is an effective deterrent against bogus patents. IE you have to pay the patent office a lofty fine if your patent gets overturned in court. However, I can't think of a system that would:
a) get through the special interest dominated congress and
b: Be effective at making huge companies afraid of the fine while at the same time not intimidating legitimate companies from applying for legitmate patents.
Scylla and Charybdis...
And yes, I do think there are legitimate software patents, for example if this company had developed it's own compression algorithm, and unique, and very specific, distribution method, then they probably deserve a patent for it, but if they just say they invented distributing entertainment digitally, then there is no basis for the patent and they should be punished accordingly.
It also spoke of how the russians bettered their space program by launching many rockets, knowing their failure rate would be high, but learning from those failures. In comparison the American program launched fewer and did lots of R&D between them.
There was probably a reason for this during the cold war. While the American media isn't as free as we think it is, they still would have covered something as significant as a rocket launch. Thus if it failed, the Russians could easily find out. However, the Russians were better at keeping their media in check, so if rockets failed, it would be a lot harder for others to know.
Well, thats my take on it anyway
Well that used to be true. 7-UP has caffeine, at least in some incarnations.
7Up used to have lithium in it to....originally it was served to mental patients...
... to the "immediately on" computer. Boot times reduced to next to nothing will be prove to be a giant leap in the usability of computers, I think.
We already have that to a certain extent....I close the lid on my iBook, and without even having it plugged in I can pop open the clamshell the next day, hit a key and after a few seconds I am back in business
Vastly superiour to this windows hibernate crap...and you can even use the feature in linux, you just gotta run it on mac hardware.
That being said, imagine the power savings and lightning fast startup times! I'd love an "instant on" PC! ( or, erm...Mac:-D
You can already do this, it's called sleep mode:P
What would be even better than Microsoft opening up the doc format, they should really participate(with other concerned parties, such as Apple, OO, Sun etc) in creating an open document format(preferably XML). But that would not help microsoft at all, because then they would have to compete solely on tools that would help the user create the best document asap. Which they are capable of doing, but for most users, the little bit of extra help/formatting would not be worth the price point. They are too dependent on the proprietary doc format to sell more copies of office.
Hell, even if they did participate in creating open document standards, they would probably add special proprietary "enhancements". Visual J++ anyone?
to become at least competitve in terms of games. With the newest G5 revision, all power macs come with 2 cpus and a halfway decent video(9600 XT) card for $50 more. Now granted, the pm market is a small share of the already small mac market, but it still could mean more profits if you can port it for cheap(ie you coded it well)....time will tell I guess.
hmmm...the discussion boards on macrumors.com has been floating with all sorts of different ideas. I like the current design of the iMac(or as people dub it the iLamp) because it's small, and you can adjust the screen easily, ie when I am sitting at the desk I can look directly at the monitor, or if I am lazy I can lay on the couch with my wireless keyboard(mouse a little bit more difficult) and play a game if I want.
Yeah, but they aren't cheap.
I should have qualified that by saying a cheap linux iMac type device. Though the rumored G5 iMacs may be worth the money.
You mean something like the Cubit or the T-Cube (a little down the page in orange) with a monitor slapped on? Been done. Many times.
I'm not sure that you know what an iMac is...an iMac has a lcd arm that is attatched to the computer WITHOUT cables(it is also adjustable). All you need to plug in 1 power cord(optionally keyboard, mouse and ethernet but you can get those wireless.) It also makes it very easy to transport between rooms or to put into a kitchen etc. The small form factors are nice, but lack the asthetic value(and transportability) of an all-in-one solution.
To a linux-y iMac? IE a very small, compact all in one computer that runs linux? Could make some serious inroads for linux on the desktop. A think the appeal of the iMac lies in that it is small, easy to hook up(no rats nest), and has astehtic value.
Making a cheap version of this could definatly have market potential(esp. since you can control the hardware, it makes plug and play linux even easier)
of a particular team unlike in sports, where people really enjoy cheering on their favorite team(usually the hometown team, but not always). It makes it a lot more "interactive"(while it isn't really interactive, cheering/booing at least gets the person involved). The teams have mascots, they have history. And finally, you are looking at human beings instead of cg generated ones. It's much harder to cheer a team of geeks than it is to cheer on a team of very athletic individuals.
