Summary of comments on "Blu-ray VS HD DVD" article #242175:
- HD DVD is winning
- No, Blu-ray is winning
- HD DVD is cheaper
- Blu-ray is better technology.
- Toshiba pays studios for support
- Sony makes rootkits
- There are no winners
- The consumer is the big loser
This is the same list as for the 242174 previous "Blu-ray VS HD DVD" articles.
The truth hurts. But as I said, try to relax. Anyway, I didn't need to find refuge since I don't have a problem with people liking Apple's products. All I said initially was that some people would tend to look at the keys when typing. Was that such an offensive comment to justify a response asking you to go get checked? No. Therefore, by replying as he did, he showed sign of raging fanboyism. So, you shut up and go learn to read; all you did was demonstrating the weak minded sheep was yourself.
Maybe you should get checked out for severe fanboyism. Steve Jobs worshipper should learn to relax. I've seen people use the iPhone and some did tend to look at the keys. Just because you didn't find it hard to use doesn't mean it's true for everybody.
Yeah, you're supposed to be looking at the iPhone screen but you shouldn't be looking at the keys you press. Without tactile feedback, some people might have a hard time typing without looking at the keys.
I have not seen any "insightful" comment mentioning speech recognition or dictation for the mobile world. That's where the Big Bang for the technology will come from. Unless you're a mobile device user too hard-wired to thumbtyping, speech is the most efficient way for entering information in most situations.
Years from now, we'll look back and wonder why the heck were we cheering for this monster advertising company who now has the ability to track us everywhere on the Net we might be so strong is its stranglehold on us.
The voice user interface in general and the recording in particular are by no means a good indication of the maturity or sophistication of the underlying speech recognition engine. It's similar to the 3D graphics engine in the videogame world; companies using the best 3D engine might still come up with a crappy game -- I'm not suggesting that Google's 411 was crappy). Google's 411 speech reco application is likely to be in its early stages, but not the engine itself.
And by the way, seems like very few people, not involved in the industry, knows this: TellMe is using Nuance's engine too! They are no longer publicizing, for lack of a better word, this fact probably because the relationship turned sour (lawsuits).
Regarding your "terrible luck" with Google's service, maybe it's your connection, your strong -- very strong -- accent, if you have one, or just the way you say it; for instance, some people don't talk naturally because they know they are talking to a machine.
Google uses Nuance Communications' speech recognition engine. Even though Google has hired a few folks from Nuance a while ago, it is NOT using homebrew technology, at least not as far as the engine is concerned. And even if Google had planned to build their own engine (they have no good reason to, really), it would have taken longer than a couple of years and much more than a handful of ex-Nuance engineers to be able to come up with a competitive speech reco engine -- the entry bar is high, even for Google. But like I said: Google has no good reason to re-invente the well -- it would have been just ridiculous; heck, if they seriously wanted to own the engine, they could have bought Nuance (the pre-merger Nuance, not the merged-with-Scansoft Nuance) with their pocket change.
From News.com: "Google AdWords salespeople suggested they buy keywords including "pirated" and "bootleg movie download," and that a Google employee corroborated their sworn statements in a deposition that has been sealed by the court."
Google God followers (and I know there are plenty lurking here at Slashdot), please spin the statement above in a way that your Almighty One look good.
"Google paid 1.5% of the company in stock to purchase YouTube. Google stock jumped 5% on the news. Purchasing YouTube resulted in a profit for Google."
That's hardly impressive. I made a 2% profit for doing nothing today: my stocks portfolio jumped 2% in value. I love this kind of math.
I wouldn't boast about the claimed strenght of Wikipedia for resisting vandalism solely on an attack that was "announced" on TV in a show watched by millions.
I know Wikipedia a one of the sacred institutions of the geeks and Slashdot-average-joes but fanatism was stretched a bit too far in this case.
That's a very insightfully real-world and down-to-earth focused post, IMHO. Not the kind of post that would give Slashdot techies a hard-on, mind you (that's probably why the post scores only 1).
