I have no sailing experience, but all of this reminds me of biking. In particular, why I don't bike on busy, winding roads. I see lots of bicyclists that do, and of course they have every right to be there, but man, it's too damn scary. Too easy for some driver not paying attention and too close to the shoulder to come around a bend and wipe you out.
3 year old machines are a great deal. CPU speeds stopped dramatically increasing about 5 years ago. It's really easy to get a nice machine for $200 on Ebay these days.
You can't define connotations not in the definition "the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning"
Stale food in general is avoided in favor of fresh food. Worn items are replaced. Mundane work is to be avoided. Hackneyed expressions should be avoided in writing or speech. All these words have negative connotation.
I can't believe you're arguing this bullshit. How tiresome. Have the last word; I'm out.
The connotation is bad. That's reality. Just because you can find an exceptional use for stale bread doesn't make the connotation go away. Clearly when described to interfaces and technology "tired" has a bad connotation, and that is how people are going to read it.
The 1984 ad was brilliant. It worked on all levels. When all ads on TV were cheesy spots, it was a mini-movie. It had the "1984" vibe. The perfect message -- anti-IBM (unfriendly, corporate). The perfect timing -- launched during the Superbowl, before Superbowl ads were a big deal. If I recall it put Superbowl ads on the map.
The PS3 ad campaign, while I'll give it style points, was totally the wrong message. Who the hell wants to buy an expensive, obsidian overlord dominating their living room? And the creepy baby! Uncanny valley is not where you want to place your console.
The Wii's ad campaign was kinda weird too, with the Japanese and little car. Totally un-American (think big meals and big cars). But at least they showed ordinary people playing and having fun.
So what was the point of your post? Microsoft took a huge step forward, but it still can't stop the average user from getting their browser owned? The same browser they do online banking with? You give lots of advice that is good for geeks who take a more-than-usual proactive security approach, but what about the vast majority (hundreds of millions) of users who do not?
I think what we should all take from this is that Microsoft cannot release a secure browser, despite tremendous pressure to do so. Microsoft should be embarrassed. It's 2007 and the same kinds of problems from 10 years ago are still occuring.
Yeah, it's terrible that the average user can browse the web. They should apply for a license and take a test. Cars are too easy to use too. Why did they invent automatics?
"Tired" doesn't mean that it needs to be replaced. Sorry to nitpick, but yeah, the connotation is that it needs to be replaced. An analogous term is "stale". There is this pervasive idea that everything needs to be re-invented to be fresh in technology. I'm glad this point was addressed in an intelligent manner, as a counterpoint to the usual Microsoft bashing and Mac lovefest.
Thanks for your answer. The reason I'm interested is because I'm looking to do an Ajax-based web app after having been out of the web development game for a few years. It helps to know what people like/don't like about the various frameworks.
Well, as somebody reading this thread with a mod-point to give, I can say that the "fanboy" attack is getting pretty tiresome. If he had just given his point of view without the ad hominem it probably wouldn't have gotten modded down, and maybe modded up instead.
Nice to see how reflective of reality/.s mod system is. It isn't perfect, but no system is. For the most part it works pretty well.
I don't think it's reasonable to assume the ad came from Obama. As YouTube shows, anybody can make a pro-anything video.
You talk about plausibility deniability. That cuts so many ways. You could argue that this guy was a Republican (seems unlikely, given who he worked for and his history). You could argue he was pro-Clinton (seems unlikely, as this attack hurts her image too much). Or you could argue that it was Obama, given all the connections. If anything, the last seems the most likely from a "plausible deniability" angle. It's also possible he just did this on his own.
So, what *evidence* do you have that he was out to frame Obama? Pointing to generic Wikipedia articles on dirty tricks doesn't count as evidence.
fraudulently crediting it to the Obama campaign Where was it credited to the Obama campaign? I saw the video, and at the end it was clearly pro Obama, but did it say "created by the blah blah Obama campaign"? It could have been created by any pro Obama person.
What evidence do you have that he was trying to frame Obama, instead of just being an over-zealous supporter? For that matter, for all you know the Obama campaign could have knowingly approved this, and this guy is just willingly taking the fall.
Last time I checked, Erlang used only user-space threads, meaning that even if you had a shitload(TM) of cores, a given Erlang program would only use one of them. Time to check again.
I also, as I predicted some time ago, ended up buying my first console in more than a decade: the Wii. I guess that's a victory for Nintendo, although I still spend more time playing on my PC, so I guess that's not! Just curious, how was your experience with the Wiimote? The idea of innovative gameplay was intriguing at first, but I'm suspicious as to how refined it is in practice. All this talk about seniors and moms playing Wii Sports makes me doubtful. Is it just making simple motions that trigger a canned response on the device, or is there subtlety and accuracy that reflect true skill?
On another note, "open source" of itself does not always mean "free to redistribute", it just means you get to view the source. Wrong. See the definition.
The intersting thing about the takedown notice is that it is attributed to "Internet Investigator". Is it legal to not be signed by a real person? And should YouTube respond to requests that don't have a real person standing behind the request?
Suggestions that Apple users are blind, security unaware dummies is what caused most of the outrage. Going out claiming that the Apple user base believe they are impervious to spyware/viruses/etc. is an invitation for negative feedback. A lot of Mac users/advocates do believe they are impervious. They don't understand the fundamental issues behind security. Same goes for lots Linux advocates too.
