I disagree...
Art is "art" to an observer whenever they think something has the qualities of art.
Errm, in other words:
Anything at all is art (to the observer) when the observer thinks it is because of a (artistic) quality or meaning percieved...
If I find a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk artful, then it is to me because I think it is.
It is arrogant (and unfortunatly common) though to force a perception of art upon others.... that's what pisses people off about the "what defines art" question.
not sure how it all actually works but it's not straight RFID...
It's pretty cool though - without this sort of technology, the traffic jams would be awful at the tool booths.
Apologies to all who loved Hubble, and maybe this is a bit to early to ask, but are they gonna get that crap outta the ocean afterwards?
Or is the ocean going to become a graveyard for things that get temporarily sent in to space.
I'm not a trolling hippie, just curious.
Please post a story about Bill getting steamy with Windows, Linus getting hot about optimising Linux and Steve making love to his Mac.
Then we'll know we're back to normal
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God I wish I had one today, I can't wait for the next story.
Knowing George Lucas's recent track record - probably!
But seriously, Sony, like Apple are primarily a hardware company and likewise, want to promote sales of their own hardware.
That's what this is all about IMHO.
How many regular people really want to take their movies with them and watch them on a small screen?
It's like mobile phones that allow video calls - still not a large market because audio will do - portable video is a novelty.
How long will the batteries last watching a full length film?
With audio, it's different - audio is more "portable friendly" as an application.
Plus the battery time with audio players lets you get through a substatial number of tunes - how long would the battery power last before a recharge when watching full length films.
While I agree that in general Open Source fixes can come quicker than a Closed envioronment can deliver, I wouldn't say that this has been *proven* here.
I assume you're comparing this with the slowness of Windows / IE patch releases.
The problem with the speed of releases has little to do with the fact that the software is developed in a closed environment, it's more to do with the fact that MS's apps tie themselves deeply into the OS - it's a mess and therefore difficult to fix a problem while keeping the rest of the system happy.
Carol Murray, director of marketing for the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, said the museum decided not to offer the movie after showing it to a sample audience, a practice often followed by managers of Imax theaters. Ms. Murray said 137 people participated in the survey, and while some thought it was well done, "some people said it was blasphemous."
There's something very very wrong with parts of the world today...
I wish this passage was in the bible:
Keep thy religion to thyself.
Gotta love George Carlins version of the 10 Commandments...
Rosetta Stone is brilliant! I'm currently using it to learn French.
The interface is intuitive - you don't need english explainations for everything, which is helpful because you don't need to switch between languages in your head while learning.
What really impressed me was that after 1-2 hours of completing the first course, I was *thinking* directly in french. Many other courses will teach you the language but you may end up thinking first in english and converting / translating it to yourself in your mind.
Scientists may record what I am thinking, but it won't be free, and they can only pass it on to a maximum of 3 other scientists.
However the effort required to sign up for these DRM'ed thoughts involves signing up to all sorts of "special deals", hurdles, traps - god forbid anyone actually read the license.
The quality of these DRM'ed thoughts may also be substandard.... but hey, at least those drunk ramblings will be legit!
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I disagree...
Art is "art" to an observer whenever they think something has the qualities of art.
Errm, in other words:
Anything at all is art (to the observer) when the observer thinks it is because of a (artistic) quality or meaning percieved...
If I find a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk artful, then it is to me because I think it is.
It is arrogant (and unfortunatly common) though to force a perception of art upon others.... that's what pisses people off about the "what defines art" question.
That is, in the context of paying tolls.
l /howetollworks.html
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/trafficinformation/etol
not sure how it all actually works but it's not straight RFID...
It's pretty cool though - without this sort of technology, the traffic jams would be awful at the tool booths.
Apologies to all who loved Hubble, and maybe this is a bit to early to ask, but are they gonna get that crap outta the ocean afterwards?
Or is the ocean going to become a graveyard for things that get temporarily sent in to space. I'm not a trolling hippie, just curious.
