Ever encountered a glass door (shopping malls are bad at this) with a bar that goes all the way across it, mirrored on the other side? Do you push, or pull? On the left or on the right?
I was at a mall with a door like this and started to get a lineup behind me because I couldn't figure out how to open the damn thing.
Tried pushing on the left, right, pulling left and right. Looking for something to turn.. Nothing.
Eventually figured out it was a skinny automated sliding door with a broken sensor -- which I had watched slide open and walked through many times before when it was functional. The fact that it didn't automatically open put me completely off guard.
[i]I am also amazed at his prediction that TV's and computer's will know what I want to see. Especially since often I have no idea what I want to watch and make a habit of channel surfing.[/i]
Well, you're both right. The list of 600 channels (or whatever you surf through today) could be ordered by your likelyness of watching that channel.
So you may surf through 5 channels before finding something that interests you rather than what you do today.
Sure, but only because it requires javascript to turn it on. What if, instead, they wrote it so it was on by default (mid-page) and required javascript to turn off?
The close link could take you to a new page when javascript is unavailable, otherwise use CSS to simply wipe it from the screen.
Excellent point. This time they're suggesting you use someone elses free product rather than their own free product -- next time they're suggesting you buy MS Office rather than using Open Office.
Personally, I would never use one of these things. If you use your tools properly, and avoid running 'bad' wood through your tools, you will never have a problem. Avoid distractions, pay attention, and use push sticks.
Since normal people will never trigger the device, they will, of course, never need to replace the device either.
But it sounds like a great system for the one time the dog manages sneak in and it trips you. Or for schools where a kid, every few years, seems to manage to injure themselves.
I was playing at an arcade, and my foot went through the arrow on the pad. It got stuck, I lost my balance, and I fell backwards, nailing my back on the bar. It was very painful; I had to have a few people help me up and out of the place. But they didn't make me pay to replace the arrow, so that was okay. I wasn't able to play for a few weeks, but whatever. I'm fine now
Any guesses as to how big the lawsuit would have been in the US against the bar for faulty equipment? And this guy was happy because he didn't have to pay to fix the machine.
This problem (due to swap) exists today as well. Any program that doesn't clear sensitive memory spaces after using them runs the risk of having their information gathered.
It's one of the reasons that OpenBSD (and I believe FreeBSD now?) can use encrypted swap files.
I've been wondering about the same thing. An interesting addition would be to allow it to monitor the current price of energy (various websites) and enable/disable devices based on the current price.
Setting a delay on a dryer is useful for pushing it to 2am. Telling it to turn on when the price hits 3.5cents per kw is even better.
How many of you dog owners have to spell words like "ride", "walk" or "out" lest your canine go flippin' nuts?
Now, how many dog owners cannot even spell the words because the dog eventually figured out what you were talking about anyway because some family member asked the dog if they wanted to go for a r-i-d-e at one point?
I like credit cards. In a dispute, they'll usually take my side; purchases are itemized, making it easy to track monthly spending habits; single payment to a single company; and they give me a tiny bonus for using it (cash back).
I've never paid interest to a credit card company.
Borrowing money for 30 days isn't a big deal so long as you have the money to pay off the loan.
[i]What I'd also like to know is if anyone has done any test to find out if the metal strip in paper bills is designed to act as a "homing beacon" when pooled with other bills that are stolen from banks.[/i]
Note to self... Create a tinfoil lined wallet to go with the tinfoil hat.
The problem is that in many cases (this isn't one of them) increasing the number of pixels simply means a bigger screen -- not better resolution.
This technology probably won't be used to make a better picture on the 20" screen but will give you the ability to have a 200" screen without looking at gigantic pixels.
All due respect for PostgreSQL Inc. but HP doesn't want to rely on that company.
Sorry, I should say why. PostgreSQL Inc. is great for small shops looking for knowledgable support via phone or email at a good price, but PG Inc. has their hands full with their.org (Affilias) contracts to take on other big jobs.
No, most of what Affilias requests is not tech support. PG Inc. writes Affilias a number of tools to enable them to do their work better and faster.
All due respect for PostgreSQL Inc. but HP doesn't want to rely on that company.
Fujitsu and Software Research Associates both fund PostgreSQL development in Japan and would make good partners for HP for a venture of this type -- but many of the knowedgable callcentre workers do not speak English (SRA). Fujitsu is making some inhouse modifications in the storage manager, it seems based on their questions, which would prevent an our of the box bundle.
Besides, (conjecturing) I'm wondering that Fujitsu doesn't want to put out a complete DataWarehousing system. They have the SANs, servers and mangement expertise and have been funding "Enterprise" level features (looking forward to PostgreSQL 7.5/7.6 yet?)
It's difficult to partner with PG as there is not a controlling company. Both MySQL and JBoss have firms which will train HP freely and perhaps even take on part of the load in return for commercial contracts.
With PG they're basically stuck trying to learn it themselves. RedHat would train HP, but RedHat doesn't want to be known for offerring PostgreSQL support since Oracle didn't like RedHat Database competition very much.
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Ever encountered a glass door (shopping malls are bad at this) with a bar that goes all the way across it, mirrored on the other side? Do you push, or pull? On the left or on the right?
I was at a mall with a door like this and started to get a lineup behind me because I couldn't figure out how to open the damn thing.
Tried pushing on the left, right, pulling left and right. Looking for something to turn.. Nothing.
Eventually figured out it was a skinny automated sliding door with a broken sensor -- which I had watched slide open and walked through many times before when it was functional. The fact that it didn't automatically open put me completely off guard.
