I can see this being EXTREMELY useful in the college scene. Imagine walking into a classroom and a bluetooth or wifi transmitter sends todays lectures to your e-paper. Then you can sit at your desk and follow along and spend more time learning than trying to frantically write things down. I welcome our paper overlords:)
Ask yourself why this isn't the norm today with laptops, and some lecturers even ban the use of laptops in the classroom. And please don't come up with stupid reasons that it's because you can play games on a laptop or something like this.
I can't tell from the links if this "e-paper" will have moving images or if the images are static.
The e-paper technology is optimized to hold a static image without electricity. This is where it excels. The image refresh rate is abysmally slow compared to even the older TFT screens.
So if you're willing to keep your paper "on" to keep animating the images (which will waste far more electricity compared to when you only change pages and turn it off), and we're talking very low FPS image (2-3 frames per second) it may work.
It's a proprietary solution, from a single startup company - what are the odds that a reader is going to exist in 50 years?
Just to clarify, CD/DVD/HD-DVD/BluRay - they are all proprietary solutions in the full meaning of the word.
Your second point has more merit, since this would look better if theys truck few partnership deals to create those drives/media, versus produce everything themselves.
But since it's pretty much a tight niche market yet, I suppose the big players were not interested (yet).
Is amusing. It's got the pointless wave abstract graphics I usually see on sites with nothing to say (now, of course, I'm not claiming this, these guys seem serious in general).
Their slogan is "data at the speed of light". Because, they use lasers and holographic technology, do you get it? It's a very smart slogan.
But the reason I'm writing this post is this site reminded me of the International Association of Virtual Reality Technologies (IAVRT) which was supposed to bring Neuronet upon us, and they wamnted to fund this by selling "neuronet domains". They have shut down for a "few weeks" until they hit some major partnerships. Quite some months have passed since.
Check their domain page still with the same message (and notice the uncanny similarities in design with InPhase Technologies):
What does banning altered consoles have to do with keeping online play 'fair and level'?
Nothing at all. It's just one more of those crazy things scientists and big corporations try to convince us, such as that second hand smoke is bad for your health or something.
I mean, here am I, smoking. What has that kid 4 feet away got anything to do with it? Nonsense.
One might say that using a modified XBox could mean hacked console firmware to gain unfair advantages, like visual aids, gfx drivers clip hacks, aimbots, tricks with skins, etc.
Another one might say that this is FUD applied to online gaming. After all, we're talking about Microsoft.
Yup, you nailed it. When talking about Microsoft, boring logic steps back to make way for our creative imagination!
Ok.. on top of this article there's this NEC ad about display solutions, that leads to this page
It says "What could you dream with NEC" and on the other side there's an image with naked children. What are you trying to do with us NEC!? Aaaahh!/me runs away
Therefore Michael Bay will make his version of robots and he thinks that Bumblebee looks better as a Camaro and this has nothing to do with GM sponsoring the movie. It is all due to Michael Bay's artistic vision.
I asked you to make sense, is it so complex. Bay wanted VW as the Bumblebee but VW refused to license it to them. So he went with another car.
Of course you have a solution for this too, I suppose. "He should've used VW anyway and took the lawsuit like a real man, he should!".
if you can't make the Autobots look good on the big screen then I'm not sure you should be directing/producing a Transformers movie.
Maybe you should direct the Transformers movie, since you bash so nicely. Oh, wait, that's not what the director must do? He should also do things? Not just say what he doesn't like?
Oh scrap, that's not so exciting as I thought it would be.
Not to mention that Optimus doesn't have flames, I'm sorry. Call me a purist, but he's only the most iconic character from that franchise, you'd think they'd REALLY WANT to get him right.
I'll quote the director losely (from memory):
"At first we went with designs that looked much more like the original cartoon designs. Simpler, blocky, faceplates and all that. We all agreed they looked terrible in a live actions set. There are things that look perfectly fine in a cartoon or a comicbook but need to be modified to be believable in a live movie."
Trust me, they want to make money on this film. If they could take the original designs and it'd be fine, they'd just do it. Why would they waste so much money on creating totally new designs, much more complex mechanics and try to animate all this?
Because they're "evil" right? Wanna destroy your childhood memories. Them bastards.
To be honest, I threw that line in because I know Slashdot editors like bullshit anti-MS hypothetical rhetoric. Apparently I was right.
I admit that I pander to the community. Wouldn't that make me a pro?
Well, in this case there's only one solution: kill the Slashdot editors. Since Microsoft's also interested. They promised to help.
So now we have all their vampires, politics, space ships, weapons, monsters, time machines, tornados, zombies, death stars, extra dimensional ports, robots, dinosaurs, seductive girls, perfect storms, fast cars to do it.
