>As soon as I put them on, I became dizzy and nauseous, and my heart rate and blood pressure increased.
Sounds to me like they worked exactly as planned! Programmers sweat for years to draw those exact responsed out of thick skinned gamers. Sometimes I feel that way opening MS Word 2000 - all those buttons staring at me - yikes!
>I blacked out briefly and had to go to the hospital.
Were you pregnant or do you have heart problems?
Perhaps it was the content and not the device. What did you see? Double D cups??
Apple is NOT making the Radion card less avaliable!
Apple had planned to demo the Radion cards during the keynote speech and in other significant places. However, at no point was Apple going to make the Radion card a standard install. Apple is going to offer it as an OEM item that can be added to the G4 Powermacs (the big ones, not the cubes).
But the Radion cards aren't even avaliable yet! They will be avaliable in a the next couple of months. Apple is clearly going out of their way to make the Radions a part of the current upgrade of the G4's even if it means they can't include them initially - or can't afford to ship them standard.
Personally, I'm glad they are an OEM option. I wouldn't want to pay $200 for 3D features I never use - they are of little help for print and web design.
Was Apple shootign themselves in the foot? Yes and no. From a shipping product standpoint, no. There is no change in actual shipping products. From a hype standpoint? Perhaps - but it seems that Apple has had plenty of hype going into this expo. (How many G4 cube related stories made it on to slashdot?)
The post mentions something about a dual processor G4 Cube. This simply isn't true. The G4 cubes come with either a 450 or 500mhz G4 chip. One lonely chip.
I'm not sure who this box is for. It costs about the same amount at the full G4 machines but its less upgradable. (It does have more mhz than its bigger version, but not necessarily more processing power.) I think its targetted for people who reguard looks over function. (You can't even set a stack of post it notes on top of it - you wouldn't be able to get at the dvd drive.) Perhaps its a repackaged iMac with a better processor.
I find it strange that you can upgrade the ethernet from 100Base-T to gigabit. There's an expansion slot - and a fast one, thats asking to take more than just ethernet upgrades.
As for the dual processors - thats one answer to Motorola's problems with getting the G4 up to speed. Too bad you'll need Mac OS X to really take advantage of it. And too bad they're doing this just to keep up, rather than get ahead.
I, for one, will be extremely disappointed if this becomes a sucessful product.
X has already been ported to MacOS X server, porting it to MacOS X should be trivial. Apple's current distribution of MacOS X includes compilers and other such unix basics. While they might not be part of the default installation, I'm sure plenty of people will be interested in adding them through an additional install.
In other words, compiling unix software under MacOS X should become a relatively simple thing. I want to be designing graphics in photoshop and flash while working on the back end in mysql and php. All on the same machine.
Will Apple put any effort into this? No, but they have given us the BSD layer and they fully intend for software developers to take advantage of this.
WHAT??? Computer's aren't a universal good?? And I just purchased my USB blender....
What do kids learn from watching underprepared teachers fumble around with broken machines. NOTHING!!
I'm sure a similar study could have proven that chalk boards don't teach kids either.
Young kids learn socially. Computers are usually meant to be used by a single individual. This is hardly social learning. While the internet was founded on interaction, it has become increasingly TV like. (How long can a 3rd grader sit in front of an email app?)
Anyone who believes a wired box can replace a good teach or caring parent deserves to be hit in the head with a SCSI cable - 50 pin!
Can anyone explain WHY they are shooting digitally? Are they shooting digital in addition to film??
There are some basic problems with digitial image capture. CCDs see light on a arithmatic scale. Twice as much light registers as twice the brightness. Film sees light on an exponential scale. Four times as much light registers as twice the brightness. This gives film a much higher dynamic range. Film also corresponds to the way our eyes see light. Film also looks better.
However, we have been socialized to beleive that CCD images look more "real" because news shows shoot video rather than film. In actually, its just a flatter image.
I'm all for getting rid of the hassles with film, but CCD's don't seem ready yet.
The idea of hyperlinking can actually be traced back to the reading of the Koran, cross-referenced with the writings of prophets. When one reads the Koran, you switch between the main text and the subtexts fluently. Hypertext links.
(thats the rough ida, perhaps someone with a more in-depth knowledge of Islam would care to add....)
