The link in the story: http://www.dack.com/web/flashVhtml/ Claim ed that the HTML version of tiffany.com is more usable than the Flash version.
Neither worked for me due to a javascript URL. On principle, I will not make an effort to make javascript urls work - they are the most redundant idea ever invented (must patent it actually)
Does anyone, anywhere, have any use for javascript other than form validation?
PS: I can see how in theory, stuff like javascript and Flash should be better but I haven't seen any example. Also, is the web the right place for "interactivity". I'll take X11 (and alternatives) any day.
However, I'm partial to the odd Java applet (on some maths/science sites for example where it has demonstrable uses)
Apparently they have Tempest-like equipment to detect that you have a TV switched on. But with us, they just made a random visit, saw the TV and asked us for our license which we didn't have. The fine would be a £1000 but we're poor students so we just get away with a warning first time.
I was thinking about Diffie-Helman key exchange and came up with Diffie Helman vote exchange! We need a public voting protocol so everyone can write their own implementation and RUN IT ON THEIR OWN COMPUTER!
I've had a few problems I can't sort out (keeping the vote totally anonymous) but some mathematician ought to be able to come up with a way where everyone can vote anonymously but where anyone can call a recount.
Something like this:
Anyone can start a count/recount by proposing a starting seed number of some kind.
Each person then applies an operation and passes it to the next.
When it gets back to the originator, he/she would know enough to extract the result. You know the way when generating RSA keys only the generator knows the 2 primes involved so can decrypt?
> The sudden emergence of the Internet as
> a new communication medium.
That's ALL it is.
A great scientific/research tool.
email is invaluable of course.
now you can buy stuff.
Wanting a "community" to form is a bit sad, IMHO
The internet binds already formed groups (send emails to your friends, among scientists, among people working on an Open Source project etc.)
An intimate (non-sexual) relationship over the 'net is as stupid as pen-pals
There's a user on kuro5hin.org who has similar feelings but I forget his/her name:
IT'S JUST SOME COMPUTERS CONNECTED TOGETHER
The hacker culture, in the jargon-file sense of the word, is the closest to "it" and that's different (but not mutually-exclusive) to the 'net
A lot of the code of the guest OS and processes run natively. Plex86 uses exceptions and breakpoints to handle "funny" stuff.
But I want to know if such code could be rewritten in memory so it runs quicker next time around.
Problems:
In that case the in-memory version would be different from on-disk. Better be sure not to confuse it with write-through cache
Self-modifying code (and code that wants to read itself) would be a bit confused.
Assuming the optimized code is larger than the original how do we fit it in!
I suppose an OS could help when it is aware that it's environment is actually Plex.
When loading an apps' code into memory the guest OS, not Plex, could optimize the code and give it more space than on disk file size. It would have to change stuff like symbol tables and stuff (IIRC).
etc. etc... the guest OS knows more about what's happening (and will happen) the plex will know
It would be nice if mail servers had a feature where if you decided that you were going to discontinue use of an address on it you could set it to do an autoreply with the correct address.
I don't just mean for humans to read. If also, all clients supported this and could change address books ( and spam lists:-( ) accordingly then you could pretty much change addresses at will.
Perhaps have that in conjunction with a system where everyone had 2 distinct addresses. If one doesn't work the original SMTP server will try the other before relaying an error to the client/sender.
Start writing those RFC's!
Don't have any removable media on the computers. This will force them to save any documents on the file servers.
Obviously some users are going to complain "how can i take my work home to my home computer?"
Keep the floppy drives (cheap/free - you already have them) just somehow make it impossible to save directly to them, but make it easy to copy from the file server to floppy!
To sum up, force it into their thick skulls to keep multiple copies
Mozilla is also getting more and more outside developers all the time. I admit, the Netscape version of Mozilla may flop, but the technology will continue to be used in various places. It already is being used in many embedded devices.
That's what Netscape wanted after all - stop Microsoft making HTML (and HTTP!?) proprietary.
I know this is way-OT and I probably should post as AC but...
Why the hell does the sandpile site locked to width of 1024 pixels?
Even if my monitor was at 1024x768 it's awful arrogant of them to think that i would maximise my browser just to read it.
I'm getting close to patching junkbuster (http://junkbusters.com) to strip width= from the html!
At least I have the zoom out option in Opera.
Slashdot Mirror
Theorems are delicate.
Theorys are rock solid.
http://www.dack.com/web/flashVhtml/
Clai
Neither worked for me due to a javascript URL. On principle, I will not make an effort to make javascript urls work - they are the most redundant idea ever invented (must patent it actually)
Does anyone, anywhere, have any use for javascript other than form validation?
PS: I can see how in theory, stuff like javascript and Flash should be better but I haven't seen any example.
Also, is the web the right place for "interactivity". I'll take X11 (and alternatives) any day.
However, I'm partial to the odd Java applet (on some maths/science sites for example where it has demonstrable uses)
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But with us, they just made a random visit, saw the TV and asked us for our license which we didn't have.
The fine would be a £1000 but we're poor students so we just get away with a warning first time.
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I decided to get rid of the TV instead of paying.
Life without TV is so much more fulfilling.