And then, of course we'll submit an article about it.
Is Microsoft serious about supporting ODF, or is this a merely a PR stunt to make Office Open XML look more like a legitimate standard?
This is complete amateurs who wrote this. Here's how it's done:
---------
Did Microsoft just voted this way since they have no reason or gain of they voted otherwise and this is not even news worth reading...
OR
Microsoft has a very sinister plan in the works, the ultimate outcome of which is victory of OOXML over ODF. It involves vampires, politics, space ships, weapons, monsters, time machines, tornados, zombies, death stars, extra dimensional ports, robots, dinosaurs, seductive girls, perfect storms, fast cars... And all of this starts with ODF becoming an ANSI standard. And this is why Microsoft voted positive.
Or is it merely a rhetorical question designed to encourage flaming and thus more page hits?
YES!
Wait, this is Slashdot.
YES!
Do I even need to ask this question, or do I just like to watch myself type?
YES!... and likewise.
So, I'm just gonna post now, and I suppose you'll see it as you refresh every 10 seconds awaiting responce. Please post back, as I'm refreshing every 10 seconds awaiting for responce too!
Slashdot Mirror
I can see this being EXTREMELY useful in the college scene. Imagine walking into a classroom and a bluetooth or wifi transmitter sends todays lectures to your e-paper. Then you can sit at your desk and follow along and spend more time learning than trying to frantically write things down. I welcome our paper overlords :)
Ask yourself why this isn't the norm today with laptops, and some lecturers even ban the use of laptops in the classroom.
And please don't come up with stupid reasons that it's because you can play games on a laptop or something like this.
I can't tell from the links if this "e-paper" will have moving images or if the images are static.
The e-paper technology is optimized to hold a static image without electricity. This is where it excels. The image refresh rate is abysmally slow compared to even the older TFT screens.
So if you're willing to keep your paper "on" to keep animating the images (which will waste far more electricity compared to when you only change pages and turn it off), and we're talking very low FPS image (2-3 frames per second) it may work.
If the storage medium is anything other than a small, transparent, and slightly iridescent cube; then I'm not interested. Discs are so 90's.
How about a little wooden ball with your name on it?
It's a proprietary solution, from a single startup company - what are the odds that a reader is going to exist in 50 years?
Just to clarify, CD/DVD/HD-DVD/BluRay - they are all proprietary solutions in the full meaning of the word.
Your second point has more merit, since this would look better if theys truck few partnership deals to create those drives/media, versus produce everything themselves.
But since it's pretty much a tight niche market yet, I suppose the big players were not interested (yet).
Is amusing. It's got the pointless wave abstract graphics I usually see on sites with nothing to say (now, of course, I'm not claiming this, these guys seem serious in general).
Their slogan is "data at the speed of light". Because, they use lasers and holographic technology, do you get it? It's a very smart slogan.
But the reason I'm writing this post is this site reminded me of the International Association of Virtual Reality Technologies (IAVRT) which was supposed to bring Neuronet upon us, and they wamnted to fund this by selling "neuronet domains". They have shut down for a "few weeks" until they hit some major partnerships. Quite some months have passed since.
Check their domain page still with the same message (and notice the uncanny similarities in design with InPhase Technologies):
Wavy green lines header
Bottom line is, wavy green lines aren't very convincing, we need high res demos of icy cubes storing TB of data, come on!
Evidence 1:
The manufacturer rates it at 50 year archival life, with no specifics about how that number was derived
Evidence 2:
Despite being available in research for over 40 years, it is only commercialised now
It's obvious: they just wrote few discs and waited to see what happens.
What does banning altered consoles have to do with keeping online play 'fair and level'?
Nothing at all. It's just one more of those crazy things scientists and big corporations try to convince us, such as that second hand smoke is bad for your health or something.
I mean, here am I, smoking. What has that kid 4 feet away got anything to do with it? Nonsense.
One might say that using a modified XBox could mean hacked console firmware to gain unfair advantages, like visual aids, gfx drivers clip hacks, aimbots, tricks with skins, etc.
Another one might say that this is FUD applied to online gaming. After all, we're talking about Microsoft.
Yup, you nailed it. When talking about Microsoft, boring logic steps back to make way for our creative imagination!
Ok.. on top of this article there's this NEC ad about display solutions, that leads to this page
/me runs away
It says "What could you dream with NEC" and on the other side there's an image with naked children. What are you trying to do with us NEC!? Aaaahh!
No Thanks, Microsoft. I'll Keep My Wii
Wait.. Microsoft wants your Wii?
Care to let us in on the secret?
Watch carefully the Camaro dashboard sequence, the first time the boy goes inside.
