I love Seasquid - I mean Firefox (I also use the Firesomething extension) - because of the little touches that make my browsing experience better. I realize that the Googlebar has its advantages, but I don't use it (or the search area on the toolbar, for that matter) because of bookmark keywords. I simply hit CTRL+T (to open a new tab) and type "g " and the words I'm searching for. That returns a Google Search results page. (By default, the keyword is "google" - look in the properties of any bookmark, but there is a default Google bookmark under "Quick Searches")
It's these little touches (like CTRL+SHIFT for.net domains) that I love.
I agree with you about the New Yorker - it's currently the only magazine to which I subscribe, but the cost isn't too expensive, since they publish close to 50 issues per year. Plus, its proper grammar counter-balances Slashdot.:)
My favorite columnist is Peter Schjeldahl, the art critic. I learn - or at least am exposed to - at least one new word in every article he writes and he has amazing density. Take this example, from a recent issue (June 7): "The god of the plains is an orthodox minimalist, specializing in brute coups of uninflected space and light."
I must add that these people are so used to IE being wrapped around Windows that installing a new browser seems like a major effort. I feel comfortable using Windows, installing apps, etc, and yet I, too, was in this category for a while. But now I use Firefox and tell everyone I can; I even bought a shirt (very nice).
Again, I think Mozilla needs to stress the fact that users can try it without FUD and, should they wish, go back. For this reason it is imperative that the next release have "upgrading" built-in for Windows users, which Mozilla says is coming "Upgrading will be fixed in a future release" (source), to ease the switch. It must be as easy as possible.
Actually, in the Reuters article, not all of the Commissioners were in agreement about this, since it lumped all the claims together into one settlement:
"FCC Commissioner Michael Copps voted against the settlement, arguing it failed to examine all the complaints against the company and the incidents could not be considered when deciding whether to renew the company's radio licenses."
An important distinction to be made is that sex is not gender. Sex should be used only when referring to the biological nature of the object in question, whereas gender refers to a set of socially-constructed rules governing the objects behavior in society. To quote Everything2: "In anthropology gender is the accepted way to refer to a set of behaviors/beliefes often related to physical sex traits. You can have a gender that is different from your biological sex, if your culture premits."
"Lowry's Power Mac G5s drive his custom software by tapping the highly parallel processing power and Velocity Engine in the PowerPC G5. The 8GB memory capability and 16GBps throughput of the Power Mac G5 keep the software running at maximum efficiency. The networking features brought together by Mac OS X and the Power Macs, all connected via standard 1 Gigabit Ethernet, allow the software to rapidly move hundreds of thousands of motion picture image files around the cluster."
Scotty: Computer. Computer?
[Bones hands him a mouse and Scotty speaks into it] Scotty: Hello, computer. Dr. Nichols: Just use the keyboard. Scotty: The keyboard. How quaint.
From the site: "Works seamlessly with Internet Explorer--keep browsing just as you do now"
Uh, I use Mozilla Firefox because it embraces the current standards, especially CSS.
"custom CSS tags within the HTML"
I hope this means a custom external stylesheet, not invalid markup within the page; their site isn't exactly using the current standards or embracing CSS either.
And, most importantly, at least try to go through the system (W3C) before resorting to custom markup such as this. How does this relate to the Semantic Web? Have they gone through the process of presenting this as a new standard or improving upon a standard? I doubt it.
Don't forget you need to buy the processor, RAM, and harddrive(s) (plus mouse, keyboard, etc), which add to the toal cost. Shuttle does offer some bundled stuff. I recently bought a Shuttle SB61G2R that I've been very pleased with, and it came with a DVD-ROM, memory card reader, wireless built-in, and even a shoulder bag to tote it around. It runs pretty quiet, although not silent, and I get a lot of compliments about the look of it.
Although my system has the same footprint as a (mini-)tower, the low height does make a difference in appearance, especially on a small desktop workspace. I still have a lot of cables in the back, but I don't think I can avoid that with a different case, either.
