Worth mentioning, this problems is mostly Microsoft's fault. Easily 90% of the cross-browser problems are cases where it works everywhere but IE. If I didn't have to test in IE, I probably would only test outside of Firefox once a week.
Yep. It seems to me that a far more reasonable solution to this problem-created-by-greed is to convince microsoft to do the decent thing and just disconnect IE from its life-support machine and do the world a favour.
I swear to god. Why do web developers have to tolerate this bullshit? Some marketing droid indirectly controls your technical director and thus you.. and who gets the pain?
For me it's not just about the price-gouging (spelling?). They can gouge you because you are a 'captive audience' - they act as the gatekeeper due to (as far as I recall) all books arrive on the kindle via one or other of their services. With the iliad, not only do you have control over what type of files can be read/displayed, you control how they arrive there.
So, I have a share on what was until recently my main pc, the iliad is configured to point to it; if I want new content, I dump a copy (note: a copy) in the folder, press-and-hold the large button at the top right and it's 'moved' from the share to the iliad - w00t!
If I want to, I can download the source and extend it to support display and even editing of my-favourite-document-type, whatever that may be.
Sure.. if you assume that each one is equivalent, *then* choose the one which is cheapest but if you want the one that best suits the task, price is surely irrelevant. My advice is to beware a false economy. Buy the cheaper drm-laden one (haven't bothered to check but it's made by sony.. so am guessing their usual attempts to tie you into some proprietary solution will manifest) but later when you realise it suX, you need to either offload it to some sucker via eBay (not really the humane thing to do but I understand that kind of thing occurs) or take the hit and buy what you should have bought in the first place.
then again, i've got more money than sense (no, I'm not well-off:)
Open source; drm-free; supports non propietary formats including pdf, text, html, mobi, etc..
It's not perfect but it's a joy to use. Check out the thought that's gone into the (physical) user interface. A conveniently-placed flip-bar vaguely mimics the action of turning a page in a dead-tree book. Has a built-in wacom tablet so you can point, annotate. Has wifi allowing downloading of updates and books from their servers or from a share at some ip address you specify. Should you find some vast source of drm-free books (one example of which is project gutenberg) the hardware (which incidentally has a great look, feel and somewhat bizarrely, smell) may be your last book-related expense!
Wow. I'm amazed at level level of specialization amongst trolls these days. Someone who specifically trolls jocks. Back in my day, trolls were multi-skilled.
This is a *basic* problem. In adult life, sociopaths end up running countries, religions, and/or large amoral corporations.
Soo true. You only need to overhear a 'private' conversation between two company directors to see how utterly lacking they are in the type of wisdom needed by someone in such a position of power.
* Disclaimer: Abode Arcobat sucks because it's maximum-strength bloatware (so bloated it warps the space-time continuum) and so *it* should be banned; not javascript or any kind of productivity enhancer.
The Alliance government on Miranda added a chemical agent known as G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate, or simply "Pax" (Latin for "peace"), to the planet's air processors. The Pax was supposed to calm the population and weed out aggression.
Cool. Now it makes sense. Cheers:)
The agent worked, but too well: 99.9% of the population became so lethargic that they stopped working, talking, and eventually eating and moving.
Yep. That's pretty much the reaction I had to whatever shit is in our water supply.. *re-adjusts aluminium-foil helmet*.. Starting to become immune to it now:)
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Totally. I'm just saying that 'fuck-you-over' is almost synonymous wih 'corporate'.
True. Thanks :)
Isn't the 'fuck-you-over' redundant in the sense of 'wet water' ?
Q> How much is it?
A> How much have you got?
Join the Core - see the world..
All the lawyers, marketeers and traffic wardens could live in 'harmony'.. then the rest of us can get on with doing other things..
Mmmm.. *warm fuzzy feeling often exerienced during waking*
Yep. It seems to me that a far more reasonable solution to this problem-created-by-greed is to convince microsoft to do the decent thing and just disconnect IE from its life-support machine and do the world a favour.
I swear to god. Why do web developers have to tolerate this bullshit? Some marketing droid indirectly controls your technical director and thus you.. and who gets the pain?
Awesome. Photos capable of convincing almost any meat-lover that they're a ghoul. Job well done..
but who/what is to blame for idle?
For me it's not just about the price-gouging (spelling?). They can gouge you because you are a 'captive audience' - they act as the gatekeeper due to (as far as I recall) all books arrive on the kindle via one or other of their services. With the iliad, not only do you have control over what type of files can be read/displayed, you control how they arrive there.
So, I have a share on what was until recently my main pc, the iliad is configured to point to it; if I want new content, I dump a copy (note: a copy) in the folder, press-and-hold the large button at the top right and it's 'moved' from the share to the iliad - w00t!
If I want to, I can download the source and extend it to support display and even editing of my-favourite-document-type, whatever that may be.
I never understand this type of logic.
Sure.. if you assume that each one is equivalent, *then* choose the one which is cheapest but if you want the one that best suits the task, price is surely irrelevant. My advice is to beware a false economy. Buy the cheaper drm-laden one (haven't bothered to check but it's made by sony.. so am guessing their usual attempts to tie you into some proprietary solution will manifest) but later when you realise it suX, you need to either offload it to some sucker via eBay (not really the humane thing to do but I understand that kind of thing occurs) or take the hit and buy what you should have bought in the first place.
then again, i've got more money than sense (no, I'm not well-off :)
Like the irex iliad..
Open source; drm-free; supports non propietary formats including pdf, text, html, mobi, etc..
It's not perfect but it's a joy to use. Check out the thought that's gone into the (physical) user interface. A conveniently-placed flip-bar vaguely mimics the action of turning a page in a dead-tree book. Has a built-in wacom tablet so you can point, annotate. Has wifi allowing downloading of updates and books from their servers or from a share at some ip address you specify. Should you find some vast source of drm-free books (one example of which is project gutenberg) the hardware (which incidentally has a great look, feel and somewhat bizarrely, smell) may be your last book-related expense!
Disclaimer: I own one so am biased.
lol, jocktroll replies to himself. so lame..
Wow. I'm amazed at level level of specialization amongst trolls these days. Someone who specifically trolls jocks. Back in my day, trolls were multi-skilled.
Do as they say, not as they do (or else) [tm]
Indeed. I'm guessing that in many cases the parents are at fault in some way (they themselves are assholes / going through divorce / etc).
Soo true. You only need to overhear a 'private' conversation between two company directors to see how utterly lacking they are in the type of wisdom needed by someone in such a position of power.
'plsaprot.'
Seems secure to me...
+1 insightful
..and the more successful it is, the quicker the maldives will sink - w00t! :(.
Paraphrasing 'We fear change' *
* Disclaimer: Abode Arcobat sucks because it's maximum-strength bloatware (so bloated it warps the space-time continuum) and so *it* should be banned; not javascript or any kind of productivity enhancer.
Uhh, so it's all good, right?
Cool. Now it makes sense. Cheers :)
Yep. That's pretty much the reaction I had to whatever shit is in our water supply.. *re-adjusts aluminium-foil helmet*.. Starting to become immune to it now :)
Ok. I must ask.. 'Pax' ? googling leads to 'Peace'; yes?
Who was it who said "Humans are fundamentally insane.. Put more than one of them in a room and they start thinking of ways to kill each other" ?
Someone needs to put extasy in the water supply and send grass sandals to everyone (preferably more tasteful ones :) - chill the fuck out people..