Shock horror! A company trying to make money. Well I never heard such a far-out thing. Regardless of the tactics used, I'm sure it really isn't going to hurt their market share. I think it's more a case of, lets try it and if we get caught 'bummer' otherwise profit!
Bill was attempting to rid himself of this position and get a promotion as an exec. If this proposal had gotten through undetected, he would have been made a hero at Microsoft.
There is a bank here that already has implemented this strategy. They offer small devices that display an ever-changing PIN that you must enter alongside your user ID and password to login to their website. They provide two options, one is a small device that simply requires you to press the button for the PIN to be displayed. The other is slightly larger but requires you to input a seperate PIN into the device before it displays the other PIN needed for their website. The extra size is simply to accomodate the keypad.
Taking up the extra security is entirely up to the individual and is gradually being introduced to customers, though it costs a reasonable amount of money to actually order a security device.
I imagine there are already much cheaper alternative available that withstand those sorts of forces. Take for instance, the glass at the back of a squash court. Have you ever tried kicking it? Running really fast, before throwing your body into it? Its quite surprisingly strong and doesn't break. Well it didn't when I tried these kind of antics.
I imagine this stuff would be used as a replacement for what is currently used as the windows. I wonder how this would compare to the rest of the armoured vehicle strength wise. Are we going to suddenly see completely transparent vehicles driving around?
Does anyone remember being told when they were a child, not to leave your can of drink open while outside for fear of a wasp/bee getting inside and consequently a painful next sip?
Perhaps with this technology we can have see-through cans and this will no longer be a problem:)
And the other 10% are those dirty old buggers trying to pick up the younger generation. So with no under 18s, there won't be any of the other 10% and hence nobody using yahoo chat at all:P
I know when I sign up for things, I enter a random birthdate when required. The only thing I can think of, and something which I have seen used before, is for the person registering to enter their credit card number. But then again, it isn't hard to circumvent this either.
Not all companies hire the 'best' people. Whether it's because they can't afford them, can't recognise them or just need more people otherwise they can't finish the current project. Regardless of the processes employed at a particular company in developing software, if you only have bunnies, you will always get inferior products.
bill thingi that wrote the article likes to jump on the latest band wagon the bbc send him.
from his previous articles, he has scant grasp of the realties of the tech world. he gives his 2 pence worth to the bbc so they can publish another "the sky is falling" piece.
It's obviously working for them. How many people have now clicked on the link to read his dribble?
More people reading the article = more advertisers feeding money into the BBC = BBC are very happy.
I think it depends on the type of software as to what reaction would be exhibited by someone towards a bug surfacing. If you were running xmms for instance and it crashed while playing your favourite tune, sure it would be frustrating but hey, life goes on and you start it again. If on the other hand the software running on the computers at your local bank seemed to always lose $5 from your account every month, I'm pretty damned sure people wouldn't be shrugging this off. They would be jumping up and down. Same goes for the software running your traffic lights, what if, at an intersection, occassionally you had all lights green? Or maybe the navigation software on the plane you were traveling on fails every now and then? Everything needs to be put into perspective, the price, the use and the time needed to achieve the desired goals.
With respect to OSS, in reality there is no real deadline. Anyone can contribute and there is ongoing development. In industry, companies have deadlines. They need to make money and when the customer says 'I want that software delivered by COB tomorrow', you comply and deliver it whether it's been fully tested and been shown to be bullet-proof or not.
I'm tired of having to crawl behind a computer to jack into one of the powered ports.
When I was looking to buy a usb key drive all of them came with an extension cable so that you didn't have to crawl behind your computer all the time. Well all of them except the one I wanted, the Sandisk Cruzer Mini. Anyway, the sales-guy gave me an extension cable for free because I was going to walk out of his shop without buying anything if he didn't:)
We use fingerprint technology at work. Without scanning our fingerprint (in addition to entering a personal code of digits) we cannot get through the door. On occasions this scanner fails to recognise your fingerprint and after a few tries, you either try a different door or get someone else to scan their fingerprint. I cringe at this to be used for payments for this reason, not to mention somebody using standover tactics and forcing you to pay for their purchase or even like the parent mentions, getting your finger cut off.
From my experience, the people that I tend to see in possession of a gameboy of any variety are the younger crowd (ie. under 15). I think Nintendo really do well to accomodate this demographic by excellent quality hardware, with a great range of games and an affordable price. The price is the key here because the younger people tend to be living at home with their parents, go to school and are too young for a job. Therefore, if they want a gaming machine, which one are the parents more likely to buy? Like the article says, you could buy a PSP or a gameboy micro with around 5 brand new games. This is one hell of an advantage to Nintendo IMHO.
FTA... Finally, data flow execution is enabled by "direct target encoding," by which the results from one instruction go directly to the next consuming instruction without being temporarily stored in a centralized register file.
I wonder as to how useful this technology will be in the fight against terrorism. If you were a terrorist, would you carry your kit with you on the plane or would you aquire all the materials locally when you arrive at your destination? I imagine crime networks who plan to set off bombs have their own stockpile of ingredients that they get from their own country and build them when they need them. Or am I completely off the mark and some regions don't have access to certain materials and need to import/smuggle them?
FTA...catches on fire or comes tumbling down in an earthquake?
I certainly wouldn't be wondering what I should be taking in these instances. I would be more concerned with ensuring the lives of my family and myself were safe. Government agencies, insurance companies, banks and other institutions have all your details on record anyway and shouldn't be too hard to reaquire in the event of a disaster or whatever. Sure you can store things on a USB drive, create photocopies and store them at the bank or any other multitude of methods to protect things but even then it's not always reliable. Those backups can get blown away aswell and then it was all for nothing. Not to mention, a lot of this information can change quite a lot during a lifetime and having to always update it is going to be a real pain, so in the event of a disaster where you have to make a run for it, your records may not be up to date.
