More like a temporary subsidy to build better batteries with more life that cost less through tech advances and mass production gains. I don't see a reason GM should move toward making hybrids if they can move toward making all electric cars (now they are ICE generators built in, soon ICE will be an option, eventually no ICE). I am certain they will get both better and cheaper in gen2 and it's rather exciting actually.
And how about you stop putting Rs into words that don't have them?:) Seriously, lots of words have multiple meanings. You just don't like our multiple meaning because you don't have the same one. Language is an evolving beast.
Next gen Volt should have substantially improved batteries. The current Volt is a precursor. They've just started down the path of battery tech for cars. This includes improved mass production as well to lower costs.
I bet they would really like to get rid of that part, but right now they feel it's required. If it was my only car, I'd like it to have that gas generator since filling up with electricity isn't very easy when you're 50 miles from home. Someday that will change. But you're mostly right, I'd go for the cheaper fuel efficient car right now since I doubt I'd ever make up the difference in gas vs electricity savings.
How about living room control? Smart TVs are coming, voice activated, NetFlix streaming is gaining popularity, Hulu. These will soon compete against cable (hopefully sooner rather than later). Game consoles have been able to browse the web and play Blurays for a while now. AppleTV, WD TV Live, etc allow you to play your traditionally computer media on your TV.
The game console is positioned to do all of those things. After all, they have been more and more becoming general purpose computers, just one that's convenient to hook to your TV. They could become living room boxes instead of game consoles. Maybe eventually the gaming part will just be an add on to the device. Imagine, they could put freaking ads on every aspect of your TV usage.
I see our options opening up right now rather than going into a single device but who knows what the future holds.
I have two groups of friends that I play games with online. One group are people from my wife's extended family who put on several LAN parties a year and have gradually moved to playing Call of Duty mostly. If I want to play at their LAN party, I should get the game they are currently playing. It's fun, but I'd rather not spend $60/year on a game that I might not play much. Luckily I played World At War and Modern Warfare 2 quite a bit apart from the LAN parties. However I haven't bought the next one yet and I may need to buy two copies of it before next LAN party. The wife plays too so I probably can't just stop attending these.
I also play Age of Empires with another group of friends, my first gaming buddies basically. We've played off and on since Age of Empires 1 (1997) and love it. Now there is Age of Empires Online and we've started playing that, really enjoy it. Actually I haven't played lately as often as they have so they give a little bit of pressure to play more. Grownups do have less time and shoot, I just turned 32.
Basically what I'm saying is that your conditional at the end of your comment doesn't work if you play games with friends. You will need to get the games that they have if you want to play with them.
BTW I game on computer and upgrade at my own pace. My previous computer lasted me about 8 years with a couple upgrades (video card, hard drive). My current computer should also last me a long time.
How long before this happens with console games? Sounds like it's coming soon. Sure they'll let you play with others in multiplayer but this will be on someone's account. Maybe you'll buy the ability to allow 3 guests to play on your account at the same time. Or maybe everyone that's playing will need their own gamertag and will have to purchase the right to play the game. That would allow you to play it at any house that has said console, but that used to be free if someone had a copy of the game.
As a computer gamer, I find this turn of events amusing. The console makers and the game makers have played favorites with the consoles for a long time and completely jacked the computer gamers. What, you have to be online to play your game? You can't sell your game because it's tied to an account? You can't buy any used games? You can't rent games? Oh Noes!
Now they just need to buy and play a game in their console that includes some malware that prevents them from playing BluRay movies or something.
They are also conditioned to not think about those kinds of things even if they know all about it. It's really quite uncanny. They understand that it's easier for them to not worry about stuff like that and that's what happens.
Most of the "forgot password" features out there really aren't secure. I have poked holes in most of the methods I've found. I think that's just the way it is. To make it really more secure would decrease the convenience to very low levels and just piss users off.
If you select a square of your image in Gimp, to drag it somewhere else you have to hold down Ctrl-Alt while you drag it with your mouse. I'm not kidding. If you just drag it, it only moves the selection square. I love Gimp but this is strange. And I agree that shapes are not easy
That is just one oddity though. Since I got the hang of Gimp, it has been great. It did have a bit of a learning curve. I actually have not used Photoshop because I never felt the need to buy it.
I sort of agree, but what about for site owners that don't "produce content" but they use their web site as a mostly static site for their business and related information?
On slashdot, the car analogy is always more successful.
If the car analogy was like a car, on slashdot all other analogies would be like the poor pigeon that broke the deal and flew out in front of your car this morning.
National Park Ranger. I would totally do it. When I go on a hiking trip, sometimes there is an older guy manning the ranger station and I think that's not a bad way to retire. Or you could move to Mexico where your money is worth a little more and start a business or something. I know some people that did that. But you're tied to your location huh. Hmm.
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Bearodactyl!
http://www.theoatmeal.com/comics/ptero
The fabled DisplayPort daisy-chaining hasn't seem to have materialised, and the one-to-many DP adapters are still stuck at very low resolutions.
AMD Eyefinity does this, right?
I think I may start skipping the comments and reading the articles now. Seriously
Which means it looks a lot better than a Prius or Insight :)
Appreciated. I agree, it is pretty fun. I like that /. has these two together.
