Thank goodness all those people peddling quack remedies are altruists who offer their services for free and never attempt to divert patients from safe, effective conventional remedies.
Ars ran a piece back in October 2006 that Detailed Some of the more important elements of Reduced Functionality Mode. Perhaps most important to this discussion is the following:
Reduced functionality mode will also disable Aero, the new Windows Vista interface, and any "Premium" or "Ultimate" features of the OS will be completely locked down. Additionally, users will only be able to obtain security updates marked as "critical." Other downloads and updates will not be available.
This anti-piracy mode will also disable other installed applications such as Office, making it impossible for a user to edit documents. Users can view documents by using the web browser, but Microsoft has essentially designed the system to prevent "read/write" access.
Just to put that into context, I don't know a single home user with Linux installed. Not one. I know quite a few that have Macs, but the vast majority Windows.
Mainly because the external combustion engine fell out of favour for trains and was barely introduced for cars. I'd be interested in seeing someone stoking a plane, though.
No. I'm not a lawyer, and I didn't bring a lawyer with me. I was lucky in the fact that all the NDAs I had to deal with were relatively simple, short and written in plain English. I just sat down and read the document carefully for 5 mins. If there had been anything that had needed a lawyer to understand, I would not have signed.
You can see why I am no-longer a journalist. I can't even get the distinction between 'their' and 'they're' correct. Excuse me why I go and beat myself about the head with a large Chambers 20th Century dictionary.
I've worked in the U.K system, and I agree that a no-freebies system must always be better. However in my experience, the freebies don't influence editorial line, however they clearly may bias the likelihood of coverage. In a system where the magazine pays all the bills, they are going to pick and choose carefully between potential trips. Offering a free trip to meet interesting, influential execs is obviously going to increase the chances of some kind of coverage. It's a brave hack who writes up nothing after being away from the office for a week, even if the information was thin.
On the other hand, there can often be a fierceness about journos who have accepted a free trip. UK tech journos often view their U.S counterparts as softies and the U.K. guys revel in their cynicism (we all want to be Jeremy Paxman). I suspect this fierceness can be stoked by the knowledge that a freebie was accepted
The accepted norms tend to be different in different countries. U.S tech journals often have a strict no-freebies policy. In the UK, and other countries where budgets are tighter, freebies often are accepted. The UK journalists I know who do accept freebies would be adamant that they only accept ones that have true editorial interest and would also argue that it doesn't influence their writing. For the average staff writer that's probably correct - they don't know, or care who is paying for the flight.
When I was a tech journalist, by standard procedure was to read the NDAs and cross out the most egregious clauses, sign it and return. If I was feeling particularly charitable, I would point out the parts that I had deleted. Their an agreement. You are within your rights to amend before signing.
You're simply pointing out the downside, and I'm not arguing with that. The original post was simply discounting the benefits that accrue from using an Ajax-esque interface.
By that logic, does all the hate mail Fred Phelps get mean that he's on the right track?
It's a poor analogy. It wouldn't be someone sending hate mail to Fred Phelps. It would be someone putting up posters about the problems with Fred Phelps, and then Phelps setting out to kill the Poster-makers.
Does it mean that all those protesting Bush's speeches validate his argument?
Wrong analogy again. A correct analogy would be If those protesting against Bush's speeches caused a massive decline in support for Bush and he moved to outlaw protest. It has nothing to do with validating his argument.
Here's what happens when I take the review and run it through Microsoft Word's 'Autosummarize' Tool, set to the most violent setting: "100 words or less":
The publisher offers two freely downloadable chapters, "Creating the Default Application" and "Communicating with GWT-RPC," in PDF format. Unfortunately, the book has many weaknesses. The authors do not appear to mention which version of GWT they used for the book. The sample code in the book has minor inconsistencies. For example, the code for Chapter 5 has a folder named "Dashboard -- Chapter 4."
Suffice to say Tamiflu increases the survival rate to about 45% -- from 35-40% when untreated.
I assume that these figures are for human infection with the existing H5N1 bird flu. It is worth pointing out that we don't know what the mortality rate of the eventual human pandemic will be, since the virus isn't here yet.
