When I was in some of my CS classes, we would occasionally tell jokes and I'd tell my friend, "nobody outside of this classroom could possibly find that funny".
I think I could handle them requiring isp's to block port 25 on all servers but their own as long as they also require the isp's to actually provide their own mail server.
And what's wrong with the pencil/paper solution? Paper is a non-volatile memory so you don't have to worry about system crashes or forgetting to save your documents.
I suppose next you're going to tell people they should write their passwords on paper too.
Microsoft are doing exactly what they have been doing with great sucess for the last few decades. They find cool technology, create a cheap knockof, and leverage their OS monopoly to push the original innovator out of buisness.
And this is the same thing Google did with Google Maps (mapquest), Google Translations (babelfish), Froogle (pricegrabber), and Google Images (ditto).
It might be easier if you have no idea how to really use a computer, and are not willing to learn.
I was looking at technology websites and a message popped up saying my computer has downloaded a software update. Then it asked me if I wanted to install it. I clicked on "Install" and it was done. Do you think Linux is easier than that?
And what do you consider to be "really knowing how to use a computer"? Recompiling the kernel? Do you think people who don't know how to rebuild their engine and transmission don't really know how to use a car?
I bought an R-rated DVD at Wal-Mart last week and the cash register insisted the cashier determine that I was over 17 years old. So I assume their censorship only applies to music. Also, the cashier never asked for ID. Just saying you're over 17 is enough.
I've always held the opposite position, that all programmers including those who work on games should test the software on average computers. That way they'll come up with something that runs well on computers people actually have.
I'm sure it will be part of the OS, and it just won't work until you pay $29.95 USD. And of course, it will be silly to use any competitor's antivirus software if this one is already on the computer and you can't remove it. But the good news is you can hide the icon if you want...
It turns out, driving accidents are due to a problem inherent in all cars. And all cases of obesity and anorexia are due to a problem inherent in all food. Oh, and airplane crashes are due to a problem with the air.
I think going from 32 to 64 bits means being able to transfer data between the memory and processor 64 bits at a time instead of 32, which should make a big difference in software that has to process a lot of data in memory like Photoshop or Pinnacle Studio. But it's been a while since I used an assembler. And I hope you don't think Windows is the only OS that requires you to buy new hardware. I never got dialup working on Linux because I had a "WinModem". I would have had to spend another $50 to get one with a controller built in.
I think forcing Windows users to switch to another operating system would hinder their production and enjoyment more than the spyware. And I doubt it would increase their security.
I guess there's no need to go on long about how it's a bad thing when IE has a lot of security fixes but it's a good thing when Firefox has a lot of security fixes. I just think they should fix the updater so the Add/Remove programs menu doesn't have 1.01, 1.02, and 1.03 and everything else in it every time there's an upgrade. And they really need to look into "incremental updates". The Firefox updates are bigger than the Windows updates lately.
Well I spilled lemonade in my laptop keyboard. Maybe water isn't so bad but if you spill juice, replace the keyboard. I can tell you from experience, it doesn't dry in any humane amount of time.
There should be a person hired as the first person one meets when entering a patent office. And this person's only job should be to occasionally say "shut the fuck up".
In my junior high, all of the computers labs were ice cold in order to make the computers last as long as possible. And in my high school, pretty much every classroom was filled with computers so they basically froze the whole building. Students were wearing their coats all day in school. Students who came from other schools to attend summer school were constantly complaining about the environment. To make things worse, wearing coats in class was against school policy, so people had to choose between freezing and getting in trouble.
In the spring time, we'd all be in short skirts and cutoff shirts and such. The frigid air was killing us and people called us idiots for subjecting ourselves to the torture. But this was normal behavior. We were not the problem. The problem was the building was set up more for the computers than for us.
The moral of this story is get better servers because cooling the whole room affects more than just the servers. I realize there are rooms filled with servers that people rarely go into, but there's got to be some lab technician or network admin who has to spend a lot of time in there.
