When I search for a file in windows I have to go get a latte from the corner store. Worse than that. In WinXP they "improved" the file search function so that it only actually searches the files it recognizes the extension for. Which makes it utterly useless for developers trying to "grep" through source files...
I've got over 10,000 mp3's on my hard drive (all legally ripped from CDs I own). Do I really want to scroll though 10,000 icons of the album art in order to find the song I want to listen to? Please, Bill, please... tell me it's possible to turn the fricking icons off! On the other hand, displaying an icon for every song probably is a useful feature for my 5 year-old daughter. However, I should remind M$ that 5 year-olds generally don't make the software purchasing decisions in most households...
Most real-world operating systems have already traded away the security of a micro-kernel implementation in order to acheive better real-world performance, generally by using a monolithic kernel. I'm sure Linus is well aware that Linux is less robust than it could be (since any driver can crash the kernel) but considers the trade-off worth it to minimize protection ring switches. Micro kernels will never give good performance on x86 machines; come up with a processor where switching context between user mode and kernel mode has zero overhead and then I'll say a microkernel is a great idea.
Statistics show that the cameras on stop lights designed to catch people running the light don't actually reduce the total number of accidents. It reduces t-bone accidents, but greatly increases the number of rear-end collisions as people jam on their breaks at the last minute to avoid getting caught by the camera. Camera proponents argue that this is still a win, since the rear-end collisions cause less severe injuries... sigh.
As long as the cameras are conspicuous and there are signs on every lamppost stating "Big Brother is watching You!" then I don't have a problem with it... it's hidden cameras that I would have a problem with. You should have zero expectation of privacy when standing in front of a camera, regardless of how many people are actually watching it. Also, reciprocal transparency is much better than allowing only a few to view the camera output and then pick and choose whom they want to go after. The latter is commonly referred to as "discrimination".
Microsoft has to test their software on thousands of different CPUs with thousands of different add-on cards, creating a test matrix that is simply impossible to manage. So they simply test on a few configurations, then wait for users to report problems with the others. Apple only has to test their software on devices Apple has sold in the last few years; it is physically possible for them to cover all current configurations. (There is a limit to what they test, and I suspect that most of the problems not caught by Apple QA occur only in older machines.)
I've said for years that this was Apple's big advantage, although I've never heard it called component model versus end-to-end device model. Quite simply, doing adequate quality assurance on Microsoft software is impossible for all practical intents and purposes.
For starters the source code for the OS is available as part of the platform builder tool. Which parts are source actually provided for? I thought it was just source for the BSP, and not for all the DLLs... at least it was back when I was using WinCE.
I'm going to trademark breasts! Then, I'm going to sue every beer advertiser out there for infringing on my trademark in their advertising! Next, we go after Playtex and Victoria's Secret! Soon, the whole world will be MINE! Muhahahaha!
No, mice that are cancer-resistant get laid... by the way, has anybody ever heard any mice complaining of difficulty getting laid? Seems to me that if your a lab mouse, you either have another mouse of the appropriate gender in your cage, or you don't. If you do, you've got no problem. If you don't... well, why not work out your frustrations by running all day on that big rodent wheel?
I be willing to bet good money that sales of a game actually increase when Jack Thompson attacks the game in his usual frothing-at-the-mouth style... perhaps he is secretly on the payroll of the game industry? Planting a nut-case in the opposition to make it look like the entire opposition is composed of nut-cases is an age old tactic.
Why is it that Congress and the President can break their oath to uphold the Constitution's restrictions on their power and there is no real penalty? Gee, I don't know... if you were going to go after the President for violating the constitution, would you a) do it right now, knowing full well he could cite "national security" and have you whisked away to Gitmo, or b) wait until the bastard is a relatively powerless civilian again and there is a Democratic majority in congress to back you up? Just because there are no immediate or timely penalties does not mean that there will NEVER be any penalties!
A judge can sentence me to jail for breaking my oath to follow the law, the same should be true for those creating the laws. If you haven't noticed, our legal system would take YEARS before you actually see any jail time for breaking your oath to follow the law... by the way, are you a naturalized citizen? They are the only ones that actually take an oath to uphold the constition.
Now repeat over and over to yourself "Superheroes are fictional characters. They do whatever they're authors imagine they should do. They are under no obligation to obey the laws of physics, let alone do what I imagine they should do." Keep repeating this mantra until you no longer feel the need to speculate about how superheros would be behave if they were real and not fictional.
Getting laid may also help. In fact, in your case, I think it would help a lot.
...my 23 year old friend said she was 15 just so that her profile woudl be private... until next year, when MySpace will then think she is OVER 15?!? What is she planning on doing, creating a new profile every year? Here's a better idea: allow ANY user to click a checkbox in their profile to make it private, rather than relying on an arbitrary age limit just to do the bare minimum to satisfy privacy laws.
I disagree with your assertion that "this seems unlikely to happen". Wasn't the film studio United Artstsoriginally founded by a bunch of actors that got tired of getting screwed by the studios? (Before it sold out and became every bit as corporate as the moguls they were trying to avoid in the first place, that is.)
Some people just want to get their work out there.
Then why not distribute your work for free over the internet and not have to deal with publishers at all?
Mind you, I have the greatest respect and admiration for people who create just for the sake of creating... as has been done for most of human history. The concept of "intellectual property" is a relative recent innovation; a concept that appears to be based entirely on greed and selfishness.
...one wonders how Sony will defend against these charges. The same way crew managers on the Alaska pipeline defended getting paid for 25-hour days: it's in the contract! Sony should know, they wrote the contract. Until artists wise up and stop signing contracts that allow the record companies to screw them any time they please, artists are going to keep getting screwed. Granted, in this case the contract was written before any such thing as internet downloads existed, but since Sony owns the copyrights and not the bands, they are in a very poor position to renegotiate.
