Funny you should mention it. I've just written about it yesterday in a Human-Computer Interaction exam. The question was something like "Identify the positive aspects of the Windows XP Search dialog". Well, to be fair, it is a pretty good interface, despite the dog's pointlessness. So, in jest, I wrote something like a five year-old would: "The little dog makes people feel more comfortable with the computer, and it gives them the idea of fetching. Dogs fetch sticks, bones and, in the case of Rex*, even criminals" and then I struck it through.:-)
* A dog from an Austrian TV series that was on for ages, here in Portugal.
I've had an annoying bug about 3-4 years ago, when whenever the cursor entered a table, the table toolbar appeared and stole the keyboard focus. I've had more, but that's the one I remember because of how annoying it was.
Of course it has. So? You'd be as safe as your password, for which there can be some minimum (saner) length and character type requirements, and you get to use a password that you don't have to write down anywhere. No need for fancy chips. I'd call that a win.
"You're not thinking four-dimensionally, Marty". Once you see their reflection, you still have a couple of seconds until you get there, that you can use to gain said situational awareness. I can, and have done this multiple times.
The experts seem to think it works formotorcycles. No, I didn't see anyone recommending it for bikes either.
Granted, the speed differential is much greater for bicycles vs parked cars. Still, I find the person in the mirror visible at 20-30m, which is good for some decent reaction time up to 20-25 mph.
I think that, in your urge to rant pointlessly, you missed the part where I said that I cycle. I do look at car mirrors, and it has saved my ass a few times. You know, if you listen to what other people say, you may actually learn something now and then.
Actually, you must be. It's a MIRROR. It works both ways. It's not like everyone has an FBI-like car with super tinted windows... if you can't see anything in it, well, go get your eyesight checked. Seriously.
Where I live, cars are often allowed to park next to, and even in, bike lanes. As a result, riding in the bike lane often puts one in "the door zone" -- the area in which a car door suddenly opening can throw one off one's bike and under nearby traffic -- or puts one at risk by forcing frequent lane changes (merging in and out of the bike lane to avoid parked cars).
Or you could use those gosh darn useful things called side mirrors, that all cars have, to see if they have someone in them.
And in case you think I'm just an oblivious cager, I do cycle, but for fun and fitness, in places that do have parked cars and no cycle lanes.
You can have all the RPG elements you like and still have a moddable game with dedicated servers. Making that claim and including TF2 on the list makes it sound like the author did little or no research.
I posted anonymously by mistake. Sorry. Just to add something: what's the big deal with pressing Fn? Do you write that much with your pinky while navigating files?
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...or Usenet, or eDonkey, or Limewire, or...
What are these pages you speak of?
What... like this, this, this or this?
Funny you should mention it. I've just written about it yesterday in a Human-Computer Interaction exam. The question was something like "Identify the positive aspects of the Windows XP Search dialog". Well, to be fair, it is a pretty good interface, despite the dog's pointlessness. So, in jest, I wrote something like a five year-old would: "The little dog makes people feel more comfortable with the computer, and it gives them the idea of fetching. Dogs fetch sticks, bones and, in the case of Rex*, even criminals" and then I struck it through. :-)
* A dog from an Austrian TV series that was on for ages, here in Portugal.
I've had an annoying bug about 3-4 years ago, when whenever the cursor entered a table, the table toolbar appeared and stole the keyboard focus. I've had more, but that's the one I remember because of how annoying it was.
You know what? Forget it.
Who said anything about this? ;)
Of course it has. So? You'd be as safe as your password, for which there can be some minimum (saner) length and character type requirements, and you get to use a password that you don't have to write down anywhere. No need for fancy chips. I'd call that a win.
But if you are using the hash as a key, how is that relevant?
I'm sorry, could you elaborate? I'm not really seeing why it would.
Why not just use a SHA-1 hash of some arbitrarily large password or phrase, or whatever? That should take care of both problems.
Point taken.
"You're not thinking four-dimensionally, Marty". Once you see their reflection, you still have a couple of seconds until you get there, that you can use to gain said situational awareness. I can, and have done this multiple times.
The experts seem to think it works for motorcycles. No, I didn't see anyone recommending it for bikes either.
Granted, the speed differential is much greater for bicycles vs parked cars. Still, I find the person in the mirror visible at 20-30m, which is good for some decent reaction time up to 20-25 mph.
I think that, in your urge to rant pointlessly, you missed the part where I said that I cycle. I do look at car mirrors, and it has saved my ass a few times. You know, if you listen to what other people say, you may actually learn something now and then.
Actually, you must be. It's a MIRROR. It works both ways. It's not like everyone has an FBI-like car with super tinted windows... if you can't see anything in it, well, go get your eyesight checked. Seriously.
Only if he does not want to slow down to a safe speed. It would be slow as hell, I know, but it beats getting doored.
Or you could use those gosh darn useful things called side mirrors, that all cars have, to see if they have someone in them.
And in case you think I'm just an oblivious cager, I do cycle, but for fun and fitness, in places that do have parked cars and no cycle lanes.
Flickr seems to manage...
You forgot to mention your braking power plummeting.
Ubuntu 8.04 is the LTS version, so it's supported for three years. If you'd been using 8.10, the story would have been different.
You can have all the RPG elements you like and still have a moddable game with dedicated servers. Making that claim and including TF2 on the list makes it sound like the author did little or no research.
What the hell is a bad performance improvement?
I posted anonymously by mistake. Sorry. Just to add something: what's the big deal with pressing Fn? Do you write that much with your pinky while navigating files?