This link is to part of a grant application for the technology and shows where they were in 1998 and what problems they have overcome. As a side note they used to be called UniSun (I'm glad they changed that) and have yet to engage a PR firm, so their "public face" isn't well defined. (Aka its hard to get info out of them.:)
And while your privacy concerns are understandable, I can vouch for his total commitment to maintaining privacy through this service. He's a great guy, do a little google work and judge for yourself.
I am his friend though so while I can speak to his motives beter than most, I am biased.
Except for the responces from Nader I was extremely unhappy with the candidates responces. They could have easily been cut/paste transfers from past speeches. I specifically draw your attention to the Question regarding Marriage. Even taking the time to rephrase your views makes me feel like you care about the issue. Politicians have become so obsessed over "Message Discipline" that they lose sight of the fact that their words should reflect constant thought, not just good memorization skills.
Can someone in the know please answer these questions?
1. When the much hated special editions were released, were the originals digitized and altered then reprinted?
2. Is the stock that this company used the original, originals? Meaning that when lucas got the cleaned-up digitized versions he had to go back and redo all the SE stuff?
finally
3. Does this give hope to the idea there might someday be a Highdefinition original cut version of the films?
What he is describing is called a user interface. He just takes a long time to say it.
Functionality is hard to get right. Thats what development is for.
User Interface is also hard to get right. But its a totally different kind of hard that takes into account all sorts of fluffy things.
"Editorial Style" is just another way of saying U.I. design, because ultimately what companies like Sun are going to get you to pay for is ease of use.
Ease of Use, Usability, Packaging, Whatever you call it its all the same thing.
Why bother with an analogy from a seperate industry when you have a perfectly good term for what you do in your own?
I work with elderly patients on a daily basis....
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I can tell you a few things about the elderly. Most of them make the decision eventually to get into assisted living facilities. Its not their kids, or anyone pushing them. If they live a long time alone, have a spouse die, or see declining health in their partner. Assisted living becomes a real, and valuable, option.
Now the participants I deal with are all cognitively aware for the most part, but even the sharp ones will get lost walking up and down a short corridor. Over the age of 80 there is a steep decline, though you'd be amazed at how active people are late into their 70s!
Only a few of the men I've talked to would take up something like this device willingly, but most if not all would love their spouses to have it. And I'm sure the wives feel similarly (I only get to see the men).
Would I want such a device? Probably not, but then again I am intimately familiar with what a hip fracture does to someone, and how scary even mild dementia can be.
I went to check out their Mars flyby simulation the other day. They had SGI towers powering a multi-projector system. I was all excited, as were the kids around me, until the showtime came and went with no show. A few minutes later an engineer came by and taped up a hand written sign saying there would be no shows today, the system was broken, and they didn't know when it would be back up.
Needless to say my confidence in the place dropped a few points. But maybe they could get a walking moon-base up and running.:)
-Ian
"Finally, while the nonpublic information may contain your maiden name, it does not include your mother's maiden name or any other information about your parents or family"
So...if you have a kid, that kid is screwed. Or even better, if you know the first name of the mother (of whomever's identity your trying to steal), you can then easily find HER maiden.
What a great system. No potential for abuse. Nope none. Because only law enforcement, private detectives and COMPANIES (not specified) can get access to this info.
Remember that France never went through our revolutionary war.
At the core of free speech is religeon and sedition. We have to be able to practice both in this country otherwise our revolutionary war was for naught. You can't seperate hate speech from these two concepts because its all about expression. Taking your beliefs and ideas and sharing them with others. No matter what your core belief is, weather it be that God wants you to avoid alchohol, that the Government is hiding aliens, or that all black people are bad, its is all the exact same substance.
Our greatest strength has always been our belief that when you can discuss ideas the best ideas, the most reasonable, will rise to the top and be accepted while those with least merit will fade to the bottom.
France and many other countries never had to go through quite the kind of battle we did and never learned that most important lesson that the truth will out, no matter the level of control imposed upon a people. And censureship of the worst ideas inevitably harms the best ones as well.
For a normal consumer security isn't really an issue. While identity theft is a real concern, and a hassle if it happens to you, your banks policies regarding reimbursement if your money should be stolen are far more important. Banking at an FDIC insured company, and asking them how fast they can reinstate an account's balance in case of fraud is much more important in the end. The best security can be broken, but a good safety net is hard to beat!
-Ian
The State Senator who authored this Bill is Liz Figueroa (D). While she has long be a defender of privacy, she isn't really up on her facts as you can decern for yourself. A summary of her bill, you can find here:
http://democrats.sen.ca.gov/senator/figueroa/
(Type "gmail" into the search box")
She also has a convenient Feeback option which you can use to educate her, or share your thoughts.
Luckily amendments to the bill bring it into line with what Google was going to do anyway.
I can say that I trust them (the founders) pretty much totally.
It probably had something to do with the posted signs saying "Don't be evil." All over the place.
Its rule number 1.
I also use gMail, and while I don't think its as amazing as people have made it out to be, its nice to not worry about inbox limits.
If your still concerned about privacy think about this. They have your IP address and every search you've ever run, personally thats more revealing about me than most of my e-mails. Do they log them all in some huge scary database? No. But if you're paranoid enough to worry about bots reading your mail, you should probably think about that potentiality as well.
-Ian
Since I was playing in Alpha I can give everyone a bit of insight as to what WoW is like.
First off Blizzard has done a simply wonderful job. The game runs smoothly and if the server crashes, which it may occasionally, its back up in no time.
The game play stretches from the familiar, where it has been perfected, to the brand new, to the silly (fishing).
The graphics are wonderful and go more for style than realism, which is appropriate to Warcraft.
