Yes, it is great that Windows 7 includes a bunch of nice features that are basically takes on what OSX has been doing for a long time now. No, it isn't great to give Microsoft a ton of credit for basically copying a good feature. For example, AeroPeek is great, but it isn't new, or even better than OSX "Preview".
By touting Win7 being "faster" because all you do is hover over an icon, is silly. Apple UI engineers have consistently designed elements to require a modifier key to avoid accidental actions. Without requiring the user to press a modifier key, Microsoft has caused one of the most enraging features of computing--stuff popping up without the user asking for it, or understanding why...think of those crappy double underlined links on web pages that pop-up a bunch of info just because your mouse ran over it.
The "better" way is the way OSX does it. You can click+hold+wait a milisecond, or you can click and hit the space-bar. Either way, you get a responsive system that only acts when you request it to do something, without the possibility of accidental triggering.
AeroSnap looks like a good feature. I'll have to see it to determine if I like it better than Expose. It seems to be Expose in reverse. Expose snaps all open windows, but only to see them. It would be nice for Expose to keep them arranged this way when you are done expose-ing (or maybe it does and I'm too lazy to try).
Back in the day, GeoCities was more of a "free" thing than it was a "noob" thing. I had plenty of geek friends who's home pages were on GeoCities, because it was free.
My company has 400 employees (thus at least 400 SharePoint user licenses), but I'd bet only about 25 of us actually use it. Not that MS cares--they made their sale. That's what Microsoft is good at--getting companies to buy more copies of software than their organization actually needs, then getting them to upgrade said unneeded software every few years.
Microsoft changed the name from "Office Server Extensions" to "SharePoint". They seem to finally get it--"it" being that users don't speak geek, and SharePoint makes a hell of a lot more sense than "server extensions".
Holy dangling modifier, batman. I suck and didn't proof read. Of course the occupants would be killed, not the crumple zones...and I'm pretty sure I forgot the word "to". Oh well, back to drinking.
...because the shock of any accident would be redirected straight through the occupants' bodies, as opposed through the crumple zones, most likely killing them. That was kind of the entire point of the article.
Did you honestly just recommend the most boring car in the world (Camry) over a Fusion, based on looks? You can keep your boring, soulless, dependable Japanese transportation. I'll take the Fusion in Casino Royale, thanks.
Err....are you sure you want to stand by the claim that Lexus and Toyota are materially different? So YOU are the guy who pays an extra $25k for the Toyota with a Lexus badge!
You have described I2 (Integrated Interdisciplinary) curriculum, which I am a huge fan of. Instead of adding technology classes, why not just make technology a required part of every subject?
I've been in Education for 10 years now, and for the past 10 years, every school I've worked in, with, or been to has had a typing requirement for as young as 4th grade. Perhaps it isn't "touch typing", but they do have a mandatory words-per-minute test they have to be able to pass. Hey, it's a start!
Yes, the severity of the exploits is what matters. I didn't read TFA, but a lot of people keep bringing this up in this thread. If the IBM study doesn't properly address the "magnitude of effect" (i.e. the seriousness of any differences between means or other comparative or inferential statistics), then it is ripe for biased-respresentation. People can pick and choose what they want to say without an accurate discussion of the findings. Raw numbers don't mean crap.
Not quite. I'm on a giant government teat of a contract (known as FCS). While we are probably the cheapest, it is also good enough, because it is required to be good enough by contract. Our stuff is still pretty awful, though, compared to the nice stuff produced by real software companies.
Landline...what's that again? Home? Nope, two cell phones. Work? Nope, VOIP. I haven't used a landline telephone at home or work this century. I'm not sure this even rates as "surprising" or "news".
There's a reason race cars don't have brake lights (with rare exception, like endurance races). It gives the car in front an unfair advantage if they tap their brakes, because the cars behind them will react, bunch up, and the lead car will pull ahead further. There have also been plenty of stories on slashdot from traffic engineering studies showing that brake lights are the main cause of gridlock (the dreaded accordion effect).
Moreover, since average skill is, by definition, the norm, you can't really assume that any driver has above average driving skill.
That's why I said BAD drivers are more dangerous. I make no contention that average drivers are dangerous, or that you have to be a highly skill driver, only that BAD drivers are the main cause of accidents. It doesn't matter if somebody is a RUDE driver, as long as they are not a BAD driver.
Well stated! Usually when somebody yells correlation is not causation, you can make one assumption; they failed a community college logic course and are trying to sound smart by spouting a cliche they don't quite understand.
Not true at all. There are plenty of roads in Austin, TX that have plenty capacity to handle the load, yet all it takes is a few sheep driving three abreast to cause clumping and traffic jams. I'm pretty sure I-35 is designed to handle more than three cars, but when I was on my way home today, the three cars abreast in front of me where doing 50 in the 65. At first it was just me they were holding up, but before long (30 seconds?) there were easily five to six cars behind me, three lanes wide. You can't blame this jam up on the inability of the road to handle the capacity, because it is designed to carry THOUSANDS of cars an hour, not just four.
Bad courteous drivers are more dangerous than safe rude ones. The ability to control a car is far more important than being polite when it comes to gathering statistics on the cause of collisions.
The other thing about automatics is you can't slow down using the gears like you can with a manual. That means more people tapping their brakes, which means more people behind them tap their brakes, and so on and so forth, until the guy 45 cars back comes to a near halt.
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By touting Win7 being "faster" because all you do is hover over an icon, is silly. Apple UI engineers have consistently designed elements to require a modifier key to avoid accidental actions. Without requiring the user to press a modifier key, Microsoft has caused one of the most enraging features of computing--stuff popping up without the user asking for it, or understanding why...think of those crappy double underlined links on web pages that pop-up a bunch of info just because your mouse ran over it.
