Uhm.. So just because guns can kill people, you dont see anyone outlawing those... do you? Atleast here in the states. I agree, a bit far-fetched, but the same could be said here.
Is it a slow news day today? Is there nothing else to post but something to start flame war between PC and Mac users? With that said... Everyone knows about those wimpy Mac users. While they may be smarter and have better vocabulary, us PC users get all the chicks.
I didn't say there was anything wrong with HTML. I would presume that they [ODEON] would enjoy a Flash version because it would create the same LOOK & FEEL that they currently have without making users visit their site with only IE and Windows.
I mean... Couldn't they easilt implement that in Flash? It shouldn;t take more than 2 days to finish. Then it would atleast be visible to anyone with a flash plug-in instead of IE and Windows.
"There are cameras with features that you will never use -- and that will never get in the way of your taking a picture. Some of these are complex computerized cameras that have a "program" button you can press, so that you can take a picture without having to slog your way through innumerable options."
Since it seems he's used this camera analogy throughout the article I'll comment on this little blurb. I'm not so sure it's a very good analogy to use either. The fact is that if you want better pictures, you NEED to go through all of those "useless" features and change them. All of those values will change depending on the conditions, the lighting, and the activity your photographing. If there are those people that DONT care about those features, get the one-use ones. Hell, they even have digital one-time use camera now.
"Your automobile may have a global positioning system and other high-tech stuff, but you don't have to work your way through it before you can turn the key in the ignition and drive away. You don't have to work your way through all the options on your television set before you can turn it on and watch a ballgame."
Using the GPS and the automobile are not really related in that way. However, before using the GPS (not the car) you do need to setup a few features before using it. For example, adding the location for your house, the area in which you live or will be searching for addresses to. Now, if you want to complain about GPS and features/setup, let's talk about how they need to ALL be voice activated or touch screens capable...
As far as Televisions go.. this really isn't the case anymore. With more and more high-end TVs taking over the market and as they continue to do so in the future, thanks in part to HDTV, there will be a brutal setup process just to turn it on and start watching any kind of TV.
The point is that these devices/programs are being made for just about everyone they need to adapt to everyone's skill level. In the case of software development, it doesn't make sense to create several different versions of software with different default options turned on or off. A lot of the times this software has to be scaled to many different types of users on both ends of the spectrum. As a software developer myself, I try to make things as easy as possible that once the program is loaded they can begin their intended task. However, this may not always be possible all of the time.
I do agree with the following though... Stupid bundled software.
"It seemed like a simple thing to buy some new software with these reference works to put into a new laptop. But so much audiovisual stuff had been added, to make looking something up in an encyclopedia seem like a trip through Disneyland, that just installing it took so much time that it made my computer guru late getting home for dinner."
" It simply isn't fair to blame Microsoft for the ignorance of their users."
When I build my software applications I have the end-user in mind. Why is it too much to ask the same from Microsoft? Why is they could get away with it, where if I blamed it on the user, it could mean losing my job? You make no sense.
"IE is a super powerful Web browser that hundreds of millions of people choose to use," Hachamovitch replied."
Let me be the first to say... HAHAHAHAHAHA.. choose to use? No, we choose to use Mozilla,
Opera, Firefox, and the like... but we didn't choose IE.
Perhaps MS has finally looked at themselves and figured they were behind the times with their
browser technology. Sure, they might still be #1, but word spreads quick about the underlying
problems and that there is actually another browser choice out there... And it's better! The
security problems right now are just the icing on the cake.
"CSS3 has actually been in progress for a number of years and you'll find that IE6
already supports some parts of CSS3 such as vertical text layout," wrote Massy. "This is
particularly useful for Far Eastern languages. We can't at this time commit to implementing every
part of some of these recommendations but we look at these carefully."
Why can't you comment on them? Why wouldn't you implement the CSS3 standard? Am I missing something here?
"We are filing for over 2,000 patents a year for new technologies, and we see that number increasing"
Which could only mean that this would add an extra 2,000+ stories to Slashdot every year on stupid, meaningless patents that seem to always get approved.
"Callers with life-or-death anonymity concerns might consider spoofing just to get a little privacy. For now, Lucky says pranks among friends are the most common use that he's seen of VoIP spoofing, but he believes that identity thieves and other swindlers could have a field day. "I've used it myself to activate my own credit cards, because I never give credit card companies my real number," he says. "One simple spoof, and it's like saying, if you have the guy's phone number, that piece of information is more important than his mother's maiden name and date of birth. If you have the phone number, you don't need anything else."
Well this is nice. Once again the social engineering tricks will creep up on most once again. However, who's really that stupid to be giving away all of their personal info over the telephone anyway? Does this mean that it's going to start being like the phishing scams now?
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I don't know if I have ever seen the word obtusely used outside of my math classes. I knew they would come in handy someday...
So now we have to add on a 7-day waiting period and a background check. Tie that to the UPS/Fedex delivery schedules of hell and I'll never get my computer.
Oblig. Simpsons Quote: "Argh.. 7 Days?... But I'm mad now!"
I like it only for the simple reason that the website I co-Admin is ranked 2nd. And not only that, the site is listed serveral times on the first page. In Google, the first appearance doesn't show up until the 5th page. (Search term: Mazda6) But that would probably be the only reason why I like it.
