EU in that deal.
Trying to estimate this for today's market will require bracketing...top artists vs. new talent; that sort of thing.
There are many factors in the decision to limit conventional CRT display production:
glass availability & cost
market competition by other manufacturers
profit margins
market demand
regulation for recycling, etc
If you want a traditional CRT, you have another 2 years to stock up...maybe less.
I, for one, can't wait to see them go. Too much eye strain; too much heat; too much power consumption.
If you haven't checked out current model LCD's and/or large screen TV's that support PC/VGA inputs, maybe it's time you took a walk and looked for yourself.
...that these two wireless formats will soon work together, to allow for a combined effect, where a cellphone, as an example, can jump to an 802 network when it fails to find a normal signal...and the opposite will occur as well.
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"And the electronics industry's attitude toward the labels is summed up by an Apple slogan: Rip. Mix. Burn. Which, a music executive once told me, translates into "Fuck you, record labels."
I tried and failed to install Apache 2.x over 1.3 on my Mandrake 9.0 box. Am I that stupid, or is this really that hard?
First one to tell me to go to the Apache forum sites gets a swift kick...that's like going to the dump to look for an old magazine. Far too much material to wade thru...I've tried, so don't get smart:)
I worked in the tire retail channel (consumer & commercial) for 5 years. Every tire already has a unique id...this is just an improvement on the process.
This will allow for improved tracking of products and product defects/hazards. Nothing new in terms of associating a tire with a car or owner. In fact, if someone steals your tires/wheels, you just might stand a better chance of recovery.
The black helicopters already have enough means to track you...they don't need help from the tire industry.
1. A virtual keyboard is all about shortcuts...no one is proposing they be used for anything more than convenience. If you need to work for 8 hours, you'll need an actual keyboard.
2.) Be serious....I can lie my hand on my knee and raise/lower my outstretched fingers for quite some time without any kind of stress or need for wrist support. Why do you insist on maintaining the old model for a new process?
3.) Custom keystrokes can actually be easier since you can do things virtually that can't be done with a traditional keyboard made of plastic, etc. What happens when you press the 'a' and 'd' keys at the same time on an actual keyboard? Nothing. However, with a virtual keyboard, any combination of keystrokes can be utilized.
And again....these virtual keyboards are not meant to replace an actual keyboard. They are for uses coupled with PDA's, wrist communicators, head mounted units, etc. Using your hands to wave goodbye to your old keyboard will cause stress too...why worry about it.
I frequently type in the air just to loosen up (we all do)...the fingers don't simply start and stop.
The finger tips simply circle or arch so that the finger is gently extended and then brought back towards the palm. Stick your hands straight out, fingers extended. Relaxed. Now wiggle your fingers...this is all that is acutally needed to activate virtual keys. No one said you must mimick regular typing.
Nothing jarring and no strain at all. Again, it's a new concept. Forget about traditional typing movements.
All these comments about drumming, touching hard or soft surfaces, typing in shadows or accounting for tactile feedback...
These projected, virtual keyboards have little to do with drumming, touching hard or soft surfaces, typing in shadows or accounting for tactile feedback...they have everything to do with motion, however.
The concept is really that simple...don't get lost in trying to overlay traditional ideas about traditional keyboards onto what is a new concept that must be tried out in person before giving an otherwise off-base opinion.
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I agree, but since they started this three years ago, you have to think they made the best choice under the circumstances. I'm sure they will fix it if it becomes an issue.
'ever' and 'not touch' are pretty strong statements...they get in the way of your weak point.
:)
Also, you're saying your cable TV can do things your (wireless) satellite media connection can't? Bluetooth, maybe...but since 'wireless' is a big topic, with lots of methods, you just might be wrong.
I seriously doubt anyone would ever want to defend such a clearly outragous claim
From the article:
"New team member Alexei Beliaev will help rev the spec to version 3.0 by March, adding support for video and 1-Gbit/second speeds, up from 10/100-Mbit Ethernet today. Magic uses the Ethernet physical layer and Category 5 cables to provide thirty-two 32-bit bidirectional audio channels with sample rates up to 192 kHz, jitter less than 80 picoseconds and latency as low as 250 microseconds across 100-meter point-to-point links. The protocol uses a UDP-like packet held to a fixed packet length and transmission rate. Magic conforms to the 802.3af spec for providing power over Ethernet."
In terms of connection vs. usage, this particular concept is a bit ahead of the curve. As much as I endorse 802.11g, I don't think it will cut it for these guys. Wonder if they've tried FireWire 800?
Why? Because she's getting ready to kick off a ten year stint in Vegas, and this provided eyeballs from the prime demographic.
