Actually, I'll take you up on that. I have thought about this a bit due to a conversation with a friend on the subject, so I'm not just spouting off garbage (I hope), and frankly it's not all bad. Most of my thoughts are on visual impressions and the design, since the actual layout and functionality doesn't seem to have changed much.
Anyway, I'll give you that there is some definite improvement here -- certainly there is a better use of contrast (that ugly grey isn't nearly as prevalent, and the green is darker, which gives a nice "crisp" feeling).
Unfortunately, the designer seems to have fallen into the gradient-trap, which has befallen so many tech forums. In fact, I find Slashdot to be rather generic looking now. However, I actually have a reason for disliking the gradients (ie, this isn't an undefended "OMG GRADIENTZ" argument). So I have a little experiment that really outlines why I don't like the new design.
First, go to the main page and just scan it with your eye. Down the center column, you see: green gradient, grey background, white background + grey left bar + icon, bottom gradient, dark grey line, etc for each story. There is a lot of visual information in there per story, each crammed into a relatively small area that is sparse on margins.
Now, click into a story and scroll into the comments. I find that even this is a relief on the eyes after the congestion of the main page. The green gradient is gone, the superfluous bottom grey gradient is gone. So you can see what more subtle cues can do to improve a design, even though the comments are still not great in my opinion. The thick green bar repeatedly breaking up the space is a little much, and the comments could do with some more margins to reduce visual congestion. Making each line shorter by increasing side margins, and removing the redundant green line at the bottom of each comment could potentially improve it, in my opinion. And that's just a start, really.
It seems to me that this design doesn't really recognize the value of subtlety in conveying information. Almost every has the same visual strength on the page -- thick bars delineating headers for everything, overwhelming the eye. There's a difference between contrasts and colours giving a crisp feeling, and a truly clean one. I don't feel this design is nearly as clean as it could be, simply because of the mass of unnecessary visual information.
All that said, there is good here. I think the design has some nice elements in the contrasts and colours, it just hasn't really abandoned the visual cruft that the even the old Slashdot design had (and has introduced some more).
If God would kindly reread the definitions of both therefor and therefore, God would find that while both are valid words, their meanings are somewhat different. God should note that, in the context He used it, "therefor" was incorrect.
Perhaps God should address the situation of His Divine Foot, finding it firmly in-Mouth.
I think my biggest problem as a writer has been just learning to get over myself. Adding chiasmus and clever literary trope seems clever to me at the time, but doesn't really do anything for whoever is reading my stuff.
I agree wholeheartedly with this point. I find a lot of engineering-types love the "sound" of their own writing far too much -- lots of pretentiousness, little content.
My Sociology 101 prof gave strict maximums to short-answer questions on exams. Around 40 words if I recall correctly, depending on the question. If it looked lengthy, he would count. He marked based on the quantity of information and understanding demonstrated, so you learned how to make your point clearly and succinctly.
Public Domain Torrents has torrents of movies in the public domain in various formats. Some hidden gems in there, though I don't know how much of a "community" you could say they have.
Erm, probably because of all the "LOL n00bZORZ" posts that.... apparently... haven't been... posted yet?
Regardless, this is Ask Slashdot, as pointed out previously: thus, no article. Further, this is Slashdot, and you're expecting that people actually RTFA before posting?
Er, well. It didn't explode as in "blow the bottle apart". More like the cap came off. And I actually don't remember what it was, frankly (wasn't my beer).
And as to my taste in beer.... Well, I tend to drink more scotch, and generally buy it when it comes to out-of-bar consumption. But I try to avoid shitty beer when drinking that -- Steamwhistle is a damn good choice, IMHO.
A friend of mine put a bunch of beer in a mini-fridge that he also used for vodka (thus it was on the coldest setting). Next day, some had exploded. Result?
Beer cereal! Ate the beer slush from a bowl with a spoon.
Well, no one I know drives less than 10km/h over the speed limit, basically anywhere. Most people (myself included) seem to have a sort of "sliding scale", where the most you exceed increases as the speed limit increases. 120km/h in a 100 zone doesn't seem to be speeding to me, and no one would be pulled over for going 110 (hell, the cops would probably be going at least that).