You'll see a little black square with cube logo saying "CODEBLACK" which looks pasted-on in post-production.
I googled around and it turns out this is some sort of passcode to SectorSeven.org, which has the same logo, and a password box...
I can't even reach the play button, my horizontal resolution 1280 so it's outside on left somewhere.
:P
BTW, I found an easter egg on the trailer. I wonder if 1080p helped you see it better
Therefore Michael Bay will make his version of robots and he thinks that Bumblebee looks better as a Camaro and this has nothing to do with GM sponsoring the movie. It is all due to Michael Bay's artistic vision.
I asked you to make sense, is it so complex. Bay wanted VW as the Bumblebee but VW refused to license it to them. So he went with another car.
Of course you have a solution for this too, I suppose. "He should've used VW anyway and took the lawsuit like a real man, he should!".
if you can't make the Autobots look good on the big screen then I'm not sure you should be directing/producing a Transformers movie.
Maybe you should direct the Transformers movie, since you bash so nicely. Oh, wait, that's not what the director must do? He should also do things? Not just say what he doesn't like?
Oh scrap, that's not so exciting as I thought it would be.
Well, for those of us who don't have Core Quad Extreme and 50 yard screens, the 480p version:
Exclusive Trailer
So they can sell more toys?
No. Give it another shot, and try to make sense this time.
Not to mention that Optimus doesn't have flames, I'm sorry. Call me a purist, but he's only the most iconic character from that franchise, you'd think they'd REALLY WANT to get him right.
I'll quote the director losely (from memory):
"At first we went with designs that looked much more like the original cartoon designs. Simpler, blocky, faceplates and all that. We all agreed they looked terrible in a live actions set. There are things that look perfectly fine in a cartoon or a comicbook but need to be modified to be believable in a live movie."
Trust me, they want to make money on this film. If they could take the original designs and it'd be fine, they'd just do it. Why would they waste so much money on creating totally new designs, much more complex mechanics and try to animate all this?
Because they're "evil" right? Wanna destroy your childhood memories. Them bastards.
So, unnamed, so-called "Experts" are here to stoke conspiracy theory bullshit and maybe sell a book. What else is new?
What else is new. Well the new is that it was alien lizard monsters from outer space that killed JFK.
To be honest, I threw that line in because I know Slashdot editors like bullshit anti-MS hypothetical rhetoric. Apparently I was right.
I admit that I pander to the community. Wouldn't that make me a pro?
Well, in this case there's only one solution: kill the Slashdot editors. Since Microsoft's also interested. They promised to help.
So now we have all their vampires, politics, space ships, weapons, monsters, time machines, tornados, zombies, death stars, extra dimensional ports, robots, dinosaurs, seductive girls, perfect storms, fast cars to do it.
And then, of course we'll submit an article about it.
but that doesn't satisfy the RIAA; the record labels have launched a lawsuit, asking for $150,000 for each stolen file, totaling $1.65 trillion.
:(
Wait, someone's giving free trillions? I want one, where do I get it? Are there any left? One trillion, come on!
Damn it
There we go...
7 4828)/(5.7902*6.55+24.102*20.05)
(2.01^13.12+76.3389*162.2320023135951487704990351
I give you here the Ultimate Formula of Cosmology (tm), solve cosmology today!
* 20.05)
(2.01^13.12+76.339*162.23179)/(5.7902*6.55+24.102
PS: Should be solved only with low digit precision calculators, nature sucks at math.
e.g., you must connect to our server before you can play, the software will attempt to connect to our server every subsequent time
Well, stop selecting the multiplayer mode then already!
- Valve Support
PS: I kid, I kid..
Is Microsoft serious about supporting ODF, or is this a merely a PR stunt to make Office Open XML look more like a legitimate standard?
This is complete amateurs who wrote this. Here's how it's done:
---------
Did Microsoft just voted this way since they have no reason or gain of they voted otherwise and this is not even news worth reading...
OR
Microsoft has a very sinister plan in the works, the ultimate outcome of which is victory of OOXML over ODF. It involves vampires, politics, space ships, weapons, monsters, time machines, tornados, zombies, death stars, extra dimensional ports, robots, dinosaurs, seductive girls, perfect storms, fast cars... And all of this starts with ODF becoming an ANSI standard. And this is why Microsoft voted positive.
Or is it merely a rhetorical question designed to encourage flaming and thus more page hits?
... and likewise.
YES!
Wait, this is Slashdot.
YES!
Do I even need to ask this question, or do I just like to watch myself type?
YES!
So, I'm just gonna post now, and I suppose you'll see it as you refresh every 10 seconds awaiting responce. Please post back, as I'm refreshing every 10 seconds awaiting for responce too!
THANKS!