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Major parties get more than 5% of the vote at the last general election...major parties are eligible for federal matching campaign funds and have easier ballot access
That 5% is soooo easy to obtain if the disenfranchised voters just show up and vote randomly. That would be more than enough to make the Libertarian, Green, and Constitution parties "major" parties.
I noticed that too, so I think I was not clear on my original post. My point is this: serious users should insist on a drive with a battery or super capacitor. This statement is true regardless of the type of drive used. The original post implies that this problem is specific to SSDs, which it is not. Given the context of the link, the Wiki article then implies that it is specific to MLC drives, which is it not.
On a note of this, the Wiki article calls this "lower page corruption" and a Google search for that results in some good PDFs on it.
The risk is compounded for MLC NAND flash memory, which uses the same physical page of memory cells to store two logical pages of data. When power is lost during program operation of the upper page, valid data already stored in the lower page cells can be damaged. This is typically referred to as lowerpage data corruption.
Out of tens of people who I know only one consistently does that.
I can say your experience is not the norm then. Almost everyone uses full-screen windows: let me walk around the office now... hmmm, I see every screen with a full-screen app: MS Word, MS Outlook, Visual Studio, a web browser, Solidworks. Oh wait -- there is an instant messaging app. Does that need to be that way? Probably not. Do you know if metro supports docking windows like the old Windows 1.0 does (which you refer to in your post)? Does Microsoft make a metro-based instant messaging app? I wonder what they would do.
Isn't that a bit patronizing toward people
Just so you know: I actually work with people who do those things. So don't pretend like I am patronizing them. I can speak to how they work. None of them do it through multiple floating windows or widgets on the desktop. Reliability technicians monitor multiple cameras using one app that displays tiled video windows. They can click and make one take the full screen. It doesn't even support floating. It's like those close-caption security camera split screens you see at department stores. I've seen the energy trading floors at Constellation energy, and they actually use physical clocks on the wall. Although they do have some "vanity" monitors with stuff like that but it is really to look cool on tours. Since I also work around machinery control, and can tell you that they too have one big app that uses the full screen. I've never been in a nuclear plant though, so I'm not sure how they work. The manufacturing department down the hall from me uses PLC's so that isn't a counterexample either.
Now, with that said, perhaps there are people who work efficiently with multiple floating windows. But don't pretend like my comment is patronizing.
They already work that way. Just maximize the window:-)
That doesn't work. The current version of GIMP, as well as Photoshop CS have the toolbars float as windows above the main app. They do not support any kind of metro-like feature where moving to the edges of the screen makes toolbars appear.
Wait until you have to do the same with the mouse. The Tab key works instantly, the mouse does not.
Are you saying that Metro does not support the keyboard? That's news to me.
Who are you to tell complete strangers what they should do with their lives?
Try to avoid the personal attacks in your replies. My post answered 2 questions you asked. You replied with some good thoughts, but also implied that I am a slave driver, that I forgot an important development in history, and that I am telling people what they can do with their lives. Next time, I won't answer you. I didn't invent Metro, and I'm not defending it. So don't attack me. Even if I did, your insinuations are inappropriate. If you think that designing a UI is telling people how to live their lives, then get out of a UI discussion because you are too emotionally vested.
Granted, but this is only a part of the problem. Go search for a flashlight app on Android that supports using the flash LEDs, but doesn't require internet access or your contact list. I know from doing this last week with some friends, that you will be about 2 or 3 screens down before you find one. That's not reasonable.
Or you could just not install any applications that ask for those permissions is that so hard?
Yes, but that actually takes a lot of work! It makes a 30 second procedure and makes it a 10 minute procedure. You have to look through each application's permissions to do it. Instead, those applications just simply shouldn't be on the market. And people should stop giving them 5 stars. But one should at least be able to limit the search criteria.
I don't think this issue is specific to SSDs. A regular hard drive also corrupts the sector if it loses power during a write. Especially if the data is in the cache and hasn't been written to the disk. And both types of drives often lie about their fsync capabilities.
I actually haven't used Metro. But I have talked to open-minded people who have used it, and they seem to think that the aspects which you are beliddling are actually really good ideas. It's different. It's not how people have traditionally worked. But it is a good idea.
What is the advantage of having one or several huge monitors dedicated to one application?
