They didn't file any till 1995. Kinda clever, really - don't even bother patenting it untill you see if it's going to be popular.
And in all that time, did no one think to create an alternative or possibly improve the idea with their own work? Did everyone use this same format and not grow simply because it was "free"? I've seen a few posts mentioning JFFS but also saying that it's an unacceptable alternative. So, honest question: is there a single alternative available?
Back in some business communications class I took in college, there was a lecture done about how employees perform under different lighting conditions. To sum it up, researchers went both ways, turning the lights up, brighter and brighter.. noting an increase in productivity, and then back down, dimming them. In both cases, incremental changes in the lighting increased productivity. So did it not matter if an environment was brighter or darker?.. (We know that long term there would be a difference) But the researchers found that the increase was simply the result of the employees opinions being listened to.
They were just happier to have a voice about the changes, and this consequently increased their productivity. Ta Da.
A programmer's ability to focus on a single task for long periods to the exclusion of all else has led some people to comment on similar behavior in autistics (Asperger's Disorder), and to wonder whether most programmers are mildly autistic. I would be surprised if most programmers were autistic--our concentration is too easily broken.
I particularly like how this fellow uses Autism as a reason, then clarifies it by noting a single branch of the entire syndrome as if that's what it's *really* called, and finishes up his great assumption by explaining that autistics must have high concentration levels.
While they're in the same psychological realm, he's trying to refer to ADD.. not Autism.
From ADD.org "You get one idea and you have to act on it, and then, what do you know, but you've got another idea before you've finished up with the first one, and so you go for that one, but of course a third idea intercepts the second, and you just have to follow that one, and pretty soon people are calling you disorganized and impulsive and all sorts of impolite words that miss the point completely."
Autism on the other hand is the complete inability to concentrate on ANY task for short periods of time. Autism is associated with Stims, self stimulatory behaviour. Asperger's Syndrome is a "mild" form of Autism that tends to affect mostly boys. Note that there is still a lack of common sense associated with this. Simply being quirky is not Asperger's.
A child with ADD is more than likely able to understand you when you tell him to "sit still, eat your dinner," while a child with Autism might just flick his fork around continuously while he's eating.
Credibility: I work with Autistic children, and ironically, have been diagnosed with ADD.
One last thing you forgot - libraries are pretty much the last place you can find many examples of old information - old newspapers, out of print books, etc.
The college I'm currently at doesn't have a beautiful, massive library like my last university. But I still love it. Do a quick search for something you're interested in and then go peruse the stacks and find something that didn't come up in the search that's much more interesting. Recently I've been checking out a lot of stories written by folks who visited Japan in the 50's and 60's. Some of them are translations of Japanese literature, some are more like historic accounts in story form. Definitely not the kind of stuff I would find looking around in a bookstore. It wouldn't sell.. not enough people care about everything for it to be a good profit. Libraries are awesome for niche and older literature.
Besides, old books are sexy:P They always make the reading experience so much better:>
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Seems the moderators today lack a sense of sarcasm. "Interesting"?
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Moe Szyslak, owner of Moe's Tavern... on the Simpsons. Say the domain name out loud, and think of Bart Simpson
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They didn't file any till 1995. Kinda clever, really - don't even bother patenting it untill you see if it's going to be popular.
And in all that time, did no one think to create an alternative or possibly improve the idea with their own work? Did everyone use this same format and not grow simply because it was "free"? I've seen a few posts mentioning JFFS but also saying that it's an unacceptable alternative. So, honest question: is there a single alternative available?
mmmmm.... hotcacks.
people will be scared of this?
Back in some business communications class I took in college, there was a lecture done about how employees perform under different lighting conditions. To sum it up, researchers went both ways, turning the lights up, brighter and brighter.. noting an increase in productivity, and then back down, dimming them. In both cases, incremental changes in the lighting increased productivity. So did it not matter if an environment was brighter or darker? .. (We know that long term there would be a difference) But the researchers found that the increase was simply the result of the employees opinions being listened to.
They were just happier to have a voice about the changes, and this consequently increased their productivity. Ta Da.
I particularly like how this fellow uses Autism as a reason, then clarifies it by noting a single branch of the entire syndrome as if that's what it's *really* called, and finishes up his great assumption by explaining that autistics must have high concentration levels.
While they're in the same psychological realm, he's trying to refer to ADD.. not Autism.
From ADD.org
"You get one idea and you have to act on it, and then, what do you know, but you've got another idea before you've finished up with the first one, and so you go for that one, but of course a third idea intercepts the second, and you just have to follow that one, and pretty soon people are calling you disorganized and impulsive and all sorts of impolite words that miss the point completely."
Autism on the other hand is the complete inability to concentrate on ANY task for short periods of time. Autism is associated with Stims, self stimulatory behaviour. Asperger's Syndrome is a "mild" form of Autism that tends to affect mostly boys. Note that there is still a lack of common sense associated with this. Simply being quirky is not Asperger's.
A child with ADD is more than likely able to understand you when you tell him to "sit still, eat your dinner," while a child with Autism might just flick his fork around continuously while he's eating.
Credibility: I work with Autistic children, and ironically, have been diagnosed with ADD.
The college I'm currently at doesn't have a beautiful, massive library like my last university. But I still love it. Do a quick search for something you're interested in and then go peruse the stacks and find something that didn't come up in the search that's much more interesting. Recently I've been checking out a lot of stories written by folks who visited Japan in the 50's and 60's. Some of them are translations of Japanese literature, some are more like historic accounts in story form. Definitely not the kind of stuff I would find looking around in a bookstore. It wouldn't sell.. not enough people care about everything for it to be a good profit. Libraries are awesome for niche and older literature.
Besides, old books are sexy :P They always make the reading experience so much better :>