Does this conflict with George Bush's new law that outlaws death? The RIAA must be looking forward to this... file-sharers will no longer be able to hide behind death as an excuse to not be prosecuted.
Actually, if a NZ company does have an incorrect price, they have to stand by it, within reason. Law isn't draconian in NZ, as some of the young libertarians seem to be projecting... But if you state a price for something, you have to follow through with it, unless it's clearly wrong - for example a car labelled "$50" instead of "$50k".
Maybe the company was less "caring" about what it posted on the net... maybe it considered the internet to be a "lesser" form of advertising? Some bozo in a previous post called it government interfering with business...
This country's shifting a large part of the business advertising paradigm to the internet - flights are booked online, we shop online more and more; maybe most pertinently our phonebooks are online: consequently websites are popping up in response. Thus I'm glad the laws here are responding, and can respond to the issues at hand.
The consumer is well-protected by law in NZ, I suspect it's because consumers here are stupider than elsewhere!!!
I would argue against "IP is a meaningless concept", but I cannot, for various reasons.
As for my fallacious behaviour... They are often bundled together, as is the case at selected technology companies who have "IP Officers" who look after patents, trademarks, copyrights etc. Most companies have patents, copyrights and trademarks to worry about- whether it be patentable research, user manuals, their trademarks and associated dowotsits...
Sure, you see them separately because you're a techno-law-guru. On the other hand, I am a legal layman who bundles them together because it is convenient, rather than necessarily accurate (Sometimes loosely applied bundling has its uses).
All you do is tell Windows that you are left-handed. Then it swaps the left and right button.
I was kinda replying to this!!!
There are also further complications, at my old university, they had abysmally-short mouse cables, so it was rather difficult to move the mouse to the left-hand side.
Set Troll.mode = True I guess it further exemplifies the idea that lefthanders are smarter than righthanders... none of them are computer lab technicians (spelt MSCE)... Set Troll.mode = False
Yeah, scissors involve holding them on the righthand side, screwdrivers mean it's easier for lefthanders to destroy things than build things (the thread screws that way because it's easier for humans to supinate than pronate). Women... again... if you read what I said... "how well" is the operative argument! Sorry to be a pedant... well I'm not really sorry...
I'm lefthanded and learnt how to use the mouse in my lefthand with the same button config... why?
It isn't possible to change the mouse buttons over on university workstations. Can't even change the background image. As a lefty, I had to learn it backwards, and it works fine for me.
Sometimes you righthanded people should live life as a leftie... it's an interesting lesson in design! Use scissors, screwdrivers, women lefthanded and let me know how well you do!
It really depends what future you want for yourself, particularly in the short term. I found that coupling
a mathematics degree with
software engineering and
some hardware knowledge makes for a damned useful combination - especially in a communications/signal processing environment playing with all sorts of signals and modulation schemes.
If you want a broad range of subjects to cover, go for Test Engineering, it covers a helluva lot of areas of interest to most geeks! And I don't mean script-writing etc, that's for the technicians. This is full-on test system implementation - a pivotal position in any engineering company is test automation for hardware/software.
Take a look at the Raytheon job site, or other sites, they are screaming out for people in test engineering roles! It is a vital role in major companies.
From my short experience, MBAs are suitable for older people who can't make it up the management chain on their own (this isn't intended as a troll). It is valuable though, as people have plastered all through this thread, the right MBA works wonders, much like a laxative.
I don't use the office toolbar per se, but here at work I use multiple applications - the Quick Launch toolbar is perhaps the handiest thing I've got. Screw the Start menu, that's slow. Once you've memorised the shortcuts for other handy things like "calc" and "freecell", you don't need much else!!
Back to the topic... I'd be keen to find out how OO.o handles.xlt files - the MS Office viewers bite, and buying licences for Office is a waste when we only need it for test stations that don't need anything but Excel! Is OO.o truly an Office clone? Or is it still an occasion where we need to have both to get the useful features of both?
Last time I was in a TGIF restaurant, I was exposed to all sorts of dangerous things...
