There was an article earlier about Tensor Displays (slashdot link), (MIT link), which used a sandwich of three high-refresh-rate LCD screens to simulate a light field by using the screens to selectively block light in multiple directions.
I don't think Facebook would be able to block automatic loading of pages (using the user's current cookies) followed by scraping. An API just makes it much easier to get the data, but you can still scrape whatever they won't let you use.
You're really lucky to get that kind of speed. I have a a/b/g/n wireless adapter, I get a connection rate that claims to be 54 mbps, and data transfers at 3MB/sec. Any of the other b/g/n wireless adapters won't connect any faster than 54 mbps either.
I was getting better speed when I was using a linksys WRT54GL than a wireless AC draft router. Really not impressed by the N standard.
This is pretty crazy... Microsoft owns Skype. Skype's technology is half of the Opus codec. Opus is what WebRTC is supposed to use. So why isn't Microsoft all over this?
They tried showing historical maps in Japan once. They overlaid them on top of current maps. It only led to people attempting to revive a caste system and discrimination.
I think this kind of mass disabling should be combined with a list of known "Good" java applets, possibly matched by URL or file hash. The list doesn't necessarily have to come from some authority from the internet, it could possibly be provided by a company's IT department to run the specific Java applets they need to use. So when people hit the "good" java applets, their Java plugin isn't disabled, and it runs the applet just like normal.
Yes, let's go make some Famicom cartridge labels, and pretend that that's all that's involved in making software! Want a product to become a reality? Just create some box art, and magically, the product is sparked into reality! Why waste money on programmers when you can just hire a few artists and create new software that way?
Never mind that a few real programs were actually created this way (Syncronys SoftRAM.)
I'm still using a Thinkpad T60 from 2006, and I'm not that impressed with the build quality. The CTRL key is in the wrong place, I've adjusted to it, and it screws me up whenever I use a real keyboard. The CPU cooling fan periodically needs to be re-lubricated, and because it's part of the heatsink assembly, I have to replace the thermal paste every time I oil it, I've had to do it three times now. I'm about to be on my third touchpad, the buttons keep breaking so easily. Part of the plastic case cracked and split apart (right in front of the touchpad), and I had to superglue it back together. I got particles and dirt smudges behind the screen, and can't clean it off.
I just switched to Firefox 17 ESR. CacheViewer got broken by the upgrade from 17 to 18, and I don't want any more automatic updates that will break extensions, so I'll just stop automatic updates, and keep a browser that works, and will get updates only for security fixes.
Time units do matter though. Some time units become invalid when you reach daylight saving time, other time units become invalid when you hit leap seconds. Some really bad time units become invalid when you run for 49.7 days.
I thought it was really neat when Linux Mint integrated the package manager into the launcher menu, you could either run an application you already have, or easily install a new one. But even though it's downloading the application from the internet, it's not exactly "web content", is it?
For anyone wondering where all the Sacajawea dollars went to, they are mostly in Ecuador. Ecuador uses US dollars as the currency, and people there use dollar coins all the time. You can see some photos of dirty tarnished dollar coins that have obviously been used, which is unheard of in the US.
I was thinking of switching from Ubuntu to PCLinuxOS, because I want to use a computer without ever needing to reinstall, in other words, rolling releases. Mint looks really nice, but I don't think it has rolling releases. Has anyone else used that PCLinuxOS, and how is it? Any better rolling releases distros out there that aren't too hard to install and set up?
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You used to be able to BSOD a Windows 95 or 98 machine by trying to read C:\con\con, and this included any web pages that requested file://C:/con/con.
There was an article earlier about Tensor Displays (slashdot link), (MIT link), which used a sandwich of three high-refresh-rate LCD screens to simulate a light field by using the screens to selectively block light in multiple directions.
I don't think Facebook would be able to block automatic loading of pages (using the user's current cookies) followed by scraping. An API just makes it much easier to get the data, but you can still scrape whatever they won't let you use.
Yes, present it in glorious magenta, cyan, black and white!
