I'm glad to see someone is addressing the issue of poorly laid out keyboards. The only shortcoming that I can see is as follows:
More and more in regular usage, I need easy access to numbers. Most of my passwords are number/letter combos, and I'm constantly having to type addresses (often my own for online registration). More importantly, it's nice to be able to quickly type 'l4m3r' into a console while gaming.
Does anyone know of experiments being done to better incorporate numbers into regular type?
You: I still can't get a cable modem OR DSL in my house, so bring it on.
The article: The companies involved -- which also include AT&T Wireless Services, Verizon Communications, and Cingular Wireless -- would build access points in public places such as airports but would not try to supply access to people's homes, according to the report.
How are we so certain that Macworld won't bring new towers? Use common sense! Just look at the Apple promotion announced earlier this week offering $300-$500 back when a Power Mac G4 is purchased along with a 17-inch Studio Display, 22-inch Cinema Display, or 23-inch Cinema HD Display. This is a clear sign that Apple is sitting on a huge inventory of G4 towers.(emphasis mine)
I'm not saying that they're wrong, just that the speculation is weak. They may have a ton of displays, or they may be trying to move the inventory for the very fact that they are releasing a new tower.
I made the mistake of installing Microsoft's messanger the other day. Don't ask me why. Since then: It launches on start up, even though I have repeatedly set it to not do so, and I cannot uninstall it. Basically, I'm going to have to reinstall Windows to get rid of it. It's like an Explorer nightmare all over again.
Isn't killing for money the greatest evil? Putting a mere monetary value on someone's life is implausible. Imagine getting killed not because someone wanted you dead, but because they were ambivilant.
The notion of hard-wired authentication rings alarms for conspiracists who sense a plot by which Microsoft might exert even more control over what kind of software could run on future computers. The Redmond behemoth dismisses such talk as silly.
Apparently the US government does not think it's silly. Nor did the judge in the case who ruled against them.
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In order to advertise in print, radio and TV, you need big bucks. Hell, a billboard costs $10,000/mo. in rural America. For now it looks like you'll have to wait for another large company (like IBM) to decide it's good for business.
The best thing going for Linux is the fact that University programs teach it and promote it. Kids graduate every semester praising it. Give it time. Word of mouth goes a long way when a product is free (and stable).
Sometimes I derive great pleasure thinking of Microsoft lawyers running around saying, "Hey wait, who can we sue!?" and MS lackies running around going, "Hey wait, how can we run those Open Source people outta business!?"
Must be hard to compete with a good, free product minus draconian licensing. It's just beautiful man.
Our protagonist in MFiaB starts out by receiving a Mission...Problem is, his superiors won't tell him what the mission is, let alone the proper chain of command to clarify it. Through accidental subterfuge and persistence, he finally corners someone into providing his mission briefing, however some part of the officialdom steals it back before he can read more than the first somewhat disturbing page.
REWRITE:
Our protagonist in MS starts out by receiving a Mission to update some code...Problem is, his superiors won't show him the rest of the code, let alone the proper chain of command to clarify it. Through accidental subterfuge and persistence, he finally corners someone into providing him with the code, however some part of the officialdom steals it back before he can read more than the first somewhat disturbing line./B)
Does Linux's license specifically say software, drivers, tools, etc. must be open source as well? Could it be that specific without scaring off developers? Would it be legal?
File sharing doesn't hurt record labels any more than radio play. I can hear new music anytime I turn on the radio, but I still want to go buy the CD for the art, the tactile experience, and the addition to my collection.
I can tape the song off the radio just like I can download it off the Internet, but I still want to buy, buy, buy.
Why does this not register with label execs, economists, etc.?
I don't have a problem with this any more than I would a helicopter passing over me and recording the visual "data" of me sitting in a traffic jam. A more relevant analogy would be someone tracking the data of how many phone lines are paid for in a certain city block to measure population density (versus flying over and counting houses). As long as there's no eavesdropping, there's no problem.
This is perfect for a night out on the town with my girlfriends. It will fit easily into a small/trendy handbag, it's lightweight, and I can email my frinds images of their drunken escapades (or that hot guy at the bar) the very next day.
Buy this for your girlfriend/friend that's a girl. She'll love it
"The Internet, once lauded as a frontier of freedom and a place for innovation to flourish, has become a battleground in an emerging war over who should own vast swaths of information and the next good idea." This is a nice summary, though I think it oversimplifies the kind of stuff we see from MS, ADTI, MCAA and RIAA.
Also, am I crazy or does BitTorrent sound very promising:
"With BitTorrent, clients automatically mirror files they download, making the publisher's burden almost nothing."
But won't this technology really push cable companies to penalize their customers for downloads?
I think it could work quite nicely. You obviously wouldn't want the same exact/. model. Your editors would continue to be true editors, and the story submissions would really be lead submissions.
An alternative to doing this would be to combine a "tradional" web news site with the ability of readers to post comments and relevant links (call it a community board). Also, since news sites are resources for school children, you'd want to do something to insure appropriate content, or lock out underaged kids.