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What will happen after they graduate and find that almost everybody else is using Microsoft Office on Windows?
That was before I knew about slashdot.
I think I could handle them requiring isp's to block port 25 on all servers but their own as long as they also require the isp's to actually provide their own mail server.
Then they could afford to keep 57 people. So maybe mfh (56) was right and the people they fired are just the losers who needed to be gone.
And what do you consider to be "really knowing how to use a computer"? Recompiling the kernel? Do you think people who don't know how to rebuild their engine and transmission don't really know how to use a car?
I bought an R-rated DVD at Wal-Mart last week and the cash register insisted the cashier determine that I was over 17 years old. So I assume their censorship only applies to music. Also, the cashier never asked for ID. Just saying you're over 17 is enough.
At least Windows will recognize the 4-layer disc drive.
If he catches somebody uploading it, he can charge $40,000 for it.
If I had mod points, I would have modded that "Informative".
I've always held the opposite position, that all programmers including those who work on games should test the software on average computers. That way they'll come up with something that runs well on computers people actually have.
I'm sure it will be part of the OS, and it just won't work until you pay $29.95 USD. And of course, it will be silly to use any competitor's antivirus software if this one is already on the computer and you can't remove it. But the good news is you can hide the icon if you want...
What always got on my nerves is how all the email on television seems to be in a size 30 font and the send button takes up half the screen.
But how are you going to get B.A. to ride on a spaceship, Hannibal?
It turns out, driving accidents are due to a problem inherent in all cars. And all cases of obesity and anorexia are due to a problem inherent in all food. Oh, and airplane crashes are due to a problem with the air.
"When it comes down to it, at the end of the game, the one with the most points is going to be the winner..."
I think going from 32 to 64 bits means being able to transfer data between the memory and processor 64 bits at a time instead of 32, which should make a big difference in software that has to process a lot of data in memory like Photoshop or Pinnacle Studio. But it's been a while since I used an assembler. And I hope you don't think Windows is the only OS that requires you to buy new hardware. I never got dialup working on Linux because I had a "WinModem". I would have had to spend another $50 to get one with a controller built in.
Did the XML guys have something to do with this?
I think forcing Windows users to switch to another operating system would hinder their production and enjoyment more than the spyware. And I doubt it would increase their security.
I guess there's no need to go on long about how it's a bad thing when IE has a lot of security fixes but it's a good thing when Firefox has a lot of security fixes. I just think they should fix the updater so the Add/Remove programs menu doesn't have 1.01, 1.02, and 1.03 and everything else in it every time there's an upgrade. And they really need to look into "incremental updates". The Firefox updates are bigger than the Windows updates lately.
Well I spilled lemonade in my laptop keyboard. Maybe water isn't so bad but if you spill juice, replace the keyboard. I can tell you from experience, it doesn't dry in any humane amount of time.
There should be a person hired as the first person one meets when entering a patent office. And this person's only job should be to occasionally say "shut the fuck up".
If they're talking about the US, I'm more concerned about what the regulators would do than what the technicians would do.
In my junior high, all of the computers labs were ice cold in order to make the computers last as long as possible. And in my high school, pretty much every classroom was filled with computers so they basically froze the whole building. Students were wearing their coats all day in school. Students who came from other schools to attend summer school were constantly complaining about the environment. To make things worse, wearing coats in class was against school policy, so people had to choose between freezing and getting in trouble.
In the spring time, we'd all be in short skirts and cutoff shirts and such. The frigid air was killing us and people called us idiots for subjecting ourselves to the torture. But this was normal behavior. We were not the problem. The problem was the building was set up more for the computers than for us.
The moral of this story is get better servers because cooling the whole room affects more than just the servers. I realize there are rooms filled with servers that people rarely go into, but there's got to be some lab technician or network admin who has to spend a lot of time in there.