HTML 5, CSS 3, massively improved Javascript engines...
Are the specifications for HTML 5 or CSS 3 finalized yet? If not then they aren't standards yet and are therefore moving targets. The implementation of faster JavaScript engines is fine as long as they comply with the current standards or the current implementation of JavaScript for the specific browser. IE, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari, et al all seem to have their own flavor of JavaScript so changing it just for the sake of changing it isn't a good thing either.
Even a quality gaming system that is part of a phone needs to have a good phone experience as well. Crappy phone + good gaming = mediocrity. Also, am I the only one who thinks this whole 3D push is just more marketing crap? Is the experience unique enough and good enough to make it work it?
Isn't that kind of the point? If their drives and tuners weren't running then they couldn't record stuff while you were away. (I mean how else would it build up a buffer of the last 30 minutes of a show or record suggestions if it wasn't running.)
A scheduler running in low power mode can wake up the device (including hard drive) shortly before the scheduled recording. Depending on how long it takes the STB to get its shit together this could be a few minutes or as little as a few seconds.
The headline demonstrates a skill that the Linux community seems to lack: the modern corporate marketing mindset. What the Linux community should have done is used this extra power consumption to their advantage: Linux, now more powerful than ever!*
* more powerful based on the amount of energy used to perform the same tasks
One of the most important aspects of a PM's job is objectivity. Once you're part of the team contributing code you'll face the difficulties of having to kill some of your own ideas or contributions. It's never easy to be on both sides of the line when your dealing with more than a few people on a project.
The Russian authorities don't do anything about ChronoPay's Scareware operations but they come after them for disrupting another Russian company with a DDoS attack? I guess that's what you'd call a home field advantage.
Mind you, I do like the dual mouse concept. Plus, if they get this working properly, maybe we can get a keyboard with a pair of mice built into the G and H keys (or the F and J keys). No more reaching for the mouse!
Isn't having a 'mouse' on your fingertip or on keyboard keys going to wreak havoc when you type?
I want to play the games I played when I was a child, only I want them to be new. Naturally, this just can't happen. Things will never be the way they used to be.
You can substitute just about anything for 'play the games I played' and that statement would hold true. The times (and games and people) are a changin'.
Why not go for MySQL (or Postgres) in first place? Open solutions ftw.
Their solution pre-dates my arrival. In fact, it goes back to the late 90's. They've been even less receptive to a non-Microsoft solution, such as browser-based app using PHP/MySQL (their data and workflow would work nicely with this approach). It's my job to look out for my client's best interests, so anything that would get them off Access would be a progress whether or not it's MySQL or MS SQL.
I have a client that has been dragging their feet about leaving their VB6 codebase running on an Access DB and migrating to.NET on MS SQL. Last week one of them saw the Microsoft announcement about 'HTML5 & JavaScript' and now they're afraid transitioning to.NET will be a dead end. Now they want to wait to see how Windows 8 will run their VB6/Access code. They have a lot of time invested in Office 2003 macros & Access code modules, but their DB is nearing the 2GB Access limit and their programmer is retiring in 6 - 12 months. They'll be running XP, Office 2003 & VB6 until they have no other options.
Now we can use Skype to call one another over the Internet and video call with mobile `phones, but the video quality is nowhere near the quality shown in the film 2001 or the aforementioned Transatlantic Tunnel film.
Today's headline: Technology Yet To Surpass Imagination!
Here's some insight into this situation: someone has to imagine it before someone implements it.
He should have substituted his presentation to a community group, city hall or some other public presentation. Showing porn to the board of directors is 2nd only to showing them increasing profits.
The applicant is free to charge less to parties to license the patent if they choose, but are obligated to license it to any interested party for no more than the previously declared amount.
I guess the application can just ask for <Dr Evil Voice>One billion dollars</Dr Evil Voice> and then charge less depending on their mood on any given day. Also, as the importance of the patent becomes clearer to their industry the value of licensing it could go up by orders of magnitude.
Why shouldn't our antiquated system of patents be defended as viciously as our antiquated system of marriage?
