I went to the site for the company licensing the technology, and according to their FAQ, a "simple" image/lettering takes about a minute, but more complex ones can take up to fifteen.
I am guessing the one in the PC World article, the Vacation one, would take ~15 as it is fairly intricate.
I think this is really neat, as it is basically free when comparing it to the ink that my printers seem to guzzle.
As little as I know about the Mars Rover, unless I mistaken, I think the guys and gals at Nasa have the final say over where the rover goes.
In this case, the teams cannot aif their creation in any way. So in Nasa's case, an engineer might say that the rover is getting to close to a rock, and the team will stear it away, whereas the people in the Darpa thing cannot do that.
My school (Vanderbilt) has blocked the port BT uses (I forget what it was...tried it a while ago...it is the one to connect to the tracker).
Anyway, the school's response was that "it is a port of a well known trojan."
Kind of odd, but I didn't push the issue.
Just to be sure, the site is not responding, but is it actually because of a/.'ing? In a different article I read about this, it said the site will nt be up until Monday, and because of that, it was not responding when I tried to access it yesterday.
"According to the New York Times, Dell also suggests HP is making a mistake. A Dell spokesman said: "We expect competition and it's good for customers. Over time, however, customers will want industry standard choices.''"
I am no English expert, but it sure sounds like they are tryin to say that WMA should be the only game in town, and are at the same time trying to play it off that they 'want' competition.
Although I don't ever touch legos unless I am playing with a younger sibling, I think this is a move long overdue. We never, ever bought any of the licensed stuff, as most of it was silly. Why would I want a Star Wars lego set when I could get a GI Joe sized star wars figurines?
The beauty of legos is that it stimulates the imagination, and I think that kids nowadays have decidedly less imagination than those of previous years (I am not saying that this is only due to Lego...it seems less children are encouraged to find a quite place and read a lot as well).
Maybe I am naive, but I have yet to get screwed by Apple's DRM policy. In fact, I don't really notice the DRM there at all in iTunes, with its liberal streaming/burning capabilities.
As unpalatable the actions of the RIAA seem to be (suing low-income families etc), is this not what technologically-savvy people (read: slashdot posters) have asked for? The RIAA seems to be going after file sharers...and at this point, I don't think that the whole "I did not know it was illegal" argument flies anymore thanks to the large publicity.
While the RIAA is making pirates into veritable Robin Hoods who look pitiful when the lawsuit comes in the mail, one is hard pressed to critisize them for protecting their copyrights.
IIRC, Syria never signed the BioWeapons/Toxin treaty, so yea, anything they do is pretty much illegal. Besides, the BioWeapons programs of the biggest countries is more or less fairly open.....when was the last time Syria lets objective media report on their latest findings?
Admittedly, it is a very grey area, but the argument usually goes that we do this research so that we can then manufacture anti-dotes and vaccines, as it is probably just a matter of time before someone else figures out how to make this.
Unless I am mistaken, this is technically allowed under the BioWeapons treaty, and has served as a major loophole for many years (kinda like an inside joke in the intl. community). Therefore, such research is allowed, as it is "defensive" in nature.
Amen to that.
It is hilarious when my friends come in and see that for some reason, I seem to see less ads and pop-ups (none, actually) than them in IE.
Slashdot Mirror
http://mtw.dramaciderecrods.net/HitchHikers_Guide_ teaser.avi
Here is a working link...for now. ;)
Is that really fair to say? Sure, NASA has had its share of red-tape screwups, and some tragic erros, but don't overlook what they *have* done.
But is a year a great enough span of time for teams to overhaul their entries?
It is not like the teams were only miles from finishing the race: most teams couldn't even handle a few hundred yards.
Maybe it is just me, but if everyone had that attitude, we would still be stuck with one button mice. :)
I don't really mind how they got him in....but at least he is in jail.
I went to the site for the company licensing the technology, and according to their FAQ, a "simple" image/lettering takes about a minute, but more complex ones can take up to fifteen.
