Blame Canada All four Moms Sheila: Time's have changed Our kids are kids are getting worse They wont obey their parents They just want to fart and curse! Sharon: Should we blame the government? Liane: Or blame society? Dads: Or should we blame the images on TV? Sheila: No, blame Canada Everyone: Blame Canada Sheila: With all their beady little eyes And flappin heads so full of lies Everyone: Blame Canada Blame Canada Sheila: We need to form a full assault Everyone: It's Canadas fault! Sharon: Don't blame me For my son Stan He saw the darn cartoon And now he's off to join the Klan! Liane: And my boy Eric once Had my picture on his shelf But now when I see him he tells me to fuck myself! Sheila: Well, blame Canada Everyone: Blame Canada It seems that everythings gone wrong Since Canada came along Everyone: Blame Canada Blame Canada Some Guy: There not even a real country anyway Ms. McCormick: My son could've been a doctor or a lawyer it's true Instead he burned up like a piggy on a barbecue Everyone: Should we blame the matches? Should we blame the fire? Or the doctors who allowed him to expire? Sheila: Heck no! Everyone: Blame Canada Blame Canada Sheila: With all their hockey hubbabaloo Liane: And that bitch Anne Murray too Everyone: Blame Canada Shame on Canada The smut we must stop The trash we must smash Laughter and fun must all be undone We must blame them and cause a fuss Before someone thinks of blaming uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuus --Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
The news story is about X-men, not about Linux. The movie was posted in Quicktime format, which is beyond the control of Slashdot.
What do you propose? Should Slashdot *not* publish the story? I think not. Should Slashdot convert the movie and mirror it? Nope. --Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Has anyone looked at the jobs page at Easel? Well I have, and as of now, they are *NOT* looking for anybody with experience in usability and human-computer interaction. How can they possibily create a User Interface without consulting a usability expert? While it is not impossible for some programmers/coders to understand what makes a good UI design, they still do not know how to conduct usability studies, user evaluation, task analysis, etc...
Say what you will about Microsoft, but they employ numerous people in the usability group. The programming group works very tightly with the UI group. Do you think Windows has a bad UI? Think about what would happen if they did not have a usability group. Do not take my post as pro-Microsoft. My academic background is in Human-Computer Interaction, and I have interviewed for a program manager position in the usability group, so I have experienced how they operate in almost first person. Their usability group is already working on the version of Windows that will come out after the next version.
The fact that they are not looking for HCI folk is extremely disturbing. Having good looking, robust, object-oriented, enter-buzzword-here, widgets is not going to make a good UI.
Perhaps they already have HCI people working for them, and they are not looking to hire any additional personal at this moment. If so, please disregard my rant.:)
No, as others have pointed out, Simula was the first object oriented programming language. What Alan Kay did however, was invent the term "object oriented". He explored the use of objects within Smalltalk beyond what Simula achieved.
More importantly, Alan Kay introduced the concept of personal computing and media. Previously, computers were considered devices meant to be used only by businesses and corporations. His vision of individuals owning and using computers was quite radical in the late '60s. To this day, some of his visions have still not been achieved, mainly the Dynabook (read his bio).
And yes, he did invent the now ubiquitous overlapping window interface.
Currently, Alan Kay is working on the Squeak programming langauge, which is a variant of Smalltalk. You can check out his page on the Squeak Swiki at http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/378
Linux zealots, especially here on Slashdot, are ruining the Linux "reputation". People think they are cool by writing M$, Windoze, Winblows, etc... I often get my posts get marked as troll or flamebait because of my.sig! I would not be surprised if this very post gets moderated down.
Linux zealots do not want to hear about alternatives. I have a Masters degree in Computer Science with concentration in Human-Computer Interaction. Whenever there is a news story regarding interfaces or usability, I often post my educated comments. Guess what? Most of the times people laugh at my suggestions. Most Linux zealots say "Who needs usability we have QT and GTK widgets that already work. Don't like the" look? Change the window manager." This approach is fundamentally wrong from an HCI standpoint. Anytime I try to explaing why, I just get marked as flamebait. Oh well.
Another issue the irates me is the "Free" issue. Linux zealots the world around chant "Linux is free, Micro$oft is expensive, convert, convert!" They do not understand that for a business to convert OS would require a large amount of money. The price of the OS (~$300) is chump change with respects to the amount lost on user productivity.
