I've developed quite some professional software packages. The users to-be are involved in the process as they will have to work with the system. You just don't want them to lose time and get frustrated cause your software doesn't feel intuitive or has unnecessary confirmations or steps to have a simple action done. (which action might occur quite frequent in a day. It starts as a small frustration and eventually they HATE the thing, yet are forced to keep using it cause it has cost alot to design. Which could've been just a simple placement of a button or some 20 extra lines of code for you.)
But mostly they KNOW what they want and how they want it... And are willing to read through your manual to in the end work more efficient and save resources.
Joe doesn't seem to be willing for that. The "target user" and their desires is as well a more illusive subject when it comes to internet applications which are going to be used by millions or billions.
The whole "security"-aspect as well has spawn these applications which try to dumb down terminology, in an attempt to have Joe decide on complex actions to who the concept of that action in completely lost.
My tutor taught me; "If you design software, always take in account that a user will do everything he or she can do wrong, but never make them feel they're mothered by your application. Mother them without them knowing.
IE already has this "install on demand" where a user has to confirm to allow a certain application to be installed via the browser.
The problem is though, many clueless users click the thing that makes it go away (cause they were promised something good before they clicked a link) which is the accept option. (certainly on pages which are persisting and force a page-reload until the user confirms) Allowing things to be installed which rather shouldn't be allowed.
A confirmationbox wont ever prompt you "Would you want to allow us to take over your system and do bad things with your PC?" "yes" - "no"
(many users would hit the "yes" if they were told they'd get a nice game in place for it, or that MSN will send 0.01$ to a sick child somewhere in a place unknown if they click the "yes" option.)
The problem is that they're able to "destroy" markets.
The fashion industry f.e; Not too long ago someone explained me how raincoats can be produced cheaper in the East as they more easily go into massproduction and crush the small guy overhere who cannot produce UNDER the price for fabrication.
After long enough, all the competition will be crushed, the East rises their prices and make their profit on their newly gained monopoly.
It's been a predictable tendency. There are enough people I personally know which have or are studying Chinese (I believe the study is refered as as 'Chinelogy') in order to be a step ahead when China or in more general the East will rise to be the greater economical power and the dominating influence in the world.
Face it, the US has been slipping away for quite some time now and is losing popularity at a troubling rate.
If I'm not mistaken South Park adressed the issue of the ever growing influence of the East quite some time back in episode 301 (aired on 1999-11-03) where the southpark kids get obsessed by Japanese Merch. Which turns out to be a brainwashing tool.
Well size does matter.
When I go out eating somewhere, or going for a drink for that matter I always catch myself emptying my pockets to be more comfortable.
These days most people are carrying around:
a wallet (packet with all sort of required things)
Cellphone
Keys
MP3 player / Ipod / PDA /...
...
In my case there're also some battery powered lights for my bike, some pens, misc junk..
Now, as a male it's totally uncool to wear a purse to carry all your stuff around, I wouldn't mind all of these things fitting in my pockets in a comfortable fashion (so being compacter). Instead of looking silly with a MP3 player hanging around my neck, as my keys on a string around my neck (really, that looks so wrong. Like, you're too retarted to know you put your keys in your pocket) and my cellphone in these totally wrong belt-holster.
At first sight this sounds like just a silly idea to generate revenue, and yet again flood users with damn ads making them all little consumer whores.
But if they do it subtle, I might be able to live with it; imagine a GTA where you walk in a store and actually have real-live brands instead of makebelieve boxes and packages, a real ad playing on a monitor (which you can shoot ofcourse;). Or Billboards without the producers' logo or ads which make sense in the game-environment but real ads. (I wouldn't mind a hot girl on a billboard telling me to.. what now?)
It'd both would make the world feel more "real", give the player the ability to manipule and get a notion of it without it constantly being forced down your troath (killing the fun of the game, specially after repeated playing), and at the same bring more revenue to the developers without affecting gameplay too much.
The moment you will get *forced* to watch ads (time-outs in the game, and likes, where you do not have any choice but sit out the ad) it might work very annoying, and negative for the games I'm afraid. You already have that on webpages, which I don't give a second visit if there isn't any normal way to skip the ad and I'm being forced a behaviour (watching an ad). Not to mention that what is actually advertized isn't always available on this side of the world.
The one's I was thinking about were the Dimension series. They indeed have the BTX-design which you mentioned as you can see here
But not just Dell, it seems that overall efford is made for more silent operation of PC's en more efficient cooling sollutions; I replaced my ThermalTake with a 'silent cooler' (Spire Whisper IV to be more precise) which was cheaper as my ThermalTake and more then half more silent (according to the specs), with just a little gain in temperature.
