Comment Re:Moves and Routines (Score 1) 61
Dance *moves* cannot be copyrighted.
But, if a device is invented for a move it can be patented.
Dance *moves* cannot be copyrighted.
But, if a device is invented for a move it can be patented.
I was under the impression that - "nG" was originally just an arbitrary marketing term, approximating "Our company's Nth generation of equipment, better than our (n-1)G service".
Correct. The nG is, conveniently, comparable to WiFi versions and names. Unsurprisingly, after 3G became well known, it was decided that since a year or so had gone by, 4G needed to come into existence. This is closely related to marketing, of course.. So, because mobile phone "G" wasn't something that was integrated into mobile phone towers annually like the next year of fashion, carriers decided to use a 4, then some used the acronym LTE, etc.
When a large number of antennas are upgraded, that must also include testing and adjusting settings due to differing land (and buliding) structure, altitude, composition, and weather in unique areas, across the country. Design and testing for this of course can't be done annually.
"nG", and other things involving mobile phones, are not technical/proper versions. Go to a phone store and ask a technical question; you'll receive a marketed response.
No, Hodgkin's is a subset of lymphoma with a relatively significant level of research when compared to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Non-Hodgkin's is generally viewed as worse than Hodgkin's, but may still be beaten. But, of course, it's cancer, which is virtually always an ordeal.
In case you'd like to reconvene in the future, we have a standing reservation at BridgePort Brewpub every Thursday at 8 p.m. (If you'd like to attend, please reply to this thread so I know you're coming.) Hope to see you there!
I hope you and your wife make it out on Friday. It would be fun to meet you and talk tech. And if you've got questions about PDX, I've been here a while and would be happy to chat.
Then that is a fail right there. They wanted to change the name from IE because of its bad reputation but if they still want people to relate back to the icon it's not going to get them very far.
They only want people who are at least slightly tech-savvy to think it's a totally new browser. They want stupid people who don't know anything to think it's the same old browser they're already familiar with. Changing the name while keeping the icon seems like a good way to accomplish these goals.
Does it mean VisualStudio will run on Linux soon?
No. Visual Studio is not open source (although there is now a free Community edition), and "open source" doesn't mean "runs on Linux" anyway.
There are many vendors who sell these devices, such as here: http://enablingdevices.com/cat...
For the specific need you mention, here's a start:
http://www.traxsys.com/Assisti...
My wife has Cerebral Palsy, with very poor fine motor control of her hands. She has two of these joysticks, both paid for with grants found for her from our local United Cerebral Palsy center (http://www.ucpsdtechcenter.org/).
It is an analog joystick - the same type used on power wheelchairs: the further you push the stick, the faster the cursor travels in that direction. It has buttons dedicated to single-click, double-click, and drag. It has an axis lock-out button which toggles cursor movement between horizontal-only, vertical-only, and any direction. It has a button which toggles cursor speed from very, very slow to very fast. All these functions are independent of PC hardware and drivers. It also comes with a selection of handles: large rubber ball, T-handle, and small knob.
There is also a trackball version with the same features, other than a very large ball intead of the stick.
It's USB and works with any OS. She has used it with Windows (3.11 - Win7), OS/2, OSX, and currently Linux (Fedora) without need of any device-specific drivers.
We also have a couple of USB and PS2 keyboards with keyguards which were also paid for with grant money.
When looking for assistive tech (AT) for the PC, you can pretty much ignore anything mainstream-PC-ish. There is a huge industry dedicated to AT for most all types of computer and communication devices for the disabled.
[Note: the following assumes you are in the USA. Other countries may have similar programs]
While much of it is pretty expensive, some of it is covered by health insurance. And as I noted above, there is often grant money available from many philanthropic entities (e.g. MDA, UCP, Easter Seals, Rotary Club, Big Brothers, etc.). Funding may also be available from various government programs for the disabled (e.g. Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled, state Disabled Services, Dept. of Rehab, the VA, etc.). Also try checking your local colleges and universities for resources and referrals. Many of them have a Disabled Services office on campus.
Positive people are dangerous. Because they assume everything is going to be fine, they fail to plan for things to go wrong, and then after you're stuck cleaning up the mess they caused, they sweep it all under the rug and act like everything went smoothly - so not only do you get no recognition for your heroic efforts to fix everything, but they're fully confident in their ability to handle the next situation just as well as the last.
But nobody wants to listen to the pessimists, because they're so negative.
The number of arguments is unimportant unless some of them are correct. -- Ralph Hartley