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Comment: Re:The task manager is definitely the best feature (Score 1) 534

by babyrat (#35958814) Attached to: Another Windows 8 Pre-Beta Surfaces

If they can't understand a sorted listview with the process names and information organized in columns, how the hell is nesting the processes in a treeview going to make it any easier for them to understand?

So should all our filemanagers look like this?

Filename Parent Directory GrandParent Directory
test.exe \test c:\


or is the nested model that explorer, nautilus and most other filemanagers use more intuitive and easier to understand? I mean it's just a sorted listbox - why not use it for everything?

 

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Microsoft Kinect With World of Warcraft 80

Posted by Soulskill
from the get-some-exercise-while-you-raid dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies have developed software that enables control of PC video games using the Microsoft Kinect sensor. Their toolkit, known as the Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit (FAAST), emulates custom-configured keyboard controls triggered by body posture and specific gestures. This video shows a user playing the online game World of Warcraft using the Kinect. Potential applications of this technology include video games for motor rehabilitation after stroke and reducing childhood obesity through healthy gaming."

Comment: Re:A programmers approach (Score 1) 183

by babyrat (#34346740) Attached to: Homeland Security Drops Color-Coded Terror Alerts

the problem is the new system is just as much bullshit as the last.

From the summary:

                Although it is unknown what, if anything, will replace the color-coded alerts

So although it is unknown if the old system will be replaced, the new system (which doesn't exist) is bullshit?

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Underwear Invention Protects Privacy At Airport 325

Posted by samzenpus
from the protecting-the-goods dept.
Thanks to Jeff Buske you don't have to be embarrassed while going through the full body scanners at the airport. Buske has invented radiation shielding underwear for the shy traveler. From the article: "Jeff Buske says his invention uses a powdered metal that protects people's privacy when undergoing medical or security screenings. Buske of Las Vegas, Nev.-Rocky Flats Gear says the underwear's inserts are thin and conform to the body's contours, making it difficult to hide anything beneath them. The mix of tungsten and other metals do not set off metal detectors."

Comment: Re:Wow, Lawyers can't speak in English! (Score 2, Informative) 240

by babyrat (#34281880) Attached to: Anti-Piracy Lawyers 'Knew Letters Hit Innocents'

"IP numeric"? "IP holders"? They obviously aren't techies or tech-aware...which makes you wonder how they can ever be trusted to know what they're doing with these legal threats. Oh, yes, that's right, the whole things is a bit dodgy anyway - that explains the lack of technical awareness.

Right - the Solicitors Regulatory Authority are a bit dodgy - oh wait - they were the ones who used the IP Numeric term, not the lawyers who sent out the notices.

But let's not let facts get in the way of our comments.

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