99.99% of the time people have one application taking up their entire monitor. There are 2 exceptions: The first is geeks who like to have all these widgets all over their screen because multitasking is cool, and having lots of gauges is cool. But when I see some supposed power-user who is editing code while only looking at 15 lines of text, I think them a fool not a power user. You don't need to have the other 2/3 of your screen telling you the weather, the CPU core temperature, and the latest Slashdot headline. That's inefficient. In reality, power users have 2 monitors because they like having 2 things up in front of them - the app, and the debugger. Or the code and the documentation. But in reality, humans aren't good at multitasking so there is rarely a need for more than one app on the screen at once.
The second group of users who do this is mac users, because Apple insists that a maximize button should not maximize.:-)
Who would want a browser that uses "magic spots" to reveal menus and that would hide every control in existence at the first opportunity?
Me. I would like to try it.
Having more screen devoted to content and less devoted to controls is a good thing. It is the way apps have been moving for years. Apple long ago wrote about why having the menu at the top is better than having it under the title bar. You move the mouse until you hit the top of the screen, and that is faster than trying to move to some point slightly below it. The same goes for Metro style apps. You can see more of what you are working on, and when you want the controls to appear you can make them appear. This was the idea behind the ribbon too: there just got to be too dang many toolbars and it was confusing, and needed a high res with small icons to make it work. Even Firefox has jumped on board with making menus appear as necessary so you have more room to focus on the content.
Can you imagine Photoshop in Metro mode? Or SolidWorks?
As a user of Photoshop, GIMP, and a Blender, I would love to try versions of those apps that work that way. All 3 of those apps support pressing the tab key to make the menus and toolbars go away. Power users are constantly hitting that key to alternate between seeing menus, and seeing content. So techniques that let you do this without hitting that key are a good idea.
Blender uses waaaay to much screen real estate for controls, and Photoshop and GIMP have the same problem with limited docking capabilities on top of it. Too many floating windows. I sometimes move their tool windows onto the other monitor just so I can get them out of the way of what I am working on. So I would love to try a version with this. If I had time, I'd try to hack that into a non-Metro app just to see if it works.
If you think the source of arrogance is that you are smarter than most people around you, then you are doomed to remain arrogant. If you think the source of arrogance is that you are more focused on technology and ideas than interpersonal experiences, then you are becoming wise.
I see lots of Slashdot postings along the lines of "smart people tend to be arrogant" or "You were probably smarter than the people around you so you developed this tendency..." Those people are the ones who don't get it. Ignore their advice. Arrogance is a form of asshole-ishness and people respond accordingly. Don't let the arrogant people make you think that your own arrogance is an indication of superiority or that it is acceptable.
It is your job as a driver to know your stopping distance for the current driving conditions (car, road, weather, etc.) and maintain appropriate following distance.
In theory, yes. In reality, no.
The reason this doesn't work is because if you leave enough following distance in front of you, then another car who does not respect following distance will move into that space. So you have to slow down to get your following distance back. Then the process repeats. Following distance only works if all cars respect it. In reality, people go 60mph with 1 car length between each other.
Good point about firmware. If you ever register for an account, try not to be an ass about it though.
By bringing up the idea of pre-loaded software, does that mean that AT&T also has a copyright on the iPhone? What about the firmware on the microprocessor? Or the video chip? You could probably find dozens of companies who have copyright over something on the phone. But that does not mean they have a copyright on the phone itself. But if this court ruling goes through, those companies could claim they control the distribution of the phone. Even more complex, it would depend on where the software/firmware was installed! If it was installed in the US, then that would qualify as first sale. But if it was installed overseas, it would not be first sale. I hope the Supreme Court comes across that argument! Who has a say in the distribution of the phone might depend on the locations of individual parts when their firmware is loaded.
The linked Marketwatch article is complete BS. Clearly the author had no idea what they were talking about, and just took one sentence and expanded it into massive hyperbole. Here are some choice examples from the article:
Put simply, though Apple Inc. AAPL -0.15% has the copyright on the iPhone
I don't think so. They have patents, not copyrights.
It could be your personal electronic devices or the family jewels that have been passed down from your great-grandparents who immigrated from Spain.
No, those things also cannot be copyrighted.