Can anyone express Slashdot as an equation?
Please post a story about Bill getting steamy with Windows, Linus getting hot about optimising Linux and Steve making love to his Mac.
Then we'll know we're back to normal
"Nothing for you to see here. Please move along." Shouldn't that be written in bold on the front page?
Please post a story about Bill getting steamy with Windows, Linus getting hot about optimising Linux and Steve making love to his Mac.
Then we'll know we're back to normal
Aaaaah!!!
Got You!!
APRIL FOOLS!
In other stories, Slashdot main man CmdrTaco got very very drunk in front of his computer last night.
The next Slashdot story will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early! God I wish I had one today, I can't wait for the next story.
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.....this is getting silly now
But as it's the 2nd of April where I am I guess I'm safe.
Is that a bad thing?
Knowing George Lucas's recent track record - probably!
But seriously, Sony, like Apple are primarily a hardware company and likewise, want to promote sales of their own hardware.
That's what this is all about IMHO.
How many regular people really want to take their movies with them and watch them on a small screen?
It's like mobile phones that allow video calls - still not a large market because audio will do - portable video is a novelty.
How long will the batteries last watching a full length film?
With audio, it's different - audio is more "portable friendly" as an application.
Plus the battery time with audio players lets you get through a substatial number of tunes - how long would the battery power last before a recharge when watching full length films.
The article also contained this:
Jeffrey Lee Parson, of Minnesota, was sentenced this year to 18 months in prison and 10 hours of community service.
What the hell is the point of a day's worth of community service when you are also serving 18 months in prison!?
Skynet does this with the T1000 in 2029.... about the same time that Arnie becomes Guv'nor of the world through cloning.
Extended Window Manager Hints (or something like that, the letters don't match up)
Anyway, basically it means that the WM is more or less compatable with GNOME or KDE.
Just been reading the earlier post about the Sci Fi Hall of Fame additions and was surprised to find out that Ken Brown never made it.
he's writing some fantastic fantasy work these days - outta this world man!
Funnily enough, I got into reading Philip K Dick after seeing Minority Report, so yes, it does happen.
While I agree that in general Open Source fixes can come quicker than a Closed envioronment can deliver, I wouldn't say that this has been *proven* here.
I assume you're comparing this with the slowness of Windows / IE patch releases.
The problem with the speed of releases has little to do with the fact that the software is developed in a closed environment, it's more to do with the fact that MS's apps tie themselves deeply into the OS - it's a mess and therefore difficult to fix a problem while keeping the rest of the system happy.
Carol Murray, director of marketing for the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, said the museum decided not to offer the movie after showing it to a sample audience, a practice often followed by managers of Imax theaters. Ms. Murray said 137 people participated in the survey, and while some thought it was well done, "some people said it was blasphemous."
There's something very very wrong with parts of the world today...
I wish this passage was in the bible:
Keep thy religion to thyself.
Gotta love George Carlins version of the 10 Commandments...
Rosetta Stone is brilliant! I'm currently using it to learn French.
The interface is intuitive - you don't need english explainations for everything, which is helpful because you don't need to switch between languages in your head while learning.
What really impressed me was that after 1-2 hours of completing the first course, I was *thinking* directly in french. Many other courses will teach you the language but you may end up thinking first in english and converting / translating it to yourself in your mind.
I'm well impressed and highly recommend it.
...Or until they go bankrupt.
It all sounds impressive to begin with but there are too many catches.
Scientists may record what I am thinking, but it won't be free, and they can only pass it on to a maximum of 3 other scientists.
However the effort required to sign up for these DRM'ed thoughts involves signing up to all sorts of "special deals", hurdles, traps - god forbid anyone actually read the license.
The quality of these DRM'ed thoughts may also be substandard.... but hey, at least those drunk ramblings will be legit!
There's Mensas "Intelligence"
There's Microsofts "Intelligence"
Then there's plain good old fashioned Common Sense.
I know which one I'd rather aspire towards.