Swap devices with your friends occasionally. This isn't scary until the technology is the size of a piece of confetti that can be attached to someone who doesn't realize it. Did anyone else see that Buffy?
Extending this list by this much does more than greatly increase the number of agencies allowed access to personal information--it greatly increases the number of people who might have access to it, and to abuse it. Especially scary is the power on the local level.
Need I even mention that many of these agencies have no personnel with the training to gather information, much less interpret it accurately. How long before the good old US follows suit? Or have they already granted these powers to every branch of government?
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More and more in regular usage, I need easy access to numbers. Most of my passwords are number/letter combos, and I'm constantly having to type addresses (often my own for online registration). More importantly, it's nice to be able to quickly type 'l4m3r' into a console while gaming.
Does anyone know of experiments being done to better incorporate numbers into regular type?
The article: The companies involved -- which also include AT&T Wireless Services, Verizon Communications, and Cingular Wireless -- would build access points in public places such as airports but would not try to supply access to people's homes, according to the report.
It's a bummer.
How are we so certain that Macworld won't bring new towers? Use common sense! Just look at the Apple promotion announced earlier this week offering $300-$500 back when a Power Mac G4 is purchased along with a 17-inch Studio Display, 22-inch Cinema Display, or 23-inch Cinema HD Display. This is a clear sign that Apple is sitting on a huge inventory of G4 towers. (emphasis mine)
I'm not saying that they're wrong, just that the speculation is weak. They may have a ton of displays, or they may be trying to move the inventory for the very fact that they are releasing a new tower.
I made the mistake of installing Microsoft's messanger the other day. Don't ask me why. Since then: It launches on start up, even though I have repeatedly set it to not do so, and I cannot uninstall it. Basically, I'm going to have to reinstall Windows to get rid of it. It's like an Explorer nightmare all over again.
Isn't killing for money the greatest evil? Putting a mere monetary value on someone's life is implausible. Imagine getting killed not because someone wanted you dead, but because they were ambivilant.
Heh. But seriously, imagine the jerk driving, talking on his cell, and trying to figure out how the new mouse-optical-thingy works.
Apparently the US government does not think it's silly. Nor did the judge in the case who ruled against them.
The best thing going for Linux is the fact that University programs teach it and promote it. Kids graduate every semester praising it. Give it time. Word of mouth goes a long way when a product is free (and stable).
Sometimes I derive great pleasure thinking of Microsoft lawyers running around saying, "Hey wait, who can we sue!?" and MS lackies running around going, "Hey wait, how can we run those Open Source people outta business!?"
Must be hard to compete with a good, free product minus draconian licensing. It's just beautiful man.
...to the idea of an obscene phone call.
REWRITE:
Our protagonist in MS starts out by receiving a Mission to update some code...Problem is, his superiors won't show him the rest of the code, let alone the proper chain of command to clarify it. Through accidental subterfuge and persistence, he finally corners someone into providing him with the code, however some part of the officialdom steals it back before he can read more than the first somewhat disturbing line./B)
Of course they are hazardous, altered brain cells or not. You're likely to drive into something while chatting away.
Does Linux's license specifically say software, drivers, tools, etc. must be open source as well? Could it be that specific without scaring off developers? Would it be legal?
You forgot to mention that at least 7% will say that CowboyNeal is yellow.
In a cute way. My favorite is this Walk around and admire the Programmer Artwork(TM) I'll download it at home. Work is on a Mac. :)
I can tape the song off the radio just like I can download it off the Internet, but I still want to buy, buy, buy.
Why does this not register with label execs, economists, etc.?
I don't have a problem with this any more than I would a helicopter passing over me and recording the visual "data" of me sitting in a traffic jam. A more relevant analogy would be someone tracking the data of how many phone lines are paid for in a certain city block to measure population density (versus flying over and counting houses). As long as there's no eavesdropping, there's no problem.
Buy this for your girlfriend/friend that's a girl. She'll love it
Also, am I crazy or does BitTorrent sound very promising:
"With BitTorrent, clients automatically mirror files they download, making the publisher's burden almost nothing."
But won't this technology really push cable companies to penalize their customers for downloads?
Ammuntion: $100
2 hundred yard, single round head shot with deagle: 1 clip
Getting booted for cheating when you're not: priceless
An alternative to doing this would be to combine a "tradional" web news site with the ability of readers to post comments and relevant links (call it a community board). Also, since news sites are resources for school children, you'd want to do something to insure appropriate content, or lock out underaged kids.
I don't want the real world, I want to escape it.
Swap devices with your friends occasionally. This isn't scary until the technology is the size of a piece of confetti that can be attached to someone who doesn't realize it. Did anyone else see that Buffy?
Probably equally as hard. The way I understand it (as explained by an FBI guy), tapping fiber optics breaks the connection, literally.
Extending this list by this much does more than greatly increase the number of agencies allowed access to personal information--it greatly increases the number of people who might have access to it, and to abuse it. Especially scary is the power on the local level.
Need I even mention that many of these agencies have no personnel with the training to gather information, much less interpret it accurately. How long before the good old US follows suit? Or have they already granted these powers to every branch of government?