What a retard- I guess if I don't spell out the EXACT correlation between what I have to say and the reason this will get cracked this moron doesn't pick up on it.
What an idiot.
Are all the 'this will get cracked' posts off topic?
Let me rephrase this in a way you may be able to understand- whoever you are you loser moderator idiot.
People can do anything given enough time.
Cracker people have lots of time.
They will crack this like ancient civilizations 'cracked' astronomy.
Does that seem more on topic to your sorry pea sized brain?
My wife and I visisted a mayan city when we were on our honeymoon in Cancun. I was amazed by the incredible amount of pure information they had ammassed in regards to astronomy.
Our guide was really helpful in explaining that this amazing feat was possible because the people figuring all the stuff out had tons and tons of time to work on it over years and years.
Just imagine all the people out there w/nothing but time and desire (I'm willing to bet there are more people that will work to break this than there were Mayans studying moon/stars/seasons). What system can stand against that onslaught?
This isn't a troll- this is the exact answer. It may not be viable as a business model- but if you want a bunch of people to use your stuff, give it away.
Some others have said it as well. Installing w/packages like RedHat is a breeze- but if you want to change something once that install is done, that's another story.
I've reinstalled rather than try and make changes on some systems.
reason is because they require the user to learn something new.
I think you are right but I think that (at least from what I've read) they are also slower. I can't imagine that they wouldn't be. When I type w/two hands- one can be getting ready while the other is working- it's a wider bus if you will. I think the advantage this has is mobility.
The only other thing that I would add- in response to the above- typing takes time to learn period. I took a class in highschool and spent a semester learning. I'm sure that if you could get people to learn this way it wouldn't be any more difficult. The only question in my mind is does the portability outweigh the loss of speed? In the office environment the answer has to be no.
Previous chording keyboards haven't been very popular. How is this one different?
One big reason is that the typing fingers don't grip the unit and don't participate in retaining it within the hand. Trust me; this makes it much simpler to use. It's hard to type with fingers that must grip something at the same time. That's why the only portable one-hander you can buy at present, as far as I know, has a big, ugly, wrist strap . Another reason is that the fingers are never far from their relaxed positions. They don't have to curl tightly, which quickly becomes tiring. This keyboard is small enough to be mostly hidden by the hand so it's not so geeky. Since there's no strap, it can go in and out of a pocket quickly. When you actually get one in your hand you see it's great fun to type so casually and with so little effort.
Looking at your link- and looking at his site the differences seem pretty obvious in regards to size and cost.
I wonder if building some kind of wrist restraint into it would help.
I don't know much about carpal tunnel but I've seen people w/it wearing braces around their wrists. It seems like it would be easy to incorporate that right into this thing.
But- just to correct your statement a little. I do not allow this because I don't own stock. I've fealt vindicated lately. I invest in places that don't always have quite the same return but are consistent and steady (my home, savings bonds, etc.)
I don't work for a publicly traded company either.
So I'm not disagreeing w/your ideas just pointing out that unless there's a mouse in your pocket its not "you and me"- just you and them.
I do not subscribe to the Skynet fears that pop up about here so regularly. Mostly because I think we are so very much further from that kind of capability in a machine- than the optimists hope.
but even if 'thinking' machines are near, I'm not too worried that immediately following prescience will be an overwhelming desire to wipe out humanity. Much too silly.
The comparison is of no value. The dispute between the Palestinians and Israelis involves much much more than the location of borders. It involves the creation of a state and the relationship between that state and Israel. Your fears are misplaced.
More accurate means of surveying are good. That we can be more accurate and do so w/less resources and effort is also good. As the population of the world increases I would imagine that the demand for such services will grow as well.
such as taxes, etc, that's fine...they don't directly effect your day-to-day life
You must not have a job yet.
There is also a lot more than taxes or schools involved that directly impact peoples daily lives. State laws can vary greatly. I'm in the middle of my state. But what if I lived near some other state and suddenly things I own are illegal (I've got a rifle that would fit this easily in some places)
This is a pretty big deal and I think what will have to utlimately happen is people will need to move if they really don't want to live where they really live.
I'd hazard to say the only way to have real solid physical security is to have one point of entry/exit and to have that point monitored by competent human beings.
Even then you've got some decent ways around it.