Will the new PS One work with my old PS/1 software? I'm happy with my PS/1, but the PS One seems to have much better controllers.
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Sure, advertisers could do evil things with access to cell phone/PDA GPS info.
But it could also be useful for individuals. Especially drunken ones. Ever pass out and forgotten where you've been? just retrace your GPS coordinates! No, it won't tell you all the stupid things you did while you were drunk, but at least you can retrace your path of chaos.
The QikDrive is on a PCI card, but has its own internal power supply for data security. Presumably to keep the drives from beingwiped by a system power failure.
Does that mean you lose your data if you unplug its power supply? If so, that would make a UPS necessary, since the smallest power fluctuation could zap your data. But the most likely way to lose data would be moving the machine - and forgetting to back up the drive before unplugging it. DOH! : )
Can someone knowledgeable explain the issues behind getting a specific processor to work in tandem with itself? I've heard it said that AMD chips won't do this as well as Intel chips - is this just FUD? How different will a multiprocessor G4 be to the single processor version?
To get more than one processor to work on a machine, obviously some cooperation is required. Chips intended for SMP include much of this on chip, so little additional hardware is necessary. However, if the chips do not include this, it must somehow be performed off chip. (Off chip = more expensive.)
The "cooperation" required is based mainly around the fact that two processors editing the same value in memory could cause BIG PROBLEMS. Therefore, there needs to be a way to "lock" memory values so the second processor keeps its hands off while the first processor is writing. This locking mechanism isn't an issue when dealing with a small number of processors. (I beleive 20 is the upper limit.) As you increase the number of processors, the locking mechanism becomes more and more resource hungry. Getting past twenty processors is what makes a super computer truly super.:)
The results of this study have the most poetic conclusion - every part of the internet is taking part in a big BOW TIE.
Sure, some parts of the bow tie aren't as well connected as others, but hey, thats their place. Its takes millions and millions of of sites to put together this universal-intergalatic bow tie, and not everyone can be at the center of it.
This reminds us that we should each make an effort to make our portion of the bow tie a bit nicer. Refraining from talking about petrified-natalie portman-grits really does pay off in the long run, making the heavenly Bow Tie a nicer place to surf.
Fellow linux users, do not insult Window and Mac users, as they are part of the great Bow Tie as well.
Hopefully, someday the science wizards at DuPont will make a material using this technology. If you're like me, and have bad laundry karma, you could use Quantum Socks.
"Spooky action at a distance" could be utilized to let you know if a lost sock is worth searching for. The unmatched sock would indicate to you if the other sock has been "intercepted." In theory, someone could take a sock and then make an effort to return it - but lets face it, mankind is not that morally advanced! On the other hand, in the rare case you aquire a sock, it would indicate to you that it was not really your sock.
Obviously, this technology could be applied to a wide range of apparel.
Doesn't anyone else see how this defeats the entire Lara Croft image? Was she popular because she was sooo real looking?? NO!! Why does she turn me on? Because she's fully digital!
Honestly, its much easier nowdays to program the perfect model than to take someone and pump them full of silicone. As beauty trends come and go, who will last longer - the silicon Lara Croft or the silicone Lara Croft? I think we know which one could stand the most number of alterations! Also, the silicon Lara Croft is immune to aging - yell, she could get _younger_ over the years - try that with Angelina Jolie!
And the ULTIMATE reason why the silicon Lara Croft is better than the silicone Lara Croft - only the silicon Lara Croft could be released Open Source. (Think about it - having your way with Lara Croft's code!!)
Obviously Linux does not need a DVD player, but drivers for them. Even if they are created by a commercial company, I'm sure the algorithms won't be open sourced. Given this, I'm sure x86 Linux will once again enjoy something that all the other flavors will miss out on.
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While we can laugh at Microsoft for trying to use the wrong tool for the job, its a great way to for them to test their own software.
Programming is always more efficient when the programmers use their own product. Isn't this why linux is where it is today?
Too bad no one at Microsoft tried living with the paper clip for two months before plaguing the world with it.
This shouldn't be a slashdot post, it should be a daily occurance.
The political vulnerability of tech culture? Sorry, but I don't think breaking copyright laws qualifies as "culture".