If our 'marriage system' was handled the same way as our patent system, the first person to file a marriage license with your name on it would be your husband whether you liked it or not.
Gay marriage doesn't really hurt anyone - at least no more than any traditional marriage with two willing participants hurts those who marry. To paraphrase John Stewart on gay marriage, "I was completely against it, until I found out that it was voluntary." I tend to agree with him about it.
(I know, too much to ask, etc. Knowing Congress, they'll just make it all that much easier for patent trolls and big corps to plow through even the silliest patents now.)
New patent process for large businesses:
Patent Clerk: OK, let's get started. Is your company valued at over $1 billion?
Applicant: No, not yet. We're hoping this patent will help us get there.
Patent Clerk: I'm sorry, please come back when you're large enough to matter. Next!
Patent Clerk: OK, let's get started. Is your company valued at over $1 billion?
Applicant: Yes, of course.
Patent Clerk: Excellent. All right then, have you checked for prior art on this application?
Applicant: Yes, of course.
Patent Clerk: And did you find any prior art?
Applicant: Of course not.
Patent Clerk: Good. Did you really invent this?
Applicant: Yes, of course.
Patent Clerk: OK. Anything else I should know about this application?
Applicant: Of course not.
Patent Clerk: Piny swear?
Applicant: Piny swear.
Patent Clerk: Great - application granted! Anything else I can help you with today?
Applicant: Do you happen to know the name of that guy who was in line ahead of me? I think he's violating my new patent.
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HTML 5, CSS 3, massively improved Javascript engines...
Are the specifications for HTML 5 or CSS 3 finalized yet? If not then they aren't standards yet and are therefore moving targets. The implementation of faster JavaScript engines is fine as long as they comply with the current standards or the current implementation of JavaScript for the specific browser. IE, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari, et al all seem to have their own flavor of JavaScript so changing it just for the sake of changing it isn't a good thing either.
Is anyone else picturing the Statue of Liberty barely sticking out of a sandy beach?
Am I the only one picturing the Statue of Liberty covered in Jell-o?
Awww, is somebody on your lawn?
Yes, but they aren't there to deliver a quality product, so they need to find somewhere else to hock their wares.
Even a quality gaming system that is part of a phone needs to have a good phone experience as well. Crappy phone + good gaming = mediocrity. Also, am I the only one who thinks this whole 3D push is just more marketing crap? Is the experience unique enough and good enough to make it work it?
Isn't that kind of the point? If their drives and tuners weren't running then they couldn't record stuff while you were away. (I mean how else would it build up a buffer of the last 30 minutes of a show or record suggestions if it wasn't running.)
A scheduler running in low power mode can wake up the device (including hard drive) shortly before the scheduled recording. Depending on how long it takes the STB to get its shit together this could be a few minutes or as little as a few seconds.
The headline demonstrates a skill that the Linux community seems to lack: the modern corporate marketing mindset. What the Linux community should have done is used this extra power consumption to their advantage: Linux, now more powerful than ever!*
* more powerful based on the amount of energy used to perform the same tasks
Side load? Is that what kids are calling "installing" these days?
Did this come about because Apple doesn't let people install arbitrary software, so they needed a new term to distinguish it?
The term sideload was coined in the late 1990s.
One of the most important aspects of a PM's job is objectivity. Once you're part of the team contributing code you'll face the difficulties of having to kill some of your own ideas or contributions. It's never easy to be on both sides of the line when your dealing with more than a few people on a project.
The Russian authorities don't do anything about ChronoPay's Scareware operations but they come after them for disrupting another Russian company with a DDoS attack? I guess that's what you'd call a home field advantage.
This is excellent - we now have another way to use up the diminishing supplies of fossil fuels even faster! What will they think of next?
Those 2 pictures are the same stacks, in the same room, just with the camera rotated 90 degrees ...
It's called recycling. They're just doing their part to help the 'green' effort. Though on /. I think we call it redundant or a dupe.
Mind you, I do like the dual mouse concept. Plus, if they get this working properly, maybe we can get a keyboard with a pair of mice built into the G and H keys (or the F and J keys). No more reaching for the mouse!
