I do the same thing occasionally with GalaxyZoo (www.galaxyzoo.org). After being trained you classify galaxies. The second version is much better than the first iteration and goes into more detail. I like the "progress indicator" idea in the post above, but see no practical way for it to work.
The US is NOT the only one doing this. I have been reading stories that the Chinese and North Koreans are already doing some of these things at a low level (probably to see if they can). There is most definitely a need for this division in the military. I wish it well. Our enemies are hiring crackers right and left to do their government's dirty work. Maybe that would save the military some money. Hire crackers who get busted and put them to work in lieu of jail time.
Just looked up 1 TB SSD on this OZC you mentioned. The costs must be going down. Listed at ONLY $4,000. Still a bit pricey, but coming down. I remember reading the first release of the 1 TB SSD drive at $10k.
I read TFA. The tests were inconclusive. And the drives have to "learn" (most accessed data is written to NAND after a few calls). I like the hybrid concept and anything to boost performance on laptops drives is great.
That being said, I would rather see the SSD used like ROM for the OS for FAST boot-up times. Surprised they didn't do it that way.
I was under the impression that WebOS was open, or at least as open as, say OS X. In that it was built on Linux, but probably has some proprietary UI layer on top.
Wikipedia says it is. Linux core with proprietary shell by Palm. Based on WebKit and developed to be used on touch screen interface. As it uses HTML 5, JS and CSS, developers can easily create apps.
Here is a quote I am sure most of you have heard before:
"Anyone who says that they understand Quantum Mechanics does not understand Quantum Mechanics" - Richard Feynman
Okay. I am chillin'. Like I said, I know very little about Apple. Are you talking some kind of I/O card? I remember those before they were integrated onto the motherboard.
Apparently I have riled the Apple fanboys. So Sorry. I have no experience worth mentioning with Apple. I have never bought an apple machine because it is super proprietary, too expensive, and until the apps store, strictly controlled all software.
As for touch screen, I know nothing about it. I don't much like the idea. Like the mouse, whether one button or 2 or 3 or having a wheel.
Well, in my DOS days I used keyboard shortcuts a great deal. Even now I still use common ones, like CTRL C for copy and CTRL V for Paste. Sometimes in Photoshop I use CTRL O for open.
I am not aware of different keyboard shortcuts for Apple. My experience in Apple was one week in 1984.
I guess this means its time for me to throw out that copy of 2.1x I kept in the original box, eh?
Then again, its my only means to prove Ventura Publisher existed.
I remember I had a copy of Windows 2.1 bundled with a "shareware" copy of Word (what version, I don't remember). I had a 286 at the time. It took like 8 minutes for Windows to boot up, and typing was arduous. I decided WIndows was not ready for prime time. DOS 3.3 was working quite well for me. Liked that version. Fast!
Later, when Windows 3.11 came out (business edition) I started using it.
because it had truetype fonts. The combination of Windows 3.1 and HP's deskjet printers made it possible to perform desktop publishing for hundreds of dollars less than using other alternatives.
It was okay for some things. I even used Wordstar 5.1 in DOS before that to do some DTP. But the "high-end" stuff was always Apple, because of the better output options. That used to be true, but these days many shops use Apple and MS equally.
I don't want to start a flame war, but can someone tell me when windows is going to support a one button mouse?
Please explain, why is this important. I believe, from my experience, that THREE buttons are better, or at least, two buttons and a wheel. I use the wheel all the time to scroll my pages, and use the left hand button for "context sensitive" commands (basically shortcuts).
I DID read the legalese, one of the side-benefits of my job as a mortgage originator. Dropbox can monitor ANY folder. One cannot put of copyrighted material. Nor SPAM. Nor "obscene, pornographic of offensive" material.
Of course, as you note, they are (given their R&D resources) about the most un-innovative company you could imagine.
Absolutely true. The only product I have ever encountered that I would consider even REMOTELY innovative is the ICE program (Image Composite Editor). This is from Microsoft Research. I tried out about 7 or so other panorama maker programs, included FOSS programs. They were really hard to use. The ICE program is like magic. Select the pictues, hit stitch and "viola" instant panorama.
