You think the OSHA guidelines are for people like you and me that sit in rooms and can code for 12 hours at a time? No, the companies that hire us are companies that throw in such things like great desks, chairs, and keyboards to lure us to their companies -- it's part of the hiring market. They're also made up of people that understand that it's important in such a company. My friend works for a company where ergonomic equipment can be expensed.
The OSHA regulations are for the MASSES, NOT nececssarily people in the IT industry. It's for all the people in the county that sit there and slave away at spreadsheets, reports, and presentations. Think about your average secretary -- that's who it's for.
Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) has been around for a long time, but friendly fire casualties still occur. Why? War isn't a perfectly planned effort -- there are million things that can go wrong with an operation. If I was in a deployed military unit, I wouldn't want machines to automatically hunt me down and open fire on me just because my batteries crapped out.
I thought that was the case, too, but then I read this interview with Gore, and I have a newfound respect for his ability to understand technical issues. I don't think he was briefed for this interview... too much stuff going on. I really do think he understands distributed computing.
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You're not the first one to think of these kind of ideas -- the people that set voting standards for their region are well aware of alternatives that are out there, including some very modern-looking ones with touch-screen LCDs and driver's licene ID verification. However, these systems cost money and when it comes down to a county replacing a voting system vs. replacing a road, the road almost always wins. I think this is a wake-up call at this point, but it's definitely been an issue.
Find me a document that reflects the MS implementation [of COM] on Windows 2000.
Actually, the implementation is closed source -- that's the whole point of closed source. The implementation of lots of stuff is closed source, including stuff from Sun. The COM specification, however, is widely published and can easily be found through any search engine.
Oh, I'm very closely watching the release of the E46 M3 and I'm debating whether or not to put down a deposit... I'm all about BMWs, but it's true -- they are all over the place. I'm hoping that the new M3's suspension is going to be just as good as the last one.
Of course, I wouldn't mind a 996, either...
Good point; I guess I'm one of those snots that would buy a separate DVD player (aside from a PS2) so that it would look nice in my audio rack. NAD and Nakamichi look great and sound great and would probably max out the vision/hearing capabilities of 99% of the public. I'd also like all my components to match, too...
BTW, I disagree that the TT drives great (try an S4, if you're gonna stick to Audi), but they do drive very well compared to many other cars out there. And although I don't think I'd ever own one, I really admire its design and inspiration. It's so refreshing to see some car manufacturers market risky designs and put some flavor into cars these days (the Chrysler PT Cruiser comes to mind, among others).
This may be true, but word on the street has it that the PS2 is much harder to program for. It has greater capabilities in specs, but it may take a long time for programmers to fully utilize them, if ever. Dreamcast programmers were able to move fairly swiftly to the front lines -- faster than I had anticipated, at least. Games like Sonic were out at launch and they still look great.
Agreed; but it's still up to the consumer in the end. No point paying for a really nice DVD player if you have a shitty TV or the rest of your system blows. I can't stand how many people think they have great components but crap for wires.
The GUI isn't for you -- it's for the masses. People like everything big -- text, buttons, links, etc. People with less-than-perfect vision like thing really big. My dad, approaching 60 years old, runs his browser at a very large font size. Ever notice how many people have 19" monitors and still use an 800x600 resolution? Web designers still code to that size because that's what a lot of people still run. But it is big, and I'm hoping that it can be reduced for people like me and you.
Also, the My Network Places is a bit more abstract than Network Neighborhood, because it allows you to bookmark FTP sites and file shares instead of just machines in the subnet. So while Network Places could use a bit of a name improvement, I do think it is the more correct term.
Microsoft's standpoint from a long while back has been to turn the browser into the only primary UI, hence its defense of integrating the browser with the OS.
I don't mean to sound like an ass, but that kinda is the point of a beta. It's going to have lots of UI issues; the more formidable improvements are likely to be less visible. The UI issues will continue to be worked out at a later point. Microsoft's bugs and design flaws tend not to be in the UI portion of an application/OS. They spend the big bucks to make it nice and flashy... and it works.
Sega dropped the prices on the DC, so they consciously knew they were going to take a loss. They updated investors on quarterly projections as a result, too. This is different from an unexpected loss due to poor sales. In fact, their sales of DC units nearly doubled after they dropped prices and their sales marketshare grew quickly. Their past performance may not be pretty, but it's far less important than what they intend to do.
Whatever... I'll call shots when I see them and I'll call them both for and against any organization, including Microsoft. But when you're going to hide behind rhetoric instead of facts, that's just pathetic. Present me with a case and I'll give you credibility.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is anti-MS zealotry at its very best. You haven't put forth a single argument against a possible MS-Sega merger other than that MS sucks and Sega is cool. AND you managed to throw in a "Sega should be open-sourced" line in there. Impressive.
Microsoft has a lot to gain by buying out Sega. The cost of the hardware and the engineering expertise is only part of it, of which Sega can provide a limited amount, especially to a software giant like Microsoft. The real value for any company interested in purchasing Sega is its ability to take ownership of all the games that it produces as a software house and its licensing.
