After skimming the patent, I think it is reffering to behavioral models, such as the Simple Finder (Mac users will know what I mean), whereas different levels of useability are associated with the interface. This can be very useful, especially for new or young users. It allows for varying degrees of sophistication. An example might be a window, where in Level 1, you just have a close button, Level 2 might have a minimize/maximize button, and Level 3 might include the first two plus a button to bring up preferences for that window (color, transparency, etc.)
You have to remember also, kids practicing search and destroy tactics to use in school are likely to be in a dark room wiht no lights, just the monitor on. Not to mention that many DOOM and Quake players prefer the complete absence of light....
What he is describing, in essence, are machines that the computer has tried to replace. You could sit at a typewriter and start punching keys, and words would start to appear. Put paint on a brush, and you can start painting. The essence of the computer is that is complex enough to adapt to a variety of task. In fact, often task are combined (desktop publishing).
The reason the machines he has pointed out work, is that they have been limited to certain functions, and while those are being exploited to their fullest (I keep finding new functions for my Palm everyday), the fact remains that they are simple in design. I think you could make a machine with the OS somewhat transparent, but the user would be limited, and hacking would be started to re implement the functions that have been made transparent. Look at the many hacks developed for the Palm to implment control of the file system, or settings, etc.
It was when he and his mom where running in the desert away from what they thought was a patrol. It was seriously the worst attempt at running on a treadmill in front of a greenscreen I have ever seen. I could have done better with a projector and a piece of slick cardboard. Overall though, I liked it.
Did anyone else see that?
I am not sure if I could sleep at night if was not for the FBI investigating the hack of the World Series Champs..... What would this world do? Could we possibly function as a society if web servers get defaced? God help us....
I am also a Flashcom customer. We are serviced by Northpoint. The first 3 months of service sucked horribly. Outages every 10 days....constant calls to tech support, and listening to that damn hold music.....But after a few tongue lashings, something happend at Flashcom, and things got a whole lot better. First off, I think that they actually have the man power to deal with all of their customers, and have instituted some sort of QA. Also, the bugs in our connection finally got worked out, and we have been operating with out problems for a good while now. I can say that things get better with time with Flashcom (at least for us), and hope you the best.
PS Check out dslreports.com for some very good info on DSL providers.
I was watching the MTV Napster/Metallica expose last night (Don't ask me why, I loathe MTV) and began doing some thinking. Seriously, what grounds are there for sueing Napster. IF anyone should be involved in litigation, should it not be the companies that provide software for the MPEG encoding or "ripping CD's"? Or not?
It seems like sueing the infrastructure for trading is like suing the library if someone copies pages of a book and distributes them. Who is responsible, Xerox for developing the technology to make photocopies, the library for providing the book, or the person who pushed the green button on the copier?
I guess it is the exposure of sueing the hottest name in MP3dom, but bringinf a lawsuit against that which facilitates exchange of information seems to be a bit ridiculous. Why have the encoding software companies been left unscathed? And no, I am not trying to ruin it for them, I am just curious why Napster is at the forefront of this, and we do not hear about the companies that make MP3's possible.
To my limited knowledge, Napster does not facilitate the creation of MP3's, just the ability to exchange files of this format.
IMHO, I think the whole thing is half baked. There is going to be a change.....and the first person to come up with the best compromise is going to be one wealthy individual.....
I am glad this was posted. I was always under the impression that Slashdot was a community that may bicker and argue, but was still a community with a common good. After reading a bunch of the "why should I care" and "so what" comments along with the other negative crap, I am starting to doubt that. You all know if your beloved Linus had a misfortune like this, everyone would be acting a bit different. This is a person, and if you can't say something supportive, do your self and everyone else a favor and neglect posting.
I don't know Jason, but I have always respected his hard work. I wish him and his family a speedy recovery and good fortune.
I tend to think that the program could help fill holes created by furniture and the such, using some sort of logic. Maybe a roving laser surveying apparatus woudl work better?
This is a great idea, but I think you would also need a vertical displacement measurement, to judge a ramp's incline, differences in floor elevations, etc.
This would also be helpful in creating existing condition surveys of buildings, with the ability to export the data in a vector format (DWG/DXF). This task takes a lot of time, especially in buildings built in the pre CADD days that need rennovation/expansion. I can imagine letting this thing loose after buisness hours in a building, or at someone's house, and it could map all of the walls, etc and then one could add neccessary details.
I just wish someone would come up with a object oriented (CADD, not programming) file format. If you are curious as to what I mean, check out how to draft in 3D.