[i]I am also amazed at his prediction that TV's and computer's will know what I want to see. Especially since often I have no idea what I want to watch and make a habit of channel surfing.[/i]
Well, you're both right. The list of 600 channels (or whatever you surf through today) could be ordered by your likelyness of watching that channel.
So you may surf through 5 channels before finding something that interests you rather than what you do today.
Sure, but only because it requires javascript to turn it on. What if, instead, they wrote it so it was on by default (mid-page) and required javascript to turn off?
The close link could take you to a new page when javascript is unavailable, otherwise use CSS to simply wipe it from the screen.
Excellent point. This time they're suggesting you use someone elses free product rather than their own free product -- next time they're suggesting you buy MS Office rather than using Open Office.
It will be X.X with the patch number of 0. Of course, the 10th patch makes it pr0n enabled (X.X.X)
With PostgreSQL 7.5 (currently in feature freeze) contains the ability to alter a column type.
Sit tight through the beta period and you'll have your wish.
I wrote some code a while ago that I didn't share with anyone, so where do I pick up the profit?
Oh, step #2 is to sell it.. Doh!
Don't you think that for some people, knowning that they have a safety device installed, might be a bit more careless?
Nope. If it means having to shell out $300 to replace the (now mandatory) device, I'll probably be more careful than I was before.
Personally, I would never use one of these things. If you use your tools properly, and avoid running 'bad' wood through your tools, you will never have a problem. Avoid distractions, pay attention, and use push sticks.
Since normal people will never trigger the device, they will, of course, never need to replace the device either.
But it sounds like a great system for the one time the dog manages sneak in and it trips you. Or for schools where a kid, every few years, seems to manage to injure themselves.
I was playing at an arcade, and my foot went through the arrow on the pad. It got stuck, I lost my balance, and I fell backwards, nailing my back on the bar. It was very painful; I had to have a few people help me up and out of the place. But they didn't make me pay to replace the arrow, so that was okay. I wasn't able to play for a few weeks, but whatever. I'm fine now
Any guesses as to how big the lawsuit would have been in the US against the bar for faulty equipment? And this guy was happy because he didn't have to pay to fix the machine.
This problem (due to swap) exists today as well. Any program that doesn't clear sensitive memory spaces after using them runs the risk of having their information gathered.
It's one of the reasons that OpenBSD (and I believe FreeBSD now?) can use encrypted swap files.
I've been wondering about the same thing. An interesting addition would be to allow it to monitor the current price of energy (various websites) and enable/disable devices based on the current price.
Setting a delay on a dryer is useful for pushing it to 2am. Telling it to turn on when the price hits 3.5cents per kw is even better.
How many of you dog owners have to spell words like "ride", "walk" or "out" lest your canine go flippin' nuts?
Now, how many dog owners cannot even spell the words because the dog eventually figured out what you were talking about anyway because some family member asked the dog if they wanted to go for a r-i-d-e at one point?
I like credit cards. In a dispute, they'll usually take my side; purchases are itemized, making it easy to track monthly spending habits; single payment to a single company; and they give me a tiny bonus for using it (cash back).
I've never paid interest to a credit card company.
Borrowing money for 30 days isn't a big deal so long as you have the money to pay off the loan.
[i]What I'd also like to know is if anyone has done any test to find out if the metal strip in paper bills is designed to act as a "homing beacon" when pooled with other bills that are stolen from banks.[/i]
Note to self... Create a tinfoil lined wallet to go with the tinfoil hat.
The problem is that in many cases (this isn't one of them) increasing the number of pixels simply means a bigger screen -- not better resolution.
This technology probably won't be used to make a better picture on the 20" screen but will give you the ability to have a 200" screen without looking at gigantic pixels.
All due respect for PostgreSQL Inc. but HP doesn't want to rely on that company.
.org (Affilias) contracts to take on other big jobs.
Sorry, I should say why. PostgreSQL Inc. is great for small shops looking for knowledgable support via phone or email at a good price, but PG Inc. has their hands full with their
No, most of what Affilias requests is not tech support. PG Inc. writes Affilias a number of tools to enable them to do their work better and faster.
All due respect for PostgreSQL Inc. but HP doesn't want to rely on that company.
Fujitsu and Software Research Associates both fund PostgreSQL development in Japan and would make good partners for HP for a venture of this type -- but many of the knowedgable callcentre workers do not speak English (SRA). Fujitsu is making some inhouse modifications in the storage manager, it seems based on their questions, which would prevent an our of the box bundle.
Besides, (conjecturing) I'm wondering that Fujitsu doesn't want to put out a complete DataWarehousing system. They have the SANs, servers and mangement expertise and have been funding "Enterprise" level features (looking forward to PostgreSQL 7.5/7.6 yet?)
It's difficult to partner with PG as there is not a controlling company. Both MySQL and JBoss have firms which will train HP freely and perhaps even take on part of the load in return for commercial contracts.
With PG they're basically stuck trying to learn it themselves. RedHat would train HP, but RedHat doesn't want to be known for offerring PostgreSQL support since Oracle didn't like RedHat Database competition very much.
No, this player is only capable of recording pr0n.
In order to continue using virii, I shall now spell virus as virius.
Damn windows virius.
Not to mention that the decryption key will probably be on an insecure web server.
Anyway, if you want PostgreSQL to use encrypted storage, use an encrypted filesystem.
I think the EVD standard is doomed to failure. People are going to want DVDs from abroad, and a player that only does EVD isn't going to sell.
Have you ever tried buying DVDs from abroad? On most DVD players they don't work so well.
Slashdot gets Japanized as Japan gets westernized.
So, after a while the world will be either Japernized or Weapanized -- hey.. I found WMD.
From the local service (Grocery Gateway) I find most of the produce lasts longer than what I would get at Dominion or Loblaws...