The second display is capable of showing video, flight departure information, movie show times, alerts, games, movies, images and MP3s, all while the laptop is switched off.
Unless that second display is driven by a second motherboard, I don't see how it can do all that while the laptop is "switched off".
Unless the author thinks that "closed lid = computer is turned off".
I think enough of us have had to use eye-bleach because of some tard "linking" to a story only to have goatse come up.
That's what the browser's status bar is for. If you're afraid to click on a link, just hover the URL then look at the URL in the status bar before actually clicking. No need to add noise to the text with the URL in brackets after the link, stupid slashdot.
The way the web works for me is that if I want to look something up on wikipedia, I right-click it and select "search wikipedia". Link noise is otherwise just that.
If you want the link, it's there. It's not "noise". If you have to copy/paste something into a search engine or wikipedia (or anything) then you're working for the computer. The computer should be working for us. If I add links, I do the task once. If I don't, then (random number) people will do the same task.
While I may or may not agree with BK's ads and marketing techniques, it doesn't change the fact that only three fast food chains offer soy burgers: - Burger King (good) - Harvey's (good) - A&W (weird taste)
McDonald's doesn't have it anymore (didn't taste good anyway), and other fast food chains aren't in my area (Wendy's, etc).
So, questionnable ads or not, I only have two fast-food options for a vegan meal when I'm on the road. When you're on the go and in a hurry, burgers and fries are almost the only choice, especially when you don't know the local restaurants. A big "Burger King" or "Harvey's" sign, however, is hard to miss.
Back on topic: I just wish BK would venture even further on the "creepy" side in the ads with their king mascot, it's too borderline to understand it's supposed to be creepy/funny. If they push it, however, I'm sure they could find hilarious ideas.
Well, that's how the web should work. References for people who don't know who Morgan Spurlock is, what "Super Size Me" is or what's the point of the reference to Super Pac-Man (i.e. huge Pac-Man, i.e. Super-Sized).
Slashdot makes external links heavy on the text by adding the domain name in brackets after the actual link. It's not my fault, that's the way Slashdot works. I hate it myself, and I'm too lazy to go check my account settings to see if there's a way to disable that "feature".
Well, while the Wii certainly doesn't look like system providing next-gen graphics[...]
Well, the Wii is able to display 480p graphics, so it's as good as a DVD and appropriate for non-HD TV sets (which is still the biggest installed marketshare). You have to see Metroid Prime 2 in 480p (via the component cables and a progressive-capable TV) to appreciate the graphics of the Gamecube.
I'm ok with the Wii having 2-3 times better graphics than the Gamecube. In fact, I really like the idea: don't increase the resolution, increase the quality. From what I've seen from the Xbox 360 so far, it's exactly the same as the first Xbox, but in hi-res and more polygons. Basically, it just looks the same, but sharper. IMHO that's not "better graphics".
Also, does next-gen necessarily have to mean next-gen graphics? Or does good-enough-graphics with a fresh look on gameplay suffice?
I'd rather take improved gameplay over improved graphics. I have no idea how people can manage to play first-person shooter games with the crappy analog sticks on a PS2 controller. Put those people against players on a computer (keyboard+mouse) and they'd be no match.
Put computer players (keyboard+mouse) against Wii players (Wii-mote + nunchuck), and I currently have no idea who'd win. Maybe the Wii will be like going from Quake 1 keyboard-only to Quake 1 keyboard+mouse. It's a whole new world of freedom in game control.
As for the graphics themselves, well, seeing the number of players on Starcraft and Diablo 2, if graphics were everything, those games should've been dead years ago.
its funny b/c the ability to make choices is very important in getting the best. sad that poeple are too stupid/lazy to be able to do so effectively.
I'm not saying that having choices is bad. Too many choices is just overwhelming for people who don't know what the choices are really about.
The illusion of choice is also extremely dangerous. If you ask people what kind of PC they can buy, they'll give you this list: Dell, HP, etc. That's only the box, those people are stuck with only one operation system (Windows) and don't even realize it.
Asking a new Linux user "KDE or Gnome" (or *insert all 10 desktop managers list here*) without any additionnal information is bad. Give the most common/best choices, with screenshots and a description on how this particular decision will affect their operating system and future usage/compatibility. Hide the other choices with an "advanced users" or "more choices" button/checkbox.