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When I search for a file in windows I have to go get a latte from the corner store. Worse than that. In WinXP they "improved" the file search function so that it only actually searches the files it recognizes the extension for. Which makes it utterly useless for developers trying to "grep" through source files...
I've got over 10,000 mp3's on my hard drive (all legally ripped from CDs I own). Do I really want to scroll though 10,000 icons of the album art in order to find the song I want to listen to? Please, Bill, please... tell me it's possible to turn the fricking icons off! On the other hand, displaying an icon for every song probably is a useful feature for my 5 year-old daughter. However, I should remind M$ that 5 year-olds generally don't make the software purchasing decisions in most households...
Most real-world operating systems have already traded away the security of a micro-kernel implementation in order to acheive better real-world performance, generally by using a monolithic kernel. I'm sure Linus is well aware that Linux is less robust than it could be (since any driver can crash the kernel) but considers the trade-off worth it to minimize protection ring switches. Micro kernels will never give good performance on x86 machines; come up with a processor where switching context between user mode and kernel mode has zero overhead and then I'll say a microkernel is a great idea.
Perhaps so, but which one of them is wearing diapers NOW?
Statistics show that the cameras on stop lights designed to catch people running the light don't actually reduce the total number of accidents. It reduces t-bone accidents, but greatly increases the number of rear-end collisions as people jam on their breaks at the last minute to avoid getting caught by the camera. Camera proponents argue that this is still a win, since the rear-end collisions cause less severe injuries... sigh.
As long as the cameras are conspicuous and there are signs on every lamppost stating "Big Brother is watching You!" then I don't have a problem with it... it's hidden cameras that I would have a problem with. You should have zero expectation of privacy when standing in front of a camera, regardless of how many people are actually watching it. Also, reciprocal transparency is much better than allowing only a few to view the camera output and then pick and choose whom they want to go after. The latter is commonly referred to as "discrimination".
I've said for years that this was Apple's big advantage, although I've never heard it called component model versus end-to-end device model. Quite simply, doing adequate quality assurance on Microsoft software is impossible for all practical intents and purposes.
much like that cat that ate cheese then crouched in front of the mouse hole...
For starters the source code for the OS is available as part of the platform builder tool. Which parts are source actually provided for? I thought it was just source for the BSP, and not for all the DLLs... at least it was back when I was using WinCE.
What part of "minimum miss distance" do you not quite understand?
The race to open the first lunar Kwik-E-Mart.
I'm going to trademark breasts! Then, I'm going to sue every beer advertiser out there for infringing on my trademark in their advertising! Next, we go after Playtex and Victoria's Secret! Soon, the whole world will be MINE! Muhahahaha!
No, mice that are cancer-resistant get laid... by the way, has anybody ever heard any mice complaining of difficulty getting laid? Seems to me that if your a lab mouse, you either have another mouse of the appropriate gender in your cage, or you don't. If you do, you've got no problem. If you don't... well, why not work out your frustrations by running all day on that big rodent wheel?
I be willing to bet good money that sales of a game actually increase when Jack Thompson attacks the game in his usual frothing-at-the-mouth style... perhaps he is secretly on the payroll of the game industry? Planting a nut-case in the opposition to make it look like the entire opposition is composed of nut-cases is an age old tactic.
A judge can sentence me to jail for breaking my oath to follow the law, the same should be true for those creating the laws. If you haven't noticed, our legal system would take YEARS before you actually see any jail time for breaking your oath to follow the law... by the way, are you a naturalized citizen? They are the only ones that actually take an oath to uphold the constition.
George W. Bush isn't stimpy's cousin. He is obviously closely related to this other George. In fact, the family resemblance is astounding!
Now repeat over and over to yourself "Superheroes are fictional characters. They do whatever they're authors imagine they should do. They are under no obligation to obey the laws of physics, let alone do what I imagine they should do." Keep repeating this mantra until you no longer feel the need to speculate about how superheros would be behave if they were real and not fictional.
Getting laid may also help. In fact, in your case, I think it would help a lot.
Make the punishment fit the crime. Shouldn't Ralsky be ground up and made into a potted meat product?
...my 23 year old friend said she was 15 just so that her profile woudl be private... until next year, when MySpace will then think she is OVER 15?!? What is she planning on doing, creating a new profile every year? Here's a better idea: allow ANY user to click a checkbox in their profile to make it private, rather than relying on an arbitrary age limit just to do the bare minimum to satisfy privacy laws.
You can now buy Play-Doh Cologne I hear it's Micheal Jackson's favorite fragrance...
Wait, you say there are no hot chicks at your LAN parties? Hmm... none at mine either!
I disagree with your assertion that "this seems unlikely to happen". Wasn't the film studio United Artstsoriginally founded by a bunch of actors that got tired of getting screwed by the studios? (Before it sold out and became every bit as corporate as the moguls they were trying to avoid in the first place, that is.)
Then why not distribute your work for free over the internet and not have to deal with publishers at all?
Mind you, I have the greatest respect and admiration for people who create just for the sake of creating... as has been done for most of human history. The concept of "intellectual property" is a relative recent innovation; a concept that appears to be based entirely on greed and selfishness.
Certainly not Steve Ballmers statement back in September: "I'm going to f***ing bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I'm going to f***ing kill Google."
...one wonders how Sony will defend against these charges. The same way crew managers on the Alaska pipeline defended getting paid for 25-hour days: it's in the contract! Sony should know, they wrote the contract. Until artists wise up and stop signing contracts that allow the record companies to screw them any time they please, artists are going to keep getting screwed. Granted, in this case the contract was written before any such thing as internet downloads existed, but since Sony owns the copyrights and not the bands, they are in a very poor position to renegotiate.