Wish list for laptops and IT supoort
1) Laptops with hardware assisted complete hard drive encryption.
2) Laptop user identification through authentication using external key: usb key, sd card; or through face recognition software or both combined.
3) IT provide option for periodical bull backup of laptop. Or Alternatively the user could be provided with external hard disk to perform full disk backup. If laptop lost, use backup to restore full functional replicated laptop.
4) Sanitation of suspected laptops thorough deep laptop hard disk scan (take an image of disk and IT scan it with an specialized anti virus hardware/software combo)
Start terraforming mars using robotic probes. As the atmosphere density increases it will be easier to send ever increasing paylods which will provide more and more resources to increase the terraforming proccess.
Eventually the atmosphere will be thick enough to allow easier landing of big manned spacecrafts.
Optimal solutions would be to have an atmosphere thick enough to allow human live on the surface with no or little support equipment but with just a fraction of the gravity on earth.
Additional advantage of this would be the greater simplicity of landing vehicle. No need of very complex life support system and supplies.
But... Sir, we just complied with local laws according to our well known policy.
Of course we are sorry that the poor guy and his whole family had been cremated. But who are we to impose our racial points of view on a sovereing foreing country?
Who are we to say that or moral ideas are better? Besides, we must look after our shareholders. Had we not complied with local law whe would have to pull out of a very profitable market Sir.
"The company is already warning users that attempts to circumvent these measures is a violation of their Terms of Service."
In that case, just terminate the service.;-)
When patents were supposed to be used to promote innovation and reward the innovators, but now is the time were patents are used to block innovators and to protect entrenched monopolies
I never trusted any grand plans from a central authority for development of science.
Go back 100 year and try to plan ahead major areas of science development.
I still remember the Japanese 5th generation computer plan to bring us AI. Where is it now?
It is extremely difficult to plan ahead where major breakthroughs will take place.
Could you imagine 100 years ago the transistor, internet, the www?
It is much efficient to build up a society which encourages free flow and discussion of information, that is what make science really advance. Such a society does not exist (still?) in China.
I society bent in thought control and freedom restrictions is not the best place for real groundbreaking innovation
I think that microsoft programmers and designers have not considered the "don't bug me principle".
The last thing a user needs is a constant stream of dialogs and pop ups taking his attention away from the task at hand.
But if microsoft security strategy consist of blaming the user whe he gets finally tired os clicking OK, OK,OK.....
In general, I think that computers programs must be more user aware. I get tired each time a program takes away the focus out of the area I am working. I think a little of artificial inteligence should be applied in software development. The computer should be aware of what the user is doing and bother him only whe it is really necessary.
I think also that it is time to give the computer some sensors, like image recognition for or eye tracking for example, to really be aware of the users and what is he doing. Also instead of passwords why not use face recognition software? Instead of locking the computer manually when we walk away, why could not the computer be aware of it and lock itself... and unlock when we come back?
Computers are still blind and deaf. Although they have microphones they are deaf, although thely have cameras they are blind. They do not listen or heard us. They do not feel us. It is about time to change it!
One more reason to put company logo/label on the roof, if you have one big enough gor google maps resolution.
My company just rented a brand new building. We will be moving soon.
Have yet to find the right person to propose the idea
Perfect so old customer can find new company building
And yes, just checked the photos of new building in Google Maps and the resolution is good enough
Hhhhmmm... New income source for Google? ( Get your sign on the roof and we will update the satellite photo for some pennies, new consulting to get best visibility from satellite, new a good design, etc, etc...;-)
Yes, I know, satellite photos of some cities may start to look somewhat funny,... but well... it is business as usual (do it quick before regulators come!;-)
Could be google interested in funding this technology because of the high power comsuption of its data centers? Looking for an alternative way of generating power and perhaps lowering its electricity bill?;-)
What a pity. For a second I thought that something was really moving in China...
Such thought control system of government are a waste of the most valuable resource, the human mind. Not to speak of other wasted resources... They are puting themselves at a great disadvantage.
I China wants to become again The Middle Kingdom, the center of civilization, they are not going in the right direction IMHO.
Seems we have to wait another 300 years. They say the are a long thinking people, it seems to me they just think toooooooo long.
Could that be the reason of the inclination to violence in Middle East? Most of those lands where conquered by the sword. Included a good chunk or Arabaic peninsula. The former population, culture and religion anihilated or submitted to the new muslim rulers.
