"I wonder what goes through the mind of the average person, when thinking about buying there next computer. Do they buy PCs because that is what they always have had, and it is what everyone they know has? Or is it a certain love for applications that aren't on macs. (surely not) Is it the salesmen in the stores, pushing pcs?"
Well, I would imagine that it is closely linked to the presence of a nice shiney Mac store. People just go to PC World/ Best Buy/ Comp USA and bu a computer. I bet that most people don't even consider a Mac. However in those towns where a nice new Mac store has opened up I bet Mac has a much greater market share amongst new PC purchases. It would be interesting to see some demographics on this.
I know, I went overboard, sorry about that. However I do feel that it is a singularly inapropriate word to use for all the above reasons. I've heard it used before in hollywood movies such as Apollo13 and thought how inappropriate it weas then. Almost ironic really.
Yes the word is the word a fucking idiot would use. Save your god crap for your church. There is no god whatsoever. There is science and technology, the result of thousands of intelligent, thinking people and that is what we have to thank for the shuttle and all of space exploration. Not 'god' or his speed/wishes/blessings or any other primative childish fairy tale crap. Certainly not the millions of utter morons on this planet who think that a 'god' had something to do with anything.
"Planning a crime IS a crime. Discussing a crime IS a crime. Thinking about a crime is NOT a crime."
Thought-crime. 1984 by George Orwell. The way things are going with the so-called "anti-terrorism" errosions of freedoms in the west it might not too far away. I wonder when the first trial will convict someone of thinking about a crime as a major component of planning it. After all a crime committed by a solitary individual would have been planned by thought rather than discussion and so it is not too much of a stretch to see evidence of a person having thought about committing a crime as planning one.
You have to wonder just who MS has working on IE. I see the project team as being in a rarely visited far-flung part of the basement, with cobwebs hanging around the doorways and light fittings. The team, all in their late fifties, pasty-white having not been above ground for years are hunched over their MMX pentiums testing their work on a 3-PC LAN running Windows 95 and wondering when the higher-ups will eventually get around to giving them a modem.
If only someone would pop down there and tell them about tabbed browsing and other minor details like security and malicious scripts.
I bet that it will cost more than a top-flight graphics card for a desktop. As the thing is already 8lbs even without the dock I'm struggling to see the point of it a little. I guess it might be OK for taking to LAN parties but then again, any gamer that serious won't want to compromise with a laptop.
Also I bet it runs hot and resting the heel of the left hand on a broiling plate whilst accessing ASDW isn't my idea of gaming heaven.
I'd rather have a top-notch games box plus a small and light laptop. Probably wouldn't cost any more either.
Unfortunately 99.99% of internet users have no clue about encryption, they have never heard of PGP, probably don't know when they are even viewing an https page. The mass bumbles along in ignorance and any attempt to educate them is blocked by an enourmous inertia of apathy.
It would take several years of media coverage about invasion of privacy and some high profile cases before the masses would rise from their slumber and do something about Bell Sympatico. It's the same as what the US government (and the UK government) are doing to strip away freedom in the name of security.
It's sad but true, if you understand the issues you are in a tiny minority. Don't expect and change anytime soon.
I remember playing Ultima Underworld "The Stygian Abyss" on my old 486DX with an early Soundblaster back in 1989 or 1990 (whenever it was). Possibly the first ever first-person game it had creepy shadows and scary music. That one was so great because of the atmosphere, it was edge of seat stuff.
Then later Ultima Online was scary because dying actually cost you something. I agree with the article. If a game can scare you then so much the better.
For those that don't know - most professional photographers used to shoot on slide film, aka reversal film. Much better colour rendition than print film.
And you DO know? "reversal" IS print film. The term for slide film you are groping around in the dark for is 'transparency'.
At least have an idea about what you're talking about before posting.
When you are done spouting perhaps you should listen to your own advice.
