A psych class that I was in did a survey of what people thought of themselves. Questions were "I believe I am smarter than 50 percent of the class," and similar questions, replacing "smarter" with "better looking," "more humorous", etc. For each question, at least about 70% of the class answered "yes." So most people are by nature full of shit. You need to get used to keeping up with the work, or else you're screwed when finals approach when professors dump 50% of the class material and there's only two weeks left until finals. Time management and effort is going to count no matter how much you think you're the shit.
> The target audience for this product is a Mac user...
Actually I thought the opposite - that the target audience was PC users. Most PC users are probably unwilling to discard their PC, but won't mind having a second computer be a Mac (perhaps a laptop) and still have a Windows PC (perhaps a desktop) to fall back on. And multiple computers mean one needs a router to share an internet connection. So, once a PC user owns a router, budget willing, they're one step closer to owning a Mac. That's why there's incentive for Apple to make great routers.
What's so great about map24? are map24 maps "open"?
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I've seen some old aerial photographs of the city I live in (and I wouldn't be surprised if those photos were as old as webster 1913) but the major roads, rivers, and landmarks still remain in the same place. While we're at it, we could make a digitized map of the past (maybe some historians with grant access would be interested) and edit on top of these maps. The one problem would be the lack of GPS information from old maps, but that could be solved by extracting coordinates from the maps and photos, with probably reasonable accuracy.
The key to a copy-free solution would be maintenance. Just copy how the major map companies update their data. And the public would do a better job of it since as a whole the general public has more itches they want to scratch than the few paid workers who update maps. (e.g. "that road doesn't exist!!") As mentioned on/. way back when, one could drive around with a GPS coordinates recording device.
Well there's bitzi.com (platform neutral concept), which one can use to check whether a file's anything it claims to be (searches for an MD5 digest match).
> Pitch Apple against a Chinese clone factory pushing millions of WiFi access points and networks cards at half the prices, and market share is eroded.
Speaking of Apple and China, the back of my iPod mini says "Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China" so they're not necessarily against each other, instead they're cooperating. And what do you mean by clone factories? Factories are supposed to make clones of an original design. I'm not sure exactly what kind of stereotype you are trying to push, nor do I want to know.
Well Icaza's argument is that cross platform is better than linux only because it will allow the end user to become familiarized with the software before making the switch. your argument is that linux only and not cross platform will create incentive for the user who wants to try those softwares. I guess the argument can go both ways. Wonder which one will be the bigger incentive? I can only make lame arguments based on personal anecdotes, which I won't do. If my playstation, for example, could function as a decent word processor / internet station, then I might drop Windows for it, even if I haven't tried the software on Windows first.
All those figures were once low in any of today's rich nations. The days of the US as the sole economic superpower are numbered, not over as of exactly this moment. Central and Eastern European nations' economies are growing fast. If hard work mattered more than the market size, Japan might still be no. 1. Europe has market size, freedom of movement, and a large Eurozone.
Right, DRM-ified MP3s sound as appetizing as non-alcoholic beer. It goes against why MP3s are so popular in the first place. However MP3s will die. It's already old technology. I've re-ripped and replaced all my 160+kbps MP3s with 128 kbps AACs to save space. Fidelity wasn't the issue - space is. DRM-free audio formats will always be consumers' No. 1 choice. And I think people who get surround sound are suckers. Stereo is good enough. So multi-channel drm mp3 gets two thumbs down from me.
Oops, you'r right. The ipod 20 GB is $400. My memory was off there. But even in the link you give, technically the 20GB iRiver is list price $400. Also Amazon.com doesn't reflect academic discounts you can get from Apple.com. I got my mini for $230 with that discount. I agree, if you don't mind spending $400 on an mp3 player, and don't mind the extra size and weight tradeoff for the extra features, then an iRiver is a great choice.