Looks nice, and I've filled in the beta request box. The immediate question it raises though, is can this be used for small workgroups who want to work on a file and keep it synced - a la Groove, but which actually works.
Yes, I know this probably isn't how you intended people to use the product, but I bet people will try to use it in that way.
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Thank goodness all those people peddling quack remedies are altruists who offer their services for free and never attempt to divert patients from safe, effective conventional remedies.
Well, it's missing Mail.app as well. You can enter contacts.
London, UK. Mind you. I'm old in my 40s. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.
I wish I had mods points, Insightful.
Just to put that into context, I don't know a single home user with Linux installed. Not one. I know quite a few that have Macs, but the vast majority Windows.
Mainly because the external combustion engine fell out of favour for trains and was barely introduced for cars. I'd be interested in seeing someone stoking a plane, though.
You have a point. Although mine doesn't since I have WiiConnect24 turned off thanks to the 11 Watts or whatever it eats up.
Name any other device which checks e-mail while in Sleep mode. Not intuitive.
I have to agree. I'm a Mac user. When my Mac is asleep it doesn't check e-mail. Why would I expect my phone to?
On the other hand, I presume that this behaviour is a configurable behaviour in the phone. Anyone?
No. I'm not a lawyer, and I didn't bring a lawyer with me. I was lucky in the fact that all the NDAs I had to deal with were relatively simple, short and written in plain English. I just sat down and read the document carefully for 5 mins. If there had been anything that had needed a lawyer to understand, I would not have signed.
You can see why I am no-longer a journalist. I can't even get the distinction between 'their' and 'they're' correct. Excuse me why I go and beat myself about the head with a large Chambers 20th Century dictionary.
I've worked in the U.K system, and I agree that a no-freebies system must always be better. However in my experience, the freebies don't influence editorial line, however they clearly may bias the likelihood of coverage. In a system where the magazine pays all the bills, they are going to pick and choose carefully between potential trips. Offering a free trip to meet interesting, influential execs is obviously going to increase the chances of some kind of coverage. It's a brave hack who writes up nothing after being away from the office for a week, even if the information was thin.
On the other hand, there can often be a fierceness about journos who have accepted a free trip. UK tech journos often view their U.S counterparts as softies and the U.K. guys revel in their cynicism (we all want to be Jeremy Paxman). I suspect this fierceness can be stoked by the knowledge that a freebie was accepted
I suspect that it was probably a different NDA. It is fairly common to be asked to sign a standard NDA before touring a manufacturing facility.
The accepted norms tend to be different in different countries. U.S tech journals often have a strict no-freebies policy. In the UK, and other countries where budgets are tighter, freebies often are accepted. The UK journalists I know who do accept freebies would be adamant that they only accept ones that have true editorial interest and would also argue that it doesn't influence their writing. For the average staff writer that's probably correct - they don't know, or care who is paying for the flight.
When I was a tech journalist, by standard procedure was to read the NDAs and cross out the most egregious clauses, sign it and return. If I was feeling particularly charitable, I would point out the parts that I had deleted. Their an agreement. You are within your rights to amend before signing.
You're simply pointing out the downside, and I'm not arguing with that. The original post was simply discounting the benefits that accrue from using an Ajax-esque interface.
It's a poor analogy. It wouldn't be someone sending hate mail to Fred Phelps. It would be someone putting up posters about the problems with Fred Phelps, and then Phelps setting out to kill the Poster-makers. Wrong analogy again. A correct analogy would be If those protesting against Bush's speeches caused a massive decline in support for Bush and he moved to outlaw protest. It has nothing to do with validating his argument.
Hope that helps.
AKA improved useability.
"What website uses real media these days anyway?"
The BBC for one. And the free version for the Mac is excellent. Don't know about the Windows version.
I assume that these figures are for human infection with the existing H5N1 bird flu. It is worth pointing out that we don't know what the mortality rate of the eventual human pandemic will be, since the virus isn't here yet.
Looks nice, and I've filled in the beta request box. The immediate question it raises though, is can this be used for small workgroups who want to work on a file and keep it synced - a la Groove, but which actually works.
Yes, I know this probably isn't how you intended people to use the product, but I bet people will try to use it in that way.
Or alternatively - judges judge based on the quality of the case and evidence presented to them?
The Mac version has video