I didn't mean that Optical Drives should be banned... I meant external drives should be the way to go, specially in laptops under 15". Few netbooks have an optical drive, and they sell like hotcakes, which I think proves my point.
Certainly some people watch DVDs on their laptops, but they are not that many (from my sample, only about 1 in 10), specially in small ones. There are also legal stores where you can buy movies online (iTunes, Amazon,...).
Many users don't ever install an OS, anyway, and the ones that do, don't usually install it but once every few months. All other components on my laptops are used constantly, or are phisically small (say DVI output), but not the optical drive is most of the time is just additional weight.
I just hope the Optical Drive goes the same way on notebooks. Most people use it very few times a year (not more than 4 or 5 in my case), and it is more than 250gr (~ half a pound) to carry every time the notebook is moved.
I'd put this to you - if civilians understood that they would get killed in wars too, they might be a lot less likely to build, finance and cheer on the armies to fight them.
Actually, aren't armies supposed to defend countries and the civilian population? By your reasoning, American citizens should stop supporting their own army, as they may get killed in the even of a war. Fortunately for you, there has been no war on US soil for more than a century.
And yes, there are rules in war. They are international law. They are made to protect civilians and human rights as a whole, in all situations. If you don't like them it may be because you are on the winning side, and you don't suffer the massacres.
I'm sure the handset makers are deeply saddened by this. Clearly, this unwelcome meddling by government will hurt consumers by ending competition in this vital technical matter.
Vital techinical matter? It's just the charger. They could use additional ports if they want to. And it may be financially wise for the companies: they will charge you the same for the phone, and they won't have to give you another charger. I guess not that many people loose their chargers and have to buy additional units.
This could cost consumers literally incalculable amounts of synergy and innovation. Why won't the government just let capitalism work?
Mixing capitalism with a "standard" charge port doesn't make any sense. And I don't see any great amount of innovation coming from the charge port.
Anyway, what's the point of having an integrated compass for a cow? It's great for migratory animals, but not so much for a cow. Nature is usually very economic with the systems it puts inside living creatures, if it isn't an advantage of any kind, it consumes energy, and becomes a disadvantage.
One thing that amazes me of Microsoft is how, having so many bright people at MS reasearch, most of their stuff is so bad, and/or lacks innovation. (I know part of this came from some other company they bought, but some of it is original from MS, I've read a paper related to this technology).
Every single paper I've seen from MS research is great. Well done!
(from someone developing computer vision on linux)
I think that it means thousands or millions of "processing elements" on one chip (think really small processing elements).
Humm... I guess that in a year's time we will have that FPGA-thing dissipating 50W at least. That will help keeping the lab warm in the long winter nights... I love you Intel!
I was sick to the point of physical nausea when an amoral, greasy politician like Clinton was able to get re-elected...
What do you think is more against moral (and/or faith)? Have some "sex for the pleasure of it" or send to an unuseful war hundreds of thousands of american soldiers, where more than a thousand have died? (Not to mention the thousands of Iraqi civilians, althought i guess you don't mind about them. I do)
Yep, you're rigth. In fact, the new C5 from Citroen already offers the option of a lane-departure system that will warn the driver if the car crosses the line unintentiously.
http://www.citroen.com/CWW/en-US/TECHNOLOGIES/SECU RITY/AFIL/
P.S. I'm not French neither:p
If you look carefully to the photo on the article, you'll notice that what it's believed to be a crater resambles the main weapon of the Death Star.
If it is active, i'll be happy they *only* shoot down the probe and not the Earth.
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According to the NYTimes article http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/business/global/14compete.html, the fine has to be paid right away. The money is placed in a bank account until further appeals are resolved.
I didn't mean that Optical Drives should be banned... I meant external drives should be the way to go, specially in laptops under 15". Few netbooks have an optical drive, and they sell like hotcakes, which I think proves my point.
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Certainly some people watch DVDs on their laptops, but they are not that many (from my sample, only about 1 in 10), specially in small ones. There are also legal stores where you can buy movies online (iTunes, Amazon,
Many users don't ever install an OS, anyway, and the ones that do, don't usually install it but once every few months. All other components on my laptops are used constantly, or are phisically small (say DVI output), but not the optical drive is most of the time is just additional weight.
I just hope the Optical Drive goes the same way on notebooks. Most people use it very few times a year (not more than 4 or 5 in my case), and it is more than 250gr (~ half a pound) to carry every time the notebook is moved.
I'd put this to you - if civilians understood that they would get killed in wars too, they might be a lot less likely to build, finance and cheer on the armies to fight them.
Actually, aren't armies supposed to defend countries and the civilian population? By your reasoning, American citizens should stop supporting their own army, as they may get killed in the even of a war. Fortunately for you, there has been no war on US soil for more than a century.
And yes, there are rules in war. They are international law. They are made to protect civilians and human rights as a whole, in all situations. If you don't like them it may be because you are on the winning side, and you don't suffer the massacres.
I'm sure the handset makers are deeply saddened by this. Clearly, this unwelcome meddling by government will hurt consumers by ending competition in this vital technical matter.
Vital techinical matter? It's just the charger. They could use additional ports if they want to. And it may be financially wise for the companies: they will charge you the same for the phone, and they won't have to give you another charger. I guess not that many people loose their chargers and have to buy additional units.
This could cost consumers literally incalculable amounts of synergy and innovation. Why won't the government just let capitalism work?
Mixing capitalism with a "standard" charge port doesn't make any sense. And I don't see any great amount of innovation coming from the charge port.
Mod parent up. +5 insightful.
Anyway, what's the point of having an integrated compass for a cow? It's great for migratory animals, but not so much for a cow. Nature is usually very economic with the systems it puts inside living creatures, if it isn't an advantage of any kind, it consumes energy, and becomes a disadvantage.
One thing that amazes me of Microsoft is how, having so many bright people at MS reasearch, most of their stuff is so bad, and/or lacks innovation. (I know part of this came from some other company they bought, but some of it is original from MS, I've read a paper related to this technology).
Every single paper I've seen from MS research is great. Well done!
(from someone developing computer vision on linux)
I think that it means thousands or millions of "processing elements" on one chip (think really small processing elements).
Humm... I guess that in a year's time we will have that FPGA-thing dissipating 50W at least. That will help keeping the lab warm in the long winter nights... I love you Intel!
I was sick to the point of physical nausea when an amoral, greasy politician like Clinton was able to get re-elected...
What do you think is more against moral (and/or faith)? Have some "sex for the pleasure of it" or send to an unuseful war hundreds of thousands of american soldiers, where more than a thousand have died? (Not to mention the thousands of Iraqi civilians, althought i guess you don't mind about them. I do)
Yep, you're rigth. In fact, the new C5 from Citroen already offers the option of a lane-departure system that will warn the driver if the car crosses the line unintentiously. http://www.citroen.com/CWW/en-US/TECHNOLOGIES/SECU RITY/AFIL/
P.S. I'm not French neither :p
If you look carefully to the photo on the article, you'll notice that what it's believed to be a crater resambles the main weapon of the Death Star. If it is active, i'll be happy they *only* shoot down the probe and not the Earth.