I totally agree. MS has never been a leader in innovation of any kind. They steal other's true innovative ideas late, and then use their marketing muscle and market share to move the product.
Checked out the link. Muy interesante. It is SO sad about the 1979 revolution. Yeah, the Shah was a dick but life for the Iranian people was FAR better. I feel sorry for the Iranians. They need a new government and new leaders, and to throw the asshole Mullahs back to the 7th century where they belong!
Sure I can understand that child porn is horribly wrong. I can agree also that sexual violence is wrong. But ordinary porn? Who does it hurt? No one is forcing you to watch it or buy it. In fact, these days you have to buy it to see it on the Internet. The whole thing stinks. It is CENSORSHIP plain and simple and goes against everything the 'Net stands for. Governments are always trying to control it and rarely succeed. China does the best, as it is a police state, and controls all the ISP's. But even then, crafty folks have invented ways to get around the filters and access the REAL internet. I agree with some of the other posters. What is up with AU this days?
I totally agree with the TFA poster. Especially all the social networking clones. I got a Myspace account a few years ago because a family member wanted me to see their page, and I could not until I created an account. Have not done anything to it since then.
I finally broke down recently and created a Facebook account because all my friends have one. Now it is getting a bit crowded. And I am finding out a lot of stuff I did not want to know. So all the other clones of the social networking sites are completely unnecessary.
I liked type #4, the sites where they force you get an account to post a comment on some story you came across, even though you probably will never visit the site again. That is why I have to have a Google document online of my 100 ID's and passwords, because I couldn't remember them without it.
Also liked #7. Absolutely HATE sites with flash opening. Some sites are build entirely in Flash. So if you don't have it installed, like on the iPad, you're s**t out of luck.
Knowing that excessive alcohol and tobacco use greatly increases your risk of heart problems and cancer, and doing it anyway I believe IS a form of slow suicide.
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Now that Apple's market share is increasing, might not blackhats start to target that OS more? Just asking. I don't know.
I do the same thing occasionally with GalaxyZoo (www.galaxyzoo.org). After being trained you classify galaxies. The second version is much better than the first iteration and goes into more detail. I like the "progress indicator" idea in the post above, but see no practical way for it to work.
The US is NOT the only one doing this. I have been reading stories that the Chinese and North Koreans are already doing some of these things at a low level (probably to see if they can). There is most definitely a need for this division in the military. I wish it well. Our enemies are hiring crackers right and left to do their government's dirty work. Maybe that would save the military some money. Hire crackers who get busted and put them to work in lieu of jail time.
Just looked up 1 TB SSD on this OZC you mentioned. The costs must be going down. Listed at ONLY $4,000. Still a bit pricey, but coming down. I remember reading the first release of the 1 TB SSD drive at $10k.
I read TFA. The tests were inconclusive. And the drives have to "learn" (most accessed data is written to NAND after a few calls). I like the hybrid concept and anything to boost performance on laptops drives is great. That being said, I would rather see the SSD used like ROM for the OS for FAST boot-up times. Surprised they didn't do it that way.
I was under the impression that WebOS was open, or at least as open as, say OS X. In that it was built on Linux, but probably has some proprietary UI layer on top.
Wikipedia says it is. Linux core with proprietary shell by Palm. Based on WebKit and developed to be used on touch screen interface. As it uses HTML 5, JS and CSS, developers can easily create apps.
But not vice versa.
What he said.
Here is a quote I am sure most of you have heard before: "Anyone who says that they understand Quantum Mechanics does not understand Quantum Mechanics" - Richard Feynman
Okay. I am chillin'. Like I said, I know very little about Apple. Are you talking some kind of I/O card? I remember those before they were integrated onto the motherboard.
Apparently I have riled the Apple fanboys. So Sorry. I have no experience worth mentioning with Apple. I have never bought an apple machine because it is super proprietary, too expensive, and until the apps store, strictly controlled all software. As for touch screen, I know nothing about it. I don't much like the idea. Like the mouse, whether one button or 2 or 3 or having a wheel.
