I never understood why anyone thought that the computer in Minority Report was something worth pursuing.
Because it looked cool, and people thought it was futuristic.
I knew it was stupid, and would NEVER happened. It still looked cool. But someone who doesn't know better, thinks it looks cool, and insists on a design with those elements in it.
I think the biggest change is that people in many fields will be using programming as a tool in their non-programming job. This is already the case, but it is largely informal.
What users do you know that do programming in a non programming job? I've never heard of anyone doing programming for their non programming job. Shoot I've even heard of some programmers not programming for their programming job.
Most interviews are dumbed down to the extreme anyways, since its so difficult to find programmers that you really cannot afford to scare any away.
I don't see how dumbing down an interview is going to help you find programmers... Seems like it will help you find people that aren't programmers than can pass your interview. That is like say, use wider holes in your filter to find the smaller grains.
And yes, I know you were joking, but it needs pointing out. Passphrases are much weaker than they appear on paper unless the attacker is a complete imbecile.
But how do you know if I am using a 4 word pass phrase, or a 6 character random string? Maybe I''m only using a 2 word passphrase with a couple extra special characters? Maybe I'm using random characters. where do you start? How strong is it now?
Sure if you KNOW something about my password, it helps to crack it.
Honestly, no idea what are you talking about. I only see ads...
So I take it you don't actually use Amazon? These aren't ads. Go to any item on Amazon.
You'll usually find a "frequently bought together" and a "customers who bought this item also bought"
Or better yet, do a search... ANY search. Amazon will return a list of products (not ads, products) that are related to your search in some way. Some of the items will be items you probably wouldn't expect to show up in the search.
None of these things are ads, not sure why you think ads are involved.
I really don't understand why the legal system needs to be bothered to deal with this.
Because an American company (along with American workers) felt they were being taken advantage of. If you had a problem, and you felt you were in the right, don't you think you should "have your day in court?" But I bet a bunch of other Americans probably feel "why is my tax dollars paying for this yahoos lawsuit?"
This lawsuit wasn't exactly frivolous. Yes it seems to be common sense, but until something like this is tested in court, it is difficult to say. That is what the court system is for.
You can go to a retail store and ask if they have "Apple products" They'll say 'No, but would you like to buy this Surface instead?" it happens all the time. Go to a restaurant and ask for a "pepsi' or a "cocacola" (whichever they don't have) and see what happens. If they offer the competing product, are they in the wrong?
It is a poorly written article, especially since the summary and the leading paragraph really have nothing to do with the actual court case.
See the product isn't ACTUALLY competing, as the user is never given the choice to see the product, ONLY the product's competitors. I understand where the merchant is coming from, but I agree with the court here. If the merchant feels they are losing to their competitor, perhaps they should work a deal with Amazon to sell their product?
This is like going to a restaurant and asking for Coke, and being told they don't have it, how about a Pepsi.
The only reason TSA is pervasive is because it is a government handout,
It isn't a government handout... it is a government agency. And if the airport wants to fly airplanes in the US, they don't have a choice. Didn't Texas try this a few years ago?
The TSA has to remove the Rapiscan machines because they couldn't patch the software to remove customer-specific imagery? Why use them in the first place?
I wonder how much money was flushed down the drain on those babies...
I think you answered your own question. Just remember that drain (you flushed the money down) goes somewhere...
Yes I remember the security theatre before the current security theatre. Back then, they would randomly select passengers and do a full patdown (minus the stick our hands in your pants part)
The OP was right. They are removing machines from bigger airports. So they are taking THESE machines from the smaller airports and moving them to the larger airports.
They are people.
I shouldn't have to say more than that, but apparently that isn't enough. Some are violent, most aren't. That can be said of just about any group of people. Especially from a group that encompasses a fairly large percentage of the worlds population.
Most books and movies are the same. Look at half the scifi books on amazon. Humans fighting aliens for some reason
I look at half the SciFi books on amazon and they are human fighting humans (one of the seven conflicts) Aliens aren't as predominate in SciFi as you might think.
But in reality, yes most stories are similar. What is your point?
Sorry but what idiot thinks that a Chain link fence can hold back a 200mph engine block?
Did you notice, that chain link fence ALMOST held the engine block, the engine block barely made it through the fence. The biggest problem was stuff flying OVER the fence, as well as pieces of the fence itself.
You are a sports photographer and the Professional Organizations don't own the copyright to YOUR images. Because you've made an agreement with them. That is a different agreement the average public makes.
One ballpark says:
Personal photography and video are permitted in the ballpark provided the images are for personal use only. However, videotaping any game action is prohibited.
Nowhere in the US Constitution does it equate protections of rights pertaining to intellectual works as "property".
There is a LOT of things the Constitution does not enumerate or spell out or define. That doesn't mean much.
As you point out the Constitution offers Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right... And there is an implication that the Author and Inventor can transfer that right, otherwise what is the point of having an exclusive right? Note that it also refers to Authors and Inventors, it doesn't refer to people or corporations or groups, or anything. Just "Author" and "Inventor."
Most of the people here get it. They get that Software Patents are inherently evil and wrong and should be abolished...
It isn't so much that software patents are evil. It is that trivial patents are evil, whether or not they are software related. Its just that the majority of software patents are non novel and obvious.
Having crossed a few borders in my life... There are assholes everywhere, just like there are nice and friendly people everywhere.The last few years coming back into the US has been fairly easy, in fact most border crossings have been nice. Security lines (and NOT just TSA) is another story.
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So why is it bad? You basically talked about capitalism. What you said is true, whether or not EA uses microtranscations.
I never understood why anyone thought that the computer in Minority Report was something worth pursuing.
