Why use a mouse? I mean, mouses are subject to so much wear and tear that the sensors and lenses have to be real beaten on. I don't see a reason not to have a palm-checking USB device instead.
Something just used for recognition would seem to be a bit more practical. Cheaper because size wouldn't be a significant factor, and also it'd be easier to lock down against theft.
But a mouse is just asking for trouble. Its got a.5% error rate when clean, but what about when six months old, sweaty, covered in coke, chips, and bodily fluids and has been used for 8 hours a day for the last half year?
Ehh, now this is borderline oddness. I'm no quantum physicist, so bear with me here.
It seems to me that light, moving at the speed of light, of course, shouldn't be subject to those effects.
The reasoning is the asymptote in the equations: objects *approaching* the speed of light elongate. If an object were to actually reach that speed, you'd get a buttload of infinities. So....?
Thoughts? My reasoning is probably full of holes, but it makes sense in my head!
This is shitty: This in no way is dangerous, such as driving in a car. It's only annoying.
Think of it as the same level of sitting next to the fat & smelly guy in the theatre: Annoying, but should the U.S. ban fat people?
What should be done is to pass a law allowing cell-free zones, such as HOSPITALS, or a particular business if they desire it. There could be a cell-usable zone in a restaraunt, like smoking areas.
This way, theatres which wish to allow it may, while not forcing all of them to allow it.
It may have sounded moronic when some asshole told you the same thing in high school, and then it was. High schools don't have dick for clubs and less for funding.
In college, it's different: There are serious clubs that get a lot of funding and do serious things. My school, GVSU has an anime club you can rent anime from free for a week and in conjunction with the RP club throws JAFAX every year. Next year, if we can get the money, we'll have Tracy Hickman himself running a game.
A friend at Perdue has a billiards club (pool actually, but for some reason they insist on calling it billiards... blech!) and they took the team to some sort of national college circuit or something.
The point is, there are actually serious clubs there, that do things, BIG things, that you can get involved in. You don't have to join some nerdy honors society; you can score anime chicks.
Do it early! Its a hell of a lot less uncomfortable to get involved in a club when its starting up for the year. Joining halfway through can be awkward, especially if they build towards a specific event.
On a random note, this may not apply to your school, but rennaisance fair chicks are HOT! if your school has one, consider joining:) I know I will next year:) (every school has a club w/ a lot of hot single chicks... and not necessarily the cheerleaders, either...)
I was pretty turned off by the assembler too, since I don't do any assembler coding at all. I'm a C guy my self. But the thing here is that he gives the algorthms in a pseudo-code form, implementable in any language. When I look at his stuff, I read his writing, and the algorthms, but I don't even bother with the ASM. Yes, I know i'm missing a lot. But he has vastly more than enough otherwise.
I start looking at pricewatch.com. They are a lister, they list prices of components.
Keep in mind shipping: its usually cheaper to order a proc & mobo & ram from one place, just to save on shipping.... (otherwise you pay $15 extra per component)...
I've done business with many companies listed there, and been happy every time.
Use automated unit tests. It is true that it won't catch everything, but nothing will. The only system operating perfectly is off. Unit testing aint a panacea of perfection, but its a heck of a lot closer than "Well, the numbers/looked/ right!".
Read all the extreme programming practices. No, you don't have to follow them (any or all). But you should READ them and WHY they were suggested. Knowing why will help you.
Standard code practices are good. Anything that can help you automate things is good.
My software can log every memory allocation and uses a quick n dirty perl script to ensure that each was deallocated (I write code with ZERO memory leaks and no garbage collection). Consider similar practices.
Work your ass off. There is no magic toggle switch somewhere you can flip between hell and perfection, you gotta do it yourself. But I do and it aint that hard. You can too.
Many states have anti-strategic lawsuit laws (Say that three times fast!). This sounds like a pretty clear-cut violation. Call em on it and nail the bastards.
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You can get a ton of both for under $10USD and you can do just bout anything with enough of them.
Today it employs only one person in a tiny office...
Sounds like you're wondering why they'd do so *now* of all times, when they can't do anything.
Easy: Nothing to lose. The company has nothing left. Normally it is unwise to sue MS. They'll just drag it on and you won't get a significant gain (i.e. Apple's suit), even if you do win. But now, the worst the spending can do is bankrupt them: which is basically where they stand now anyway. OTOH, the damages they could land could put Be back on its feet.