Well, in Europe we still don't have (enforcable) softwarepatents. Though it being an Open Source project, I'm not sure under what jurisdiction it falls. The jurisdiction falls wherever it is being used. If you are a company (or anybody else) in the US using software that violates US patents, you can be sued. It doesn't matter where it was developed.
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I know plenty of people who use the "Windows Classic" skin on XP, because that's what they're used to. I use the Classic look on XP because the default XP colors are bright and distracting. I stare at the screen for hours a day. I don't want to stare at blaring colors that serve no other purpse than to say "look how cute and shiny I am!". Besides being hard on the eyes, the XP color scheme looks like it's designed for children (which it probably is, aimed at the masses in a patronizing way).
The Vista color scheme looks a lot more mature and slick, though I find the transparency gimmicky.
Good graphics and move-style story telling can be fun, if done right. Have you played Warcraft III on the PC? Those guys (Blizzard) have great artists, voice acting, etc. I remember seeing one of their cutscenes on Cinimetech, and I thought "wow, those guys get it", and bought the game. I wasn't disappointed.
Don't get me wrong. Good graphics doesn't make up for bad gameplay. I agree with you on God of War, it was a button-masher. Still, the environments were amazing. And it had the whole "boobs" gimmick:)
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I have no sailing experience, but all of this reminds me of biking. In particular, why I don't bike on busy, winding roads. I see lots of bicyclists that do, and of course they have every right to be there, but man, it's too damn scary. Too easy for some driver not paying attention and too close to the shoulder to come around a bend and wipe you out.
3 year old machines are a great deal. CPU speeds stopped dramatically increasing about 5 years ago. It's really easy to get a nice machine for $200 on Ebay these days.
Stale food in general is avoided in favor of fresh food. Worn items are replaced. Mundane work is to be avoided. Hackneyed expressions should be avoided in writing or speech. All these words have negative connotation.
I can't believe you're arguing this bullshit. How tiresome. Have the last word; I'm out.
The connotation is bad. That's reality. Just because you can find an exceptional use for stale bread doesn't make the connotation go away. Clearly when described to interfaces and technology "tired" has a bad connotation, and that is how people are going to read it.
The 1984 ad was brilliant. It worked on all levels. When all ads on TV were cheesy spots, it was a mini-movie. It had the "1984" vibe. The perfect message -- anti-IBM (unfriendly, corporate). The perfect timing -- launched during the Superbowl, before Superbowl ads were a big deal. If I recall it put Superbowl ads on the map.
The PS3 ad campaign, while I'll give it style points, was totally the wrong message. Who the hell wants to buy an expensive, obsidian overlord dominating their living room? And the creepy baby! Uncanny valley is not where you want to place your console.
The Wii's ad campaign was kinda weird too, with the Japanese and little car. Totally un-American (think big meals and big cars). But at least they showed ordinary people playing and having fun.
So what was the point of your post? Microsoft took a huge step forward, but it still can't stop the average user from getting their browser owned? The same browser they do online banking with? You give lots of advice that is good for geeks who take a more-than-usual proactive security approach, but what about the vast majority (hundreds of millions) of users who do not?
I think what we should all take from this is that Microsoft cannot release a secure browser, despite tremendous pressure to do so. Microsoft should be embarrassed. It's 2007 and the same kinds of problems from 10 years ago are still occuring.
Yeah, it's terrible that the average user can browse the web. They should apply for a license and take a test. Cars are too easy to use too. Why did they invent automatics?
Thanks for your answer. The reason I'm interested is because I'm looking to do an Ajax-based web app after having been out of the web development game for a few years. It helps to know what people like/don't like about the various frameworks.
Hmm, ok. Could you explain what you changed?
I don't think it's reasonable to assume the ad came from Obama. As YouTube shows, anybody can make a pro-anything video.
You talk about plausibility deniability. That cuts so many ways. You could argue that this guy was a Republican (seems unlikely, given who he worked for and his history). You could argue he was pro-Clinton (seems unlikely, as this attack hurts her image too much). Or you could argue that it was Obama, given all the connections. If anything, the last seems the most likely from a "plausible deniability" angle. It's also possible he just did this on his own.
So, what *evidence* do you have that he was out to frame Obama? Pointing to generic Wikipedia articles on dirty tricks doesn't count as evidence.
What evidence do you have that he was trying to frame Obama, instead of just being an over-zealous supporter? For that matter, for all you know the Obama campaign could have knowingly approved this, and this guy is just willingly taking the fall.
Thanks for your detailed response. It will be intersting to see what's available a year from now.
The intersting thing about the takedown notice is that it is attributed to "Internet Investigator". Is it legal to not be signed by a real person? And should YouTube respond to requests that don't have a real person standing behind the request?
I agree with the rest of your post, though.
The Vista color scheme looks a lot more mature and slick, though I find the transparency gimmicky.
Good graphics and move-style story telling can be fun, if done right. Have you played Warcraft III on the PC? Those guys (Blizzard) have great artists, voice acting, etc. I remember seeing one of their cutscenes on Cinimetech, and I thought "wow, those guys get it", and bought the game. I wasn't disappointed.
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Don't get me wrong. Good graphics doesn't make up for bad gameplay. I agree with you on God of War, it was a button-masher. Still, the environments were amazing. And it had the whole "boobs" gimmick