I should say I mean the device on the left, which is a (just about real these days) fictional device from "Earth: Final Conflict" and not the goofy e-book reader on the right.
This is atrocious, but I don't really care. CNN has long ago stopped being a worthwhile news outlet when they adopted Fox News style sensationalistic pseudojournalism. CNN TV is now full of garbage like Nancy Grace, Glenn Beck, and very light on actual news updates. Their website likewise has become less like a news site than like National Enquirer Online (don't forget you can buy this headline on a tshirt!) and there are hundreds of better internet and TV news sources.
Add this stupid license and bandwidth theft to all that, and I have to wonder why any of you would consider cnn.com a web site to visit.
Oh I don't fear the government taking advantage of this, they can already find your location via cellphone if they want. What scares me about this is the abuse potential by employers, or people turning it on for family/lovers without them knowing it ("I think Bobby is cheating on me, he's in the shower, this is my chance to turn on Latitude!"). Most insidious though is that this could make surveillance seem "fun" and by getting people used to the idea it could open the door to all kinds of stupidity.
This company is beginning to honestly frighten me. I was a fan when they were an up & coming search engine, but I started to get concerned about the near monopoly they're getting in search... and the tentacles are spreading. Gmail, Google Maps, AdSense, Android, Analytics... now this crap? I think it's time for me to begin using alternatives.
I've been using computers since 1982, and working in various roles (mostly programmer, also sysadmin, NOC monkey & webdev) sincw 1996. In all that time, the only time I've ever seen Citrix in use was at one job where the only thing it did was give remote access to the payroll timeclock system.
I think AmigaOS has a better chance of beating Windows 7 and Linux than does Citrix.
This is so profoundly retarded! While I'm sure people will hack their phones to remove the click, that isn't even required to render this pointless. All you need to do is cough (or tap your foot, or...) while snapping the picture and most likely nobody will hear the click. And unless you're in a really quiet setting even that probably isn't necessary, since the ambient noises of public places are probably going to drown out the click unless someone is right next to your phone.
The naysayers must be people who frequently discard and replace electronics. There are some very real long term storage risks, but many things can remain working for a long time.
I collect vintage computers like Commodore 64 and Amiga and TI-99 systems. While the oldest "computer" I have is an Atari 2600 from the mid 1970s (it's the original model) if a computer-like machine can stay working for 20-30 years, 50 must be possible. I know of people with computers over 30 years old (Apple, PET, Altair, etc) that are still completely functional, though to be fair they are still maintained and used rather than sitting in a locked closet.
Issues likely to come up are mechanical (hard drive damage) and fluid leaks (capacitors and batteries). Not much you can do about capacitors short of having the machine powered up for a few minutes every few months, but you can remove the motherboard battery and put it in a plastic bag along with details on the type of battery should it need replacing. For what its worth I've never actually seen a leaking capacitor on even old machines that have sat in closets for years. It is POSSIBLE though.
I think if you store it in a cool, dry, dark place free of physical shock (drops that could damage the hard drive heads) and include spare parts for a few things like motherboard battery and perhaps a clone of the installed hard drive, you've got a reasonable chance of it at least partially working still in 50 years. If the machines are being junked anyway, what do you have to lose? If you can store 2 or 3 computers, even better. If you can arrange for someone to plug in and power on the machines for 5 minutes at least 2 or 3 times per year that should go a long way to reducing the risk of capacitor leakage.
I say go for it!
I vaguely remember hearing about it ages ago and thinking "how lazy and/or absentminded does someone need to be to keep track of their accounts... especially since modern browsers will even store that info for you if you want."
I forgot about it and this is the first I've heard about it since. I still don't see the point.
I have boxes and boxes full of old Commodore 64 floppies and tapes from the early 1980s. As fragile as we were told these media were back then, and as much use and abuse as theyve had (including years of storage in a basement) I'd say over 75% of them work great still.
