Comment Keyboards are moribund, surely.. (Score 1) 705
Ummmm.. does /. think we'll even still be using keyboards in 10-20 years time ?
Comment Stupid marketroid smiles.. (Score 2, Insightful) 964
I'm just totally amazed that marketing hasn't realised that no-one swallows this 'we're all at work and we're totally loving it' utter bullshit that every file photo they have exudes. Just look at them in that photo.. all sitting there with their brilliant teeth, perfectly pressed business suits not a hair out of place and those BIG CHEESEY SHIT-EATING GRINS. Is she showing them pictures of kittens ?? Kittens are nice. They make me smile. But no.. the inference is that it's a fucking Powerpoint presentation.
FUCK OFF WITH THAT ALREADY. Have you ever seen a scene like that in your office. Don't you normally have at most a neutral expression whilst you're concentrating. This ridiculous crap they try to feed us that using their product will make us taller, more attractive, whiten our teeth and let us get more sleep is just insulting. It's software. Sell it like bridges.
And HR can all fuck off too...
FUCK OFF WITH THAT ALREADY. Have you ever seen a scene like that in your office. Don't you normally have at most a neutral expression whilst you're concentrating. This ridiculous crap they try to feed us that using their product will make us taller, more attractive, whiten our teeth and let us get more sleep is just insulting. It's software. Sell it like bridges.
And HR can all fuck off too...
Comment But they already know about them... (Score 2, Insightful) 252
This is pretty ridiculous. As if these kids don't already know all about these services and have used them more than their tutors.
'And this is Twitter.. it's an instant messaging protocol that allows us to share our thoughts and dreams with the world. Isn't that marvellous, children."
"Nah miss.. it's just a way for me to chat shit to my mates, innit. Look.. it's on my phone."
'And this is Twitter.. it's an instant messaging protocol that allows us to share our thoughts and dreams with the world. Isn't that marvellous, children."
"Nah miss.. it's just a way for me to chat shit to my mates, innit. Look.. it's on my phone."
Comment Re:This language sounds good to me. (Score 1) 254
"There is still a 1-to-1 relationship between the number of viewers and the number of data streams on the wire."
That bit's true. However what the broadcaster cares about is that it's not their wire. It's all about reducing the cost for them. Multicast's unworkable as long different people own the networks and routers.
That bit's true. However what the broadcaster cares about is that it's not their wire. It's all about reducing the cost for them. Multicast's unworkable as long different people own the networks and routers.
Comment Re:Differences with vendors, Java, BREW (Score 1) 119
I've said it before.. but there is at least one company that provides exactly that functionality (write-once) in native C++ for a vast variety of mobile handsets. Including iPhone and Android:
www.ideaworks3d.com
Comment Thoroughly agree.. (Score 0, Flamebait) 630
It seems incredibly obvious that there's nothing more to us than ourselves. Nothing leaves us when we die. Consciousness is simply the emergent behaviour of our very complex bodies. I'm sure the god-bothers will cling on for a while but there's no god of any variety and we're steadily proving that.
Comment Re:using mobility, blending realities (Score 1) 43
I so want this to happen it hurts. Would be a huge amount of fun to develop as well. If anyone's at all interested in exploring this idea then get in touch.
Comment Re:Slashvertisement (Score 1) 43
There is at least one company that sells a product that allows you to write native C/C++ apps once that target many different platforms: I3D
LHC Forces Bookmaker To Lower Odds On the Existence of God 457
A UK bookmaker has lowered the odds on proving that god exists to just 4-1 to coincide with the switching on of the Large Hadron Collider. The chance that physicists might discover the elusive sub-atomic object called the "God particle" has forced the odds lower. Initially the odds that proof would be found of God's existence were 20-1, and they lengthened to 33-1 when the multi-billion pound atom smasher was shut down temporarily because of a magnetic failure. A spokesman for Paddy Power said, "The atheists' planned advertising campaign seems to have renewed the debate in pubs and around office water-coolers as to whether there is a God and we've seen some of that being transferred into bets. However we advise anyone still not sure of God's existence to maybe hedge their bets for now, just in case." He added that confirmation of God's existence would have to be verified by scientists and given by an independent authority before any payouts were made. Everyone getting a payout is encouraged to tithe at least ten percent.
