Since there will be many holes shot into this theory, let me be one of the first to fire a shot. Electricity (as we know it) may not be around then. I am not predicting the dark ages, but who's to say that far in advance there is still a live socket.
Any storage device that relies on outside power cannot be guaranteed for 100 years, let alone 1400. I would have more faith in a stone tablet.
This is a fine example of "academic" research dollars at work.
Unrelated to the writers strike, I got rid of my television and cable. I use the internet for news and watch movies with a digital projector. After a couple of months, I not only didn't miss it, but realized a big quality of life increase. More time with the kids, actually eating at the dinner table, etc.
I wonder how many people turned to other entertainment venues due to the strike. If there is NOTHING good on, I am sure some people cut back on their tv watching. Now that viewers have so many options (ie netflix, internet downloads, itunes tv, youtube, dvd kiosks, etc) this could not have come at a worse time. I am curious if this writers strike was the tipping point for a lot of people to ween themselves from their tvs. Not from shows all together, but the old standard of scheduling your life around when your show comes on and sitting through commercials.
Not in the commercial world. I work for a commercial company and we are soon rolling out a product for Solaris. After research we found that there is a lot of solaris 9 users even though 10 has been out for 2 years. All of the developers want to only support Solaris 10, but if having to upgrade the OS will prevent users from installing your product, you have to support older systems.
It's like saying, what age is it o.k. to introduce books. If the book is War and Peace, it would be a lot older than Goodnight Moon. My daughter was playing teletubbies games online at 3 & 4. But at 7 (now that she can google), I keep a really close eye on the games she is playing.
On a side note, I am not a gamer. But I used to play Sonic the Hedgehog back in the day. I was stoked that my daughter found an online version and wanted to play together. Most of the time she is playing cooking and dress-up games.
I understand the rest area prices. If you have a McDonalds at a rest area, chances are they are miles from anywhere. (Otherwise there would not be a need for a rest area). That means that supplies have to be trucked further, employees have to commute further (which is why they get paid more than in the city), and the flow of customers is limited to peak driving times, yet these are usually 24hr/day restaurants.
Just because the prices are higher does not always mean they are "sticking it to the consumer". There are a lot better examples than this for price gouging.
SATA was around for a long time, but it wasn't until I noticed that you could not order a system with IDE, or buy a hard drive at fry's that wasn't SATA that the transition really took off.
I suspect that same will be with SSDs. Consumer demand will bring down prices, but the true test is whether it becomes main stream or a replacement for SATA. The best technology is not what always gets adopted. Sometimes adoption has more to do with marketing.
When I see it at Fry's overtaking traditional disks, I will know it has happened. Before then, I wouldn't count on it.
Dunno why you were modded funny. You are absolutely correct. I loved my IBM clicky keyboard. Only problem is the usb to ps2 adapters do not always work. So I have had to give mine up with my latest computer upgrade. I wish I knew more about electronics, I would try to buy up as many as I could and convert to USB and sell at a huge mark-up. I know suckers like me would buy them up.
Maybe someone can enlighten me here. If I look up a domain, then try to buy it and see if it is taken, I move on to some other variant of the name. Do people actually purchase from squatters? I guess it's the same as, do people buy products from email spam? It only takes a couple to make it profitable.
Sorry, but comparing downloading pirated pr0n or video games with the Boston Tea Party is a bit of a stretch. Personally I think it is a moral issue. The use of sites like pirate bay and others boosts a sense of entitlement without any contribution. I stopped downloading pirated media because it fostered a sense of "I'm smarter than the cattle out there that pay for movies". That negative behavior was my issue, so I stopped. Everything is a tradeoff at some level. I pay for my movies and have peace of mind. When I downloaded them, I felt negative, it took forever and I usually got poor quality.
If you are fine with it, then good for you. But stating that downloading is a revolutionary act because your are "sticking it to the man" is bullshit.
refurbished eMachines 650 in my basement. It plays divx video with no problems Hum... what kind of videos do you think he is watching in the basement.;-)
I live in SD. Half of my co-workers are evacuated from their homes. There is a possibility I will get called today. Your joke is not that funny. Laptops are used for finance, important papers, etc. Instead of packing up a filing cabinet, the laptop is now the source for important information.
I was just thinking about this. Often people say "support linux!", but that mean what? Supporting the kernel? I work for a company that supports Linux and that means a heck of a lot more than supporting the platform. Each distro with each window manager at each release and version level. It's a lot more than I think most users realize. Not everybody uses the latest Ubuntu. What about the Mandrake users at 8.1 using OpenStep? Saying you support "Linux" is a rabbit hole that goes pretty far down.
The fact that some people do not *care* to become informed about computers, does not necessarily make them idiots. You are painting with a pretty broad brush when you say anyone who does not know the difference between IE and the Internet is an idiot. Hate to break it to you, but there are people who are not that interested in computers that are very intelligent. They just happened to focus their knowledge/skills in other areas. I am a computer geek and my brother builds muscle cars and custom motorcycles. I am amazed at his talents and he makes more money than I do. He owns one computer that is used for his paint matching database and mix calculator. Do you know the difference between a shovel head and a pan head? How do you create candy apple red? Don't know...you must be an idiot.
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Since there will be many holes shot into this theory, let me be one of the first to fire a shot. Electricity (as we know it) may not be around then. I am not predicting the dark ages, but who's to say that far in advance there is still a live socket.
Any storage device that relies on outside power cannot be guaranteed for 100 years, let alone 1400. I would have more faith in a stone tablet.
