I know of atleast one of those five reasons, because I personally complained to quite a few different game companies, especially Blizzard for Diablo 2. I have an old Creative CD-RW 8x4x24 that I still use (it's like 5 years old now, hasn't burned a bad copy once) and it is incapable of reading the little barcodes on the inside of the CD to check if it's a legitimate copy. So, even though I had no moral conundrum to use a NoCD fix, I ended up selling those games, Diablo 2 included, to friends; I switched over to game that didn't require CD's in the tray (and then I found EQ... and lost almost 2 years of my life)
The reason we (the US) went into this war is simple. France, Germany and Russia were being thoroughly uncooperative with catching the "baddies". Any why would one suggest that they took this stance? Simple. They spent millions (billions) on Iraq in arms and supplies. The reason we knew they had WMD is because our "allies" had sold WMD's to Iraq. The reason for our "allies" wanting more time for inspections was to allow more time for the weapons to be moved. I don't think there was any false information, the US knew, our Allies knew, Iraq just had forewarning.
The outcome of this is two fold, we stick it to our "allies" with veto power in the UN and show them that their investments are not worth as much as protecting everyone, and secondly, to make an example out of Saddam. There are alot more people that this administration would love to go after, but by taking on Saddam, they may have accomplished alot more.
I like to hope that this, in 20 years maybe, will help bring a moderate level of peace to the middle east. If the Iraqi reform is successful it would set a powerful example.
The answer... yes, actually. My father is probably the best example of an end user that I can think of. He used to write code for his psychology tests, purchased his first computer the year I was born (1981) and has been using computers very successfully for nearly 25 years. The problem is that he has never had the need to understand them more as a means to an end, a tool. And in that sense, he is to me the quintessential computer user.
Most people I have encountered are just like my dad. They just need it to do something without any problems. Well that is all fine and dandy, but is not going to work anymore. There is one thing that I have heard more and more of, educate the user. And it is not our job to bitch and moan about what users should or should not have to do, but it is our job to teach them how to care for their computers and steps to take to protect their investments. Sure all of this seems pretty simple to us, so we must take measures to make it simple for them.
Example 1 : Instead of coming over and simply installing a personal firewall for them, walk them through the steps, take notes along the way, and explain them the advantages and what problems it may create.
Example 2 : Major vendors (Dell, Compusa, Best Buy, Fry's, etc) could offer supplementary pamphlets w/CD that would assist them in helping to set up their computers correctly.
People need to realize that they need to take responsibility for everything and understand that anything technological cannot be taken for granted. Would you tell the same person that they shouldn't have to worry about changing the oil in their car because it is not something that they should be concerned with? I hope not. Computers are a commodity now, not a privilage, similar to cars, the more people who have them, the more responsible everyone must be. Because in the end, one more person who knows how to take care of their computer, is one less person we have to worry about spreading the next virus.
Did you ever learn anything about computer security? On a machine that you do not want to be compromised, absolutely do not connect it to the network/internet. have all relevant patches available on removeable media - that has been verified authentic - and install sans network.
Then once you are certain that everything is hunky dory, plug it into the network or internet with a firewall (for both incoming and outgoing).
And this isn't an issue with Windows or Linux or FreeBSD for all the fanboys out there. This applies to all OS's. Windows is targeted more because there are more people using it. There are plenty of exploitable vulnerabilities in any OS. It's a matter of work / payoff ratio.
If you are saying that privacy is an issue, why not just keep the user/subject be in complete control. I am assuming there is a pause and record button on this device. So with that in mind, let the user hit record when they are comfortable (like on the bus) and pause when they are not (on the phone with their psychic).
Then when you get back the recordings, run a simple script to slice out small bits of the data and destroy the original copy (either physically or wiping it with a disk wiper a few times).
This way the user is in control and you don't need to worry about privacy issues since they are consenting to whatever they want to have recorded.
I RTFA and I nearly turned to the trash can next to my desk and vomitted. Capitalism is great when there is a viable market to be profitable. But to intentionally go into a market that has no use for such a device is rediculous.
Sure people felt the same way about the automobile, telephone and television. But the kicker here is that it is offering nothing inovative in helping their lives. We might as well invest that time in helping to develop the countries, and from that we will grow much more viable markets.
The way I figure it, we might as well just give the kids crack. It does the same thing; you get wired, can't stop working, go to Walmart at 2:30 in the morning to get crayons, construction paper, glue and glitter to finish your latest project. Of course, only to through it away the next day and spend the rest of the next day curled up with crossword puzzles and jollyranchers.
Not like I would know or anything...
