If the Mozilla devs drop the 2.x line and concentrate on version 3 then it's their decision.
If you are not satisfied with the decision you can always pay others to maintain any other version for you, but you can't expect from those who work on for it free to work on an other version than what they prefer.
No, information processing power has caught up. Anything really scary in there can be found in a month because it's just text.
Well, they could use non-obvious phrases and words in the text, they could use several different phrases for the same concept, etc. so that one couldn't simply search for a word or something.
For the rest of us, this is more in a long line of public information that we'll never read
Governments could even hide information this way. They could publish tons of documents about every tiny detail, so it would be very hard to find the really interesting ones in the flood of information.
Everything would be published somewhere, but no one could find it, so effectively it would be a secret.
Do not underestimate this scene. It was a major source of nightmares for those of us who saw it as children in the 70s/80s. Just check the comments on Youtube.
The question is: why were the core components windows-specific?
Why couldn't they choose cross-platform components in the first place? I doubt it would complicate things much (note I'm only talking about choosing cross-platform components, not about making sure the whole thing compiles on other OSs), and they could have spared much of the later hassle of porting the core components.
Speaking of tricks. If I'm the human subject and I know I'm competing with a computer then I don't think it's very hard for me to prove who's the human.
I could, for example, give flamboyant answers, injecting deliberate grammatical errors into my responses, demonstrate extreme mood swings, etc.
The question is: did they tell the human to try to compete with the computer or he/she was supposed to give only well formed answers? If the latter is the case then it's much easier for the computer to disguise itself as human.
It's not aimed for having another tool against badguys. It will be a tool against those who some government thinks are badguys.
The definition of badguy according to a government is sometimes simply someone who tries to take down the real badguys, that is the members of that government.
I'm the sort that is always conflicted about whether I really want my browser to be a web-application platform or I'd rather keep it as a plain document viewer
Why not have both? Provide a simple interface by default and add optional features which people can turn on if they want them.
I think choice is a good thing and there is no single interface which appeals to everyone.
I would use this new interface, because it appeals to me. You wouldn't. Where's the conflict?
Well, the level of notification would be configurable. There would be people who would set up a popup window to get instant notification (perhaps for certain discussions only).
I personally would use it like I use my RSS reader. When I had the time I opened the tool and it would show me what happened at places of interest and I could check out what seems interesting.
So in my mind it should be similiar to an RSS reader only with automatic subscription and automatic expiration of subscriptions when the discussion ends.
It shouldn't send me mails for every new item or something. It should only present me a list sorted by date most recent first, so that I can see with a quick glance where I was and what happened there since I was there (number of replies to my comment, number of new comments, etc.)
This list would be assembled automatically, but I could also add something to it manually with a click if something is interesting, but I don't have anything to add, I only want to watch what other have to say.
The oldest sources in the list (bottom) would disappear after a while automatically if I don't pay attention them (configurable), unless I mark them to keep or something.
The point is adding places of interest to the watchlist should be extremely streamlined (automatically or click of button). I wouldn't have to go through hoops to remember to where I was and go back.
I think this concept is pretty simple and doesn't need any complicated logic.
What if someone doesn't reply to my comment, just writes something interesting later? I don't want to limit this to replies to my own comment. The point is it should be recorded automatically when I post something somewhere (blog, forum, etc.) and the tool should show me further the activites at the location since I left.
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The worm probably uses encyption, so it doesn't just accept any control message from unknown sources.
Any job that can be easily automated, from manufacturing to paper-pushing, will be. Those jobs are toast.
The problem is there are lots of uneducated people on the planet. What will they do? Begging on the streets?
You can't have someone doing simple work to invent iPhones in a short time, so we have a mass of people who won't have a job, because of robots.
What will happen to them?
You can also pay or persuade others to do it.
If the Mozilla devs drop the 2.x line and concentrate on version 3 then it's their decision.
If you are not satisfied with the decision you can always pay others to maintain any other version for you, but you can't expect from those who work on for it free to work on an other version than what they prefer.
Problem is that they stop security updates for old versions.
It's open source. You can maintain it if you want to or you can find/pay people who do it for it you.
No, information processing power has caught up. Anything really scary in there can be found in a month because it's just text.
Well, they could use non-obvious phrases and words in the text, they could use several different phrases for the same concept, etc. so that one couldn't simply search for a word or something.