Coptic Egypt, Persia, Northen Africa old Carthago just to name a few cultures. Catholic, orthodox, budisht, Zoroastrian, Induism, Judaism to name just a few religions
Any perceived intruder or remains of the old people and culture are considered a menace to their dominance, therefore must be fought against by all means and no matter how heinous they could be.
The main reason why the NK regime exist is China. And I am not talking of what happened in the Korean war.
In my opinion the main reason for China to support NK and prevent thre regime to collapse, is not a massive influx of refugees, but a collapse of NK in the way East Germany collapsed.
If something similar happened in NK it will mean a political problem for China. Collapse of a "Communist" one party rule into a multiparty democratic society unified with the SouthKorea? No way!
That would put quite a presure on the Chinese government system and society....
In order to prevent it they do not care at all about the miserable life of people in NK and the continuation of the division between North and South, with what does means to friends and families on both sides of the DMZ. Not to speak of quite a bit of kidnapped people by NK trapped in that country
But now china has next to his doorstep a nuclear capable crazy regime. I do not think that they Chinese powers that be are sleeping well lately. It looks like a case of dammed if you do, dammned if you dont.
I hope for the sake of its people that one day that crazy regime collapse. Curious... I always thought that Albania would last longer than NK, but well.. they did not have China next door after all.
Slashdot Mirror
It is not to total number of bugs, but the "quality" of these bugs. ;-)
Another 100 flowers campaign?
;-)
"Let a hundred flowers bloom, let the hundred schools of thought contend."
Just another way to solve the corruption problem. Lets people complain openly and afterwards identify them to make them..... stop complaining.
Problem solved.. and business can go on as usual.... Ok... Just kidding
"The number of visitors was very large and beyond our expectations,"
Oh no. And now the slashdotters are comming!!!!
A battery can! ;-)
Wish list for laptops and IT supoort 1) Laptops with hardware assisted complete hard drive encryption. 2) Laptop user identification through authentication using external key: usb key, sd card; or through face recognition software or both combined. 3) IT provide option for periodical bull backup of laptop. Or Alternatively the user could be provided with external hard disk to perform full disk backup. If laptop lost, use backup to restore full functional replicated laptop. 4) Sanitation of suspected laptops thorough deep laptop hard disk scan (take an image of disk and IT scan it with an specialized anti virus hardware/software combo)
If I can not fairly use this stuff then I will not use it at all, and least of all buy it. ;-)
Start terraforming mars using robotic probes. As the atmosphere density increases it will be easier to send ever increasing paylods which will provide more and more resources to increase the terraforming proccess.
Eventually the atmosphere will be thick enough to allow easier landing of big manned spacecrafts.
Optimal solutions would be to have an atmosphere thick enough to allow human live on the surface with no or little support equipment but with just a fraction of the gravity on earth.
Additional advantage of this would be the greater simplicity of landing vehicle. No need of very complex life support system and supplies.
This solution may take some time though.
Yahoo to judge:
But... Sir, we just complied with local laws according to our well known policy.
Of course we are sorry that the poor guy and his whole family had been cremated. But who are we to impose our racial points of view on a sovereing foreing country?
Who are we to say that or moral ideas are better? Besides, we must look after our shareholders. Had we not complied with local law whe would have to pull out of a very profitable market Sir.
Etc, etc..
"The company is already warning users that attempts to circumvent these measures is a violation of their Terms of Service." ;-)
In that case, just terminate the service.
When patents were supposed to be used to promote innovation and reward the innovators, but now is the time were patents are used to block innovators and to protect entrenched monopolies
I am feeling a Google+Apple alliance is comming which could be a killer for MS.
;-)
Anyone having the same feeling?
Got stock position in both companies just in case
I never trusted any grand plans from a central authority for development of science.
Go back 100 year and try to plan ahead major areas of science development.
I still remember the Japanese 5th generation computer plan to bring us AI. Where is it now?
It is extremely difficult to plan ahead where major breakthroughs will take place.
Could you imagine 100 years ago the transistor, internet, the www?
It is much efficient to build up a society which encourages free flow and discussion of information, that is what make science really advance. Such a society does not exist (still?) in China.
I society bent in thought control and freedom restrictions is not the best place for real groundbreaking innovation
I think that microsoft programmers and designers have not considered the "don't bug me principle".
