I think it's safe to add that if you were never able to get into Homer's Iliad, this is an excellent (although semi-fictional after awhile) ramp into that story. Names, faces, characters come to life thru modes the old classic never bothered with. I can still see them, six months after finishing the book, and they're still amazing.
Ilium is worthy of study if for no other reason than Simmons illuminates some true character differences between ourselves and ancient Greeks. Hearing Odysseus speak on the notion of arete is likely superior to anything you've heard from a college professor. Exhilirating and highly recommended. Oh, and the best SciFi of the nominees.
When comments are given a '1', does that mean (A) They hate my comment, (B) I'm a nobody (need karma and more posts), (C) I'm a fool, or (D) Don't take it personally, it's not quite objective...?
I'm simply curious. I've yet to enter the 'next echelon' of comment posting (Score=2), like this fine gentleperson. I'd rather not pollute the slashdot space, and that's what the Score=1 seems to say.
Why not provide a hybrid solution... a CLI 'master window' for the GUI.
Any experience with true newbies, facing a windowed desktop and visual hierarchical structure for the first time, reveals that almost none of this works for them, and they stick to the Start menu (or equivalent), fearful of virtually everything else.
But what if a window user could open up a Messenger-like window and just talk to the OS? They could be guided thru the windows, or they could delve deeper, based on their own queries, or they could just kickoff functionality without having to double-click a single icon. An AIML-enabled CLI could do this wonderfully.
The point is, a futuristic CLI window is what's missing.
Anybody thinking this is a Linux v. Windows debate is invested in a Linux v. Windows debate.
Why not actually use the pen for input? There are pens now that store and transmit handwriting to PCs for interpretation. Sure, you can't do 70 WPM with it, but most people probably couldn't with a laser keyboard, either.
I'll bet all of this has been thought of (Pressure Sensitive Pointing Device?), it's so damn obvious. But I didn't see mention of a mouse, which, again, the pen is already perfect for... either drag it along a surface, or use it as a laser pointer to aim at and interact with the projected screen.
Anyway, I'd encourage them to do all the input/interaction with one pen... writing, mouse, voice input maybe. Switching pens to do tasks would be more annoying than Atl-Tab or reaching for a mouse.
Looking forward to what an office could become with a computer like this.
And I have not had a single problem with an Opie application... on my original SL-5500. ROM version 2.38, Linux version 2.4.6-rmk1-np2-embedix. Everything works beautifully... as if the apps were meant for the 5500....... (contemplative pose)
I tried upgrading to the ROM you have on the SL-5600 (ROM version 3.1x), and almost -none- of my favorite applications would work. Now, hearing your difficulties, I don't feel quite so alone...
I'm very surprised there hasn't been more chatter on this topic. Is there a fundamental incompatibility between the SL-5500 and SL-5600? (And will that be fixed or perpetuated or worsened when we all get our SL-6000s?)
The world is in the fascinating grips of a "Matrix Sux" phenomenon. I don't want to be insulting, but is this what happens when an enigma is handed to the mass public? Are we not begging to be totally spoon fed?
Think. The One had broken free from the Architect. Agent Smiths had infected the Matrix. What else was the Architect to do? And did you think a handful of humans could defeat a planet-locked machine civilization? Was it not a sensible, even timely ending? Almost anything _else_ would have been a cop out.
I am very pleased. I had doubts, but Matrix III won me back wholeheartedly.
The world is in the fascinating grips of a "Matrix Sux" phenomenon. I don't want to be insulting, but is this what happens when an enigma is handed to the mass public? Are we not begging to be totally spoon fed?
Think. The One had broken free from the Architect. Agent Smiths had infected the Matrix. What else was the Architect to do? And did you think a handful of humans could defeat a planet-locked machine civilization? Was it not a sensible, even timely ending? Almost anything _else_ would have been a cop out.
I am very pleased. I had doubts, but Matrix III won me back wholeheartedly.
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Because one day you may find yourself at #2.
Anyone who understands power knows that it is transitory.
Hubris like this is the stuff of Greek tragedies.
Dammit, somewhere between my mind and google is a 5:Funny waiting to be claimed...
What was that toy camera/slide-show thingy called... View-finder? With the paper discs - lol, need a picture of that here
I think it's safe to add that if you were never able to get into Homer's Iliad, this is an excellent (although semi-fictional after awhile) ramp into that story. Names, faces, characters come to life thru modes the old classic never bothered with. I can still see them, six months after finishing the book, and they're still amazing.
