The government relies on TV programming to keep the people happy and satisfied, so that the people don't spend too much time scrutinizing the government's actions. If they did, they would realize that their rights are slowly being eroded, no matter which party is in office (warrantless wiretaps, anyone?). This makes it critical that the government address issues that might possibly cause people to turn away from their TV's.
No offense to you or your wife, but if she wants to use a computer she needs to learn how. If she refuses, she perpetuates her frustration when things don't work as she things they should. If she really never *ever* refers back to old windows then tell her to hit the X instead of the _
Based on your statement, and since this is/., I will assume that you are an engineer, and not one who cares to adapt the things you make to the needs of the user. Rather, you appear to be of the type who gives consumers something you've designed and tells consumers that they have to live with the design, no matter what, because you, the engineer, designed it that way.
Wake up. There's a better way to design things. It's called being consumer-centric. Design things with simplicity and based on the way consumers actually perform tasks.
One of the things Apple does not do is place annoying stickers all over their products advertising what components are on the inside of the computer. There's no "Intel Inside", or Microsoft logo, or anything else. As a consumer who hates those stupid stickers, and the glue residue they typically leave behind, I appreciate Apple's approach.
I don't watch Fox News Channel. I actually tend not to watch any of the news channels, as I find they all have their particular biases, and I choose not to put up with their crap. If it wasn't for this Internet meme and all the news surrounding it online, I would never know who Glenn Beck is. Now, I have some idea of who he is, and I have a very low opinion of him too. This is the Streisand effect in action and at its best.
But what if Terahertz waves can also be used to kill a cancerous tumor? Think about this... take to sources of focused EM energy beams, neither in the Terahertz range, and aim both energy beams at a cancerous tumor. When the two energy beams coincide at the tumor, through constructive interference, localized Terahertz waves are generated that disrupt the DNA of the cancer cells to the extent that those cells can no longer replicate. Since the energy is localized, damage to the surrounding body tissue is minimal and can be repaired by the body in a short time. As a result though, the cancer is gone.
Isn't this sort of court decision nothing more than an invitation to hackers to break into the computers at the known IP addresses to discover which state office they lead to?
From your explanation, I now understand that the 12/100 score on the Acid3 test is a feature of IE8 that is not likely to be removed when it gets released to the general public.
Granny is retired... she has all the time in the world... I don't use P2P personally, but I don't particularly care if Granny has to wait a few extra seconds for ancestry.com to load (or any other site, for that matter).
You got the name of the new product wrong... The marketers had at one time considered calling it OnStrikeOffice, but then they realized that the name implied employees would have to occasionally work when they weren't using OnStrikeOffice. With that realization, they quickly ditched the name and settled on the current name, which is NoWorkOffice. They were very pleased with themselves for coming up with this name. Not only does it imply that the workers don't actually do any work while at work, but there is also a clear implication that the software itself doesn't actually have to function properly at all. And, by publishing non-working software, they could also finally manage to publish bug-free software. In fact, everyone seems quite happy with the new name.
If I was Ballmer, I'd be throwing chairs at my incompetent attorneys. They wasted over $50 million by not picking apart Burst's patents and settling for way too much money.
Europe also has a different philosophy on anti-competitive practices. In the US, the purpose of antitrust laws is, at least theoretically, for the sole benefit of the consumer. In contrast, Europe doesn't have the "we do it to protect the consumer" lip service. Instead, Europe recognizes that one of the purposes of laws ensuring fair competition in the marketplace is to protect business competitors.
How in the world does a comment that simply is an external link get modded funny? Sure, the link may be funny, but the poster didn't bother with any commentary. Aren't we supposed to be rating the comments? Rating the links makes the whole system next to useless.
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Daniel Lyons real problem is that he has no understanding of technology. Take his use of the word "nerd" in his statement. His usage is completely wrong. Nerd connotes someone who enjoys sticking their nose in a book for learning purposes. The more appropriate term would have been "geek", per this Wikipedia entry.
I couldn't agree more. I had a retired PhD physicist as a calculus teacher for two years in high school. At one point in his prior career, he had been a member of the Manhattan Project. He was the biggest influence on my choice of college and decision to become a pedigreed physicist.
If you don't enforce your patent rights in a timely manner, you DO NOT lose them. The only thing that is lost is the right to collect monetary damages for infringing activity that occurred more than six years in the past. The patent owner can always get an injunction to stop ongoing infringing activity.
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The government relies on TV programming to keep the people happy and satisfied, so that the people don't spend too much time scrutinizing the government's actions. If they did, they would realize that their rights are slowly being eroded, no matter which party is in office (warrantless wiretaps, anyone?). This makes it critical that the government address issues that might possibly cause people to turn away from their TV's.
