Technically, Nintendo has done most of this stuff first with it's miserable failure, the N64 64DD accessory which was released in Japan in 1999. It wasn't a hard drive, but it was read/write storage on a spinning disc in 1999. It also included a modem to access an online service (In Japan). Not many were produced or sold. This device gives muscle behind the original 1999 filing, but not the ammendments.
I'd say the sample size more than sufficient. The problem is how they selected participants. If anyone you know uses dial up you'll immediately know what I mean. Try calling them. The phone is always fucking busy! NetRatings hang up, and additional numbers are called until they get the 50K participants. It's online natural selection, favoring those who do not have dialup!:)
Probably because the Palm's SD slot doesn't support I/O transfer rates anywhere near that speed. IIRC, it cannot even use 802.11b to it's full potential.
Now that Slashdot has reached 10,000,000+ posts it has reached critical mass, it is in the throes of collapse into a singularity. Enjoy it while it lasts, and don't get caught inside the event horizon;)
Um, I apologize if I mis-understood your post, but the OQO and FlipstartARE full IBM-compatible PCs which last time I checked was a 100% open standard. The both run Windows XP. You could install Linux on them if you wanted to as well (as long as drivers are available for their video/audio chips). Granted they are not available just yet, but working systems have been shown to the public.
These devices are meant as a single replacement for both your Zaurus and your desktop PC. Why have two devices, constantly syncing data or not having the applications you need on hand? At least that's the theory. I believe this first generation will be too underpowered to be of use to me.
Both the OQO and Flipstart have keyboards and a pointing device (trackstick and touchscreen on the OQO, touchpad and trackstick on the Flipstart). I know these aren't full size keyboards, but there are tons of people who type on even smaller, less functional ones. Look at the keyboards on Pocket PCs, Palms, and the Blackberry.
Maybe they're evil board members from a parallel universe (with goatees of course, how else could we tell them apart?). They're trying to make the company SO unprofitable it will generate anti-cash, which of course is worth a fortune in their home universe...
Yes, I agree that is the main problem. If nobody actually bought any of their junk eventually they'd give up. Now if only someone could come up with a way to prevent the popup senders/spammers from getting stupid people to their websites...
The person who can make spam and popups unprofitable will become rich himself!
Although marketers regard pop-ups as one of the most effective ways of advertising online, many surfers find them hugely annoying.
Hmmm, what's the word I'm thinking of... Oh yeah... DUH! What I cannot believe is that marketing people think that popups are effective advertising! The only way they have to measure effectiveness is by click-throughs. Of course, many of these pop-up ads are graphically designed to be so misleading (looking like a window within a window, or a dialog box) that the general public will click the ad accidentally while trying to close it. All these accidental clicks apparently add up to a "successful advertising campaign" in the eyes of a marketing bobblehead.
Now, these guys using the windows messenger service can pop up a window that IS a dialog/messagebox, no matter what browser you use. Doesn't even matter if the browser is running, as long as you're connected to the internet (and running Windows). I'm glad that they're getting slapped.
On a related note, I wonder if Microsoft considered turning off the windows messenger service by default for SP2? Not sure what kinds of apps that would break, but it seems like it would be benefical to the majority of home users.
What do you have against Intel Extreme Graphics 2?
I'll tell you what I have against it: piss poor performance and shared memory (eats up to 64MB of your system RAM). I don't want anything gobbling my RAM but applications. Give me a video solution with dedicated RAM and better performance, like an ATI or NVidia chip. Coincidentally, this is exactly the same reason why I don't like the Transmeta processor: piss poor performance and it eats 24MB of your RAM for it's instruction conversion/caching.
Just an FYI to everyone, the X40 (and indeed all of the X series, as I own enough of them) have 12.1" screens, not 10.4" as the parent suggested.
I can attest to the long battery life, even of the older models like the X23 and X24, which get 4 or 5 hours of battery life on an ancient battery!