Now that I have written this, I await the moderation to mark my post down, and the zealots to start "correcting" my viewpoints.
Note that I use the term Linux zealot not user. Cheers! --Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
If you are interested in Human Computer Interaction and Object Oriented Techniques (like I am:) ) take a look at uidesign.net. There is section about patterns for UI.
The big snow storm in the Northeast will block any chances of viewing the lunar eclipse.
Intellicast.com is the best online source for weather information, especially stuff like the lunar eclipse. The storm will not let up until tomorrow. On the StarCast page they list the viewing conditions for tonight's lunar eclipse.
Why do European countries have RDS? Because most nations have radio stations that transmit throughtout the country, but have different frequencies for different regions.
The problem is: do you know what type of stations transmit throughout the entire country? Only the big corporate ones. So all RDS gives is to listen to the same Top40 hits as you travel across the country. The only other stations that transmit nationwide of government stations like the BBC in England, RAI in Italy, etc... Those stations are also worthless (hmmm, wait, I actually like BBC!).
The only good use for RDS in America is to listen to NPR. Other than that always listen 'left of the dial'. That is where all the good music is.
This isn't entirely surprising. VHS tapes can be much more readily copied than DVDs can, so I seriously doubt that piracy is the issue.
Piracy is most definitely an issue. DVDs can be copied without any loss of quality since it is all digital. So a 100th generation copy of a DVD is just as pristine as the master copy.
Ever try to copy a videotape? Even a copy from a master copy is visually inferior. A real pirate (one that makes profit from illegal movies) does not need to worry about losing quality and can provide a product that is identical to the original.
Also due to its digital nature, DVDs can be distributed via the Internet. It is now possible to download TPM in MPEG format from some warez (I hate that word) site. With cable modems and DSL access becoming more accessible, DVD trading will soon become a reality.
Wow, I did not even notice that someone marked my post as flamebait until you responded. I can see that my post could be flamebait, but like you pointed out, it is the truth. Calling myself an NT4 user is not helping my case either.:)
Regardless, I still love Slashdot moderation. Keeping the good posts on top and all the trash on the bottom makes reading much more enjoyable.
Apple and SGI computers are some examples of machines that run on RISC processors.
Apple computers are known for their amazing speed (the latest G3s were not suitable for export) but their inferior OS loses any benefits in speed gained from the hardware. Of course, you can always install a RISC-based version of Linux like mklinux on a Mac.
SGI machines like the Origin server series are among the fatest computers in commercial use today. My SGI O2 workstation is only 200MHz, but since the processor is a RISC processor, it is comparable to a 300+MHz CICS processor.
I use a variety of OSes: Windows and Linux at home, IRIX at work. I understand the strenghts and weaknesses of each different OS. However, I am tired of hearing all these Linux zealots saying that Linux is a good user OS. It is not! More FUD comes from Linux users than from Microsoft.
In order to reduce the flamage, I will stop here and post only one reference: comp.human-factors. This is a newsgroup dedicated to people who know and pratice usabilty. Read the recent thread on Microsoft and Linux. All the experts agree the Linux falls way below the Windows GUI. There is alot of criticism of Windows, but the consensus is that Linux has not yet proven itself as a desktop machine.
Oops, I should not have said ditto for item 10. I just got carried away.:) Years ago, I used to go clone installs for Win 3.1 boxes. We never had a problem, but those were simpler times.
Regarding filesystems: many people have pointed out that Linux can support numerous filesystems and NT can only support a couple. This is not in debate. The point is that users select the wrong filesystem for what they are using. I often use encrypted file systems, only to forget the I need to share some data with my NT partition (uh, I mean OS).
I am not an adovocate of NT (depite my sig, I actually use SGI IRIX all the time), just wanted to point things out.
"Funny how everybody in the world except the U.S. seems to have managed to switch."
This is incorrect. Most countries have always had the metric system in place, hence there was no reason to convert. Only the British colonies adopted the non-metric system, which makes your statement erroneous.
Ironically, this is the argument I have about Linux. The OS maybe free, but I will cost way too much to switch over.
My first experience in assemply programming was on a Zilog Z-80. Years later while taking a class in college that used assemply language on an IBM 360/370, I was amazed. Oh my god, you can have more than one register to operate with? Wow! No more lonely accumulator register, woohoo! After discovering this, I aced the class. Most other studetns where having problems understanding assembly programming, but I flew through it after experience programming on the Zilog Z-80 with only one register to work with.