The slide show link is informative. To quote: "Zebra mussels are a pest organism because they not only attach to one another, but also to man-made objects, including water intakes and other plumbing of water, power, and other companies that use fresh water. [snip] Zebra mussels also attach to other organisms, such as these native (North American) mussels from Lake Erie. Heavy loads of zebra mussels have killed essentially all native Unionid mussels in western Lake Erie, an early site of the zebra mussel invasion. Zebra mussels first appeared in Lake St. Clair (yellow star, north of Lake Erie), possibly from ship's ballast water from the Black Sea region. They rapidly spread downstream with the current, and upstream and to other watersheds on boats, with bait, and by other man-mediated mechanisms."
The National Atlas website has a nice Shockwave animation illustrating the invasion between 1988 and 1999:
You make a great argument. I would expand it by adding that all too often, when people think of "accessibility," they picture a person in a wheelchair, or a person who is completely disabled in some way. Even the post at KDE.news (linked-to in this post) is in the category "accessibility" and the logo is a wheelchair.
But accessibility has advantages to all, in ways not necessarily pre-conceived by the authors/designers of software. For the web, different devices emerged in the past few years - mobile phones, PDAs, toilets:) - that had different boundaries for even fully-sighted, mouse-pointing folk, namely small screen sizes and limited/no Javascript. The "accessible" sites still worked, though.
What's wrong with small form factor systems? The product under review is in the same category. For me, the mini system fits my needs because I only forsee utilizing an AGP slot and PCI slot, if at all, since the motherboard has graphics and sound built in and multiple firewire/USB 2 ports. Plus, I can put it into a carry-on bag should I need to take it somewhere (that has a monitor!), and I can upgrade the system with non-laptop parts.
Funny, just after reading this thread, I happened upon a post to Jaque Distler's blog about a MoveableType vulnerability. Here is an excerpt:
"As if comment spam were not bad enough, MovableType includes, in its default installation, a CGI script called mt-send-entry.cgi which -- you guessed it! -- can be used to send email anonymously to anyone in the world.
And, no, this is not a merely theoretical issue; it's being actively exploited by spammers."
There are more details, including a patch, in the blog posting.
<soapbox>The show in question, The Simpsons, is the best show to ever grace the medium of television. I truly believe that we are lucky to experience it as it airs in real-time (since 1989/91), as opposed to re-runs.</soapbox>
you can easily press "Next track" on the iPod while driving, but it's hard to change CDs, and CD changers are expensive and only hold 6-10 CDs
I own a large-capacity portable and I think an oft-overlooked feature is the ability to shuffle your entire collection, not just one, two, or ten discs. Plus, there's practically no delay between the tracks as opposed to waiting for the cd-player to change discs. I love the ability to just press play and hear a tune I hadn't thought of in a long while.
Now, I just wish my player had a rating system like the iPod!
With all the recent postings about SCO, am I the only one who sees the Caldera topic-logo as a red planet with a blue continent shaped like Mickey Mouse? Looks like the logo of Disney's Mars Adventure or something. (Luna Park, anyone?)
No customer likes surprises, especially after they purchased a high-end product. If HP or another manufacturer implements a policy such as this one, there should be full disclosure so at least people are aware of it. Plus, HP has the resources to research not only the financial aspects of such a plan, but also the impact on customer loyalty, etc.
On a different note, I'd like to see a mechanism put in place to allow customers to "re-charge" their current cartridges - like a photocopier card - rather than sending them to the landfill only to be replaced by the exact same product.
While the remote is Linux-based, if you want to "fully customize the interface" you'll need to use their iProntoEdit software, which requires "Windows 98/ME/XP or NT 4.0/2000"
Slashdot Mirror
I love Seasquid - I mean Firefox (I also use the Firesomething extension) - because of the little touches that make my browsing experience better. I realize that the Googlebar has its advantages, but I don't use it (or the search area on the toolbar, for that matter) because of bookmark keywords. I simply hit CTRL+T (to open a new tab) and type "g " and the words I'm searching for. That returns a Google Search results page. (By default, the keyword is "google" - look in the properties of any bookmark, but there is a default Google bookmark under "Quick Searches")
It's these little touches (like CTRL+SHIFT for .net domains) that I love.