DivX is the way to go, I have replaced all the factory drives in mine with 80GB models so there's plenty of room for Movies and god forbid, maybe a bit of work...
From the Article: The uniform from the waist down will have a robotic-powered system that is connected directly to the soldier. This system could use pistons to actually replicate the lower body, giving the soldier "upwards of about 300 percent greater lifting and load-carriage capability," DeGay said. "We are looking at potentially mounting a weapon directly to the uniform system and now the soldier becomes a walking gun platform."
I suspect that they may be calling on Berkeley for their Bleex project on this one. The Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton exists now, and I'd imagine with 10 or 15 years to work on it they could easily meet the 300% lifting and load carrying requirements. Of course the Japanese have envisioned soldiers as walking gun platforms for years. I wonder how long it'll be before we see Mecha Warriors in real life...
That's a mistake there. You accidentally disassembled the CPU-Cooling program. The 88-bit kernel gets it's 300% speed boost by only executing every third instruction!. Of course, you may notice some odd glitches in your favorite software, but boy is it fast!;)
I'm know that you're just making a joke here, but in case you didn't know it has become standard practice to put a single easily accessible button for Ctr-Alt-Del on Tablet PCs. My M200 has one, and I use it regularly in tablet mode (cue the M$ sux and BSOD jokes here)...
If only the OQO would update its specs. It's an antique and it's not even available yet. I'd put at least:
1) 1Ghz Pentium M (instead of Transmeta)
2) 512MB RAM (instead of 256MB FIXED)
3) 40GB Hard Drive (instead of 20GB)
4) 802.11G (instead of B)
5) USB 2 (instead of USB 1.1)
6) Compactflash and SD card slots (None available)
I Guess based on this list the only things I really like about the OQO are the form-factor, built in keyboard, and the transflective TFT for indoor/outdoor use. I really wish it wasn't going to be such a POS due to lousy specs, I'd be first in line to get one...
From the article: Quantum computing, which holds the promise of nearly unlimited processing power, secure communications and the ability to decode encrypted conversations by terrorists and others (emphasis mine)
Take special note of the word others, which should be read as everyone. The government will be falling all over themselves to support this research and inherit a technology that makes encryption virtually useless.
I'm all for advancing technology, and no doubt quantum computing will be a great leap forward. It's just a shame that our privacy will be sacrificed in the process.
Like the "Quaddies" in Vorkosigan books Lois McMaster Bujold. Genetically engineered humans with a second set of arms where their legs should be, specially adapted to life in space. Good stories by the way, if you're looking for reading material...
I agree completely. I have a "convertable" Tablet PC, a Toshiba M200. When at my desk I use it on a stand in portrait mode ALL the time (with an external keyboard plugged in). The beautiful resolution in portrait (1400 vertical x 1050 horizontal) is great for editing in Word or reading PDF files. You can see a full page as it was meant to be seen, even with taskbars and toolbars.
Of course it's also an awesome way to read and post to/. too:)
Sorry Funkdid, your bet of Wednesday for the next IE exploit was incorrect. However according to Price is Right rules your bet is the closest without going over, so you win!
Your prize today is 9 shiny new windows patches! And a new car!
From the Article: The chances that in the last week or year or month you've used the computer to simulate some interesting idea is zero--but that's what it's for.
I'd have to disagree with Kay here, just because his work was with education and simulation doesn't mean that is really what computers are to be used for. They're the most unique and versatile tool ever invented by man, their purpose is whatever we choose it to be at the moment.
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Technically, Nintendo has done most of this stuff first with it's miserable failure, the N64 64DD accessory which was released in Japan in 1999. It wasn't a hard drive, but it was read/write storage on a spinning disc in 1999. It also included a modem to access an online service (In Japan). Not many were produced or sold. This device gives muscle behind the original 1999 filing, but not the ammendments.
Everything you wanted to know about the 64DD...
