Apple doesn't have a monopoly in the OS market. That's the whole point of anti-trust - it's stopping companies that have a monopoly in one area from gaining leverage in another market. Microsoft stops OEMs from bundling other software and IE is near impossible to remove without 3rd party tools. It's unfair. Apple's strategy isn't, because they compete on a level playing field.
I'd say that the vast majority of systems MUST have worked right for the ships to have entered space in the first place, let alone docked and re-entered. Wuthell!
I know it's different, but it is akin to the old File menu. The new Ribbon interface has casualties for the sake of simplicity. The interface is GREATLY improved. They could have put the old "File" functions (new, open, save, print) in a ribbon, but they're too important. It makes SENSE. It takes all of 10 seconds to realise and grasp. I normally hate microsoft, I'm a faithful ubuntu user, but they got office 2007 right! it's one of the best pieces of software around.
My setup: Fast computer, so vista doesn't slow down at all. I run vista natively, and XP in a VM inside ubuntu.
6 months on, I still find Vista a pain to use. Everything isn't where you'd expect it. Aero is HORRIBLE. I'm sorry, but there's no way any theming can beat bevels in terms of usability. Aero is nice if you have one, maybe 2 apps open, and they're not maximised. Anything else and it's almost impossible to decern controls, windows, etc. It looks good, but its much slower to use.
And the "classic" theme is pants. They ruined it completely.
The UAC stuff is pretty badly done. You have to go through about 3 dialogs just to overwrite files in a system area. I'm fine with the UAC _idea_, but ubuntu does it so much better.
And really, I don't see any particular benefits over XP. XP was easier to use and runs all my applications. I'm only using Vista because sooner or later, people WON'T make apps for XP.
There aren't many instances where tables give an advantage, and in the few instances it, the advantage isn't significant
Usually tables are a hindrance for me. I think in terms of divs now. And its always a pleasure to code. I didn't get that when I used tables, really.
Contrast tables with radical layout changes that can be made with small CSS bits. CSS was a pain before IE6, and IE6 still has issues, but for the most part CSS is an absolute joy to use now.
Cached CSS means your HTML files are all about content. It means less bandwidth use, and cleaner code.
Theres loads of reasons I like CSS, and not many for liking tables.
My $0.02
But then there's a conflict. My local MP, a conservative, voted against basically all of liberty-trampling ideas jacqui smith has come up with. While I hate the tories as any decent person would, they're miles better in this respect.
So on the one hand its the "european busybodies" interfering with our sovereign state, and on the other its them protecting us from big brother, an issue a lot of tories hold dear (and you can sort of see why)
This is exactly right. My maths teacher, who has been teaching maths for many many years, himself says that the tests haven't got easier or the students dumber. Nay, it's just the fact that the curriculum is different now. It adapts.
For example, when he was at school, he was routinely using logarithms at age 11/12 just because it was the simplest way to do operations involving large numbers. We didn't start that til I was 16, but we learnt about other areas of maths a bit more. Geometric, series, etc.
Everyone bangs on about how hard old exams used to be. It's simply not true, the students were just learning different things back then.
I attend a state school, and I consider myself quite gifted. I've had a good education all my life and I've always been creative/interested in all things science/maths. And honestly, after all the work that's gone in, I refuse to believe that I'd be in a majority if I'd lived 50 years ago. It just doesn't make sense; my parents' education's standards just weren't different.
I'm tempted to disagree. My experience of sonic isn't vast (1, 2, 3, spinball, sonic & knuckles, sonic adventure 2, some GBA game), but I definately enjoy sonic 2 and 3 much more than sonic adventure 2. It's just more fun, a lot less tedious... generally really awesome
The original sonic games sort of have a life to them. There were all these quirks, all these interesting things you could do. You could play them again and again and never get tired, never find them tedious or repetitive. I don't get that with the 3D counterparts.
And incase you're saying that PPC support is more important than the tens of thousands of devices linux supports, think again. I've never had a hardware setup ubuntu hasn't worked with. It can be tricky at times, but my digital camera works straight away, my phone does, my MP3 player, web camera, usb headset, usb/wireless mouse, etc etc etc. The hardware support in linux absolutely vast, and support for non-peripheral hardware is going to be pretty tight.
So yeah, linux supporting everything does mean lowest-common-denominator development, as the grandparent said.
Indeed, a christian friend of mine tells me that the original hebrew, which is translated into "days", can just as easily be translated as "period of time".
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Apple doesn't have a monopoly in the OS market. That's the whole point of anti-trust - it's stopping companies that have a monopoly in one area from gaining leverage in another market. Microsoft stops OEMs from bundling other software and IE is near impossible to remove without 3rd party tools. It's unfair. Apple's strategy isn't, because they compete on a level playing field.
nothing worked right
I'd say that the vast majority of systems MUST have worked right for the ships to have entered space in the first place, let alone docked and re-entered. Wuthell!
Nobody is seriously talking about taking your guns away. With the modern mind-control technologies, it's really not necessary.
You know, most people just call it Fox News
Why is the banner red? Communists.
Isn't red also the colour of the GOP? :/
I like how you're so outraged about something so simple. Do you throw a hissy fit whenever you click "Start" to shut down?
I know it's different, but it is akin to the old File menu. The new Ribbon interface has casualties for the sake of simplicity. The interface is GREATLY improved. They could have put the old "File" functions (new, open, save, print) in a ribbon, but they're too important. It makes SENSE. It takes all of 10 seconds to realise and grasp. I normally hate microsoft, I'm a faithful ubuntu user, but they got office 2007 right! it's one of the best pieces of software around.