"I give credit where credit is due... the original xbox was released after the PS2, and now the xbox 360 beat the PS2 to market, by probably close to a year."
I can't believe you are actually giving credit to Microsoft for essential shortening the gaming console's life cycle! Besides, the 360 is far from being a revolutionary console -- it's simply an Xbox 2.0. So, releasing it that soon after the Xbox is far from being a great feat. Strictly in terms of technology, I'm sure Microsoft could release a new console every two or three years if they didn't mind the obvious serious consequences of doing so.
At the end, the only thing that really counts is the quality of the game. If you barely enjoy playing a game, would you really bother replaying and trying to defeat a boss with no power-ups or collecting all 50 amulets? Would you really care doing it just for bragging rights? If you're a fanatic of a given game, chances are you're already playing it over and over again, and the Achievement Points concept would be one more reason to keep doing so.
AP works only if the game is fun in the first place -- it won't do much for crappy games.
You must realize that most people did not shout on rooftops that they themselves are a Saint or an angel. So, if they all "do business" with China, nobody can really denounce them.
On the other hand, Google proudly publicizes that it does no evil. They are stupid, and perhaps arrogant, to make such claim, a claim that no public company can possibly honor forever. They just shot themselves in the foot. If they had not made that grandiose statement, I'm sure this censorship decision would not have become such a fiasco.
Exactly what I had in mind!
Stock price goes up and down. Right now, Apple stock price is riding a wave of momentum and DELL is in a slump. Market cap is really nothing to brag about when it's accompanied by an unhealthy P/E ratios.
Dell still enjoys WAY bigger earning than Apple.
I too am very reluctant in installing any software or tools on my computer in order to be able to use a device, unless absolutely necessary. This is especially true with software by hardware manufacturers, who usually suck at writing user applications.
That's why I chose the Creative Zen Micro over any other portable digital audio player. With the Playsforsure-compatible firmware, I do not have and do not need to install any software from Creative; the device shows up as a removeable drive when plugged and I just drap-and-drop files to and from the player -- no buggy and bloated software to run, no conversion, encryption or what not to go through.
He obviously doesn't know what he's talking about... simply a blind follower on the Google bandwagon.
So just because Google is doing this, everyone's gonna stop buying or renting DVDs and start watching videos on their PCs? Get real! And don't tell me about PC media center, most of the people who has that is already BitTorrenting their shows. Most average-joes have home entertainment and watch DVD movies on a 52" TV set with their friends and family. Do you really think it appeals to them to pay and download a 500MB video file and then watch it on their 19" LCD? Not likely.
OK, so the format is suitable for mobility. So what? Again, average-joes do not watch videos on their portable player.
I think that they were able to resolve the problem so quickly without having to require heavy patching of their software is quite impressive. Everyone knows perfectly well that it would have taken... well I should say HAS taken, Microsoft longer to address bugs and security holes. Seeing as this is Microsoft's Security Hole, this is a prime example of that.
Oh pleeease! Let's not compare the patching of an OS/web browser with the patching of a tiny little desktop search tool... They are completely different beasts. It just happens that for this particular case, a fix was possible at the server side -- let's not over-generalize and conclude that Google will be able to do this for every defects.
And I can't believe people here are so in awe with the fact that the bug was automatically fixed without user intervention. What's the fuckin' big deal? Windows Automatic Updates does the same freakin' thing and the next thing you know is that legions of M$ bashers go berserk and complaining about Windows not asking them before updating the software.
Google Fanboys and M$ bashers are morons!
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I was wondering when the bribing speculation was going to come out. Thanks for making my day -- I can sleep well tonight.
Summary of comments on "Blu-ray VS HD DVD" article #242175: - HD DVD is winning - No, Blu-ray is winning - HD DVD is cheaper - Blu-ray is better technology. - Toshiba pays studios for support - Sony makes rootkits - There are no winners - The consumer is the big loser This is the same list as for the 242174 previous "Blu-ray VS HD DVD" articles.
