...really underscores people's interest in the space program in the United States nowadays. It seems that because Japan is interested in doing -science-, rather than flag-waving, it's not nearly as glamorous. Of course, the same could be said of the U.S. Space Program. George W. Bush said he wants us to go to the Moon again. I haven't heard anything about science in his statement on the topic; merely flag-waving.
Now don't get me wrong, patriotism is a great thing. I think there are many applications that could benefit any nation that goes into space, and I applaud the Japanese for undertaking such an ambitious project (which, if you read TFA, may still succeed!)
Except this thing doesn't have a full keyboard either; in fact, the keyboard on this thing looks comprable to that on the higher-end PDAs. Which means if you DO want a full keyboard, you'll have to lug that around. For this price, if you really want to shell out $2000 for something superportable, there's the Sony U-line, which is about the same speed, just as portable, and has a real keyboard (if not full-sized, at least a lot more useable than the one on the OQO 01 (did they make that name just so it'd be hard to pronounce?)).
This seems more like a laptop--portable and fairly full-featured, without making any concessions on the interface or operating system.
Except we are making concessions on the interface. The screen pretty darn small, for laptop-style work, and as I said, that's not a "real" keyboard, in my opinion. And if you're looking for one without an OS pre-installed, I think you're going to have a bit of a wait there.
being a blatant slashvertisment (I mean, there's not even an article about it, it's just a link to OQO's website), this doesn't really seem all that impressive. Especially in the $2000 range, when for that price I can have a decent desktop PC (with better specs than this thing) AND a decent PDA. Do people in "healthcare and public safety" really need this sort of computing power at their fingertips all the time? And if so, shouldn't there be a better way to give it to them then that horrific looking mini-keyboard? Of course, I'm biased, I suppose.
"What a bright screen you have!"
"All the better to burn your retinas, my dear!"
At still $80, I don't expect this to go flying off the shelves. Are there really THAT many people who want to play their GBA in a cave? At the end of the day, I guess it has a new hat, and that's all that really matters.
Yeah, the same paid translation staff responsible for lines like "This guy are sick!". Final Fantasy VII is generally considered to have one of the poorer translations of any modern game.
Actually, we have NOT been able to examine the inner layers of the comet as we desired; the dust thrown up by the impact obscured the actual crater itsellf far too much, and Tempel 1 overtook the craft that was monitoring the picture.
..to get samples from any extra-terrestrial object, I think what is going to be most important out of this project is the ion-driven technology that propels the craft, as well as the re-entry capsule. Though it certianly might have been nice if they could have made the whole craft re-enterable; these things are far from cheap, and anything reusable goes a long way towards motivating people to supporting funding in NASA/JAXA.
But isn't there still the issue of wear (the fact that solid state drives can handle a much shorter lifespan in terms of rewrites than your average hard drive?) Not to mention cost?
...at this point, is not really so much of making 32GB flash drives. Maybe I just don't see the application, but unless this is really competitive, costwise, with traditional hard drives, it seems impractical. As far as I know, most solid-state computing devices have no need for 32 GB of space. While interesting from a theoretical standpoint, storage media of this type seem to be inordinately expensive when compared with the average hard drive.
If the traces of apple and honey weren't actually from alcohols based on those particular ingredients (apple brandy or mead, for example.) Other than that, though, it is pretty amazing how much they can find out about the diets of ancient peoples using a combination of archaeology and chemistry.
The problem with that is that the Mighty Mouse hasn't really been all that welcomed, in part due to certian features of its surface sensitivity.
Also, remember that the Rokr isn't an Apple PRODUCT, per se, it just happens to have iTunes connectivity. It's a Motorola product, and while Apple and Motorola have a long history of working together, Apple isn't going to let Motorola control their phone designs.
Hironobu Sakaguchi has long since left Square Enix to form the company Mist Walker. He had, as far as I know, no involvement in the creation of Advent Children, beyond the ideas he put into the original Final Fantasy VII.
It was enough of an issue being familiar with XP Pro and trying to advise people on their use of XP Home...and I can't WAIT to see what A+/MSCE are going to turn into *shudder*
Um...did you actually read the book or see the movie? If you're that excited about being torn limb from limb, you can always go piss off some modern predators...
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I think the thing you're missing is that The Register ia anything but a viable news source.
...really underscores people's interest in the space program in the United States nowadays. It seems that because Japan is interested in doing -science-, rather than flag-waving, it's not nearly as glamorous. Of course, the same could be said of the U.S. Space Program. George W. Bush said he wants us to go to the Moon again. I haven't heard anything about science in his statement on the topic; merely flag-waving.
