...This just spawned another idea in my head..heh... I wonder what Apple would think if people started reslling their music they downloaded from iTunes on ebay;P lol
I'm sure there's something in iTunes' service agreement that would prevent this, but it's a funny thought none the less. And more importantly, is it even legal for someone like Apple to take away your rights to resell something you bought from them???
Perhaps Google is looking to compete with Amazon or iTunes, or even eBay possibly? They may just be creating another pay-pal type service, but I think it's much more likely that they're creating a subsystem to pay for something else they will offer.
Well, I not only wonder about it in the sense of prosthetic replacements, but what about for a full out robot? Or I guess more in my field, what about in a virtual world on an AI creature...
On the topic of heat/cold again...couldn't they put a bunch of tiny thermometors (sp?) embedded in a synthetic skin and then have a chip give the brain the appropriate sensations based on that data?
This is why I use Flashblock, but not adblock. It let's advertisers know that we won't put up with unreasonable advertising like "Eye blasters" and such, but still allows plain old image and text advertisements which are worth their while for free content. Bandwidth costs money people, but it doesn't mean we have to put up with everything...
I've actually often wondered what it would take to give a synthetic sense of touch to something. I'm guessing this "peltier junction" must be the best option for temperature since that's what their using? What else would you need, and how would you accomplish it? You would need the ability to feel whether or not something is hard or soft, whether or not it is rough or smooth, and that's really about it? Could both smoothness and hardness be deteched by the same sensors? If anyone knows please reply...it's fasinating:)
Why would Apple be so focused on only selling uberpowerful models? Not to ruffle any feathers, but isn't the primary audience Apple's trying to grab onto right now the average user? Why would Joe Average need a dual processor mac to surf the web and do his taxes on?
Yeah, I mean...since MS said they're going to be launching for Europe, America and Japan all at the same time, this may be a very feasable estimate. You could split it 3 ways between those markets and you'd have just 3 million sales each (we'll say 4 in the US for reality's sake and to make it 10). Those kind of numbers don't sound very unreasonable once you break it down like that. Now, the only problem is the wildcard of how many people are going to be able to see the need to switch to the next generation yet. Graphics junkies like me will be able to tell the difference, but will the aveage joe be able to see that big of a difference between Doom3 on the Xbox and Gears of War on the Xbox360? $300 worth of a difference? I guess we'll just have to wait and see...
Well another important issue is IBM's more apparent commitment to both Linux and Open-Source. It may just be marketing for all I know, but we hear a whole lot more about IBM paying for this and donating that to Linux & F/OSS than HP.
Depends on what screen size you're at. They were pretty huge a couple years ago when I tried it... Open Source software is not always better as far as quality...I would agree. But, with open source software you are guarenteed there are no hidden "features" you may not actually want. As spyware companies boom and governments and corporations take away more and more of our privacy and rights, open source software is one our few tools for freedom left. I'd much rather donate $50 to a developer rather than the traditional buying of their product. I could go on and on...but I think I've made it clear that there's no "mindless zealotry" going on here.
The problem is however that we want such a device that does all these things well, and so far...all these devices that try to do everything just do a mediocre job at most of these tasks. I'd love a PDA/Cell Phone/Ogg & Mp3 player/Game System/camera/etc....but I doubt I'll ever see one that does them all very well on the same machine:/
Actually the current US currency system is pretty stupid. We're making more fake paper money than we have real money (like gold and such) to back it up with. The little fairy tale thing was just me being goofy, but in all honesty the phrase "intellectual property" is pretty oxymoronic...
I'm not even talking about that long of a timeline with games....if a game is not hugely successful in it's first 3 months at retail it is considered a failure and almost completely pulled from the shelves...there are alot of less popular games that might have taken off a few months, or maybe just a year later if it had been given the chance...
The current trend in most all big business you see these days looks at making quick profits rather than long term. Just look at the soda and candy industries... you see a new flavor of "Sprite Remix" come out every couple of months, or a new weird type of M&M all the time. The manufacurers believe the initial sales of this "interesting" new product will outway the long term sales of a quality one. The video game industry does this too. Most games are designed and marketed to only make money for the first couple of months they are released then fade into obscurity. The film industry used to go against this and release quality "timeless" movies that would hold up for decades and continue to sell, but they've fallen into this trap as well.