No, you missed my point. If you only want to chose between chocolate and vanilla, do so. The other 29 flavours are irrelevant.
You're still missing the point. It's not about only wanting either chocolate or vanilla. She could pick any other 29 flavors, but she prefers to only have to decide between chocolate and vanilla. She prefers less choices, it's less complicated/faster to take a decision. That's the whole point. Less choices. Too many = overwhelming.
If she goes to Baskin Robins, the other 29 choices are there, along with the choices she'd like to be limited to. That doesn't make the other 29 choices go away. That's the whole point of "too many choices are bad".
This isn't a "vanilla and chocolate are parts of the 31 flavors" logic equation, it's about people's ability to make a decision based on the number of choices available. It's easier to pick a number between 1 and 2 then between 1 and 31.
It's not an all-or-nothing choice. Just like iTunes+iPod, there's room for variations.
Let's stop the iTunes analogies for a second. Let's say someone is fed up with Windows and doesn't want to switch to Mac because he either doesn't have the money, doesn't want to switch to yet another proprietary OS or simply wants to continue to use the hardware he already has.
So, where to begin... There's so many distros, the first decision is overwhelming in itself. Then, if you ever decide on a distro (after consulting discussion boards, talking to friends, etc) you then have to decide on what desktop to use. KDE or Gnome? How will these two choices affect the software that'll be available to him afterward?
I'll be honest, I once tried Red Hat and... well I can't even remember the name of that other distro. I also choose KDE (not even sure, it might have been Gnome). So many ways to get applications, install them, etc. The Linux world is simply not homogeneous enough for regular users (i.e. non-tech user). Do my KDE/Gnome choice decides what software I can run? After all these years hearing about Linux and all, I still haven't got an answer to that.
I know a lot of people think Linux shouldn't try to "take over Windows" (and a lot of people think it should), but IMHO the whole Linux movement needs to get its act together. If I think web server, I think Apache, PHP, mySQL. If I think alternative browsers, I think Firefox, Opera, Safari (if you're on OS X).
If I think Linux... well, there's so many choices, I can't even remember them all. It's impossible to make a choice if you don't even know what the choices are.
As for the GUIs themselves, last time I heard about it, the Gnome team was on a really good path with interface experts, ergonomy experts, etc (or was it the KDE team?)
A lot of people on Slashdot will complain that it takes too much memory, is heavy on the CPU, doesn't have enough settings/parameters, have DRM in store-bought songs.
Normal users see a pretty program that's easy to use, that does everything that they want, including buying a single tune for 0.99$ on an otherwise 10-20$ CD. Add "connect cable to sync iPod automatically without doing anything else" and you've got a winner.
When the linux community finally understands that (too many) choices are bad (and that automated everything isn't evil), linux on the desktop will be a real viable alternative. In the meantime, OS X is the only real-world alternative to Windows.
Now let's sit back and see my score go to "flame/troll" by some linux user that doesn't see (or doesn't want to see) the point I'm making here.
Most BBC content is available in both Real and Windows Media formats.
Oh great. So either I install a crappy Real player or a crappy Microsoft player. Or a crappy CODEC for Quicktime that screws up every other app and/or freezes my machine for 30 seconds every time I open a real/windows media file.
Screw all this, the BBC should simply use the real current standard: H.264 with AAC audio. And don't tell me "that's an Apple-only thing" just because Apple happens to like H.264/AAC.
Not to mention that whole witches in ponds handing out swords thing.
DENNIS Look, strange women lying on their backs in ponds handing out swords... that's no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
ARTHUR Be quiet!
DENNIS You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
ARTHUR Shut up!
DENNIS I mean, if I went around saying I was an Emperor because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, people would put me away!
ARTHUR (Grabbing him by the collar) Shut up, will you. Shut up!
DENNIS Ah! NOW... we see the violence inherent in the system.
ARTHUR Shut up!
PEOPLE (i.e. other PEASANTS) are appearing and watching.
DENNIS (calling) Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help, help, I'm being repressed!
ARTHUR (aware that people are now coming out and watching) Bloody peasant! (pushes DENNIS over into mud and prepares to ride off)
DENNIS Oh, Did you hear that! What a give-away.
