I, for one, (not welcoming anybody) am dreaming of flying car that I can select my destination on some dialer a then let central computer take me there. I wouldn't put my family into flying car that I am supposed to fly. What they have is not flying car, it is airplane you can drive. Flying car should be, first of all *car* - something that Joe Sixpack can use easily in (relatively) safe way.
Even without credit card part, this story is quite interesting. There are annoying DRM systems. There are pain-in-the-ass DRM systems. But then, miles above all this, there is that ultimate sometimes-go-to-the-shop-and-take-firmware-update-CD-and-unbrick-your-player-again DRM that almost renders any owner of such device as total moron.
I think that this is just another instance of customers locked into Win32-compatibility game. Joe Sixpack never needs more then 2GB of RAM. His Vista Home/XP home wouldn't use it anyway (OK, maybe 3GB). Applications stuck with 32-bits because, well, Joe Sixpack owns Win32 computer, not 64-bit one. DRAM companies are hostages in this game.
I also noticed that Google is very aggressively trying *not* to use Java JRE anywhere, as Dalvik VM or this x86 nonsense demonstrate. I have no idea why is that, given Java and JRE are FOSS now. One thing is for sure: Their Google Docs and other office-like applications would only start to make much more sense if they use new JavaFX clients (that can be dragged from browser to desktop, becoming standalone app) alongside with improving JRE support in Chrome and Firefox.
Java good, Netbeans good, MySQL good, OpenOffice OK, Glassfish good, OpenSolaris.... WTF? Why burning cash on redudant OS when few advantages over Linux could easily moved to Linux kernel? Do they understand amount of money needed to implent at least decent amount of hardware support?
It would be better if Google supported Gnash and/or Swfdec projects or created own open source Google Flash player. Flash is open, well documented standard and having stable FOSS player would be great in many ways, including Android and AMD64 platforms, Firefox/Konqueror/Chrome stability/performance, YouTube user experience,...
The bits missing (Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Presentation Foundation) aren't as crucial in my personal opinion; they are just nice toys you aren't going to miss if you've never had them before.
It is crucial in the moment when any programmer use them and application stop working on any non-Windows platform. It is also very difficult, if not improssible, to track VM incompatibilities when main developer (MS) is not interested in 100% compatibility at all. For me, as enterprise application developer, these are show stoppers. Luckily, there is Java and Sun Hotspot, which solves all this.
and we can safely assume number will be lower then 768 days. IP address usage progression will not be linear. If there is no significant concentrated effort to switch to IPv6 during next year or year and a half, result will be huge increase in demand for assigning few remaining available blocks. So, blocks that would normally take 100-200 days to be assigned will be grabbed in few days. My estimation is 450 days.
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OMFG, 9th image from the bottom: There is Windows ME machine there, Shut it down! Shut it down! Its too late, forget it, we are all dead already...
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I, for one, (not welcoming anybody) am dreaming of flying car that I can select my destination on some dialer a then let central computer take me there. I wouldn't put my family into flying car that I am supposed to fly. What they have is not flying car, it is airplane you can drive. Flying car should be, first of all *car* - something that Joe Sixpack can use easily in (relatively) safe way.
Even without credit card part, this story is quite interesting. There are annoying DRM systems. There are pain-in-the-ass DRM systems. But then, miles above all this, there is that ultimate sometimes-go-to-the-shop-and-take-firmware-update-CD-and-unbrick-your-player-again DRM that almost renders any owner of such device as total moron.
this should work until year 2100, no loops:
void getYearAndDaysOffsSince1980(int n, int& year, int& days) {
if ( (n < 0) || (n > (120*365)) ) {
HANDLE ERROR;
}
year = n / 365;
day = n % 365 + 1;
add_days = (year + 3) / 4;
day -= add_days;
if (day <= 0) {
day += (--year % 4) ? 365 : 366;
}
year += 1980;
}
Thats because everyone here (obviously except you) knows about Kenneth Caldeira, which in one point during last year.
Isn't this classical "act of terrorism" ? You can hardly think of more civilian infrastructure then Internet cables.
How about Google Maps having photos of same roads already for *years*. Made by flying holy cow.
I just don't understand why there aren't more consumer boards with a lot more sockets
Desktop user never needs more then 3GB, because this is what Vista/XP support. Mainboards, unfortunately, are created with XP/Vista (32-bit) in mind.
I think that this is just another instance of customers locked into Win32-compatibility game. Joe Sixpack never needs more then 2GB of RAM. His Vista Home/XP home wouldn't use it anyway (OK, maybe 3GB). Applications stuck with 32-bits because, well, Joe Sixpack owns Win32 computer, not 64-bit one. DRAM companies are hostages in this game.
After reading this Intel engineers are busy restoring Pentium 4 design from backup tapes.
I also noticed that Google is very aggressively trying *not* to use Java JRE anywhere, as Dalvik VM or this x86 nonsense demonstrate. I have no idea why is that, given Java and JRE are FOSS now. One thing is for sure: Their Google Docs and other office-like applications would only start to make much more sense if they use new JavaFX clients (that can be dragged from browser to desktop, becoming standalone app) alongside with improving JRE support in Chrome and Firefox.
Microsoft and Free world coming together.
I tried to RTFA, but I can't understand even flash ads on that page.
Java good, Netbeans good, MySQL good, OpenOffice OK, Glassfish good, OpenSolaris.... WTF? Why burning cash on redudant OS when few advantages over Linux could easily moved to Linux kernel? Do they understand amount of money needed to implent at least decent amount of hardware support?
Can I play mp3 *and* copy files on Windows 7 ? I have old Quad-Core system only.
The [Qosmio] X305-Q706 costs $1,999 US (£1,257) in the US, although we haven't seen any UK pricing on the laptops yet.
Given Live! search popularity, it is easy to be ahead of Google in this regard. They could as well turn the whole thing off and become rich.
It would be better if Google supported Gnash and/or Swfdec projects or created own open source Google Flash player. Flash is open, well documented standard and having stable FOSS player would be great in many ways, including Android and AMD64 platforms, Firefox/Konqueror/Chrome stability/performance, YouTube user experience, ...
Web Services exist for this specific reason. You can create Java components and let your customers access it easily from their .NET code.
The bits missing (Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Presentation Foundation) aren't as crucial in my personal opinion; they are just nice toys you aren't going to miss if you've never had them before.
It is crucial in the moment when any programmer use them and application stop working on any non-Windows platform. It is also very difficult, if not improssible, to track VM incompatibilities when main developer (MS) is not interested in 100% compatibility at all. For me, as enterprise application developer, these are show stoppers. Luckily, there is Java and Sun Hotspot, which solves all this.
Still waiting for Linux to win the desktop.
Over bundled Plan 9 OEM
and we can safely assume number will be lower then 768 days. IP address usage progression will not be linear. If there is no significant concentrated effort to switch to IPv6 during next year or year and a half, result will be huge increase in demand for assigning few remaining available blocks. So, blocks that would normally take 100-200 days to be assigned will be grabbed in few days. My estimation is 450 days.
OMFG, 9th image from the bottom: There is Windows ME machine there, Shut it down! Shut it down! Its too late, forget it, we are all dead already...
Exactly, I am in Geneve right now, so the first wh
The only thing missing is my new RFID implant.
I have mine already! It is still beta and therefore limited availability for pre-registered users.
Obviously, scientists that found such planets in their simulations wouldn't put VR helmet off, so we will never know.