actually, from a human nature perspective, all systems are as fucked up as each other. anyone who thinks capitalism is less fucked up than communism is an ignorant fool
as a web developer, i don't give a fuck about a browser that doesn't conform to w3c standards... the cost of developing workarounds isn't worth the satisfaction that a few extra users may or may not gain. marketing is hit and miss enough as it is, so i'm going to invest in making the experience better for browsers that are compliant to bring in more customers with compliant browsers
as a web developer, i don't give a shit about the browser wars, only that they conform to w3c standards
if any browser dowsn't display my pages consistent with what the standard says, then as far as i am (and i'm sure most other web developers are) concerned it is substandard and workarounds *may* be implemented if time and budget permits
hahahaha i'm proud to say i've done that (albeit vbox on linux), and i also tried win95 but couldn't get the graphics to work properly (couldn't have anything other than 640x480) so was a dud for win95 games
i have personally got 16 bit apps to work in xp mode (which is basically a virtual machine with xp), except that i think xp mode only works on win7 ultimate, so home users might be shit outta luck
hopefully i'm not the only one who's wondering why you have any desktop enabled/installed at all... kinds seems like driving around the block to see your next door neighbor
true that we *must* account for IE absurdities, but IE is certainly no standard
honestly though apart from common visibility functions that include IE tricks, I don't even bother with IE any more... the cost/benefit ratio is just too high given that IE is becoming less popular
we're all trolls here on slashdot, so welcome to the family:)
why are gun laws any less a factor than any of "these other factors" that you mention?
you're not much of a physicist if you're willing to ignore the effect of one factor merely because it doesn't suit your hypothesis.
maybe you're really a mad scientist
i agree... how much easier would it be to figure out openoffice writer having used word 2003 compared to going from word 2003 to word 2007 (ribbons)
...and now with windows 8 users will have to cope with the metro icon screen and all that hidy screen edge bullshit (how about where they put the hutdown command?) would be the ideal opportunity to migrate to openoffice or libreoffice, which ironically still looks a lot like office 2003.
the microsoft magnets are application software that depends on things like sqlserver, and autodesk is basically a microsoft subsidiary so running autocad, inventor, 3ds, etc under linux or mac will become harder and more impossible
microsoft is getting cocky enough to discontinue sbs soon, which will force small businesses to "upgrade" to windows server (and one of the two top editions if they want exchange).
just go to the pentagon meetings, listen to them, and then go away and ignore them while you do the actual work... just be sure to say lots of "yes sir"
Under the current Linux ecosystem getting root access is difficult not because of any inherent security, but because administrators aren't stupid
there are still plenty of exceptions (increasing number of home and corporate users of desktop linux), but surely any exceptions to much trumpeted linux security would make headlines
any lock can be broken, but making the lock more difficult is one way to improve its security (by increasing the effort required by malware developers), even though not the best way
i've often wondered how linux has avoided being more affected by malware, but at the end of the day it has. even with hugely desirable targets that would cause significant disruption or publicity if compromised (web servers, datacenters, embedded, phones, etc). even android malware is only really a userland problem, not an underlying kernel problem. admittedly most of these targets limit access to root, but that's also highlighting that difficulty in gaining root access is a means of improving security.
maybe its because people who use it are generally more security-conscious than windows users, or because usually you have to actually type a password to gain root access instead of simple (and often ignorantly) clicked through privelige escalation as in windows. maybe its because there is a smaller desktop base, or maybe its a combination of things, but in any case a permissions filesystem is an important security feature, and both linux and windows have them, but the difference is that linux file permissions seem to play a much more active role than in windows, where ACLs appear to be merely an optional user feature afterthought that isn't really used by the operating system to protect itself.