,OK.....
The last thing a user needs is a constant stream of dialogs and pop ups taking his attention away from the task at hand.
But if microsoft security strategy consist of blaming the user whe he gets finally tired os clicking OK, OK
In general, I think that computers programs must be more user aware. I get tired each time a program takes away the focus out of the area I am working. I think a little of artificial inteligence should be applied in software development. The computer should be aware of what the user is doing and bother him only whe it is really necessary.
I think also that it is time to give the computer some sensors, like image recognition for or eye tracking for example, to really be aware of the users and what is he doing. Also instead of passwords why not use face recognition software? Instead of locking the computer manually when we walk away, why could not the computer be aware of it and lock itself... and unlock when we come back?
Computers are still blind and deaf. Although they have microphones they are deaf, although thely have cameras they are blind. They do not listen or heard us. They do not feel us. It is about time to change it!
One more reason to put company logo/label on the roof, if you have one big enough gor google maps resolution.
;-)
... it is business as usual (do it quick before regulators come!;-)
My company just rented a brand new building. We will be moving soon.
Have yet to find the right person to propose the idea
Perfect so old customer can find new company building
And yes, just checked the photos of new building in Google Maps and the resolution is good enough
Hhhhmmm... New income source for Google? ( Get your sign on the roof and we will update the satellite photo for some pennies, new consulting to get best visibility from satellite, new a good design, etc, etc...
Yes, I know, satellite photos of some cities may start to look somewhat funny,... but well
I always wondered how the world would look like today if IBM instead of the intel 8088 had chosen the Motorola 68000 or 68008 as CPU for the PC.
;-)
I always thought that with the M68000/68008 the world today, at least for programmers, would be a better place.
What do you think?
I do not trust a lot of my colleagues at work,and the rest of them do unexpcted things all of the time. What should do?
Call me when the Tiananmen perpetrators are sentended to life prison...
Could be google interested in funding this technology because of the high power comsuption of its data centers? Looking for an alternative way of generating power and perhaps lowering its electricity bill? ;-)
What a pity. For a second I thought that something was really moving in China...
Such thought control system of government are a waste of the most valuable resource, the human mind. Not to speak of other wasted resources... They are puting themselves at a great disadvantage.
I China wants to become again The Middle Kingdom, the center of civilization, they are not going in the right direction IMHO.
Seems we have to wait another 300 years. They say the are a long thinking people, it seems to me they just think toooooooo long.
Sabotage?
Could that be the reason of the inclination to violence in Middle East? Most of those lands where conquered by the sword. Included a good chunk or Arabaic peninsula. The former population, culture and religion anihilated or submitted to the new muslim rulers.
Coptic Egypt, Persia, Northen Africa old Carthago just to name a few cultures. Catholic, orthodox, budisht, Zoroastrian, Induism, Judaism to name just a few religions
Any perceived intruder or remains of the old people and culture are considered a menace to their dominance, therefore must be fought against by all means and no matter how heinous they could be.
Satelite links? Ok, long latency though
Energy provided by local gas supply.
Just build it on a very cold place. Alaska, Norway, Siberia for example. Plenty of gas in northen Siberia for a gas fired power station too. ;-)
The main reason why the NK regime exist is China. And I am not talking of what happened in the Korean war.
In my opinion the main reason for China to support NK and prevent thre regime to collapse, is not a massive influx of refugees, but a collapse of NK in the way East Germany collapsed.
If something similar happened in NK it will mean a political problem for China. Collapse of a "Communist" one party rule into a multiparty democratic society unified with the SouthKorea? No way!
That would put quite a presure on the Chinese government system and society....
In order to prevent it they do not care at all about the miserable life of people in NK and the continuation of the division between North and South, with what does means to friends and families on both sides of the DMZ. Not to speak of quite a bit of kidnapped people by NK trapped in that country
But now china has next to his doorstep a nuclear capable crazy regime. I do not think that they Chinese powers that be are sleeping well lately. It looks like a case of dammed if you do, dammned if you dont.
I hope for the sake of its people that one day that crazy regime collapse. Curious... I always thought that Albania would last longer than NK, but well.. they did not have China next door after all.
When dealing wiht the Chinese you will find out they will say what you want to hear from them, and will sign what you want to be signed by them.
That they really mean what they say to you or that they will comply with what they signed in front of you, is quite another matter.