That thing looks like a major joke of a piece of technology. I had better-looking Tiger handheld games 10 years ago. Would've been a far more appropriate article on April 1st...
Incredibly stupid people who have "credentials" like this "professor" only serve to further reinforce my beliefs against our current defunct system of organized education. This person apparently has never worked in the software development business, yet his opinion is respected just because he's got some "valued" piece of paper proving he's not a total loser, and can usually show up and remain for lectures on barely challenging topics, and then regurgitate recently the acquired information. No wonder today's kids are opting to be terrorists instead...
I used to love Rational Rose... and nowadays my bloat of choice is indeed Visio. I can't say much about either as I'm a lowly developer and rarely stress them, but Visio has proved useful in some more obscure tasks now and then...
Coulda been funny, but really, uncontemplated comments like that warrant a "Retarded" moderation attribute. Nearly any device that would use FAT would have a standard interface through which to access its data (eg: flash card). It'd be as easy as connecting it to a Windows machine and looking at the properties for the resultant drive to determine the filesystem.
Believe it or not. From a technical standpoint, the GUI is being 100% completely rewritten. From a user's standpoint, you might not even notice.
See - right now - every program has access to draw on the entire screen. The taskbar doesn't "own" its space at the bottom, nor does your browser window "control" its region of the screen. Everything controls everything, and can access any other thing's anything.
Sounds safe, huh? Fast too? Neither, not even close. In Longhorn, though it WILL break lots of older stuff, every program will have access to only its area of the screen. But the benefit is the graphics subsystem can be based totally off of DirectX, giving a much more Mac-ish look.
Most (if not all) new traffic control systems are centrally controlled. Hackers who want to broadcast on the network are going to have a hell of a challenge in front of them. I'd like to see someone get away with it in any city that cares enough or can afford intelligent traffic systems.
Light goes red: traffic builds up; must go around; may hit asshole running red light
Light goes green: traffic clears; no need to go around anything; far safer, faster.
Visit: Boston.
Many of the cities (such as Revere) in the Boston area already have very smart intersections. Drive up to almost any red light here, and the inductive loop detector will notice you're there, and the lights will promptly change (if, of course, there's no line of traffic approaching on a greater right-of-way street... these are truly smart). Some actually don't use inductive loops anymore, because the contacts wear down over time, and are hard to adjust if not installed properly. Instead, they've been using those optical scanners the infrared transmitter works with. However, these scanners don't just pick up infrared - they are smart enough to detect normal vehicles approaching, and adjust the lights accordingly. There's really no reason to cheat. Also... many cities around here don't even USE the infrared transmitters. At least in Revere, the lights are centrally controlled. When a fire truck, for example, is dispatched - its course is entered into the system and the lights change accordingly, clearing traffic IN ADVANCE of the vehicle even reaching the intersections. I noticed this just a few weeks ago, and was in awe at how advanced and dependent on technology we've actually become, and just how cool it is we can save those few lives that might have needed just one or two seconds faster response time.
Last time I checked, Google works for Ashcroft (Google was originally started as an "open" project by some MIT guys, got federal funding, was quickly closed spec-wise... no doubt in my mind it's helping TIA or whatnot). I don't think I'll ever be supporting that kind of endeavor financially.
This really has to be the most disturbing bit of information I've heard in a long time, if it happens to be true.
http://www.rescueamericanjobs.org/info/amazing.htm l
Who else thinks its time the intelligent people take control of our country? I've got no problem with LEGAL immigrants, or even them working here. I do have a problem when they're only coming to replace native workers, even more so when we're bleeding from the jugular our higher level workforce. Why not replace cashiers first?
I live in Revere, just outside of Boston. There's 3 Stop & Shops nearby. Although their prices are higher, it's definitely a tech-lover's dream to shop in. Also nice if you're just impatient or don't like people:).
Those both are prior art as well. ICQ has had a see-as-the-other-person-types (an indicator message and/or actual text). BBSes have had chat where you see the other person actually type for decades. See: Renegade or Wildcat (internal sysop chat), most sysop-chat doors
Check this out... apparently this guy did some research into the domains and IP blocks owned by ES5 and it seems to back up the hoax theory...
http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2003_08_01_taosecu rity_archive.html
MIT researchers in Boston concluded years ago that Boston receives less precipitation and has higher temperatures on weekdays and usually receives more precipitation and lower temperatures on the weekends, due to large amounts of standing traffic. They further suggested that this may be due to the emissions of the vehicles actually rising to form cloud barriers and reduce the rate of evaporation.
That would make perfect sense. My recommendation was made based off the fact myself and two friends have all had a great experience with our Pavilion ze5170 notebooks. I bought one last year and made them switch too. The only downside is that at the time it was standard to use desktop CPUs in notebooks:P.
This is so ridiculous. Imagine what would happen if Paramount suddenly decided every Star Trek related story made by an outside party was no longer acceptable, was infringing on their rights, and demanded they be taken off the shelves? Not only would this be tragic, but the backlash against Paramount by fans and writers would be enormous. It's too bad the Potter cult following hasn't matured to that level yet.
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The MBTA and Amtrak have already begun construction of an underground rail-link tunnel between North Station and South Station. Fear not.
That thing looks like a major joke of a piece of technology. I had better-looking Tiger handheld games 10 years ago. Would've been a far more appropriate article on April 1st...
