I'm rather ignorant on this subject, but surely XML data could be viewed as being object oriented? If this is the case, then surely an OODBMS or more practically an Object-Relational DBMS could be used.
In case you were wondering if there are any out there, check out PostgreSQL which is way cooler than MySQL (it's open-source for a start)
Uh. You missunderstood me obviously. I was saying not everyone will use 8 workspaces. Similary, default KDE or Gnome settings don't have 8 workspaces. This is an illustration of how automation isn't necessarily going to take off. (besides, there is automation in everything, just on different conceptual levels.)
And the reason is that people want to customise for themselves. Automation (without customisation) would suck. I develop my own system of managing windows, and unless there's a really cool and intuitively automated system exactly how I like it, I ain't gonna use it sorry.
I've always thought workspaces were the ideal way to manage multiple windows. When I'm browsing sometimes I use up to 8 workspaces. I doubt everyone will think the same, but I think that illustrates the point that if you have something automated, it's gonna be how the designer wants it to be, not you.
(in reply to another comment: I hardly ever maximise windows - I have never thought about why though and I now that I think about it, I still don't know. Preference again I guess.)
They had some demo watches out at a show here in NZ about six months ago. The dude who was a key guy in the development team also came (from Japan). Very cool. Especially the number of things he could do with it. hmm. sounds dodgy.
Well, for instance, he was doing a slide presentation with it (remotely if i recall correctly).
Anyhow, what struck me at the time was that it would be very cool to have a watch with a firewall:)
Really! I mean, what is the point on posting a story such as this?
Firstly, you can change registered file types! What's the problem?! It could be a lot harder to do.
Secondly, the article hints at taking them to court for it... How ignorant.
His rebuttal to readers' arguments at the end appeals to the fact that there are users out there who have little computer knowledge. If that is true, they aren't going to be worrying about file extensions. If they install a new piece of software and it won't open up the file, they will ring technical support and get help. Duh!
If someone is stupid enough to pay for it, then I say go for it:)
Sure, there's people who whine about fairness etc, but at least the positions are acheived fairly to start with - plus, powerful positions are more likely to be unstable once a poor player takes over.
"...consumers said they were highly distrustful..." I appreciate the news article is summarising, but really, I reckon they sorta need to define trust. I mean is it in terms of privacy, is it reliability of service? I.M.H.O. it could be taken to mean any number of different things by those being surveyed. I'm not sure you can seriously look at figures like that to mean anything (of course, it could just be a jounalistic summary of a more in-depth survey).
People should stop complaining about the title. I mean, come on... It's Lucas's movie so he has every right to call it whatever he likes. He invented Star Wars!!!
Just because you consider yourself to be a member of the S.W. cult, doesn't make you more qualified than Lucas to decide on a title. It's a movie - not an open source software project that is named through a democratic process.
Um. Have you ever made the computer play itself in chess? How boring is that?
If every robot player is the same (or, if every team is the same), then I predict that it would be very predictable (excuse the pun) and boring. Firstly, no goals would be scored. And secondly, the tabloids would go broke because there wouldn't be any soccer player scandals. And thirdly, there wouldn't be any English soccer player riots in France because there would always be draws (no wait... there would still be riots:)
Um. If you are going to give an analysis on how usable your Linux setup is, you would firstly have to provide a context of use (ie. what are you using it for?) If you want to use it for playing dinky dvd's and perhaps just doing word processing then perhaps you'd find Windows better). However, in my case, despite finding a lot of things hard to use, I prefer Linux (mainly) because I am able to run servers (eg. Apache, Squid, PostgreSQL) and I enjoy the flexible desktop environments (which I use for browsing, word processing, image editing and programming). I find desktop environments such as Gnome and KDE to be far easier and more intuitive to use than Windows.
Secondly, I would argue that you would have to tell us what applications you are using!. It's all very well to say that Linux sucked, but perhaps some of the blame should be placed on you - did you install a whole lot of awesome stuff, or did you just use the little apps that came with your default installation. I don't recall Windows coming with many useful applications.:)
I'm sure there's more points, but I was just struck with those two when reading your post. I think that if you are going to display bias, you should really give reasons (talking about the GUI isn't enough - you have to say what you're using it for and what you are running within the GUI).
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...and for an extra $30, you can get the fart-burning module which, depending on bowel volatility, can generate up to 7 extra watts an hour!
Bring back the old tin cans connected by string I say...
I once crashed my friend's Alcatel One Touch Easy by flooding his phone from mtnsms.com...
For those who care, Here is the printable story...
