Sure, but would average John Doe watch it? Bear in mind that the only way NASA can keep the public interested in the Mars rovers is to play wake-up music for them and give rocks names like "Snout" and "Tarmac". Something tells me that a 3-hour spacewalk to calibrate a spectrometer won't appeal to the lowest common denominator.
Syllable looks nice, but it's still too Unixy for most people. You said that the GUI is an important aspect; by the same token, lumping all programs together in a directory with a cryptic name like/bin is not a smart move. It's not critical, but it doesn't make a good impression.
I thought the whole point of using Vonage et al. was that you could connect to normal phones. Obviously they won't be able to get around whatever scrambling you come up with, so there's no point in signing up in the first place. Or is there some telephone scrambling standard I've never heard of?
Suppose you've been to an accident and badly injured. There's a number of people around, and they offer to call an ambulance if you agree to be their slave. What will you do ? Not much choice here - you either become their slave or die.
I would think that if your life was directly threatened, with their knowledge, that would qualify as coercion and the contract would be nullified.
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Besides spyware infects windows (that being software itself)
There is a subtle difference. Spyware adds its own files, it doesn't modify files that are already there. A virus will insert copies of itself into programs, the boot sector, etc.
The only thing spyware modifies is the registry, and it doesn't actually use that to replicate.
How about a Beowulf cluster of Beowulf-cluster-joke-making/. drones? We seem to have plenty of them lying around.
Oh wait...
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I didn't mean any personal criticism, just trying to clear up a misconception. Sorry if it came across a bit too harsh.
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Wrong. Here are some definitions of a computer virus:
A program that can infect other programs by modifying them to include a possibly evolved copy of itself.
"A parasitic program written intentionally to enter a computer without the user's permission or knowledge. The word parasitic is used because a virus attaches to files or boot sectors and replicates itself, thus continuing to spread. Though some viruses do little but replicate, others can cause serious damage or affect program and system performance. A virus should never be assumed harmless and left on a system." -- Symantec
Get your terminology straight. If it doesn't infect other software, it is not a virus. Your argument is like saying malnutrition is a virus because it makes you sick.
Well, I can't believe there's that many -- there must be a reason for... Let me find out about that. You bring up an interesting question -- I don't know the answer to that... Well, you're telling me a lot of things I don't know.
The problem is, there would be more moderators per story than with comments. Things will turn out to be either -1 or 5, with few in between. Maybe they should be modded in increments of 0.1 or so?
If you want to compete with Microsoft on the desktop, you're going to have to stop listening to programmers and system administrators and start listening to your customers.
The problem is, who wants to do that in their spare time?
Now, if I wanted to install Linux, first I have to be paranoid about hosing my XP partition (oops).
Now, if I wanted to install XP, first I have to be paranoid about hosing my Linux partition. Does the XP installer resize my Ext3 filesystem? Does it automatically give me a Linux boot option?
I have a ze4325 myself, and I haven't for the life of me been able to get DRI to work. Could you maybe give me a few pointers on what you did to solve the problem?
A legal contract is defined by one party making an offer, including "consideration" - i.e. what each person agrees to do for the other - and the other party accepting it. As long as all parties are capable of making the transaction and the actions themselves are not illegal, both are legally bound to carry out their side of the agreement.
Situation: the scammer asks you for your back account number. You say: "OK, but it will cost you $80." You've just made an offer which the scammer accepts by giving you the money. If you don't then give them your account number, they could sue you for breach of contract and get back at least their $80.
On the other hand, a "bare promise" by one person is not a contract and not legally enforceable. In the scenario you gave, however, there was compensation by both sides.
Bear in mind that this is how it's done in the Caribbean (and probably Britain), the system may be slightly different in the U.S.
Nah... apparently it's a bug in the Autoconf scripts they used or something like that, and I've never taken the time to learn how all that stuff works. I think I'll just look at LibTomCrypt - BTW, thanks AC!
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You keep using that word. I do not think that it means what you think it means.
Sure, but would average John Doe watch it? Bear in mind that the only way NASA can keep the public interested in the Mars rovers is to play wake-up music for them and give rocks names like "Snout" and "Tarmac". Something tells me that a 3-hour spacewalk to calibrate a spectrometer won't appeal to the lowest common denominator.
