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The mouse scroll wheel was a step in the right direction but the implementation sucks there too. It should scroll continuously instead of clicking by lines.
This is an excellent idea!!! It should work like an analog stick: the further you turn it, the faster the page scrolls. And when you let go of it, it returns to neutral position and stops scrolling. The physical appearance of the wheel should remain the same, though.
Bookmark the parent so you can use it as prior art when the new type of mice hit the shelves with pat.pend. written all over them.
I'd like to extend your thoughts a bit. Your reputation would not be a static thing, but it would go up and down according to what you do. So you would either have good or bad reputation. People with good reputation would occasionally have the chance to rate others. In fact, we could let the anonymous people, the cowards, share the same Internet with us if we automatically regard their reputation as bad. So you would have to first prove your worth before having good reputation.
Time is money. Require people (or their computers, to be precise) to pay for their posts/email/whatever using hashcash. From their page:
Hashcash is a denial-of-service counter measure tool. Its main current use is to help hashcash users avoid losing email due to content based and blacklist based anti-spam systems.
A hashcash stamp constitutes a proof-of-work which takes a parameterizable amount of work to compute for the sender. The recipient can verify received hashcash stamps efficiently.
If a program released under the GPL uses plug-ins, what are the requirements for the licenses of a plug-in?
It depends on how the program invokes its plug-ins. If the program uses fork and exec to invoke plug-ins, then the plug-ins are separate programs, so the license for the main program makes no requirements for them.
If the program dynamically links plug-ins, and they make function calls to each other and share data structures, we believe they form a single program, which must be treated as an extension of both the main program and the plug-ins. This means the plug-ins must be released under the GPL or a GPL-compatible free software license, and that the terms of the GPL must be followed when those plug-ins are distributed.
If the program dynamically links plug-ins, but the communication between them is limited to invoking the `main' function of the plug-in with some options and waiting for it to return, that is a borderline case.
In this case, the "A/V plug-in" is a closed source DLL, which is in violation of the GPL.
The official recommendation of PETA is to split hairs, not hares. Preferrably human hairs, from your own head.
In fact, they even had a campaign with supermodels such as Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell posing naked, with their heads shaved, on billboards, with the slogan "I'd Rather Go Bald than Split Hares" emblazoned across their chests.
While I believe, definitely, that it has to take work to master something, and that work is the defining characteristic of a grand master, it's also important to have some inborn ability.
The important inborn ability might be the motivation and ambition to actually do the hard work required to master something. Of the Polgar sisters Sofia was considered the most talented chess player, but only Susan and Judit had the motivation. As Susan has said, "Everything came easiest to her, but she was lazy."
Lucky you. At least you know what the criteria is. It is not unusual that there is no documented policy, or if there is one, that it doesn't match the configured policy. Better yet, you might have several accounts with conflicting password policies (e.g. one has min n characters, another max n-1 characters.)
My idea of a convenient and secure solution is a smart card based USB token with a PIN code. Unfortunately, from the management point of view, forcing employees to memorize 16 character passwords each month appears cheaper than the USB tokens. And of course, the tokens only work for applications and systems that support it somehow.
Probably the most successful hack (as in practical joke) by Finnish tech students ever is also linked to the Vasa ship. In the 1950s the students of the Helsinki University of Technology sold mini-statues of Paavo Nurmi to fund new student housing. The night before the recovery of the ship in August 1961, a group of students managed to dive to the ship, and placed one of these statues on the deck. This caused quite a sensation in Sweden at the time.
The language is irrelevant to comp scientists... A real computer scientist doesn't care what language they work in... The fact that they've never programmed in VB before is nothing more than a minor roadblock.
I agree that a "real" computer scientist could easily learn a new language and it really might be just a minor roadblock. However, the language is certainly not irrelevant, and we really do care what language we work in. A craftsman needs the right tools. I wouldn't want to code in a language that does not fit the purpose. I like to think that a real computer scientist would recommend a language that best fits the purpose rather than just do what the pointy-haired boss wants.
If my opinions prevent me from being considered a "real" computer scientist, I'd prefer surreal or unreal. With an actual degree, nonetheless.
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Why would so many bright people that use OPEN SOFTWARE buy PROPRIETARY gaming systems?
Umm, because the open source gaming system hasn't hit the shelves yet?
For $600, why not buy a PC that can run games and do useful stuff too?
Because, when I want to play, I want to spend my time playing games rather than tweaking my PC to enable playing games? Because I can just throw in the DVD and push one button to play? Because I don't want to upgrade my PC every six months to keep in line with the hardware requirements? Because someone might want to use the PC while I'm playing?
Besides, six months after the launch, the price will be down to $300-$400 anyway.