I agree with you about the New Yorker - it's currently the only magazine to which I subscribe, but the cost isn't too expensive, since they publish close to 50 issues per year. Plus, its proper grammar counter-balances Slashdot. :)
My favorite columnist is Peter Schjeldahl, the art critic. I learn - or at least am exposed to - at least one new word in every article he writes and he has amazing density. Take this example, from a recent issue (June 7): "The god of the plains is an orthodox minimalist, specializing in brute coups of uninflected space and light."
I must add that these people are so used to IE being wrapped around Windows that installing a new browser seems like a major effort. I feel comfortable using Windows, installing apps, etc, and yet I, too, was in this category for a while. But now I use Firefox and tell everyone I can; I even bought a shirt (very nice).
Again, I think Mozilla needs to stress the fact that users can try it without FUD and, should they wish, go back. For this reason it is imperative that the next release have "upgrading" built-in for Windows users, which Mozilla says is coming "Upgrading will be fixed in a future release" (source), to ease the switch. It must be as easy as possible.
Actually, in the Reuters article, not all of the Commissioners were in agreement about this, since it lumped all the claims together into one settlement:
"FCC Commissioner Michael Copps voted against the settlement, arguing it failed to examine all the complaints against the company and the incidents could not be considered when deciding whether to renew the company's radio licenses."
According to this comment, you can purchase it here.
Train? This is Slashdot - I think you meant "Beowulf Cluster."
An important distinction to be made is that sex is not gender. Sex should be used only when referring to the biological nature of the object in question, whereas gender refers to a set of socially-constructed rules governing the objects behavior in society. To quote Everything2: "In anthropology gender is the accepted way to refer to a set of behaviors/beliefes often related to physical sex traits. You can have a gender that is different from your biological sex, if your culture premits."
I read paradesign's comment and followed the link where, on the sidebar, it says:
"Lowry's Power Mac G5s drive his custom software by tapping the highly parallel processing power and Velocity Engine in the PowerPC G5. The 8GB memory capability and 16GBps throughput of the Power Mac G5 keep the software running at maximum efficiency. The networking features brought together by Mac OS X and the Power Macs, all connected via standard 1 Gigabit Ethernet, allow the software to rapidly move hundreds of thousands of motion picture image files around the cluster."
Just like a favorite scene from Star Trek IV:
Scotty: Computer. Computer?
[Bones hands him a mouse and Scotty speaks into it]
Scotty: Hello, computer.
Dr. Nichols: Just use the keyboard.
Scotty: The keyboard. How quaint.
From the site: "Works seamlessly with Internet Explorer--keep browsing just as you do now"
Uh, I use Mozilla Firefox because it embraces the current standards, especially CSS.
"custom CSS tags within the HTML"
I hope this means a custom external stylesheet, not invalid markup within the page; their site isn't exactly using the current standards or embracing CSS either.And, most importantly, at least try to go through the system (W3C) before resorting to custom markup such as this. How does this relate to the Semantic Web? Have they gone through the process of presenting this as a new standard or improving upon a standard? I doubt it.
"Sweat side"? That doesn't sound too pleasant!
Don't forget you need to buy the processor, RAM, and harddrive(s) (plus mouse, keyboard, etc), which add to the toal cost. Shuttle does offer some bundled stuff. I recently bought a Shuttle SB61G2R that I've been very pleased with, and it came with a DVD-ROM, memory card reader, wireless built-in, and even a shoulder bag to tote it around. It runs pretty quiet, although not silent, and I get a lot of compliments about the look of it.
