If ads are too pushy or distracting from the content I'll use another site
And in the meantime I use AdBlock Plus. No ad, no problem.
I know advertisers and site admins probably hate that, but I hate the fact that no one seems to know how to display ads in a way that is unobtrusive and effective.
It's simple! Get a hand-held radar gun, find Steve Ballmer in a public place and ensure there's an easily-throwable chair nearby. Then point to someone and tell Steve that the guy said the iPod was inferior to the Zune. Viola! All that suffers is your conscience.
The comparison between Apple's tactics here and Microsoft's is spot on. Shall we set the lawyers on Apple? Oh, that's right, we wouldn't want to tarnish their sacred reputation.
To make everything crystal clear, I am not and have never been an Apple fanboy or even held Apple products and software in high esteem. That being said, I don't find what Apple is doing illegal.
Users voluntarily install iTunes, and as part of the package deal receive Safari unless they opt-out. Safari does not become dominant in the operating system and at the most installs shortcuts. It may ask to become the default browser, but nearly all modern browsers do this.
Why is this so hard for people to understand? No one is forcing anyone to do anything. And if you really want to nitpick, the IE debacle was partially because IE had to be installed with the operating system before it could be uninstalled. In that case there wasn't an opt-out button; it was just installed. And so while I disagree with Apple's choice, I don't think they were being excessive or illegal.
Not for anything substantial, though as I pointed out I'm generally happy with Firefox. The point is that you can make such a change, even if it is damn near impossible if you're unfamiliar with the code. For nearly everything it makes a whole lot more sense to modify the "about:config" as most things can be "fixed" with a few changes.
I personally know no-one who prefers Firefox on Mac OS X where there's better options. (I've heard of people on the Internet who prefer Firefox, but I don't know them.)
I, on the other hand, know few Mac users who use Safari instead of using Firefox. So of the people I know, it goes something like this:
Windows users: prefer Firefox over Opera or IE
Mac users: prefer Firefox over Safari (I don't know if Opera is available for it...)
Linux users: prefer Firefox over Konqueror and others
And I personally really like Firefox, so while I welcome alternatives iI think I'll stick to Firefox at the moment. Of course I'll try out WebKit when it's stable (if it gets there), but for now I have no problem with the open-source Firefox, knowing that if anything really bothered me with it I could edit it myself and recompile.
To me, Mozilla is the worse evil because I can avoid Microsoft (and I have for six or seven years, having switched to Linux ten years ago), but I cannot successfully avoid Firefox.
Delete Firefox. Now you've successfully avoided it.
I really don't quite see your point of Mozilla being more evil. It's not widely used (especially on Linux) because of aggressive and shady business practices (as both Microsoft and Apple [albeit less shady] products are), but because it generally works well. Without knowing what problems you're having with Firefox, I would guess it has to do with sites not working, which isn't the problem of Firefox but of websites designed for IE.
And Safari isn't even available for Linux, so...what's your point, exactly?
Here it appears they are leveraging the monopolies they do have to force their way into the windows browser market by using the anti-competitive practice known as product tying.
Not quite:
A tying arrangement is defined as "an agreement by a party to sell one product but only on the condition that the buyer also purchases a different (or tied) product, or at least agrees he will not purchase the product from any other supplier."
The user can easily opt-out of getting the browser, and Apple is in no way preventing users from using another product. I don't agree with this move by Apple, but I can safely say that it isn't product tying.
If M$ did this there would be a huge uproar and several anti-trust lawsuits.
They kind of already do...and there have been...but the reason Apple won't face any lawsuits for this is because they are breaking into the Windows browser market, not dominating it. If they ever gained control of that market, then lawsuits may crop up (even still, you can always uninstall iTunes and use the iPod with one of a number of other programs, something Apple would be sure to point out).
In a sense that's what I was thinking when I read the topic (besides the initial "well at least you have any college fund, work for the remainder like the rest of us you lazy bastard" flash).
One of the most interesting trends I've noticed while attending a state school is how many graduate students come from places such as MIT, the Ivys, etc. and how many of our undergraduate students end up doing graduate work at MIT or the Ivys. It seems that after being beaten down by an excessively hard undergrad program (ChE, for instance, is hard enough without professors intentionally trying to fail over half the class) the students have a hard time getting accepted to top research programs.
If you really want the brand name and plan on graduate study, wait until then to go to MIT. They might even pay you if you're good enough when the time comes.