Turning offensive as soon as someone mentions anything unfavorable about a product or brand, that's called fanboyism. Yep. Case closed.
The truth hurts. But as I said, try to relax. Anyway, I didn't need to find refuge since I don't have a problem with people liking Apple's products. All I said initially was that some people would tend to look at the keys when typing. Was that such an offensive comment to justify a response asking you to go get checked? No. Therefore, by replying as he did, he showed sign of raging fanboyism. So, you shut up and go learn to read; all you did was demonstrating the weak minded sheep was yourself.
Maybe you should get checked out for severe fanboyism. Steve Jobs worshipper should learn to relax. I've seen people use the iPhone and some did tend to look at the keys. Just because you didn't find it hard to use doesn't mean it's true for everybody.
Yeah, you're supposed to be looking at the iPhone screen but you shouldn't be looking at the keys you press. Without tactile feedback, some people might have a hard time typing without looking at the keys.
I have not seen any "insightful" comment mentioning speech recognition or dictation for the mobile world. That's where the Big Bang for the technology will come from. Unless you're a mobile device user too hard-wired to thumbtyping, speech is the most efficient way for entering information in most situations.
Years from now, we'll look back and wonder why the heck were we cheering for this monster advertising company who now has the ability to track us everywhere on the Net we might be so strong is its stranglehold on us.
The voice user interface in general and the recording in particular are by no means a good indication of the maturity or sophistication of the underlying speech recognition engine. It's similar to the 3D graphics engine in the videogame world; companies using the best 3D engine might still come up with a crappy game -- I'm not suggesting that Google's 411 was crappy). Google's 411 speech reco application is likely to be in its early stages, but not the engine itself.
And by the way, seems like very few people, not involved in the industry, knows this: TellMe is using Nuance's engine too! They are no longer publicizing, for lack of a better word, this fact probably because the relationship turned sour (lawsuits).
Regarding your "terrible luck" with Google's service, maybe it's your connection, your strong -- very strong -- accent, if you have one, or just the way you say it; for instance, some people don't talk naturally because they know they are talking to a machine.
Google uses Nuance Communications' speech recognition engine. Even though Google has hired a few folks from Nuance a while ago, it is NOT using homebrew technology, at least not as far as the engine is concerned. And even if Google had planned to build their own engine (they have no good reason to, really), it would have taken longer than a couple of years and much more than a handful of ex-Nuance engineers to be able to come up with a competitive speech reco engine -- the entry bar is high, even for Google. But like I said: Google has no good reason to re-invente the well -- it would have been just ridiculous; heck, if they seriously wanted to own the engine, they could have bought Nuance (the pre-merger Nuance, not the merged-with-Scansoft Nuance) with their pocket change.
From News.com: "Google AdWords salespeople suggested they buy keywords including "pirated" and "bootleg movie download," and that a Google employee corroborated their sworn statements in a deposition that has been sealed by the court."
Google God followers (and I know there are plenty lurking here at Slashdot), please spin the statement above in a way that your Almighty One look good.
but hey if Google says it, then it must be true and Slashdot worthy.
"Google paid 1.5% of the company in stock to purchase YouTube. Google stock jumped 5% on the news. Purchasing YouTube resulted in a profit for Google."
That's hardly impressive. I made a 2% profit for doing nothing today: my stocks portfolio jumped 2% in value. I love this kind of math.
I wouldn't boast about the claimed strenght of Wikipedia for resisting vandalism solely on an attack that was "announced" on TV in a show watched by millions. I know Wikipedia a one of the sacred institutions of the geeks and Slashdot-average-joes but fanatism was stretched a bit too far in this case.
Then, it wouldn't be free (as in beer) anymore, would it?! What's so great about this spreadsheet web-service again?! :)
That's a very insightfully real-world and down-to-earth focused post, IMHO. Not the kind of post that would give Slashdot techies a hard-on, mind you (that's probably why the post scores only 1).