I was also interested in iRiver products when I was looking for a new mp3 player after my Rio Volt died. However I was too stingy for iRiver products:
iRiver IHP120 list price: ---- $400.00 (20 GB) Apple iPod 20 GB list price: $350.00 Apple iPod 15 GB list price: $300.00 Apple iPod Mini list price: -- $250.00 (4 GB)
They're more expensive than Apple products. Plus the iPods are smaller and lighter, so I ended up choosing a mini.
It says this is a powerful weapon to fight the major record label monopoly, but it doesn't fight major record labels any more than it does minor record labels.
Firewire might be overkill (like swatting a mosquito with a rocket-propelled-grenade) and too bulky. How about optical digital audio out with power instead?
It is possible I am sure, however it is *not possible* for someone doing it on their own at home. Maybe if the person was a smart engineer/technician with the available contacts and such. But since gravity is a constant force, and the current is not constant at all, it is a very hard problem.
Even if you use potential energy to generate electricity, such as with a dam, the water level fluctuates, so you'll still have to deal with fluctuating energy source. Most power generators have to deal with power fluctuation.
As I said before, if you don't know what "reactive power" is, you *should not* be hooking things up to the grid.
You can't be serious. The title of this article reads "Off Grid Via Slow Moving River?" Nobody's been suggesting to hook it up to the grid.
Yeah well if it's awful tasting, buying water isn't so bad. Considering that a toilet uses 1.6 gpf (gallons per flush) minimum by law, compared to that the amount of water that I use for drinking is far less (1 gal. of water lasts more than a week for me). I think people overlook the fact that we use water mostly for non-drinking purposes and buying potable water isn't so bad volume-wise.
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It uses an embedded IC chip FeliCa by Sony, according to the actual article.
A psych class that I was in did a survey of what people thought of themselves. Questions were "I believe I am smarter than 50 percent of the class," and similar questions, replacing "smarter" with "better looking," "more humorous", etc. For each question, at least about 70% of the class answered "yes." So most people are by nature full of shit. You need to get used to keeping up with the work, or else you're screwed when finals approach when professors dump 50% of the class material and there's only two weeks left until finals. Time management and effort is going to count no matter how much you think you're the shit.
> The target audience for this product is a Mac user...
Actually I thought the opposite - that the target audience was PC users. Most PC users are probably unwilling to discard their PC, but won't mind having a second computer be a Mac (perhaps a laptop) and still have a Windows PC (perhaps a desktop) to fall back on. And multiple computers mean one needs a router to share an internet connection. So, once a PC user owns a router, budget willing, they're one step closer to owning a Mac. That's why there's incentive for Apple to make great routers.
ahh.. well, I did a search for Risk first, though. sorry I missed it.
That's basicallly what I've been telling to Japan, but they won't heed my warnings about Godzilla even though Sim City clearly proves their existance!
their collective heads will explode.
What's so great about map24? are map24 maps "open"?
I've seen some old aerial photographs of the city I live in (and I wouldn't be surprised if those photos were as old as webster 1913) but the major roads, rivers, and landmarks still remain in the same place. While we're at it, we could make a digitized map of the past (maybe some historians with grant access would be interested) and edit on top of these maps. The one problem would be the lack of GPS information from old maps, but that could be solved by extracting coordinates from the maps and photos, with probably reasonable accuracy.
/. way back when, one could drive around with a GPS coordinates recording device.
The key to a copy-free solution would be maintenance. Just copy how the major map companies update their data. And the public would do a better job of it since as a whole the general public has more itches they want to scratch than the few paid workers who update maps. (e.g. "that road doesn't exist!!") As mentioned on
This would be great for mail and pdf links, too. My 533Mhz Celeron desktop slows down to a crawl, and often I didn't even want to load it.
That's a propaganda slogan that I've read in Beijing, but there's an oz. of truth in that. Capitalism tend to be eco-unfriendly.
I think I should mention here this link: America's 25 Fastest-Growing Big Companies. They're mostly oil companies - e.g. seven out of the top 10 on the list.
Well there's bitzi.com (platform neutral concept), which one can use to check whether a file's anything it claims to be (searches for an MD5 digest match).
.. all I'm getting is an error message from their website.