I'd say the sample size more than sufficient. The problem is how they selected participants. If anyone you know uses dial up you'll immediately know what I mean. Try calling them. The phone is always fucking busy! NetRatings hang up, and additional numbers are called until they get the 50K participants. It's online natural selection, favoring those who do not have dialup! :)
Probably because the Palm's SD slot doesn't support I/O transfer rates anywhere near that speed. IIRC, it cannot even use 802.11b to it's full potential.
Now that Slashdot has reached 10,000,000+ posts it has reached critical mass, it is in the throes of collapse into a singularity. Enjoy it while it lasts, and don't get caught inside the event horizon ;)
Um, I apologize if I mis-understood your post, but the OQO and Flipstart ARE full IBM-compatible PCs which last time I checked was a 100% open standard. The both run Windows XP. You could install Linux on them if you wanted to as well (as long as drivers are available for their video/audio chips). Granted they are not available just yet, but working systems have been shown to the public.
These devices are meant as a single replacement for both your Zaurus and your desktop PC. Why have two devices, constantly syncing data or not having the applications you need on hand? At least that's the theory. I believe this first generation will be too underpowered to be of use to me.
$200.00 - Cell phone with bluetooth and GPRS for all-time internet access
Or, depending on your needs, a PCMCIA card that accept the GPRS slice.
Except that the OQO and Flipstart are lacking PCMCIA slots. No CompactFlash slot either... Too bad they crippled them like that.
Both the OQO and Flipstart have keyboards and a pointing device (trackstick and touchscreen on the OQO, touchpad and trackstick on the Flipstart). I know these aren't full size keyboards, but there are tons of people who type on even smaller, less functional ones. Look at the keyboards on Pocket PCs, Palms, and the Blackberry.
Maybe they're evil board members from a parallel universe (with goatees of course, how else could we tell them apart?). They're trying to make the company SO unprofitable it will generate anti-cash , which of course is worth a fortune in their home universe...
Yes, I agree that is the main problem. If nobody actually bought any of their junk eventually they'd give up. Now if only someone could come up with a way to prevent the popup senders/spammers from getting stupid people to their websites...
The person who can make spam and popups unprofitable will become rich himself!
Although marketers regard pop-ups as one of the most effective ways of advertising online, many surfers find them hugely annoying.
Hmmm, what's the word I'm thinking of... Oh yeah... DUH! What I cannot believe is that marketing people think that popups are effective advertising! The only way they have to measure effectiveness is by click-throughs. Of course, many of these pop-up ads are graphically designed to be so misleading (looking like a window within a window, or a dialog box) that the general public will click the ad accidentally while trying to close it. All these accidental clicks apparently add up to a "successful advertising campaign" in the eyes of a marketing bobblehead.
Now, these guys using the windows messenger service can pop up a window that IS a dialog/messagebox, no matter what browser you use. Doesn't even matter if the browser is running, as long as you're connected to the internet (and running Windows). I'm glad that they're getting slapped.
On a related note, I wonder if Microsoft considered turning off the windows messenger service by default for SP2? Not sure what kinds of apps that would break, but it seems like it would be benefical to the majority of home users.
You might want to retire early. Just take up smoking or drinking to reduce your lifespan by those 3 years if you don't have enough saved up yet.
What do you have against Intel Extreme Graphics 2?
I'll tell you what I have against it: piss poor performance and shared memory (eats up to 64MB of your system RAM). I don't want anything gobbling my RAM but applications. Give me a video solution with dedicated RAM and better performance, like an ATI or NVidia chip. Coincidentally, this is exactly the same reason why I don't like the Transmeta processor: piss poor performance and it eats 24MB of your RAM for it's instruction conversion/caching.
Just an FYI to everyone, the X40 (and indeed all of the X series, as I own enough of them) have 12.1" screens, not 10.4" as the parent suggested. I can attest to the long battery life, even of the older models like the X23 and X24, which get 4 or 5 hours of battery life on an ancient battery!