I never sais that was how I code (spaghetti code and all). I learned it the old way: from a giant 400 manual starting with the most basic structured code and ending with entirely compliant scripts. And so when I have a preference (and am not merely modifying existing code) I write it relatively structured.
I like this statement, though:
So you think you know Javascript, eh? Sounds just like 99% of the candidates I interview.
Sounds like you missed my point entirely. I can code it fine. You can code it fine. Many people can code Javascript just fine. But the fact remains that the majority can't or just don't want to, and the fact the Javascript makes it easy to be non-compliant means that part of the blame lies on the language.
I have a hard time imagining this as something that is actually going to be used in cases where there's another option available.
I can. Javascript makes it really quick to hack together a dynamic page. Sure, it results in spaghetti code and the resulting HTML tends to be out of standard, but people will keep using Javascript as long as it remains so damn easy.
There are a lot of people who actually hold views similar to the parent I was commenting on. I considered it possible that it was sarcasm, but poorly executed.
How does the whole "Whooosh" thing keep getting past the lameness filter, anyway?
Personally, I think the threat from mercury is a bunch of liberal hype.
Does everything on/. always need to be a political debate?
"mercury in tuna" and such. Why is it that the media only covers the pro-"mercury is dangerous" side of the debate?
As opposed to the "mercury is safe" side? The bottom line is that while safe levels of mercury are still up for debate (though nearly all of the research indicate save level in terms of g/m3), we know that it is harmful, bioaccumulates (there's the fish problem), and is something that, like lead, should be kept out of commercial products as much as possible.
Maybe as a more general laptop, but not as the same type of device it is now.
I know I'll get panned for saying it, especially here where it seems many have a love affair with the EeePC, but the device never seemed like a good investment. I guess in a time when people are paying in excess of $350 for an iPod it seems like a good deal, but I tend to value my money a bit more and would much rather pay more for a considerable boost in power and practicality.
Though I will admit: it looks pretty cool. But I think I'd probably sit on it by accident after a few weeks and toss $350 or whatever in the trash.
I'm thinking more long-term. Sure, the EeePC has sold well so far, but it seems mostly as a novelty. Even among the people I talk to about them they complain about the small disk space, strained eyes with extended use, etc. As other laptops become cheaper and remain far superior to the EeePC, I forsee them quickly dropping away.
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Bad for you? The Chinese government seems to think it's ok...do you have a problem with the Chinese government?
So China...wanna buy some Agent Orange? I hear it's great for clearing brush before construction jobs...and perfectly safe!
It's simple! Get a hand-held radar gun, find Steve Ballmer in a public place and ensure there's an easily-throwable chair nearby. Then point to someone and tell Steve that the guy said the iPod was inferior to the Zune. Viola! All that suffers is your conscience.
So tell me...watch Fox News much?
[Covers up computer screen with the Apple forum on it]
Problem? What problem? I see no problem.
Especially when they were specifically asked to preserve the emails. Do they not care that they are public officials who warrant oversight?
No, of course they don't. At least this is their final year.
Not the MacBook. A fanboy, with nasty, big, pointy teeth and a viscious streak a mile wide.
To make everything crystal clear, I am not and have never been an Apple fanboy or even held Apple products and software in high esteem. That being said, I don't find what Apple is doing illegal.
Users voluntarily install iTunes, and as part of the package deal receive Safari unless they opt-out. Safari does not become dominant in the operating system and at the most installs shortcuts. It may ask to become the default browser, but nearly all modern browsers do this.
Why is this so hard for people to understand? No one is forcing anyone to do anything. And if you really want to nitpick, the IE debacle was partially because IE had to be installed with the operating system before it could be uninstalled. In that case there wasn't an opt-out button; it was just installed. And so while I disagree with Apple's choice, I don't think they were being excessive or illegal.
You mean it's not rabies? Oh...I guess I didn't need those shots after the last time I called the MacBook "useless" and one of them bit me...
Not for anything substantial, though as I pointed out I'm generally happy with Firefox. The point is that you can make such a change, even if it is damn near impossible if you're unfamiliar with the code. For nearly everything it makes a whole lot more sense to modify the "about:config" as most things can be "fixed" with a few changes.
Point taken. One thing, though:
I personally know no-one who prefers Firefox on Mac OS X where there's better options. (I've heard of people on the Internet who prefer Firefox, but I don't know them.)I, on the other hand, know few Mac users who use Safari instead of using Firefox. So of the people I know, it goes something like this:
And I personally really like Firefox, so while I welcome alternatives iI think I'll stick to Firefox at the moment. Of course I'll try out WebKit when it's stable (if it gets there), but for now I have no problem with the open-source Firefox, knowing that if anything really bothered me with it I could edit it myself and recompile.