You also need support a large format printer/plotter's . Support for all kinds of file formats. I tend to think that CAD is one of the most complicated programs that a computer can tackle. My office uses Archicad, one of the best solutions for Architects around, IMHO. You would need to see a really good 3D program for any serious designers to come onboard. 2D is on the way out, just look at Autodesk's efforts to make it as a 3D player.
CAD is a huge industry, and you need more that just a few apps, you need all of the supporting industries on board.
I was in one of these immersive environments about a year and a half ago, and they are extremely cool. It is hosted at Virginia Tech (Balcksburg, Va.) and they have public open houses if you are nearby. My program (Architecture) was experimenting with Virtual Environments, and I am sorry to say I graduated before I got to see the facility come completly online. It is a shared facility, so multiple programs can schedule to use it. If you ever get a chance, check them out. Too bad they are way out of budget for most buisnesses that could use them. Here is a URL if you feel like checking out a real world application of these systems at Tech,VELab and one for the CAVE.
that the CIA doesn't have an old map of your city lying around....could be bad for you.
Seriously though.....I wouldn't do it, maybe because I trust people about as far as I can throw them.....
And all of you with these lofty notions of peace and love and crap, realize that the world is a terrible place, always has been and always will be. It doesn't matter if it is USA, or Iran, somebody is trying to screw over someone else, that is just the way it works. I don't like everything the US does, but I would rather be here than most places. Just deal with the fact that Utopia or Xanadu, or whatever you want to call it will not exist on this planet, ever......at least not while humans with conscious thoughts are around, and I think that's fine.....
PS......I saw a NIKE comment earlier.......I wonder how much more a pair of sneakers would cost if the wages were right....we would all need to go shoeless, since I can barely afford them now.....
I know that there are a lot of you that think the APSL is just plain bad.......and I agree that there is some tweaking to be done. However, with that being said....I think Apple deserves some credit.....this is not a bad thing. And as far as the coordination issue...think about it. Apple needs to keep the ease of use of their products. That is one of the things that they are known for. So if people start taking this "Darwin" thing and just running wild with it, it will start to become a new monster that they can't control, and if it mutates, its is going to look bad for Apple. I like the idea of Apple controlling this thing. First of all, they got some pretty smart people working for them these days. They are doing a lot with their software, making incredible improvements in performance......MRJ is 5 times faster, OS 8.5.1 is almost rock solid (pretty damn impressive for a OS that is not buzzword compliant), Quicktime keeps getting better and better. Apple pays some pretty damn good engineers....and I for one think they deserve it. I think that they will do a great job of keeping this thing under control. They are not trying to capture Linux developers, they dont need to. They are doing fine by themselves, but they seem to understand that the more open something becomes, the better chance of finding a better way of doing things becomes. They could release OS X Server as closed up as allowed, and i bet it will be a beautiful piece of software. But they want to open some of it up.....not cause they need help, but to ensure it just gets better. I think a lot of current Open Source stuff is out there because people need help with it. If Linus would have kept Linux to himself, and got a job that required most of his time, and released updates everyonce in a while, how far do you think it would have gotten? I seem to remember he started this revolution as a student, when you are immersed in an evironment that encoureges the productive act of exploration. I am not sure what all of you do, working or students, but the idea for everything to be like Linux, free and open and everbody is happy, will just not happen. The world just doesn't work like that, and probably never will. Linux is great, and will get better. But that pond is only so big. Apple knows this. It would be great if I could just work for free and design great stuff......but there are only so many hours in a day, and I need to provide for myself and others. I think that the introduction of new hybrid licenses will help this movement. There is no reason why a commercial product cannot tap into the wealth of kowledge in the public domain. There is no reason it cannot be controlled by a corporation. I think we have all been burned so many times by a company, that trust levels are extremely low, and rightly so.......I have been burned by countless developers, my neighbors, "friends", employers, and countless others. It is a fact of life. I am sure Apple burned many a people (cloners?), I know Microsoft has, and I bet one day Redhat, Debian, BP, RMS, ESR, will burn someone if they have not already. It is just part of life. You gotta take chances. Sure, Apple can yank a license if trouble brews up, and you may get burned. I doubt they really want to reload for another round of Russian Roulette. Remember that our society is EXTREMELY litigious. For all of you that work at a job that has serious responsiblity, go ask your boss how much money is sunk into insurrance each month. I am an architect, and responsible for everthing I design, and can get sued for just about anything. It is actually pretty scary. But that doesn't stop me from doing what I enjoy. So, if you really are into the Open Source movement because you want to help you fellow (wo)man, then by all means, take the chance and look at the code. Find something that interest you and play with it, have fun. See if you can make it better. Help out cause it makes you feel good. If you are just in this for the politics (which I think is the case for most), well......I think you need to find something more productive......or realize that life isn't governed by software licensses.
