Seems you might have misread my statement... I said that they must allow the recipients of the OLPC to choose which OS they want installed. The problems you mention would be worked out by this market... if MS offered a lesser product and the "buyer" were permitted free choice without coercion, Windows would not be chosen.
That's already happening. You don't even need to read the article to find out about it. It's in the summary.
Microsoft's renewed interest in participating in OLPC might be viewed by skeptics as an admission that a rival offering for developing markets called Classmate -- which uses an Intel processor on Microsoft software -- has failed to catch on."
Replayability is usually not a criteria for reviewers. They play the game start to finish as fast as possible and if the trip was awesome, then it gets rave reviews. In general, game reviewers don't have time to play it, let their first impression fade and then play it again. The impatient, gotta-have-it-now attitude of the public has basically forced mainstream game reviews to drop in quality.
I could also heat up my leftovers in an oven instead of a microwave. Having this feature, saves the user time and effort, which in any circumstance is more than just interesting, but useful.
Actually, if the address is the same as the one you last put in, it requires the exact same amount of button presses to get the map centered exactly on your current position as it does to get it centered somewhere within a kilometer or two. If you've entered it before, it only takes two more button presses to get greatly increased accuracy. Entering addresses, by the way, is basically required in order to take advantage of Google Maps' turn by turn directions.
Have you actually used Google Maps for mobile devices? It sounds like you haven't. It's a lot easier to use than you're making it out to be.
Google Maps for mobile devices automatically searches with the assumption that the center of your screen is where you're looking for. The map scrolls very easily, so you can move the map to the general area where you think you are and then punch in your search. It works. I do it all time.
You can get more exact results if you look at a street address and punch it into the "Find location" feature. The technology is cool. I think the concept of being able to automatically acquire my position without any additional gear is great, but being able to pin my location down to somewhere within a click is not all that useful. Especially when, if I'm willing to put forward slightly more effort than just starting the Google Maps app on my phone, I can narrow my position down to about 100 meters.
The usefulness will come from the fact that you now have a localized map of roughly where you are. As long as you think of it as a personalized map service instead of a GPS replacement service, it still quite handy
Or, you could use Google Maps as it exists right now, look at a nearby landmark, like an address or a street sign, punch that into the "Find location" field and find exactly where you are with almost no guesswork. Sure, the tech is interesting, but currently it doesn't do anything that you can't do with Google Maps as it exists right now and the ability to read road signs.
So, you're saying I should stop putting my BF2 stats as my sig on my resume?
Yes. Showing potential employers that you're a plane whore shows that you're not a team player. Now, if you made a new BF2 profile and had a lot of medic/supply/engineer points...
You assume that the kids will have access to a knowledgeable teacher. They may not. Kids ask "why?" a lot because they want to know how things fit into their world. Lacking libraries and well-educated teachers, the answer will often be "I don't know". With OLPC, the answer could be "Look it up on your laptop."
And it is amazing that they didn't teach English wherever you went^1^2. ^1 If you do not live in an English-speaking nation I apologize. ^2 Mods, this is a joke. If it's not funny, rather than modding me -1 Troll or -1 Flamebait (which don't fit), join the movement for a -1 Not Funny that doesn't affect karma!
I believe you mean: And it is amazing that they didn't teach English wherever you went^1^2.
^1 If you do not live in an English-speaking nation I apologize.
^2 Mods, this is a joke. If it's not funny, rather than modding me -1 Troll or -1 Flamebait (which don't fit), join the movement for a -1 Not Funny that doesn't affect karma!
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone on Slashdot been on the receiving end of an RIAA suit, or possibly a lawyer dealing with a client who has been? Or not even directly involved, but just know someone who's been through this ordeal? ...
Is there an existing repository for information like this, or is it time people like us Slashdotters created one?