Basically what it boils down to is greedy men (and women) wanting to make a quick buck and not worried about the future nor consequence.
...And in the land of foolish people, the King decried that ideas and virtual objects could be owned and controlled even though they never "really" existed in the first place. All sorts of confusion over this silly law broke out through the land, till the King of all idiots decided that no one but he should rule all things not physical.
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You're not going counter public opinion...if you look at my original posts and all the replies, it's pretty clear I'm the one being counter public opinion... No matter what you may see on slashdot, Open Source and Free(dom) Software are still very very small and very few people get it...
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According to Zeta's FAQ "...the core of the OS is based on proprietary code...". So this means they had to licence it from someone. Unfortunately, this means their OS is closed source, and completely useless to anyone interested in retaining the right to freely use their computer.
That's a pretty broad misunderstanding most people have. An analogue pad is just as accurate as any mouse, the problem is that most analogue pads are not tuned tightly enough to make up for the innacuracy of your thumbs. So really, it's your thumbs vs. your wrist that causes the innacuracy, and if you spend more time on a gamepad (like me) you're better at aiming with one than a mouse.
I was happily surprised to find out Saga Ryzom runs on an Open Source Game Engine (Nevrax.org) a few weeks ago. Unless your making tons of money off them like Epic or ID, there's no reason to keep your game engine proprietary...the engine is not what makes your game unique it's the content built on top of that engine that makes you the money.
Yeah, it sounds like it could be another trick like the Samba thing yesterday...I don't trust this. What do they have up their sleeve? What do they have to gain?
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...This just spawned another idea in my head..heh... I wonder what Apple would think if people started reslling their music they downloaded from iTunes on ebay ;P lol
I'm sure there's something in iTunes' service agreement that would prevent this, but it's a funny thought none the less. And more importantly, is it even legal for someone like Apple to take away your rights to resell something you bought from them???
Perhaps Google is looking to compete with Amazon or iTunes, or even eBay possibly? They may just be creating another pay-pal type service, but I think it's much more likely that they're creating a subsystem to pay for something else they will offer.
Well, I not only wonder about it in the sense of prosthetic replacements, but what about for a full out robot? Or I guess more in my field, what about in a virtual world on an AI creature...
On the topic of heat/cold again...couldn't they put a bunch of tiny thermometors (sp?) embedded in a synthetic skin and then have a chip give the brain the appropriate sensations based on that data?
This is why I use Flashblock, but not adblock. It let's advertisers know that we won't put up with unreasonable advertising like "Eye blasters" and such, but still allows plain old image and text advertisements which are worth their while for free content. Bandwidth costs money people, but it doesn't mean we have to put up with everything...
I've actually often wondered what it would take to give a synthetic sense of touch to something. I'm guessing this "peltier junction" must be the best option for temperature since that's what their using? What else would you need, and how would you accomplish it? You would need the ability to feel whether or not something is hard or soft, whether or not it is rough or smooth, and that's really about it? Could both smoothness and hardness be deteched by the same sensors? If anyone knows please reply...it's fasinating :)
That was the only confirmed title, but they also mentioned a brand new title as well...
With the annoucement that Square-Enix will be supporting the 360, they can probably triple their sales per year...
Why would Apple be so focused on only selling uberpowerful models? Not to ruffle any feathers, but isn't the primary audience Apple's trying to grab onto right now the average user? Why would Joe Average need a dual processor mac to surf the web and do his taxes on?
Yeah, I mean...since MS said they're going to be launching for Europe, America and Japan all at the same time, this may be a very feasable estimate. You could split it 3 ways between those markets and you'd have just 3 million sales each (we'll say 4 in the US for reality's sake and to make it 10). Those kind of numbers don't sound very unreasonable once you break it down like that. Now, the only problem is the wildcard of how many people are going to be able to see the need to switch to the next generation yet. Graphics junkies like me will be able to tell the difference, but will the aveage joe be able to see that big of a difference between Doom3 on the Xbox and Gears of War on the Xbox360? $300 worth of a difference? I guess we'll just have to wait and see...