Incredibly stupid people who have "credentials" like this "professor" only serve to further reinforce my beliefs against our current defunct system of organized education. This person apparently has never worked in the software development business, yet his opinion is respected just because he's got some "valued" piece of paper proving he's not a total loser, and can usually show up and remain for lectures on barely challenging topics, and then regurgitate recently the acquired information. No wonder today's kids are opting to be terrorists instead...
PDF is really gay anyway. Let it die.
I used to love Rational Rose... and nowadays my bloat of choice is indeed Visio. I can't say much about either as I'm a lowly developer and rarely stress them, but Visio has proved useful in some more obscure tasks now and then...
Coulda been funny, but really, uncontemplated comments like that warrant a "Retarded" moderation attribute. Nearly any device that would use FAT would have a standard interface through which to access its data (eg: flash card). It'd be as easy as connecting it to a Windows machine and looking at the properties for the resultant drive to determine the filesystem.
Believe it or not. From a technical standpoint, the GUI is being 100% completely rewritten. From a user's standpoint, you might not even notice. See - right now - every program has access to draw on the entire screen. The taskbar doesn't "own" its space at the bottom, nor does your browser window "control" its region of the screen. Everything controls everything, and can access any other thing's anything. Sounds safe, huh? Fast too? Neither, not even close. In Longhorn, though it WILL break lots of older stuff, every program will have access to only its area of the screen. But the benefit is the graphics subsystem can be based totally off of DirectX, giving a much more Mac-ish look.
Most (if not all) new traffic control systems are centrally controlled. Hackers who want to broadcast on the network are going to have a hell of a challenge in front of them. I'd like to see someone get away with it in any city that cares enough or can afford intelligent traffic systems.
Light goes red: traffic builds up; must go around; may hit asshole running red light Light goes green: traffic clears; no need to go around anything; far safer, faster. Visit: Boston.
Many of the cities (such as Revere) in the Boston area already have very smart intersections. Drive up to almost any red light here, and the inductive loop detector will notice you're there, and the lights will promptly change (if, of course, there's no line of traffic approaching on a greater right-of-way street... these are truly smart). Some actually don't use inductive loops anymore, because the contacts wear down over time, and are hard to adjust if not installed properly. Instead, they've been using those optical scanners the infrared transmitter works with. However, these scanners don't just pick up infrared - they are smart enough to detect normal vehicles approaching, and adjust the lights accordingly. There's really no reason to cheat. Also... many cities around here don't even USE the infrared transmitters. At least in Revere, the lights are centrally controlled. When a fire truck, for example, is dispatched - its course is entered into the system and the lights change accordingly, clearing traffic IN ADVANCE of the vehicle even reaching the intersections. I noticed this just a few weeks ago, and was in awe at how advanced and dependent on technology we've actually become, and just how cool it is we can save those few lives that might have needed just one or two seconds faster response time.
Last time I checked, Google works for Ashcroft (Google was originally started as an "open" project by some MIT guys, got federal funding, was quickly closed spec-wise... no doubt in my mind it's helping TIA or whatnot). I don't think I'll ever be supporting that kind of endeavor financially.
Come on. You all must agree by now...
Most people read what comes after the title before judging it. You probably are alone out there.
This really has to be the most disturbing bit of information I've heard in a long time, if it happens to be true. http://www.rescueamericanjobs.org/info/amazing.htm l
Who else thinks its time the intelligent people take control of our country? I've got no problem with LEGAL immigrants, or even them working here. I do have a problem when they're only coming to replace native workers, even more so when we're bleeding from the jugular our higher level workforce. Why not replace cashiers first?
I live in Revere, just outside of Boston. There's 3 Stop & Shops nearby. Although their prices are higher, it's definitely a tech-lover's dream to shop in. Also nice if you're just impatient or don't like people :).
Bleh, you don't have to get all pissed. I usually DO read the patents. It's just annoying to dig through legalese for an hour.
"The parent" is neither troll nor moron. Redeem *your*self through suicide.
Those both are prior art as well. ICQ has had a see-as-the-other-person-types (an indicator message and/or actual text). BBSes have had chat where you see the other person actually type for decades. See: Renegade or Wildcat (internal sysop chat), most sysop-chat doors
Isn't this a blatent violation of the DMCA?
Their funding is provided by the government, fool. Of course they can afford to make the best of the best.
Check this out... apparently this guy did some research into the domains and IP blocks owned by ES5 and it seems to back up the hoax theory... http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2003_08_01_taosecu rity_archive.html
MIT researchers in Boston concluded years ago that Boston receives less precipitation and has higher temperatures on weekdays and usually receives more precipitation and lower temperatures on the weekends, due to large amounts of standing traffic. They further suggested that this may be due to the emissions of the vehicles actually rising to form cloud barriers and reduce the rate of evaporation.
That would make perfect sense. My recommendation was made based off the fact myself and two friends have all had a great experience with our Pavilion ze5170 notebooks. I bought one last year and made them switch too. The only downside is that at the time it was standard to use desktop CPUs in notebooks :P.
I'd say more, but without personal EM-shielding the flames will hurt :(
This is so ridiculous. Imagine what would happen if Paramount suddenly decided every Star Trek related story made by an outside party was no longer acceptable, was infringing on their rights, and demanded they be taken off the shelves? Not only would this be tragic, but the backlash against Paramount by fans and writers would be enormous. It's too bad the Potter cult following hasn't matured to that level yet.