Because the Apple design patent specifically details a horizontal swipe. Vertical, curving, shape swipes are okay until someone patents those, I guess.
The JUONS (PDF) linked in the article is likely pro-Palantir or pro-Something without coming out and saying it, too. They are written with "requirements" that usually only one system can fulfill. It's not necessarily malicious, though. The writer is sure they know which system they need to satisfy their own requirements.
The "lives lost" comment is not justified with any examples at all and is likely included for effect. I'm sure, in some roundabout way, that the lack of something in DCGS-A lead to a death. You could blame lack of cigarettes, a computer crash or a flat tire in a similar convoluted way for deaths, too.
It's not regular search, it's "realtime search". You choose a topic and see a stream of news and social network posts regarding the topic. I've used it in the past to follow sporting or big news events to see what people were saying about it.
If you don't know what you're looking for, you'll never find it.
How did the old interface facilitate you finding applications when you didn't know what you were looking for?
Example: I just installed KTurtle for you to play with. How did you find it before? Is it under Education or Games or Science and Engineering? I assume the old method is Click Application -> scroll down to Education -> Scroll over and then down to KTurtle and click. How is that so vastly different from Click Applications Icon -> Click Installed (to see everything) or choose Education on dropdown -> scroll down to KTurle and click.
That's just one (quick) option to choose a category. The other option is a dropdown category listing when you click the applications icon. How is that so vastly different from clicking Applications on a panel and navigating through the menus?
I get that it doesn't work for everyone, but that's why there are plenty of other options. I think most of the complaints are simply "I used to click here, move the mouse here and click that to start XX, but now I have to click over there, then move over there and click THAT to start XX and I can't handle it anymore!" bitching and moaning.
I find the popup thumbnail thing kind of annoying, but it'd depend on the exact implementation. I can see where that'd be a nice feature to offer as an option, though.
I think the search feature could use a lot of improvements. Title searches, like you mention. It'd be interesting if you could search and have tabs in individual browsers shown as possible results. Not searching the text of the page, mind you, but if I type Slashdot into the search, it's show my slashdot tab in Firefox as an option. Some way of designating keywords for applications (by user and/or vendor) so that a more intuitive search can be handled would be nice, too. Search for "watch youtube" would list available browsers, "burn a cd", "listen to music", etc. would pull up relevant apps. Maybe something like that is already there, as I just noticed that if I search for "facebook", Empathy shows up as an available app. Must be something there linking the two pieces.
Sometimes it would sort of half hide, shrinking down to 20% or so, then pop up again when I moved away from it.
Was this on a single monitor setup? I've noticed quirks like that on a dual monitor setup where the primary monitor was on the right and hence, the Unity bar was in the middle, essentially. If I had kept using 11.04 on that machine (didn't b/c of wireless issues), I would have moved my primary monitor to the left screen, I think.
I couldn't find the preferences menu and I didn't know what to search for.
You mean "system settings" or something else? That took me a while to find, too, but it's under the power/logon/logoff button in the top right. Or, once you realize the name, you can find it by searching or the applications menu. This is where I think a more detailed search algorithm with keywords for applications would be handy. Search for "change settings" or "set my preferences" and the System Settings app, along with any others, should show up.
By picking the right category and then the most fitting function description? "Internet / Firefox Web Browser". "Utilities / gedit text editor".
Application categories still exist in Unity, just with a different interface. So I don't see why "unity sucks" in this regard for the original complainer.
But when you subsequently want to use it, you usually _dont_ search over and over and over again like a Alzheimer patient, you go straight for the name/key,
No doubt. You add it to the launcher or use the "Most Frequently Used" list of apps or learn that "br" opens Brasero and "rh" opens Rhythmbox. This is all in reference to "But want to do anything 'normal' besides that (or God forbid : advanced!) and unless you know exactly what you are looking for before you start, you are fucked." Which I think is all just pissing and moaning because "it's different" instead of any valid reason.
-When I highlight an 'application icon' in the activities view, automatically show only the windows for that application in the window previews.
