There was a very good blog post by a google employee featured *here* just yesterday wherein the geek rants about badly google neefs to be a platform. Look for it, good reading.
...most other users I know just use "open Office" because it's free and don't want to be educated about the situation (they simply don't care).
I think you're right about the "simply don't care" part. But as for the rest, if they are even considering alternatives to MS Office, that's 90% of the battle. The rest is just post-battle triage. The usual scenario I experience is "Hey, where's OO?" followed by "use Libre, its the replacement." ending with "Oh." ~install~.
If you are trying to do anything using PowerPoint, "you're doing it wrong."
That's right. If the heads at the office refuse to review my carefully crafted sketchpad diagrams just because they look like crayon drawings wells screw 'em.
Took me a minute becuase the article was very difficult for me to read (navy font against a lighter blue background, brilliant) but all they did was add table salt (in aqueous solution I'm sure) to the developing chemicals in the etching process. That's interesting from a chemistry persepective; it implies they may be able to even higher densities by fiddling around with that catalyst- in stead of salt maybe they add shrimp cocktail to the process and get peta byte capacities or something.
To toot my own horn, in a small, insignificant way, I kind of predicted this very app in a cyberpunk story I wrote last year. I predict all phones will have such an app. Furthermore I predict this type of app will be ubiquitus and ultimately customizable. Various voices and even images (english butler, japanese geisha, etc.) via lcds that will also be ubiquitus. Imagine that as soon as you walk in a hotel room (or any room) your phone will detect the available i/o (lcd screens) for example, connect to them, present its pre-configured image, and ask you what you need. A sort of personal, mobile, concierege kind of a thing.
I agree with your specific concern (or lack thereof), but Cerf's specific concern is still valid. I especially find the take-it-or-leave it attitude of some british subjects with regard to CCTV very disconcerting. What does it take to get people to see a problem with thier government?
"There should be a legal way of being a "superhero".
I have a hard time with this. One one hand, I'd like to say 'Yes, there should.', but on the other hand should we create even more legal nonsense? I want to say there is a legal way of being a super hero, become a cop, and then the cynic in me laughs and laughs. We've been wrestling with the issues regarding crime for going on 50 years now. I keep coming back to the same solution, decriminalize drugs.
Both parties are so f*cked up its amazing to me how much the rhetoric of both blinds the followers of each. I had some knuckle head dem argue with me that if I didn't vote dem that made me a republican, no matter who I voted for, last year on this very forum. What a stupid thing to say. I really wish people would wake up and come to grip with the fact that neither party has their interests at heart. They are really only interested in getting the leader out of office if they're not in that office; that's the only thing that motivates these people, from the state capitol to the white house. YOUR BOTH EQUALLY WORTHLESS. And blaming Schwarzenegger for the situation here is foolish. I love how the legislature can screw everything up for years and hide behind the governor.
On that... I admit I don't understand a whole lot about it; but I remember reading about this on/. and other coagulations of news. The gist was that the current state of linux threading was badly in need of a re-design and that this patch was the ticket, or at least a viable contender. Wtf happened with that? Why did the linux gods reject the deal?
I dunno... anything that increases the electricity producing square area has to be good, even if that area is often in the shade. As long as this stuff is cheap, I don't really see a down side.
Sure, if the TSA were constantly nagging you to update thier agents with bigger scanning machines, more cash, more agents, shaking you down for no good reason, and letting actual al qaeda mercanaries through your airports, it would be just like macafees. Say... doh!
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There was a very good blog post by a google employee featured *here* just yesterday wherein the geek rants about badly google neefs to be a platform. Look for it, good reading.
...most other users I know just use "open Office" because it's free and don't want to be educated about the situation (they simply don't care).
I think you're right about the "simply don't care" part. But as for the rest, if they are even considering alternatives to MS Office, that's 90% of the battle. The rest is just post-battle triage. The usual scenario I experience is "Hey, where's OO?" followed by "use Libre, its the replacement." ending with "Oh." ~install~.
If you are trying to do anything using PowerPoint, "you're doing it wrong."