Now, what the government decides is excessive may be a different story, but I can't see people taking anything that doesn't line up with how most people drive these days anyway. The CBC would probably have some kind of media fit.... heh (I recall some discussions on CBC radio awhile ago about tightening speeding laws... the general conclusion being that it was a bad idea, and tends not to decrease accidents anyway).
I tend to agree. I recently designed a web-based reporting system for a company. I worked directly with one of the people who would be a user of the system, and she was used to the efficiency of DOS keyboard-based entry. That was fine with me, I hate using the mouse for a lot of data entry as well. So I used a little bit of Javascript and modelled the keyboard shortcuts for data entry off of her experiences with other software they use (which would have been similar to everyone else working there). Besides that, the interface was clean and simple, and so far the product has been very well-received.
In reality, it's just that a lot of software designers don't think as much of the people using the software, especially in web design (where people like to toss off "clever" UIs rather than usable ones). I found it nice to work directly with some of the users, because actual discussion of how the interface would be used produced nice UI ideas that none of us would have come up with alone.
I would agree. You just have to remember that there are rules in German syntax that put some things *very* out of order if directly translated to English -- so you get some weird things with an automatic translater. But it wasn't difficult to understand, so I don't really see the problem.
They should release a Windows Vista "Forever" Edition. It could include all of the features that were originally slated for inclusion in Vista, and be released in tandem with Duke Nukem Forever.
I agree, MySQL can choose how they make money. My comment wasn't about the MySQL situation; it was directed toward your statement: "Wow, you really don't believe in free market economies? Are you like a Marxist then?"
Knee-jerk statements like this always amuse me. So many people seem to believe that the United States represents the epitome of laissez-faire capitalism and free market economy, and that anything less would be communism (both of which are false). From your follow-up I can assume you aren't this short-sighted, but the comment you made certainly gave that impression.
Just to make sure you're aware, [NOT free market economy] is not the same as [Marxism] (or communism, or socialism, or whatever you want to toss around). In fact, I don't think a single true free market economy exists in the world today.
Maybe you should look up the phrase "grey area." You're probably living in one.
As noted above, a fairly obvious metal plate slid over the windows. Thus, no more hole.
As for the gravity, the battle seemed pretty close to Coruscant. Maybe the artificial gravity failed, or maybe it was simply using the planet's gravity instead of artificial gravity while it's that close to the surface. I was skeptical at first, but I'm willing to accept that the orientation of the ship was important.
As for the ships landing -- who's to say, really? It's George's universe, whether we like it or not. If he wants corvettes to land on Coruscant (I didn't notice corvettes landing anywhere else), why can't they? Besides, it is the capital. In any case, does it really matter?
I didn't see too much inconsistency in the movie. You probably saw more, but it sounds like you were actively looking for it (though I'm surprised you missed the plates covering the windows, if you were being that attentive). Suspend a little disbelief, maybe you'll enjoy yourself more.
I think you've overcomplicated Yoda's syntax. It would be more like: "Downloading, I am." He doesn't end with the subject, he tends to end with the verb, AFIACT. As in:
"When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not, hmm?"
UPDATE - 6:22PM - We have just been updated by our away team at the SCEA conference that not only will 1080p be supported by the system, but that this is considered the standard resolution for the system. Every game for the system will be in incredible, indelible, indubitable HD.
So yes, 1080p is the standard resolution of the PS3, as I said. Not that it really affects me at this point, I don't have that kind of money...
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Your message has content that is not, in fact, non-redundant. In fact, it is non-non-redundant.
Actually, I'll take you up on that. I have thought about this a bit due to a conversation with a friend on the subject, so I'm not just spouting off garbage (I hope), and frankly it's not all bad. Most of my thoughts are on visual impressions and the design, since the actual layout and functionality doesn't seem to have changed much.
