I find it hard to believe the producers would give a "multiyear deal" to Robert Patrick. He's an unproven rookie heading into swarm of high expectations. Half the die-hard x-philes are likely to leave no matter who the replacement is, so the guy they send in has to prove himself before inking a cushy contract.
Two camps. One camp says, "To hell with Netscape users." The other camp says, "This is an example of poor cross-platform testing, or the designer didn't give a damn about the audience."
Twenty percent of site traffic coming from Netscape users is significant. Even when the stats drop to, say 5 percent on a specialized site, well, how many users does 5 percent represent? 10? 100? 1,000? 10,000? How many people are expendable? A compliance group should want to reach everyone possible.
Sorry, but the space WaSP adds between each line of text on their pages is too much like double-spacing. Whatever message these guys have is lost in the presentation. Too annoying. This is the first web site I've had to turn off CSS to efficiently use.
Hank Azaria is the obvious choice. He's good looking, but not overly dashing, and as the man of a thousand voices (including Apu, Moe and Chief Wiggum), he'd add some spice to a show that is getting a little dry.
Anytime a reviewer receives a free copy of software or hardware, his credibility is in question. Being a reviewer rocks.
The hardware and software I've purchased based on positive establishment reviews (magazines, etc.) has been pure crap.
Stick to message boards and e-mail lists for quality reviews. But even then, it's darn easy for a company to employ a monkey to post "man in the street" reviews in online communities.
Change or die? Gimme a break. That's the oldest and most unproven tag line of the 'information age.' Please tell us what to change into, given that very few workable models exist. Old media are not in any danger. In fact, they are higher profile than any new media will ever be. Web sites die by the rule of "out of sight, out of mind." New media rely on old media to thrive.
Just another example of computer automation stealing blue collar jobs. The boys back in Flint, Michigan were really looking forward to ritzy desk jobs reading e-mail.
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I agree Flash is diametrically opposed to substance. However, forcing people into Flash content simply because they have the plug-in installed makes the incorrect assumption that those people want Flash.
*I* have Flash installed for that one night 14 months ago I wanted to see one particular small item that was presented in Flash and I keep Flash installed only for the moment 22 months from now when I'll want to see a Flash item again.
So perhaps the solution is to automatically determine whether Flash is installed, but when you redirect Flash users, give that group of users the choice of the HTML or Flash version.
The government should hand over NSI's contract to the Department of Motor Vehicles. The DMV couldn't do a worse job. After waiting an hour in line at least you get to talk to someone.
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Auto-redirecting users based on browser specs breaks a fundamental and frequently used (if not the most frequently used) function of the web browser... the BACK button.
It is more appropriate to give the user the choice of using a Flash or non-Flash site. I have Flash installed, but nine times out of ten I'll opt for the non-Flash version because use of Flash tends to be gratuitious and run counter to my purpose for visiting the site. Nothing pisses me off more than being forced into a Flash interface when I know there's an HTML alternative.
And what if I'm trying to add a link to your site from my site? If you auto-redirect me you are likely to force me (whether I'm aware of it or not) into picking up a link that fits my browser specs, but not necessarily the specs of my web site visitors.
How do we construct a web filter that keeps Polly from being traumatized by Monty Python sites, while retaining access to all of the parrot-friendly content on the Internet?
That account of the Declaration of Independence signers is bogus. Read this factual analysis of the too often quoted, anonymous text. (Scroll to middle of page to see the corrections.)
Ahhh, a 60 second turnaround on requests. Please,/. admins, abandon this web site and work at the pizza parlor down the street, delivering pizzas to my doorstep.
Yeah, they can take some cues from Star Trek. They're always finding 1,000+ year old electronics that not only work, but have been left on the whole time!
Hundreds of thousands of intelligent civilizations expend 1.e+51 ergs of energy to beam their greetings, history and culture to the far reaches of the universe, only to have us sit back and think, "Hey, neat blips of radiation."