The thing that will make X-Box live or die is its developer support. Instead of trying to get games written for its platform by approaching individual software houses, they can simply acquire Sega and have the developing and creative talents of many games.
The name-brand of Sega's characters, games, and the console itself will only carry it so far. Gamers would flock to X-box if every one of Sega's in-house developed flagship titles were developed for the X-Box.
You don't know what a web service is. Read the article, and then reply. They're not talking about using MS Word through the Internet -- not as you think it is.
As a side note, the Dreamcast is expected to ship an Ethernet adapter for users that already have internet connections and will allow you to use your cable modem, DSL, or whatever else you use as your connection. It's expected to ship at around Thanksgiving, definitely before Christmas.
Yes, but most of the big corporations out there have already standardized on IE4 or IE5. If AOL comes out with Mozilla, you're not going to see that figure flinch.
Industry standard? Show me the group of manufacturers/developers that all work together, supporting a single standard and make up the majority of the market. If you work well with your best friend, hey you've got a standard, but an industry standard it is not.
You're too much of a purist. I understand what you're saying and I think you're right about standards, but when it comes down to what the customer/client/user wants, standards don't matter. They want to be able to complete what they need to do in the least amount of time available. Microsoft caters to the business users because it is a business: business drives business. Sounds redundant, but it's true. There's far less money in creating software for academia or the hard sciences simply because it's so targeted. Generate software for the masses and you're already there. I've seen the difficulties of Word and scientific applications; their equation editor is more than sufficient for most people, however. Most people don't even bother with proper formating. You realize how many people don't even use the Styles feature in Word and just haphazardly modify font attributes as they go? These people are not consistent. You also realize how many people just type in "cnn" to get to the CNN homepage, right? I've gotten asked several times why I bother to type in "http://www.cnn.com/", let alone the hostname alone with the HTTP protocol implied. Ask those same people if they like that feature. These are business users and if it will save them time and aggravation, they'll do it. Standards are ideal, but if no one's going to use them anyway, they might as well not exist.
Hmm... so when they say that "drivers" of "cars" are affected by "gas" price hikes, are they sleighting drivers of diesel-powered cars? Please. Car means to most people a gas powered automobile just like computer means to most people to a desktop machine, which for most people runs Windows. Linux is still a third class operating system for most people. Quit your whining.
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The employer IS responsible for your workplace at home: http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/Directive_data/CPL_ 2-0_125.html. That's why a lot of employers are starting to stepping back on telecommuting.
OSHA does have a standard on home-offices: http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/Directive_data/CPL_ 2-0_125.html
You think the OSHA guidelines are for people like you and me that sit in rooms and can code for 12 hours at a time? No, the companies that hire us are companies that throw in such things like great desks, chairs, and keyboards to lure us to their companies -- it's part of the hiring market. They're also made up of people that understand that it's important in such a company. My friend works for a company where ergonomic equipment can be expensed. The OSHA regulations are for the MASSES, NOT nececssarily people in the IT industry. It's for all the people in the county that sit there and slave away at spreadsheets, reports, and presentations. Think about your average secretary -- that's who it's for.
Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) has been around for a long time, but friendly fire casualties still occur. Why? War isn't a perfectly planned effort -- there are million things that can go wrong with an operation. If I was in a deployed military unit, I wouldn't want machines to automatically hunt me down and open fire on me just because my batteries crapped out.
I thought that was the case, too, but then I read this interview with Gore, and I have a newfound respect for his ability to understand technical issues. I don't think he was briefed for this interview ... too much stuff going on. I really do think he understands distributed computing.
You're not the first one to think of these kind of ideas -- the people that set voting standards for their region are well aware of alternatives that are out there, including some very modern-looking ones with touch-screen LCDs and driver's licene ID verification. However, these systems cost money and when it comes down to a county replacing a voting system vs. replacing a road, the road almost always wins. I think this is a wake-up call at this point, but it's definitely been an issue.
Oh, I'm very closely watching the release of the E46 M3 and I'm debating whether or not to put down a deposit ... I'm all about BMWs, but it's true -- they are all over the place. I'm hoping that the new M3's suspension is going to be just as good as the last one.
Of course, I wouldn't mind a 996, either ...
Good point; I guess I'm one of those snots that would buy a separate DVD player (aside from a PS2) so that it would look nice in my audio rack. NAD and Nakamichi look great and sound great and would probably max out the vision/hearing capabilities of 99% of the public. I'd also like all my components to match, too ...
BTW, I disagree that the TT drives great (try an S4, if you're gonna stick to Audi), but they do drive very well compared to many other cars out there. And although I don't think I'd ever own one, I really admire its design and inspiration. It's so refreshing to see some car manufacturers market risky designs and put some flavor into cars these days (the Chrysler PT Cruiser comes to mind, among others).