Well said! A completely absurd argument from the parent indeed.
To parent: If Intel were to disappear tomorrow, I guess AMD could become as big as Intel was overnight! See? No supply problem.
"I give credit where credit is due... the original xbox was released after the PS2, and now the xbox 360 beat the PS2 to market, by probably close to a year."
I can't believe you are actually giving credit to Microsoft for essential shortening the gaming console's life cycle! Besides, the 360 is far from being a revolutionary console -- it's simply an Xbox 2.0. So, releasing it that soon after the Xbox is far from being a great feat. Strictly in terms of technology, I'm sure Microsoft could release a new console every two or three years if they didn't mind the obvious serious consequences of doing so.
It will not work without good games.
At the end, the only thing that really counts is the quality of the game. If you barely enjoy playing a game, would you really bother replaying and trying to defeat a boss with no power-ups or collecting all 50 amulets? Would you really care doing it just for bragging rights? If you're a fanatic of a given game, chances are you're already playing it over and over again, and the Achievement Points concept would be one more reason to keep doing so.
AP works only if the game is fun in the first place -- it won't do much for crappy games.
You must realize that most people did not shout on rooftops that they themselves are a Saint or an angel. So, if they all "do business" with China, nobody can really denounce them.
On the other hand, Google proudly publicizes that it does no evil. They are stupid, and perhaps arrogant, to make such claim, a claim that no public company can possibly honor forever. They just shot themselves in the foot. If they had not made that grandiose statement, I'm sure this censorship decision would not have become such a fiasco.
Exactly what I had in mind!
Stock price goes up and down. Right now, Apple stock price is riding a wave of momentum and DELL is in a slump. Market cap is really nothing to brag about when it's accompanied by an unhealthy P/E ratios.
Dell still enjoys WAY bigger earning than Apple.
I too am very reluctant in installing any software or tools on my computer in order to be able to use a device, unless absolutely necessary. This is especially true with software by hardware manufacturers, who usually suck at writing user applications.
That's why I chose the Creative Zen Micro over any other portable digital audio player. With the Playsforsure-compatible firmware, I do not have and do not need to install any software from Creative; the device shows up as a removeable drive when plugged and I just drap-and-drop files to and from the player -- no buggy and bloated software to run, no conversion, encryption or what not to go through.
He obviously doesn't know what he's talking about... simply a blind follower on the Google bandwagon. So just because Google is doing this, everyone's gonna stop buying or renting DVDs and start watching videos on their PCs? Get real! And don't tell me about PC media center, most of the people who has that is already BitTorrenting their shows. Most average-joes have home entertainment and watch DVD movies on a 52" TV set with their friends and family. Do you really think it appeals to them to pay and download a 500MB video file and then watch it on their 19" LCD? Not likely. OK, so the format is suitable for mobility. So what? Again, average-joes do not watch videos on their portable player.
Ummm, sorry, did I miss something? What's going on here?
Oh, ok, didn't realize it was already another Google worship session. Sorry for disturbing...
I think that they were able to resolve the problem so quickly without having to require heavy patching of their software is quite impressive. Everyone knows perfectly well that it would have taken... well I should say HAS taken, Microsoft longer to address bugs and security holes. Seeing as this is Microsoft's Security Hole, this is a prime example of that.
Oh pleeease! Let's not compare the patching of an OS/web browser with the patching of a tiny little desktop search tool... They are completely different beasts. It just happens that for this particular case, a fix was possible at the server side -- let's not over-generalize and conclude that Google will be able to do this for every defects. And I can't believe people here are so in awe with the fact that the bug was automatically fixed without user intervention. What's the fuckin' big deal? Windows Automatic Updates does the same freakin' thing and the next thing you know is that legions of M$ bashers go berserk and complaining about Windows not asking them before updating the software. Google Fanboys and M$ bashers are morons!