Oh, screw the stairs. Just have the robot use the wheel chair ramp.
(Not so crazy really. The Americans with Disabilities Act made disabled access a requirement for public establishments 10 years ago and businesses are now being sued for non-compliance.)
Wrong... In 1996 packaging comprised 29.7 percent of all landfill waste in the United States. This document cites a case where a corporation cut two-inches off a box flap and saved $360,000 annually at one plant. Every inch matters.
The problem with selling information is that there will always be an individual somewhere in the world willing to give you the same information, or something comparable, for free. Physical product sales are the future of online revenue.
The problem with banner ads is that they must spell-out the product and establish honest expectation for the user before he clicks. This will never happen because advertising practices are based on persuasion and deception.
The problem with mega-store sites like Amazon.com is that they can be replaced overnight by a fleet of mom-and-pop sites. This will happen when an impartial licensing body similar to the Better Business Bureau or Consumers Union issues trust ratings for web sites.
The good news is that the power aggregators are wringing their hands behind closed doors uncertain about a future that is, for the first time, unwritten.
Here's what happened to a friend, wrongfully tagged as a dead-beat dad...
He lived in the same apartment for 10 years, then decided to move downstairs (staying within the same apartment complex). He filed a change-of-address form with the post office, which caught the attention of a district attorney's office in another part of the state.
The D.A. matched the guy's first and last name with a dead-beat dad, but doesn't bother to check his middle name, SSN, or other identifying information. He gets ordered to appear in court on outstanding child support payments (as if the guy had ever been married, let alone fathered a child)! The kicker is that this whole mess cost several hundred dollars in attorney fees to get cleared up, plus time off work and travel to appear before the court!
But to a signifigant portion of drivers, a car is also a form of recreation. I personally fit into this category.... Theres a distinct parallel with this and an OS choice.
This is an electronic book parallel. You want to feel the turn of every page, stroke the texture of the paper, and hand-write notes in the margins. In the future, you'll get to have your paper books, but you'll pay more for them. In that same future, you might not get to drive your own car, because car accidents kill and maim people. Meanwhile, I don't see anyone lining up to legislate against paper cuts.
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I find it hard to believe the producers would give a "multiyear deal" to Robert Patrick. He's an unproven rookie heading into swarm of high expectations. Half the die-hard x-philes are likely to leave no matter who the replacement is, so the guy they send in has to prove himself before inking a cushy contract.
Twenty percent of site traffic coming from Netscape users is significant. Even when the stats drop to, say 5 percent on a specialized site, well, how many users does 5 percent represent? 10? 100? 1,000? 10,000? How many people are expendable? A compliance group should want to reach everyone possible.
Sorry, but the space WaSP adds between each line of text on their pages is too much like double-spacing. Whatever message these guys have is lost in the presentation. Too annoying. This is the first web site I've had to turn off CSS to efficiently use.
Hank Azaria is the obvious choice. He's good looking, but not overly dashing, and as the man of a thousand voices (including Apu, Moe and Chief Wiggum), he'd add some spice to a show that is getting a little dry.
It's important to note that even in states with 'shield laws' judges have been known to flaunt the law and have reporters stew in jail.
The hardware and software I've purchased based on positive establishment reviews (magazines, etc.) has been pure crap.
Stick to message boards and e-mail lists for quality reviews. But even then, it's darn easy for a company to employ a monkey to post "man in the street" reviews in online communities.
Change or die? Gimme a break. That's the oldest and most unproven tag line of the 'information age.' Please tell us what to change into, given that very few workable models exist. Old media are not in any danger. In fact, they are higher profile than any new media will ever be. Web sites die by the rule of "out of sight, out of mind." New media rely on old media to thrive.
Just another example of computer automation stealing blue collar jobs. The boys back in Flint, Michigan were really looking forward to ritzy desk jobs reading e-mail.
Speak for yourself. I'm an old coot.
