The writer has a point. Words processors have continued to have more and more tools, making them harder and harder to use. Look at Microsloth Word: it keeps getting more and more like a page layout program, and less and less like a tool to get text in the computer.
When all you're trying to do is get words down on paper, all you really need is a simple, repeat, simple, text editor. Anything beyond that can get in the way, and detract from the creative process.
That's my 25 cents worth, reminding everyone as always that 25 cents won't buy what it once would.
I'm sure there are sites that each of us wish weren't there. But we can't have free speech without the freedom to express our ideas, and yes, our opinions. We need both the freedom to express our ideas, and the freedom to express our disagreement with some ideas, should that be the case.
The Obama administration is not the first to try to squelch free speech, but it does seem to be more driven in this direction than others. This is no different that a giant book burning, except it effectively keeps the ideas from ever being expressed in the first place.
Maybe we should outlaw computers while we're at it, or (here's a great idea!) license them only to responsible individuals who pass a test on correctthink. That would also have the benefit of producing more revenue for the government to squander.
I hate to break the news, but this sort of thing is more easily recovered than you might think. It's one of the basic, elemental things that people in the business of reading some one else's mail have done for years. All it takes is a few messages to build a statistical base, and away it goes.
Maybe there's a pattern here. It looks like it's gotten progressively easier to steal intellectual material. Better living through technology: the human race has now reached a point that it's virtually impossible to prevent theft of this type.
Every time some special interest group manages to get a new law passed, we, the tax payers, get stuck with the cost of enforcing it. The more laws we have, the less enforceable they become. Passing another law just dilutes the laws we already have.
The term "God Squad" was used many years ago in a derisive way to describe groups of Christians. Perhaps records of this need to be dredged up, and a "cease and desist" order sent to Best Buy.
Right on! If they are going to claim the material is still classified, and they are planning action as a result, they need to advise military personnel not to view it. True, this is meaningless, since the cat it out of the bag. But it helps establish that they still regard the material as needing protection.
I would take this as further evidence that they are very serious indeed, and intend to take any and all action possible against anyone possible.
This record appears to me to have about the same value as a phone booth stuffing contest. How does this advance humanity, or even technology, in a meaningful way?
Something missing in the discussion is that universities simply don't fill the same role they once did. Universities were, at one time, much more oriented towards liberal arts.
But the purpose of a university then was not necessarily to help students get a job. It was to educate the students. Whether the education had any practical usage might be debatable.
Degrees in engineering and management would have had little place in the classical university environment. It's a problem of sorts: the level of the courses for a degree in engineering (for example) really doesn't fit in to the classical university program.
Yet the level of the courses removes them from the sort of thing one normally associates with a trade school, which the courses more closely resemble. Most of us attend university with the expectation we will be able to earn a living on the basis of our degree. I'm not sure our expectations always include huge sums of money to start, but we at least expect the ability to make a living at our chosen profession.
The classical liberal arts college really seems to have a limited role in our society. Unless we start out wealthy, we really can't afford to take four years of college before we focus on getting training that will pay the bills.
My wife is a university professor, and I once taught as an adjunct, so these are topics we've confronted first hand.
Some things simply have to be kept private, if national defense is to function in our best interests. It's simply impossible for anyone outside of the government to second guess what must be kept secret, and what must not.
Julian Assange is not in a position to make these judgments. He simply does not have the complete picture. All leaking bits and pieces can do is create a less than complete picture. He is not doing U.S. citizens a service.
Conversely, if we cannot trust our government to make this decision, we need to do something about our government.
So, in effect, the SEC has stated not just Dell, but Intel is guilty of unfair competition with AMD. If AMD doesn't jump on this with both feet, and sue the electrons off Intel and Dell, they're missing a bet. Their guilt has already been established.
I submitted a suggestion years ago that instead of using ZIP codes, we use the same coordinate system that Army artillery uses to fire on a target. The system exists, and it's accurate enough to hit a target.
Besides, adopting this system would provide a stream of candidates for postal jobs. As soon as an artilleryman left the army, he or she could get a job at the local post office, delivering mail.
For some reason, this idea was completely ignored by the post office.
Actually, the county I live in, in fare West Texas, is larger than the state of Connecticut, but has less than 12,000 residents. It is the post office that does not deliver to our houses in the country. Fedex and UPS both go out of their way to deliver to us at home.
Actually, the post office does not deliver to my house. I have to drive 6 miles to get my mail from their "cluster box."
UPS and Fedex deliver to my house.
Conversely, given some of the people the post office has delivering mail, I'm just as glad they don't drop by my house.
I can't speak for the rest of the world, but it takes me quite a bit of time just to find the right software package. I have to look at what's available, what each is intended to do, then dry run the candidates.
I wonder if that was done in this instance, before using the package(s) for a single day, and deciding they lacked merit.
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They have a point ....right on the top of their head.
