Håkon Wium Lie writes: 'Seeing Opera run on the OLPC for first time was a revelation -- no browser has ever been more beautiful. The resolution of the screen is stunning (200dpi) and Opera makes the most of the embedded DejaVu fonts.'
dpi? fonts? OK, but how does he get from an appreciation of those elements to a "revelation" about the "browser" "being" beautiful?
It sounds like he looked at some content on a high res screen with good fonts and said "wow. My browser is good".
But if his browser really is standards compliant, the irony is that the browser itself is invisible.
At the end of the paper, Crick and Watson state "We are most indebted to Dr M.H.F. Wilkins both for informing us of unpublished experimental observations and for the benefit of numerous discussions."
located in Redmond, WA.
The Chief Software Architect of the unnamed business also works a second job and hangs out with world leaders in his spare time, curing cancer.
Designed to maximize user privacy while minimizing dependency on unique hardware, the system described in the paper seems interesting and feasible. In order to protect user privacy, the software uses "summary statistics" automatically generated from ambient audio rather than transmitting an actual recording. The actual audio cannot be extrapolated from the summary statistic data, so the system doesn't "overhear" or transmit user conversations.
Still, if the data reveals what show the person is watching, your President or anyone else who gets to see the data might start treating you differently depending on what you are watching latley.
He has found ample evidence of DNA mutations, but nothing that affected the animals' physiology or reproductive ability.
"Nothing with two heads," he says.
It's as if the positive changes are being selected in favor of the negative changes.
ScramJet is the work of Australians Ray Stalker and Allan Paull who achieved the phenomenon with a budget of tins cans, string and glue whilst Nasa failed with a team of hundreds and a 9 figure budget.
In the last ruling against Sony, made in early 2005, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court levied an $82 million award to Immersion Corp., or 1.37% of Sony's sales of PlayStations and PlayStation-related paraphernalia. The $82 million is less than the $299 million originally sought by Immersion Corp., but the court ruled that Sony's infringement of the vibration patents was not willful and therefore not deserving of the full penalties.
Nothing on the list came from after 1300 CE/AD. What does that tell you?
I wasn't around then, but for the last few years they've been busy trying to reinvent electricity since they only have it for an hour a day in some places.
David Cole, a Microsoft senior vice-president, outlined progress and key objectives for Windows Live in a memo obtained by BusinessWeek Online.
"Memo"? Sounds like some hucksters press release to me. I don't know who Businessweek thinks its is kidding by calling these pronouncements from Redmond anything other than a PR statement.
"And I can assure you the onslaught of upcoming Windows Live services will place us in a strong competitive position and will reestablish our leadership in the industry."
Businessweek and Slashdot pretend that's "news" because...
At Samsung's suggestion, I tested the Z5 with Rhapsody's store, which is available directly from the copy of Windows Media Player provided by the Z5's installer. After banging my head on the keyboard for an hour, unable to get it to work, a Rhapsody rep finally let me know that, in fact, Rhapsody's subscription store doesn't work in Media Player -- only with Rhapsody's own software jukebox. (So much for the Microsoft "Plays for Sure" logo. Try "Plays for Some People.")
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"Sigh...do my fellow Americans understand basic civics anymore?"
I am one of the 5,700,000,000 humans who are not American.
What do you mean by "The proper operation of a democracy"?
The blog accuses Google of "[trying] to browbeat lawmakers".
But the article simply states that Google, in negotiating with NC and six other states, asked for confidentiality.
Ultimately, Google chose NC. Presumably, NC offered the best tax breaks to support 200 new jobs.
The blogger even says "Tax breaks actually are not that unusual."
So where is the evil?
The idea is that by utilizing these sensors and flapping its arms, it can engage in therapy for older patients in nursing homes.
That's a good start. Now how about a lap dance?
Håkon Wium Lie writes: 'Seeing Opera run on the OLPC for first time was a revelation -- no browser has ever been more beautiful. The resolution of the screen is stunning (200dpi) and Opera makes the most of the embedded DejaVu fonts.'
dpi? fonts? OK, but how does he get from an appreciation of those elements to a "revelation" about the "browser" "being" beautiful?
It sounds like he looked at some content on a high res screen with good fonts and said "wow. My browser is good".
