Just asking... I do not think we are talking about a tracking/advertising cookie here. I'm very certain google uses first-party cookies for tracking/advertising (meaning it's your site and not google that sets/owns the cookie). And first-party cookies needs no P3P. Or am I wrong?

True moding is when you mod a post up you do not agree with, but is well written, gives an alternate view, or otherwise add to the discussion. That's moding integrity, I suppose very few slashdot moders do this, more should.

I hear where you're coming from, but I don't agree. The OS is becoming less and less relevant. If the web is where people are when using the computer it's the web that needs to evolve. Current technologies gives my computer the speed of an Amiga from 20 years ago while using the web, not good enough if you ask me. I want native speeds, I want portability, I don't want restrictions on what developer tools to use when programming (everything Javascript isn't really that hot). NaCL seems like a good bet, if Google (and hopefully others in the future) can get Intel/"Insert CPU maker of choice" in on it the speed could probably be even better. Important to understand is that NaCL is by comparison rather small, it's just a lightweight "virtual machine" to be able to run native code in a secure way. It's not a bloated library like Java, it uses current web technologies for IO. Calling the web "second class" is short sighted in my opinion, I and many others rather use Gmail and Google docs instead of native apps. I want more apps delivered this way (and better ones), but current technologies hinders that. I for one hope the web will be very different ten years from now.

It's pretty obvious Google are trying to make a "web platform" with Dart and NaCL. Most people spend a lot of time using the web, probably most of the time in front of the computer is web-time. When I use the web, which is a lot I want a better experience, I want native speed, I want real apps and games delivered on the web. If Google can give me that, more power to them. So far their technologies is open source, so I see little wrong from their doings. I don't like installing crap on my computer, phone or "pad", if apps can be delivered over the web, all the better.

Seeing the web as a glorified publishing tool as it is today is old school. Google should have WOW ported to NaCL, that would give it a boost.

Actually, there is no credible source on that...

Hi, The parrot seems to be something you actually do control with a phone. It's most proably self-stabilizing and very easy to fly altough most certanly very innacurate. http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/en/

It is a "toy", I normaly don't recommed them as it's worlds apart what I fly, but you could probably get some enjoyment out of it. Don't set your expectation bar too high though...

If you are truly interessted you can buy quad-chassis, motors, speed controlers, flight computer (with gyros and other sensors), and there is open source software for it too. These are the real thing, but since I just fly regular copters I don't know much about them I'm afraid. http://aeroquad.com/ (Don't know if this is the best, but a place to start reading, if interessted)

I fly RC Helicopters and I would not trust something like this, period. We take signal quality very, very seriously. Any loss of signal and you are basically doomed the way we fly these days (low to the ground and stickbanging). Even the major manufacturers have signal problems, altough it's very good. Have never had any signal hickup with my Futaba 2.4 gear, but they have done everything in there power to make the signal as optimized for the application as possible. For a slow moving vehicle, sure. But anything flying, no thanks. Latency is another matter. 20ms stick to servo is considered good. The touchscreen alone is probably 100ms, Consider a car at 60mph, it will move several feets before even starting to turn at those latencys.

Cool, possibly. But more of a toy thing.

There are clearly defined uses. Let's say for a moment you find yourself in a already almost pitch black room. Harrison Ford steps up and says "It's to dark in here". Let's say for the sake of context he's going o do some unscientific test on you about turtles. Just press a button and Harrison is ready to go...

Look SharkLaser/Bonch. I've been a reader/poster here for about 10 years. Over the years there have been a quite a few posters like you who just can't stop preaching your message. You think you have some sort of insight which in your oppinion just have to be correct, in your case you have this idea that monoculture is gods gift for operating systems/hardware and every stumble that comes with a more open aproach unclimbable, we got it. But most of us don't agree, monoculture have flaws too you know, where the most apparent is that one size does not fit all.

I for example fly RC helicopters and I configure them over bluetooth, but I can't use an i* device because Apples BT stack don't implement SPP (Serial port profile). There is nothing stoping Apple from implementing it, but they wan't do it for some reason I can't believe is technical. I use a netbook for this, but I will get an Android tablet in the future.

At the moment you are making /. pretty much unbearable to read. Same old in every single thread. Everybody here have gotten your message by now. It's time for you to move on, you're just spreading FUD by now. Why don't you start a blog or something. As I've been on /. for some time I know from experience you will eventaully get tired and stop this bullshit, do yourself and others a favour and find some other channel to preach your message. Having multiple accounts on /. to post same old ramblings is just silly.

For the record I'm an owner of both iPhone and iPad.

I own an iPhone and an iPad. They are well built at least but I can't do shit with them. Plays 1% of my movies, no functional bluetooth, no emulators. Pretty much all apps are toys. I never got the fuzzy feeling Apple users rave about. My next purchase will be Android. If I can install Android on the iPad 2 I would be even happier.