Most Linux end users are more likely to contribute to applications, translations, documentation, art, sounds, music, not the kernel. The Linux kernel itself is probably more intersting to those closer to the bare metal, which would be administrators or hardware developers.
This has been a topic for ages and certainly there is still a long way to go on the road to perfection. This is very good marketing, no doubt, but on the whole it sounds like Cameron had a few hits of what Peter Molyneux is smoking.
People do a lot of stupid crap. I'm sure if there had been a clown on a unicycle on the streets where I live, I wouldn't have noticed. There's car alarms going off, people honking, yelling at each other, handing out leaflets, asking for change, street performers, street painters, street vendors, gawkers, kids running around, gaudy hipsters and fashionistas doing their thing, and public service workers on the job. Most of the time I'm in my own head simply because all of that stuff already seems annoying and I'm tuning it out, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Why would anyone pick up on some random clown on a unicycle? Maybe it's different on a school campus, but schools too have their fair share of motley crowds.
Of course it's been up every month. Bing is replacing Live/MSN/etc, and Yahoo is now using it as their search engine. It's gone from 0% to replacing 2 of the top 3 search engines. Of course this seems like rapid growth. How much of these users are NEW users being attracted from the competition? Probably not as interesting a story.
Consequences aren't even the problem, it's the consequences of the assumptions people make that are the problem. People like to aggregate and derive "what happened" from that, and suddenly you're defending against a ton of actually baseless accusations that those people don't feel are baseless because they feel they have something substantial to back it up. Then it reaches the point where it doesn't even matter what really happened, it's what the majority believes happened.
Celebrities don't like their lives being invaded and on display on TV. Some may make stupid mistakes, some may just look stupid, but people love a scandal and TV stations love drawing people in with something inexpensive, and it's easy to draw a few lines and come up with a nasty picture. Suddenly everyone could be vulnerable to that type of finger pointing, public shaming, and other rubbish. How much do we need to be traumatized, do we really want to end up as a society that is nothing but a dysfunctional freakshow?
There was a recent story on the problems with software auditing which shows how this could lead to consumers being unfairly squeezed due to unclear licensing terms. ACTA could be abused by entities such as RIAA/MPAA (Sony/Warner/Universal/EMI/Disney/whoever/etc) to unfairly sue even more people in a much broader area. It's harmonizing their mercenary efforts while placing the onus on legitimate law enforcement, therefore corrupting that.
Clearly the problem is right there in the first sentence:
As the recession bites, software auditors are cracking down, and some are simply exploiting loopholes and technicalities to meet their targets
Their target should be making sure that those they are auditing are not using unlicensed software, not to create a new situation where the auditee is now considered to be infringing even though they have made every attempt towards legitimacy.
Is the car a second home now? Maybe this stuff belongs in a camper, or a van (for long trips), but do drivers need to be that distracted? If you think there's a chance you'll be in a long traffic jam and get bored, sure, turn on the radio or use your cell phone and make a call, but there's no need to set up your car like an office or a living room.
If it's based on Ubuntu, it probably supports all the devices XP does and more. You can install TrueType fonts in Ubuntu, and I'm sure they include msttcorefonts. With Wine, it could run most XP applications. There are more recent versions of desktop software that work better on Ubuntu than XP. Ubuntu still receives updates. It's not a bad substitute for Windows XP, I'd say.
Why does NASA have to enrapture every last television viewer? What if some aren't interested in the subject matter? Does every single show have to strive for 100% viewership? If that's the case, isn't it a contest on who can make the loudest noise and most flashy lights at the cost of the actual content of the program? And we're supposed to encourage this? Why am I asking you?
The last thing we need is a new "platform", and targeting one platform exclusively is a bad idea. You also don't need to use MonoDevelop to choose your own license. This seems both superfluous and like a bad idea.
When writing a document, I don't think of individial letters, I think of the word, because I automatically know how to write it. With this method, I'll be thinking of letters and I might lose track of the words, conjugation, pluralization, or even the entire sentence. This method seems unproductive unless you can get it to recognize entire words.
Why don't hardware manufacturers simply release development firmwares from the outset for all of their devices? Hardware manufacturers tend to let their products fizzle out and stagnate, but there are always interested parties waiting to take the device to a new level. Hardware manufacterers would benefit from the ability to produce the same hardware for cheaper while seeing increased demand for the product. This could potentially raise their profits if a hardcore community forms around their device.
