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Isn't that debate just a relic of days past anyways?
At any rate, as a user of Windows XP 64-bit edition, the anger at being treated like a second class citizen knows no bounds. I have Vista on one machine and XP 64-bit edition on another; XP 64-bit edition still has fewer compatability issues than Vista and runs faster and more reliably, too.
Bingo, although I was trying to be make the entire post sound absurd. Looks like I fell short of the line between "disingenuously funny" and landed in "ingenuously stupid" instead.
Just because something consumes less watts does not mean it is necessarily green. It depends one what is producing the power! If a nuclear Power plant is providing power to a 20 watt HDD, while a coal power plant provides power to a 10 watt HDD, which is more green? We need a better standard of measuring green-... uh -ness. I suggest we measure it differently, based on a device's output of cubic smug per meter.
Why is this moderated Interesting? It sounds like a complete troll. Software-related patent issue? Maybe. The article is quite vague as to what patents Seagate thinks is being infringed upon (ignoring the fact that the CEO never specifically states that they will sue if SSDs get popular, the article "reasons" that out.) The statement about "communication between the storage device and the computer" is also made by the article, in relation to what patents Seagate (and WDC) have, never specifying whether this a patent on the hardware or software of the communication. We'd need to see what the patents actually are before we can draw a conclusion as to wether this is a patent on software or hardware (interfaces, maybe?)
Regardless of the patent issue, claiming the "poor old USA" would be "stuck" with mechanical Hard drives while the rest of the world is using SSD drices is just plain patronizing. Nevermind that both mechanical Hard Drives and SSDs have their own specific advantages that will ensure that neither fully dominates "the whole world." Never mind the ludicrous claim that one company's *posssible* attempts to litigate would some how relegate the US to some storage medium dark age (real or imagined.) Never mind the only concievably interesting statement would be the last line about memory cards (side note: assuming you mean flash-based memory cards, then the only difference I suppose would be the technology employed in getting the higher storage capacity.) Nevermind all that,the post above is just a dripping with a trollish, condescending tone towards the US. Criticizing the US is fine, but please do so in a reasonable, less-condescending tone. Suggestions for a better system would be highly recommended.
apple just has the biggest because almost no one loves MS anymore I dunno, I've lived through a couple generations of console wars (16-bit vet myself, though I've moved on to the PC's regiment, but I digress.) I guess Apple's the biggest when you split up the console fan campus up by their infighting lines, but just try arguing console vs. PC gaming and you will see sparks fly like the Forth of July! Apple's the biggest, but gamer camps are at least a full magnitude more vicious, zealous, and sensitive.
I like the Nuclear Batteries idea. It at least tries to solve a difficult, but important, problem with a creative solution that might help create a compromise between our needs for energy secure neighbors and want of nuclear non-proliferation. Sadly, we have people in our own country who protest and actively try to stop transport of our own nuclear wastes. I imagine, sadly, that the uproar of transporting "live" material in this form will be even greater. It is not at all about the actual hazards of the "batteries," but it is all about the perception of hazards. I like the direction, but there are elements missing in the formula.
I could see some sort of username/nickname, but not my personal name. My personal name, even only my first, would be creepy and I'd probably have to start supplying false names for it. However, I would crack-up with laughter everytime I read an ad like "Dr. Eggman, click here to stop your pest problems today!"
Oops, I misread the article. The molecule is two billionths of a metre, which is 2 nanometers. I thought the nano-machines docking with the molecule were that size. Still! That's, what, 200 picometeres, so its just really large picotechnology!
Nanotechnology? That's so early 2000's, we're onto picotechnology now!
Seriously, though, this is incredibly small! The molecular computation machiniery necessary to direct our nanomachines are going to be far more interesting, challenging, and incredible than the nanomachines themselves.
From the release:
The demonstration of a low-cost, roll-to-roll process for OLED lighting represents the successful completion of a four-year, $13 million research collaboration among GE Global Research, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENER) and the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The goal of the collaboration was to demonstrate a cost-effective system for the mass production of organic electronics products such as flexible electronic paper displays, portable TV screens the size of posters, solar powered cells and high-efficiency lighting devices.
