We could solve that problem for cars if we standardize the batteries. Different cars with a different kW consumption could use a different number of the same standard battery. Instead of recharging we could swap batteries at the power station, an operation that might be automated and take no more time than filling up the tank with gas. But that means we have to trust the power station more than we do with gas stations now (at least until it becomes commonplace) so that might require a higher control, maybe directly by the car manufacturers.
On a related thought, liquid fuel is so convenient to stock indefinitely and distribute even in rural areas... I wonder if electricity will ever completely replace it.
Yes, creepy...
Another problem is which wire you need to move all that energy into the capacitor in that little time. This applies both to the wire from the wall to the device and the one from the grid to the house (where I live residential contracts are usually limited to 3 kW). I didn't do the math but assuming it's not a problem for a cellphone it might be a problem for a charging a car fast. In a reverse-car analogy it's like having a 2 Mbit DSL to the Internet. Downloading a movie is going to take a long time a Gigabit home network won't help.
More choice yes with the exception of displays for laptops. I'd love a 4:3 matte screen. Maybe I'll get a matte one with my next laptop but it's going to be 16:9, which is way worse unless the laptop is much wider to compensate the reduced height.
Yes, everybody was using Windows (me too) but I remember that I left Netscape for IE5 because IE5 was so much better than Netscape 4 (IE4 was a little worse). IE6 was a good step forward, it killed Netscape and then the development stopped. Firefox appeared after a few years and was so much better than IE6, so I switched again. Chrome is a little faster than Firefox now, but the gap is getting narrower and its versions of NoScript, AdBlock, Firebug are worse so I'm sticking to Firefox. I'll end up installing it from some repository if Ubuntu switches, not a problem.
It's not an International System unit but it is (somewhat) metric, because it has been agreed to be 1852 m (actually, by this line of reasoning the inch is metric too as it has been defined to be 2.54 cm).
It is based on a natural measurement, the length of a meridian of the Earth. That is 360 degrees and a nautical mile is a 1/60th of degree. Not all miles have the same length according to this definition and not all countries used the same definition so, to make a long story short, countries settled for those 1852 meters almost one century ago. By the way, the knot is the corresponding unit of speed (nautical miles per hour).
The Pixel has big resolution but little RAM and little local disc. I don't know if it can be upgraded, but if it doesn't it will be useful only as a chromebook. Not a machine one wants to buy to install a different OS. On the other side a MBP has an option for a 16:10 screen, which is great but one has to like OSX or take a little adventurous road to install Ubuntu 13.04 on it.
In another age somebody would have said that banknotes are a virtual currency dependent on real gold. Well, maybe banknotes are really a pyramidal scheme with somebody at the top printing as much as they wish when it's more convenient to them and people at the bottom getting with nothing in their end if inflation kicks in too much or if somebody decides to confiscate the bits in their banking accounts.
I bought a next business day care pack from HP with my laptop back in 2006 and I used it a few times. It was a good investment and they delivered assistance on time.
Would linux, the kernel, had any chance to spread out in the world without all the GNU software running on the top of it?
I think Linus owes RMS more than RMS owes to Linus and so it goes for linux and GNU.
Interesting, I didn't know about it. I think they made a mistake but it's a simple one to undo for server administrators as it's a configuration switch. Check at the end of this file. Furthermore it's up to the applications to honor the flag, the web server is just a middleman here, right?
I'm also a TB user so I'm happy you can use it on KDE (no surprise). However a mail application doesn't belong to an OS. It's a matter of personal choice and what one was using on other computers and in previous years. For example, I've been using TB for maybe 10 years over 4 maybe different computers and I'll keep using it on the next one, if I ever find a modern laptop worth buying. So, no good mail client on KDE should not be a problem. Actually, why bother developing an integrated client?
Same thing for a web browser: it's nice if the OS provides a default browser so the user can download the one s/he prefers after the first boot, but that's it. Any toy browser preloaded with links to the major ones would be good enough for that.
But if they had a big success in the mobile world maybe (and only maybe) people would have swallowed the Metro interface on the desktop as well. They're betting the company on Metro on the desktop and my theory is that a failure in the mobile market makes that bet hopeless. They still have some time to turn the tide but it's not easy.
