Yeah, the way that the traditional menu bar has been tossed aside is distressing. It was invented to create a consistent user interface between programs (as well as provide a consistent API) in order to eliminate the issue of everything being drastically different.
But now we're seeing most of the major browsers playing follow-the-leader by clumping menu operations into a single button, putting things indifferent places, and then Microsoft's ribbon bullshit that thinks every operation should be presented to you in a big kludgey mess of buttons and symbols. At least the web browsers and Windows Explorer allow you to tap the alt key to get a temporary glimpse of the old menu, but who's to say how long before that is removed?
It's possible in Firefox 4/5/6 as well. The single-button menu can be swapped out for the traditional menu bar. It's also made temporarily visible (at least in Windows) by tapping the alt key.
Yep, another old, tired, stupid and vacuous panning in the summary that you'd expect from a 14 year old who thinks he's massively clever. This is is what Slashdot has become.
...so why would the guys wanting to base their society on that era be against astronomy?
They're not against the astronomy so much as they are against suspicious activity. The guy with the telescope could be (and most likely is) stargazing, or as far as they're concerned he could be scoping out the ideal vantage from which to snipe a government official. Nobody trusts anyone.
The best luck I've had in Thunderbird is to use the 'Exchange Provider for Lightning' add-on to support an Exchange calendar, and then hoping like hell the Exchange server has the IMAP service running for mail. But that's about it.
Dunno, I kinda like the way LXDE is set up now. I do agree that its configuration could be reorganized a bit but it's a great way to go lighter than XFCE without losing too much functionality. Yes, I said it, my hardware needs something lighter than XFCE...
What did they expect to dig up on a little dead girl?
Something that would give News Corp the "exclusive" edge.
It's a similar mentality to paparazzi who try to snap and sell photos of celebrities in private situations. It's appalling but it's something that news companies will use to rouse more attention.
Not only that, but I think the exclusivity causes people to covet it until they start to wet themselves with anticipation. Once they finally get access they'll feel like they've just crossed something off their bucket list.
When I saw the announcement at Engadget and saw how many people were foaming at the mouth while freely tossing out their email addresses into the open for a scrap, I lost a little bit of my faith in humanity.
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The boobs on the right side of the article are a bad thing to have on your screen at work.
I'd say you're the one being complacent, by tossing childish names at people you know nothing about in a conversation you weren't a part of.
Yeah, the way that the traditional menu bar has been tossed aside is distressing. It was invented to create a consistent user interface between programs (as well as provide a consistent API) in order to eliminate the issue of everything being drastically different.
But now we're seeing most of the major browsers playing follow-the-leader by clumping menu operations into a single button, putting things indifferent places, and then Microsoft's ribbon bullshit that thinks every operation should be presented to you in a big kludgey mess of buttons and symbols. At least the web browsers and Windows Explorer allow you to tap the alt key to get a temporary glimpse of the old menu, but who's to say how long before that is removed?
It's possible in Firefox 4/5/6 as well. The single-button menu can be swapped out for the traditional menu bar. It's also made temporarily visible (at least in Windows) by tapping the alt key.
Yeah, those things are certainly true. And outside of my control, unfortunately. But I still consider your statement to be an insult.
Yep, another old, tired, stupid and vacuous panning in the summary that you'd expect from a 14 year old who thinks he's massively clever. This is is what Slashdot has become.
There's no hope for my lawn, now.
Except when California slide off into the ocean, we'll have ocean front property in Arizona. What about hurricanes then smart boy?
Hurricanes don't approach the western coast of the US, smart boy.
I consider that an insult.
I tried to read the rest of the article but for some reason I can't scroll downward.
"Hamad" and "mad man" sound nothing alike.
So then if somebody used this exploit to remove sites from Google, does that mean they'll mysteriously disappear from Bing?
=)
...so why would the guys wanting to base their society on that era be against astronomy?
They're not against the astronomy so much as they are against suspicious activity. The guy with the telescope could be (and most likely is) stargazing, or as far as they're concerned he could be scoping out the ideal vantage from which to snipe a government official. Nobody trusts anyone.
Still waiting for a bathtub large enough to prove that Saturn will float in water...
The best luck I've had in Thunderbird is to use the 'Exchange Provider for Lightning' add-on to support an Exchange calendar, and then hoping like hell the Exchange server has the IMAP service running for mail. But that's about it.
Dunno, I kinda like the way LXDE is set up now. I do agree that its configuration could be reorganized a bit but it's a great way to go lighter than XFCE without losing too much functionality. Yes, I said it, my hardware needs something lighter than XFCE...
This! Why are GNOME's core dependencies so entangled with Evolution components, anyway?
What did they expect to dig up on a little dead girl?
Something that would give News Corp the "exclusive" edge.
It's a similar mentality to paparazzi who try to snap and sell photos of celebrities in private situations. It's appalling but it's something that news companies will use to rouse more attention.
Not only that, but I think the exclusivity causes people to covet it until they start to wet themselves with anticipation. Once they finally get access they'll feel like they've just crossed something off their bucket list.
When I saw the announcement at Engadget and saw how many people were foaming at the mouth while freely tossing out their email addresses into the open for a scrap, I lost a little bit of my faith in humanity.
Kind of like how the invitation-only beta caused Gmail to be such a failure?
Not to mention the "Popereb" and "Popureb" inconsistency.
Austin: "This burger tastes like shit!"
Nigel: "Austin, it is shit!"
Austin: "Oh, so it's not just me, then. It's a bit nutty."
Why do people always over react?
They don't deserve anything better than being shot, and left for the dogs to eat.
I'd call that overreacting.
... and with a convincing-looking "My Computer" window, showing hundreds of viruses on the "C Drive." Always amusing.
Of course. You know how this works.
Either Microsoft adopts a standard and catches criticism for abandoning earlier technologies.
Or, Microsoft sticks with (and continues to extend) an earlier technology and catches criticism for not adopting a standard.
Slashdot is pretty notorious for bashing Microsoft for ridiculous reasons.
You know, for security reasons?
I know you ain't talkin' about Java!