Yes, I've used a Wacom tablet for quite some time. They've been discussed quite a number of times here on/. The tablet I have allows me to use either a pen-shaped stylus, or a traditional mouse (albeit a tad on the large side). Some tasks I've found are easier / quicker with a mouse, although I use the pen most of the time.
The pen does sometimes cramp my hand, particularily if I try to hold it while typing instead of putting it down, but generally speaking I've found it much more comfortable in the long run.
Libraries mission is to provide information to the masses. Internet access is, in its purest form, an extension of this, and therefore in keeping with its core mission. Abuses will surely exist, as they always have (I'm sure everyone knows of someone that went to their local library to check out risque' books & magazines), but the value of the services provided to those who can not afford them on their own far outweighs the impact of the abuse (most of which can be mitigated with simple controls).
As an aside, keep in mind that libraries do not necessarily just provide a few terminals, many also provide low-cost dial up access for there members. For example, the Baltimore County libraries have provided Internet access since 1995 at a nominal fee. Granted the cost today is comparable to a commercial provider, but historically has been substantially cheaper than AOL, Earthlink, etc.
I'm going to preface this by saying I'm an expert in this field, so my comments may be biased.
OLAP concepts have been around for quite some time, although as a mainstream product only since the early '90s. Today the two major players in the market are Microsoft and Hyperion Solutions, with Cognos a distant third. (To be fair, there are plenty of other players, these are just the three largest). I personally have worked extensively with both Essbase and Analysis Services, and can honestly say that both have very strong points, but generally speaking I have found Hyperion's Essbase to be superior as a whole to Microsoft's Analysis Services.
The original thread commented on how little mainstream press OLAP has received, which I wholeheartedly agree with. However, it is worth noting that many, if not most, large businesses have OLAP implementations (I can't find a source, but if I remember correctly, 499 of the Fortune 500 companies have an implementation.). Considering the market is about $3.5 billion, the products are definately being used extensively. Granted that is a drop in the bucket of the total relational marketplace, but it is hardly insignificant.
Personally, I strongly believe the lack of knowledge outside of the Finance departments of the world about the concepts is directly tied to the lack of exposure the concepts receive at the collegiate level, which continues to focus on relational databases as the primary storage of enterprise data (I am not implying that OLAP database can replace relational databases, they are truely a complimentary product tailored for specific use).
The lack of a standardized API & querying languages is definately a problem for the industry, one which the large players have tried to address, with limited success. On the flip side, the industry has pushed (rightly or wrongly) toward selling the total package, with both the backend database and a suite of front end data entry & reporting tools all in one. This makes for an easy sell to many customers, but doesn't encourage much innovation from the outside (IMHO, the front ends to OLAP products are the weakest link, and really do need the most development).
Ironically, one of the best online resources I've found is IBM's web site. They repackage Hyperion's Essbase as DB2/OLAP, so their Redbooks on the concepts are slanted toward Essbase, but they have the most extensive source of free information on the concepts I've seen from a commercial vendor.
Now I don't have to worry about web sites tracking my every move with their cookies! All I have to do is avoid Amazon, and I can remove my tin foil hat!
Oh wait, that sounds a little too sarcastic to be probable... darn, just when I thought there was a little ying in this Evil Empire's yang.
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I can't tell you the number of times I've heard something along the lines of "Resetting your account will fix the problem." Guess what- it doesn't. Then again, after this, I guess I shouldn't expect much.
Seriously, they are very low power transmitters. Wouldn't a foil-lined bag (similar to those McDonald's uses to wrap burgers) produce the same results, at a much lower price, for the use described in the article? I'm really not trying to be a troll, it just seems like a very (comparatively) expensive solution to a problem with a cheap answer.
Or perhaps...
<conspiracy>
It sounds to me like RSA actually has some other use in mind for these tags.
</conspiracy>
I use yahoo mail myself, and saw the message yesterday. Quite honestly, it doesn't bother me, companies evolve, businesses change, etc. etc. etc. Sometimes policies need to be updated, and, as long as it isn't a weekly thing, I'm ok with it. What I would like is a 100% simple, opt-me-out-of-all-marketing button. I.E. make the "This message is Spam" button in Yahoo automatically take me off Yahoo's mailing list if I mark one of their messages as Spam. Quick, concise, user-friendly, achieves the same result as going through the various screens to set my user preferences.
The Atkins diet isn't so much about forcing your body into shock by completely eliminating carbs. That phase is short, and is explicitly intended to only be a brief phase. The whole purpose of the diet is to teach yourself to live on healthy foods. Carbs are definately restricted, but there is one simple element that eliminating from your diet will satisfy almost the entire Ongoing Maintenance phase of Atkins: sugar.
