Lets see. I can create print documents from XML using XSL-FO, and take my pick of open source tools, or use CSS and use, um, a commercial closed-source app called Prince. No thanks.
Try this experiment:
Unplug your mouse
Walk to the nearest mac, Take your mouse with you.
Unplug the Mac's mouse.
Plug yours in.
It works doesn't it? and the wheel, too. No reboot needed. So, yes, they already did this. You just need to provide the mouse.
Maintaining lane and speed on a freeway is a trivial task compared to driving on regular streets. Experienced drivers rely on many subtle cues, like: "That car has dents", "That pedestrian is looking the wrong way", "That cyclist is making eye contact, I'll wave him through". By the time the AI systems can drive a car properly, we'll probably have run out of oil.
"But The most important technology will be the sensors. The brake pedal will become a sensor, feeling the pressure of your foot and telling the brake what to do. The accelerator will also become a sensor."
The X15 flew into 'space' when hhe USAF set the boundary at 50 miles. SS1 exceeds 100Km (62 miles)
The X15 program was VERY expensive in todays dollars, more than $100m I believe.
Maybe that's true for $20 USB flashdrives, but consumers won't go along with it if the "old device" is a $500 digital camera.
Cringely cites the precendent of IBM, who tried (and failed) to achieve lock-in by changing the PC hardware standard. I think MS will have similar problems if they try this. THE USB-makers are already annoyed with them for trying to sell licences for the VFAT filesystem.
"If the election official believes the signature is forged or there is something amiss, they have the authority under the law to discard the ballot," Jackson said.
So it really doesn't matter how secure/private the system is, The local officials can just toss out all the ballots they don't like, and it's all legal.
If the marketdroids at Microsoft are no more perceptive than many slashdotters, we should be seeing a link to this paper on the "Get The Facts About Linux" page real soon now...
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Lets see. I can create print documents from XML using XSL-FO, and take my pick of open source tools, or use CSS and use, um, a commercial closed-source app called Prince. No thanks.
Try this experiment:
Unplug your mouse
Walk to the nearest mac, Take your mouse with you.
Unplug the Mac's mouse.
Plug yours in.
It works doesn't it? and the wheel, too. No reboot needed. So, yes, they already did this. You just need to provide the mouse.
Maintaining lane and speed on a freeway is a trivial task compared to driving on regular streets. Experienced drivers rely on many subtle cues, like: "That car has dents", "That pedestrian is looking the wrong way", "That cyclist is making eye contact, I'll wave him through". By the time the AI systems can drive a car properly, we'll probably have run out of oil.
The X15 flew into 'space' when hhe USAF set the boundary at 50 miles. SS1 exceeds 100Km (62 miles)
The X15 program was VERY expensive in todays dollars, more than $100m I believe.
Maybe that's true for $20 USB flashdrives, but consumers won't go along with it if the "old device" is a $500 digital camera.
Cringely cites the precendent of IBM, who tried (and failed) to achieve lock-in by changing the PC hardware standard. I think MS will have similar problems if they try this. THE USB-makers are already annoyed with them for trying to sell licences for the VFAT filesystem.
You're a tutorial author, so Write A Better Tutorial instead of whining.
Sigh...
In other news, Ford has announced a 500 tonne nuclear powered SUV!
"If the election official believes the signature is forged or there is something amiss, they have the authority under the law to discard the ballot," Jackson said.
So it really doesn't matter how secure/private the system is, The local officials can just toss out all the ballots they don't like, and it's all legal.
If the marketdroids at Microsoft are no more perceptive than many slashdotters, we should be seeing a link to this paper on the "Get The Facts About Linux" page real soon now...