Anyway, I'll give you that there is some definite improvement here -- certainly there is a better use of contrast (that ugly grey isn't nearly as prevalent, and the green is darker, which gives a nice "crisp" feeling).
Unfortunately, the designer seems to have fallen into the gradient-trap, which has befallen so many tech forums. In fact, I find Slashdot to be rather generic looking now. However, I actually have a reason for disliking the gradients (ie, this isn't an undefended "OMG GRADIENTZ" argument). So I have a little experiment that really outlines why I don't like the new design.
First, go to the main page and just scan it with your eye. Down the center column, you see: green gradient, grey background, white background + grey left bar + icon, bottom gradient, dark grey line, etc for each story. There is a lot of visual information in there per story, each crammed into a relatively small area that is sparse on margins.
Now, click into a story and scroll into the comments. I find that even this is a relief on the eyes after the congestion of the main page. The green gradient is gone, the superfluous bottom grey gradient is gone. So you can see what more subtle cues can do to improve a design, even though the comments are still not great in my opinion. The thick green bar repeatedly breaking up the space is a little much, and the comments could do with some more margins to reduce visual congestion. Making each line shorter by increasing side margins, and removing the redundant green line at the bottom of each comment could potentially improve it, in my opinion. And that's just a start, really.
It seems to me that this design doesn't really recognize the value of subtlety in conveying information. Almost every has the same visual strength on the page -- thick bars delineating headers for everything, overwhelming the eye. There's a difference between contrasts and colours giving a crisp feeling, and a truly clean one. I don't feel this design is nearly as clean as it could be, simply because of the mass of unnecessary visual information.
All that said, there is good here. I think the design has some nice elements in the contrasts and colours, it just hasn't really abandoned the visual cruft that the even the old Slashdot design had (and has introduced some more).
If God would kindly reread the definitions of both therefor and therefore, God would find that while both are valid words, their meanings are somewhat different. God should note that, in the context He used it, "therefor" was incorrect.
Perhaps God should address the situation of His Divine Foot, finding it firmly in-Mouth.
I agree wholeheartedly with this point. I find a lot of engineering-types love the "sound" of their own writing far too much -- lots of pretentiousness, little content.
My Sociology 101 prof gave strict maximums to short-answer questions on exams. Around 40 words if I recall correctly, depending on the question. If it looked lengthy, he would count. He marked based on the quantity of information and understanding demonstrated, so you learned how to make your point clearly and succinctly.
Public Domain Torrents has torrents of movies in the public domain in various formats. Some hidden gems in there, though I don't know how much of a "community" you could say they have.
Erm, probably because of all the "LOL n00bZORZ" posts that.... apparently... haven't been... posted yet?
Regardless, this is Ask Slashdot, as pointed out previously: thus, no article. Further, this is Slashdot, and you're expecting that people actually R TFA before posting?
LOL, n00bZORZ
Writing it?
Pony tail??? Pony tail?!?!?!
Obviously you need an asymmetrical hair cut that covers half your face, to compliment your RIDICULOUSLY HUGE sunglasses. Pony tail?!?!?!
DONT U KNO NYTHING!?!?!?!?
ZOMG IM POSTING THIS ON MYSPACE LOL
You're right! Whining does ruin websites!
Seriously though, I agree.
/etc/motd?
(Just in case...)
Er, well. It didn't explode as in "blow the bottle apart". More like the cap came off. And I actually don't remember what it was, frankly (wasn't my beer).
And as to my taste in beer.... Well, I tend to drink more scotch, and generally buy it when it comes to out-of-bar consumption. But I try to avoid shitty beer when drinking that -- Steamwhistle is a damn good choice, IMHO.
A friend of mine put a bunch of beer in a mini-fridge that he also used for vodka (thus it was on the coldest setting). Next day, some had exploded. Result? Beer cereal! Ate the beer slush from a bowl with a spoon.
Well, no one I know drives less than 10km/h over the speed limit, basically anywhere. Most people (myself included) seem to have a sort of "sliding scale", where the most you exceed increases as the speed limit increases. 120km/h in a 100 zone doesn't seem to be speeding to me, and no one would be pulled over for going 110 (hell, the cops would probably be going at least that).
