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Comment Re:From a users perspetive (Score 1) 511

As i look around *my* room, i see embedded linux devices that are running mostly binaries primarily written in C, many smaller electronics with simple micro controllers, even a windows CE embedded device running software written in .NET and one java based device my phone..

If i think about whats in my car, its a windows CE embedded device running native applications.

java does a lot of enterprise, android and a decent % of webapps. other than android apps rarely do i see something that is java that behaves as well as the non java equivalents

Submission + - Popular news site slowly increases obnoxious ad frequency (slashdot.org)

An anonymous reader writes: It seems in an attempt to drive us to the new beta site dice has started adding advertisements that start playing audio after a significant delay. This is reminiscent of the early days of the internet pornography before standards of courtesy were defined on the internet.

Submission + - FarmBot: An Open Source Automated Farming Machine Aims to Create Food For All (3dprint.com)

ErnieKey writes: Farming has been stuck in a bit of a rut, when compared to other industries. Businesses across the globe have been innovating for decades, while farming has been using techniques that have been handed down from centuries ago. The FarmBot Foundation is creating a machine, similar to that of a CNC mill and/or 3d printer which is capable of being run by sophisticated software and equipped with any tools you can imagine, including seed injectors, plows, burners, robotic arms (for harvesting), cutters, shredders, tillers, discers, watering nozzles, sensors and more. The goal? To bring food to the world's hungry.

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