Microsoft has got the same crap for doing bad ports for Apple. Eventually they stopped trying to port apps to that platform. Maybe it became too much of a pain. I expect Apple to not have learnt from Microsoft's mistakes here and will do the same. Do I really expect Apple to keep up doing this and release frequent patches to the Windows port, and doing a Safari 4 and 5 for Windows too? I don't really think so.
Yes, I was indeed referring to that. OS X is a whole other experience and we could just as well be talking about a different web browser altogether. The problem lies with the Windows release, and as soon as I went to a website from a Google search result, it crashed, and I've heard many similar reports.
This has more implications than merely an unusually poor beta: I wonder how many early adopters of that million are now willing to give it another chance and return to it once it's out of beta, if it will ever be. (it may also just be that Apple won't support this Windows port well in the future)
It seems like the main (or at least first) question should not be, "Are you on a cell phone?" but, "Do you present a risk to others?"
Of course, but a law can't try to just stop "risky driving", because that's even less well defined than cell phone driving, which faces the problems already mentioned (how to differentiate a driver with a phone and a passenger). If you try to stop "risky driving", it's the same problem, just much worse. Legislation need to be well defined to be functional.
When is "now" then? They first need to send up the hardware upgrades. If these computers would stay failed, they won't have time to even schedule, prepare, and send a shuttle up for it, much less install the stuff. The Shuttle need to leave in a few days due to fuel constraints, regardless of their status up there. This is absolutely not a situation where NASA and Russia have free hands to do such far encompassing goals in case the current hardware would remain busted. *Maybe* if they would get this sorted though, but I think the ISS project is far from budgeted for any major hardware upgrades.
Ouch... Even if I realize the ISS project itself has become a bit controversial with the funding and its goals (although its funding is nothing in comparison to so many other int'l projects I think the world could be without), this is sending some chills to me, if not only because of the economical catastrophy it would be for NASA, Russia, and the international space community with all that money down the drain if we would experience a worst case scenario here. Jeez, it's 2007 and the STS and ISS projects Were to be more or less finalized in 2010. It would be like being hit in the face on the finish line and I perhaps unlike any economical problem the space science community had experienced before. I really, really, hope they will get this sorted in the time that is running uncomfortably short. I may be emo, but as a space geek, my heart is with the NASA engineers at this point.:-(
Firefox is simple if you don't install any extensions. You don't have to, and you also say they don't need to, so what's the problem here? Firefox is also pretty fast, and has a much better scrutinized security than Safari on Windows.
And elsewhere your attitude controls computers? Like via a brain implant?:-o
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I'm not sure the English/Russian speaking engineer that I heard earlier during the first false smoke alarm due to a software glitch (they've had more after that) would agree with you.;-) The trembling voice, even talking almost at the same time as the astronaut did as he confirmed he proceeded through the fire emergency checklist (the "red book") to find the cause of the alarm, and if it was real or not.
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These are neither rare nor new. What would be more rare and more interesting to me would be an article, without using sarcasm, discussing what Linux and OSS could learn from Microsoft and Windows.
Yeah, IT'S BETA, especially as long as it's an unusually poor beta.;-) Longhorn was also IT'S BETA, and when Vista was released, that was no longer an excuse.:-)
But maybe you're right, and the problems come solely from the beta status, and from absolutely nothing else.
From my experiences, Windows Safari was broken like an early alpha -- lots of rendering bugs, and crashes after 15 minutes of use.
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Oh... adults! Yes, clearly those "adult" bastards can not be trusted. A movie board is much better off deciding what's best like them. Kiddos!
:-S
Seriously, why can even movies be "banned"?
Because this movie, unlike any other gory action movie, will inspire murderers and they won't be inspired by anything else either?
He was talking about WGA, not fucking driver problems. :-p
On the same (?) topic, I ate a hamburger today.
Yeah, they've really been missing out on today's huge news stories...
ZOMG, iTunes to sell you your home videos for $1.99 each!
My money is on Hawking.
Put money on Hawking as for what? It's not like Hawking is saying it's possible.
We really have to look at what they're saying here.
1. A sci-fi writer claims it may technically not work.
2. Hawking says it's vital for survival.
Hawking doesn't say how it's to be done, or if it's possible.
Both may be right, and no one need to be wrong. And then I can only point to king-manic's FP.
