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The real difference between a desktop pc and every other gadget you have.
40hz:
^^ very interesting.
Question: who built the fence, and whose idea was it? 'cuz it wasn't the foxes or orioles. :huh:
-superboyac (June 04, 2013, 03:53 PM)
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Probably somebody who truly had the best of intentions when they walled them in "for their own protection."
That or Obamacare. ;)
superboyac:
^^ very interesting.
Question: who built the fence, and whose idea was it? 'cuz it wasn't the foxes or orioles. :huh:
-superboyac (June 04, 2013, 03:53 PM)
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Probably somebody who truly had the best of intentions when they walled them in "for their own protection."
That or Obamacare. ;)
-40hz (June 04, 2013, 04:13 PM)
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Freaking obama.
IainB:
Since at least 1989 it had apparently been predicted by many IT pundits and laptop vendors (the latter including, for example, NEC and Toshiba) that laptop PCs would overtake desktop PCs as the norm for business PC workstations. Whether that prediction has been fulfilled, I am not sure, but certainly the huge number of laptops being sold as desktop alternatives, and the continual lowering of laptop marginal costs of production does seem to be a reality.
Whether a laptop meets the definition of a PC is arguable. For my purposes it does, but from a DIY hardware construction/maintenance perspective, the laptop is a bit of a nightmare in comparison with the ease-of-access to a desktop PC's cabinet.
The many and varied devices that have sprung up - e.g., Android devices or Apple tablets/phones - are not general-purpose devices like PCs, but seem to often be specialised or constrained products, apparently designed so as to create/enable a proprietary (copyrighted) market niche, including lock-in and all that that entails. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
In all the rush for sales, it is possible that some really useful potential technological advantage of these devices could be ignored/neglected. For example, hear what Martin Cooper - the inventor of the cellphone - has to say on this matter:
The Cell Phone | INVENTORS | PBS Digital Studios
Published on 18 Apr 2013
Forty years ago this month, Martin Cooper placed the first ever cell phone call. In this video he looks back on his invention and explains that cell phones have a long way to go before they reach their potential.
'Inventors' is a series of portrait videos by filmmaker and photographer David Friedman, chronicling the work of contemporary inventors from all walks of life. It offers rare glimpses into the inspiration for their creations, which range from the first digital camera and first video game console to a drive-able amphibious ice-fishing vehicle.
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Stoic Joker:
"Technology should be transparent and intuitive" - I like this guy!
Great video IainB!
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SuperboyAC, your prayers (at least one of them) may be answered - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hacknmod/qjUG/~3/7C7lZGVL0jo/story01.htm
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