Agreed! How can anyone in their right mind call Spirit "ill-fated"?!
Its the automobile version of Windows vs. Mac vis-à-vis viruses.
Based on your statement, and since this is /., I will assume that you are an engineer, and not one who cares to adapt the things you make to the needs of the user. Rather, you appear to be of the type who gives consumers something you've designed and tells consumers that they have to live with the design, no matter what, because you, the engineer, designed it that way.
Wake up. There's a better way to design things. It's called being consumer-centric. Design things with simplicity and based on the way consumers actually perform tasks.
One of the things Apple does not do is place annoying stickers all over their products advertising what components are on the inside of the computer. There's no "Intel Inside", or Microsoft logo, or anything else. As a consumer who hates those stupid stickers, and the glue residue they typically leave behind, I appreciate Apple's approach.
I don't watch Fox News Channel. I actually tend not to watch any of the news channels, as I find they all have their particular biases, and I choose not to put up with their crap. If it wasn't for this Internet meme and all the news surrounding it online, I would never know who Glenn Beck is. Now, I have some idea of who he is, and I have a very low opinion of him too. This is the Streisand effect in action and at its best.
But what if Terahertz waves can also be used to kill a cancerous tumor? Think about this ... take to sources of focused EM energy beams, neither in the Terahertz range, and aim both energy beams at a cancerous tumor. When the two energy beams coincide at the tumor, through constructive interference, localized Terahertz waves are generated that disrupt the DNA of the cancer cells to the extent that those cells can no longer replicate. Since the energy is localized, damage to the surrounding body tissue is minimal and can be repaired by the body in a short time. As a result though, the cancer is gone.
Just wait until next year and 134
Isn't this sort of court decision nothing more than an invitation to hackers to break into the computers at the known IP addresses to discover which state office they lead to?
From your explanation, I now understand that the 12/100 score on the Acid3 test is a feature of IE8 that is not likely to be removed when it gets released to the general public.
It seems the best solution is simply to return the game to the store and claim they sold you a defective product.
Granny is retired ... she has all the time in the world ... I don't use P2P personally, but I don't particularly care if Granny has to wait a few extra seconds for ancestry.com to load (or any other site, for that matter).
Except for the fact that most energy plants, even those that use coal, are much more efficient at producing energy than a small combustion engine.
You got the name of the new product wrong ... The marketers had at one time considered calling it OnStrikeOffice, but then they realized that the name implied employees would have to occasionally work when they weren't using OnStrikeOffice. With that realization, they quickly ditched the name and settled on the current name, which is NoWorkOffice. They were very pleased with themselves for coming up with this name. Not only does it imply that the workers don't actually do any work while at work, but there is also a clear implication that the software itself doesn't actually have to function properly at all. And, by publishing non-working software, they could also finally manage to publish bug-free software. In fact, everyone seems quite happy with the new name.
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If I was Ballmer, I'd be throwing chairs at my incompetent attorneys. They wasted over $50 million by not picking apart Burst's patents and settling for way too much money.
Europe also has a different philosophy on anti-competitive practices. In the US, the purpose of antitrust laws is, at least theoretically, for the sole benefit of the consumer. In contrast, Europe doesn't have the "we do it to protect the consumer" lip service. Instead, Europe recognizes that one of the purposes of laws ensuring fair competition in the marketplace is to protect business competitors.
A Google search for the exact phrase "Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde uinervtisy" yields 15,500 results!
How in the world does a comment that simply is an external link get modded funny? Sure, the link may be funny, but the poster didn't bother with any commentary. Aren't we supposed to be rating the comments? Rating the links makes the whole system next to useless. $0.02
Daniel Lyons real problem is that he has no understanding of technology. Take his use of the word "nerd" in his statement. His usage is completely wrong. Nerd connotes someone who enjoys sticking their nose in a book for learning purposes. The more appropriate term would have been "geek", per this Wikipedia entry.
I couldn't agree more. I had a retired PhD physicist as a calculus teacher for two years in high school. At one point in his prior career, he had been a member of the Manhattan Project. He was the biggest influence on my choice of college and decision to become a pedigreed physicist.
Dilbert now has to share his cubicle with another bitter employee.
If you don't enforce your patent rights in a timely manner, you DO NOT lose them. The only thing that is lost is the right to collect monetary damages for infringing activity that occurred more than six years in the past. The patent owner can always get an injunction to stop ongoing infringing activity.
From now on I think these should be called the 5 MS Deadly Sins
Just read the comments left by /. denizens and you'll know exactly where all the nuts are.