"I think they're referring to the Facebook Wars of 2013, after which the nominal Facebook World Government will require all citizens to publish their most intimate details online for public scrutiny."
I was on the bus the other day and there were some high school bimbos (let's not waste words here) and they were all a twitter about the goings on of their MySpace accounts. On and on they yammered about which boys they liked and who's on what list and then they started talking about CSS, that is to say Cascading Style Sheets.
There is a point in your life when you realize that the world has changed, that "nerdy" topics aren't so nerdy anymore, especially now that they are in the mainstream.
Generation Y (ugh!) is undeniably using the tools around them to get things done, just as my generation did a decade ago with more primitive technology. But suffice to say, the reason to get a job in the tech industry is not because you want to play with what you're already using but because you want to create something new. This is not for everyone and I think regardless of the "tech level" society seems to achieve there will always be a minority of tech-career oriented people.
Petteri Koponen, one of the two founders of Jaiku, described the service as a "holistic view of a person's life," rather than just short posts. "We extract a lot of information automatically, especially from mobile phones," Mr. Koponen said from Mountain View, Calif., where the company is being integrated into Google. "This kind of information paints a picture of what a person is thinking or doing."
So this tool automatically gathers little scraps of information about a user and draws lines between what it thinks are logical connections (like any good tinfoil hat aficionado might do in a dank basement) into some sort of tag cloud for that user. Ostensibly the use is used by applications as a sort of "stuff about you" repository, so maybe in one application you set your default home address as something when you go to use an application that requires your home address it could dip into that repository and insert it for you.
The pro: It's like having an assistant The con: It's like having an assistant who works for the FBI
In the 50s if you had a problem you were just "funny", if it was too much for the family to handle they'd drop you off at the funny farm and pump you full of drugs.
I wonder sometimes about exactly how "good" attention span is defined. I mean back in the 50s they used to have intermission for motion pictures. Maybe inattentive behaviour went unnoticed? (It would explain the Edsel).
Both Voyager I & II are amazing pieces of technology. Still giving us valuable information about the universe in which we live. So, kudos NASA but particularly to the development and current project teams at JPL.
Sorry that species does not exist, pure 19th century fabrication. People are often fooled by a creature that mimics geek activities but does so as predatory camouflage only.
Deliver all the features you promise, and a few extras, when the time is right.
It's that simple.
Whether or not the Vista release was successful or not is generally troll bait but from my personal perspective it had none of the things I wanted and featured many things I didn't. I certainly won't be touching it until well after SP1 and even then only if there are several great games for me to play. It was a release "failure" to people like me who expected some goodies and a new Windows iteration but Microsoft delivered a more restrictive operating system. No thanks!
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I was on the bus the other day and there were some high school bimbos (let's not waste words here) and they were all a twitter about the goings on of their MySpace accounts. On and on they yammered about which boys they liked and who's on what list and then they started talking about CSS, that is to say Cascading Style Sheets.
There is a point in your life when you realize that the world has changed, that "nerdy" topics aren't so nerdy anymore, especially now that they are in the mainstream.
Generation Y (ugh!) is undeniably using the tools around them to get things done, just as my generation did a decade ago with more primitive technology. But suffice to say, the reason to get a job in the tech industry is not because you want to play with what you're already using but because you want to create something new. This is not for everyone and I think regardless of the "tech level" society seems to achieve there will always be a minority of tech-career oriented people.
So this tool automatically gathers little scraps of information about a user and draws lines between what it thinks are logical connections (like any good tinfoil hat aficionado might do in a dank basement) into some sort of tag cloud for that user. Ostensibly the use is used by applications as a sort of "stuff about you" repository, so maybe in one application you set your default home address as something when you go to use an application that requires your home address it could dip into that repository and insert it for you.
The pro: It's like having an assistant
The con: It's like having an assistant who works for the FBI
http://www.cybertriallawyer.com/user-agreement
Generated by: So can they even lay claim to something generated by a tool?
Marketing lingo for Web Service hosting...
Game over man, GAME OVER!
Excellent! I can't wait to get home and start reading.
I have to say that all of you folks keep putting the stars in our eyes, great job!
KHAAAAAAAAAAN!
I mean...
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
These are all highly fascinating subjects each worth a read let alone the fantastic gallery: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos.html
I completely support the New Horizons team, they're doing amazing things from behind a computer screen. Something I honestly wish I could do.
How do I remove "Idle" from my homepage?
Someone? Anyone?
Rest assured, if there is a Bubble Pauly Shore is sure to cause trouble in it.
I'd send him to the moon, him and that Carrot Top, preferably for a loosely defined yet prolonged mission.
I blame djKing for introducing me to this place during a Java programming class at NAIT back in '99.
So many good times, so many highs and lows. I've never gone from anger to hysterical laughter so quickly on any other site.
Thanks Slashdot.
In the 50s if you had a problem you were just "funny", if it was too much for the family to handle they'd drop you off at the funny farm and pump you full of drugs.
I wonder sometimes about exactly how "good" attention span is defined. I mean back in the 50s they used to have intermission for motion pictures. Maybe inattentive behaviour went unnoticed? (It would explain the Edsel).
Well you could find out on your own, but for a moderate fee I could find out for you!
They've had bloated prices for years. Their markup, particularly on independent labels, has always been more than anyone else.
Have you ever met a girl who didn't like Hello Kitty?
First you get the sugar, then you get the power, THEN you get the women!
I'll tell you why; Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Who better to partner with? What other software colossus has such a large captive audience?
If I replaced you every night with your clone implanted with identical memories would you be cool if you found out about it?
Human nature:
4. Fear
3. Anger
2. ???
1. Understanding
Both Voyager I & II are amazing pieces of technology. Still giving us valuable information about the universe in which we live. So, kudos NASA but particularly to the development and current project teams at JPL.
Easier to read print version:t icle.jhtml?articleID=201002048
http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableAr
Geeky girls?
Sorry that species does not exist, pure 19th century fabrication. People are often fooled by a creature that mimics geek activities but does so as predatory camouflage only.
I had a joke, but it was too lame, even for Slashdot...
Alpha Numeric!
Deliver all the features you promise, and a few extras, when the time is right.
It's that simple.
Whether or not the Vista release was successful or not is generally troll bait but from my personal perspective it had none of the things I wanted and featured many things I didn't. I certainly won't be touching it until well after SP1 and even then only if there are several great games for me to play. It was a release "failure" to people like me who expected some goodies and a new Windows iteration but Microsoft delivered a more restrictive operating system. No thanks!