like the one i work at:
http://www.mixedreality.nus.edu.sg/
there are many more like this all over acedemia, which employ practitioners from a wide range of fields to collaborate.
Sketchup? meow?
most architects are moving to parametric style architecture. it is much easier to work with then traditional CAD systems. with CAD, if one architect down the line has to change the window in a facade, say 1 cm, then the entire drawings from all perspectives would need to be changed individually. with parametric software (i believe Zaha Hadid's office uses rhino) these changes happen instantly. afaik, rhino runs in WinXP only.
i have worked in several major architecture offices (OMA, Zaha Hadid architects, etc.) and NO ONE uses a mac, other then the IT department. all the architects in major architectural offices use winXP.
the whole point of the OLPC is to blur out the digital divide that has essentially defined social class and rank in our techno-society. you chumps in north america seem to take for granted that you can come home, eat a big mac and surf for pr0n as easy as cheating on your wife or avoiding any type of physical exercise. the reason that "third world" children need this is because without the OLPC they would have never even seen what a web browser looks like, let alone do anything productive (like you, yeah you.. the one shopping on newegg and sipping on the milk shake). who cares if these children only use the notebook for video games (which improves hand-eye coordination) or simply read the news on their favorite webpage. the point is that they are becoming familiar with the technology and in turn, raising the entire paradigm of technology familiarity in their own society and thus hopefully taking a step in the right direction so that future generations will be able to continue to integrate and use the technology that just one generation ago, was holding their societies development down in the first place.
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like the one i work at: http://www.mixedreality.nus.edu.sg/ there are many more like this all over acedemia, which employ practitioners from a wide range of fields to collaborate.
RFTA Read The F!#@ing Article or Run The F!#@ Away?
Sketchup? meow? most architects are moving to parametric style architecture. it is much easier to work with then traditional CAD systems. with CAD, if one architect down the line has to change the window in a facade, say 1 cm, then the entire drawings from all perspectives would need to be changed individually. with parametric software (i believe Zaha Hadid's office uses rhino) these changes happen instantly. afaik, rhino runs in WinXP only. i have worked in several major architecture offices (OMA, Zaha Hadid architects, etc.) and NO ONE uses a mac, other then the IT department. all the architects in major architectural offices use winXP.
unless you work in architecture. then you are running CAD and parametric software on winXP.
creatives use OSX... which does run on a number of thinkpads already: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.5.2/Portables#IBM.2FLenovo
the whole point of the OLPC is to blur out the digital divide that has essentially defined social class and rank in our techno-society. you chumps in north america seem to take for granted that you can come home, eat a big mac and surf for pr0n as easy as cheating on your wife or avoiding any type of physical exercise. the reason that "third world" children need this is because without the OLPC they would have never even seen what a web browser looks like, let alone do anything productive (like you, yeah you.. the one shopping on newegg and sipping on the milk shake). who cares if these children only use the notebook for video games (which improves hand-eye coordination) or simply read the news on their favorite webpage. the point is that they are becoming familiar with the technology and in turn, raising the entire paradigm of technology familiarity in their own society and thus hopefully taking a step in the right direction so that future generations will be able to continue to integrate and use the technology that just one generation ago, was holding their societies development down in the first place.
that ("taking" a 3rd term as prez) would be another first in american history, and so many "firsts" seems to be the legacy he will be leaving behind.
bush knows he will not win the next federal elections. he is just "covering his bases" for a cushy retirement.