Well another important issue is IBM's more apparent commitment to both Linux and Open-Source. It may just be marketing for all I know, but we hear a whole lot more about IBM paying for this and donating that to Linux & F/OSS than HP.
Depends on what screen size you're at. They were pretty huge a couple years ago when I tried it... Open Source software is not always better as far as quality...I would agree. But, with open source software you are guarenteed there are no hidden "features" you may not actually want. As spyware companies boom and governments and corporations take away more and more of our privacy and rights, open source software is one our few tools for freedom left. I'd much rather donate $50 to a developer rather than the traditional buying of their product. I could go on and on...but I think I've made it clear that there's no "mindless zealotry" going on here.
The problem is however that we want such a device that does all these things well, and so far...all these devices that try to do everything just do a mediocre job at most of these tasks. I'd love a PDA/Cell Phone/Ogg & Mp3 player/Game System/camera/etc....but I doubt I'll ever see one that does them all very well on the same machine :/
Is Opera open sourced? Is it free? okay then...
Speaking of which, whatever happened to that 2 million dollar investment Nokia made in Minimo?
Actually the current US currency system is pretty stupid. We're making more fake paper money than we have real money (like gold and such) to back it up with. The little fairy tale thing was just me being goofy, but in all honesty the phrase "intellectual property" is pretty oxymoronic...
I'm not even talking about that long of a timeline with games....if a game is not hugely successful in it's first 3 months at retail it is considered a failure and almost completely pulled from the shelves...there are alot of less popular games that might have taken off a few months, or maybe just a year later if it had been given the chance...
The current trend in most all big business you see these days looks at making quick profits rather than long term. Just look at the soda and candy industries... you see a new flavor of "Sprite Remix" come out every couple of months, or a new weird type of M&M all the time. The manufacurers believe the initial sales of this "interesting" new product will outway the long term sales of a quality one. The video game industry does this too. Most games are designed and marketed to only make money for the first couple of months they are released then fade into obscurity. The film industry used to go against this and release quality "timeless" movies that would hold up for decades and continue to sell, but they've fallen into this trap as well.
Basically what it boils down to is greedy men (and women) wanting to make a quick buck and not worried about the future nor consequence.
...And in the land of foolish people, the King decried that ideas and virtual objects could be owned and controlled even though they never "really" existed in the first place. All sorts of confusion over this silly law broke out through the land, till the King of all idiots decided that no one but he should rule all things not physical.
You're not going counter public opinion...if you look at my original posts and all the replies, it's pretty clear I'm the one being counter public opinion... No matter what you may see on slashdot, Open Source and Free(dom) Software are still very very small and very few people get it...
According to Zeta's FAQ "...the core of the OS is based on proprietary code...". So this means they had to licence it from someone. Unfortunately, this means their OS is closed source, and completely useless to anyone interested in retaining the right to freely use their computer.
Yes, but can the Revolution and Xbox360 cook my burgers to perfection like the PS3?
That's a pretty broad misunderstanding most people have. An analogue pad is just as accurate as any mouse, the problem is that most analogue pads are not tuned tightly enough to make up for the innacuracy of your thumbs. So really, it's your thumbs vs. your wrist that causes the innacuracy, and if you spend more time on a gamepad (like me) you're better at aiming with one than a mouse.
I was happily surprised to find out Saga Ryzom runs on an Open Source Game Engine (Nevrax.org) a few weeks ago. Unless your making tons of money off them like Epic or ID, there's no reason to keep your game engine proprietary...the engine is not what makes your game unique it's the content built on top of that engine that makes you the money.
Yeah, it sounds like it could be another trick like the Samba thing yesterday...I don't trust this. What do they have up their sleeve? What do they have to gain?
"Again, why FPSes on consoles are supperior."
A more accurate statement would be why playing with a gamepad (which PC's do still have, contrary to popular belief) is superior...
Great analogy :)