Thank you for pointing out that this is a Urban Myth!!!!
You wont believe how often I had to explain to people, why such a notion is principally not possible.
May I point out, that Scientology, is one of the purpotraitors, that spread this LIE....well what else is one to be expected, from such an organization!
I wasn't sure if I would be able to find the info, because I had read about this in the Sydney Morning Herald quite a while ago. Never the less...
The Museum of Victoria has released a book with the title "The First Computer Mouse". The title speak for itself. The reviews I read at that time were sparkling. Maybe this is what you were looking for.
Here's a review (6'th review from the top):
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~hornet/reviews.htm
This is a link to the publications of the Museum:
http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/about/forsale_des.asp
=> But the problem organizing on one's own merrits enough sales, without the huge maketing machine, to be able to get decent distribution , so to no longer have to worry about distribution.
What I found amazing in Fahrenheit451 was the prediction of soap operas. Remember those talking walls that shared stories and emotions, and that everyone became addicted to?
When I was China, and all the school teachers went on a day out, to tour part of the wall outside Bejing, I tried to explain this to one of the english teachers.
Well, what can one expect from a hard working teacher in a fashistic nation, that tells you she has no opinion on contemporary issues, because she hasn't yet read the party bulletin, concerning the subject.
BTW: regarding the funny rated post previously. Chinese internet users have access to porn. You will notice this, as soon as you enter an internet cafe located on the great peoples republic, where everything is just great, and the grass is definetly greener there - they use spray paint!
You could make a kids toy out of it. Take the interrior out, wire together a board that creates sounds and lets a few LED blink, when keyboard buttons are being pushed (maybe use one of those 3D pictures that create the illusion of movement, as a display image). Kids love to mimick grown ups. Kids love colours, light, and sound.
I've had this idea for a while (got a close to dead laptop). There is so much stuff you can create for kids to play with (safely), using old computer (parts). I am currently developing an idea to use old parts to create a special kind of keyboad, that combined with special software, will allow kindergarten children to take their first steps on a PC.
I work on different art projects, and one of my current projects involves using parts savaged from chucked out PC's, printers, montiors, and the like.
My carrying structural element is a plastic milk bottle, common down under.
Out of all this and with the help of a black marker, I create little Milkbottle People (old CD's are great for ears).
I wanted to make people smile, when they see them. Thinking especially of kids. Then at night I go around, and hang them up in different places. Trying to integrate the Milkbottle Person, with its environment (e.g. make them look at something specific).
In another project, I use broken bits of circuit board to draw portraits. This is more difficult, and to be honest, I haven't managed to create a satisfying object yet.
I have also used the discs of hard drives, to create a mirror for a geeky friend of mine, who needed a little mirror for shaving.
Last but not least, I use the empty cases to build my shelves, desks, and other non-secific-use objects (coffee table, morph, laptop table, morph, lamp stand,...). Besides the fact that I don't have much money to my disposal, I can't be bothered with worrying about my furniture every time I move. Which I seem to be doing a fair bit.
As an auzzy, who lived in Krautland since he had been 5, let me tell you this:
Berlin is NOT north Germany, and one can tell you didn't even get out of Berlin, as you would have noticed this right away.
Besides, Bavaria is a story of its own. Are you aware, that Bavaria is actually (legally) its own republic?
First of all, if you want enlightment, ether start thinking or join one of those rediculus religious clubs.
To EARN (wank, wank, wank.....) my modpoint (aehmmm, did I ask for it?), here's a little insight.
All the given advice, will work for 'health' 'normal' people (do sports, tiere your self out, don't drink coffee, eat healthy....). Now here we have someone asking for help, complainig about an 'unhealthy' 'abnormality'. Do I have to say more? Maybe you are looking for a keyword to google? Try it with melatonin, sleep disorder, circadian disorder.
A few people just need to accept, that their/other peoples sleeping patterns are totally different to everyone elses.
You see, a few of us are pink, even fewer are white, then we got a whole bunch of brown and occor tones, thats us humans, we come in a diverse spectrum. Some of us like chocolate, some of us like drugs, some of us believe in a God, others in Gods, and a few of us, are most productive at night, and forcing them to live like everyone else, will ensure depression, suicidal tendencies, etc...
