if you look at the exploits on milw0rm, its laughable that lxlabs have even managed to string a product together. Im not a web apps expert but even i couldnt put out such shockingly bad software
Wireless power will never take off. It is just so inefficient. Nobody is going to accept loosing 50% of their power into thin air. What annoys me more is that wireless power companies hardly ever quote the efficiency. It’s not a technology that can be improved much more, unless we ignore physics.
My 23 year old brother was out doing his weekly shop and had my 15 year old sister with him. In with his shopping was an 18 rated dvd. The woman at the counter asked him for id which he showed her. she then asked "does the girl have id?" to which he replied "No, and shes only 15 and the dvd is for me"
To cut a long story short, they wouldnt sell him the dvd in case he gave it to her. He complained to the manager saying that our mum had never had any isses buying alcohol or dvd's with a 15 year old with her so why should he. All they could say was that he didnt "look old enough to be a parent"
Intel only stopped making the 386 in september 2007. They are used for highly critical systems like this because they have known failure rates and failure states. pretty simple really. its not that they dont need the power, they need systems that have had 10+ years of testing.
33Mhz is plenty fast enough for an embedded system as they dont have to run an operating system or complicated device drivers. Lots of the code is written in assembly and doesnt do much more than run timers and change outputs.
Yes, the chip in my 5 year old phone is more powerful, but my old phone has 100 times more functionality.
all the recent Dell PC's and laptops that ive seen are very well designed put together, and were very reasonable prices. The business laptops seem to be better than the home ones.
You can get a basic Vista Business Slim desktop for £200. You would struggle to make it for that money and with Dell you have support.
Good films generally dont come out of holywood so you are right there but you simply cant compare computer games and films.
You take a girl on a date to see a film. You dont take her round your mates house and watch him playng GTA4 for 10 days straight then discuss the amazing plot as you walk her home.
Game plots are written to make interesting gaming, They are not a deep interesting story that you recommend to a friend.
"ah mate, you have to buy gta4. its got the most amazing twist at the end"
My Dell D420 has the same resolution and its got a 12.1" screen.
It doesnt have to make things harder the read, you can turn text sizes up. However, images and videos are displayed in higher definition with more pixels per inch.
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Tim
Rubbish Software → #
Posted Monday 8th June 2009 22:01 GMT
In Webhost hack wipes out data for 100,000 sites
if you look at the exploits on milw0rm, its laughable that lxlabs have even managed to string a product together. Im not a web apps expert but even i couldnt put out such shockingly bad software
Tim
wireless power → #
Posted Tuesday 10th February 2009 13:03 GMT
In Which wireless technologies will get credit crunched?
Wireless power will never take off. It is just so inefficient. Nobody is going to accept loosing 50% of their power into thin air. What annoys me more is that wireless power companies hardly ever quote the efficiency. It’s not a technology that can be improved much more, unless we ignore physics.
Tim
crazy policy → #
Posted Thursday 5th February 2009 13:23 GMT
In You're barcoded: The sneaky under-25 route to compulsory ID
My 23 year old brother was out doing his weekly shop and had my 15 year old sister with him. In with his shopping was an 18 rated dvd. The woman at the counter asked him for id which he showed her. she then asked "does the girl have id?" to which he replied "No, and shes only 15 and the dvd is for me"
To cut a long story short, they wouldnt sell him the dvd in case he gave it to her. He complained to the manager saying that our mum had never had any isses buying alcohol or dvd's with a 15 year old with her so why should he. All they could say was that he didnt "look old enough to be a parent"
Tim
weighs in at 11g → #
Posted Sunday 24th August 2008 09:51 GMT
In LG confirms 8Mp cameraphone plan as details leak
thats good
Tim
386 till September 2007 → #
Posted Friday 11th July 2008 22:34 GMT
In Upgrade drags Stealth Bomber IT systems into the 90s
Intel only stopped making the 386 in september 2007. They are used for highly critical systems like this because they have known failure rates and failure states. pretty simple really. its not that they dont need the power, they need systems that have had 10+ years of testing.
33Mhz is plenty fast enough for an embedded system as they dont have to run an operating system or complicated device drivers. Lots of the code is written in assembly and doesnt do much more than run timers and change outputs.
Yes, the chip in my 5 year old phone is more powerful, but my old phone has 100 times more functionality.
Tim
actually very good → #
Posted Thursday 3rd July 2008 09:32 GMT
In Dell buys into Dell for $100m
all the recent Dell PC's and laptops that ive seen are very well designed put together, and were very reasonable prices. The business laptops seem to be better than the home ones.
You can get a basic Vista Business Slim desktop for £200. You would struggle to make it for that money and with Dell you have support.
Tim
One secret sauce... → #
Posted Thursday 5th June 2008 05:11 GMT
In Want a 1TB optical drive? Call/Recall me
One secret sauce...
Tim
RE:RE: Computer games → #
Posted Monday 5th May 2008 23:56 GMT
In Alienware ships 'most powerful' 15in laptop to Brits
Good films generally dont come out of holywood so you are right there but you simply cant compare computer games and films.
You take a girl on a date to see a film. You dont take her round your mates house and watch him playng GTA4 for 10 days straight then discuss the amazing plot as you walk her home.
Game plots are written to make interesting gaming, They are not a deep interesting story that you recommend to a friend.
"ah mate, you have to buy gta4. its got the most amazing twist at the end"
Tim
resolutions → #
Posted Thursday 29th November 2007 11:56 GMT
In Dell fills out XPS laptop line
My Dell D420 has the same resolution and its got a 12.1" screen.
It doesnt have to make things harder the read, you can turn text sizes up. However, images and videos are displayed in higher definition with more pixels per inch.