Now don't get me wrong, patriotism is a great thing. I think there are many applications that could benefit any nation that goes into space, and I applaud the Japanese for undertaking such an ambitious project (which, if you read TFA, may still succeed!)
I swear, you people are gonna give me foot-in-mouth disease.
Cool is entirely in the eye of the beholder. Just because /. says something is "teh awesome" doesn't mean it's the unfiltered word of God.
Except this thing doesn't have a full keyboard either; in fact, the keyboard on this thing looks comprable to that on the higher-end PDAs. Which means if you DO want a full keyboard, you'll have to lug that around. For this price, if you really want to shell out $2000 for something superportable, there's the Sony U-line, which is about the same speed, just as portable, and has a real keyboard (if not full-sized, at least a lot more useable than the one on the OQO 01 (did they make that name just so it'd be hard to pronounce?)). This seems more like a laptop--portable and fairly full-featured, without making any concessions on the interface or operating system. Except we are making concessions on the interface. The screen pretty darn small, for laptop-style work, and as I said, that's not a "real" keyboard, in my opinion. And if you're looking for one without an OS pre-installed, I think you're going to have a bit of a wait there.
being a blatant slashvertisment (I mean, there's not even an article about it, it's just a link to OQO's website), this doesn't really seem all that impressive. Especially in the $2000 range, when for that price I can have a decent desktop PC (with better specs than this thing) AND a decent PDA. Do people in "healthcare and public safety" really need this sort of computing power at their fingertips all the time? And if so, shouldn't there be a better way to give it to them then that horrific looking mini-keyboard? Of course, I'm biased, I suppose.
You get things done? Most of us just sit at our desks reading slashdot all the time.
"What a bright screen you have!" "All the better to burn your retinas, my dear!" At still $80, I don't expect this to go flying off the shelves. Are there really THAT many people who want to play their GBA in a cave? At the end of the day, I guess it has a new hat, and that's all that really matters.
Yeah, the same paid translation staff responsible for lines like "This guy are sick!". Final Fantasy VII is generally considered to have one of the poorer translations of any modern game.
Actually, we have NOT been able to examine the inner layers of the comet as we desired; the dust thrown up by the impact obscured the actual crater itsellf far too much, and Tempel 1 overtook the craft that was monitoring the picture.
..to get samples from any extra-terrestrial object, I think what is going to be most important out of this project is the ion-driven technology that propels the craft, as well as the re-entry capsule. Though it certianly might have been nice if they could have made the whole craft re-enterable; these things are far from cheap, and anything reusable goes a long way towards motivating people to supporting funding in NASA/JAXA.
"...and I don't feel like doing any research first."
But isn't there still the issue of wear (the fact that solid state drives can handle a much shorter lifespan in terms of rewrites than your average hard drive?) Not to mention cost?
Haven't you been reading Slashdot? The Rokr FAILED.
...at this point, is not really so much of making 32GB flash drives. Maybe I just don't see the application, but unless this is really competitive, costwise, with traditional hard drives, it seems impractical. As far as I know, most solid-state computing devices have no need for 32 GB of space. While interesting from a theoretical standpoint, storage media of this type seem to be inordinately expensive when compared with the average hard drive.
No, I mean the University of Colorado, where not knowing everything about alcohol is the sin.
Blame it on my ignorance of alcohol-related processes. Though of course, I go to CU, where that's supposedly a cardinal sin...
It was always planned as direct-to-DVD (well, and UMD -_-)
If the traces of apple and honey weren't actually from alcohols based on those particular ingredients (apple brandy or mead, for example.) Other than that, though, it is pretty amazing how much they can find out about the diets of ancient peoples using a combination of archaeology and chemistry.
The FFVI- fans never really got into the spirit of any of the Playstation FF games anyways; it isn't suprising that they'd pan Advent Children.
Indeed I do. Shows how much of the Apple Kool-Aid I've been drinking, I guess :P
The problem with that is that the Mighty Mouse hasn't really been all that welcomed, in part due to certian features of its surface sensitivity. Also, remember that the Rokr isn't an Apple PRODUCT, per se, it just happens to have iTunes connectivity. It's a Motorola product, and while Apple and Motorola have a long history of working together, Apple isn't going to let Motorola control their phone designs.
Hironobu Sakaguchi has long since left Square Enix to form the company Mist Walker. He had, as far as I know, no involvement in the creation of Advent Children, beyond the ideas he put into the original Final Fantasy VII.
It was enough of an issue being familiar with XP Pro and trying to advise people on their use of XP Home...and I can't WAIT to see what A+/MSCE are going to turn into *shudder*
Um...did you actually read the book or see the movie? If you're that excited about being torn limb from limb, you can always go piss off some modern predators...