Give TFA a break, it doesn't look like it was written by a native English speaker given the awkward wording of the rest of the article. It was just as likely a grammatical mistake as a technical one. Of course, that doesn't excuse lazy editors...
Phone whitelist services which make callers you're unsure about go through an extra prompt have existed at least since I was a kid. They're annoying as hell to legitimate callers.
AC was me, accidentally hit the "Post anonymously" checkbox... anyway, I'm well aware of Moonlight but that isn't exactly going to implement 2.0 soon, is it?
I was more trying to make the point that to me, a new version of Windows-only software is useless. Not that this shouldn't be news though, slashdot != linux.com after all.
IIRC, the biology prize reported earlier was shared between two different teams as well. Now, this is the first time I've really looked this closely at the Nobels, so is this typical?
I thought it was well-known in scientific circles that the East African Rift Valley was going to eventually result in the formation of this. TFA seems to be really describing the interesting geological processes that can be seen in the rift valley, not breaking the news that it exists and that it will eventually turn into an ocean.
Yoshi Ono seems to place a lot of focus on bringing completely new, casual gamers into the SF franchise. So why does the article not once mention the one of the biggest "casual gamer" fighting games? He talks a lot about reducing the amount of memorization needed for a fighting game - this is exactly the argument that my friends used to get me into the original Smash Brothers on the N64.
Be as derisive as you want, the Smash Brothers franchise (especially in Melee, somewhat less so in Brawl) is incredibly good at providing a fighting game that casual gamers can enjoy but that can also be played at a much higher level in a flourishing tournament scene (to the point where casual players, while still enjoying the game, have no idea just how good they can get at it until they sign up for a tourney).
Anyone who uses any form of radiometric dating knows that there are limits to the accuracy. The fact that a new limit was discovered doesn't make the technique "flawed", though I will grant that it may call for re-evaluation of some results. Anyone who thinks that the fact that these limits exist is news, though, is terribly misguided.
I think most of you are missing the point - I got the impression from the article that this is only being done in the context of usability studies so that Microsoft's interface designers can improve the quality of their feedback. Traditionally in usability studies users are asked to "think out loud", which gives good data as long as the users remember to talk/aren't distracted by having to talk. I guess Microsoft is developing this as an alternative, hoping it will give them more accurate data as to what the user is trying to do and how they respond to the interface.
So no, no one's going to read your mind unless you're in Microsoft's usability lab and sign a release form!!
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Give TFA a break, it doesn't look like it was written by a native English speaker given the awkward wording of the rest of the article. It was just as likely a grammatical mistake as a technical one. Of course, that doesn't excuse lazy editors...
Phone whitelist services which make callers you're unsure about go through an extra prompt have existed at least since I was a kid. They're annoying as hell to legitimate callers.
AC was me, accidentally hit the "Post anonymously" checkbox... anyway, I'm well aware of Moonlight but that isn't exactly going to implement 2.0 soon, is it? I was more trying to make the point that to me, a new version of Windows-only software is useless. Not that this shouldn't be news though, slashdot != linux.com after all.
Now Google is thinking with portals.
Ever heard of the Underhanded C contest?
You mean, when it was still underground?
1999 BC? With *dinosaurs*? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%E2%80%93T_boundary
Excuse me, please tell me how "Scientist + alchohol = string theory" is funnier than "hyperbondage." Maybe if it had been a pot joke instead...
... I don't think MIPS means Maryland Industrial Partnerships to the slashdot crowd.
IIRC, the biology prize reported earlier was shared between two different teams as well. Now, this is the first time I've really looked this closely at the Nobels, so is this typical?
I thought it was well-known in scientific circles that the East African Rift Valley was going to eventually result in the formation of this. TFA seems to be really describing the interesting geological processes that can be seen in the rift valley, not breaking the news that it exists and that it will eventually turn into an ocean.
This time those evil Russian bastards..
That would be why.
Yoshi Ono seems to place a lot of focus on bringing completely new, casual gamers into the SF franchise. So why does the article not once mention the one of the biggest "casual gamer" fighting games? He talks a lot about reducing the amount of memorization needed for a fighting game - this is exactly the argument that my friends used to get me into the original Smash Brothers on the N64. Be as derisive as you want, the Smash Brothers franchise (especially in Melee, somewhat less so in Brawl) is incredibly good at providing a fighting game that casual gamers can enjoy but that can also be played at a much higher level in a flourishing tournament scene (to the point where casual players, while still enjoying the game, have no idea just how good they can get at it until they sign up for a tourney).
With the TagList plugin for Vim, you can even open a list of functions/classes/methods in your file in the sidebar.
Anyone who uses any form of radiometric dating knows that there are limits to the accuracy. The fact that a new limit was discovered doesn't make the technique "flawed", though I will grant that it may call for re-evaluation of some results. Anyone who thinks that the fact that these limits exist is news, though, is terribly misguided.
I think most of you are missing the point - I got the impression from the article that this is only being done in the context of usability studies so that Microsoft's interface designers can improve the quality of their feedback. Traditionally in usability studies users are asked to "think out loud", which gives good data as long as the users remember to talk/aren't distracted by having to talk. I guess Microsoft is developing this as an alternative, hoping it will give them more accurate data as to what the user is trying to do and how they respond to the interface. So no, no one's going to read your mind unless you're in Microsoft's usability lab and sign a release form!!