"They also wonder out loud why the $600 billion-a-year information-technology sector is letting itself get pushed around by the $20 billion-a-year entertainment industry.
The answer to that question seems pretty obvious. The IT industry is getting pushed around because it isn't pushing back. Unfortunately, GeekPAC's proposed approach promises to continue that sorry trend."
No actually its just the opposite. Its getting easier and easier to circumvent unduely restrictive measures. The infrastructure is now in place. People know of its existence and how to use it. :-) And thats a good thing:-)
Excellent! Keep it clean. Keep it simple. I don't want to see it until I need it. The only exception to this is that I do like "tabs". The difference is that whats open at any given time is dynamic, whereas menus are static.
There is no such thing as a beginner, intermediate or advanced user when it comes to usability.
Usability doesn't just mean "how easy is it to do the simplist things the first time", but also, how easy is it to do harder things fast the next day or week or month (or year, even). There is a reason vi is so popular. Its certainly not because its easy to use the first time you fire it up. By your definition MS notepad has a higher level of usability than vi. Yet notepad can be used to do such a small range of things easily, it can hardly be used at all!
So why is it that I can be copying files from/mnt/cdrom1 to my HD, while doing the same from/mnt/cdrom2, while formating a floppy, and *still* get a quick response from GNU/Linux? While windows shows me the damned hourglass if there is any I/O going on at all? It seems exactly the opposite of what you suggest. My biggest gripe with the "user experience" on windows is its lack of responsiveness (even on an 800Mhz athlon with 640 MB ram). I call it the "windows wait".
I like KDE's KVim kpart. VI or Emacs, it'd be nice to be able to set all text entry *everywhere* a text entry widget ever shows up to use the same interface.
"2. Nationwide roving wiretaps. FBI and CIA can now go from phone to phone, computer to computer without demonstrating that each is even being used by a suspect or target of an order. The government may now serve a single wiretap, FISA wiretap or pen/trap order on any person or entity nationwide, regardless of whether that person or entity is named in the order. The government need not make any showing to a court that the particular information or communication to be acquired is relevant to a criminal investigation."
Sounds like they do need a warrent, but just one warrent (involving Bin Laden, say) could result in any (and every) US Citizen being wiretaped.
Thats like saying, "I have a house so that people I choose to let look at it from the public road can look at it." You'd better put a tarp over it (password) if you expect to be able to choose who looks at it. I'd question whether its really a "web" site at all, then. Its more like a VPN.
I like your analogy. If I am writing a report, and I want to quote your book, I don't footnote it as "Title, Author, pg.?: start at the preface and read the book until you find what I mean".
Thats completely different because it occurs in a context where the subjects are going to have an understanding of the system and use implies consent. Ethicly, this study (in its worse interpretation) is more like statuatory rape. Consent to the unknown? Is that possible?
Sounds like you are refering to the plasticity model, which has to do with processing visual and auditory patterns into sight and language. The brain is plastic up to (is it 3 years? 4?) certain periods, specific to input stimulie (obviously sight comes before language.) Whether the higher cognitive skills have a similar "plastic" time frame before they "set" is intriguing...
Going to school in the midwest "bible-belt" (we grow corn and bibles here,) I've seen some home-schooling that makes me think the National Educational Assoication's webpage has some good ideas. What passes for schooling in some familys here is really extended sunday school.
students enrolled must meet all state requirements
Instruction should be by persons who are licensed by the appropriate state education licensure agency, and a curriculum approved by the state department of education should be used.
local public school systems should have the authority to determine grade placement and/or credits earned toward graduation for students entering or re-entering the public school
Sounds to me like they are concerned with the quality of the educational experience the children recieve at home. I know I sure am!
It is a strange time in which we are living. A creepy feeling ensued from considering your question about unaware human subjects. Participating here somehow felt recursive. I find myself asking, "Consider the children... then, consider Senator Disney's SSSCA and our nation of sheep.
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Ah but they were both *popularized* from/through Berkeley!
Don't they show up with a sherrif? Not gonna make headway talking warrant...
I respectfully disagree. The hardware industry is making money on the consumers lust for that "killer app".
Rip. Mix. Burn.
"Piracy is *the* killer app."
And it will remain the killer app. as long as the IP laws remain so draconianly skewed.
"They also wonder out loud why the $600 billion-a-year information-technology sector is letting itself get pushed around by the $20 billion-a-year entertainment industry.
The answer to that question seems pretty obvious. The IT industry is getting pushed around because it isn't pushing back. Unfortunately, GeekPAC's proposed approach promises to continue that sorry trend."
Its good to be good. Its nice to be nice. Its redundant to be redundant. ;-)
Is this even illegal where it was hacked?