John Katz, what if your editors stopped paying you for writing? Would that be an expression of publishing culture?
The monitary transaction at the heart of copyright law is necessesary, even if copyright laws need modification.
...if one of their first target was AOL.
>As soon as I put them on, I became dizzy and nauseous, and my heart rate and blood pressure increased.
Sounds to me like they worked exactly as planned! Programmers sweat for years to draw those exact responsed out of thick skinned gamers. Sometimes I feel that way opening MS Word 2000 - all those buttons staring at me - yikes!
>I blacked out briefly and had to go to the hospital.
Were you pregnant or do you have heart problems?
Perhaps it was the content and not the device. What did you see? Double D cups??
Apple is NOT making the Radion card less avaliable!
Apple had planned to demo the Radion cards during the keynote speech and in other significant places. However, at no point was Apple going to make the Radion card a standard install. Apple is going to offer it as an OEM item that can be added to the G4 Powermacs (the big ones, not the cubes).
But the Radion cards aren't even avaliable yet! They will be avaliable in a the next couple of months. Apple is clearly going out of their way to make the Radions a part of the current upgrade of the G4's even if it means they can't include them initially - or can't afford to ship them standard.
Personally, I'm glad they are an OEM option. I wouldn't want to pay $200 for 3D features I never use - they are of little help for print and web design.
Was Apple shootign themselves in the foot? Yes and no. From a shipping product standpoint, no. There is no change in actual shipping products. From a hype standpoint? Perhaps - but it seems that Apple has had plenty of hype going into this expo. (How many G4 cube related stories made it on to slashdot?)
The post mentions something about a dual processor G4 Cube. This simply isn't true. The G4 cubes come with either a 450 or 500mhz G4 chip. One lonely chip.
I'm not sure who this box is for. It costs about the same amount at the full G4 machines but its less upgradable. (It does have more mhz than its bigger version, but not necessarily more processing power.) I think its targetted for people who reguard looks over function. (You can't even set a stack of post it notes on top of it - you wouldn't be able to get at the dvd drive.) Perhaps its a repackaged iMac with a better processor.
I find it strange that you can upgrade the ethernet from 100Base-T to gigabit. There's an expansion slot - and a fast one, thats asking to take more than just ethernet upgrades.
As for the dual processors - thats one answer to Motorola's problems with getting the G4 up to speed. Too bad you'll need Mac OS X to really take advantage of it. And too bad they're doing this just to keep up, rather than get ahead.
I, for one, will be extremely disappointed if this becomes a sucessful product.
X has already been ported to MacOS X server, porting it to MacOS X should be trivial. Apple's current distribution of MacOS X includes compilers and other such unix basics. While they might not be part of the default installation, I'm sure plenty of people will be interested in adding them through an additional install.
In other words, compiling unix software under MacOS X should become a relatively simple thing. I want to be designing graphics in photoshop and flash while working on the back end in mysql and php. All on the same machine.
Will Apple put any effort into this? No, but they have given us the BSD layer and they fully intend for software developers to take advantage of this.
Personally, technology is not killing my leasure time, but helping me kill during my leasure time.
FRAG!
they just become emulated - in Mozilla???
WHAT??? Computer's aren't a universal good?? And I just purchased my USB blender....
What do kids learn from watching underprepared teachers fumble around with broken machines. NOTHING!!
I'm sure a similar study could have proven that chalk boards don't teach kids either.
Young kids learn socially. Computers are usually meant to be used by a single individual. This is hardly social learning. While the internet was founded on interaction, it has become increasingly TV like. (How long can a 3rd grader sit in front of an email app?)
Anyone who believes a wired box can replace a good teach or caring parent deserves to be hit in the head with a SCSI cable - 50 pin!
Can anyone explain WHY they are shooting digitally? Are they shooting digital in addition to film??
There are some basic problems with digitial image capture. CCDs see light on a arithmatic scale. Twice as much light registers as twice the brightness. Film sees light on an exponential scale. Four times as much light registers as twice the brightness. This gives film a much higher dynamic range. Film also corresponds to the way our eyes see light. Film also looks better.
However, we have been socialized to beleive that CCD images look more "real" because news shows shoot video rather than film. In actually, its just a flatter image.