Dont know how many pictures C64 disks would store though haha. But perhaps multiple copies of tape backups?
"You write your front end in the Java programming language and GWT compiles your source into highly optimized JavaScript."
Java that turns into JavaScript? Is that like vomit that turns into diarrhea? Thanks, but HELL NO.
One of the first "programming" things I did was rewrite pieces of the BASIC parts of Temple of Apshai on my Commodore 64... like to make the shopkeeper say "Thou dost smell like a fart!"
I loved me some Infocom, Ultima III-V, and Phantasie.
Without knowing what you DO know well, it's hard to say. Most likely non-programming jobs will be low paying grunt work (tech support, sysadmin, NOC operator) although if you're good with TCP/IP and know router hardware you could get a decent network engineer job. You could luck out and get a managerial job, but without programming skills you'd be limited in who would hire you to supervise tech staff.
My question is why someone would get a CS degree if they don't like programming. Can you go back to school and try another major?
I resisted Pidgin for a very long time due to numerous deprovements over GAIM. I finally switched because direct IM doesn't work in GAIM. I had to replace Pidgin's lame ass smileys and sounds with the ones from GAIM. I hate the resizing window in Pidgin that caused this fork. And where the hell did the Warn button go? I also don't much like the Availabl/Away/etc popup in Pidgin, or the tabs always resizing to take up the whole top of a chat window regardless of how few tabs there are.
If direct IM worked in GAIM 1.5, I never would've switched to the turd that is Pidgin.
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Seriously, the monoliths are going to TOTALLY fuck us up if we mess with the underwater civilization there.
I should say I mean the device on the left, which is a (just about real these days) fictional device from "Earth: Final Conflict" and not the goofy e-book reader on the right.
I'm holding out for one of these. According to a TV show in 1997, it will be(en) invented by next year. http://www.openthefuture.com/images/globallink-readius.jpg
Assrape a few kids yourself and I bet that'd get you higher up on the Google rankings...
This is atrocious, but I don't really care. CNN has long ago stopped being a worthwhile news outlet when they adopted Fox News style sensationalistic pseudojournalism. CNN TV is now full of garbage like Nancy Grace, Glenn Beck, and very light on actual news updates. Their website likewise has become less like a news site than like National Enquirer Online (don't forget you can buy this headline on a tshirt!) and there are hundreds of better internet and TV news sources. Add this stupid license and bandwidth theft to all that, and I have to wonder why any of you would consider cnn.com a web site to visit.
Oh I don't fear the government taking advantage of this, they can already find your location via cellphone if they want. What scares me about this is the abuse potential by employers, or people turning it on for family/lovers without them knowing it ("I think Bobby is cheating on me, he's in the shower, this is my chance to turn on Latitude!"). Most insidious though is that this could make surveillance seem "fun" and by getting people used to the idea it could open the door to all kinds of stupidity.
This company is beginning to honestly frighten me. I was a fan when they were an up & coming search engine, but I started to get concerned about the near monopoly they're getting in search... and the tentacles are spreading. Gmail, Google Maps, AdSense, Android, Analytics... now this crap? I think it's time for me to begin using alternatives.
Silly hippie, don't you know commies don't count as people?
If Osama reads /. there's gonna be some dead football people.
I've been using computers since 1982, and working in various roles (mostly programmer, also sysadmin, NOC monkey & webdev) sincw 1996. In all that time, the only time I've ever seen Citrix in use was at one job where the only thing it did was give remote access to the payroll timeclock system. I think AmigaOS has a better chance of beating Windows 7 and Linux than does Citrix.
Fannie Mae doesn't keep backups of their critical data? Awesome. No wonder they're so successful!
This is so profoundly retarded! While I'm sure people will hack their phones to remove the click, that isn't even required to render this pointless. All you need to do is cough (or tap your foot, or...) while snapping the picture and most likely nobody will hear the click. And unless you're in a really quiet setting even that probably isn't necessary, since the ambient noises of public places are probably going to drown out the click unless someone is right next to your phone.