More like a temporary subsidy to build better batteries with more life that cost less through tech advances and mass production gains. I don't see a reason GM should move toward making hybrids if they can move toward making all electric cars (now they are ICE generators built in, soon ICE will be an option, eventually no ICE). I am certain they will get both better and cheaper in gen2 and it's rather exciting actually.
Kammback - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamm_back
And how about you stop putting Rs into words that don't have them? :)
Seriously, lots of words have multiple meanings. You just don't like our multiple meaning because you don't have the same one. Language is an evolving beast.
Next gen Volt should have substantially improved batteries. The current Volt is a precursor. They've just started down the path of battery tech for cars. This includes improved mass production as well to lower costs.
I bet they would really like to get rid of that part, but right now they feel it's required. If it was my only car, I'd like it to have that gas generator since filling up with electricity isn't very easy when you're 50 miles from home. Someday that will change. But you're mostly right, I'd go for the cheaper fuel efficient car right now since I doubt I'd ever make up the difference in gas vs electricity savings.
Plus games are one of the biggest reasons I still use Windows, maybe the only reason.
How about living room control? Smart TVs are coming, voice activated, NetFlix streaming is gaining popularity, Hulu. These will soon compete against cable (hopefully sooner rather than later). Game consoles have been able to browse the web and play Blurays for a while now. AppleTV, WD TV Live, etc allow you to play your traditionally computer media on your TV.
The game console is positioned to do all of those things. After all, they have been more and more becoming general purpose computers, just one that's convenient to hook to your TV. They could become living room boxes instead of game consoles. Maybe eventually the gaming part will just be an add on to the device. Imagine, they could put freaking ads on every aspect of your TV usage.
I see our options opening up right now rather than going into a single device but who knows what the future holds.
LOL that's awesome.
Quaker Oats are the best.
I have two groups of friends that I play games with online. One group are people from my wife's extended family who put on several LAN parties a year and have gradually moved to playing Call of Duty mostly. If I want to play at their LAN party, I should get the game they are currently playing. It's fun, but I'd rather not spend $60/year on a game that I might not play much. Luckily I played World At War and Modern Warfare 2 quite a bit apart from the LAN parties. However I haven't bought the next one yet and I may need to buy two copies of it before next LAN party. The wife plays too so I probably can't just stop attending these.
I also play Age of Empires with another group of friends, my first gaming buddies basically. We've played off and on since Age of Empires 1 (1997) and love it. Now there is Age of Empires Online and we've started playing that, really enjoy it. Actually I haven't played lately as often as they have so they give a little bit of pressure to play more. Grownups do have less time and shoot, I just turned 32.
Basically what I'm saying is that your conditional at the end of your comment doesn't work if you play games with friends. You will need to get the games that they have if you want to play with them.
BTW I game on computer and upgrade at my own pace. My previous computer lasted me about 8 years with a couple upgrades (video card, hard drive). My current computer should also last me a long time.
How long before this happens with console games? Sounds like it's coming soon. Sure they'll let you play with others in multiplayer but this will be on someone's account. Maybe you'll buy the ability to allow 3 guests to play on your account at the same time. Or maybe everyone that's playing will need their own gamertag and will have to purchase the right to play the game. That would allow you to play it at any house that has said console, but that used to be free if someone had a copy of the game.
As a computer gamer, I find this turn of events amusing. The console makers and the game makers have played favorites with the consoles for a long time and completely jacked the computer gamers. What, you have to be online to play your game? You can't sell your game because it's tied to an account? You can't buy any used games? You can't rent games? Oh Noes!
Now they just need to buy and play a game in their console that includes some malware that prevents them from playing BluRay movies or something.
They are also conditioned to not think about those kinds of things even if they know all about it. It's really quite uncanny. They understand that it's easier for them to not worry about stuff like that and that's what happens.
Most of the "forgot password" features out there really aren't secure. I have poked holes in most of the methods I've found. I think that's just the way it is. To make it really more secure would decrease the convenience to very low levels and just piss users off.
Thank you! I was going to post it if noone else had. Soyuz are the only way to get up to ISS and back down right now.
If you select a square of your image in Gimp, to drag it somewhere else you have to hold down Ctrl-Alt while you drag it with your mouse. I'm not kidding. If you just drag it, it only moves the selection square. I love Gimp but this is strange. And I agree that shapes are not easy
That is just one oddity though. Since I got the hang of Gimp, it has been great. It did have a bit of a learning curve. I actually have not used Photoshop because I never felt the need to buy it.
I'm just curious, what do you recommend instead of Gimp?
I sort of agree, but what about for site owners that don't "produce content" but they use their web site as a mostly static site for their business and related information?
On slashdot, the car analogy is always more successful.
If the car analogy was like a car, on slashdot all other analogies would be like the poor pigeon that broke the deal and flew out in front of your car this morning.
Innocent until proven guilty???
National Park Ranger. I would totally do it. When I go on a hiking trip, sometimes there is an older guy manning the ranger station and I think that's not a bad way to retire. Or you could move to Mexico where your money is worth a little more and start a business or something. I know some people that did that. But you're tied to your location huh. Hmm.