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Bruce Schneier on Aviation Security - http://www.cnn.com/2009...
Amen.
- Josh Bancroft
Kim Peek, inspiration for Rain Man, RIP - http://www.boingboing.net/2009...
Sad. I met Kim in Jr High, got to visit with him for an afternoon. An amazing person.
- Josh Bancroft
President Obama, It's Time To Fire the TSA - http://www.boingboing.net/2009...
Amen.
- Josh Bancroft
Gravity Wells - http://xkcd.com/681/
I want a giant poster of this. I so heart XKCD.
- Josh Bancroft
Hey Droid users: is it possible to use a new Droid unit without an active plan (wifi only)? Is there activation on first boot?
I believe there was an activation process when you first turn it on.
- Rodfather
Was it "you have to have a valid Verizon plan before your phone is anything more than a brick" or was it "you have to enter a Gmail account to activate/set up the phone"?
- Josh Bancroft
I think it verifies with Verizon first. I'm not sure if it's required though.
- Rodfather
Hmm - thanks. I'm trying to find out if I bought one without a plan (for a specific purpose, not for my own use, so cost doesn't factor in) if I'd be able to use it over wifi, or if it would be a brick, like an unactivated iPhone. Thanks for the info! :-)
- Josh Bancroft
I guess you can bypass activation. http://wiki.droid-devs.com/index...
- Rodfather
PERFECT! That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, mang - you rock! :-)
- Josh Bancroft
np. Have fun :)
- Rodfather
Javascript power to weight ratio. What's yours? Click here, wait for the result and divide it by your device weight in kilos. E.g the Aigo MID with ff3.0 scores 18 which, with 0.35kg gives a jp/w of 51.4 http://bit.ly/v8v3benchmark - http://code.google.com/apis...
Oliver Maruhn, Warner Crocker, jean-paul and Rodfather liked this
Aigo MID with ff3.0 = 18/0.35 = 51.4
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Everun Note with ff3.0 = 38/0.75 = 50.6
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Wibrain b1h with ff3.0 = 37/0.53 = 69
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Everun Note with Chrome 0.3 = 408/0.8 = 510 Chrome shines!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Gigabyte M912 Netbook with FF3.0 = 56 / 1.35 = 42
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
M912 with Chrome = 432 / 1.35 = 320
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Everun (original) with ff3.0 = 19/0.5 = 38
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Everun (original) with Chrome = 126 / 0.5 = 252
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Archos 605 with Opera = 2 / 0.2 = 10
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Fujitsu u1010 with Chrome 0.3 = 580 / 0.8 = 725
- jean-paul
Asus Eee PC 1000H (with 2GB CAS4 RAM) - ff3.0: 63/1.45=43.4 Chrome: 467/1.45=322
- Rodfather
Looks like Fuji U2010 would be the ultimate!!!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Really? I thought Silverthorne processors were slower?
- Rodfather
Can someone run this on an iPhone for me?
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
I just tried a few times to run this on my iPhone 3G 16GB. First time, it hung Safari. Second time, fresh after a reboot, it never completed, even though I let it run for about 10 minutes. Both times, it. Got to 57% complete, and the scores were: Richards 2, DeltaBlue 2, Crypto 5. Hope that helps, let me know if you want me to run it again! :-)
- Josh Bancroft
first run on my iPaq 614c with PocketIE : same as Josh - got to 57%, then 71% then device hanged ... Second try with Netfront 3.5 : stopped at 43% .. Third shot with Opera 9.5beta: completed ! score: 8 / .145 = 55 :)))
- jean-paul
it hung on an S60 phone for me in the same place. Good to know that Opera completes the task although for some reason, their browsers always seem to be poor at Javascript.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Aigo MID with FF3.1 = 23/0.35 = 65
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
iPaq 614c with Skyfire : 107/.145 = 737 !!
- jean-paul
Still haven been able to test Skyfire to see how well ajax works and how the latency is. I guess I could RDP to my server at home and get a similar 1000+ result though ;-) I'll post why I dont like the proxy solutions soon.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
N800 for shits and giggles: 3/0,206 = 14,6. funny enough it wondered if i wanted to kill the javascript around step 3 or 4.
- turn.self.off
and now multiply the figure by the online battery life of your device and you have an index of internet mobility. Mmmm. Maybe im on to something here!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
remind me, that archos is using cortex, yes? got to be somewhat bothersome that the older N800 scored as much as it did. or maybe that say something about the microb javascript, even before any kind of optimization...
- turn.self.off
The archos 605 is the old one. Not Cortex bassed but Opera, while accurate, isnt the best at javascript. I will contact Jenn to see if i can get a result from her.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
ah yes, i got my numbers crossed. that makes a bit more sense. and i recall having issues with javascript (to the point i left it off most of the time) back on my 770. but then that was also a weaker device then the N800, so...
