In order to know if the page is worthwhile, you must look at it. And, then you can choose to go somewhere else. But, by looking at the worthless page, you have voted for it. There needs to be a way to indicate dissatisfaction with the choice. Perhaps the proxies could detect the user hitting the back button and use this for negative feedback. However, I think that might lead to too many false negatives. It's never easy, is it?
If I'm way off, thats because I'm too damned lazy to read the article.
Maybe you're on to something there. When typing, my right thumb is used only for the space bar, and the left thumb just hangs out being ballast or whatever.
And, I always lost at "thumbs" games when I was a kid.
It sucks being thumb-challenged as the cool gadgets get smaller and smaller.
To begin with, I hate entering text in phones. For me to have any fun playing Doom, I'll have to press 444 3 3 77 3 to start off with, and then 444 3 55 333 2 repeatedly thereafter. No thanks.
Was anything mentioned about opening the source? I thought the idea was to just give away ths OS - Windows. That being said, it could remain closed. And, the "Crown Jewels", according to Microsoft, is the source code -- not the operating system itself.
I like to think that I keep up with the goings and comings of the astronauts. I had no idea that there had been so many people on the station. Or, were some of those visitors not from Earth?
Has anyone noticed all of those ads for freedomofinfo.org? Do a whois and you will understand why.
6. There is no indication that the potential employer even had the woman's phone number.
Reading the cnet article points out the following fact:
Carter and her potential employer had exchanged telephone messages about the position. Unbeknownst to her, the e-mail would have been the next link in that chain, but by the time she got it, the position had been filled.
So, had the message bounced, the potential employer would have been able to contact her by telephone.
Conceal a mic and speakers and mount a video camera that has a big round lens that glows red in the center. Then you can just ask questions to the air and have a recorded voice say, "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave. You have only one egg and you are out of milk."
I remember working right out of high school for HP in Houston, Texas in 1984. I sat in on a satellite video conference where engineers were discussing going with ethernet or token-ring on the upcoming 9000 series hpux boxes. Of course, the consensus was that ethernet was the way to go. Sure, TCP/IP will run on token-ring or ethernet (arcnet for that matter), but ethernet does seem to be the natural for it. Perhaps having an entire class A had something to do with their decision? I was too wowed by the sat comm gear to pay much attention anyway.
Do not forget the episode where the Saint Louis Arch was visible from a hilltop. Also, remember when Springfield moved up from the bottom of the list of livable places -- "Take that! East Saint Louis".
The point, though -- is that the location of Springfield is intentionally ambiguous.
Go here on IBM's product page, scroll down to the "Display Size:" link and click on it. This will open up a popup showing IBM's description of their Thinkpad displays.
Its pretty obvious what they meant, but what they meant is not what they said. I emailed them a few months back, but it remains unchanged to this day. Here's the text:
Display size is determined by the diagonal measurement of the TFT display (i.e. 14.1"), while resolution is the degree of sharpness of a displayed image. Resolution is also expressed in a matrix of dots such as 1024 X 768 representing the number of pixels per square inch.
* ThinkPad X Series 12.1" TFT display with resolution up to 1024x768 dpi (dots per inch)
* ThinkPad T Series up to 14.1" with resolution up to 1400x1050 dpi
* ThinkPad R Series up to 14.1" with resolution up to 1024x768 dpi
* ThinkPad A Series up to 15" with resolution up to 1600x1400 dpi
Seriously though, I appreciate your achievments and wish you the best in your future. Any "radical" movement needs sensible people -- for that, I thank you.
I'm not certain that I would have necessarily chosen this path, but it happened. And, I really like it. About two years ago, I got fed up with cubicle life. After 20+ years of "hacking for the man", I was burned out. Fortunately, my wife's law practice was doing well, so I quit my job and began to look for a career change. I have two (4 and 7 yrs old) boys. I ended up pulling my kids out of day care and have not looked back. I have had one of my best summers ever. My 7 yr old just stated back to school (2nd grade) and I've been teaching my youngest his letters and numbers in preparation for Kindergarten next year.
But, the number one reason I enjoy it so much: I get to play with Lego's every day!
Let's hope that this concept is never applied to physical security. Imagine working in an office/cubicle with 32 keyboards and 64 mice, rj45 and rj11 jacks everwhere, throw in some extra pc cases to fill every inch under your desk -- with only one of each that actually works
I'd like to have a remote control that would control my legs and arms. Hell, why not the whole body? Sometimes, I'm just too damned lazy to get up and this would really help. Just press a button, and *boom*, you are standing in front of the fridge ready to get another beer.
