I'm sure it's all automated by now. The take off, and landing. Any manual things that pilot has to do is there solely for the purpose of make-work (like...extending the landing gears---which will also likely be done automatically if pilot forgets).
Systems -have- to be designed such that pilots could be unconscious.
In either case, in case of an emergency during take off or landing... you BETTER be drunk, 'cause you're screwed either way. How many survivable accidents during landing/takeoff has there been?
That being said, it's a bit shocking that they'd drink for a cool job like that; it seems to show disrespect to the mission.
It's strange, but I agree... though technically, don't mobile phones have higher data rates (for voice) than land lines? I guess it's the interference and delays that makes landlines sound better.
...Microsoft has moved Julie Larson-Green (the driving force behind Office 2007's Ribbon UI) over to work on Windows 7's...
Oh, no...
As for the future Windows, I say build it to be a VM store, capable of taking on the personality of any VM---allowing you to have new fancy features as well as the legacy Windows (heck, maybe they should include everything, all the way to DOS, Win3.1, etc.). You don't really `need' an OS (assuming they figure out ways of enabling you to efficiently use the hardware from VM)---you might have a `primary' image that you use all the time, and a buncha others provided for compatibility with previous versions.
I think it's more fundamental; google is trying to commoditize access routes to their services. This is just a step in that direction. By decreasing costs of accessing their stuff, they're increasing the value of their services.
While I agree with you, I can't help but think that it might've been precisely the thing IBM said in the 70s when it saw kids playing with garage built computers.
Maybe we're old farts who are missing something fundamental, and in 30 years, people will laugh how short sighted we all were...
Forget about seeding startups. Just make -lots- of grants to universities doing this type of research (160 million can sponsor thousands of projects!)---maybe some of them will be successful (big gov projects have a tendency of turning into money pits).
The desktops are being replaced by laptops...and laptops are being replaced by phones/pda. So in 10 years, the only computing device anyone will own will be a phone.
I dunno. They -could- add the ``analog'' step -before- they stream it to you... by adding random noise into the stream. It will sound `ok' for internet radio, but won't be a pristine digital bit-for-bit copy.
I don't know about anyone, but to me, "linux" is a `free UNIX environment'... I really wouldn't notice a difference running Solaris, or FreeBSD, (or...OSX?), etc., and I suspect many folks aren't particularly attached to ``Linux'' as in the `linux kernel', but to the environment that features a vim, bash, gcc, perl, etc... heck, most of 'em can be found on cygwin:-/
Why loss-leader??? If somehow corps can make a profit selling DVD players (regular kind) players for under $30, why can't they make a profit selling HD-DVD players for $99???
Hardware is just about the same, except for some different (similarly cheaply mass-produced) components.
When they quote "oh, it costs us such and such to make these things, therefore we're selling them for such and such..." it's all bull shit. It doesn't cost them any more than it is to make regular DVD players.
As many as a third of those surveyed under the age of 30 were unable to recall their home telephone number without resorting to their mobile phones or to notes.
Why should I remember it? It's not like I ever call myself! I've had a phone for 8 years, and still have no idea what it is (beyond the area code).
(it was kinda weird calling 911 once---they ask you "and what is your number"... and I replied with "I don't know.")
If we want to make our children more "competitive", maybe it would be a better idea to keep computers away from them as long as possible. Any idiot can learn to use a computer. I'd rather end up with educated children.
Which might explain why they're not giving out these things in US. It's all a conspiracy for US to gain intellectual supremacy over the world.
There are also questions as to how -useful- laptops are. Over the last 10-20 years, as computers were introduced in US schools (high schools?), did grades (or any other educational indicator) go up overall? The few 1-3 nerds in every class might've benefited, but overall, I doubt technology impacted everyone's ability to learn (if not caused more harm).
From my experience, kids who have laptops spend their day browsing the web or chatting... not learning. Every class that has computers turns out to be a waste (I've yet to see a class with computers that isn't a waste; and I taught quite a few of them).
