I'd assume you'd have to give the camera to the processing place in order to get your pictures. Mabye they'll ship them back to the factory for refurbushing?
$20 isn't so bad. I really wish the article would have mentioned how much storage space you got, or how many pictures it could take.
The one advantage i see to this is you worry less about your camera. I own a few digital cameras, one being a Sony F717. It was a bit on the pricier side when i bought it, and even has it's own leather bag. Problem is, when taking it to places like Disney land, i always worry about it, wondering if it's going to be ripped off or broken, or fly out of my hands on a ride. It's more of a burden than anything. A disposable digital camera, ah, if i breaks, only $20.:P The piece of mind might be worth it for these amusement-park "memory" type things.
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I saw somewhere a quote (probably on slashdot) that went something like "Programming is like sex. Make one mistake and you'll end up supporting it for the rest of your life." If i'm not mistaken Microsoft maintains a test machines/image for each combination of service packs, hot fixes, and updates. If you had previously released 60-something hot fixes then that amounts to... what, about 3500 different configurations to test?
Reguardless, I think you do make a point about the way these things work. I've thought for a while that one of the areas largly lacking in the computer world is specialized input and output devices. The keyboard and monitor are fine, for typing a word document, but maybe lacking for software development. (here goes one of my fantasy worlds...) What if instead of programming by typing in "code", programs were created by assembling building blocks in a special computer controller, much like putting together an erector set or using lego technics. The end result is security could be exampled from a "physical access" viewpoint, much like it is in real life (ie. can i move this ladder to get over here, or push this block to get up here). I know that's wierd and abstract, but I believe it's an area that's largly lacking in IT today. Keyboards? Hah.
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According to the article yesterday on Tom's Hardware , there were picking up signals of people indoors through the walls.
The very first video game i ever played was Super Mario Brothers (the original on the 8-bit NES). I remember after getting it my dad hooked it up to our family TV then spent a few minutes reading the manual and aquanting himself with the system. After a few moments of him playing, he taught me how it all worked, and how to set it up on the TV and such. However, i distinctly remember him pointing out to me the "start" button which paused the game, and making sure that i completely understood that whenever they were calling me i could stop the game and answer them.
That's a random memory that is of little consequence. Now that i'm much older and spend time in multi-player games, i've noticed a lack of patience overall when online. Starcraft is one of the few games in my mind that sticks out as having a "Pause" feature. It was always a peculiar feature and i actually saw it used on a few occasions. Of course people would love to dink with it and do that classic pause-unpause-pause-unpause-pause-unpause sequence whenever they were bored and/or loosing.
Be glad you didn't start using OSX.
To setup a DNS server you'd probably start by inserting the network card into the computer, which would bring up a prompt asking you what you would like to do. From there you create an empty DNS server which adds an icon onto your desktop. You'd drag the DNS server icon from you desktop to the trashcan to actually activate the server.
Of course most of this would be done with little to no visual cues and you'd mainly be on your own to figure it out.
I was about about to point out WSH as well. As long as the terminal is running Windows 2000 or XP, WSH is actually a usable technology.
Also, if you already know Perl, ActiveState released a COM-scripting library for use in this application called ActivePerl. It will allow you to write windows shell scripts with perl if you'd prefer.
And graphic designers are not always good UI designers. They can make usually something pretty, but in most cases they don't know how to design interacting with information.
I think you're confusing a graphic designer with an artist. A designer is concerned with communication. An artist is concerned with aesthetics.
While either would help a project, i think ultimatly a psychologist would best be employed in UI design to help understand a user's thoughts while operating the software.
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maybe it means every picture you take is a red "X"
don't forget "un-printable" in that descriptor list.
(this was my exact reaction too)
I'd assume you'd have to give the camera to the processing place in order to get your pictures. Mabye they'll ship them back to the factory for refurbushing?
$20 isn't so bad. I really wish the article would have mentioned how much storage space you got, or how many pictures it could take.
