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Video Chat Via Transparent Desktop Overlay

Posted by michael on from the dance-for-me dept.

Jason0x21 writes "Wired News has an article about UNC Comp. Sci. researchers developing a transparent desktop overlay for video conferencing, allowing remote coworkers to literally point and interact with things on your screen. The researchers say that Apple's Quartz graphics engine let them go from idea to prototype in 'about 45 minutes'. Windows versions predicted in the future."

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  1. werwer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post mabey

  2. Waiting twenty seconds... by Ads+are+broken · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    NOW!

    1. Re:Waiting twenty seconds... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      SLDT02004071000002(first post)



      Universal joke ID cataloging system info...

      Currently assigned universal joke IDs are as follows:
      SLDT02004070900001 - "no yuo"
      SLDT02004071000001 - "vlad farted"
      SLDT02004071000002(x) - "YOU FAIL IT (it is x)"
      SLDT02004071000003 - "omg ror"
      SLDT02004071000004(x, y) - "In Soviet Russia, x y YOU!"
      SLDT02004071000005 - "Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of these!"
      SLDT02004071000006(x) - "x is dying."
      SLDT02004071000007(x) - "Have you ever seen x? That's the kind of martial arts I practice, and you're about to get one free lesson!"
      SLDT02004071000008(x) - "x. What's it all about? Is it good, or is it whack?"
      SLDT02004071000009[x] - "wtf is this some kinda x talk?"; default x="nigger"

      If you wish to tell these jokes in the future, you can simple refer to it by these UJID numbers and we'll all know what joke you're referring to.

      The number system can be broken down like this:

      AAAABBBBBCCDDEEEEE(x, y, ...)[z, ...]

      Where AAAA is four character string assigned by me to uniquely identify a joke's source. For example "no yuo" was first cataloged into this joke library when it was spotted on slashdot, so its UJID begins with SLDT If you'd like to apply for a unique identifier string for your web site, please contact me.

      BBBBB is a 5 digit value which specifies the year that the joke was originally cataloged. This joke cataloging system is designed to be y10k compatible.

      CC is the 2 digit value which specifies the month that the joke was originally cataloged.

      DD is the 2 digit value which specifies the day that the joke was originally cataloged.

      EEEEE is the 5 digit value which is assigned sequentially per day. So the first funny thing that's said on any given day will be assigned 00001. etc. You may ask why this is only 5 digits. Well, its my theory that human civilization can only produce a certain amount of original comedy per day. I haven't established a precise upper bounds to this value, but all simulations appear to indicate that this value is well below 99999, so 5 digits should suffice.

      (x, y, ...) is a parameter list for variable punch line jokes. For example when someone posts joke "SLDT02004071000002(life)" This should be interpreted as "YOU FAIL IT (it is life)".

      [(z, ...] shall specify optional parameters; the default parameter shall be noted in the UJID definition. Example: SLDT02004071000009 with no parameters will resolve to "wtf is this some kinda nigger talk?"

  3. Troll - MOD DOWN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, and I bet you invented the toaster and cured AIDS too. Is there something you don't know, karma whore?

  4. Re:The truth about Windows GUI Programming by jubitzu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Did he say inconvenience or insecurity? Score it as off topic but why when I install programs as the all mighty administrator in Windows XP does it take an extra hour to work around the severe lacking for multi-user support. Just why in the hell do programs made for Windows (some by Microsoft) store the preferences in the same folder as the program? Does it not seem obvious to you Windows developers that maybe two users might have different preferences? I guess choice is something to which Windows users are not accustomed.

    That's my two cents as someone who has administered both environments.

  5. 30" Xtreme Programming by aardwolf204 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now if I can only convince my boss to get a set of these for pair programming. That would rock. I can imagine myself now Xtreme programing on windows Xp working with directX making a game for the Xbox about the X-men with my X-Girlfriend. Then I'll release it for free and register a website for it, how about X.org! Oh... uh, Wait...

    Back to reality, this thing wont be out for windows until Longhorn (2006,7,25), and by then it will be called Windows XXL. I think I better stick to my mac os X, making wallpapers of CowboyNealiX from ST:Voyager.

    --
    Im dreaming ofa big bndwdth, That can resist the /.crowd.May ur days b merry & bright & may al
  6. Re: tech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What is it with Americans and their fasination with where other people are sticking their cock?

  7. ALERT: November elections may be "postponed". by Nordicfire · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "July 19 issue - American counterterrorism officials, citing what they call "alarming" intelligence about a possible Qaeda strike inside the United States this fall, are reviewing a proposal that could allow for the postponement of the November presidential election..."