Waiters
Loud Americans with cigars
and of course copious amounts of spilled beer.
From http://www.goyk.com/text.asp?id=54/
"My fellow Americans, I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
Ronald Reagan, about to go on the air for a radio broadcast, unaware that the microphone was already on
If only... then the poor sod would have all his money. It's a shame you Americans don't have a warmongering President! hehe.
Even if Chinese are permitted to view this US-centric site, English isn't THAT widespread. If most people haven't noticed, a lot of their websites are Chinese and NOT English!!!
Navigate it with a drop-down tree diagram! It would look pretty damn sweet on 1600x1200 res...
I reckon it'd work just fine.... and then some! It'd be especially handy for navigating online stores... when you're constantly clicking links, then back tracking etc... (although tabbed browsing is probably good enough/better)... ok, I'll stop now.
How about you do a design competition for the best interface for a cellphone or PDA?
That can involve the boys AND the girls... it can get as technical as it likes (designing user-friendly menu systems) and it gets them to think about things that are important to users that software developers often forget about.... ease of use!
Design is a VERY important thing to teach kids, and it may spurn them onto techie jobs!
A good user-centred design process allows a software engineering team to create a good solution. Security is a subset of usability - if the user desires security, then that should also be a part of the product.
This whole thread displays the ignorance that abounds in the techie community. The guy who posted this thread has no bloody idea what usability is. A discussion of usability vs security shows that:
a) generally, there is ignorance about what usability actually is.
b) usability is a lame excuse for piss-poor programming re: security.
(b) usually comes from (a) because most software programmers do not come from a good design background, let alone understand what proper design is. They sit down with a problem and hack till their toes fall off.
Security and usability can be achieved in one go, but it depends on how good the programmer is.
Usability. Design. They're important. Security is just a possibly-desirable aspect. A good design framework should allow a secure, usable package. If you want to focus on security, that's fine. Just be aware that if you give up usability for security, it's ok, it just means you're not that great at what you do. I recommend a career in McDonalds for you.
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Would that be IRSocide?
Does this conflict with George Bush's new law that outlaws death? The RIAA must be looking forward to this... file-sharers will no longer be able to hide behind death as an excuse to not be prosecuted.
However, I take a different view and note that Lego is the "plural" form (much like sheep), otherwise say "Lego bricks"....
Refer to earlier post and mark me redundant!
Maybe the company was less "caring" about what it posted on the net... maybe it considered the internet to be a "lesser" form of advertising? Some bozo in a previous post called it government interfering with business...
This country's shifting a large part of the business advertising paradigm to the internet - flights are booked online, we shop online more and more; maybe most pertinently our phonebooks are online: consequently websites are popping up in response. Thus I'm glad the laws here are responding, and can respond to the issues at hand.
The consumer is well-protected by law in NZ, I suspect it's because consumers here are stupider than elsewhere!!!
As for my fallacious behaviour... They are often bundled together, as is the case at selected technology companies who have "IP Officers" who look after patents, trademarks, copyrights etc. Most companies have patents, copyrights and trademarks to worry about- whether it be patentable research, user manuals, their trademarks and associated dowotsits...
Sure, you see them separately because you're a techno-law-guru. On the other hand, I am a legal layman who bundles them together because it is convenient, rather than necessarily accurate (Sometimes loosely applied bundling has its uses).
It's like Guantanamo terrorists being held till the US finds enough evidence to make sure they can convict them.........
There's more to IP than just patents, buddy!!
I'm sure the BMW would have something to say if someone set up a "BMW" factory next door to their US one...
I was kinda replying to this!!!
There are also further complications, at my old university, they had abysmally-short mouse cables, so it was rather difficult to move the mouse to the left-hand side.
Set Troll.mode = True
I guess it further exemplifies the idea that lefthanders are smarter than righthanders... none of them are computer lab technicians (spelt MSCE)...