I personally think it goes more like this: Women first pick a masculine man with high testosterone levels, and then try and convert that same guy into the family man.
So the women in the study were really looking at the pictures thinking "before" and "after".
What this means for us nerds: Disguise yourself! Get a haircut. Don't shave so often, instead use more aftershave. Buy a leather jacket and boots, and wear them off a bit. Drink. Smoke. Go out. Once the woman finds you, she'll want to turn you back into the nerd that's always home with her. Of course, YMMV.
While I agree with you, your comment is too superficial to be of real value.
Yes, I know my comment was superficial and downright obvious, but yet it was something totally missing in TFA. It was just something I wanted to point out, and I wasn't really disagreeing with the article.
I also agree with you that the software industry should take (or be forced to take) more responsibility for the products. Security is not something the consultants or security professionals can patch later as an add-on.
But there's another aspect: in general, software is not simple. Software products are not simple. If you fly a plane or drive a car, you're expected to know how to do it, to have some sort of training in it, and no security features will ever be able to compensate if you don't know how to do it.
Software should probably be simpler and easier to use, so that you could handle it with less knowledge and training. Simpler is often, but not always, also more secure. But, as they say, if you create a product that an idiot could use, only an idiot would want to use it... And there are tasks where no simple solution will do.
I think TFA pretty much ignores the fact that for the average user, security is just a warm fuzzy feeling they get after they've installed a virus scanner, a firewall, and checked that there's an image of a closed yellow lock somewhere. For security professionals and the like (including myself) it's usually much easier to tackle the technical threats, while it's all too easy ignore the user, which is typically the weakest link in any security critical system.
I know I am stating the obvious here, but I still think the human factor is almost always greatly underestimated.
Budweiser (Budvar, Czech Republic) and Budweiser (Anheuser Busch, USA). Same name, same business. And I have seen both products sold in the same location before (I prefer the Czech version myself).
In fact, Anheuser-Busch sued Budéjovický Budvar over the Budweiser trademark here in Finland. The case was not very clear, as Budvar had registered "Budweiser" earlier than A-B, but had lost the trademark because of not using it. Also, for Budvar the name refers to the brewery, while for Anheuser-Busch it's the beer.
The Finnish supreme court, after consulting the Court of Justice of the European Communities, eventually ruled that Budvar may use "Budweiser Budvar" when referring to the name of the brewery. Budvar was forbidden from using the name "Bud". Because of the EC court involvement, I believe that this ruling *may* have significance in the whole EU area.
Not unlike in the case of Apple vs. Apple, the average beer connoisseur would never confuse the two.
[T]he non-native speakers I've worked with often learned formal English grammar in school and don't use many of the more subtle verb forms of colloquial speech, though they do often have problems with spelling.
As a non-native English speaker it's interesting to note the spelling and/or grammar mistakes made by native English speakers. For example, I find it highly unlikely that a non-native would mix "their", "they're", and "there" in writing, while it appears to be quite common amongst native speakers. It's also amusing to be able to figure out that some English text was written by, say, a native German speaker.
I think the hard parts for (advanced) non-natives are really the subtle little emphasis differencies of words and ways of expressing things. And the more you get into it, the more you really need to know about the culture of the intended target audience. And here spelling comes to play again: the UK vs. US English differencies are a real PITA for non-native speakers.
This was probably discussed at length a year back, but I'm glad this product failed: I just think it produces too much waste per unit sold. I really don't care how handy or revolutional or whatever the product is, if it's difficult to recycle. Even if the coffee tasted good in it. It's not worth it.
Of course, that's just the opinion of a person who lives in a country where over 95 % of all beverage cans and bottles are recycled. I think realizing how well the system really works positively affects your attitudes towards recycling.
A friend told me she'd tried to buy some beer at a liquor store, and when asked for an ID, she'd used her passport. "Don't you have a driver's license?" the person behind the counter had asked, "Anyone can get a passport." So I guess the driver's license is the "real" ID in the US...
Many cities in the US have sidewalks only in restricted, isolated parts of the city. If you live somewhere without any sidewalks then walking isn't a practical transportation option.
I know, it's terrible. My brother (European like myself, of course) was stationed in Dallas for a few years. He could walk to work quicker than he could drive - but he had to cross two pretty wide multilane roads to do it, without pedestrian crossings anywhere to be seen. Not very practical. It was probably illegal too.
He solved the problem like any American would have: he bought yet another car so all family members could drive wherever they were going. He would also drive to a park to have his walk.
This is probably everyday life for millions of Americans, but I just don't get it. Does not compute.
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You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say on the Internet can and will be used against you. You have the right to speak to an attorney, but he can't help you take back what you said on the Internet. Nobody can.
