I for one cheer for anyone protecting money from the prying hands of the State.
(I'm assuming you live in the US) Remember that thought process the next time...
You drive your car on any public road,
Your house is robbed and you want the police to help you,
You are allowed to practice your faith freely,
You criticize your elected officials openly,
You can leave your house at night without fear of police action,
You look at pron on the interweb,
You choose not to be in the military,
You even consider siting one of our constitutional amendments,
You go to the voting booth...
The list goes on and on.
Sorry man but people have died to give us the freedom to pay taxes and have a say in how our community works. Don't be the American stereotype the rest of the world laughs at and think about why we have it so good. The 'State' and its taxes are why. No system is perfect but at least in ours if we don't like the policies then we can run for a government position and change things. We are not entitled to every dime we make; nothing is free. We all pay for the privilege of being free (or at least more free than most) my fellow citizen.
One cannot assume that simulated calculations are correct. We can tell a computer program that 1+1=5 pretty easily - you assume that physics and mathematics as we know them are a constant - if they're all simulated then they are only true inside the simulation. You assume such and idea would be inconsistent with itself because you are basing your understanding of the universe on the knowledge that 1+1 always equals 2. If you are running inside a program then the programmer has complete control over everything - that includes your thoughts, experiences, sense of time, etc. You are a puppet without ability to think for yourself. You, the universe, everything is a simulation.
The point is that you cannot assume anything if the proposition is reality. You might be able to prove a ton of things inside a box if there are known quantities (such as 1+1 always equal 2). But because everything is simulated there is no way to know if what is known is correct (for example, perhaps the answer 2 to the question what does 1+1 equal is actually 5 but is simply simulated to be output as 2). And, if nothing can be known because it is possible it is simply simulated to be correct then there is no way to prove, from within the simulation, anything about what is outside the simulation or whether or not there is a simulation to begin with.
It's a pointless discussion. If correct it doesn't matter because anyone inside the simulation could never know it unless something external to the simulation were to interject - even then it's completely feasible that anything inside the simulation is programed to entirely ignore all external simulation stimulus.
So the debate begins: "The problem with this is that computers, computability, Turing, and the entire field of theoretical computer science are fabrications made possible by the rules of the simulation..."
That is assuming the simulation is running computers as we know them. If our universe is a simulation then it is so far advanced from what we understand that it makes our computing technology look like a pile of rocks (if that).
Let's assume the theory is correct. Nothing can be assumed because it's all simulated. That means that there is no way to truly trust any data. Our perceptions are simulated. Even our thoughts are simulated. So, how do you really know 'you think there for you are?' Perhaps you were a simulated sea-monkey 10 seconds ago in a universe filled with water. Then the universe, as we know it, is really only 10 seconds old and all our history, experiences, etc. is part of the simulation = pointless discussion.
If we're running in a sand box then everything is part of the program and completely suspect - that includes any and all results, theories, behaviors, blah, blah, blah... Funny, even that is an assumption. Should we continue?
If I'm part of a simulation then I could never come up with a reasonable theory so - I submit the best we can do is assume the universe actually is reality. Let us continue along the path of observable science and not assumptions which are inherently unprovable given the nature of their content.
It's a great idea and could very well be true but because it's all simulated there is no way to know what to believe... that is, until Neo frees us all...
Those that have unlocked their iPhones use the SIM Unlock process making the SIM Unlock process the mainstream way of unlocking. Because you don't know anyone who has actually done it doesn't make the most popular process any more or less mainstream.
Bullshit. This is business and morality is never a consideration. It's about the bottom line and whether or not its legal. Always.
They clearly state that the iPhone will only work on their network
I don't have an iPhone so I can't speak to the exact contract but unless it explicitly states that you can not ever use the phone on another network then people are well within their rights to take an item they purchased and move it to a different network. Apple does not have the right, in this case, to intentionally brick the phone because they don't like the fact that they forgot to add that little clause into their purchase contracts. Likely why they didn't outright state that the next update would brick all unlocked phones - because there is a legal question of whether or not they can purposefully do so without invoking a class-action suit.
