Sounds like a great idea. That way you get to keep old machines around for those who break them. Also, you can sell the old machines if you end up having a large surplus. It wasn't always the case, but it's now cheap enough that you can probably buy all your employees brand new machines every 18 months, and make up for the difference in productivity gains.
The most use I ever got out of my TI-86 was in a robotics class where it wasn't required. The fact that I could use it to multiply matrices saved my hours of work doing the work manually. Sure I had to know to multiply matrices, but the calculator allowed me to do it much quicker. I even made a program that allowed me to more quickly enter the matrices by simple specifying the dimensions, and then entering the values, instead of having to enter all other syntax to properly enter the matrices.
Personally, after using the TI-86 in university for 4 years, I have to to say that no program I've ever used gets the job done in quite the same way. It might have a lot to do with the custom keyboard, but I think that trying to use a laptop in place of a graphing calculator would slow you down quite a bit. People seem to be missing the point. Just because a laptop could do the same job, plus a whole lot more, doesn't mean it's really the best tool.
For a lot of requests, they header is probably the same size as the data being returned. And given that a lot of people have small upstream bandwidth than downstream bandwidth, I could see a lot of speed ups. What I think would be interesting is a version of HTTP without any headers request headers, and minimal response headers. For many things like images, javascript files, css files, and other pages, the headers aren't needed. Get rid of transferring all the cookies over on each request, along with the user agent, referrer, and all the information that just clutters up the request, and is often never looked at.
Could you put a big magnet on the ship to channel the cosmic beams from the sun and use them to fuel the ship some how? I'm not joking. I'm not that knowledgeable in this area of expertise. But it seems like we have two problems, too much cosmic radiation, and a need for more fuel while in space. Could we harness the cosmic radiation and use it as fuel?
A lot of these machines could just be beginners setting up Linux boxes, and not knowing what they are doing. They have the SSH server on, and a weak password, and they are easily pwned. I think that most of these computers probably aren't compromised through people installing unknown software, but rather through bad configuration of servers, that are easily broken into.
Even if you don't block them, a lot of the intermediary routers seem to not response at all. For some reason I can tracert www.google.com (9 hops), but I can't traceroute www.microsoft.com, because it starts giving "request timed out" after 12 hops. This is what I mean, while traceroute works for some, it's ineffective in tracing your route to most hosts, as a lot of intermediate nodes block it.
I'll be the first to admit I have small hands. You're right, but the original XBox controller is the biggest console controller I've ever seen. Only next to the Dreamcast from what I recall. I personally found the GameCube controller to be the best controller by far. Really nice to have that "home" (A) button in the middle, with all the other buttons located around it, easily reachable.
Not to mention that traceroute hasn't worked in a long time, most of the time, the routers will just not respond. I've haven't been able to do a reliable traceroute in years, at least for many places I tried to trace.
So if you introduce some random delay in responding to pings, or don't reply to them at all, does that mean they can't figure out where you are? By introducing delay into your reply, could you fake your position to somewhere completely different?
The thing is, Nintendo has made their money. They can go on to the Wii 2. They don't have to have the same console on the market for 10 years to recoup their research and development costs. They could probably release an HD Wii with BluRay, for the same price as the PS3, and price it about the same. Nintendo is very smart in that respect. They know how to make systems that make money. Even the Gamecube, which by market share was a flop, still made them a whole lot of money.
This happened in the office building where my company moved into a couple years back. All the network and telephone cables had the ends ripped (not cut) off. We had to redo all the ends of the cables. Which is much easier than redoing all the wiring, but still difficult considering the wires left had no labels for what matched up to what. We still have jacks that we have never been able to find the corresponding end for.
I still can't believe that DVRs are so widely used. When most people who have a DVR have internet fast enough to stream video, it kind of seems like we are living in a backwards world. Why should I have to remember to record something, worry about overlapping shows, and worry about shows that start early, end late, or start late because of delays (due to sports), when I really should just be able to watch whatever I want, whenever I want. As long as I'm paying for access to it in the first place that is.
Yeah, but some people (not myself, I'm too young) remember when you could fix something on your own, and not have to pay a mechanic $80+ an hour to do the work. All these features have their advantages and disadvantages. I find it quite interesting that computers have gotten to the point that just about anybody can put one together from parts, but that cars have gone in completely the opposite direction. I'm sure some people remember when putting a computer together meant using a soldering iron, or trying to figure out which if 15 different expansion card formats your computer supported. Now everything is pretty much standardized, cables and connectors only fit the proper way, and may other advancements. Cars are just getting more and more complicated. You could probably mass produce a "simple" car for about $2000 these days, but it seems as though nobody is willing to do it.