Being better, in this case, means making less errors and being faster with the result. Of course if you mean each of you doing calcs with paper and pencil, I've yet to see a calculator hold a pencil very well at all, so you'd be a shoe in for that contest.
:) I know my HPIIC can kick my ass around the block.
Otherwise, I'd say you'd come in a very distant second, even on your calculator's worst day, with corroded batteries, lights out and peanut butter on the keys
Economies of scale...meaning you can't include such things as marketing and CD replication, since the more you sell, the lower these relative costs are. You want 1 million copies? Fine, pay X per copy...oh, you want 10 million, great, then the price per copy is discounted X.
You can estimate production costs, but this has to vary dramatically. I can make my own music and produce desktop copies of a CD with my burner for the cost of the equipment and blanks. Ask Elton John or Ms. Streisand to put out a compilation CD of new material, and you can imagine the millions of $$ & EU in that deal.
Trying to estimate this for today's market will require bracketing...top artists vs. new talent; that sort of thing.
Samsung's is only...
If you want a traditional CRT, you have another 2 years to stock up...maybe less.
I, for one, can't wait to see them go. Too much eye strain; too much heat; too much power consumption.
If you haven't checked out current model LCD's and/or large screen TV's that support PC/VGA inputs, maybe it's time you took a walk and looked for yourself.
...that these two wireless formats will soon work together, to allow for a combined effect, where a cellphone, as an example, can jump to an 802 network when it fails to find a normal signal...and the opposite will occur as well.
Imagine running SETI on idle cellphones....
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:) I knew we'd agree sooner or later...thanks.
buy two and get over it
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Must be for that new lean, mean killing machine they've been asking for.
"And the electronics industry's attitude toward the labels is summed up by an Apple slogan: Rip. Mix. Burn. Which, a music executive once told me, translates into "Fuck you, record labels."
Unlike the spyware that was just forced on me at my work, I don't mind the more laid back kinds of tracking.
thanks :)
I tried and failed to install Apache 2.x over 1.3 on my Mandrake 9.0 box. Am I that stupid, or is this really that hard?
:)
First one to tell me to go to the Apache forum sites gets a swift kick...that's like going to the dump to look for an old magazine. Far too much material to wade thru...I've tried, so don't get smart
I worked in the tire retail channel (consumer & commercial) for 5 years. Every tire already has a unique id...this is just an improvement on the process.
This will allow for improved tracking of products and product defects/hazards. Nothing new in terms of associating a tire with a car or owner. In fact, if someone steals your tires/wheels, you just might stand a better chance of recovery.
The black helicopters already have enough means to track you...they don't need help from the tire industry.
1. A virtual keyboard is all about shortcuts...no one is proposing they be used for anything more than convenience. If you need to work for 8 hours, you'll need an actual keyboard.
2.) Be serious....I can lie my hand on my knee and raise/lower my outstretched fingers for quite some time without any kind of stress or need for wrist support. Why do you insist on maintaining the old model for a new process?
3.) Custom keystrokes can actually be easier since you can do things virtually that can't be done with a traditional keyboard made of plastic, etc. What happens when you press the 'a' and 'd' keys at the same time on an actual keyboard? Nothing. However, with a virtual keyboard, any combination of keystrokes can be utilized.
And again....these virtual keyboards are not meant to replace an actual keyboard. They are for uses coupled with PDA's, wrist communicators, head mounted units, etc. Using your hands to wave goodbye to your old keyboard will cause stress too...why worry about it.
I frequently type in the air just to loosen up (we all do)...the fingers don't simply start and stop.
The finger tips simply circle or arch so that the finger is gently extended and then brought back towards the palm. Stick your hands straight out, fingers extended. Relaxed. Now wiggle your fingers...this is all that is acutally needed to activate virtual keys. No one said you must mimick regular typing.
Nothing jarring and no strain at all. Again, it's a new concept. Forget about traditional typing movements.
All these comments about drumming, touching hard or soft surfaces, typing in shadows or accounting for tactile feedback...
These projected, virtual keyboards have little to do with drumming, touching hard or soft surfaces, typing in shadows or accounting for tactile feedback...they have everything to do with motion, however.
The concept is really that simple...don't get lost in trying to overlay traditional ideas about traditional keyboards onto what is a new concept that must be tried out in person before giving an otherwise off-base opinion.
...that 'trick' is what has come to be known as the 'Scotty Principle'.
"Oh no! You din'non tell the Cap'n how long it will rrreally take??!!"
...it shows the full page title when using tabs. At least in Netscape...
I might consider paying...if I knew it would still function from within iTunes.