Complex systems are build out of, guess what, simple pieces. Complexity breeds mistakes which are *not* a good thing. It also makes interafecs harder to use. I like the whole "Type it in the box and hit the button" thing google have going. It's very nice, clear and easy. The other services they offer arn't all bunched up on the front page since they have no need to be (really, if people want to use other google services they can click on the "more" link to get to them).
As a software developer I don't want to be making things far harder than they need to be by introducing complexity into my work and as a user I don't want all of my options shoved into the exact same place because it makes everything harder to use.
A good system will use simple pieces to make something bigger *and* keep it well organised for the user to use effectively. IMHO the KISS principle is still a darn good one and I think I'll stick with it until someone gives me a better reason to change.
Reasonably good actress. Brainy as all hell. Drop-dead gorgeous. Cow:)
Now THERE'S a Geek Girl rolemodel who simply needs better publicity. Absolutely! I'd imagine that the idea a woman can be smart, beautiful and successful could be very motivating to any girl thinking about going into one of the "geekier" disciplines today.
If they were to treat them in the same manner as the current anti-theft devices and remove the buggers at the till I'd be more than happy for their use. I just don't like the idea that the marketing men might get it into their heads that tracking what I'm carrying into or out of their stores is ok. Also, I fail to see how a tag that you can easily remove is going to stop any except the most stupid of shoplifters.
IIRC derivatives can be protected under copyright, giving you adequate protection. The problem with a patent is, someone may have had an idea sparked by your algorithm but can't publish or use it as you have a broad patent. The fact that this new algorithm is too far removed from your original algorithm for you to have any claim over it doesn't matter, you can still screw this person over. Copywrite would have meant that this derivative is nice and legal (as it should be given that it's no longer taking enough of your idea for you to stake claim to it) but closer derivatives would not be (hence protecting you). IMHO patents are far too sweeping and last way too long to be of any use in software.
That's what copywrite is for. It prevents people stealing code (along with derived code in some cases) and calling it their own. Patents are not needed to protect the owners of software, they just allow people who can afford to hinder other developers.
Actually they remove the drive, clone it and then run the investigation on the copy of the drive. This means and nasty surprises won't damage the original evidence and they can make another copy if needs be.
Unfortunatly many IM jumkies don't check their email nearly as often as they log onto their favourite IM network. I would love to see more IM clients/networks/whatever allowing for offline messages so I can get a message to those people I know who spend time everyday on IM but only check their email once every few days.
Yes we will, and I hope that it does. The more people finding holes the more the devs can fix. I'm thinking though, that the sheer volume of problems won't be as bad as IE as it's not stupidly tied into the OS.
Unfortunatly a lot of women arn't interested in programming (although, in this specific case I think it's more to do with women not being interested enough in programming for any Gnome stuff than just not being there).
In my entire CS degree course I appear to be the only female student who will happily do a coding project on her own time. It feels like a real shame. The girls just don't seem to realise that it can be fun to sit down and scratch an itch once in a while.
Rather than offering plain old money to get more girls interested, maybe Gnome should be thinking of more interesting problems for us to get going on and saying "hey look! This isn't all that mundane or time consuming AND you earn money for it!". Once they get a few girls working on various bits of Gnome it'll be easier to keep them doing jobs.
Unfortunatly there are far too many digg and slashdot trolls running around both sites to ever have a friendly rivalry:/ There are also too many people visiting them that don't understand banter and take everything as a serious personal attack if they think you're critising something they like (ie slachdot or digg).
Next time just make sure you stick in a disclaimer making it blindlingly clear that you're having some fun rather than trolling!:)
He *should* have said "WEP is a rubbish way of trying to prevent attackers from capturing your network traffic, use WPA".
Sometimes bad security is worse than none at all as it makes people feel safe, when infact someone's just walked through that flimsy front door and nicked all the silverware.
I think the human rights act would stop the queen from sending people to the mines pretty quickly aswell (and yes, it's law) so no, the queen can't send people to the mines on a whim. Even royalty has to abide by the law (although the queen *can* step in to parliament business).
All the ID card will achieve is extra money for the government (we'll have to pay for the privilidge of being made to get a card) and a nice way for the government to keep better tabs on everyone.
In other words, a stealth tax and a way for the powers that be to invade my privacy.
The funny thing is, it's the illegal immigrants and criminals that will be getting fake ID and are going to be less burderned by it all than the average citizen.
I don't know about you but I'll take functionality over aesthetics any day. Anyway, I quite *like* the simple black brick look, but I think that's just me:)
They also make for a worse overall reading experience. I'm only 23 (and therefore not *quite* out of touch) but I can't stand overuse of abbreviations and rubbish punctuation. On a mobile phone it can be excused but when writing a letter, or even a/. posting, more effort should be put into creating something both readable and articulate. Of course, a few minor spelling/grammer/punctuation mistakes *should* be tolerated:P
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Complex systems are build out of, guess what, simple pieces. Complexity breeds mistakes which are *not* a good thing. It also makes interafecs harder to use. I like the whole "Type it in the box and hit the button" thing google have going. It's very nice, clear and easy. The other services they offer arn't all bunched up on the front page since they have no need to be (really, if people want to use other google services they can click on the "more" link to get to them).
As a software developer I don't want to be making things far harder than they need to be by introducing complexity into my work and as a user I don't want all of my options shoved into the exact same place because it makes everything harder to use.
