Are there any desktops other than CDE that let you define multiple actions for a given file type and have those actions be scripts? For example most desktops let you define what application to open a file type with, but CDE lets me define as many open actions as I want, and allows me to have shell scripts perform those actions.
So instead of a text file being restricted to only canned Open and Print actions, I can define OpenReadOnly, Edit, SpellCheck, SpellCorrect, PrintEnscript1Col, PrintEnscript2Col, Encrypt, etc.

How about the opposite of self driving cars as a panacea? Cars that need the total involvement of the driver to be driven, such as a car with a manual transmission, could prevent tech distraction.

The name "Udacity" seems a bit too cute if part of the goal is to have someone want to put successful completion of this education from this institution on their resume/CV and have it be taken seriously.

I worked for the Marine Corps Systems Command (Quantico, VA) and tried mightily to move the Corps to inexpensive open systems and protocols. I don't know where General Cartwright was at the time, but the Marine Corps leadership did not look kindly on my attempts to implement solutions to the problems the General states exist. The General was quoted as saying "... we buy proprietary [and] we don't understand what it is we're buying into," My direct experience says this not a true statement. The Marine Corps understands to the highest degree that they are buying proprietary, closed, expensive systems. That's precisely what they specified, so that's exactly what they get. If anyone in this forum thinks that the Marine Corps leadership lacked sage advice or that nobody was willing to put their career on the line to get the leadership on the right path, you are mistaken.

> There is not an English word opposite to postpone, so they made one up.

Accelerate? Advance?

We need to postpone the meeting time.
We need to postpone the software release.

We need to advance the meeting time.
We need to accelerate the software release.

Or their spouse normally drives that vehicle and gets annoyed when the mirrors are moved and therefore the current driver just looks over their shoulder before lane changes etc.

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