He said downfall of browsers, not web usage. However, he did use the word a bit generally. Let's just say that code being able to run on a person's hard drive (in other words, locally) has the potential for very Bad Things to happen. Additionally, its increasing prevalence on the internet is what makes it seem like a "downfall."
Wow... nothing in your posts (that includes your first ramble, and the second, somewhat off-topic reply) resembled any form of coherent English whatsoever. I would make a joke about you being six years old or something, but my guess is that you're not from this country.
Anyway, if you could explain your situation in an easier to understand form, please do so.
Re:....ummmm, what about 1.6???
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It's 1.0.6, not 1.6. Check your Help > About Mozilla Firefox.
Doesn't showdown imply some sort of battle? All this guy did was list the "advantages" and "disadvantages" of each one. Besides the fact that these are his own opinion, and that many of them are outdated or simply incorrect as stated by posters below, this is not a showdown of any kind. He didn't actually compare ease-of-use or compatability or anything like that between two models, just listed things from his memory. A useless article, in my opinion, and it didn't really state anything that most PDA users knew already.
I never said it would give him credibility, or make him look smart. I was commenting on the fact that this person, probably a registered user of Slashdot, decided to post anonymously in order to flame somebody.
Where shall he send it to? Anyonymous Coward, USA? Even if you want to flame somebody, don't be a pussy and use the veil of anonymity to protect yourself from being criticized as well. As for the grandparent post, I agree, but asking for your time back? Being a user of Slashdot means knowing that you will get the occassional useless story (useless to some, useful to others). Your milegage may vary when defining "occassional."
Who the hell modded this as insightful? This seems like something out of a terrible movie set in the future. Writing a virus to fix a problem... give me a break. How would changing these user-agent strings change how "webmasters" code if they know that there is a virus? It seems to me that you have no idea what you're talking about.
Look, the world is full of message boards, but it's NOT full of intelligent people. When you overhear two people talking in a restaurant, they're often steadfast on a position they know nothing about, much like the masses you'll find at any message board.
Don't stereotype Slashdot. The membership consists of people who are barely into middle school and those who have their Ph. Ds, and just about every single person you can think of in between. We are not necessarily a smarter group, but the majority of us may be more knowledgable about certain topics (more specifically, "nerdy" ones.) There is no one particular forum where you will always find an intelligent debate; that quality is determined by firstly if the people debating have any idea what the hell they're talking about, and secondly if they are intelligent enough to express their ideas. The web is teeming with information. Unfortunately, most of it is probably worthless. However, don't become so pessimistic. I don't think that the level of national dialogue has declined. It's probably stayed the same. The internet has just given more ignorant people an easy way to express themselves.
First of all, I'd like to say that my original post was somewhat of a joke. However, with all the stories on here about "Ruby on Rails" that seemed to have come out of nowhere, and no subsequent explanation at all, I find it comforting that someone would actually take the time to respond to my troll-esque post with a legitimate answer. Thank you!
Do you know what PDA stands for? Personal digital assistant. Is a pen and paper "digital?" Well, you can be a wiseass and say "yes," because it involves using your digits. Or you can realize that he probably meant electronic devices.
I love how you're trying to make fun of George Lucas and/or Jar Jar Binks in yet another boring, obvious Star Wars joke, yet you mention that you actually CRIED when you saw a humorous character on screen. Just stop, please.
In a better designed situation, such as the one I have on my Windows system with Winamp, selecting songs in Explorer queues them up to be played in the playlist. Wouldn't that make more sense? Why would you need two copies of xmms running at the same time anyway?
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I find it really funny that Google News indexes Slashdot, because all of this stupid shit is now going to be on there.
This is the funniest thing I've ever heard. The guy uses [sic] after writing leet as "lete," and calls the internet... The Internet. Not to mention that the other kid replies that he'd get respect for posting a CD online. Hahahaha. Troll.
"More" is a comparative. Therefore, you must be comparing Google to something else when you ask "who is more evil?" So I ask, who or what are you comparing Google to?
