I just went to Amazon, clicked on top Electronics sellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/ref=sv_etk_ce_av__1/104-1309862-5032737), and the first Zune I see is at 24, with 7 different iPod models above it.
Perhaps MS did some kind of Dianetics-esque fake buying to get on the list temporarily and then had one of their friendly journos do a piece on it.
The month is before the day because it is a larger unit. Just like we put the tens before the ones in decimal numbers. the year is last because generally we remember what year it is, so when we think of the date, we say "March 14th". then the year after a comma/pause. Makes more sense to me than saying "the 14th of March". That would be like saying "the fourth of teens", instead of saying "fourteen".
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The month is before the day because it is a larger unit. Just like we put the tens before the ones in decimal numbers. the year is last because generally we remember what year it is, so when we think of the date, we say "March 14th". then the year after a comma/pause. Makes more sense to me than saying 14th of March. That would be like saying "the fourth of teens", instead of saying "fourteen".
Well, I thought it had WiFi... Perhaps not. If it has WiFi, or if it is were a phone, then you could do it. Sure, it would be tough to enter the cc#, but perhaps you could set that up from the PC and sync it to the phone (or perhaps the online media store has your info, and you just have signin info or some key stored on the device, and then when you want to buy something from the device, it could transmit the key and recieve the media over WiFi or Cell net. If it does not have WiFi or Cell, then you can not get the music from the device.
iTMS has sold over a BILLION songs. Probably tens of millions of customers.
So, what happens if you try to share an MP3 file? Does that get DRMed also? That would suck.
Seems to me like they might sell some of these if they allowed purchasing the song that someone shared with you, right from the device, and then letting you copy it back to your PC.
I find that compatibility thing funny. MS has spent soooo much time, effort, money, and compromise on backward compatibility in Windows over the years. Perhaps they just had enough of that.
This stuff is really so far from real science that it seem to me to be simply a publicity stunt. Life probably can't exist in the inner region of the galaxy anyway, due to high cosmic radiation.
Does anyone find it a bit convenient that the estimated life left of the Sun is the same as the estimated age of the Sun? The truth is that we really don't know how long the Sun will last, we really don't know how many alien civilizations there are out there, and we really have no chance any time soon of finding these things out.
Yes, it would be nice to have Hubble forever.
I have all CF bulbs in my house (2200 sq ft, 6 people) (there are few bulbs outside that I can't use CFs for), and I have wi-fi, and no problems. The beauty is that they save the environment, save me money, and save me time by lasting much longer.
I replaced all the incandescents as they went out. Long before I was done replacing them, I was already saving enough money on the electricity to pay for all the CF bulbs.
There are a very wide variety of bulbs. I find that the local Ace has better selection than any place else, including Home Depot, but I also like some bulbs that I can only get elsewhere, like the ones from IKEA. One time last year, I got a killer deal at Walgreens. Sometimes I get deals on them at Costco as well. I do wish they would fit in the outdoor flood light sockets I have.
There is a company (mostly one guy, actually) - http://www.kiteship.com/ - that has been experimenting, testing, and building kites for boats of various sizes - including maxi sailboats and AC Boats, and has been testing much larger kites designed for ships. They look a little different from the kites designed for kiteboarding. It is not just materials, either - the shapes and techniques for setting and dousing have been big parts of it, as far as I understand.
The sky sails people seem to be trying to get on the hype bandwagon without having really built any sails, as far as I can tell.
So many people who call themselves scientists make a big deal out of ways in which non=human animals might be inferior to human animals (even sometimes to the point of pretending that humans are not animals) because we don't know whether (or just have not proven) a particular animal can do a particular thing.
Here's a thought for you "scientists": Say what you know, acknowledge the stuff you don't know (don't assume anything and then pretend to know it) and spend your time trying to figure out the stuff you don't know instead of blathering out your baseless assumptions.
That way we don't have to be so surprized every time we figure out that some animal can do something that they need to do.
Why does every server have it's own transformer/converter/rectifier/power supply (I think you know what I mean, that thing that converts from AC to DC)? It seems to me that it would make more sense for a room of servers to have a DC supply for all the computers.