Because it looked cool, and people thought it was futuristic.
I knew it was stupid, and would NEVER happened. It still looked cool. But someone who doesn't know better, thinks it looks cool, and insists on a design with those elements in it.
, before they learn better.
Before they learn what? That most business are opportunistic?
I think the biggest change is that people in many fields will be using programming as a tool in their non-programming job. This is already the case, but it is largely informal.
What users do you know that do programming in a non programming job? I've never heard of anyone doing programming for their non programming job. Shoot I've even heard of some programmers not programming for their programming job.
Most interviews are dumbed down to the extreme anyways, since its so difficult to find programmers that you really cannot afford to scare any away.
I don't see how dumbing down an interview is going to help you find programmers... Seems like it will help you find people that aren't programmers than can pass your interview. That is like say, use wider holes in your filter to find the smaller grains.
I changed mine to 12345, as it isn't in the dictionary either...
And yes, I know you were joking, but it needs pointing out. Passphrases are much weaker than they appear on paper unless the attacker is a complete imbecile.
But how do you know if I am using a 4 word pass phrase, or a 6 character random string? Maybe I''m only using a 2 word passphrase with a couple extra special characters? Maybe I'm using random characters. where do you start? How strong is it now?
Sure if you KNOW something about my password, it helps to crack it.
Honestly, no idea what are you talking about. I only see ads...
So I take it you don't actually use Amazon? These aren't ads. Go to any item on Amazon.
You'll usually find a "frequently bought together" and a "customers who bought this item also bought"
Or better yet, do a search... ANY search. Amazon will return a list of products (not ads, products) that are related to your search in some way. Some of the items will be items you probably wouldn't expect to show up in the search.
None of these things are ads, not sure why you think ads are involved.
I really don't understand why the legal system needs to be bothered to deal with this.
Because an American company (along with American workers) felt they were being taken advantage of. If you had a problem, and you felt you were in the right, don't you think you should "have your day in court?" But I bet a bunch of other Americans probably feel "why is my tax dollars paying for this yahoos lawsuit?"
This lawsuit wasn't exactly frivolous. Yes it seems to be common sense, but until something like this is tested in court, it is difficult to say. That is what the court system is for.
You can go to a retail store and ask if they have "Apple products" They'll say 'No, but would you like to buy this Surface instead?" it happens all the time. Go to a restaurant and ask for a "pepsi' or a "cocacola" (whichever they don't have) and see what happens. If they offer the competing product, are they in the wrong?
It is a poorly written article, especially since the summary and the leading paragraph really have nothing to do with the actual court case.
See the product isn't ACTUALLY competing, as the user is never given the choice to see the product, ONLY the product's competitors. I understand where the merchant is coming from, but I agree with the court here. If the merchant feels they are losing to their competitor, perhaps they should work a deal with Amazon to sell their product?
This is like going to a restaurant and asking for Coke, and being told they don't have it, how about a Pepsi.
How about DHS?
The only reason TSA is pervasive is because it is a government handout,
It isn't a government handout... it is a government agency. And if the airport wants to fly airplanes in the US, they don't have a choice. Didn't Texas try this a few years ago?
The TSA has to remove the Rapiscan machines because they couldn't patch the software to remove customer-specific imagery? Why use them in the first place?
I wonder how much money was flushed down the drain on those babies ...
I think you answered your own question. Just remember that drain (you flushed the money down) goes somewhere...
If your goal was to disrupt air travel, there are plenty of ways to do it that don't include weapons or bombs. Of course that won't be terrorizing.
Yes I remember the security theatre before the current security theatre. Back then, they would randomly select passengers and do a full patdown (minus the stick our hands in your pants part)
The OP was right. They are removing machines from bigger airports. So they are taking THESE machines from the smaller airports and moving them to the larger airports.
And what do you think Islamists are?
They are people.
I shouldn't have to say more than that, but apparently that isn't enough. Some are violent, most aren't. That can be said of just about any group of people. Especially from a group that encompasses a fairly large percentage of the worlds population.
Most books and movies are the same. Look at half the scifi books on amazon. Humans fighting aliens for some reason
I look at half the SciFi books on amazon and they are human fighting humans (one of the seven conflicts) Aliens aren't as predominate in SciFi as you might think.
But in reality, yes most stories are similar. What is your point?
Sorry but what idiot thinks that a Chain link fence can hold back a 200mph engine block?
Did you notice, that chain link fence ALMOST held the engine block, the engine block barely made it through the fence. The biggest problem was stuff flying OVER the fence, as well as pieces of the fence itself.
One ballpark says:
Personal photography and video are permitted in the ballpark provided the images are for personal use only. However, videotaping any game action is prohibited.
Why do you think it is a false take down?
Nowhere in the US Constitution does it equate protections of rights pertaining to intellectual works as "property".
There is a LOT of things the Constitution does not enumerate or spell out or define. That doesn't mean much.
As you point out the Constitution offers Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right... And there is an implication that the Author and Inventor can transfer that right, otherwise what is the point of having an exclusive right? Note that it also refers to Authors and Inventors, it doesn't refer to people or corporations or groups, or anything. Just "Author" and "Inventor."
Most of the people here get it. They get that Software Patents are inherently evil and wrong and should be abolished...
It isn't so much that software patents are evil. It is that trivial patents are evil, whether or not they are software related. Its just that the majority of software patents are non novel and obvious.
Having crossed a few borders in my life... There are assholes everywhere, just like there are nice and friendly people everywhere.The last few years coming back into the US has been fairly easy, in fact most border crossings have been nice. Security lines (and NOT just TSA) is another story.