Delete Firefox. Now you've successfully avoided it.
I really don't quite see your point of Mozilla being more evil. It's not widely used (especially on Linux) because of aggressive and shady business practices (as both Microsoft and Apple [albeit less shady] products are), but because it generally works well. Without knowing what problems you're having with Firefox, I would guess it has to do with sites not working, which isn't the problem of Firefox but of websites designed for IE.
And Safari isn't even available for Linux, so...what's your point, exactly?
Not quite:
A tying arrangement is defined as "an agreement by a party to sell one product but only on the condition that the buyer also purchases a different (or tied) product, or at least agrees he will not purchase the product from any other supplier."The user can easily opt-out of getting the browser, and Apple is in no way preventing users from using another product. I don't agree with this move by Apple, but I can safely say that it isn't product tying.
They kind of already do...and there have been...but the reason Apple won't face any lawsuits for this is because they are breaking into the Windows browser market, not dominating it. If they ever gained control of that market, then lawsuits may crop up (even still, you can always uninstall iTunes and use the iPod with one of a number of other programs, something Apple would be sure to point out).
In a sense that's what I was thinking when I read the topic (besides the initial "well at least you have any college fund, work for the remainder like the rest of us you lazy bastard" flash).
One of the most interesting trends I've noticed while attending a state school is how many graduate students come from places such as MIT, the Ivys, etc. and how many of our undergraduate students end up doing graduate work at MIT or the Ivys. It seems that after being beaten down by an excessively hard undergrad program (ChE, for instance, is hard enough without professors intentionally trying to fail over half the class) the students have a hard time getting accepted to top research programs.
If you really want the brand name and plan on graduate study, wait until then to go to MIT. They might even pay you if you're good enough when the time comes.
I never sais that was how I code (spaghetti code and all). I learned it the old way: from a giant 400 manual starting with the most basic structured code and ending with entirely compliant scripts. And so when I have a preference (and am not merely modifying existing code) I write it relatively structured.
I like this statement, though:
So you think you know Javascript, eh? Sounds just like 99% of the candidates I interview.Sounds like you missed my point entirely. I can code it fine. You can code it fine. Many people can code Javascript just fine. But the fact remains that the majority can't or just don't want to, and the fact the Javascript makes it easy to be non-compliant means that part of the blame lies on the language.
I can. Javascript makes it really quick to hack together a dynamic page. Sure, it results in spaghetti code and the resulting HTML tends to be out of standard, but people will keep using Javascript as long as it remains so damn easy.
There are a lot of people who actually hold views similar to the parent I was commenting on. I considered it possible that it was sarcasm, but poorly executed.
How does the whole "Whooosh" thing keep getting past the lameness filter, anyway?
Does everything on /. always need to be a political debate?
"mercury in tuna" and such. Why is it that the media only covers the pro-"mercury is dangerous" side of the debate?As opposed to the "mercury is safe" side? The bottom line is that while safe levels of mercury are still up for debate (though nearly all of the research indicate save level in terms of g/m3), we know that it is harmful, bioaccumulates (there's the fish problem), and is something that, like lead, should be kept out of commercial products as much as possible.
Law on their side or not, I wouldn't exactly say they're "good guys". So "The Untouchables" is out.
Granted, the idea of using ionic wind isn't revolutionary, but I think the size is. One cubic centimeter for a 25W chip? Damn.
Maybe as a more general laptop, but not as the same type of device it is now.
I know I'll get panned for saying it, especially here where it seems many have a love affair with the EeePC, but the device never seemed like a good investment. I guess in a time when people are paying in excess of $350 for an iPod it seems like a good deal, but I tend to value my money a bit more and would much rather pay more for a considerable boost in power and practicality.
Though I will admit: it looks pretty cool. But I think I'd probably sit on it by accident after a few weeks and toss $350 or whatever in the trash.
I'm thinking more long-term. Sure, the EeePC has sold well so far, but it seems mostly as a novelty. Even among the people I talk to about them they complain about the small disk space, strained eyes with extended use, etc. As other laptops become cheaper and remain far superior to the EeePC, I forsee them quickly dropping away.
...will the Asus EeePC fail in the laptop market and render the entire discussion irrelevant?
According to the article, JP Morgan refused to comment when asked if the document was theirs. This doesn't sound like very "ok" activity.