Indeed. For those of you more familiar with Guitar Hero than sheet music or guitar tabs, this song basically goes like this: green, pause, green, pause, green, red, red, pause, red, yellow, repeat. Except it's really that easy IN REAL LIFE.
At 99 cents / song it would cost roughly $5,000 to fill a 20GB iPod (assuming an average of 4MB / song).
Well, at $10-20 per CD from a retail store, it'd take about the same (assuming 15 dollars per disk=$4800) to fill a 320 disk wallet, which have been around even longer than any version of the iPod. While people might bitch that 5 grand to fill an iPod is pricey, it's not much more expensive than the equivalent was 10 years ago. (not figuring in inflation)
While I'd like music on the officially sanctioned e-stores to be cheaper, it's at least reasonable right now.
There are countless books entitled "Unofficial guide to..." or something similar. So, to answer your question, yeah, this happens frequently with Star Wars, Star Trek, Diskworld, X-Files, et al. There is a derth of precedent for this sort of work being sold. If Rowlings wants to publish her own official Harry Potter encyclopedia, maybe she should quit wasting time with litigation and actually do it. The official one will almost certainly be published more widely and sell much more readily than whatever that web site puts together. It'll sell even better if hers beats theirs to store shelves.
FTFA John Forsyth, vice president of strategy at Symbian, the platform that powers many of the world's phones, said Google lacked experience.
Google has formed an alliance with 33 firms to develop an open platform for mobile phones, called Android.
Among those firms are phone giants HTC, LG, Motorola, and Samsung. Additionally, they're apparently courting Nokia, as well. I don't think that Google's inexperience in designing phones matters one bit. They've allied themselves with virtually every major mobile phone maker in the market. They don't *need* any experience within Google. They have it in spades with their partners.
Articles tagged for speedy deletion aren't voted on in the Wikipedia. As long as you're not the person who created the article, you can dump the speedy deletion tag if you want, which prevents the speedy deletion from taking place. You're probably thinking of the AFD process, which gives the community a week to come up with a consensus. Technically, it's not a vote; a proposed deletion that has 5 people opposed to the deletion with sound reasons and 10 people for the deletion with crappy or no reasons should result in the article being kept, even though the ones against are in the minority. I've seen it happen a few times. It's not common, but it's not unheard of.
I was hired by a company (which shall remain nameless for obvious reasons) to replace their lead programmer (who shall also remain nameless for the same reasons). The code he had written was an outright mess.
Dude, you posted as an AC. Feel free to dish out the dirt.
I disagree. I don't think Radiohead care about the money anymore. They could (although doubtful) make millions more off the downloads, but would that really matter? It's their message that they care about most. The press. The fact that people are talking about it. It's putting your foot down to take a stand. It's the amount of downloads and influence it has on other bands and the public that will decide if it was worth it.
To reiterate what the GP said, the amount of downloads is irrelevant if the band made more money releasing the album this way than by going through a label. If other bands with large followings and name recognition see that Radiohead was more successful doing self-publishing over the internet they may do it also.
using this tech? If they started prior to 2001, the Reiber's should be taken out and flogged.
Dissipative ceramic bonding tool tip Inventors: Reiber; Steven Frederick (Rocklin, CA), Reiber; Mary Louise (Linclon, CA) Appl. No.: 10/036,579 Filed: December 31, 2001
Dissipative ceramic bonding tool tip Inventors: Reiber; Steven-Frederick (Rocklin, CA), Reiber; Mary Louise (Lincoln, CA) Appl. No.: 10/650,169 Filed: August 27, 2003
You know, I would've had a terribly cynical joke related to the lack of chance to get it due to dying earlier, but I can't make it now without being modded redundant.
Congratulations! Those with mod points have decided to take pity on you and have hooked you up with redundancy even without you making the joke. Bravo!
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Replayability is usually not a criteria for reviewers. They play the game start to finish as fast as possible and if the trip was awesome, then it gets rave reviews. In general, game reviewers don't have time to play it, let their first impression fade and then play it again. The impatient, gotta-have-it-now attitude of the public has basically forced mainstream game reviews to drop in quality.