Have I earned my (fucking) mod point?
As we tend to say amongst mathematicians: if it were simple, it wouldn't be trivial!
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BS: exhaustion is not the solution. I once spent 15 hours at a contruction site, working the whole day!
Guess what, I only got 3 hours sleep that night.
I can see your attempt in trying to help, but you are way of the mark, like all the others.
I just hope you are right. It just takes a bunch of willing people to get this started, and where will it end?
I fear, if the concept of small payments ever takes of, we could be screwed, as this would start an avalanch of new payments that will be asked for!
I agree with your point, but think of it, once they start batching payments, then it wont be 'percieved' as 'nickle&diming', but rather as a (possibly) justified payment for made consumption.
That could be the backdoor. If you make a call on a phone (an average call), aren't you being 'nickeled&dimed'?
You are just plain wrong:
http://www.corante.com/importance/archives/Stateme nt_of_Marybeth_Peters_on_S_2560-1.pdf
Here's just one statement that had been made at the hearing!
Guess we are at level 6 then!
I use to work in a kitchen with a guy, who knew a little german that he had tought himself. He had learnt it all from looking pr0n! NO KIDDING!!! We called him 'Pommy-John'.
...and we all have a rough understandinf, how many geeks inhabit this planet
If this were a problem, that could be solved by clever arguments, do you think someone would feel so desperate to ask for help?
In my experience, one comes accross 3 sets of people:
- open minded
- interested, but guided
- fully guided
I will explain this on hand of examples, regarding the subject.
The open minded person usually finds a feature that he likes/has been looking for/desired/needed, which hooks them. These are very practical people. You give them a screw and the choice between hammer and screw driver, they will take the screw driver, as it's the most appropriate tool.
Then we have, what I have labeled the "interested, but guided". These are the people evangelists need to concentrate on, and that are cause for the most exasperating efforts (with the last group it could be worse, but as the outcome is known, one just dosn't bother). You will find it relative easy to get hold of their attentention. Most likely they will agree with you on nearly every point. Only getting them to install and actually use the program, that is where the actuall problem lays, as they are guided by superior knowledge. Mostly that of the companies in house IT guys (not knowing of their problems, actually getting their job done, without 'knowitall' boss interfering). Though there are more sources of superior knowledge. Sticking with my prior illustration. Offer these people a hammer and and screw driver, while instructing them to use a screw, and they will go with the hammer, while knowing that the screw driver would be more appropriate. Only because they have never seen someone around them, or what ever, using the screw driver, they wont touch it.
Our parent has an issue with a type of person, you would find in my third classification. These are people that neither have knowledge, nor a real own opinion, while actually believing themselves the opposite. Now getting someone, who knows nothing (as they have always been managers, without any further interests), but believes to know it all (as they have {possibly} worked for YEARS in and with the industry).
Back to the illustration. These people often feel intimidated by real knowledge. So if I, the handy man, give them a screw and the same options above, there is no way this person is going to use the screw driver, as I (the one who should know), just said that IT IS THE TOOL TO USE.
If anyone here (thats why I'm reading the comments;)) knows a solution THAT WORKS. Let us all know.........as eternity sets in
1) Do I, any where, state, in any form, endorsement?
2) Are You some sort of business genius, and can show me a record of your business successes?
3) Can one only view pages online?
4) Do you have any fantasy? NO!!!
If you had understood, what I had written, you would know how superfluous your comment is.
It is not up to our individual sympathies, what will succeed in the market. What will determine it, is the majority of market participants, and what they determine has value to them.
enough said.....
Slashdot Mirror
nope, I had exactly the same impression. It just looks tooooo smooth....
Thank you for pointing out that this is a Urban Myth!!!!
You wont believe how often I had to explain to people, why such a notion is principally not possible.
May I point out, that Scientology, is one of the purpotraitors, that spread this LIE....well what else is one to be expected, from such an organization!
I am not exactly sure when, but this is old news, and had been published by SA at least 2 years previously.
slashdot is really degrading lately......
