There's no cost to releasing it to the public domain
Doubtful. Some code may have licensing issued preventing it, and even trying to sort that out could be time consuming and expensive.
Maybe there is code in there they still use in other products. Maybe they consider some proprietary and don't want to release it. Maybe it could reveal bugs in those current offerings. Maybe it is a mess they don't feel reflects well on the company? All of those could create costs for MS.
Keep hearing about it but mine hadn't switched. Checked the link and I get "Oops! You do not appear to have javascript enabled. Please switch to Slashdot Classic."
I temporarily enabled it and it was not worth it. Another reason to stick with no JS here since the current site works fine without it.
Even though it is a "slashdot page" and shows me logged in on top, the comment system is different and I can't comment unless I allow javascript from livefyre.com and fyre.co?
This page is having a slideshow that uses Javascript. Your browser either doesn't support Javascript or you have it turned off. To see this page as it is meant to appear please use a Javascript enabled browser.
I didn't even make it that far - the obnoxious "IT World Live" box with a scroll of "events" on that site (OMG, someone registered an account!) drove me off.
foursquare along with groupon are really tool for the mom and pop to advertise to a lot of people cheaply. that was the whole promise of the internet 15 years ago
Really? Seems the internet made us different promises. Were mom and pop perhaps running a porn site?
It would help if the attendants actually monitored passengers and enforced the rules. If I am at the front of a plane I invariably have no room for my luggage because people at the back stashed theirs up front. It isn't even because the back is full. I've been boarded first and watched people ditch their luggage at the first open bin, presumably to not have to carry it all the way back.
Naturally these passengers are usually the ones complaining loudest about how long it is taking people to board, while those up front have no space for their luggage and need to find an alternative.
First they might want to identify what those limits are. Then why not just redirect web pages to their server with an "nearing/over limit" message, instead of sliding it into a third party's content?
I've met people that do think faxing moves the paper from one location to another. When I worked at a small business store in highschool a woman came in wanting to fax money to her son. She wasn't the only one.
A while back my town was proposing a zoning change that would require any "adult" businesses to be located in a particular stretch of town. My religious neighbors and thier ilk fought tooth and nail to prevent this zoning change. (The town currently has no adult businesses) They understand that the current zoning laws allow adult businesses in all of the business areas, and this change would make it harder for such businesses to move in and keep them cordoned off from the wholesome areas.
They don't see the restricting of such busineeses as a win. They see it as legitimizing dens of sin.
What happens when the US becomes unstable? Who is going to defend those plants when the military has become disorganized, undisciplined, and possibly split into competing sides? What's to prevent one side or the other from making use of their stores, especially if one of those new regimes is led by a fundamentalist zealot?
I'd be more worried about the use of the stores of actual nuclear (and other weapons) that already exist than the possibility of them obtaining material to make more...
It starts one letter away in the alphabet, but man I'd love to see "Get a Life" back on the air. Take a look at the episode guide, what modern show could compete with:
Strange Brew - after being exposed and nearly killed by toxic waste, Chris and Gus awaken with new talents. Gus is an origami master, able to fold napkins into the most delicate of forms, while Chris gains super-intelligence. They decide to employ Chris' new smarts to win every spelling bee in the world. While the 'bee groupies' eventually start to annoy Chris, they make it all the way to the championships. Unfortunately, the effects of the toxic waste wear off, and Chris forgets how to spell 'pants'. The masses turn on him, sickened that he'd cheat the spelling bee organization by way of toxic waste.
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Gee assholes, why don't you just put all my tabs behind that bullshit menu icon in the top right?
A Firefox designer reading this comment just slapped his forehead and wondered why he hadn't thought of that.
I've been very happy with their service and am considering donating something as a token of appreciation.
Consideration should help get their bills paid...
There's no cost to releasing it to the public domain
Doubtful. Some code may have licensing issued preventing it, and even trying to sort that out could be time consuming and expensive.
Maybe there is code in there they still use in other products. Maybe they consider some proprietary and don't want to release it. Maybe it could reveal bugs in those current offerings. Maybe it is a mess they don't feel reflects well on the company? All of those could create costs for MS.
Keep hearing about it but mine hadn't switched. Checked the link and I get "Oops! You do not appear to have javascript enabled. Please switch to Slashdot Classic."
I temporarily enabled it and it was not worth it. Another reason to stick with no JS here since the current site works fine without it.
The punishment was likely justified as discouraging unimaginative pranking
Even though it is a "slashdot page" and shows me logged in on top, the comment system is different and I can't comment unless I allow javascript from livefyre.com and fyre.co?
This page is having a slideshow that uses Javascript. Your browser either doesn't support Javascript or you have it turned off. To see this page as it is meant to appear please use a Javascript enabled browser.
I didn't even make it that far - the obnoxious "IT World Live" box with a scroll of "events" on that site (OMG, someone registered an account!) drove me off.
foursquare along with groupon are really tool for the mom and pop to advertise to a lot of people cheaply. that was the whole promise of the internet 15 years ago
Really? Seems the internet made us different promises. Were mom and pop perhaps running a porn site?
I don't think you know what "spurned" means:
1) Reject with disdain or contempt
2) Strike, tread, or push away with the foot
The footage starts around 2:40 - I can't believed he managed to stretch almost 3 minutes of boring in to lead up to it.
The flashblock and betterprivacy add-ons for Firefox will help with flash.
Or love? Trickery? I don't buy the premise; there are certainly more than 2 ways to deal with someone.
That kept my brother and me occupied for a long time. Every few years we reinstall and go on a binge. Damn I loved sneaking up and knifing people.
Maybe it is time for another binge...
It would help if the attendants actually monitored passengers and enforced the rules. If I am at the front of a plane I invariably have no room for my luggage because people at the back stashed theirs up front. It isn't even because the back is full. I've been boarded first and watched people ditch their luggage at the first open bin, presumably to not have to carry it all the way back.
Naturally these passengers are usually the ones complaining loudest about how long it is taking people to board, while those up front have no space for their luggage and need to find an alternative.
First they might want to identify what those limits are. Then why not just redirect web pages to their server with an "nearing/over limit" message, instead of sliding it into a third party's content?
Hooray Microsoft, baby killing, and vomit!
I've met people that do think faxing moves the paper from one location to another. When I worked at a small business store in highschool a woman came in wanting to fax money to her son. She wasn't the only one.
As usual, the Black-Man is trying to keep us down...
No, he said independant. That means something else.
There was probably a conflict with the Chinese spying hardware built into the laptop.
A while back my town was proposing a zoning change that would require any "adult" businesses to be located in a particular stretch of town. My religious neighbors and thier ilk fought tooth and nail to prevent this zoning change. (The town currently has no adult businesses) They understand that the current zoning laws allow adult businesses in all of the business areas, and this change would make it harder for such businesses to move in and keep them cordoned off from the wholesome areas.
They don't see the restricting of such busineeses as a win. They see it as legitimizing dens of sin.
I don't see this as plagiarism in the whole - just poorly cited.