Sure, this sheet does require a wire, but that wire can be plugged in once and left connected. Especially useful if many devices can be charged by one pad. In the case of charging and powering mobile devices, the wire isn't as bad as having to plug it in and unplug it, possibly keeping track of multiple plugs and wires. Minor difference for a single device but a larger difference for multiple devices.
It's pretty much the beginning of the spring quarter (most UCs have Fall, Winter, Spring and optional Summer quarters rather than Fall and Spring semesters with a shorter Summer "semester") so they don't yet have the really hard work to do. This might have even been put up during spring break. Maybe it was done by Freshmen...could have even been some Winter quarter grads...
I expect you can hack these to interface with a computer (and hook up to your breaker box instead of outlets) or find something more apropriate elsewhere.
This reminds me of Ijon Tichy's Twenty-first voyage (The Star Diaries, Stanislaw Lem).
With the ability to have any body form they want, people create all sorts of highly practical and highly impractical forms...and legislation, changing over time, to restrict the body forms people will take.
I don't think I really have a point...maybe it's Read Lem. ..."'Off with the head' (too small for them), 'Brain in the belly!' (more room there)"
Normally just seems to mean a mini jack. Sometimes with a cradle for the IPod itself. Obviously in a perfect world "3.5mm Stereo Speaker Connection Cable" is more accurate, but it doesn't quite roll off the tongue, does it?
"eighth inch phone jack" is a bit easier to say...or "stereo connection"--just as easy as "iPod connection"...or, as you said yourself "mini jack".
REALTOR® is actually a registered trademark, which seems much like "realator" as you say. Although it does sound like it could be an "official" contraction, it's made up.
If you care to know, someone decided, it would seem, to make up a word in order to create "de facto regulation" of an industry--that is, anyone can call themselves real estate agents, but only those who get trademark license (possibly by passing a test on how well they understand real estate agency or REALTY) can legally call themselves REALTORs. And people are "supposed" to prefer a REALTOR over a real estate agent (at least that's the hope of the company owning the name REALTOR--I don't know whether it works or not).
Ah ha. And my OS X "server" uses the desktop version (it's a beige box G3, oldworld, given to me for free and I failed a few times at trying to install a GNU/Linux or *BSD).
I think the more annoying part of the explorer integration is the connection between the file browser and the rest of the system. Even if I find a better file manager, just about everything is going to expect/use explorer. Plus, even though it usually restarts fairly quickly, the taskbar crashing when a network drive or cd-rom doesn't respond is annoying.
But, back on topic, I think this graphics-out-of-kernel thing is a good thing. I don't know the full meaning for the user (will it allow graphicless-operation or use of a different window manager? I doubt it but that would be nice) but if it does indeed improve stability and hardware-independence, great.
Sure, Windows will still have flaws and we can all hate them, but it seems things are being dealt with a finite number at a times. I'm not a Windows appologist (I hate Windows...but I do use it, sometimes--I also use GNU/Linux, only OS on my PPC dual-boot on my x86), I just find all the negative posts in response to a positive development a bit strange.
Who needs the overhead of a windowing GUI on a server? Windows(tm) administrators...
I think you forgot a "(tm)" in your response. I'm kidding but I am quite annoyed at needing to use VNC to manage a Windows server. The same actually seems to apply to an OS X server (or I haven't found all the command-line equivalents if they exist). I expect running an "all-Microsoft" server will still require VNC to manage remotely. Running nothing but command-line configurable programs on windows...are there any Windows-only command-line server programs?
1- USB ports = bad. These are for developing countries so why do we use a port that is fragile and easily jammed full of goo?
Rubber plugs should help here--common on USB gadgets (cameras, phones) but oddly uncommon on computers.
2- made of rubber. Again, not that good of an idea. Offering a removeable rubber sleeve or "jacket" is a better idea or how about building it out of plastic that is 2X as thick as they normally use with some extra plasticizer in there to make it even more flexible and resistant to cracking and breaking?
MADE of rubber sounds like an overstatement to me. The case would be too bendable. I don't know whether they actually plan to use a hard rubber or perhaps a rubber-coated plastic.
3- Wifi? ok good idea... Cellphone enabled? WTF??? if they cant afford a small computer they certianly will never afford a cellphone with a data plan. And no kids, analog modem over cellphone does not work worth a damn... it used to in the analog cellphone days today it does not.