Bookmark the parent so you can use it as prior art when the new type of mice hit the shelves with pat.pend. written all over them.
I'd like to extend your thoughts a bit. Your reputation would not be a static thing, but it would go up and down according to what you do. So you would either have good or bad reputation. People with good reputation would occasionally have the chance to rate others. In fact, we could let the anonymous people, the cowards, share the same Internet with us if we automatically regard their reputation as bad. So you would have to first prove your worth before having good reputation.
In this case, the "A/V plug-in" is a closed source DLL, which is in violation of the GPL.
Here in Japan, we have elections for free! And almost evely molning, too!
In fact, they even had a campaign with supermodels such as Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell posing naked, with their heads shaved, on billboards, with the slogan "I'd Rather Go Bald than Split Hares" emblazoned across their chests.
My idea of a convenient and secure solution is a smart card based USB token with a PIN code. Unfortunately, from the management point of view, forcing employees to memorize 16 character passwords each month appears cheaper than the USB tokens. And of course, the tokens only work for applications and systems that support it somehow.
I've found scissors to be pretty fast and effective for CDs and DVDs (at least against the average trash scavenger) but what are the best options?
Probably the most successful hack (as in practical joke) by Finnish tech students ever is also linked to the Vasa ship. In the 1950s the students of the Helsinki University of Technology sold mini-statues of Paavo Nurmi to fund new student housing. The night before the recovery of the ship in August 1961, a group of students managed to dive to the ship, and placed one of these statues on the deck. This caused quite a sensation in Sweden at the time.
If my opinions prevent me from being considered a "real" computer scientist, I'd prefer surreal or unreal. With an actual degree, nonetheless.
Umm, because the open source gaming system hasn't hit the shelves yet?
Because, when I want to play, I want to spend my time playing games rather than tweaking my PC to enable playing games? Because I can just throw in the DVD and push one button to play? Because I don't want to upgrade my PC every six months to keep in line with the hardware requirements? Because someone might want to use the PC while I'm playing?
Besides, six months after the launch, the price will be down to $300-$400 anyway.
So the women in the study were really looking at the pictures thinking "before" and "after".
What this means for us nerds: Disguise yourself! Get a haircut. Don't shave so often, instead use more aftershave. Buy a leather jacket and boots, and wear them off a bit. Drink. Smoke. Go out. Once the woman finds you, she'll want to turn you back into the nerd that's always home with her. Of course, YMMV.
I also agree with you that the software industry should take (or be forced to take) more responsibility for the products. Security is not something the consultants or security professionals can patch later as an add-on.
But there's another aspect: in general, software is not simple. Software products are not simple. If you fly a plane or drive a car, you're expected to know how to do it, to have some sort of training in it, and no security features will ever be able to compensate if you don't know how to do it.
Software should probably be simpler and easier to use, so that you could handle it with less knowledge and training. Simpler is often, but not always, also more secure. But, as they say, if you create a product that an idiot could use, only an idiot would want to use it... And there are tasks where no simple solution will do.
I know I am stating the obvious here, but I still think the human factor is almost always greatly underestimated.
The Finnish supreme court, after consulting the Court of Justice of the European Communities, eventually ruled that Budvar may use "Budweiser Budvar" when referring to the name of the brewery. Budvar was forbidden from using the name "Bud". Because of the EC court involvement, I believe that this ruling *may* have significance in the whole EU area.
Not unlike in the case of Apple vs. Apple, the average beer connoisseur would never confuse the two.
I think the hard parts for (advanced) non-natives are really the subtle little emphasis differencies of words and ways of expressing things. And the more you get into it, the more you really need to know about the culture of the intended target audience. And here spelling comes to play again: the UK vs. US English differencies are a real PITA for non-native speakers.
Of course, that's just the opinion of a person who lives in a country where over 95 % of all beverage cans and bottles are recycled. I think realizing how well the system really works positively affects your attitudes towards recycling.
"Horn can't be heard, watch for finger."
A friend told me she'd tried to buy some beer at a liquor store, and when asked for an ID, she'd used her passport. "Don't you have a driver's license?" the person behind the counter had asked, "Anyone can get a passport." So I guess the driver's license is the "real" ID in the US...
I know, it's terrible. My brother (European like myself, of course) was stationed in Dallas for a few years. He could walk to work quicker than he could drive - but he had to cross two pretty wide multilane roads to do it, without pedestrian crossings anywhere to be seen. Not very practical. It was probably illegal too.
He solved the problem like any American would have: he bought yet another car so all family members could drive wherever they were going. He would also drive to a park to have his walk.
This is probably everyday life for millions of Americans, but I just don't get it. Does not compute.