Each are tabbed browsers that render and present mark-up, along with various other types of web content. I'm not criticizing, I seriously want to know. What feature exists in Firefox that doesn't in IE that makes the workflow unusable? I use both IE and Firefox regularly, and am well aware of functionality in both. Unless it's some third party extension, please explain to me the difference in functionality between Internet Explorer and Firefox that hinders the workflow.
Or is this just another "IE-is-Microsoft-so-its-bad" excuse in place of actual evidence or logical reason?
This whole article is ridiculous. I know Slashdot (or at least it's readers) are somewhat biased when it comes to Microsoft, but did you seriously expect anything less than a one-sided "OMG M$ is SO adware" discussion on an article that is nothing but flaimbait itself?
I always expect the scale to be a little unbalanced here when it comes to MS vs. [Insert open source alternative here], but this is stupid. By this standard, any software with a link to an external site is the same. Leopard's no better when it comes to this stuff.
Why not have a discussion on "Was slavery really bad?" or "Was Hitler really evil?". Those conversations would be just as one-sided. /rant
It drives me nuts because my boss *always* uses that instead of clicking the FF icon which is hindering my attempts to improve the workflow. How does using an open source browser that does the same thing as IE affect your workflow? Maybe the problem is the workflow itself, not the browser.
I have four OS's running on separate machines in my house: Vista, XP, Leopard, and Ubuntu. I'm selling the Mac, mostly because OSX and Leopard are largely overrated and incredibly overpriced, in my opinion. The software costs too much and the hardware is average at best. Big LCD screens and flashy OS graphics aren't enough to sell me. Vista was fun to mess around with for a while, but really doesn't offer any new features that warrant dropping XP (short of the Media Center, which I found useful).
Everybody rants and raves about Ubuntu, but that whole "It just works" idea doesn't apply. It took days to get video and wireless drivers working, which was frustrating enough to can the whole project.
I think most Linux advocates don't realize that they don't fit into the 'average computer user' demographic. 20 years ago the average computer user could tell the exact core speed of their processor and was adept at using a basic console driven OS. Today the average computer user is lucky to tell you what brand of computer their using; if they know their hard drive size or processor brand they're considered an 'expert user'.
The 'basic user' today wants something that they can do their normal e-mail, internet browsing tasks with, and the occasional ability to run the out of the box software they purchase at the store or online. XP is the only OS that delivers that consitently.
Apparently Microsoft is aware of the petition, but says it is "listening first and foremost to feedback we hear from partners and customers about what makes sense based on their needs, that's what informed our decision to extend the availability of XP initially, and what will continue to guide us" -- a somewhat strange response given that the vast majority of people signing the petition ARE Microsoft customers! I'm guessing Microsoft is responding to data reported through the Customer Feedback program built into the OS's and their other products (Media Player, Office, etc...).
I would imagine the data coming back via that venue is much more informative than a petition with names on it. Whether they use that data or not is debatable:)
Not to show my age here, but I remember my dad having one of these. I played that thing non-stop. I think it's arguable that this is one of the most addicting gaming devices ever made. It entertained me on many cross-country vacation car rides, but I'm sure the beeping annoyed the living hell out of my parents.
Well, here's a clue: being an Engineer means that when you screw up, people die. I work for an insurance company. I engineer code that helps kill people.
Besides, judging by the arrogance and assumption that your limited schooling implies you know more about the two fields than those who have actually completed the courses, let alone have decades of experience, I'd say you sound EXACTLY like every so-called "Software Engineer" I've ever met!
Didn't realize Morpheus was an Anonymous Coward.:)
I don't think what the parent was driving at was directed towards "skilled craftsmen". His focus was the natural ability of the mind to adapt tools to part of itself, allowing you to perceive feelings outside of your biological realm. The pencil has no ability to transmit data from its tip to your fingers, yet as you push your mind creates that feeling, allowing you to feel for the pencil.
It's the same reason you tense up when your driving in a heavy pack of traffic on the interstate and there's a car inches from your door. While you aren't actually doing the math and calculating distance between you, the door, the outside space, and the other car, velocity, time, etc... your brain immediately adapts to the bounds of the car once your hands are on the wheel and feet are on the pedals.