- turn.self.off
Wibrain i1 with ff3 = 47/0.51 = 92
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Wibrain i1 with Chrome 1.0. = 514 / 0.51 = 1007 A NEW RECORD!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Fujitsu Loox U/B50n 1.6ghz with ff3 = 53 / 0.58 = 91
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Fujitsu Loox U/B50n 1.6ghz with chrome v1.0154 = 395 / 0.58 = 681 (looks like latest chrome is slower!)
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
tried tear just now, on the old N800, interestingly enough that got me, 18,8 / 0.206 = 87,38! what a difference that is compared to the microb test i did some time ago...
- turn.self.off
Don't forget to use v3 of the benchmark http://bit.ly/v8v3benchmark
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
from Android
Archos 5 Android. ARM Cortex at 800mhz = 46.3 / .189 = 239
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
from Android
Has anyone got and 800mhz Intel MID that thet can test with FF3.5? iPhone 3gs and Droid would be interesting too.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
from Android
Gigabyte T1028M at 1.6ghz. Chrome 3. = 734 / 1.46 = 489
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Gigabyte T1028M at 800Mhz. Chrome 3. = 380 / 1.46 = 260
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
One other (actually more important) javascript benchmark is here: http://www2.webkit.org/perf...
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
...and here are some benchmarks to get us started. (Maybe I should start a new thread for SunSpider!) http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL...
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
re-test (with v3 of the test) Fujitsu U820 1.6Ghz Chrome 3.0 - 779 / .55 = 1416 New winner!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Fujitsu u1010 - debian r5 - chrome 4.0.223.11 - 921 / .8 = 1151,25 :)
- jean-paul
Fujitsu U820 1.6ghz with Chrome 4.0.223.16 879 / .55 = 1598
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Interesting that a chrome OS on a Menlow platform would be the most powerful combo for a web-app-focused tablet device.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Modded UX280 scored 2130 on the test and weighs .725kg = 2937 (running latest stable Chrome)
- Ben L.
How modded is the ux280 ben?
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
iPhone 3gs with safari 61/0.135 = 452
- Paul Graham
from iPhone
Confirms the 3gs as the most powerful javascript engine on a smartphone.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Kohjinsha SC3 standard, Vista and Chrome 422/0.798 = 529
- Paul Graham
eking s515, chrome 3.0.195 on win7 527 / 447 = 1178
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
HTC Touch Pro2 with Opera Mobile 9.5: 5.47 / 0.1785 = 30.6
- Oliver Maruhn
HTC Touch Pro2 with Dorothy Browser 0.2.2 (Webkit): 16.6 / 0.1785 = 93
- Oliver Maruhn
eking s515 1.2ghz. Chrome 3.0.195 on xp 598/0.45=1317
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
The Power Outlet of the Future Includes USB Ports - http://mashable.com/2009...
Brilliant. I want these all over my house. :-)
- Josh Bancroft
Tiny Lego guitars - http://www.boingboing.net/2009...
WANT! You know, I've been playing Lego Rock Band, and there's not a set, figure, instrument, or vehicle in that game that I wouldn't buy for a non-trivial amount of money. They're missing a huge merchandising opportunity! :-)
- Josh Bancroft
Over A Year After Android Launch, ShopSavvy Finally Comes To The iPhone - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...
This is a fantastic app, but it is kind of hard to scan. Every time I've tried to show it to someone, it won't work. :-)
- Josh Bancroft
The Sponsors That Make IP7 Possible - http://www.igniteportland.com/2009...
I heart our sponsors. We wouldn't get to do this amazing event without them! Go buy stuff from them. :-)
- Josh Bancroft
Penny Mosaic Abraham Lincoln - http://www.homeworkshop.com/2009...
Amazing project/artwork by my friend Matt. I've been bugging him to write it up on Instructables. :-)
- Josh Bancroft
Ego search visualizer - http://blog.makezine.com/archive...
This is insanely cool. Hypnotic. Go try it! :-)
- Josh Bancroft
Google Offering Free Wi-Fi At 47 US Airports During The Holiday Season - http://laughingsquid.com/google-...
Testing Reader2Twitter. Also, PDX already has great free wifi. :-)
- Josh Bancroft
Daring Fireball: Regarding Joe Wilcox's 'iPhone Cannot Win the Smartphone Wars' Piece - http://daringfireball.net/2009...
This is a great article. I want to share it. This is just some sample text to show Paul how Delicious works.
- Josh Bancroft
Garmin, TomTom Shares Sink On New Google Navigation Feature - http://www.google.com/url...
Wow.
- Josh Bancroft
Makers, my new novel: free downloads, donate to libraries and colleges, signings and tours - http://www.boingboing.net/2009...
Ooh! Ooh! Gotta get this, ASAP. :-)
- Josh Bancroft
This weather might change my plans for the day. An entire bachelor day to myself. What should I do? (besides play Rock Band all day ;-)
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Rock Band with no pants
- Rodfather
Noooo!