Well, in my DOS days I used keyboard shortcuts a great deal. Even now I still use common ones, like CTRL C for copy and CTRL V for Paste. Sometimes in Photoshop I use CTRL O for open. I am not aware of different keyboard shortcuts for Apple. My experience in Apple was one week in 1984.
I guess this means its time for me to throw out that copy of 2.1x I kept in the original box, eh? Then again, its my only means to prove Ventura Publisher existed.
I remember I had a copy of Windows 2.1 bundled with a "shareware" copy of Word (what version, I don't remember). I had a 286 at the time. It took like 8 minutes for Windows to boot up, and typing was arduous. I decided WIndows was not ready for prime time. DOS 3.3 was working quite well for me. Liked that version. Fast! Later, when Windows 3.11 came out (business edition) I started using it.
because it had truetype fonts. The combination of Windows 3.1 and HP's deskjet printers made it possible to perform desktop publishing for hundreds of dollars less than using other alternatives.
It was okay for some things. I even used Wordstar 5.1 in DOS before that to do some DTP. But the "high-end" stuff was always Apple, because of the better output options. That used to be true, but these days many shops use Apple and MS equally.
Absolutely correct.
I don't want to start a flame war, but can someone tell me when windows is going to support a one button mouse?
Please explain, why is this important. I believe, from my experience, that THREE buttons are better, or at least, two buttons and a wheel. I use the wheel all the time to scroll my pages, and use the left hand button for "context sensitive" commands (basically shortcuts).
OK. I just know people who are trying to destroy themselves with alcohol. It is their own choice.
I DID read the legalese, one of the side-benefits of my job as a mortgage originator. Dropbox can monitor ANY folder. One cannot put of copyrighted material. Nor SPAM. Nor "obscene, pornographic of offensive" material.
Of course, as you note, they are (given their R&D resources) about the most un-innovative company you could imagine.
Absolutely true. The only product I have ever encountered that I would consider even REMOTELY innovative is the ICE program (Image Composite Editor). This is from Microsoft Research. I tried out about 7 or so other panorama maker programs, included FOSS programs. They were really hard to use. The ICE program is like magic. Select the pictues, hit stitch and "viola" instant panorama.
I totally agree. MS has never been a leader in innovation of any kind. They steal other's true innovative ideas late, and then use their marketing muscle and market share to move the product.
Checked out the link. Muy interesante. It is SO sad about the 1979 revolution. Yeah, the Shah was a dick but life for the Iranian people was FAR better. I feel sorry for the Iranians. They need a new government and new leaders, and to throw the asshole Mullahs back to the 7th century where they belong!
Slightly off topic. Guess I should check out Dropbox. MS Skydrive specifically prohibits porn and even nudity of any kind accoding to thier TOS.
Sure I can understand that child porn is horribly wrong. I can agree also that sexual violence is wrong. But ordinary porn? Who does it hurt? No one is forcing you to watch it or buy it. In fact, these days you have to buy it to see it on the Internet. The whole thing stinks. It is CENSORSHIP plain and simple and goes against everything the 'Net stands for. Governments are always trying to control it and rarely succeed. China does the best, as it is a police state, and controls all the ISP's. But even then, crafty folks have invented ways to get around the filters and access the REAL internet. I agree with some of the other posters. What is up with AU this days?
I totally agree with the TFA poster. Especially all the social networking clones. I got a Myspace account a few years ago because a family member wanted me to see their page, and I could not until I created an account. Have not done anything to it since then. I finally broke down recently and created a Facebook account because all my friends have one. Now it is getting a bit crowded. And I am finding out a lot of stuff I did not want to know. So all the other clones of the social networking sites are completely unnecessary. I liked type #4, the sites where they force you get an account to post a comment on some story you came across, even though you probably will never visit the site again. That is why I have to have a Google document online of my 100 ID's and passwords, because I couldn't remember them without it. Also liked #7. Absolutely HATE sites with flash opening. Some sites are build entirely in Flash. So if you don't have it installed, like on the iPad, you're s**t out of luck.
Knowing that excessive alcohol and tobacco use greatly increases your risk of heart problems and cancer, and doing it anyway I believe IS a form of slow suicide.
Kewl. I had no idea. I will work with it. Thanks for the tips.