The "better" way is the way OSX does it. You can click+hold+wait a milisecond, or you can click and hit the space-bar. Either way, you get a responsive system that only acts when you request it to do something, without the possibility of accidental triggering.
AeroSnap looks like a good feature. I'll have to see it to determine if I like it better than Expose. It seems to be Expose in reverse. Expose snaps all open windows, but only to see them. It would be nice for Expose to keep them arranged this way when you are done expose-ing (or maybe it does and I'm too lazy to try).
Back in the day, GeoCities was more of a "free" thing than it was a "noob" thing. I had plenty of geek friends who's home pages were on GeoCities, because it was free.
I think a LOT of this has to do with so many of today's kids not KNOWING what good sound reproduction CAN sound like
Did the article specifically state that the participants were "today's kids"?
Excellent point. Only when we can state WHY something (looks nice, sounds nice, tastes good), everything remains relative.
My company has 400 employees (thus at least 400 SharePoint user licenses), but I'd bet only about 25 of us actually use it. Not that MS cares--they made their sale. That's what Microsoft is good at--getting companies to buy more copies of software than their organization actually needs, then getting them to upgrade said unneeded software every few years.
Microsoft changed the name from "Office Server Extensions" to "SharePoint". They seem to finally get it--"it" being that users don't speak geek, and SharePoint makes a hell of a lot more sense than "server extensions".
Guess I'm not a careful viewer...otherwise I'm just imagining the engine parts that are flying of the Chevy in all directions.
Holy dangling modifier, batman. I suck and didn't proof read. Of course the occupants would be killed, not the crumple zones...and I'm pretty sure I forgot the word "to". Oh well, back to drinking.
...because the shock of any accident would be redirected straight through the occupants' bodies, as opposed through the crumple zones, most likely killing them. That was kind of the entire point of the article.
Did you honestly just recommend the most boring car in the world (Camry) over a Fusion, based on looks? You can keep your boring, soulless, dependable Japanese transportation. I'll take the Fusion in Casino Royale, thanks.
Err....are you sure you want to stand by the claim that Lexus and Toyota are materially different? So YOU are the guy who pays an extra $25k for the Toyota with a Lexus badge!
You have described I2 (Integrated Interdisciplinary) curriculum, which I am a huge fan of. Instead of adding technology classes, why not just make technology a required part of every subject?
I've been in Education for 10 years now, and for the past 10 years, every school I've worked in, with, or been to has had a typing requirement for as young as 4th grade. Perhaps it isn't "touch typing", but they do have a mandatory words-per-minute test they have to be able to pass. Hey, it's a start!
Yes, the severity of the exploits is what matters. I didn't read TFA, but a lot of people keep bringing this up in this thread. If the IBM study doesn't properly address the "magnitude of effect" (i.e. the seriousness of any differences between means or other comparative or inferential statistics), then it is ripe for biased-respresentation. People can pick and choose what they want to say without an accurate discussion of the findings. Raw numbers don't mean crap.
Not quite. I'm on a giant government teat of a contract (known as FCS). While we are probably the cheapest, it is also good enough, because it is required to be good enough by contract. Our stuff is still pretty awful, though, compared to the nice stuff produced by real software companies.
I like the objectivity of the article..."poisoning" is a great verb to use when you are trying to sound authoritative on a subject.
Landline...what's that again? Home? Nope, two cell phones. Work? Nope, VOIP. I haven't used a landline telephone at home or work this century. I'm not sure this even rates as "surprising" or "news".
Sorry, your credit repo....errr, your interview skills are a bit lacking, so we've decided not to hire you.
There's a reason race cars don't have brake lights (with rare exception, like endurance races). It gives the car in front an unfair advantage if they tap their brakes, because the cars behind them will react, bunch up, and the lead car will pull ahead further. There have also been plenty of stories on slashdot from traffic engineering studies showing that brake lights are the main cause of gridlock (the dreaded accordion effect).
Moreover, since average skill is, by definition, the norm, you can't really assume that any driver has above average driving skill.
That's why I said BAD drivers are more dangerous. I make no contention that average drivers are dangerous, or that you have to be a highly skill driver, only that BAD drivers are the main cause of accidents. It doesn't matter if somebody is a RUDE driver, as long as they are not a BAD driver.
Well stated! Usually when somebody yells correlation is not causation, you can make one assumption; they failed a community college logic course and are trying to sound smart by spouting a cliche they don't quite understand.
Not true at all. There are plenty of roads in Austin, TX that have plenty capacity to handle the load, yet all it takes is a few sheep driving three abreast to cause clumping and traffic jams. I'm pretty sure I-35 is designed to handle more than three cars, but when I was on my way home today, the three cars abreast in front of me where doing 50 in the 65. At first it was just me they were holding up, but before long (30 seconds?) there were easily five to six cars behind me, three lanes wide. You can't blame this jam up on the inability of the road to handle the capacity, because it is designed to carry THOUSANDS of cars an hour, not just four.
Bad courteous drivers are more dangerous than safe rude ones. The ability to control a car is far more important than being polite when it comes to gathering statistics on the cause of collisions.
The other thing about automatics is you can't slow down using the gears like you can with a manual. That means more people tapping their brakes, which means more people behind them tap their brakes, and so on and so forth, until the guy 45 cars back comes to a near halt.
If automatics were outlawed, those bad drivers who drive badly with automatics would only drive worse with manuals.