Would be something that not only streams music, but can also stream karaoke! Think about it, it would be so awesome if you could go to the iTunes music store from your laptop, d/l a song(normal version, plus karoake file with lyrics and timing, and even music video if appropriate, or you could do like the karaoke bars do in Japan and just put generic videos of people on the screen), then send it up on your bigscreen tv(and nice speakers) using an airport express kind of device. The sales of songs to drunk people on the iTunes music store would go through the roof! I mean, if you really want a song, what are you going to do, go to a p2p network to try to find a legit karaoke version or just go to the iTMS(since you will probably already have iTunes open) and buy the song.
Come on Steve, lead the pack!
Heh, well, this whole argument ignores the fact that Virtual PC will run XP totally on a G4, and, *someday* will run it on a G5, though I'm not really sure you would want virtual pc running on a cluster, kind of defeats the purpose...
Well, windows runs on Athlons and Xeons....and technically it runs on a G5(the XBox 2 dev kit that MS distributed is a modded NT kernel is run on a dual G5), so it's possible to do it on Windows, but why would you want to?
I have a dream that one day, all different architectures can work together in a single cluster, and processors will be judged not by the flavor of their bits, but by the speed of their results.
You forgot, "as long as they don't run Windows!"
I'm more interested in this line from the website: Popular in: Illinois (#20) , Pacific Bell Internet Services (#3)
Hmmmm...an ISP buying up a lot of copies of doom, wonder what they plan on doing with those;)
SMT is IBM's name for Hyperthreading, which is probably an Intel patented term.
I think you are getting trademarks and patents confused...you can patent a technology, you can't patten a name, but you can trademark a name. Whether or not Intel has patented their hyperthreading technology, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure they haven't patented the name.
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is an effective deterrent against bogus patents. IE you have to pay the patent office a lofty fine if your patent gets overturned in court. However, I can't think of a system that would:
a) get through the special interest dominated congress and
b: Be effective at making huge companies afraid of the fine while at the same time not intimidating legitimate companies from applying for legitmate patents.
Scylla and Charybdis...
And yes, I do think there are legitimate software patents, for example if this company had developed it's own compression algorithm, and unique, and very specific, distribution method, then they probably deserve a patent for it, but if they just say they invented distributing entertainment digitally, then there is no basis for the patent and they should be punished accordingly.
I'm referring to the cold war(esp. earlier cold war) BEFORE spy sattelites existed....
It also spoke of how the russians bettered their space program by launching many rockets, knowing their failure rate would be high, but learning from those failures. In comparison the American program launched fewer and did lots of R&D between them.
There was probably a reason for this during the cold war. While the American media isn't as free as we think it is, they still would have covered something as significant as a rocket launch. Thus if it failed, the Russians could easily find out. However, the Russians were better at keeping their media in check, so if rockets failed, it would be a lot harder for others to know.
Well, thats my take on it anyway
Here is a suggestion, do your project in perl like rikai
Well that used to be true. 7-UP has caffeine, at least in some incarnations.
7Up used to have lithium in it to....originally it was served to mental patients...
... to the "immediately on" computer. Boot times reduced to next to nothing will be prove to be a giant leap in the usability of computers, I think.
We already have that to a certain extent....I close the lid on my iBook, and without even having it plugged in I can pop open the clamshell the next day, hit a key and after a few seconds I am back in business
Vastly superiour to this windows hibernate crap...and you can even use the feature in linux, you just gotta run it on mac hardware.
That being said, imagine the power savings and lightning fast startup times! I'd love an "instant on" PC! ( or, erm...Mac :-D :P
You can already do this, it's called sleep mode
Maybe you should look at this there cowboy. Doesn't look like Microsoft is exactly wanting to be as open as you think...
What would be even better than Microsoft opening up the doc format, they should really participate(with other concerned parties, such as Apple, OO, Sun etc) in creating an open document format(preferably XML). But that would not help microsoft at all, because then they would have to compete solely on tools that would help the user create the best document asap. Which they are capable of doing, but for most users, the little bit of extra help/formatting would not be worth the price point. They are too dependent on the proprietary doc format to sell more copies of office.
