Using the touch sensitive mouse buttons seems like a huge drawback to me. Whenever I use a mouse, my fingers always rest on the buttons. Will there be a way to differentiate between actually pressing the button and laying your finger on it or will you have to keep your fingers away while you are not pressing the buttons?
Let me get this straight...
If I want to buy a cheap, legit copy of Windows, why can't I,
1) Go to shady dealer and knowingly purchase counterfeit Windows for, say, $50
2) Give Microsoft everything they want (CD, Proof of purchase, etc.)
3) Receive entirely legit copy of Windows at no extra charge.
They say the PCI interface is only used for power-
Show me a version that doesn't take up valuable PCI real-estate, make it mountable in an internal 3.5" bay, and then I might be interested.
When will GPU manufacturers realize that they have reached the limit of current technology? For example, why can't they integrate the GPU into the motherboard? Think of the possibilities- Give the GPU its own socket (like the CPU), and its own memory bank (also like the CPU). Not only would this solve power problems and cooling problems, but it would mean that when you needed to upgrade the GPU you wouldn't have to buy a whole new set of memory with it (not to mention all of the other circuitry found on graphics cards). Give the GPU a direct link to the CPU (much like a dual-CPU setup) and you have also solved all of your bandwidth problems. You might even be able to set up a four socket motherboard and fill the sockets according to your needs- If you are a heavy gamer you could put in one CPU and three GPUs (This assumes that the GPUs would use the same socket and protocols as the CPU). If you are someone who needs the processing power alone, you could put in four CPUs and use a cheaper PCI GPU. I understand that this would require radical changes to the power supply and motherboard standards, but if NVidia and ATi are already making the chipsets, would it really be all that hard for them to convince the motherboard manufacturers to completely change their products to suit the new standards?
I have only one reason for supporting Open Source software and trying to convert other people-
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When I use open source software (especially if I am not charged for it), I tend to feel obligated to market it to other people. Open source developers do not have even a fraction of the marketing budget of other software companies, and it is the user's responsibility to get the word out. If we come across as being a bit too pushy, then I guess that is just another testament to the quality of the software.
Is this supposed to be a cheaper way of cleaning wastewater, a more effecient way of creating hydrogen for fuel cells, or some combination of both? The article never really goes in depth on exactly why these bacteria are so good.
The specs may not have fooled anyone, but ive got to give them props on the pictures, they look like they came straight out of apple's design department
Read the second link-
I don't think you are talking about the same type of two factor authentication. The two factor id that they are referring to consists of a static password and a dynamic password, the latter of which is provided by what they refer to as a "token". This "token" is a small keyfob or credit-card sized object that has a digital readout which displays a number that changes every minute or so within a set pattern. A server at the other end knows this pattern and checks to see if you have the right number at the right time.
I had a similar issue with Dell once when I sent in a mail-in rebate after purchasing a laptop. About a month or two after sending in the rebate, I received a card that said I did not provide enough information for my rebate on a Rowenta iron which was purchased at Hechts. I do not own a Rowenta iron, and I have never set foot inside of a Hechts. When I called Dell, they told me that the rebate service (who sent me the card) was taking care of it and that I should call them. When I called the rebate center, they had absolutely no knowledge of me ever purchasing a Dell laptop and therefore they could not help me. The rebate was for a fairly significant amount (at least $100), and I do not plan on buying any more Dell PC's.
From TFA-
Akimbo intends to support all video content on the web. By this I think they mean all "legitimate" content, but time will tell.
What do they plan on doing to stop the illegitimate content from immmediately flooding the service and causing organizations (like the MPAA) to condemn it as a distributor of illegal files?
I hope they make these for x86, too, as it would make the perfect prank to pull on your non-linux friends. Just swap out their ipods for one of these when they're not looking...
I think youre still missing his original point.
There are several "sweet spots" when youre talking about economics. I think the one he is referring to is the price point where the amount of goods supplied by the firm equals the amount of goods demanded by consumers. At lower prices, the firm will make more profits by selling less goods, but consumers will demand more than the firm wants to produce. I am not sure how this would apply to the situation at hand, though, since there is no physical good being produced and increasing the supply (or bandwidth, in this case) would not increase costs significantly, especially if the record companies chose to use a form of p2p for the distribution of their content. For anyone who has taken a basic college microeconomics class, I believe what I am trying to say is that the supply for downloaded music is almost perfectly elastic, and therefore would not figure into determining a price.
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Using the touch sensitive mouse buttons seems like a huge drawback to me. Whenever I use a mouse, my fingers always rest on the buttons. Will there be a way to differentiate between actually pressing the button and laying your finger on it or will you have to keep your fingers away while you are not pressing the buttons?