Some way to connect to the internet would be useful and Wifi isn't going to do that. An internet-connected gateway, yes. Why not have one of these notebooks be the gateway? They are to use ad-hoc networking, after all. Sure, they don't all need it. Maybe it will come in handy. Developing nations (a particular target for this laptop) sometimes do a technological leapfrog--for example, skipping wired telephones and going straight to cell. They might have analog cell. The data plan might not be so expensive...really I don't know.
4- memory is good but make a easy to open slot where I can insert a sd card with new software in it or to expand it's storage. These will have to be upgraded and making it easy and dirt cheap to swap out an inexpensive and robust card to do so is a better idea than having a specialized tech open the device to do it.
Sounds good. Might add cost. Might actually reduce cost (custom parts more expensive). I haven't read what format the memory will be. Perhaps (hopefully) it will indeed be a standard and removable format.
They have a great idea, but I see lots of failure points and ideas that only increase cost for no good reason.
Agreed. It's still in the idea/development stage, though, so there's still time fo the more expensive "luxury" features to be cut. There's still hope (and possible total failure).
If Microsoft later becomes aware of any such necessary patent claims, Microsoft also agrees to offer a royalty-free patent license on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions to any such patent claims for the purpose of publishing and consuming the extensions set out in the specification.[1]
Although royalty can mean "payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property"[2], which would prevent Microsoft from charging for patent licenses applicable to their RSS Extensions, it more commonly means "a share of the profit or product reserved by the grantor"[3] or "compensation that is paid to the owner of an asset based on income earned by the asset's user"[4], which essentially limits Microsoft to a flat-fee license. Royalty free doesn't mean that they necissarily will charge for licenses but it seems to mean that they could.
Although they say the terms will be "reasonable and non-discriminatory", I don't know what that means. I would hope it means that they don't discriminate against Free software, commercial software, competitors, people without money to pay for a license, etc. but it's very vague--perhaps there's a legal meaning or it's just there to sound nice.
I think the patent trap idea is a bit out there--I don't think it's going to happen--but it doesn't seem that Microsoft is guaranteeing that it won't happen.
I don't understand that product. It seems to act as a trackpad or trackball, both of which can be bought as periferals for desktop computers more cheaply than the mouse trapper. I'm just confused about how it's better than either, or why it would be mechanical rather than electronic--aren't mouse control boards cheap? The website doesn't provide much information about how it actually works. It looks interesting though and reminds me of a roll bar that mounts in the same place (left and right movements are produced by pushing the bar against the sides of its axle, I believe).
The problem seems to be more than software or hardware. A state law created a sentence-length committee or ruleset that was not fully communicated to the Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC tried to interpret the information they had and came up with a manual for calculating a prisoner's release date. This manual includes two non-automated methods of calculating a simple release date, and some informal rules for calculating release dates in general. The DOC later wrote (or contracted out the writing of) the program that automatically calculates release dates.
The audit being reported compared the computer computation with the two non-automated methods and found that none of the three gave the same results. Not only was the software inconsistant with the manual, but the manual was self-inconsistant. The software may have actually used the right calculation, but the audit seemed unable to determine what the right calculation was (because of the confusing state law mentioned earlier).
Uh...what part is made of carbon fiber? Obviously the previously plastic shell, obviously not the circuitry. I expect this information hard to come by, but is there any other part made of carbon fiber? Fan blades? Possible, but unlikely. internal structural elements usually made of metal or plastic? Seems like something that might be overlooked (or not make much difference). Interesting that the images in the article don't have that usual carbon fiber look. I thought they would use this as a marketing thing as much as anything else...
You could give sphinx a try. I don't know how good it actually is (it didn't work so well with a headphone as the microphone and no vocabulary teaching).
When I first watched PBS, they had no real commercials. Just telathons every once in a while. They have started announcing corporate sponsorships between shows, but still no real commercials. So this show is very unlikely to include commercials.
I believe the issue was that a malicious site can pop up a window to control a frame in an already opened window. This will probably work with default browser settings. Fortunately for those in the know, there is a workaround--redirect ALL new window requests to tabs. Unfortunately this is a workaround and requires action on the part of the user.
You got one of the lucky iBooks, then. I have a 12" 700MHz iBook G3. I had to get the logic board replaced (at least a year ago) because of video artifacting and freezing. It was free regardless of warranty because it was a known issue. Just a few days ago it started doing the same thing. Apple had extended the logic board replacement program to March of this year or three years after purchase. Luckily I bought it less than three years ago.