It could also become a weighty issue for auto trade-ins and resales, considering about 40% of most U.S.-made cars carry technology and parts that were made overseas.
Also nothing to do with copyright.
He himself once bought an antique desk from a Supreme Court justice.
I wish people would stop debating speculative statements like "If someone knows a thousand times what I know, and is a billion times more advanced, having technology I could not imagine, then..." The premise of the statement prevents any possible conclusion.
The best we can do is say "Given the limitations that we believe apply to the universe, what would we do?"
You misunderstand: the statement "Radioactive decay is random" means that "the time between each individual decay event is random." It does not mean "there are no factors that can influence the overall rate of decay."
How close are your 3D prints to the final product? I assume they are just detailed enough as a prototype, good enough to give a general idea to the client. Do you paint them? I've thought about making figures with a 3D printer but I fear they aren't accurate enough for a final product.
You are the quintessential example of how one person in their garage can create a technology revolution. Do you think that is still possible today? Is there someone out there, tinkering around with their (autonomous quadrocoptor | arduino | 3D printer) who is going to change the world? On one hand, it seems like their is huge opportunity today because so much technology is available and in people's hands. On the other hand, I fear that the weight of patents, DRM, corporate interests, and government are crushing the ability for people to make radical change.
If it is possible, what technologies do you think it will involve? And will you lend me a few million to try out some crazy business ideas?:-)
I thought Apple had a policy that you cannot create apps that compete with their existing apps. Didn't Slashdot cover some rejections of email apps and browsers that were rejected for this reason? I bet Apple would not be happy about people using a Google maps app on the iPhone since Apple now considers Google a competitor.
Slashdot Mirror
The laser-based approaches do take this long. But they are much more accurate than the projector+camera approaches, or using a Kinect.
lol! Look at the last comment made before the site went down!
Stephen O'Harrow KiNg oF AlBaNiA at University of Hawaii at Manoa
If/when Obama wins tonight, how long will this website stay up?
Reply 69 likes [Like button] Tuesday at 2:33pm
Oops! defect --> defend. Sorry! I already hit submit.
Not to defect the CPSC, but this is an apples to oranges comparison. The hungry hippos balls aren't magnets so they aren't nearly as dangerous.
Major parties get more than 5% of the vote at the last general election...major parties are eligible for federal matching campaign funds and have easier ballot access
That 5% is soooo easy to obtain if the disenfranchised voters just show up and vote randomly. That would be more than enough to make the Libertarian, Green, and Constitution parties "major" parties.
ocus needs to be on how to get these candidates electable
I assert that having public debates perhaps the most significant thing that can be done.
Thanks. :-)
I noticed that too, so I think I was not clear on my original post. My point is this: serious users should insist on a drive with a battery or super capacitor. This statement is true regardless of the type of drive used. The original post implies that this problem is specific to SSDs, which it is not. Given the context of the link, the Wiki article then implies that it is specific to MLC drives, which is it not.
On a note of this, the Wiki article calls this "lower page corruption" and a Google search for that results in some good PDFs on it.
The risk is compounded for MLC NAND flash memory, which uses the same physical page of memory cells to store two logical pages of data. When power is lost during program operation of the upper page, valid data already stored in the lower page cells can be damaged. This is typically referred to as lowerpage data corruption.
Out of tens of people who I know only one consistently does that.
I can say your experience is not the norm then. Almost everyone uses full-screen windows: let me walk around the office now... hmmm, I see every screen with a full-screen app: MS Word, MS Outlook, Visual Studio, a web browser, Solidworks. Oh wait -- there is an instant messaging app. Does that need to be that way? Probably not. Do you know if metro supports docking windows like the old Windows 1.0 does (which you refer to in your post)? Does Microsoft make a metro-based instant messaging app? I wonder what they would do.
Isn't that a bit patronizing toward people
Just so you know: I actually work with people who do those things. So don't pretend like I am patronizing them. I can speak to how they work. None of them do it through multiple floating windows or widgets on the desktop. Reliability technicians monitor multiple cameras using one app that displays tiled video windows. They can click and make one take the full screen. It doesn't even support floating. It's like those close-caption security camera split screens you see at department stores. I've seen the energy trading floors at Constellation energy, and they actually use physical clocks on the wall. Although they do have some "vanity" monitors with stuff like that but it is really to look cool on tours. Since I also work around machinery control, and can tell you that they too have one big app that uses the full screen. I've never been in a nuclear plant though, so I'm not sure how they work. The manufacturing department down the hall from me uses PLC's so that isn't a counterexample either.
