My suggestion is, why would Microsoft not use the already stable Unix/Linux core, modify it to meet its needs (it is open-source), in response to Apple's MacOS X (much like it is boosting Hotmail storage in response to Google's GMail), and develop an operating system with all the benefits of Unix/Linux, and at the same time - the ease of use of Windows.
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My suggestion is, why would Microsoft not use the already stable Unix/Linux core, modify it to meet its needs (it is open-source), in response to Apple's MacOS X (much like it is boosting Hotmail storage in response to Google's GMail), and develop an operating system with all the benefits of Unix/Linux, and at the same time - the ease of use of Windows.
Idea Lab - Becoming Screen Literate - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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In the West, we became people of the book.
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There were more than 10 billion views of video on YouTube in September. The most popular videos were watched as many times as any blockbuster movie.
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With full-blown visuality, I should be able to annotate any object, frame or scene in a motion picture with any other object, frame or motion-picture clip.
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Technology is at the point where if u can think of an idea there is a good chance you can do it. Especially when it comes to movies and film. All the action shots and crazy images are portrayed as if really happening when in reality it is just technology at it's best. Pixar is making movies now that are completely computerized. They literally have to power to do anything with these movies
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The second way that technology gains a measure of autonomy is through its self-creation of needs.
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Technology is constantly growing an with its growth comes addition applications. Every great piece of technology comes along with different attachments to improve the technology. The article uses the example of the cell phone. Technology can always be improved on and this is a great example of that.
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It is this stratified stability created by extropy, evolution, and self-organization which prevents the collapse of complexity. If complexity had to re-assemble itself at every instance, nothing really complex would be possible.
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