It seems you don't understand the boundaries between the software/game and the inputdev/conroller. Unfortunately, that means you shouldn't really be attempting to address the subject.
I won't necessarily say that the Wiimote is better than a mouse for FPS games, because that is a matter of opinion and context.
No, it's not a matter of opinion. It can be objectively measured. The measure of a good input device is how accurately it can transform what the user wants into what happens. Therefore, if skilled players using one device consistently outperform skilled players using another device in an FPS, we know objectively which device is better.
Do you know any wiimote players who think they could take on PC gamers playing the same FPS head-to-head? I sure don't. I think that settles it.
Well, my solution to the question "if there's other life in the galaxy, why haven't we seen their von neuman machines? is: we are their von neuman machines.
The mouse is a superior controller for anything that involves aiming (FPS) or pointing (RTS). The PC can have superior graphics to any console (at the price of a $300 GPU). That said, PC gamers still aren't justified in claiming the overall superiority of their platform because certain types of controllers aren't really there for PC gaming yet.
If one of the major game publishers (EA or Valve?) were to start selling Bluetooth-enabled motion sensor style controllers, and supporting them on multiple titles, we really could see PC gaming become superior to console gaming in all categories (except price, of course).
Well... because the Ruby community is a lot bigger at present. It has multiple books; it has groups to answer questions... but have you tried both? Is it hard to go from Ruby to Groovy and vice verse?
Anyone who has coded in both can tell you, from personal experience, that coding in Ruby is far more fun than coding in Java. The data may not conclusively prove the conclusion, but that doesn't make the conclusion false;-)
I'm doing the same thing, but with JRuby. It has similar syntax to Groovy. And, like Groovy, JRuby gives you full access to the awesome Java libraries.
I think Java is the future of programming, but the Java language may not get to come along for the ride;-)
SSNs are not secrets. They are not authentication credentials.
Storing (or even leaking) SSNs is not the problem. The problem is when certain negligent organizations use knowledge of SSNs as some sort of proof of identity. If you're worried about your SSN being misused, talk to those companies.
That's not the only problem. Contracts don't count for anything if someone goes bankrupt. They could end up owing you a million bucks, but all you can do is beg for a few bucks at bankruptcy court.
Nobody takes shadowstats seriously. People who aren't even attempting to get jobs are people who are not part of the labor force. It's silly to count them.
It's ebook readers that will be where these things are used. They cost no more than a cheap netbook, yet you can hold them in one hand and read for hours without eyestrain.
Well, for your sake, I hope your kids aren't that bright. Because what you described wouldn't have slowed me down at all when I was a kid. It's trivial to get your parents' password. It's no challenge to sneak downstairs at night while they are sleeping and do whatever you want. If dad's computer is the only computer and you want to get online, it will be used for exactly that purpose.
And if you're about to say "kids always obey their parents!" then you must have suffered memory loss since you were a child.
Look at it this way: Compile your recursive code into machine instructions, then step through those instructions in your head. There is nothing "special" going on; it's just fancy-pants notation for iteration.
If he were being honest, he would say that recursion is a just convoluted, unnecessarily confusing method of doing iteration. That's not what it means in mathematics, but it is what it means in computer science.
To put that in a way parents might actually have a chance of understanding: The light from the Sun is made up of all colors, but the atmosphere filters out all but the color blue.
It's not perfect, but it's better than expecting average people to memorize the term "Rayleigh scattering" and keep it fresh in their minds all through life.
Humans are social animals. It is entirely expected that gossip appeals to most of them more than science. If you knew more about science, you wouldn't be baffled by this simple fact.
First of all, I'm a security expert (which is relevant), not a parent (which is not so relevant). Furthermore, I am not responsible for the fact that English has no gender-neutral, singular personal pronoun. Take that issue up with the British, if you're concerned.
You're only partly right. To non-experts, the Internet is like Tijuana. When you visit, you will likely be walking down the main tourist strip, with its lighting, and police. You will shop only at the mainstream shops which can afford the prime real estate. Still, it's not as safe as your home in the 'burbs, because you don't speak the language and the rule of law is rather limited.
When your kids visit Tijuana, however, they absolutely do not stick to the tourist strip. They go running down the side-alleys, gallivanting through the slums and chatting with strangers. If they run that route every evening, they are almost certain to get kidnapped, recruited for a brothel, or mugged.
So while you both may have similar levels of ignorance regarding security, your usage patterns mean that you're probably going to be OK, while they're certainly going to get pwnt.
...and that's what privilege escalation exploits are for. Seriously, with a "regular user" account, there are a hundred and eleventy ways to get root. Fake login screen, anyone?
On top of that, are you 100% sure you will log out when you step away from your computer? Are you 100% sure your kids won't just hop on face-space while you're logged in?
Your "solution" falls way short of the mark. In the era of $200 netbooks, only a reckless parent would share a PC with a child.
If you have a kid, you should NEVER SHARE A COMPUTER with it. It is not practical to expect parents to monitor everything a kid does on a computer, or to ensure any level of security on a computer used by a kid.
Get your kids their own computers and assume they are sharing that computer with a hacker and all of 4chan. Prohibit the use of the computer for any financial transaction. A kid's computer is only "safe" if there is nothing worth stealing on that computer.
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It seems you don't understand the boundaries between the software/game and the inputdev/conroller. Unfortunately, that means you shouldn't really be attempting to address the subject.