Hell, even if they did participate in creating open document standards, they would probably add special proprietary "enhancements". Visual J++ anyone?
to become at least competitve in terms of games. With the newest G5 revision, all power macs come with 2 cpus and a halfway decent video(9600 XT) card for $50 more. Now granted, the pm market is a small share of the already small mac market, but it still could mean more profits if you can port it for cheap(ie you coded it well)....time will tell I guess.
hmmm...the discussion boards on macrumors.com has been floating with all sorts of different ideas. I like the current design of the iMac(or as people dub it the iLamp) because it's small, and you can adjust the screen easily, ie when I am sitting at the desk I can look directly at the monitor, or if I am lazy I can lay on the couch with my wireless keyboard(mouse a little bit more difficult) and play a game if I want.
Yeah, but they aren't cheap.
I should have qualified that by saying a cheap linux iMac type device. Though the rumored G5 iMacs may be worth the money.
You mean something like the Cubit or the T-Cube (a little down the page in orange) with a monitor slapped on? Been done. Many times.
I'm not sure that you know what an iMac is...an iMac has a lcd arm that is attatched to the computer WITHOUT cables(it is also adjustable). All you need to plug in 1 power cord(optionally keyboard, mouse and ethernet but you can get those wireless.) It also makes it very easy to transport between rooms or to put into a kitchen etc. The small form factors are nice, but lack the asthetic value(and transportability) of an all-in-one solution.
To a linux-y iMac? IE a very small, compact all in one computer that runs linux? Could make some serious inroads for linux on the desktop. A think the appeal of the iMac lies in that it is small, easy to hook up(no rats nest), and has astehtic value.
Making a cheap version of this could definatly have market potential(esp. since you can control the hardware, it makes plug and play linux even easier)
yeah, like Microsoft! :P
At least children will now be able to understand my reference
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of a particular team unlike in sports, where people really enjoy cheering on their favorite team(usually the hometown team, but not always). It makes it a lot more "interactive"(while it isn't really interactive, cheering/booing at least gets the person involved). The teams have mascots, they have history. And finally, you are looking at human beings instead of cg generated ones. It's much harder to cheer a team of geeks than it is to cheer on a team of very athletic individuals.
Would be something that not only streams music, but can also stream karaoke! Think about it, it would be so awesome if you could go to the iTunes music store from your laptop, d/l a song(normal version, plus karoake file with lyrics and timing, and even music video if appropriate, or you could do like the karaoke bars do in Japan and just put generic videos of people on the screen), then send it up on your bigscreen tv(and nice speakers) using an airport express kind of device. The sales of songs to drunk people on the iTunes music store would go through the roof! I mean, if you really want a song, what are you going to do, go to a p2p network to try to find a legit karaoke version or just go to the iTMS(since you will probably already have iTunes open) and buy the song.
Come on Steve, lead the pack!
Heh, well, this whole argument ignores the fact that Virtual PC will run XP totally on a G4, and, *someday* will run it on a G5, though I'm not really sure you would want virtual pc running on a cluster, kind of defeats the purpose...
Well, windows runs on Athlons and Xeons....and technically it runs on a G5(the XBox 2 dev kit that MS distributed is a modded NT kernel is run on a dual G5), so it's possible to do it on Windows, but why would you want to?
I have a dream that one day, all different architectures can work together in a single cluster, and processors will be judged not by the flavor of their bits, but by the speed of their results.
You forgot, "as long as they don't run Windows!"
I'm more interested in this line from the website: ;)
Popular in: Illinois (#20) , Pacific Bell Internet Services (#3)
Hmmmm...an ISP buying up a lot of copies of doom, wonder what they plan on doing with those
SMT is IBM's name for Hyperthreading, which is probably an Intel patented term.
I think you are getting trademarks and patents confused...you can patent a technology, you can't patten a name, but you can trademark a name. Whether or not Intel has patented their hyperthreading technology, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure they haven't patented the name.
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