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| Time: 13:28 EST/18:28 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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When 4-year old Graham logs on to the PC in his bedroom, he discovers he can't play his favorite computer game because he is out of his weekly allowance of "FUN credits" that had been issued by his mom on Saturday morning. What to do? Well, Graham can earn more FUN credits by cleaning his room or by picking up his toys. That's because each toy is equipped with a tiny electronic device that sends a "credit" notice back to Graham's computer once it is placed in its rightful spot in his toy box or room. | ||
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| #1 By 10022 (24.169.19.69) at 4/13/2004 2:52:10 PM |
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of course mom better understand the meaning of the MinimumTimeToyMustBeInBoxBeforeRecreditingForPuttingAwayCredit setting but hopefully by then the defaults will be strickt.
you would probably also need the MaximumAgeWhereKidIsExpectedToDoThisAnywaySoDontCreditForPuttingToyAway. |
| #2 By 3653 (63.162.177.143) at 4/13/2004 5:15:08 PM |
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In 10 years, Apple will have put Microsoft out of business. Oh wait, that was the prediction in 1984.
In 10 years, the Internet will put Microsoft out of business. Oh wait, that was the prediction in 1995 In 10 years, Netscape will have put Microsoft out of business. Oh wait, that was the prediction in 1997. In 10 years, Oracle and/or Sun will have put Microsoft out of business. Oh wait, that was the prediction in 1994 and 1998 and 1999.. In 10 years, AOL will have put Microsoft out of business. Oh wait, that was the prediction in 1999. In 10 years, Linux will have put Microsoft out of business. Oh wait, that was the prediction in 2003. In 10 years, google will have put Microsoft out of business. Oh wait, that was the prediction in 2004. - yawn This post was edited by mooresa56 on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 17:52. |
| #3 By 20 (67.9.179.51) at 4/13/2004 8:57:39 PM |
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Who needs parents anyhow, right?
I for one welcome our new microchip-embedded stuffed toy overlords! I haven't read the whole thing, but I hope these credits go into a queue for the parent to approve or disapprove. |
| #4 By 20 (67.9.179.51) at 4/13/2004 11:22:20 PM |
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While this is, of course, a fluff piece, to say MS is doing no action and only using words is laughable. Certainly you are not dwelling in reality, or you are too blind by your bias to see the obvious.
Dual and tripple monitors have been possible in Windows since Windows 98, if I recall correctly. I don't recall this being a matrox invention. Yes, Mac laptops had the ability to do display on 2 screens (the LCD and an external CRT) for some time even before Windows 98. It's possible Matrox was the first two-video-chips-on-one-PCB manufacturer, but slapping two PCI or one AGP/one PCI card into a PC and showing two monitors has been around for a long time. As far as tablet PCs, while sales are luke warm, it's pretty ignorant to say no one is buying them. As for desktop PCs... uh... As for face recognition, I'm sure Linux and Apple will have that... 2 years after MS does. As far as organizing and tracking photos, one of the best management softwares out there that I've seen so far is MS' Digital Image Library and/or the entire suite of MS "Digital Image *.*" products. Sure, various vendors like HP, Canon, and other printer manufacturers have various management and quick-print software, they're fragmented and specific usually do their own products. As far as Wireless, both MS and Apple have been doing this for a long time. Bluetooth seemed noticeably absent from Apple products up until their most recent products. One could say Apple has been lagging on the Bluetooh front. "So MS's vision of the future (2006) is doing stuff from the past? " No, it's taking their own existing leading technology and the scattered, fragmented technology from other vendors and bring it cohesively to one desktop and environment. |
| #5 By 12071 (203.185.215.149) at 4/13/2004 11:40:22 PM |
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#6 Hey now.... those "FUN credits" seem like a good idea to get your kids to clean up after themselves and to do their chores =)
"From the fridge, she removes a chicken, some mushrooms, three carrots and an onion; placing the items on her kitchen counter." You mean we'll still have to carry stuff in 10 years? dammit! Why isn't the fridge networked through to the stove, oven etc so that "mom" can name a dish she wants (speech recognition) and let the appliances make it for her? Better still, she should be able to call the fridge from her "mobile" so that dinner is ready by the time she gets home with the kids! "Likewise, the pictures on the wall - which are actually hi-definition, plasma-like displays with frames - quickly change to Picasso, her favorite artist." I hope that in 10 years time the screens are of better quality than plasma-like. And what happens when you are entertaining or just have people over? Will the pictures change every couple of seconds because someone moved? |
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