People look at those new phones and tablets, see the Windows logo and think about the antivirus running on their PC at home and at work. Some of them even remember editing the register. They feel a shiver down their spine and move to the next shelf. That's the number 1 problem, IMHO.
I use a very old digital watch when I go hiking on the mountains (my phone is usually in airplane more or switched off). I put the watch in a closed pocket or strap it on the backpack (it's has a velcro strap) because I can't tolerate anything around a wrist anymore: I just lost the habit some 20 years ago. There are almost no other use cases for a watch for me, certainly not for a smart one that I won't wear.
That said, I'm sure smart watches will sell and maybe I'll make some money writing software for them if some customer pays me to do it.
No way. Watches died for me twenty years ago. They should invent something with very different functionality (they probably will) which doesn't have to be worn around wrists. Maybe something I keep in a pocket. Oh wait, my smartphone!
Disclaimer: I know one person is not a statistical sample, I just hate things that wrap wrists and I know that Apple can sell anything to their cultists:-)
Bike computers go on the handlebar where you can see them without effort.
Biometric monitoring device, yes. Probably somebody will buy that.
Remote control, maybe. Not for the phone but for some remote devices (lights? tv?)
Alarms? Probably.
Anyway I didn't wear a watch since the early '90s, I won't wear one now. I feel uncomfortable with something strapped to my wrist. I'll let other people handcuff themselves:-)
Unity is copyrighted by Canonical so they can multiple license it. It is GPL3 by default but anything else for anybody they make a deal with.
This means they could license their code to Samsung so that Samsung can make all the changes it wants without sharing them back to the world. Probably Canonical will ask some money for the privilege.
Use keepassx. Usernames and password won't be stored into your browser and that could be annoying but you'll always be able to paste them into any login form. Or at least I never experienced any problem. There is also an Android version and you can copy the password db file among devices (dropbox or manual file copy).
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We could solve that problem for cars if we standardize the batteries. Different cars with a different kW consumption could use a different number of the same standard battery. Instead of recharging we could swap batteries at the power station, an operation that might be automated and take no more time than filling up the tank with gas. But that means we have to trust the power station more than we do with gas stations now (at least until it becomes commonplace) so that might require a higher control, maybe directly by the car manufacturers.
On a related thought, liquid fuel is so convenient to stock indefinitely and distribute even in rural areas... I wonder if electricity will ever completely replace it.
Yes, creepy...
Another problem is which wire you need to move all that energy into the capacitor in that little time. This applies both to the wire from the wall to the device and the one from the grid to the house (where I live residential contracts are usually limited to 3 kW). I didn't do the math but assuming it's not a problem for a cellphone it might be a problem for a charging a car fast. In a reverse-car analogy it's like having a 2 Mbit DSL to the Internet. Downloading a movie is going to take a long time a Gigabit home network won't help.
More choice yes with the exception of displays for laptops. I'd love a 4:3 matte screen. Maybe I'll get a matte one with my next laptop but it's going to be 16:9, which is way worse unless the laptop is much wider to compensate the reduced height.
That is more or less what I did. I also deleted the top panel and moved everything into the bottom one.
Yes, everybody was using Windows (me too) but I remember that I left Netscape for IE5 because IE5 was so much better than Netscape 4 (IE4 was a little worse). IE6 was a good step forward, it killed Netscape and then the development stopped. Firefox appeared after a few years and was so much better than IE6, so I switched again. Chrome is a little faster than Firefox now, but the gap is getting narrower and its versions of NoScript, AdBlock, Firebug are worse so I'm sticking to Firefox. I'll end up installing it from some repository if Ubuntu switches, not a problem.
It's not an International System unit but it is (somewhat) metric, because it has been agreed to be 1852 m (actually, by this line of reasoning the inch is metric too as it has been defined to be 2.54 cm).
It is based on a natural measurement, the length of a meridian of the Earth. That is 360 degrees and a nautical mile is a 1/60th of degree. Not all miles have the same length according to this definition and not all countries used the same definition so, to make a long story short, countries settled for those 1852 meters almost one century ago. By the way, the knot is the corresponding unit of speed (nautical miles per hour).
