Even so, I could see how this would be accidental -- launch one dodgy website which pops up 50 others, and before you know it, 1/3 of your cache is filled with crud.
Unlikely as hell, yes, but I wouldn't want to totally discount it from the realms of possibility.
Women have freedom of choice, but should not have freedom to nullify the consequences of their choices. Thus if you CHOOSE to have sex, you face the CONSEQUENCE of a potential unwanted pregnancy. I do not believe that a woman should be able to get an abortion just to dodge the consequences of having sex.
Thus if you CHOOSE to have an abortion, you face the CONSEQUENCE of living with that termination for the rest of your life. Some people can face it, some can't. That's why it's a choice. And believe me, you can't escape that consequence...
Also, if you CHOOSE to have sex and get an STD, does that mean you shouldn't be allowed treatment because you're trying to dodge the CONSEQUENCES of having sex? That could be entertaining. Remind me to inform those pharmacists that are denying women the contraceptive pill, eh?
I'm with you, please let this be an early launched (pre-emptive?) April fools.
Otherwise, it reminds me of this game "nuclear escalation" - your site takes a whack, you whack back because your running Symbiot, they whack back because they too are running Symbiot...
It'll be like those mailing list morons who have "out of office replies" when they leave town for a month..
Here in Australia, I've heard of at least one consumer who was able to recoup the cost from a retailer for rebuilding their system after a virus attack.
Consumer rights advocates are starting to see virus attacks as being part of a forseeable problem that users will encounter during reasonable computer use, and that a 1 year warranty (mandated by fair trading laws, here) therefore covers it.
In the case of the consumer above, the retailer didn't provide antivirus software in the computer package, and didn't tell the consumer to purchase/use antivirus software. They paid the $66 to rebuild the computer after Blaster hit.
In other words, the cost of fines will be payable by the retailer, who is liable under the terms of the warranty.
You can be thatt retailer is going to look to recoup it from the supplier, and on up the chain.
On a related topic, I was at a restraunt the other day and overheard several elderly people talking: 2 men and a woman. They were probably in their late 50s or 60s. Of all things, they were talking about computers. Their conversation ranged from the history of computers - back to mainframes and punch cards - to how DVD/optical disc technology is now evolving to use blue light so as to get a tigher focused beam. Very encouraging to hear elderly folks converse about such things - you'd think they read slashdot or something.:)
Glad you added the smiley. My dad, who I call a "first generation geek", is one of those so-called "elderly" folks. He's a COBOL guru, reads slashdot, keeps up with all the spiffy new technology, and enjoys his retirement, in between oh-so-urgent, we-must-have-you-nobody-else-will-do jobs that the government calls him in for.
Proud of him? you bet I am.
I was playing with punchcards as a 3 year old - colouring them in with crayon.
We survey reliability regularly - we haven't seen any difference between 1 yr old and 5 yr old models in our surveys, or we'd report on it.
Similarly, Consumer Reports checked into whether more recent models are less reliable
We've got results for computer brands at http://www.choice.com.au/articles/a103391p1.htm. They're pretty unreliable overall, but age isn't a factor: results from our last survey are very similar in the rate of repair needed for models of different ages.
Unfortunately our printer info is in the pay per view section. *doh*
The idea that there is a slower more insidious form is very strongly backed by studies of Kuru ( a disease of cannibalistic Fore highlanders in Papua New Guinea).
There were three distinct groups of people who died - people who died in the first wave had one genetic profile, in the middle wave, another , and in the final wave, up to 40 yrs later, a different genetic profile again.
Also, all those who have died from nvCJD thus far have been homozygous for a gene known to give shorter incuation periods for diseases like this (such as Kuru and the heridary forms of CJD and Gerstmann-Streussler-Schinker).
"It seems to me that everywhere that McDonald's, The Gap, etc. have set up shop, they've done so because there's a demand for it."
Not true. It's there because there is a market for it, but that's not the same thing as a demand for it.
We've had starbucks open in Sydney - it's not like there wewren't already great coffee shops and cafes here, but Starbucks saw how much coffee Sydneysiders drink, and saw a slice of the pie for themselves.
There's enough for everyone, and right now, they are just another coffee shop, but the franchising aspect of Starbucks means that they are slowly taking over the high profile areas. It's interesting to watch - they have some cute tactics to get business from other local coffee shops, and whittle away their business, where the others don't have a franchise to balance out the losses in a single coffee shop. 30c Newspaper with your morning coffee in the heart of the finance/business district is pretty smart, frex.
I'd said that they wouldn't succeed in Sydney - I figured Perth was a better spot because Perth residents do far more take-away coffee than Sydneysiders, butt instead, Starbucks has gone for dine-in, in the areas where dine-in is high, and take-away in the business spots. I have to admire their strategy, even while I'm creeped out at how far and fast they are spreading in a competitive market.
Here we have a bunch of judges, who, instead of taking their employer to _court_ for what they see as possibly illegal monitoring, and get it stopped...
