The thesis of the book is that convergence never works as a technological combining of functions into a single product, but rather as a cultural phenomenon whereby people use products in new ways to do all sorts of creative things with them. See the description on the author's blog
If you do the math you're probably thinking that means there will only be 1.6 million units ready to go by launch (assuming both Asustek and Hon Hai each hit 200k/mo.)
Fortunately for Sony, demand seems to be dropping by about 200k/mo., so it should all work out
> It's not April 1st. > > Hmmm... Only logical explanation is that/. has been hacked and someone is posting bogus stories.
We'll find out soon enough... if we see this same story appear five times before week's end, we'll know only the real slashdot editors could acomplish that.
Not necessarily being used for free wifi
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"A spokesman from JetBlue said he was unable to comment on what the company plans to do with its 1MHz license. Some speculate it will offer more in-flight video entertainment and Internet services. JetBlue already offers DirecTV service on its flights."
The way the post is written makes it sound like JetBlue is giving free WiFi on their flights. Not only is it not stated it will be free, but it's not stated it will be WiFi, just that they won some wireless spect.
Of course, this is no reason to entirely discredit the mass media, I would like to hope that 99.99% of them practice responsible journalism, but I am sure there is that.01% that makes the whole group look bad.
It would be nice if people would give that same leniency to wikipedia bio's.
So, I live in Boston and am an American citizen. Does anyone know of a site that lays out very clearly who I need to write to, what I need to tell them and who I need to keep in mind come voting time?
Please use the link to write to apple to let them know you support their standing up to DRM.
Please note an easier and more acceptable solution requires cooperation from Apple, who we have already reached out to in hopes of addressing this issue. To help speed this effort, we ask that you use the following link to contact Apple and ask them to provide a solution that would easily allow you to move content from protected CDs into iTunes or onto your iPod rather than having to go through the additional steps above:
Faith is what Dr. Marshall had when he injected himself with a bacteria everyone else said had no simple cure.
Faith is what the disciples had when the established governments ridiculed christ.
Simply because it was told to you by your parents and your local wizard.
There's a big difference between faith in a personal rationalization that just because we do not yet have the means to understand an entity greater than ourselves it can not exist, and the blind following of parents and wizards.
God is bigger than our finites minds can fully comprehend, yet we accept and form our own understanding of what God is based on the limited amount we can comprehend rather than outright rejecting him (it). That is faith. It's also the basis of significance testing.
It must be pretty amazing that out of the hundreds of religions all over the face of the Earth you happened to be born into the one "right" religion.
There are plenty of faiths out there which do not support that notion and embrace scientific thinking.
Didn't David Bois both argue for the DOJ against Microsoft and then for the RIAA? If we're judging based on lawyers clients, how would we be reacting if he were nominated?
Ok, I get that this doesn't mean we can have warp speed anytime soon. But, seriously, does this article mean we can finally have holograms of Palpatine relaying his bidding all across the gallaxy or interplanetary quake without the horrible lag we would have previously had playing with someone from another star system?
I think people are seriously undervaluing the implications of this finding...
>What they need to do is build software for learning >and then make it fun, not build software for >entertainment and say what can we learn from >this...
You wouldn't say modding neverwinter nights to be a full-on recreation of colonial williamsburg just before the revolutionary war doesn't count as building software for learning?
>but Civilization, Neverwinter Nights, and The Sims >2?... >Classroom time can be used more valuably for things >that kids do not want to learn -- like math and >history.
If you watch TFV's in TFA, Neverwinter Nights is used to teach history. (as you can guess with Civilization)
I can't really tell if the purpose of this post was actually to bash Microsoft, or an elaborate DDOS plot to take out the Patent system by putting a link to its website labeled "microsoft bad" on slashdot.
Slashdot Mirror
He actually posted an update for the Star Wars Gallaxies section online.
The thesis of the book is that convergence never works as a technological combining of functions into a single product, but rather as a cultural phenomenon whereby people use products in new ways to do all sorts of creative things with them. See the description on the author's blog
http://savage2.s2games.com/ -- linux client at launch, absolute best game there is. What more could you want?
Ugh. I just finished making a curriculum for using myspace in the foreign language classroom and now congress has to go and ban it in schools.