Sounds like an awful porno.
I could also heat up my leftovers in an oven instead of a microwave. Having this feature, saves the user time and effort, which in any circumstance is more than just interesting, but useful.
Actually, if the address is the same as the one you last put in, it requires the exact same amount of button presses to get the map centered exactly on your current position as it does to get it centered somewhere within a kilometer or two. If you've entered it before, it only takes two more button presses to get greatly increased accuracy. Entering addresses, by the way, is basically required in order to take advantage of Google Maps' turn by turn directions.
Have you actually used Google Maps for mobile devices? It sounds like you haven't. It's a lot easier to use than you're making it out to be.
Google Maps for mobile devices automatically searches with the assumption that the center of your screen is where you're looking for. The map scrolls very easily, so you can move the map to the general area where you think you are and then punch in your search. It works. I do it all time.
You can get more exact results if you look at a street address and punch it into the "Find location" feature. The technology is cool. I think the concept of being able to automatically acquire my position without any additional gear is great, but being able to pin my location down to somewhere within a click is not all that useful. Especially when, if I'm willing to put forward slightly more effort than just starting the Google Maps app on my phone, I can narrow my position down to about 100 meters.
The usefulness will come from the fact that you now have a localized map of roughly where you are. As long as you think of it as a personalized map service instead of a GPS replacement service, it still quite handy
Or, you could use Google Maps as it exists right now, look at a nearby landmark, like an address or a street sign, punch that into the "Find location" field and find exactly where you are with almost no guesswork. Sure, the tech is interesting, but currently it doesn't do anything that you can't do with Google Maps as it exists right now and the ability to read road signs.
So, you're saying I should stop putting my BF2 stats as my sig on my resume?
Yes. Showing potential employers that you're a plane whore shows that you're not a team player. Now, if you made a new BF2 profile and had a lot of medic/supply/engineer points...
why do I want the source code for a game I have never heard of?
:p
Because you're tired of playing Tux Racer and the other two GPLed games?
You assume that the kids will have access to a knowledgeable teacher. They may not. Kids ask "why?" a lot because they want to know how things fit into their world. Lacking libraries and well-educated teachers, the answer will often be "I don't know". With OLPC, the answer could be "Look it up on your laptop."
And it is amazing that they didn't teach English wherever you went^1^2. ^1 If you do not live in an English-speaking nation I apologize. ^2 Mods, this is a joke. If it's not funny, rather than modding me -1 Troll or -1 Flamebait (which don't fit), join the movement for a -1 Not Funny that doesn't affect karma!
I believe you mean:
And it is amazing that they didn't teach English wherever you went^1^2.
^1 If you do not live in an English-speaking nation I apologize.
^2 Mods, this is a joke. If it's not funny, rather than modding me -1 Troll or -1 Flamebait (which don't fit), join the movement for a -1 Not Funny that doesn't affect karma!
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Unlike rendition to Guantanamo, eh?
Guantanamo, a.k.a. Godwin v2.0.
Just out of curiosity, has anyone on Slashdot been on the receiving end of an RIAA suit, or possibly a lawyer dealing with a client who has been? Or not even directly involved, but just know someone who's been through this ordeal?
...
Is there an existing repository for information like this, or is it time people like us Slashdotters created one?
The story submitter is a Slashdotter/lawyer who has a site dedicated to this sort of stuff. Of course, for legal advice that's not technically advice, I pay attention to whatever cpt kangarooski has to say. Because he has a cooler name and a lower UID.
Yes. Click the third link in the story summary to see an article on Slashdot about the beginning of this motion, over a year ago.
JUBBFU! --Decrypt that for an important message about the grandparent post.
