The quote from the WP article you give doesn't say anything at all about the OCR ability of the system -- it just says it doesn't do OCR by default. (I would argue that this is correct behavior, though there should maybe be an option to turn auto OCR on or off.) In fact, I don't see anything in the review at all that talks about the accuracy of the OCR. The most negative bit related to input is "you can write letters and numbers into an input palette that occupies as much real estate as the first keyboard but, in my experience, worked slower." The second sentence in the quote is mostly a criticism of the device, not the software, and would be fixed if you used something like a Wacom tablet rather than a touch sensitive screen.
Anyway, I can say from my own experience that the handwriting works quite well with just a little practice. I've used a PDA with Windows Mobile 2K3 for about 5 minutes and it was usually successful in figuring out what I wrote. You don't have to learn a grafitti-like system.
Though I will admit that I was thinking of a specific review that was raving about the handwriting analysis (and that it even could OCR actual cursive writing with good accuracy) but that's not Windows Mobile, it was something for a tablet PC. I don't remember if it was XP Tablet Edition or a prerelease of Vista.
But it probably is backwards. I strongly suspect the emphasis should not be on the "don't leave your baby crying" part (because that's more or less common sense, even for a 10-year old -- you cry when something's bad) but the "or people will come take your baby away" part. And that you WOULDN'T learn through good example.
Supposedly the handwriting recognition of Windows Mobile is very good.
I think that handwriting is a MUCH better approach than trying to do voice recognition, which another poster said. You could use it in a croweded room and not worry about either interference or being heard, or in a library. Depending on the application, handwriting recoginition could be better than a keyboard too. It'd probably be faster for almost everyone (even if it would be possible to type faster, I would guess almost no one would spend enough time learning to reach that point) and would have essentially no learning curve.
Finally, you might look at a project called Dasher. I don't think I'd actually want to use it for anything big, but it's a very interesting concept and pretty darn cool.
And thats why people will want a regular key. Its worked for hundreds of years on other things, so a car should be no problem.
BS. Most keyed locks are no problem to defeat. After practicing lock picking for just a couple days I went out and bought a deadbolt from a hardware store. I had it open in about 10 minutes. One master padlock I have I can pick as fast as I can open with the key. And that is hand-picking the lock; no lockpicking gun. And I'm a newbie lockpick.
Automotive locks are harder to pick (from what I hear, much harder), but don't go deluding yourself that keyed locks are keeping you safe. It's easy enough to learn to pick them, and there are usually so many routes AROUND the lock itself you don't have to.
I hate a couple programs that I use. Actually right now Firefox is acting up but I don't have time to fix it right now. The TV tuner software (CyberLink PowerCinema) that came with the card completely blows -- I think it wins the "worst UI I have ever used" award. (And "used" is too kind to it.)
And finally, I haven't used OS X enough to really have a good opinion, but I do like what I see.
It doesn't say unlimited access to any given song, just unlimited access to *music*. And to that extent, they're not far off. Napster has 2 million songs, so even if you listen to each one only once, and listen for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you're gonna be listening for at least a decade and a half and probably closer to two. And that assumes that their library doesn't expand. If you listen to each song twice, and only 12 hours a day (but still 7 days a week), there's a good chance you'll be dead before you run out of plays. I'd call that unlimited.
Windows has some rough edges, but I find it slightly snappier and better looking than X and Linux, and have hit less problems running Windows than Linux. I'll take *nix for development, Windows for everyday use. (Some part of that too is a lack of a Linux driver for my TV tuner.)
Yes, because talking about how spam will probably change in the future (with or without this paper) is analogous to deliberately coming up with ways in which a lethal virus could be engineered to kill other people.
This is not a good time in history to mess with law enforcement (subpoena or not), especially at the federal level. They effectively can and will do what they want.
There's a good argument that the reason you give to not mess with law enforcement is actually a good reason TO challenge law enforcement.
Really? So one shouldn't complain about things that are wrong if they benefit you?
Not saying that it actually IS wrong here, only that the comparison with FF is a very good one despite the differences. I think it's a stretch to say IE is wrong and FF isn't.
While I agree with you, thinking this is very dangerous because it erodes the very idea of the 5th amendment. If we can infer guilt from saying "I don't want to say anything" that is exactly what is a major protection we're afforded.
Just like skyrocketting oil prices have convinced politicians on the need for alternative energy sources.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but if you are, there's a big difference. There is to my knowledge no legal barrier to alternative energy sources, it's just a difficult problem to solve. The lack of real progress here has been the lack of a push and the financial investment required to make developments, as well as an apparently deep-seeted need to try to one-up your neighbor in terms of the size of your SUV. (I'll be the first to admit that there are very real reasons why you'd need an SUV or something, but at the same time probably 3/4 of them could be replaced by a sedan with no real hardship on the part of the owners.)
At the same time, the patent problem is a legal problem by definition, and thus MUST be solved by politicians. There's also I think no social inertia to overcome to solve this problem. The average joe doesn't care about the patent law in the US.
On the contrary; maybe having the economy dragged to a standstill is the only way to let the politicians realize the folly of the 'everything's patentable' world. If it would lead to change, the temporary stagnation might be worth it.
Slashdot Mirror
Grrrrr....
Note to self: when responding to someone, be sure to quote them. That way, if the parent is modded down to -1, you don't look like a moron.
Wait... politics aside, are you suggesting Dick Cheney could charm his way into anything?
The quote from the WP article you give doesn't say anything at all about the OCR ability of the system -- it just says it doesn't do OCR by default. (I would argue that this is correct behavior, though there should maybe be an option to turn auto OCR on or off.) In fact, I don't see anything in the review at all that talks about the accuracy of the OCR. The most negative bit related to input is "you can write letters and numbers into an input palette that occupies as much real estate as the first keyboard but, in my experience, worked slower." The second sentence in the quote is mostly a criticism of the device, not the software, and would be fixed if you used something like a Wacom tablet rather than a touch sensitive screen.
