I saw the same thing FOR SALE at a Computer city nearly 10 years ago. It was a bio-feedback monitor that let you control the direction of a downhill skier. There were a couple other simplistic games too, but the control method was the same, and it seemed a little unpredictable.
I have 2-13 piped into my house through cable and or satellite...
Heh! That's rich. Like the satellite is aiming the signal ONLY to your dish. Guess what? The satellite is BROADCASTING all over the hemisphere.... My fillings might be offended.
Software can kill, only if the hardware that it controls can kill.... This reminds me a little of Tom Clancy's NetForce. There was a co-ordinated jailbreak which involved some guys in a van, and a hacker. It just made me think to myself "Who is the IDIOT who connected the jail cell door solenoid to the internet?". It's THOSE guys that do the killing, not the software.
On some really bad days, I sometimes consider leaving the IT industry and becoming a botanist. What's the worst that could happen? Your bulbs don't germinate on time? Maybe some of your plants get some bugs... It's not like 500 employees breathing down your neck because the server is down.
But I would really miss working with the people. Go figure. The source of most of my IT pain is really the only reason for working in the industry.
12 years ago, I was working for a small clone computer manufacturing company. The latest machines there were 386s that run at a whopping 33Mhz. At that time, I read an article in a trade mag about some motherboards having a flashable bios, and that soon, in the future, *ALL* motherboards would have a flashable bios. Well, at the time, there was only one way to overclock your CPU, and it was JUST the CPU: Replace the crystal! All other settings on the board were controlled by jumpers. After reading the article, I thought to myself "Why in the world would they make ALL the motherboards with flashable bios? It's a complete waste of time, nobody would need that!"
Apparently, the industry foresaw the future development of crappy hardware with a poorly written BIOS that would need updating.
Today, I'm asking the same question. "Why in the world would I need to upgrade the bios in my toaster, electric razor, hairdryer, electric toothbrush?"
It's not intuitive because it really asks the wrong question. Instead of "is this a local printer or network printer", it would make more sense to say "is the print queue stored locally or on a network drive". The reason they don't, is because most end-users would say "What's a queue?". Even I think it's a silly word!
I just hope that the next OS (Longhorn?) has an option to NOT EVEN INSTALL these features, but leave them checked by default. Just in case I do want to install my own firewall, my own web browser, my own antivirus, and my own pop-up blocker. The LAST thing we need is more crap "built-in" to the OS.
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I saw the same thing FOR SALE at a Computer city nearly 10 years ago. It was a bio-feedback monitor that let you control the direction of a downhill skier. There were a couple other simplistic games too, but the control method was the same, and it seemed a little unpredictable.
Kerry demands a recount.
Sorry, I don't take parenting advice from the likes of BENDER!
Whaddaya mean? They left half of the lunar lander THERE! and planted a flag to boot!
We already have one. It's the HP Laserjet II.
So, You're in favor of all the "UNscheduled reboots"?
Then why does he have that nightstick?
So, you're saying that OpenOffice is worthless?
I know where you can get a wicked cool .PIF file... Hold on, I'll email it to you. Look for the subject "Your Details".
Software can kill, only if the hardware that it controls can kill.... This reminds me a little of Tom Clancy's NetForce. There was a co-ordinated jailbreak which involved some guys in a van, and a hacker. It just made me think to myself "Who is the IDIOT who connected the jail cell door solenoid to the internet?". It's THOSE guys that do the killing, not the software.
At work, when I ask users what OS they have, they often tell say "NEC MultiSync".
That's because nobody wants to RTF Encyclopedia.
On some really bad days, I sometimes consider leaving the IT industry and becoming a botanist.
What's the worst that could happen? Your bulbs don't germinate on time? Maybe some of your plants get some bugs... It's not like 500 employees breathing down your neck because the server is down.
But I would really miss working with the people. Go figure. The source of most of my IT pain is really the only reason for working in the industry.
Is your sister the crushinator?
Please be Disney...
Please be Disney....
Please be Disney....
What? Are you nuts? The lawyers would then just file a lawsuit for infringement of ideas!
Which one went into the black hole to find out?
12 years ago, I was working for a small clone computer manufacturing company. The latest machines there were 386s that run at a whopping 33Mhz. At that time, I read an article in a trade mag about some motherboards having a flashable bios, and that soon, in the future, *ALL* motherboards would have a flashable bios. Well, at the time, there was only one way to overclock your CPU, and it was JUST the CPU: Replace the crystal! All other settings on the board were controlled by jumpers. After reading the article, I thought to myself "Why in the world would they make ALL the motherboards with flashable bios? It's a complete waste of time, nobody would need that!"
Apparently, the industry foresaw the future development of crappy hardware with a poorly written BIOS that would need updating.
Today, I'm asking the same question. "Why in the world would I need to upgrade the bios in my toaster, electric razor, hairdryer, electric toothbrush?"
How bad can they screw those things up?
It's not intuitive because it really asks the wrong question. Instead of "is this a local printer or network printer", it would make more sense to say "is the print queue stored locally or on a network drive". The reason they don't, is because most end-users would say "What's a queue?". Even I think it's a silly word!
I know! I found a bug in the game which got me 425 points out of a total of 400 points!
Those kids never listened to us old folk anyway.
Those kids and their iPods... And GET OFF MY LAWN YOU DAMN KIDS!
I just hope that the next OS (Longhorn?) has an option to NOT EVEN INSTALL these features, but leave them checked by default. Just in case I do want to install my own firewall, my own web browser, my own antivirus, and my own pop-up blocker. The LAST thing we need is more crap "built-in" to the OS.