If you decide to prove that wrong and mess up your phone why should Apple... exchange your money/replace your iphone.
Because you didn't mess up your phone. The simple fact that Apple has stated their update will break the hacked phones on purpose (anybody with 1/2 a brain can see this is true) is evidence enough that the hack itself doesn't mess up the phone and that it will be, in fact, Apple that causes the phone to break when the update is released.
and/or the credit card companies
The credit card companies are simply the middle man and could care less. If you call Visa and tell them to rescind a charge because of a dispute with the company then they should do it. It's Apple's problem not Visa's.
Maybe I should go spike mine down onto the pavement then return it for a replacement as well?
Verizon will replace my phone if I spike it on the pavement. This isn't unheard of. Apple and Stevie simply enjoy playing the role of the masturbating deity rather then giving the people what they want. It's about being greedy, period.
Steve Jobs publicly admits this is a futile war and yet he insists on fighting it. What really chaps my shorts is the fact that the cost of fighting a war that cannot be won will simply be passed onto all Apple customers. I'm so unbelievably tired of technology jackasses.
Let the damn people have what they want and quit playing the role of masturbating deity.
Best programming practice is to do everything server side... ...if you do server side processing, you can make it work for *everyone*. That alone is enough reason to go for it. ...then it'd just be a matter of my browser reading HTML... Sadly, I know people will typically go for glitz over functionality...
There are more factors to consider than you're giving credit - too many blanket statements without enough consideration. The internet is a media platform with many uses and methods. One of the biggest uses is as a marketing tool. Target market is a major consideration for how one should design, develop and deliver any given site. I don't necessarily WANT to make it work for everyone because it's unlikely that everyone is my target audience. Even myspace, youtube, digg, slashdot, etc, etc. are all geared towards a specific type of audience - that's how brands work. One has to consider who is most likely to visit their site.
Making blind assumptions about what the content is, who it's to be delivered to and/or how it should be delivered is not a good position to start from when beginning a new project. Delivering HTML-only pages, while likely accessible to *everyone*, may not be the best practice when comparing the target audience to another approach (Adobe Flash for example).
The problem with your perspective (IMHO), is that you cannot seem to see why people develop/want glitz. There is absolutely nothing wrong with glitz. True there are best practices in programming/delivering a glitzy site, like all types of sites, but to boo glitz simply because you've got a predefined belief of how things should be delivered to *everyone* is not a good practice in itself. Glitz has its place. Clean has its place. It all has a place. Knowing that not all audiences are equal from the beginning and *then* selecting the style of development is a start to best programming practices for the internet as a medium, in my opinion.
I have yet to see a residential broadband company offer 10Mbps Unlimited Bandwidth. They offer Up To 10Mbps Unlimited Bandwidth but those two little words change the entire meaning from getting 10Mbps to getting somewhere between 0Mbps (zero bandwidth) and 10Mbps. That's not false advertising. That's called good marketing.
Without an SLA agreement (and you'll pay out the nose for that - Speakeasy in the Seattle area charges $350 mo. for a T1) one cannot complain much - it's right there in black and white. Pay for the service or don't but it's been advertised correctly.
I know this has been widely reported but, as a Comcast customer, I have to say that I have not yet had any issues with BitTorrent downloads. Perhaps Comcast in the Seattle, Washington area has not yet deployed this tactic and/or is experimenting in other area's of the country before rolling it out to every area they service?
Absolutely; the rest of the world does not abide by and therefore is not protected by the United States Constitution. However I would bet if any one country wanted to sign treaties allowing full disclosure and permanent access to our government in exchange for military protection (or something along those lines), something could be worked out.
This attitude is one of the things that makes its a target in the first place.
Incorrect; selling weapons to the enemies of our enemies and then becoming enemies with those we supplied weapons to originally to certainly does though. I'm pretty sure espionage and meddling in foreign affairs doesn't help either. Oh, and certainly having an evangelical in office doesn't help the matter. But country to country spying has been going on for centuries and I don't buy it has much to do with general population viewpoint in most countries.
In fact, spying Americans is better than spying non-americans... at least it's the US government doing "its job" to the people who elected it.