What's more, most server rooms have a power backup unit, which converts from AC to DC and back to AC again, just so that the computers can convert it back to DC. This is terribly inefficient just in terms of electricity, and it also creates a whole lot of heat, just so that we can air condition these rooms with huge air conditioners!
It would just seem to make sense to me that the world of computing would come up with a standard for using DC, and then companies would build big power supplies that would offer redundancy, power backup, and current conditioning. It would save money, power and space.
I realize that the cheapest (in terms of money) way to do compute-intensive processing is to write a program and convince lots of people to donate time on their computer.
However, I think it is something we should avoid doing. People should shut down their computers when the are not using them, not donate the computing power. Leaving them on is a huge waste of electricity. It is a very energy inefficient way to do computing.
In addition to that, if everyone got into the habit of having their computers off when they are not using them, then zombies would become a thing of the past, and we would have less spam and fewer malicious code attacks.
Seems to me that tens of thousands of miles of cable coming down would be more dangerous than the robot. You could just put a parachute or some wings on the robot.
The site has been slashdotted.
Seems to me that the height of the robot is not all that interesting. The power of the laser over distance and the length and strength of the cable are the interesting things.
Of the demos, I thought the photo organization one was the best, with ability to enlarge using 2 fingers on one hand.
Who knows what other great stuff could be done. Most of the demo was more like performance art than business productivity demo. I am guessing that there could be some great games, and that things like page layout will benefit from this.
At some level, the definition of stability is that it does not change often. Thorough testing is of absolute importance. Make sure every block of code is tested with a large enough variety of data. Once you have it in production, make sure you go after any problems that you have - never let any bug bite you twice. Don't add unnecessary features; keep it as simple as possible.
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I just went to Amazon, clicked on top Electronics sellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/ref=sv_etk_ce_av__1/104-1309862-5032737), and the first Zune I see is at 24, with 7 different iPod models above it.
Perhaps MS did some kind of Dianetics-esque fake buying to get on the list temporarily and then had one of their friendly journos do a piece on it.
The month is before the day because it is a larger unit. Just like we put the tens before the ones in decimal numbers. the year is last because generally we remember what year it is, so when we think of the date, we say "March 14th". then the year after a comma/pause. Makes more sense to me than saying "the 14th of March". That would be like saying "the fourth of teens", instead of saying "fourteen".
The month is before the day because it is a larger unit. Just like we put the tens before the ones in decimal numbers. the year is last because generally we remember what year it is, so when we think of the date, we say "March 14th". then the year after a comma/pause. Makes more sense to me than saying 14th of March. That would be like saying "the fourth of teens", instead of saying "fourteen".
Well, I thought it had WiFi... Perhaps not. If it has WiFi, or if it is were a phone, then you could do it. Sure, it would be tough to enter the cc#, but perhaps you could set that up from the PC and sync it to the phone (or perhaps the online media store has your info, and you just have signin info or some key stored on the device, and then when you want to buy something from the device, it could transmit the key and recieve the media over WiFi or Cell net. If it does not have WiFi or Cell, then you can not get the music from the device.
iTMS has sold over a BILLION songs. Probably tens of millions of customers.
So, what happens if you try to share an MP3 file? Does that get DRMed also? That would suck.
Seems to me like they might sell some of these if they allowed purchasing the song that someone shared with you, right from the device, and then letting you copy it back to your PC.
I find that compatibility thing funny. MS has spent soooo much time, effort, money, and compromise on backward compatibility in Windows over the years. Perhaps they just had enough of that.
This stuff is really so far from real science that it seem to me to be simply a publicity stunt. Life probably can't exist in the inner region of the galaxy anyway, due to high cosmic radiation. Does anyone find it a bit convenient that the estimated life left of the Sun is the same as the estimated age of the Sun? The truth is that we really don't know how long the Sun will last, we really don't know how many alien civilizations there are out there, and we really have no chance any time soon of finding these things out. Yes, it would be nice to have Hubble forever.
I have all CF bulbs in my house (2200 sq ft, 6 people) (there are few bulbs outside that I can't use CFs for), and I have wi-fi, and no problems. The beauty is that they save the environment, save me money, and save me time by lasting much longer.
