What would be the problem with using one really strong password everywhere? Rather than many strong (or semi-strong) passwords that have to be written down, or one really weak password? Why wouldn't a person choose one good password, and only one, and keep it?
Maybe it's because people really just don't think they're that important. It'll probably take serious problems to change people's minds (like a theft of identity, or fraudulent charges, etc...)
And while we're on the subject of passwords, can we please get rid of those "change your passwords EVERY THIRTY DAYS!" systems? God...those have probably done more to propagate the phenomenon of writing passwords down than anything else.
While this may lessen the utility of the Windows: mediocubano edition, Microsoft will probably be able to still find enough interested customers to make it worthwhile.;-)
How does this attitude jive with making a lower barrier to XBox Live? In case people don't know, XBox Live will be a two-tiered service, in which the free members can still chat with other members, access statistics, download certain types of content and play for free on weekends.
Obviously, if XBox Live is more attractive, people will do the opposite of what you're describing: they'll be hesitant to mod their Xboxes, because then they won't be able to access Live. That is, unless Microsoft stops caring about modded Xboxes on Live - which I seriously doubt will be the case.
In addition to the Ars review (already posted in this thread and elsewhere), I would recommend the feature list at Daring Fireball. They're collaborating a list of the small details that have been changed, improved or screwed up.
It's not all completely positive, either. This is my favorite:
If you turn on the Finder's "Show all file extensions" preference, this now includes the ".app" extension on application bundles. [...] can't stand seeing these insipid ".app" extensions everywhere, but I don't want to turn off the "Show all file extensions" preferences because I do want to see the rest of them. What I want is the old behavior, "Show all file extensions, except for the insipid '.app' ones that completely booger up the names of every single application".
Pst. I've got an app that lets me use GMail, search, read RSS, watch video, play games, and do tons of other internet stuff. It's got tabs, so you can maintain one area's state while you work with another. It's awesome.
I mean, think about it - with Google already supporting RSS feeds for mail messages, now we'll actually be able to get our GMail mail through web clips. Imagine - being able to get Google Mail through Google Mail - Revolutionary!
Yes, but see, that takes your time. It used to be (and still is, like in the system you describe above) that finding something on a computer required an investment of time: either that time was used beforehand, ensuring proper organization, or at the time of the search - wading through poorly organized folders, duplicates, old files, etc...
But now, the promise of these tools - in theory - is that we can eliminate this investment of time. We can drop file wherever we want to, and the searching is instantaneous, by whatever bit of criteria we happen to need, conceive, or have access to, at the time of search.
It's not perfect, though: I know that my sense of organization has devolved since I started using Quicksilver, and that is sometimes a problem, when I am forced to go manually through folders. Heh, who knows - maybe Apple will release some sort of Spotlight -> Automator transition that allows people to use spotlight queries to actually reorganize their data permanently, not smart folder this and query that, but actually reorganize data in the filesystem based on certain things (kind of like how iTunes manages the folders in its library folder.)
Well, it's not quite the same, but DVD Studio Pro 4 can distribute encoding over a network. Check it out. I imagine that'll come in handy, because it'll take a long time to work with H.264.
Hah! Never thought I'd hear Marillion mentioned on Slashdot. Anoraknaphobia has actually been getting a lot of play on my iPod recently. I was impressed by that album because it was there first that they did without their major label backing, with hardcore fans basically prepaying for the chance to listen to it.
While the actual solutions submitted to Singh's challenge were interesting, some of the other responses are more entertaining:
"I think you must be hacking the main frame to crash the kernal. Whatever you're program is doing, its hot stuff!"
"While I haven't looked at your program, but have you checked permissions? I had my system crash at random times due to messed up permissions on my external drive."
"Could you at least of provided a simple Cocoa GUI for your program? Terminal app programs are not very popular with Mac people, you know."
"Who do you think you are for insulting people like this?"
The thing that really amazes me about the competition at the low-end of the mp3 market is the way Apple's been able to compete on price! That never happens! I mean, according to Amazon Sony's price for its 1 gig and 512meg models are exactly the same as Apple's. And I don't think I need to specify which player is better integrated with the operating system, is lighter, or looks more stylish.
I agree completely, but its funny that one of things you tout is something that concerns me: voice acting for every spoken word. Obviously, that sounds like a great feature, but I'm apprehensive that a game that features voice acting for bit of dialogue simply can't be as deep and diverse as its predecessors. I mean, _how much_ dialogue was there in Morrowind - either they have to take all of that and record it, or they have to find a way to simplify everything, and take some of the dialogue out.
Then again, I'm not really that much of a gamer, so the fact that I haven't heard of a deep, engrossing RPG with full voice acting doesn't mean they don't exist. Do they?
While mapping the news activity over the whole world is certainly cool, I can see this having an even greater effect when applied to a smaller area. For example, if you're moving somewhere, you could easily see crime news applied to the particular region. It doesn't have all have to be depressing news, either: you could use such a "buzz" indication to find out information like the following:
find where there are lots of new jobs being generated
view up-and-coming areas by their positive "buzz" (new creative hot spots, architecture, etc...)
find areas of town with great new restaurants
I think this is where it starts to get exciting (and more useful). Mapping Google news? Meh. Mapping the northwest, and giving that information to Citysearch? You betcha.
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What would be the problem with using one really strong password everywhere? Rather than many strong (or semi-strong) passwords that have to be written down, or one really weak password? Why wouldn't a person choose one good password, and only one, and keep it?