Now that's just plain absurd. There is no argument with this thought process; it is simply lost in its own universe. Let us know when you get back...
FTA: "Blu-ray discs can hold more data -- 50 gigabytes compared with HD DVDs 30 GB -- but the technology requires new manufacturing techniques and factories, boosting initial costs. HD DVDs, on the other hand, are essentially DVDs on steroids, meaning movie studios can turn to existing assembly lines to produce them in mass."
I'm not an expert on the technical aspects of either format, but if this is correct, there is huge incentive for companies to go HD DVD already. Especially so if the movie industry follows the example of the music industry and makes moves to do away with DRM. There isn't much outside of a few GB more space at the cost of much higher manufacturing at that point and there is really no need to go Blu-ray. The format will die. Comparing this to DVD+/-R simply isn't anywhere near the same at all IMHO.
...Just make up the figures," he said. "The important thing here is the exercise in making the presentation...
Clue #1 - obviously what you were looking to learn is not what your teacher was interested in teaching you.
But in my experience, sales and marketing is where football jocks go when they get fat.
Example #1: McDonalds. Spectacular marketing. The food sucks but their brand is like a narcotic to kids. I'm sure you can think of plenty of products that are successful in part because they have awesome marketing. Considering your background I find it hard to believe you don't think marketing works against all the sheeple we have in the world. Sounds more like you're just too damn cynical as a result of [fill in the blank].
So I ask tons of questions, ask the why's, and end up pissing people off because they think I'm using socratic questioning to point out how big of dumbasses they are...
On a side note - I am so glad to hear I'm not the only one with this problem. Found any solutions? I'm tired of getting fired for calling my bosses pathetic wastes of time and space.
Law enforcement can't just make arbitrary searches...
Arguing legality only works when:
a: the current laws are upheld by those who are in power.
b: illegal actions taken by those in power are made public
The problem with this is that we are increasingly seeing the erosion of our civil liberties over time. Using the fourth amendment argument doesn't work when we live with a government who can legally declare any American citizen an 'enemy combatant' and incarcerate them indefinitely without declaration of their crimes or due process and uses, largely publicly funded, infrastructure (AT&T) for domestic wiretapping.
IMHO, to claim that law enforcement can't because we're American and its been written on parchment is as naive as one can possibly be in the present world.
HA! but N00bs will click on stuff, SO WHAT, their computer will still not be infected...
You're right, N00bs WILL click on stuff. You've missed the point. There are plenty of ways to take advantage of people on the net without infecting their machine with a local virus. Not to mention that not everyone knows how to use CTL/ALT/DELETE and end processes (cause N00bs really need to be screwing with the task manager... riiight). EVERYONE is a N00b at some point - which leads me to my next point...
1. They deserve whatever they get.
That's an ignorant and callous statement. Just because someone focuses their learning on a subject other than computers/networking doesn't mean they deserve to get screwed. I hope your wife/grandma/parents/friends/yourself end up getting taken - maybe then you'll have a little respect for those who have other interests in life than learning everything there is to know about tech.
2. I'm pretty sure their computers (presuming they deserve to be called that) are already turned into spam zombies
So be part of the solution and help educate rather than whine about how dumb everyone else is. The worst kind of geek is the one who thinks somehow they're super-human and everyone else is dumb. Did you get beaten up by too many jocks in school?
More like a site full of nerds - the majority of which are interested in the subject. Seems pretty obvious (IMHO). If you don't care why did you click on the link, read the story and then spend the time to post a comment? N/M, that seems pretty obvious too.
You hit it right on the money. Other than the occasional IMAX feature (Seattle's Boeing theater I can't compete with in my basement) my home theater trumps any AMC or Regal I've ever been to.
Focusing on that--getting the word out--is what will ensure Linux on the desktop
I haven't tried every flavor of Linux, and to be honest both my wife and I grew up on Windows along with the other 99% of the world, but when we attempted to switch over to Linux as our 'main' desktop NONE of the distro's we tried were good enough. Granted it's been about 1.5 years since we attempted but I can tell you (scratch that, my wife, who is not a computer geek can tell you) that Linux simply was not good enough in it's usability as a laymen desktop environment. She became utterly frustrated with it in general.
