I think other designs were tried, but gestating one for 5 years makes the birth very difficult and hatching them in jam jars means they grow up to be politicians.
In this case, the modchip actually was used for pirating games, so that's why it would be included in the charges. There are about 2 or 3 stories like this that pop up each year and the editors always seem to omit the fact that software piracy was involved.
I expect the authorities are prosecuting these low sympathy cases to create an amount of precedent before moving on to more contentious uses of modchips
Its been a few years since I interviewed, but I went in with a checklist.
So when the interview is ending, I'd look at my checklist of things I'd want to know; stuff like pay, hours, holiday entitlement, how often theres offsite visits, etc. I'd fill in any blanks, etc.
I'd also ask any pertinant questions as they occurred, such as who owns the code I'd be supporting (one site had consultants write the code, they were just a service outfit).
So when I was asked 'Any questions?' I'd just look at my checklist, everything else was already asked as it arose.
But seriously, I dont want the PC making decisions for me, and I dont want my PC telling people who I am,and I dont want my PC telling people what I'm doing, and I dont want my PC telling people that I dont want them to know who I am.
I have enough problems with Word trying to convert numbers to dates, and captialising lowercase Ids in emails. If it starts making bad decisions with my personal data, the consequences are worse than a badly formatted letter.
Also, the metadata market will soon get swamped by annoying companies who want to generate revenue from extra services (think ringtones, skype icons and popup ads), forcing the power users to migrate to something else or just put up with an annoying supplier.
Back to that interface. What if some of those photos are of ugly people? Would you want to be left off of a mialing list just cos your teeth are crooked? What if I am a really hot babe? Would I want my photo out there so anyone can stalk me?
I just think that busy interfaces like that will always get killed by simpler ones (Google over Yahoo, SMTP over X400).
Indeed, some of the solutions to water and food supply have come from locals implementing low-tech solutions.
The designs or sources for these solutions are being disseminated on the web via the usual aid channels (I.e. a charity/UN worker reads the info, then goes out to places to tell them how to do it.
Access to these laptops at a family/village level will give these communities direct access to low tech designs, as well as medical/logistical resources.
. The question I have is this though. What does MS office do that open office doesn't?
Import external data from remote CSV sources such as Yahoo finance.
Take less that 1 minute to open up.
Mr Clippy.
OK, only the first one is actally a real reason. But I do find I continually bump into walls with OOO, whereas MS Office is like wading through treacle.
Also OOo seems to take on the mistakes of MSO, like that horrible maths language in Excel/Calc. SUM() AVERAGE() UGH!!.
Whilst you are correct that power users are sometimes poorly served, you should be aware that the majority of users are either new, or dont use the application enough to make the shortcuts useful, or use so many different applications that shortcuts are not the same between applications.
For example: My Typical applications i use in a week are: 3270 emulator Firefox Word jEdit Outlook File explorer/manager Media Player Classic cygwin calculator gimp
With a possibility of 10*26*3 (apps*keys*modifiers) >1000 possible actions, Im only going to learn keys in my main apps (firefox ctrl-T) or keys that work everywhere (alt-Tab ctrl-X ctrl-C ctrl-V (you hear that CYGWIN!!!!)). Much more than that and I find I need to remember which app I am using (a mode on useability terms).
Closing apps is inconsistent (alt-F-X alt-F-C alt-F-E ctrl-Q) and anyway is modal on the window with focus so I click the X (then run the gauntlet of OK/YES/Quit/Really Quit/Just FUCK OFF WILL YOU!!! dialogs). Help (F1) is usually useless and I dont use it often enough. Select-All (ctrl-A) Undo/redo (ctrl-Z/ctrl-R) are usually on the toolbar and faster to click (except in the Gimp, poor interface design!)
So why should design teams spent resources implementing a load of shortcuts when 99% of users will not use them due to their inconsistancies and limitations. Development/testing time would be better spent getting the GUI correct.
During Install + Correctly created grub option for my Win98 installed on hda1, - but missed the Madriva 2005LE installed on hda5, so I had to go into "Configure your Computer" and add that option. + Installed nvidia driver and other stuff like acrobat.
