Be careful about who you want to lay the blame for on this transition. One of the major aspects of this is that the computer manufacturers do not manufacture the LCD screens themselves. Therefore, as the widescreen became more popular the factories were retooled to produce widescreen displays. The motherboards also have to fit, but with the screen change, the motherboard manufacturers do not produce motherboards for laptops in that form factor. There are always many different companies involved in the production of something as complex as a laptop. As a computer manufacturer, you can only produce based on what your suppliers can/will supply.
Here is a little follow up. What microsoft should be doing is actually submitting the information to ICANN and not trying to sue under trademark. http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm --- it is a violation of the rules of the registrar (adopted in 1999) under 4.a / 4.b.iv. So to clarify yes the people are in violation, but suing under trademark is the wrong way to do it.
It doesn't matter whether they think its a good example or not. The fact that your trademark doesn't give you rights to THAT domain would make this lawsuit obviously futile. This was already resolved a long time ago when companies didn't have websites and wanted to get on the arena. They discovered other people already had the domain that was "theirs." They found out they had to just buy it from the other people. Trademark!=domain registration. It's that simple.
This is not the first keyboard implementation without a physical keyboard. There have been others that use optics which would be a lot more reliable since accoustics change with simple things such as background noise, the shape of the room, and even the surface being used. The big issue is whether people are comfortable using it. When other implementations have come up, people just didnt like the feel of hitting the solid material. Most slashdotters probably spend a bit of time figuring out what keyboard "feels" best to them just as people do with mattresses. However, I highly doubt anyone has an ideal keyboard that gives no tactile response. Although it may seem simple to change this precedence, I would note the USAs insistance on not using metric, and the fact that we still use QWERTY keyboards that were designed to be inefficient so that typewriters would not jam. I just don't see this past a niche market.
Im sorry to mention this, but it's a GAME. IT'S FICTIONAL. You shouldn't be anymore upset than those who play Drow in AD&D get when someone "discriminates" against them. If you want to be offended in character than do so. However, if you take it out of the game, it's your own fault for doing so! Stop blurring the distinctions between fantasy worlds and real life. Even if this was "some guys fantasy," it doesn't change what you knew you were doing when you played the game, entering some developer's fantasy world.
Well they didnt bother with my school (MSOE) which is a shame. Every full-time student must get a "technology package" which includes a laptop which gets replaced every 2 years. Mine is a compaq hw8000. Granted it's not the largest school, but it's what we do. Even smaller colleges are included. So how did they choose their selections?
Throwing out obscure termonology doesn't make your case. Before putting MP3.com on the level of the Phantom Game Console (saying the CEOs are crooks only trying to exploit venture capitol), you should look at what they are doing. Unlike the other companies in this field (sharing music), they were LEGAL. Also any of their customers will most likely tell you that their service was stable and punctual (in terms of updates etc). Aside from that, rather than attempting to exploit people for lots of money in subscription fees, this company gave indie bands a chance. Indie bands had no way to for FREE reach such a broad audience. If you are looking for crooks try going after the RIAA monopoly.
Although it has been pointed out that worms, viruses, and other type attacks were completely ignored, there were other significant pieces of information left out as well.
What percentage of servers over all use what operating system? If only.1% use Mac then actually it would show that Macs are MORE vulnerable because they account for more than.1% of reported cases.
How did they get these statistics? For them to record a breach two things have to happen. You have to notice the breach and you have to report it. Is there a higher percentage of Windows users who don't notice the breach? Is there a higher percentage that don't report a breach? Linux users would tend to be more open to sharing the information imho since they are already users of open source which by nature is a choice to share information.
Although there are other things too the most relevant seems to be their sampling. What portion of their sample was running Linux? They definately did not use an equal sample size of each OS. Taking result numbers alone is not good enough to make a conclusion.
IMs are fine and dandy but when are they going to work on improving video confrencing. Typing is tedious but strides haven't been made in free video confrencing software. Perhaps that should be part of their implementation of the next "IM" software. Afterall even the old Netmeeting has a chat window you can bring up.
RFIDs allow for passive scanning by businesses or CRIMINALS. Now you can walk down the street and get your credit card stolen without even losing your wallet. There isnt even a way to know it is stolen since it is still planted inside you. I think someone didnt really think this thoroughly.