If nothing else, I think laptops for everyone will dumb down the world's kids (sure they'll know how to type, email, and IM, but they won't know how to THINK).
You haven't looked very hard, then. It's right there on the Start menu, just above 'Help and Support': "Default Programs". Even if you missed that, you just open control panel and start typing "file type" and it shows you the entry. (Although, as you've already said, Open Command Prompt Here is built into Vista anyway).
Default programs don't let you specify what to do when you right click on a folder, or some file, do they? I'll have to check this out when I get home tonight, but I searched pretty hard for it a while ago.
Ummm.... alt -> Tools -> Folder options. Just like it was in XP.
No. In XP (and 2000, and all previous Windows), there's "File Types" tab in `Folder Options' dialog. That's the thing you'd use if you wanted to manually create that "Command Prompt Here" (without using the power tool). No such thing in Vista (as far as I could tell).
There's a specific Control Panel for folder options - does that not do what you're after?
No. In XP (and 2000, and all previous Windows), there's "File Types" tab in `Folder Options' dialog. That's the thing you'd use if you wanted to manually create that "Command Prompt Here" (without using the power tool). No such thing in Vista (as far as I could tell).
No. In vista, it's worse. I haven't found a way to edit folder options. I've googled for it, and nutn. ie: Sure, the "command prompt here" works, 'cause it's built into Vista now... but you cannot add anything else you might want... since that `edit folder options' thing is gone.
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I'm sure it's all automated by now. The take off, and landing. Any manual things that pilot has to do is there solely for the purpose of make-work (like...extending the landing gears---which will also likely be done automatically if pilot forgets).
Systems -have- to be designed such that pilots could be unconscious.
In either case, in case of an emergency during take off or landing... you BETTER be drunk, 'cause you're screwed either way. How many survivable accidents during landing/takeoff has there been?
That being said, it's a bit shocking that they'd drink for a cool job like that; it seems to show disrespect to the mission.
Also consider that a few days ago, their FTP server was terrorized by all those anonymous users downloading their images directory :-/
It's strange, but I agree... though technically, don't mobile phones have higher data rates (for voice) than land lines? I guess it's the interference and delays that makes landlines sound better.
It's also very long... and keeps going on and on, way past the point it should've ended...and then it ends suddenly and for no apparent reason.
That was the only Stephenson book I really got bored off...
...Microsoft has moved Julie Larson-Green (the driving force behind Office 2007's Ribbon UI) over to work on Windows 7's...
Oh, no...
As for the future Windows, I say build it to be a VM store, capable of taking on the personality of any VM---allowing you to have new fancy features as well as the legacy Windows (heck, maybe they should include everything, all the way to DOS, Win3.1, etc.). You don't really `need' an OS (assuming they figure out ways of enabling you to efficiently use the hardware from VM)---you might have a `primary' image that you use all the time, and a buncha others provided for compatibility with previous versions.
I think it's more fundamental; google is trying to commoditize access routes to their services. This is just a step in that direction. By decreasing costs of accessing their stuff, they're increasing the value of their services.
While I agree with you, I can't help but think that it might've been precisely the thing IBM said in the 70s when it saw kids playing with garage built computers.
Maybe we're old farts who are missing something fundamental, and in 30 years, people will laugh how short sighted we all were...
Forget about seeding startups. Just make -lots- of grants to universities doing this type of research (160 million can sponsor thousands of projects!)---maybe some of them will be successful (big gov projects have a tendency of turning into money pits).
The desktops are being replaced by laptops...and laptops are being replaced by phones/pda. So in 10 years, the only computing device anyone will own will be a phone.
(and yes, I'm kidding....maybe).
Well, if their hiring practices lower the average intelligence of their workforce, then why isn't their stock price going down?
Didn't they die already (in the series?).
