I totally agree with you about the usage patterns that need to be changed. The lack of basic education is the problem. Regarding the kludge though I'd say that Vista is worse than 7 any day. I would constantly get the blue circle of death when trying to access a file in explorer. Talk about a piece of s$hit.
someone out there is still exploiting buffer over runs etc for win xp machines. Since Microsoft is no longer releasing anything for these machines a very crafty hacker could still exploit this kluge of an operating system. Seriously though 50%??? I figure Microsoft could cut the price of the basic edition of windows 7 in half and upgrade all those xp users. The hardware is the problem of course. But still it's a nice idea. It would get all of those jackass end users off my line at work. They're always talking about " my computer is slow". Me; what os are you running? Them: Windows XP. Me:Ummm 2001 called and it want's it's virus/spyware infested piece of $hit computer back.
That theory is flawed. I probably take upwards of 30 calls a day at work. I troubleshoot internet and voip mostly and my customers are from all walks of life. Most of these people are technically challenged and assume that IE is THE only browser. Whenever a new version of IE comes out we always have issues with people logging into our site. They call and I check the version of IE and advise them that right now it's not compatible and you need to download another browser. Inevitably the next question is "What's a browser?". Now remember that I talk with people from all walks of life here. I advise them that Firefox and Chrome (somewhat) are compatible with our site. The next question is "So where do I go to get this?". Now keep in mind that the average customer is COMPLETELY incapable of distinguishing the search bar from the address bar. Inevitably they end up searching for the site and sometimes it gets so bad that I have to email them a link (what's a link) to get to the page. If they did not have me to help them this would surely go on forever. My point is; people's awareness of basic internet skills is not based on their intellignece. It's based on their willingness or possibly their need to learn. Most of the older folks that I talk to have no clue but sometimes I'll get a guy that is truly interested and I won't have to explain anything to him. I got a doctor one time (insisted that I call him doctor instead of Mr) that was so full of himself but he couldn't even find the damn start button. He used it all the time but he couldn't find it. People call in all the time asking me if I can talk to their kids becuse they can't even tell me what the problem is. Intelligence is not an accurate measure of web savvy or you're not getting a diverse sample.
Well Bush was a stupid f^cking idiot that let industry (ie big oil etc)dictate policy to him. The Bush whitehouse was blinded by stupidity and greed (not like the Dems havent been there too) and therefor had almost no chance to be effective. Obama may have done some things that I don't agree with but he is not quite as partisan or ignorant as Bush.
I'm antisocial so I don't give a $hit about social networks but I understand the need for privacy. I post a lot from work and the company doesn't really need to know my screen name. If they really wanted to know who I am it probably wouldn't take too much effort (goes back to the security thing the parent noted above). But privacy doesn't necessarily give one the right to act like an a$$hole online as someone will make it their business to figure out who you are.
I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion. The basic fact is that our govwernment is fractured by party lines and long held ideology. They are so divided that they can't get their shit together to pass one bit of legislation that will put us (and China among others) back at least 30 years if it fails. Oh yeah and we basically let China hack in and steal our state secrets. That's not just a DoD thing either.
Let's give them more money and put them in charge of health care.
Health care was the problem. If the government (specifically the democratic party) had focused their attention on getting this country working again most of the health care issue would have taken care of itself. Then we would have some breathing room to figure out actual health policy. We can not fix the mess we are in until we bring industry back to this country and get people working in decent middle class jobs again. That's how FDR did it and we need to follow his lead. Then again wtf am I talking about; we never learn from history.
The head catching on fire was just the icing on the cake. The true test was how much a person is exposed to radiation during an average cell phone call. The test was by no means complete as they only measured the output of one phone but the radiation was significantly lower than expected and only peaked when making or recieving a call.
Like I said girls DO geeks again. So what gives? Where can I find said girls? Or is this just another case of false advertising. Also quoted in TFA "The Bachelor Girls of Japan and A Dog Speaks: Why a Girl Should Own a Pooch. There's a joke in tere somewhere. And yet the only somewhat hot looking woma pictured in the article is Marissa Mayer from Google. This article is utter deception and no good can come from it.
FTF article "Nate said the social security numbers and passwords are encrypted so that they are not available for illegal use" That is until the attacker('s) find the key. One of these days someone is gonna really get pissed at these Chinese hackers and bad things will ensue.
Wake me up when they create the holodeck and holochicks that think I'm funny. Otherwise I'm fine with the piece of $hit Samsung tv that I'm not watching right now.
Thank you. His theory/assumption was far too vague. We need to measure the amount of radiation occuring on most current models in various modes of daily use to even grasp a correct baseline before we can calculate potential damage to tissue etc. It's just basic facts with no hidden agenda that we need to formulate a valid opinion.