So far, no one has found a road-and wheel combination in which the road has the same shape as the wheel. That's an intriguing challenge for mathematicians.
Umm, since our existing roads follow the curve of the earth, I'd say this challenge has been met already. It should be re-worded to add that the shape needs to be of equivalent size.
Many sys-admins don't realize that the people they work for often have technical skills in other areas and simply don't have time to deal with computers.
Possibly. My experience is that any existing stupidity comes right out when a computer is present. These are the people who try to click on pictures or repeatedly open attachments on spam, or who get suckered in to handing out their e-mail address on websites etc etc.
Intelligence is the ability to learn fast. Usually people who are generally smart and together seem to not behave like total morons with a computer.
Cypak has also developed a companion device--a smart card with an integrated numerical keypad. The firm expects this to be used initially in applications demanding high security. By entering a unique PIN on a card, a user can connect to the Internet and exchange data. Cypak says the card's encryption can't be copied or broken, enabling it to deliver "military-class security."
Hmmm, so the password is entered directly on the card and stored in the magnetic strip along with the rest of the data - now the card has all the security info on the strip? Gee that'll make the crooks life harder!
Wow those sellers of card readers on ebay are going to make a killing with this one.
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"I wonder what goes through the mind of the average person, when thinking about buying there next computer. Do they buy PCs because that is what they always have had, and it is what everyone they know has? Or is it a certain love for applications that aren't on macs. (surely not) Is it the salesmen in the stores, pushing pcs?"
Well, I would imagine that it is closely linked to the presence of a nice shiney Mac store. People just go to PC World/ Best Buy/ Comp USA and bu a computer. I bet that most people don't even consider a Mac. However in those towns where a nice new Mac store has opened up I bet Mac has a much greater market share amongst new PC purchases. It would be interesting to see some demographics on this.
I know, I went overboard, sorry about that. However I do feel that it is a singularly inapropriate word to use for all the above reasons. I've heard it used before in hollywood movies such as Apollo13 and thought how inappropriate it weas then. Almost ironic really.
Yes the word is the word a fucking idiot would use. Save your god crap for your church. There is no god whatsoever. There is science and technology, the result of thousands of intelligent, thinking people and that is what we have to thank for the shuttle and all of space exploration. Not 'god' or his speed/wishes/blessings or any other primative childish fairy tale crap. Certainly not the millions of utter morons on this planet who think that a 'god' had something to do with anything.
"Planning a crime IS a crime. Discussing a crime IS a crime. Thinking about a crime is NOT a crime."
Thought-crime. 1984 by George Orwell. The way things are going with the so-called "anti-terrorism" errosions of freedoms in the west it might not too far away. I wonder when the first trial will convict someone of thinking about a crime as a major component of planning it. After all a crime committed by a solitary individual would have been planned by thought rather than discussion and so it is not too much of a stretch to see evidence of a person having thought about committing a crime as planning one.
You have to wonder just who MS has working on IE. I see the project team as being in a rarely visited far-flung part of the basement, with cobwebs hanging around the doorways and light fittings. The team, all in their late fifties, pasty-white having not been above ground for years are hunched over their MMX pentiums testing their work on a 3-PC LAN running Windows 95 and wondering when the higher-ups will eventually get around to giving them a modem.
If only someone would pop down there and tell them about tabbed browsing and other minor details like security and malicious scripts.
I bet that it will cost more than a top-flight graphics card for a desktop. As the thing is already 8lbs even without the dock I'm struggling to see the point of it a little. I guess it might be OK for taking to LAN parties but then again, any gamer that serious won't want to compromise with a laptop.
Also I bet it runs hot and resting the heel of the left hand on a broiling plate whilst accessing ASDW isn't my idea of gaming heaven.
I'd rather have a top-notch games box plus a small and light laptop. Probably wouldn't cost any more either.
"Sounds like a plan authored by lawyers. Businesses are pretty excited about 'free' (as in beer) software."