I did a bit of a search on google, and came across other reviews.
The cnet review seems pretty comprehensive...
Cool. :)
I'm rather ignorant on this subject, but surely XML data could be viewed as being object oriented? If this is the case, then surely an OODBMS or more practically an Object-Relational DBMS could be used.
In case you were wondering if there are any out there, check out PostgreSQL which is way cooler than MySQL (it's open-source for a start)
do they pull apart big lego structures? :)
Uh. You missunderstood me obviously. I was saying not everyone will use 8 workspaces. Similary, default KDE or Gnome settings don't have 8 workspaces. This is an illustration of how automation isn't necessarily going to take off. (besides, there is automation in everything, just on different conceptual levels.)
And the reason is that people want to customise for themselves. Automation (without customisation) would suck. I develop my own system of managing windows, and unless there's a really cool and intuitively automated system exactly how I like it, I ain't gonna use it sorry.
I've always thought workspaces were the ideal way to manage multiple windows. When I'm browsing sometimes I use up to 8 workspaces. I doubt everyone will think the same, but I think that illustrates the point that if you have something automated, it's gonna be how the designer wants it to be, not you.
(in reply to another comment: I hardly ever maximise windows - I have never thought about why though and I now that I think about it, I still don't know. Preference again I guess.)
bah... all you need is a computer called HAL - he does it all for you :)
There's a few syntax errors in that geekcode, but here's the decoded (valid) geekcode from the article
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Pretty soon there will be two sorts of people in the world: those who use the internet, and those who live in EU countries :)
They had some demo watches out at a show here in NZ about six months ago. The dude who was a key guy in the development team also came (from Japan). Very cool. Especially the number of things he could do with it. hmm. sounds dodgy.
:)
Well, for instance, he was doing a slide presentation with it (remotely if i recall correctly).
Anyhow, what struck me at the time was that it would be very cool to have a watch with a firewall
Next step: add wings!
Now that would rock.
Really! I mean, what is the point on posting a story such as this?
Firstly, you can change registered file types! What's the problem?! It could be a lot harder to do.
Secondly, the article hints at taking them to court for it... How ignorant.
His rebuttal to readers' arguments at the end appeals to the fact that there are users out there who have little computer knowledge. If that is true, they aren't going to be worrying about file extensions. If they install a new piece of software and it won't open up the file, they will ring technical support and get help. Duh!
If someone is stupid enough to pay for it, then I say go for it :)
:)
Sure, there's people who whine about fairness etc, but at least the positions are acheived fairly to start with - plus, powerful positions are more likely to be unstable once a poor player takes over.
my two cents worth
"...consumers said they were highly distrustful..." I appreciate the news article is summarising, but really, I reckon they sorta need to define trust. I mean is it in terms of privacy, is it reliability of service? I.M.H.O. it could be taken to mean any number of different things by those being surveyed. I'm not sure you can seriously look at figures like that to mean anything (of course, it could just be a jounalistic summary of a more in-depth survey).
Buy some of these pheremones - http://www.thisproductworks.com/fast/ - and wait for the women to pile into your cubicle...
Someone forgot to moderate the article as Flamebait...
You have hit reply without submitting 10 times, which the system doesn't permit. Either submit the form, or don't.
This came up after I tried creating an account and when I tried to click Reply. (and i didn't do it 10 times).
Such a lovely sight... Slashdotters take a moment out of their busy diss-the-big-corporations lives to give IBM a big group hug... :)
Just because you consider yourself to be a member of the S.W. cult, doesn't make you more qualified than Lucas to decide on a title. It's a movie - not an open source software project that is named through a democratic process.
Um. Have you ever made the computer play itself in chess? How boring is that?
:)
If every robot player is the same (or, if every team is the same), then I predict that it would be very predictable (excuse the pun) and boring. Firstly, no goals would be scored. And secondly, the tabloids would go broke because there wouldn't be any soccer player scandals. And thirdly, there wouldn't be any English soccer player riots in France because there would always be draws (no wait... there would still be riots
Oh another (main) reason I prefer Linux is because it doesn't crash... ;b
Secondly, I would argue that you would have to tell us what applications you are using!. It's all very well to say that Linux sucked, but perhaps some of the blame should be placed on you - did you install a whole lot of awesome stuff, or did you just use the little apps that came with your default installation. I don't recall Windows coming with many useful applications.
I'm sure there's more points, but I was just struck with those two when reading your post. I think that if you are going to display bias, you should really give reasons (talking about the GUI isn't enough - you have to say what you're using it for and what you are running within the GUI).