It's called Emacs. Just combine it with Octave and Blender, and I think that will take care of the few missing loose ends--no need to run anything else. Ever.
Note: I'm a vim user, but I'm not a zealot about it--Emacs is good too, it just doesn't fit me.
As I've said to another post, you can save the cost of one monitor if the only reason for three instead of two is the seam--have one as you would an only monitor, and put the other next to it (thus it's a side monitor to your center monitor). Yes, you lose symetry, but this setup works fine for me.
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and it will be a bug when it does work?
Sure, this sheet does require a wire, but that wire can be plugged in once and left connected. Especially useful if many devices can be charged by one pad. In the case of charging and powering mobile devices, the wire isn't as bad as having to plug it in and unplug it, possibly keeping track of multiple plugs and wires. Minor difference for a single device but a larger difference for multiple devices.
It's pretty much the beginning of the spring quarter (most UCs have Fall, Winter, Spring and optional Summer quarters rather than Fall and Spring semesters with a shorter Summer "semester") so they don't yet have the really hard work to do. This might have even been put up during spring break. Maybe it was done by Freshmen...could have even been some Winter quarter grads...
Thinkgeek sells a single-outlet version of what you're looking for.
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http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/7657/
I expect you can hack these to interface with a computer (and hook up to your breaker box instead of outlets) or find something more apropriate elsewhere.
dvogt built a home power monitoring system, but the article is down. The slashdot coverage is still up, though.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/07
This reminds me of Ijon Tichy's Twenty-first voyage (The Star Diaries, Stanislaw Lem).
..."'Off with the head' (too small for them), 'Brain in the belly!' (more room there)"
With the ability to have any body form they want, people create all sorts of highly practical and highly impractical forms...and legislation, changing over time, to restrict the body forms people will take.
I don't think I really have a point...maybe it's Read Lem.
REALTOR® is actually a registered trademark, which seems much like "realator" as you say. Although it does sound like it could be an "official" contraction, it's made up.
If you care to know, someone decided, it would seem, to make up a word in order to create "de facto regulation" of an industry--that is, anyone can call themselves real estate agents, but only those who get trademark license (possibly by passing a test on how well they understand real estate agency or REALTY) can legally call themselves REALTORs. And people are "supposed" to prefer a REALTOR over a real estate agent (at least that's the hope of the company owning the name REALTOR--I don't know whether it works or not).
Ah ha. And my OS X "server" uses the desktop version (it's a beige box G3, oldworld, given to me for free and I failed a few times at trying to install a GNU/Linux or *BSD).
1. Remote Desktop is as annoying to me as VNC. I'm sorry I forgot to remember the difference between the two methods.
2. Cool. Command-line programs for Windows.
I think the more annoying part of the explorer integration is the connection between the file browser and the rest of the system. Even if I find a better file manager, just about everything is going to expect/use explorer. Plus, even though it usually restarts fairly quickly, the taskbar crashing when a network drive or cd-rom doesn't respond is annoying. But, back on topic, I think this graphics-out-of-kernel thing is a good thing. I don't know the full meaning for the user (will it allow graphicless-operation or use of a different window manager? I doubt it but that would be nice) but if it does indeed improve stability and hardware-independence, great. Sure, Windows will still have flaws and we can all hate them, but it seems things are being dealt with a finite number at a times. I'm not a Windows appologist (I hate Windows...but I do use it, sometimes--I also use GNU/Linux, only OS on my PPC dual-boot on my x86), I just find all the negative posts in response to a positive development a bit strange.
I think you forgot a "(tm)" in your response. I'm kidding but I am quite annoyed at needing to use VNC to manage a Windows server. The same actually seems to apply to an OS X server (or I haven't found all the command-line equivalents if they exist). I expect running an "all-Microsoft" server will still require VNC to manage remotely. Running nothing but command-line configurable programs on windows...are there any Windows-only command-line server programs?
Rubber plugs should help here--common on USB gadgets (cameras, phones) but oddly uncommon on computers.
MADE of rubber sounds like an overstatement to me. The case would be too bendable. I don't know whether they actually plan to use a hard rubber or perhaps a rubber-coated plastic.
Some way to connect to the internet would be useful and Wifi isn't going to do that. An internet-connected gateway, yes. Why not have one of these notebooks be the gateway? They are to use ad-hoc networking, after all. Sure, they don't all need it. Maybe it will come in handy. Developing nations (a particular target for this laptop) sometimes do a technological leapfrog--for example, skipping wired telephones and going straight to cell. They might have analog cell. The data plan might not be so expensive...really I don't know.