You're really lucky to get that kind of speed. I have a a/b/g/n wireless adapter, I get a connection rate that claims to be 54 mbps, and data transfers at 3MB/sec. Any of the other b/g/n wireless adapters won't connect any faster than 54 mbps either.
I was getting better speed when I was using a linksys WRT54GL than a wireless AC draft router. Really not impressed by the N standard.
This is pretty crazy...
Microsoft owns Skype. Skype's technology is half of the Opus codec. Opus is what WebRTC is supposed to use. So why isn't Microsoft all over this?
HTTPS Everywhere breaks a LOT of sites. Every time I find a site broken by that addon, I need to disable it there so it works again.
They tried showing historical maps in Japan once. They overlaid them on top of current maps.
It only led to people attempting to revive a caste system and discrimination.
It's from an episode of CSI. Clip here: http://youtu.be/hkDD03yeLnU
I think this kind of mass disabling should be combined with a list of known "Good" java applets, possibly matched by URL or file hash.
The list doesn't necessarily have to come from some authority from the internet, it could possibly be provided by a company's IT department to run the specific Java applets they need to use.
So when people hit the "good" java applets, their Java plugin isn't disabled, and it runs the applet just like normal.
Yes, let's go make some Famicom cartridge labels, and pretend that that's all that's involved in making software! Want a product to become a reality? Just create some box art, and magically, the product is sparked into reality! Why waste money on programmers when you can just hire a few artists and create new software that way?
Never mind that a few real programs were actually created this way (Syncronys SoftRAM.)
I'm still using a Thinkpad T60 from 2006, and I'm not that impressed with the build quality.
The CTRL key is in the wrong place, I've adjusted to it, and it screws me up whenever I use a real keyboard.
The CPU cooling fan periodically needs to be re-lubricated, and because it's part of the heatsink assembly, I have to replace the thermal paste every time I oil it, I've had to do it three times now.
I'm about to be on my third touchpad, the buttons keep breaking so easily.
Part of the plastic case cracked and split apart (right in front of the touchpad), and I had to superglue it back together.
I got particles and dirt smudges behind the screen, and can't clean it off.
But at least it has a real middle button.
I just switched to Firefox 17 ESR.
CacheViewer got broken by the upgrade from 17 to 18, and I don't want any more automatic updates that will break extensions, so I'll just stop automatic updates, and keep a browser that works, and will get updates only for security fixes.
PDF viewer written in Javascript, and it's a file format that can contain embedded Javascript...
Yo dawg.
Time units do matter though. Some time units become invalid when you reach daylight saving time, other time units become invalid when you hit leap seconds.
Some really bad time units become invalid when you run for 49.7 days.
I thought it was really neat when Linux Mint integrated the package manager into the launcher menu, you could either run an application you already have, or easily install a new one.
But even though it's downloading the application from the internet, it's not exactly "web content", is it?
There is remote desktop, it's called "tightvncserver".
It's alphabetical.
For anyone wondering where all the Sacajawea dollars went to, they are mostly in Ecuador. Ecuador uses US dollars as the currency, and people there use dollar coins all the time. You can see some photos of dirty tarnished dollar coins that have obviously been used, which is unheard of in the US.
FAT12 does support long file names, you know...
SNES wasn't slower than Genesis. While the clock speeds in MHZ may say one thing, the 65c816 runs most instructions in fewer cycles than the 68000.
I've heard you can add certificates to your browser to let the proxy server be trusted, but I can't confirm this.
Once people get QT ported to this thing, you will have reinvented the Sharp Zaurus. Just with more buttons.
Sounds just like all the other malware which used to connect to IRC to take its orders. Only difference is the protocol now.
I was thinking of switching from Ubuntu to PCLinuxOS, because I want to use a computer without ever needing to reinstall, in other words, rolling releases.
Mint looks really nice, but I don't think it has rolling releases.
Has anyone else used that PCLinuxOS, and how is it? Any better rolling releases distros out there that aren't too hard to install and set up?