Yet it's probably still cheaper to design, build, and transport expensive machinery to extract and purify the water than to buy your average bottled water.
Personally, when I see something on a website that I'd like to buy, I bookmark that page. Does this then mean that Firefox is infringing on a patent by allowing a bookmark system to store links to product pages?
Patent trolls can DIAF. Seriously.
I fail to see the point in pulling this information. The only people who will CARE about it are those who know how to exploit it, and they're the exact people who'll be able to find it regardless of if it's removed.
I wouldn't mind betting this will show up on Wikileaks pretty soon (if it's not already).
For those who've not heard of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
Agreed, but the majority of expensive mouse models out there are gamer-oriented. Your average non-gamer (and those who play flash puzzle games) doesn't care and will just buy the cheapest optical/laser mouse for web browsing. Either that or whichever mouse their tech-savvy son/grandson recommends.:)
Regardless, serious RTS and FPS players will never choose any of the previously mentioned "new technologies" over the trusty mouse. Can you imagine playing StarCraft with a touchscreen... you'd need to run that 640x480 at 1cm per pixel to get any kind of accuracy.
Misleading title. Should read "Computer Mouse Heading For Extinction, Says Overpaid Underknowledged Analyst."
...these analysts don't play First-Person Shooters. Excuse me while I spin 180 degrees with my finger on a touch screen and say "fire" only to have my computer automatically dial emergency services.
Touch screens are for portable devices and environments where the use of a mouse is not practicable.
Motion sensing is for gimmicky toys (see: Wii) and high tech applications where a human touch is appropriate.
Voice recognition is for dictation.
The mouse will never truly die, get over it.
Disclaimer: I'm sure there are other uses than what I've outlined, but it's unlikely they'll be widespread consumer products.
At the place that I work, I got so sick of everyone's Java code being so lazily formatted (or not at all) that I FORCED people to code in a certain format. I configured the Eclipse formatter a certain way and made sure everyone on my team had it imported.
Of course people can still be lazy and find it too hard to press Ctrl+Shift+F, but when I get given a code review, if they haven't formatted it, I instantly fail it.
Some examples are:
* Large chunks of whitespace between tokens (ranging from 0 to 3 spaces between an operator and a number/String in some cases),
* Lack of or inconsistency of indentation using COMBINATIONS of spaces and tabs, and
* Braces on the ends of lines in some places, and on the next line in others.
Admittedly, programmers can be forgiven for messing up braces or whitespace occasionally (nobody's perfect), but when it's riddled throughout the code, it's time to hit Ctrl+Shift+F.
No, I'm not missing the point at all. Even if the OS is intended to be super-lightweight, applications might not. I knew it was a long shot, I just thought I'd ask.
Do you know if there's some sort of media player for it? Sounds like it'd make for a great HTPC. If not you could just use it as a fast-booting fileserver I guess and stream from it (using Xbox Media Center etc.)
Considering the English skills of your average forum poster versus a computer's ability to construct complex grammatically correct sentences, I'd say anything UNDER a B would be legit.
Here's a better idea: "Write a 500 word essay on 'Effecting exceptional electroencephalographs' without using the letter E."
I run WoW through Steam so I get the Steam Community overlay in-game. Does that then classify as not using the program as per the license agreement?
On another note, WoW actually has two executables: The main game WoW.exe and a launcher (optional) that checks for trojans/keyloggers and handles game updates. I'm assuming Glider doesn't link to the launcher as it would probably be detected. http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/misc/launcher.html
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Clever, but takes some time:
1. make randconfig
2. Compile, install and boot the kernel
3. If your system doesn't boot or lacks a driver, goto 1.
Careful now, haven't you ever heard of the infinite monkeys theorem?
If you start making random files you're going to eventually end up with an audio book of the entire works of Shakespeare.
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I wonder if I would have had a similar problem. My surname ends in "cock".
No, I'm not kidding, take your purile jokes elsewhere.
Yet it's probably still cheaper to design, build, and transport expensive machinery to extract and purify the water than to buy your average bottled water.
So does this mean that if I jam my finger on a piece of wood I can send one of these microscope things in looking for splinter cells?
A "Jitpeck"?
NyLoN
...described the beings as 'little people who look strange to us.'"