*I* have Flash installed for that one night 14 months ago I wanted to see one particular small item that was presented in Flash and I keep Flash installed only for the moment 22 months from now when I'll want to see a Flash item again.
So perhaps the solution is to automatically determine whether Flash is installed, but when you redirect Flash users, give that group of users the choice of the HTML or Flash version.
The government should hand over NSI's contract to the Department of Motor Vehicles. The DMV couldn't do a worse job. After waiting an hour in line at least you get to talk to someone.
It is more appropriate to give the user the choice of using a Flash or non-Flash site. I have Flash installed, but nine times out of ten I'll opt for the non-Flash version because use of Flash tends to be gratuitious and run counter to my purpose for visiting the site. Nothing pisses me off more than being forced into a Flash interface when I know there's an HTML alternative.
And what if I'm trying to add a link to your site from my site? If you auto-redirect me you are likely to force me (whether I'm aware of it or not) into picking up a link that fits my browser specs, but not necessarily the specs of my web site visitors.
How do we construct a web filter that keeps Polly from being traumatized by Monty Python sites, while retaining access to all of the parrot-friendly content on the Internet?
That account of the Declaration of Independence signers is bogus. Read this factual analysis of the too often quoted, anonymous text. (Scroll to middle of page to see the corrections.)
Ahhh, a 60 second turnaround on requests. Please, /. admins, abandon this web site and work at the pizza parlor down the street, delivering pizzas to my doorstep.
Someone put a "K" on the "10" in the article title and put me out of my misery.
Yeah, they can take some cues from Star Trek. They're always finding 1,000+ year old electronics that not only work, but have been left on the whole time!
Hundreds of thousands of intelligent civilizations expend 1.e+51 ergs of energy to beam their greetings, history and culture to the far reaches of the universe, only to have us sit back and think, "Hey, neat blips of radiation."
The public outcry over this kind of negligence would be so great, the hacker would feel safer behind bars.
(Not so crazy really. The Americans with Disabilities Act made disabled access a requirement for public establishments 10 years ago and businesses are now being sued for non-compliance.)
Wrong... In 1996 packaging comprised 29.7 percent of all landfill waste in the United States. This document cites a case where a corporation cut two-inches off a box flap and saved $360,000 annually at one plant. Every inch matters.
The problem with banner ads is that they must spell-out the product and establish honest expectation for the user before he clicks. This will never happen because advertising practices are based on persuasion and deception.
The problem with mega-store sites like Amazon.com is that they can be replaced overnight by a fleet of mom-and-pop sites. This will happen when an impartial licensing body similar to the Better Business Bureau or Consumers Union issues trust ratings for web sites.
The good news is that the power aggregators are wringing their hands behind closed doors uncertain about a future that is, for the first time, unwritten.
He lived in the same apartment for 10 years, then decided to move downstairs (staying within the same apartment complex). He filed a change-of-address form with the post office, which caught the attention of a district attorney's office in another part of the state.
The D.A. matched the guy's first and last name with a dead-beat dad, but doesn't bother to check his middle name, SSN, or other identifying information. He gets ordered to appear in court on outstanding child support payments (as if the guy had ever been married, let alone fathered a child)! The kicker is that this whole mess cost several hundred dollars in attorney fees to get cleared up, plus time off work and travel to appear before the court!
But to a signifigant portion of drivers, a car is also a form of recreation. I personally fit into this category. ... Theres a distinct parallel with this and an OS choice.
This is an electronic book parallel. You want to feel the turn of every page, stroke the texture of the paper, and hand-write notes in the margins. In the future, you'll get to have your paper books, but you'll pay more for them. In that same future, you might not get to drive your own car, because car accidents kill and maim people. Meanwhile, I don't see anyone lining up to legislate against paper cuts.
In the little town of Springfield, Nelson Muntz is raising his indexfinger toward Redmond, pointing, and saying, "Ha ha!"