I remember this being a big scare in the 80's. Too much Space Invaders will destroy your thumbs! (Back then I think the catchiest name they could come up with was "video thumb", but don't try to find that on Google.)
Unless operating the Blackberry meant contorting your hands into unusual positions that you'd never otherwise use, I don't see how this is any more dangerous than kids using chalk on a slate board 100 years ago.
I can't watch TV for half an hour without seeing the snowboarding ad showing off LightScribe.
Sure, it's cool... the first time you see it. But it's all done in one sepia tone. I don't see how the technology could advance to include color using a CDR laser, so prepare to get all the monotone fun you can handle. As soon as a more useful idea for CD labelling comes along, no one will be impressed with LightScribe, and the people that couldn't wait to use it will be embarassed to, because it will have gone from looking "high tech" to very dated.
"Bray noted that there are methods for speeding up XML traffic other than creating a binary format. Advances in networking and processing power go a long way in addressing performance concerns, though perhaps not on battery-constrained mobile phones, he said."
Didn't we just get done talking about the problem with assuming these things will clear up with faster tech? I was surprised to read this from Bray.
"Designed to be the standard add-on cards for the next 10 years..."
That's a relief... my zip disk drive is on its last leg!:-p
Is 10 years a realistic time frame for "new standards" anymore?
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Unless operating the Blackberry meant contorting your hands into unusual positions that you'd never otherwise use, I don't see how this is any more dangerous than kids using chalk on a slate board 100 years ago.
the keycard punched YOU!
This is exactly why I don't use my real name when I post.
For God's sake, don't feed them after midnight!
I'll point out before anybody else does that I didn't RTFA very carefully. Doh!
Sure, it's cool... the first time you see it. But it's all done in one sepia tone. I don't see how the technology could advance to include color using a CDR laser, so prepare to get all the monotone fun you can handle. As soon as a more useful idea for CD labelling comes along, no one will be impressed with LightScribe, and the people that couldn't wait to use it will be embarassed to, because it will have gone from looking "high tech" to very dated.
Kind of like my Casio wrist camera.
Once we make a Grape Ape, he'll negotiate the rights for the great apes.
Pirated textbooks? Like the Jolly Roger Cookbook?
This is the second thread today that is a direct throwback to The Wizard.
Didn't we just get done talking about the problem with assuming these things will clear up with faster tech? I was surprised to read this from Bray.
"Designed to be the standard add-on cards for the next 10 years..." That's a relief... my zip disk drive is on its last leg! :-p
Is 10 years a realistic time frame for "new standards" anymore?