well I've been to a website with IE that did that just because I used a scrollbar.
but I don't get this widget thing. are they starting a download of a zipped widget, in which case you get a warning even with auto-open enabled, or a widget file on its own, in which case it would not install or run without explicit actions?
GIVEN the progress they have made, do they have enough to power a laptop? I doubt it since they're talking about sensors and pacemakers. so to use this in a laptop WOULD require more material.
if someone announces tomorrow that they've made a solar panel 10 times more efficient than previous panels, it doesn't mean next week we'll all have solar panel laptops. it just means anything that used to require 10 panels now requires only one.
you can prove anything if you start out with a combination of ideal and resonable values, caluculate the answer, then say you just need one of your initial values to be 10 times bigger.
nuclear decay is a completely spontaneous process. the only way to get more beta particles is to have more radioactive material. long lasting does not mean lots of power.
this reminds me of an essay I read by a second year physics student that nanotechnology would allow us to run 10GHz computers for 10 years off a watch battery. it's BS but you don't need to look at the technology to see that, it's just basic thermodynamics:
law 1. you can't win law 2. you can't break even. law 3. you can't get out of the game.
AFAIK the only way of autoinstalling is to put the widget in a zip set to unzip to the correct location, in which case you DO get a warning about the zip containing an executable.
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If you use a TV or any other device to receive or record TV programmes (for example, a VCR, set-top box, DVD recorder or PC with a broadcast card) - you need a TV Licence. You are required by law to have one.
for MS the biggest problem from the iPod must be that now everyone can see how much they rip off Apple. this isn't like the old days when you'd look at the file properties of a MS FUD PDF and see it was written on a Mac. this is staring you in the face 24/7.
the reason why consoles can have PC-like performance with vastly inferior hardware is because they *don't* have an OS.
put an OS designed for a PC on there and not only do you lose performance to it but you also rule out any hardware optimisations based on not needing an OS.
it's a bit like emulation - no matter how good your specs are you'll always have far worse performance than the same software running on the correct hardware.
what about those of us who are sensible enough to backup files when reinstalling? and who give our backup disk to friends so they can easily get all the good software? or people who get files from magazine disks? this increases users but not downloads.
downloads is downloads. stop trying to deliberately misinterpret their claim.
battery life is the important feature. my phone can already play mp3s which I use for ringtones, but the battery life isn't good enough for more than a couple of hours' music.
the iPod shuffle is already so small and light that if I have the option of keeping my phone and ipod separate then I will. fusing them together offers no improvements, just less flexibility.
so convergence won't be beneficial until there's a massive improvement in battery life (without increasing weight).
there is a difference between doing something, and doing something well.
if you're talking about the Creative Jukebox then it was portable-CD-player-shaped so had few benefits over an actual portable CD player, constantly crashed and had an apalling track selection interface.
yes I understand all that, my question was in the context of producing a multimedia box.
for me, the greatest recent advance in computer multimedia is the ability to wirelessly transmit audio using AirTunes. plus iTunes is my jukebox and music shop of choice.
now iTunes is supporting videos and there are hints of an "AirTunes for video" being developed.
so I ask again, what is linux supporting that OS X isn't (for multimedia)? it's clear what OS X has over linux, and for me it's a lot.
why buy an ipod shuffle and rip out the audio chips to get a fancy thumbdrive? why buy a mini and rip out OS X to get a fancy linux box?
what you said may be factually true, but you still miss the point completely.
you even quote the relevant sentence yourself but go on to ignore the most important word: PowerPC.
plus if you RTFA it's about the Mini being good because of its small size etc. so all your points about cost are worth fuck-all unless you can find an x86 machine with the same size and aesthetics. any retard can order a tower peecee from Dell. we didn't need you to point that out.
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how appropriate... wait, no it isn't.
plugs and wires is the kind of crap you see in movies. we already have good wireless tech so why would we use horrible wires?
at the very most, the sign of an "enhanced" human would be an apple-shaped white LED just under the skin that pulsates when you're asleep.
Close.
You missed the word "also".
well I've been to a website with IE that did that just because I used a scrollbar.
but I don't get this widget thing. are they starting a download of a zipped widget, in which case you get a warning even with auto-open enabled, or a widget file on its own, in which case it would not install or run without explicit actions?