That's right. If the heads at the office refuse to review my carefully crafted sketchpad diagrams just because they look like crayon drawings wells screw 'em.
Took me a minute becuase the article was very difficult for me to read (navy font against a lighter blue background, brilliant) but all they did was add table salt (in aqueous solution I'm sure) to the developing chemicals in the etching process. That's interesting from a chemistry persepective; it implies they may be able to even higher densities by fiddling around with that catalyst- in stead of salt maybe they add shrimp cocktail to the process and get peta byte capacities or something.
Now we just wait for Java to go the same route.
I love how someone getting photograpned getting off a helicopter in Brazil becomes the fault of English CCTV.
No where in that post is that said.
I wrote specifically about a cell phone application just like Siri, not anything like a plain old talking computer like Hal or Mother.
To toot my own horn, in a small, insignificant way, I kind of predicted this very app in a cyberpunk story I wrote last year. I predict all phones will have such an app. Furthermore I predict this type of app will be ubiquitus and ultimately customizable. Various voices and even images (english butler, japanese geisha, etc.) via lcds that will also be ubiquitus. Imagine that as soon as you walk in a hotel room (or any room) your phone will detect the available i/o (lcd screens) for example, connect to them, present its pre-configured image, and ask you what you need. A sort of personal, mobile, concierege kind of a thing.
Good thing I wget'd -r -U'd all his stuff.
I agree with your specific concern (or lack thereof), but Cerf's specific concern is still valid. I especially find the take-it-or-leave it attitude of some british subjects with regard to CCTV very disconcerting. What does it take to get people to see a problem with thier government?
I have to wonder why Bezos is so in love with Amazon's site. It works, I'll give him that... but what the hell?
"There should be a legal way of being a "superhero".
I have a hard time with this. One one hand, I'd like to say 'Yes, there should.', but on the other hand should we create even more legal nonsense? I want to say there is a legal way of being a super hero, become a cop, and then the cynic in me laughs and laughs. We've been wrestling with the issues regarding crime for going on 50 years now. I keep coming back to the same solution, decriminalize drugs.
Interesting story, I love the twist on you dis'in your own g-mother. But pertanent to the topic? Questionable.
Don Dryden of Oregano. Check.
Yeah, I have to agree, seems like some one has a grudge against virtbox. A tired, but neverther the less true response; "Works for me."
Crassly stated but the comment is deserved by paypal. I wince everytime I'm forced to use it; BECAUSE PAYPAL IS SO GREAT! Stupid retailers...
Both parties are so f*cked up its amazing to me how much the rhetoric of both blinds the followers of each. I had some knuckle head dem argue with me that if I didn't vote dem that made me a republican, no matter who I voted for, last year on this very forum. What a stupid thing to say. I really wish people would wake up and come to grip with the fact that neither party has their interests at heart. They are really only interested in getting the leader out of office if they're not in that office; that's the only thing that motivates these people, from the state capitol to the white house. YOUR BOTH EQUALLY WORTHLESS. And blaming Schwarzenegger for the situation here is foolish. I love how the legislature can screw everything up for years and hide behind the governor.
I liked their scheduler patch.
On that... I admit I don't understand a whole lot about it; but I remember reading about this on /. and other coagulations of news. The gist was that the current state of linux threading was badly in need of a re-design and that this patch was the ticket, or at least a viable contender. Wtf happened with that? Why did the linux gods reject the deal?
Agreed. So some want to change it. Change it how?
Well, I guess its Zuckerberg's world and we just surf in it.
I dunno... anything that increases the electricity producing square area has to be good, even if that area is often in the shade. As long as this stuff is cheap, I don't really see a down side.
No, I do not. Not only am I not required to review internet memes, I have a special license to adopt them to any purpose I wish.
Blunt, yet apropos. I've fixed all Facebook bugs for ever in my case by simply not using the service.
Sure, if the TSA were constantly nagging you to update thier agents with bigger scanning machines, more cash, more agents, shaking you down for no good reason, and letting actual al qaeda mercanaries through your airports, it would be just like macafees. Say... doh!