I think the parent was driving more at the ability of the mind to adapt to the simplest of items, regardless of previous experience or knowledge of the tool, not the ability to pick up a hammer and chisel and craft "David" from a chunk of marble on the fly. Nice abstract comment though.
Games like the traditional JRPG or most MMORPGs probably shouldn't be played by children, as they teach that the way to succeed is not to improve your own skills, but to put in a lot of time leveling up. I dunno, I think there's something to be said for learning l337-speak and the true value in pwning n00bs.
There's arguments against this, but I agree. I would think most modern mmorpgs would just teach kids that you'll never be good enough to do anything on your own, you need the support of 50 other people to carry each other to the goal. Teamwork, maybe, but ultimately social skills I think are better learned on the playground, not through a chat channel in a video game. Besides, they'd probably just learn that grammar and punctuation are useless. Let text-messaging teach them that:)
and some people may point out that poverty became a priority for Mr. Gates only after he'd earned billions building up Microsoft. True, but how many in his position would actually make this a priority, or just sit on their pile of money above the rest of society?
Tried OSX. Tried Suse. Tried Ubuntu. Still ended back at Windows XP.
It's funny, I worked in retail for 6 years selling Computers, and people always complained about Compaqs or HP being "proprietary". How many different hardware configurations can you install Mac OSX on without hacking the BIOS? Everyone would refuse to buy Compaqs because of "proprietary" hardware (which at the time was completely unfounded to begin with), yet consumers flock to Apple because they're pretty and trendy. Buying an iMac is like buying a laptop. Extremely limited upgrade options, and to keep up with modern hardware you have to replace the entire system every two-three years. Not to mention they're incredibly overpriced.
The Mac was fun for a while, but I'll stick with my PC. It does everything a Mac will, and is cheaper:)
Concerning CSS, site authors don't write standard compliant code because most browsers aren't standard compliant. Just to emulate the standards across multiple browsers requires tons of hacks and alternate approaches that normally wouldn't have to be done if the damn browsers were compliant to begin with. It's not the authors' faults that they have to hack around non-compliant rendering engines.
A shame CoD4 was left out of the writing nominations. It had the most immersive storyline of them all.
Personally I think it was the best FPS released this year, and definitely the best out of the entire franchise, and that's not even taking into account the amazing multiplayer mode. I'd definitely opt for this game over BioShock in a heartbeat, and I loved BioShock.
While I don't have any sources at hand, I believe that back in the late 60's and early 70's multiple treaties were signed by countries around the world stating that no nation could claim space around Earth or on the Moon. That doesn't mean anyone can't just blow it off like any other treaty, but I'm pretty sure if anyone tried to put weapons in space, it'd be considered a direct act of war by several nations. Having said that, I really don't think there's any leader out there crazy enough to attempt such an act.
You build for Firefox, Opera, Safari, or something else that supports standards Last time I checked, none of these browsers are 100% compliant on most W3C standards. They all have their bugs, including IE7. IE7 is far more standards compliant than IE6, so I would think if you're truly worried about standards compliance in Internet Explorer, you'd welcome the upgrade.
Firefox is the closest, but Opera and Safari are in no way better than IE when it comes to implementing standards.
The difference being that, at the time, the entire population rallied behind NASA. Our domination of the Space Race was needed to establish our position over the Soviets during the cold war. People had no problem allowing the government to pump money into a program that would prevent the Soviets from establishing a foothold above us in space.
Unfortunately, the population doesn't have that kind of motivation (or fear) anymore. You can damn well bet though that if al-qaeda started launching men into space and two the moon our asses would be back there by the end of the week.
Bioshock and CoD4 definitely deserve some attention for storyline.
Bioshock doesn't need any more explanation than it's received already, but I think the quality of the storyline in Call of Duty 4 has been largely ignored. The incident in the Middle East with the Nuke (and the helicopter scene following) made me feel more disturbed than anything I saw in Bioshock.