This is a fine example of "academic" research dollars at work.
Anyone have a link to the copy of the "Top Ten" list? I would like to know what issues they feel are important.
Are you suprised? Come on, you publish the SOURCE code. That's a lot easier to steal than DRM software and media.
Unrelated to the writers strike, I got rid of my television and cable. I use the internet for news and watch movies with a digital projector. After a couple of months, I not only didn't miss it, but realized a big quality of life increase. More time with the kids, actually eating at the dinner table, etc.
I wonder how many people turned to other entertainment venues due to the strike. If there is NOTHING good on, I am sure some people cut back on their tv watching. Now that viewers have so many options (ie netflix, internet downloads, itunes tv, youtube, dvd kiosks, etc) this could not have come at a worse time. I am curious if this writers strike was the tipping point for a lot of people to ween themselves from their tvs. Not from shows all together, but the old standard of scheduling your life around when your show comes on and sitting through commercials.
Not in the commercial world. I work for a commercial company and we are soon rolling out a product for Solaris. After research we found that there is a lot of solaris 9 users even though 10 has been out for 2 years. All of the developers want to only support Solaris 10, but if having to upgrade the OS will prevent users from installing your product, you have to support older systems.
Your safe. NOTHING will run on that system. ;-)
It's like saying, what age is it o.k. to introduce books. If the book is War and Peace, it would be a lot older than Goodnight Moon. My daughter was playing teletubbies games online at 3 & 4. But at 7 (now that she can google), I keep a really close eye on the games she is playing.
On a side note, I am not a gamer. But I used to play Sonic the Hedgehog back in the day. I was stoked that my daughter found an online version and wanted to play together. Most of the time she is playing cooking and dress-up games.
I understand the rest area prices. If you have a McDonalds at a rest area, chances are they are miles from anywhere. (Otherwise there would not be a need for a rest area). That means that supplies have to be trucked further, employees have to commute further (which is why they get paid more than in the city), and the flow of customers is limited to peak driving times, yet these are usually 24hr/day restaurants. Just because the prices are higher does not always mean they are "sticking it to the consumer". There are a lot better examples than this for price gouging.
Thanks anonymous. Funny how the one who helped with an answer was modded below my current threshold. The above knuckleheads just want to troll.
Just wondering which flavor of linux is splashtop based on? (i.e. Distro, Window manager, etc.)
SATA was around for a long time, but it wasn't until I noticed that you could not order a system with IDE, or buy a hard drive at fry's that wasn't SATA that the transition really took off.
I suspect that same will be with SSDs. Consumer demand will bring down prices, but the true test is whether it becomes main stream or a replacement for SATA. The best technology is not what always gets adopted. Sometimes adoption has more to do with marketing.
When I see it at Fry's overtaking traditional disks, I will know it has happened. Before then, I wouldn't count on it.
Dunno why you were modded funny. You are absolutely correct. I loved my IBM clicky keyboard. Only problem is the usb to ps2 adapters do not always work. So I have had to give mine up with my latest computer upgrade. I wish I knew more about electronics, I would try to buy up as many as I could and convert to USB and sell at a huge mark-up. I know suckers like me would buy them up.
Maybe someone can enlighten me here. If I look up a domain, then try to buy it and see if it is taken, I move on to some other variant of the name. Do people actually purchase from squatters? I guess it's the same as, do people buy products from email spam? It only takes a couple to make it profitable.
Sorry, but comparing downloading pirated pr0n or video games with the Boston Tea Party is a bit of a stretch. Personally I think it is a moral issue. The use of sites like pirate bay and others boosts a sense of entitlement without any contribution. I stopped downloading pirated media because it fostered a sense of "I'm smarter than the cattle out there that pay for movies". That negative behavior was my issue, so I stopped. Everything is a tradeoff at some level. I pay for my movies and have peace of mind. When I downloaded them, I felt negative, it took forever and I usually got poor quality.
If you are fine with it, then good for you. But stating that downloading is a revolutionary act because your are "sticking it to the man" is bullshit.
LOL. Just for knowing who GG Allin is gives you some props.
I live in SD. Half of my co-workers are evacuated from their homes. There is a possibility I will get called today. Your joke is not that funny. Laptops are used for finance, important papers, etc. Instead of packing up a filing cabinet, the laptop is now the source for important information.
Your ID is 137. Holy crap batman. Props to you dude.
I was just thinking about this. Often people say "support linux!", but that mean what? Supporting the kernel? I work for a company that supports Linux and that means a heck of a lot more than supporting the platform. Each distro with each window manager at each release and version level. It's a lot more than I think most users realize. Not everybody uses the latest Ubuntu. What about the Mandrake users at 8.1 using OpenStep? Saying you support "Linux" is a rabbit hole that goes pretty far down.
slashdot != think-tank
slashdot == drunk-tank
And just as in the article - No Connection Available.
By that logic, we slashdotters have the potential to be even more creative - if we were to start taking baths regularly.
The fact that some people do not *care* to become informed about computers, does not necessarily make them idiots. You are painting with a pretty broad brush when you say anyone who does not know the difference between IE and the Internet is an idiot. Hate to break it to you, but there are people who are not that interested in computers that are very intelligent. They just happened to focus their knowledge/skills in other areas. I am a computer geek and my brother builds muscle cars and custom motorcycles. I am amazed at his talents and he makes more money than I do. He owns one computer that is used for his paint matching database and mix calculator. Do you know the difference between a shovel head and a pan head? How do you create candy apple red? Don't know...you must be an idiot.