The Pixel has big resolution but little RAM and little local disc. I don't know if it can be upgraded, but if it doesn't it will be useful only as a chromebook. Not a machine one wants to buy to install a different OS. On the other side a MBP has an option for a 16:10 screen, which is great but one has to like OSX or take a little adventurous road to install Ubuntu 13.04 on it.
Of course, but I'd agree with my opponent to setup a molasses ko :-)
I wish I had a bitcoin for every go stone I played!
In another age somebody would have said that banknotes are a virtual currency dependent on real gold. Well, maybe banknotes are really a pyramidal scheme with somebody at the top printing as much as they wish when it's more convenient to them and people at the bottom getting with nothing in their end if inflation kicks in too much or if somebody decides to confiscate the bits in their banking accounts.
I bought a next business day care pack from HP with my laptop back in 2006 and I used it a few times. It was a good investment and they delivered assistance on time.
Obviously.
Would linux, the kernel, had any chance to spread out in the world without all the GNU software running on the top of it? I think Linus owes RMS more than RMS owes to Linus and so it goes for linux and GNU.
Interesting, I didn't know about it. I think they made a mistake but it's a simple one to undo for server administrators as it's a configuration switch. Check at the end of this file. Furthermore it's up to the applications to honor the flag, the web server is just a middleman here, right?
It's 1.000 feet in a mile, right? What else?
I'm also a TB user so I'm happy you can use it on KDE (no surprise). However a mail application doesn't belong to an OS. It's a matter of personal choice and what one was using on other computers and in previous years. For example, I've been using TB for maybe 10 years over 4 maybe different computers and I'll keep using it on the next one, if I ever find a modern laptop worth buying. So, no good mail client on KDE should not be a problem. Actually, why bother developing an integrated client?
Same thing for a web browser: it's nice if the OS provides a default browser so the user can download the one s/he prefers after the first boot, but that's it. Any toy browser preloaded with links to the major ones would be good enough for that.
But if they had a big success in the mobile world maybe (and only maybe) people would have swallowed the Metro interface on the desktop as well. They're betting the company on Metro on the desktop and my theory is that a failure in the mobile market makes that bet hopeless. They still have some time to turn the tide but it's not easy.
People look at those new phones and tablets, see the Windows logo and think about the antivirus running on their PC at home and at work. Some of them even remember editing the register. They feel a shiver down their spine and move to the next shelf. That's the number 1 problem, IMHO.
Number 2, the UI issue the article is about.
I tried that but it bounces and maybe hits some rock when I have to climb a little. Anyway it's OK for walking. Thanks!
I use a very old digital watch when I go hiking on the mountains (my phone is usually in airplane more or switched off). I put the watch in a closed pocket or strap it on the backpack (it's has a velcro strap) because I can't tolerate anything around a wrist anymore: I just lost the habit some 20 years ago. There are almost no other use cases for a watch for me, certainly not for a smart one that I won't wear.
That said, I'm sure smart watches will sell and maybe I'll make some money writing software for them if some customer pays me to do it.
No way. Watches died for me twenty years ago. They should invent something with very different functionality (they probably will) which doesn't have to be worn around wrists. Maybe something I keep in a pocket. Oh wait, my smartphone!
Disclaimer: I know one person is not a statistical sample, I just hate things that wrap wrists and I know that Apple can sell anything to their cultists :-)
Bike computers go on the handlebar where you can see them without effort. :-)
Biometric monitoring device, yes. Probably somebody will buy that.
Remote control, maybe. Not for the phone but for some remote devices (lights? tv?)
Alarms? Probably.
Anyway I didn't wear a watch since the early '90s, I won't wear one now. I feel uncomfortable with something strapped to my wrist. I'll let other people handcuff themselves
Do you have a laptop AND a monitor? You have much more stuff than you need, watch out for burglars ;-)
Unity is copyrighted by Canonical so they can multiple license it. It is GPL3 by default but anything else for anybody they make a deal with.
This means they could license their code to Samsung so that Samsung can make all the changes it wants without sharing them back to the world. Probably Canonical will ask some money for the privilege.
Use keepassx. Usernames and password won't be stored into your browser and that could be annoying but you'll always be able to paste them into any login form. Or at least I never experienced any problem. There is also an Android version and you can copy the password db file among devices (dropbox or manual file copy).