The Induction phase is intentionally only a short period, and is specifically designed to get your body out of the dependance on carbs. It is not intended to be continued for a lifetime! Once the induction phase is complete the remainder of the diet is slowly reintroducing foods that contain natural carbs into the diet.
As for the health risks, very few will experience any problems if they do Induction explictly as described, and then slowly return carbs to the diet. All diets have health risks, and everyone dieting should be fully aware of the risks involved, as well as the warning signs that something is going wrong during a diet.
Keep in mind, everything you do in life has health risks. Argueably, the anthesis to the risks with the Atkins diet is Diabetes.
It surprises me that BG is taking the 'pass the buck' approach to security. I'm not claiming that anyone shouldn't take those measures regardless of their OS (even the most staunch Linux camps will tell you this), but seriously, shouldn't the head cheese of MS at least pretend that their intent is to make their products as secure as possible? It really doesn't infuse much confidence in MS in me.
I know cost is a factor of scale, but it sounds like they are describing some pretty high tech shopping carts. I have to imagine that to be practical they would have to be intentionally limited in thier function to prevent theft from the parts. They'd also have to be extremely durable or they'd be constantly breaking down.
Seriously, grocery margins are as razor thin as they come, it doesn't take many stolen carts to make them uneconomically, not to mention that the wear and tear in a supermarket parking lot could cause the repair bills to be just as bad.
On the lighter side, I can already imagine the bum's stolen cart: "PLEASE take me back! I'll have them throw in a free stick of deodorant & a 40 for you!"
Most jurisdictions have a tax code that does tax mail order purchases, Internet purchases, as well as out-of-state purchases. However, the burden is placed on the resident of that jurisdiction (i.e. the buyer) to pay the tax, not on the merchant to collect the tax.
In practice there has only been one attempt at actually enforcing this type of rule. In the early 1990's, New York City sent a number of inspectors into New Jersey to find New Yorkers who were buying big ticket items in New Jersey to save on the sales tax (IIFC the difference was 2 1/4 %). After several weeks of this, and sending notices in the mail to the owners of cars with New York license plates seen loading TVs, VCRs, etc. into the trunk, it was determined that the cost of enforcement was substantially higher than the tax revenue generated, and the program was abandoned.
As an aside, some Internet businesses experimented with charging sales tax for all shipments (assuming the shipment was going to a state that had sales tax) as a way of appeasing states that felt they were losing out on a substantial source of tax revenue. Dell was one of those companies. The sonsumer backlash was so great that this practice was abandoned.
Amazon has just announced that they have successfully patented the patent process. An Amazon spokesperson commented "This vindicates that we are a great, innovative company which no other can ever dream of competiting with."
In other news, SCO has sued Amazon, for threatening to use patent litigation for profit. SCO claims they've patented the use of lawsuits as the only form of revenue.
Amazon sues SCO, claiming they can't patent lawsuits as a profit driver, since they own the patent patent.
This has been tested using a candle on (I believe) one of the first Shuttle missions in the early '80s. Essentially, the flame is a sphere, instead of the traditional oval-ish shape. As long as a slight air current is present (which is on a shuttle due to the ventilation system, and movement in general), the flame will remain lit. If the candle is placed in a sealed container, it will consume the oxygen in the immediate vicinity of the flame, then extinguish. Interestingly, if oxygen is reintroduced to the vicinity of the wick in a short period of time, the flame will reignite. The lack of air current prevents the wick from cooling below the point necessary to sustain combustion as quickly as it would in a traditional environment.
Frilly things like glowing computer cases are often just fads. They have no improvement on the performance of the machine, its purely for looks. Its kind of like the stupid purple downlights people used to install on their cars: cool when you were the only one, stupid when the jerk down the street got them. Its actually a marketers dream, since once dopey glow-in-the-dark computers have saturated the market, they will 'invent' some new, uber-cool design that everyone has to have, and the cycle will repeat.
Functionality improvements are another thing. While I personally can not stand HTML email, the evolution of the GUI has definately had a positive effect on end user computing (as an admin it does at times make my life a little more difficult though). Personally, I can't wait for MS's replacement for their current FisherPrice looking XP, but the average Joe thinks its the greatest thing since the color TV.
Assuming the victim has one of those laser mice (which almost everyone does these days), put some tape across the sensor. Make sure to test this beforehand, some tape works better than others. I've found that the Magic tape works wonders. If you use a small enough piece it will look like nothing is there at all, leading to even more confusion.