I remember my dad playing this in front of the whole family, and being utterly terrified of the end because of a dinosaur head that pops out of a cave and tries to eat the caveman. I'd go into my room and watch the TV peeking around the corner, waiting for him to get past it so I could go back in the room. The graphics were so realistic.
When I read the title, QFG4 was the first thing I thought of. His voice acting in that game had more affect on the mood and environment than any other part of the game.
Always nice to see fellow QfG fans out there:) IV was by far the best of the whole series. Too bad those days are over.
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Each are tabbed browsers that render and present mark-up, along with various other types of web content. I'm not criticizing, I seriously want to know. What feature exists in Firefox that doesn't in IE that makes the workflow unusable? I use both IE and Firefox regularly, and am well aware of functionality in both. Unless it's some third party extension, please explain to me the difference in functionality between Internet Explorer and Firefox that hinders the workflow.
Or is this just another "IE-is-Microsoft-so-its-bad" excuse in place of actual evidence or logical reason?
This whole article is ridiculous. I know Slashdot (or at least it's readers) are somewhat biased when it comes to Microsoft, but did you seriously expect anything less than a one-sided "OMG M$ is SO adware" discussion on an article that is nothing but flaimbait itself?
I always expect the scale to be a little unbalanced here when it comes to MS vs. [Insert open source alternative here], but this is stupid. By this standard, any software with a link to an external site is the same. Leopard's no better when it comes to this stuff.
Why not have a discussion on "Was slavery really bad?" or "Was Hitler really evil?". Those conversations would be just as one-sided.
/rant
Right on.
I have four OS's running on separate machines in my house: Vista, XP, Leopard, and Ubuntu. I'm selling the Mac, mostly because OSX and Leopard are largely overrated and incredibly overpriced, in my opinion. The software costs too much and the hardware is average at best. Big LCD screens and flashy OS graphics aren't enough to sell me. Vista was fun to mess around with for a while, but really doesn't offer any new features that warrant dropping XP (short of the Media Center, which I found useful).
Everybody rants and raves about Ubuntu, but that whole "It just works" idea doesn't apply. It took days to get video and wireless drivers working, which was frustrating enough to can the whole project.
I think most Linux advocates don't realize that they don't fit into the 'average computer user' demographic. 20 years ago the average computer user could tell the exact core speed of their processor and was adept at using a basic console driven OS. Today the average computer user is lucky to tell you what brand of computer their using; if they know their hard drive size or processor brand they're considered an 'expert user'.
The 'basic user' today wants something that they can do their normal e-mail, internet browsing tasks with, and the occasional ability to run the out of the box software they purchase at the store or online. XP is the only OS that delivers that consitently.
I would imagine the data coming back via that venue is much more informative than a petition with names on it. Whether they use that data or not is debatable
No Mod points, so you get a +1 Funny reply.
Makes me think of this XKCD comic not too long ago: Trolling
Not to show my age here, but I remember my dad having one of these. I played that thing non-stop. I think it's arguable that this is one of the most addicting gaming devices ever made. It entertained me on many cross-country vacation car rides, but I'm sure the beeping annoyed the living hell out of my parents.
Besides, judging by the arrogance and assumption that your limited schooling implies you know more about the two fields than those who have actually completed the courses, let alone have decades of experience, I'd say you sound EXACTLY like every so-called "Software Engineer" I've ever met!
Judging from the San Francisco zoo I'd say Trial and Error.
Yeah, I believe the problem was the wall didn't meet the recommended specifications of 16 and 1/2 feet, which gave the tiger the clearance it needed.
The taunting was just the motivation it needed.
Awesome. The faster I can get things done, the longer I can put off doing them!
Didn't realize Morpheus was an Anonymous Coward. :)
I don't think what the parent was driving at was directed towards "skilled craftsmen". His focus was the natural ability of the mind to adapt tools to part of itself, allowing you to perceive feelings outside of your biological realm. The pencil has no ability to transmit data from its tip to your fingers, yet as you push your mind creates that feeling, allowing you to feel for the pencil.