The two local lugs here (College and city) have both considered non-profit status. We also dismissed it quickly, simply becaus, why? It seemed like a lot of trouble for no gain. Are we missing something here? Why do you want to do it?
The big names, such as Land's End and Eddie Bauer, as quoted in the article, already spam relatively nicely, lest they offend their customers. On the other hand, I'd love to kill those penis-enlargement ads, but there's hardly even a target to shoot at if I wanted to eliminate those. Hell, even with x10 spam, I can ban x10.com. But the ones I want to get rid of are not reputable, and they already avoid accountability. How will this change that?
It seems your trying to draw a parallel here to the MS case. That is not entirely possible in this instance.
There is one critical difference: it's possible to clone an x86 processor. They are standard and well documented.
You can't clone Windows. It is only partially open, with closed file formats and APIs all over the place. Open APIs are often not documented well, or may have undocumented bugs which applications depend on.
It is possible to make a chip that will run all the same applications as Intel's, and to do so in a reasonable timeframe. However, Wine and LindowsOS are clear counterpoints to that, showing that that CANNOT be done with an OS.
Why can't it get its own subculture? Why do you care if it likes what you like or not? Why is it you like something merely to be different? The thing is, ideally, you should merely go on living your life. Like what you like. If others happen to share your interests, great. If only a few do, then great. But you should not care about 'mainstream'. That's insane.
Yes, but is not everything transmitted anyway? Aren't the vitals monitered? And even so, a microdrive probably isn't the answer. I think something slower but more reliable would be better. You also don't need a gig for vitals. Why not some sort of ruggedized, upgraded floppy disk?
The size is good, but, what's the point of a 1gb microdrive? Why not a 100 or 200 meg low-density 1200rpm laptop hdd? It'd prolly cost as much as the microdrive, but I say it'd be a far site more reliable!
I can see the point of the rest, but the microdrive seems like a waste. For one thing, how shielded are those suits? How much EM can magnetic media take? I can see the usefulness of say, a hud with schematics of circuits, or a map, or whatever displayed on it via the network, BUT, what on earth would you put on the microdrive? If you're taking photos, the drive goes in the camera, not the suit! But otherwise, I think it could be cool. Also, maybe those microoptical lcd glasses could be useful here?
The most important thing is net access. Why? Because if you forget something, or don't know how to do something, or have a question, or run out of Bawls, or whatever, if you have net access, you can fix it. I'd suggest seeing if there is something nearby with access. I'm just guessing, but maybe a real cybercafe, or a library or whatever.
Whatever happened to journalistic integrity? Now I agree with the need for posting this vulnerability, but the article is horrid. It provides little information and at the same time is extremely incisive. This has to be written in the most inflammatory way possible. This is literally an embarassment. What is the point of this insanely sensationalist news? This type of treatment is not necessary, and is especially unequal. No Linux/BSD/Unix vulnerability has ever been ended with "Happy (browsing|mailreading|telnetting|etc)". Sure, it needed to be posted, but this is written in the same horrid, trigger-happy, publish-now-correct-never, lets-bash-microsoft, lets-bash-integration (kernel httpd, anyone?), insulting and riot-inciting way possible. This would never be permitted in a print journal, and is why that official recognition of internet publications that was posted today was so long in coming. If this was a television anchor saying this they would have been the butt of a massive libel lawsuit (Oprah beef suit, anyone?). But it's slashdot, so it's ok.
Bull shit you are totally missing the point. Sure, the guilty party shouldn't have complete say, and everything coming out of Microsoft's ass^H^H^H PR pipe should be examined with more than a few grains of salt, but still, even those guilty of the most heinous crimes have SOME say in what they are sentanced to. For instance, freedom from cruel & unusual punishment. They aren't given the only say, but we always allow them to argue a bit, and they have every right to. Circumstances differ.
In the general context I am inclined to agree with this. However, this is not exactly correct.
The Achilles Heel of open source is software that does not work or cannot be gotten to work. What good is software that's documented well but that doesn't work?! Documentation is good, but if the features are not there or are not stable, well then, what's the point?
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Why use a mouse? I mean, mouses are subject to so much wear and tear that the sensors and lenses have to be real beaten on. I don't see a reason not to have a palm-checking USB device instead.
.5% error rate when clean, but what about when six months old, sweaty, covered in coke, chips, and bodily fluids and has been used for 8 hours a day for the last half year?
