Firstly, it is newer technology. It includes drivers for modern hardware (XP kinda sucks on my laptop, as I recall). Security is vastly improved (granted, people who won't want to switch are probably the same people who know how to make Windows secure) with things like UAC, which has been upgraded from the Vista version to behave more like sudo (it only asks once per 15 minutes or so). It looks a lot nicer and supports DirectX 10. Many parts 'under the hood' have been improved, such as improving performance by suspending background tasks when a fullscreen app (i.e. game) is running. And of course it has a much more modern interface that I find rather easy on the eyes (though still years behind Compiz Fusion *sigh*), which to me is somewhat important.
The only thing I don't like is that god-awful "ribbon" in Office (and other MS programs)--but fortunately OpenOffice.org runs just fine.
Wow that link was amazing! I tried the app and created "Valise," an algorithm (?) of some sort that involves emulation of the memory bus. That is somehow supposed to "improve the development of the Internet" by making "Byzantine fault tolerance" "efficient, constant-time, and permutable."
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously. A computer would read this sentence and see nothing wrong. Any human can tell that it lacks any meaning at all. Just because the sentence has the proper subject/verb structure doesn't mean it is a good one.
In my opinion, you can't practically replace an old-fashioned human for such things, with the possible exception of strong AI.
Where do you live!? I only have 2 theaters to choose from here: the good one, $8.25 per viewing, anytime; and the cheap one, $6.50 matinee/$7.50 regular, takes about 2 months to get new movies, and only has one screen.
Because it'd be too easily abused. What would happen if some guy bought his girlfriend one for Valentine's day then disabled it out of spite when their relationship went south?
Technically, wouldn't it be 99%^(the number of bytes in the file). So a 3MB file would have a.99^3145728 or...my calculator [gcalctool] rounds that to 0%.
There's a simple fix to that (that I'm quite sure is already in place): Simply charge for peak hour usage for industrial uses. Then the aluminum refinement will take place from 9pm-5am.
*At the risk of an off-topic mod* Why can't I change my viewing threshold to -1 anymore? Or rather, why is it that having it at -1 there are still hidden comments.
(Not to mention that earlier today I saw a +5 funny buried by a -1 mod)
I agree with this sentiment. I want Firefox to keep my extensions up to date but browsing is more important to me than that. I'd like the following options: 1) Firefox should not check for updates on startup (which more than likely slows it down) and instead defer it by like 5 minutes. 2) Updates should not pester me to restart, but should wait until I close the browser on my own accord. 3) And finally, when an addon is updated, it should not redirect me to the addon's homepage./rant
Well said. I had noticed the plugin but thought I indirectly put it there when I installed the.NET framework. But after reading your post I'm now convinced to remove it. Take that Microsoft!
I'm a fan a SharpEnviro myself: sharpe-shell.org . It's the closest thing I've found to Gnome on Windows. It's extremely customizable and the learning curve isn't all that bad. (It's definitely different from Explorer, but that's the point)
I'll give PowerDesk a try to see if I like it better than Explorer.
*I'm not affiliated with SharpE in any way; just a satisfied user.*
Which begs the question: Why can't I disable the automatic forwarding to the developer's page when I apply an update? I really hate it when a bunch of addons get updated and firefox hangs while opening all the pages (I have a lot of them).
Would it really be that difficult to make an X11 app that works similarly to alltray ( http://alltray.trausch.us/ ), only instead of hiding programs in the tray it allows you to scale the window? Ideally it would be built directly into the window manager, with the controls right in the title bar.
As a work-around now you could make a new vncserver on a new virtual console (vncserver:1) then connect to it on localhost (appending:1 to the address) then scale it with TightVNC (the problem here is that I can't find the Linux GUI for TightVNC [where the scale option is found], so I currently use the Windows binary in Wine).
That's not what trademark law is for. It was designed to protect consumers from being defrauded by fake goods. To borrow a previous poster's analogy, I wouldn't want to go to the grocery store and buy some Mountain Dew, only to find it's actually bottled urine.
In your diatribe the only problem (as far as trademark law is concerned) is whether people thought Care-zilla was the same thing as Scare-zilla, and were thus tricked into paying buying into it.
Slashdot Mirror
*Gasp!* I wish I could have those speeds at those prices! I have 10/1 for $77.50/mo...
x=x-273.15 ?