Here's Sony's X page in Japanese.
multiple TV tuners sound like a good idea for primetime.
Also comes with wireless keyboard, mouse.
Seems like a lot of details are still in the design stages.
> Pitch Apple against a Chinese clone factory pushing millions of WiFi access points and networks cards at half the prices, and market share is eroded.
Speaking of Apple and China, the back of my iPod mini says "Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China" so they're not necessarily against each other, instead they're cooperating. And what do you mean by clone factories? Factories are supposed to make clones of an original design. I'm not sure exactly what kind of stereotype you are trying to push, nor do I want to know.
Well Icaza's argument is that cross platform is better than linux only because it will allow the end user to become familiarized with the software before making the switch. your argument is that linux only and not cross platform will create incentive for the user who wants to try those softwares. I guess the argument can go both ways. Wonder which one will be the bigger incentive? I can only make lame arguments based on personal anecdotes, which I won't do. If my playstation, for example, could function as a decent word processor / internet station, then I might drop Windows for it, even if I haven't tried the software on Windows first.
All those figures were once low in any of today's rich nations. The days of the US as the sole economic superpower are numbered, not over as of exactly this moment. Central and Eastern European nations' economies are growing fast. If hard work mattered more than the market size, Japan might still be no. 1. Europe has market size, freedom of movement, and a large Eurozone.
Right, DRM-ified MP3s sound as appetizing as non-alcoholic beer. It goes against why MP3s are so popular in the first place. However MP3s will die. It's already old technology. I've re-ripped and replaced all my 160+kbps MP3s with 128 kbps AACs to save space. Fidelity wasn't the issue - space is. DRM-free audio formats will always be consumers' No. 1 choice. And I think people who get surround sound are suckers. Stereo is good enough. So multi-channel drm mp3 gets two thumbs down from me.
Oops, you'r right. The ipod 20 GB is $400. My memory was off there. But even in the link you give, technically the 20GB iRiver is list price $400. Also Amazon.com doesn't reflect academic discounts you can get from Apple.com. I got my mini for $230 with that discount. I agree, if you don't mind spending $400 on an mp3 player, and don't mind the extra size and weight tradeoff for the extra features, then an iRiver is a great choice.
I was also interested in iRiver products when I was looking for a new mp3 player after my Rio Volt died. However I was too stingy for iRiver products:
iRiver IHP120 list price: ---- $400.00 (20 GB)
Apple iPod 20 GB list price: $350.00
Apple iPod 15 GB list price: $300.00
Apple iPod Mini list price: -- $250.00 (4 GB)
They're more expensive than Apple products. Plus the iPods are smaller and lighter, so I ended up choosing a mini.
It says this is a powerful weapon to fight the major record label monopoly, but it doesn't fight major record labels any more than it does minor record labels.
Firewire might be overkill (like swatting a mosquito with a rocket-propelled-grenade) and too bulky. How about optical digital audio out with power instead?
Err, correction: 1.6 GPF maximum by US law for new toilets. (but it usually doesn't go under 1.6 GPF because that's already a pretty tough standard.)
It is possible I am sure, however it is *not possible* for someone doing it on their own at home. Maybe if the person was a smart engineer/technician with the available contacts and such. But since gravity is a constant force, and the current is not constant at all, it is a very hard problem.
Even if you use potential energy to generate electricity, such as with a dam, the water level fluctuates, so you'll still have to deal with fluctuating energy source. Most power generators have to deal with power fluctuation.
As I said before, if you don't know what "reactive power" is, you *should not* be hooking things up to the grid.
You can't be serious. The title of this article reads "Off Grid Via Slow Moving River?" Nobody's been suggesting to hook it up to the grid.
Yeah well if it's awful tasting, buying water isn't so bad. Considering that a toilet uses 1.6 gpf (gallons per flush) minimum by law, compared to that the amount of water that I use for drinking is far less (1 gal. of water lasts more than a week for me). I think people overlook the fact that we use water mostly for non-drinking purposes and buying potable water isn't so bad volume-wise.
How much of the $46,000 went into equipment that will last more than a year?