So they increase speeds so that you cant download as much... What is the point of downloading less faster? For browsing the internet or other "average" uses, the speed of the hardware of the computer tends to be more in relation to how long it takes to load the page. The only people who could use the speed are those that already do heavier traffic. Isn't that like giving someone a convertable without any gas?
When will companies learn that expandability adds to functionality. If you want to add another hard disk or some such you shouldn't have "bad things happen," as it says in the article. One of the main reasons why TiVO had outdone its competitors was the fact that they weren't harsh on the people that decided to open the box. If they are really wanting to design a system that even enthusiasts would want, being a console or not, you need to allow people to open the box. Perhaps they could even sell their own expansions to work with it. I won't buy this system and I hope noone else does until they learn the value of their customers and their screwdrivers.
I must say I believe I have a density of electronics in my house greater than that of most small to midsize airplanes. However, changing the channel on my tv has not made the microwave start nor has turning on a light made the doorbell ring. Electronic devices unless receiving and transmitting over radio frequencies do not tend to cause interference. How many radio transmitters are on a gameboy? On top of that there are strict guidelines about what frequencies certain devices can use. The devices can cause problems over certain channels but any sophisticated device can change which channel it is using (look at a portable phone). In the odd chance that ALL frequencies are getting interfered with that a device on a plane uses, to actually FLY the plane does not need to receive or send radio signals. I think this is an example of poor media hype for fear. It's not just sex that sells. Watch the movie Bowling for Columbine to see some effects media fear can have. Im sorry to say it but getting bent out of shape after flying planes for decades with less fatalaties than any other form of travel (walking, riding a car, train, boat, or bicycle) it is very irresponsible to paint this picture.
With the millions of dollars spent on blocking spam, one wonders why not upgrading the old mail servers. Quite a lot of spam goes through open relays. If there was a simple verification (dare I say the actual origin should be the origin listed by the mail) there would be a huge decrease in spam. As the world starts to adopt IP6, perhaps we should update email with loopholes being invalidated. If the email you receive isn't "updated" to ensure its origins, then discard it. In this case would people be so retisent to change?
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Be careful about who you want to lay the blame for on this transition. One of the major aspects of this is that the computer manufacturers do not manufacture the LCD screens themselves. Therefore, as the widescreen became more popular the factories were retooled to produce widescreen displays. The motherboards also have to fit, but with the screen change, the motherboard manufacturers do not produce motherboards for laptops in that form factor. There are always many different companies involved in the production of something as complex as a laptop. As a computer manufacturer, you can only produce based on what your suppliers can/will supply.
How about one from Planescape. I'd love to see someone bring planescape back.
Here is a little follow up. What microsoft should be doing is actually submitting the information to ICANN and not trying to sue under trademark. http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm --- it is a violation of the rules of the registrar (adopted in 1999) under 4.a / 4.b.iv. So to clarify yes the people are in violation, but suing under trademark is the wrong way to do it.
It doesn't matter whether they think its a good example or not. The fact that your trademark doesn't give you rights to THAT domain would make this lawsuit obviously futile. This was already resolved a long time ago when companies didn't have websites and wanted to get on the arena. They discovered other people already had the domain that was "theirs." They found out they had to just buy it from the other people. Trademark!=domain registration. It's that simple.
I never knew of caffeine as being bitter by itself until this article. I believe we already have donuts with caffeine, its called chocolate.
This is not the first keyboard implementation without a physical keyboard. There have been others that use optics which would be a lot more reliable since accoustics change with simple things such as background noise, the shape of the room, and even the surface being used. The big issue is whether people are comfortable using it. When other implementations have come up, people just didnt like the feel of hitting the solid material. Most slashdotters probably spend a bit of time figuring out what keyboard "feels" best to them just as people do with mattresses. However, I highly doubt anyone has an ideal keyboard that gives no tactile response. Although it may seem simple to change this precedence, I would note the USAs insistance on not using metric, and the fact that we still use QWERTY keyboards that were designed to be inefficient so that typewriters would not jam. I just don't see this past a niche market.
So how long do we have to wait for the new leaked diebold memos? I have a feeling that it still wont end so pretty.
Im sorry to mention this, but it's a GAME. IT'S FICTIONAL. You shouldn't be anymore upset than those who play Drow in AD&D get when someone "discriminates" against them. If you want to be offended in character than do so. However, if you take it out of the game, it's your own fault for doing so! Stop blurring the distinctions between fantasy worlds and real life. Even if this was "some guys fantasy," it doesn't change what you knew you were doing when you played the game, entering some developer's fantasy world.