The problem is to get even half decent physical security is expensive. Noboby wants to pay the cost.
Automated systems as you say can be very buggy and pretty easy to get around when you want to.
This article just made me think of all the places that probably aren't too physically secure that have sensitive data that is about ME. That gives me reason to pause.
for those of you w/real reasons to be concerned- would be that if these guys have thought of this - who else already has something much better in a nice small, concealable package.
And then think about how many businesses don't even come close to providing physical security to all the ports that connect to their network. Sure the computer room is locked- but how many cleaning people are in the offices at night? Usually if you worry about them at all- it would be that they steal, not leave something behind.
I had to do some work once at a call center for a client of ours. A large credit card company.
I pulled up to their building but it was this big glass box and I wasn't sure where the entrance was. I just walked around until I found a door. It was open and their were people standing around smoking. So I walked in. I was in the back by the break room.
I wandered around in there for 10 minutes or so until I found the front desk. When I walked into the lobby from inside the building and asked for the guy I was supposed to meet she was pretty freaked out. They brought up security people and asked how I got in, etc.
I hope my credit card company isn't that easy to get into. But I'd be surprised if its much more secure. I wouldn't be surprised it it is less secure.
One of the Lockheed employee newsletters ran a story on these recently.
They don't seem to have any of it that I can find on the web but I did run across this site that has some good info on what DARPA, Lockheed and others are doing in this area.
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What a retard- I guess if I don't spell out the EXACT correlation between what I have to say and the reason this will get cracked this moron doesn't pick up on it.
What an idiot.
Are all the 'this will get cracked' posts off topic?
Let me rephrase this in a way you may be able to understand- whoever you are you loser moderator idiot.
People can do anything given enough time.
Cracker people have lots of time.
They will crack this like ancient civilizations 'cracked' astronomy.
Does that seem more on topic to your sorry pea sized brain?
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My wife and I visisted a mayan city when we were on our honeymoon in Cancun. I was amazed by the incredible amount of pure information they had ammassed in regards to astronomy.
Our guide was really helpful in explaining that this amazing feat was possible because the people figuring all the stuff out had tons and tons of time to work on it over years and years.
Just imagine all the people out there w/nothing but time and desire (I'm willing to bet there are more people that will work to break this than there were Mayans studying moon/stars/seasons). What system can stand against that onslaught?
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This isn't a troll- this is the exact answer. It may not be viable as a business model- but if you want a bunch of people to use your stuff, give it away.
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There are probably 100 others posting this right now- but hey-
by Robert Heinlein not Saberhagen- or it is a different title if you'v got the author right.
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Yes I do know.
Hardware: Computer Monitor (CRT Type)
Settings: On
That might be a little technical for some so we did not include all the gory details on the site.
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You're right.
Some others have said it as well. Installing w/packages like RedHat is a breeze- but if you want to change something once that install is done, that's another story.
I've reinstalled rather than try and make changes on some systems.
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reason is because they require the user to learn something new.
I think you are right but I think that (at least from what I've read) they are also slower. I can't imagine that they wouldn't be. When I type w/two hands- one can be getting ready while the other is working- it's a wider bus if you will. I think the advantage this has is mobility.
The only other thing that I would add- in response to the above- typing takes time to learn period. I took a class in highschool and spent a semester learning. I'm sure that if you could get people to learn this way it wouldn't be any more difficult. The only question in my mind is does the portability outweigh the loss of speed? In the office environment the answer has to be no.
Previous chording keyboards haven't been very popular. How is this one different?
One big reason is that the typing fingers don't grip the unit and don't participate in retaining it within the hand. Trust me; this makes it much simpler to use. It's hard to type with fingers that must grip something at the same time. That's why the only portable one-hander you can buy at present, as far as I know, has a big, ugly, wrist strap . Another reason is that the fingers are never far from their relaxed positions. They don't have to curl tightly, which quickly becomes tiring. This keyboard is small enough to be mostly hidden by the hand so it's not so geeky. Since there's no strap, it can go in and out of a pocket quickly. When you actually get one in your hand you see it's great fun to type so casually and with so little effort.
Looking at your link- and looking at his site the differences seem pretty obvious in regards to size and cost.
I guess he has since his site refers to how this design is different from other chord keyboard designs.
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That was the first thought I had as well.
