...reminds me of a cheerleading mom. You know, those mom's who will do anything to make sure their daughters make the squad, up to and including murder (sounds like a made-for-tv movie, but there are cases). It is this very 'don't rock the boat, popularity is everything' mentality that inspired the protest in the first place.
The kid's actions are slightly reminiscent of John Carlos and Tommy Smith at the '68 Olympics, although I'm sure he wasn't afraid of being picked off by a sniper.
Free speech has its place, and must be protected. I applaud this high schooler for his display of non-violent civil disobedience.
...they put a camera inside the thing and filmed the effects of the crash & burn? Kind of like when they crash tested that airliner many moons ago, just to see what really happens. They could sell it as a pay-per-view! Maybe it's just me, but I think that would be pretty bitchin!:-)
How cool would it be if the speaker went on the tip of your thumb, and the microphone went on the tip of your pinky? Make 'em flesh-toned and open the doors to the sanitariums!:-)
My take on the pic was that they were trying to make it look like actual tree branches. I imagine if they wanted straight lines, they could have figured it out.
There's a world of difference between a dedicated game machine and a multi-function device like a PDA or PC. Why does my Sony Playstation kick my PC's ass when it comes to games, when my PC has a 333MHz processor and the Playstation has a 34MHz processor?
Building a computer for one purpose can make that machine a hell of a lot more efficient, because of the massive difference in overhead.
According to the article, Handspring is going to market the PDA as a gaming machine - with a 30MHz processor? At least Casio's beast comes with more horsepower, even if it does run WinCE. Does the difference in operating system make up for the power difference?
And what's up with the other model? Monochrome screen, 30MHz processor, 8MB RAM, for $299? Can't you get all that right now with the Visor for $249?
Sounds like a Project Management class final exam.
First, determine probable dangers. Second, figure out the worst possible scenario that could occur from each threat. Finally, figure out how much it would cost to mitigate that threat.
Once you have this data, look for ratios such as: low cost to mitigate vs. high risk or high cost to mitigate vs. very high risk (a.k.a. the end of life on earth as we know it). And if you've got some money left over, start hitting the low cost to mitigate vs. moderate/low risk.
I would think that the threat to end all life on this third rock from the sun (well, except for no-see-ums - those little guys that getcha!) would warrant a pretty high expenditure on mitigation, regardless of the probability.
Of course, we could always just use the money to build a faster internet for downloading pr0n instead...
Does this really surprise anybody? How many 'features' do MS products have that piss you off by doing things you didn't ask you to? Just the other day, I was writing a paper in Word that used bulleted highlite points. Got it the way I wanted it, saved it, re-loaded it later and the bullet numbers were completely screwed up. Fixed it, saved it, re-loaded it, same thing. WTF? Point is, this is par for the course for MS, and shouldn't really surprise anybody. They don't care whether or not it makes life hard for those that know what they're doing--if it saves some dumb-ass from RTFM, then it's a good feature to them.
At the same time, I don't see this as that big of an issue. If somebody can come up with a worst-case scenario of an exploit for this 'feature' that will format my hard-drive, then I'll be concerned. Until then, I must accept the fact that I use Windows, and must therefore deal with this kind of crap.
Since when is originally written code, created through reverse engineering, somebody else's Intellectual Property? They asked the open source developers to remove their IP? And just how excatly do they propose to do that, if the renegade developers did not have access to their source code? What are they supposed to remove - the part that makes the driver work?
The even bigger point is the fact that they were found guilty of unfair business practices in a trial brought on by a competitor. Yes, it was on a Connecticut state trial, but it's something everybody else in the universe that got screwed by MS can point to.
It's kind of like the cigarette companies, and why they've always fought so hard in the courtroom. The problem isn't that immediate trial--the problem is the precedent that trial can set, and the millions of other suits that will follow now that someone posted a victory.
Lately it seems that 1 out of every 3 articles on/. involves some sort of litigation. It's a shame that News for Nerds and Stuff that matters all seems to revolve around the courtroom.
Lawyers no longer chase ambulances - it seems they now chase geeks.
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The kid's actions are slightly reminiscent of John Carlos and Tommy Smith at the '68 Olympics, although I'm sure he wasn't afraid of being picked off by a sniper.
Free speech has its place, and must be protected. I applaud this high schooler for his display of non-violent civil disobedience.
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Keep up the good work!
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...they put a camera inside the thing and filmed the effects of the crash & burn? Kind of like when they crash tested that airliner many moons ago, just to see what really happens. They could sell it as a pay-per-view! Maybe it's just me, but I think that would be pretty bitchin! :-)
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How cool would it be if the speaker went on the tip of your thumb, and the microphone went on the tip of your pinky? Make 'em flesh-toned and open the doors to the sanitariums! :-)
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Where would the Internet be without his brilliant invention, one-click-shopping?
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My take on the pic was that they were trying to make it look like actual tree branches. I imagine if they wanted straight lines, they could have figured it out.
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Building a computer for one purpose can make that machine a hell of a lot more efficient, because of the massive difference in overhead.
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And what's up with the other model? Monochrome screen, 30MHz processor, 8MB RAM, for $299? Can't you get all that right now with the Visor for $249?
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First, determine probable dangers. Second, figure out the worst possible scenario that could occur from each threat. Finally, figure out how much it would cost to mitigate that threat.
Once you have this data, look for ratios such as: low cost to mitigate vs. high risk or high cost to mitigate vs. very high risk (a.k.a. the end of life on earth as we know it). And if you've got some money left over, start hitting the low cost to mitigate vs. moderate/low risk.
I would think that the threat to end all life on this third rock from the sun (well, except for no-see-ums - those little guys that getcha!) would warrant a pretty high expenditure on mitigation, regardless of the probability.
Of course, we could always just use the money to build a faster internet for downloading pr0n instead...
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If they donate $$$ to a political party/candidate, the are evil.
If they donate $$$ to a cause (cancer research, etc.), they are good.
If they donate $$$ to my bank account, they are very good.
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I hadn't seen that - most hilarious!!
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At the same time, I don't see this as that big of an issue. If somebody can come up with a worst-case scenario of an exploit for this 'feature' that will format my hard-drive, then I'll be concerned. Until then, I must accept the fact that I use Windows, and must therefore deal with this kind of crap.
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Now, if they didn't have an internet connection, how would they download the good pr0n?
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Since when is originally written code, created through reverse engineering, somebody else's Intellectual Property? They asked the open source developers to remove their IP? And just how excatly do they propose to do that, if the renegade developers did not have access to their source code? What are they supposed to remove - the part that makes the driver work?
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It's kind of like the cigarette companies, and why they've always fought so hard in the courtroom. The problem isn't that immediate trial--the problem is the precedent that trial can set, and the millions of other suits that will follow now that someone posted a victory.
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These aren't the rumors we're looking for
You can go about your business
You can go about your business
Move along.
Move along.
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I think what they're counting are VBScript e-mail attachments that require either Outlook or Exchange to reformat your harddrive.
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Hell, you don't need CGI to reproduce George Lucas - save some money and use cardboard.
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Lawyers no longer chase ambulances - it seems they now chase geeks.
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Does this mean that your telemarketer could use your phone number as long as a computer didn't dial the number for him?
Stupid.
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This is what it should have been all along.
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I shudder to think what effects the fabled Blue Screen Of Death might impart...
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Now will they rename it Comet Globular?
Much better. Next time I'll try not to be so serious! :-)
Unfortunately, as Apple found out in their suit against Microsoft over Windows 95, you can't sue over "look and feel."