George W. Bush?
God damn you that's the exact first thing I thought of and I was about to post it.
Tally ho, slackbladder!
A zat'n'ktel is what you want.
Personally, when I see something on a website that I'd like to buy, I bookmark that page. Does this then mean that Firefox is infringing on a patent by allowing a bookmark system to store links to product pages?
Patent trolls can DIAF. Seriously.
Bitches don't know 'bout my additional pylons!
I fail to see the point in pulling this information. The only people who will CARE about it are those who know how to exploit it, and they're the exact people who'll be able to find it regardless of if it's removed.
I wouldn't mind betting this will show up on Wikileaks pretty soon (if it's not already).
For those who've not heard of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
Gaming isn't all either.
Agreed, but the majority of expensive mouse models out there are gamer-oriented. Your average non-gamer (and those who play flash puzzle games) doesn't care and will just buy the cheapest optical/laser mouse for web browsing. Either that or whichever mouse their tech-savvy son/grandson recommends. :)
Regardless, serious RTS and FPS players will never choose any of the previously mentioned "new technologies" over the trusty mouse. Can you imagine playing StarCraft with a touchscreen... you'd need to run that 640x480 at 1cm per pixel to get any kind of accuracy.
Misleading title. Should read "Computer Mouse Heading For Extinction, Says Overpaid Underknowledged Analyst."
...these analysts don't play First-Person Shooters. Excuse me while I spin 180 degrees with my finger on a touch screen and say "fire" only to have my computer automatically dial emergency services.
Touch screens are for portable devices and environments where the use of a mouse is not practicable.
Motion sensing is for gimmicky toys (see: Wii) and high tech applications where a human touch is appropriate.
Voice recognition is for dictation.
The mouse will never truly die, get over it.
Disclaimer: I'm sure there are other uses than what I've outlined, but it's unlikely they'll be widespread consumer products.
At the place that I work, I got so sick of everyone's Java code being so lazily formatted (or not at all) that I FORCED people to code in a certain format. I configured the Eclipse formatter a certain way and made sure everyone on my team had it imported.
Of course people can still be lazy and find it too hard to press Ctrl+Shift+F, but when I get given a code review, if they haven't formatted it, I instantly fail it.
Some examples are:
* Large chunks of whitespace between tokens (ranging from 0 to 3 spaces between an operator and a number/String in some cases),
* Lack of or inconsistency of indentation using COMBINATIONS of spaces and tabs, and
* Braces on the ends of lines in some places, and on the next line in others.
Admittedly, programmers can be forgiven for messing up braces or whitespace occasionally (nobody's perfect), but when it's riddled throughout the code, it's time to hit Ctrl+Shift+F.
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No, I'm not missing the point at all. Even if the OS is intended to be super-lightweight, applications might not. I knew it was a long shot, I just thought I'd ask.
Do you know if there's some sort of media player for it? Sounds like it'd make for a great HTPC. If not you could just use it as a fast-booting fileserver I guess and stream from it (using Xbox Media Center etc.)
Considering the English skills of your average forum poster versus a computer's ability to construct complex grammatically correct sentences, I'd say anything UNDER a B would be legit.
Here's a better idea: "Write a 500 word essay on 'Effecting exceptional electroencephalographs' without using the letter E."
I run WoW through Steam so I get the Steam Community overlay in-game. Does that then classify as not using the program as per the license agreement?
On another note, WoW actually has two executables: The main game WoW.exe and a launcher (optional) that checks for trojans/keyloggers and handles game updates. I'm assuming Glider doesn't link to the launcher as it would probably be detected.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/misc/launcher.html
Mod parent +1 insightful please. :)
Clever, but takes some time:
1. make randconfig
2. Compile, install and boot the kernel
3. If your system doesn't boot or lacks a driver, goto 1.
Careful now, haven't you ever heard of the infinite monkeys theorem?
If you start making random files you're going to eventually end up with an audio book of the entire works of Shakespeare.
"Well, at least it wasn't as bad as Hellboy"
This is exactly what I say, but for "The Ring". I can't believe my Dad actually loved that movie.
Didn't they rename Uranus to stop all the silly jokes? I think they changed it to Urectum...