So who is going to want to dig through the (x) million lines of code once M$ comes out with their own License? I bet they will try to put more spin on it then this also...."How do you want to commit suicide today?"......Anyone know how big OS X is, lines of code that is? Gotta give Apple some credit.....I think they got big brass ones, and encourage them no matter what.
In most jobs of a competative nature, not only are NDA's enforced, but also Non Compete agreements....This prevents a employee from taking job with competing firm/company for a specified period of time, usually 2-3 years. Perfectly legal, and enforcable. Considered espionage by most, it is perfectly reasonable. I am not saying I like it, since I get really pissed when someone tells me I can't do something. But if a company pays to train and educate, and the employee posesses sensitive knowledge, I can see where that would be a problem.
Oh yeah, IBM and Motorola are still tight, and actually seem to be getting along better now....
I loved the OLGA.....one of the best things about the internet.
Please someone work out an agreement for getting it back, or let's get a class action lawsuit going to sue HFA for not publishing all of the sheet music to every record for everysong. Seems like if they are going to prohibit the distrubution by others b/c they want money, then they ought to do it themselves...so i can finally figure out some of those new songs from artist that don't have a sheet book published, and believe me, I looked....
I read that it can handle volumes of over 1 terabytes....does support for this exist? I think it is a 64-bit journaling FS......seems pretty nice, but I haven't played with BeOS in quite some time...any help out there?
in RealVideo, the new box, and well everything, started to grow on me. I suggest checking it out if you can. A little long, but entertaining. And definitely informatinve. I think I will get one of those new boxes, and some descent peripherals.
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After skimming the patent, I think it is reffering to behavioral models, such as the Simple Finder (Mac users will know what I mean), whereas different levels of useability are associated with the interface. This can be very useful, especially for new or young users. It allows for varying degrees of sophistication. An example might be a window, where in Level 1, you just have a close button, Level 2 might have a minimize/maximize button, and Level 3 might include the first two plus a button to bring up preferences for that window (color, transparency, etc.)
Just my $0.02
You have to remember also, kids practicing search and destroy tactics to use in school are likely to be in a dark room wiht no lights, just the monitor on. Not to mention that many DOOM and Quake players prefer the complete absence of light....
What he is describing, in essence, are machines that the computer has tried to replace. You could sit at a typewriter and start punching keys, and words would start to appear. Put paint on a brush, and you can start painting. The essence of the computer is that is complex enough to adapt to a variety of task. In fact, often task are combined (desktop publishing).
The reason the machines he has pointed out work, is that they have been limited to certain functions, and while those are being exploited to their fullest (I keep finding new functions for my Palm everyday), the fact remains that they are simple in design. I think you could make a machine with the OS somewhat transparent, but the user would be limited, and hacking would be started to re implement the functions that have been made transparent. Look at the many hacks developed for the Palm to implment control of the file system, or settings, etc.
Just my opinion.....
It was when he and his mom where running in the desert away from what they thought was a patrol. It was seriously the worst attempt at running on a treadmill in front of a greenscreen I have ever seen. I could have done better with a projector and a piece of slick cardboard. Overall though, I liked it. Did anyone else see that?
I am not sure if I could sleep at night if was not for the FBI investigating the hack of the World Series Champs..... What would this world do? Could we possibly function as a society if web servers get defaced? God help us....
I am also a Flashcom customer. We are serviced by Northpoint. The first 3 months of service sucked horribly. Outages every 10 days....constant calls to tech support, and listening to that damn hold music.....But after a few tongue lashings, something happend at Flashcom, and things got a whole lot better. First off, I think that they actually have the man power to deal with all of their customers, and have instituted some sort of QA. Also, the bugs in our connection finally got worked out, and we have been operating with out problems for a good while now. I can say that things get better with time with Flashcom (at least for us), and hope you the best.
PS Check out dslreports.com for some very good info on DSL providers.
I was watching the MTV Napster/Metallica expose last night (Don't ask me why, I loathe MTV) and began doing some thinking. Seriously, what grounds are there for sueing Napster. IF anyone should be involved in litigation, should it not be the companies that provide software for the MPEG encoding or "ripping CD's"? Or not?
