I think that the software industry has much, much more room to mature. The current bottleneck, IMHO, is the state of consumer-grade computing hardware. While huge strides are being made almost daily, hardware still can only handle what it will handle.
I am dreading longhorn as much as the next guy, but one thing stands out to me: Microsoft is still a major player in the computing industry, like it or not. I think they are trying to light a fire under the hardware manufacturer's asses with the recommended specs for Longhorn.
Once the capability of hardware once again surpasses that of the mainstream generic software, we will once again see a lot of room for growth in the software industry.
* all active KDE contributors: programmers, artists, documentation writers, translators, promotors and other supporters,
* most KDE power users,
* as well the general public interested in Linux and Unix desktop systems.
All of them will find many very interesting topics covered here. They are all invited to come, attend and participate in our discussions and work.
I can't attend the conference, but I certainly am looking forward to the simultaneous release of KDE 3.3. It promises to be great, with lots of bugfixes and new features, like groupware support for kontact.
C:\>ipconfig|find "IP Address" IP Address : 192.168.1.10 IP Address : 192.168.2.35
(note that I had to remove the 12 dots from each line above, slashdot wouldn't let me post it with them intact.)
OK, almost. But, what I needed was ONLY a list of IP addresses, and nothing more. For example:
192.168.1.1
192.168.1.2
10.10.10.1
The program I was feeding input to requires that. So I would still need to parse out only the numerical address.
Is there a way to get that down to a list of only the address? BTW 'find 192' doesn't work because the IP address is unknown. I will be willing to concede defeat if you can easily do the above with native windows commands (commands that come with the OS, no download/install/writing custom stuff).
ps. Sorry if I come off sounding hostile or whatever, but I truly do not know how to do that in Windows because I rarely use it, like maybe for 3 hours/month tops.
You're missing the point. A shell script (which I clearly stated I was writing) needs to parse the output of ip/ifconfig to know what ip addresses it has to work with. How are you going to tell cmd.exe what ip addresses are bound to the machine?
I *love* piping together commands. In fact, during work today I was writing a shell script and I needed a list of all ip addresses bound to the machine, save 127.0.0.1.
Dude, if you would bother to RTFA then you would see that it clearly sez that they tried to approach both comapnies, and they pretty much said "you're full of shit get lost"
Also, had you bothered to RFTA, you could have read the patent which is clearly weak at best. This is another SCO who is about to die a slow, painful, fiery death.
In the current international climate, why would anyone send out stuff that could be considered terrorism? Now, they actually stand a decent chance of being caught. Before, it was only a minor annoyance to international law enforcement. Now, the senders are far more likely to be caught and punished severely.
Not that there's anything wrong with that from our viewpoint though:)
That is probably the best idea I have ever seen for a browser. In fact, it's so great, I think I'll try to learn XPI/XUL/Chrome or w/e it is so I can make a plugin.
Trigger an alarm hey? Like give the patient a sharp electric shock whenever they dare to venture to the mysterious and long forgotten "outside".
No, like notify someone if a person who no longer has full control of his or her mental faculties is in real danger of being harmed.
Ideally, they should be taken offsite regularly to explore the mysterious and forgotten outside. I know that in practice, it almost never happens. I do not, however, think that the solution is to allow people to wonder the streets who are no longer capable of doing so.
Most Alzheimers units are lockdown units, and those that aren't have a wrist band(probably similar in size to what they would have to wear for this thing) that sets off an alarm when the resident tries to leave
Sweet, thanks for the info. I have never been employed in a home, nor had a loved one in a home, so I didn't know.
The employees being watched on camera is universal. My wife used to work at K-Mart, and the loss-control guys always made it clear that the cameras in the store were mostly there to watch you, not the customer. Kind of a scary world we live in. I don't like the idea of being watched all the time at my job.
What a fascinating story, and a great case for systems similar to the one described in the OP. The GPS wristwatches offer a potential solution to that, without invading the privacy of your loved one too much.
Of course, 15 years ago, GPS was still classified. Nowadays, though, hell it seems like a no-brainer to me.
Can I get a "behavioural adjustment collar" for the end-users at the office? Please?
end-user: My Windows OS locked -- [bzzzzzt] me: what was that? end-user: My computer is [bzzzzzzzzt] me: i'm sorry, what? end-user: just called to say what a great job you are doing:)
- get up - reach the phone to call 911 - move - speak
The point is, it really might be an emergency and you bring up a good point. People are human, that's just the way it is. Humans are limited resources (they can only do one thing at once). Let's also say that the emergency has happened at a time when, oh say the power has gone out, the a/c is broken, a foul odor is afoot, etc. and everyone is hitting the emergency button to get a quick response when they ask WTF is happening.
Nothing is perfect. But at the same time, this system is better than nothing. I used to be great friends with a lady who was 80-something and had a life-alert necklace. She really did fall and break her hip and arm, and would have had no hope of reaching the phone. That alert necklace saved her bacon on that occasion. This system, in theory, is making great progress on that front. Now, we just have to balance the (valid) privacy concerns with the functionality of the system.
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I think that the software industry has much, much more room to mature. The current bottleneck, IMHO, is the state of consumer-grade computing hardware. While huge strides are being made almost daily, hardware still can only handle what it will handle.
I am dreading longhorn as much as the next guy, but one thing stands out to me: Microsoft is still a major player in the computing industry, like it or not. I think they are trying to light a fire under the hardware manufacturer's asses with the recommended specs for Longhorn.
Once the capability of hardware once again surpasses that of the mainstream generic software, we will once again see a lot of room for growth in the software industry.
It's for anyone who wishes to attend. From the conference website:
Who is it for?