GIVEN the progress they have made, do they have enough to power a laptop? I doubt it since they're talking about sensors and pacemakers. so to use this in a laptop WOULD require more material.
if someone announces tomorrow that they've made a solar panel 10 times more efficient than previous panels, it doesn't mean next week we'll all have solar panel laptops. it just means anything that used to require 10 panels now requires only one.
you can prove anything if you start out with a combination of ideal and resonable values, caluculate the answer, then say you just need one of your initial values to be 10 times bigger.
nuclear decay is a completely spontaneous process. the only way to get more beta particles is to have more radioactive material. long lasting does not mean lots of power.
this reminds me of an essay I read by a second year physics student that nanotechnology would allow us to run 10GHz computers for 10 years off a watch battery. it's BS but you don't need to look at the technology to see that, it's just basic thermodynamics:
law 1. you can't win
law 2. you can't break even.
law 3. you can't get out of the game.
"fixes" means little things mostly.
Apple releases a new OS and the biggest thing people can find to bitch about is that if you have the auto-open option set, it auto-opens.
MS releases a new OS claiming great security and within a couple of months the internet is crippled by Blaster.
compare and contrast.
AFAIK the only way of autoinstalling is to put the widget in a zip set to unzip to the correct location, in which case you DO get a warning about the zip containing an executable.
yes, you can't focus on two things at once. that's kinda part of the defintion of focus. jeez...
my facts beat your anecdote:
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Do I need a licence?
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If you use a TV or any other device to receive or record TV programmes (for example, a VCR, set-top box, DVD recorder or PC with a broadcast card) - you need a TV Licence. You are required by law to have one.
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/index.js
ssshhhhhh... this is INNOVATION !
for MS the biggest problem from the iPod must be that now everyone can see how much they rip off Apple. this isn't like the old days when you'd look at the file properties of a MS FUD PDF and see it was written on a Mac. this is staring you in the face 24/7.
as someone pointed out in another story the case is a complete rip-off of a Dell XPS (or some other three letter acronym).
would you buy a Dell? of course not.
the reason why consoles can have PC-like performance with vastly inferior hardware is because they *don't* have an OS.
put an OS designed for a PC on there and not only do you lose performance to it but you also rule out any hardware optimisations based on not needing an OS.
it's a bit like emulation - no matter how good your specs are you'll always have far worse performance than the same software running on the correct hardware.
go home Bill, you're not a geek anymore.
you mean factor. every number is a fraction of every other number.
what about those of us who are sensible enough to backup files when reinstalling? and who give our backup disk to friends so they can easily get all the good software? or people who get files from magazine disks? this increases users but not downloads.
downloads is downloads. stop trying to deliberately misinterpret their claim.
installing and uninstalling software counts as OS abuse?
wow. glad I've got a mac.
you don't need a license if you don't watch TV. even if you have a TV but only use it for watching videos you're fine.
plus it's not just a TV license, it's for radio too.
plus if you were really an "English man" you'd probably realise that it's one word.
battery life is the important feature. my phone can already play mp3s which I use for ringtones, but the battery life isn't good enough for more than a couple of hours' music.
the iPod shuffle is already so small and light that if I have the option of keeping my phone and ipod separate then I will. fusing them together offers no improvements, just less flexibility.
so convergence won't be beneficial until there's a massive improvement in battery life (without increasing weight).
plus the iPod has increased awareness of Apple and Macs. and most laptops on TV are noew iBooks or Powerbooks because they look better.
so even more options.
the biggest thing in MS's favour is laziness. but if they introduce this Trusted Computing BS and force people to change their ways... GAME OVER.
no, it's not true.
there is a difference between doing something, and doing something well.
if you're talking about the Creative Jukebox then it was portable-CD-player-shaped so had few benefits over an actual portable CD player, constantly crashed and had an apalling track selection interface.
yes I understand all that, my question was in the context of producing a multimedia box.
for me, the greatest recent advance in computer multimedia is the ability to wirelessly transmit audio using AirTunes. plus iTunes is my jukebox and music shop of choice.
now iTunes is supporting videos and there are hints of an "AirTunes for video" being developed.
so I ask again, what is linux supporting that OS X isn't (for multimedia)? it's clear what OS X has over linux, and for me it's a lot.
why buy an ipod shuffle and rip out the audio chips to get a fancy thumbdrive? why buy a mini and rip out OS X to get a fancy linux box?
>Last time I looked the UK was a capitalist state.
were you wearing retard-o-glasses at the time?
we're a mixed economy, fool!
you fail it.
what you said may be factually true, but you still miss the point completely.
you even quote the relevant sentence yourself but go on to ignore the most important word: PowerPC.
plus if you RTFA it's about the Mini being good because of its small size etc. so all your points about cost are worth fuck-all unless you can find an x86 machine with the same size and aesthetics. any retard can order a tower peecee from Dell. we didn't need you to point that out.