Unity shows a thumbnail preview of all apps running when you click on the icon in the launcher. Well, if you're in another app like email, clicking the Firefox icon will take you to the last Firefox window you were using. Clicking the icon again then shows you a thumbnail preview of all Firefox windows. Works that way for most apps I've seen, except for LibreOffice, which has multiple documents in the same window by default, I think. So preview doesn't help here.
Is that what you meant of am I totally misunderstanding you?
If you don't know the name, how are you going to find it in a drop down list of applications?
Search could be improved by specifying keywords for applications instead of a strict title search. I should be able to search for "burn a dvd" or "listen to music" and have all relevant apps show up. How much more intuitive is that versus "Brasero" or "Rhythmbox".
Keep in launcher (one click). Or frequently run apps will show up at the top of the applications window (two clicks). Everything installed shows up when you expand Installed (three clicks). Sort applications by right click (three clicks) or by dropdown (four clicks) to find something by category.
How are you taking 2-3 times as many clicks beyond maybe the first time?
Is number of clicks really a useful measure of usability? I'm sure it's not the only one...
Right click on the Applications icon in the launcher and your sorted categories are right there just like you use to have. Or use the drop down option when typing into the search area (to the far right) to limit to specific categories. Or just click Applications and expand the Installed section and everything you have is right there.
Unity 2D might be better for your netbook. That's what I have running on mine and I haven't had any issues. You can get it from the Software Center and choose it when you log in.
I've never seen Unity (or Ubuntu for that matter) crash. I upgraded to 11.04 on a netbook and two laptops. Use 'em everyday. Never crashed on my desktop, either, but I did have a wireless problem so I'm sticking with 10.10 there.
By not conducting the talk, the risk level is not increased, at least. It's still there, obviously. The companies that would have attended this talk should already be working on isolating SCADA and similar systems as much as possible, with or without the specifics of the talk. I doubt companies are going to be patching SCADA systems themselves without help from Siemens or their vendor. If Siemens is indeed honestly working on a solution, then _delaying_ the talk is entirely reasonable.
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These areintended for squad support, so there will always be someone around it. Autonomous just means no one has to be dedicated to drive the thing.
Because the Apple design patent specifically details a horizontal swipe. Vertical, curving, shape swipes are okay until someone patents those, I guess.
Not for everyone. It works just fine for my family.
Is the streaming accessible via iPhone or Android phones?
Just because the NIC was sending a packet, it doesn't mean that packet was being delivered. It wasn't.
I'm moving from the US to Belgium in October. You make it sound like it's going to be a blast... ;)
At least there's the beer.
-John
If there are none of those stupid fucking games on G+, I'd call that a killer feature.
The JUONS (PDF) linked in the article is likely pro-Palantir or pro-Something without coming out and saying it, too. They are written with "requirements" that usually only one system can fulfill. It's not necessarily malicious, though. The writer is sure they know which system they need to satisfy their own requirements.
It is run over satellite and "1sec or more of latency, well under a megabit of reliable speed".
The "lives lost" comment is not justified with any examples at all and is likely included for effect. I'm sure, in some roundabout way, that the lack of something in DCGS-A lead to a death. You could blame lack of cigarettes, a computer crash or a flat tire in a similar convoluted way for deaths, too.
For hardware, yes. But not for software (other than general computer use).
It's not regular search, it's "realtime search". You choose a topic and see a stream of news and social network posts regarding the topic. I've used it in the past to follow sporting or big news events to see what people were saying about it.
How did the old interface facilitate you finding applications when you didn't know what you were looking for?
Example: I just installed KTurtle for you to play with. How did you find it before? Is it under Education or Games or Science and Engineering? I assume the old method is Click Application -> scroll down to Education -> Scroll over and then down to KTurtle and click. How is that so vastly different from Click Applications Icon -> Click Installed (to see everything) or choose Education on dropdown -> scroll down to KTurle and click.
That's just one (quick) option to choose a category. The other option is a dropdown category listing when you click the applications icon. How is that so vastly different from clicking Applications on a panel and navigating through the menus?