Now, with that said, perhaps there are people who work efficiently with multiple floating windows. But don't pretend like my comment is patronizing.
They already work that way. Just maximize the window :-)
That doesn't work. The current version of GIMP, as well as Photoshop CS have the toolbars float as windows above the main app. They do not support any kind of metro-like feature where moving to the edges of the screen makes toolbars appear.
Wait until you have to do the same with the mouse. The Tab key works instantly, the mouse does not.
Are you saying that Metro does not support the keyboard? That's news to me.
Who are you to tell complete strangers what they should do with their lives?
Try to avoid the personal attacks in your replies. My post answered 2 questions you asked. You replied with some good thoughts, but also implied that I am a slave driver, that I forgot an important development in history, and that I am telling people what they can do with their lives. Next time, I won't answer you. I didn't invent Metro, and I'm not defending it. So don't attack me. Even if I did, your insinuations are inappropriate. If you think that designing a UI is telling people how to live their lives, then get out of a UI discussion because you are too emotionally vested.
Granted, but this is only a part of the problem. Go search for a flashlight app on Android that supports using the flash LEDs, but doesn't require internet access or your contact list. I know from doing this last week with some friends, that you will be about 2 or 3 screens down before you find one. That's not reasonable.
Or you could just not install any applications that ask for those permissions is that so hard?
Yes, but that actually takes a lot of work! It makes a 30 second procedure and makes it a 10 minute procedure. You have to look through each application's permissions to do it. Instead, those applications just simply shouldn't be on the market. And people should stop giving them 5 stars. But one should at least be able to limit the search criteria.
I don't think this issue is specific to SSDs. A regular hard drive also corrupts the sector if it loses power during a write. Especially if the data is in the cache and hasn't been written to the disk. And both types of drives often lie about their fsync capabilities.
I actually haven't used Metro. But I have talked to open-minded people who have used it, and they seem to think that the aspects which you are beliddling are actually really good ideas. It's different. It's not how people have traditionally worked. But it is a good idea.
What is the advantage of having one or several huge monitors dedicated to one application?
99.99% of the time people have one application taking up their entire monitor. There are 2 exceptions: The first is geeks who like to have all these widgets all over their screen because multitasking is cool, and having lots of gauges is cool. But when I see some supposed power-user who is editing code while only looking at 15 lines of text, I think them a fool not a power user. You don't need to have the other 2/3 of your screen telling you the weather, the CPU core temperature, and the latest Slashdot headline. That's inefficient. In reality, power users have 2 monitors because they like having 2 things up in front of them - the app, and the debugger. Or the code and the documentation. But in reality, humans aren't good at multitasking so there is rarely a need for more than one app on the screen at once.
The second group of users who do this is mac users, because Apple insists that a maximize button should not maximize. :-)
Who would want a browser that uses "magic spots" to reveal menus and that would hide every control in existence at the first opportunity?
Me. I would like to try it.
Having more screen devoted to content and less devoted to controls is a good thing. It is the way apps have been moving for years. Apple long ago wrote about why having the menu at the top is better than having it under the title bar. You move the mouse until you hit the top of the screen, and that is faster than trying to move to some point slightly below it. The same goes for Metro style apps. You can see more of what you are working on, and when you want the controls to appear you can make them appear. This was the idea behind the ribbon too: there just got to be too dang many toolbars and it was confusing, and needed a high res with small icons to make it work. Even Firefox has jumped on board with making menus appear as necessary so you have more room to focus on the content.
Can you imagine Photoshop in Metro mode? Or SolidWorks?
As a user of Photoshop, GIMP, and a Blender, I would love to try versions of those apps that work that way. All 3 of those apps support pressing the tab key to make the menus and toolbars go away. Power users are constantly hitting that key to alternate between seeing menus, and seeing content. So techniques that let you do this without hitting that key are a good idea.