Maybe it's because people really just don't think they're that important. It'll probably take serious problems to change people's minds (like a theft of identity, or fraudulent charges, etc...)
And while we're on the subject of passwords, can we please get rid of those "change your passwords EVERY THIRTY DAYS!" systems? God...those have probably done more to propagate the phenomenon of writing passwords down than anything else.
you are faced with the possibility of excellence warring with the possibility of crapulence
Hey, you don't need Legos or video games for that - you can get that possibility with Star Wars all by itself.
One thing I've found is that AJAX can be a very nice way to easily deliver random content to a user. Witness this:
The iPod bartender shuffle.
Choose your categories, and the notes are loaded seemlessly, and displayed onscreen. Then you can download a zip file.
(Oh, and I do agree with the goofiness of this terminology. Flash remoting? Invisible iframes? Anyone remember these? Bueller?)
While this may lessen the utility of the Windows: mediocubano edition , Microsoft will probably be able to still find enough interested customers to make it worthwhile. ;-)
Please explain to me how the Revolution's processing power is "right in line with the competition."
How does this attitude jive with making a lower barrier to XBox Live? In case people don't know, XBox Live will be a two-tiered service, in which the free members can still chat with other members, access statistics, download certain types of content and play for free on weekends.
Obviously, if XBox Live is more attractive, people will do the opposite of what you're describing: they'll be hesitant to mod their Xboxes, because then they won't be able to access Live. That is, unless Microsoft stops caring about modded Xboxes on Live - which I seriously doubt will be the case.
Or the next PS2.
Tommy: "A lot of people go to college for seven years..."
Richard: "Yeah. They're called doctors."
They can release their copy for free.
But after being posted on Slashdot, in about fifteen minutes, we'll have done on the next best thing!
It's not all completely positive, either. This is my favorite:
Yes. Because steal is definitely the same as license and pay for, and in 2005, everything is exactly the same as it was in 1982.
Oh wait. It isn't? It's not? Well then I guess it's not hypocritical.
Pst. I've got an app that lets me use GMail, search, read RSS, watch video, play games, and do tons of other internet stuff. It's got tabs, so you can maintain one area's state while you work with another. It's awesome.
Look at it here. But don't tell anyone!@#!
I mean, think about it - with Google already supporting RSS feeds for mail messages, now we'll actually be able to get our GMail mail through web clips. Imagine - being able to get Google Mail through Google Mail - Revolutionary!
Er, wait a minute...
that, while iPod's are certainly valuable in college, it ain't in the classroom.
Yes, but see, that takes your time. It used to be (and still is, like in the system you describe above) that finding something on a computer required an investment of time: either that time was used beforehand, ensuring proper organization, or at the time of the search - wading through poorly organized folders, duplicates, old files, etc...
But now, the promise of these tools - in theory - is that we can eliminate this investment of time. We can drop file wherever we want to, and the searching is instantaneous, by whatever bit of criteria we happen to need, conceive, or have access to, at the time of search.
It's not perfect, though: I know that my sense of organization has devolved since I started using Quicksilver, and that is sometimes a problem, when I am forced to go manually through folders. Heh, who knows - maybe Apple will release some sort of Spotlight -> Automator transition that allows people to use spotlight queries to actually reorganize their data permanently, not smart folder this and query that, but actually reorganize data in the filesystem based on certain things (kind of like how iTunes manages the folders in its library folder.)
Well, it's not quite the same, but DVD Studio Pro 4 can distribute encoding over a network. Check it out. I imagine that'll come in handy, because it'll take a long time to work with H.264.
Hah! Never thought I'd hear Marillion mentioned on Slashdot. Anoraknaphobia has actually been getting a lot of play on my iPod recently. I was impressed by that album because it was there first that they did without their major label backing, with hardcore fans basically prepaying for the chance to listen to it.
Hey, I was wondering - can you map dashboard to a screen corner, like you can with expose?
*sigh*
aftk2's recent submissions:
The Mac OS X Expert Challenge
Thu Apr 07, '05 01:22 PM
Rejected
Not for lack of trying, unfortunately.
http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/challenge/result/
The thing that really amazes me about the competition at the low-end of the mp3 market is the way Apple's been able to compete on price! That never happens! I mean, according to Amazon Sony's price for its 1 gig and 512meg models are exactly the same as Apple's. And I don't think I need to specify which player is better integrated with the operating system, is lighter, or looks more stylish.
Crazy times.
I agree completely, but its funny that one of things you tout is something that concerns me: voice acting for every spoken word. Obviously, that sounds like a great feature, but I'm apprehensive that a game that features voice acting for bit of dialogue simply can't be as deep and diverse as its predecessors. I mean, _how much_ dialogue was there in Morrowind - either they have to take all of that and record it, or they have to find a way to simplify everything, and take some of the dialogue out.
Then again, I'm not really that much of a gamer, so the fact that I haven't heard of a deep, engrossing RPG with full voice acting doesn't mean they don't exist. Do they?
- find where there are lots of new jobs being generated
- view up-and-coming areas by their positive "buzz" (new creative hot spots, architecture, etc...)
- find areas of town with great new restaurants
I think this is where it starts to get exciting (and more useful). Mapping Google news? Meh. Mapping the northwest, and giving that information to Citysearch? You betcha.Someone finds my post insightful. And they say us Slashdotters don't understand women!