Something just used for recognition would seem to be a bit more practical. Cheaper because size wouldn't be a significant factor, and also it'd be easier to lock down against theft.
But a mouse is just asking for trouble. Its got a
A mouse is a bad idea.
Ehh, now this is borderline oddness. I'm no quantum physicist, so bear with me here.
It seems to me that light, moving at the speed of light, of course, shouldn't be subject to those effects.
The reasoning is the asymptote in the equations: objects *approaching* the speed of light elongate. If an object were to actually reach that speed, you'd get a buttload of infinities. So....?
Thoughts? My reasoning is probably full of holes, but it makes sense in my head!
This is shitty: This in no way is dangerous, such as driving in a car. It's only annoying.
Think of it as the same level of sitting next to the fat & smelly guy in the theatre: Annoying, but should the U.S. ban fat people?
What should be done is to pass a law allowing cell-free zones, such as HOSPITALS, or a particular business if they desire it. There could be a cell-usable zone in a restaraunt, like smoking areas.
This way, theatres which wish to allow it may, while not forcing all of them to allow it.
It may have sounded moronic when some asshole told you the same thing in high school, and then it was. High schools don't have dick for clubs and less for funding.
In college, it's different: There are serious clubs that get a lot of funding and do serious things. My school, GVSU has an anime club you can rent anime from free for a week and in conjunction with the RP club throws JAFAX every year. Next year, if we can get the money, we'll have Tracy Hickman himself running a game.
A friend at Perdue has a billiards club (pool actually, but for some reason they insist on calling it billiards... blech!) and they took the team to some sort of national college circuit or something.
The point is, there are actually serious clubs there, that do things, BIG things, that you can get involved in. You don't have to join some nerdy honors society; you can score anime chicks.
Do it early! Its a hell of a lot less uncomfortable to get involved in a club when its starting up for the year. Joining halfway through can be awkward, especially if they build towards a specific event.
On a random note, this may not apply to your school, but rennaisance fair chicks are HOT! if your school has one, consider joining :) I know I will next year :) (every school has a club w/ a lot of hot single chicks... and not necessarily the cheerleaders, either...)
I was pretty turned off by the assembler too, since I don't do any assembler coding at all. I'm a C guy my self. But the thing here is that he gives the algorthms in a pseudo-code form, implementable in any language. When I look at his stuff, I read his writing, and the algorthms, but I don't even bother with the ASM. Yes, I know i'm missing a lot. But he has vastly more than enough otherwise.
I start looking at pricewatch.com. They are a lister, they list prices of components.
Keep in mind shipping: its usually cheaper to order a proc & mobo & ram from one place, just to save on shipping.... (otherwise you pay $15 extra per component)...
I've done business with many companies listed there, and been happy every time.
Use automated unit tests. It is true that it won't catch everything, but nothing will. The only system operating perfectly is off. Unit testing aint a panacea of perfection, but its a heck of a lot closer than "Well, the numbers /looked/ right!".
Read all the extreme programming practices. No, you don't have to follow them (any or all). But you should READ them and WHY they were suggested. Knowing why will help you.
Standard code practices are good. Anything that can help you automate things is good.
My software can log every memory allocation and uses a quick n dirty perl script to ensure that each was deallocated (I write code with ZERO memory leaks and no garbage collection). Consider similar practices.
Work your ass off. There is no magic toggle switch somewhere you can flip between hell and perfection, you gotta do it yourself. But I do and it aint that hard. You can too.
Many states have anti-strategic lawsuit laws (Say that three times fast!). This sounds like a pretty clear-cut violation. Call em on it and nail the bastards.
You can get a ton of both for under $10USD and you can do just bout anything with enough of them.
Today it employs only one person in a tiny office...
Sounds like you're wondering why they'd do so *now* of all times, when they can't do anything.
Easy: Nothing to lose. The company has nothing left. Normally it is unwise to sue MS. They'll just drag it on and you won't get a significant gain (i.e. Apple's suit), even if you do win. But now, the worst the spending can do is bankrupt them: which is basically where they stand now anyway. OTOH, the damages they could land could put Be back on its feet.
Sounds like the smartest option left to them.
The two local lugs here (College and city) have both considered non-profit status. We also dismissed it quickly, simply becaus, why? It seemed like a lot of trouble for no gain. Are we missing something here? Why do you want to do it?
Those easter eggs they were too busy coding featurs to write!
it's 42 or 64 pages long!
