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glennPattonWork32-Nov-15 5:52

2-Nov-15 5:52

Cool, did the Coytee (Wyle E.) chase the Road Runner around there! Smile | :)

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz2-Nov-15 7:49

Though dawn creeps over the horizon of the Chilean Atacama Desert, the Milky Way can be seen arching above the four 8-metre Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory.[^]

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2-Nov-15 7:49

Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

glennPattonWork32-Nov-15 9:21

2-Nov-15 9:21

Wow!!

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz3-Nov-15 4:59

Google planning merge Chrome OS to Android?

3-Nov-15 4:59

Indeed!

glennPattonWork32-Nov-15 4:50

2-Nov-15 4:50

Hi All,

Did I see a thing about Google planning to merge Chrome & Android in today's Daily News? If I did does that mean Android getting bloated with STUFF it doesn't need (it's a mobile OS come on) or Chrome users (?, never met any in the wild!) loosing features. The Daily News mail got eaten before I could read the article. Also Chrome books were they based on Intel or another processor? I'm guessing it was a shell on Linux...

Chris Maunder2-Nov-15 4:57

Chris Maunder

2-Nov-15 4:57

You realise that all mobile and "desktop" OSs will need to merge sooner or later (and it's becoming more a case of sooner rather than later).

Desktop OSs are generally at the point where they do what we need them to do with room left over. Mobile devices are rapidly becoming as powerful as desktops. In fact my phone is already more powerful than my old laptops. We're moving to a point where your phone or tablet will be your desktop.

Take a look at this story[^] for a glimpse. The Linux crowd have been doing this for a while[^]

cheers
Chris Maunder

glennPattonWork32-Nov-15 5:09

2-Nov-15 5:09

Hmmm, yes, they can merge, I must admit I am picky about keyboards (give me a full size, proper keys) proper mouse and monitor 17" smallest I can use. Admit it you prefer a full desktop for serious work (Don't you?). The actual thing of the everything, everywhere is good and needed but if I get handed a phone and told to get coding.... Unsure | :~

Chris Maunder2-Nov-15 6:08

Chris Maunder

2-Nov-15 6:08

You may be slightly missing the point.

Your phone won't be your input device. Your phone will simply be storage and processing. Wired or wireless (if Intel has its way) connections to keyboard, mouse, monitor and charging will be in place. You sit your phone on the charging pad and it connects to the peripherals and you're working in your normal desktop setup. Except your box is your phone.

cheers
Chris Maunder

glennPattonWork32-Nov-15 6:19

2-Nov-15 6:19

Okay! I just had fears of having to type on a touch sensitive screen (Scars mean my fingers don't work too well!), there is always the issue of who owns what if you are having to use your phone I suppose.

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Mladen Janković2-Nov-15 11:17

Mladen Janković

2-Nov-15 11:17

Chris Maunder wrote:
We're moving to a point where your phone or tablet will be your desktop.

Nope. Maybe in 10 years mobile devices will be able to host 1-2 VMs with several instances of your favorite IDE and web browser with 20+ opened tabs running in background while you play GTA V in foreground at 60+ FPS, but by that time I'll be asking much more from my working machine.

Yeah sure, you can use phone to create few pie charts, but when you need compile several hundred thousand lines of code all you want is a decent desktop machine.

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Chris Maunder2-Nov-15 13:28

Chris Maunder

2-Nov-15 13:28

There will always be an application or applications that will be unsuitable for a big-box-store level desktop machine. A desktop with serious cores, memory and/or graphics will have its place for a long time.

However, at this point most people don't need that power. Phones will be desktop replacements in the not-so-distant future.

cheers
Chris Maunder

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz2-Nov-15 4:24

2-Nov-15 4:24

What a beauty![^]

glennPattonWork32-Nov-15 4:29

2-Nov-15 4:29

Wow!

OriginalGriff2-Nov-15 5:08

OriginalGriff

2-Nov-15 5:08

And right there is my new screen background, spanning both monitors! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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PJ Arends2-Nov-15 8:36

PJ Arends

2-Nov-15 8:36

Where on earth is that?

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Brittle16182-Nov-15 17:13

Brittle1618

2-Nov-15 17:13

Earth from space, I guess Unsure | :~

PJ Arends2-Nov-15 19:23

PJ Arends

2-Nov-15 19:23

No sh!t Sherlock. Thanks. Now tell me something I do not know

Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz3-Nov-15 4:57

3-Nov-15 4:57

My, somewhat educated, guess is the North American continent.

Brittle16182-Nov-15 17:15

Brittle1618

2-Nov-15 17:15

Woahh!!! You're on a space mission or so?

Super fantastic view Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz3-Nov-15 4:57