DivX is the way to go, I have replaced all the factory drives in mine with 80GB models so there's plenty of room for Movies and god forbid, maybe a bit of work...
I'm not sure how many will get the reference since the movie's not out yet... The Incredibles by Pixar.
From the Article:
The uniform from the waist down will have a robotic-powered system that is connected directly to the soldier. This system could use pistons to actually replicate the lower body, giving the soldier "upwards of about 300 percent greater lifting and load-carriage capability," DeGay said. "We are looking at potentially mounting a weapon directly to the uniform system and now the soldier becomes a walking gun platform."
I suspect that they may be calling on Berkeley for their Bleex project on this one. The Berkeley Lower Extremity Exoskeleton exists now, and I'd imagine with 10 or 15 years to work on it they could easily meet the 300% lifting and load carrying requirements. Of course the Japanese have envisioned soldiers as walking gun platforms for years. I wonder how long it'll be before we see Mecha Warriors in real life...
That's a mistake there. You accidentally disassembled the CPU-Cooling program. The 88-bit kernel gets it's 300% speed boost by only executing every third instruction!. Of course, you may notice some odd glitches in your favorite software, but boy is it fast! ;)
(Gratuitous Monty Python rip...)
Naughty Chemist: Right, who's got a boil on his Semprini then?
Seriously, really awful chip naming. Who knows what nonsense they'll think of next.
I'm know that you're just making a joke here, but in case you didn't know it has become standard practice to put a single easily accessible button for Ctr-Alt-Del on Tablet PCs. My M200 has one, and I use it regularly in tablet mode (cue the M$ sux and BSOD jokes here)...
If only the OQO would update its specs. It's an antique and it's not even available yet. I'd put at least:
1) 1Ghz Pentium M (instead of Transmeta)
2) 512MB RAM (instead of 256MB FIXED)
3) 40GB Hard Drive (instead of 20GB)
4) 802.11G (instead of B)
5) USB 2 (instead of USB 1.1)
6) Compactflash and SD card slots (None available)
I Guess based on this list the only things I really like about the OQO are the form-factor, built in keyboard, and the transflective TFT for indoor/outdoor use. I really wish it wasn't going to be such a POS due to lousy specs, I'd be first in line to get one...
From the article:
Quantum computing, which holds the promise of nearly unlimited processing power, secure communications and the ability to decode encrypted conversations by terrorists and others (emphasis mine)
Take special note of the word others, which should be read as everyone. The government will be falling all over themselves to support this research and inherit a technology that makes encryption virtually useless.
I'm all for advancing technology, and no doubt quantum computing will be a great leap forward. It's just a shame that our privacy will be sacrificed in the process.
Google seems to have updated already and dumped their cached copies, however if you go to Yahoo and search you can see them all as he originally had them...
Have fun looking over the cached copies for naughty code!
Like the "Quaddies" in Vorkosigan books Lois McMaster Bujold. Genetically engineered humans with a second set of arms where their legs should be, specially adapted to life in space. Good stories by the way, if you're looking for reading material...
I agree completely. I have a "convertable" Tablet PC, a Toshiba M200. When at my desk I use it on a stand in portrait mode ALL the time (with an external keyboard plugged in). The beautiful resolution in portrait (1400 vertical x 1050 horizontal) is great for editing in Word or reading PDF files. You can see a full page as it was meant to be seen, even with taskbars and toolbars.
/. too :)
Of course it's also an awesome way to read and post to
Sorry Funkdid, your bet of Wednesday for the next IE exploit was incorrect. However according to Price is Right rules your bet is the closest without going over, so you win!
Your prize today is 9 shiny new windows patches! And a new car!
From the Article:
The chances that in the last week or year or month you've used the computer to simulate some interesting idea is zero--but that's what it's for.
I'd have to disagree with Kay here, just because his work was with education and simulation doesn't mean that is really what computers are to be used for. They're the most unique and versatile tool ever invented by man, their purpose is whatever we choose it to be at the moment.