I wasn't sure if I would be able to find the info, because I had read about this in the Sydney Morning Herald quite a while ago. Never the less...
p
The Museum of Victoria has released a book with the title "The First Computer Mouse". The title speak for itself. The reviews I read at that time were sparkling. Maybe this is what you were looking for. Here's a review (6'th review from the top): http://home.vicnet.net.au/~hornet/reviews.htm
This is a link to the publications of the Museum: http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/about/forsale_des.as
Hope this might inspiere...
And where business can learn from open source, and actually share knowledge!
We're on shlashdot, allow me the arrogance?!
You are stating it wrong.
=> But the problem organizing on one's own merrits enough sales, without the huge maketing machine, to be able to get decent distribution , so to no longer have to worry about distribution .
Paying rent is the biggest problem a writer/artist will have. Especially if unknown and/or they produce, what could be regarded as progressive art.
It is only sad, that many fans don't seem able to understand this part.
What I found amazing in Fahrenheit451 was the prediction of soap operas. Remember those talking walls that shared stories and emotions, and that everyone became addicted to?
When I was China, and all the school teachers went on a day out, to tour part of the wall outside Bejing, I tried to explain this to one of the english teachers.
Well, what can one expect from a hard working teacher in a fashistic nation, that tells you she has no opinion on contemporary issues, because she hasn't yet read the party bulletin, concerning the subject.
BTW: regarding the funny rated post previously. Chinese internet users have access to porn. You will notice this, as soon as you enter an internet cafe located on the great peoples republic, where everything is just great, and the grass is definetly greener there - they use spray paint!
Do you have any requests?
How lame!
You could make a kids toy out of it. Take the interrior out, wire together a board that creates sounds and lets a few LED blink, when keyboard buttons are being pushed (maybe use one of those 3D pictures that create the illusion of movement, as a display image). Kids love to mimick grown ups. Kids love colours, light, and sound.
I've had this idea for a while (got a close to dead laptop). There is so much stuff you can create for kids to play with (safely), using old computer (parts). I am currently developing an idea to use old parts to create a special kind of keyboad, that combined with special software, will allow kindergarten children to take their first steps on a PC.
I work on different art projects, and one of my current projects involves using parts savaged from chucked out PC's, printers, montiors, and the like.
My carrying structural element is a plastic milk bottle, common down under.
Out of all this and with the help of a black marker, I create little Milkbottle People (old CD's are great for ears).
I wanted to make people smile, when they see them. Thinking especially of kids. Then at night I go around, and hang them up in different places. Trying to integrate the Milkbottle Person, with its environment (e.g. make them look at something specific).
In another project, I use broken bits of circuit board to draw portraits. This is more difficult, and to be honest, I haven't managed to create a satisfying object yet.
I have also used the discs of hard drives, to create a mirror for a geeky friend of mine, who needed a little mirror for shaving.
Last but not least, I use the empty cases to build my shelves, desks, and other non-secific-use objects (coffee table, morph, laptop table, morph, lamp stand,...). Besides the fact that I don't have much money to my disposal, I can't be bothered with worrying about my furniture every time I move. Which I seem to be doing a fair bit.
Hey Mister Sensitive!
The author states in no mann "you must be obnoxious Amerixans".
Feeling a little guilty?
Only because you are judgemental, doesn't mean others are. Read, do not just guess!
As an auzzy, who lived in Krautland since he had been 5, let me tell you this:
Berlin is NOT north Germany, and one can tell you didn't even get out of Berlin, as you would have noticed this right away.
Besides, Bavaria is a story of its own. Are you aware, that Bavaria is actually (legally) its own republic?
Laxative?
Mate, I got the link to your site, that does the job (as your pic is right on the home page);)
Strange, we have so much in comon....
First of all, if you want enlightment, ether start thinking or join one of those rediculus religious clubs.
To EARN (wank, wank, wank.....) my modpoint (aehmmm, did I ask for it?), here's a little insight.
All the given advice, will work for 'health' 'normal' people (do sports, tiere your self out, don't drink coffee, eat healthy....). Now here we have someone asking for help, complainig about an 'unhealthy' 'abnormality'. Do I have to say more? Maybe you are looking for a keyword to google? Try it with melatonin, sleep disorder, circadian disorder.