ECD Senior Vice President Nancy Bacon said, "This program was a major step in developing high volume roll-to-roll manufacturing for OLEDs and other organic semiconductor devices. The success of this program is testimony to the effectiveness of NIST's advanced technology program model, and our 20-year history of pioneering research in roll-to-roll technology. We currently are utilizing this technology to mass produce our flexible, durable and lightweight UNI-SOLAR brand solar laminates. ECD looks forward to continuing collaboration with GE to further develop this technology for future commercialization." The success is in the creation of a manufacturing process, the strip was the demonstration of its success.
Nah, I have G-mail but don't use G-Archiver and I've seen an upsurge in spam too. I think it has to do with Google Captcha cracked recently. Mass mailing from gmail to gmail might be trusted more? I don't know, I'm not to strong in that area...
Windows 7 is due sometime around 2010. Which means it will be released around 2012, and may or may not have any relationship to the coming of the Apocalypse and/or the end of 13th b'ak'tun cycle.
Alright, I've had my fun with the language for today; time to say it straight. My point was that, no a nebulous group of "experts" is not better than a group of people. Not necessarily that the internet is better of being in the hands of either, as far as the article concerns itself. What would be in the best interest of the future of the internet would be move beyond these 'infalable' ideals and setup a system of regulation that accounts for the worst of both anarchy and extreme biased. Yes, a system where one loses market share to another group/company if they abuse their power would be the best system, but it's not something we're setup for now. There are areas in which Comcast are the only providers; there are instances of practices in which all provides my choose to abide by which are not in the best interests of the general public. Those aren't going to be solved in a system of 'anarchy' or 'experts.' It was my hope that my little parody of the wispy language the article presented would be seen in a better context, but the/. posts didn't focus to much on that it seems. To me this article was, much like my prior posts, a lot of hype terminology and psuedo-sensical sounding nonsense. Alright, now that was my last bit of fun with the language for today.
It is nice to see that at least a few other people listen to my (extreme taste-exception,) E.G.G.M.A.N. Doc. Robeatnix Mix -- and show them whose the best mono, mono pro, and mono ninja of it! Kind of disappointing no one plays Mad Matrix, anything from SimCity 4, or Bioshock...
I forgot to qualify my first post as an agreement that video games are a good source of music, even more than a launch of "Rock-n-Roll careers," but still I agree with their statements. I have odd and specific tastes, very little of which is popular. For instance, in addition to a dislike of lyrics, I *mostly* dislike acoustic/electric guitars. Something about the vast majority of music featuring them just grates on my ears (there are a number of exceptions, of course.) Video games just happen to provide a large portion of enjoyable music that does meet my tastes. That's not to say they aren't available elsewhere, just that I find the music in video games more accessable for the type of music I want.
Most of which comes in the form of PC games, from which I can easily extract the files from and don't need to actually be playing the music. The rousing themes of Supreme Commander go quite nicely with the feeling one gets as they workout the bugs of a program and accentuate the excitment I feel as I watch my work come together like a glorious army assembling outside my enemy's gate. The thoughtful economic themes of Rise of Legends play gracefully with idle searches of wikipedia. The underrated techno-orchestral themes of the recent Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 video game (itself an exception to many of my tastes (prominent guitar themes in the same game as light jazz AND accordian music?!), modes of music acquisition (console, though taken to the PC via a wonderful website, Shadow of a Hedgehog,) works wonderfully with various activities from driving to posting online.
This is not to say I don't enjoy music outside of video games. I enjoy classical orcestral, as well as modern pieces from the likes of John Coolidge Adams. It just happens that I first encountered Adams' work through Civilization IV rather than through some more traditional introduction via an interest in minimalism and active seeking of such composers.
Nearly all the music I have (that was made in this decade or the previous) has come from video games. There is very little I like in the music industry, but video game music provides me with music backed by experiences, settings, characters. It creates a strong connection that evokes thoughts and images far better than detached music does for me. I hate lyrics, which really reduces the set of enjoyable music for me, but video games provides some of the widest variety in music I like.
Yes, my posts often answer questions that are only there in an equivocating sort of way... and even more often answered with a sardonic, yet acknowledging sort of style.
We're not sure. The printout is up to 32 pages so far but they're all filed with the repeated phrase "Turn me off now!" alternated with "Make it stop!"