Like most of their patents they are patenting this so others wont be able to do it easily.
Indeed. Google desktop is just one step away from stepping into this patent.
I think you misread my post. As in, ``people who are introverts, but were misdiagnosed with anxiety''.
I dunno. They -could- add the ``analog'' step -before- they stream it to you... by adding random noise into the stream. It will sound `ok' for internet radio, but won't be a pristine digital bit-for-bit copy.
...treat more mundane fears as well such as phobias and social anxiety ...that, or misdiagnosed introverts.
then why hasn't Stallman done it? ;)
:-/
I don't know about anyone, but to me, "linux" is a `free UNIX environment'... I really wouldn't notice a difference running Solaris, or FreeBSD, (or...OSX?), etc., and I suspect many folks aren't particularly attached to ``Linux'' as in the `linux kernel', but to the environment that features a vim, bash, gcc, perl, etc... heck, most of 'em can be found on cygwin
... Shakespeare is dead?
No. By his own words, `so long lives this, and this gives life to thee'.
Why loss-leader??? If somehow corps can make a profit selling DVD players (regular kind) players for under $30, why can't they make a profit selling HD-DVD players for $99???
Hardware is just about the same, except for some different (similarly cheaply mass-produced) components.
When they quote "oh, it costs us such and such to make these things, therefore we're selling them for such and such..." it's all bull shit. It doesn't cost them any more than it is to make regular DVD players.
As many as a third of those surveyed under the age of 30 were unable to recall their home telephone number without resorting to their mobile phones or to notes.
Why should I remember it? It's not like I ever call myself! I've had a phone for 8 years, and still have no idea what it is (beyond the area code).
(it was kinda weird calling 911 once---they ask you "and what is your number"... and I replied with "I don't know.")
If we want to make our children more "competitive", maybe it would be a better idea to keep computers away from them as long as possible. Any idiot can learn to use a computer. I'd rather end up with educated children.
Which might explain why they're not giving out these things in US. It's all a conspiracy for US to gain intellectual supremacy over the world.
There are also questions as to how -useful- laptops are. Over the last 10-20 years, as computers were introduced in US schools (high schools?), did grades (or any other educational indicator) go up overall? The few 1-3 nerds in every class might've benefited, but overall, I doubt technology impacted everyone's ability to learn (if not caused more harm).
From my experience, kids who have laptops spend their day browsing the web or chatting... not learning. Every class that has computers turns out to be a waste (I've yet to see a class with computers that isn't a waste; and I taught quite a few of them).
If nothing else, I think laptops for everyone will dumb down the world's kids (sure they'll know how to type, email, and IM, but they won't know how to THINK).
You haven't looked very hard, then. It's right there on the Start menu, just above 'Help and Support': "Default Programs". Even if you missed that, you just open control panel and start typing "file type" and it shows you the entry. (Although, as you've already said, Open Command Prompt Here is built into Vista anyway).
Default programs don't let you specify what to do when you right click on a folder, or some file, do they? I'll have to check this out when I get home tonight, but I searched pretty hard for it a while ago.
Ummm.... alt -> Tools -> Folder options. Just like it was in XP.
No. In XP (and 2000, and all previous Windows), there's "File Types" tab in `Folder Options' dialog. That's the thing you'd use if you wanted to manually create that "Command Prompt Here" (without using the power tool). No such thing in Vista (as far as I could tell).
There's a specific Control Panel for folder options - does that not do what you're after?
No. In XP (and 2000, and all previous Windows), there's "File Types" tab in `Folder Options' dialog. That's the thing you'd use if you wanted to manually create that "Command Prompt Here" (without using the power tool). No such thing in Vista (as far as I could tell).
No. In vista, it's worse. I haven't found a way to edit folder options. I've googled for it, and nutn. ie: Sure, the "command prompt here" works, 'cause it's built into Vista now... but you cannot add anything else you might want... since that `edit folder options' thing is gone.