Tesla motors started from scratch and that is the difference. Existing automobile makers producing hybrids right now won't switch to lithium-ion before 2012.
I used to work in the automotive industry and I can answer you that. Car manufacturers and their suppliers never use the newest technologies. It takes years to switch technologies, both because older technologies are tested and approved and because of financial reasons (tools for older tech have to be paid off).
Dude, seriously, get a fucking life. There is a huge gradient between love and hate and because you are an Apple fanboi, it doesn't mean that everyone, who aren't interested in every single fart of Steve Jobs, hate Apple.
And parent is right that Slashdot has become some kind of Apple rumour site because apparently a day without an Apple rumour is a lost day for Slashdot. Yes, Apple is a technology company, along with millions of others. But Apple makes only a dozen technical products. If you are truly interested in technology companies, why aren't you asking for product rumours of Panasonic, JVC, Infineon, Philips and over 9000 more?
Not willing to? Then stop pretending that it is about technology and admit that you just loud-mouthed fanboi.
It seems that you haven't really used XML. I used it for vehicle telematics - data transfer from a central data base to the truck board computers. It was more human-readable than sending SQL queries, you could make those XMLs by hand very fast to test something, you could see very fast whether the transmission was ok or fucked up, and even when you don't have the specs you can easily guess what the data means and where it belongs. Also because of the tree format it was easy to move the different types of data where it belongs, even in a combined XML with several different data trees.
An XML file is a nice way to store data as a human readable data base format. Of course you can try to do that in a config file, but it would be like hammering screws in.
I actually like it that way. Don't need a dumbed down UI when my PDA behaves the same as my desktop computer. I can even attach a bluetooth mouse and keyboard to it.
Sorry to disappoint you, dude, but you could get a fully multitasked smartphone when HTC Wallaby with Windows Mobile 2002 Phone Edition was released in April 2002. I've still got one of them, a sturdy beast, still works fine after a battery replacement. And together with a GPS receiver I can use it as a turn-to-turn navigation system.
That is only because the British don't drink quality tea. You don't need milk or sugar for a quality tea, in fact either would kill the taste.
If you really are a caffeine addict, try a well-prepared Gyokuro. It has got more caffeine inside it than espresso coffee. I personally prefer to drink teas with lower caffeine content so I don't get neither addicted nor accustomed to caffeine. This way I can stay awake longer and with a lower dosage of caffeine in a case of emergency.
To be honest, I also prefer WM6.1 to WM6.5 (except for the Bluetooth stack which is somewhat better). But still, even WM6.5 is a perfectly usable multitasking operating system for portable computers (and I use my Windows Mobile devices as portable PCs since 2003).
Also, iPhone is not that popular in Europe, so you often see following messages in the smartphone boards: "I am fed up with Windows Mobile, I have bought an iPhone now" and a couple of months later: "I am fed up with iPhone, I am going back to Windows Mobile". Pretty funny, IMHO.
#89 is bullshit. Windows Mobile has its place and is there to stay. It is for power users, comparable to those who use Nokia N900 and for those who want a choice. iPhone is just a shiny fashion toy for those who are too stupid to use a more complicated but more powerful user interface (same people who shun command line). Android still feels rather like a beta version.
Not quite. There still are cheques, they are seldom used, though, and banks hate them. I received a Sparkasse cheque last year. Eurocheque, on the other hand, was phased out nearly 8 years ago.
In Germany, you need to know the recepient's bank account number and the bank sort code. In case of paying the rent you'll usually get this information in the rental contract.
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Tesla motors started from scratch and that is the difference. Existing automobile makers producing hybrids right now won't switch to lithium-ion before 2012.
I used to work in the automotive industry and I can answer you that. Car manufacturers and their suppliers never use the newest technologies. It takes years to switch technologies, both because older technologies are tested and approved and because of financial reasons (tools for older tech have to be paid off).
Dude, most hybrids out there use NiMH batteries. Sorry to give you cognitive dissonance.
