If I wanted my search engine to be stuffed full of shit, I would have used yahoo from the 90s, then migrated to bing. Ever since google started messing up their front page by, you know, adding stuff, I started using the firefox search box. This had the side effect of diversifying the search tools I use, and about:blank really is the best homepage.
Now call me a conservative whiny techie, but never having to see obnoxious random "experiments", and logo doodles ever again is a huge step forward.
I am disgusted with the quality of facebook games. Not all of us are boring click monkeys. Many of us are vibrant, fun-loving sex maniacs, who remember the good old days, when games were original and provocative.
Thank gawd English is a one-to-two keys to characters mapping at most. Years ago, I wrote from scratch, a sort of enhanced pinyin entry system for myself. It provided additional hints for the language learner.
The program loads all characters into memory, sorted alphabetically by pinyin. That way, it's fast enough to keep up with your typing. When I wrote it, I just couldn't help thinking that these logographic languages do not belong in the information technology age, and that powerful evolutionary forces would be acting on them. Apparently this was correct, as per this article. Strangely enough, my girlfriend who is a native mandarin speaker, also found my language learner program useful, but with the pinyin mapping swapped out for wubi. It's another entry system based on strokes and totally unintelligible to myself.
One day I might get around to porting that pile of pascal, into something more modern, and a linux GUI toolkit so I can run it natively.
And this is why my phone isn't a smart phone. Any convenience or value provided by these devices, is never going to be worth placing myself in someone's walled garden.
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More likely "O log n"
Diamonds are worthless
Does the real world contradict your religious views? Tired of getting (insert taboo here) and worried you'll (moralising afterlife disincentive here)?
I had to reach for my corporate bullshit dictionary when I saw "compliance management".
Obviously you can't just explain this term with mere text. You'll need to see the flowchart and powerpoint presentation for yourself,
Only HD?
You're all a bunch of suckers buying HD phones and HD TVs, when Ludicrous Definition is just around the corner.
If I wanted my search engine to be stuffed full of shit, I would have used yahoo from the 90s, then migrated to bing.
Ever since google started messing up their front page by, you know, adding stuff, I started using the firefox search box. This had the side effect of diversifying the search tools I use, and about:blank really is the best homepage.
Now call me a conservative whiny techie, but never having to see obnoxious random "experiments", and logo doodles ever again is a huge step forward.
Eat the Donut. Eat the donut. Eat the Donut. Eat the donut. Eat the Donut.
The internet is already secure for me, when using SSH to a trusted host.
Job done.
2D barcodes designed to be read by a phone, largely for marketing purposes, have been in use in Japan since forever.
Also, this is pointless.
I would glady pay a few extra bucks to ... not be on the same flight as typical Ryanair customers.
I would use a computer older than your dad just to use as an alarm clock, but I just can't help upgrading.
I am disgusted with the quality of facebook games.
Not all of us are boring click monkeys. Many of us are vibrant, fun-loving sex maniacs, who remember the good old days, when games were original and provocative.
Slashdot user shutdown -h now, i've got some bad news for you.
Guns? You mean walkie-talkies.
I'm a doctor
Thank gawd English is a one-to-two keys to characters mapping at most.
Years ago, I wrote from scratch, a sort of enhanced pinyin entry system for myself. It provided additional hints for the language learner.
The program loads all characters into memory, sorted alphabetically by pinyin. That way, it's fast enough to keep up with your typing.
When I wrote it, I just couldn't help thinking that these logographic languages do not belong in the information technology age, and that powerful evolutionary forces would be acting on them. Apparently this was correct, as per this article.
Strangely enough, my girlfriend who is a native mandarin speaker, also found my language learner program useful, but with the pinyin mapping swapped out for wubi. It's another entry system based on strokes and totally unintelligible to myself.
One day I might get around to porting that pile of pascal, into something more modern, and a linux GUI toolkit so I can run it natively.
That works with hydrogen too. Xenon is far funnier though.
I know I shouldn't have used my real name on Slashdot
Going to be difficult for all those billions of LAM(ysql)P users until they gets a better way of storing them.
Apparently support for ipv6 is "Status: On-Hold - Priority: Low". So it looks like we're all going to have to migrate to LAP(ostgres)P.
Nuke them from orbit?
The slashvertisement tag is redundant in the apple section.
(Press releases for hipsters. Stuff that's shiny.)
Yeah ok, that's an octopus. Haven't started on my first coffee of the day yet.
All I really wanted from TFA was a picture of the squid.
I guess this could be the squid in question
And this is why my phone isn't a smart phone.
Any convenience or value provided by these devices, is never going to be worth placing myself in someone's walled garden.
How about if enough people write "Good night sweet prince" on your wall?