Alas, for now I only used OO languages. Go Smalltalk!
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The latest Mozilla release does not even compile sucessfully on my IRIX box, let alone run correctly.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
How is this song going to be performed?
a) original movie footage?
b) new animation
c) live performance
I would love to see a live performance with guest like Les Claypool and other celbrity fans.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Slashdot bug. The formatting went back to my default after I previewed. Very annoying. Please moderate down.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Blame Canada All four Moms Sheila: Time's have changed Our kids are kids are getting worse They wont obey their parents They just want to fart and curse! Sharon: Should we blame the government? Liane: Or blame society? Dads: Or should we blame the images on TV? Sheila: No, blame Canada Everyone: Blame Canada Sheila: With all their beady little eyes And flappin heads so full of lies Everyone: Blame Canada Blame Canada Sheila: We need to form a full assault Everyone: It's Canadas fault! Sharon: Don't blame me For my son Stan He saw the darn cartoon And now he's off to join the Klan! Liane: And my boy Eric once Had my picture on his shelf But now when I see him he tells me to fuck myself! Sheila: Well, blame Canada Everyone: Blame Canada It seems that everythings gone wrong Since Canada came along Everyone: Blame Canada Blame Canada Some Guy: There not even a real country anyway Ms. McCormick: My son could've been a doctor or a lawyer it's true Instead he burned up like a piggy on a barbecue Everyone: Should we blame the matches? Should we blame the fire? Or the doctors who allowed him to expire? Sheila: Heck no! Everyone: Blame Canada Blame Canada Sheila: With all their hockey hubbabaloo Liane: And that bitch Anne Murray too Everyone: Blame Canada Shame on Canada The smut we must stop The trash we must smash Laughter and fun must all be undone We must blame them and cause a fuss Before someone thinks of blaming uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuus
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
What do you propose? Should Slashdot *not* publish the story? I think not. Should Slashdot convert the movie and mirror it? Nope.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Say what you will about Microsoft, but they employ numerous people in the usability group. The programming group works very tightly with the UI group. Do you think Windows has a bad UI? Think about what would happen if they did not have a usability group. Do not take my post as pro-Microsoft. My academic background is in Human-Computer Interaction, and I have interviewed for a program manager position in the usability group, so I have experienced how they operate in almost first person. Their usability group is already working on the version of Windows that will come out after the next version.
The fact that they are not looking for HCI folk is extremely disturbing. Having good looking, robust, object-oriented, enter-buzzword-here, widgets is not going to make a good UI.
Perhaps they already have HCI people working for them, and they are not looking to hire any additional personal at this moment. If so, please disregard my rant. :)
Cheers!
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
More importantly, Alan Kay introduced the concept of personal computing and media. Previously, computers were considered devices meant to be used only by businesses and corporations. His vision of individuals owning and using computers was quite radical in the late '60s. To this day, some of his visions have still not been achieved, mainly the Dynabook (read his bio).
And yes, he did invent the now ubiquitous overlapping window interface.
Currently, Alan Kay is working on the Squeak programming langauge, which is a variant of Smalltalk. You can check out his page on the Squeak Swiki at http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/378
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Linux zealots do not want to hear about alternatives. I have a Masters degree in Computer Science with concentration in Human-Computer Interaction. Whenever there is a news story regarding interfaces or usability, I often post my educated comments. Guess what? Most of the times people laugh at my suggestions. Most Linux zealots say "Who needs usability we have QT and GTK widgets that already work. Don't like the" look? Change the window manager." This approach is fundamentally wrong from an HCI standpoint. Anytime I try to explaing why, I just get marked as flamebait. Oh well.
Another issue the irates me is the "Free" issue. Linux zealots the world around chant "Linux is free, Micro$oft is expensive, convert, convert!" They do not understand that for a business to convert OS would require a large amount of money. The price of the OS (~$300) is chump change with respects to the amount lost on user productivity.
Now that I have written this, I await the moderation to mark my post down, and the zealots to start "correcting" my viewpoints.
Note that I use the term Linux zealot not user. Cheers!
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
If you are interested in Human Computer Interaction and Object Oriented Techniques (like I am :) ) take a look at uidesign.net. There is section about patterns for UI.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Intellicast.com is the best online source for weather information, especially stuff like the lunar eclipse. The storm will not let up until tomorrow.