A good system will use simple pieces to make something bigger *and* keep it well organised for the user to use effectively. IMHO the KISS principle is still a darn good one and I think I'll stick with it until someone gives me a better reason to change.
Sorry, I'm not awake and totally missed the joke! Please accept my apologies :)
Hedy Lamarr. Weird. Looks like either a typo on the page you linked to or there are just different ideas on how her name should be spelt.
Reasonably good actress. Brainy as all hell. Drop-dead gorgeous. :)
Cow
Now THERE'S a Geek Girl rolemodel who simply needs better publicity.
Absolutely! I'd imagine that the idea a woman can be smart, beautiful and successful could be very motivating to any girl thinking about going into one of the "geekier" disciplines today.
If they were to treat them in the same manner as the current anti-theft devices and remove the buggers at the till I'd be more than happy for their use. I just don't like the idea that the marketing men might get it into their heads that tracking what I'm carrying into or out of their stores is ok. Also, I fail to see how a tag that you can easily remove is going to stop any except the most stupid of shoplifters.
Are you sure that it's "*A* Computer Analyst..." and not just "Computer Analyst..."?
IIRC derivatives can be protected under copyright, giving you adequate protection. The problem with a patent is, someone may have had an idea sparked by your algorithm but can't publish or use it as you have a broad patent. The fact that this new algorithm is too far removed from your original algorithm for you to have any claim over it doesn't matter, you can still screw this person over. Copywrite would have meant that this derivative is nice and legal (as it should be given that it's no longer taking enough of your idea for you to stake claim to it) but closer derivatives would not be (hence protecting you). IMHO patents are far too sweeping and last way too long to be of any use in software.
That's what copywrite is for. It prevents people stealing code (along with derived code in some cases) and calling it their own. Patents are not needed to protect the owners of software, they just allow people who can afford to hinder other developers.
Actually they remove the drive, clone it and then run the investigation on the copy of the drive. This means and nasty surprises won't damage the original evidence and they can make another copy if needs be.
Unfortunatly many IM jumkies don't check their email nearly as often as they log onto their favourite IM network. I would love to see more IM clients/networks/whatever allowing for offline messages so I can get a message to those people I know who spend time everyday on IM but only check their email once every few days.
Yes we will, and I hope that it does. The more people finding holes the more the devs can fix. I'm thinking though, that the sheer volume of problems won't be as bad as IE as it's not stupidly tied into the OS.
:)
I could be wrong mind you
Unfortunatly a lot of women arn't interested in programming (although, in this specific case I think it's more to do with women not being interested enough in programming for any Gnome stuff than just not being there).
In my entire CS degree course I appear to be the only female student who will happily do a coding project on her own time. It feels like a real shame. The girls just don't seem to realise that it can be fun to sit down and scratch an itch once in a while.
Rather than offering plain old money to get more girls interested, maybe Gnome should be thinking of more interesting problems for us to get going on and saying "hey look! This isn't all that mundane or time consuming AND you earn money for it!". Once they get a few girls working on various bits of Gnome it'll be easier to keep them doing jobs.
Unfortunatly there are far too many digg and slashdot trolls running around both sites to ever have a friendly rivalry :/ There are also too many people visiting them that don't understand banter and take everything as a serious personal attack if they think you're critising something they like (ie slachdot or digg).
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Next time just make sure you stick in a disclaimer making it blindlingly clear that you're having some fun rather than trolling!
Hate to say it but that's plain old fashioned sabotage, not terrorism and certainly not "cyber"-terrorism. It was about money, not causing terror.
Since when was communication == terrorism?
Who needs a built in handle? :)
Try this instead.
Quite possibly meaning that those criminals who're hiding something really bad will swap a hefty sentence for a much lighter two year one.
:/
It's a case of how hard you want to get screwed
He *should* have said "WEP is a rubbish way of trying to prevent attackers from capturing your network traffic, use WPA".
Sometimes bad security is worse than none at all as it makes people feel safe, when infact someone's just walked through that flimsy front door and nicked all the silverware.
So don't do it privately: Steganography :)
" * other biometric information"
:/
And this could cover how ever much "other" information to do with your person the government decides they want. It's ambiguous and dangerous
My passport says quite clearly "BRITISH CITIZEN".
I think the human rights act would stop the queen from sending people to the mines pretty quickly aswell (and yes, it's law) so no, the queen can't send people to the mines on a whim. Even royalty has to abide by the law (although the queen *can* step in to parliament business).
All the ID card will achieve is extra money for the government (we'll have to pay for the privilidge of being made to get a card) and a nice way for the government to keep better tabs on everyone.
In other words, a stealth tax and a way for the powers that be to invade my privacy.
The funny thing is, it's the illegal immigrants and criminals that will be getting fake ID and are going to be less burderned by it all than the average citizen.
I don't know about you but I'll take functionality over aesthetics any day. Anyway, I quite *like* the simple black brick look, but I think that's just me :)
They also make for a worse overall reading experience. I'm only 23 (and therefore not *quite* out of touch) but I can't stand overuse of abbreviations and rubbish punctuation. On a mobile phone it can be excused but when writing a letter, or even a /. posting, more effort should be put into creating something both readable and articulate. Of course, a few minor spelling/grammer/punctuation mistakes *should* be tolerated :P
Or we'll send Balmer around with this chair...