Although my system has the same footprint as a (mini-)tower, the low height does make a difference in appearance, especially on a small desktop workspace. I still have a lot of cables in the back, but I don't think I can avoid that with a different case, either.
More information about the zebra mussel can be found here:
The Zebra Mussel Page
The slide show link is informative. To quote: "Zebra mussels are a pest organism because they not only attach to one another, but also to man-made objects, including water intakes and other plumbing of water, power, and other companies that use fresh water. [snip] Zebra mussels also attach to other organisms, such as these native (North American) mussels from Lake Erie. Heavy loads of zebra mussels have killed essentially all native Unionid mussels in western Lake Erie, an early site of the zebra mussel invasion. Zebra mussels first appeared in Lake St. Clair (yellow star, north of Lake Erie), possibly from ship's ballast water from the Black Sea region. They rapidly spread downstream with the current, and upstream and to other watersheds on boats, with bait, and by other man-mediated mechanisms."
The National Atlas website has a nice Shockwave animation illustrating the invasion between 1988 and 1999:
Animated Map Showing Zebra Mussel Distribution
You make a great argument. I would expand it by adding that all too often, when people think of "accessibility," they picture a person in a wheelchair, or a person who is completely disabled in some way. Even the post at KDE.news (linked-to in this post) is in the category "accessibility" and the logo is a wheelchair.
But accessibility has advantages to all, in ways not necessarily pre-conceived by the authors/designers of software. For the web, different devices emerged in the past few years - mobile phones, PDAs, toilets :) - that had different boundaries for even fully-sighted, mouse-pointing folk, namely small screen sizes and limited/no Javascript. The "accessible" sites still worked, though.
And let me guess, one uses emacs and the other vi.
What's wrong with small form factor systems? The product under review is in the same category. For me, the mini system fits my needs because I only forsee utilizing an AGP slot and PCI slot, if at all, since the motherboard has graphics and sound built in and multiple firewire/USB 2 ports. Plus, I can put it into a carry-on bag should I need to take it somewhere (that has a monitor!), and I can upgrade the system with non-laptop parts.
Ok, have I defended my purchase now? :)
"As if comment spam were not bad enough, MovableType includes, in its default installation, a CGI script called mt-send-entry.cgi which -- you guessed it! -- can be used to send email anonymously to anyone in the world.
And, no, this is not a merely theoretical issue; it's being actively exploited by spammers." There are more details, including a patch, in the blog posting.
Correction: not our countryside, their countryside.
"You know my wife will be happy, she's hated this whole death ray thing from day one." - Frink.
Slashdot's motto (emphasis mine):
News for Nerds. Stuff that matters.
This matters because:
I own a large-capacity portable and I think an oft-overlooked feature is the ability to shuffle your entire collection, not just one, two, or ten discs. Plus, there's practically no delay between the tracks as opposed to waiting for the cd-player to change discs. I love the ability to just press play and hear a tune I hadn't thought of in a long while.
Now, I just wish my player had a rating system like the iPod!
There's something about these two changes I find amusing. I admit I have no idea what they mean, which is probably why:
Daniel Ritz:
o [PCMCIA] fix yenta unload oops
David S. Miller:
o [TCP]: Use proper time_*() comparisons on jiffies
Good book, by the way.
No customer likes surprises, especially after they purchased a high-end product. If HP or another manufacturer implements a policy such as this one, there should be full disclosure so at least people are aware of it. Plus, HP has the resources to research not only the financial aspects of such a plan, but also the impact on customer loyalty, etc.
On a different note, I'd like to see a mechanism put in place to allow customers to "re-charge" their current cartridges - like a photocopier card - rather than sending them to the landfill only to be replaced by the exact same product.
The 5k competition you mention is, uh, the the 5k. A few months ago, the organizers turned over the reigns to a Yahoo group.
While the remote is Linux-based, if you want to "fully customize the interface" you'll need to use their iProntoEdit software, which requires "Windows 98/ME/XP or NT 4.0/2000"