I'm not sure I want to try buying yet another PDA type device. I have my Treo and it works for that.
So I'd probably not buy a new Newton. I'll tell you what I would buy, and I think apple is the company to produce it right. An Apple Tablet. Not something small but something with like a 12" screen, or maybe something more like a sheet of paper sized thing. A slate, not a convertible. I want something with a high res screen, designed more for artists than business. (Although a OneNote like application would be nice too) If it had multi-touch on the screen that would be nice, but really all I want is a decent pen. (preferably a wacom)
I don't know if they are going to make such a thing, but it is the thing that I would like. I keep looking at TabletPCs, and refuse to spend the money on one because I know they could be so much better. Ah well I can dream.
If you read this story, you'll see while it is sad that it happened, nothing of value was lost. The Films are kept off site, and the clay gets thrown away anyway, because they can't keep it.
Actually I believe what intel is saying is that mini-PCI was never intended to create commodity inter-operable parts. It was intended so that when you buy a laptop from IBM or whoever that they could give you the option of 802.11b or 802.11a or a bluetooth enable 802.11g or whatever..
In reality that is how I've always seen the mini-PCI bus inside of a laptop. Never as a 'user upgrade' That's what the PC-Card/PCMCIA slots are for.
I stopped reading it when it referred to OS X as a toy os. I'm not a mac zealot, but I have found OS X to be a very good platform and would never consider it a 'toy os'. Because of this, I couldn't take the report seriously, when they put such a condescending slant on something like that.
I have checked out Jython.. there were things in regular python that were not supported in Jython.
I'm not really arguing that one is better than the other. I wouldn't use Jython to create an app that uses mostly the Java libraries either.. that is just adding another layer to the problem.
I just agree with the pick the best tool for the problem at hand approach to doing things. For me, Java for bigger projects, now Python for not as complex or big ones.
One thing that I didn't like about Python's object model is the lack of private stuff.. and the ability to add variables/methods to an instance. So I do like Java's object model better, but again that is only when I really need objects that are going to be kind of complex.
I use both at work. Again it comes down to the best tool for the job.
Yes Python is easy to use/understand/remember, but then again there are some time when I would need several pages of python code to do something that I can use one or two pre-made classes in Java for.
I've only recently learned Python (had two days to get up to speed..) and I like what I see, but for building larger applications I'll stick with Java. It is more manageable I think when you design the app right.
One interesting thing to know is that many large complex applications will embed the python engine in them to allow for scriptability. Several of the large MMORPGs do this so the people developing content program in Python, while the rest of the system is in a more appropriate language/environment.
Actually.. I think artists get a lot out of putting effort into their work. It may not be money. But they do get a satisfaction in doing the work and completing it and sharing it with the world. (At least I do when I work on my art.)
Or sometimes it is purely personal, and they only do it to please themselves. So it isn't a one way thing where they put in all this energy to create and get nothing in return.
I really do believe that there is a return of some sort on every action that is taken by any one person, and most of the time it isn't cash that is the return.
Well this would be a niche thing, but several of the latested multi-track digital audio recording/editing systems can hook a monitor up to them for better editing. So if I were going to someplace to recored a band or something, it would be nice to bring a small screen that I can plug into it, and not have to lug a large monitor with me. (CRT or non-colapsable LCD are still a pain when you are already carrying a lot of equipment)
The thing you have to look at is not the cost or the raw bandwidth. But the protocol. Firewire has many andvantages which is why it is used in video cameras.
I highly doubt that High end DV cameras will move to USB. The protocol isn't really designed for that type of application. While a close inspection of the specifications is really beyond the scope of my reply, it is something to look into.
Currently you can get a device that allows you to use any DV camera to go right to a hard drive through 1394.. these also allow playback from the HD to a TV without the camera, or hook the drives right up to a computer for editing.
Not really.. firewire is still the way to get digital video off highend digital video cameras into editing systems and back again. Make this wireless would be even more valuable to those who wish to record multiple feeds at the same time off these types of cameras directly into an editing system.
It is in the identations on the top of the caps. My Shuttle FV25 (in a SV25) died a little while back, and took a look today, and sure enough it is the same problem.
All this is pure parinoia on your part. As it has already been stated all this information can be obtained from easy to identify numbers already on your car. Your licsense plate is already being read by vision systems in some states that can give you a ticket when you don't pay a toll, or you run a stop light. The is accessable on thedash through the windshield. In some states your emissions test has a barcode on it. So get over it, all this is is putting a serial number that can be easily read on a tire. (I belive there is already one on there.) This is more for, when you go get your car inspected they can see if your tires fall into a recall so they don't blow out on you and flip your explorer.
I realize that, but most review/preview editions are not sold. They are given to people, so the writer doesn't get anything. So that is why I want to support him.
