XulRunner has been trying to be where WebKit is now for ages. I think they just gave up. Not that there was anything wrong with the XUL/Gecko platform per se, but people just couldn't be bothered. Maybe with windows 8, there is room for some competition again and we'll see similar HTML app platforms for webkit and xulrunner (possibly for other OS'es as well). But I doubt it.
On a different note. I really don't get all the Mozilla / Firefox bashing lately. Sure, they aren't doing every little thing the way I would like, but then, I'm not Mozilla, nor could I do better. And all the other choices are crap as well: I don't trust IE, I like Chrome / Chromium but I'm not sure the licensing is okay *and* I don't trust Google either. Opera might be an option.
I do think it's all about being the underdog or not. Since Firefox has gained momentum and has become mainstream, the Slashdot crowd is quite suddenly 'against'. Same with Linux in the form of Ubuntu. But it's okay. I understand.
I recently moved to Denmark. But the first thing that popped into my mind when reading this, was indeed to go outside and shout "Dansk jävlaaaaar!!!!". I don't think my neighbours will like me after that, though:)
Kids beating the AI is the least of our problems. Teaching kids it's okay to obey AI's is just the first step to creating the first generation of human slaves...
A solution could be to offer the user the choice of to whom the affiliate money goes. I would probably select Banshee, but at least you have a choice. Of course, Canonical would probable set the default to Canocical:)
IANAL, but wouldn't you have effectively sidestepped any legal consequence of the EULA changes? You can easily claim you just pressed a button and didn't realize you were accepting the new conditions at all (and thereby not accepting them).
I guess the same argument can be made for the English version, i.e. you don't have to understand or even read EULAs, much less agree with them, and still click the 'Next' button. This is especially valid for EULA dialog's that don't have a checkbox you have to check first before continuing ("By clicking 'Next' you agree to the following...").
Ooh! Minefield: The movie! Where a guy gets trapped inside a computer, and has to play a computer game but then in real life, sort of, to liberate himself!
Oh wait...
As far as I can tell, Safari handles evercookies the best (the least bad) of all browsers. I haven't tested Safari, but FF and IE are not immune. TFA states that in some cases evercookies can be undone on Safari (after thoroughly purging data and restarting).
Not every story has to be about MS doing something stupid. If they do the right thing by using FreeType, that's still a story. At least, I thought it was interesting.
How is displaying 12 choices in an area that has a limited size that fits 5 of the 12 choices 'hiding' 7 choices?? I mean, that's like saying./ 'hides' all but one comment. Oh yeah, there's this scroll-bar thingy, but that's for advanced users, right?
That's exactly how I think patents should work! I'm actually amazed that patents don't work this way, while it's really rather simple. I do feel that 12 months might be too short for some software, and too long for others, so that might need some tweaking.
Unfortunately, since our governments are run by corporations, this will never happen...:(
You can't see depth anyway unless you move your head sideways and back a lot.
You could manually do this with the handed out glasses. Create some stable holder (aka your mother) for the glasses and move your eye to switch between red and orange.
Samsung was advertising some 3D-ready tech for their DLP line on their web - for the few days before they discontinued the line and that part of their website.
If money is not an issue, you could try building a 3D setup yourself with two projectors and appropriate polarization filters. And the glasses you sneaked back from that movie, of course.
You'd still have to have some 3D content though, but it should work. You can always take 2 cameras on your holiday trip...:)
I read (and enjoy) Slashdot AND use Linux. I'm perfectly capable of ignoring childish behavior like the dollar-sign thingy, and I suggest you ignore it too instead of getting angry about it.
My advise: join the linux community. Have fun. Read slashdot, but don't get angry about childish comments. Relax. Most linux users are pretty helpful when you need help, IMO even more than users of other OS's in that they tend to share more information (like HOWTOs etc).
BTW, it's not as though linux bugs don't get posted on slashdot, but they do tend to get milder reactions. We're only human (most of us anyway).
I fear the cloud, because:
* It will 'commoditise' massive package implementations like Sharepoint, which I was hoping would just die and rot in hell.
* It makes my job more about maintentance and less about implementing (aka less fun)
By the way, (some) SaaS is a trap. Because it's cheaper, companies are more likely to give those shitty 'Enterprise' (*) applications a spin. Later on, they will find they need some customizations, and in come the consultants.
(*) I used to like the word "Enterprise" in my trekkie days, but 'they' stole it and perverted it, and now whenever I hear that word it makes me want to throw up...
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XulRunner has been trying to be where WebKit is now for ages. I think they just gave up. Not that there was anything wrong with the XUL/Gecko platform per se, but people just couldn't be bothered. Maybe with windows 8, there is room for some competition again and we'll see similar HTML app platforms for webkit and xulrunner (possibly for other OS'es as well). But I doubt it.
