It will simply force MS to rethink their compliance, or face a whole continent migrating to other operating systems.
More likely that the residents of that continent will throw a tantrum when their computer breaks down and they can't get support because "your government won't let us" forcing the law makers to back down and find another route.
It's the quality of the search results that counts.
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Except now I've got to move the mouse back to the point where I was previously. Which is now a long way and a small target.
But if you switched between apps the original position of the mouse is no longer relevant. It is a clean slate. Also, the shorter distance only applies to the top row of tasks and even that is neglegible.
Don't get me wrong, I agree that (ii) is preferable but I don't see how it applies in this case.
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So would you prefer something more akin to Apple's Expose task switcher?
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Fitts's Law: The time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and size of the target.
Placing task bar items along the edge of the screen provides the benefit of "infinite height". With the stacked display of items on the KDE task bar the top row of items do not benefit from this.
Why have many Linux Desktop Environments chosen to implement the dual layer task bar?
Now I understand that by providing more rows the width of the items can be greater than if they were all forced onto a single row. While the size of the target benefits from the greater width does it outweigh the benefits of the infiite height?
I would prefer to set my "Default Music Store" just as I would set my browser or email client. Have the link configurable to launch iTunes or Napster and not just go to some msn web page.
For instance: Mozilla was a rewrite of the Netscape code base, but Firebird was able to leverage the new code with out rewriting it again. This says to me that the developers did it right the second time around. Is that really so bad?
The best way to ensure a high listing on Google is for your page to be linked from lots of pages on other sites.
How would this model work in an intranet setting? Would it count the number of desktop shortcuts? Yes the algorithm works great in the internet world but is it a universal find-all?
"And you in your pride thought you could produce the Kwisatz Haderach! A Torvalds daughter could've been wed to a Gates heir and sealed the breach. We may lose both bloodlines now."
Maybe we need to add "separation of corporation and state" to our "separation of church and state" in the constitution?
Yes, I know this is an offtopic rabbit trail...
The other replies are correct in saying that it is nowhere in the constitution. The phrase was coined by the 17th century Baptist leader Roger Williams, and used by Thomas Jefferson on January 1, 1802 (11 years after the First Amendment was ratified).
The U.S. Supreme Court, the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution's meaning, first utilized the phrase in the 1878 case of Reynolds v. United States, stating that Jefferson's term 'wall of separation between church and state' "may be accepted almost as an authoritative declaration of the scope and effect of the [First] Amendment."
Over the years the Court has developed and applied what has become known as the "Lemon Test" to decide Establishment Clause cases. The Lemon Test, codified in the Court's 1971 Lemon v. Kurtzman, is a three-pronged inquiry:
1) Does the challenged legislation or activity have a legitimate secular purpose?;
2) Does the legislation or activity have a primary effect that neither advances nor inhibits religion? and
3) Does the legislation or activity excessively entangle government with religion?
Although individual Justices of the Court have, on various occasions, expressed dissatisfaction with this standard of review, the Lemon Test has not yet been replaced.
So what will it cost me to get Slashcode sent to me in a nice #006666 green box complete with documentation, a/. beanie and 1000 hours of AOL free* to host my site?
* Subject to terms and license agreement. Some restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. Offer not valid in Holland, MI.
Could this be their advertising?
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What better way to advertise a hacking game than to make people actually have to work to get ahold of it. Not that using google or fileplanet is hacking, but it did make us think, and after all, isn't that the point of the game?
These companies are going to extremes because they can't get the clicks they need through normal methods. So why does it work for slashdot?
Simple. The ads are relevant to the target audience. I find myself clicking on more banners on OSDN sites than all the other sites combined. They show me somthing that interests me and I click, they get the money, we are all happy.
Sidenote for those of you using ad eliminators...
Let slashdot ads through, you might be plesantly suprised!
...unless they were involved in a large scale university project, they haven't learned how to really write software...
Although I fall into this category, I completely agree. So what can I do to get out of this rut that my bad choice in educational institutions put me in? I can have fun writing a script to parse slashdot headlines but that won't get me a job.
Slashdot Mirror
More likely that the residents of that continent will throw a tantrum when their computer breaks down and they can't get support because "your government won't let us" forcing the law makers to back down and find another route.