ARTHUR Come on, patsy.
They ride off.
DENNIS (in the background as we PULL OUT) did you see him repressing me, then? That's what I've been on about...
I'm a Nintendo fan myself, and while the parent is obviously a troll (Wii Sports isn't "five games"), you are over-looking a simple fact. If you go from 50$ to 60$ for the price of a game, that's still 20% more expensive, which means someone can buy 6 Wii games instead of 5 PS3 games.
In the last statistics I've read, the average players bought about a dozen games for their system, which means 12 games for a Wii owner and 10 games for a PS3 owner if we don't take the console price difference into account.
If we do that the console price into account, though, that means 12 Wii games instead of about 8 PS3 games, which means 33% more games for the Wii owner compared to the PS3 owner for the same amount of money.
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Unless the author thinks that "closed lid = computer is turned off".
12MB cache divided by four processors = 3MB cache.
No, I didn't RTFA.
A bit off-topic, but still...
While I may or may not agree with BK's ads and marketing techniques, it doesn't change the fact that only three fast food chains offer soy burgers:
- Burger King (good)
- Harvey's (good)
- A&W (weird taste)
McDonald's doesn't have it anymore (didn't taste good anyway), and other fast food chains aren't in my area (Wendy's, etc).
So, questionnable ads or not, I only have two fast-food options for a vegan meal when I'm on the road. When you're on the go and in a hurry, burgers and fries are almost the only choice, especially when you don't know the local restaurants. A big "Burger King" or "Harvey's" sign, however, is hard to miss.
Back on topic: I just wish BK would venture even further on the "creepy" side in the ads with their king mascot, it's too borderline to understand it's supposed to be creepy/funny. If they push it, however, I'm sure they could find hilarious ideas.
Well, that's how the web should work. References for people who don't know who Morgan Spurlock is, what "Super Size Me" is or what's the point of the reference to Super Pac-Man (i.e. huge Pac-Man, i.e. Super-Sized).
Slashdot makes external links heavy on the text by adding the domain name in brackets after the actual link. It's not my fault, that's the way Slashdot works. I hate it myself, and I'm too lazy to go check my account settings to see if there's a way to disable that "feature".
I heard Morgan Spurlock is making a remake of Super Size Me with Pac-Man, using Super Pac-Man as the background story.
In Canada, Toys'R Us had the Wii for pre-order a few weeks (months?) ago. Their website no longer lists it as being available for pre-order, though.
I'm ok with the Wii having 2-3 times better graphics than the Gamecube. In fact, I really like the idea: don't increase the resolution, increase the quality. From what I've seen from the Xbox 360 so far, it's exactly the same as the first Xbox, but in hi-res and more polygons. Basically, it just looks the same, but sharper. IMHO that's not "better graphics".
I'd rather take improved gameplay over improved graphics. I have no idea how people can manage to play first-person shooter games with the crappy analog sticks on a PS2 controller. Put those people against players on a computer (keyboard+mouse) and they'd be no match.
Put computer players (keyboard+mouse) against Wii players (Wii-mote + nunchuck), and I currently have no idea who'd win. Maybe the Wii will be like going from Quake 1 keyboard-only to Quake 1 keyboard+mouse. It's a whole new world of freedom in game control.
As for the graphics themselves, well, seeing the number of players on Starcraft and Diablo 2, if graphics were everything, those games should've been dead years ago.
The illusion of choice is also extremely dangerous. If you ask people what kind of PC they can buy, they'll give you this list: Dell, HP, etc. That's only the box, those people are stuck with only one operation system (Windows) and don't even realize it.
Asking a new Linux user "KDE or Gnome" (or *insert all 10 desktop managers list here*) without any additionnal information is bad. Give the most common/best choices, with screenshots and a description on how this particular decision will affect their operating system and future usage/compatibility. Hide the other choices with an "advanced users" or "more choices" button/checkbox.
If she goes to Baskin Robins, the other 29 choices are there, along with the choices she'd like to be limited to. That doesn't make the other 29 choices go away. That's the whole point of "too many choices are bad".
