There's still some benefits to going far further than the human eye's resolution - vector UIs have implementation issues. So, a 3840x2400 15.6" display isn't THAT useful, but it can raster scale 1920x1200 and 1280x800, both usable display areas, on the same panel.
Take that to 7680x4800, and you can get 1280x800, 1536x960, 1920x1200, and 2560x1600, all on the same panel, perfectly scaled. All of those are useful densities.
Although it has gone down - a couple years ago, 15" could be 1920x1200 easily, and seven years ago, if you had lots of cash, it could be 2048x1536.
I've actually built a laptop around a mix of ThinkPad components (15" 2048x1536 LCD equivalent to the one used in medical configurations of the R50p, chassis from a 15" T60, and motherboard+ancillaries from a 14.1" 4:3 T61p (talk about unobtanium)) just to get a 2048x1536 screen with 8 gigs of RAM, spending over $1000 to do it (and I already had the screen and a couple of the ancillaries) when I could get a just as fast laptop for $500, purely because of the screen.
...but rather it was a lack of force feedback. And that technology has existed, even on the consumer level (and no reason it can't exist at the airliner level that I know of), for many years.
Actually, that's a car analogy that breaks down badly, because while lopping off 120 rows doesn't really make your laptop more efficient, lopping off 3 or 4 seats does make your car a lot more efficient, if the car's laid out right.
(Like, going from the 35-50 mpg of modern small cars to 100-200 mpg.)
Drive-by-wire is fine, and actually makes quite a lot of things possible that aren't otherwise.
You need damn good failsafes, though, if you have it.
On my car, a VW TDI with a manual transmission, here are the mechanical failsafes in question:
Ignition switch mechanically breaks current flow to most of the ECU, including to the fuel shutoff solenoid Clutch pedal mechanically breaks connection between engine and transmission Neutral position on shifter mechanically breaks connection between input shaft and output shaft of transmission
So, if something goes wrong with the DBW system, I've got three areas to split the power flow, and odds are that they won't fail in a failed position.
And, cable throttles do stick, too.
Now, the annoying one is the Toyotas that had unintended acceleration issues...
Ignition button told the ECU to shut down in software Automatic, so no clutch pedal Neutral position on shifter told the trans to shift into neutral, which the trans computer would ignore if the engine was running at max RPM and over 50% throttle
Weight (including weight distribution) of the vehicle, width of the tires, and gearing of the rack all come into play.
You usually only find manual steering on lightweight vehicles with narrow tires, and if they have both manual and power racks, the manual rack is a slower ratio.
They're in Mini-PCIe slots almost all of the time.
The other problem that you have to deal with, though, if NONE of the cards are supported, is the fact that many laptops need a BIOS hack to use third-party WiFi cards (to either disable the check, or add in the PCI vendor and device IDs for the card you're using).
Manifold pressure is actually a useful one for constant diagnostics on a turbocharged engine - if it doesn't come up at all or comes up slowly or late, you've likely got a turbo control issue, if it goes up too high, you've likely got a turbo control issue that could get very expensive very quickly.
It sounds like they didn't provide an adequate defense, because he had to hire $75,000 of lawyers.
And, in the US, you can get a public defender, too. Said public defender is usually about as good at defending as Windows Me is at being a stable, modern, secure operating system.
And, the way the justice system - at least in the US, not sure about Canada - was originally designed, the designers decided it was worth Al Capone running free, and he would eventually find himself staring down the barrel of one of his victim's firearms, taking care of the problem.
Because the measurement used to define time drifts slightly.
The second used to be defined based on the Earth's rotation, but cesium atomic clocks became so much more accurate than the earth itself, that the standard was changed to be based on the behavior of a cesium atom. The standard can always be changed again.
...have a down payment on the phone, and a $20/mo charge, administered by the cellular carrier (because they can disconnect service for not paying your phone purchase bill).
There, it functions just like subsidies, but reflects the true purchase price of the phone better.
I also think that phone manufacturers should try that approach themselves, if they're selling a phone that a carrier doesn't want to sell themselves - rather than sell it for $600, sell it for $150 plus $20/mo for 24 months.
What I'd like to see is a study of gasoline vs. diesel exhaust exposure in a "normal" concentration environment, as far as cancer rates go.
My understanding is that gasoline particulates, due to the particulate matter being smaller in mass, hung in the air for longer (exposing more people) and went further into the lungs (causing more damage) than diesel particulates.
In a direct battle lines war, sure, the people are far out-gunned.
But, look at how much of a pain in the ass the Iraqi insurgency was against the US military. That's a bunch of uneducated, dirt-poor people using what they could, and not actually being there for the attack, and not winning, but being fairly effective.
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There's still some benefits to going far further than the human eye's resolution - vector UIs have implementation issues. So, a 3840x2400 15.6" display isn't THAT useful, but it can raster scale 1920x1200 and 1280x800, both usable display areas, on the same panel.
Take that to 7680x4800, and you can get 1280x800, 1536x960, 1920x1200, and 2560x1600, all on the same panel, perfectly scaled. All of those are useful densities.
Although it has gone down - a couple years ago, 15" could be 1920x1200 easily, and seven years ago, if you had lots of cash, it could be 2048x1536.
