I know the producers the genetically modified plants don't like people planting their proprietary seeds. Are people allowed to breed these genetically modified cats?
You can disable those in the kernel too. The point is that there are ways to prevent stupid users from doing stupid things. If the admins are smart they will setup a policy where these type of things can't happen. Just as an example, if I was developing a the client infrastructure for a bank branch I would build a stripped down gentoo install with the bare necesities that I could easily image on all the client computers. All updates are done through the local network. Computers can only join the network if their mac address matches and they provide the correct credentials. Clients don't have access to the internet. Clients don't get text based passwords but biometric finger print passwords. If your extra paranoid you could even put those polorizing screens on the monitors so only the person sitting right in front can see what is on the screen.
If they were running Linux the solution would be easy: disable USB Mass Storage in the kernel. USB mice and keyboards will still work, but they won't be able to read their thumb drives.
As a web developer I'm interested to know if IE7 has broken all the IE6/5 hacks that I worked hard to put into my code. That's my major concern.
How do you tell the difference?
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Are they going to get a copy of the Windows source code and compare it to ReactOS? How does someone actually go about auditing code that was submitted by many people around the world?
But does anyone know how to actually use the program? Why aren't they working on improving the interface? I can pickup a copy of 3dsmax or Maya and just start working without reading a single manual. Why can't the same be said for Blender?
Having average people "program" is really the way to go. Everyone has a different opinion on how their desktop or application should look/behave. Let them have it there way. To have this idea work there really needs to be a standard in the way in which data is stored (possibily in xml). If data is presented in a standard way a real programmer could make a generic function for one piece of software which the user could then import into another application and have similar features. Code reusability and generality is key. Imagine writing one spell checker that could then be incoporated into another piece of software without any code rewrite but by simply dragging the feature from one application to another. Normal people could create their ideal multimedia player, web browser, etc.
What is the deal with eye candy. I think programmers have gotten lazy. It is alot easier to make things zoom in an out in 3d with glass effects, but much harder to come up with unique ways to make interacting with a computer more natural. What we need are smarter applications and interfaces. I want to see multi sensor fusion being incorporated into computers. Imagine a itunes picking a song based on your mood. Computer vision could track facial features and posture. A microphone could monitor your voice and IR sensors could be used to measure body heat. All this data could be incorporated to decide which mood your in and thus pick the best song for the moment.
How about the computer detecting your level of frustration and learning what you really want instead of having the user go through the same steps each time.
How about changing your desktop based on your mood.
How about tracking retina motion and moving the cursor. This would be great for advertising too
How about redeveloping the keyboard in such a way that there is less keys and have the computer guess what your going to write.
How about computers learning what type of slashdot stories I like to read.
This is where software should be going. Why haven't we gotten there yet?
Try pandora.com. Enter a band or song you like and it will find similar music. Also, if you look inside the cache folder you'll find mp3s of all the songs you've heard through the site.
Why don't the networks give people the choice to either download HDTV shows in WITH ADS from their site for FREE or download HDTV shows WITHOUT ADS for $2.00? They could even create their own torrent type network that only works with their network to lessen the load.
"The article also notes that Apple has continued to learn from hackers' efforts to crack the operating system and has greatly strengthened the TPM protections."
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I know the producers the genetically modified plants don't like people planting their proprietary seeds. Are people allowed to breed these genetically modified cats?
You can disable those in the kernel too. The point is that there are ways to prevent stupid users from doing stupid things. If the admins are smart they will setup a policy where these type of things can't happen. Just as an example, if I was developing a the client infrastructure for a bank branch I would build a stripped down gentoo install with the bare necesities that I could easily image on all the client computers. All updates are done through the local network. Computers can only join the network if their mac address matches and they provide the correct credentials. Clients don't have access to the internet. Clients don't get text based passwords but biometric finger print passwords. If your extra paranoid you could even put those polorizing screens on the monitors so only the person sitting right in front can see what is on the screen.
If they were running Linux the solution would be easy: disable USB Mass Storage in the kernel. USB mice and keyboards will still work, but they won't be able to read their thumb drives.
Stallman: I'm going to f***ing kill CNN. It's GNU/Linux damn it!
*Chair goes flying across room*
They are switching over to Intel's Xscale processor. Since they are buying bulk Core Duos they must have gotten a discount on the PXA27x.
#ifdef _WIN32
#define SLOW 1
#else
#define SLOW 0
#endif
Pink Pony CSS
I'm trying to download the development files and you're all slowing me down.
As a web developer I'm interested to know if IE7 has broken all the IE6/5 hacks that I worked hard to put into my code. That's my major concern.
Are they going to get a copy of the Windows source code and compare it to ReactOS? How does someone actually go about auditing code that was submitted by many people around the world?
But does anyone know how to actually use the program? Why aren't they working on improving the interface? I can pickup a copy of 3dsmax or Maya and just start working without reading a single manual. Why can't the same be said for Blender?
I can't wait for the graphical ads google is going to start placing because of the agreement:
Google's Graphical ADs
So, how is this going to be compability with older programs that require admin priveleges?
Having average people "program" is really the way to go. Everyone has a different opinion on how their desktop or application should look/behave. Let them have it there way. To have this idea work there really needs to be a standard in the way in which data is stored (possibily in xml). If data is presented in a standard way a real programmer could make a generic function for one piece of software which the user could then import into another application and have similar features. Code reusability and generality is key. Imagine writing one spell checker that could then be incoporated into another piece of software without any code rewrite but by simply dragging the feature from one application to another. Normal people could create their ideal multimedia player, web browser, etc.
What is the deal with eye candy. I think programmers have gotten lazy. It is alot easier to make things zoom in an out in 3d with glass effects, but much harder to come up with unique ways to make interacting with a computer more natural. What we need are smarter applications and interfaces. I want to see multi sensor fusion being incorporated into computers. Imagine a itunes picking a song based on your mood. Computer vision could track facial features and posture. A microphone could monitor your voice and IR sensors could be used to measure body heat. All this data could be incorporated to decide which mood your in and thus pick the best song for the moment.
How about the computer detecting your level of frustration and learning what you really want instead of having the user go through the same steps each time.
How about changing your desktop based on your mood.
How about tracking retina motion and moving the cursor. This would be great for advertising too
How about redeveloping the keyboard in such a way that there is less keys and have the computer guess what your going to write.
How about computers learning what type of slashdot stories I like to read.
This is where software should be going. Why haven't we gotten there yet?
I've had my fair share of downloading this year but by this time there is nothing new that interests me. I'm waiting for the new stuff next year.
I'm still waiting for the Ipod Micro so I can watch the shows in High Definition.
You insensitive clod!
Great, so when are we going to see a native Linux port of Autocad?
Embrace and Extend!!
Does this mean the RIAA/MPAA can poison torrents by generating files with the same hash?
Try pandora.com. Enter a band or song you like and it will find similar music. Also, if you look inside the cache folder you'll find mp3s of all the songs you've heard through the site.
Or they can have a system that automatically updates both the ads within the video and the tracker every so often. Fresh Ads = Constant Revenue.
Why don't the networks give people the choice to either download HDTV shows in WITH ADS from their site for FREE or download HDTV shows WITHOUT ADS for $2.00? They could even create their own torrent type network that only works with their network to lessen the load.
"The article also notes that Apple has continued to learn from hackers' efforts to crack the operating system and has greatly strengthened the TPM protections."
TPM protections = OSX locked to Apple hardware