I don't think this is a IE-only misfeature. Having a look at the browsers I use:
Camino: Default setting is "Automatically Detect Character Encoding" Firefox: Default setting is UTF-8 Safari: Doesn't explicitly say, but I just fed UTF-8 into a text file, no encoding, and Safari picked it up. So, I assume that it's default is also 'automatically detect'.
Bug in a web application? Millions of users are exposed to the bug until a patch is released. Bug in a locally run application? Millions of users are exposed to the bug until a patch is released.
you wound up going forward and back through the same general area in two different times
Sounds a bit like Metroid Prime Echoes, where you go through the same areas multiple times, but also in the light and dark worlds. It's really eerie, and highly atmospheric, to see the basically same room, with weird changes between the worlds.
I played "Sands of Time" and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've not bought nor played "Warrior Within". Since the reviewer didn't seem to like Warrior Within, should I even bother with it, or go straight to "The Two Thrones" ?
"What use is a phone call if you don't have a phone."
So... what happens if your laptop takes a dive when you're on the road, with no readily available communition. Say... you've just taken off from LAX, heading to SYD, and you drop the computer while it was booting up, and it wiped the boot sectors. Who you gonna call while you're 35000 feet in the air?
Me, I take a copy of my restore disc wherever I go, plus a copy of all the current updates and critical software needed, and none of it needs to 'dial home' to start running.
It's whatever deal Dell just happens to make with Microsoft.
So, if Dell comes up to Microsoft and says "Hey, if we create a version of Windows that will ONLY work on the machine they purchased; they can't move it to another Dell computer, let alone a non-Dell computer, will you give us a discount? Hey, we won't even give them the CDs." Microsoft: "Hell yes."
ACtually, this article prompted me to have a look at ActiveState's Komodo. It's quite nice, on first blush: native Mac (not X or Jaca), good debugger. No integration with interface builder that I can see, yet... but might still be worth a look.
Us Mac users don't really play games. We're obviously too busy going "ooo ahhh" while moving the mouse over the icons in the doc with magnification turned on.
However, if most people HATE rebates - and *I* certainly do - then that will counter any 'goosing up' that the 'after rebate' discount would give. Certainly, I'd rather have the after-rebate price without the rebate, but I'd also accept a lesser discount WITHOUT the rebate.
So, to the retailer/distributor/manufacturer: just give me the damn discount, less $5, and shove that rebate where the sun don't shine. You can keep the $5 for the 'effort' of not forcing a rebate system on me.
If warehouses are overstocked with product that's not moving they won't be placing restock orders. The manufacturer needs to alleviate the situation, but doesn't want to buy the stuff back. If they give the price difference back to the distributor, they have no guarantee that the distributor will actually hand it off to the consumer.
A MUCH easier way to do this is to simply change the price on the invoice, and cut a cheque for the distributor. The distributor COULD just continue selling the product at the old price, but then they'd be undercut by any other distributor that chooses to pass on the discount. There's no need for a complex rebate system in this scenario.
but then a bunch of companies learned that they could take advantage of people by not honoring the offer.
I agree. This, and that I think manufactures DEPEND on 'breakage' makes me think the article is a load of crock.
If the manufacturers REALLY wanted us ALL to send in the rebate forms, and were NOT expecting this 'breakage'... then why? Tell us WHY you have this convoluted rebate system in place, rather than offering us a lower price WITHOUT the rebate system?
The ONLY reason I can think of is that they want to collect the interest on my $40 cheque between the time I've bought the product, and cashed the rebate check. Surely they could not be earning enough interest on that to warrant the expense of maintaining the rebate system.
The only OTHER reason I can think of is so the manufacturer can advertise the 'after rebate' price, but exclude bunches of people from being able to obtain that price (ie, multiple orders, businesses, etc).
Well, okay, I think I just answered my own question:)
Yet another shill trying to get hits by rubbishing Linux/OpenSource, even if done in jest. Hohum. As interesting as watching Laura Didio or Marueen O'Gara.
Gmail has been making money from the beginning. Ever notice those ads on the side of your email?
But, are they making ENOUGH money from that to cover the cost of creating and maintaining the service? Now, I know that neither you or I can answer that question authoritatively:)
Perhaps a better way to make my point is that google aren't ready to put their full support team behind the product, so they market it is an "as is" product, and call it "beta" by way of covering their butts.
Google haven't figured out how to make a bunch of money on things like Gmail yet, so, because they ALSO don't want the support hassles if something goes wrong, they mark their product as "beta".
Because, "beta" means "hey, don't bug us if it broke, it's beta, remember?"
Some of those high fees I'm sure are being used to 'bribe' ISPs - certainly the ISPs mentioned in the article - to change their DNS configuration to point to unifiedroot's DNS servers.
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I don't think this is a IE-only misfeature. Having a look at the browsers I use:
Camino: Default setting is "Automatically Detect Character Encoding"
Firefox: Default setting is UTF-8
Safari: Doesn't explicitly say, but I just fed UTF-8 into a text file, no encoding, and Safari picked it up. So, I assume that it's default is also 'automatically detect'.
Ummm.... this isn't a double edged sword at all.