Out of curiousity I also decided to check out MSN's Sandbox. This is pretty much their upcoming software and features. I was surprised to find pretty much everything they are listing has already been inplemented by Google. Time to play catch up!
NewsBot = news.google.com MSN Toolbar = Google Toolbar 3 = I'm thinking this is just like Orkut, 3 is software that connects a small group of family and close friends, people who know and trust one another, so they can do fun things together in a whole new way. 3 is a beta test of an innovative application that lets users connect online, extending real-world social interactions. NetScan = This is Google Groups.. searches USENET newsgroups
The only "original" item on there was TerraServer and that has been up and running for some time now.
I would be interested to see if MS decides to add much of the same features that Google has. Such as phone number searches, unit conversions, etc...Some things that make Google really unique. Perhaps MS could tie the search term, such as an address, to TerraServer will allow a person to get a direct overhead view of that place. However... They need to get some more updated maps to make this useful.
Not sure when the article was written but there are already raw and press images released as well as some others. The quality isn't as good as some may think and it really doens't show much detail into the rings at all.
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You mean... there are people that actually care about these things?
Uhm.. So just because guns can kill people, you dont see anyone outlawing those... do you? Atleast here in the states. I agree, a bit far-fetched, but the same could be said here.
Is it a slow news day today? Is there nothing else to post but something to start flame war between PC and Mac users? With that said... Everyone knows about those wimpy Mac users. While they may be smarter and have better vocabulary, us PC users get all the chicks.
"Yes, they are braking the law"
I didn't say there was anything wrong with HTML. I would presume that they [ODEON] would enjoy a Flash version because it would create the same LOOK & FEEL that they currently have without making users visit their site with only IE and Windows.
I mean... Couldn't they easilt implement that in Flash? It shouldn;t take more than 2 days to finish. Then it would atleast be visible to anyone with a flash plug-in instead of IE and Windows.
As far as Televisions go.. this really isn't the case anymore. With more and more high-end TVs taking over the market and as they continue to do so in the future, thanks in part to HDTV, there will be a brutal setup process just to turn it on and start watching any kind of TV.
The point is that these devices/programs are being made for just about everyone they need to adapt to everyone's skill level. In the case of software development, it doesn't make sense to create several different versions of software with different default options turned on or off. A lot of the times this software has to be scaled to many different types of users on both ends of the spectrum. As a software developer myself, I try to make things as easy as possible that once the program is loaded they can begin their intended task. However, this may not always be possible all of the time.
I do agree with the following though... Stupid bundled software.
F1 Racing Technologies
Tour de France Technologies, particularly Lance Armstrong
To be expected:
NASCAR Technologies
Soap-box Derby Technologies
Seriously, It's tough to find TV shows that aren't increasingly showing more violence, nudity, etc... Although, Bush is cracking down.
When I build my software applications I have the end-user in mind. Why is it too much to ask the same from Microsoft? Why is they could get away with it, where if I blamed it on the user, it could mean losing my job? You make no sense.
Perhaps MS has finally looked at themselves and figured they were behind the times with their browser technology. Sure, they might still be #1, but word spreads quick about the underlying problems and that there is actually another browser choice out there... And it's better! The security problems right now are just the icing on the cake.
Why can't you comment on them? Why wouldn't you implement the CSS3 standard? Am I missing something here?
I guess DDR2-666 was a bit too... evil. /lame_joke
Which could only mean that this would add an extra 2,000+ stories to Slashdot every year on stupid, meaningless patents that seem to always get approved.
Well... he pretty much screwed up building a simple Windows box... What do you expect?
You know *67 is free :)
Well this is nice. Once again the social engineering tricks will creep up on most once again. However, who's really that stupid to be giving away all of their personal info over the telephone anyway? Does this mean that it's going to start being like the phishing scams now?
I don't know if I have ever seen the word obtusely used outside of my math classes. I knew they would come in handy someday...
Does this get filed the same as "90% of all statistics are made up"?
Same place where the "Unintentional Irony" mod is... +1 or -1?
So you'll take my 2 broken iPods and hand me $200 cash? What a deal!
This is wonderful... until they start asking where the Start button is. :)
Oblig. Simpsons Quote:
"Argh.. 7 Days?... But I'm mad now!"
Out of curiousity I also decided to check out MSN's Sandbox. This is pretty much their upcoming software and features. I was surprised to find pretty much everything they are listing has already been inplemented by Google. Time to play catch up!
NewsBot = news.google.com
MSN Toolbar = Google Toolbar
3 = I'm thinking this is just like Orkut, 3 is software that connects a small group of family and close friends, people who know and trust one another, so they can do fun things together in a whole new way. 3 is a beta test of an innovative application that lets users connect online, extending real-world social interactions.
NetScan = This is Google Groups.. searches USENET newsgroups
The only "original" item on there was TerraServer and that has been up and running for some time now.
I would be interested to see if MS decides to add much of the same features that Google has. Such as phone number searches, unit conversions, etc...Some things that make Google really unique. Perhaps MS could tie the search term, such as an address, to TerraServer will allow a person to get a direct overhead view of that place. However... They need to get some more updated maps to make this useful.
Not sure when the article was written but there are already raw and press images released as well as some others. The quality isn't as good as some may think and it really doens't show much detail into the rings at all.
500 Unable to connect to remote system: 67.18.39.136
*sigh*