So I grabbed the latest Mozilla today, and then on a whim headed to netscape and grabbed 7.0. This was about four hours before the/. article on 7.0. I had no idea it was that new.
At any rate, it is certainly an improvement over 6.0 -- so for all us semi-geeks that don't run mozilla but still root for it, this is our chance at tabbed browsing (lovely), improved download management (quite nice indeed), and those silly little icons for each website (silly).
Now... he stays up late at night. I don't know about you, but I'm going to start calling him every morning to see if he wants to buy:
* the can of Altoids on my desk.
* the half used stick of deodorant in my bathroom.
* my junkmail.
* assorted scratched audio CDs of the 80s.
* a list of really great websites.
* ketchup. lots of ketchup. and whatnot. I figure, if I call him every day for three years (approx 1000 days) and he buys one thing, well then it was worth it!
There are tremendous difficulties that lie ahead. They must map where the cue ball will lie after the shot.
Then... the "real" math comes in: do you take the easy shot with a far more difficult second shot, or do you take a slightly more risky first shot, to be rewarded with a setup for a second and third object ball?
The decision making tree grows large, and different parameters would be selected not just based on the ability of the player, but on his opponent and the current state of the game.
There is much math ahead. This is a neat gizmo, but it trivializes the decision making and abilities pool sharks exhibit just down the street.
... of the people losing public space to corporations. What about civil liberties and rights, such as assembly, etc.?
Is it reasonable that the government can make a deal with a corporation preventing citizens from assembling in vast parts of the city for a period of days? Is it reasonable that a corporation can rent a cities public and greenspaces for days?
Personally, I don't think its reasonable at all. If it happened in my home city, I'd quickly become a civil disobediant.
Because if you mail only published materials (books, magazines, etc.) than you pay a much reduced price.
Do other nations do this?
How long before the USPS, in an effort to gain more revinue, rids itself of the discount to mailing books?
On a side note, I get free Amazon gift certificates because of the credit card I use. I can't apply it toward used anything, but I rack up enough points to get new stuff as fast as I can read it. (I don't think this offer exists for new customers anymore... but it couldn't hurt to try/ask)
Disclaimer: I stopped playing games around the time Wolfenstein 3D was in it's heyday, so this question may be completely off base -- but then, it may apply to some other video games instead.
Given that both Germany and France have laws concerning swastikas and other Nazi paraphanalia, how do their laws affect video games that contain Nazi paraphanalia? What if they allow you to be a Nazi instead of simply fighting against one?
Yup, some might count shooting animals with a rifle as violent. Unless you want to hack the game to remove the hunting (leaving stocking up early and bushes as the sole source of food), you've got violence in Oregon Trail.
I'm a young technologist with a zeal for government and a few degrees in computer science and mathematics. How do I get a job doing what you do (and an entry level)? What can I do in the mean time to increase my chances? Would a degree in public policy or law help? Would experience in Washington help? Would wearing a penguin tie help?
What can I do to end up on a career path like yours?
OK -- I haven't read the article and don't plan to, but lend me an ear anyway:
Most programmers like to bang on the keyboards at night. It's a phenomenon; hackers burn midnight oil more efficiently. Most management likes to work during the day. This could be due to things like family, evening television, whatever.
Now, they can work in their timespace of preference, at the same time. Sure enough, it would also work if management was in Russia and the programmers were in Honolulu, although that seems like a perfectly good way to waste a lei joke.
If websurfers knowingly understand what Gator does and install it, than those complaining don't have a leg to stand on.
If I want to build a device that puts a Coke poster in front of my TV every time a Pepsi ad comes on, there ain't nothing Pepsi (or their ad company, or the channel that sold them the airtime) can do about it. Similar examples work for radio as well. The key is that the switch is done in my domain. This is not like putting a big ol' poster in front of a billboard on the interstate, because that isn't in the viewers domain of choice.
Gator is giving away this device. Sure, I don't get to decide if it will be a Coke poster or a 7-Up poster -- but I do get to decide if a poster will be displayed at all or not. I also have the ability to move the poster or get rid of that particular poster altogether if I so choose.
So, why should netspace be any different from meatspace?
This all hinges on if consumers understand exactly what Gator does and consent to it. The bundling presents an additional problem that I suspect they will lose, but thats for another post.
6) Break MS up into smaller companies - perhaps hardware, OS, and apps. This way Windows wouldn't be able to coattail on the office suite. The apps company would make its software work just as well for Mac as Win, as well as Linux perhaps. The OS would be forced to survive on its own merits, which means it would either become better (good for consumers) or it would vanish (if it couldn't hack it on its own, well, extinction can be a good thing).
Not to sound like a dick, but you said "My fiancee... is an audio engineer, with a degree from one of the most reputed schools in the country (I think its in LA - I forget what its called)." You are going to marry this woman, be with her through sickness and health, good times and bad, till death parts you, and you don't even know where she went to college?
