It won't run any old Amiga games without an Amiga emulator
Good thing they built one in! From a FAQish page on MorphOS:
...it includes a complete PowerPC native clean-room reimplementation of version 3.1 of the Amigas' Operating System (herein AOS) and a JIT (Just In Time compiler) based 68K emulator...which converts 68K code into native PowerPC code then caches it largely removing the overhead emulation usually incurs.
There is quite a bit more in the above article as well, I would read it first instead of making uninformed posts.
I imagine a system similar to reactive armor on tanks... strap some explosives to the outside of the car, detonate them on collision, thus lessening the force of impact! Great idea, right?
We aren't a democracy. Anyone who thinks we are is very uninformed. The US is a republic, wherein we elect people to run the government for us, with the idea being that the people we elect will do a better job that the majority of us could do. Sadly, it's showing plainly that not only are the majority of people incapable of running the country, but they're also incapable of choosing honest leaders, or even getting up off their asses to correct their mistaken choice. A sad state of affairs, I agree.
I can picture someone modding the dash of their car to fit one of these, plus a small LCD panel (and maybe a fold-out keyboard where the glovebox used to be?). Then route your A/C to its cooling vent and overclock!
Seriously, that's not actually a bad idea, especially if it had some sort of dock that would allow you to swap it in and out of your car easily. Maybe take some pictures/dv video, walk over to the car, download it all, go take some more.
I agree, not for everyone, but not without a use. If only I had the money/reason to justify a third computer...
comScore's technology can be downloaded to any browser in a matter of seconds and unobtrusively routes the member's Internet connection through comScore's network of servers, without requiring any further action on the part of the individual. The technology allows comScore to capture the complete detail of all the communication to and from each individual's computer - on a site-specific, individual-specific basis. Information captured on an individual member basis includes every site visited, page viewed, ad seen, promotion used, product or service bought, and price paid. Importantly, individual anonymity is guaranteed by comScore.
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...it is extremely challenging - even with a consumer's opt-in permission - to capture information communicated to and from a browser in a secure session (e.g. any purchase transaction). In order to do this successfully, technology is required that "securely monitors a secure connection."
are on their "about our technology" page. They justify invading so many people's privacy because it's an 'opt in' technology... but do these people really know what the 'technology' does, much less if it's on their computer at all?
Depends what OS was on the Sony. XP has speedstep integrated somewhere within its bowels, and throttles the CPU regardless of its power status. Such is my experience with my laptop.
Magnetic drives are probably too fragile and sensitive for use in ultraportables. However, this technology will probably see use in the ultraportable market, once it gets going.
A friend of mine did this. He took his extra college scholarship money and got a BenQ projector and the largest Bose floor speakers one could buy. His room is like a small movie theater now, only much cooler. (Imagine playing Counter-strike in a movie theater...)
"...this decline is attributed to a large extent to unauthorised CD-R copying."
This is so much crap. The recording companies get a cut of every recordable media sold, as it was assumed that they would be used for copying. This is simply a case of the greedy wanting to have it both ways.
From the Cnet article:
Parallel ATA ribbon cable is about two inches wide and can be only 18 inches long. The Serial ATA cables can be made up to three feet long, allowing for more elaborate routing, which would aid in creating cooler-running PCs.
This just isn't true. For those who want narrower, longer cables, there are solutions available. I am currently using 36 inch long ATA/133 rounded cables, which I bought from Cable and Connector Technologies for $5 each. Yes, rounded cables to hurt the performace a *tiny* bit, but what drives run at 100% of their peak capable performance anyway? It is more than worth the extra length/reduced hassle that the rounded cables provide.
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I imagine a system similar to reactive armor on tanks... strap some explosives to the outside of the car, detonate them on collision, thus lessening the force of impact! Great idea, right?
We aren't a democracy. Anyone who thinks we are is very uninformed. The US is a republic, wherein we elect people to run the government for us, with the idea being that the people we elect will do a better job that the majority of us could do. Sadly, it's showing plainly that not only are the majority of people incapable of running the country, but they're also incapable of choosing honest leaders, or even getting up off their asses to correct their mistaken choice. A sad state of affairs, I agree.
I can picture someone modding the dash of their car to fit one of these, plus a small LCD panel (and maybe a fold-out keyboard where the glovebox used to be?). Then route your A/C to its cooling vent and overclock!
Seriously, that's not actually a bad idea, especially if it had some sort of dock that would allow you to swap it in and out of your car easily. Maybe take some pictures/dv video, walk over to the car, download it all, go take some more.
I agree, not for everyone, but not without a use. If only I had the money/reason to justify a third computer...
Who do you think you are, Yoda?
I think the usage in this case is more along the lines of 'right v. wrong'. I.E., the people who are 'right' and sensible vs. DMCA.
3) Sell tracking information to the big corporations and make $$$.
Shouldn't this read: 3) Profit!!!
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are on their "about our technology" page. They justify invading so many people's privacy because it's an 'opt in' technology... but do these people really know what the 'technology' does, much less if it's on their computer at all?
Depends what OS was on the Sony. XP has speedstep integrated somewhere within its bowels, and throttles the CPU regardless of its power status. Such is my experience with my laptop.
Woohoo! Total solar eclipse on my birthday! Now, if only someone would pay for me to go to Australia for my birthday...
Oops, looks like I messed up the link in my previous post. Here it is.
Why has noone yet posted the Google mirror of this story?
People who post NYTimes stories should include this to start with.
Magnetic drives are probably too fragile and sensitive for use in ultraportables. However, this technology will probably see use in the ultraportable market, once it gets going.
A friend of mine did this. He took his extra college scholarship money and got a BenQ projector and the largest Bose floor speakers one could buy. His room is like a small movie theater now, only much cooler. (Imagine playing Counter-strike in a movie theater...)
"...this decline is attributed to a large extent to unauthorised CD-R copying."
This is so much crap. The recording companies get a cut of every recordable media sold, as it was assumed that they would be used for copying. This is simply a case of the greedy wanting to have it both ways.
If you check the stats, it says that the current batch of work units will be done in about 3 days at the time of this post.
From the Cnet article: Parallel ATA ribbon cable is about two inches wide and can be only 18 inches long. The Serial ATA cables can be made up to three feet long, allowing for more elaborate routing, which would aid in creating cooler-running PCs. This just isn't true. For those who want narrower, longer cables, there are solutions available. I am currently using 36 inch long ATA/133 rounded cables, which I bought from Cable and Connector Technologies for $5 each. Yes, rounded cables to hurt the performace a *tiny* bit, but what drives run at 100% of their peak capable performance anyway? It is more than worth the extra length/reduced hassle that the rounded cables provide.
...'cause that means prices will drop on hard disks that I can use.