I've encountered "voodoo users" of all ages - I have a colleague in her early twenties who has to write down every step in how to complete a task in standard software applications she has been using for over two years in our office, and cannot do it without her notes.
At the same time my mother who is in her 70s can reinstall the operataing system software on her computer unaided.
The difference is a choice made by the user whether they believe they should be able to learn how to do the activity. Some poeple would rather avoid learning about something than risk potential failure should they try to learn.
It's the single most frustrating thing about tech support - answering the same questions for the same people time and time again becuase they refuse to learn.
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Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin, An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania. (1759) [source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin%5D
What will be interesting to see is whether the filtering and censorship of LJ will be more or less stringent than it was previously.
Earlier this year we had uproar due to fanfic heavy accounts being blocked and assorted accusations regarding slashfic being porn and potentially kiddie porn in the case of Harry Potter fic.
I wonder if moving out of the US juristriction for the 'publisher' will affect the degree in which copyright violations are pursued.
As a long (long long) time user of Live Journal I've always maintained they need a teired implementation of 'friends' - sometimes poeple are 'friends', sometimes they are 'acquiatinances' you want to keep track of occasionly, then there's 'friends or friends' or RL or buckets you would like to put people in that the grouping system supports in a fairly kludgy way.
It would be good if you could selectively hide aspects of your profile based on the 'friend' category you put people in.
Please tell me your paranoia includes backing up your data.
When working as a Mac service technician, I lost count of the number of times I had Masters and PHD students come in crying wanting a data recovery done because the last 5 years of work was on a computer which had crashed and it was the only copy they had...
I'm not sure what it was about post-grads, but the 'smarter' they were, the less common sense they seemed to exhibit.
The biggest factor in longevity is fitness and activity levels. A Fit Person who is overweight has a higher expected longevity than an Unfit Thin person.
Please note that fitness does not equate to weight band. There are plenty of exceptionally fit people who register as having high weight due often to improved muscle tone.
Which doesn't say you shouldn't worry about being overweight - but activity levels is by far the biggest factor. Just because you are naturally thin does get you a free pass to park on the couch.
Oh the irony!!! A wikipedia admin complaining about the ego of others. Why does anyone contribute to wikipedia? Yes, that's right -- ego. The joy and bragging rights of seeing their precious and oh so important words on the Internet.
My husband has sleep apnea. When he went to the sleep clinic they marked him as a 3+ on a scal eout of 3 for level of snoring.
It's only since we started watching House that he realised what the face mask really looks like. What he doesn't appreaciate/experience is the jet of cold/sweaty air being blown in his face/do the back of his neck all night.
We use the air condition for maybe 35% of the year because I need a blanket all year around to act as a wind break and to hide under.
I was astonished the first time some random guy opened a trade window and gave me stuff out of the blue.
All my WoW toons are female with the exception of one bank alt. The main reason is I don't think much of the male avatars as a general rule.
At RPG tournament level I've probably played more male than female characters - due mostly to the fact that game designers often didn't include female characters in the senarios. Or if they did they were T&A fluff.
My RPG campaign characters are mostly female because it's easier for me that way. Though I've had a few male characters along the way.
The guys I play tabletop RPGs with play a mix of male and female toons. It only pisses me off when one guy in particular always tried to play ugly chicks obsessed with getting impregnated by the heir of any particular kingdom we happen to be in at a the time. Not sure what that says about his view of women.
Oh, and about the glue on the platen -- goo gone works wonders. I've never seen a platen I couldn't clean;)
A damp micro-fibre cloth does a pretty good job and requires no solvents. I keep one in my draw for my monitor and the copier around the corner from my desk.
I'm considering making it a shooting offense to touch my screen or the plattern on the copier - why do people feel the need to drag their oily greasy fingers across them all the time?
Also... A handful of defendants have managed to be exonerated, most notably Debbie Foster, Patricia Santangelo, and Tanya Andersen--who is now suing the RIAA for malicious prosecution. Why are all the women getting off? If Jammie Thomas wins, there's another one! I am pretty sure men are being discriminated against...or are only women actually fighting the RIAA?
Another possible theory is that the RIAA perceive women to be in the same category as children and pensioners - easy marks who will fold and pay up rather than fight, and are consequently sueing more women than men.
The average male Slashdot user probably looks a lot like our model -- but has more acne and bigger glasses. Users are 23 years old but look twice their age and steadfastly refuse to accept the fact that Windows is actually not a bad operating system.
Hrm.. looks down... yep definately breasts... and not man-breasts either...
Looks at nick and sig file... they got it part right about the Windoze reference...
Based on the local news reports (so take with a grain of salt) the motorcade wasn't pulled over, but the Chasers' crew decided the joke had gone far enough - stopped the card and got out. At that point the security forces saw the guy dressed as Bin Laden.
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I've encountered "voodoo users" of all ages - I have a colleague in her early twenties who has to write down every step in how to complete a task in standard software applications she has been using for over two years in our office, and cannot do it without her notes.
At the same time my mother who is in her 70s can reinstall the operataing system software on her computer unaided.
The difference is a choice made by the user whether they believe they should be able to learn how to do the activity. Some poeple would rather avoid learning about something than risk potential failure should they try to learn.
It's the single most frustrating thing about tech support - answering the same questions for the same people time and time again becuase they refuse to learn.
Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin, An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania. (1759) [source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin%5D
Suddenly I have to worry about PETA showing up on my doorstep? Is there anything more fun than Moonfire spamming bunnies and other small critters.