Maybe you haven't met in person yet. Perhaps you're still virtually snogging via the Internet? Don't worry -- Internet2 will be in 3D.
What if I were to use style sheets or whatever to make my own purple squiggly underlines on my webpage, just like M$ did. And what if those links opened popup windows, just like M$ did. And what if the layout, formatting, fonts, etc. were identical to M$'s. And what if, instead of actual M$ content, it was my content, with the word Microshaft instead of Microsoft.
Clearly a parody, and I could use it to say whatever I wanted, with the appearance of it being Microsoft speak. I could say anything -- Bill Gates wets his bed, Microsoft will give you $20 if you format your hard drive, Linux is a better OS, whatever.
My point is, this can be "abused" by anyone. So, I say bring it on -- I look forward to appearing to speak on behalf of Microsoft. C'mon, it'll be fun!
A victory for Linus' troops! I presume they stripped the OS down so that booting Linux will only take a few seconds -- instead of the 2+ minutes for Windows. This way, when you are sitting on the train and only want to do "low productivity things" like listen to MP3s or read your email, you can save battery life and get into the applications faster.
It also means that consumers will be a little closer to Linux -- thereby helping to crack Linux into the general end user marketplace. I see this as a good thing, because it makes big scary Linux a little easier for consumers to swallow.
Is this the "affirmative action" of Argentina? Free software has been wronged in the past, and due to laws and society oppressing it, it can't overcome it's slow start without a boost...
Note: this isn't posted to flame or troll; it's posted to earn an insightful moderation.
Seriously -- the intern gets a flavour of the company and corperate programming, and is capable of coming on board and seeing his contributions right away.
You get a cheap way to clean up the program. I believe one of the reasons why Microsoft is so popular is that they fix these kinds of bugs. Sure, you may get a BSOD every once in a while, but the program appears professional. Much like spelling and formatting errors in resumes are deadly, spelling and formatting errors in software reek of unprofessionalism.
For the cost of $12,000 (4 months intern salary) you could get tons of simple bug fixes knocked out, and give some poor undergrad tuition for his next semester or two. Everybody's a winner.
Note my submission of this article was rejected 5 hours prior... 2001-04-16 11:08:30 Computer graphics and the blind (articles,hardware) (rejected)
Note that BOBBY is "a free service provided by CAST to help Web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities."
Pretty handy, and sponsored by many of the big Internet companies. Hey mods, can I have some Karma back please???
With ethernet to the home, and Internet use spreading horizontally (more end users) and vertically (more businesses setting up LANs and other multiple IP-grabbing sub networks),
Will developers that see bugs in the syntax report them to Microsoft?
How can those developers be sure that what they see as programming bugs really are, since they aren't allowed to modify the code (and hence, check)?
Will Microsoft take an active roll in using any "suggestions" from programers regarding bugs in future SPs or versions?
Will the Windows OS improve as a result of this move, or just applications that run on the OS
Will this lead to some increases in bugs? If an application writer uses undocumented side effects of Windows (that she finds in the source code) and the code changes (SP, new version, etc.), will we see new bugs?
I'm just full of questions. Anyone care to try and answer?
The most important question (IMHO) is:
Is this move by Microsoft good for computer users in the aggregate in the short term? Long term?
So, once they get the names right, what will they do about permutations?
How many people misspell Springsteen as Springstein?
You get the drift. Can't users just misspell, and do it intentionally? Sure, its not a total solution, but it seems like it would work out some of the time...
WRONG! If all parties were perfectly aware of the situation, you would be right.
However clearly Nike holds the upper hand. Nike knows about the health risks due to the fumes from glue that bonds the sole to the rest of the shoe. The workers don't. Nike knows they can make the employees work for longer hours than promised, with no immediate retribution. Sure, the employee can quit but they won't get their last paycheck, etc. Nike knows they can physically abuse their employees -- not likely to be part of the initial employment agreement, nor is it likely to be legal in the country of employment. Nike knows they can lie to the American public about the conditions, and get away with it for the most part.
All of these cases are instances where the employee doesn't have perfect knowledge -- and thus can't be expected to make a rational decision. Economics classes assume perfect information. This doesn't mean one can see the future, but it does mean that all parties know all current information. I have a BS in Economics, and while it does help me analyze problems, I am careful of the assumptions an economics analysis requires.
Nike isn't the only guilty shoe and apparel manufacturer -- its just the biggest. Want to stop an evil gang? Take out its leader.
PS -- LIVINGWAGE is 10 characters, and it was accepted as a iD for the ZOOM XC iD (a running shoe).
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So I grabbed the latest Mozilla today, and then on a whim headed to netscape and grabbed 7.0. This was about four hours before the /. article on 7.0. I had no idea it was that new.