No, it's not a matter of opinion. It can be objectively measured. The measure of a good input device is how accurately it can transform what the user wants into what happens. Therefore, if skilled players using one device consistently outperform skilled players using another device in an FPS, we know objectively which device is better.
Do you know any wiimote players who think they could take on PC gamers playing the same FPS head-to-head? I sure don't. I think that settles it.
Well, my solution to the question "if there's other life in the galaxy, why haven't we seen their von neuman machines? is: we are their von neuman machines.
The mouse is a superior controller for anything that involves aiming (FPS) or pointing (RTS). The PC can have superior graphics to any console (at the price of a $300 GPU). That said, PC gamers still aren't justified in claiming the overall superiority of their platform because certain types of controllers aren't really there for PC gaming yet.
If one of the major game publishers (EA or Valve?) were to start selling Bluetooth-enabled motion sensor style controllers, and supporting them on multiple titles, we really could see PC gaming become superior to console gaming in all categories (except price, of course).
Well... because the Ruby community is a lot bigger at present. It has multiple books; it has groups to answer questions... but have you tried both? Is it hard to go from Ruby to Groovy and vice verse?
Anyone who has coded in both can tell you, from personal experience, that coding in Ruby is far more fun than coding in Java. The data may not conclusively prove the conclusion, but that doesn't make the conclusion false ;-)
I'm doing the same thing, but with JRuby. It has similar syntax to Groovy. And, like Groovy, JRuby gives you full access to the awesome Java libraries.
I think Java is the future of programming, but the Java language may not get to come along for the ride ;-)
SSNs are not secrets. They are not authentication credentials.
Storing (or even leaking) SSNs is not the problem. The problem is when certain negligent organizations use knowledge of SSNs as some sort of proof of identity. If you're worried about your SSN being misused, talk to those companies.
That's not the only problem. Contracts don't count for anything if someone goes bankrupt. They could end up owing you a million bucks, but all you can do is beg for a few bucks at bankruptcy court.
Nobody takes shadowstats seriously. People who aren't even attempting to get jobs are people who are not part of the labor force. It's silly to count them.
It's ebook readers that will be where these things are used. They cost no more than a cheap netbook, yet you can hold them in one hand and read for hours without eyestrain.
Well, for your sake, I hope your kids aren't that bright. Because what you described wouldn't have slowed me down at all when I was a kid. It's trivial to get your parents' password. It's no challenge to sneak downstairs at night while they are sleeping and do whatever you want. If dad's computer is the only computer and you want to get online, it will be used for exactly that purpose.
And if you're about to say "kids always obey their parents!" then you must have suffered memory loss since you were a child.
Look at it this way: Compile your recursive code into machine instructions, then step through those instructions in your head. There is nothing "special" going on; it's just fancy-pants notation for iteration.
Then, clearly, you don't understand the appeal of masturbation.
If he were being honest, he would say that recursion is a just convoluted, unnecessarily confusing method of doing iteration. That's not what it means in mathematics, but it is what it means in computer science.
If those are the options, it's obvious which solution is best for an economy with 10% unemployment.
To put that in a way parents might actually have a chance of understanding: The light from the Sun is made up of all colors, but the atmosphere filters out all but the color blue.
It's not perfect, but it's better than expecting average people to memorize the term "Rayleigh scattering" and keep it fresh in their minds all through life.
Humans are social animals. It is entirely expected that gossip appeals to most of them more than science. If you knew more about science, you wouldn't be baffled by this simple fact.
Yeah, because the economy is actually made of pure math rather than real people! It's so simple!
[citation needed]
I addressed the fallacy of limited user accounts stopping malware here:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1333999&cid=29042757
You are correct that it isn't 100% secure. It's a speed bump, at best.
First of all, I'm a security expert (which is relevant), not a parent (which is not so relevant). Furthermore, I am not responsible for the fact that English has no gender-neutral, singular personal pronoun. Take that issue up with the British, if you're concerned.
You're only partly right. To non-experts, the Internet is like Tijuana. When you visit, you will likely be walking down the main tourist strip, with its lighting, and police. You will shop only at the mainstream shops which can afford the prime real estate. Still, it's not as safe as your home in the 'burbs, because you don't speak the language and the rule of law is rather limited.
When your kids visit Tijuana, however, they absolutely do not stick to the tourist strip. They go running down the side-alleys, gallivanting through the slums and chatting with strangers. If they run that route every evening, they are almost certain to get kidnapped, recruited for a brothel, or mugged.
So while you both may have similar levels of ignorance regarding security, your usage patterns mean that you're probably going to be OK, while they're certainly going to get pwnt.
...and that's what privilege escalation exploits are for. Seriously, with a "regular user" account, there are a hundred and eleventy ways to get root. Fake login screen, anyone?
On top of that, are you 100% sure you will log out when you step away from your computer? Are you 100% sure your kids won't just hop on face-space while you're logged in?
Your "solution" falls way short of the mark. In the era of $200 netbooks, only a reckless parent would share a PC with a child.
If you have a kid, you should NEVER SHARE A COMPUTER with it. It is not practical to expect parents to monitor everything a kid does on a computer, or to ensure any level of security on a computer used by a kid.
Get your kids their own computers and assume they are sharing that computer with a hacker and all of 4chan. Prohibit the use of the computer for any financial transaction. A kid's computer is only "safe" if there is nothing worth stealing on that computer.