Now, what the government decides is excessive may be a different story, but I can't see people taking anything that doesn't line up with how most people drive these days anyway. The CBC would probably have some kind of media fit.... heh (I recall some discussions on CBC radio awhile ago about tightening speeding laws... the general conclusion being that it was a bad idea, and tends not to decrease accidents anyway).
Your strategy is broken. Observe the following steps:
.slashdot.org
1. Type some random letters, eg klshdfas
2. Type
3. Press enter
4. Watch productivity disappear!
Slashdot's DNS servers appear to give a usable IP for any garbage you throw at them that isn't assigned to something else.
I tend to agree. I recently designed a web-based reporting system for a company. I worked directly with one of the people who would be a user of the system, and she was used to the efficiency of DOS keyboard-based entry. That was fine with me, I hate using the mouse for a lot of data entry as well. So I used a little bit of Javascript and modelled the keyboard shortcuts for data entry off of her experiences with other software they use (which would have been similar to everyone else working there). Besides that, the interface was clean and simple, and so far the product has been very well-received.
In reality, it's just that a lot of software designers don't think as much of the people using the software, especially in web design (where people like to toss off "clever" UIs rather than usable ones). I found it nice to work directly with some of the users, because actual discussion of how the interface would be used produced nice UI ideas that none of us would have come up with alone.
I would agree. You just have to remember that there are rules in German syntax that put some things *very* out of order if directly translated to English -- so you get some weird things with an automatic translater. But it wasn't difficult to understand, so I don't really see the problem.
No, but Fujifilm does.
They should release a Windows Vista "Forever" Edition. It could include all of the features that were originally slated for inclusion in Vista, and be released in tandem with Duke Nukem Forever.
I agree, MySQL can choose how they make money. My comment wasn't about the MySQL situation; it was directed toward your statement: "Wow, you really don't believe in free market economies? Are you like a Marxist then?"
Knee-jerk statements like this always amuse me. So many people seem to believe that the United States represents the epitome of laissez-faire capitalism and free market economy, and that anything less would be communism (both of which are false). From your follow-up I can assume you aren't this short-sighted, but the comment you made certainly gave that impression.
Holy black-and-white batman!
Just to make sure you're aware, [NOT free market economy] is not the same as [Marxism] (or communism, or socialism, or whatever you want to toss around). In fact, I don't think a single true free market economy exists in the world today.
Maybe you should look up the phrase "grey area." You're probably living in one.
You mean this?. They tried to infect a Prius with Cabir and managed only to run down the battery because they left the care on too long.
As noted above, a fairly obvious metal plate slid over the windows. Thus, no more hole.
As for the gravity, the battle seemed pretty close to Coruscant. Maybe the artificial gravity failed, or maybe it was simply using the planet's gravity instead of artificial gravity while it's that close to the surface. I was skeptical at first, but I'm willing to accept that the orientation of the ship was important.
As for the ships landing -- who's to say, really? It's George's universe, whether we like it or not. If he wants corvettes to land on Coruscant (I didn't notice corvettes landing anywhere else), why can't they? Besides, it is the capital. In any case, does it really matter?
I didn't see too much inconsistency in the movie. You probably saw more, but it sounds like you were actively looking for it (though I'm surprised you missed the plates covering the windows, if you were being that attentive). Suspend a little disbelief, maybe you'll enjoy yourself more.
I think you've overcomplicated Yoda's syntax. It would be more like: "Downloading, I am." He doesn't end with the subject, he tends to end with the verb, AFIACT. As in:
"When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not, hmm?"
Hmm, I suppose I spoke a little too uncertainly and didn't back up my claim as I should have.
From this article.
So yes, 1080p is the standard resolution of the PS3, as I said. Not that it really affects me at this point, I don't have that kind of money...
Actually, I think every PS3 game will support 1080p -- Sony has made that the "standard" for the system. I believe 720p is the standard for xbox 360.