At any rate, it is certainly an improvement over 6.0 -- so for all us semi-geeks that don't run mozilla but still root for it, this is our chance at tabbed browsing (lovely), improved download management (quite nice indeed), and those silly little icons for each website (silly).
It's a good thing. Don't bash it. Celebrate it.
Now... he stays up late at night. I don't know about you, but I'm going to start calling him every morning to see if he wants to buy:
* the can of Altoids on my desk.
* the half used stick of deodorant in my bathroom.
* my junkmail.
* assorted scratched audio CDs of the 80s.
* a list of really great websites.
* ketchup. lots of ketchup.
and whatnot. I figure, if I call him every day for three years (approx 1000 days) and he buys one thing, well then it was worth it!
There are tremendous difficulties that lie ahead. They must map where the cue ball will lie after the shot.
Then... the "real" math comes in: do you take the easy shot with a far more difficult second shot, or do you take a slightly more risky first shot, to be rewarded with a setup for a second and third object ball?
The decision making tree grows large, and different parameters would be selected not just based on the ability of the player, but on his opponent and the current state of the game.
There is much math ahead. This is a neat gizmo, but it trivializes the decision making and abilities pool sharks exhibit just down the street.
... of the people losing public space to corporations. What about civil liberties and rights, such as assembly, etc.?
Is it reasonable that the government can make a deal with a corporation preventing citizens from assembling in vast parts of the city for a period of days? Is it reasonable that a corporation can rent a cities public and greenspaces for days?
Personally, I don't think its reasonable at all. If it happened in my home city, I'd quickly become a civil disobediant.
Because if you mail only published materials (books, magazines, etc.) than you pay a much reduced price.
Do other nations do this?
How long before the USPS, in an effort to gain more revinue, rids itself of the discount to mailing books?
On a side note, I get free Amazon gift certificates because of the credit card I use. I can't apply it toward used anything, but I rack up enough points to get new stuff as fast as I can read it. (I don't think this offer exists for new customers anymore... but it couldn't hurt to try/ask)
So take 'em all, and replace them with the AOL 7.0 CDs. While you may not like AOL-TW better, you certainly don't like 'em worse.
Use spamcop. Use it for a while, and your spamcount will shrink.
Disclaimer: I stopped playing games around the time Wolfenstein 3D was in it's heyday, so this question may be completely off base -- but then, it may apply to some other video games instead.
Given that both Germany and France have laws concerning swastikas and other Nazi paraphanalia, how do their laws affect video games that contain Nazi paraphanalia? What if they allow you to be a Nazi instead of simply fighting against one?
Oregon trail has violence.
Yup, some might count shooting animals with a rifle as violent. Unless you want to hack the game to remove the hunting (leaving stocking up early and bushes as the sole source of food), you've got violence in Oregon Trail.
D'oh.
Hey Jamie --
I'm a young technologist with a zeal for government and a few degrees in computer science and mathematics. How do I get a job doing what you do (and an entry level)? What can I do in the mean time to increase my chances? Would a degree in public policy or law help? Would experience in Washington help? Would wearing a penguin tie help?
What can I do to end up on a career path like yours?
OK -- I haven't read the article and don't plan to, but lend me an ear anyway:
Most programmers like to bang on the keyboards at night. It's a phenomenon; hackers burn midnight oil more efficiently. Most management likes to work during the day. This could be due to things like family, evening television, whatever.
Now, they can work in their timespace of preference, at the same time. Sure enough, it would also work if management was in Russia and the programmers were in Honolulu, although that seems like a perfectly good way to waste a lei joke.
If websurfers knowingly understand what Gator does and install it, than those complaining don't have a leg to stand on.
If I want to build a device that puts a Coke poster in front of my TV every time a Pepsi ad comes on, there ain't nothing Pepsi (or their ad company, or the channel that sold them the airtime) can do about it. Similar examples work for radio as well. The key is that the switch is done in my domain. This is not like putting a big ol' poster in front of a billboard on the interstate, because that isn't in the viewers domain of choice.
Gator is giving away this device. Sure, I don't get to decide if it will be a Coke poster or a 7-Up poster -- but I do get to decide if a poster will be displayed at all or not. I also have the ability to move the poster or get rid of that particular poster altogether if I so choose.
So, why should netspace be any different from meatspace?
This all hinges on if consumers understand exactly what Gator does and consent to it. The bundling presents an additional problem that I suspect they will lose, but thats for another post.
6) Break MS up into smaller companies - perhaps hardware, OS, and apps. This way Windows wouldn't be able to coattail on the office suite. The apps company would make its software work just as well for Mac as Win, as well as Linux perhaps. The OS would be forced to survive on its own merits, which means it would either become better (good for consumers) or it would vanish (if it couldn't hack it on its own, well, extinction can be a good thing).
