The article pays no mention as to whether or not they're biodegradable, but they're certainly a step in the right direction. Soon enough, instead of tossing them out with the trash, you can toss them into the recycling bin with yesterday's newspaper (right along with the contents of your wallet).
Nobody in their right mind could consider Elijah Wood in any way shape or form "threatening", but look at what he managed to do in Sin City. The fact that we consider not only their usual roles, but the actors themselves, unmenacing only serves to "up" the creepiness factor. To this extent, I think Topher Grace was a spot-on choice for casting Venom.
Now, to say something at Neitzschesque as the "PC is Dead" is just plain foolhardy. Just as you have "car people" who'll stand around, fix up an old '69 Camaro, talk shop and compare rides, you'll naturally have your geeky counterpart, huddled around a box and compare specs.
But there's no refuting just how ubiquitous computing has become. Not too long ago looking up directions from Mapquest Mobile was merely a flight of fancy. As well, who would have looked at any DVD player and thought that not only would you be able to enjoy your favorite movie, but shoot off an email or edit a family album with [those butt-ugly set-top boxes running] XP Media Center?
And yeah, there are always consoles for gaming with a miasma of PC-esque features with no set programming standards in place for document cross-compatability, but there's also no demand for it. Who's to say there won't be just a few years from now?
Sure, there aren't any web-based word processing or spreadsheet apps just yet, but who's to tell just a few years from now? Such programs wouldn't be at all difficult to implement, there's just the matter of personal file storage.
As we speak, there are talks about installing thin-clients throughout third-world countries to help extend access to information to those who can't afford PC's (sorry I don't have a link to the article). I think is a (very) small step in the direction intended by Mr. Schwartz, but I don't think he was very far off.
The PC as we know it will be around for a long time, but I believe within the next five years, home-based thin-clients will become the affordable alternative for households who don't demand a lot from their PCs.
PS. I apologize in advance if this didn't make much sense - I'm just gonna blame it on my vodka-Coke...
Wait till you see their up-coming mouse with an additional 26 buttons (a-z) and dolby digital surround! It also chops, minces, slices and dices! Honestly, this is getting to be too much. Who needs every little part of their body stimulated over every little interaction? That can lead down only one road, and the sex industry is beaming...
...to see such revolutionary trade secrets being kept on their latest line of Post-It easels? Microsoft should be beaming to see the liberal use of Paint in diagraming these new miracles of modern technology.
How will such a wonder run a laptop on anything other than cold fusion? Wait!"...with very low consumption of electrical energy..." (known in the scientific circles as "electricity".) Wow, they'll never cease to amaze me.
Slashdot Mirror
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http://kottke.org/98/11/my-mac...
The article pays no mention as to whether or not they're biodegradable, but they're certainly a step in the right direction. Soon enough, instead of tossing them out with the trash, you can toss them into the recycling bin with yesterday's newspaper (right along with the contents of your wallet).
Nobody in their right mind could consider Elijah Wood in any way shape or form "threatening", but look at what he managed to do in Sin City. The fact that we consider not only their usual roles, but the actors themselves, unmenacing only serves to "up" the creepiness factor. To this extent, I think Topher Grace was a spot-on choice for casting Venom.
Thomas Hayden Church OTOH...
Now, to say something at Neitzschesque as the "PC is Dead" is just plain foolhardy. Just as you have "car people" who'll stand around, fix up an old '69 Camaro, talk shop and compare rides, you'll naturally have your geeky counterpart, huddled around a box and compare specs.
But there's no refuting just how ubiquitous computing has become. Not too long ago looking up directions from Mapquest Mobile was merely a flight of fancy. As well, who would have looked at any DVD player and thought that not only would you be able to enjoy your favorite movie, but shoot off an email or edit a family album with [those butt-ugly set-top boxes running] XP Media Center?
And yeah, there are always consoles for gaming with a miasma of PC-esque features with no set programming standards in place for document cross-compatability, but there's also no demand for it. Who's to say there won't be just a few years from now?
Sure, there aren't any web-based word processing or spreadsheet apps just yet, but who's to tell just a few years from now? Such programs wouldn't be at all difficult to implement, there's just the matter of personal file storage.
As we speak, there are talks about installing thin-clients throughout third-world countries to help extend access to information to those who can't afford PC's (sorry I don't have a link to the article). I think is a (very) small step in the direction intended by Mr. Schwartz, but I don't think he was very far off.
The PC as we know it will be around for a long time, but I believe within the next five years, home-based thin-clients will become the affordable alternative for households who don't demand a lot from their PCs.
PS. I apologize in advance if this didn't make much sense - I'm just gonna blame it on my vodka-Coke...
size really doesn't matter. Stuff that in your pipe and smoke it, ladies!
13 hours before stops holding a charge? That IS an improvement!
also refer to the outstanding battery life?
Wait till you see their up-coming mouse with an additional 26 buttons (a-z) and dolby digital surround! It also chops, minces, slices and dices! Honestly, this is getting to be too much. Who needs every little part of their body stimulated over every little interaction? That can lead down only one road, and the sex industry is beaming...
How will such a wonder run a laptop on anything other than cold fusion? Wait!"...with very low consumption of electrical energy..." (known in the scientific circles as "electricity".) Wow, they'll never cease to amaze me.
That static cling's a real bitch. Ever get a pulsar stuck to the back of a sweatshirt?
...the Tigers STILL suck...
Sure they can carry cargo, but can they carry a tune?