Heh? Dead pixels are usually a result of a manufacturing defect, not from rough handling.
Also, LCD's tend to do better when moved, due to their lighter weight. Heavier the package, the rougher the handling, and thus the more chance for damage. My poor ViewSonic PT775 died from such handling, even after being double-boxed and such (the focus went out of whack after a move).
As someone who has been doing Enterprise-level development for over 5 years, with many languages, I can heartily say that Java is much more preferrable than many other alternatives.
No offense, but Java isn't a language to have considered "mastered" in a few months. When I read your post, I was more inclined to believe that your results were due to having more experience in python than Java.
Using Sun machines, writing properly threaded Java applications (not necessarily EJB-based) tend to be "fast-enough" (with aio and whatnot) for most applications.
Now, if you want *real* performance, spend the extra time and code it in assembler:P
Well, oh yeah. Though, a rather credible rumour has it that IBM leaked the details of their Lotus buyout to their employees a day or so before they did so to the press. It's not the same thing, but that sort of "action" keeps employees happy (or, to the idiots who didn't use disgretion, unhappy *grin*).
Keep in mind Sony is a Japanese company, and in Japan, space is at a premium. LCD's are the norm there (though mostly in the 15" variety), with some companies issuing laptops as their workers' main PCs.
They can get all the details they want from Sony's now-expired patent, like Mitsubishi did. Why they're not doing so is mostly because Trinitron/Diamondtron monitors are slightly more difficult to manufacturer.
I'm actually curious to see who builds ViewSonic's vertically-flat trinitron-esque tubes (it's definitely not Sony).
Obviously, their answer for a 3+ hour movie was to use a crappy bitrate rather than use DVD-18 ( Double-sided, dual-layered ) or two dual-layered discs.
But the *perceived* marketing problem with using two dual-layered discs is that the viewer will have to get up and switch discs in the middle of the movie. Of course, you can alleviate this with a multi-dvd jukebox.
The bigger question I have is about the DVD-18. Can most players read both sides of the DVD-18 without having the user physically flip the disc?
That's the problem! We have been ignoring the costs involved in dealing with the waste products of the fossil fuel plants.
You know, I've never thought of it that way. You're right, we have been ignoring those costs. The cost of spewing CO2/NOx/SOx into the atmosphere through the smokestack is not zero. Thank you for pointing that out.
That's a research project, right? BBTec in Japan is offering the VoIP stuff as a commercial project, that is available currently. Calling US with the service is cheaper than making traditional intra-country long-distance calls with the likes of NTT (heck, it's competitive with the *local* per-minute rates we're forced to pay via NTT).
IIRC, only if you ignore the costs involved in dealing with the waste products, and also possibly if you ignore the enormous costs involved in building a nuke (both social and economical).
I don't know in the US, but in Japan, BBTec has a 12Mbps ADSL service + VoIP phone. It may only be feasible in a high population density country like Japan, though, and I'm not 100% sure they're not hemmorhaging money just yet.
However, the VoIP voice quality isn't too horrible, but then, POTS voice quality isn't exactly CD-grade.
Let me speak as an example of a customer. The best server-side solution is one that is inexpensive to obtain and maintain.
Of course, what the manufacturers want is something that is expensive to obtain, and almost impossible to maintain without an expensive support contract:)
Seriously, Linux is cheap now, with the inexpensive talent around. What prevents most companies from deploying Linux is the (perceived) lack of quality *commercial* support (i.e. someone they can sue when something goes wrong:P)
I've been wondering if Sony changed the name from Playstation to PSX
No, the PSX moniker came about because the popular Japanese abbreviation for the PSX (puresute) sort of implied "play and throw away"(1). It had *nothing* to do with Nintendo and everything to do with Sony's brand image. Subsequently, they pushed "PSX" in the US as well, because ultimately Sony K.K. in Japan outranks Sony of America, Inc.
(1) The moniker PSX didn't stick in Japan. Not all marketdroid schemes work. *grin*
That's an apples-to-oranges comparison; a (new) car costs at least a few thousand dollars, while your average vcr will cost *maybe* $500. In addition, if a defect will potentially result in damage to other devices (and is widespread enough *cough*), then the manufacturer usually ends up making a recall anyway.
Heh? PS1 accounting for just about 50% of Sony's revenue? IIRC, they sold more TV's and Monitor's than PS1's during the years that the PS1's were around. Guess which business line has a higher ASP *and* margins? They don't have a PDA running Linux either. It runs palm. IHBT. *sigh*
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Heh? Dead pixels are usually a result of a manufacturing defect, not from rough handling.
Also, LCD's tend to do better when moved, due to their lighter weight. Heavier the package, the rougher the handling, and thus the more chance for damage. My poor ViewSonic PT775 died from such handling, even after being double-boxed and such (the focus went out of whack after a move).
