I know my school had its own Sci-fi lit class. I feel like there's enough sci-fi lit out there to fill a whole semester's worth of material. I'm also not exactly sure where the themes and techniques specific to sci-fi and fantasy literature intersect. Some of the readership is the same, but what else? If you must include both, why not just call the class "Nerd Lit?"
I wrote a synth in pure data that is controlled by my guitar hero controller!
Seriously, this isn't a hardhack. All USB PS3 controllers can be plugged right into your computer (I also use an arcade stick like a sampler/drum machine). From there you use it like any HID. That means if your app supports HID you can use the controller for free. If not, you can use a program like joy2key or something.
It's not as simple as I walk away from a physical machine anymore. My favorite is when an application doesn't close when you press the X in windows (upper right) or OS X (upper left). It's connections are still left open, leaving authentication on opening the application worthless.
There has always been a trade-off between security and usability. A lot of times, it doesn't matter if when I click the X I don't get un-authenticated. I agree it is poor design though when you Quit or Exit an application and the app is still running.
With the menu, some things may be buried a few levels deep, but at least it's highly organised and I can quickly figure out where to find things using common sense. In the long run this works out much better for me.
I don't think this is because of organization, I think it is because of all the rote learning you've done. You aren't reading & reacting to the menu bar you "just know" where to go because you've done it a million times.
Maybe it's different for users who are just encountering a computer for the first time or something.
Exactly.
The difference between the ribbon and the menu bar is like the difference between Windows and OS X.
Windows, like the menu bar works, but it is not optimal. It's only real value lies in the fact that "people are used to it."
OS X, however, was made after Apple finally scrapped OS 9 for a bold new OS. Yes, a lot of people back then complained about how "confusing" it was, but now, I don't think you can get anyone to honestly say they like OS 9 better than OS X.
New users find the ribbon a joy. It will take the rest of us about 10 years to catch up.
There are many security myths that have made it into company policy etc...
For-instance the idea that forcing all staff in a mid sized to large company to update their passwords every months or two is somehow more secure than allowing them to keep the same password indefinitely.
This practice protects against a specific threat: i.e. when a password has been compromised, the attacker will only have access to the account for at most a month or two. After that, they will have to guess again. The attacker probably would have gotten the password in the first place whether or not the policy to rotate passwords existed.
If the attacker got a password and the password never expires, then the attacker's access to the network will never expire either.
Security is almost always a trade off. A policy like this trades the risk of having a user create passwords that follow a pattern for locking out attackers who have already guessed correctly once. It's up to the security professional to decide which risk is greater.
I think you agree with parent. Their wallet is not an easy to find place for someone who has physical access to the computer. A Post-it note on the monitor, however, is.
The U.S. government has granted this league monopoly status, so they have a big interest in making sure this entity is operating on the up and up.
Baseball is also something that greatly affects many Americans (congressmen included). I think they'd be remiss if they ignore these illegal acts coming from an American icon (the league).
Lastly, the Federal Government is pretty big and has a lot of people working for it. Yes there are more pressing issues to worry about, but rest assured they can worry about those and this issue concurrently.
There have been a lot of problems recently in Chicago in terms of the cost of parking, parking meters and meter maids. The citizens in Chicago probably still have a sour taste in their mouth and are just getting angry at every flaw. I don't think it's a problem with the meters themselves, but just how their city is treating the issue and gouging them with the prices.
I feel their pain. Where I live, I get 7.5 minutes per quarter. I never have enough quarters to fill a meter.
Are you basing this mostly on the sale of fancy pens?
I think more fancy pens are being sold so people can flaunt their wealth. You write with a normal pen. You just show off a fancy one.
I agree that there will still be experts in all sorts of handwriting in another 70 or 80 or 100 years, but it's not because people with disposable income are buying fancy pens now.
Eventually, the feature that you NEED Windows 7 for will be support.
When MS actually stops supporting XP, you will need to migrate somewhere.
Also, the reason your business apps are web based has nothing to do with Windows (or any other OS).
If publishers want to get around the firs sale doctrine, shouldn't they just sell licenses to their games rather than the games themselves?
With the advent of online game stores built into the consoles, shouldn't this be much easier? All while taking away avenues for places like Gamestop to sell games?
I agree, this solution would be bad for consumers, but are the publishers just not creative enough? Or are they shifting that way, but very slowly?
I like that my PS3 controller uses mini USB for charging. I can even charge it right from my MacBook!
There are a lot of things that can be recharged, and as things get more wireless, it's going to become more important.
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Apple's address is One Infinite Loop. Does that mean they are poor unit testers?
I know my school had its own Sci-fi lit class. I feel like there's enough sci-fi lit out there to fill a whole semester's worth of material. I'm also not exactly sure where the themes and techniques specific to sci-fi and fantasy literature intersect. Some of the readership is the same, but what else? If you must include both, why not just call the class "Nerd Lit?"
Seriously, this is like asking, "do you like being tortured?" Of course Americans (and citizens of any other nation) would say no!
I wrote a synth in pure data that is controlled by my guitar hero controller!