I wonder if building some kind of wrist restraint into it would help.
I don't know much about carpal tunnel but I've seen people w/it wearing braces around their wrists. It seems like it would be easy to incorporate that right into this thing.
Would that help?
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Because this Penguin flys very well.
I see what you are saying and agree.
But- just to correct your statement a little. I do not allow this because I don't own stock. I've fealt vindicated lately. I invest in places that don't always have quite the same return but are consistent and steady (my home, savings bonds, etc.)
I don't work for a publicly traded company either.
So I'm not disagreeing w/your ideas just pointing out that unless there's a mouse in your pocket its not "you and me"- just you and them.
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None of this was illegal- that's the problem.
They vote to give themselves a lone.
Then they vote to let themselves not pay back the loan.
And that is an acceptable practice.
How long do people operate in an environment like that before they lose the ability to make right choices?
Power corrupts...
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Maybe you've seen too many STNG episodes ;-)
Not too many.
I do not subscribe to the Skynet fears that pop up about here so regularly. Mostly because I think we are so very much further from that kind of capability in a machine- than the optimists hope.
but even if 'thinking' machines are near, I'm not too worried that immediately following prescience will be an overwhelming desire to wipe out humanity. Much too silly.
turn her off and change the bad code?
You've seen the Terminator movies and The Matrix too many times.
Good scifi- not reality.
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I love the poll to the right of the article.
"What do you think will happen because of this change"
They left out the most important option:
"How the hell would I know? I'm not a scientist I'm some idiot browsing the web instead of doing my job".
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The comparison is of no value. The dispute between the Palestinians and Israelis involves much much more than the location of borders. It involves the creation of a state and the relationship between that state and Israel. Your fears are misplaced.
More accurate means of surveying are good. That we can be more accurate and do so w/less resources and effort is also good. As the population of the world increases I would imagine that the demand for such services will grow as well.
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such as taxes, etc, that's fine...they don't directly effect your day-to-day life
You must not have a job yet.
There is also a lot more than taxes or schools involved that directly impact peoples daily lives. State laws can vary greatly. I'm in the middle of my state. But what if I lived near some other state and suddenly things I own are illegal (I've got a rifle that would fit this easily in some places)
This is a pretty big deal and I think what will have to utlimately happen is people will need to move if they really don't want to live where they really live.
I'd hazard to say the only way to have real solid physical security is to have one point of entry/exit and to have that point monitored by competent human beings.
Even then you've got some decent ways around it.
The problem is to get even half decent physical security is expensive. Noboby wants to pay the cost.
Automated systems as you say can be very buggy and pretty easy to get around when you want to.
This article just made me think of all the places that probably aren't too physically secure that have sensitive data that is about ME. That gives me reason to pause.
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for those of you w/real reasons to be concerned- would be that if these guys have thought of this - who else already has something much better in a nice small, concealable package.
And then think about how many businesses don't even come close to providing physical security to all the ports that connect to their network. Sure the computer room is locked- but how many cleaning people are in the offices at night? Usually if you worry about them at all- it would be that they steal, not leave something behind.
I had to do some work once at a call center for a client of ours. A large credit card company.
I pulled up to their building but it was this big glass box and I wasn't sure where the entrance was. I just walked around until I found a door. It was open and their were people standing around smoking. So I walked in. I was in the back by the break room.
I wandered around in there for 10 minutes or so until I found the front desk. When I walked into the lobby from inside the building and asked for the guy I was supposed to meet she was pretty freaked out. They brought up security people and asked how I got in, etc.
I hope my credit card company isn't that easy to get into. But I'd be surprised if its much more secure. I wouldn't be surprised it it is less secure.
Something to think about.
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One of the Lockheed employee newsletters ran a story on these recently.
They don't seem to have any of it that I can find on the web but I did run across this site that has some good info on what DARPA, Lockheed and others are doing in this area.
I'm considering it right now.
Oops! it's gone- now I'm considering lunch.
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Oh this just makes me hate my cube chair of pane all the more!
He spends 3+ hours in his?! Oh for release from my 10 hour days in the cube of pain!!
Damn you slashdot- and your cool toys made by people with more time, money and initiative than I could ever have!!
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That is just wrong.
(funnier than snot but still wrong)
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I didn't see that my first read through and almost busted a vein or two.
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