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I know of atleast one of those five reasons, because I personally complained to quite a few different game companies, especially Blizzard for Diablo 2. I have an old Creative CD-RW 8x4x24 that I still use (it's like 5 years old now, hasn't burned a bad copy once) and it is incapable of reading the little barcodes on the inside of the CD to check if it's a legitimate copy. So, even though I had no moral conundrum to use a NoCD fix, I ended up selling those games, Diablo 2 included, to friends; I switched over to game that didn't require CD's in the tray (and then I found EQ... and lost almost 2 years of my life)
The reason we (the US) went into this war is simple. France, Germany and Russia were being thoroughly uncooperative with catching the "baddies". Any why would one suggest that they took this stance? Simple. They spent millions (billions) on Iraq in arms and supplies. The reason we knew they had WMD is because our "allies" had sold WMD's to Iraq. The reason for our "allies" wanting more time for inspections was to allow more time for the weapons to be moved. I don't think there was any false information, the US knew, our Allies knew, Iraq just had forewarning.
The outcome of this is two fold, we stick it to our "allies" with veto power in the UN and show them that their investments are not worth as much as protecting everyone, and secondly, to make an example out of Saddam. There are alot more people that this administration would love to go after, but by taking on Saddam, they may have accomplished alot more.
I like to hope that this, in 20 years maybe, will help bring a moderate level of peace to the middle east. If the Iraqi reform is successful it would set a powerful example.
Did you ever learn anything about end users?
The answer... yes, actually. My father is probably the best example of an end user that I can think of. He used to write code for his psychology tests, purchased his first computer the year I was born (1981) and has been using computers very successfully for nearly 25 years. The problem is that he has never had the need to understand them more as a means to an end, a tool. And in that sense, he is to me the quintessential computer user.
Most people I have encountered are just like my dad. They just need it to do something without any problems. Well that is all fine and dandy, but is not going to work anymore. There is one thing that I have heard more and more of, educate the user. And it is not our job to bitch and moan about what users should or should not have to do, but it is our job to teach them how to care for their computers and steps to take to protect their investments. Sure all of this seems pretty simple to us, so we must take measures to make it simple for them.
Example 1 : Instead of coming over and simply installing a personal firewall for them, walk them through the steps, take notes along the way, and explain them the advantages and what problems it may create.
Example 2 : Major vendors (Dell, Compusa, Best Buy, Fry's, etc) could offer supplementary pamphlets w/CD that would assist them in helping to set up their computers correctly.
People need to realize that they need to take responsibility for everything and understand that anything technological cannot be taken for granted. Would you tell the same person that they shouldn't have to worry about changing the oil in their car because it is not something that they should be concerned with? I hope not. Computers are a commodity now, not a privilage, similar to cars, the more people who have them, the more responsible everyone must be. Because in the end, one more person who knows how to take care of their computer, is one less person we have to worry about spreading the next virus.
Did you ever learn anything about computer security? On a machine that you do not want to be compromised, absolutely do not connect it to the network/internet. have all relevant patches available on removeable media - that has been verified authentic - and install sans network.
Then once you are certain that everything is hunky dory, plug it into the network or internet with a firewall (for both incoming and outgoing).
And this isn't an issue with Windows or Linux or FreeBSD for all the fanboys out there. This applies to all OS's. Windows is targeted more because there are more people using it. There are plenty of exploitable vulnerabilities in any OS. It's a matter of work / payoff ratio.
If you are saying that privacy is an issue, why not just keep the user/subject be in complete control. I am assuming there is a pause and record button on this device. So with that in mind, let the user hit record when they are comfortable (like on the bus) and pause when they are not (on the phone with their psychic).
Then when you get back the recordings, run a simple script to slice out small bits of the data and destroy the original copy (either physically or wiping it with a disk wiper a few times).
This way the user is in control and you don't need to worry about privacy issues since they are consenting to whatever they want to have recorded.
I RTFA and I nearly turned to the trash can next to my desk and vomitted. Capitalism is great when there is a viable market to be profitable. But to intentionally go into a market that has no use for such a device is rediculous. Sure people felt the same way about the automobile, telephone and television. But the kicker here is that it is offering nothing inovative in helping their lives. We might as well invest that time in helping to develop the countries, and from that we will grow much more viable markets.
The way I figure it, we might as well just give the kids crack. It does the same thing; you get wired, can't stop working, go to Walmart at 2:30 in the morning to get crayons, construction paper, glue and glitter to finish your latest project. Of course, only to through it away the next day and spend the rest of the next day curled up with crossword puzzles and jollyranchers. Not like I would know or anything...