Ilium is worthy of study if for no other reason than Simmons illuminates some true character differences between ourselves and ancient Greeks. Hearing Odysseus speak on the notion of arete is likely superior to anything you've heard from a college professor. Exhilirating and highly recommended. Oh, and the best SciFi of the nominees.
is that everybody else on the planet gets to search your email too.
Making one point about capitalism doesn't mean it applies to the entire concept. Or are we not allowed to make points in this forum?
Be humorous, but drop the rudeness. You had a point, but now you're a troll.
Not wanting to post flamebait, but this is why capitalism shines (sometimes)...
It takes organizations or businesses like SciFi to grow to a point where projects like this can be undertaken.
This may not be a great project (see Dune miniseries), but it is a good project. I wish there were more of them.
When comments are given a '1', does that mean (A) They hate my comment, (B) I'm a nobody (need karma and more posts), (C) I'm a fool, or (D) Don't take it personally, it's not quite objective...?
I'm simply curious. I've yet to enter the 'next echelon' of comment posting (Score=2), like this fine gentleperson. I'd rather not pollute the slashdot space, and that's what the Score=1 seems to say.
Why not provide a hybrid solution... a CLI 'master window' for the GUI.
Any experience with true newbies, facing a windowed desktop and visual hierarchical structure for the first time, reveals that almost none of this works for them, and they stick to the Start menu (or equivalent), fearful of virtually everything else.
But what if a window user could open up a Messenger-like window and just talk to the OS? They could be guided thru the windows, or they could delve deeper, based on their own queries, or they could just kickoff functionality without having to double-click a single icon. An AIML-enabled CLI could do this wonderfully.
The point is, a futuristic CLI window is what's missing.
Anybody thinking this is a Linux v. Windows debate is invested in a Linux v. Windows debate.
Why not actually use the pen for input? There are pens now that store and transmit handwriting to PCs for interpretation. Sure, you can't do 70 WPM with it, but most people probably couldn't with a laser keyboard, either.
I'll bet all of this has been thought of (Pressure Sensitive Pointing Device?), it's so damn obvious. But I didn't see mention of a mouse, which, again, the pen is already perfect for... either drag it along a surface, or use it as a laser pointer to aim at and interact with the projected screen.
Anyway, I'd encourage them to do all the input/interaction with one pen... writing, mouse, voice input maybe. Switching pens to do tasks would be more annoying than Atl-Tab or reaching for a mouse.
Looking forward to what an office could become with a computer like this.
And I have not had a single problem with an Opie application... on my original SL-5500. ROM version 2.38, Linux version 2.4.6-rmk1-np2-embedix. Everything works beautifully... as if the apps were meant for the 5500....... (contemplative pose)
I tried upgrading to the ROM you have on the SL-5600 (ROM version 3.1x), and almost -none- of my favorite applications would work. Now, hearing your difficulties, I don't feel quite so alone...
I'm very surprised there hasn't been more chatter on this topic. Is there a fundamental incompatibility between the SL-5500 and SL-5600? (And will that be fixed or perpetuated or worsened when we all get our SL-6000s?)
Could a kernel difference be the root of this?
The world is in the fascinating grips of a "Matrix Sux" phenomenon. I don't want to be insulting, but is this what happens when an enigma is handed to the mass public? Are we not begging to be totally spoon fed?
Think. The One had broken free from the Architect. Agent Smiths had infected the Matrix. What else was the Architect to do? And did you think a handful of humans could defeat a planet-locked machine civilization? Was it not a sensible, even timely ending? Almost anything _else_ would have been a cop out.
I am very pleased. I had doubts, but Matrix III won me back wholeheartedly.
The world is in the fascinating grips of a "Matrix Sux" phenomenon. I don't want to be insulting, but is this what happens when an enigma is handed to the mass public? Are we not begging to be totally spoon fed? Think. The One had broken free from the Architect. Agent Smiths had infected the Matrix. What else was the Architect to do? And did you think a handful of humans could defeat a planet-locked machine civilization? Was it not a sensible, even timely ending? Almost anything _else_ would have been a cop out. I am very pleased. I had doubts, but Matrix III won me back wholeheartedly.