You can't plan disasters so when you put off till tomorrow, updating your credit card numbers, a disaster will strike and you won't have your nice little backup as was intended.
Some artists have music as their primary career. Therefore regardless of their stance on the music industry, if that is the only skill they have, they need to put bread on the table somehow. Expecting all musicians to have their music available for free is silly.
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Shock horror! A company trying to make money. Well I never heard such a far-out thing. Regardless of the tactics used, I'm sure it really isn't going to hurt their market share. I think it's more a case of, lets try it and if we get caught 'bummer' otherwise profit!
Bill was attempting to rid himself of this position and get a promotion as an exec. If this proposal had gotten through undetected, he would have been made a hero at Microsoft.
I can't say that I have used Photoshop, but aren't script-fu etc in gimp what this bloke wishes were in Photoshop?
Won't happen ... haven't you heard the people complaining, 'it fades the curtains' or 'it confuses the cows'.
My apologies ... the one I'm talking about is Bendigo Bank.
Taking up the extra security is entirely up to the individual and is gradually being introduced to customers, though it costs a reasonable amount of money to actually order a security device.
I imagine there are already much cheaper alternative available that withstand those sorts of forces. Take for instance, the glass at the back of a squash court. Have you ever tried kicking it? Running really fast, before throwing your body into it? Its quite surprisingly strong and doesn't break. Well it didn't when I tried these kind of antics.
I imagine this stuff would be used as a replacement for what is currently used as the windows. I wonder how this would compare to the rest of the armoured vehicle strength wise. Are we going to suddenly see completely transparent vehicles driving around?
Perhaps with this technology we can have see-through cans and this will no longer be a problem :)
And the other 10% are those dirty old buggers trying to pick up the younger generation. So with no under 18s, there won't be any of the other 10% and hence nobody using yahoo chat at all :P
I know when I sign up for things, I enter a random birthdate when required. The only thing I can think of, and something which I have seen used before, is for the person registering to enter their credit card number. But then again, it isn't hard to circumvent this either.
Not all companies hire the 'best' people. Whether it's because they can't afford them, can't recognise them or just need more people otherwise they can't finish the current project. Regardless of the processes employed at a particular company in developing software, if you only have bunnies, you will always get inferior products.
It's obviously working for them. How many people have now clicked on the link to read his dribble?
More people reading the article = more advertisers feeding money into the BBC = BBC are very happy.
With respect to OSS, in reality there is no real deadline. Anyone can contribute and there is ongoing development. In industry, companies have deadlines. They need to make money and when the customer says 'I want that software delivered by COB tomorrow', you comply and deliver it whether it's been fully tested and been shown to be bullet-proof or not.
When I was looking to buy a usb key drive all of them came with an extension cable so that you didn't have to crawl behind your computer all the time. Well all of them except the one I wanted, the Sandisk Cruzer Mini. Anyway, the sales-guy gave me an extension cable for free because I was going to walk out of his shop without buying anything if he didn't :)
Thank you
Big Bouncer Dude
HBO
On the topic of Blender, how is the documentation going? :)
We use fingerprint technology at work. Without scanning our fingerprint (in addition to entering a personal code of digits) we cannot get through the door. On occasions this scanner fails to recognise your fingerprint and after a few tries, you either try a different door or get someone else to scan their fingerprint. I cringe at this to be used for payments for this reason, not to mention somebody using standover tactics and forcing you to pay for their purchase or even like the parent mentions, getting your finger cut off.
From my experience, the people that I tend to see in possession of a gameboy of any variety are the younger crowd (ie. under 15). I think Nintendo really do well to accomodate this demographic by excellent quality hardware, with a great range of games and an affordable price. The price is the key here because the younger people tend to be living at home with their parents, go to school and are too young for a job. Therefore, if they want a gaming machine, which one are the parents more likely to buy? Like the article says, you could buy a PSP or a gameboy micro with around 5 brand new games. This is one hell of an advantage to Nintendo IMHO.
This sounds really cool.
I wonder as to how useful this technology will be in the fight against terrorism. If you were a terrorist, would you carry your kit with you on the plane or would you aquire all the materials locally when you arrive at your destination? I imagine crime networks who plan to set off bombs have their own stockpile of ingredients that they get from their own country and build them when they need them. Or am I completely off the mark and some regions don't have access to certain materials and need to import/smuggle them?
I certainly wouldn't be wondering what I should be taking in these instances. I would be more concerned with ensuring the lives of my family and myself were safe. Government agencies, insurance companies, banks and other institutions have all your details on record anyway and shouldn't be too hard to reaquire in the event of a disaster or whatever. Sure you can store things on a USB drive, create photocopies and store them at the bank or any other multitude of methods to protect things but even then it's not always reliable. Those backups can get blown away aswell and then it was all for nothing. Not to mention, a lot of this information can change quite a lot during a lifetime and having to always update it is going to be a real pain, so in the event of a disaster where you have to make a run for it, your records may not be up to date.
You can't plan disasters so when you put off till tomorrow, updating your credit card numbers, a disaster will strike and you won't have your nice little backup as was intended.
Some artists have music as their primary career. Therefore regardless of their stance on the music industry, if that is the only skill they have, they need to put bread on the table somehow. Expecting all musicians to have their music available for free is silly.
SETI
So blowing away bots at will isn't the aim of this game ... I find that a bit hard to believe.
This extract makes it sound like Sherlock Holmes :)