I replaced all the incandescents as they went out. Long before I was done replacing them, I was already saving enough money on the electricity to pay for all the CF bulbs.
There are a very wide variety of bulbs. I find that the local Ace has better selection than any place else, including Home Depot, but I also like some bulbs that I can only get elsewhere, like the ones from IKEA. One time last year, I got a killer deal at Walgreens. Sometimes I get deals on them at Costco as well. I do wish they would fit in the outdoor flood light sockets I have.
I turned 40 2 months ago. I can hear it. I think someone has their data wrong.
There is a company (mostly one guy, actually) - http://www.kiteship.com/ - that has been experimenting, testing, and building kites for boats of various sizes - including maxi sailboats and AC Boats, and has been testing much larger kites designed for ships. They look a little different from the kites designed for kiteboarding. It is not just materials, either - the shapes and techniques for setting and dousing have been big parts of it, as far as I understand.
The sky sails people seem to be trying to get on the hype bandwagon without having really built any sails, as far as I can tell.
So many people who call themselves scientists make a big deal out of ways in which non=human animals might be inferior to human animals (even sometimes to the point of pretending that humans are not animals) because we don't know whether (or just have not proven) a particular animal can do a particular thing.
Here's a thought for you "scientists": Say what you know, acknowledge the stuff you don't know (don't assume anything and then pretend to know it) and spend your time trying to figure out the stuff you don't know instead of blathering out your baseless assumptions.
That way we don't have to be so surprized every time we figure out that some animal can do something that they need to do.
My wife drinks LOTS of coffee, and she hardly ever says yes.
Bite your tongue.
I thought it was great that they got back to discovering new planets, fighting evil aliens, and having sex with wierd humanoids.
Why does every server have it's own transformer/converter/rectifier/power supply (I think you know what I mean, that thing that converts from AC to DC)? It seems to me that it would make more sense for a room of servers to have a DC supply for all the computers.
What's more, most server rooms have a power backup unit, which converts from AC to DC and back to AC again, just so that the computers can convert it back to DC. This is terribly inefficient just in terms of electricity, and it also creates a whole lot of heat, just so that we can air condition these rooms with huge air conditioners!
It would just seem to make sense to me that the world of computing would come up with a standard for using DC, and then companies would build big power supplies that would offer redundancy, power backup, and current conditioning. It would save money, power and space.
Yep. Kibi is stupid to use.
By convention, only because computers are binary, when we refer to memory, we use kilo to mean 1024 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilobyte). But kilo comes from the Metric System (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilo), and means 1000. A kilowatt is most definitely exactly 1000 watts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt).
The chart on Page 3 of the review linked says the battery times displayed are "Minutes and Seconds". It clearly should be "Hours and Minutes".
I realize that the cheapest (in terms of money) way to do compute-intensive processing is to write a program and convince lots of people to donate time on their computer.
However, I think it is something we should avoid doing. People should shut down their computers when the are not using them, not donate the computing power. Leaving them on is a huge waste of electricity. It is a very energy inefficient way to do computing.
In addition to that, if everyone got into the habit of having their computers off when they are not using them, then zombies would become a thing of the past, and we would have less spam and fewer malicious code attacks.
Seems to me that tens of thousands of miles of cable coming down would be more dangerous than the robot. You could just put a parachute or some wings on the robot.
The site has been slashdotted.
Seems to me that the height of the robot is not all that interesting. The power of the laser over distance and the length and strength of the cable are the interesting things.
Of the demos, I thought the photo organization one was the best, with ability to enlarge using 2 fingers on one hand. Who knows what other great stuff could be done. Most of the demo was more like performance art than business productivity demo. I am guessing that there could be some great games, and that things like page layout will benefit from this.
How about this: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/01/psa_peugeo t_cit.html
At some level, the definition of stability is that it does not change often. Thorough testing is of absolute importance. Make sure every block of code is tested with a large enough variety of data. Once you have it in production, make sure you go after any problems that you have - never let any bug bite you twice. Don't add unnecessary features; keep it as simple as possible.
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The text of this post says that most Slashdot users are Linux users. Is that actually true?
"which is only about a bath tub full (or two, depending on the size)." You got a BBBIIIGGG tub!
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