This isn't a "vanilla and chocolate are parts of the 31 flavors" logic equation, it's about people's ability to make a decision based on the number of choices available. It's easier to pick a number between 1 and 2 then between 1 and 31.
So, where to begin... There's so many distros, the first decision is overwhelming in itself. Then, if you ever decide on a distro (after consulting discussion boards, talking to friends, etc) you then have to decide on what desktop to use. KDE or Gnome? How will these two choices affect the software that'll be available to him afterward?
I'll be honest, I once tried Red Hat and... well I can't even remember the name of that other distro. I also choose KDE (not even sure, it might have been Gnome). So many ways to get applications, install them, etc. The Linux world is simply not homogeneous enough for regular users (i.e. non-tech user). Do my KDE/Gnome choice decides what software I can run? After all these years hearing about Linux and all, I still haven't got an answer to that.
I know a lot of people think Linux shouldn't try to "take over Windows" (and a lot of people think it should), but IMHO the whole Linux movement needs to get its act together. If I think web server, I think Apache, PHP, mySQL. If I think alternative browsers, I think Firefox, Opera, Safari (if you're on OS X).
If I think Linux... well, there's so many choices, I can't even remember them all. It's impossible to make a choice if you don't even know what the choices are.
As for the GUIs themselves, last time I heard about it, the Gnome team was on a really good path with interface experts, ergonomy experts, etc (or was it the KDE team?)
Best exemple of this: iTunes.
A lot of people on Slashdot will complain that it takes too much memory, is heavy on the CPU, doesn't have enough settings/parameters, have DRM in store-bought songs.
Normal users see a pretty program that's easy to use, that does everything that they want, including buying a single tune for 0.99$ on an otherwise 10-20$ CD. Add "connect cable to sync iPod automatically without doing anything else" and you've got a winner.
When the linux community finally understands that (too many) choices are bad (and that automated everything isn't evil), linux on the desktop will be a real viable alternative. In the meantime, OS X is the only real-world alternative to Windows.
Now let's sit back and see my score go to "flame/troll" by some linux user that doesn't see (or doesn't want to see) the point I'm making here.
Not to mention that on slashdot, unlike print media, if you miss a comment it will be re-run in a few days (sometimes a few hours if you are lucky).
Indeed, I just watched "SuperVolcano" on Discovery Channel and a guy in the movie had one.
Screw all this, the BBC should simply use the real current standard: H.264 with AAC audio. And don't tell me "that's an Apple-only thing" just because Apple happens to like H.264/AAC.
Simpsons did it!
Don't you mean "Fiery" UI?
Textures in World of Warcraft don't see too low-res for me. And there's plenty of them, too.
Look, strange women lying on their backs in ponds handing out
swords
executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some
farcical aquatic ceremony.
ARTHUR
Be quiet!
DENNIS
You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause
some watery tart threw a sword at you!
ARTHUR
Shut up!
DENNIS
I mean, if I went around saying I was an Emperor because some
moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, people would put me away!
ARTHUR
(Grabbing him by the collar)
Shut up, will you. Shut up!
DENNIS
Ah! NOW
ARTHUR
Shut up!
PEOPLE (i.e. other PEASANTS) are appearing and watching.
DENNIS (calling)
Come and see the violence inherent in the
system. Help, help, I'm being repressed!
ARTHUR
(aware that people are now coming out and watching)
Bloody peasant!
(pushes DENNIS over into mud and prepares to ride off)
DENNIS
Oh, Did you hear that! What a give-away.
ARTHUR
Come on, patsy.
They ride off.
DENNIS
(in the background as we PULL OUT)
did you see him repressing me, then? That's what I've been on about
I'm a Nintendo fan myself, and while the parent is obviously a troll (Wii Sports isn't "five games"), you are over-looking a simple fact. If you go from 50$ to 60$ for the price of a game, that's still 20% more expensive, which means someone can buy 6 Wii games instead of 5 PS3 games.
In the last statistics I've read, the average players bought about a dozen games for their system, which means 12 games for a Wii owner and 10 games for a PS3 owner if we don't take the console price difference into account.
If we do that the console price into account, though, that means 12 Wii games instead of about 8 PS3 games, which means 33% more games for the Wii owner compared to the PS3 owner for the same amount of money.