To be honest, I've endured quite some time my ThermalTake Vulcano running at about 40-50Db thinking "the loader the cooler, and more hardcore / OC-abilities", accepting the soothing jetengine like produced whitenoise.
But where I work they delivered new Dells, running extremely silent. After getting a PC in for repair and also having this contrast with my "hardcore Thermal Take" I went to investigate on silent Coolers, and they are en effect really quiet these days... (AMD Athlon, temps haven't been an issue so far)
This once again looks like the US is doing weapon-experiments on humans they'd shoot otherwise. As they did in the Gulf and any other 'war'.
It's disturbing really. I imagine this might be used domesticly as well when they see most Iraquee civilians don't end up dead or heavily mutilated and the ray proves 'humaine enough'.
More of these internet vids from kids being overrun by the riot-police and beaten up for voicing their discontentment using peacefull protest to come. nNow with added rays!
I wasn't describing my keyboard personally. I don't smoke and am pass the stage of a puberal pornaddiction. The things I have came across fixing computers however >:O
It was intented slightly humorous. Just imagine having kids around or it's not as odd to snack once in a while sitting in front of a PC, nor is drinking however.
I just wondered wherever the keyboard and the pretty displays will en effect be durable. I'd hate to spend 100-200 Euro to a keyboard which entirely dies after spilling some water or break entirely after any sortof minor accident. I don't mind with a 10 Euro keyboard, I can replace it without feeling too bad about. (most of the time they're fine once you allow them to try)
107 camera's to keep tiles from breaking of sounds like using duct-tape to cure software problems with your bionic arm. It just seems to shush the minds of those not wanting to awknowledge the risks involved with strapping 7 people on a rocket.
this could result in two things.. OR the EU will feel more involved with this madness and the US will feel they're justified. And everyone instantly turns their head and supports the war in Iraq after a short episode of "informating the people". (note the lack of link) and we'll be stuck with two psychotic worldleaders wanting 'revenge' and getting some advantage right or left. (eg. oil, influence,...)
Or people will see how crazy Blair was to play Bushs' cockpuppet, get reminded why WTC != Iraq.
Violence breeds violence. The issues haven't been resolved, the US just has tried to crush them by doing so creating more 'terrorists' (even if only be redefining the word). But we know how that ended. (or wont for another decade or so)
Cochlear implants, which employ digital pulses that the brain interprets as sound, can help profoundly deaf people hear. Advances were also being made on implants that can help fix eyesight problems, Gates said.
Where did you read Windows(tm)? A chip is quite something else as an OS that you'll run on your brain. Your brain and neurons will take care of things an OS would take care of. Call it brainOS or whatever. It operates your body, duh. It interacts with the "kernel" being your contience or what you perceive as "you".
A chip sending pulses to correct certain things going wrong between the "kernel" is quite a difference, it'd be rather an "enchantment" to the "OS" you already have, and to correct bugs oneself introduced (heardamage by frequent load concerts, eye meets pointy object) or which nature has introduced.
I can understand Bills' viewpoint; "I'm happy to have the computer over there and I'm over here.". And partially share it, as if you're going to build in all sorts of gadgets when there is NO need and it wont improve your life in any significant way (using your brain as a flashdrive for your MP3s perhaps compared to improving eyesight or giving someone who lost his limbs the ability to walk again) then I feel it's not required and it's just getting horny, hence losing a bit critical thinking, over the silicon. (not thinking about obsoleteness over time either)
Surgeon don't give a BSOD either. They do Fuck-up as well. Wanting computer implants solely for the fact it's "cool", "geeky" and you can be like those actors on various SF movies and series, then.. it doesn't do much justice to your intelligence.
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It really depends on the type of user IMO.
I've developed quite some professional software packages. The users to-be are involved in the process as they will have to work with the system. You just don't want them to lose time and get frustrated cause your software doesn't feel intuitive or has unnecessary confirmations or steps to have a simple action done. (which action might occur quite frequent in a day. It starts as a small frustration and eventually they HATE the thing, yet are forced to keep using it cause it has cost alot to design. Which could've been just a simple placement of a button or some 20 extra lines of code for you.)
But mostly they KNOW what they want and how they want it... And are willing to read through your manual to in the end work more efficient and save resources.