AFAIK the people behind Wikileaks are anonymous, otherwise the governments and bigwigs whose secrets they publish could retaliate.
So if their identities are revealed then they can be persecuted and they couldn't maintain Wikileaks.
For the rest of us, this is more in a long line of public information that we'll never read
Governments could even hide information this way. They could publish tons of documents about every tiny detail, so it would be very hard to find the really interesting ones in the flood of information.
Everything would be published somewhere, but no one could find it, so effectively it would be a secret.
Suppose someone sends a list to Wikileaks containing all the names of Wikileaks admins and the people behind it.
Would they publish it, so they can stay true to their values, even if this information could effectively mean the end of Wikileaks?
One could (and I would) argue the ethics of allowing someone else to decide whether an immoral or illegal act should continue.
The multinational companies do lots of immoral things themselves. Like providing software for dictators for financial gain.
I'd say they should clean up their act first and then demand their users to do the same.
Do not underestimate this scene. It was a major source of nightmares for those of us who saw it as children in the 70s/80s. Just check the comments on Youtube.
swallow whole an injured soldier, and poop out the same soldier completely healed
You mean like this?
Probably the keyword is: control. They can't leave something in the hands of people (no pun :) over which they don't have control.
Loosing control in one area of society (namely sex) leaves the door open for loosening up in other areas.
That's why dictators try to control everything.
The question is: why were the core components windows-specific?
Why couldn't they choose cross-platform components in the first place? I doubt it would complicate things much (note I'm only talking about choosing cross-platform components, not about making sure the whole thing compiles on other OSs), and they could have spared much of the later hassle of porting the core components.
Is there way to extract the data in a structured format if I want to move to an other service. If so then I'd use it. Otherwise, no.
Emacs under X can do it as well:
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Multiple-Displays.html
I really don't want an interface where I have to gesticulate at a computer
Could be a great workout, though. Imagine coding with this interface, Lot's of exercise. No more Mr. Fat Geek.
If we consider external packages too:
The QuickSilver for Emacs: anything.el
Speaking of tricks. If I'm the human subject and I know I'm competing with a computer then I don't think it's very hard for me to prove who's the human.
I could, for example, give flamboyant answers, injecting deliberate grammatical errors into my responses, demonstrate extreme mood swings, etc.
The question is: did they tell the human to try to compete with the computer or he/she was supposed to give only well formed answers? If the latter is the case then it's much easier for the computer to disguise itself as human.
It's not aimed for having another tool against badguys. It will be a tool against those who some government thinks are badguys.
The definition of badguy according to a government is sometimes simply someone who tries to take down the real badguys, that is the members of that government.
On the typing front this seems much better than anything Apple offers.
It's great, but users will have to learn those commands, won't they?
They should be able to define their own name for a command which makes learning it much easier.
I'm the sort that is always conflicted about whether I really want my browser to be a web-application platform or I'd rather keep it as a plain document viewer
Why not have both? Provide a simple interface by default and add optional features which people can turn on if they want them.
I think choice is a good thing and there is no single interface which appeals to everyone.
I would use this new interface, because it appeals to me. You wouldn't. Where's the conflict?
Well, the level of notification would be configurable. There would be people who would set up a popup window to get instant notification (perhaps for certain discussions only).
I personally would use it like I use my RSS reader. When I had the time I opened the tool and it would show me what happened at places of interest and I could check out what seems interesting.
So in my mind it should be similiar to an RSS reader only with automatic subscription and automatic expiration of subscriptions when the discussion ends.
It shouldn't send me mails for every new item or something. It should only present me a list sorted by date most recent first, so that I can see with a quick glance where I was and what happened there since I was there (number of replies to my comment, number of new comments, etc.)
This list would be assembled automatically, but I could also add something to it manually with a click if something is interesting, but I don't have anything to add, I only want to watch what other have to say.
The oldest sources in the list (bottom) would disappear after a while automatically if I don't pay attention them (configurable), unless I mark them to keep or something.
The point is adding places of interest to the watchlist should be extremely streamlined (automatically or click of button). I wouldn't have to go through hoops to remember to where I was and go back.
I think this concept is pretty simple and doesn't need any complicated logic.
What if someone doesn't reply to my comment, just writes something interesting later? I don't want to limit this to replies to my own comment. The point is it should be recorded automatically when I post something somewhere (blog, forum, etc.) and the tool should show me further the activites at the location since I left.