Dude, seriously, get a fucking life. There is a huge gradient between love and hate and because you are an Apple fanboi, it doesn't mean that everyone, who aren't interested in every single fart of Steve Jobs, hate Apple.
And parent is right that Slashdot has become some kind of Apple rumour site because apparently a day without an Apple rumour is a lost day for Slashdot. Yes, Apple is a technology company, along with millions of others. But Apple makes only a dozen technical products. If you are truly interested in technology companies, why aren't you asking for product rumours of Panasonic, JVC, Infineon, Philips and over 9000 more?
Not willing to? Then stop pretending that it is about technology and admit that you just loud-mouthed fanboi.
What's wrong with going to the cinema alone? Are you addicted to the peer pressure or what?
It seems that you haven't really used XML. I used it for vehicle telematics - data transfer from a central data base to the truck board computers. It was more human-readable than sending SQL queries, you could make those XMLs by hand very fast to test something, you could see very fast whether the transmission was ok or fucked up, and even when you don't have the specs you can easily guess what the data means and where it belongs. Also because of the tree format it was easy to move the different types of data where it belongs, even in a combined XML with several different data trees.
But there is!
An XML file is a nice way to store data as a human readable data base format. Of course you can try to do that in a config file, but it would be like hammering screws in.
I actually like it that way. Don't need a dumbed down UI when my PDA behaves the same as my desktop computer. I can even attach a bluetooth mouse and keyboard to it.
Sorry to disappoint you, dude, but you could get a fully multitasked smartphone when HTC Wallaby with Windows Mobile 2002 Phone Edition was released in April 2002. I've still got one of them, a sturdy beast, still works fine after a battery replacement. And together with a GPS receiver I can use it as a turn-to-turn navigation system.
Thank you. You single-handedly destroyed my last hope in mankind.
I have yet to see someone - even British of origin - drinking a FTGFOP tea with milk.
That is only because the British don't drink quality tea. You don't need milk or sugar for a quality tea, in fact either would kill the taste.
If you really are a caffeine addict, try a well-prepared Gyokuro. It has got more caffeine inside it than espresso coffee. I personally prefer to drink teas with lower caffeine content so I don't get neither addicted nor accustomed to caffeine. This way I can stay awake longer and with a lower dosage of caffeine in a case of emergency.
The more reason to switch. Coffee smells and tastes awful.
Do not make generalisations. I hate coffee.
They still can switch to tea. Plenty of caffeine there and because of all the tannines it acts milder and longer.
Apple fanbois with mod points are very predictable.
To be honest, I also prefer WM6.1 to WM6.5 (except for the Bluetooth stack which is somewhat better). But still, even WM6.5 is a perfectly usable multitasking operating system for portable computers (and I use my Windows Mobile devices as portable PCs since 2003).
Also, iPhone is not that popular in Europe, so you often see following messages in the smartphone boards:
"I am fed up with Windows Mobile, I have bought an iPhone now"
and a couple of months later: "I am fed up with iPhone, I am going back to Windows Mobile".
Pretty funny, IMHO.
#89 is bullshit. Windows Mobile has its place and is there to stay. It is for power users, comparable to those who use Nokia N900 and for those who want a choice. iPhone is just a shiny fashion toy for those who are too stupid to use a more complicated but more powerful user interface (same people who shun command line). Android still feels rather like a beta version.
On the other hand Flash Player for linux is the only x64 flash player out there.
No it isn't. It's just contradiction.
Beware, I know both Delphi and C# :-p
Well, .NET runs on Windows and on Windows CE (more or less, .NET compact is a subset of .NET and sometimes behaves differently).
The only Windows Mobile devices without J2ME out of the box I've ever seen were some older PDAs without phone functionality.
Not quite. There still are cheques, they are seldom used, though, and banks hate them. I received a Sparkasse cheque last year. Eurocheque, on the other hand, was phased out nearly 8 years ago.
In Germany, you need to know the recepient's bank account number and the bank sort code. In case of paying the rent you'll usually get this information in the rental contract.