But if his browser really is standards compliant, the irony is that the browser itself is invisible.
HP doesn't make significant profit selling PCs.
It hardly sets any technology standards - those are all set by the rest of the industry.
If Dell is #1 next month, so what?
The vendor making all the money in the PC business is still...
that same company from Washington state.
At the end of the paper, Crick and Watson state "We are most indebted to Dr M.H.F. Wilkins both for informing us of unpublished experimental observations and for the benefit of numerous discussions."
Does that include Rosalyn Franklin's picture that Wilkins showed them without her permission?
The site is currently hosed, but it isn't the only fake leopard site out there.
located in Redmond, WA. The Chief Software Architect of the unnamed business also works a second job and hangs out with world leaders in his spare time, curing cancer.
Designed to maximize user privacy while minimizing dependency on unique hardware, the system described in the paper seems interesting and feasible. In order to protect user privacy, the software uses "summary statistics" automatically generated from ambient audio rather than transmitting an actual recording. The actual audio cannot be extrapolated from the summary statistic data, so the system doesn't "overhear" or transmit user conversations.
Still, if the data reveals what show the person is watching, your President or anyone else who gets to see the data might start treating you differently depending on what you are watching latley.
Old age is the most unexpected of things that can happen to a man. -- Trotsky
He has found ample evidence of DNA mutations, but nothing that affected the animals' physiology or reproductive ability. "Nothing with two heads," he says.
It's as if the positive changes are being selected in favor of the negative changes.
There's no particular necessity that the brain would form in the head
In modern humans the heart is positioned midway between the brain and the genitals, pumping blood to both.
The call was placed in a queue while all available agents were attending to other customers.
This is known as the "far queue".
The EFF declined to comment on the filing, while AT&T did not return a call seeking comment.
The call was placed in a queue while all available agents were attending to other customers.
Camera phones are fast replacing a number of regular phones
Are they? The "article" quotes no source and no statistics for this claim. How can anyone be sure?
What does TFA mean by "fast"?
ScramJet is the work of Australians Ray Stalker and Allan Paull who achieved the phenomenon with a budget of tins cans, string and glue whilst Nasa failed with a team of hundreds and a 9 figure budget.
Center for American Progress
Where is the center of American progress? The president says the front of it is in Baghdad.
it was two full months until I got the 17" Gateway laptop I now have.
That's not a laptop. That's a Winnebago.
We're talking about 1.37% of revenue:
FTA
In the last ruling against Sony, made in early 2005, Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court levied an $82 million award to Immersion Corp., or 1.37% of Sony's sales of PlayStations and PlayStation-related paraphernalia. The $82 million is less than the $299 million originally sought by Immersion Corp., but the court ruled that Sony's infringement of the vibration patents was not willful and therefore not deserving of the full penalties.
Nothing on the list came from after 1300 CE/AD. What does that tell you?
I wasn't around then, but for the last few years they've been busy trying to reinvent electricity since they only have it for an hour a day in some places.
David Cole, a Microsoft senior vice-president, outlined progress and key objectives for Windows Live in a memo obtained by BusinessWeek Online.
"Memo"? Sounds like some hucksters press release to me. I don't know who Businessweek thinks its is kidding by calling these pronouncements from Redmond anything other than a PR statement.
"And I can assure you the onslaught of upcoming Windows Live services will place us in a strong competitive position and will reestablish our leadership in the industry."
Businessweek and Slashdot pretend that's "news" because...
Anyone want to take a guess?
At Samsung's suggestion, I tested the Z5 with Rhapsody's store, which is available directly from the copy of Windows Media Player provided by the Z5's installer. After banging my head on the keyboard for an hour, unable to get it to work, a Rhapsody rep finally let me know that, in fact, Rhapsody's subscription store doesn't work in Media Player -- only with Rhapsody's own software jukebox. (So much for the Microsoft "Plays for Sure" logo. Try "Plays for Some People.")
I don't want that experience.
If the USA is not good for Google they're welcome to set up their business in our country.
FTA
How do we design blogs that will archive and present 20 years worth of content?
Start by using open standards for your implementations. They'll last and interoperate heterogenously without fear or favor.
This will be important, because many more mainstream users will come to blogging.
What date will they have done that by?