Not to sound like a dick, but you said "My fiancee ... is an audio engineer, with a degree from one of the most reputed schools in the country (I think its in LA - I forget what its called)." You are going to marry this woman, be with her through sickness and health, good times and bad, till death parts you, and you don't even know where she went to college?
Maybe you haven't met in person yet. Perhaps you're still virtually snogging via the Internet? Don't worry -- Internet2 will be in 3D.
What if I were to use style sheets or whatever to make my own purple squiggly underlines on my webpage, just like M$ did. And what if those links opened popup windows, just like M$ did. And what if the layout, formatting, fonts, etc. were identical to M$'s. And what if, instead of actual M$ content, it was my content, with the word Microshaft instead of Microsoft.
Clearly a parody, and I could use it to say whatever I wanted, with the appearance of it being Microsoft speak. I could say anything -- Bill Gates wets his bed, Microsoft will give you $20 if you format your hard drive, Linux is a better OS, whatever.
My point is, this can be "abused" by anyone. So, I say bring it on -- I look forward to appearing to speak on behalf of Microsoft. C'mon, it'll be fun!
Hey kid: Get a lawyer.
Ignore everything and everyone else here until you do so. Go to the press only after you have protected yourself. This includes places like slashdot.
I repeat: Get a lawyer.
A victory for Linus' troops! I presume they stripped the OS down so that booting Linux will only take a few seconds -- instead of the 2+ minutes for Windows. This way, when you are sitting on the train and only want to do "low productivity things" like listen to MP3s or read your email, you can save battery life and get into the applications faster.
It also means that consumers will be a little closer to Linux -- thereby helping to crack Linux into the general end user marketplace. I see this as a good thing, because it makes big scary Linux a little easier for consumers to swallow.
Is this the "affirmative action" of Argentina? Free software has been wronged in the past, and due to laws and society oppressing it, it can't overcome it's slow start without a boost...
Note: this isn't posted to flame or troll; it's posted to earn an insightful moderation.
Hire an intern.
Seriously -- the intern gets a flavour of the company and corperate programming, and is capable of coming on board and seeing his contributions right away.
You get a cheap way to clean up the program. I believe one of the reasons why Microsoft is so popular is that they fix these kinds of bugs. Sure, you may get a BSOD every once in a while, but the program appears professional. Much like spelling and formatting errors in resumes are deadly, spelling and formatting errors in software reek of unprofessionalism.
For the cost of $12,000 (4 months intern salary) you could get tons of simple bug fixes knocked out, and give some poor undergrad tuition for his next semester or two. Everybody's a winner.
Note my submission of this article was rejected 5 hours prior...
2001-04-16 11:08:30 Computer graphics and the blind (articles,hardware) (rejected)
Note that BOBBY is "a free service provided by CAST to help Web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities."
Pretty handy, and sponsored by many of the big Internet companies. Hey mods, can I have some Karma back please???
With ethernet to the home, and Internet use spreading horizontally (more end users) and vertically (more businesses setting up LANs and other multiple IP-grabbing sub networks),
Should we expect an IEEE move to IPv6, and when?
I'm just full of questions. Anyone care to try and answer?
The most important question (IMHO) is:
So, once they get the names right, what will they do about permutations?
How many people misspell Springsteen as Springstein?
You get the drift. Can't users just misspell, and do it intentionally? Sure, its not a total solution, but it seems like it would work out some of the time...
"Bad jobs are better than no jobs"
WRONG! If all parties were perfectly aware of the situation, you would be right.
However clearly Nike holds the upper hand. Nike knows about the health risks due to the fumes from glue that bonds the sole to the rest of the shoe. The workers don't. Nike knows they can make the employees work for longer hours than promised, with no immediate retribution. Sure, the employee can quit but they won't get their last paycheck, etc. Nike knows they can physically abuse their employees -- not likely to be part of the initial employment agreement, nor is it likely to be legal in the country of employment. Nike knows they can lie to the American public about the conditions, and get away with it for the most part.
All of these cases are instances where the employee doesn't have perfect knowledge -- and thus can't be expected to make a rational decision. Economics classes assume perfect information. This doesn't mean one can see the future, but it does mean that all parties know all current information. I have a BS in Economics, and while it does help me analyze problems, I am careful of the assumptions an economics analysis requires.
Nike isn't the only guilty shoe and apparel manufacturer -- its just the biggest. Want to stop an evil gang? Take out its leader.
PS -- LIVINGWAGE is 10 characters, and it was accepted as a iD for the ZOOM XC iD (a running shoe).
Not quite right...
The ZOOM XC iD allows 10 characters... it is the second running shoe from the left.
Perhaps (giving Nike the benefit of the doubt) some allow 8 and others 10 as a function of the available space on that part of the shoe...