It's the same reason you tense up when your driving in a heavy pack of traffic on the interstate and there's a car inches from your door. While you aren't actually doing the math and calculating distance between you, the door, the outside space, and the other car, velocity, time, etc... your brain immediately adapts to the bounds of the car once your hands are on the wheel and feet are on the pedals.
I think the parent was driving more at the ability of the mind to adapt to the simplest of items, regardless of previous experience or knowledge of the tool, not the ability to pick up a hammer and chisel and craft "David" from a chunk of marble on the fly. Nice abstract comment though.
There's arguments against this, but I agree. I would think most modern mmorpgs would just teach kids that you'll never be good enough to do anything on your own, you need the support of 50 other people to carry each other to the goal. Teamwork, maybe, but ultimately social skills I think are better learned on the playground, not through a chat channel in a video game. Besides, they'd probably just learn that grammar and punctuation are useless. Let text-messaging teach them that
Very true... I guess my mind was focusing more on the Enron types.
Tried OSX. Tried Suse. Tried Ubuntu. Still ended back at Windows XP.
:)
It's funny, I worked in retail for 6 years selling Computers, and people always complained about Compaqs or HP being "proprietary". How many different hardware configurations can you install Mac OSX on without hacking the BIOS? Everyone would refuse to buy Compaqs because of "proprietary" hardware (which at the time was completely unfounded to begin with), yet consumers flock to Apple because they're pretty and trendy. Buying an iMac is like buying a laptop. Extremely limited upgrade options, and to keep up with modern hardware you have to replace the entire system every two-three years. Not to mention they're incredibly overpriced.
The Mac was fun for a while, but I'll stick with my PC. It does everything a Mac will, and is cheaper
Concerning CSS, site authors don't write standard compliant code because most browsers aren't standard compliant. Just to emulate the standards across multiple browsers requires tons of hacks and alternate approaches that normally wouldn't have to be done if the damn browsers were compliant to begin with. It's not the authors' faults that they have to hack around non-compliant rendering engines.
:)
Sorry, I'm just a very frustrated CSS developer
A shame CoD4 was left out of the writing nominations. It had the most immersive storyline of them all.
Personally I think it was the best FPS released this year, and definitely the best out of the entire franchise, and that's not even taking into account the amazing multiplayer mode. I'd definitely opt for this game over BioShock in a heartbeat, and I loved BioShock.
While I don't have any sources at hand, I believe that back in the late 60's and early 70's multiple treaties were signed by countries around the world stating that no nation could claim space around Earth or on the Moon. That doesn't mean anyone can't just blow it off like any other treaty, but I'm pretty sure if anyone tried to put weapons in space, it'd be considered a direct act of war by several nations. Having said that, I really don't think there's any leader out there crazy enough to attempt such an act.
Firefox is the closest, but Opera and Safari are in no way better than IE when it comes to implementing standards.
The difference being that, at the time, the entire population rallied behind NASA. Our domination of the Space Race was needed to establish our position over the Soviets during the cold war. People had no problem allowing the government to pump money into a program that would prevent the Soviets from establishing a foothold above us in space.
Unfortunately, the population doesn't have that kind of motivation (or fear) anymore. You can damn well bet though that if al-qaeda started launching men into space and two the moon our asses would be back there by the end of the week.
Bioshock and CoD4 definitely deserve some attention for storyline.
Bioshock doesn't need any more explanation than it's received already, but I think the quality of the storyline in Call of Duty 4 has been largely ignored. The incident in the Middle East with the Nuke (and the helicopter scene following) made me feel more disturbed than anything I saw in Bioshock.
A very interesting perspective.
Commodore 64: Quest for Tires circa 1983. This is the first video game I remember.
I remember my dad playing this in front of the whole family, and being utterly terrified of the end because of a dinosaur head that pops out of a cave and tries to eat the caveman. I'd go into my room and watch the TV peeking around the corner, waiting for him to get past it so I could go back in the room. The graphics were so realistic.
When I read the title, QFG4 was the first thing I thought of. His voice acting in that game had more affect on the mood and environment than any other part of the game.
:) IV was by far the best of the whole series. Too bad those days are over.
Always nice to see fellow QfG fans out there