I know mine has very few details of my work life, primarily because I have no interest in writing about work when I'm not at work. If I were to post some details about my work that my employer might consider theirs, I'd be more afraid of losing my job, rather than taking that information with me and facing the consequences.
Does anyone know people that actually post copyrighted code, inside stock information, blueprints, etc. on their weblog??
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Please... no infinite recursion!
Good joke anyway
Yes, I've used a Wacom tablet for quite some time. They've been discussed quite a number of times here on /. The tablet I have allows me to use either a pen-shaped stylus, or a traditional mouse (albeit a tad on the large side). Some tasks I've found are easier / quicker with a mouse, although I use the pen most of the time.
The pen does sometimes cramp my hand, particularily if I try to hold it while typing instead of putting it down, but generally speaking I've found it much more comfortable in the long run.
Libraries mission is to provide information to the masses. Internet access is, in its purest form, an extension of this, and therefore in keeping with its core mission. Abuses will surely exist, as they always have (I'm sure everyone knows of someone that went to their local library to check out risque' books & magazines), but the value of the services provided to those who can not afford them on their own far outweighs the impact of the abuse (most of which can be mitigated with simple controls).
As an aside, keep in mind that libraries do not necessarily just provide a few terminals, many also provide low-cost dial up access for there members. For example, the Baltimore County libraries have provided Internet access since 1995 at a nominal fee. Granted the cost today is comparable to a commercial provider, but historically has been substantially cheaper than AOL, Earthlink, etc.
I'm going to preface this by saying I'm an expert in this field, so my comments may be biased.
OLAP concepts have been around for quite some time, although as a mainstream product only since the early '90s. Today the two major players in the market are Microsoft and Hyperion Solutions, with Cognos a distant third. (To be fair, there are plenty of other players, these are just the three largest). I personally have worked extensively with both Essbase and Analysis Services, and can honestly say that both have very strong points, but generally speaking I have found Hyperion's Essbase to be superior as a whole to Microsoft's Analysis Services.
The original thread commented on how little mainstream press OLAP has received, which I wholeheartedly agree with. However, it is worth noting that many, if not most, large businesses have OLAP implementations (I can't find a source, but if I remember correctly, 499 of the Fortune 500 companies have an implementation.). Considering the market is about $3.5 billion, the products are definately being used extensively. Granted that is a drop in the bucket of the total relational marketplace, but it is hardly insignificant.
Personally, I strongly believe the lack of knowledge outside of the Finance departments of the world about the concepts is directly tied to the lack of exposure the concepts receive at the collegiate level, which continues to focus on relational databases as the primary storage of enterprise data (I am not implying that OLAP database can replace relational databases, they are truely a complimentary product tailored for specific use). The lack of a standardized API & querying languages is definately a problem for the industry, one which the large players have tried to address, with limited success. On the flip side, the industry has pushed (rightly or wrongly) toward selling the total package, with both the backend database and a suite of front end data entry & reporting tools all in one. This makes for an easy sell to many customers, but doesn't encourage much innovation from the outside (IMHO, the front ends to OLAP products are the weakest link, and really do need the most development).
Ironically, one of the best online resources I've found is IBM's web site. They repackage Hyperion's Essbase as DB2/OLAP, so their Redbooks on the concepts are slanted toward Essbase, but they have the most extensive source of free information on the concepts I've seen from a commercial vendor.
Now I don't have to worry about web sites tracking my every move with their cookies! All I have to do is avoid Amazon, and I can remove my tin foil hat!
Oh wait, that sounds a little too sarcastic to be probable... darn, just when I thought there was a little ying in this Evil Empire's yang.
I can't tell you the number of times I've heard something along the lines of "Resetting your account will fix the problem." Guess what- it doesn't. Then again, after this, I guess I shouldn't expect much.
Or perhaps...
<conspiracy> It sounds to me like RSA actually has some other use in mind for these tags. </conspiracy>
Is that going to be your pickup line at said bar?
What's wrong with 'Does this smell like chloroform to you?'
Or my favorite: Take the blue pill and see how deep the Matrix goes, or take the red pill and wake up tomorrow, thinking it was all a dream.
Ok, rant off.
The Induction phase is intentionally only a short period, and is specifically designed to get your body out of the dependance on carbs. It is not intended to be continued for a lifetime! Once the induction phase is complete the remainder of the diet is slowly reintroducing foods that contain natural carbs into the diet.