:P The piece of mind might be worth it for these amusement-park "memory" type things.
The one advantage i see to this is you worry less about your camera. I own a few digital cameras, one being a Sony F717. It was a bit on the pricier side when i bought it, and even has it's own leather bag. Problem is, when taking it to places like Disney land, i always worry about it, wondering if it's going to be ripped off or broken, or fly out of my hands on a ride. It's more of a burden than anything. A disposable digital camera, ah, if i breaks, only $20.
"exit" Haha i do that too much in IM windows. :P
I saw somewhere a quote (probably on slashdot) that went something like "Programming is like sex. Make one mistake and you'll end up supporting it for the rest of your life." If i'm not mistaken Microsoft maintains a test machines/image for each combination of service packs, hot fixes, and updates. If you had previously released 60-something hot fixes then that amounts to... what, about 3500 different configurations to test?
Reguardless, I think you do make a point about the way these things work. I've thought for a while that one of the areas largly lacking in the computer world is specialized input and output devices. The keyboard and monitor are fine, for typing a word document, but maybe lacking for software development. (here goes one of my fantasy worlds...) What if instead of programming by typing in "code", programs were created by assembling building blocks in a special computer controller, much like putting together an erector set or using lego technics. The end result is security could be exampled from a "physical access" viewpoint, much like it is in real life (ie. can i move this ladder to get over here, or push this block to get up here). I know that's wierd and abstract, but I believe it's an area that's largly lacking in IT today. Keyboards? Hah.
According to the article yesterday on Tom's Hardware , there were picking up signals of people indoors through the walls.
i read the title as...
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"NIST Studies Virus, DDoS Effect On Girls"
And just noticing the word "girls" on slashdot i was exciting to read the article... until i realized i read it wrong.
The very first video game i ever played was Super Mario Brothers (the original on the 8-bit NES). I remember after getting it my dad hooked it up to our family TV then spent a few minutes reading the manual and aquanting himself with the system. After a few moments of him playing, he taught me how it all worked, and how to set it up on the TV and such. However, i distinctly remember him pointing out to me the "start" button which paused the game, and making sure that i completely understood that whenever they were calling me i could stop the game and answer them. That's a random memory that is of little consequence. Now that i'm much older and spend time in multi-player games, i've noticed a lack of patience overall when online. Starcraft is one of the few games in my mind that sticks out as having a "Pause" feature. It was always a peculiar feature and i actually saw it used on a few occasions. Of course people would love to dink with it and do that classic pause-unpause-pause-unpause-pause-unpause sequence whenever they were bored and/or loosing.
asdf@asdf.com has always fullfilled my needs. (plus you can type it predominantly with your left hand)
I like #3, and actually it could very well fall under #1.5 :D
Be glad you didn't start using OSX. To setup a DNS server you'd probably start by inserting the network card into the computer, which would bring up a prompt asking you what you would like to do. From there you create an empty DNS server which adds an icon onto your desktop. You'd drag the DNS server icon from you desktop to the trashcan to actually activate the server. Of course most of this would be done with little to no visual cues and you'd mainly be on your own to figure it out.
I was about about to point out WSH as well. As long as the terminal is running Windows 2000 or XP, WSH is actually a usable technology.
Also, if you already know Perl, ActiveState released a COM-scripting library for use in this application called ActivePerl. It will allow you to write windows shell scripts with perl if you'd prefer.
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I think you're confusing a graphic designer with an artist. A designer is concerned with communication. An artist is concerned with aesthetics.
While either would help a project, i think ultimatly a psychologist would best be employed in UI design to help understand a user's thoughts while operating the software.
Was "Daemon Tools" what you had in mind?
Now all i'll need is a green unique shako to give me +2 all skills!
This sounds like a plan to keep up with Nintendo's GameCube to Game Boy Advance adaptor. Same idea, just different device.