Everyone is interesting to somebody, even if it's just their local bartender/coworker/pizza delivery guy/romantic rival... Now it used to be the case that it didn't matter as none of these everyday "mundane" acquaintances had the time, access or expertise to pull together a dossier but today it's pretty trivial.
Fax was stupid tech 15 - 20 years ago. Transmitting bits instead of data? Are you nuts?
I'm intrigued... What is the difference between bits and data? You do realize it's all the same, right? Fax machines are just as digital as a workstation, they just interface over an analogue telephone network.
Perhaps the GP meant "bits" as rasterized image data versus "data" being the character-based document.
Needless to say, the downloaded copies were better than store bought, because they didn't have copy protection / DRM, but obviously they didn't have the manual that came in the box from the store.
You'd think it might have been easier to have the computer use the same technique we used to do in that situation - try every key one by one until you figured out how the game worked.
There are 10 possible criteria from which to pick one that a nominated site satisfies, including the "masterpiece" criterion (i). 4 of them apply specifically to natural sites, such as the reef, while the other 6 are culturally-oriented.
The "masterpiece" criterion is criterion (i), although you could arguably make a case for Wikipedia under criteria (iv) or (vi) as well (emphasis mine):
(iv) "is an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural, or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates a significant stage in human history"
(as a global-scale collaborative project with millions of participants in the information age)
(vi) "is directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance"
I'm not sure if this is just trying to be funny, but it's a ridiculous argument. The English shame us with their love of diminutives: 'brekkie', 'bickie', 'footy', 'cuppa', 'muso', 'sesh', 'Jacko', 'Jezza' etc...
I understand what you're talking about but I have no idea why you choose to go off on this poor guy. He stated his opinion, made it clear it was only his opinion and backed it up with some the reasoning behind his statement. He in no way claimed to be absolutely right; in fact, he even pointed out a reason why he might be wrong. Perhaps he was a bit foolish to assume similarities between iPhone and N900 but one is free to draw that conclusion thanks to the information he provided.
In short, he offered a reasonable and fairly modest observation along with enough support to allow the reader to make their own judgement on whether to accept it.
The point is that the general test for obscurity isn't whether it's obscure to you personally. No one alive now fought in the War of 1812 but that doesn't make it obscure.
As a practical matter, that's pretty much what you have to do now. Modernizr and the like make it easier for you, but ultimately that's what they're doing. You can't really trust what each browser claims to support anyway.
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Honest question, how specifically does Ubuntu hinder your ability to "open and work with hundreds of files"?
I don't know. It'd be cool to find out, though.
Remember when they were trying to guilt their users into upgrading to Netscape Gold for like $30-40? Hilarious!
But this site looks best in Netscape Navigator Gold!
/Was/ a heat wave? Still is.
Everyone is interesting to somebody, even if it's just their local bartender/coworker/pizza delivery guy/romantic rival... Now it used to be the case that it didn't matter as none of these everyday "mundane" acquaintances had the time, access or expertise to pull together a dossier but today it's pretty trivial.
The little-known GNU Stow project has been available to do this for over a decade. Although it uses the convention /usr/local/package-name instead.
Fax was stupid tech 15 - 20 years ago. Transmitting bits instead of data? Are you nuts?
I'm intrigued... What is the difference between bits and data? You do realize it's all the same, right? Fax machines are just as digital as a workstation, they just interface over an analogue telephone network.
Perhaps the GP meant "bits" as rasterized image data versus "data" being the character-based document.
And you still need (more than ever) regular builds and test executions while you refactor it into something more modular.
That's a good move. Clouds are everywhere, the coverage area will be huge!
Needless to say, the downloaded copies were better than store bought, because they didn't have copy protection / DRM, but obviously they didn't have the manual that came in the box from the store.
You'd think it might have been easier to have the computer use the same technique we used to do in that situation - try every key one by one until you figured out how the game worked.
Say no more, say no more.
There are 10 possible criteria from which to pick one that a nominated site satisfies, including the "masterpiece" criterion (i). 4 of them apply specifically to natural sites, such as the reef, while the other 6 are culturally-oriented.
The "masterpiece" criterion is criterion (i), although you could arguably make a case for Wikipedia under criteria (iv) or (vi) as well (emphasis mine):
(iv) "is an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural, or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates a significant stage in human history"
(as a global-scale collaborative project with millions of participants in the information age)
(vi) "is directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance"
(free and open dissemination of information)
It's worth noting that 5000 Galaxy Tab 10.1's were given away to Google I/O attendees earlier this month.
I had no idea what this was about until I read the tags. Context please, editors! Thanks, taggers.
You mean "cue the dude". Your wording suggesting putting him in a line.
I'm not sure if this is just trying to be funny, but it's a ridiculous argument. The English shame us with their love of diminutives: 'brekkie', 'bickie', 'footy', 'cuppa', 'muso', 'sesh', 'Jacko', 'Jezza' etc...
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that it turns out to be a really hard problem.
FACT: Torvalds started Linux
FACT: Linux is named after its creator
ERGO: Torvalds's first name is Linux
The logic is unassailable.
Surely you won't need to pay the attendance fee if you're a presenter. At least, if it's a reputable conference.
Thank you. It saddens me that most news outlets still routinely omit easily-addable links to in-depth information like this.
WTF?
I understand what you're talking about but I have no idea why you choose to go off on this poor guy. He stated his opinion, made it clear it was only his opinion and backed it up with some the reasoning behind his statement. He in no way claimed to be absolutely right; in fact, he even pointed out a reason why he might be wrong. Perhaps he was a bit foolish to assume similarities between iPhone and N900 but one is free to draw that conclusion thanks to the information he provided.
In short, he offered a reasonable and fairly modest observation along with enough support to allow the reader to make their own judgement on whether to accept it.
This guy is not your enemy.
So what if instead of posting her vacation pictures to Facebook, she had them in a shoebox and showed them to a friend. Would that be discoverable?
The point is that the general test for obscurity isn't whether it's obscure to you personally. No one alive now fought in the War of 1812 but that doesn't make it obscure.
As a practical matter, that's pretty much what you have to do now. Modernizr and the like make it easier for you, but ultimately that's what they're doing. You can't really trust what each browser claims to support anyway.
Obscure to you, perhaps, but anyone who went to arcades in the 80s definitely saw Karate Champ.