Let me get this straight...
If I want to buy a cheap, legit copy of Windows, why can't I,
1) Go to shady dealer and knowingly purchase counterfeit Windows for, say, $50
2) Give Microsoft everything they want (CD, Proof of purchase, etc.)
3) Receive entirely legit copy of Windows at no extra charge.
How exactly is this good for Microsoft?
They say the PCI interface is only used for power-
Show me a version that doesn't take up valuable PCI real-estate, make it mountable in an internal 3.5" bay, and then I might be interested.
When will GPU manufacturers realize that they have reached the limit of current technology? For example, why can't they integrate the GPU into the motherboard? Think of the possibilities- Give the GPU its own socket (like the CPU), and its own memory bank (also like the CPU). Not only would this solve power problems and cooling problems, but it would mean that when you needed to upgrade the GPU you wouldn't have to buy a whole new set of memory with it (not to mention all of the other circuitry found on graphics cards). Give the GPU a direct link to the CPU (much like a dual-CPU setup) and you have also solved all of your bandwidth problems. You might even be able to set up a four socket motherboard and fill the sockets according to your needs- If you are a heavy gamer you could put in one CPU and three GPUs (This assumes that the GPUs would use the same socket and protocols as the CPU). If you are someone who needs the processing power alone, you could put in four CPUs and use a cheaper PCI GPU. I understand that this would require radical changes to the power supply and motherboard standards, but if NVidia and ATi are already making the chipsets, would it really be all that hard for them to convince the motherboard manufacturers to completely change their products to suit the new standards?
If you plan on putting four 6800 ultras (two-slots wide) in that thing, I guess you can say goodbye to your soundcard, among other things...
I have only one reason for supporting Open Source software and trying to convert other people-
Advertising
When I use open source software (especially if I am not charged for it), I tend to feel obligated to market it to other people. Open source developers do not have even a fraction of the marketing budget of other software companies, and it is the user's responsibility to get the word out. If we come across as being a bit too pushy, then I guess that is just another testament to the quality of the software.
Is this supposed to be a cheaper way of cleaning wastewater, a more effecient way of creating hydrogen for fuel cells, or some combination of both? The article never really goes in depth on exactly why these bacteria are so good.
The specs may not have fooled anyone, but ive got to give them props on the pictures, they look like they came straight out of apple's design department
Read the second link-
I don't think you are talking about the same type of two factor authentication. The two factor id that they are referring to consists of a static password and a dynamic password, the latter of which is provided by what they refer to as a "token". This "token" is a small keyfob or credit-card sized object that has a digital readout which displays a number that changes every minute or so within a set pattern. A server at the other end knows this pattern and checks to see if you have the right number at the right time.
I had a similar issue with Dell once when I sent in a mail-in rebate after purchasing a laptop. About a month or two after sending in the rebate, I received a card that said I did not provide enough information for my rebate on a Rowenta iron which was purchased at Hechts. I do not own a Rowenta iron, and I have never set foot inside of a Hechts. When I called Dell, they told me that the rebate service (who sent me the card) was taking care of it and that I should call them. When I called the rebate center, they had absolutely no knowledge of me ever purchasing a Dell laptop and therefore they could not help me. The rebate was for a fairly significant amount (at least $100), and I do not plan on buying any more Dell PC's.
Oh yeah? Well, I just overclocked my iPod over the 6 gigasong barrier!
From TFA-
Akimbo intends to support all video content on the web. By this I think they mean all "legitimate" content, but time will tell.
What do they plan on doing to stop the illegitimate content from immmediately flooding the service and causing organizations (like the MPAA) to condemn it as a distributor of illegal files?
I hope they make these for x86, too, as it would make the perfect prank to pull on your non-linux friends. Just swap out their ipods for one of these when they're not looking...
...when you install it on a TI-89 and completely forget about it until you get to your calc exam the next day...
I think youre still missing his original point. There are several "sweet spots" when youre talking about economics. I think the one he is referring to is the price point where the amount of goods supplied by the firm equals the amount of goods demanded by consumers. At lower prices, the firm will make more profits by selling less goods, but consumers will demand more than the firm wants to produce. I am not sure how this would apply to the situation at hand, though, since there is no physical good being produced and increasing the supply (or bandwidth, in this case) would not increase costs significantly, especially if the record companies chose to use a form of p2p for the distribution of their content. For anyone who has taken a basic college microeconomics class, I believe what I am trying to say is that the supply for downloaded music is almost perfectly elastic, and therefore would not figure into determining a price.