My setup: Fast computer, so vista doesn't slow down at all. I run vista natively, and XP in a VM inside ubuntu.
6 months on, I still find Vista a pain to use. Everything isn't where you'd expect it. Aero is HORRIBLE. I'm sorry, but there's no way any theming can beat bevels in terms of usability. Aero is nice if you have one, maybe 2 apps open, and they're not maximised. Anything else and it's almost impossible to decern controls, windows, etc. It looks good, but its much slower to use.
And the "classic" theme is pants. They ruined it completely.
The UAC stuff is pretty badly done. You have to go through about 3 dialogs just to overwrite files in a system area. I'm fine with the UAC _idea_, but ubuntu does it so much better.
And really, I don't see any particular benefits over XP. XP was easier to use and runs all my applications. I'm only using Vista because sooner or later, people WON'T make apps for XP.
Its a complete joke.
Email him. Linky
"But your highness, she's a commoner, her slurm will taste fowl!"
"Yes! Which is why we'll market it as new slurm, then, when everyone hates it, we'll bring back slurm classic, and make BILLIONS!"
- Futurama
Of course. Because capitalisation changes the meaning in some cases, e.g. nm -> Nm
Why is this modded down? I was about to post the same thing. Black holes are no less observable than the moon o.O
clear:both; will clear both left and right floated divs.
What the hell? Even when I select "plain old text" it doesn't use it. Nice one, slashdot! Using [] for tags. Ghod I hate new /. :|
If you have two columns
[div id="menu"]...[/div]
[div id="content"]...[/div]
and menu is "float: left;", then adding a footer is super easy
[div id="footer"]...[/div]
and set "clear: left;"
is that what you mean?
If you have two columns
...
...
and menu is "float: left;", then adding a footer is super easy
...
and set "clear: left;"
is that what you mean?
There aren't many instances where tables give an advantage, and in the few instances it, the advantage isn't significant
Usually tables are a hindrance for me. I think in terms of divs now. And its always a pleasure to code. I didn't get that when I used tables, really.
Contrast tables with radical layout changes that can be made with small CSS bits. CSS was a pain before IE6, and IE6 still has issues, but for the most part CSS is an absolute joy to use now.
Cached CSS means your HTML files are all about content. It means less bandwidth use, and cleaner code.
Theres loads of reasons I like CSS, and not many for liking tables. My $0.02
My god, I wish I had mod points for you good sir.
But then there's a conflict. My local MP, a conservative, voted against basically all of liberty-trampling ideas jacqui smith has come up with. While I hate the tories as any decent person would, they're miles better in this respect.
So on the one hand its the "european busybodies" interfering with our sovereign state, and on the other its them protecting us from big brother, an issue a lot of tories hold dear (and you can sort of see why)
This is exactly right. My maths teacher, who has been teaching maths for many many years, himself says that the tests haven't got easier or the students dumber. Nay, it's just the fact that the curriculum is different now. It adapts.
For example, when he was at school, he was routinely using logarithms at age 11/12 just because it was the simplest way to do operations involving large numbers. We didn't start that til I was 16, but we learnt about other areas of maths a bit more. Geometric, series, etc.
Everyone bangs on about how hard old exams used to be. It's simply not true, the students were just learning different things back then.
I attend a state school, and I consider myself quite gifted. I've had a good education all my life and I've always been creative/interested in all things science/maths. And honestly, after all the work that's gone in, I refuse to believe that I'd be in a majority if I'd lived 50 years ago. It just doesn't make sense; my parents' education's standards just weren't different.
Just out of curiousity, what is this "last loop"? You mean like, the user's NIC card? or what?
Thanks
Mine:
Nov 10th: 5 messages
Nov 11th: 17 messages
Nov 12th (so far, it's 4:20pm): 3 messages
I guess you need to receive an awful lot of spam in order to get reliable data on a reduction.
I'm tempted to disagree. My experience of sonic isn't vast (1, 2, 3, spinball, sonic & knuckles, sonic adventure 2, some GBA game), but I definately enjoy sonic 2 and 3 much more than sonic adventure 2. It's just more fun, a lot less tedious... generally really awesome
The original sonic games sort of have a life to them. There were all these quirks, all these interesting things you could do. You could play them again and again and never get tired, never find them tedious or repetitive. I don't get that with the 3D counterparts.
It used to, but doesn't any more. Lack of demand.
And incase you're saying that PPC support is more important than the tens of thousands of devices linux supports, think again. I've never had a hardware setup ubuntu hasn't worked with. It can be tricky at times, but my digital camera works straight away, my phone does, my MP3 player, web camera, usb headset, usb/wireless mouse, etc etc etc. The hardware support in linux absolutely vast, and support for non-peripheral hardware is going to be pretty tight.
So yeah, linux supporting everything does mean lowest-common-denominator development, as the grandparent said.
Indeed, a christian friend of mine tells me that the original hebrew, which is translated into "days", can just as easily be translated as "period of time".
It annoys me too. I'd find the transition a little tricky, as I still think in miles, but meh. If the rest of europe can cope, why can't we?
No, it doesn't. meter is a unit, k is a prefix (standing for "kilo").
In the same way, kilojoule is kJ, kiloamp is kA, kilosecond is ks.
I work in metric normally. I'm european.