Syllable looks nice, but it's still too Unixy for most people. You said that the GUI is an important aspect; by the same token, lumping all programs together in a directory with a cryptic name like /bin is not a smart move. It's not critical, but it doesn't make a good impression.
I thought the whole point of using Vonage et al. was that you could connect to normal phones. Obviously they won't be able to get around whatever scrambling you come up with, so there's no point in signing up in the first place. Or is there some telephone scrambling standard I've never heard of?
Did you read the page? There's a link that says "Register later", no need to go through all that.
Suppose you've been to an accident and badly injured. There's a number of people around, and they offer to call an ambulance if you agree to be their slave. What will you do ? Not much choice here - you either become their slave or die.
I would think that if your life was directly threatened, with their knowledge, that would qualify as coercion and the contract would be nullified.
Besides spyware infects windows (that being software itself)
There is a subtle difference. Spyware adds its own files, it doesn't modify files that are already there. A virus will insert copies of itself into programs, the boot sector, etc.
The only thing spyware modifies is the registry, and it doesn't actually use that to replicate.
Do you not have eyes?
How about a Beowulf cluster of Beowulf-cluster-joke-making /. drones? We seem to have plenty of them lying around.
Oh wait...
I didn't mean any personal criticism, just trying to clear up a misconception. Sorry if it came across a bit too harsh.
Wrong. Here are some definitions of a computer virus:
A program that can infect other programs by modifying them to include a possibly evolved copy of itself.
"A parasitic program written intentionally to enter a computer without the user's permission or knowledge. The word parasitic is used because a virus attaches to files or boot sectors and replicates itself, thus continuing to spread. Though some viruses do little but replicate, others can cause serious damage or affect program and system performance. A virus should never be assumed harmless and left on a system." -- Symantec
Get your terminology straight. If it doesn't infect other software, it is not a virus. Your argument is like saying malnutrition is a virus because it makes you sick.
...so it goes right up their Yagi
Wow. That's a euphemism I've never heard before.
Well, I can't believe there's that many -- there must be a reason for... Let me find out about that. You bring up an interesting question -- I don't know the answer to that... Well, you're telling me a lot of things I don't know.
(This moment brought to you by Jack Valenti.)
The problem is, there would be more moderators per story than with comments. Things will turn out to be either -1 or 5, with few in between. Maybe they should be modded in increments of 0.1 or so?
If you want to compete with Microsoft on the desktop, you're going to have to stop listening to programmers and system administrators and start listening to your customers.
The problem is, who wants to do that in their spare time?
Now, if I wanted to install Linux, first I have to be paranoid about hosing my XP partition (oops).
Now, if I wanted to install XP, first I have to be paranoid about hosing my Linux partition. Does the XP installer resize my Ext3 filesystem? Does it automatically give me a Linux boot option?
Good idea! I'll start up the Gimp and make one of those myself. Be back in just a second. ... ... ...
*CONNECTION TIMEOUT*
Maybe a two-headed one...
Apparently, 555 phone numbers in the U.S. redirect you to directory assistance.
So you're saying that a troll deserves modding up because people fell for it?
I have a ze4325 myself, and I haven't for the life of me been able to get DRI to work. Could you maybe give me a few pointers on what you did to solve the problem?
IANAL but this is how I understand it:
A legal contract is defined by one party making an offer, including "consideration" - i.e. what each person agrees to do for the other - and the other party accepting it. As long as all parties are capable of making the transaction and the actions themselves are not illegal, both are legally bound to carry out their side of the agreement.
Situation: the scammer asks you for your back account number. You say: "OK, but it will cost you $80." You've just made an offer which the scammer accepts by giving you the money. If you don't then give them your account number, they could sue you for breach of contract and get back at least their $80.
On the other hand, a "bare promise" by one person is not a contract and not legally enforceable. In the scenario you gave, however, there was compensation by both sides.
Bear in mind that this is how it's done in the Caribbean (and probably Britain), the system may be slightly different in the U.S.
Then just download the first CD, genius.
Nah... apparently it's a bug in the Autoconf scripts they used or something like that, and I've never taken the time to learn how all that stuff works. I think I'll just look at LibTomCrypt - BTW, thanks AC!
You use on-screen virtual keyboards, not handwriting.