Microsoft has got the same crap for doing bad ports for Apple. Eventually they stopped trying to port apps to that platform. Maybe it became too much of a pain. I expect Apple to not have learnt from Microsoft's mistakes here and will do the same. Do I really expect Apple to keep up doing this and release frequent patches to the Windows port, and doing a Safari 4 and 5 for Windows too? I don't really think so.
Yes, I was indeed referring to that. OS X is a whole other experience and we could just as well be talking about a different web browser altogether. The problem lies with the Windows release, and as soon as I went to a website from a Google search result, it crashed, and I've heard many similar reports.
This has more implications than merely an unusually poor beta: I wonder how many early adopters of that million are now willing to give it another chance and return to it once it's out of beta, if it will ever be. (it may also just be that Apple won't support this Windows port well in the future)
It seems like the main (or at least first) question should not be, "Are you on a cell phone?" but, "Do you present a risk to others?"
Of course, but a law can't try to just stop "risky driving", because that's even less well defined than cell phone driving, which faces the problems already mentioned (how to differentiate a driver with a phone and a passenger). If you try to stop "risky driving", it's the same problem, just much worse. Legislation need to be well defined to be functional.
The interest seem to have been pretty high, but I wonder if anyone there could use it for more than a straight full hour.
When is "now" then? They first need to send up the hardware upgrades. If these computers would stay failed, they won't have time to even schedule, prepare, and send a shuttle up for it, much less install the stuff. The Shuttle need to leave in a few days due to fuel constraints, regardless of their status up there. This is absolutely not a situation where NASA and Russia have free hands to do such far encompassing goals in case the current hardware would remain busted. *Maybe* if they would get this sorted though, but I think the ISS project is far from budgeted for any major hardware upgrades.
Ouch... Even if I realize the ISS project itself has become a bit controversial with the funding and its goals (although its funding is nothing in comparison to so many other int'l projects I think the world could be without), this is sending some chills to me, if not only because of the economical catastrophy it would be for NASA, Russia, and the international space community with all that money down the drain if we would experience a worst case scenario here. Jeez, it's 2007 and the STS and ISS projects Were to be more or less finalized in 2010. It would be like being hit in the face on the finish line and I perhaps unlike any economical problem the space science community had experienced before. I really, really, hope they will get this sorted in the time that is running uncomfortably short. I may be emo, but as a space geek, my heart is with the NASA engineers at this point. :-(
That should get more people looking to Macs on their next hardware upgrade.
Because of one single quick patch...?
Apple had to do it to not look like complete fools, and that "beta" is still pretty much like an "alpha".
Huh?
Firefox is simple if you don't install any extensions. You don't have to, and you also say they don't need to, so what's the problem here?
Firefox is also pretty fast, and has a much better scrutinized security than Safari on Windows.
Well, I have font trouble too and I've seen your case posted elsewhre, but mine is a bit different...t ayl4.png
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http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7788/safari3be
(not just Slashdot, pretty much anywhere, besides the Safari welcome page)
The funniest I've seen was this one though...
http://img39.picoodle.com/img/img39/8/6/14/f_safa
No wait...
:-p
But maybe it's just as good to not have any sensationalist headlines to mislead you?
And elsewhere your attitude controls computers? Like via a brain implant? :-o
I'm not sure the English/Russian speaking engineer that I heard earlier during the first false smoke alarm due to a software glitch (they've had more after that) would agree with you.
I wonder if this image will catch the tree huggers' attention ;)m easurement.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:RTG_radiation_
These are neither rare nor new. What would be more rare and more interesting to me would be an article, without using sarcasm, discussing what Linux and OSS could learn from Microsoft and Windows.
Yes, it did, but now it has more power than ever before!
To give sufficient power for the upcoming components and experiments.
Yeah, IT'S BETA, especially as long as it's an unusually poor beta. ;-) :-)
Longhorn was also IT'S BETA, and when Vista was released, that was no longer an excuse.
But maybe you're right, and the problems come solely from the beta status, and from absolutely nothing else.
From my experiences, Windows Safari was broken like an early alpha -- lots of rendering bugs, and crashes after 15 minutes of use.
I sure hope not... Saturn was a roman God, father of Jupiter, so that could be a nasty case of incest if it was destined for his neighbor. :-(
If I had uranus in my vicinity all day long, I'd be barfing too!
:)
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I agree, it seems much more like they're vigorously protecting their religion, not their nation.
Actually, no. It has to be deemed newsworthy after the reporting bit. ;-)
But it apparently was by the Slashdot editors. For some reason.
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