Opera has annoying popups as well for updating, which generally appear upon loading and ask, "Do you want to update to x.xx?" I guess it's just not quite as pesky as Firefox's. I've only used Safari a few times, but last I recall, I had to manually go to the site to update it. I guess Apple is pretty confident or doesn't care if users (at least on its Windows version) update. No idea how updates go for the Mac version.
What exactly is so interesting about watching the news in HD? Will it make Fox more "fair and balanced?" I could see them trying that though as a marketing ploy. "Watch Fox news in HD, where our views and stories 50% more clear!"
How in the world do hackers get their hands on these while the children they're intended for don't?
There was a promotion when OLPC came out that allowed you to purchase one. In doing so, another OLPC was sent to a child as well.
The OLPC project had stated that a consumer version of the XO laptop is not planned.[8] However, the project established in 2007 the laptopgiving.org website for outright donations and for a "Give 1 Get 1" offer valid (but only to the United States, its territories, and Canadian addresses) from November 12, 2007 until December 31, 2007.[9] wikipedia.org
You can also find them on ebay It doesnt take a hacker to find them, just someone willing to use Google.
Verizon had a choice of three competing 4G technologies: LTE, WiMAX, and UMB. UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband) was formerly known as EV-DO Rev. C, and is supposed to be fully backwards-compatible with other CDMA technologies while providing a significant speed boost. The technology has had few takers so far, however, and Verizon's decision to move away from EV-DO may doom UMB to a niche.arstechnica.com
Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO for AT&T's wireless unit also his commitment to LTE, for the company's upgrade path to 4G.telecoms.com
Perhaps you should write to Verizon and AT&T and tell them they have no clue what they are talking about. They could probably use a good consultant like yourself.
Verizon, a CDMA carrier, is starting trials using LTE, a GSM (4G) variant this year, eventually they'll switch over leaving only Sprint as the main provider of CDMA
I like CDMA, but I'll welcome GSM with Verizon if it means I can try out the OpenMoko. Oh yeah, what were you saying again about GSM?
What's pretty amazing is AOL was once large enough to buy Time Warner, the largest media conglomerate in the world. My how times have changed. Thankfully, AOL does have the reins it once did over getting online. My only wish for AOL to stay around is so AIM doesn't die. That would be the only thing I'd miss about AOL.
Until I saw it was using a Mozilla UA as well, I was gonna say, is it really a bad thing to just block MSIE 6? It shouldn't be allowed on the net to begin with.
Though I am rather grateful for all those nice, metal disc boxes which I spray-painted in solid colors (for more worthy discs). They really look great.
I always thought they always made good alternatives for clay pidgeons when you have nothing else to shot.
What's funny is much of the sheet music I've aquired over the years has copyrights on it, even though much of it was written well over 200-300 years ago. I have piece by Vivaldi that actually says "Do not copy." I'm not sure how they can get away with such things or think anyone will take it serious, but apparently publishers try anyways. I personally dont think I should be paying large sums of money to a publisher to print out a piece they didn't pay for or have any influence in its writing when I can do it myself. Aside from that they should die in a fire for making money off of composers like Mozart who died broke. I'd say it is 100x worse than anyone who pirates mp3s online, but it's being done by a corporation. I can understand paying for recordings by modern orchestras, but telling me to pay for sheet music is silly. I suppose they would want me to pay royalties for music I can play by ear as well?
During MS's antitrust case, the judge ruled that Apple wasn't considered competition because Macs and PCs are two different markets.
Not to nitpick, but I'm not sure that is so relevant anymore, since Macs are now x86 and can run Windows. PCs can run OSX with hacks and could do so without hacks if Steve Jobs allowed it. The ruling was done back when Apple computers were still using power pc, so the line between PC and Mac was pretty black and white. However, it's more of a gray area nowadays with Apple users being able to upgrade their computers with many non-apple made components.
Have you tried Opera yet? I know plenty on here hate it for whatever reason, but it is rather quick to load (unless it's some shitty blog that loads its content last).
Sure it is. Just try typing in a web addy in windows xp at the explorer bar. Iexplore.exe doesnt launch, but the internet sure does (this computer has IE6 on it if you care, though I don't use it or allow it on the net). Try uninstalling IE in windows, it's also near impossible because it's so closely tied into the windows kernel.
"P.S. There is a reason why Firefox stomps IE and That's because WE made it good"
I wouldn't have so much of a problem with IE if it were forced to always run in "sandbox mode" (only available in Vista as well) and also conformed to W3C standards.
The fact it's tied in directly to the kernel of every Windows OS otherwise just makes it unusable. Mostly, I just hate it (like most web developers) because I'll write some html or javascript that conforms to standards and works perfect on opera/firefox/safari and then totally breaks in IE, forcing me to spend extra time fixing a broken browser.