On a different note. I really don't get all the Mozilla / Firefox bashing lately. Sure, they aren't doing every little thing the way I would like, but then, I'm not Mozilla, nor could I do better. And all the other choices are crap as well: I don't trust IE, I like Chrome / Chromium but I'm not sure the licensing is okay *and* I don't trust Google either. Opera might be an option.
I do think it's all about being the underdog or not. Since Firefox has gained momentum and has become mainstream, the Slashdot crowd is quite suddenly 'against'. Same with Linux in the form of Ubuntu. But it's okay. I understand.
I believe chain mail acts as a Faraday cage. So all protesters should just wear chain mail, which'd look uber-cool anyway...
Okay, not an xkcd link, but smbc is good too: http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2189
Gives a whole new meaning to 'war driving'...
Very small bank. Probably a sandbank.
I recently moved to Denmark. But the first thing that popped into my mind when reading this, was indeed to go outside and shout "Dansk jävlaaaaar!!!!". I don't think my neighbours will like me after that, though :)
Kids beating the AI is the least of our problems. Teaching kids it's okay to obey AI's is just the first step to creating the first generation of human slaves...
A solution could be to offer the user the choice of to whom the affiliate money goes. I would probably select Banshee, but at least you have a choice. Of course, Canonical would probable set the default to Canocical :)
IANAL, but wouldn't you have effectively sidestepped any legal consequence of the EULA changes? You can easily claim you just pressed a button and didn't realize you were accepting the new conditions at all (and thereby not accepting them). I guess the same argument can be made for the English version, i.e. you don't have to understand or even read EULAs, much less agree with them, and still click the 'Next' button. This is especially valid for EULA dialog's that don't have a checkbox you have to check first before continuing ("By clicking 'Next' you agree to the following...").
Ooh! Minefield: The movie! Where a guy gets trapped inside a computer, and has to play a computer game but then in real life, sort of, to liberate himself!
Oh wait...
As far as I can tell, Safari handles evercookies the best (the least bad) of all browsers. I haven't tested Safari, but FF and IE are not immune. TFA states that in some cases evercookies can be undone on Safari (after thoroughly purging data and restarting).
Not every story has to be about MS doing something stupid. If they do the right thing by using FreeType, that's still a story. At least, I thought it was interesting.
How is displaying 12 choices in an area that has a limited size that fits 5 of the 12 choices 'hiding' 7 choices?? I mean, that's like saying ./ 'hides' all but one comment. Oh yeah, there's this scroll-bar thingy, but that's for advanced users, right?
Yes, you're right. I wish it was next year already, and you would've written 201st decade nonetheless, and I would have been right... If only.
It's the 202nd decade (CE), actually
Monty Python invented something even deadlier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gpjk_MaCGM
Do you mean the evangelism is war thingy? http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/26/2238218/Groklaw-Putting-Comes-v-Microsoft-Docs-Online
That's exactly how I think patents should work! I'm actually amazed that patents don't work this way, while it's really rather simple. I do feel that 12 months might be too short for some software, and too long for others, so that might need some tweaking.
:(
Unfortunately, since our governments are run by corporations, this will never happen...
You can't see depth anyway unless you move your head sideways and back a lot.
You could manually do this with the handed out glasses. Create some stable holder (aka your mother) for the glasses and move your eye to switch between red and orange.
Also, it so happens to be a great food source for pandas. Lucky for the Lomatia Tasmanica they don't live near them.
Samsung was advertising some 3D-ready tech for their DLP line on their web - for the few days before they discontinued the line and that part of their website.
If money is not an issue, you could try building a 3D setup yourself with two projectors and appropriate polarization filters. And the glasses you sneaked back from that movie, of course. :)
You'd still have to have some 3D content though, but it should work. You can always take 2 cameras on your holiday trip...
I read (and enjoy) Slashdot AND use Linux. I'm perfectly capable of ignoring childish behavior like the dollar-sign thingy, and I suggest you ignore it too instead of getting angry about it.
My advise: join the linux community. Have fun. Read slashdot, but don't get angry about childish comments. Relax. Most linux users are pretty helpful when you need help, IMO even more than users of other OS's in that they tend to share more information (like HOWTOs etc).
BTW, it's not as though linux bugs don't get posted on slashdot, but they do tend to get milder reactions. We're only human (most of us anyway).
Did Sony provide facilities for recording the disputed songs? Still, what's in the contract is binding...
..or "Open" to their file formats.
Usually less amusing to those countries' citizens, though...
I fear the cloud, because:
* It will 'commoditise' massive package implementations like Sharepoint, which I was hoping would just die and rot in hell.
* It makes my job more about maintentance and less about implementing (aka less fun)
By the way, (some) SaaS is a trap. Because it's cheaper, companies are more likely to give those shitty 'Enterprise' (*) applications a spin. Later on, they will find they need some customizations, and in come the consultants.
(*) I used to like the word "Enterprise" in my trekkie days, but 'they' stole it and perverted it, and now whenever I hear that word it makes me want to throw up...