Alexlit.com appear to be selling it in PDF format, so it's not essential to get a -specific- reader, at least. You can choose your propriety reader!..wow, consumers really -do- have freedom eh? (sarcasm)
Alexlit comment that the PDF protected by softlock though, so the paranoid security goons are having their way again.
Ah well, I might buy it when the hype dies down a bit.
Linux is in an enviable position in that a large proportion of its users are also its developers.
1) There's a huge pool of users that can be drawn on for usability testing.
2) There's not a huge amount of money for traditional usability testing (although I'm sure there is apparatus available)
What's the best approach to take with this kind of scenario, in order to usability test on a large scale and get improvements both for developers, and for end-users with little or no development interest?
I figure there have got to be good strategies to improve usability, using our huge pool of linux resources, the people. (hey, with a slogan like that I should be in PR *snort*)
It's interesting that you took it as a flame. =) It did spark interesting discussion, but I'm still left wondering what exactly a "womans touch" is..and as a corollory -why- we need it. I figure what we need is people who think outside the square, and see things from different angles. A lot of people seem to perceive that being a woman gives a new perspective, and thus a "womans touch". I don't think the two are necessarily corrollated, and I think it cheapens what women can add to projects by only considering them in that light, and I think it lessens the creative input of men if we only believe that a woman can add X (whatever X is) to a project.
I don't buy it, and I didn't find it offensive, I just found it patronising. There's a difference. Patronising means I think it demeans both men and women. =)
"A lot of software projects out there could really use that womans touch"
Geez. Could you be a little more patronising please?
We're just geeks too, trying to do what we're good at. We don't wanna be tokenised to "add a womans touch" to a project. We want to be involved to show off our skills, and get kudos for being -good-, not for being chicks.
Hey, there -is- a consumer reports for computers. At least in Australia there is, as a seperate product from Choice, which is the Australian Consumer Reports equivalent.
It's totally for newbies though, so I doubt/.'ers would find it even remotely cool and hoopy.
We haven't even mentioned Linux in our articles yet (March!) because it's too complex for about 75% of our current readers. Sigh.
Slashdot Mirror
I think gratuitous attention, historically afforded by men to women, will become a rarity.
*\o/*
I, for one, welcome this development.
Even so, I could see how this would be accidental -- launch one dodgy website which pops up 50 others, and before you know it, 1/3 of your cache is filled with crud.
Unlikely as hell, yes, but I wouldn't want to totally discount it from the realms of possibility.
Women have freedom of choice, but should not have freedom to nullify the consequences of their choices. Thus if you CHOOSE to have sex, you face the CONSEQUENCE of a potential unwanted pregnancy. I do not believe that a woman should be able to get an abortion just to dodge the consequences of having sex.
Thus if you CHOOSE to have an abortion, you face the CONSEQUENCE of living with that termination for the rest of your life. Some people can face it, some can't. That's why it's a choice. And believe me, you can't escape that consequence...
Also, if you CHOOSE to have sex and get an STD, does that mean you shouldn't be allowed treatment because you're trying to dodge the CONSEQUENCES of having sex? That could be entertaining. Remind me to inform those pharmacists that are denying women the contraceptive pill, eh?
morf
I'm with you, please let this be an early launched (pre-emptive?) April fools.
Otherwise, it reminds me of this game "nuclear escalation" - your site takes a whack, you whack back because your running Symbiot, they whack back because they too are running Symbiot...
It'll be like those mailing list morons who have "out of office replies" when they leave town for a month..
Here in Australia, I've heard of at least one consumer who was able to recoup the cost from a retailer for rebuilding their system after a virus attack.
Consumer rights advocates are starting to see virus attacks as being part of a forseeable problem that users will encounter during reasonable computer use, and that a 1 year warranty (mandated by fair trading laws, here) therefore covers it.
In the case of the consumer above, the retailer didn't provide antivirus software in the computer package, and didn't tell the consumer to purchase/use antivirus software. They paid the $66 to rebuild the computer after Blaster hit.
In other words, the cost of fines will be payable by the retailer, who is liable under the terms of the warranty.
You can be thatt retailer is going to look to recoup it from the supplier, and on up the chain.
interesting stuff.
On a related topic, I was at a restraunt the other day and overheard several elderly people talking: 2 men and a woman. They were probably in their late 50s or 60s. Of all things, they were talking about computers. Their conversation ranged from the history of computers - back to mainframes and punch cards - to how DVD/optical disc technology is now evolving to use blue light so as to get a tigher focused beam. Very encouraging to hear elderly folks converse about such things - you'd think they read slashdot or something. :)
Glad you added the smiley. My dad, who I call a "first generation geek", is one of those so-called "elderly" folks. He's a COBOL guru, reads slashdot, keeps up with all the spiffy new technology, and enjoys his retirement, in between oh-so-urgent, we-must-have-you-nobody-else-will-do jobs that the government calls him in for.
Proud of him? you bet I am.
I was playing with punchcards as a 3 year old - colouring them in with crayon.
morf - second generation geek
We survey reliability regularly - we haven't seen any difference between 1 yr old and 5 yr old models in our surveys, or we'd report on it.
