Again, not a problem with the programs themselves, or with hacking LEGO
MINDSTORMS software and hardware in general. To be absolutely clear: we have
never sued, are not suing, and do not contemplate suing anyone for taking
apart LEGO MINDSTORMS and writing their own code to extend the product, or
for distributing that code for free.
(I am really getting sick of the 20 second rule here by the way)
but the Newton had a 70-lb shortening version about 6 years ago. It had difficulty with handwriting because of a faulty butter knife attachment.
Prior to that, I understand NEC had managed to create a dried-apple head version of a cash register, but the disturbing pop-up No Sale key frightened young children.
I'd disagree that games necessarily are better for UI development, it's just that games have a lot more wiggle room in terms of bad user interface. A game like Leisure Suit Larry can get away with not having standard looking buttons, and a game like Myst III: Exile can get away with not having standard looking icons.
It doesn't mean however that games can have bad UIs. The eGames sample I stupidly picked up has one of the worst interfaces possible, and most of the games are individually difficult to manage.
And finally, it's worth pointing out there's no standard UI for a laser blaster. ("The cross-sight must be in red, with a slightly thicker line near the center...")
Essentially, by making digital copying of media an aspect of religious freedom, attempts to curtail that freedom become unconstitutional, thereby shooting DMCA in the buttocks (and the torso, and the leg, and the arm, etc.)
While I'm no expert on why computer programmers adopt one language over another, I think it's more like to come down to what makes the programmer's job the easiest, not necessarily the most effective.
Java feels slower than C++, I'll be the first to admit it. But most of what I write in Java are applications where the difference in speed has become negligable. I've written in both Java and C++, and simply found Java to be easier for me to learn. (Not necessarily better, just easier.)
I'm just happy that Visual Basic isn't more popular than Java, and that C# is getting low interest among non-Microsoft programmers.
Seriously though, these seems like a lot of rationalization to justify pinching AOL's approach to their service. Not that AOL came up with it, but MSN seems like its trying hard to be AOL in drag.
One more thing: wasn't the voice of the Borg female? I forget...
Maybe I'm a little naive, but it seems like the patent basically makes any attempt to cash in on the technology null and void, essentially keeping free software free.
I could an uproar if Victor was charging for the license, but he's explicitly not charging it for, and I can see where that would be beneficial.
Patents are a tool. In the wrong hands, they hurt; in the right hands, they don't.
I'd be interested to see how the results hold up after 6-9 months, as some of the media sites mentioned may only disseminate e-mails on a periodic basis.
On a separate note, perhaps we could use a site where people report experiements with different sites in regards to e-mail abuse (I registered with this email and got this spam, i.e.)...or does such a site already exist and I'm too lazy to find it?
Sort of like adding the frosting before the chickens laid the egg to send to the supermarket to be bought by you to be added to the ingredients to be baked into a cake, sounds like.
"My apologies, we have no running water, but we can play Quake."
Anything government related is a good candidate to use GPL-licensed products.
Let's face it: US tax forms electronically are at the whim of Adobe, most of their other documents are at the whim of Microsoft. Given Microsoft's track record regarding encoding hidden information, the government owes itself to use products that can be fully inspected by an outside agency. (Which I know, GPL is not the only way to reach that, but it helps tremendously.)
Acceptance of security has nothing to do with how secure something is, but instead the perception of security. And the perception of security is mighty easy to break -- it doesn't even take an actual breech to occur, but the rumor of a breech, which any losing politician will be quick to exploit.
The most important part of the article is that voters will be able to choose one or the other...in some senses voters will also be voting for paper vs. electronic votes.
I've never had a huge aversion to paper ballots, and in fact prefer something that has a tactile presence that can be recounted later.
in the Florida election, and most elections overall, I've wondered why there's a complete lack of confirmation in your votes. My own feeling is: if I can't close a document on my computer without a message asking for confirmation, why should I be able to vote without a confirmation?
I believe this is the Clinton defense. Drag out the issue by making the definition of a common word a big fooh-far-ah. Somebody at Webster's should be placed on Microsoft Alert, given "comingle", "viral", "monopoly.".
Which is actually what's funny about the comment from Microsoft. How exactly does putting certain functions in the same file benefit users? While there may be a performance boost (or hit), I can't imagine Joe AOL snapping his finger, "Gosh almighty. I sure am glad Microsoft organized its source code into files according to related functions. Where's my pr0n?"
Not sure why the reply has been moderated down to -1, but just to comment: I'm thinking more in terms of the poster I replied to, commenting on your average office worker and less about your Sysadmin.
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(I am really getting sick of the 20 second rule here by the way)
but the Newton had a 70-lb shortening version about 6 years ago. It had difficulty with handwriting because of a faulty butter knife attachment.
Prior to that, I understand NEC had managed to create a dried-apple head version of a cash register, but the disturbing pop-up No Sale key frightened young children.
I toast your top ten jokes about the Butter PDA.