I've actually built a laptop around a mix of ThinkPad components (15" 2048x1536 LCD equivalent to the one used in medical configurations of the R50p, chassis from a 15" T60, and motherboard+ancillaries from a 14.1" 4:3 T61p (talk about unobtanium)) just to get a 2048x1536 screen with 8 gigs of RAM, spending over $1000 to do it (and I already had the screen and a couple of the ancillaries) when I could get a just as fast laptop for $500, purely because of the screen.
...but rather it was a lack of force feedback. And that technology has existed, even on the consumer level (and no reason it can't exist at the airliner level that I know of), for many years.
Actually, that's a car analogy that breaks down badly, because while lopping off 120 rows doesn't really make your laptop more efficient, lopping off 3 or 4 seats does make your car a lot more efficient, if the car's laid out right.
(Like, going from the 35-50 mpg of modern small cars to 100-200 mpg.)
Drive-by-wire is fine, and actually makes quite a lot of things possible that aren't otherwise.
You need damn good failsafes, though, if you have it.
On my car, a VW TDI with a manual transmission, here are the mechanical failsafes in question:
Ignition switch mechanically breaks current flow to most of the ECU, including to the fuel shutoff solenoid
Clutch pedal mechanically breaks connection between engine and transmission
Neutral position on shifter mechanically breaks connection between input shaft and output shaft of transmission
So, if something goes wrong with the DBW system, I've got three areas to split the power flow, and odds are that they won't fail in a failed position.
And, cable throttles do stick, too.
Now, the annoying one is the Toyotas that had unintended acceleration issues...
Ignition button told the ECU to shut down in software
Automatic, so no clutch pedal
Neutral position on shifter told the trans to shift into neutral, which the trans computer would ignore if the engine was running at max RPM and over 50% throttle
Weight (including weight distribution) of the vehicle, width of the tires, and gearing of the rack all come into play.
You usually only find manual steering on lightweight vehicles with narrow tires, and if they have both manual and power racks, the manual rack is a slower ratio.
Not only that, but the lack of personal accountability.
Even Adam Smith, the corporatists darling (even though they ignore this part), railed against any form of limited liability.
They're in Mini-PCIe slots almost all of the time.
The other problem that you have to deal with, though, if NONE of the cards are supported, is the fact that many laptops need a BIOS hack to use third-party WiFi cards (to either disable the check, or add in the PCI vendor and device IDs for the card you're using).
Manifold pressure is actually a useful one for constant diagnostics on a turbocharged engine - if it doesn't come up at all or comes up slowly or late, you've likely got a turbo control issue, if it goes up too high, you've likely got a turbo control issue that could get very expensive very quickly.
It sounds like they didn't provide an adequate defense, because he had to hire $75,000 of lawyers.
And, in the US, you can get a public defender, too. Said public defender is usually about as good at defending as Windows Me is at being a stable, modern, secure operating system.
Here in the US, the system is actually designed to make it very easy to let someone not get convicted if a law is found to not be just.
Unfortunately, that's been subverted badly. And, as we export our political problems to Canada, look what happens.
And, the way the justice system - at least in the US, not sure about Canada - was originally designed, the designers decided it was worth Al Capone running free, and he would eventually find himself staring down the barrel of one of his victim's firearms, taking care of the problem.
Because the measurement used to define time drifts slightly.
The second used to be defined based on the Earth's rotation, but cesium atomic clocks became so much more accurate than the earth itself, that the standard was changed to be based on the behavior of a cesium atom. The standard can always be changed again.
Annoyingly, looks like delegation is far less secure than it should be.
There's always OpenID, and becoming your own provider.
The funny thing is, I have a GRiDPad SL.
Black, has rounded edges, and a rectangular screen front and center. Yes, it does have some switches and a pen on the front, but...
Oh, I almost forgot to mention. The GRiDPad SL is a rebranded Samsung PenMaster.
I'd lean towards no, although I'd sequester the AGPL web app in its own directory.
After all, a closed source OS can bundle GPL software...
I'm getting the impression that it's one instance that all Slashdotters are using, and probably defining recursive functions to screw it up?
AGPL is like GPL, but with the additional restriction that you must share source code to users when hosting it on a public-facing server, IIRC.
...have a down payment on the phone, and a $20/mo charge, administered by the cellular carrier (because they can disconnect service for not paying your phone purchase bill).
There, it functions just like subsidies, but reflects the true purchase price of the phone better.
I also think that phone manufacturers should try that approach themselves, if they're selling a phone that a carrier doesn't want to sell themselves - rather than sell it for $600, sell it for $150 plus $20/mo for 24 months.
IIRC, it's an 11 megapixel sensor, to get a 1 megapixel image.
So, not TOO far off from 4k video, to get a low HD quality Lytro video.
What I'd like to see is a study of gasoline vs. diesel exhaust exposure in a "normal" concentration environment, as far as cancer rates go.
My understanding is that gasoline particulates, due to the particulate matter being smaller in mass, hung in the air for longer (exposing more people) and went further into the lungs (causing more damage) than diesel particulates.
The problem is, they'll just blame piracy.
And, why boycott them for just *March*?
Sure it's gone?
In a direct battle lines war, sure, the people are far out-gunned.
But, look at how much of a pain in the ass the Iraqi insurgency was against the US military. That's a bunch of uneducated, dirt-poor people using what they could, and not actually being there for the attack, and not winning, but being fairly effective.