The naysayers must be people who frequently discard and replace electronics. There are some very real long term storage risks, but many things can remain working for a long time. I collect vintage computers like Commodore 64 and Amiga and TI-99 systems. While the oldest "computer" I have is an Atari 2600 from the mid 1970s (it's the original model) if a computer-like machine can stay working for 20-30 years, 50 must be possible. I know of people with computers over 30 years old (Apple, PET, Altair, etc) that are still completely functional, though to be fair they are still maintained and used rather than sitting in a locked closet. Issues likely to come up are mechanical (hard drive damage) and fluid leaks (capacitors and batteries). Not much you can do about capacitors short of having the machine powered up for a few minutes every few months, but you can remove the motherboard battery and put it in a plastic bag along with details on the type of battery should it need replacing. For what its worth I've never actually seen a leaking capacitor on even old machines that have sat in closets for years. It is POSSIBLE though. I think if you store it in a cool, dry, dark place free of physical shock (drops that could damage the hard drive heads) and include spare parts for a few things like motherboard battery and perhaps a clone of the installed hard drive, you've got a reasonable chance of it at least partially working still in 50 years. If the machines are being junked anyway, what do you have to lose? If you can store 2 or 3 computers, even better. If you can arrange for someone to plug in and power on the machines for 5 minutes at least 2 or 3 times per year that should go a long way to reducing the risk of capacitor leakage. I say go for it!
I vaguely remember hearing about it ages ago and thinking "how lazy and/or absentminded does someone need to be to keep track of their accounts... especially since modern browsers will even store that info for you if you want." I forgot about it and this is the first I've heard about it since. I still don't see the point.
Their admin is criminally incompetent.
Isn't that the same as saying "they had a Mac admin"?
Selling product to people who want them is a slap in the face of our American free market system!! How dare they!
Dammit, God, stop putting your compact discs in the microwave!
I have boxes and boxes full of old Commodore 64 floppies and tapes from the early 1980s. As fragile as we were told these media were back then, and as much use and abuse as theyve had (including years of storage in a basement) I'd say over 75% of them work great still. Dont know how many pictures C64 disks would store though haha. But perhaps multiple copies of tape backups?
Crapple ][ sux, C= 64 rulez!!!
"You write your front end in the Java programming language and GWT compiles your source into highly optimized JavaScript." Java that turns into JavaScript? Is that like vomit that turns into diarrhea? Thanks, but HELL NO.
One of the first "programming" things I did was rewrite pieces of the BASIC parts of Temple of Apshai on my Commodore 64... like to make the shopkeeper say "Thou dost smell like a fart!" I loved me some Infocom, Ultima III-V, and Phantasie.
Without knowing what you DO know well, it's hard to say. Most likely non-programming jobs will be low paying grunt work (tech support, sysadmin, NOC operator) although if you're good with TCP/IP and know router hardware you could get a decent network engineer job. You could luck out and get a managerial job, but without programming skills you'd be limited in who would hire you to supervise tech staff. My question is why someone would get a CS degree if they don't like programming. Can you go back to school and try another major?
Bwaaahh! You damn kids and your newfangled Flash! All I need is Lynx. Now get offa my lawn!
They are still on the Pidgin site somewhere, but hidden. I had to jump through some serious hoops to get the source to build on Linux.
I resisted Pidgin for a very long time due to numerous deprovements over GAIM. I finally switched because direct IM doesn't work in GAIM. I had to replace Pidgin's lame ass smileys and sounds with the ones from GAIM. I hate the resizing window in Pidgin that caused this fork. And where the hell did the Warn button go? I also don't much like the Availabl/Away/etc popup in Pidgin, or the tabs always resizing to take up the whole top of a chat window regardless of how few tabs there are. If direct IM worked in GAIM 1.5, I never would've switched to the turd that is Pidgin.