depending on the size of the package vs. media per package - it could be more effective than DVDRWs in data density.
Then again, by the time this comes to market, we'll probably have something much better than it is anyway. Of the upcoming storage tech, this does look the least impressive.
I don't think it's necessarily more subtle, but it is a lot more long term, and less certain in practical application. Therein lies the problem for awarding Nobels off of it.
I didn't say it had to be ground breaking in one of those areas. In fact, with many of those, it'd be hard to get soemthing that would qualify.
The two results you listed, and assumed I would also disagree with, while unassuming, are things that would actually be of near immediate use, and thus qualify, unlike the this years awarding.
Try to read, I wasn't saying the results weren't impressive, I was saying they didn't meet certain qualifications. The results were highly impressive, but there are some qualifications that are completely independant of how impressive something is.
I don't trust politicians either, but unfortunately with the US, that's what we have when it comes to making rules.
As long as it doesn't actively censor the games, I'd rather have too much than too little. And if games are taking to long to be rated, ESRB needs to hire more people.
as for the "done enough" comment, at least it provides a semi-independant metric of what enough is. I'd rather have that than none at all.
As for the extra time - I'd think that would be based on the game length more than anything else. So it might make *shorter* games, but then plenty of players would complain about that and get it fixed.
It's not as if games don't get delayed for months already.
I'm not saying it's perfect, but there are down sides to not having it also.
Can this produce results that immediately better the lives of all/most-of humanity?
No, it's an interesting thing that intelectuals can enjoy, and some day maybe help people with, but at this point in time, no one is going to be saved from sickness or death from this, no one is going to be prevented from starving because of this, no ones life will be extended from this. With the possible exception of the scientists involved and their families of course.
incorrect, you can get immediate use of that.
Knowing that the world is round, means you can keep sailing over the horizon without fear of falling off.
The fact is, there is *no* immediate use to the whole or greater part of humanity from this, so it really is not a nobel'able research.
unfortunately 99% of things passed by congress, pass in exactly that context.
Although I find it silly that people are equating this as censorship. They aren't saying what you can/cannot make/sell, they aren't (to my knowledge) even giving age limits for things as to who can buy.
What they are doing is providing one more piece of information on which to base a decision, and attempting to make it as accurate as possible.
I lot of entertainment centers I've seen have quite a bit of space left over on the side with various players. More than enough for a vertical Wii - probably designed for things with side vents, which none of my VCR/Stereo/DVD players have.
Says one researcher: "You're competing with 15 years of really smart people banging away at the problem."
So, the professionals have been working at it for a long time. Is it safe to assume some teenage to early college hacker will find a success within two weeks.
true, but I tend to avoid manufacturers that have horrible tech support. It may not be my God given right, but it is my discerning consumer earned right.
I think part of it is, they are adding a new market segment, without having to do the R&D, and while removing a potential competator, in one fell swoop.
are they gonna make like difficult for the Voodoo purchasers as much as the made life difficult for the Compaq purchasers, who now have to deal with HorrablyPathetic tech support?
Hmm. Who's that leave for Gateway to purchase? Falcon?
I mean, according to the article, lots of other RTGs have been launched without complaint, so it's not the launch site that's the problem.
NIMBY must be protecting the people with houses on Mars, that's the only logical explination (`sarcasmd --on` and we know NIMBY is logical, `sarcasmd --off`).
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depending on the size of the package vs. media per package - it could be more effective than DVDRWs in data density.
Then again, by the time this comes to market, we'll probably have something much better than it is anyway. Of the upcoming storage tech, this does look the least impressive.
ok, two motherboard replacements in that time...
the first died because it had a disagreement with the PSU, and they both lost. Antec + Tyan = bad.
The second... Well, you buy cheap crap, you get what you pay for...
I don't think I've ever replaced my computer.
Rolling upgrades for 10 years or so. Never more than half the computer has been replaced at any one time.
attempting to cover the problem of the jokes about the name "Uranus" by renaming the planet to "Urknickers"...