It's not how many people use silverlight, I could care less if some myspace user's crappy animation doesn't work, but if entire sites feature content in that format exclusively to provide content, for example YouTube, Amazon, eBay, etc, then users will have no choice but to install the new plugin to keep using that site. Users can get cornered if MS throws around cash buckets. I'm not saying this will come true (especially YouTube using it) but if enough people install it, that could snowball into a lot more sites using the plugin, especially if MS puts cash behind spin and FUD to market this to media conglomerates.
People are more compelled to chuck a netbook into their backpack, and take it places where they wouldn't take a laptop. It probably sees more general abuse because it feels less delicate and more like a toy.
Have you ever searched for some information, and Google gave a hit where the surrounding text of the query already answers your question? And then not clicked the website?
Sometimes, but other times I do visit it. Now if the search result does not have surrounding text then I just don't bother with that link at all.
Out of all the things you listed, "casual online games" seems to be the only valid application for Flash. Interactive information displays are best left to javascript applets. Navigation is handled by browser controls and links. If you use flash for navigation and interactive displays, it makes it impossible for the disabled to use it properly, and for the content to be handled properly by the browser (i.e. give proper right-click menus, etc).
Sony demoed this system at the same show Natal was announced at.
No, what you're talking about is the dual wand system. This article is about a system that "uses stereo cameras to watch a player and, like a pair of eyes, to judge depth." It will probably be used for eyetoy-like games and other full body motion games.
Personally I can't wait for the wand system for the pointer functionality, since RE5 will make use of it. It was pretty disappointing going from Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition to RE5, and always wished there was a Wii version this game. The version with the wand update will marry HD graphics with the most advanced control system for an RE game.
Why don't they go all the way and ban physical punishment? Is there any good reason to punish someone that way? Does it even help rehabilitate those who "require punishment"? Physically restraining someone is required to make someone submit if they are acting violent themselves, but that's different than physical punishment.
DS games are as big as 256MB, compression varies. DSi games stored on SD cards could be much larger, and they may need the extra storage space since the DSi has upgraded hardware specifications (speed, memory, etc) compared to previous DS models. DSi exclusive games could use larger textures, higher bitrate videos, etc.
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Most Linux end users are more likely to contribute to applications, translations, documentation, art, sounds, music, not the kernel. The Linux kernel itself is probably more intersting to those closer to the bare metal, which would be administrators or hardware developers.
This has been a topic for ages and certainly there is still a long way to go on the road to perfection. This is very good marketing, no doubt, but on the whole it sounds like Cameron had a few hits of what Peter Molyneux is smoking.
People do a lot of stupid crap. I'm sure if there had been a clown on a unicycle on the streets where I live, I wouldn't have noticed. There's car alarms going off, people honking, yelling at each other, handing out leaflets, asking for change, street performers, street painters, street vendors, gawkers, kids running around, gaudy hipsters and fashionistas doing their thing, and public service workers on the job. Most of the time I'm in my own head simply because all of that stuff already seems annoying and I'm tuning it out, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Why would anyone pick up on some random clown on a unicycle? Maybe it's different on a school campus, but schools too have their fair share of motley crowds.
Of course it's been up every month. Bing is replacing Live/MSN/etc, and Yahoo is now using it as their search engine. It's gone from 0% to replacing 2 of the top 3 search engines. Of course this seems like rapid growth. How much of these users are NEW users being attracted from the competition? Probably not as interesting a story.
Consequences aren't even the problem, it's the consequences of the assumptions people make that are the problem. People like to aggregate and derive "what happened" from that, and suddenly you're defending against a ton of actually baseless accusations that those people don't feel are baseless because they feel they have something substantial to back it up. Then it reaches the point where it doesn't even matter what really happened, it's what the majority believes happened.
Celebrities don't like their lives being invaded and on display on TV. Some may make stupid mistakes, some may just look stupid, but people love a scandal and TV stations love drawing people in with something inexpensive, and it's easy to draw a few lines and come up with a nasty picture. Suddenly everyone could be vulnerable to that type of finger pointing, public shaming, and other rubbish. How much do we need to be traumatized, do we really want to end up as a society that is nothing but a dysfunctional freakshow?
There was a recent story on the problems with software auditing which shows how this could lead to consumers being unfairly squeezed due to unclear licensing terms. ACTA could be abused by entities such as RIAA/MPAA (Sony/Warner/Universal/EMI/Disney/whoever/etc) to unfairly sue even more people in a much broader area. It's harmonizing their mercenary efforts while placing the onus on legitimate law enforcement, therefore corrupting that.