Now I'm sure there are plenty of people who are going to have something to say about how we didn't do this or that but the fact remains: we made an attempt to switch and, as casual users Linux was the reason we aren't using Linux today; NOT because we didn't know about it or didn't want to try. Perhaps we'll try again sometime in the future but as for now our perspective is that it was a frustrating waste of our time and usability from a 'dumb user' level makes Linux not ready.
Honestly no, I'm not sure that an extension isn't the culprit. This is a blatant case of moaning with the rest of the crowd. I'll uninstall all of 'em and let you know if it helps and if it does, which extension was causing problems: Adblock (disabling doesn't do squat) or Flashblock.
I can't even log into their online system via Firefox to pay my bill - the log in machine just keeps spinning its wheels. Their drop-down DHTML navigation menu don't work in Firefox either. When I switch use IE, mirroring my FF actions, everything works like butta. I filed a flaming complaint w/ their webmaster but I doubt anyone gave a crap.
IMHO IE7's redesigned UI falls squarely into the relm of if it ain't broke, don't fix it. They should have left it the hell alone and focused solely on security.
So M$ should somehow profit from this because...? Honestly, I didn't RTFA, but this sounds to me like they've patented profiting off illegal content someone else went to the effort to downloaded. And since when does paying the **AA amount to supporting the arts? I could be wrong here but it seems to me they're in the distribution business, not cultural charity.
I can see only one explanation here: You're a MAFIAA spy! Come on, admit it.
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I for one cheer for anyone protecting money from the prying hands of the State.
(I'm assuming you live in the US) Remember that thought process the next time...
You drive your car on any public road,
Your house is robbed and you want the police to help you,
You are allowed to practice your faith freely,
You criticize your elected officials openly,
You can leave your house at night without fear of police action,
You look at pron on the interweb,
You choose not to be in the military,
You even consider siting one of our constitutional amendments,
You go to the voting booth...
The list goes on and on.
Sorry man but people have died to give us the freedom to pay taxes and have a say in how our community works. Don't be the American stereotype the rest of the world laughs at and think about why we have it so good. The 'State' and its taxes are why. No system is perfect but at least in ours if we don't like the policies then we can run for a government position and change things. We are not entitled to every dime we make; nothing is free. We all pay for the privilege of being free (or at least more free than most) my fellow citizen.
Too many assumptions.
One cannot assume that simulated calculations are correct. We can tell a computer program that 1+1=5 pretty easily - you assume that physics and mathematics as we know them are a constant - if they're all simulated then they are only true inside the simulation. You assume such and idea would be inconsistent with itself because you are basing your understanding of the universe on the knowledge that 1+1 always equals 2. If you are running inside a program then the programmer has complete control over everything - that includes your thoughts, experiences, sense of time, etc. You are a puppet without ability to think for yourself. You, the universe, everything is a simulation.
The point is that you cannot assume anything if the proposition is reality. You might be able to prove a ton of things inside a box if there are known quantities (such as 1+1 always equal 2). But because everything is simulated there is no way to know if what is known is correct (for example, perhaps the answer 2 to the question what does 1+1 equal is actually 5 but is simply simulated to be output as 2). And, if nothing can be known because it is possible it is simply simulated to be correct then there is no way to prove, from within the simulation, anything about what is outside the simulation or whether or not there is a simulation to begin with.
It's a pointless discussion. If correct it doesn't matter because anyone inside the simulation could never know it unless something external to the simulation were to interject - even then it's completely feasible that anything inside the simulation is programed to entirely ignore all external simulation stimulus.
whatever...
So the debate begins: "The problem with this is that computers, computability, Turing, and the entire field of theoretical computer science are fabrications made possible by the rules of the simulation..."
That is assuming the simulation is running computers as we know them. If our universe is a simulation then it is so far advanced from what we understand that it makes our computing technology look like a pile of rocks (if that).