Similarly, Consumer Reports checked into whether more recent models are less reliable
We've got results for computer brands at http://www.choice.com.au/articles/a103391p1.htm. They're pretty unreliable overall, but age isn't a factor: results from our last survey are very similar in the rate of repair needed for models of different ages.
Unfortunately our printer info is in the pay per view section. *doh*
morf
The idea that there is a slower more insidious form is very strongly backed by studies of Kuru ( a disease of cannibalistic Fore highlanders in Papua New Guinea).
There were three distinct groups of people who died - people who died in the first wave had one genetic profile, in the middle wave, another , and in the final wave, up to 40 yrs later, a different genetic profile again.
Also, all those who have died from nvCJD thus far have been homozygous for a gene known to give shorter incuation periods for diseases like this (such as Kuru and the heridary forms of CJD and Gerstmann-Streussler-Schinker).
Morf (CJD research geek)
No, they mean sequences.
You send off to a mail order place asking for a DNA sequence AGTTGTTGTTACGTT (or whatever), and they send you back 2uL of it in solution.
This has been pretty standard ever since I did my genetics honours work (1993).
I thought it said "Scientist clown organs grown"
very strange visuals.
"It seems to me that everywhere that McDonald's, The Gap, etc. have set up shop, they've done so because there's a demand for it."
Not true. It's there because there is a market for it, but that's not the same thing as a demand for it.
We've had starbucks open in Sydney - it's not like there wewren't already great coffee shops and cafes here, but Starbucks saw how much coffee Sydneysiders drink, and saw a slice of the pie for themselves.
There's enough for everyone, and right now, they are just another coffee shop, but the franchising aspect of Starbucks means that they are slowly taking over the high profile areas. It's interesting to watch - they have some cute tactics to get business from other local coffee shops, and whittle away their business, where the others don't have a franchise to balance out the losses in a single coffee shop. 30c Newspaper with your morning coffee in the heart of the finance/business district is pretty smart, frex.
I'd said that they wouldn't succeed in Sydney - I figured Perth was a better spot because Perth residents do far more take-away coffee than Sydneysiders, butt instead, Starbucks has gone for dine-in, in the areas where dine-in is high, and take-away in the business spots. I have to admire their strategy, even while I'm creeped out at how far and fast they are spreading in a competitive market.
Zara/Morf
Is it just me that see's the irony in this.
Here we have a bunch of judges, who, instead of taking their employer to _court_ for what they see as possibly illegal monitoring, and get it stopped...
...just block it.
That helps the rest of us out, how?
Sheesh.
Alexlit.com appear to be selling it in PDF format, so it's not essential to get a -specific- reader, at least. You can choose your propriety reader! ..wow, consumers really -do- have freedom eh? (sarcasm)
Alexlit comment that the PDF protected by softlock though, so the paranoid security goons are having their way again.
Ah well, I might buy it when the hype dies down a bit.
Zara/Morf
Linux is in an enviable position in that a large proportion of its users are also its developers.
1) There's a huge pool of users that can be drawn on for usability testing.
2) There's not a huge amount of money for traditional usability testing (although I'm sure there is apparatus available)
What's the best approach to take with this kind of scenario, in order to usability test on a large scale and get improvements both for developers, and for end-users with little or no development interest?
I figure there have got to be good strategies to improve usability, using our huge pool of linux resources, the people. (hey, with a slogan like that I should be in PR *snort*)
Morf
It's interesting that you took it as a flame. =) It did spark interesting discussion, but I'm still left wondering what exactly a "womans touch" is..and as a corollory -why- we need it. I figure what we need is people who think outside the square, and see things from different angles. A lot of people seem to perceive that being a woman gives a new perspective, and thus a "womans touch". I don't think the two are necessarily corrollated, and I think it cheapens what women can add to projects by only considering them in that light, and I think it lessens the creative input of men if we only believe that a woman can add X (whatever X is) to a project.
I don't buy it, and I didn't find it offensive, I just found it patronising. There's a difference. Patronising means I think it demeans both men and women. =)
Zara/Morf
"A lot of software projects out there could really use that womans touch"
Geez. Could you be a little more patronising please?
We're just geeks too, trying to do what we're good at. We don't wanna be tokenised to "add a womans touch" to a project. We want to be involved to show off our skills, and get kudos for being -good-, not for being chicks.
Skud's great. Another Aussie Chick.
Hey, there -is- a consumer reports for computers. At least in Australia there is, as a seperate product from Choice, which is the Australian Consumer Reports equivalent.
/.'ers would find it even remotely cool and hoopy.
It's totally for newbies though, so I doubt
We haven't even mentioned Linux in our articles yet (March!) because it's too complex for about 75% of our current readers. Sigh.
Morf
I expected offensive, subversive or witty.
I got lame.
I think about the only thing that impressesd me was the ability of the original Dilbert to be so easily subject to recaptioning.
I'm not sure if this implies the inherant shallowness of Dilbert, or something more profound about contextuality in a post-structuralist context..
..frankly, it doesn't change the fact that it's not worth the time.
morf