maybe its just too easy to break security locks in windows (good for ease of use, bad for security)
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actually, from a human nature perspective, all systems are as fucked up as each other. anyone who thinks capitalism is less fucked up than communism is an ignorant fool
Nature tells us that in the overwhelming majority of cases, mutations (aka diversity) do not give an advantage
something tells me you're trying to convince yourself that fucking your own sister was ok
true true
as a web developer, i don't give a fuck about a browser that doesn't conform to w3c standards... the cost of developing workarounds isn't worth the satisfaction that a few extra users may or may not gain. marketing is hit and miss enough as it is, so i'm going to invest in making the experience better for browsers that are compliant to bring in more customers with compliant browsers
I am curious to what web developers have to say
as a web developer, i don't give a shit about the browser wars, only that they conform to w3c standards
if any browser dowsn't display my pages consistent with what the standard says, then as far as i am (and i'm sure most other web developers are) concerned it is substandard and workarounds *may* be implemented if time and budget permits
virtualbox is awesome
hahahaha i'm proud to say i've done that (albeit vbox on linux), and i also tried win95 but couldn't get the graphics to work properly (couldn't have anything other than 640x480) so was a dud for win95 games
i have personally got 16 bit apps to work in xp mode (which is basically a virtual machine with xp), except that i think xp mode only works on win7 ultimate, so home users might be shit outta luck
As long as I can find my way to the terminal app
hopefully i'm not the only one who's wondering why you have any desktop enabled/installed at all... kinds seems like driving around the block to see your next door neighbor
maybe i'll call it "Troll" :)
true that we *must* account for IE absurdities, but IE is certainly no standard
honestly though apart from common visibility functions that include IE tricks, I don't even bother with IE any more... the cost/benefit ratio is just too high given that IE is becoming less popular
we're all trolls here on slashdot, so welcome to the family :)
why are gun laws any less a factor than any of "these other factors" that you mention?
you're not much of a physicist if you're willing to ignore the effect of one factor merely because it doesn't suit your hypothesis.
maybe you're really a mad scientist
nah don't worry... "the year of the linux desktop" is more of an inside joke now, even for linux geeks. linux geek wannabes might be offended though :)
who the hell uses IE as a web standard?
industry uses W3C... if you don't know that you likely won't even get a job as a web dev nowadays
or walk to your neighbors and use their firefox to download the firefox installer onto usb stick and walk back
Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)
:)
ftfy...if not me someone else would have
not as awesome as drinking beer from a bottle.... BRILLIANT!!!!!
no actually that's the problem with microsoft
or a time machine and lots of desperate repeated attempts
i agree... how much easier would it be to figure out openoffice writer having used word 2003 compared to going from word 2003 to word 2007 (ribbons)
...and now with windows 8 users will have to cope with the metro icon screen and all that hidy screen edge bullshit (how about where they put the hutdown command?) would be the ideal opportunity to migrate to openoffice or libreoffice, which ironically still looks a lot like office 2003.
the microsoft magnets are application software that depends on things like sqlserver, and autodesk is basically a microsoft subsidiary so running autocad, inventor, 3ds, etc under linux or mac will become harder and more impossible
microsoft is getting cocky enough to discontinue sbs soon, which will force small businesses to "upgrade" to windows server (and one of the two top editions if they want exchange).
...price of oracle shares skyrockets
just go to the pentagon meetings, listen to them, and then go away and ignore them while you do the actual work... just be sure to say lots of "yes sir"
aaahh... so that's what it takes to be one of the big four
just be thankful the Buckwhupistani's don't return the gifts
Under the current Linux ecosystem getting root access is difficult not because of any inherent security, but because administrators aren't stupid
there are still plenty of exceptions (increasing number of home and corporate users of desktop linux), but surely any exceptions to much trumpeted linux security would make headlines
any lock can be broken, but making the lock more difficult is one way to improve its security (by increasing the effort required by malware developers), even though not the best way
i've often wondered how linux has avoided being more affected by malware, but at the end of the day it has. even with hugely desirable targets that would cause significant disruption or publicity if compromised (web servers, datacenters, embedded, phones, etc). even android malware is only really a userland problem, not an underlying kernel problem. admittedly most of these targets limit access to root, but that's also highlighting that difficulty in gaining root access is a means of improving security.
maybe its because people who use it are generally more security-conscious than windows users, or because usually you have to actually type a password to gain root access instead of simple (and often ignorantly) clicked through privelige escalation as in windows. maybe its because there is a smaller desktop base, or maybe its a combination of things, but in any case a permissions filesystem is an important security feature, and both linux and windows have them, but the difference is that linux file permissions seem to play a much more active role than in windows, where ACLs appear to be merely an optional user feature afterthought that isn't really used by the operating system to protect itself.
maybe its just too easy to break security locks in windows (good for ease of use, bad for security)
lol no its actually linux shell script... guess i'm the retard