Keep in mind the fact that Windows XP consists of roughly 45 million lines of code. Considering this, I think it puts into perspective what a gargantuan task testing and patching truly is, and gives me a little more understanding of holes in the OS.
You really have no idea what you're talking about. Rube Goldberg was the name a cartoonist who died in 1970. He was the one who began the trend of creating ridiculous and complex devices for accomplishing mundane tasks, such as a machine the size of a room built for the sole purpose of making a piece of toast.
It seems to me that questing for wireless power transmission is a waste of time. The problem with high-power microwave beams is that anything getting in the way would get cooked, same with lasers. The focus should instead be on miniaturization of power sources such as fuel cells, and maybe even miniature elementary particle power generators that harness the energy that permeates the universe on a quantum level.
A couple reasons. First, the DVD wave has not yet even reached its crest. Laserdisks were never extremely popular, but it has been a few years since DVD sales first outnumbered VHS sales. DVD-R/RW drives are becoming less and less expensive, so The DVD as a form of storage media has yet to reach its full market potential.
Also, there will always be a need for a physical form of data storage and transport, and so far there is nothing on the horizon to replace DVD's in popularity as a physical form of data storage.
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Keep in mind the fact that Windows XP consists of roughly 45 million lines of code. Considering this, I think it puts into perspective what a gargantuan task testing and patching truly is, and gives me a little more understanding of holes in the OS.
You really have no idea what you're talking about. Rube Goldberg was the name a cartoonist who died in 1970. He was the one who began the trend of creating ridiculous and complex devices for accomplishing mundane tasks, such as a machine the size of a room built for the sole purpose of making a piece of toast.
It seems to me that questing for wireless power transmission is a waste of time. The problem with high-power microwave beams is that anything getting in the way would get cooked, same with lasers. The focus should instead be on miniaturization of power sources such as fuel cells, and maybe even miniature elementary particle power generators that harness the energy that permeates the universe on a quantum level.
A couple reasons. First, the DVD wave has not yet even reached its crest. Laserdisks were never extremely popular, but it has been a few years since DVD sales first outnumbered VHS sales. DVD-R/RW drives are becoming less and less expensive, so The DVD as a form of storage media has yet to reach its full market potential. Also, there will always be a need for a physical form of data storage and transport, and so far there is nothing on the horizon to replace DVD's in popularity as a physical form of data storage.