DOES NOT COMPUTE.
lp0 on fire
Firstly, it is newer technology. It includes drivers for modern hardware (XP kinda sucks on my laptop, as I recall). Security is vastly improved (granted, people who won't want to switch are probably the same people who know how to make Windows secure) with things like UAC, which has been upgraded from the Vista version to behave more like sudo (it only asks once per 15 minutes or so). It looks a lot nicer and supports DirectX 10. Many parts 'under the hood' have been improved, such as improving performance by suspending background tasks when a fullscreen app (i.e. game) is running. And of course it has a much more modern interface that I find rather easy on the eyes (though still years behind Compiz Fusion *sigh*), which to me is somewhat important.
The only thing I don't like is that god-awful "ribbon" in Office (and other MS programs)--but fortunately OpenOffice.org runs just fine.
Wow that link was amazing!
I tried the app and created "Valise," an algorithm (?) of some sort that involves emulation of the memory bus. That is somehow supposed to "improve the development of the Internet" by making "Byzantine fault tolerance" "efficient, constant-time, and permutable."
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously. A computer would read this sentence and see nothing wrong. Any human can tell that it lacks any meaning at all. Just because the sentence has the proper subject/verb structure doesn't mean it is a good one.
In my opinion, you can't practically replace an old-fashioned human for such things, with the possible exception of strong AI.
Where do you live!? I only have 2 theaters to choose from here: the good one, $8.25 per viewing, anytime; and the cheap one, $6.50 matinee/$7.50 regular, takes about 2 months to get new movies, and only has one screen.
Because it'd be too easily abused. What would happen if some guy bought his girlfriend one for Valentine's day then disabled it out of spite when their relationship went south?
Too true, but slashdot in general has even worser grammer.
(Take that, grammar nazis!)
Yeah but things changed again in 2009, you're in for a surprise.
Technically, wouldn't it be 99%^(the number of bytes in the file). So a 3MB file would have a .99^3145728 or ...my calculator [gcalctool] rounds that to 0%.
and Wine hit 1.0
There's a simple fix to that (that I'm quite sure is already in place): Simply charge for peak hour usage for industrial uses. Then the aluminum refinement will take place from 9pm-5am.
Wouldn't it be more like forcing the vegetarian to fund beef farming through taxes (which we do anyway via farming subsidies)?
Remember that STD you got from that tattooed chick at the carnival?...
*At the risk of an off-topic mod* Why can't I change my viewing threshold to -1 anymore? Or rather, why is it that having it at -1 there are still hidden comments.
(Not to mention that earlier today I saw a +5 funny buried by a -1 mod)
Am I just doing it wrong?
I agree with this sentiment. /rant
I want Firefox to keep my extensions up to date but browsing is more important to me than that. I'd like the following options:
1) Firefox should not check for updates on startup (which more than likely slows it down) and instead defer it by like 5 minutes.
2) Updates should not pester me to restart, but should wait until I close the browser on my own accord.
3) And finally, when an addon is updated, it should not redirect me to the addon's homepage.
Well said. I had noticed the plugin but thought I indirectly put it there when I installed the .NET framework. But after reading your post I'm now convinced to remove it. Take that Microsoft!
I'll give PowerDesk a try to see if I like it better than Explorer.
*I'm not affiliated with SharpE in any way; just a satisfied user.*
Which begs the question: Why can't I disable the automatic forwarding to the developer's page when I apply an update? I really hate it when a bunch of addons get updated and firefox hangs while opening all the pages (I have a lot of them).
Fascinating! I always wanted a down-to-Earth explanation of air foils. I never really bought that low pressure air sucks the plane up. Mod up!
Perhaps Schrodinger's EULA would hold up in court =D
As a work-around now you could make a new vncserver on a new virtual console (vncserver :1) then connect to it on localhost (appending :1 to the address) then scale it with TightVNC (the problem here is that I can't find the Linux GUI for TightVNC [where the scale option is found], so I currently use the Windows binary in Wine).
Unless the textbook says "left click on the Start button. . ."
In your diatribe the only problem (as far as trademark law is concerned) is whether people thought Care-zilla was the same thing as Scare-zilla, and were thus tricked into paying buying into it.