this is a php bug not an MS one, MS provides a search interface that allows applications to register there file types as searchable, php does not do this and hence XP search does not search there contents automatically. admittedly I would prefer if MS just searched all files. But still the bug is with php not following the implementation guidelines.
That's interesting! I wasn't aware that files had to register as searchable.
Still, like you say, it would be a little nicer just to search all files anyway. When the dialog says it's going to search all files, I really do expect that it actually searches all files, not just the ones that were nice enough to register.
Windows Search Is Broken - Now when I want a simple search for any file that contains the string 'IntelliAdmin' I can't do it. And, we're back to stupidity. There is a little box in the upper left hand corner of the Explorer window, oddly labeled "search", it's even visible in some of his screenshots. Type a string of letters in, and Presto! Vista goes and finds any file with the applicable search string (it even checks inside Word, Excel and text documents.)
But still, how is someone supposed to know what the 'search' field does? It's not intuitive that the search string will actually search the contents of a file. Plus, having a look at his screenshot of the search dialog, it's bad interface design having the search field separated from the rest of the search criteria. There's very little visual indication that they're all related.
He also raises a very good point about the broken search feature in XP SP2. Once, I tried finding a string in a directory tree of php files. The search function found nothing, so I assumed that there were no files that contained the string. I was wrong. The string was in one of the files, but the windows search feature did not bother looking inside php files. That cost me many hours of time, until I finally came back and searched files by hand. I was extremely pissed at Microsoft, and was wishing wholeheartedly that I had easy access to 'grep'.
The blog author seems to indicate that this is still broken in Vista. If it is, then there is legitimate concern here.
Seriously, were I a computing teacher right now the first thing I would do is go to work and unplug the network cables from every single computer in the computer lab.
I teach a Linux class at a local college. All the classroom computers are connected to a hub tucked away in a cupboard in the corner of the room. If you encounter a similar setup, you can just unplug the uplink to the main college network. It's much easier than unplugging every computer.
Then again, we run Linux on the computers, so malware isn't an issue. So that could be another alternative to unplugging network cables: get rid of Windows.
Strictly it's not an acronym unless it is commonly pronounced as a word.
I have to say, that's the first I've heard of that rule. The Wikipedia definition directly contradicts your statement:
"Acronyms and initialisms are usually pronounced in a way that is distinct from that of the full forms for which they stand: as the names of the individual letters (as in IBM), as a word (as in NATO), or as a combination (as in IUPAC)."
Although anything from Wikipedia should be taken with a grain of salt, that definition sounds good to me.
That's interesting. I'd think the government would send out letters to all ISPs, concerning legal requirements, and we've never received anything. So, we don't block anything. *shrug* Oh well, all the better for our customers.
I _work_ for a mid-sized ISP in Australia, and we have our own international link. We have no blocking at all. There is no law that I know of, which requires us to block access to anything. I guess it's just one of those slashdot urban legends that catches the imagination of slashdotters everywhere.
I'm all for this, if it stops those guys with loud car stereo systems driving past, with subwoofers nearly blowing their rear windscreens off. Totally obnoxious!
If it also stops people singing Happy Birthday in public, often badly, then that's just a bonus.
"Feisty"? Political fallout over art work? My goodness I'm glad I left Linux behind for OpenBSD last millenium.
If quirky names and art issues make you feel vindicated in your choice of Operating Systems, you certainly are a picky one, my friend. Thankfully, I'm quite happy with my feisty Linux as it is.
By the way, interesting link to the OpenBSD lyrics thing. I'm not big on the rap part, but I liked the electronica part of the first song. All the songs are very geeky. I like it.
We're used to having all the latest gadgets being released here around February or March. Just in time for early Christmas shopping... 9 months early. So don't complain too much about this being the worst Christmas for gadgets. You will not get much sympathy from the rest of the world.
Let me say, it's very annoying to have you guys in the US go on about how great this device is, or how wonderful that game was, when we can't even buy it in our own country. Can we please have an embargo on all talk about the latest and greatest, until it's released everywhere in the world? I would much appreciate it. So would the rest of us.
That's true to some extent. The Meat Circus was a weak ending to a brilliant game. I thought the level was OK, but nothing really special. Problem is, the game had so many amazing levels which set the bar high. That made the last level seem much more bland than it was.
Lungfishopolis had a great ending! Nothing weak about it at all. The Milkman ended somewhat weakly, but the rest of the level was so twisted and creative, that it didn't really matter.
Psychonauts is now in my collection of games I'm keeping. I'm looking forward to playing it again in a few years. I'd recommend it to most people.
I can't believe nobody has mentioned Psychonauts yet. The Milkman Conspiracy level, and Lungfishopolis, are sheer genius. Definitely rated up there for the best game levels of all time.
