...going for a walk. A good walk works wonders and is a little less extreme than electrodes in the brain. That said, my depression was a side effect of a long term illness and the walking may have had other health benefits that improved my mindset.
That said, walking might not be a great idea if you'd lost your job, sold your car, etc. etc...
...that's two years to do something about it. What does everyone expect; Microsoft to support it forever?
14 years of support seems pretty generous - I mean how many versions of OS do Apple currently support? Certainly not all the way back to OS X 10.0. I'm also sure that a lot of those embedded and industrial systems will be updated before then. That's more the job of the manufacturers than Microsoft.
Plus even Jobs' comments about the iPhone 4 being "like a Leica camera" betray the fact to yes, their designers look to past gadgets for inspiration, so I wouldn't be surprised if someone given the task of locating the port saw the Polaroid camera and went "let's try that"...
Sometimes I wish I could remove the Stocks and Weather apps built into my iPhone, but Apple won't let me, even though there are alternatives... I just have to stick them in a Crap I Don't Use folder on the last screen...
I sure as hell wouldn't want it to crap out if I was loading a sidewinder missile onto a plane. Ignoring the very remote possibility of an explosion, the sudden appearance of hundreds of pounds in my hands is sure to cause some rather nasty injuries...
There was nothing in his speech about shutting down networks, merely targeting those inciting violence and disorder.
In that respect, it's bringing social networking in line with other UK media which are also bound not to incite violence etc. It's certainly not a shutdown of a service in any way.
Many cameras - not phones - cameras, had this functionality way before the iPhone did. Granted that in most circumstances it was only available in a camera application, but I had my Nokia N95 about three months before the original iPhone came out, and it used the exact same chip to do the same thing...
I'm pretty sure that some high end digital SLRs had this function, possibly as far back as 2003 if memory serves me correctly.
So, why are Mozilla still patching FF 3.xx versions of Firefox?
That's pretty much based on the same open standards as FF5, so why not ditch it and support the most recent version only? Otherwise it's in danger of becoming Mozilla's XP/IE6...
From where I'm standing, it's interesting that they patched 3.6. I can only assume that this is mainly due to market share and the need to keep it secure.
If so, they run the risk of falling into the XP trap. Ditch 3.6 now and push for a FF5 update for all, otherwise you'll have 3.6 hanging around for an eternity and potentially pulling an IE6 stunt further down the road with the "it does what I want, why upgrade" brigade...
It would be easier to scan your MP3 collection for what you know is legitimate. That giant stash of CDs sat in your attic gathering dust and your memory is the best way for you to determine what you own, rather than have a program scan for what might be ripped using what, bitrates and dodgy tags as a guide?
But only 30? They must be utterly shit hot at everything if there are so few of them. Even Bletchley Park had hundreds of geeks working for them in WWII.
I mean seriously, if I was putting together a 'cyber warfare' team, it would be the most Badass Dirty Dozen unconventionally styled team based on experience, knowledge and skillsets. If they've done something daft like stuck these 30-odd people on a 'cyber warfarepresuming course', they've already failed.
Easier to read in a cockpit (and they can get real glarey), search across books, longer battery life. I'd also go out on a limb and say they're more reliable...
anyway, as long as they don't start using Flight Control HD to land the damn things, I'll be happy.
Imagine where we'd be if that attitude was present in the past.
Steam!? High pressures? Sounds lethal, let's give it a miss... Internal combustion engine!? That liquid fuel might catch fire, people could die...
Yes there are risks, but if anything, what Fukushima went through proves it's not as dangerous as people might think, even when it goes wrong (well it didn't go wrong, it suffered an earthquake and tsunami). It's not like there are fuel rods in the ocean and mushroom clouds kicking off. Hopefully this will take the edge off the word meltdown in the same way that we're not really phased by boiler explosions any more.
You are aware that Microsoft released Office on the Mac in 1989 before the PC version aren't you? That Word was released as a standalone product for the original Macintosh in 1985? The the Microsoft Mac division exist as their own entity within the company?
Microsoft was 'actively supporting' Apple since day one.
The rest of your post and resulting diatribe appear to be based on incorrect facts.
The Mac version already lags behind, as does the Linux version so anything would be an improvement really. We found that out when we wanted to video conference multiple clients and Mr. OSX joined in and moaned about no group video.
End of the day, Microsoft is a vastly different company than it was and is learning to play with others. You also don't pay billions of dollars to lose customers either, that's bad business and buying a multi platform comms client and making it Windows only is no better than what the have now. Personally I think things will continue as is, with the addition of a Windows Phone 7 and Xbox client. Making it available over as many clients as possible is in their interests.
Actually, Wikileaks appears to have played a large part in stirring the uprising in Tunisia (cables about corruption), and consequently Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Yemen, Syria and Libya...
...with the IE6 crashing thing. Granted, it's turned off by default which is a good thing. Looking through the other options, they all affect the way the troublemaker interacts with the site, so essentially are all within the realms of the site owners responsibility.
Crashing a browser is actively and knowingly interfering with the users local software and could have unknown consequences, moreso if it manages to take their entire machine out.
Other than that, it's a nice and interesting way of messing with your online nemeses.
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...going for a walk. A good walk works wonders and is a little less extreme than electrodes in the brain. That said, my depression was a side effect of a long term illness and the walking may have had other health benefits that improved my mindset.
That said, walking might not be a great idea if you'd lost your job, sold your car, etc. etc...
...nuke to lob at someone. Seriously, this is why nuclear technician isn't up there with brain surgeon and rocket scientist.