The event is of high interest for
* all active KDE contributors: programmers, artists, documentation writers, translators, promotors and other supporters,
* most KDE power users,
* as well the general public interested in Linux and Unix desktop systems.
All of them will find many very interesting topics covered here. They are all invited to come, attend and participate in our discussions and work.
I can't attend the conference, but I certainly am looking forward to the simultaneous release of KDE 3.3. It promises to be great, with lots of bugfixes and new features, like groupware support for kontact.
192.168.1.1
192.168.1.2
10.10.10.1
The program I was feeding input to requires that. So I would still need to parse out only the numerical address.
Is there a way to get that down to a list of only the address? BTW 'find 192' doesn't work because the IP address is unknown. I will be willing to concede defeat if you can easily do the above with native windows commands (commands that come with the OS, no download/install/writing custom stuff).
ps. Sorry if I come off sounding hostile or whatever, but I truly do not know how to do that in Windows because I rarely use it, like maybe for 3 hours/month tops.
reow! i was trying to be funny. w/e. tough crowd.
You're missing the point. A shell script (which I clearly stated I was writing) needs to parse the output of ip/ifconfig to know what ip addresses it has to work with. How are you going to tell cmd.exe what ip addresses are bound to the machine?
Try THAT with Windows
Their "calculator" predicts that the price on 08/05/2004 will be 4.53:
08/05/2004 221 $4.53 $1,000.00
Today 221 4.630 $ 1,022.08 2.21%
So this must mean that they have the ability to see into the future. w00t! Let's go and storm the HQ in Utah and steal their technology.
BEAUTIFUL! If I had invested $10,000 in 2000, that would be worth a whopping $ 360.93 for a return of -96.39%. A good deal if ever I did see one.
Dude, if you would bother to RTFA then you would see that it clearly sez that they tried to approach both comapnies, and they pretty much said "you're full of shit get lost"
Also, had you bothered to RFTA, you could have read the patent which is clearly weak at best. This is another SCO who is about to die a slow, painful, fiery death.
KDE application for listening to music: Noatun. Lighter and better (imho) than xmms.
1) start a company with some sort-of derivitave of 'Windows'
2) collect 20 million from Microsoft
3) ???
4) profit
Maybe SCO should change their name to something like "4-pane OS" or "glass-os" or something
In the current international climate, why would anyone send out stuff that could be considered terrorism? Now, they actually stand a decent chance of being caught. Before, it was only a minor annoyance to international law enforcement. Now, the senders are far more likely to be caught and punished severely.
:)
Not that there's anything wrong with that from our viewpoint though
Konqueror can be made to open a new tab instead of a new window.
From in Konqueror, Settings -> Configure Konqueror -> Web Behavior -> Open Links in a new tab instead of a new window.
It says links, but the setting applies to filesystem browsing too.
Think about it, how many windows do you usually have open browsing your filesystem?
:)
One.
Konqueror already does exactly what you describe
That is probably the best idea I have ever seen for a browser. In fact, it's so great, I think I'll try to learn XPI/XUL/Chrome or w/e it is so I can make a plugin.
This is one of the (few) plusses about using Konqueror: it does give you a config option to open in a new tab instead of a new window by default.
Having said that, I don't much care for Konqueror (I love every other part of KDE though). The above option would be sweet in Firefox.
yea, it wondered off somewhere. deal with it.
Trigger an alarm hey? Like give the patient a sharp electric shock whenever they dare to venture to the mysterious and long forgotten "outside".
No, like notify someone if a person who no longer has full control of his or her mental faculties is in real danger of being harmed.
Ideally, they should be taken offsite regularly to explore the mysterious and forgotten outside. I know that in practice, it almost never happens. I do not, however, think that the solution is to allow people to wonder the streets who are no longer capable of doing so.
Excellent point. Those bastards that do that crap deserve to be locked up for a long, long time. Maybe this system will help with that.
Most Alzheimers units are lockdown units, and those that aren't have a wrist band(probably similar in size to what they would have to wear for this thing) that sets off an alarm when the resident tries to leave
Sweet, thanks for the info. I have never been employed in a home, nor had a loved one in a home, so I didn't know.
The employees being watched on camera is universal. My wife used to work at K-Mart, and the loss-control guys always made it clear that the cameras in the store were mostly there to watch you, not the customer. Kind of a scary world we live in. I don't like the idea of being watched all the time at my job.
What a fascinating story, and a great case for systems similar to the one described in the OP. The GPS wristwatches offer a potential solution to that, without invading the privacy of your loved one too much.
Of course, 15 years ago, GPS was still classified. Nowadays, though, hell it seems like a no-brainer to me.
Can I get a "behavioural adjustment collar" for the end-users at the office? Please?
:)
end-user: My Windows OS locked -- [bzzzzzt]
me: what was that?
end-user: My computer is [bzzzzzzzzt]
me: i'm sorry, what?
end-user: just called to say what a great job you are doing
Oh, yeah. I'd pay thousands for that system....
ive fallen and i cant:
- get up
- reach the phone to call 911
- move
- speak
The point is, it really might be an emergency and you bring up a good point. People are human, that's just the way it is. Humans are limited resources (they can only do one thing at once). Let's also say that the emergency has happened at a time when, oh say the power has gone out, the a/c is broken, a foul odor is afoot, etc. and everyone is hitting the emergency button to get a quick response when they ask WTF is happening.
Nothing is perfect. But at the same time, this system is better than nothing. I used to be great friends with a lady who was 80-something and had a life-alert necklace. She really did fall and break her hip and arm, and would have had no hope of reaching the phone. That alert necklace saved her bacon on that occasion. This system, in theory, is making great progress on that front. Now, we just have to balance the (valid) privacy concerns with the functionality of the system.