Post Install + Boot times are really fast. + It has corectly configured my microphone, Win98 and MDK2005LE both failed this simple test. - Still have to go to easyurpmi to get plf-nonfree and the win32-codecs and stuff. A new user wouldnt know about this. - Kuickshow doesnt obey the delete key. This is a serious problem for me as it turns my 2 minute initial sweep though photos downloaded from the camera into a 20 minute job eliminating the ones I dont want. - Doesnt always shutdown cleanly, seems to hang shutting the hardware demon down. - Doesnt autodetect/mount devices I plug in. - Subversion packaging is a bit ropey, reports packages I thought I needed but didnt. - I still have to wait 10 seconds for bootup, UT2004 and other apps to release the sound device. I hate this, as I cant go from boot to plying ut2004 to watching a DVD without having to count to 10 each time.
I think this release could have been really good, but Its let down by some obvious bugs and ommissions.
Try using advanced features like CSS, events and the DOM and you soon realise that underneath the shiny icons, IE is a mess.
E.g.
Try drag selecting a load of text from the main slashdot page in IE and FireFox. Whilst firefox occasionally pick up something like an adjacent table row, IE will bounce around and completely lose track of the cursor.
Microsoft were involved creating W3C specifications regarding javascript events, yet didnt implement them, presumably because the code theyd have to change was too fragile to touch.
They created CSS items for all the table except for cellspacing, forcing web developers to use non-CSS style controls in thier code.
Thier DOM implementation is just broken, you cant create dynamic pages for IE using setAttribute() and appendChild() without major sudden failures.
All of this points to something beyond being the biggest target. Thier browser seems to be built on unstable foundations. Ive dealt with code like this before, you cannot add features without to breaking things and introducing security holes.
Dont forget Yoda is able to talk to Liam Neeson (Kim Yong Il, or whatever), and presumably has taught Obi-Wan the same trick, so has access to any info anywhere. Thats probably why Ben is able to rescue Luke at a critical moment, and why Yoda manages to arrive at Lukes crash site quite quickly. Its also why Obi-Wan lets Vader kill him, cos he wont really die, hence 'More powerful than you can possibly imagine".
Yup, its explained in the books. HAL lies to get them exposed so he can kill them, because they are likely to compromise the mission. Hes been programmed with conflicting parameters, mission success, crew safety, etc.
Smart ForTwos get the same NCAP safety rating as many SUVs, but if you want to be safe, get a Hondo civic.
The reason for this is that in a smart, you only have to stop 750 kilos but an SUV is carring 2500 kilos of metal to the scene of the accident, plus higher center of gravity, harder compound tires, etc.
There should also be actual fatality data floating about the net. Last time I looked (2000ish), SUVs had a worse safety record than smaller cars.
In the medical kit, have superglue and strong needle/thread. Good for closing wounds and general repairs. I also keep a small tube of germoline. Keep this kit in good order, as people tend to dive in, take a plaster and leave the kit depleted. I dont keep perscription drugs in my kit, its quite dangerous to have that sort of thing administered without medical supervision.
Get a radio that takes AA batteries, and use waterproof solar charger. If you make the radio an iRiver with UMS, thats your USB storage dealt with too.
Fishing line + hooks. Knife handaxe + sharpening stone are useful. Gas lighter (petrol ones eveporate fuel) Dry sack, for keeping electronics and clothes dry. Tin foil (for cooking and protecting electronics from EMP).
Foodwise, see if you can keep a bag of rice in your kit, perhaps keep it in your water bottle to make things smaller. Dont bother about cooking equipment, apart from a pot for boiling water. The best way to purify water is to filter it and boil for 5 minutes. This wont get rid of toxic chemicals, so be careful about where you collect it.
Getting more exotic, a map on a silk scarf is better than paper. You can use the scarf as a filter, mask, sunhat, sling, and even wipe your self off if it still seems clean enough.
Isn't the POTS system closed? Nope, International standard.
AIM Anyone still use it? Its been replaced by jabber and Windows Messenger, and I think messenger will die from neglect eventually.
Windows Maybe closed, but has clearly documented APIs like DirectX and evens publishes developer kits.
If you want to see what openness gets you, look at TCP/IP, SMTP, HTTP and HTML. These are bigger than any closed standard and often started as a lesser competitor to proprietry protocols (DecNet, SNA, X400, Gopher, PDF, Doc).
Slashdot Mirror
I think other designs were tried, but gestating one for 5 years makes the birth very difficult and hatching them in jam jars means they grow up to be politicians.
