This is especially true in software. One person can take months doing something that another person thinks is intuitively obvious. Then, since no one is going around reading every patent, you could easily reproduce a method that someone patented. Thus punishing the good developer who could "just do it," as well as punishing the company for not finding a way to read every software patent and their own code to avoid infringement. Somehow this helps creativity and innovation?
I completely disagree. Everyone I know is like WTF are the old people trying to do to us? And the old people we know are like "[gobble gobble] Fox [gobble gobble] CNN [gobble gobble] terrorism [gobble gobble] magic man in sky [gobble gobble]".
My 20 something daughter and her grandparents talk as if they come from two different countries. It's really entertaining. I look forward to Thanksgiving.
I totally agree with this. I've had to block my grandparents from seeing my political posts on facebook because they can't stop trusting Fox and CNN.
I totally agree with this. I'm constantly on the road, and have no plans to return to cubicle work. I prefer to work from the beach, thank you very much. Recruiters constantly ignore my telecommuting requirement. Not that there is a shortage of work for talented developers who look.
No network setup tools... Just if the router isn't configured yet, the network should be "open" but force redirect any page request to the configuration wizard page (maybe with a default password or require serial number or something to prevent accidentally letting someone change settings who shouldn't). That should walk them through setting a password, selecting an SSID, setting a wireless password, and writing it down in the manual..... It isn't high security, but at least those that need that type of walk thru are given a viable option.
When all restaurants, hotels and internet cafes tested can't provide sufficiente quality to maintain a 2 second voice only skype call, it might be that just "upgrading your plan" might not be enough... It doesn't always make sense to buy, and travel with, to third world countries, state-of-the-art satellite communication devices... (They are using non-state-of-the-art satellite and microwave systems and they aren't doing very well...) They are hoping to get fiber-optic to the islands, but you can't just install that when visiting a location for a few weeks....
Having spent the last 3 weeks in the Galapagos, I can assure you there are long delays and dropouts even in tourist spots here at home(earth)... I do wish someone would implement some better protocol for those locations where speed and reliability aren't up to a reasonable standard. It would definitely help with satellite based ISPs in out of the way locations.. Having a system that would optimize the transaction(automatically send images, js, css despite not requesting it yet..) and automatically re-request lost packets would go a long way to making better connections even here at home when we can't have fiber.
I have to agree with this... It is like asking someone to remember their passphrase or where they stored the hidden safe. Oops forgot. The problem with a lot of these laws is that they overestimate the infallibility of the mind to remember things it doesn't want to remember, and makes harsh punishments for people who are so handicapped or actually don't have the information in the first place. Those that are actually hiding something will cough up something plausible and get away scott free.
Much as I don't really like what megapixel means in terms of cameras, with regards to screens it would be great. Or maybe they could mix it with their existing marketing speak.. Buy your new HD 4.1 Screen now! At least then people could have a variable they don't understand except that "bigger is better" and let the "mine is bigger then yours" fight build us better screens.
Don't get me wrong, I like high resolutions, but to be honest for my laptop I would much rather an EInk display. I know it won't be able to do video, but at least I could then use my laptop outdoors, by the beach, on my hammock... Talk about programmer job satisfaction going up... Longer battery life to boot, woot!
That negates the fact that many places try to share their computer with other tasks, including looking stuff up online, newer software, wanting hardware upgrades, etc.... The VM solution at least lets them isolate the antiquated program from their modern environment(that is, if the VM will let them access the specialized hardware in question). The solution you mention, I agree is better if the computer is single use and will be used until the computer dies... But when you want to (or are forced to) upgrade the computer, more memory(may require new Motherboard), faster CPU(64bit), bigger HD(try going to a store and buying an IDE harddrive these days), better video card(mini-PCI what?), you can find yourself without OS support, and therefor out your expensive toy. In many cases virtualization can isolate the problem to just the software/hardware that you need. (I have had to do this for my mechanic because they needed their antiquated POS system (which used a dongle for copyright protection) a CO2 scope, as well as internet on the same machine while the computer around it kept needing parts replaced or upgraded...)
most actual failures end up being a power supply problem.
I have, through my career, had the pleasure of replacing hundreds of wifi devices all over the country. 90% of the time, be it wifi devices, monitors, laptops or computer towers it is a power supply problem. Most of the time I wished it were as easy as a computer tower to replace the power supply.
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Totally agree! /me drags file to his drop-box, uploads a file to his Google Drive and grabs a file from iCloud....
This is especially true in software.
One person can take months doing something that another person thinks is intuitively obvious.
Then, since no one is going around reading every patent, you could easily reproduce a method that someone patented. Thus punishing the good developer who could "just do it," as well as punishing the company for not finding a way to read every software patent and their own code to avoid infringement.
Somehow this helps creativity and innovation?
AC is right. My first thought was "wtf Kickstarter isn't even in that industry!"
Sorry America, but you're fucked and are fast becoming a joke.
It would only be funny if it were a joke -- even then I don't see any laughs.