Joe doesn't seem to be willing for that. The "target user" and their desires is as well a more illusive subject when it comes to internet applications which are going to be used by millions or billions.
The whole "security"-aspect as well has spawn these applications which try to dumb down terminology, in an attempt to have Joe decide on complex actions to who the concept of that action in completely lost.
My tutor taught me; "If you design software, always take in account that a user will do everything he or she can do wrong, but never make them feel they're mothered by your application. Mother them without them knowing.
IE already has this "install on demand" where a user has to confirm to allow a certain application to be installed via the browser.
The problem is though, many clueless users click the thing that makes it go away (cause they were promised something good before they clicked a link) which is the accept option. (certainly on pages which are persisting and force a page-reload until the user confirms) Allowing things to be installed which rather shouldn't be allowed.
A confirmationbox wont ever prompt you "Would you want to allow us to take over your system and do bad things with your PC?" "yes" - "no"
(many users would hit the "yes" if they were told they'd get a nice game in place for it, or that MSN will send 0.01$ to a sick child somewhere in a place unknown if they click the "yes" option.)
The problem is that they're able to "destroy" markets.
The fashion industry f.e; Not too long ago someone explained me how raincoats can be produced cheaper in the East as they more easily go into massproduction and crush the small guy overhere who cannot produce UNDER the price for fabrication.
After long enough, all the competition will be crushed, the East rises their prices and make their profit on their newly gained monopoly.
It's been a predictable tendency. There are enough people I personally know which have or are studying Chinese (I believe the study is refered as as 'Chinelogy') in order to be a step ahead when China or in more general the East will rise to be the greater economical power and the dominating influence in the world.
Face it, the US has been slipping away for quite some time now and is losing popularity at a troubling rate.
If I'm not mistaken South Park adressed the issue of the ever growing influence of the East quite some time back in episode 301 (aired on 1999-11-03) where the southpark kids get obsessed by Japanese Merch. Which turns out to be a brainwashing tool.
When I go out eating somewhere, or going for a drink for that matter I always catch myself emptying my pockets to be more comfortable. These days most people are carrying around:
- a wallet (packet with all sort of required things)
- Cellphone
- Keys
- MP3 player / Ipod / PDA /
...
- ...
In my case there're also some battery powered lights for my bike, some pens, misc junk..Now, as a male it's totally uncool to wear a purse to carry all your stuff around, I wouldn't mind all of these things fitting in my pockets in a comfortable fashion (so being compacter). Instead of looking silly with a MP3 player hanging around my neck, as my keys on a string around my neck (really, that looks so wrong. Like, you're too retarted to know you put your keys in your pocket) and my cellphone in these totally wrong belt-holster.
You will pay added to that $49.95 for each month you want to play the game as well if current trends continue. (FF, WoW, ...)
At first sight this sounds like just a silly idea to generate revenue, and yet again flood users with damn ads making them all little consumer whores.
But if they do it subtle, I might be able to live with it; imagine a GTA where you walk in a store and actually have real-live brands instead of makebelieve boxes and packages, a real ad playing on a monitor (which you can shoot ofcourse ;). Or Billboards without the producers' logo or ads which make sense in the game-environment but real ads. (I wouldn't mind a hot girl on a billboard telling me to .. what now?)
It'd both would make the world feel more "real", give the player the ability to manipule and get a notion of it without it constantly being forced down your troath (killing the fun of the game, specially after repeated playing), and at the same bring more revenue to the developers without affecting gameplay too much.
The moment you will get *forced* to watch ads (time-outs in the game, and likes, where you do not have any choice but sit out the ad) it might work very annoying, and negative for the games I'm afraid. You already have that on webpages, which I don't give a second visit if there isn't any normal way to skip the ad and I'm being forced a behaviour (watching an ad). Not to mention that what is actually advertized isn't always available on this side of the world.
The one's I was thinking about were the Dimension series. They indeed have the BTX-design which you mentioned as you can see here
But not just Dell, it seems that overall efford is made for more silent operation of PC's en more efficient cooling sollutions; I replaced my ThermalTake with a 'silent cooler' (Spire Whisper IV to be more precise) which was cheaper as my ThermalTake and more then half more silent (according to the specs), with just a little gain in temperature.
To be honest, I've endured quite some time my ThermalTake Vulcano running at about 40-50Db thinking "the loader the cooler, and more hardcore / OC-abilities", accepting the soothing jetengine like produced whitenoise.