Oh if I had mod points. You are so right and your formula can be applied to research done in various fields. I think Mythbusters presented the best research on the subject. They put Busters' head in a glass box with some alcohol soaked rags and a cell phone that was wired up to some kind of scientific instrument that measures radiation (yeah someone here will know wtf I'm talking about). They found that the radiation did spike a bit when making or recieving calls but it was within acceptable levels. And predictably it did not set Busters' head on fire. Damn.
I agree that ALL animals should be treated with compassion and respect. I believe that we humans are the alpha species on this planet and thus bear the responsibility for animals and the environment (theirs and ours). I was just singling out dogs because that was the subject of the article.
Your point is valid. I just wish that research can get to a point where most of the modelling is done on super computers (cray, big blue etc. I know some of it has already being done but progress can't come too soon. On the other hand I do like the pig for dinner. At one time I considered having one of those pot bellied pigs for a family pet but my wife pretty much vetoed that before I could make a good arguement.
Yes, there are people wanting it for free, but there is a growing number of people who pirate it just to get away from the DRM.
There will always be people out there that want it for free. Even if the price is reasonable they still want it for free. Those people are not your customers and they never will be. It's good to see that a lot of people are voting with their wallets here. Always on drm wouldn't be as big a deal if it's an online game but it still degrades your computer's performance.
people who do research on household pets. I consider my dog to be part of my family and when I hear of asshole scientists doing research on what would otherwise be someone's pet it really pisses me off. There is no reason for that or any dog to glow or have any other "modification". This just backs up my observation that most of these people are a$$holes.
So you basically need controls that respond to your voice. The only touch screen they need to put in the front seat is the gps and you shouldn't need to touch that while you're driving. Touch screens on the windows....bah what a bunch of dumbasses.
Don't knock the Etchaschetch. I spent countless hours playing with that toy.Kinda still makes me wish I still had one. Of course my 7 year old daughter still wants to play with the light bright app on her Ipod touch.
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I totally agree with you about the usage patterns that need to be changed. The lack of basic education is the problem. Regarding the kludge though I'd say that Vista is worse than 7 any day. I would constantly get the blue circle of death when trying to access a file in explorer. Talk about a piece of s$hit.
someone out there is still exploiting buffer over runs etc for win xp machines. Since Microsoft is no longer releasing anything for these machines a very crafty hacker could still exploit this kluge of an operating system. Seriously though 50%??? I figure Microsoft could cut the price of the basic edition of windows 7 in half and upgrade all those xp users. The hardware is the problem of course. But still it's a nice idea. It would get all of those jackass end users off my line at work. They're always talking about " my computer is slow". Me; what os are you running? Them: Windows XP. Me:Ummm 2001 called and it want's it's virus/spyware infested piece of $hit computer back.
That theory is flawed. I probably take upwards of 30 calls a day at work. I troubleshoot internet and voip mostly and my customers are from all walks of life. Most of these people are technically challenged and assume that IE is THE only browser. Whenever a new version of IE comes out we always have issues with people logging into our site. They call and I check the version of IE and advise them that right now it's not compatible and you need to download another browser. Inevitably the next question is "What's a browser?". Now remember that I talk with people from all walks of life here. I advise them that Firefox and Chrome (somewhat) are compatible with our site. The next question is "So where do I go to get this?". Now keep in mind that the average customer is COMPLETELY incapable of distinguishing the search bar from the address bar. Inevitably they end up searching for the site and sometimes it gets so bad that I have to email them a link (what's a link) to get to the page. If they did not have me to help them this would surely go on forever. My point is; people's awareness of basic internet skills is not based on their intellignece. It's based on their willingness or possibly their need to learn. Most of the older folks that I talk to have no clue but sometimes I'll get a guy that is truly interested and I won't have to explain anything to him. I got a doctor one time (insisted that I call him doctor instead of Mr) that was so full of himself but he couldn't even find the damn start button. He used it all the time but he couldn't find it. People call in all the time asking me if I can talk to their kids becuse they can't even tell me what the problem is. Intelligence is not an accurate measure of web savvy or you're not getting a diverse sample.
Well Bush was a stupid f^cking idiot that let industry (ie big oil etc)dictate policy to him. The Bush whitehouse was blinded by stupidity and greed (not like the Dems havent been there too) and therefor had almost no chance to be effective. Obama may have done some things that I don't agree with but he is not quite as partisan or ignorant as Bush.