I'm all for getting rid of the hassles with film, but CCD's don't seem ready yet.
Any word how long before Apache will be running on this thing?
The idea of hyperlinking can actually be traced back to the reading of the Koran, cross-referenced with the writings of prophets. When one reads the Koran, you switch between the main text and the subtexts fluently. Hypertext links.
(thats the rough ida, perhaps someone with a more in-depth knowledge of Islam would care to add....)
Root
Prompt
Slash
Dotted
Where are the mirrors?
Will the new PS One work with my old PS/1 software? I'm happy with my PS/1, but the PS One seems to have much better controllers.
Sure, advertisers could do evil things with access to cell phone/PDA GPS info.
But it could also be useful for individuals. Especially drunken ones. Ever pass out and forgotten where you've been? just retrace your GPS coordinates! No, it won't tell you all the stupid things you did while you were drunk, but at least you can retrace your path of chaos.
Does that mean you lose your data if you unplug its power supply? If so, that would make a UPS necessary, since the smallest power fluctuation could zap your data. But the most likely way to lose data would be moving the machine - and forgetting to back up the drive before unplugging it. DOH! : )
To get more than one processor to work on a machine, obviously some cooperation is required. Chips intended for SMP include much of this on chip, so little additional hardware is necessary. However, if the chips do not include this, it must somehow be performed off chip. (Off chip = more expensive.)
The "cooperation" required is based mainly around the fact that two processors editing the same value in memory could cause BIG PROBLEMS. Therefore, there needs to be a way to "lock" memory values so the second processor keeps its hands off while the first processor is writing. This locking mechanism isn't an issue when dealing with a small number of processors. (I beleive 20 is the upper limit.) As you increase the number of processors, the locking mechanism becomes more and more resource hungry. Getting past twenty processors is what makes a super computer truly super. :)
The results of this study have the most poetic conclusion - every part of the internet is taking part in a big BOW TIE.
Sure, some parts of the bow tie aren't as well connected as others, but hey, thats their place. Its takes millions and millions of of sites to put together this universal-intergalatic bow tie, and not everyone can be at the center of it.
This reminds us that we should each make an effort to make our portion of the bow tie a bit nicer. Refraining from talking about petrified-natalie portman-grits really does pay off in the long run, making the heavenly Bow Tie a nicer place to surf.
Fellow linux users, do not insult Window and Mac users, as they are part of the great Bow Tie as well.
Hopefully, someday the science wizards at DuPont will make a material using this technology. If you're like me, and have bad laundry karma, you could use Quantum Socks.
"Spooky action at a distance" could be utilized to let you know if a lost sock is worth searching for. The unmatched sock would indicate to you if the other sock has been "intercepted." In theory, someone could take a sock and then make an effort to return it - but lets face it, mankind is not that morally advanced! On the other hand, in the rare case you aquire a sock, it would indicate to you that it was not really your sock.
Obviously, this technology could be applied to a wide range of apparel.
Tree says, "No printed manual! Digital documentation better!"
But then again, Trees might be a bit biased on the topic.
Will we be able to download the book? C'mon Andover, follow through here....
Could I spray this stuff on my eyes? Contacts? Glasses?
Sounds like it would make studying much easier!
I don't think my eyes are even doing 56K....
Doesn't anyone else see how this defeats the entire Lara Croft image? Was she popular because she was sooo real looking?? NO!! Why does she turn me on? Because she's fully digital!
Honestly, its much easier nowdays to program the perfect model than to take someone and pump them full of silicone. As beauty trends come and go, who will last longer - the silicon Lara Croft or the silicone Lara Croft? I think we know which one could stand the most number of alterations! Also, the silicon Lara Croft is immune to aging - yell, she could get _younger_ over the years - try that with Angelina Jolie!
And the ULTIMATE reason why the silicon Lara Croft is better than the silicone Lara Croft - only the silicon Lara Croft could be released Open Source. (Think about it - having your way with Lara Croft's code!!)
Obviously Linux does not need a DVD player, but drivers for them. Even if they are created by a commercial company, I'm sure the algorithms won't be open sourced. Given this, I'm sure x86 Linux will once again enjoy something that all the other flavors will miss out on.