Seriously, If you have kids that are home all day, that probably means they are 4 or younger. They don't have that kind of attention span. I could see it working if your kids are old enough to be in school 8:30-3:00, or whatever the hours are in your area. Definitely no more paying for after school care.
Duplicating is manufacturing. To make a car analogy, the process of actually putting the cars together in the factory is what we call manufacturing. The process by which a new model of created is usually called research, development, design, engineering, or many other things which are involved. For software, most of the cost is design,development, and engineering. Once the software has been designed, the manufacturing process is simply just pressing disk, or making it availble for download. Hence the term RTM (Release to Manufacturing
But software costs $0 to manufacture. The research and development of that software is already done. I think that this kind of technology has a much larger market than just the disabled. Bringing the price down a couple orders of magnitude could make them a bigger profit, and get this technology in the hands of many more people.
To be fair to Disney, although they do push for longer copyrights, they certainly haven't stopped creating new content, nor have they stopped contributing to culture. While, yes, they are profitting from decades old creations, by reselling the same movie in a new format ever 10 years, they probably are one of the more creative companies out there today.
Yeah, but many people can do all those things without a highschool diploma. Hence all the highschool kids working those jobs that just require cash register and basic english skills. If you have a high school diploma, and are just working the checkout at Target, then you are vastly overqualified. I'm not sure if there are a lot of jobs you are qualified for. Most jobs that exist seem to either require no education past grade 8, or require at least some kind of basic vocational training above high school. It would seem that it would make more sense if you could just go to a vocational school after grade 10, instead of spending the extra 2 years in highschool. I know they used to do it. Quebec still only goes to grade 11. I think it's a great idea.
Looks like the main thing to look at is the "perfect use" column. If you think you can successfully perfectly use any of the methods, you are probably right. However, it's much easier for most people to actually do "perfect use" with a condom than with the pill. I'm pretty confident in my ability to use condoms. And since you should be using them either way, the woman is pretty safe regardless of whether or not she takes the hormones.
Meh, million of women mess around with their hormones every month just as a method of birth control, even though much more successful methods exist, and even though many (non-manogamous) should probably be using other methods anyway to protect against diseases. Most people have no problem with stuffing their body full of chemicals, especially when it's prescribe by a "doctor" or in a tasty meal.
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Sounds like a great idea. That way you get to keep old machines around for those who break them. Also, you can sell the old machines if you end up having a large surplus. It wasn't always the case, but it's now cheap enough that you can probably buy all your employees brand new machines every 18 months, and make up for the difference in productivity gains.
The most use I ever got out of my TI-86 was in a robotics class where it wasn't required. The fact that I could use it to multiply matrices saved my hours of work doing the work manually. Sure I had to know to multiply matrices, but the calculator allowed me to do it much quicker. I even made a program that allowed me to more quickly enter the matrices by simple specifying the dimensions, and then entering the values, instead of having to enter all other syntax to properly enter the matrices.
Personally, after using the TI-86 in university for 4 years, I have to to say that no program I've ever used gets the job done in quite the same way. It might have a lot to do with the custom keyboard, but I think that trying to use a laptop in place of a graphing calculator would slow you down quite a bit. People seem to be missing the point. Just because a laptop could do the same job, plus a whole lot more, doesn't mean it's really the best tool.
For a lot of requests, they header is probably the same size as the data being returned. And given that a lot of people have small upstream bandwidth than downstream bandwidth, I could see a lot of speed ups. What I think would be interesting is a version of HTTP without any headers request headers, and minimal response headers. For many things like images, javascript files, css files, and other pages, the headers aren't needed. Get rid of transferring all the cookies over on each request, along with the user agent, referrer, and all the information that just clutters up the request, and is often never looked at.
Could you put a big magnet on the ship to channel the cosmic beams from the sun and use them to fuel the ship some how? I'm not joking. I'm not that knowledgeable in this area of expertise. But it seems like we have two problems, too much cosmic radiation, and a need for more fuel while in space. Could we harness the cosmic radiation and use it as fuel?
A lot of these machines could just be beginners setting up Linux boxes, and not knowing what they are doing. They have the SSH server on, and a weak password, and they are easily pwned. I think that most of these computers probably aren't compromised through people installing unknown software, but rather through bad configuration of servers, that are easily broken into.
Even if you don't block them, a lot of the intermediary routers seem to not response at all. For some reason I can tracert www.google.com (9 hops), but I can't traceroute www.microsoft.com, because it starts giving "request timed out" after 12 hops. This is what I mean, while traceroute works for some, it's ineffective in tracing your route to most hosts, as a lot of intermediate nodes block it.
I'll be the first to admit I have small hands. You're right, but the original XBox controller is the biggest console controller I've ever seen. Only next to the Dreamcast from what I recall. I personally found the GameCube controller to be the best controller by far. Really nice to have that "home" (A) button in the middle, with all the other buttons located around it, easily reachable.
