Do you have a link to where MS have stated that Longhorn will have those limitations? There's pretty much bugger all systems or being sold that don't have at least one of those ports. I highly doubt MS would drop support for them like that.
IIRC, you can still walk into a shop, pay cash for a printer and walk out. No way to track you further than the shop you bought from, which ultimately means nothing.
A search engine is a damn site more simple (UI-wise) than an e-mail client.
As for web "applications," yes, I do think web pages should be more than static documents. Hell, look at the site you're reading now. Client side scripting could improve Slashdot's UI immensely, but certain luddites get all worked up about the very idea of client-side scripting and insist on dragging us back to the days of HTML 3.2.
"I can think of very few features that were so bad that users begged for ways to prevent the feature from being used... And said feature wasn't removed from the product!" How about the inability to skip the initial ads on DVDs?
Oh here we go, the old "nobody needs Javascript" argument again. Well, yeah, nobody *needs* Javascript if you're not concerned about reloading the page every time you want to do anything remotely dynamic. Who cares about bandwidth costs?
I'm sorry, but Javascript is a reasonable requirement of modern web applications. GMail is popular for a number of reasons, one of which is that it's *bloody fast* compared to the likes of Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail, and do you know why? Because they make heavy use of Javascript to make their program snappy and not resort to copious amounts of reload. Take away Javascript and you've taken away one of GMails big selling points.
Trying to force everybody into the same mould *does not work*. That is my point. Why bother with the pretense that everybody's the same when it simply doesn't work? The best way to counter bullying is by *encouraging* difference, not shying away from it.
FWIW, there are plenty of teenagers who attempt suicide because they're forced into this silly pretence of normal/mediocricy.
So yeah, the kid's probably going to have a tough time, but guess what, the same thing happened when house-husbands started appearing. The same thing happened before divorce was the norm. Unfortunately, societal change means some people will get burned. Sorry, it's rather unavoidable.
Is it really true that homosexuality is genetic? Is there actually sufficient evidence to say that it's definitely not your environment? Keep in mind that I have nothing at all against homosexuality, I'm just suspicious of the statement that homosexuals have no choice in the matter, since I've not seen any rigorous studies.
Hang on, I thought you were all redneck-gay-screwing-world-hating people. I can't believe how wrong I was./me watches my karma fall through the floor...
If I say "connect to IP 1.2.3.4" and man-in-the-middle X who's at 1.2.3.5 says "I'm 1.2.3.4, here's my key," he's *clearly* lying and pretending to be somebody he's not. On any of the popular P2P systems, you have some sort of unique identifier, otherwise how does data get to you? Thus, if you try and establish a connection to person A and person B intercepts and establishes the connection instead, it's fraud, since B is not A.
I do get very annoyed that MySQL automatically creates default values. It really, really annoys me that you can't create a table with, say, a date field in it that can't be inserted into without specifying that date. If you don't specify a date, MySQL doesn't piss and moan like it should, it just puts "0000-00-00" in for you. Argh!
Regarding referential integrity, I'm not sure why you think MySQL is sub-par, but InnoDB tables seem to behave sanely for what I'm using them for.
I'm answering the "Why not just live your life?" part of the OP's comment. I can't just live my life because some idiot has passed some stupid law making something that harms nobody illegal, like that wanker in Virginia who decided that he didn't like the way those hip-n-happenin' kids dressed, so he made it illegal:
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Do you have a link to where MS have stated that Longhorn will have those limitations? There's pretty much bugger all systems or being sold that don't have at least one of those ports. I highly doubt MS would drop support for them like that.
IIRC, you can still walk into a shop, pay cash for a printer and walk out. No way to track you further than the shop you bought from, which ultimately means nothing.
Really? I was under the impression that sort of thing got you your CSS license pulled.
A search engine is a damn site more simple (UI-wise) than an e-mail client.
As for web "applications," yes, I do think web pages should be more than static documents. Hell, look at the site you're reading now. Client side scripting could improve Slashdot's UI immensely, but certain luddites get all worked up about the very idea of client-side scripting and insist on dragging us back to the days of HTML 3.2.