As for the health risks, very few will experience any problems if they do Induction explictly as described, and then slowly return carbs to the diet. All diets have health risks, and everyone dieting should be fully aware of the risks involved, as well as the warning signs that something is going wrong during a diet.
Keep in mind, everything you do in life has health risks. Argueably, the anthesis to the risks with the Atkins diet is Diabetes.
It surprises me that BG is taking the 'pass the buck' approach to security. I'm not claiming that anyone shouldn't take those measures regardless of their OS (even the most staunch Linux camps will tell you this), but seriously, shouldn't the head cheese of MS at least pretend that their intent is to make their products as secure as possible? It really doesn't infuse much confidence in MS in me.
Seriously, grocery margins are as razor thin as they come, it doesn't take many stolen carts to make them uneconomically, not to mention that the wear and tear in a supermarket parking lot could cause the repair bills to be just as bad.
On the lighter side, I can already imagine the bum's stolen cart: "PLEASE take me back! I'll have them throw in a free stick of deodorant & a 40 for you!"
I for one welcome our new data generating overlords!
With all that data you'd think that my conne3^$ATDT01[NO CARRIER]
In Soviet Russia data generates YOU!
Homer: I see they have the Internet on computers now.
or Carrot Top pitching it to little girls
But what if I do want fries!?! Jeez... talk about MS making all of the really important decisions for me.
In practice there has only been one attempt at actually enforcing this type of rule. In the early 1990's, New York City sent a number of inspectors into New Jersey to find New Yorkers who were buying big ticket items in New Jersey to save on the sales tax (IIFC the difference was 2 1/4 %). After several weeks of this, and sending notices in the mail to the owners of cars with New York license plates seen loading TVs, VCRs, etc. into the trunk, it was determined that the cost of enforcement was substantially higher than the tax revenue generated, and the program was abandoned.
As an aside, some Internet businesses experimented with charging sales tax for all shipments (assuming the shipment was going to a state that had sales tax) as a way of appeasing states that felt they were losing out on a substantial source of tax revenue. Dell was one of those companies. The sonsumer backlash was so great that this practice was abandoned.
In other news, SCO has sued Amazon, for threatening to use patent litigation for profit. SCO claims they've patented the use of lawsuits as the only form of revenue.
Amazon sues SCO, claiming they can't patent lawsuits as a profit driver, since they own the patent patent.
Film at 11...
This has been tested using a candle on (I believe) one of the first Shuttle missions in the early '80s. Essentially, the flame is a sphere, instead of the traditional oval-ish shape. As long as a slight air current is present (which is on a shuttle due to the ventilation system, and movement in general), the flame will remain lit. If the candle is placed in a sealed container, it will consume the oxygen in the immediate vicinity of the flame, then extinguish. Interestingly, if oxygen is reintroduced to the vicinity of the wick in a short period of time, the flame will reignite. The lack of air current prevents the wick from cooling below the point necessary to sustain combustion as quickly as it would in a traditional environment.
...but for some reason my mother felt it was ok to delete every file on her computer with "system" in the name to free up some extra space.
Every once in a while I feel the need to remind her, but usually that comes back to bite me around Christmas & my birthday.
Frilly things like glowing computer cases are often just fads. They have no improvement on the performance of the machine, its purely for looks. Its kind of like the stupid purple downlights people used to install on their cars: cool when you were the only one, stupid when the jerk down the street got them. Its actually a marketers dream, since once dopey glow-in-the-dark computers have saturated the market, they will 'invent' some new, uber-cool design that everyone has to have, and the cycle will repeat.
Functionality improvements are another thing. While I personally can not stand HTML email, the evolution of the GUI has definately had a positive effect on end user computing (as an admin it does at times make my life a little more difficult though). Personally, I can't wait for MS's replacement for their current FisherPrice looking XP, but the average Joe thinks its the greatest thing since the color TV.
Somehow, I think they will be hiring more recorded voices instead of otherwise unemployable people.
Assuming the victim has one of those laser mice (which almost everyone does these days), put some tape across the sensor. Make sure to test this beforehand, some tape works better than others. I've found that the Magic tape works wonders. If you use a small enough piece it will look like nothing is there at all, leading to even more confusion.
Balls of Steel or Big Brass Balls
I know mine has very few details of my work life, primarily because I have no interest in writing about work when I'm not at work. If I were to post some details about my work that my employer might consider theirs, I'd be more afraid of losing my job, rather than taking that information with me and facing the consequences.
Does anyone know people that actually post copyrighted code, inside stock information, blueprints, etc. on their weblog??