When all you're trying to do is get words down on paper, all you really need is a simple, repeat, simple, text editor. Anything beyond that can get in the way, and detract from the creative process.
That's my 25 cents worth, reminding everyone as always that 25 cents won't buy what it once would.
The Obama administration is not the first to try to squelch free speech, but it does seem to be more driven in this direction than others. This is no different that a giant book burning, except it effectively keeps the ideas from ever being expressed in the first place.
Maybe we should outlaw computers while we're at it, or (here's a great idea!) license them only to responsible individuals who pass a test on correctthink. That would also have the benefit of producing more revenue for the government to squander.
Obama has already beat them to the punch. He's donated his brain to somebody, and he's still alive (I think)!
I hate to break the news, but this sort of thing is more easily recovered than you might think. It's one of the basic, elemental things that people in the business of reading some one else's mail have done for years. All it takes is a few messages to build a statistical base, and away it goes.
Any chance it's in public domain by now, or does Sony have involvement in this also?
Maybe there's a pattern here. It looks like it's gotten progressively easier to steal intellectual material. Better living through technology: the human race has now reached a point that it's virtually impossible to prevent theft of this type.
Every time some special interest group manages to get a new law passed, we, the tax payers, get stuck with the cost of enforcing it. The more laws we have, the less enforceable they become. Passing another law just dilutes the laws we already have.
The term "God Squad" was used many years ago in a derisive way to describe groups of Christians. Perhaps records of this need to be dredged up, and a "cease and desist" order sent to Best Buy.
I would take this as further evidence that they are very serious indeed, and intend to take any and all action possible against anyone possible.
I thought the space patrol was a 1950's Saturday morning kid show!
What did he expect? A Boy Scout merit badge?
This record appears to me to have about the same value as a phone booth stuffing contest. How does this advance humanity, or even technology, in a meaningful way?
Something missing in the discussion is that universities simply don't fill the same role they once did. Universities were, at one time, much more oriented towards liberal arts.
But the purpose of a university then was not necessarily to help students get a job. It was to educate the students. Whether the education had any practical usage might be debatable.
Degrees in engineering and management would have had little place in the classical university environment. It's a problem of sorts: the level of the courses for a degree in engineering (for example) really doesn't fit in to the classical university program.
Yet the level of the courses removes them from the sort of thing one normally associates with a trade school, which the courses more closely resemble. Most of us attend university with the expectation we will be able to earn a living on the basis of our degree. I'm not sure our expectations always include huge sums of money to start, but we at least expect the ability to make a living at our chosen profession.
The classical liberal arts college really seems to have a limited role in our society. Unless we start out wealthy, we really can't afford to take four years of college before we focus on getting training that will pay the bills.
My wife is a university professor, and I once taught as an adjunct, so these are topics we've confronted first hand.
Some things simply have to be kept private, if national defense is to function in our best interests. It's simply impossible for anyone outside of the government to second guess what must be kept secret, and what must not. Julian Assange is not in a position to make these judgments. He simply does not have the complete picture. All leaking bits and pieces can do is create a less than complete picture. He is not doing U.S. citizens a service. Conversely, if we cannot trust our government to make this decision, we need to do something about our government.
So, in effect, the SEC has stated not just Dell, but Intel is guilty of unfair competition with AMD. If AMD doesn't jump on this with both feet, and sue the electrons off Intel and Dell, they're missing a bet. Their guilt has already been established.
I submitted a suggestion years ago that instead of using ZIP codes, we use the same coordinate system that Army artillery uses to fire on a target. The system exists, and it's accurate enough to hit a target.
Besides, adopting this system would provide a stream of candidates for postal jobs. As soon as an artilleryman left the army, he or she could get a job at the local post office, delivering mail.
For some reason, this idea was completely ignored by the post office.
Actually, the county I live in, in fare West Texas, is larger than the state of Connecticut, but has less than 12,000 residents. It is the post office that does not deliver to our houses in the country. Fedex and UPS both go out of their way to deliver to us at home.
Fedex delivers on Saturday here, without extra cost, but UPS does not, regardless.
I get the impression Fedex is trying to compete.
Actually, the post office does not deliver to my house. I have to drive 6 miles to get my mail from their "cluster box." UPS and Fedex deliver to my house. Conversely, given some of the people the post office has delivering mail, I'm just as glad they don't drop by my house.
What a dream team combination! Telemarketers, a phone company, and POMEs!
Obviously, this must be in some way the result of global warming. Everything else is....
We should be thankful for a big brother who cares so much for us.
1) How do we pay for it? Pay as you go? Must we now pay for using the sidewalk to go down the street?
2) Be prepared for lawsuits, as a few manage to misuse the moving sidewalks, and get hurt. Of course, that will the fault of the city involved.
I can't speak for the rest of the world, but it takes me quite a bit of time just to find the right software package. I have to look at what's available, what each is intended to do, then dry run the candidates.
I wonder if that was done in this instance, before using the package(s) for a single day, and deciding they lacked merit.