I've read it. I got it through a used book store on amazon. (I know your not supposed to do this because the write gets no money from it, but I'm going to buy a copy in hard cover when it gets out)
I will say it is one of his best books. It takes place in modern day time. Which is unusual for him, but it talks about the usual information and the net. But this time there is a little spin in the motives driving the characters.
I would say that anyone that likes Gibson's stuff, should get this book.
I think that making cripled CDs goes against the fair use rule. My cd player in my car eats CDs so that they are un-usable in about two weeks. I really like to make copies of the CDs that I own so that I can listen to them in the car instead of listeing to annoying radio. I should get a new player for the car.. perhaps even an MP3 player, but that isn't happening soon.
My Dad got my Mom a pair of the original Advent speakers instead of an engagement ring over 30 years ago. (And they still have and use those speakers.. some of the best I've ever heard.)
It looks like IBM thinks that the current EU standard regarding software patents should be used. (And if I am correct the EU standards are MORE RESTRICTIVE than the current US standards.)
The summary of the patent indicates that this is for receiving software over the internet in a "automatically-executing software package". An ASP model is one where their servers run the application for another entity. Often this would be large enterprise systems where the software is owned by someone else and run at another site. But this still has implications to people like Microsoft with their Windows Update technology. (There is a bright side to everything.)
Technically yes. But.. Because it was a robot, it was often viewed as a form of public art. (They even got some of the police to punch in a mesage and paint it on the street..)
I worked on the first version of the GraffitiWriter robot that is mentioned in the article. The second version (which is much more effective) isn't a replacement, but more of a fast attack tool for the protesters. It's small and can spray paint a message in a public space at 15 MPH. That allows for high visibility during highly watched public events. You can find more information at The Institute for Applied Autonomy (IAA) web site
I've actually worked with the Institute for Applied Autonomy (IAA), and part of their aim was to develop inexpensive disposable gadgets to help in civil disobedience. And they have created some good stuff. (esp. GraffitiWriter)
Sony (I believe..) makes a MiniDV drive with IEEE-1394 that fits into a pc drive bay. They also produce another one that is small, but dosn't fit in a drive bay.
Unfortunatly I can't find a link to it, but I saw it in the latest B&H Photo Video catalog, but not on there web site.
That would solve the capture to PC, while still using the camera to shoot more footage.
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I'm not sure I want to try buying yet another PDA type device. I have my Treo and it works for that.
So I'd probably not buy a new Newton. I'll tell you what I would buy, and I think apple is the company to produce it right.
An Apple Tablet. Not something small but something with like a 12" screen, or maybe something more like a sheet of paper sized thing.
A slate, not a convertible. I want something with a high res screen, designed more for artists than business. (Although a OneNote like application would be nice too)
If it had multi-touch on the screen that would be nice, but really all I want is a decent pen. (preferably a wacom)
I don't know if they are going to make such a thing, but it is the thing that I would like. I keep looking at TabletPCs, and refuse to spend the money on one because I know they could be so much better.
Ah well I can dream.
I don't really have a link to anything, but CMU has been having it's "buggy" race for several decades.
If you read this story, you'll see while it is sad that it happened, nothing of value was lost. The Films are kept off site, and the clay gets thrown away anyway, because they can't keep it.
Actually I believe what intel is saying is that mini-PCI was never intended to create commodity inter-operable parts. It was intended so that when you buy a laptop from IBM or whoever that they could give you the option of 802.11b or 802.11a or a bluetooth enable 802.11g or whatever..
In reality that is how I've always seen the mini-PCI bus inside of a laptop. Never as a 'user upgrade' That's what the PC-Card/PCMCIA slots are for.
hehe.. whoops.. Ok so it has been a long day here. Oh well, mistakes were made :)
I stopped reading it when it referred to OS X as a toy os. I'm not a mac zealot, but I have found OS X to be a very good platform and would never consider it a 'toy os'. Because of this, I couldn't take the report seriously, when they put such a condescending slant on something like that.
I have checked out Jython.. there were things in regular python that were not supported in Jython.
I'm not really arguing that one is better than the other. I wouldn't use Jython to create an app that uses mostly the Java libraries either.. that is just adding another layer to the problem.
I just agree with the pick the best tool for the problem at hand approach to doing things. For me, Java for bigger projects, now Python for not as complex or big ones.
One thing that I didn't like about Python's object model is the lack of private stuff.. and the ability to add variables/methods to an instance. So I do like Java's object model better, but again that is only when I really need objects that are going to be kind of complex.
I use both at work. Again it comes down to the best tool for the job.
Yes Python is easy to use/understand/remember, but then again there are some time when I would need several pages of python code to do something that I can use one or two pre-made classes in Java for.
I've only recently learned Python (had two days to get up to speed..) and I like what I see, but for building larger applications I'll stick with Java. It is more manageable I think when you design the app right.