Sounds good. Might add cost. Might actually reduce cost (custom parts more expensive). I haven't read what format the memory will be. Perhaps (hopefully) it will indeed be a standard and removable format.
Agreed. It's still in the idea/development stage, though, so there's still time fo the more expensive "luxury" features to be cut. There's still hope (and possible total failure).
Although royalty can mean "payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property"[2], which would prevent Microsoft from charging for patent licenses applicable to their RSS Extensions, it more commonly means "a share of the profit or product reserved by the grantor"[3] or "compensation that is paid to the owner of an asset based on income earned by the asset's user"[4], which essentially limits Microsoft to a flat-fee license. Royalty free doesn't mean that they necissarily will charge for licenses but it seems to mean that they could.
Although they say the terms will be "reasonable and non-discriminatory", I don't know what that means. I would hope it means that they don't discriminate against Free software, commercial software, competitors, people without money to pay for a license, etc. but it's very vague--perhaps there's a legal meaning or it's just there to sound nice.
I think the patent trap idea is a bit out there--I don't think it's going to happen--but it doesn't seem that Microsoft is guaranteeing that it won't happen.
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[3] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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[4] Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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I don't understand that product. It seems to act as a trackpad or trackball, both of which can be bought as periferals for desktop computers more cheaply than the mouse trapper. I'm just confused about how it's better than either, or why it would be mechanical rather than electronic--aren't mouse control boards cheap? The website doesn't provide much information about how it actually works. It looks interesting though and reminds me of a roll bar that mounts in the same place (left and right movements are produced by pushing the bar against the sides of its axle, I believe).
uh...what? Anti-competition clause in the EULA? LOOSE? You've lost me there; I don't get it. Is this a joke or do you actually think that's fair?
The problem seems to be more than software or hardware. A state law created a sentence-length committee or ruleset that was not fully communicated to the Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC tried to interpret the information they had and came up with a manual for calculating a prisoner's release date. This manual includes two non-automated methods of calculating a simple release date, and some informal rules for calculating release dates in general. The DOC later wrote (or contracted out the writing of) the program that automatically calculates release dates.
The audit being reported compared the computer computation with the two non-automated methods and found that none of the three gave the same results. Not only was the software inconsistant with the manual, but the manual was self-inconsistant. The software may have actually used the right calculation, but the audit seemed unable to determine what the right calculation was (because of the confusing state law mentioned earlier).
Uh...what part is made of carbon fiber? Obviously the previously plastic shell, obviously not the circuitry. I expect this information hard to come by, but is there any other part made of carbon fiber? Fan blades? Possible, but unlikely. internal structural elements usually made of metal or plastic? Seems like something that might be overlooked (or not make much difference). Interesting that the images in the article don't have that usual carbon fiber look. I thought they would use this as a marketing thing as much as anything else...
You could give sphinx a try. I don't know how good it actually is (it didn't work so well with a headphone as the microphone and no vocabulary teaching).
When I first watched PBS, they had no real commercials. Just telathons every once in a while. They have started announcing corporate sponsorships between shows, but still no real commercials. So this show is very unlikely to include commercials.
I didn't notice it. When did these happen?
I believe the issue was that a malicious site can pop up a window to control a frame in an already opened window. This will probably work with default browser settings. Fortunately for those in the know, there is a workaround--redirect ALL new window requests to tabs. Unfortunately this is a workaround and requires action on the part of the user.
You got one of the lucky iBooks, then. I have a 12" 700MHz iBook G3. I had to get the logic board replaced (at least a year ago) because of video artifacting and freezing. It was free regardless of warranty because it was a known issue. Just a few days ago it started doing the same thing. Apple had extended the logic board replacement program to March of this year or three years after purchase. Luckily I bought it less than three years ago.
It's called Emacs. Just combine it with Octave and Blender, and I think that will take care of the few missing loose ends--no need to run anything else. Ever.
Note: I'm a vim user, but I'm not a zealot about it--Emacs is good too, it just doesn't fit me.
As I've said to another post, you can save the cost of one monitor if the only reason for three instead of two is the seam--have one as you would an only monitor, and put the other next to it (thus it's a side monitor to your center monitor). Yes, you lose symetry, but this setup works fine for me.