I'd disagree that games necessarily are better for UI development, it's just that games have a lot more wiggle room in terms of bad user interface. A game like Leisure Suit Larry can get away with not having standard looking buttons, and a game like Myst III: Exile can get away with not having standard looking icons.
It doesn't mean however that games can have bad UIs. The eGames sample I stupidly picked up has one of the worst interfaces possible, and most of the games are individually difficult to manage.
And finally, it's worth pointing out there's no standard UI for a laser blaster. ("The cross-sight must be in red, with a slightly thicker line near the center...")
Essentially, by making digital copying of media an aspect of religious freedom, attempts to curtail that freedom become unconstitutional, thereby shooting DMCA in the buttocks (and the torso, and the leg, and the arm, etc.)
(that's what the "Rock beats scissors" refers to)
main() returned human existence and the universe.
Therefore the current return type is void
(This comment would have been up earlier, except the time restrictions keep playing Keepaway with me)
Well, it's Boston. You need that sort of defense in Boston.
It's worth pointing out that they probably lost when the court found out how they "gave communion"
Well, be fair, we need food to survive, but We can survive without .NET.
While I'm no expert on why computer programmers adopt one language over another, I think it's more like to come down to what makes the programmer's job the easiest, not necessarily the most effective.
Java feels slower than C++, I'll be the first to admit it. But most of what I write in Java are applications where the difference in speed has become negligable. I've written in both Java and C++, and simply found Java to be easier for me to learn. (Not necessarily better, just easier.)
I'm just happy that Visual Basic isn't more popular than Java, and that C# is getting low interest among non-Microsoft programmers.
$100 is short of six figures as well.
Seriously though, these seems like a lot of rationalization to justify pinching AOL's approach to their service. Not that AOL came up with it, but MSN seems like its trying hard to be AOL in drag.
One more thing: wasn't the voice of the Borg female? I forget...
In all fairness, pets.com was probably more an example of great branding, lousy product. Sort of like Britteny Spears.
Maybe I'm a little naive, but it seems like the patent basically makes any attempt to cash in on the technology null and void, essentially keeping free software free.
I could an uproar if Victor was charging for the license, but he's explicitly not charging it for, and I can see where that would be beneficial.
Patents are a tool. In the wrong hands, they hurt; in the right hands, they don't.
So...they're combatting piracy by using junk mail.
What happens with pirates who have opted out of junk mail? Get off scott-free?
I'd be interested to see how the results hold up after 6-9 months, as some of the media sites mentioned may only disseminate e-mails on a periodic basis.
On a separate note, perhaps we could use a site where people report experiements with different sites in regards to e-mail abuse (I registered with this email and got this spam, i.e.)...or does such a site already exist and I'm too lazy to find it?
One of the funniest ways to despam I've seen was an email address like
judyl@BRAyahoo.com
with the sig
to email me, remove my bra
Sort of like adding the frosting before the chickens laid the egg to send to the supermarket to be bought by you to be added to the ingredients to be baked into a cake, sounds like.
"My apologies, we have no running water, but we can play Quake."
Now that being said, if you're not married, get married before you go, because you do *not* want to start a sex-life anywhere in Africa right now...
We all know, of course, the marriage is the sure-fire way to prevent a sex-life.
Anything government related is a good candidate to use GPL-licensed products.
Let's face it: US tax forms electronically are at the whim of Adobe, most of their other documents are at the whim of Microsoft. Given Microsoft's track record regarding encoding hidden information, the government owes itself to use products that can be fully inspected by an outside agency. (Which I know, GPL is not the only way to reach that, but it helps tremendously.)
Acceptance of security has nothing to do with how secure something is, but instead the perception of security. And the perception of security is mighty easy to break -- it doesn't even take an actual breech to occur, but the rumor of a breech, which any losing politician will be quick to exploit.
The most important part of the article is that voters will be able to choose one or the other...in some senses voters will also be voting for paper vs. electronic votes.
I've never had a huge aversion to paper ballots, and in fact prefer something that has a tactile presence that can be recounted later.
in the Florida election, and most elections overall, I've wondered why there's a complete lack of confirmation in your votes. My own feeling is: if I can't close a document on my computer without a message asking for confirmation, why should I be able to vote without a confirmation?
I believe this is the Clinton defense. Drag out the issue by making the definition of a common word a big fooh-far-ah. Somebody at Webster's should be placed on Microsoft Alert, given "comingle", "viral", "monopoly.".
Which is actually what's funny about the comment from Microsoft. How exactly does putting certain functions in the same file benefit users? While there may be a performance boost (or hit), I can't imagine Joe AOL snapping his finger, "Gosh almighty. I sure am glad Microsoft organized its source code into files according to related functions. Where's my pr0n?"
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The Julie Andrews Dirty Songbook (the expurgated version).
You mean the one without the gannet?
Not sure why the reply has been moderated down to -1, but just to comment: I'm thinking more in terms of the poster I replied to, commenting on your average office worker and less about your Sysadmin.