Let's assume the theory is correct. Nothing can be assumed because it's all simulated. That means that there is no way to truly trust any data. Our perceptions are simulated. Even our thoughts are simulated. So, how do you really know 'you think there for you are?' Perhaps you were a simulated sea-monkey 10 seconds ago in a universe filled with water. Then the universe, as we know it, is really only 10 seconds old and all our history, experiences, etc. is part of the simulation = pointless discussion.
If we're running in a sand box then everything is part of the program and completely suspect - that includes any and all results, theories, behaviors, blah, blah, blah... Funny, even that is an assumption. Should we continue?
If I'm part of a simulation then I could never come up with a reasonable theory so - I submit the best we can do is assume the universe actually is reality. Let us continue along the path of observable science and not assumptions which are inherently unprovable given the nature of their content.
It's a great idea and could very well be true but because it's all simulated there is no way to know what to believe... that is, until Neo frees us all...
Huh is right; how did this get modded insightful?
Those that have unlocked their iPhones use the SIM Unlock process making the SIM Unlock process the mainstream way of unlocking. Because you don't know anyone who has actually done it doesn't make the most popular process any more or less mainstream.
It's the morality of it.
... exchange your money/replace your iphone.
Bullshit. This is business and morality is never a consideration. It's about the bottom line and whether or not its legal. Always.
They clearly state that the iPhone will only work on their network
I don't have an iPhone so I can't speak to the exact contract but unless it explicitly states that you can not ever use the phone on another network then people are well within their rights to take an item they purchased and move it to a different network. Apple does not have the right, in this case, to intentionally brick the phone because they don't like the fact that they forgot to add that little clause into their purchase contracts. Likely why they didn't outright state that the next update would brick all unlocked phones - because there is a legal question of whether or not they can purposefully do so without invoking a class-action suit.
If you decide to prove that wrong and mess up your phone why should Apple
Because you didn't mess up your phone. The simple fact that Apple has stated their update will break the hacked phones on purpose (anybody with 1/2 a brain can see this is true) is evidence enough that the hack itself doesn't mess up the phone and that it will be, in fact, Apple that causes the phone to break when the update is released.
and/or the credit card companies
The credit card companies are simply the middle man and could care less. If you call Visa and tell them to rescind a charge because of a dispute with the company then they should do it. It's Apple's problem not Visa's.
Maybe I should go spike mine down onto the pavement then return it for a replacement as well?
Verizon will replace my phone if I spike it on the pavement. This isn't unheard of. Apple and Stevie simply enjoy playing the role of the masturbating deity rather then giving the people what they want. It's about being greedy, period.
My humble 2 cents.
Steve Jobs publicly admits this is a futile war and yet he insists on fighting it. What really chaps my shorts is the fact that the cost of fighting a war that cannot be won will simply be passed onto all Apple customers. I'm so unbelievably tired of technology jackasses.
Let the damn people have what they want and quit playing the role of masturbating deity.
Best programming practice is to do everything server side...
...if you do server side processing, you can make it work for *everyone*. That alone is enough reason to go for it.
...then it'd just be a matter of my browser reading HTML...
Sadly, I know people will typically go for glitz over functionality...
There are more factors to consider than you're giving credit - too many blanket statements without enough consideration. The internet is a media platform with many uses and methods. One of the biggest uses is as a marketing tool. Target market is a major consideration for how one should design, develop and deliver any given site. I don't necessarily WANT to make it work for everyone because it's unlikely that everyone is my target audience. Even myspace, youtube, digg, slashdot, etc, etc. are all geared towards a specific type of audience - that's how brands work. One has to consider who is most likely to visit their site.
Making blind assumptions about what the content is, who it's to be delivered to and/or how it should be delivered is not a good position to start from when beginning a new project. Delivering HTML-only pages, while likely accessible to *everyone*, may not be the best practice when comparing the target audience to another approach (Adobe Flash for example).
