As a mapping professional I can insert some truth to this Slashdot orgy of mis-information.
There is publicly available data for road centerlines in nearly every state, this data tends to be rather accurate, and thus large. For the use of GPS, you need to use generalized and often closed formats, and thus this accurate data won't work. Most GPS companies buy their data from data wholesalers Navtec, Teleatlas...etc. I have an assoc who works for one of these companies, they collect the publicly available data and reform it to their formats, they also dither(generalize) the data down so it'll be smaller in filesize. Often times the data warehouses will take the accurate vector data and convert it to low res raster data. If TomTom or Garmin wanted accurate data they could get it, but they are willing to do the work or take the time.
Tiger data is very generalized, but will be revised very soon to increase the accuracy. Again this was a matter of data size, the accurate data was dithered again.
Also bear in mind these GPS devices still aren't overly accurate. but there is freely available road centerline data in every state I can think of, in my state it is nearly survey accurate. As for street names, that is a whole additional ballgame, that is very intensive data collection.
So do I need to point out that Outlook is not in any way shape or form part of any Windows OS? Outlook is an add on software product. You need to purchase outlook. You may be thinking of outlook express which is not the same software as outlook.
YOu were lucky why in my time, we didn't have those newfangled telegraph. We didn't have Smoke signals. We couldn't even yell. All that HAD been invented was a binary grunt language.
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Now I will be able to have my I-wig music player from Apple.
I-wig Crewcut - 1Tb of storage $149
I-wig Dreadlock - 5 Tb of Storage $199
I-Wig Mullet - 10Tb $249
I-Wig Geek (featuring pony tail)15Tb $299
1.) Write up "pigeon model" story
2.) Become dominate search engine
3.) Say "you'll never be 'evil'"
4.) Buy lots of cool tools (piscassa)
5.) Magic happens
6.) World domination
7.)...Profit
Can you imagine people using the most popular product of it's kind?? I bet many of them drive HONDAS too!!!! What will Bill do??
Micorsoft doesn't compete with Apples Ipod, why would anyone at Microsoft care?
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Yes I have a mod to this board game. It's the Doom3 boardgame mod. I will sell you a piece of ducttape to tape your flashlight to your gun for only $19.95!! Act now and I will throw in a piece for your friend too!! That's a $39.90 value for just $19.95!!!
They forgot the OS I wrote, it has never had an exploit, there are no viruses that run on it. Therefore it's by far the safest. Granted no one has ever run it. Of course the most prevalent OS will have the most viruses and the most exploits.
GPS is a great technology, but it's inaccurate at best. What happens when the cab shows up a block from the lazy person who hailed it. This is almost as dumb as the headline I read today about using GPS technoligy in shopping carts. Imagine trying to find carrots and ending up 7 aisles away in condoms?
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Wow M$ made a decision based upon profit? I am shocked!
As a mapping professional I can insert some truth to this Slashdot orgy of mis-information. There is publicly available data for road centerlines in nearly every state, this data tends to be rather accurate, and thus large. For the use of GPS, you need to use generalized and often closed formats, and thus this accurate data won't work. Most GPS companies buy their data from data wholesalers Navtec, Teleatlas...etc. I have an assoc who works for one of these companies, they collect the publicly available data and reform it to their formats, they also dither(generalize) the data down so it'll be smaller in filesize. Often times the data warehouses will take the accurate vector data and convert it to low res raster data. If TomTom or Garmin wanted accurate data they could get it, but they are willing to do the work or take the time. Tiger data is very generalized, but will be revised very soon to increase the accuracy. Again this was a matter of data size, the accurate data was dithered again. Also bear in mind these GPS devices still aren't overly accurate. but there is freely available road centerline data in every state I can think of, in my state it is nearly survey accurate. As for street names, that is a whole additional ballgame, that is very intensive data collection.
The community has already started to lash out at this: http://www.gamersradio.com/games/battlefield_2142/ top_13_reasons_why_i_am_not_buying_battlefield_214 2.html
Now I will have to stop surfing for porn... that or not buy BF2142... OK no BF2142!!
"I'm not dead yet!"
And they couldn't even walk upright!!
So an early asian humanoid and a early african humanoid walk into a bar...
Let me check with the Flying Spaghetti monster on this... he says no! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_spaghetti_mons ter
So do I need to point out that Outlook is not in any way shape or form part of any Windows OS? Outlook is an add on software product. You need to purchase outlook. You may be thinking of outlook express which is not the same software as outlook.
Think of the money M$ could make on /. alone given this precedent!!!
Someone set up us the bomb!!
Does this mean I have to take my current 3650-3700 Mhz base down?
Wow, and I was afraid Google was going down the Evil slope. Maybe they are just the saccerine of evil. Only 1 calorie, not quite evil enough.
YOu were lucky why in my time, we didn't have those newfangled telegraph. We didn't have Smoke signals. We couldn't even yell. All that HAD been invented was a binary grunt language. arrg agh arrg arrg agh agh
What was Paris's #, I need to send her a mms message.
Now I will be able to have my I-wig music player from Apple. I-wig Crewcut - 1Tb of storage $149 I-wig Dreadlock - 5 Tb of Storage $199 I-Wig Mullet - 10Tb $249 I-Wig Geek (featuring pony tail)15Tb $299
[tinfoilhat]I am sticking to my 5.25" floppy, it's the only reliable way to backup data.[/tinfoilhat]
Knowing how and being able to obtain materials, supplies and equipment, and follow the procedures correctly are much different beasts.
maybe we should consider a tax incentive for those "go-getter" theives!
1.) Write up "pigeon model" story 2.) Become dominate search engine 3.) Say "you'll never be 'evil'" 4.) Buy lots of cool tools (piscassa) 5.) Magic happens 6.) World domination 7.) ...Profit
Can you imagine people using the most popular product of it's kind?? I bet many of them drive HONDAS too!!!! What will Bill do?? Micorsoft doesn't compete with Apples Ipod, why would anyone at Microsoft care?
Yes I have a mod to this board game. It's the Doom3 boardgame mod. I will sell you a piece of ducttape to tape your flashlight to your gun for only $19.95!! Act now and I will throw in a piece for your friend too!! That's a $39.90 value for just $19.95!!!
They forgot the OS I wrote, it has never had an exploit, there are no viruses that run on it. Therefore it's by far the safest. Granted no one has ever run it. Of course the most prevalent OS will have the most viruses and the most exploits.
But they told me my CD's would last forever. I have it right here on my 1Mb hard drive that I will NEVER fill up.
GPS is a great technology, but it's inaccurate at best. What happens when the cab shows up a block from the lazy person who hailed it. This is almost as dumb as the headline I read today about using GPS technoligy in shopping carts. Imagine trying to find carrots and ending up 7 aisles away in condoms?