I did RTFA, and the preceding entries in his blog, and my question is how much of a problem is usability in free software? Also, I didn't see any proof, simply a statement. I often find a problem with users, not usability, people who apparently don't know copy-and-paste, even a bank teller this last spring. An interface requiring any amount of thought will be beyond some people, and there simply isn't any way of accommodating them. I also have known people in an office who couldn't copy-and-paste, or didn't know how to use a function in an Excel spreadsheet. There is also a question of why some users suck, and I could spend a good deal of time giving examples of such.
I wouldn't say madder than most countries, which may be comforting or scary - take your pick. However, it is very unlikely to pass. I don't recall any private member's bill ever passing. Of course, they could simply give themselves the power to shut down dangerous pipes!
Wasn't there a 'cone of silence' on Maxwell Smart? Now that would ensure total privacy. Or you could simply walk out of the office and use you shoe phone!
I remember some time ago, the Globe and Mail, http://globeandmail.com/, a Toronto newspaper, had a regular mouse over ad, which was annoying as hell. The first time I was certain I had accidently clicked on a link...
This is hardly a flame. Theodore Sturgeon himself said "90% of all science fiction is crap. 90% of everything is crap".
I don't the publishers will be able to lower that number a great deal, although I wish they would at least try.
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And how could we go for beers after a LUG meeting, if it's all on-line?
I wouldn't say madder than most countries, which may be comforting or scary - take your pick. However, it is very unlikely to pass. I don't recall any private member's bill ever passing. Of course, they could simply give themselves the power to shut down dangerous pipes!
The real question is who will play Welshie!
Has anyone thought of Ned Flanders' Leftorium? You have to able to find a left-handed WinXP there!
Wasn't there a 'cone of silence' on Maxwell Smart? Now that would ensure total privacy. Or you could simply walk out of the office and use you shoe phone!
I remember some time ago, the Globe and Mail, http://globeandmail.com/, a Toronto newspaper, had a regular mouse over ad, which was annoying as hell. The first time I was certain I had accidently clicked on a link...
This is hardly a flame. Theodore Sturgeon himself said "90% of all science fiction is crap. 90% of everything is crap". I don't the publishers will be able to lower that number a great deal, although I wish they would at least try.