Macgrrl GamerTag = "BunnyKiller and Nemisis of Goldtooth"
What will be interesting to see is whether the filtering and censorship of LJ will be more or less stringent than it was previously.
Earlier this year we had uproar due to fanfic heavy accounts being blocked and assorted accusations regarding slashfic being porn and potentially kiddie porn in the case of Harry Potter fic.
I wonder if moving out of the US juristriction for the 'publisher' will affect the degree in which copyright violations are pursued.
As a long (long long) time user of Live Journal I've always maintained they need a teired implementation of 'friends' - sometimes poeple are 'friends', sometimes they are 'acquiatinances' you want to keep track of occasionly, then there's 'friends or friends' or RL or buckets you would like to put people in that the grouping system supports in a fairly kludgy way.
It would be good if you could selectively hide aspects of your profile based on the 'friend' category you put people in.
He's far more likely to to be familiar with this site.
It is Slashdot afterall.
I thought Eddy was in the space-time continuium?
Please tell me your paranoia includes backing up your data.
When working as a Mac service technician, I lost count of the number of times I had Masters and PHD students come in crying wanting a data recovery done because the last 5 years of work was on a computer which had crashed and it was the only copy they had...
I'm not sure what it was about post-grads, but the 'smarter' they were, the less common sense they seemed to exhibit.
To clarify - that would be my definition of the point where it becomes a human. Before that it is a potential human, after that - it is a corpse.
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when it can breathe and form a thought on it's own
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Mmmm.... Fudge Factors....
You nerds -- discust me!
It's disgust.
Begone and take your IE with you.
Maybe he was trying for dec_R_ust and was referring to his general levels of cleanliness...
AFAIK you lose the right to child support when you re-marry in Australia.
It is not uncommon for low-income people to remain de-factos to avoid the woman losing the child support money.
What really irks me, though, is when a woman takes offense to being called a "dude".
It's marginally preferable to 'Bitch'.
The biggest factor in longevity is fitness and activity levels. A Fit Person who is overweight has a higher expected longevity than an Unfit Thin person.
Please note that fitness does not equate to weight band. There are plenty of exceptionally fit people who register as having high weight due often to improved muscle tone.
Which doesn't say you shouldn't worry about being overweight - but activity levels is by far the biggest factor. Just because you are naturally thin does get you a free pass to park on the couch.
tangent: now the $AU is up >90c US, why the hell are we paying so much?? :D
Because petrol is still $1.30 per litre and they have to pay for delivery somehow :(
Response comes with free sarcasm - but doesn't make it any less true. :(
Darn - I thought you were about to suggest a new way for web comics to gain notoriety/notability... :P
Oh the irony!!! A wikipedia admin complaining about the ego of others. Why does anyone contribute to wikipedia? Yes, that's right -- ego. The joy and bragging rights of seeing their precious and oh so important words on the Internet.
In the words of the notable Skyhooks: "Ego is not a dirty word"
My husband has sleep apnea. When he went to the sleep clinic they marked him as a 3+ on a scal eout of 3 for level of snoring.
It's only since we started watching House that he realised what the face mask really looks like. What he doesn't appreaciate/experience is the jet of cold/sweaty air being blown in his face/do the back of his neck all night.
We use the air condition for maybe 35% of the year because I need a blanket all year around to act as a wind break and to hide under.
I was astonished the first time some random guy opened a trade window and gave me stuff out of the blue.
All my WoW toons are female with the exception of one bank alt. The main reason is I don't think much of the male avatars as a general rule.
At RPG tournament level I've probably played more male than female characters - due mostly to the fact that game designers often didn't include female characters in the senarios. Or if they did they were T&A fluff.
My RPG campaign characters are mostly female because it's easier for me that way. Though I've had a few male characters along the way.
The guys I play tabletop RPGs with play a mix of male and female toons. It only pisses me off when one guy in particular always tried to play ugly chicks obsessed with getting impregnated by the heir of any particular kingdom we happen to be in at a the time. Not sure what that says about his view of women.
Oh, and about the glue on the platen -- goo gone works wonders. I've never seen a platen I couldn't clean ;)
A damp micro-fibre cloth does a pretty good job and requires no solvents. I keep one in my draw for my monitor and the copier around the corner from my desk.
I'm considering making it a shooting offense to touch my screen or the plattern on the copier - why do people feel the need to drag their oily greasy fingers across them all the time?
Just cast barkskin on your enemies before you beat them up.
Also... A handful of defendants have managed to be exonerated, most notably Debbie Foster, Patricia Santangelo, and Tanya Andersen--who is now suing the RIAA for malicious prosecution. Why are all the women getting off? If Jammie Thomas wins, there's another one! I am pretty sure men are being discriminated against...or are only women actually fighting the RIAA?
Another possible theory is that the RIAA perceive women to be in the same category as children and pensioners - easy marks who will fold and pay up rather than fight, and are consequently sueing more women than men.
The average male Slashdot user probably looks a lot like our model -- but has more acne and bigger glasses. Users are 23 years old but look twice their age and steadfastly refuse to accept the fact that Windows is actually not a bad operating system.
Hrm.. looks down... yep definately breasts... and not man-breasts either...
Looks at nick and sig file... they got it part right about the Windoze reference...
Based on the local news reports (so take with a grain of salt) the motorcade wasn't pulled over, but the Chasers' crew decided the joke had gone far enough - stopped the card and got out. At that point the security forces saw the guy dressed as Bin Laden.