Isn't having a 'mouse' on your fingertip or on keyboard keys going to wreak havoc when you type?
I want to play the games I played when I was a child, only I want them to be new. Naturally, this just can't happen. Things will never be the way they used to be.
You can substitute just about anything for 'play the games I played' and that statement would hold true. The times (and games and people) are a changin'.
Many police cars in US has vehicle front cams, don't they?
They have complete control over those videos (included if and when they get "lost"). They don't have control over phone cameras.
This is what you get for choosing Microsoft.
Why not go for MySQL (or Postgres) in first place? Open solutions ftw.
Their solution pre-dates my arrival. In fact, it goes back to the late 90's. They've been even less receptive to a non-Microsoft solution, such as browser-based app using PHP/MySQL (their data and workflow would work nicely with this approach). It's my job to look out for my client's best interests, so anything that would get them off Access would be a progress whether or not it's MySQL or MS SQL.
I have a client that has been dragging their feet about leaving their VB6 codebase running on an Access DB and migrating to .NET on MS SQL. Last week one of them saw the Microsoft announcement about 'HTML5 & JavaScript' and now they're afraid transitioning to .NET will be a dead end. Now they want to wait to see how Windows 8 will run their VB6/Access code. They have a lot of time invested in Office 2003 macros & Access code modules, but their DB is nearing the 2GB Access limit and their programmer is retiring in 6 - 12 months. They'll be running XP, Office 2003 & VB6 until they have no other options.
Now we can use Skype to call one another over the Internet and video call with mobile `phones, but the video quality is nowhere near the quality shown in the film 2001 or the aforementioned Transatlantic Tunnel film.
Today's headline: Technology Yet To Surpass Imagination!
Here's some insight into this situation: someone has to imagine it before someone implements it.
Goatse??
Goatse?
He should have substituted his presentation to a community group, city hall or some other public presentation. Showing porn to the board of directors is 2nd only to showing them increasing profits.
I think you forgot one:
"registered users" good "anonymous cowards" bad
The applicant is free to charge less to parties to license the patent if they choose, but are obligated to license it to any interested party for no more than the previously declared amount.
I guess the application can just ask for <Dr Evil Voice>One billion dollars</Dr Evil Voice> and then charge less depending on their mood on any given day. Also, as the importance of the patent becomes clearer to their industry the value of licensing it could go up by orders of magnitude.
Why shouldn't our antiquated system of patents be defended as viciously as our antiquated system of marriage?
If our 'marriage system' was handled the same way as our patent system, the first person to file a marriage license with your name on it would be your husband whether you liked it or not.
Gay marriage doesn't really hurt anyone - at least no more than any traditional marriage with two willing participants hurts those who marry. To paraphrase John Stewart on gay marriage, "I was completely against it, until I found out that it was voluntary." I tend to agree with him about it.
(I know, too much to ask, etc. Knowing Congress, they'll just make it all that much easier for patent trolls and big corps to plow through even the silliest patents now.)
New patent process for large businesses:
Patent Clerk: OK, let's get started. Is your company valued at over $1 billion?
Applicant: No, not yet. We're hoping this patent will help us get there.
Patent Clerk: I'm sorry, please come back when you're large enough to matter. Next!
Patent Clerk: OK, let's get started. Is your company valued at over $1 billion?
Applicant: Yes, of course.
Patent Clerk: Excellent. All right then, have you checked for prior art on this application?
Applicant: Yes, of course.
Patent Clerk: And did you find any prior art?
Applicant: Of course not.
Patent Clerk: Good. Did you really invent this?
Applicant: Yes, of course.
Patent Clerk: OK. Anything else I should know about this application?
Applicant: Of course not.
Patent Clerk: Piny swear?
Applicant: Piny swear.
Patent Clerk: Great - application granted! Anything else I can help you with today?
Applicant: Do you happen to know the name of that guy who was in line ahead of me? I think he's violating my new patent.
Scrap what you have and buy it all brand new. I'm sure that'll make everyone at the RIAA happy ;-)