I don't really care about 720p or 1080i/p... but what about progressive scan on a PAL system? I really hope that they support 576p (the PAL progressive signal). That would be trés cool.
Why is sharpening a pen in space hard? There's no gravity requirement; the only issue would be floating bits of wood. There are lots of pencil sharpeners in an enclosed space which would stop most of the shards/dust getting out.
Geez, it was a reply made in jest, trying to evoke images of pencil shavings floating around in a zero gravity chamber.
But, since you want to take it seriously, let's examine why both NASA _and_ the Russian space agency have never used pencils in space. Yep, the Russians initially chose to use a wax stick and plastic slates, instead of a pencil. Why? Because graphite pencils use inherently involves bits of the pencil falling off. Of course this happens with sharpening, but also with writing. Not a problem with some gravity around, but in zero gravity, it's a major problem.
There is a reason why both space agencies chose to use the space pen from Fisher.
Dear Slashdot, I keep buying ballpoint pens that don't write well. I have to keep scribbling on scratch paper to make them work. What kind of pen should I get so I don't have this problem?
I recommend trying out the space pen. Containing a pressurised ink cartridge, it'll write reliably at any angle, on just about any surface. These pens were used by NASA in space, for their ability to work in zero gravity. Plus, you'll get geek cred for owning one.
Actually it does, but you have to install the Colorzilla extension to get it. The zoom isn't perfect though... seems to have problems with zooming background css images. Otherwise, it's quite good.
Precisely. Thank you Mr AC. You've just pointed out exactly why Debian had to change the Firefox logo. If they didn't, then they'd be hypocrites.
Same goes for the Firefox name, except I believe that Mozilla and Debian had an agreement about the name at one stage. Looks like Mozilla decided to change their minds, and the Debian people will respect that with IceWeasel. It's a cool name anyway.
With such a wide discrepency in intentions between forked projects, it seems we need a new word to adequately describe things. Something that would describe forking a project, with the intent of keeping it close to the original project.
Maybe something along these lines:
spoon - well after all, it's not really a fork.
spork - continuing on the theme of almost being a fork.
prong - I enjoy the idea of describing a project as "pronged".
Any other suggestions? Any preference from the above? This clearly fills a need that I see in the community, so I shall leave it to the community to decide what they want.
If somebody can't be trusted with something as important and easy as not killing the person they have sworn to protect and love, why should they be trusted to do something that is much less important like creating filesystems?
I guess it would depend on how the hypothetical murderer carried out their crime. Was it a clinically planned murder, or was it a feat of rage or emotion? If it was someone who lost control emotionally, I would trust them with computer related projects. That's because computers generally engage our rational selves.
It's people, and especially relationships, where we use our irrational/emotional selves more often. I would not trust my hypothetical children with this hypothetical person, but I would trust them with my computer, no matter what state of reality the machine is in.
If it was a clinical murder, something that was rationally acted on, no way I'd let someone like that program my OS!
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That's interesting! I wasn't aware that files had to register as searchable.
Still, like you say, it would be a little nicer just to search all files anyway. When the dialog says it's going to search all files, I really do expect that it actually searches all files, not just the ones that were nice enough to register.
But still, how is someone supposed to know what the 'search' field does? It's not intuitive that the search string will actually search the contents of a file. Plus, having a look at his screenshot of the search dialog, it's bad interface design having the search field separated from the rest of the search criteria. There's very little visual indication that they're all related.
He also raises a very good point about the broken search feature in XP SP2. Once, I tried finding a string in a directory tree of php files. The search function found nothing, so I assumed that there were no files that contained the string. I was wrong. The string was in one of the files, but the windows search feature did not bother looking inside php files. That cost me many hours of time, until I finally came back and searched files by hand. I was extremely pissed at Microsoft, and was wishing wholeheartedly that I had easy access to 'grep'.
The blog author seems to indicate that this is still broken in Vista. If it is, then there is legitimate concern here.
I teach a Linux class at a local college. All the classroom computers are connected to a hub tucked away in a cupboard in the corner of the room. If you encounter a similar setup, you can just unplug the uplink to the main college network. It's much easier than unplugging every computer.
Then again, we run Linux on the computers, so malware isn't an issue. So that could be another alternative to unplugging network cables: get rid of Windows.
I have to say, that's the first I've heard of that rule. The Wikipedia definition directly contradicts your statement:
"Acronyms and initialisms are usually pronounced in a way that is distinct from that of the full forms for which they stand: as the names of the individual letters (as in IBM), as a word (as in NATO), or as a combination (as in IUPAC)."
Although anything from Wikipedia should be taken with a grain of salt, that definition sounds good to me.
That's interesting. I'd think the government would send out letters to all ISPs, concerning legal requirements, and we've never received anything. So, we don't block anything. *shrug* Oh well, all the better for our customers.
Agree with you here.