Slashdot Mirror
iNet
[The] Technate
ECV Technate
Lightway
[The] Freeway
Digisect
Cybertech
Tri-county square route (or whatever instead of tri-)
IV (Internet Vermont, IV as in intravenous therepy)
Cybotiks Inc.
Fiber-Comm
Community Nexus
Nexus Comm
Fiberopia
SysComm
fNet
LoComm (local community/communications)
uNet (unit, your 'net, etc.)
Also, I can imagine it must be somewhat sobering to understand just what exactly would happen to you when you decide to ingest lye.
Isn't that debate just a relic of days past anyways?
At any rate, as a user of Windows XP 64-bit edition, the anger at being treated like a second class citizen knows no bounds. I have Vista on one machine and XP 64-bit edition on another; XP 64-bit edition still has fewer compatability issues than Vista and runs faster and more reliably, too.
But, there is an April Fools joke today on Slashdot! It's just subtle. Check your 'Foes' list and you'll see every editor has been added to it.
That article was also discussed on Slashdot.
Bingo, although I was trying to be make the entire post sound absurd. Looks like I fell short of the line between "disingenuously funny" and landed in "ingenuously stupid" instead.
Just because something consumes less watts does not mean it is necessarily green. It depends one what is producing the power! If a nuclear Power plant is providing power to a 20 watt HDD, while a coal power plant provides power to a 10 watt HDD, which is more green? We need a better standard of measuring green-... uh -ness. I suggest we measure it differently, based on a device's output of cubic smug per meter.
Why is this moderated Interesting? It sounds like a complete troll. Software-related patent issue? Maybe. The article is quite vague as to what patents Seagate thinks is being infringed upon (ignoring the fact that the CEO never specifically states that they will sue if SSDs get popular, the article "reasons" that out.) The statement about "communication between the storage device and the computer" is also made by the article, in relation to what patents Seagate (and WDC) have, never specifying whether this a patent on the hardware or software of the communication. We'd need to see what the patents actually are before we can draw a conclusion as to wether this is a patent on software or hardware (interfaces, maybe?)
Regardless of the patent issue, claiming the "poor old USA" would be "stuck" with mechanical Hard drives while the rest of the world is using SSD drices is just plain patronizing. Nevermind that both mechanical Hard Drives and SSDs have their own specific advantages that will ensure that neither fully dominates "the whole world." Never mind the ludicrous claim that one company's *posssible* attempts to litigate would some how relegate the US to some storage medium dark age (real or imagined.) Never mind the only concievably interesting statement would be the last line about memory cards (side note: assuming you mean flash-based memory cards, then the only difference I suppose would be the technology employed in getting the higher storage capacity.) Nevermind all that,the post above is just a dripping with a trollish, condescending tone towards the US. Criticizing the US is fine, but please do so in a reasonable, less-condescending tone. Suggestions for a better system would be highly recommended.
I like the Nuclear Batteries idea. It at least tries to solve a difficult, but important, problem with a creative solution that might help create a compromise between our needs for energy secure neighbors and want of nuclear non-proliferation. Sadly, we have people in our own country who protest and actively try to stop transport of our own nuclear wastes. I imagine, sadly, that the uproar of transporting "live" material in this form will be even greater. It is not at all about the actual hazards of the "batteries," but it is all about the perception of hazards. I like the direction, but there are elements missing in the formula.
I could see some sort of username/nickname, but not my personal name. My personal name, even only my first, would be creepy and I'd probably have to start supplying false names for it. However, I would crack-up with laughter everytime I read an ad like "Dr. Eggman, click here to stop your pest problems today!"
Oops, I misread the article. The molecule is two billionths of a metre, which is 2 nanometers. I thought the nano-machines docking with the molecule were that size. Still! That's, what, 200 picometeres, so its just really large picotechnology!
Nanotechnology? That's so early 2000's, we're onto picotechnology now!
Seriously, though, this is incredibly small! The molecular computation machiniery necessary to direct our nanomachines are going to be far more interesting, challenging, and incredible than the nanomachines themselves.