The feedback mechanisms are streamlined, the download process is excellent (if long).
The game holds you by the hand a bit much, but other than that I can't really complain.
There will be a simply massive amount of info coming out in the next few days from Alpha testers freed of NDA's. So check out the shots and descriptions and see for yourself.
Its a great game. Period.
-Ian
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir/awards_abstracts/s bir/cycle16/phase1/041.htm
Can you tell me what your talking about? I'd like to try out this service. iandanforth(removethis)@(andthis)gmail.com Danke
And while your privacy concerns are understandable, I can vouch for his total commitment to maintaining privacy through this service. He's a great guy, do a little google work and judge for yourself.
I am his friend though so while I can speak to his motives beter than most, I am biased.
-Ian
I can find out where they are and have the option of not being tracked I'm ok with this. Otherwise we just have Big Brother gone lighter than air. -I
Except for the responces from Nader I was extremely unhappy with the candidates responces. They could have easily been cut/paste transfers from past speeches. I specifically draw your attention to the Question regarding Marriage. Even taking the time to rephrase your views makes me feel like you care about the issue. Politicians have become so obsessed over "Message Discipline" that they lose sight of the fact that their words should reflect constant thought, not just good memorization skills.
-Ian
-Ian
Bookshare.org
Can someone in the know please answer these questions?
1. When the much hated special editions were released, were the originals digitized and altered then reprinted?
2. Is the stock that this company used the original, originals? Meaning that when lucas got the cleaned-up digitized versions he had to go back and redo all the SE stuff?
finally
3. Does this give hope to the idea there might someday be a Highdefinition original cut version of the films?
Thanks in advance!
NIH Proposal
The public comment link is at the bottom. I won't post it because I hope everyone reads the release before they spout off. :)
-Ian
What he is describing is called a user interface. He just takes a long time to say it.
Functionality is hard to get right. Thats what development is for.
User Interface is also hard to get right. But its a totally different kind of hard that takes into account all sorts of fluffy things.
"Editorial Style" is just another way of saying U.I. design, because ultimately what companies like Sun are going to get you to pay for is ease of use.
Ease of Use, Usability, Packaging, Whatever you call it its all the same thing.
Why bother with an analogy from a seperate industry when you have a perfectly good term for what you do in your own?
-Ian
-Ian
Now the participants I deal with are all cognitively aware for the most part, but even the sharp ones will get lost walking up and down a short corridor. Over the age of 80 there is a steep decline, though you'd be amazed at how active people are late into their 70s!
Only a few of the men I've talked to would take up something like this device willingly, but most if not all would love their spouses to have it. And I'm sure the wives feel similarly (I only get to see the men).
Would I want such a device? Probably not, but then again I am intimately familiar with what a hip fracture does to someone, and how scary even mild dementia can be.
-Ian
Needless to say my confidence in the place dropped a few points. But maybe they could get a walking moon-base up and running. :)
-Ian
So...if you have a kid, that kid is screwed. Or even better, if you know the first name of the mother (of whomever's identity your trying to steal), you can then easily find HER maiden.
What a great system. No potential for abuse. Nope none. Because only law enforcement, private detectives and COMPANIES (not specified) can get access to this info.
-Ian
At the core of free speech is religeon and sedition. We have to be able to practice both in this country otherwise our revolutionary war was for naught. You can't seperate hate speech from these two concepts because its all about expression. Taking your beliefs and ideas and sharing them with others. No matter what your core belief is, weather it be that God wants you to avoid alchohol, that the Government is hiding aliens, or that all black people are bad, its is all the exact same substance.
Our greatest strength has always been our belief that when you can discuss ideas the best ideas, the most reasonable, will rise to the top and be accepted while those with least merit will fade to the bottom.
France and many other countries never had to go through quite the kind of battle we did and never learned that most important lesson that the truth will out, no matter the level of control imposed upon a people. And censureship of the worst ideas inevitably harms the best ones as well.
-Ian
For a normal consumer security isn't really an issue. While identity theft is a real concern, and a hassle if it happens to you, your banks policies regarding reimbursement if your money should be stolen are far more important. Banking at an FDIC insured company, and asking them how fast they can reinstate an account's balance in case of fraud is much more important in the end. The best security can be broken, but a good safety net is hard to beat! -Ian
http://democrats.sen.ca.gov/senator/figueroa/
(Type "gmail" into the search box")
She also has a convenient Feeback option which you can use to educate her, or share your thoughts.
Luckily amendments to the bill bring it into line with what Google was going to do anyway.
-Ian Danforth
I can say that I trust them (the founders) pretty much totally. It probably had something to do with the posted signs saying "Don't be evil." All over the place. Its rule number 1. I also use gMail, and while I don't think its as amazing as people have made it out to be, its nice to not worry about inbox limits. If your still concerned about privacy think about this. They have your IP address and every search you've ever run, personally thats more revealing about me than most of my e-mails. Do they log them all in some huge scary database? No. But if you're paranoid enough to worry about bots reading your mail, you should probably think about that potentiality as well. -Ian
Since I was playing in Alpha I can give everyone a bit of insight as to what WoW is like. First off Blizzard has done a simply wonderful job. The game runs smoothly and if the server crashes, which it may occasionally, its back up in no time. The game play stretches from the familiar, where it has been perfected, to the brand new, to the silly (fishing). The graphics are wonderful and go more for style than realism, which is appropriate to Warcraft. The feedback mechanisms are streamlined, the download process is excellent (if long). The game holds you by the hand a bit much, but other than that I can't really complain. There will be a simply massive amount of info coming out in the next few days from Alpha testers freed of NDA's. So check out the shots and descriptions and see for yourself. Its a great game. Period. -Ian