Seriously, this isn't a hardhack. All USB PS3 controllers can be plugged right into your computer (I also use an arcade stick like a sampler/drum machine). From there you use it like any HID. That means if your app supports HID you can use the controller for free. If not, you can use a program like joy2key or something.
Sounds to me like it is a problem with the online league allowing the equipment, not with you or the game.
It's not as simple as I walk away from a physical machine anymore. My favorite is when an application doesn't close when you press the X in windows (upper right) or OS X (upper left). It's connections are still left open, leaving authentication on opening the application worthless.
There has always been a trade-off between security and usability. A lot of times, it doesn't matter if when I click the X I don't get un-authenticated. I agree it is poor design though when you Quit or Exit an application and the app is still running.
Why is only one side of this argument modded up? MyLongNickName's posts are only insightful if we know the other side of the story.
IMO, we need to see either both sides of this story or neither side. I vote for the latter.
With the menu, some things may be buried a few levels deep, but at least it's highly organised and I can quickly figure out where to find things using common sense. In the long run this works out much better for me.
I don't think this is because of organization, I think it is because of all the rote learning you've done. You aren't reading & reacting to the menu bar you "just know" where to go because you've done it a million times.
Maybe it's different for users who are just encountering a computer for the first time or something.
Exactly.
The difference between the ribbon and the menu bar is like the difference between Windows and OS X.
Windows, like the menu bar works, but it is not optimal. It's only real value lies in the fact that "people are used to it."
OS X, however, was made after Apple finally scrapped OS 9 for a bold new OS. Yes, a lot of people back then complained about how "confusing" it was, but now, I don't think you can get anyone to honestly say they like OS 9 better than OS X.
New users find the ribbon a joy. It will take the rest of us about 10 years to catch up.
lol, irony...
Even more of a reason to stay away from nerds.
Why does the summary talk about "Precedent from the Jammie Thomas" when this case is in Mexico, while Jammie Thomas was in USA?
Because the author of the summary is making a joke.
Even if I have been? Am I only aloud to criticize current mistakes if I quote my criticism of prior mistakes as well? Damn! This could take a while...
You can criticize anything you want to aloud! I think that's the point of free speech...
There are many security myths that have made it into company policy etc... For-instance the idea that forcing all staff in a mid sized to large company to update their passwords every months or two is somehow more secure than allowing them to keep the same password indefinitely.
This practice protects against a specific threat: i.e. when a password has been compromised, the attacker will only have access to the account for at most a month or two. After that, they will have to guess again. The attacker probably would have gotten the password in the first place whether or not the policy to rotate passwords existed.
If the attacker got a password and the password never expires, then the attacker's access to the network will never expire either.
Security is almost always a trade off. A policy like this trades the risk of having a user create passwords that follow a pattern for locking out attackers who have already guessed correctly once. It's up to the security professional to decide which risk is greater.
I think you agree with parent. Their wallet is not an easy to find place for someone who has physical access to the computer. A Post-it note on the monitor, however, is.
The U.S. government has granted this league monopoly status, so they have a big interest in making sure this entity is operating on the up and up.
Baseball is also something that greatly affects many Americans (congressmen included). I think they'd be remiss if they ignore these illegal acts coming from an American icon (the league).
Lastly, the Federal Government is pretty big and has a lot of people working for it. Yes there are more pressing issues to worry about, but rest assured they can worry about those and this issue concurrently.
There have been a lot of problems recently in Chicago in terms of the cost of parking, parking meters and meter maids. The citizens in Chicago probably still have a sour taste in their mouth and are just getting angry at every flaw. I don't think it's a problem with the meters themselves, but just how their city is treating the issue and gouging them with the prices.
I feel their pain. Where I live, I get 7.5 minutes per quarter. I never have enough quarters to fill a meter.
Even if it is Google's fiduciary duty, why would a breach entitle Port to $15MM?
Let this be a lesson to all the bloggers out there, to post using TOR.
I think the real lesson here is to sign up your Google Account with a fake name.
Are you basing this mostly on the sale of fancy pens?
I think more fancy pens are being sold so people can flaunt their wealth. You write with a normal pen. You just show off a fancy one.
I agree that there will still be experts in all sorts of handwriting in another 70 or 80 or 100 years, but it's not because people with disposable income are buying fancy pens now.
Eventually, the feature that you NEED Windows 7 for will be support. When MS actually stops supporting XP, you will need to migrate somewhere. Also, the reason your business apps are web based has nothing to do with Windows (or any other OS).
Why is it when the government can keep tabs about where we are it's "draconian" or "orwellian," but when a web browser does it, it's "cool"?
If publishers want to get around the firs sale doctrine, shouldn't they just sell licenses to their games rather than the games themselves?
With the advent of online game stores built into the consoles, shouldn't this be much easier? All while taking away avenues for places like Gamestop to sell games?
I agree, this solution would be bad for consumers, but are the publishers just not creative enough? Or are they shifting that way, but very slowly?
If you are into cover art, then you better start collecting vinyl records. Too bad there is not skip protection on turntables!
I like that my PS3 controller uses mini USB for charging. I can even charge it right from my MacBook! There are a lot of things that can be recharged, and as things get more wireless, it's going to become more important.
MY BlackBerry (the Storm) uses the microUSB connector.