...that's two years to do something about it. What does everyone expect; Microsoft to support it forever?
14 years of support seems pretty generous - I mean how many versions of OS do Apple currently support? Certainly not all the way back to OS X 10.0. I'm also sure that a lot of those embedded and industrial systems will be updated before then. That's more the job of the manufacturers than Microsoft.
...as if a million nerds suddenly went out and bought contacts...
Especially when you consider that the click wheel iPod is thought to be influenced by a 1954 transistor radio.
Plus even Jobs' comments about the iPhone 4 being "like a Leica camera" betray the fact to yes, their designers look to past gadgets for inspiration, so I wouldn't be surprised if someone given the task of locating the port saw the Polaroid camera and went "let's try that"...
Sometimes I wish I could remove the Stocks and Weather apps built into my iPhone, but Apple won't let me, even though there are alternatives... I just have to stick them in a Crap I Don't Use folder on the last screen...
I sure as hell wouldn't want it to crap out if I was loading a sidewinder missile onto a plane. Ignoring the very remote possibility of an explosion, the sudden appearance of hundreds of pounds in my hands is sure to cause some rather nasty injuries...
There was nothing in his speech about shutting down networks, merely targeting those inciting violence and disorder.
In that respect, it's bringing social networking in line with other UK media which are also bound not to incite violence etc. It's certainly not a shutdown of a service in any way.
Even WOPR was calling David Lightman back in 1983 for a quick game of thermonuclear war...
Many cameras - not phones - cameras, had this functionality way before the iPhone did. Granted that in most circumstances it was only available in a camera application, but I had my Nokia N95 about three months before the original iPhone came out, and it used the exact same chip to do the same thing...
I'm pretty sure that some high end digital SLRs had this function, possibly as far back as 2003 if memory serves me correctly.
So, why are Mozilla still patching FF 3.xx versions of Firefox?
That's pretty much based on the same open standards as FF5, so why not ditch it and support the most recent version only? Otherwise it's in danger of becoming Mozilla's XP/IE6...
From where I'm standing, it's interesting that they patched 3.6. I can only assume that this is mainly due to market share and the need to keep it secure.
If so, they run the risk of falling into the XP trap. Ditch 3.6 now and push for a FF5 update for all, otherwise you'll have 3.6 hanging around for an eternity and potentially pulling an IE6 stunt further down the road with the "it does what I want, why upgrade" brigade...
It would be easier to scan your MP3 collection for what you know is legitimate. That giant stash of CDs sat in your attic gathering dust and your memory is the best way for you to determine what you own, rather than have a program scan for what might be ripped using what, bitrates and dodgy tags as a guide?
But only 30? They must be utterly shit hot at everything if there are so few of them. Even Bletchley Park had hundreds of geeks working for them in WWII.
I mean seriously, if I was putting together a 'cyber warfare' team, it would be the most Badass Dirty Dozen unconventionally styled team based on experience, knowledge and skillsets. If they've done something daft like stuck these 30-odd people on a 'cyber warfarepresuming course', they've already failed.
...David Lightman, so nuuh!!!
Easier to read in a cockpit (and they can get real glarey), search across books, longer battery life. I'd also go out on a limb and say they're more reliable...
anyway, as long as they don't start using Flight Control HD to land the damn things, I'll be happy.
Established technology, not tied down to a single manufacturer, large user base, mobile and desktop clients exist...
A car powers its own spark plugs. Same concept here.
Damn. Well, my other idea was a turbine in another place with a regular water flow. Surely that'd work...
Instead of turbines, isn't there some funky way a non-invasive device outside the artery could make use of that fact on such a small scale?
Imagine where we'd be if that attitude was present in the past.
Steam!? High pressures? Sounds lethal, let's give it a miss... Internal combustion engine!? That liquid fuel might catch fire, people could die...
Yes there are risks, but if anything, what Fukushima went through proves it's not as dangerous as people might think, even when it goes wrong (well it didn't go wrong, it suffered an earthquake and tsunami). It's not like there are fuel rods in the ocean and mushroom clouds kicking off. Hopefully this will take the edge off the word meltdown in the same way that we're not really phased by boiler explosions any more.
Rubbish.
You are aware that Microsoft released Office on the Mac in 1989 before the PC version aren't you? That Word was released as a standalone product for the original Macintosh in 1985? The the Microsoft Mac division exist as their own entity within the company?
Microsoft was 'actively supporting' Apple since day one.
The rest of your post and resulting diatribe appear to be based on incorrect facts.
The Mac version already lags behind, as does the Linux version so anything would be an improvement really. We found that out when we wanted to video conference multiple clients and Mr. OSX joined in and moaned about no group video.
End of the day, Microsoft is a vastly different company than it was and is learning to play with others. You also don't pay billions of dollars to lose customers either, that's bad business and buying a multi platform comms client and making it Windows only is no better than what the have now. Personally I think things will continue as is, with the addition of a Windows Phone 7 and Xbox client. Making it available over as many clients as possible is in their interests.
Actually, Wikileaks appears to have played a large part in stirring the uprising in Tunisia (cables about corruption), and consequently Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Yemen, Syria and Libya...
So back to that death count...
...with the IE6 crashing thing. Granted, it's turned off by default which is a good thing. Looking through the other options, they all affect the way the troublemaker interacts with the site, so essentially are all within the realms of the site owners responsibility.
Crashing a browser is actively and knowingly interfering with the users local software and could have unknown consequences, moreso if it manages to take their entire machine out.
Other than that, it's a nice and interesting way of messing with your online nemeses.