"I can think of very few features that were so bad that users begged for ways to prevent the feature from being used... And said feature wasn't removed from the product!"
How about the inability to skip the initial ads on DVDs?
Oh here we go, the old "nobody needs Javascript" argument again. Well, yeah, nobody *needs* Javascript if you're not concerned about reloading the page every time you want to do anything remotely dynamic. Who cares about bandwidth costs?
I'm sorry, but Javascript is a reasonable requirement of modern web applications. GMail is popular for a number of reasons, one of which is that it's *bloody fast* compared to the likes of Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail, and do you know why? Because they make heavy use of Javascript to make their program snappy and not resort to copious amounts of reload. Take away Javascript and you've taken away one of GMails big selling points.
AMD have been shipping Cool'n'Quiet-enabled processors for getting on for a year now.
Trying to force everybody into the same mould *does not work*. That is my point. Why bother with the pretense that everybody's the same when it simply doesn't work? The best way to counter bullying is by *encouraging* difference, not shying away from it.
FWIW, there are plenty of teenagers who attempt suicide because they're forced into this silly pretence of normal/mediocricy.
So yeah, the kid's probably going to have a tough time, but guess what, the same thing happened when house-husbands started appearing. The same thing happened before divorce was the norm. Unfortunately, societal change means some people will get burned. Sorry, it's rather unavoidable.
Is it really true that homosexuality is genetic? Is there actually sufficient evidence to say that it's definitely not your environment? Keep in mind that I have nothing at all against homosexuality, I'm just suspicious of the statement that homosexuals have no choice in the matter, since I've not seen any rigorous studies.
Yeah, let's all force ourselves into the same mould so the kids don't pick on each other at school. It's such a fantastic idea, it *has* to work.
That's debatable.
If you like Peter Kay (Phoenix Nights), I'd recommend Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. Top stuff :)
"Catherine Zeta-Jones (Actress)"
A cardboard cut-out of Catherine Zeta-Jones would make a better actress than the lady herself.
Oh, and Kate Moss mings.
I'd like to remind you that at least 2/3 of your population are overweight, so claiming *our* women are doughy is...well...interesting.
Hang on, I thought you were all redneck-gay-screwing-world-hating people. I can't believe how wrong I was. /me watches my karma fall through the floor...
That can't be right. If you can only get chip butties in Hell, I'd better get sinning!
If I say "connect to IP 1.2.3.4" and man-in-the-middle X who's at 1.2.3.5 says "I'm 1.2.3.4, here's my key," he's *clearly* lying and pretending to be somebody he's not. On any of the popular P2P systems, you have some sort of unique identifier, otherwise how does data get to you? Thus, if you try and establish a connection to person A and person B intercepts and establishes the connection instead, it's fraud, since B is not A.
You fall foul of fraud charges in that case, since you're claiming to be somebody you're not.
I do get very annoyed that MySQL automatically creates default values. It really, really annoys me that you can't create a table with, say, a date field in it that can't be inserted into without specifying that date. If you don't specify a date, MySQL doesn't piss and moan like it should, it just puts "0000-00-00" in for you. Argh!
Regarding referential integrity, I'm not sure why you think MySQL is sub-par, but InnoDB tables seem to behave sanely for what I'm using them for.
Fine, instead of one wanker deciding to go completely against the supposed values of his nation, his entire council did.
I'm answering the "Why not just live your life?" part of the OP's comment. I can't just live my life because some idiot has passed some stupid law making something that harms nobody illegal, like that wanker in Virginia who decided that he didn't like the way those hip-n-happenin' kids dressed, so he made it illegal:
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,14095
You're not my father! You can't be! Nooooooooooooooo!
Because religious nut-jobs keep trying to interfere with our lives. If they'd just fuck of and not interfere, we'd be happy to leave them alone.
Thanks for the tip. Whilst the symptoms seem to match, none of the solutions do, unfortunately.
Do you think you could have got more for it on eBay? ;) for the humour challenged.