Actually from what I could infer from TFA is that even with the OnStar system, the report would be mailed to you. It possibly would be a descriptive report which you could then show to the nearest mechanic.
I guess the same goes for an internal system. You still need to take it to a mechanic if something goes wrong.
apart from the robust nature of Linux that they are talking about, one of the biggest reasons why Linux might be helpful in the embedded scenario is the almost infinite level of customization and tuning that can be done with it.
In the embedded scenario, its the customization that counts more IMHO.
PS: Not that robustness doesn't count. But (as someone pointed out) there ARE systems which come pretty close, if not better, to linux.
A very good point IMO. I remember seeing a series in "NatGeo Investigates" about plane crashes.
The data that the monitoring mechanism was sending to the pilots and the ATC was so incorrect that it was giving a stall warning and an overspeed warning at the same time. All coz there was a duct tape stuck up at one of the air inlet valves. It lead to the crash of that flight and the death of everyone on board.
On the other hand however, I guess in GMC's case its supposed to be of an indicative nature, not a proper automobile checkup.
If not, couldn't they put in a mechanism in the car itself, where at the press of a button, all the diagnostics would be run, and a report generated and shown in a panel or something like that.
IMHO in the long term, the positives of the wiki approach far outweigh the negatives.
Look at wikipedia: some or the other time a page is spoiled, but its recovered very quickly and I believe its one of the most reliably informative sites on the net.
The warning is there, because of the _potential_ of spoilers.
One of the mechanisms in place is that no anonymous editing is allowed. People need to register to edit. That way, a spolier's account can be locked. For every spolier, a person would need to create an account. Its tedious in the least.
As TFA mentions, its a _new_ replacement. Thanks to the wiki approach, it should be able to reach the popularity and coverage that the original TV Tome once had.
Not to hurt any fans here on/. but I wonder if the customers have to go to court for something as trivial as a battery, does Apple really deserve the kind of following it actually does.
Its good to have good products, and I believe Apple makes really good products, but I guess they need to be a li'l more flexible with something as trivial as a battery.
At the same time, Google would just love to intermingle Skype and AdSense. It would be great. Every time you click on an ad you get a free minute of long distance. Sounds like a good idea for the home user who wants to talk to his family in India. I can only imagine the number of clicks happening. Ads change as you IM your friends and start talking about the latest movie star gossip. This is completely in line with Google's context sensitive advertising.
isn't it the same as having employees to click on the ads without giving any value to the advertiser ?
Anyone knows if that counter at the wall in the video is a clock ? If it is, the ball seems to be emerging from the cannon at around 87 reading, while its caught at around 91 reading. assuming that the readings are in 1/10th of secs, the time difference is around 0.4 secs. Assuming a distance of 2 mts, the speed comes down to around 5 mts/s.
oops.........just realized, if they were throwing the ball at the claimed speed, we wouldn't be seeing it at all.......hehehehe:)
double oops......they could've still showed it to us in slow motion !!
You do know that BlackHat is one of the most respected security conferences, don't you ?? Its typically the security researchers who attend, not criminals.
If this fact fails to ignite the filament of your head.......well, why would a criminal attend a widely publicized conference ?
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Actually from what I could infer from TFA is that even with the OnStar system, the report would be mailed to you. It possibly would be a descriptive report which you could then show to the nearest mechanic.
I guess the same goes for an internal system. You still need to take it to a mechanic if something goes wrong.
Or maybe my understanding was a li'l flawed.
apart from the robust nature of Linux that they are talking about, one of the biggest reasons why Linux might be helpful in the embedded scenario is the almost infinite level of customization and tuning that can be done with it.
In the embedded scenario, its the customization that counts more IMHO.
PS: Not that robustness doesn't count. But (as someone pointed out) there ARE systems which come pretty close, if not better, to linux.
Googled up this link:r ts/aeroperu-news.html
http://www.rvs.uni-bielefeld.de/publications/Repo
Seems pretty much like what I saw on TV.
Correction: It was not duct tape, but masking tape.
A very good point IMO. I remember seeing a series in "NatGeo Investigates" about plane crashes.
The data that the monitoring mechanism was sending to the pilots and the ATC was so incorrect that it was giving a stall warning and an overspeed warning at the same time. All coz there was a duct tape stuck up at one of the air inlet valves. It lead to the crash of that flight and the death of everyone on board.
On the other hand however, I guess in GMC's case its supposed to be of an indicative nature, not a proper automobile checkup.
that it needs to be done remotely ?
If not, couldn't they put in a mechanism in the car itself, where at the press of a button, all the diagnostics would be run, and a report generated and shown in a panel or something like that.
Not to mean any offences, but its exactly what I was afraid of when I first saw this article.
We would end up doing the same discussion what those guys are doing at siliconvalley.com.
Some or the other discussion always goes on about the future of apple/ms/sun/intel whatever. Do we need to discuss a discussion ?
IMHO in the long term, the positives of the wiki approach far outweigh the negatives.
Look at wikipedia: some or the other time a page is spoiled, but its recovered very quickly and I believe its one of the most reliably informative sites on the net.
The warning is there, because of the _potential_ of spoilers.
One of the mechanisms in place is that no anonymous editing is allowed. People need to register to edit. That way, a spolier's account can be locked. For every spolier, a person would need to create an account. Its tedious in the least.
As TFA mentions, its a _new_ replacement. Thanks to the wiki approach, it should be able to reach the popularity and coverage that the original TV Tome once had.
That's exactly what the wikipedia link is for.
Not sure, but I think the claim might have been for the fact that Apple did _not_ provide replacement batteries.
See http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/message.html
Not to hurt any fans here on /. but I wonder if the customers have to go to court for something as trivial as a battery, does Apple really deserve the kind of following it actually does.
I first came to know of this battery thing here http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/message.html
Its good to have good products, and I believe Apple makes really good products, but I guess they need to be a li'l more flexible with something as trivial as a battery.
does it help them gain more popularity or market share?
I believe if someone is installing BSD on a company infrastructure, he/she would already be knowing enough about it to run it.
The reason why I say this is that BSD is a good OS, but to believe that its a good OS (in the flood of linux), one has to know BSD well enough.
IMHO, hiring ceritified professionals help when someone installs something about which they don't know enough.
now, does it run linux ?
Even with sight you require two eyes to form a meaningful 3-d image. With one eye, the image will not be stereoscopic.
At the same time, Google would just love to intermingle Skype and AdSense. It would be great. Every time you click on an ad you get a free minute of long distance. Sounds like a good idea for the home user who wants to talk to his family in India. I can only imagine the number of clicks happening. Ads change as you IM your friends and start talking about the latest movie star gossip. This is completely in line with Google's context sensitive advertising.
isn't it the same as having employees to click on the ads without giving any value to the advertiser ?
...was that ????
Reminds me of the scene from "Little Nicky" where the dog pisses off an arrow (??)
ooooooooh.........that was a painful thought !!
I second that.
:)
Anyone knows if that counter at the wall in the video is a clock ? If it is, the ball seems to be emerging from the cannon at around 87 reading, while its caught at around 91 reading. assuming that the readings are in 1/10th of secs, the time difference is around 0.4 secs. Assuming a distance of 2 mts, the speed comes down to around 5 mts/s.
oops.........just realized, if they were throwing the ball at the claimed speed, we wouldn't be seeing it at all.......hehehehe
double oops......they could've still showed it to us in slow motion !!
You do know that BlackHat is one of the most respected security conferences, don't you ?? Its typically the security researchers who attend, not criminals. If this fact fails to ignite the filament of your head.......well, why would a criminal attend a widely publicized conference ?