This may be true, but word on the street has it that the PS2 is much harder to program for. It has greater capabilities in specs, but it may take a long time for programmers to fully utilize them, if ever. Dreamcast programmers were able to move fairly swiftly to the front lines -- faster than I had anticipated, at least. Games like Sonic were out at launch and they still look great.
Agreed; but it's still up to the consumer in the end. No point paying for a really nice DVD player if you have a shitty TV or the rest of your system blows. I can't stand how many people think they have great components but crap for wires.
The GUI isn't for you -- it's for the masses. People like everything big -- text, buttons, links, etc. People with less-than-perfect vision like thing really big. My dad, approaching 60 years old, runs his browser at a very large font size. Ever notice how many people have 19" monitors and still use an 800x600 resolution? Web designers still code to that size because that's what a lot of people still run. But it is big, and I'm hoping that it can be reduced for people like me and you. Also, the My Network Places is a bit more abstract than Network Neighborhood, because it allows you to bookmark FTP sites and file shares instead of just machines in the subnet. So while Network Places could use a bit of a name improvement, I do think it is the more correct term.
Microsoft's standpoint from a long while back has been to turn the browser into the only primary UI, hence its defense of integrating the browser with the OS.
I don't mean to sound like an ass, but that kinda is the point of a beta. It's going to have lots of UI issues; the more formidable improvements are likely to be less visible. The UI issues will continue to be worked out at a later point. Microsoft's bugs and design flaws tend not to be in the UI portion of an application/OS. They spend the big bucks to make it nice and flashy ... and it works.
It's not a big list at all. I can't find a list, but I heard that Sega Rally 2 does.
Sega dropped the prices on the DC, so they consciously knew they were going to take a loss. They updated investors on quarterly projections as a result, too. This is different from an unexpected loss due to poor sales. In fact, their sales of DC units nearly doubled after they dropped prices and their sales marketshare grew quickly. Their past performance may not be pretty, but it's far less important than what they intend to do.
Whatever ... I'll call shots when I see them and I'll call them both for and against any organization, including Microsoft. But when you're going to hide behind rhetoric instead of facts, that's just pathetic. Present me with a case and I'll give you credibility.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is anti-MS zealotry at its very best. You haven't put forth a single argument against a possible MS-Sega merger other than that MS sucks and Sega is cool. AND you managed to throw in a "Sega should be open-sourced" line in there. Impressive.
Microsoft has a lot to gain by buying out Sega. The cost of the hardware and the engineering expertise is only part of it, of which Sega can provide a limited amount, especially to a software giant like Microsoft. The real value for any company interested in purchasing Sega is its ability to take ownership of all the games that it produces as a software house and its licensing. The thing that will make X-Box live or die is its developer support. Instead of trying to get games written for its platform by approaching individual software houses, they can simply acquire Sega and have the developing and creative talents of many games. The name-brand of Sega's characters, games, and the console itself will only carry it so far. Gamers would flock to X-box if every one of Sega's in-house developed flagship titles were developed for the X-Box.
You don't know what a web service is. Read the article, and then reply. They're not talking about using MS Word through the Internet -- not as you think it is.
As a side note, the Dreamcast is expected to ship an Ethernet adapter for users that already have internet connections and will allow you to use your cable modem, DSL, or whatever else you use as your connection. It's expected to ship at around Thanksgiving, definitely before Christmas.
Yes, but most of the big corporations out there have already standardized on IE4 or IE5. If AOL comes out with Mozilla, you're not going to see that figure flinch.
Industry standard? Show me the group of manufacturers/developers that all work together, supporting a single standard and make up the majority of the market. If you work well with your best friend, hey you've got a standard, but an industry standard it is not.
You're too much of a purist. I understand what you're saying and I think you're right about standards, but when it comes down to what the customer/client/user wants, standards don't matter. They want to be able to complete what they need to do in the least amount of time available. Microsoft caters to the business users because it is a business: business drives business. Sounds redundant, but it's true. There's far less money in creating software for academia or the hard sciences simply because it's so targeted. Generate software for the masses and you're already there. I've seen the difficulties of Word and scientific applications; their equation editor is more than sufficient for most people, however. Most people don't even bother with proper formating. You realize how many people don't even use the Styles feature in Word and just haphazardly modify font attributes as they go? These people are not consistent. You also realize how many people just type in "cnn" to get to the CNN homepage, right? I've gotten asked several times why I bother to type in "http://www.cnn.com/", let alone the hostname alone with the HTTP protocol implied. Ask those same people if they like that feature. These are business users and if it will save them time and aggravation, they'll do it. Standards are ideal, but if no one's going to use them anyway, they might as well not exist.
Hmm ... so when they say that "drivers" of "cars" are affected by "gas" price hikes, are they sleighting drivers of diesel-powered cars? Please. Car means to most people a gas powered automobile just like computer means to most people to a desktop machine, which for most people runs Windows. Linux is still a third class operating system for most people. Quit your whining.