On the StarCast page they list the viewing conditions for tonight's lunar eclipse.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
The problem is: do you know what type of stations transmit throughout the entire country? Only the big corporate ones. So all RDS gives is to listen to the same Top40 hits as you travel across the country. The only other stations that transmit nationwide of government stations like the BBC in England, RAI in Italy, etc... Those stations are also worthless (hmmm, wait, I actually like BBC!).
The only good use for RDS in America is to listen to NPR. Other than that always listen 'left of the dial'. That is where all the good music is.
Peace!
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Piracy is most definitely an issue. DVDs can be copied without any loss of quality since it is all digital. So a 100th generation copy of a DVD is just as pristine as the master copy.
Ever try to copy a videotape? Even a copy from a master copy is visually inferior. A real pirate (one that makes profit from illegal movies) does not need to worry about losing quality and can provide a product that is identical to the original.
Also due to its digital nature, DVDs can be distributed via the Internet. It is now possible to download TPM in MPEG format from some warez (I hate that word) site. With cable modems and DSL access becoming more accessible, DVD trading will soon become a reality.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Regardless, I still love Slashdot moderation. Keeping the good posts on top and all the trash on the bottom makes reading much more enjoyable.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
If you need tax software to fill out the EZ form, then there is definitely something wrong with you.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Apple Macintosh
- Yellow Dog Linux
- MkLinux
- LinuxPPC
SGI--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Apple computers are known for their amazing speed (the latest G3s were not suitable for export) but their inferior OS loses any benefits in speed gained from the hardware. Of course, you can always install a RISC-based version of Linux like mklinux on a Mac.
SGI machines like the Origin server series are among the fatest computers in commercial use today. My SGI O2 workstation is only 200MHz, but since the processor is a RISC processor, it is comparable to a 300+MHz CICS processor.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Are there any other sites that people should avoid?
Thanks in advance,
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
In order to reduce the flamage, I will stop here and post only one reference: comp.human-factors. This is a newsgroup dedicated to people who know and pratice usabilty. Read the recent thread on Microsoft and Linux. All the experts agree the Linux falls way below the Windows GUI. There is alot of criticism of Windows, but the consensus is that Linux has not yet proven itself as a desktop machine.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
My machine is on 24/7. The only programs that I never close are netscape and xemacs.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user: bite me!
Oops, I should not have said ditto for item 10. I just got carried away. :) Years ago, I used to go clone installs for Win 3.1 boxes. We never had a problem, but those were simpler times.
Regarding filesystems: many people have pointed out that Linux can support numerous filesystems and NT can only support a couple. This is not in debate. The point is that users select the wrong filesystem for what they are using. I often use encrypted file systems, only to forget the I need to share some data with my NT partition (uh, I mean OS).
I am not an adovocate of NT (depite my sig, I actually use SGI IRIX all the time), just wanted to point things out.
Cheers!
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user, Jon Katz hater: bite me!
1. Using the wrong hardware
This goes for almost any other OS, especially Linux.
2. Installing Windows NT where it doesn't belong
Ditto
3. Choosing the wrong file system
Ditto
4. No emergency repair disk
Ditto, especially Linux.
5. Using the wrong Pagefile size
Ditto (swap files anyone?)
6. Missing a key network component
Ditto
7. Forgetting the password
Ditto
8. Using older applications
Ditto (ie. libc and glib)
9. Applying service packs unwisely
Ditto (can anyone say kernel?)
10. Cloning Windows NT
Ditto
While I agree that these are dumb mistakes, they are not constrained to only NT users. So before you laugh, I would take a look at other OSes too.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user, Jon Katz hater: bite me!
This is incorrect. Most countries have always had the metric system in place, hence there was no reason to convert. Only the British colonies adopted the non-metric system, which makes your statement erroneous.
Ironically, this is the argument I have about Linux. The OS maybe free, but I will cost way too much to switch over.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user, Jon Katz hater: bite me!
After discovering this, I aced the class. Most other studetns where having problems understanding assembly programming, but I flew through it after experience programming on the Zilog Z-80 with only one register to work with.
Alas, for now I only used OO languages. Go Smalltalk!
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user, Jon Katz hater: bite me!
The USA Today story fails to link to the URL for the game. The link is http://posdaq.co.kr, but it is useless unless you speak Korean.
--Ivan, weenie NT4 user, Jon Katz hater: bite me!