But where I work they delivered new Dells, running extremely silent. After getting a PC in for repair and also having this contrast with my "hardcore Thermal Take" I went to investigate on silent Coolers, and they are en effect really quiet these days... (AMD Athlon, temps haven't been an issue so far)
I now just have to find more silent HD's now ;)
I think the correct answer would be;
"because they have small genitalia ".
Did I win!? Did I win?
Mental note: Check AC box.
Pure genius;
This once again looks like the US is doing weapon-experiments on humans they'd shoot otherwise. As they did in the Gulf and any other 'war'.
It's disturbing really. I imagine this might be used domesticly as well when they see most Iraquee civilians don't end up dead or heavily mutilated and the ray proves 'humaine enough'.
More of these internet vids from kids being overrun by the riot-police and beaten up for voicing their discontentment using peacefull protest to come. nNow with added rays!
What? You mean.. there might be no terrorists? Bush isn't actually a crook? There isn't any SCO code in Linux? Windows is an insecure OS?
LIES! ALL LIES!
I wasn't describing my keyboard personally. I don't smoke and am pass the stage of a puberal pornaddiction.
The things I have came across fixing computers however >:O
It was intented slightly humorous. Just imagine having kids around or it's not as odd to snack once in a while sitting in front of a PC, nor is drinking however.
I just wondered wherever the keyboard and the pretty displays will en effect be durable. I'd hate to spend 100-200 Euro to a keyboard which entirely dies after spilling some water or break entirely after any sortof minor accident. I don't mind with a 10 Euro keyboard, I can replace it without feeling too bad about. (most of the time they're fine once you allow them to try)
Will they keyboard remain operational with the occasional spill? I can imgine these displays to be very sensitive to such a thing.
What about smoke, food, pubes, and other things that one might encounter in the average robust keyboard?
You know, in the porn-industry that would be a blessing.
You must've forgotten to add fluids.
Not if you skip over the dupes ;)
They should put Hackers on helpdesks as a punishment.
With no smoking breaks and a minimal ration of caffeïne and no slashdot!
I feel that would be too harsh though. Noone deserves that.
107 camera's to keep tiles from breaking of sounds like using duct-tape to cure software problems with your bionic arm.
It just seems to shush the minds of those not wanting to awknowledge the risks involved with strapping 7 people on a rocket.
Or did they recently sign with FOX?
I was thinking the same thing.
this could result in two things.. OR the EU will feel more involved with this madness and the US will feel they're justified. And everyone instantly turns their head and supports the war in Iraq after a short episode of "informating the people". (note the lack of link) and we'll be stuck with two psychotic worldleaders wanting 'revenge' and getting some advantage right or left. (eg. oil, influence, ...)
Or people will see how crazy Blair was to play Bushs' cockpuppet, get reminded why WTC != Iraq.
Violence breeds violence. The issues haven't been resolved, the US just has tried to crush them by doing so creating more 'terrorists' (even if only be redefining the word). But we know how that ended. (or wont for another decade or so)
I just mentioned the most redunant and useless implementation I could think about to accentuate my point.
Cochlear implants, which employ digital pulses that the brain interprets as sound, can help profoundly deaf people hear. Advances were also being made on implants that can help fix eyesight problems, Gates said.
Where did you read Windows(tm)? A chip is quite something else as an OS that you'll run on your brain. Your brain and neurons will take care of things an OS would take care of. Call it brainOS or whatever. It operates your body, duh. It interacts with the "kernel" being your contience or what you perceive as "you".
A chip sending pulses to correct certain things going wrong between the "kernel" is quite a difference, it'd be rather an "enchantment" to the "OS" you already have, and to correct bugs oneself introduced (heardamage by frequent load concerts, eye meets pointy object) or which nature has introduced.
I can understand Bills' viewpoint; "I'm happy to have the computer over there and I'm over here.". And partially share it, as if you're going to build in all sorts of gadgets when there is NO need and it wont improve your life in any significant way (using your brain as a flashdrive for your MP3s perhaps compared to improving eyesight or giving someone who lost his limbs the ability to walk again) then I feel it's not required and it's just getting horny, hence losing a bit critical thinking, over the silicon. (not thinking about obsoleteness over time either)
Surgeon don't give a BSOD either. They do Fuck-up as well. Wanting computer implants solely for the fact it's "cool", "geeky" and you can be like those actors on various SF movies and series, then.. it doesn't do much justice to your intelligence.
Ofcourse! It must be! it all makes sense now
That's the first thing I did when I tried to give up stop trying. I just stopped stopping with trying.
I mean, why would I stop stopped stopping with trying?