Blender uses waaaay to much screen real estate for controls, and Photoshop and GIMP have the same problem with limited docking capabilities on top of it. Too many floating windows. I sometimes move their tool windows onto the other monitor just so I can get them out of the way of what I am working on. So I would love to try a version with this. If I had time, I'd try to hack that into a non-Metro app just to see if it works.
If you think the source of arrogance is that you are smarter than most people around you, then you are doomed to remain arrogant.
If you think the source of arrogance is that you are more focused on technology and ideas than interpersonal experiences, then you are becoming wise.
I see lots of Slashdot postings along the lines of "smart people tend to be arrogant" or "You were probably smarter than the people around you so you developed this tendency..." Those people are the ones who don't get it. Ignore their advice. Arrogance is a form of asshole-ishness and people respond accordingly. Don't let the arrogant people make you think that your own arrogance is an indication of superiority or that it is acceptable.
Light cycle!
It is your job as a driver to know your stopping distance for the current driving conditions (car, road, weather, etc.) and maintain appropriate following distance.
In theory, yes. In reality, no.
The reason this doesn't work is because if you leave enough following distance in front of you, then another car who does not respect following distance will move into that space. So you have to slow down to get your following distance back. Then the process repeats. Following distance only works if all cars respect it. In reality, people go 60mph with 1 car length between each other.
+1 Insightful, -1 Asshat
Good point about firmware. If you ever register for an account, try not to be an ass about it though.
By bringing up the idea of pre-loaded software, does that mean that AT&T also has a copyright on the iPhone? What about the firmware on the microprocessor? Or the video chip? You could probably find dozens of companies who have copyright over something on the phone. But that does not mean they have a copyright on the phone itself. But if this court ruling goes through, those companies could claim they control the distribution of the phone. Even more complex, it would depend on where the software/firmware was installed! If it was installed in the US, then that would qualify as first sale. But if it was installed overseas, it would not be first sale. I hope the Supreme Court comes across that argument! Who has a say in the distribution of the phone might depend on the locations of individual parts when their firmware is loaded.
Interesting. Thanks.
The linked Marketwatch article is complete BS. Clearly the author had no idea what they were talking about, and just took one sentence and expanded it into massive hyperbole. Here are some choice examples from the article:
Put simply, though Apple Inc. AAPL -0.15% has the copyright on the iPhone
I don't think so. They have patents, not copyrights.
It could be your personal electronic devices or the family jewels that have been passed down from your great-grandparents who immigrated from Spain.
No, those things also cannot be copyrighted.
It could also become a weighty issue for auto trade-ins and resales, considering about 40% of most U.S.-made cars carry technology and parts that were made overseas.
Also nothing to do with copyright.
He himself once bought an antique desk from a Supreme Court justice.
Yet another example.
It sounds like the author just made stuff up as they went along. Here are some better articles:
SCOTUS! eBay! Cert and Other Sundries
Summary of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. at the Supreme Court's own blog
I wish people would stop debating speculative statements like "If someone knows a thousand times what I know, and is a billion times more advanced, having technology I could not imagine, then ..." The premise of the statement prevents any possible conclusion.
The best we can do is say "Given the limitations that we believe apply to the universe, what would we do?"
You misunderstand: the statement "Radioactive decay is random" means that "the time between each individual decay event is random." It does not mean "there are no factors that can influence the overall rate of decay."
They have:
Ancient Egyptian Tech May Be Key To Printing 3D Ceramics
How close are your 3D prints to the final product? I assume they are just detailed enough as a prototype, good enough to give a general idea to the client. Do you paint them? I've thought about making figures with a 3D printer but I fear they aren't accurate enough for a final product.
You are the quintessential example of how one person in their garage can create a technology revolution. Do you think that is still possible today? Is there someone out there, tinkering around with their (autonomous quadrocoptor | arduino | 3D printer) who is going to change the world? On one hand, it seems like their is huge opportunity today because so much technology is available and in people's hands. On the other hand, I fear that the weight of patents, DRM, corporate interests, and government are crushing the ability for people to make radical change.
If it is possible, what technologies do you think it will involve? And will you lend me a few million to try out some crazy business ideas? :-)
I thought Apple had a policy that you cannot create apps that compete with their existing apps. Didn't Slashdot cover some rejections of email apps and browsers that were rejected for this reason? I bet Apple would not be happy about people using a Google maps app on the iPhone since Apple now considers Google a competitor.