Does this mean a car that gets automatic repairs and upgrades all delivered through Steam?
It's the quality of the search results that counts.
So would you prefer something more akin to Apple's Expose task switcher?
Placing task bar items along the edge of the screen provides the benefit of "infinite height". With the stacked display of items on the KDE task bar the top row of items do not benefit from this.
Why have many Linux Desktop Environments chosen to implement the dual layer task bar?
Now I understand that by providing more rows the width of the items can be greater than if they were all forced onto a single row. While the size of the target benefits from the greater width does it outweigh the benefits of the infiite height?
What happened to the site? There seems to be some technical difficulties. I am getting 404 pages and internal server errors.
So when will they be available from gutenberg.net?
Or perhaps Audible will provide the downloads through the iTunes Music Store?
The CG for Master and Commander was done at ILM. Just another small special effects company :-)
I would prefer to set my "Default Music Store" just as I would set my browser or email client. Have the link configurable to launch iTunes or Napster and not just go to some msn web page.
For instance: Mozilla was a rewrite of the Netscape code base, but Firebird was able to leverage the new code with out rewriting it again. This says to me that the developers did it right the second time around. Is that really so bad?
Smoke signals? Ha!
Then spamming would be as simple as starting a flame war!
Cool! Opera.com validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict!
The U.S. Constitution.
u ti on.overview.html
The United States is a constitutional republic. We vote for people who do the voting for us.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constit
How would this model work in an intranet setting? Would it count the number of desktop shortcuts? Yes the algorithm works great in the internet world but is it a universal find-all?
"And you in your pride thought you could produce the Kwisatz Haderach! A Torvalds daughter could've been wed to a Gates heir and sealed the breach. We may lose both bloodlines now."
Paraphrased from Dune by Frank Herbert.
Yes, I know this is an offtopic rabbit trail...
The other replies are correct in saying that it is nowhere in the constitution. The phrase was coined by the 17th century Baptist leader Roger Williams, and used by Thomas Jefferson on January 1, 1802 (11 years after the First Amendment was ratified).
The U.S. Supreme Court, the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution's meaning, first utilized the phrase in the 1878 case of Reynolds v. United States, stating that Jefferson's term 'wall of separation between church and state' "may be accepted almost as an authoritative declaration of the scope and effect of the [First] Amendment."
Over the years the Court has developed and applied what has become known as the "Lemon Test" to decide Establishment Clause cases. The Lemon Test, codified in the Court's 1971 Lemon v. Kurtzman, is a three-pronged inquiry:
1) Does the challenged legislation or activity have a legitimate secular purpose?;
2) Does the legislation or activity have a primary effect that neither advances nor inhibits religion? and
3) Does the legislation or activity excessively entangle government with religion?
Although individual Justices of the Court have, on various occasions, expressed dissatisfaction with this standard of review, the Lemon Test has not yet been replaced.
So what will it cost me to get Slashcode sent to me in a nice #006666 green box complete with documentation, a /. beanie and 1000 hours of AOL free* to host my site?
* Subject to terms and license agreement. Some restrictions may apply. Void where prohibited. Offer not valid in Holland, MI.
What better way to advertise a hacking game than to make people actually have to work to get ahold of it. Not that using google or fileplanet is hacking, but it did make us think, and after all, isn't that the point of the game?
Would National ID cards raise the advertising revenue for /. by showing me adds that fit my profile?
Oracle convinces Gov to use national ID card
Microsoft signs deal to merge Oracle database with Passport and .Net services
Oracle controls the largest personal information collection ever.
Microsoft convinces Government that Windows is required on all computers to keep information confidential
Government forbids the use of any other OS
Of course some see them as opposites.
Simple. The ads are relevant to the target audience. I find myself clicking on more banners on OSDN sites than all the other sites combined. They show me somthing that interests me and I click, they get the money, we are all happy.
Sidenote for those of you using ad eliminators...
Let slashdot ads through, you might be plesantly suprised!
Although I fall into this category, I completely agree. So what can I do to get out of this rut that my bad choice in educational institutions put me in? I can have fun writing a script to parse slashdot headlines but that won't get me a job.