I expect the authorities are prosecuting these low sympathy cases to create an amount of precedent before moving on to more contentious uses of modchips
Its been a few years since I interviewed, but I went in with a checklist.
So when the interview is ending, I'd look at my checklist of things I'd want to know; stuff like pay, hours, holiday entitlement, how often theres offsite visits, etc. I'd fill in any blanks, etc.
I'd also ask any pertinant questions as they occurred, such as who owns the code I'd be supporting (one site had consultants write the code, they were just a service outfit).
So when I was asked 'Any questions?' I'd just look at my checklist, everything else was already asked as it arose.
Cos I dont have any?
But seriously, I dont want the PC making decisions for me, and I dont want my PC telling people who I am,and I dont want my PC telling people what I'm doing, and I dont want my PC telling people that I dont want them to know who I am.
I have enough problems with Word trying to convert numbers to dates, and captialising lowercase Ids in emails. If it starts making bad decisions with my personal data, the consequences are worse than a badly formatted letter.
Also, the metadata market will soon get swamped by annoying companies who want to generate revenue from extra services (think ringtones, skype icons and popup ads), forcing the power users to migrate to something else or just put up with an annoying supplier.
Back to that interface.
What if some of those photos are of ugly people? Would you want to be left off of a mialing list just cos your teeth are crooked?
What if I am a really hot babe? Would I want my photo out there so anyone can stalk me?
I just think that busy interfaces like that will always get killed by simpler ones (Google over Yahoo, SMTP over X400).
That seems the very definition of a "How do I make this do what I want and not what the vendor wants" interface.
It's Microsoft Bob, without Bob.
He dude! I'm, like, 35 years old, and your hurtful comments are really doing my head like anything.
Indeed, some of the solutions to water and food supply have come from locals implementing low-tech solutions.
h tml0 5-03-22-voa12.cfm
The designs or sources for these solutions are being disseminated on the web via the usual aid channels (I.e. a charity/UN worker reads the info, then goes out to places to tell them how to do it.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.04/lowtech.
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2005-03/20
Access to these laptops at a family/village level will give these communities direct access to low tech designs, as well as medical/logistical resources.
OK, only the first one is actally a real reason. But I do find I continually bump into walls with OOO, whereas MS Office is like wading through treacle.
Also OOo seems to take on the mistakes of MSO, like that horrible maths language in Excel/Calc. SUM() AVERAGE() UGH!!.
So What?, the Trabant was not a functional car.
Whilst you are correct that power users are sometimes poorly served, you should be aware that the majority of users are either new, or dont use the application enough to make the shortcuts useful, or use so many different applications that shortcuts are not the same between applications.
For example:
My Typical applications i use in a week are:
3270 emulator
Firefox
Word
jEdit
Outlook
File explorer/manager
Media Player Classic
cygwin
calculator
gimp
With a possibility of 10*26*3 (apps*keys*modifiers) >1000 possible actions, Im only going to learn keys in my main apps (firefox ctrl-T) or keys that work everywhere (alt-Tab ctrl-X ctrl-C ctrl-V (you hear that CYGWIN!!!!)). Much more than that and I find I need to remember which app I am using (a mode on useability terms).
Closing apps is inconsistent (alt-F-X alt-F-C alt-F-E ctrl-Q) and anyway is modal on the window with focus so I click the X (then run the gauntlet of OK/YES/Quit/Really Quit/Just FUCK OFF WILL YOU!!! dialogs).
Help (F1) is usually useless and I dont use it often enough.
Select-All (ctrl-A) Undo/redo (ctrl-Z/ctrl-R) are usually on the toolbar and faster to click (except in the Gimp, poor interface design!)
So why should design teams spent resources implementing a load of shortcuts when 99% of users will not use them due to their inconsistancies and limitations. Development/testing time would be better spent getting the GUI correct.
Slightly more evil:
Wow! DeCSS, a browser and a rootkit in one line of code. Perl really is a wonderful tool.
I also found:
During Install
+ Correctly created grub option for my Win98 installed on hda1,
- but missed the Madriva 2005LE installed on hda5, so I had to go into "Configure your Computer" and add that option.
+ Installed nvidia driver and other stuff like acrobat.
Post Install
+ Boot times are really fast.
