Archives for: January 2010

Jan 15
De ce e mai bine să am mai mulţi utilizatori în Windows?

Articolul dat îţi va fi de folos dacă eşti în situaţia în care mai mulţi oameni utilizează calculatorul tău. Nu e o lecţie de istorie, nu-ţi voi povesti că înainte sistemele de operare nu erau "multi user" şi nu erau nici "multi tasking". Îţi voi povesti de ce ar trebui să faci câte un cont pentru fiecare persoană care foloseşte computerul tău, sau cel puţin să divizezi sistemul în "eu" şi "ceilalţi".

Ce vei afla din acest articol:

  • Convenience
    • no need to log off or log on to your programs all the time
    • individual settings
    • easier password management
    • no socially awkward situtations
  • Privacy
    • no one sees your stuff
  • Security
    • need to know
    • mind-controlling aliens
    • compartimentalization
  • Social factors
  • How to

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Jan 1
Tit for tat and the evil bit

You've already met the evil bit, now I will introduce you to another concept that is handy when analyzing social interactions - tit-for-tat.

Tit-for-tat is another way of saying "do to others what you would like to be done to you". The best and most interesting way to learn about it is to watch Dawkins' documentary called "Nice guys finish first". It is one of the most interesting documentaries I've ever seen; if your first words after watching it are "now.. wait a minute... this applies to everything!" - you are not alone.

I strongly advise you to continue reading this after you watch the movie, it will only take ~45 minutes of your time, and it is an excellent investment!

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