It's a pretty darn easy song
Indeed. For those of you more familiar with Guitar Hero than sheet music or guitar tabs, this song basically goes like this: green, pause, green, pause, green, red, red, pause, red, yellow, repeat. Except it's really that easy IN REAL LIFE.
At 99 cents / song it would cost roughly $5,000 to fill a 20GB iPod (assuming an average of 4MB / song).
Well, at $10-20 per CD from a retail store, it'd take about the same (assuming 15 dollars per disk=$4800) to fill a 320 disk wallet, which have been around even longer than any version of the iPod. While people might bitch that 5 grand to fill an iPod is pricey, it's not much more expensive than the equivalent was 10 years ago. (not figuring in inflation)
While I'd like music on the officially sanctioned e-stores to be cheaper, it's at least reasonable right now.
And before that, Star Wars.
There are countless books entitled "Unofficial guide to..." or something similar. So, to answer your question, yeah, this happens frequently with Star Wars, Star Trek, Diskworld, X-Files, et al. There is a derth of precedent for this sort of work being sold. If Rowlings wants to publish her own official Harry Potter encyclopedia, maybe she should quit wasting time with litigation and actually do it. The official one will almost certainly be published more widely and sell much more readily than whatever that web site puts together. It'll sell even better if hers beats theirs to store shelves.
FTFA
John Forsyth, vice president of strategy at Symbian, the platform that powers many of the world's phones, said Google lacked experience.
Google has formed an alliance with 33 firms to develop an open platform for mobile phones, called Android.
Among those firms are phone giants HTC, LG, Motorola, and Samsung. Additionally, they're apparently courting Nokia, as well. I don't think that Google's inexperience in designing phones matters one bit. They've allied themselves with virtually every major mobile phone maker in the market. They don't *need* any experience within Google. They have it in spades with their partners.
Articles tagged for speedy deletion aren't voted on in the Wikipedia. As long as you're not the person who created the article, you can dump the speedy deletion tag if you want, which prevents the speedy deletion from taking place. You're probably thinking of the AFD process, which gives the community a week to come up with a consensus. Technically, it's not a vote; a proposed deletion that has 5 people opposed to the deletion with sound reasons and 10 people for the deletion with crappy or no reasons should result in the article being kept, even though the ones against are in the minority. I've seen it happen a few times. It's not common, but it's not unheard of.
I was hired by a company (which shall remain nameless for obvious reasons) to replace their lead programmer (who shall also remain nameless for the same reasons). The code he had written was an outright mess.
Dude, you posted as an AC. Feel free to dish out the dirt.
You seriously think that professional musicians care more about listeners than money? Wow. You have a LOT more faith in humans than I do.
I disagree. I don't think Radiohead care about the money anymore. They could (although doubtful) make millions more off the downloads, but would that really matter? It's their message that they care about most. The press. The fact that people are talking about it. It's putting your foot down to take a stand. It's the amount of downloads and influence it has on other bands and the public that will decide if it was worth it.
To reiterate what the GP said, the amount of downloads is irrelevant if the band made more money releasing the album this way than by going through a label. If other bands with large followings and name recognition see that Radiohead was more successful doing self-publishing over the internet they may do it also.
using this tech? If they started prior to 2001, the Reiber's should be taken out and flogged.
Dissipative ceramic bonding tool tip
Inventors: Reiber; Steven Frederick (Rocklin, CA), Reiber; Mary Louise (Linclon, CA)
Appl. No.: 10/036,579
Filed: December 31, 2001
Dissipative ceramic bonding tool tip
Inventors: Reiber; Steven-Frederick (Rocklin, CA), Reiber; Mary Louise (Lincoln, CA)
Appl. No.: 10/650,169
Filed: August 27, 2003
You know, I would've had a terribly cynical joke related to the lack of chance to get it due to dying earlier, but I can't make it now without being modded redundant.
Congratulations! Those with mod points have decided to take pity on you and have hooked you up with redundancy even without you making the joke. Bravo!