If you experienced how subway/train 'boarding' works in Japan, you have to wonder why this efficiency isn't possible with westerners. Maybe it's the "me is more important than you all" attitude...
Maybe the tagger is just jealous, because this man did the right thing with all his money. Instead of attending stupid show-off parties, he used his money to make his dreams become reality.
I'm so glad that thinkpads never had those horrible "glare" displays... I buy a notebook to travel with it, where the lighting conditions are mostly not ideal. Thinkpads with non-reflecting displays and ThinkLight where always my favourite... I hope that this won't change soon...
I know this is meant to be funny, but I doubt you could get 257 keyboards in reception range of one receiver, even if you stack as dense as you could...
The interesting question here is: "Which key can I use for my connection?" when multiple keyboards are in range. Is there some kind of handshake protocol, or just "lucky guesses"?
No, it only takes more dedication and love for detail.
Skill and ability would be needed to add some circuitry (perhaps some Atmel uC) and a detachable cable, so that you can switch the thing to be either used as a cool retro looking MP3 player OR for its original use (with detachable cable)
Hm... strangely I now have the urge to look for a NES controller at eBay...
Come on... Everyone can rip apart a cheap MP3 USB stick, an old NES Controller, and solder the things together...
It would be slightly cooler, if he: - installed the stick in an way so that the display could be seen through a nicely cut opening between the buttons an the d-pad - remove the USB connector and - created a little circuit board that would have: -- the button contacts -- an opening to hold the battery -- a mini USB jack for easy access from the outside
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That's true. (Well.. it IS a Mamoru Oshii movie..) BUT! SAC ist way more true to Shirow's style than anything else.
the chance for a poll with 98% / 2% outcome :)
I couldn't have said it better. I love my X61s, too. And my X31.
:)
And I REALLY want to find me a S30 or S31 as they are sooo pretty
If you experienced how subway/train 'boarding' works in Japan, you have to wonder why this efficiency isn't possible with westerners.
Maybe it's the "me is more important than you all" attitude...
I'm cool with a robot helping me, but to be honest the girl is creeping me out and I don't know if I can trust her...
This tag marks a new low on slashdot.
Maybe the tagger is just jealous, because this man did the right thing with all his money. Instead of attending stupid show-off parties, he used his money to make his dreams become reality.
AFAIK LCARS displays have a taktile feedback. Which is done by small forcefields...
:)
THAT would be news
Actually, this is so damn stupid that it makes me really angry.
of "The Turing Option". There, the rerouting is done through silicon...
because of the "oooooooo shiny" effect, I presume. eInk displays would make even wireless models viable...
I'm so glad that thinkpads never had those horrible "glare" displays... I buy a notebook to travel with it, where the lighting conditions are mostly not ideal. Thinkpads with non-reflecting displays and ThinkLight where always my favourite... I hope that this won't change soon...
wow... I'd never have thought of that. How does the Vectrex know in which connection the lightpen crosses the 'borders'?
Could someone enlighten me how a lightpen can work on a vector screen? Or is it running in some sort of 'raster mode' for the lightpen applications?
I know this is meant to be funny, but I doubt you could get 257 keyboards in reception range of one receiver, even if you stack as dense as you could... The interesting question here is: "Which key can I use for my connection?" when multiple keyboards are in range. Is there some kind of handshake protocol, or just "lucky guesses"?
Could be that the "encryption" is just a way to handle multiple keyboards in one reception range...
as soon as these are not DPSS lasers anymore, because they can't be modulated fast enough for raster image generation...
Very well made!
I'd love to see a little circuit board wich has an USB hub and a USB to parallel or serial (like PL2303HX) converter.
You could integrate such neat mods into USB devices without needing to use a specially made cable. Would be nice for poor 'legacy free' people.
"The Turing Option" by Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky...
It clearly says "Beta", so why the outrage?
I got a X31, the last true thinkpad...
I'm pretty sure that this Version will never come out...
No, it only takes more dedication and love for detail.
Skill and ability would be needed to add some circuitry (perhaps some Atmel uC) and a detachable cable, so that you can switch the thing to be either used as a cool retro looking MP3 player OR for its original use (with detachable cable)
Hm... strangely I now have the urge to look for a NES controller at eBay...
Come on... Everyone can rip apart a cheap MP3 USB stick, an old NES Controller, and solder the things together...
It would be slightly cooler, if he:
- installed the stick in an way so that the display could be seen through a nicely cut opening between the buttons an the d-pad
- remove the USB connector and
- created a little circuit board that would have:
-- the button contacts
-- an opening to hold the battery
-- a mini USB jack for easy access from the outside
No, but I heard it can do the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs!
F.E.A.R isn't *that* good anyway...