Set Troll.mode = False
Yeah, scissors involve holding them on the righthand side, screwdrivers mean it's easier for lefthanders to destroy things than build things (the thread screws that way because it's easier for humans to supinate than pronate). Women... again... if you read what I said... "how well" is the operative argument! Sorry to be a pedant... well I'm not really sorry...
It isn't possible to change the mouse buttons over on university workstations. Can't even change the background image. As a lefty, I had to learn it backwards, and it works fine for me.
Sometimes you righthanded people should live life as a leftie... it's an interesting lesson in design! Use scissors, screwdrivers, women lefthanded and let me know how well you do!
a mathematics degree with
software engineering and
some hardware knowledge makes for a damned useful combination - especially in a communications/signal processing environment playing with all sorts of signals and modulation schemes.
If you want a broad range of subjects to cover, go for Test Engineering, it covers a helluva lot of areas of interest to most geeks! And I don't mean script-writing etc, that's for the technicians. This is full-on test system implementation - a pivotal position in any engineering company is test automation for hardware/software.
Take a look at the Raytheon job site, or other sites, they are screaming out for people in test engineering roles! It is a vital role in major companies.
From my short experience, MBAs are suitable for older people who can't make it up the management chain on their own (this isn't intended as a troll). It is valuable though, as people have plastered all through this thread, the right MBA works wonders, much like a laxative.
If you're financially viable, consider retiring somewhere with a low population density and some wildlife! For example, consider the resort on New Zealand's White Island:. 1100.jpg
http://www.geonet.org.nz/images/volcams/W20050303
You and the other two inhabitants can get up to a whole lotta fun, and for quite cheap too.
Back to the topic... I'd be keen to find out how OO.o handles .xlt files - the MS Office viewers bite, and buying licences for Office is a waste when we only need it for test stations that don't need anything but Excel! Is OO.o truly an Office clone? Or is it still an occasion where we need to have both to get the useful features of both?
There's now a huge industry surrounding UI design and usability, I hope the entire community pays their respects.
Last time I was in a TGIF restaurant, I was exposed to all sorts of dangerous things...
Waiters
Loud Americans with cigars
and of course copious amounts of spilled beer.
Clearly we have a moderator who loves Manimal.
"My fellow Americans, I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
Ronald Reagan, about to go on the air for a radio broadcast, unaware that the microphone was already on
If only... then the poor sod would have all his money. It's a shame you Americans don't have a warmongering President! hehe.
I call everything a PC, unless it isn't. It's my way of being lazy.
iBook is a subset of laptop...
laptop is subset of PC
Therefore an iBook is a PC!!!
My logic is flawless. An iBook IS a Personal Computer. Or has the meaning of "personal changed"?????
Same goes for a TI-82...!
I suspect this guy's just yanking your chains.
I reckon it'd work just fine.... and then some! It'd be especially handy for navigating online stores... when you're constantly clicking links, then back tracking etc... (although tabbed browsing is probably good enough/better)... ok, I'll stop now.
You've been watching too much TV.
IMHO, cricket bats are better... they have edges.
How about you do a design competition for the best interface for a cellphone or PDA?
That can involve the boys AND the girls... it can get as technical as it likes (designing user-friendly menu systems) and it gets them to think about things that are important to users that software developers often forget about.... ease of use!
Design is a VERY important thing to teach kids, and it may spurn them onto techie jobs!
This whole thread displays the ignorance that abounds in the techie community. The guy who posted this thread has no bloody idea what usability is. A discussion of usability vs security shows that:
a) generally, there is ignorance about what usability actually is.
b) usability is a lame excuse for piss-poor programming re: security.
(b) usually comes from (a) because most software programmers do not come from a good design background, let alone understand what proper design is. They sit down with a problem and hack till their toes fall off. Security and usability can be achieved in one go, but it depends on how good the programmer is.
Usability. Design. They're important. Security is just a possibly-desirable aspect. A good design framework should allow a secure, usable package. If you want to focus on security, that's fine. Just be aware that if you give up usability for security, it's ok, it just means you're not that great at what you do. I recommend a career in McDonalds for you.