Fortunately for Sony, demand seems to be dropping by about 200k/mo., so it should all work out
> Seems like a good company thus far, but now comes the hard part... 4) Profit???
If the Mozilla Foundation is any indication, that shouldn't be too hard.
> It's not April 1st. /. has been hacked and someone is posting bogus stories.
... if we see this same story appear five times before week's end, we'll know only the real slashdot editors could acomplish that.
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> Hmmm... Only logical explanation is that
We'll find out soon enough
http://news.com.com/JetBlue+wins+air-to-ground+wir eless+license/2100-1039_3-6079558.html?tag=nefd.to p
"A spokesman from JetBlue said he was unable to comment on what the company plans to do with its 1MHz license. Some speculate it will offer more in-flight video entertainment and Internet services. JetBlue already offers DirecTV service on its flights."
The way the post is written makes it sound like JetBlue is giving free WiFi on their flights. Not only is it not stated it will be free, but it's not stated it will be WiFi, just that they won some wireless spect.
I wonder if it's profitable to register typo's for DVORAK keyboards or speech recognition systems.
> This pattern happens over and over and over again, and that's what people mean
> when they say science is not faith-based.
Well, the pattern happens more than 99% of the time (if you set p.01). The leap from accepting 99% as if it were 100% is Faith.
Science doesn't prove anything; once it lowers the probability of the alternatives enough a scientist accepts something still on Faith.
How, exactly, does this work for the booth trying to sell Tomb Raider?
It would be nice if people would give that same leniency to wikipedia bio's.
Not really ... "All units, be on the alert for the one car in the city that actually bought that funky German hypercolor paint color."
So, I live in Boston and am an American citizen. Does anyone know of a site that lays out very clearly who I need to write to, what I need to tell them and who I need to keep in mind come voting time?
What about those of us who bought one of these things after January 2005? Ours are just as crippled as everyone elses!
Please use the link to write to apple to let them know you support their standing up to DRM.
Please note an easier and more acceptable solution requires cooperation from Apple, who we have already reached out to in hopes of addressing this issue. To help speed this effort, we ask that you use the following link to contact Apple and ask them to provide a solution that would easily allow you to move content from protected CDs into iTunes or onto your iPod rather than having to go through the additional steps above:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipod.html
I mean, just think about what faith is...
Faith is what Dr. Marshall had when he injected himself with a bacteria everyone else said had no simple cure.
Faith is what the disciples had when the established governments ridiculed christ.
Simply because it was told to you by your parents and your local wizard.
There's a big difference between faith in a personal rationalization that just because we do not yet have the means to understand an entity greater than ourselves it can not exist, and the blind following of parents and wizards.
God is bigger than our finites minds can fully comprehend, yet we accept and form our own understanding of what God is based on the limited amount we can comprehend rather than outright rejecting him (it). That is faith. It's also the basis of significance testing.
It must be pretty amazing that out of the hundreds of religions all over the face of the Earth you happened to be born into the one "right" religion.
There are plenty of faiths out there which do not support that notion and embrace scientific thinking.
Didn't David Bois both argue for the DOJ against Microsoft and then for the RIAA? If we're judging based on lawyers clients, how would we be reacting if he were nominated?
Ok, I get that this doesn't mean we can have warp speed anytime soon. But, seriously, does this article mean we can finally have holograms of Palpatine relaying his bidding all across the gallaxy or interplanetary quake without the horrible lag we would have previously had playing with someone from another star system?
I think people are seriously undervaluing the implications of this finding...
>What they need to do is build software for learning >and then make it fun, not build software for >entertainment and say what can we learn from >this...
You wouldn't say modding neverwinter nights to be a full-on recreation of colonial williamsburg just before the revolutionary war doesn't count as building software for learning?
>but Civilization, Neverwinter Nights, and The Sims ...
>2?
>Classroom time can be used more valuably for things >that kids do not want to learn -- like math and >history.
If you watch TFV's in TFA, Neverwinter Nights is used to teach history. (as you can guess with Civilization)
I can't really tell if the purpose of this post was actually to bash Microsoft, or an elaborate DDOS plot to take out the Patent system by putting a link to its website labeled "microsoft bad" on slashdot.