If you can't deal with it, why did you buy that watch? Or if your daughter bought it, why do you set it for her? It's here problem.
Can you say "grandparents"? I knew you could.
Other people may want the features that are accessed through those buttons.>
The point is, it's not obvious what all these buttons do, they're hard to press, and *SETTING* a watch should be a fairly obvious function, and simple to do.
No, Norman is right. (Disclaimer, I saw Norman's keynote at UIST '94).
I'm a geek. And I thanked heaven the day I realized that my new VCR would set its own clock. I have an ancient '80s vintage VCR that I still can't remember how to program without the manual. And I hate DST time change, because I have no clue how to set/change the time on my daughters' digital watches (four unlabeled buttons, -- too small to really press properly, none of which has the obvious function of time set).
If we are to enter the era of what Norman calls "ubiquitous computing", then we've got to make it so you don't need to THINK at all to use the damn puppies.
I think you'd still run into the "Butterfly Effect". You know, the one in chaotic systems where a really small variance in initial conditions winds up with a major change later?
Of course, psychohistory was a statistical science, dealing with the probability that a large mass of people would do X...
and his co-conspirators Sens. Feinstein (D-CA), Stevens (R-AK), Inouye (D-HI), Nelson (D-FL), and Breaux (D-LA), as well as Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Burbank, CA)?
Of course, some people or idiots. Fleishman-Hillard (a PR firm) is blocking all email from well.com because somebody couldn't figure out how to unsubscribe from the Politech mailing list. She reported them to her sysadmin as a spammer. Never mind the fact that Politech uses a double opt-in (You have to opt-in and confirm).
I'd be astonished if the open-source community has in total done as many man-years of computer security code reviews as we have done in the last two months.
I wonder what Theo has to say about that!
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Let's face it, west has a point (no pun intended for any military types out there!).
Example: "Security Systems Standards and Certification Act" or "Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act"?
They do the exact same thing, but second one sounds nice and warm and fuzzy, and certainly doesn't sound like it might do anything ominous like restrict our rights or cripple our hardware.
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Four buttons may be a whole lot easier to some people, if they bother to read the instructions.
And who keeps the instructions after initially setting the watch? Of if you keep them, who can find them?
When it talks about cinemas and motion pictures, are they talking about this?
AARRRRGGGH!!!!
It's "DMCA", not "DCMA"!!!!!!
If you can't deal with it, why did you buy that watch? Or if your daughter bought it, why do you set it for her? It's here problem.
Can you say "grandparents"? I knew you could.
Other people may want the features that are accessed through those buttons.>
The point is, it's not obvious what all these buttons do, they're hard to press, and *SETTING* a watch should be a fairly obvious function, and simple to do.
No, Norman is right. (Disclaimer, I saw Norman's keynote at UIST '94).
I'm a geek. And I thanked heaven the day I realized that my new VCR would set its own clock. I have an ancient '80s vintage VCR that I still can't remember how to program without the manual. And I hate DST time change, because I have no clue how to set/change the time on my daughters' digital watches (four unlabeled buttons, -- too small to really press properly, none of which has the obvious function of time set).
If we are to enter the era of what Norman calls "ubiquitous computing", then we've got to make it so you don't need to THINK at all to use the damn puppies.
Also, Xerox had every idea of what they had in their hands and tried hard to market it.
My understanding was that Xerox PARC knew what they had, but Xerox corporate was clueless.
Joystick? How about Boeing or Lockheed? Weren't most topnotch computer joysticks based on fighter aircraft joysticks?
Yes, you're joking, but he's talking about the dawn of (computer) time.
:-)
Of course, one could make the argument that that would be at 00:00:00 1 Jan 1970 GMT
Yeah, and they're probably Evil Content Pirates(tm) who are Evil Terrorist Hackers(tm) too!
I think you'd still run into the "Butterfly Effect". You know, the one in chaotic systems where a really small variance in initial conditions winds up with a major change later?
Of course, psychohistory was a statistical science, dealing with the probability that a large mass of people would do X...
This is mostly due to the War on Drugs, which is putting people in jail for non-violent (and non-property) crimes
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Come on, using drugs helps terrorists. I saw it on TV, so I know it must be true.
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(SARCASM tags added under the ADA to assist the sarcasm impaired.)
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and his co-conspirators Sens. Feinstein (D-CA), Stevens (R-AK), Inouye (D-HI), Nelson (D-FL), and Breaux (D-LA), as well as Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Burbank, CA)?
Who the h-e-double-hockey-sticks thought anyone would be trying to make it work??
Senator Hollings and his spokesman Andy Davis?
Sen. Leahy, chair of the Judiciary Committee, came down with an attack of good sense, and said that he won't let it out of committee.
It's dead... for this session at least, but you're right, we need to stay vigilant.
Wasn't that stuff a synthetic blood plasma?
Duct Tape is like the Force. It has a light side, and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
Here's how! Get your name and number on everyone's telemarketing list, and then sue them when they call.
For more information, send your (certified) check for $500 to [ADDRESS CENSORED]!!!!
Of course, some people or idiots. Fleishman-Hillard (a PR firm) is blocking all email from well.com because somebody couldn't figure out how to unsubscribe from the Politech mailing list. She reported them to her sysadmin as a spammer. Never mind the fact that Politech uses a double opt-in (You have to opt-in and confirm).
During odd minor number releases you add features.
During even minor number releases you only fix bugs.
Except for when you replace the entire VM system.
Definition of a man-year: 730 people working feverishly until noon.
Somehow, I think this may be similar.
If so, then the release of SP1 will prove that M$ committed purgery.
I'm sorry, I laughed at the unintentional pun...
Yeah, purgery of IE, and perjury in court.
I'd be astonished if the open-source community has in total done as many man-years of computer security code reviews as we have done in the last two months.
I wonder what Theo has to say about that!
Let's face it, west has a point (no pun intended for any military types out there!).
Example: "Security Systems
Standards and Certification Act" or "Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act"?
They do the exact same thing, but second one sounds nice and warm and fuzzy, and certainly doesn't sound like it might do anything ominous like restrict our rights or cripple our hardware.
Actually, I think it's "Eludium". Marvin clearly says "Eludium" when referring to the space modulat-or.
No, they just mixed english and metric...
DO YOU WANT TO BLOW UP MARS? yes
CALCULATING...
DARN IT, I MISSED
Author's note: that last line is in the Plucky Duck mode