I get that it doesn't work for everyone, but that's why there are plenty of other options. I think most of the complaints are simply "I used to click here, move the mouse here and click that to start XX, but now I have to click over there, then move over there and click THAT to start XX and I can't handle it anymore!" bitching and moaning.
I find the popup thumbnail thing kind of annoying, but it'd depend on the exact implementation. I can see where that'd be a nice feature to offer as an option, though.
I think the search feature could use a lot of improvements. Title searches, like you mention. It'd be interesting if you could search and have tabs in individual browsers shown as possible results. Not searching the text of the page, mind you, but if I type Slashdot into the search, it's show my slashdot tab in Firefox as an option. Some way of designating keywords for applications (by user and/or vendor) so that a more intuitive search can be handled would be nice, too. Search for "watch youtube" would list available browsers, "burn a cd", "listen to music", etc. would pull up relevant apps. Maybe something like that is already there, as I just noticed that if I search for "facebook", Empathy shows up as an available app. Must be something there linking the two pieces.
Was this on a single monitor setup? I've noticed quirks like that on a dual monitor setup where the primary monitor was on the right and hence, the Unity bar was in the middle, essentially. If I had kept using 11.04 on that machine (didn't b/c of wireless issues), I would have moved my primary monitor to the left screen, I think.
You mean "system settings" or something else? That took me a while to find, too, but it's under the power/logon/logoff button in the top right. Or, once you realize the name, you can find it by searching or the applications menu. This is where I think a more detailed search algorithm with keywords for applications would be handy. Search for "change settings" or "set my preferences" and the System Settings app, along with any others, should show up.
Application categories still exist in Unity, just with a different interface. So I don't see why "unity sucks" in this regard for the original complainer.
No doubt. You add it to the launcher or use the "Most Frequently Used" list of apps or learn that "br" opens Brasero and "rh" opens Rhythmbox. This is all in reference to "But want to do anything 'normal' besides that (or God forbid : advanced!) and unless you know exactly what you are looking for before you start, you are fucked." Which I think is all just pissing and moaning because "it's different" instead of any valid reason.
What was awkward about Unity for the type of work you were trying to do?
Unity shows a thumbnail preview of all apps running when you click on the icon in the launcher. Well, if you're in another app like email, clicking the Firefox icon will take you to the last Firefox window you were using. Clicking the icon again then shows you a thumbnail preview of all Firefox windows. Works that way for most apps I've seen, except for LibreOffice, which has multiple documents in the same window by default, I think. So preview doesn't help here.
Is that what you meant of am I totally misunderstanding you?
If you don't know the name, how are you going to find it in a drop down list of applications?
Search could be improved by specifying keywords for applications instead of a strict title search. I should be able to search for "burn a dvd" or "listen to music" and have all relevant apps show up. How much more intuitive is that versus "Brasero" or "Rhythmbox".
Keep in launcher (one click). Or frequently run apps will show up at the top of the applications window (two clicks). Everything installed shows up when you expand Installed (three clicks). Sort applications by right click (three clicks) or by dropdown (four clicks) to find something by category.
How are you taking 2-3 times as many clicks beyond maybe the first time?
Is number of clicks really a useful measure of usability? I'm sure it's not the only one...
Right click on the Applications icon in the launcher and your sorted categories are right there just like you use to have. Or use the drop down option when typing into the search area (to the far right) to limit to specific categories. Or just click Applications and expand the Installed section and everything you have is right there.
Unity 2D might be better for your netbook. That's what I have running on mine and I haven't had any issues. You can get it from the Software Center and choose it when you log in.
I've never seen Unity (or Ubuntu for that matter) crash. I upgraded to 11.04 on a netbook and two laptops. Use 'em everyday. Never crashed on my desktop, either, but I did have a wireless problem so I'm sticking with 10.10 there.
By not conducting the talk, the risk level is not increased, at least. It's still there, obviously. The companies that would have attended this talk should already be working on isolating SCADA and similar systems as much as possible, with or without the specifics of the talk. I doubt companies are going to be patching SCADA systems themselves without help from Siemens or their vendor. If Siemens is indeed honestly working on a solution, then _delaying_ the talk is entirely reasonable.