I'm antisocial so I don't give a $hit about social networks but I understand the need for privacy. I post a lot from work and the company doesn't really need to know my screen name. If they really wanted to know who I am it probably wouldn't take too much effort (goes back to the security thing the parent noted above). But privacy doesn't necessarily give one the right to act like an a$$hole online as someone will make it their business to figure out who you are.
I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion. The basic fact is that our govwernment is fractured by party lines and long held ideology. They are so divided that they can't get their shit together to pass one bit of legislation that will put us (and China among others) back at least 30 years if it fails. Oh yeah and we basically let China hack in and steal our state secrets. That's not just a DoD thing either.
Let's give them more money and put them in charge of health care.
Health care was the problem. If the government (specifically the democratic party) had focused their attention on getting this country working again most of the health care issue would have taken care of itself. Then we would have some breathing room to figure out actual health policy. We can not fix the mess we are in until we bring industry back to this country and get people working in decent middle class jobs again. That's how FDR did it and we need to follow his lead. Then again wtf am I talking about; we never learn from history.
Yeah that was the first thing that came into my mind when I read the title (ummm...wtf). Maybe they were selling it as a "feature". Go figure.
The head catching on fire was just the icing on the cake. The true test was how much a person is exposed to radiation during an average cell phone call. The test was by no means complete as they only measured the output of one phone but the radiation was significantly lower than expected and only peaked when making or recieving a call.
LMAO yeah I though of that too. Oh and Obama may have turned out to be another (smarter) Bush but Bush had better weed (H&K go to Guantanamo).
LM chauvinist ass off. That was funny.
Like I said girls DO geeks again. So what gives? Where can I find said girls? Or is this just another case of false advertising. Also quoted in TFA "The Bachelor Girls of Japan and A Dog Speaks: Why a Girl Should Own a Pooch. There's a joke in tere somewhere. And yet the only somewhat hot looking woma pictured in the article is Marissa Mayer from Google. This article is utter deception and no good can come from it.
FTF article "Nate said the social security numbers and passwords are encrypted so that they are not available for illegal use" That is until the attacker('s) find the key. One of these days someone is gonna really get pissed at these Chinese hackers and bad things will ensue.
Wake me up when they create the holodeck and holochicks that think I'm funny. Otherwise I'm fine with the piece of $hit Samsung tv that I'm not watching right now.
Thank you. His theory/assumption was far too vague. We need to measure the amount of radiation occuring on most current models in various modes of daily use to even grasp a correct baseline before we can calculate potential damage to tissue etc. It's just basic facts with no hidden agenda that we need to formulate a valid opinion.
Oh if I had mod points. You are so right and your formula can be applied to research done in various fields. I think Mythbusters presented the best research on the subject. They put Busters' head in a glass box with some alcohol soaked rags and a cell phone that was wired up to some kind of scientific instrument that measures radiation (yeah someone here will know wtf I'm talking about). They found that the radiation did spike a bit when making or recieving calls but it was within acceptable levels. And predictably it did not set Busters' head on fire. Damn.
I thought the headline read "girls DO geek again" and I got all excited for a minute there. Domn Slashdot misrepresenting headlines.
Laugh my motha fkkin a$$ off. That was funny. Sorry I don't have any more mod points.
I agree that ALL animals should be treated with compassion and respect. I believe that we humans are the alpha species on this planet and thus bear the responsibility for animals and the environment (theirs and ours). I was just singling out dogs because that was the subject of the article.
Your point is valid. I just wish that research can get to a point where most of the modelling is done on super computers (cray, big blue etc. I know some of it has already being done but progress can't come too soon. On the other hand I do like the pig for dinner. At one time I considered having one of those pot bellied pigs for a family pet but my wife pretty much vetoed that before I could make a good arguement.
Yes, there are people wanting it for free, but there is a growing number of people who pirate it just to get away from the DRM.
There will always be people out there that want it for free. Even if the price is reasonable they still want it for free. Those people are not your customers and they never will be. It's good to see that a lot of people are voting with their wallets here. Always on drm wouldn't be as big a deal if it's an online game but it still degrades your computer's performance.
people who do research on household pets. I consider my dog to be part of my family and when I hear of asshole scientists doing research on what would otherwise be someone's pet it really pisses me off. There is no reason for that or any dog to glow or have any other "modification". This just backs up my observation that most of these people are a$$holes.
So you basically need controls that respond to your voice. The only touch screen they need to put in the front seat is the gps and you shouldn't need to touch that while you're driving. Touch screens on the windows....bah what a bunch of dumbasses.
Don't knock the Etchaschetch. I spent countless hours playing with that toy.Kinda still makes me wish I still had one. Of course my 7 year old daughter still wants to play with the light bright app on her Ipod touch.
Thanks for the compliment.