Bug in a web application? Millions of users are exposed to the bug until a patch is released.
Bug in a locally run application? Millions of users are exposed to the bug until a patch is released.
Where's the difference here?
Thanks... I think I'll go for it. I do like having a good story.
:)
And, if it's mediocre, at least it'll make The Two Thrones seem all the better
Sounds a bit like Metroid Prime Echoes, where you go through the same areas multiple times, but also in the light and dark worlds. It's really eerie, and highly atmospheric, to see the basically same room, with weird changes between the worlds.
I played "Sands of Time" and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've not bought nor played "Warrior Within". Since the reviewer didn't seem to like Warrior Within, should I even bother with it, or go straight to "The Two Thrones" ?
Completely missed the tag, eh? :) Well, fair enough, since I didn't put the opening tag in, and your browser might have rendered it without :)
(JFYI, I'm a very happy G5, Powerbook, and MacMini owner)
"What use is a phone call if you don't have a phone."
So... what happens if your laptop takes a dive when you're on the road, with no readily available communition. Say... you've just taken off from LAX, heading to SYD, and you drop the computer while it was booting up, and it wiped the boot sectors. Who you gonna call while you're 35000 feet in the air?
Me, I take a copy of my restore disc wherever I go, plus a copy of all the current updates and critical software needed, and none of it needs to 'dial home' to start running.
It's whatever deal Dell just happens to make with Microsoft.
So, if Dell comes up to Microsoft and says "Hey, if we create a version of Windows that will ONLY work on the machine they purchased; they can't move it to another Dell computer, let alone a non-Dell computer, will you give us a discount? Hey, we won't even give them the CDs." Microsoft: "Hell yes."
Actually, Jack DIDNT get an entire page. just half of one.
ACtually, this article prompted me to have a look at ActiveState's Komodo. It's quite nice, on first blush: native Mac (not X or Jaca), good debugger. No integration with interface builder that I can see, yet... but might still be worth a look.
Welcome to Slashdot :)
Us Mac users don't really play games. We're obviously too busy going "ooo ahhh" while moving the mouse over the icons in the doc with magnification turned on.
</sarcasm>
The title says "private trackers", but the text says "Pirate trackers" once... Is this a typo, or fruedian?? :)
Yeah, that's go-daddy's fault all right. The Location field is supposed to contain the FULL URL, not just a relative one.
Next time, given your company two MONTHS notice... that way, you'll get paid to stay at home for two months :)
However, if most people HATE rebates - and *I* certainly do - then that will counter any 'goosing up' that the 'after rebate' discount would give. Certainly, I'd rather have the after-rebate price without the rebate, but I'd also accept a lesser discount WITHOUT the rebate.
So, to the retailer/distributor/manufacturer: just give me the damn discount, less $5, and shove that rebate where the sun don't shine. You can keep the $5 for the 'effort' of not forcing a rebate system on me.
A MUCH easier way to do this is to simply change the price on the invoice, and cut a cheque for the distributor. The distributor COULD just continue selling the product at the old price, but then they'd be undercut by any other distributor that chooses to pass on the discount. There's no need for a complex rebate system in this scenario.
I agree. This, and that I think manufactures DEPEND on 'breakage' makes me think the article is a load of crock.
If the manufacturers REALLY wanted us ALL to send in the rebate forms, and were NOT expecting this 'breakage'... then why? Tell us WHY you have this convoluted rebate system in place, rather than offering us a lower price WITHOUT the rebate system?
:)
The ONLY reason I can think of is that they want to collect the interest on my $40 cheque between the time I've bought the product, and cashed the rebate check. Surely they could not be earning enough interest on that to warrant the expense of maintaining the rebate system.
The only OTHER reason I can think of is so the manufacturer can advertise the 'after rebate' price, but exclude bunches of people from being able to obtain that price (ie, multiple orders, businesses, etc).
Well, okay, I think I just answered my own question
Yet another shill trying to get hits by rubbishing Linux/OpenSource, even if done in jest. Hohum. As interesting as watching Laura Didio or Marueen O'Gara.
Scientists may not be interchangable, but money sure is.
Totally agree.
It's hardly an "ethical issue" though; the doctors could always ask what the patient WANTED.
Yeah, I thought that was kind-of daft too.
:)
"Oh, I can live with having a mauled/disfigured/destroyed face, but I CANT live with having someone ELSE's face".
Yeah... right....
However, doing the ID thing would be interesting from then on.
But, are they making ENOUGH money from that to cover the cost of creating and maintaining the service? Now, I know that neither you or I can answer that question authoritatively
Perhaps a better way to make my point is that google aren't ready to put their full support team behind the product, so they market it is an "as is" product, and call it "beta" by way of covering their butts.
Google haven't figured out how to make a bunch of money on things like Gmail yet, so, because they ALSO don't want the support hassles if something goes wrong, they mark their product as "beta".
Because, "beta" means "hey, don't bug us if it broke, it's beta, remember?"
Some of those high fees I'm sure are being used to 'bribe' ISPs - certainly the ISPs mentioned in the article - to change their DNS configuration to point to unifiedroot's DNS servers.