The problem with your perspective (IMHO), is that you cannot seem to see why people develop/want glitz. There is absolutely nothing wrong with glitz. True there are best practices in programming/delivering a glitzy site, like all types of sites, but to boo glitz simply because you've got a predefined belief of how things should be delivered to *everyone* is not a good practice in itself. Glitz has its place. Clean has its place. It all has a place. Knowing that not all audiences are equal from the beginning and *then* selecting the style of development is a start to best programming practices for the internet as a medium, in my opinion.
Mod parent up.
I'm so tired of whining employees for *all* the reasons mentioned.
My browser is faster than your browser! So fast it loads 1/10 of an eyelid-blink before yours! Neener-neener.
As a web developer I can honestly say - I could give a rat's ass. Where's the interesting news on the web front?
I have yet to see a residential broadband company offer 10Mbps Unlimited Bandwidth. They offer Up To 10Mbps Unlimited Bandwidth but those two little words change the entire meaning from getting 10Mbps to getting somewhere between 0Mbps (zero bandwidth) and 10Mbps. That's not false advertising. That's called good marketing. Without an SLA agreement (and you'll pay out the nose for that - Speakeasy in the Seattle area charges $350 mo. for a T1) one cannot complain much - it's right there in black and white. Pay for the service or don't but it's been advertised correctly.
I know this has been widely reported but, as a Comcast customer, I have to say that I have not yet had any issues with BitTorrent downloads. Perhaps Comcast in the Seattle, Washington area has not yet deployed this tactic and/or is experimenting in other area's of the country before rolling it out to every area they service?
Is there an absolutely fool-proof device that can provide this without requiring virus scanners and constant attention?
IMHO (pardon the bluntness): there isn't a UI that will ever be conceived that a sufficiently skilled idiot can't break.
But spying the rest of the world is OK?
Absolutely; the rest of the world does not abide by and therefore is not protected by the United States Constitution. However I would bet if any one country wanted to sign treaties allowing full disclosure and permanent access to our government in exchange for military protection (or something along those lines), something could be worked out.
This attitude is one of the things that makes its a target in the first place. Incorrect; selling weapons to the enemies of our enemies and then becoming enemies with those we supplied weapons to originally to certainly does though. I'm pretty sure espionage and meddling in foreign affairs doesn't help either. Oh, and certainly having an evangelical in office doesn't help the matter. But country to country spying has been going on for centuries and I don't buy it has much to do with general population viewpoint in most countries.
In fact, spying Americans is better than spying non-americans... at least it's the US government doing "its job" to the people who elected it.
Now that's just plain absurd. There is no argument with this thought process; it is simply lost in its own universe. Let us know when you get back...
Obvious? I don't buy that argument.
FTA: "Blu-ray discs can hold more data -- 50 gigabytes compared with HD DVDs 30 GB -- but the technology requires new manufacturing techniques and factories, boosting initial costs. HD DVDs, on the other hand, are essentially DVDs on steroids, meaning movie studios can turn to existing assembly lines to produce them in mass."
I'm not an expert on the technical aspects of either format, but if this is correct, there is huge incentive for companies to go HD DVD already. Especially so if the movie industry follows the example of the music industry and makes moves to do away with DRM. There isn't much outside of a few GB more space at the cost of much higher manufacturing at that point and there is really no need to go Blu-ray. The format will die. Comparing this to DVD+/-R simply isn't anywhere near the same at all IMHO.
...Just make up the figures," he said. "The important thing here is the exercise in making the presentation...
Clue #1 - obviously what you were looking to learn is not what your teacher was interested in teaching you.
But in my experience, sales and marketing is where football jocks go when they get fat.
Example #1: McDonalds. Spectacular marketing. The food sucks but their brand is like a narcotic to kids. I'm sure you can think of plenty of products that are successful in part because they have awesome marketing. Considering your background I find it hard to believe you don't think marketing works against all the sheeple we have in the world. Sounds more like you're just too damn cynical as a result of [fill in the blank].
So I ask tons of questions, ask the why's, and end up pissing people off because they think I'm using socratic questioning to point out how big of dumbasses they are...
On a side note - I am so glad to hear I'm not the only one with this problem. Found any solutions? I'm tired of getting fired for calling my bosses pathetic wastes of time and space.
Law enforcement can't just make arbitrary searches...