Since the conference is in the U.S., make sure that your program submission does not violate any U.S. laws. Dare I say, DMCA? Or, perhaps this event could be another chance to push the limits of U.S. ip laws. Anybody feel like writing an mp3 encoder or decoder that is different enough yet compatible? We could sure use one:)
Yeah, I know. Write it myself... Now, where did I put that trs-80 manual?
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If I'm way off, thats because I'm too damned lazy to read the article.
If you always have the same attitude as me, then YES!
First we had "Luke, I am your father".
Next came "Resistance is futile".
Then "All your base are belong to us".
and now....
"Operating Systems are Irrelevant"
Where will the madness end?
And, I always lost at "thumbs" games when I was a kid.
It sucks being thumb-challenged as the cool gadgets get smaller and smaller.
To begin with, I hate entering text in phones. For me to have any fun playing Doom, I'll have to press 444 3 3 77 3 to start off with, and then 444 3 55 333 2 repeatedly thereafter. No thanks.
Was anything mentioned about opening the source? I thought the idea was to just give away ths OS - Windows. That being said, it could remain closed. And, the "Crown Jewels", according to Microsoft, is the source code -- not the operating system itself.
Has anyone noticed all of those ads for freedomofinfo.org? Do a whois and you will understand why.
6. There is no indication that the potential employer even had the woman's phone number.
Reading the cnet article points out the following fact:
Carter and her potential employer had exchanged telephone messages about the position. Unbeknownst to her, the e-mail would have been the next link in that chain, but by the time she got it, the position had been filled.
So, had the message bounced, the potential employer would have been able to contact her by telephone.
Too much? Easily solved. Just post this link to Natalie Portman nude.. Works every time.
Conceal a mic and speakers and mount a video camera that has a big round lens that glows red in the center. Then you can just ask questions to the air and have a recorded voice say, "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave. You have only one egg and you are out of milk."
I remember working right out of high school for HP in Houston, Texas in 1984. I sat in on a satellite video conference where engineers were discussing going with ethernet or token-ring on the upcoming 9000 series hpux boxes. Of course, the consensus was that ethernet was the way to go. Sure, TCP/IP will run on token-ring or ethernet (arcnet for that matter), but ethernet does seem to be the natural for it. Perhaps having an entire class A had something to do with their decision? I was too wowed by the sat comm gear to pay much attention anyway.
The point, though -- is that the location of Springfield is intentionally ambiguous.
I am not a Puma?
Its pretty obvious what they meant, but what they meant is not what they said. I emailed them a few months back, but it remains unchanged to this day. Here's the text:
Display size is determined by the diagonal measurement of the TFT display (i.e. 14.1"), while resolution is the degree of sharpness of a displayed image. Resolution is also expressed in a matrix of dots such as 1024 X 768 representing the number of pixels per square inch.
* ThinkPad X Series 12.1" TFT display with resolution up to 1024x768 dpi (dots per inch)
* ThinkPad T Series up to 14.1" with resolution up to 1400x1050 dpi
* ThinkPad R Series up to 14.1" with resolution up to 1024x768 dpi
* ThinkPad A Series up to 15" with resolution up to 1600x1400 dpi
Its ok, we love you anyway :)
Seriously though, I appreciate your achievments and wish you the best in your future. Any "radical" movement needs sensible people -- for that, I thank you.
...to make Saddam Hussein shaped firecrackers for American New Years celebrations
What the hell, its 10 til 3 in the morning and I've got karma to burn.
Here's my dilema:
Good: I have a good idea for a web application
Bad: I don't like the business model for web services. I don't see a way to measure your sales pipeline to be able to accurately forcast.
Good: I have a marketable idea for a business automation application.
Bad: I'm not a salesman and don't know how to sell it.
Bad: If I became successful, I'd be too busy to play with Lego's everyday.
...actually, CyberKnex have been a lot of fun lately
But, the number one reason I enjoy it so much: I get to play with Lego's every day!
Call it whatever you want. We know what you mean :)
Let's hope that this concept is never applied to physical security. Imagine working in an office/cubicle with 32 keyboards and 64 mice, rj45 and rj11 jacks everwhere, throw in some extra pc cases to fill every inch under your desk -- with only one of each that actually works
I'd like to have a remote control that would control my legs and arms. Hell, why not the whole body? Sometimes, I'm just too damned lazy to get up and this would really help. Just press a button, and *boom*, you are standing in front of the fridge ready to get another beer.
The water by-product is combined with co2 to keep the integrated fire-extinguisher / airbag charged. Geesh, what'dyu think it was used for?
Ok, so I didn't read the article first. Too bad the contest is so structured.
Yeah, I know. Write it myself... Now, where did I put that trs-80 manual?
Please tell me how I too can protect windows boxes against Microsoft fixes! This sounds too good to be true.