Two key words here: PUBLIC and PRIVATE. If its funded by some random private agency, then fine, they paid for it, its theirs.
HOWEVER, if it's publicly funded research, the results should be public. If I pay for it to be done, I want it.
Anyone know how the freedom of information act would apply here?
The big names, such as Land's End and Eddie Bauer, as quoted in the article, already spam relatively nicely, lest they offend their customers. On the other hand, I'd love to kill those penis-enlargement ads, but there's hardly even a target to shoot at if I wanted to eliminate those. Hell, even with x10 spam, I can ban x10.com. But the ones I want to get rid of are not reputable, and they already avoid accountability. How will this change that?
Ahh, but if they spame nicely then they will have valid return-email addys, won't they? Or optimally, an X-UCE header, or some such.
:)
It's easier to filter nice spam
It seems your trying to draw a parallel here to the MS case. That is not entirely possible in this instance.
There is one critical difference: it's possible to clone an x86 processor. They are standard and well documented.
You can't clone Windows. It is only partially open, with closed file formats and APIs all over the place. Open APIs are often not documented well, or may have undocumented bugs which applications depend on.
It is possible to make a chip that will run all the same applications as Intel's, and to do so in a reasonable timeframe. However, Wine and LindowsOS are clear counterpoints to that, showing that that CANNOT be done with an OS.
The problem is that you care.
Why can't it get its own subculture? Why do you care if it likes what you like or not? Why is it you like something merely to be different? The thing is, ideally, you should merely go on living your life. Like what you like. If others happen to share your interests, great. If only a few do, then great. But you should not care about 'mainstream'. That's insane.
I don't know what you mean by that looking for the investors is a "no-go", but if you couldn't find them, isn't that a bad sign?
Yes, but is not everything transmitted anyway? Aren't the vitals monitered? And even so, a microdrive probably isn't the answer. I think something slower but more reliable would be better. You also don't need a gig for vitals. Why not some sort of ruggedized, upgraded floppy disk?
The size is good, but, what's the point of a 1gb microdrive? Why not a 100 or 200 meg low-density 1200rpm laptop hdd? It'd prolly cost as much as the microdrive, but I say it'd be a far site more reliable!
I can see the point of the rest, but the microdrive seems like a waste. For one thing, how shielded are those suits? How much EM can magnetic media take? I can see the usefulness of say, a hud with schematics of circuits, or a map, or whatever displayed on it via the network, BUT, what on earth would you put on the microdrive? If you're taking photos, the drive goes in the camera, not the suit! But otherwise, I think it could be cool. Also, maybe those microoptical lcd glasses could be useful here?
The most important thing is net access. Why? Because if you forget something, or don't know how to do something, or have a question, or run out of Bawls, or whatever, if you have net access, you can fix it. I'd suggest seeing if there is something nearby with access. I'm just guessing, but maybe a real cybercafe, or a library or whatever.
Whatever happened to journalistic integrity? Now I agree with the need for posting this vulnerability, but the article is horrid. It provides little information and at the same time is extremely incisive. This has to be written in the most inflammatory way possible. This is literally an embarassment. What is the point of this insanely sensationalist news? This type of treatment is not necessary, and is especially unequal. No Linux/BSD/Unix vulnerability has ever been ended with "Happy (browsing|mailreading|telnetting|etc)". Sure, it needed to be posted, but this is written in the same horrid, trigger-happy, publish-now-correct-never, lets-bash-microsoft, lets-bash-integration (kernel httpd, anyone?), insulting and riot-inciting way possible. This would never be permitted in a print journal, and is why that official recognition of internet publications that was posted today was so long in coming. If this was a television anchor saying this they would have been the butt of a massive libel lawsuit (Oprah beef suit, anyone?). But it's slashdot, so it's ok.
This is bullshit.
Bull shit you are totally missing the point. Sure, the guilty party shouldn't have complete say, and everything coming out of Microsoft's ass^H^H^H PR pipe should be examined with more than a few grains of salt, but still, even those guilty of the most heinous crimes have SOME say in what they are sentanced to. For instance, freedom from cruel & unusual punishment. They aren't given the only say, but we always allow them to argue a bit, and they have every right to. Circumstances differ.
In the general context I am inclined to agree with this. However, this is not exactly correct.
The Achilles Heel of open source is software that does not work or cannot be gotten to work. What good is software that's documented well but that doesn't work?! Documentation is good, but if the features are not there or are not stable, well then, what's the point?