Sorry, only your impression. When I use Firefox on a weaker computer, the speed difference compared to Chrome is obvious. The detail is that a current machine is usually fast enough to hide this difference (but it still exists).
You completely ignored the crux of the problem: For the small inventor file lawsuits against patent infringement, he must pay. And need to pay a lot, probably more than he will see in life being a small inventor.
This. The north-american justice system is so fucked up that in practice there is no justice at all. North-americans are in practice at your own risk in the market with no protection of justice, where whoever has the most money is who wins per more wrong he is.
(The legal system is as broken as google translator, the damn thing is crap)
Well, some comments are funny and welcome. The problem lies in the fact that now is so easy to use a computer that the the football captains and the cheerleaders are appearing on Slashdot to comment (why, I really do not know), but without the necessary capacity and cultural baggage to comment something useful or interesting.
But that said, it is important that you (and I, others, etc.) be tolerant, because though some are obviously stupid comments (like those involving bodily functions) others may not be stupid, being only slightly below what you (and me) think is good.
Do not waste your time with the Nimey, he's just another troll who can not understand what others write and he take pleasure in offending others when writing.
This. Thanks for sharing this information. Most people do not understand that the sexes are biologically different and that's not necessarily bad, we just need to accept that and always take this difference into account when interacting with the opposite sex.
Is irrevelant only for you. On my organization (and in many others, I can assure you) we care about the many opinions about a programming language when we are deciding which language to use in a given project.
So I "think" that is a bad knife (from my experience using it on a big government system) and you thinks is a good knife[citation needed], so what? Is ony your opinion against mine, and I seriously doubt that your opinion carries more weight than mine only because you want so.
it was possible to do this with PqMagic few years ago. It's a shame that it was discontinued, it was simply the best disk partitioner I have ever used.
I hope that does not happen. But think what happens if your favorite operating system - that you need to make your computer run - begins to work only if connected to a cloud?
Nothing is stopping people writing desktop applications. Are you just annoyed that people are choosing cloud services out of convenience?
No. My fear is that they end up trying to implement the "cloud" in anything and everything just because it's "cool", no matter the consequences.
Just imagine: Windows depending on the cloud to work, Linux too, Eclipse refusing to work unless you have a connection all the time with a cloud, Photoshop or GIMP refusing to save your images in any other place than a cloud, Word or LibreOffice refusing to save your files because you are offline. Everyone embarking on the cloud hype without worrying about what happens when you lost your connection.
Brazil, you only have 3G connections in large cities and in an unstable manner, 4G is still only in the promise. Short version, you can not depend on internet access here because is too erratic.
I know, my patience is running out for this hype. And my fear is that this gets to a point where applications you need to work (or operating systems) begins to stop working without "cloud" services and reliable 24/7 internet connections that simply do not exist everywhere in my country. And I will not even get into the subject of the serious security breach that is trusting critical data to third-party "cloud" servers on which you have no control.
Enough. No, I do not want "Cloud" services, thanks. I want my good old desktop with local applications that do not need be connected to the internet 24/7 to work, not everyone have a fiber connection available all the time for this.
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Here we use PostgreSQL in most applications of the government, and it works pretty well.
Try to visit the recent XKCD here, as example: http://xkcd.com/1416/
On Chrome is usable, on Firefox the entire system almost freeze (using Linux Mint on a AMD Athlon II X2 250).
Sorry, only your impression. When I use Firefox on a weaker computer, the speed difference compared to Chrome is obvious. The detail is that a current machine is usually fast enough to hide this difference (but it still exists).
You completely ignored the crux of the problem: For the small inventor file lawsuits against patent infringement, he must pay. And need to pay a lot, probably more than he will see in life being a small inventor.
Is the "american way". Stealing ideas, patent them and then force everyone to pay to use their "innovations".
This. The north-american justice system is so fucked up that in practice there is no justice at all. North-americans are in practice at your own risk in the market with no protection of justice, where whoever has the most money is who wins per more wrong he is.
(The legal system is as broken as google translator, the damn thing is crap)
Well, some comments are funny and welcome. The problem lies in the fact that now is so easy to use a computer that the the football captains and the cheerleaders are appearing on Slashdot to comment (why, I really do not know), but without the necessary capacity and cultural baggage to comment something useful or interesting.
But that said, it is important that you (and I, others, etc.) be tolerant, because though some are obviously stupid comments (like those involving bodily functions) others may not be stupid, being only slightly below what you (and me) think is good.
Do not waste your time with the Nimey, he's just another troll who can not understand what others write and he take pleasure in offending others when writing.
With a replacement SLC SSD and a screwdriver
Sorry, you have problems with text interpretation? I made it clear that I work with the language on a pretty big system.
This. Thanks for sharing this information. Most people do not understand that the sexes are biologically different and that's not necessarily bad, we just need to accept that and always take this difference into account when interacting with the opposite sex.
Is irrevelant only for you. On my organization (and in many others, I can assure you) we care about the many opinions about a programming language when we are deciding which language to use in a given project.
So I "think" that is a bad knife (from my experience using it on a big government system) and you thinks is a good knife[citation needed], so what? Is ony your opinion against mine, and I seriously doubt that your opinion carries more weight than mine only because you want so.
PHP is a very bad knife, and even a good cook can do a better (or easier) work when he have good knifes.
All your base belong us! How would you forgotten this one :-)?
And as usual someone moderated you as flamebait, even though you are completely correct.
Good way to turn reasonable people in religious nuts.
it was possible to do this with PqMagic few years ago. It's a shame that it was discontinued, it was simply the best disk partitioner I have ever used.
I hope that does not happen. But think what happens if your favorite operating system - that you need to make your computer run - begins to work only if connected to a cloud?
Nothing is stopping people writing desktop applications. Are you just annoyed that people are choosing cloud services out of convenience?
No. My fear is that they end up trying to implement the "cloud" in anything and everything just because it's "cool", no matter the consequences. Just imagine: Windows depending on the cloud to work, Linux too, Eclipse refusing to work unless you have a connection all the time with a cloud, Photoshop or GIMP refusing to save your images in any other place than a cloud, Word or LibreOffice refusing to save your files because you are offline. Everyone embarking on the cloud hype without worrying about what happens when you lost your connection.
Brazil, you only have 3G connections in large cities and in an unstable manner, 4G is still only in the promise. Short version, you can not depend on internet access here because is too erratic.
But this is exactly the problem: So far no one is forced to use. But for how long?
I know, my patience is running out for this hype. And my fear is that this gets to a point where applications you need to work (or operating systems) begins to stop working without "cloud" services and reliable 24/7 internet connections that simply do not exist everywhere in my country. And I will not even get into the subject of the serious security breach that is trusting critical data to third-party "cloud" servers on which you have no control.
Enough. No, I do not want "Cloud" services, thanks. I want my good old desktop with local applications that do not need be connected to the internet 24/7 to work, not everyone have a fiber connection available all the time for this.
Wireless controls on a plane? I understand your argument, but this is simply too fucking dangerous.