Not to mention that traceroute hasn't worked in a long time, most of the time, the routers will just not respond. I've haven't been able to do a reliable traceroute in years, at least for many places I tried to trace.
So if you introduce some random delay in responding to pings, or don't reply to them at all, does that mean they can't figure out where you are? By introducing delay into your reply, could you fake your position to somewhere completely different?
Obligatory Penny Arcade. The original XBox controllers were terrible.
The thing is, Nintendo has made their money. They can go on to the Wii 2. They don't have to have the same console on the market for 10 years to recoup their research and development costs. They could probably release an HD Wii with BluRay, for the same price as the PS3, and price it about the same. Nintendo is very smart in that respect. They know how to make systems that make money. Even the Gamecube, which by market share was a flop, still made them a whole lot of money.
This happened in the office building where my company moved into a couple years back. All the network and telephone cables had the ends ripped (not cut) off. We had to redo all the ends of the cables. Which is much easier than redoing all the wiring, but still difficult considering the wires left had no labels for what matched up to what. We still have jacks that we have never been able to find the corresponding end for.
Here's your Porsche. What? you wanted a new one? Oh, that's gonna cost quite a bit more.
I still can't believe that DVRs are so widely used. When most people who have a DVR have internet fast enough to stream video, it kind of seems like we are living in a backwards world. Why should I have to remember to record something, worry about overlapping shows, and worry about shows that start early, end late, or start late because of delays (due to sports), when I really should just be able to watch whatever I want, whenever I want. As long as I'm paying for access to it in the first place that is.
You really should just use something like PasswordSafe
Yeah, but some people (not myself, I'm too young) remember when you could fix something on your own, and not have to pay a mechanic $80+ an hour to do the work. All these features have their advantages and disadvantages. I find it quite interesting that computers have gotten to the point that just about anybody can put one together from parts, but that cars have gone in completely the opposite direction. I'm sure some people remember when putting a computer together meant using a soldering iron, or trying to figure out which if 15 different expansion card formats your computer supported. Now everything is pretty much standardized, cables and connectors only fit the proper way, and may other advancements. Cars are just getting more and more complicated. You could probably mass produce a "simple" car for about $2000 these days, but it seems as though nobody is willing to do it.
Seriously, If you have kids that are home all day, that probably means they are 4 or younger. They don't have that kind of attention span. I could see it working if your kids are old enough to be in school 8:30-3:00, or whatever the hours are in your area. Definitely no more paying for after school care.
Duplicating is manufacturing. To make a car analogy, the process of actually putting the cars together in the factory is what we call manufacturing. The process by which a new model of created is usually called research, development, design, engineering, or many other things which are involved. For software, most of the cost is design,development, and engineering. Once the software has been designed, the manufacturing process is simply just pressing disk, or making it availble for download. Hence the term RTM (Release to Manufacturing
But software costs $0 to manufacture. The research and development of that software is already done. I think that this kind of technology has a much larger market than just the disabled. Bringing the price down a couple orders of magnitude could make them a bigger profit, and get this technology in the hands of many more people.
Nothing beats the Canadian Firearms Registry. Over a billion dollars spent on a database that maps Firearms to their owners.
To be fair to Disney, although they do push for longer copyrights, they certainly haven't stopped creating new content, nor have they stopped contributing to culture. While, yes, they are profitting from decades old creations, by reselling the same movie in a new format ever 10 years, they probably are one of the more creative companies out there today.
Yeah, but many people can do all those things without a highschool diploma. Hence all the highschool kids working those jobs that just require cash register and basic english skills. If you have a high school diploma, and are just working the checkout at Target, then you are vastly overqualified. I'm not sure if there are a lot of jobs you are qualified for. Most jobs that exist seem to either require no education past grade 8, or require at least some kind of basic vocational training above high school. It would seem that it would make more sense if you could just go to a vocational school after grade 10, instead of spending the extra 2 years in highschool. I know they used to do it. Quebec still only goes to grade 11. I think it's a great idea.
Looks like the main thing to look at is the "perfect use" column. If you think you can successfully perfectly use any of the methods, you are probably right. However, it's much easier for most people to actually do "perfect use" with a condom than with the pill. I'm pretty confident in my ability to use condoms. And since you should be using them either way, the woman is pretty safe regardless of whether or not she takes the hormones.
Meh, million of women mess around with their hormones every month just as a method of birth control, even though much more successful methods exist, and even though many (non-manogamous) should probably be using other methods anyway to protect against diseases. Most people have no problem with stuffing their body full of chemicals, especially when it's prescribe by a "doctor" or in a tasty meal.