Eh, JVM+JIT sucks ass for such small code. Try it without the JIT, and see what happens :)
Just a hunch, though :P
As someone who has been doing Enterprise-level development for over 5 years, with many languages, I can heartily say that Java is much more preferrable than many other alternatives.
:P
No offense, but Java isn't a language to have considered "mastered" in a few months. When I read your post, I was more inclined to believe that your results were due to having more experience in python than Java.
Using Sun machines, writing properly threaded Java applications (not necessarily EJB-based) tend to be "fast-enough" (with aio and whatnot) for most applications.
Now, if you want *real* performance, spend the extra time and code it in assembler
But it's better to *own* a "Fucking Dick" than to *be* one :P
Well, oh yeah. Though, a rather credible rumour has it that IBM leaked the details of their Lotus buyout to their employees a day or so before they did so to the press. It's not the same thing, but that sort of "action" keeps employees happy (or, to the idiots who didn't use disgretion, unhappy *grin*).
Keep in mind Sony is a Japanese company, and in Japan, space is at a premium. LCD's are the norm there (though mostly in the 15" variety), with some companies issuing laptops as their workers' main PCs.
They can get all the details they want from Sony's now-expired patent, like Mitsubishi did. Why they're not doing so is mostly because Trinitron/Diamondtron monitors are slightly more difficult to manufacturer.
I'm actually curious to see who builds ViewSonic's vertically-flat trinitron-esque tubes (it's definitely not Sony).
A relative is a rather important manager for Sony, in the displays division, and I'm slightly skeptical that I heard of this on a web news bit first :)
But the *perceived* marketing problem with using two dual-layered discs is that the viewer will have to get up and switch discs in the middle of the movie. Of course, you can alleviate this with a multi-dvd jukebox.
The bigger question I have is about the DVD-18. Can most players read both sides of the DVD-18 without having the user physically flip the disc?
wouldn't that be false advertisement? *ducks and runs for cover*
which is ironic, since Mein Kampf pretty much outlined what he was going to do, all the way back before 1941.
That's the problem! We have been ignoring the costs involved in dealing with the waste products of the fossil fuel plants.
You know, I've never thought of it that way. You're right, we have been ignoring those costs. The cost of spewing CO2/NOx/SOx into the atmosphere through the smokestack is not zero. Thank you for pointing that out.
That's a research project, right? BBTec in Japan is offering the VoIP stuff as a commercial project, that is available currently. Calling US with the service is cheaper than making traditional intra-country long-distance calls with the likes of NTT (heck, it's competitive with the *local* per-minute rates we're forced to pay via NTT).
IIRC, only if you ignore the costs involved in dealing with the waste products, and also possibly if you ignore the enormous costs involved in building a nuke (both social and economical).
However, the VoIP voice quality isn't too horrible, but then, POTS voice quality isn't exactly CD-grade.
Of course, what the manufacturers want is something that is expensive to obtain, and almost impossible to maintain without an expensive support contract :)
Seriously, Linux is cheap now, with the inexpensive talent around. What prevents most companies from deploying Linux is the (perceived) lack of quality *commercial* support (i.e. someone they can sue when something goes wrong :P)
I was unaware that they considered "psx" as an official brand. Thank you.
I've been wondering if Sony changed the name from Playstation to PSX
No, the PSX moniker came about because the popular Japanese abbreviation for the PSX (puresute) sort of implied "play and throw away"(1). It had *nothing* to do with Nintendo and everything to do with Sony's brand image. Subsequently, they pushed "PSX" in the US as well, because ultimately Sony K.K. in Japan outranks Sony of America, Inc.
(1) The moniker PSX didn't stick in Japan. Not all marketdroid schemes work. *grin*
That's an apples-to-oranges comparison; a (new) car costs at least a few thousand dollars, while your average vcr will cost *maybe* $500. In addition, if a defect will potentially result in damage to other devices (and is widespread enough *cough*), then the manufacturer usually ends up making a recall anyway.
<pedantic>RAID5 doesn't have a dedicated parity drive. That's RAID3</pedantic>
Of course, RAID 5 does use parity, but data+parity is striped across the multiple drives.
Doesn't Omnipotent imply Omiscient? Just a thought.
Heh? Where's you get that idea, or do you mean outside the US?
It's certainly not illegal to have a monopoly. It's certainly illegal to use that monopoly to squash competition in other realms.
Heh? PS1 accounting for just about 50% of Sony's revenue?
IIRC, they sold more TV's and Monitor's than PS1's during the years that the PS1's were around. Guess which business line has a higher ASP *and* margins?
They don't have a PDA running Linux either. It runs palm.
IHBT. *sigh*
IIRC, they quit doing so a while ago, as their Alpha stuff didn't sell.
:p
I hate the 20s reply-send delay. It's highly annoying