- Cheryl Jones
Oh my! An interesting possibility. Does RB2 on the PS3 support a webcam? ;-P
- Josh Bancroft
from iPhone
Gah!
- Cheryl Jones
I could make some money. Put up a PayPal tipjar link, and promise to turn off the camera once we reach a certain donation level. ;-)
- Josh Bancroft
Devious, Sir. :)
- Cheryl Jones
Social marketing vs publishing -- funny! - http://www.boingboing.net/2009...
I don't sound like this, do I? Do I?! ;-)
- Josh Bancroft
OpenMoko offline reader puts Wikipedia in your pocket - http://arstechnica.com/gadgets...
Back in the day, I loaded the entire text contents of Wikipedia (which at the time could fit in a 1GB SQL dump file on an SD card) into HanDBase on my old iPAQ Pocket PC, just so I could walk around and say that I had the entire contents of Wikipedia in my pocket. That pickup line didn't work then, and I doubt it will work now. Today, I already have one of these. It's called my iPhone. If I'm somewhere I don't have connectivity, I have bigger problems than not being able to get to Wikipedia. I need connectivity like I need air! :-)
- Josh Bancroft
It should not be this hard to find a place to get personal (not group) dance lessons for the wedding in Beaverton
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Craigslist?
- CW™
There's an Arthur Murray place on Farmington near downtown Beaverton (on the corner at Watson, I think). Might try there, if you haven't already.
- Josh Bancroft
Yeah, I saw them, but their website kind of sucks...they don't have any pricing for instance, nor do they say whether the lessons are private or group.
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists - http://powazek.com/feeder...
Amen.
- Josh Bancroft
jabancroft: http://twitpic.com/kw0ei - http://twitpic.com/kw0ei
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Oh yes. Yes. A thousand times yes. :-)
- Josh Bancroft
from iPhone
Is App Addiction a Real Thing? - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive...
I just became the mayor of Fred Meyer - TV Highway on @foursquare! http://foursquare.com/venue...
Don't let them try to recall you, Josh!
- Steve Woodward
Heh. No way. I spend too much money here for that to happen. ;-)
- Josh Bancroft
from iPhone
The First Google Wave Search You Must Know - http://smarterware.org/3536...
Saved both of these searches. Nice start - thanks, Gina! It's especially fun since there's no other way (I can see) to look at the "public timeline" of waves from everybody.
- Josh Bancroft
The park that will make you feel the smallest? Mt. St. Helens. What that volcano did will get your attention.
Micah Wittman, Mark "Mr Bolivious" J, holly and Glen, Bespectacled Elder liked this
I love visiting MSH
- holly
Went there 18 years later and we were amazed at nature's resiliency! But seeing all of the trees leveled like toothpicks definitely gave one pause.
- Mark "Mr Bolivious" J
For me it was looking at the Grand Canyon from the North Rim
- Kim Landwehr
There's enough lumber still floating in Spirit Lake, the forest that got blown there by the blast, to build a small town...
- Josh Bancroft
from iPhone
There's also the cautionary tale of the intransigent guy who refused to leave even though he had the chance, and was buried in his cabin home upon the eruption. There's a book in the St Hellens gift shop on it.
- Micah Wittman
good ol' Harry :)
- holly
I flew over and around Mt. St. Helens in a private plane, took tons of pictures and video, and expected to be telling that story to everyone I met for a long, long time. That was on September 8, 2001. A few days later we all had something else to talk about, and I never got much mileage out of that story...
- Josh Bancroft
We had to brush the ash off our car in Montana
- Steve
Thinking of buying a camera today. Nikon D80 or D90. Good store in Portland to get this? Or online store?
For online camera stores I've always been happy with B & H. - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/. Good luck.
- James
Thank you!!
- Amber Case
from email
I'll second B&H for buying online, and locally, Pro Photo Supply is where most of the photogs I know show (never actually been there myself). If you decide to go for a D80 over a D90, you might have good luck on Craigslist or buying from someone locally selling used (maybe post a want to buy).
- Josh Bancroft
Excellent. I'm heading over to Pro Photo Supply today. Their prices are good and I have a camera on hold over there. Thank you!
- Amber Case
from email
Love the D90. Basically the same sensor as the D300. Plus video.
- Kevin Pedraja
Thank you! Great to hear.
- Amber Case
from email
burrr cold, is there an app for that?
@thomashan write one yourself!
- Prolific Programmer
from IM
Just play a game or something until your iPhone gets hot. Instant handwarmer! :-)
- Josh Bancroft
from iPhone
Starting in Leopard, you can access your iTunes, iPhoto,... - http://finerthingsinmac.com/post...
Awesome - I didn't know that. Will save me a lot of time.
- Josh Bancroft
TUAW Tips: Send Mac audio to your iPhone for cheap - http://www.tuaw.com/2009...
Brilliant.
- Josh Bancroft
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