Try it for a couple of months -
I didn't think I could stick it
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I was thinking about Diffie-Helman key exchange and came up with Diffie Helman vote exchange! We need a public voting protocol so everyone can write their own implementation and RUN IT ON THEIR OWN COMPUTER!
I've had a few problems I can't sort out (keeping the vote totally anonymous) but some mathematician ought to be able to come up with a way where everyone can vote anonymously but where anyone can call a recount.
Something like this:
Anyone can start a count/recount by proposing a starting seed number of some kind.
Each person then applies an operation and passes it to the next.
When it gets back to the originator, he/she would know enough to extract the result. You know the way when generating RSA keys only the generator knows the 2 primes involved so can decrypt?
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I mean, instead of reading 3 bits a normal drive would get 1. If it's done right, a stripped down version of what's on the CD ought to be available.
I can't think of any applications off the top of my head, but it does bring new meaning to "hidden track"
To be more precise, 4 of the 8 "grays" should be bunched near enough to "bright" to be consistently distinguishable etc. etc.
Just a thought
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that's small
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If narrowing the field a bit is all you need lets get patents on:
You get the picture (no pun intended).
Congress (and other countries especially Europe (for me)) better pass laws that a special case does not a patent make.
NB - IMPORTANT, anyone know the patent number?
> The sudden emergence of the Internet as
> a new communication medium.
That's ALL it is.
A great scientific/research tool.
email is invaluable of course.
now you can buy stuff.
Wanting a "community" to form is a bit sad, IMHO
The internet binds already formed groups (send emails to your friends, among scientists, among people working on an Open Source project etc.)
An intimate (non-sexual) relationship over the 'net is as stupid as pen-pals
There's a user on kuro5hin.org who has similar feelings but I forget his/her name:
IT'S JUST SOME COMPUTERS CONNECTED TOGETHER
The hacker culture, in the jargon-file sense of the word, is the closest to "it" and that's different (but not mutually-exclusive) to the 'net
If he doesn't get it out by Christmas,
;-)
Santa won't visit him
A merged KDE and GNOME wouldn't do any harm either
A lot of the code of the guest OS and processes run natively. Plex86 uses exceptions and breakpoints to handle "funny" stuff.
But I want to know if such code could be rewritten in memory so it runs quicker next time around.
Problems:
In that case the in-memory version would be different from on-disk. Better be sure not to confuse it with write-through cache
Self-modifying code (and code that wants to read itself) would be a bit confused.
Assuming the optimized code is larger than the original how do we fit it in!
I suppose an OS could help when it is aware that it's environment is actually Plex.
When loading an apps' code into memory the guest OS, not Plex, could optimize the code and give it more space than on disk file size. It would have to change stuff like symbol tables and stuff (IIRC).
etc. etc... the guest OS knows more about what's happening (and will happen) the plex will know
It would be nice if mail servers had a feature where if you decided that you were going to discontinue use of an address on it you could set it to do an autoreply with the correct address.
:-( ) accordingly then you could pretty much change addresses at will.
I don't just mean for humans to read. If also, all clients supported this and could change address books ( and spam lists
Perhaps have that in conjunction with a system where everyone had 2 distinct addresses. If one doesn't work the original SMTP server will try the other before relaying an error to the client/sender.
Start writing those RFC's!
.. so we can make a kernel patch to help lie to those processes about the date!
time_t gettime() {
if (substr(nameOfProc(),"Microsoft") != 0)
return faketime();
}
Clock rate is like a heart beat.
If I'm in a race with someone and they're heartbeat is faster than mine it doesn't mean s/he's quicker.
It's means s/he's a fat b*****d
But what about if slashdot mirrored the small sites themselves before posting the link (as many many posters have suggested already)
I mean, if google can do it why not slashdot?
To be on the safe side, these mirrors should make it clear that they are temporary mirrors and have a link to the original site
so it's really him blocking the Republican sites ;)
Don't have any removable media on the computers. This will force them to save any documents on the file servers.
Obviously some users are going to complain "how can i take my work home to my home computer?"
Keep the floppy drives (cheap/free - you already have them) just somehow make it impossible to save directly to them, but make it easy to copy from the file server to floppy!
To sum up, force it into their thick skulls to keep multiple copies
It's
# cat decss.c
CmdrTaco is #1
not surprisingly
just because i didn't have the pleasure of finding /. even after years of surfing ;)
Who the hell are the Vlad Clones? /. these days?
Anyway, how many UIN's are on
ie. do I still count as a newbie !?
It should be compulsory to donate blood! Probably once every 5 years per person would be enough (gimme some stats) to keep the stocks high enough.
I hate Americans and I am one, the rest of the world must REALLY hate us. --Meenky
We Do!
That's what Netscape wanted after all - stop Microsoft making HTML (and HTTP!?) proprietary.
I know this is way-OT and I probably should post as AC but ...
Why the hell does the sandpile site locked to width of 1024 pixels?
Even if my monitor was at 1024x768 it's awful arrogant of them to think that i would maximise my browser just to read it.
I'm getting close to patching junkbuster (http://junkbusters.com) to strip width= from the html!
At least I have the zoom out option in Opera.