I completely disagree. Everyone I know is like WTF are the old people trying to do to us?
And the old people we know are like "[gobble gobble] Fox [gobble gobble] CNN [gobble gobble] terrorism [gobble gobble] magic man in sky [gobble gobble]".
My 20 something daughter and her grandparents talk as if they come from two different countries. It's really entertaining. I look forward to Thanksgiving.
I totally agree with this. I've had to block my grandparents from seeing my political posts on facebook because they can't stop trusting Fox and CNN.
I envy you. We used to have a similar system in Canada...
I totally agree with this. I'm constantly on the road, and have no plans to return to cubicle work. I prefer to work from the beach, thank you very much. Recruiters constantly ignore my telecommuting requirement. Not that there is a shortage of work for talented developers who look.
Except, unlike the banks, bitcoin doesn't have a single point of failure... yet.
I agree with you, except that they can't just "will" more of it into creation and give it to their friends.
How do you know the miners don't have a river turbine or solar panels? Just cause your electricity is expensive doesn't mean it is everywhere.
No network setup tools... Just if the router isn't configured yet, the network should be "open" but force redirect any page request to the configuration wizard page (maybe with a default password or require serial number or something to prevent accidentally letting someone change settings who shouldn't). That should walk them through setting a password, selecting an SSID, setting a wireless password, and writing it down in the manual..... It isn't high security, but at least those that need that type of walk thru are given a viable option.
When all restaurants, hotels and internet cafes tested can't provide sufficiente quality to maintain a 2 second voice only skype call, it might be that just "upgrading your plan" might not be enough...
It doesn't always make sense to buy, and travel with, to third world countries, state-of-the-art satellite communication devices... (They are using non-state-of-the-art satellite and microwave systems and they aren't doing very well...)
They are hoping to get fiber-optic to the islands, but you can't just install that when visiting a location for a few weeks....
Somebody brought this to the police's attention - they don't actively "police" facebook, looking for this kind of stuff.
Makes you question the whole Facebook "Friend" mentality....
Uh huh, so your right to free speech ends at my "hurt feelings" or the "hurt feelings" of someone else, real or imagined?
Having spent the last 3 weeks in the Galapagos, I can assure you there are long delays and dropouts even in tourist spots here at home(earth)... I do wish someone would implement some better protocol for those locations where speed and reliability aren't up to a reasonable standard. It would definitely help with satellite based ISPs in out of the way locations.. Having a system that would optimize the transaction(automatically send images, js, css despite not requesting it yet..) and automatically re-request lost packets would go a long way to making better connections even here at home when we can't have fiber.
Thanks Sheldon....
I have to agree with this... It is like asking someone to remember their passphrase or where they stored the hidden safe.
Oops forgot.
The problem with a lot of these laws is that they overestimate the infallibility of the mind to remember things it doesn't want to remember, and makes harsh punishments for people who are so handicapped or actually don't have the information in the first place.
Those that are actually hiding something will cough up something plausible and get away scott free.
The same goes with Jobs
Yeah, I sure hope Jobs gets off his lazy ass and starts donating some of his money to charity after he retires......
Much as I don't really like what megapixel means in terms of cameras, with regards to screens it would be great. Or maybe they could mix it with their existing marketing speak.. Buy your new HD 4.1 Screen now! At least then people could have a variable they don't understand except that "bigger is better" and let the "mine is bigger then yours" fight build us better screens.
Don't get me wrong, I like high resolutions, but to be honest for my laptop I would much rather an EInk display. I know it won't be able to do video, but at least I could then use my laptop outdoors, by the beach, on my hammock... Talk about programmer job satisfaction going up... Longer battery life to boot, woot!
That negates the fact that many places try to share their computer with other tasks, including looking stuff up online, newer software, wanting hardware upgrades, etc.... The VM solution at least lets them isolate the antiquated program from their modern environment(that is, if the VM will let them access the specialized hardware in question).
The solution you mention, I agree is better if the computer is single use and will be used until the computer dies... But when you want to (or are forced to) upgrade the computer, more memory(may require new Motherboard), faster CPU(64bit), bigger HD(try going to a store and buying an IDE harddrive these days), better video card(mini-PCI what?), you can find yourself without OS support, and therefor out your expensive toy. In many cases virtualization can isolate the problem to just the software/hardware that you need.
(I have had to do this for my mechanic because they needed their antiquated POS system (which used a dongle for copyright protection) a CO2 scope, as well as internet on the same machine while the computer around it kept needing parts replaced or upgraded...)
To quote the late great George Carlin:
Just think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
Benefit being that it would just be an image, so any problems you could just roll back. Also it would be easier to isolate from the network.
most actual failures end up being a power supply problem.
I have, through my career, had the pleasure of replacing hundreds of wifi devices all over the country. 90% of the time, be it wifi devices, monitors, laptops or computer towers it is a power supply problem.
Most of the time I wished it were as easy as a computer tower to replace the power supply.