Yep. Soundblasters came with voice recognition software. I remember setting up my Windows 95 PC to open the calculator whenever I said "calculator" near the mic. I think I used it about twice before disabling it.
If your time isn't worth much then spending all day fiddling with Linux systems to get things working is OK.
If you're a big government then paying admins/consultants to fiddle with machines rapidly becomes very expensive.
In my own experience of getting ordinary people to use computers, Linux computers needed a lot more fiddling then Windows machines. I suspect the German government is finding out the same thing.
Probably not much. If it's been 'decomissioned' then they probably took everything out, right down to the pilot's seat (which has explosives in it for the ejection mechanism).
Norton, etc., pay for the preinstalls, sure. OTOH I'm sure HP doesn't get a cent for all the HP crapware that comes with the machine. It's just some pointy-haired marker trying to justify his department's existence.
The difference is, coffee/cigarettes/alcohol/tea/meat aren't illegal.
You can argue all day about whether pot should be legal or not but the fact remains that pot smokers have no excuse for acting all surprised when police start getting out their handcuffs.
Why do you think that asking people to choose a "phrase" is going to be more secure than asking them to type a word? It just means they'll just type "my password" instead of "password", "abc 123" instead of "abc123" and "i love you" instead of "iloveyou".
The problem isn't the number of letters, it's the users.
Um, that's exactly what modern windmills do - maintain constant RPM via computer controlled blade pitch. They can even stop completely if needed and fire up again to meet peaks in demand.
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Is being able to read/write now considered 'elistism'{sic}?
... the UK has a veto on any surrender of him to a third party (at least, a non-EU third party) by Sweden.
Yeah, right, like any part of this farce has followed the laws/rules so far....
eg. An Interpol arrest warrant issued for a crime that was only committed in one country and has a maximum $700 fine...? Uhuh.
Yep. Soundblasters came with voice recognition software. I remember setting up my Windows 95 PC to open the calculator whenever I said "calculator" near the mic. I think I used it about twice before disabling it.
I'm pretty sure that's well known...
Yep. On a sample that small there's a good chance of it being down to individual developers, not programming language.
It's all down to how much your time is worth.
If your time isn't worth much then spending all day fiddling with Linux systems to get things working is OK.
If you're a big government then paying admins/consultants to fiddle with machines rapidly becomes very expensive.
In my own experience of getting ordinary people to use computers, Linux computers needed a lot more fiddling then Windows machines. I suspect the German government is finding out the same thing.
We just spent five years making every computer screen wider instead of taller now we're trying to compensate for the lack of vertical space?
Now all we need are special anti-reflection glasses to compensate for the shiny screens.
Oh man, how cool would that bad boy be to have.
Probably not much. If it's been 'decomissioned' then they probably took everything out, right down to the pilot's seat (which has explosives in it for the ejection mechanism).
Vulcans are waaay cooler though.
(...and maybe the best looking aircraft evah)
Norton, etc., pay for the preinstalls, sure. OTOH I'm sure HP doesn't get a cent for all the HP crapware that comes with the machine. It's just some pointy-haired marker trying to justify his department's existence.
Yep, just don't ever put the CD that comes with the printer in your PC and you'll be fine.
Not ever. Never. Don't even take it out of the envelope. Snap it in half as soon as you see it and may it burn in hell.
Go to the website and download the basic driver instead.
(...and the same goes for all other printer manufacturers, digital cameras, etc.)
Yep. How can even the thickest PHB think they'll sell *more* phones by locking them down?
Is that why Microsoft is doing everything they can to keep it locked down?
The difference is, coffee/cigarettes/alcohol/tea/meat aren't illegal.
You can argue all day about whether pot should be legal or not but the fact remains that pot smokers have no excuse for acting all surprised when police start getting out their handcuffs.
This! More revenue just means more spending...not going to fix anything.
Is this the same President who was on Mythbusters a few weeks ago saying how cool/important science is?
A gasoline engine the size of a dragonfly, complete with fuel tank? (Knowing the Americans I bet it was a V8, too...)
And: They scrapped the whole project because it didn't work in cross-winds? They never have calm days in Russia...?
Nope. The whole thing is probably just more cold-war-era psych-ops to make the Russians think the USA had amazingly advanced secret technology.
They'd have to turn the engine off to be able to listen!
Why do you think that asking people to choose a "phrase" is going to be more secure than asking them to type a word? It just means they'll just type "my password" instead of "password", "abc 123" instead of "abc123" and "i love you" instead of "iloveyou".
The problem isn't the number of letters, it's the users.
One of the most common passwords of all time is "iloveyou" so I'm not sure that will help.
The trouble with making things foolproof is that fools are very resourceful people...
$50 million won't even fund a feasibility study in a modern, developed country.
Um, that's exactly what modern windmills do - maintain constant RPM via computer controlled blade pitch. They can even stop completely if needed and fire up again to meet peaks in demand.
Yep. The bird thing is a myth which came from one windfarm which was built in the middle of a migratory path using old-fashioned high-speed windmills.
One or two cherry-picked verses doesn't make up for the thousands of pages of complete junk.
eg. What have you got to say about Exodus 34?
nb. Pay particular attention to verse 28 - nowhere else in the Bible does it say, "These are the Ten Commandments".
I've read far more Bible than most Christians. As a militant atheist my weapon of choice against Christians is the Bible...