Comment Re:Laid off (Score 1) 485
If they had developed a plugin that didn't drain the battery and have reliability and performance issues, maybe they'd still have a job.
If they had developed a plugin that didn't drain the battery and have reliability and performance issues, maybe they'd still have a job.
Only the $80,000 difference would be taxable in the US. You'd get a W-2G that showed you won $280,000, but then you'd list the $200,000 you spent on tickets as an itemized deduction on schedule A.
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Using HTML5 for video someone could create a iTunes competitor today. Come on TV/Movie studios what are you waiting for? Do you enjoy handing Apple 60%, or do you want someone else to create it all and then cry that they're stealing from you?
HTML5 video does not allow for DRM. iTunes and Flash (to some extent) video does. Ergo, no HTML5 iTunes clone.
I hate DRM, but the reality is that a studio won't authorize the use of their material without some basic assurances.
That makes no sense because they are pushing HTML5 which allows the same thing
Initially, Apple only wanted web apps for the iPhone. It took nearly a year for the iPhone SDK and App Store to be opened up. Apple cared mainly about opening up the platform to outside developers. A web app running HTML5 and JavaScript could do very little damage to the iPhone OS whereas a native App has the potential to do more damage.
I still don't think their hatred of Flash is about protecting their revenue stream (which shows why they allow NetFlix streaming). They sell songs on iTunes, but Pandora hasn't hurt that, so I don't think they see NetFlix as a threat either. They probably look at the trade off that having NetFlix would sell more iPads to people who might then buy more stuff from iTunes (music, apps, or videos).
I think their hatred of Flash is really a hatred of... Flash. I don't work at Apple, but I can just about guarantee you they've ported some version of Flash player over to an iPhone in-house and it probably sucks. The same probably applies to the Java Virtual Machine as well. When you have such a crappy intermediary on a phone where user experience is king, Apple doesn't want any part of it.
If you look at some of the other intermediaries that are out there, primarily Unity3D, Apple happily lets them in because they don't affect performance. Yes, you can build crappy apps in Xcode and Unity, but it's also just as easy to write good apps. I imagine in Flash and Java, it's probably hard to write apps that do anything useful, but still live up to Apple's expectations for providing a slick user experience.
Adobe is whining about CS5 apps being blocked, but my prediction is that a CS5 app is going to be sluggish, particularly the touch interface, compared to an Xcode or Unity app. We'll just have to see how it all plays out.
Wait, so it's Obama's fault that you're a bad parent? First, there is still a NASA and a space program.
Yes, but not a "human exploration" space program. Or one that she can look at and potentially be a part of.
Second, help the kid find some other interests. We live in a world of almost an infinite number of things to study, to learn, and to do. Help your kid broaden her horizons a little bit.
I have. She's coding in Python and building robots with her Lego Mindstorms kit. The dream that was fueling that desire to learn? Going to space.
When I was a kid, I had the same dream. Go to space. I had the shuttle program to look at and say "I could be a part of that". I studied hard, and ended up a computer engineer. I didn't go into space, but I did well.
Now, there's nothing to point at and say "Hey, you could do that" that inspires her as a kid. I can tell her all about software engineering, or genetic engineering, or energy research. But none of that's as cool as "going to space". She'll still end up OK because she's smart, but I don't think she'll apply herself as well as if she had a loftier goal. And there's no amount of "parenting" that will change that.
First, you shouldn't have (intentionally) crushed your daughter's dreams like that.
All I did was tell her the truth: "They're cancelling Ares". She broke down on just that because she's smart enough to understand the implications.
Second, if you'd bothered to have done some reading, you'd find Obama's administration appears to be choosing the Flexible Path to Mars plan, recommended by the Augustine Commission. They're just killing Constellation because the money required to complete the program does not exist.
I have done my reading ( http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/420994main_2011_Budget_Administrator_Remarks.pdf [PDF]) . In Charlie Bolden's speech today on the budget, they didn't announce any program to replace Constellation, flexible path or otherwise.
Yes, they're going to spend $3 billion over five years on heavy lift R&D, but there's no overall program to direct that research. All Bolden said was that funding was directed towards "the clear goal of taking us farther and faster into space". He didn't say where or when.
It is my belief that without a Kennedy-like mandate, that R&D funding will be spent all over the place and, once it's spent, we won't be any closer to human exploration beyond low Earth orbit.
They used the Augustine Commission to kill off Constellation, but they didn't pick one of the alternatives or suggest something new. If all they're doing is R&D, it'll be easy for Congress to go after that funding later to pay for some pet project.
The only good news is the extension of the ISS until 2020. But other than that, meh...
The bottom line is we have no long-term strategy for human exploration beyond LEO. Unless you call some paltry R&D and "hope" that commercial industry picks up the slack a strategy.
With the cut of Ares and other international status seeking nonsense, NASA can concentrate on their roots of science, exploration, and aeronautics.
Actually, this pretty much kills the exploration part.
It's not so much that he's killing the Constellation program (which includes Ares), but that there's nothing to replace it. This is going to set us back by decades. We may not go back to the moon until the next century, if ever.
What gets me is not so much the fact that we'll be using commercial rockets to get to the ISS, but that we now have no strategy for getting back to the Moon and/or going to Mars.
When I told my 10-year-old daughter that Obama had killed the program that was her best chance to travel to the Moon or Mars, she literally started crying. How am I supposed to keep her interested in math and science in school when the only thing she's ever wanted to do has been taken away from her?
Yes, I know her actual chance of going was pretty slim, but at least there was a chance. And that was enough to encourage her to work hard in school. Now what? Now she doesn't know what she wants to do and that means a higher chance of her ending up flipping burgers instead of pursuing her dreams.
Fuck you, Obama, and your nearsightedness.
Yep. I didn't know who he was before. Now I know he's a first-class prick.
Yeah, he claims a custom "Farmville" apps is awesome. I guess some people are easily amused. But the rest of the specs seem pretty much in line. We'll see in a little bit.
Jason Calacanis got his tablet 10 days ago
Highlights:
- $599, $699, $799 depending on size and memory
- iPhone OS with multitasking
- OLED screen (no size given)
- Verizon and ATT for 3G, WiFi
- Front and back cameras for video conferencing
- Thumbpad on each side for mouse gestures
- Fingerprint scanner for login with up to five profiles
- TV/Monitor output and wireless keyboard
- HDTV Tuner with PVR
- Solar panel for recharging (more a gimmick)
- Battery life is "great" in ebook mode, 2-3 hours otherwise
- No word on name
I once had two signs on my server room door:
Warning: Hearing protection required beyond this point.
Caution: Microsoft products in use.
At Newegg.com:
Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Retail: $109.99
Windows 7 Home Premium Full Retail: $183.49
Windows 7 Pro Premium Upgrade Retail: $179.49
Windows 7 Pro Premium Full Retail: $274.49
Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade Retail: $199.99
Windows 7 Ultimate Full Retail: $299.99
At Target.com:
Wii: $199.99
Xbox 360: $199.99
The only full retail version of Win7 that's cheaper than a Wii or XBox is the Home version, and that's only by $16. Most techies are going for the Full Pro or Ultimate version.
So, where can I get Win7 Ultimate Full Retail for $109? I'd like to get that deal.
So yeah, where can I get a full retail of Uliti
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