Anyway, I can say from my own experience that the handwriting works quite well with just a little practice. I've used a PDA with Windows Mobile 2K3 for about 5 minutes and it was usually successful in figuring out what I wrote. You don't have to learn a grafitti-like system.
Though I will admit that I was thinking of a specific review that was raving about the handwriting analysis (and that it even could OCR actual cursive writing with good accuracy) but that's not Windows Mobile, it was something for a tablet PC. I don't remember if it was XP Tablet Edition or a prerelease of Vista.
But it probably is backwards. I strongly suspect the emphasis should not be on the "don't leave your baby crying" part (because that's more or less common sense, even for a 10-year old -- you cry when something's bad) but the "or people will come take your baby away" part. And that you WOULDN'T learn through good example.
Supposedly the handwriting recognition of Windows Mobile is very good.
I think that handwriting is a MUCH better approach than trying to do voice recognition, which another poster said. You could use it in a croweded room and not worry about either interference or being heard, or in a library. Depending on the application, handwriting recoginition could be better than a keyboard too. It'd probably be faster for almost everyone (even if it would be possible to type faster, I would guess almost no one would spend enough time learning to reach that point) and would have essentially no learning curve.
Finally, you might look at a project called Dasher. I don't think I'd actually want to use it for anything big, but it's a very interesting concept and pretty darn cool.
most, adj.
Stop using email. It's 100% effective at blocking email spam.
And thats why people will want a regular key. Its worked for hundreds of years on other things, so a car should be no problem.
BS. Most keyed locks are no problem to defeat. After practicing lock picking for just a couple days I went out and bought a deadbolt from a hardware store. I had it open in about 10 minutes. One master padlock I have I can pick as fast as I can open with the key. And that is hand-picking the lock; no lockpicking gun. And I'm a newbie lockpick.
Automotive locks are harder to pick (from what I hear, much harder), but don't go deluding yourself that keyed locks are keeping you safe. It's easy enough to learn to pick them, and there are usually so many routes AROUND the lock itself you don't have to.
You might look at http://www.mathmlcentral.com/Tools/ToMathML.jsp
It appears to take Mathematica syntax and give you MathML. I can't vouch for its accuracy or completeness.
A couple other comments:
I hate a couple programs that I use. Actually right now Firefox is acting up but I don't have time to fix it right now. The TV tuner software (CyberLink PowerCinema) that came with the card completely blows -- I think it wins the "worst UI I have ever used" award. (And "used" is too kind to it.)
And finally, I haven't used OS X enough to really have a good opinion, but I do like what I see.
To be honest, except for the occasional, almost always minor, annoyance, yes, I do like Windows.
It doesn't say unlimited access to any given song, just unlimited access to *music*. And to that extent, they're not far off. Napster has 2 million songs, so even if you listen to each one only once, and listen for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you're gonna be listening for at least a decade and a half and probably closer to two. And that assumes that their library doesn't expand. If you listen to each song twice, and only 12 hours a day (but still 7 days a week), there's a good chance you'll be dead before you run out of plays. I'd call that unlimited.
Um, the literal 0 is an int.
Also, the code compiles without warning with 'gcc -W -Wall' (3.4.3), Sun cc (no options; 5.8), and MSVC (level 4 warnings, 8.0).
Yeah, nothing marks a rush job more than delaying it.
*Raises hand*
Windows has some rough edges, but I find it slightly snappier and better looking than X and Linux, and have hit less problems running Windows than Linux. I'll take *nix for development, Windows for everyday use. (Some part of that too is a lack of a Linux driver for my TV tuner.)
Second, we could try to start our own lobbying group. Give a concentrated voice to the technically literate population
You don't need to do that. It exists.
Yes, because talking about how spam will probably change in the future (with or without this paper) is analogous to deliberately coming up with ways in which a lethal virus could be engineered to kill other people.
"Well, well, Freud was right."
This is not a good time in history to mess with law enforcement (subpoena or not), especially at the federal level. They effectively can and will do what they want.
There's a good argument that the reason you give to not mess with law enforcement is actually a good reason TO challenge law enforcement.
Really? So one shouldn't complain about things that are wrong if they benefit you?
Not saying that it actually IS wrong here, only that the comparison with FF is a very good one despite the differences. I think it's a stretch to say IE is wrong and FF isn't.
Agreed. It also makes it possible to open your bookmarks file in another browser.
While I agree with you, thinking this is very dangerous because it erodes the very idea of the 5th amendment. If we can infer guilt from saying "I don't want to say anything" that is exactly what is a major protection we're afforded.
A lot of people go to Yosemite and take a hike when they go on vacation. That's certainly work. Do you consider them strange?
Just like skyrocketting oil prices have convinced politicians on the need for alternative energy sources.
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but if you are, there's a big difference. There is to my knowledge no legal barrier to alternative energy sources, it's just a difficult problem to solve. The lack of real progress here has been the lack of a push and the financial investment required to make developments, as well as an apparently deep-seeted need to try to one-up your neighbor in terms of the size of your SUV. (I'll be the first to admit that there are very real reasons why you'd need an SUV or something, but at the same time probably 3/4 of them could be replaced by a sedan with no real hardship on the part of the owners.)
At the same time, the patent problem is a legal problem by definition, and thus MUST be solved by politicians. There's also I think no social inertia to overcome to solve this problem. The average joe doesn't care about the patent law in the US.
On the contrary; maybe having the economy dragged to a standstill is the only way to let the politicians realize the folly of the 'everything's patentable' world. If it would lead to change, the temporary stagnation might be worth it.