+ It has corectly configured my microphone, Win98 and MDK2005LE both failed this simple test.
- Still have to go to easyurpmi to get plf-nonfree and the win32-codecs and stuff. A new user wouldnt know about this.
- Kuickshow doesnt obey the delete key. This is a serious problem for me as it turns my 2 minute initial sweep though photos downloaded from the camera into a 20 minute job eliminating the ones I dont want.
- Doesnt always shutdown cleanly, seems to hang shutting the hardware demon down.
- Doesnt autodetect/mount devices I plug in.
- Subversion packaging is a bit ropey, reports packages I thought I needed but didnt.
- I still have to wait 10 seconds for bootup, UT2004 and other apps to release the sound device. I hate this, as I cant go from boot to plying ut2004 to watching a DVD without having to count to 10 each time.
I think this release could have been really good, but Its let down by some obvious bugs and ommissions.
I think autopr0n is prior art.
Vegastrike?
Try using advanced features like CSS, events and the DOM and you soon realise that underneath the shiny icons, IE is a mess.
E.g.
All of this points to something beyond being the biggest target. Thier browser seems to be built on unstable foundations. Ive dealt with code like this before, you cannot add features without to breaking things and introducing security holes.
Dont forget Yoda is able to talk to Liam Neeson (Kim Yong Il, or whatever), and presumably has taught Obi-Wan the same trick, so has access to any info anywhere. Thats probably why Ben is able to rescue Luke at a critical moment, and why Yoda manages to arrive at Lukes crash site quite quickly. Its also why Obi-Wan lets Vader kill him, cos he wont really die, hence 'More powerful than you can possibly imagine".
Yup, its explained in the books. HAL lies to get them exposed so he can kill them, because they are likely to compromise the mission. Hes been programmed with conflicting parameters, mission success, crew safety, etc.
Smart ForTwos get the same NCAP safety rating as many SUVs, but if you want to be safe, get a Hondo civic.
The reason for this is that in a smart, you only have to stop 750 kilos but an SUV is carring 2500 kilos of metal to the scene of the accident, plus higher center of gravity, harder compound tires, etc.
There should also be actual fatality data floating about the net. Last time I looked (2000ish), SUVs had a worse safety record than smaller cars.
Ah, its using Java. They just have to wait for the VM to start up and things will start running swiftly, in another fortnight or so...
You will need to keep the honey fresh, not a good thing to keep in a cupboard for 10 years.
In the medical kit, have superglue and strong needle/thread. Good for closing wounds and general repairs. I also keep a small tube of germoline. Keep this kit in good order, as people tend to dive in, take a plaster and leave the kit depleted. I dont keep perscription drugs in my kit, its quite dangerous to have that sort of thing administered without medical supervision.
Get a radio that takes AA batteries, and use waterproof solar charger. If you make the radio an iRiver with UMS, thats your USB storage dealt with too.
Fishing line + hooks.
Knife handaxe + sharpening stone are useful.
Gas lighter (petrol ones eveporate fuel)
Dry sack, for keeping electronics and clothes dry.
Tin foil (for cooking and protecting electronics from EMP).
Foodwise, see if you can keep a bag of rice in your kit, perhaps keep it in your water bottle to make things smaller.
Dont bother about cooking equipment, apart from a pot for boiling water.
The best way to purify water is to filter it and boil for 5 minutes. This wont get rid of toxic chemicals, so be careful about where you collect it.
Getting more exotic, a map on a silk scarf is better than paper. You can use the scarf as a filter, mask, sunhat, sling, and even wipe your self off if it still seems clean enough.
10 miles per gallon isnt a rate, its an environmental crime!
Isn't the POTS system closed?
Nope, International standard.
AIM
Anyone still use it? Its been replaced by jabber and Windows Messenger, and I think messenger will die from neglect eventually.
Windows
Maybe closed, but has clearly documented APIs like DirectX and evens publishes developer kits.
If you want to see what openness gets you, look at TCP/IP, SMTP, HTTP and HTML. These are bigger than any closed standard and often started as a lesser competitor to proprietry protocols (DecNet, SNA, X400, Gopher, PDF, Doc).
The hardware is already supported, because IBM support Linux on zSeries.
The '5 years' is how long before banks are hosting DB2 on Linux on zSeries.
Whenever you see 'Enterprise' think IBM Mainframe.