The demonstration of a low-cost, roll-to-roll process for OLED lighting represents the successful completion of a four-year, $13 million research collaboration among GE Global Research, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENER) and the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The goal of the collaboration was to demonstrate a cost-effective system for the mass production of organic electronics products such as flexible electronic paper displays, portable TV screens the size of posters, solar powered cells and high-efficiency lighting devices. ECD Senior Vice President Nancy Bacon said, "This program was a major step in developing high volume roll-to-roll manufacturing for OLEDs and other organic semiconductor devices. The success of this program is testimony to the effectiveness of NIST's advanced technology program model, and our 20-year history of pioneering research in roll-to-roll technology. We currently are utilizing this technology to mass produce our flexible, durable and lightweight UNI-SOLAR brand solar laminates. ECD looks forward to continuing collaboration with GE to further develop this technology for future commercialization." The success is in the creation of a manufacturing process, the strip was the demonstration of its success.
It exists from the firehose submission. Pilot error, it seems.
Nah, I have G-mail but don't use G-Archiver and I've seen an upsurge in spam too. I think it has to do with Google Captcha cracked recently. Mass mailing from gmail to gmail might be trusted more? I don't know, I'm not to strong in that area...
Proceed with modding down; it was worth it!
Alright, I've had my fun with the language for today; time to say it straight. My point was that, no a nebulous group of "experts" is not better than a group of people. Not necessarily that the internet is better of being in the hands of either, as far as the article concerns itself. What would be in the best interest of the future of the internet would be move beyond these 'infalable' ideals and setup a system of regulation that accounts for the worst of both anarchy and extreme biased. Yes, a system where one loses market share to another group/company if they abuse their power would be the best system, but it's not something we're setup for now. There are areas in which Comcast are the only providers; there are instances of practices in which all provides my choose to abide by which are not in the best interests of the general public. Those aren't going to be solved in a system of 'anarchy' or 'experts.' It was my hope that my little parody of the wispy language the article presented would be seen in a better context, but the /. posts didn't focus to much on that it seems. To me this article was, much like my prior posts, a lot of hype terminology and psuedo-sensical sounding nonsense. Alright, now that was my last bit of fun with the language for today.
It is nice to see that at least a few other people listen to my (extreme taste-exception,) E.G.G.M.A.N. Doc. Robeatnix Mix -- and show them whose the best mono, mono pro, and mono ninja of it! Kind of disappointing no one plays Mad Matrix, anything from SimCity 4, or Bioshock...
I forgot to qualify my first post as an agreement that video games are a good source of music, even more than a launch of "Rock-n-Roll careers," but still I agree with their statements. I have odd and specific tastes, very little of which is popular. For instance, in addition to a dislike of lyrics, I *mostly* dislike acoustic/electric guitars. Something about the vast majority of music featuring them just grates on my ears (there are a number of exceptions, of course.) Video games just happen to provide a large portion of enjoyable music that does meet my tastes. That's not to say they aren't available elsewhere, just that I find the music in video games more accessable for the type of music I want.
Most of which comes in the form of PC games, from which I can easily extract the files from and don't need to actually be playing the music. The rousing themes of Supreme Commander go quite nicely with the feeling one gets as they workout the bugs of a program and accentuate the excitment I feel as I watch my work come together like a glorious army assembling outside my enemy's gate. The thoughtful economic themes of Rise of Legends play gracefully with idle searches of wikipedia. The underrated techno-orchestral themes of the recent Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 video game (itself an exception to many of my tastes (prominent guitar themes in the same game as light jazz AND accordian music?!), modes of music acquisition (console, though taken to the PC via a wonderful website, Shadow of a Hedgehog,) works wonderfully with various activities from driving to posting online.
This is not to say I don't enjoy music outside of video games. I enjoy classical orcestral, as well as modern pieces from the likes of John Coolidge Adams. It just happens that I first encountered Adams' work through Civilization IV rather than through some more traditional introduction via an interest in minimalism and active seeking of such composers.
Nearly all the music I have (that was made in this decade or the previous) has come from video games. There is very little I like in the music industry, but video game music provides me with music backed by experiences, settings, characters. It creates a strong connection that evokes thoughts and images far better than detached music does for me. I hate lyrics, which really reduces the set of enjoyable music for me, but video games provides some of the widest variety in music I like.
Yes, my posts often answer questions that are only there in an equivocating sort of way... and even more often answered with a sardonic, yet acknowledging sort of style.
Because, more often than not, people's ideals are just as far removed from reality as their fears are.
We're not sure. The printout is up to 32 pages so far but they're all filed with the repeated phrase "Turn me off now!" alternated with "Make it stop!"