No actually its just the opposite. Its getting easier and easier to circumvent unduely restrictive measures. The infrastructure is now in place. People know of its existence and how to use it.
:-) And thats a good thing :-)
Excellent! Keep it clean. Keep it simple. I don't want to see it until I need it. The only exception to this is that I do like "tabs". The difference is that whats open at any given time is dynamic, whereas menus are static.
There is no such thing as a beginner, intermediate or advanced user when it comes to usability.
Usability doesn't just mean "how easy is it to do the simplist things the first time", but also, how easy is it to do harder things fast the next day or week or month (or year, even). There is a reason vi is so popular. Its certainly not because its easy to use the first time you fire it up. By your definition MS notepad has a higher level of usability than vi. Yet notepad can be used to do such a small range of things easily, it can hardly be used at all!
So why is it that I can be copying files from /mnt/cdrom1 to my HD, while doing the same from /mnt/cdrom2, while formating a floppy, and *still* get a quick response from GNU/Linux? While windows shows me the damned hourglass if there is any I/O going on at all? It seems exactly the opposite of what you suggest. My biggest gripe with the "user experience" on windows is its lack of responsiveness (even on an 800Mhz athlon with 640 MB ram). I call it the "windows wait".
YES!
Drop the start button & panel.
Multiple desktops.
Tabs(!).
...to which I would add:
Easily modifiable user menus and keybindings.
Everything action should be keyboard accessable.
No icons on minizmize. Just a menu, please:-)
Keep it clean. Keep it simple.
I like KDE's KVim kpart. VI or Emacs, it'd be nice to be able to set all text entry *everywhere* a text entry widget ever shows up to use the same interface.
"2. Nationwide roving wiretaps. FBI and CIA can now go from phone to phone, computer to computer without demonstrating that each is even being used by a suspect or target of an order. The government may now serve a single wiretap, FISA wiretap or pen/trap order on any person or entity nationwide, regardless of whether that person or entity is named in the order. The government need not make any showing to a court that the particular information or communication to be acquired is relevant to a criminal investigation."
Sounds like they do need a warrent, but just one warrent (involving Bin Laden, say) could result in any (and every) US Citizen being wiretaped.
Thats like saying, "I have a house so that people I choose to let look at it from the public road can look at it." You'd better put a tarp over it (password) if you expect to be able to choose who looks at it. I'd question whether its really a "web" site at all, then. Its more like a VPN.
"trespassing???"???
"trespassing???"
LOL...he thinks he owns the WWW!!!
If you really really don't want people "trespassing", don't post it!
How about "My right to swing my arm ends at your face, but if you are dancing nude in a public park, don't get mad if we choose to watch."
I like your analogy. If I am writing a report, and I want to quote your book, I don't footnote it as "Title, Author, pg.?: start at the preface and read the book until you find what I mean".
Thats completely different because it occurs in a context where the subjects are going to have an understanding of the system and use implies consent. Ethicly, this study (in its worse interpretation) is more like statuatory rape. Consent to the unknown? Is that possible?
Sounds like you are refering to the plasticity model, which has to do with processing visual and auditory patterns into sight and language. The brain is plastic up to (is it 3 years? 4?) certain periods, specific to input stimulie (obviously sight comes before language.) Whether the higher cognitive skills have a similar "plastic" time frame before they "set" is intriguing...
Going to school in the midwest "bible-belt" (we grow corn and bibles here,) I've seen some home-schooling that makes me think the National Educational Assoication's webpage has some good ideas. What passes for schooling in some familys here is really extended sunday school.
students enrolled must meet all state requirements
Instruction should be by persons who are licensed by the appropriate state education licensure agency, and a curriculum approved by the state department of education should be used.
local public school systems should have the authority to determine grade placement and/or credits earned toward graduation for students entering or re-entering the public school
Sounds to me like they are concerned with the quality of the educational experience the children recieve at home. I know I sure am!
Because we are incredibly *rich*, and have been on the winning side of wars?
Give the child materials to learn with, help learning when they need it, and said child will actually teach themselves.
...absence of any directed input...
Which expresses just oh so exactly what I do truely love about GNU/Linux!
...learning environment that provides (an) adequate level of curiosity...
:-)
It is a strange time in which we are living. A creepy feeling ensued from considering your question about unaware human subjects. Participating here somehow felt recursive. I find myself asking, "Consider the children... then, consider Senator Disney's SSSCA and our nation of sheep.
Mouse ball? Funny, it works for me...but does that red light cause cancer?
uh-oh...what about lynx? First I'd heard about lynx having security issues...could someone fill me in?
It was funny and deserved to be modded up. Especially the "Really Safe Back Button"! :-)