Well they didnt bother with my school (MSOE) which is a shame. Every full-time student must get a "technology package" which includes a laptop which gets replaced every 2 years. Mine is a compaq hw8000. Granted it's not the largest school, but it's what we do. Even smaller colleges are included. So how did they choose their selections?
What does this mean for Voip and specifically VOICEMAIL. After all, this is temporary electronic storage.
Throwing out obscure termonology doesn't make your case. Before putting MP3.com on the level of the Phantom Game Console (saying the CEOs are crooks only trying to exploit venture capitol), you should look at what they are doing. Unlike the other companies in this field (sharing music), they were LEGAL. Also any of their customers will most likely tell you that their service was stable and punctual (in terms of updates etc). Aside from that, rather than attempting to exploit people for lots of money in subscription fees, this company gave indie bands a chance. Indie bands had no way to for FREE reach such a broad audience. If you are looking for crooks try going after the RIAA monopoly.
Although it has been pointed out that worms, viruses, and other type attacks were completely ignored, there were other significant pieces of information left out as well.
.1% of reported cases.
What percentage of servers over all use what operating system? If only.1% use Mac then actually it would show that Macs are MORE vulnerable because they account for more than
How did they get these statistics? For them to record a breach two things have to happen. You have to notice the breach and you have to report it. Is there a higher percentage of Windows users who don't notice the breach? Is there a higher percentage that don't report a breach? Linux users would tend to be more open to sharing the information imho since they are already users of open source which by nature is a choice to share information.
Although there are other things too the most relevant seems to be their sampling. What portion of their sample was running Linux? They definately did not use an equal sample size of each OS. Taking result numbers alone is not good enough to make a conclusion.
IMs are fine and dandy but when are they going to work on improving video confrencing. Typing is tedious but strides haven't been made in free video confrencing software. Perhaps that should be part of their implementation of the next "IM" software. Afterall even the old Netmeeting has a chat window you can bring up.
RFIDs allow for passive scanning by businesses or CRIMINALS. Now you can walk down the street and get your credit card stolen without even losing your wallet. There isnt even a way to know it is stolen since it is still planted inside you. I think someone didnt really think this thoroughly.
So they increase speeds so that you cant download as much... What is the point of downloading less faster? For browsing the internet or other "average" uses, the speed of the hardware of the computer tends to be more in relation to how long it takes to load the page. The only people who could use the speed are those that already do heavier traffic. Isn't that like giving someone a convertable without any gas?
Is there some reason they cant install the nice little FREE operating system that would give the same benefits and increased stability?
When will companies learn that expandability adds to functionality. If you want to add another hard disk or some such you shouldn't have "bad things happen," as it says in the article. One of the main reasons why TiVO had outdone its competitors was the fact that they weren't harsh on the people that decided to open the box. If they are really wanting to design a system that even enthusiasts would want, being a console or not, you need to allow people to open the box. Perhaps they could even sell their own expansions to work with it. I won't buy this system and I hope noone else does until they learn the value of their customers and their screwdrivers.
I must say I believe I have a density of electronics in my house greater than that of most small to midsize airplanes. However, changing the channel on my tv has not made the microwave start nor has turning on a light made the doorbell ring. Electronic devices unless receiving and transmitting over radio frequencies do not tend to cause interference. How many radio transmitters are on a gameboy? On top of that there are strict guidelines about what frequencies certain devices can use. The devices can cause problems over certain channels but any sophisticated device can change which channel it is using (look at a portable phone). In the odd chance that ALL frequencies are getting interfered with that a device on a plane uses, to actually FLY the plane does not need to receive or send radio signals. I think this is an example of poor media hype for fear. It's not just sex that sells. Watch the movie Bowling for Columbine to see some effects media fear can have. Im sorry to say it but getting bent out of shape after flying planes for decades with less fatalaties than any other form of travel (walking, riding a car, train, boat, or bicycle) it is very irresponsible to paint this picture.
With the millions of dollars spent on blocking spam, one wonders why not upgrading the old mail servers. Quite a lot of spam goes through open relays. If there was a simple verification (dare I say the actual origin should be the origin listed by the mail) there would be a huge decrease in spam. As the world starts to adopt IP6, perhaps we should update email with loopholes being invalidated. If the email you receive isn't "updated" to ensure its origins, then discard it. In this case would people be so retisent to change?