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I believe you mean Reiser4, which is the successor to ReiserFS, not ext4.
What exactly are they going to carry? Synchronized swimming?
Opera has annoying popups as well for updating, which generally appear upon loading and ask, "Do you want to update to x.xx?" I guess it's just not quite as pesky as Firefox's. I've only used Safari a few times, but last I recall, I had to manually go to the site to update it. I guess Apple is pretty confident or doesn't care if users (at least on its Windows version) update. No idea how updates go for the Mac version.
Would you care to share the link?
Possibly one of the best uses of the Redundant mod tag I have yet seen.
What exactly is so interesting about watching the news in HD? Will it make Fox more "fair and balanced?" I could see them trying that though as a marketing ploy. "Watch Fox news in HD, where our views and stories 50% more clear!"
I guess this is a real item, though it seems a bit strange OLPC Postage Stamp
There was a promotion when OLPC came out that allowed you to purchase one. In doing so, another OLPC was sent to a child as well.
You can also find them on ebay It doesnt take a hacker to find them, just someone willing to use Google.
LOLCODE makes me think of those cliche cat pictures all over the Internet every time I read it:
HAI
CAN HAS STDIO?
VISIBLE "HAI WORLD!"
KTHXBYE
It's not directly GSM and I never said it was, I said VARIANT, as in based on GSM
Duh, I never said that it was
It doesn't?
Perhaps you should write to Verizon and AT&T and tell them they have no clue what they are talking about. They could probably use a good consultant like yourself.
Oh really?
Verizon, a CDMA carrier, is starting trials using LTE, a GSM (4G) variant this year, eventually they'll switch over leaving only Sprint as the main provider of CDMA
I like CDMA, but I'll welcome GSM with Verizon if it means I can try out the OpenMoko. Oh yeah, what were you saying again about GSM?
What's pretty amazing is AOL was once large enough to buy Time Warner, the largest media conglomerate in the world. My how times have changed. Thankfully, AOL does have the reins it once did over getting online. My only wish for AOL to stay around is so AIM doesn't die. That would be the only thing I'd miss about AOL.
Until I saw it was using a Mozilla UA as well, I was gonna say, is it really a bad thing to just block MSIE 6? It shouldn't be allowed on the net to begin with.
In Soviet Russia, Firefox keeps tabs on YOU.
I always thought they always made good alternatives for clay pidgeons when you have nothing else to shot.
That reminds me.
I'd really hate it if Trillian or Miranda tells me tommorrow, "Please upgrade your version of AIM." Using the actual AIM client is like torture.
ICQ...the perferred IM client for Russian and Chinese crackers/criminals. Seriously.
What's funny is much of the sheet music I've aquired over the years has copyrights on it, even though much of it was written well over 200-300 years ago. I have piece by Vivaldi that actually says "Do not copy." I'm not sure how they can get away with such things or think anyone will take it serious, but apparently publishers try anyways. I personally dont think I should be paying large sums of money to a publisher to print out a piece they didn't pay for or have any influence in its writing when I can do it myself. Aside from that they should die in a fire for making money off of composers like Mozart who died broke. I'd say it is 100x worse than anyone who pirates mp3s online, but it's being done by a corporation. I can understand paying for recordings by modern orchestras, but telling me to pay for sheet music is silly. I suppose they would want me to pay royalties for music I can play by ear as well?
Not to nitpick, but I'm not sure that is so relevant anymore, since Macs are now x86 and can run Windows. PCs can run OSX with hacks and could do so without hacks if Steve Jobs allowed it. The ruling was done back when Apple computers were still using power pc, so the line between PC and Mac was pretty black and white. However, it's more of a gray area nowadays with Apple users being able to upgrade their computers with many non-apple made components.
MSIE developers already figured out the cake is a lie long ago.
And it takes a "special" kind of drunk to use the wrong form of to
Have you tried Opera yet? I know plenty on here hate it for whatever reason, but it is rather quick to load (unless it's some shitty blog that loads its content last).
Sure it is. Just try typing in a web addy in windows xp at the explorer bar. Iexplore.exe doesnt launch, but the internet sure does (this computer has IE6 on it if you care, though I don't use it or allow it on the net). Try uninstalling IE in windows, it's also near impossible because it's so closely tied into the windows kernel.
I wouldn't have so much of a problem with IE if it were forced to always run in "sandbox mode" (only available in Vista as well) and also conformed to W3C standards.
The fact it's tied in directly to the kernel of every Windows OS otherwise just makes it unusable. Mostly, I just hate it (like most web developers) because I'll write some html or javascript that conforms to standards and works perfect on opera/firefox/safari and then totally breaks in IE, forcing me to spend extra time fixing a broken browser.