It seems like sueing the infrastructure for trading is like suing the library if someone copies pages of a book and distributes them. Who is responsible, Xerox for developing the technology to make photocopies, the library for providing the book, or the person who pushed the green button on the copier?
I guess it is the exposure of sueing the hottest name in MP3dom, but bringinf a lawsuit against that which facilitates exchange of information seems to be a bit ridiculous. Why have the encoding software companies been left unscathed? And no, I am not trying to ruin it for them, I am just curious why Napster is at the forefront of this, and we do not hear about the companies that make MP3's possible.
To my limited knowledge, Napster does not facilitate the creation of MP3's, just the ability to exchange files of this format.
IMHO, I think the whole thing is half baked. There is going to be a change.....and the first person to come up with the best compromise is going to be one wealthy individual.....
I am glad this was posted. I was always under the impression that Slashdot was a community that may bicker and argue, but was still a community with a common good. After reading a bunch of the "why should I care" and "so what" comments along with the other negative crap, I am starting to doubt that. You all know if your beloved Linus had a misfortune like this, everyone would be acting a bit different. This is a person, and if you can't say something supportive, do your self and everyone else a favor and neglect posting.
I don't know Jason, but I have always respected his hard work. I wish him and his family a speedy recovery and good fortune.
Slow day at the office, errr compound, Huh?
I tend to think that the program could help fill holes created by furniture and the such, using some sort of logic. Maybe a roving laser surveying apparatus woudl work better?
This is a great idea, but I think you would also need a vertical displacement measurement, to judge a ramp's incline, differences in floor elevations, etc.
This would also be helpful in creating existing condition surveys of buildings, with the ability to export the data in a vector format (DWG/DXF). This task takes a lot of time, especially in buildings built in the pre CADD days that need rennovation/expansion. I can imagine letting this thing loose after buisness hours in a building, or at someone's house, and it could map all of the walls, etc and then one could add neccessary details.
I just wish someone would come up with a object oriented (CADD, not programming) file format. If you are curious as to what I mean, check out how to draft in 3D.
These guys build PPC supercomputers. They make some pretty sweet machines. These ones are especially interesting.
Sky Rugged Computers
You may want ot just give them a call and see what they do?
Anyways, sweet machines.....
You also need support a large format printer/plotter's . Support for all kinds of file formats. I tend to think that CAD is one of the most complicated programs that a computer can tackle. My office uses Archicad, one of the best solutions for Architects around, IMHO. You would need to see a really good 3D program for any serious designers to come onboard. 2D is on the way out, just look at Autodesk's efforts to make it as a 3D player.
CAD is a huge industry, and you need more that just a few apps, you need all of the supporting industries on board.
Anyone have any experince with one. I wonder what other uses it could have, and what other OS's could be ported.....maybe Mac OS X along with Linux?
I was in one of these immersive environments about a year and a half ago, and they are extremely cool. It is hosted at Virginia Tech (Balcksburg, Va.) and they have public open houses if you are nearby. My program (Architecture) was experimenting with Virtual Environments, and I am sorry to say I graduated before I got to see the facility come completly online. It is a shared facility, so multiple programs can schedule to use it. If you ever get a chance, check them out. Too bad they are way out of budget for most buisnesses that could use them. Here is a URL if you feel like checking out a real world application of these systems at Tech,VELab and one for the CAVE.
that the CIA doesn't have an old map of your city lying around....could be bad for you.
Seriously though.....I wouldn't do it, maybe because I trust people about as far as I can throw them.....
And all of you with these lofty notions of peace and love and crap, realize that the world is a terrible place, always has been and always will be. It doesn't matter if it is USA, or Iran, somebody is trying to screw over someone else, that is just the way it works. I don't like everything the US does, but I would rather be here than most places. Just deal with the fact that Utopia or Xanadu, or whatever you want to call it will not exist on this planet, ever......at least not while humans with conscious thoughts are around, and I think that's fine.....
PS......I saw a NIKE comment earlier.......I wonder how much more a pair of sneakers would cost if the wages were right....we would all need to go shoeless, since I can barely afford them now.....