One interesting thing to know is that many large complex applications will embed the python engine in them to allow for scriptability. Several of the large MMORPGs do this so the people developing content program in Python, while the rest of the system is in a more appropriate language/environment.
Actually.. I think artists get a lot out of putting effort into their work. It may not be money. But they do get a satisfaction in doing the work and completing it and sharing it with the world. (At least I do when I work on my art.)
Or sometimes it is purely personal, and they only do it to please themselves. So it isn't a one way thing where they put in all this energy to create and get nothing in return.
I really do believe that there is a return of some sort on every action that is taken by any one person, and most of the time it isn't cash that is the return.
Well this would be a niche thing, but several of the latested multi-track digital audio recording/editing systems can hook a monitor up to them for better editing. So if I were going to someplace to recored a band or something, it would be nice to bring a small screen that I can plug into it, and not have to lug a large monitor with me. (CRT or non-colapsable LCD are still a pain when you are already carrying a lot of equipment)
The thing you have to look at is not the cost or the raw bandwidth. But the protocol. Firewire has many andvantages which is why it is used in video cameras.
I highly doubt that High end DV cameras will move to USB. The protocol isn't really designed for that type of application. While a close inspection of the specifications is really beyond the scope of my reply, it is something to look into.
Currently you can get a device that allows you to use any DV camera to go right to a hard drive through 1394.. these also allow playback from the HD to a TV without the camera, or hook the drives right up to a computer for editing.
Not really.. firewire is still the way to get digital video off highend digital video cameras into editing systems and back again. Make this wireless would be even more valuable to those who wish to record multiple feeds at the same time off these types of cameras directly into an editing system.
It is in the identations on the top of the caps.
My Shuttle FV25 (in a SV25) died a little while back, and took a look today, and sure enough it is the same problem.
All this is pure parinoia on your part. As it has already been stated all this information can be obtained from easy to identify numbers already on your car. Your licsense plate is already being read by vision systems in some states that can give you a ticket when you don't pay a toll, or you run a stop light. The is accessable on thedash through the windshield. In some states your emissions test has a barcode on it. So get over it, all this is is putting a serial number that can be easily read on a tire. (I belive there is already one on there.) This is more for, when you go get your car inspected they can see if your tires fall into a recall so they don't blow out on you and flip your explorer.
Get over it.
I realize that, but most review/preview editions are not sold. They are given to people, so the writer doesn't get anything. So that is why I want to support him.
I've read it. I got it through a used book store on amazon. (I know your not supposed to do this because the write gets no money from it, but I'm going to buy a copy in hard cover when it gets out)
I will say it is one of his best books. It takes place in modern day time. Which is unusual for him, but it talks about the usual information and the net. But this time there is a little spin in the motives driving the characters.
I would say that anyone that likes Gibson's stuff, should get this book.
I think that making cripled CDs goes against the fair use rule. My cd player in my car eats CDs so that they are un-usable in about two weeks. I really like to make copies of the CDs that I own so that I can listen to them in the car instead of listeing to annoying radio. I should get a new player for the car.. perhaps even an MP3 player, but that isn't happening soon.
My Dad got my Mom a pair of the original Advent speakers instead of an engagement ring over 30 years ago.
(And they still have and use those speakers.. some of the best I've ever heard.)
It looks like IBM thinks that the current EU standard regarding software patents should be used. (And if I am correct the EU standards are MORE RESTRICTIVE than the current US standards.)
But then again I could be worng.
The summary of the patent indicates that this is for receiving software over the internet in a "automatically-executing software package". An ASP model is one where their servers run the application for another entity. Often this would be large enterprise systems where the software is owned by someone else and run at another site. But this still has implications to people like Microsoft with their Windows Update technology. (There is a bright side to everything.)
Technically yes. But.. Because it was a robot, it was often viewed as a form of public art. (They even got some of the police to punch in a mesage and paint it on the street..)
I worked on the first version of the GraffitiWriter robot that is mentioned in the article. The second version (which is much more effective) isn't a replacement, but more of a fast attack tool for the protesters. It's small and can spray paint a message in a public space at 15 MPH. That allows for high visibility during highly watched public events. You can find more information at The Institute for Applied Autonomy (IAA) web site
I've actually worked with the Institute for Applied Autonomy (IAA), and part of their aim was to develop inexpensive disposable gadgets to help in civil disobedience. And they have created some good stuff. (esp. GraffitiWriter)
Heh.. you better knock on wood as you say that =)
Sony (I believe..) makes a MiniDV drive with IEEE-1394 that fits into a pc drive bay. They also produce another one that is small, but dosn't fit in a drive bay. Unfortunatly I can't find a link to it, but I saw it in the latest B&H Photo Video catalog, but not on there web site. That would solve the capture to PC, while still using the camera to shoot more footage.