Too many sites still require IE/ActiveX to function properly. Vistaprint.com comes to mind. I always make it a point to write and/or call when I encounter a site that doesn't work and let them know it's "broken", and that they're about to lose a customer since I refuse to use IE.
On the other hand, when I encounter a site that supports Firefox and encourages its use (Wells Fargo, for instance) I always send an email to whoemver contacts I can find praising their decision to support a more secure browser.
The more people that do this, the faster IE can be banished forever.
If you run a large data center, and shit hits the fan, CNN could quite possibly be your first notification of the issue. Being aware of service-affecting events gives you an opportuinty to take proactive/corrective action, and mitigate downtime.
A place I worked actually had a meeting about this when we designed our data center.
Unless you pay about $85 a month for a "commercial" account, Cox has been blocking port 25 to anything but their own mailservers for more than a year now.
It sucks, but nobody can match their speed in my area... certainly not DSL.
And maybe Billy Bob from BFE wouldn't be such a dumbass if he had access to the wealth of knowledge and information (not to mention loads of porn) that are available on the Internet.
If some bombed-out city in Iraq can get Internet access, Billy Bob should have it too.
There are what, 69 television broadcast channels available? Even with a high-gain yagi on the roof, I only get a handful in my local area (San Diego) plus another handful from LA and the surrounding areas.
The other 55 or so channels are just static... begging to be used.
I for one welcome our new broadband-in-place-of TV overlords.
My Garmin iQue is WAAS compatible. The manual says that it is available in coastal areas. I live in San Diego and have never ONCE encountered a WAAS-enhanced signal, even while driving down the coast highway.
As the previous post would suggest, WAAS seems to only work at high altitudes... or maybe it is just prone to interference at lower altitudes. Anyone care to clue us in on this?
Maha or Lenmar batteries are great for the price. Both of them are 2000mAh capacity, unlike the 1200-1600mAh crappy batteries you'll find at Radio Shack.
I've been using Lenmar batteries for years in my various digital cameras with no complaints. They always seem to have the highest-rated battery first. You can find Lenmar batteries at Fry's Electronics, and Maha batteries at various retailers, including online at www.mahaenergy.com
In 1998, AOL chairman Steve Case and his wife, Jean, gave over $8 million to a Christian school that, according to its own Web site, is a division of a virulently anti-gay church that seeks to "cure" homosexuals.
I guess this is why there are no more glory holes at AOL.
Spaceflight is risky business. So are auto racing, deep sea diving, mining, skydiving, and a host of other activities (some admittedly more useful than others).
Through technology, we have been able to make these activities SAFER, but not without risk of injury or death. People still die in mines, in auto racing accidents, on oil platforms, and while deep under the sea. People also die in space.
There's been a hot debate about whether this "needed" to happen. It probably didn't... but no matter what steps they take to increase crew safety, at some time, someone or everyone on the shuttle is going to die.
We chose to explore where we don't naturally belong. We also chose to inherit the risks involved in these activities.
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Too many sites still require IE/ActiveX to function properly. Vistaprint.com comes to mind. I always make it a point to write and/or call when I encounter a site that doesn't work and let them know it's "broken", and that they're about to lose a customer since I refuse to use IE.
On the other hand, when I encounter a site that supports Firefox and encourages its use (Wells Fargo, for instance) I always send an email to whoemver contacts I can find praising their decision to support a more secure browser.
The more people that do this, the faster IE can be banished forever.
Don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
Why are we so worked up over something every woman has and just about every child has seen and god forbid, even sucked on, since day one?
Get over your issues.
Check out the site... greasecar.com
You can use standard filtered vegetable oil without all of the biodiesel headaches.
If you run a large data center, and shit hits the fan, CNN could quite possibly be your first notification of the issue. Being aware of service-affecting events gives you an opportuinty to take proactive/corrective action, and mitigate downtime.
A place I worked actually had a meeting about this when we designed our data center.
And yes, it does also look cool.
Unless you pay about $85 a month for a "commercial" account, Cox has been blocking port 25 to anything but their own mailservers for more than a year now.
It sucks, but nobody can match their speed in my area... certainly not DSL.
I'm extremely curious how they figured out how to manage the heat generated by TWO processors while leaving room in that tiny box for anything else.
Regardless, my boxers are wet. Must have one.
We investigated Lightpointe's solution between 2 buildings at about 150 yards apart.
Bottom line... at an excess of $35K USD for a pair, we decided to dig and run fiber at a cost of about $12K.
And maybe Billy Bob from BFE wouldn't be such a dumbass if he had access to the wealth of knowledge and information (not to mention loads of porn) that are available on the Internet.
If some bombed-out city in Iraq can get Internet access, Billy Bob should have it too.
There are what, 69 television broadcast channels available? Even with a high-gain yagi on the roof, I only get a handful in my local area (San Diego) plus another handful from LA and the surrounding areas.
The other 55 or so channels are just static... begging to be used.
I for one welcome our new broadband-in-place-of TV overlords.
Red glowing lights? Must... buy... NOW...
Can't... resist... red glowing lights...
I think this site sums it up pretty well: Why the Segway is bloatware
My Garmin iQue is WAAS compatible. The manual says that it is available in coastal areas. I live in San Diego and have never ONCE encountered a WAAS-enhanced signal, even while driving down the coast highway.
As the previous post would suggest, WAAS seems to only work at high altitudes... or maybe it is just prone to interference at lower altitudes. Anyone care to clue us in on this?
The #1 spot for Wired News' Vaporware Awards in 2004 goes to:
SCO for their "still pending" lawsuit! Congratulations guys!
The author says:
"Linux and Windows both require too much overhead to build an efficient embedded system."
I can believe this with Windows, but is this really true for Linux? If so, why?
Subject says it all... very curious on that one.
Granted, yes, it was a single mistake...
BUT A *REALLY* FUCKING STUPID ONE! The kind that tend to destroy your reputation instantly.
Does anyone not agree?
Man that was fast... and this error makes me wonder:
1226 - User 'elementc_ms2' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 10000)
Does that mean there are in excess of 10,000 people trying to hit this site at once? Wow.
Maha or Lenmar batteries are great for the price. Both of them are 2000mAh capacity, unlike the 1200-1600mAh crappy batteries you'll find at Radio Shack.
I've been using Lenmar batteries for years in my various digital cameras with no complaints. They always seem to have the highest-rated battery first. You can find Lenmar batteries at Fry's Electronics, and Maha batteries at various retailers, including online at www.mahaenergy.com
Ok, so who's fault is it that you have stupid users?
He was charged with battery!
Which are always nice for homebrew DVDs...
AOL needs to back off on the marketing. I think everyone knows who they are by now.
In 1998, AOL chairman Steve Case and his wife, Jean, gave over $8 million to a Christian school that, according to its own Web site, is a division of a virulently anti-gay church that seeks to "cure" homosexuals.
I guess this is why there are no more glory holes at AOL.
Through technology, we have been able to make these activities SAFER, but not without risk of injury or death. People still die in mines, in auto racing accidents, on oil platforms, and while deep under the sea. People also die in space.
There's been a hot debate about whether this "needed" to happen. It probably didn't... but no matter what steps they take to increase crew safety, at some time, someone or everyone on the shuttle is going to die.
We chose to explore where we don't naturally belong. We also chose to inherit the risks involved in these activities.
Sounds like one of those pills advertised in the back of mens magazines or through spam...