I know that there are a lot of you that think the APSL is just plain bad.......and I agree that there is some tweaking to be done. However, with that being said....I think Apple deserves some credit.....this is not a bad thing. And as far as the coordination issue...think about it. Apple needs to keep the ease of use of their products. That is one of the things that they are known for. So if people start taking this "Darwin" thing and just running wild with it, it will start to become a new monster that they can't control, and if it mutates, its is going to look bad for Apple. I like the idea of Apple controlling this thing. First of all, they got some pretty smart people working for them these days. They are doing a lot with their software, making incredible improvements in performance......MRJ is 5 times faster, OS 8.5.1 is almost rock solid (pretty damn impressive for a OS that is not buzzword compliant), Quicktime keeps getting better and better. Apple pays some pretty damn good engineers....and I for one think they deserve it. I think that they will do a great job of keeping this thing under control. They are not trying to capture Linux developers, they dont need to. They are doing fine by themselves, but they seem to understand that the more open something becomes, the better chance of finding a better way of doing things becomes. They could release OS X Server as closed up as allowed, and i bet it will be a beautiful piece of software. But they want to open some of it up.....not cause they need help, but to ensure it just gets better. I think a lot of current Open Source stuff is out there because people need help with it. If Linus would have kept Linux to himself, and got a job that required most of his time, and released updates everyonce in a while, how far do you think it would have gotten? I seem to remember he started this revolution as a student, when you are immersed in an evironment that encoureges the productive act of exploration. I am not sure what all of you do, working or students, but the idea for everything to be like Linux, free and open and everbody is happy, will just not happen. The world just doesn't work like that, and probably never will. Linux is great, and will get better. But that pond is only so big. Apple knows this. It would be great if I could just work for free and design great stuff......but there are only so many hours in a day, and I need to provide for myself and others. I think that the introduction of new hybrid licenses will help this movement. There is no reason why a commercial product cannot tap into the wealth of kowledge in the public domain. There is no reason it cannot be controlled by a corporation. I think we have all been burned so many times by a company, that trust levels are extremely low, and rightly so.......I have been burned by countless developers, my neighbors, "friends", employers, and countless others. It is a fact of life. I am sure Apple burned many a people (cloners?), I know Microsoft has, and I bet one day Redhat, Debian, BP, RMS, ESR, will burn someone if they have not already. It is just part of life. You gotta take chances. Sure, Apple can yank a license if trouble brews up, and you may get burned. I doubt they really want to reload for another round of Russian Roulette. Remember that our society is EXTREMELY litigious. For all of you that work at a job that has serious responsiblity, go ask your boss how much money is sunk into insurrance each month. I am an architect, and responsible for everthing I design, and can get sued for just about anything. It is actually pretty scary. But that doesn't stop me from doing what I enjoy. So, if you really are into the Open Source movement because you want to help you fellow (wo)man, then by all means, take the chance and look at the code. Find something that interest you and play with it, have fun. See if you can make it better. Help out cause it makes you feel good. If you are just in this for the politics (which I think is the case for most), well......I think you need to find something more productive......or realize that life isn't governed by software licensses.
So who is going to want to dig through the (x) million lines of code once M$ comes out with their own License? I bet they will try to put more spin on it then this also...."How do you want to commit suicide today?"......Anyone know how big OS X is, lines of code that is? Gotta give Apple some credit.....I think they got big brass ones, and encourage them no matter what.
In most jobs of a competative nature, not only are NDA's enforced, but also Non Compete agreements....This prevents a employee from taking job with competing firm/company for a specified period of time, usually 2-3 years. Perfectly legal, and enforcable. Considered espionage by most, it is perfectly reasonable. I am not saying I like it, since I get really pissed when someone tells me I can't do something. But if a company pays to train and educate, and the employee posesses sensitive knowledge, I can see where that would be a problem.
Oh yeah, IBM and Motorola are still tight, and actually seem to be getting along better now....
I just found out that the different userID is a cachedot problem.....so try it out on the real deal....
....a better Internet experience. I just love those commercials that prey on the stupid people....and the politicians are right behind....
I loved the OLGA.....one of the best things about the internet.
Please someone work out an agreement for getting it back, or let's get a class action lawsuit going to sue HFA for not publishing all of the sheet music to every record for everysong. Seems like if they are going to prohibit the distrubution by others b/c they want money, then they ought to do it themselves...so i can finally figure out some of those new songs from artist that don't have a sheet book published, and believe me, I looked....
I read that it can handle volumes of over 1 terabytes....does support for this exist? I think it is a 64-bit journaling FS......seems pretty nice, but I haven't played with BeOS in quite some time...any help out there?
I can't seem to find any of those comments.....
I did see a lot refering to monopolizations and incompatabilities, which is why many have bad feelings towards M$.
in RealVideo, the new box, and well everything, started to grow on me. I suggest checking it out if you can. A little long, but entertaining. And definitely informatinve. I think I will get one of those new boxes, and some descent peripherals.