Arguing legality only works when:
a: the current laws are upheld by those who are in power.
b: illegal actions taken by those in power are made public
The problem with this is that we are increasingly seeing the erosion of our civil liberties over time. Using the fourth amendment argument doesn't work when we live with a government who can legally declare any American citizen an 'enemy combatant' and incarcerate them indefinitely without declaration of their crimes or due process and uses, largely publicly funded, infrastructure (AT&T) for domestic wiretapping.
IMHO, to claim that law enforcement can't because we're American and its been written on parchment is as naive as one can possibly be in the present world.
HA! but N00bs will click on stuff, SO WHAT, their computer will still not be infected...
You're right, N00bs WILL click on stuff. You've missed the point. There are plenty of ways to take advantage of people on the net without infecting their machine with a local virus. Not to mention that not everyone knows how to use CTL/ALT/DELETE and end processes (cause N00bs really need to be screwing with the task manager... riiight). EVERYONE is a N00b at some point - which leads me to my next point...
1. They deserve whatever they get.
That's an ignorant and callous statement. Just because someone focuses their learning on a subject other than computers/networking doesn't mean they deserve to get screwed. I hope your wife/grandma/parents/friends/yourself end up getting taken - maybe then you'll have a little respect for those who have other interests in life than learning everything there is to know about tech.
2. I'm pretty sure their computers (presuming they deserve to be called that) are already turned into spam zombies
So be part of the solution and help educate rather than whine about how dumb everyone else is. The worst kind of geek is the one who thinks somehow they're super-human and everyone else is dumb. Did you get beaten up by too many jocks in school?
More like a site full of nerds - the majority of which are interested in the subject. Seems pretty obvious (IMHO). If you don't care why did you click on the link, read the story and then spend the time to post a comment? N/M, that seems pretty obvious too.
You hit it right on the money. Other than the occasional IMAX feature (Seattle's Boeing theater I can't compete with in my basement) my home theater trumps any AMC or Regal I've ever been to.
...decent laptop that comes with Vista.
LOL; sorry, I just choked on my sandwich...
Did you just use that phrase in a real sentence?
Focusing on that--getting the word out--is what will ensure Linux on the desktop
I haven't tried every flavor of Linux, and to be honest both my wife and I grew up on Windows along with the other 99% of the world, but when we attempted to switch over to Linux as our 'main' desktop NONE of the distro's we tried were good enough. Granted it's been about 1.5 years since we attempted but I can tell you (scratch that, my wife, who is not a computer geek can tell you) that Linux simply was not good enough in it's usability as a laymen desktop environment. She became utterly frustrated with it in general.
Now I'm sure there are plenty of people who are going to have something to say about how we didn't do this or that but the fact remains: we made an attempt to switch and, as casual users Linux was the reason we aren't using Linux today; NOT because we didn't know about it or didn't want to try. Perhaps we'll try again sometime in the future but as for now our perspective is that it was a frustrating waste of our time and usability from a 'dumb user' level makes Linux not ready.
Honestly no, I'm not sure that an extension isn't the culprit. This is a blatant case of moaning with the rest of the crowd. I'll uninstall all of 'em and let you know if it helps and if it does, which extension was causing problems: Adblock (disabling doesn't do squat) or Flashblock.
I can't even log into their online system via Firefox to pay my bill - the log in machine just keeps spinning its wheels. Their drop-down DHTML navigation menu don't work in Firefox either. When I switch use IE, mirroring my FF actions, everything works like butta. I filed a flaming complaint w/ their webmaster but I doubt anyone gave a crap.
IMHO IE7's redesigned UI falls squarely into the relm of if it ain't broke, don't fix it. They should have left it the hell alone and focused solely on security.
So M$ should somehow profit from this because...? Honestly, I didn't RTFA, but this sounds to me like they've patented profiting off illegal content someone else went to the effort to downloaded. And since when does paying the **AA amount to supporting the arts? I could be wrong here but it seems to me they're in the distribution business, not cultural charity.
I can see only one explanation here: You're a MAFIAA spy! Come on, admit it.