This is exactly what HTML was *not* intended to be. We're talking about viewing of a document, with different browsers. No standard display is guaranteed, no matter what you try. For academic documents use software like LaTeX, and create a PDF file, or, use MIcrosoft and create doc file, or whatever. I remember reading somewhere discussion why LaTeX cannot be mapped exactly to HTML (may be it was TeX faq, not sure), and that was pretty much it. Different goals in either case.
Getting 'response from unautorized servers' when I do nslookup. The servers are comcast servers. Can't reach *lot's* of site, by the way, fine going via my emergency alternate route (dial in, just think of that!). Massachusetts located.
As I'm typing this reply, I'm taking a break from typesetting the math paper with LaTeX. So, a couple of things come to mind, immediately. First, LaTeX is 'what you mean is what you get', not 'what you see is what you get'. In LaTeX I actually *say* what I want, rather than using the GUI. Does it matter? Yes. If I need to choose some spacing (rather than letting it to default), I can make my choice precisely, and say it so (e.g., 1pt, meaning 1 point). And in general, the strongest feature of (La)TeX: you have a complete control on the layout. You can setup the formulas any way you want. Period. Next, consider the following example. You need to use greek letters. In GUI (such as MS products), you have to pull down menu, find the option greek letters, select the one you need. In LaTeX I simply type \alpha, or \beta, or whatever. And the choices of fonts I got! Mmmm So once I've tried LaTeX I simply coudln't get back to GUI-based tools. Well, I can go on and on. And the last by not least: many free integrated editors/compilers for LaTeX. My favorite is Emacs/Auctex.
Now I'm talking about mathematicians, not 'academia' in general. If you are into some staff like philosophy or history, you'll be just fine with MS.
I am studying math, and a while ago realized I have *lots* of free textbooks, lectures, tutorials, all in pdf format and I would *love* to carry them with me. In addition, I got quite a few documents in djvu format, which is more compact that pdf. A perfect situation for ebook reader except none of them apparently deals with either format natively. So I have to convert every pdf file I have to whatever format those ebook readers are used, and for djvu, I have to convert djvu to pdf and then to the native format. Seems like getting inexpensive tablet PC might be a better idea.
There is a world of difference between Sweden and Cuba. Cuba is a totalitarian regime with communist economy. Sweden is free market economy and democratic society. The so-called "socialist economy" has never been precisely defined, but *please* don't get confuse what's called "socialist economy" in some western countries with those countries which call themselves "socialist" and whose economy is completely centralized and controlled by the state.
Free market evangelists know what they are talking about. You don't.
Almost every time I pass the parked policy car in Cambridge, I saw the policeman playing some game (e.g., solitair) on his PC. I guess games *are* the priority here, hence don't see any migration to Ubuntu any time soon.
specifications, which provide substantially less reliability for data retrieval than Data CD.
The point here is that Red Book specifications do not provide sufficient error detection/correction mechanism, but you can cram more bits into Audio CD than into Data CD. *That's* precisely the cause of bit error while reading CDs, not the scratches as cnet.uk article says.
So for reliable read you either need very high quality CD transport (and that costs money) or non-real time process (like EAC does).
The difference between writing with Red Laser vs Blue Laser. Imagine that you making the marks with a small brush vs a ballpoint pen. Now you read in real time, you have to determine precisely where each mark starts and ends. That's the point.
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so ... imagine Beowulf of those ...
Imagine Beowulf of those, dude.
I'll open a kayaking addiction center nearby.
the real culprit is a quantum flux.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/sci_fi_writer_attributes?utm_source=a-section
I wonder if you can send the whole body, and they will cut it into smaller pieces and launch in multiple satellites.
I hope those Tonga natives are not cannibals/necrofiliacs.
This is exactly what HTML was *not* intended to be. We're talking about viewing of a document, with different browsers. No standard display is guaranteed, no matter what you try. For academic documents use software like LaTeX, and create a PDF file, or, use MIcrosoft and create doc file, or whatever. I remember reading somewhere discussion why LaTeX cannot be mapped exactly to HTML (may be it was TeX faq, not sure), and that was pretty much it. Different goals in either case.
cause every cow needs its own IP address. And cows don't like NAT. No bull.
but the Irish leprechaun is dead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DHPatch.jpg
Getting 'response from unautorized servers' when I do nslookup. The servers are comcast servers. Can't reach *lot's* of site, by the way, fine going via my emergency alternate route (dial in, just think of that!). Massachusetts located.
next to my vast DVD collection.
done by yours truly showed that the absense of DRM encourages infringement as well.
Sounds like a win-win situation, eh?
it's a single line of C code printing Hello World!
As I'm typing this reply, I'm taking a break from typesetting the math paper with LaTeX. So, a couple of things come to mind, immediately. First, LaTeX is 'what you mean is what you get', not 'what you see is what you get'. In LaTeX I actually *say* what I want, rather than using the GUI. Does it matter? Yes. If I need to choose some spacing (rather than letting it to default), I can make my choice precisely, and say it so (e.g., 1pt, meaning 1 point). And in general, the strongest feature of (La)TeX: you have a complete control on the layout. You can setup the formulas any way you want. Period. Next, consider the following example. You need to use greek letters. In GUI (such as MS products), you have to pull down menu, find the option greek letters, select the one you need. In LaTeX I simply type \alpha, or \beta, or whatever. And the choices of fonts I got! Mmmm So once I've tried LaTeX I simply coudln't get back to GUI-based tools. Well, I can go on and on. And the last by not least: many free integrated editors/compilers for LaTeX. My favorite is Emacs/Auctex.
Now I'm talking about mathematicians, not 'academia' in general. If you are into some staff like philosophy or history, you'll be just fine with MS.
find hot grits hotter than Natalie Portman. More news at 11.
Then the only appropriate classificaiton name would be "Cowardus Anonymous Vulgaris".
4. And all your book are belong to you.
Remember, that's a slashdot.
I am studying math, and a while ago realized I have *lots* of free textbooks, lectures, tutorials, all in pdf format and I would *love* to carry them with me. In addition, I got quite a few documents in djvu format, which is more compact that pdf. A perfect situation for ebook reader except none of them apparently deals with either format natively. So I have to convert every pdf file I have to whatever format those ebook readers are used, and for djvu, I have to convert djvu to pdf and then to the native format. Seems like getting inexpensive tablet PC might be a better idea.
Adopt one! Duh ...
Whew! I just can't wait!
There is a world of difference between Sweden and Cuba. Cuba is a totalitarian regime with communist economy. Sweden is free market economy and democratic society. The so-called "socialist economy" has never been precisely defined, but *please* don't get confuse what's called "socialist economy" in some western countries with those countries which call themselves "socialist" and whose economy is completely centralized and controlled by the state.
Free market evangelists know what they are talking about. You don't.
You *can't* escape from Google.
as a virtual machine under EMAXE?
Almost every time I pass the parked policy car in Cambridge, I saw the policeman playing some game (e.g., solitair) on his PC. I guess games *are* the priority here, hence don't see any migration to Ubuntu any time soon.
specifications, which provide substantially less reliability for data retrieval than Data CD.
The point here is that Red Book specifications do not provide sufficient error detection/correction mechanism, but you can cram more bits into Audio CD than into Data CD. *That's* precisely the cause of bit error while reading CDs, not the scratches as cnet.uk article says.
So for reliable read you either need very high quality CD transport (and that costs money) or non-real time process (like EAC does).
The difference between writing with Red Laser vs Blue Laser. Imagine that you making the marks with a small brush vs a ballpoint pen. Now you read in real time, you have to determine precisely where each mark starts and ends. That's the point.