A few people just need to accept, that their/other peoples sleeping patterns are totally different to everyone elses.
You see, a few of us are pink, even fewer are white, then we got a whole bunch of brown and occor tones, thats us humans, we come in a diverse spectrum. Some of us like chocolate, some of us like drugs, some of us believe in a God, others in Gods, and a few of us, are most productive at night, and forcing them to live like everyone else, will ensure depression, suicidal tendencies, etc... Have I earned my (fucking) mod point?
As we tend to say amongst mathematicians: if it were simple, it wouldn't be trivial!
BS: exhaustion is not the solution. I once spent 15 hours at a contruction site, working the whole day!
Guess what, I only got 3 hours sleep that night.
I can see your attempt in trying to help, but you are way of the mark, like all the others.
I just hope you are right. It just takes a bunch of willing people to get this started, and where will it end?
I fear, if the concept of small payments ever takes of, we could be screwed, as this would start an avalanch of new payments that will be asked for!
I agree with your point, but think of it, once they start batching payments, then it wont be 'percieved' as 'nickle&diming', but rather as a (possibly) justified payment for made consumption.
That could be the backdoor. If you make a call on a phone (an average call), aren't you being 'nickeled&dimed'?
You are just plain wrong: http://www.corante.com/importance/archives/Stateme nt_of_Marybeth_Peters_on_S_2560-1.pdf
Here's just one statement that had been made at the hearing!
Guess we are at level 6 then!
only if you over'do it!
I use to work in a kitchen with a guy, who knew a little german that he had tought himself. He had learnt it all from looking pr0n! NO KIDDING!!! We called him 'Pommy-John'.
...and we all have a rough understandinf, how many geeks inhabit this planet
If this were a problem, that could be solved by clever arguments, do you think someone would feel so desperate to ask for help?
In my experience, one comes accross 3 sets of people:
- open minded
- interested, but guided
- fully guided
I will explain this on hand of examples, regarding the subject. The open minded person usually finds a feature that he likes/has been looking for/desired/needed, which hooks them. These are very practical people. You give them a screw and the choice between hammer and screw driver, they will take the screw driver, as it's the most appropriate tool.
Then we have, what I have labeled the "interested, but guided". These are the people evangelists need to concentrate on, and that are cause for the most exasperating efforts (with the last group it could be worse, but as the outcome is known, one just dosn't bother). You will find it relative easy to get hold of their attentention. Most likely they will agree with you on nearly every point. Only getting them to install and actually use the program, that is where the actuall problem lays, as they are guided by superior knowledge. Mostly that of the companies in house IT guys (not knowing of their problems, actually getting their job done, without 'knowitall' boss interfering). Though there are more sources of superior knowledge. Sticking with my prior illustration. Offer these people a hammer and and screw driver, while instructing them to use a screw, and they will go with the hammer, while knowing that the screw driver would be more appropriate. Only because they have never seen someone around them, or what ever, using the screw driver, they wont touch it.
Our parent has an issue with a type of person, you would find in my third classification. These are people that neither have knowledge, nor a real own opinion, while actually believing themselves the opposite. Now getting someone, who knows nothing (as they have always been managers, without any further interests), but believes to know it all (as they have {possibly} worked for YEARS in and with the industry).
Back to the illustration. These people often feel intimidated by real knowledge. So if I, the handy man, give them a screw and the same options above, there is no way this person is going to use the screw driver, as I (the one who should know), just said that IT IS THE TOOL TO USE.
If anyone here (thats why I'm reading the comments;)) knows a solution THAT WORKS. Let us all know.........as eternity sets in
You make me laugh:D
1) Do I, any where, state, in any form, endorsement?
2) Are You some sort of business genius, and can show me a record of your business successes?
3) Can one only view pages online?
4) Do you have any fantasy?
NO!!!
If you had understood, what I had written, you would know how superfluous your comment is.
It is not up to our individual sympathies, what will succeed in the market. What will determine it, is the majority of market participants, and what they determine has value to them.
enough said.....