I guess it didn't loosten it's asteroid belt fast enough when it got to the big dipper...
what's to stop them? One would hope that we would start a lobby group if they start to go too far.
As for the stores - that's their choice, and what's this about a 4 copy limit?
I don't think it's necessarily more subtle, but it is a lot more long term, and less certain in practical application. Therein lies the problem for awarding Nobels off of it.
I didn't say it had to be ground breaking in one of those areas. In fact, with many of those, it'd be hard to get soemthing that would qualify.
The two results you listed, and assumed I would also disagree with, while unassuming, are things that would actually be of near immediate use, and thus qualify, unlike the this years awarding.
Try to read, I wasn't saying the results weren't impressive, I was saying they didn't meet certain qualifications. The results were highly impressive, but there are some qualifications that are completely independant of how impressive something is.
I don't trust politicians either, but unfortunately with the US, that's what we have when it comes to making rules. As long as it doesn't actively censor the games, I'd rather have too much than too little. And if games are taking to long to be rated, ESRB needs to hire more people.
I'd say it is definetly award worthy, just not Nobel worthy. Nobel requires certain criteria that it just does not quite fit.
as for the "done enough" comment, at least it provides a semi-independant metric of what enough is. I'd rather have that than none at all. As for the extra time - I'd think that would be based on the game length more than anything else. So it might make *shorter* games, but then plenty of players would complain about that and get it fixed. It's not as if games don't get delayed for months already. I'm not saying it's perfect, but there are down sides to not having it also.
Can this produce results that immediately better the lives of all/most-of humanity?
No, it's an interesting thing that intelectuals can enjoy, and some day maybe help people with, but at this point in time, no one is going to be saved from sickness or death from this, no one is going to be prevented from starving because of this, no ones life will be extended from this. With the possible exception of the scientists involved and their families of course.
Humanity is a lot larger than that group.
incorrect, you can get immediate use of that. Knowing that the world is round, means you can keep sailing over the horizon without fear of falling off. The fact is, there is *no* immediate use to the whole or greater part of humanity from this, so it really is not a nobel'able research.
unfortunately 99% of things passed by congress, pass in exactly that context.
Although I find it silly that people are equating this as censorship. They aren't saying what you can/cannot make/sell, they aren't (to my knowledge) even giving age limits for things as to who can buy.
What they are doing is providing one more piece of information on which to base a decision, and attempting to make it as accurate as possible.
but isn't the Nobel prize for immediately useful things, and not something, that while interesting, provides no general use to humanity?
oh, cats are microwavable, the results are just less than pleasant.
I lot of entertainment centers I've seen have quite a bit of space left over on the side with various players. More than enough for a vertical Wii - probably designed for things with side vents, which none of my VCR/Stereo/DVD players have.
the the legislature of my country is so incompetant, to get something they want passed, they have to tack it on to something completely irrelevant.
So, the professionals have been working at it for a long time. Is it safe to assume some teenage to early college hacker will find a success within two weeks.
%$@# that must be one nice house, that'd be two around here.
true, but I tend to avoid manufacturers that have horrible tech support. It may not be my God given right, but it is my discerning consumer earned right.
For HP, given the deviation it would require from their normal product?
A LOT.
I think part of it is, they are adding a new market segment, without having to do the R&D, and while removing a potential competator, in one fell swoop.
are they gonna make like difficult for the Voodoo purchasers as much as the made life difficult for the Compaq purchasers, who now have to deal with HorrablyPathetic tech support?
Hmm. Who's that leave for Gateway to purchase? Falcon?
I mean, according to the article, lots of other RTGs have been launched without complaint, so it's not the launch site that's the problem.
NIMBY must be protecting the people with houses on Mars, that's the only logical explination (`sarcasmd --on` and we know NIMBY is logical, `sarcasmd --off`).
So, where do I get my Martian house!?