When you think of 'big software company' doesn't Microsoft, Adobe, Apple spring to mind? I wouldn't say they are excited about OSS.
How about this
"Sounds like a plan authored by software patent holders. Lawyers are pretty excited about 'fees' (to buy beer with) and Porsches. "
Unfortunately 99.99% of internet users have no clue about encryption, they have never heard of PGP, probably don't know when they are even viewing an https page. The mass bumbles along in ignorance and any attempt to educate them is blocked by an enourmous inertia of apathy.
It would take several years of media coverage about invasion of privacy and some high profile cases before the masses would rise from their slumber and do something about Bell Sympatico. It's the same as what the US government (and the UK government) are doing to strip away freedom in the name of security.
It's sad but true, if you understand the issues you are in a tiny minority. Don't expect and change anytime soon.
What we need is more smog to blockout all that sunlight LA style.
I remember playing Ultima Underworld "The Stygian Abyss" on my old 486DX with an early Soundblaster back in 1989 or 1990 (whenever it was). Possibly the first ever first-person game it had creepy shadows and scary music. That one was so great because of the atmosphere, it was edge of seat stuff.
Then later Ultima Online was scary because dying actually cost you something. I agree with the article. If a game can scare you then so much the better.
Its the same frame exposed twice. Think about what happens when you take a picture, but set the exposure time too long.
Yeah you get blur.
For those that don't know - most professional photographers used to shoot on slide film, aka reversal film. Much better colour rendition than print film.
And you DO know? "reversal" IS print film. The term for slide film you are groping around in the dark for is 'transparency'.
At least have an idea about what you're talking about before posting.
When you are done spouting perhaps you should listen to your own advice.
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Athons - home of the Roman empire? Try ROME!
Bad choices from whos perspective? They lay off highly paid staff with fat bonus expectations and then acquire low paid, hard working Indians.
So far, no one has found a road-and wheel combination in which the road has the same shape as the wheel. That's an intriguing challenge for mathematicians.
Umm, since our existing roads follow the curve of the earth, I'd say this challenge has been met already. It should be re-worded to add that the shape needs to be of equivalent size.
If upon entering it you were magically weightless then it would be worth the money.
That's the only thing holding me back. Oh, wait!
Where is this language documented? Where is the dictionary, verbs conjugations, grammatical constructs, gender treatments etc etc?
To what degree can complex and subtle nuances be expressed in this one-man made up language?
Not a troll - I'm interested and sceptical. Enlighten me.
Many sys-admins don't realize that the people they work for often have technical skills in other areas and simply don't have time to deal with computers.
Possibly. My experience is that any existing stupidity comes right out when a computer is present. These are the people who try to click on pictures or repeatedly open attachments on spam, or who get suckered in to handing out their e-mail address on websites etc etc.
Intelligence is the ability to learn fast. Usually people who are generally smart and together seem to not behave like total morons with a computer.
Quote from flashing Adobe ad on /. front page...
"And I need to design paper forms that are identical to the paper ones"
God, if a notebook PC becomes a sheet of paper, I can only imagine whats going to become of the tablet PC.
to drown out the screams of the hot chick you are humping when the wife calls?
Does this mean that a computer and a printer can reproduce?
So, this really is more about "smart paper"... paper with a few chips in it
If the computer is made of paper - does the word processor package consist of a pen?
And if it's microsoft word - do you get a friendly pop-up "paper chip" to help out?
Cypak has also developed a companion device--a smart card with an integrated numerical keypad. The firm expects this to be used initially in applications demanding high security. By entering a unique PIN on a card, a user can connect to the Internet and exchange data. Cypak says the card's encryption can't be copied or broken, enabling it to deliver "military-class security."
Hmmm, so the password is entered directly on the card and stored in the magnetic strip along with the rest of the data - now the card has all the security info on the strip? Gee that'll make the crooks life harder!
Wow those sellers of card readers on ebay are going to make a killing with this one.