I _work_ for a mid-sized ISP in Australia, and we have our own international link. We have no blocking at all. There is no law that I know of, which requires us to block access to anything. I guess it's just one of those slashdot urban legends that catches the imagination of slashdotters everywhere.
Wow, flamebait? Does not the phrase 'tongue in cheek' mean anything anymore?
I know there are intelligent moderators out there. Methinks I may need SETI to find them.
I'm all for this, if it stops those guys with loud car stereo systems driving past, with subwoofers nearly blowing their rear windscreens off. Totally obnoxious!
If it also stops people singing Happy Birthday in public, often badly, then that's just a bonus.
If quirky names and art issues make you feel vindicated in your choice of Operating Systems, you certainly are a picky one, my friend. Thankfully, I'm quite happy with my feisty Linux as it is.
By the way, interesting link to the OpenBSD lyrics thing. I'm not big on the rap part, but I liked the electronica part of the first song. All the songs are very geeky. I like it.
The robot will demand that you cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with
Well, at least I hope it would do this, 'cause that would be really cool.
We're used to having all the latest gadgets being released here around February or March. Just in time for early Christmas shopping ... 9 months early. So don't complain too much about this being the worst Christmas for gadgets. You will not get much sympathy from the rest of the world.
Let me say, it's very annoying to have you guys in the US go on about how great this device is, or how wonderful that game was, when we can't even buy it in our own country. Can we please have an embargo on all talk about the latest and greatest, until it's released everywhere in the world? I would much appreciate it. So would the rest of us.
That's true to some extent. The Meat Circus was a weak ending to a brilliant game. I thought the level was OK, but nothing really special. Problem is, the game had so many amazing levels which set the bar high. That made the last level seem much more bland than it was.
Lungfishopolis had a great ending! Nothing weak about it at all. The Milkman ended somewhat weakly, but the rest of the level was so twisted and creative, that it didn't really matter.
Psychonauts is now in my collection of games I'm keeping. I'm looking forward to playing it again in a few years. I'd recommend it to most people.
I can't believe nobody has mentioned Psychonauts yet. The Milkman Conspiracy level, and Lungfishopolis, are sheer genius. Definitely rated up there for the best game levels of all time.
I don't really care about 720p or 1080i/p ... but what about progressive scan on a PAL system? I really hope that they support 576p (the PAL progressive signal). That would be trés cool.
I got a headache trying to read the post in question. But my head didn't explode. Does that make me a nazi stooge?
Yeah, I agree. It's all childish, immature behaviour.
But man, I almost choked on what I was eating, when I read the line: "Go mow some yards, bitch". That was seriously, although immaturely, funny!
Geez, it was a reply made in jest, trying to evoke images of pencil shavings floating around in a zero gravity chamber.
But, since you want to take it seriously, let's examine why both NASA _and_ the Russian space agency have never used pencils in space. Yep, the Russians initially chose to use a wax stick and plastic slates, instead of a pencil. Why? Because graphite pencils use inherently involves bits of the pencil falling off. Of course this happens with sharpening, but also with writing. Not a problem with some gravity around, but in zero gravity, it's a major problem.
There is a reason why both space agencies chose to use the space pen from Fisher.
Yeah, but try sharpening a pencil in space.
I recommend trying out the space pen. Containing a pressurised ink cartridge, it'll write reliably at any angle, on just about any surface. These pens were used by NASA in space, for their ability to work in zero gravity. Plus, you'll get geek cred for owning one.
Actually it does, but you have to install the Colorzilla extension to get it. The zoom isn't perfect though
Maybe they're on the same training regime as the British RAF, and are secretly munching away on their carrots.
But what type of Debian do you use? Did you realise there's more than one type? If not, then that's your problem.
Check out my post. It describes the different types, and you can choose what is more appropriate to you.
A hint, some types of Debian are updated on a daily basis. I think that should be enough really.
Precisely. Thank you Mr AC. You've just pointed out exactly why Debian had to change the Firefox logo. If they didn't, then they'd be hypocrites.
Same goes for the Firefox name, except I believe that Mozilla and Debian had an agreement about the name at one stage. Looks like Mozilla decided to change their minds, and the Debian people will respect that with IceWeasel. It's a cool name anyway.
Maybe something along these lines:
Any other suggestions? Any preference from the above? This clearly fills a need that I see in the community, so I shall leave it to the community to decide what they want.
I guess it would depend on how the hypothetical murderer carried out their crime. Was it a clinically planned murder, or was it a feat of rage or emotion? If it was someone who lost control emotionally, I would trust them with computer related projects. That's because computers generally engage our rational selves.
It's people, and especially relationships, where we use our irrational/emotional selves more often. I would not trust my hypothetical children with this hypothetical person, but I would trust them with my computer, no matter what state of reality the machine is in.
If it was a clinical murder, something that was rationally acted on, no way I'd let someone like that program my OS!