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Comment: It's finally becoming true... (Score 1) 555

by simplerThanPossible (#43788511) Attached to: Microsoft Unveils Xbox One

In soviet russia, home entertainment system watches YOU!

    > 1080p camera... 60 FPS. Field of view increased by 60%....
    > motion tracking... detect skin pigmentation changes related to heart rate

Seriously, imagine being able to measure consumers' emotional reaction to advertisements... if you were worried about information being gathered about you, with google adwords targeting you by search, or facebook data-mining your social network, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Comment: my experience (Score 1) 561

by simplerThanPossible (#43180317) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Block Noise In a Dorm?

1. white noise - download a program onto your PC, or there's some websites. To be really effective, wear headphones.

2. keep a fan running (it also produces white noise).

3. earplugs (the foam kind that you roll up).

4. don't think they "should" be quieter and more considerate - this dramatically increases your sense of annoyance. Don't do the "right" thing and carefully "be quiet" yourself. Instead, be relaxed about making ordinary noise yourself. It will make others noise seem less annoying.

Comment: MS is too smart for this (Score 1) 592

They know the benefits of piracy, that's why they allow windows and office to work even when not validated. Same reason adobe doesn't crack down on photoshop piracy.

But the reason this is especially dangerous for them at the moment is that mobile devices are fast approaching console quality, and so gamers will switch to it (the PowerVR series6 rogue is apparently on par with xbox360's xeno GPU, around 210GPixel/s - if it ever actually arrives). There's also Ouya and steam's console. Additionally, casual games have increasing importance (which suits mobile better). Finally, it does seem that graphics have overshot what the market demand - this is what has enabled the current console generation to last so long, and why gaming PCs are increasingly niche (and thus not targeted by studios).

So, even though these next-gen consoles are much more powerful than next-gen mobile devices, if consumers don't want it, it doesn't matter.

Comment: ripe for disruption? (Score 1) 422

by simplerThanPossible (#34388590) Attached to: The 5-Year Console Cycle Is Dead

Maybe not in the incumbents' interest to upgrade, but GPUs and multi-core CPUs have definitely advanced, creating a situation ripe for disruption.

And meanwhile a new gaming platform has actually already gained great traction and momentum: iPhone, app store, and arguably the iPad. Disruptions usually start small...

Comment: Clayton Christensen... (Score 1) 430

by simplerThanPossible (#30612874) Attached to: The Twelve Most Tarnished Brands In Tech

said in a talk that it was DEC's demise that inspired his PhD research that he wrote up as "The Innovator's Dilemma".

It wasn't management - it's that minicomputers were replaced by workstations (Sun and the like). They went from top to bottom in a couple of years, with the same management team.

Guillotine, n.: A French chopping center.

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