Clearly the problem is right there in the first sentence:
As the recession bites, software auditors are cracking down, and some are simply exploiting loopholes and technicalities to meet their targets
Their target should be making sure that those they are auditing are not using unlicensed software, not to create a new situation where the auditee is now considered to be infringing even though they have made every attempt towards legitimacy.
Is the car a second home now? Maybe this stuff belongs in a camper, or a van (for long trips), but do drivers need to be that distracted? If you think there's a chance you'll be in a long traffic jam and get bored, sure, turn on the radio or use your cell phone and make a call, but there's no need to set up your car like an office or a living room.
Radio Shack went from a great resource for hobbyists to get their start, to a glorified alarm clock store.
If it's based on Ubuntu, it probably supports all the devices XP does and more. You can install TrueType fonts in Ubuntu, and I'm sure they include msttcorefonts. With Wine, it could run most XP applications. There are more recent versions of desktop software that work better on Ubuntu than XP. Ubuntu still receives updates. It's not a bad substitute for Windows XP, I'd say.
Why does NASA have to enrapture every last television viewer? What if some aren't interested in the subject matter? Does every single show have to strive for 100% viewership? If that's the case, isn't it a contest on who can make the loudest noise and most flashy lights at the cost of the actual content of the program? And we're supposed to encourage this? Why am I asking you?
The last thing we need is a new "platform", and targeting one platform exclusively is a bad idea. You also don't need to use MonoDevelop to choose your own license. This seems both superfluous and like a bad idea.
When writing a document, I don't think of individial letters, I think of the word, because I automatically know how to write it. With this method, I'll be thinking of letters and I might lose track of the words, conjugation, pluralization, or even the entire sentence. This method seems unproductive unless you can get it to recognize entire words.
Why don't hardware manufacturers simply release development firmwares from the outset for all of their devices? Hardware manufacturers tend to let their products fizzle out and stagnate, but there are always interested parties waiting to take the device to a new level. Hardware manufacterers would benefit from the ability to produce the same hardware for cheaper while seeing increased demand for the product. This could potentially raise their profits if a hardcore community forms around their device.
It's not how many people use silverlight, I could care less if some myspace user's crappy animation doesn't work, but if entire sites feature content in that format exclusively to provide content, for example YouTube, Amazon, eBay, etc, then users will have no choice but to install the new plugin to keep using that site. Users can get cornered if MS throws around cash buckets. I'm not saying this will come true (especially YouTube using it) but if enough people install it, that could snowball into a lot more sites using the plugin, especially if MS puts cash behind spin and FUD to market this to media conglomerates.
People are more compelled to chuck a netbook into their backpack, and take it places where they wouldn't take a laptop. It probably sees more general abuse because it feels less delicate and more like a toy.
Have you ever searched for some information, and Google gave a hit where the surrounding text of the query already answers your question? And then not clicked the website?
Sometimes, but other times I do visit it. Now if the search result does not have surrounding text then I just don't bother with that link at all.
Out of all the things you listed, "casual online games" seems to be the only valid application for Flash. Interactive information displays are best left to javascript applets. Navigation is handled by browser controls and links. If you use flash for navigation and interactive displays, it makes it impossible for the disabled to use it properly, and for the content to be handled properly by the browser (i.e. give proper right-click menus, etc).
Sony demoed this system at the same show Natal was announced at.
No, what you're talking about is the dual wand system. This article is about a system that "uses stereo cameras to watch a player and, like a pair of eyes, to judge depth." It will probably be used for eyetoy-like games and other full body motion games.
Personally I can't wait for the wand system for the pointer functionality, since RE5 will make use of it. It was pretty disappointing going from Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition to RE5, and always wished there was a Wii version this game. The version with the wand update will marry HD graphics with the most advanced control system for an RE game.
Why don't they go all the way and ban physical punishment? Is there any good reason to punish someone that way? Does it even help rehabilitate those who "require punishment"? Physically restraining someone is required to make someone submit if they are acting violent themselves, but that's different than physical punishment.
'Round about the same time when O.J. will manage to catch the real killers... right after they perfect their golf swing.
DS games are as big as 256MB, compression varies. DSi games stored on SD cards could be much larger, and they may need the extra storage space since the DSi has upgraded hardware specifications (speed, memory, etc) compared to previous DS models. DSi exclusive games could use larger textures, higher bitrate videos, etc.
But with each step, it's becoming more and more convenient. Usenet > FTPs > Napster > Torrent... The next step will be even simpler to use.
How do they define "reasonable suspicion"? I couldn't find that information in the article.
Better than throwing it out: make it useful again.