I am guessing the one in the PC World article, the Vacation one, would take ~15 as it is fairly intricate.
I think this is really neat, as it is basically free when comparing it to the ink that my printers seem to guzzle.
As little as I know about the Mars Rover, unless I mistaken, I think the guys and gals at Nasa have the final say over where the rover goes.
In this case, the teams cannot aif their creation in any way. So in Nasa's case, an engineer might say that the rover is getting to close to a rock, and the team will stear it away, whereas the people in the Darpa thing cannot do that.
My school (Vanderbilt) has blocked the port BT uses (I forget what it was...tried it a while ago...it is the one to connect to the tracker). Anyway, the school's response was that "it is a port of a well known trojan." Kind of odd, but I didn't push the issue.
Just to be sure, the site is not responding, but is it actually because of a /.'ing? In a different article I read about this, it said the site will nt be up until Monday, and because of that, it was not responding when I tried to access it yesterday.
Does it say anything about internet users posting more dupes than non-internet users?
Dell says this:
"According to the New York Times, Dell also suggests HP is making a mistake. A Dell spokesman said: "We expect competition and it's good for customers. Over time, however, customers will want industry standard choices.''"
I am no English expert, but it sure sounds like they are tryin to say that WMA should be the only game in town, and are at the same time trying to play it off that they 'want' competition.
Although I don't ever touch legos unless I am playing with a younger sibling, I think this is a move long overdue. We never, ever bought any of the licensed stuff, as most of it was silly. Why would I want a Star Wars lego set when I could get a GI Joe sized star wars figurines?
The beauty of legos is that it stimulates the imagination, and I think that kids nowadays have decidedly less imagination than those of previous years (I am not saying that this is only due to Lego...it seems less children are encouraged to find a quite place and read a lot as well).
It will be interesting to see how long it can sustain its growth to prevent the same kind of retraction that hit Silicon Valley.
Maybe I am naive, but I have yet to get screwed by Apple's DRM policy. In fact, I don't really notice the DRM there at all in iTunes, with its liberal streaming/burning capabilities.
I guess the Americans and Chinese have not yet learned that in Putin's Russia, you don't share research, research shares you!
Now we know who stole that Israeli helicopter a while back (Link)...
Those sneaky Australians.
You ride your bike! "Officer, I wasn't going over the speed limit, but I was reading a reply, and this guy linked me to the Goat man!!!"
Thanks for ruining the movie...didn't even say the link contained spoilers.
As unpalatable the actions of the RIAA seem to be (suing low-income families etc), is this not what technologically-savvy people (read: slashdot posters) have asked for? The RIAA seems to be going after file sharers...and at this point, I don't think that the whole "I did not know it was illegal" argument flies anymore thanks to the large publicity.
While the RIAA is making pirates into veritable Robin Hoods who look pitiful when the lawsuit comes in the mail, one is hard pressed to critisize them for protecting their copyrights.
Well, scratch the cruise missle off of my list of things to build...guess I'll just have to move straight to the ICBM. sigh.
Maybe I am just too accepting, but that message does not seem "snippy" to me. Maybe a little long-winded, but hardly condescending.
IIRC, Syria never signed the BioWeapons/Toxin treaty, so yea, anything they do is pretty much illegal. Besides, the BioWeapons programs of the biggest countries is more or less fairly open.....when was the last time Syria lets objective media report on their latest findings?
Admittedly, it is a very grey area, but the argument usually goes that we do this research so that we can then manufacture anti-dotes and vaccines, as it is probably just a matter of time before someone else figures out how to make this.
Unless I am mistaken, this is technically allowed under the BioWeapons treaty, and has served as a major loophole for many years (kinda like an inside joke in the intl. community). Therefore, such research is allowed, as it is "defensive" in nature.
I live in SoCal you insensitive clod!
Amen to that.
It is hilarious when my friends come in and see that for some reason, I seem to see less ads and pop-ups (none, actually) than them in IE.