They didn't invent the title -- they gave it out. I agree with the uselessness, but I am associating the British government with the useless titles, while the Academy Awards are just a company.
The parent never claimed to be an audiophile. I think he'd agree with you on the point of using MP3s, but would disagree that any quality is okay to use, and that "it's still better to use wired speakers and stereo systems," an argument you provide no evidence to support. Here's my argument. See if you can follow its seemingly logical steps.
Premise 1: MP3s can sound very good at high bit rates. Premise 2: Today's wireless networks are capable of streaming large files. Conclusion: High quality MP3s can be streamed wirelessly.
Did you read the article? Does your ipaq have a 30 gigabyte hard drive? USB host capabilities? How about the ability to display on the TV, and record from it as well?
I think you're missing something important here. Why not make everyone work quieter than rip apart the ceiling? Not only is this a costly solution, it's also a stupid one. If everyone in the office was having the problem, everyone in the office could come together to work out a solution that doesn't involve spending money on a noise cancellation system and construction workers.
You've got to be kidding. So you're saying you wouldn't carry that "weapon," but what would you rather have? A loaded gun? How about not carrying anything there?
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He said downfall of browsers, not web usage. However, he did use the word a bit generally. Let's just say that code being able to run on a person's hard drive (in other words, locally) has the potential for very Bad Things to happen. Additionally, its increasing prevalence on the internet is what makes it seem like a "downfall."
Wow... nothing in your posts (that includes your first ramble, and the second, somewhat off-topic reply) resembled any form of coherent English whatsoever. I would make a joke about you being six years old or something, but my guess is that you're not from this country.
Anyway, if you could explain your situation in an easier to understand form, please do so.
It's 1.0.6, not 1.6. Check your Help > About Mozilla Firefox.
Doesn't showdown imply some sort of battle? All this guy did was list the "advantages" and "disadvantages" of each one. Besides the fact that these are his own opinion, and that many of them are outdated or simply incorrect as stated by posters below, this is not a showdown of any kind. He didn't actually compare ease-of-use or compatability or anything like that between two models, just listed things from his memory. A useless article, in my opinion, and it didn't really state anything that most PDA users knew already.
I never said it would give him credibility, or make him look smart. I was commenting on the fact that this person, probably a registered user of Slashdot, decided to post anonymously in order to flame somebody.
Where shall he send it to? Anyonymous Coward, USA? Even if you want to flame somebody, don't be a pussy and use the veil of anonymity to protect yourself from being criticized as well. As for the grandparent post, I agree, but asking for your time back? Being a user of Slashdot means knowing that you will get the occassional useless story (useless to some, useful to others). Your milegage may vary when defining "occassional."
Direct link to tiff from instructional grandparent post and from page linked to in parent post.
Additional unnecessary comment with EXCLAMATION POINT!
Who the hell modded this as insightful? This seems like something out of a terrible movie set in the future. Writing a virus to fix a problem... give me a break. How would changing these user-agent strings change how "webmasters" code if they know that there is a virus? It seems to me that you have no idea what you're talking about.
Look, the world is full of message boards, but it's NOT full of intelligent people. When you overhear two people talking in a restaurant, they're often steadfast on a position they know nothing about, much like the masses you'll find at any message board.
Don't stereotype Slashdot. The membership consists of people who are barely into middle school and those who have their Ph. Ds, and just about every single person you can think of in between. We are not necessarily a smarter group, but the majority of us may be more knowledgable about certain topics (more specifically, "nerdy" ones.) There is no one particular forum where you will always find an intelligent debate; that quality is determined by firstly if the people debating have any idea what the hell they're talking about, and secondly if they are intelligent enough to express their ideas. The web is teeming with information. Unfortunately, most of it is probably worthless. However, don't become so pessimistic. I don't think that the level of national dialogue has declined. It's probably stayed the same. The internet has just given more ignorant people an easy way to express themselves.
First of all, I'd like to say that my original post was somewhat of a joke. However, with all the stories on here about "Ruby on Rails" that seemed to have come out of nowhere, and no subsequent explanation at all, I find it comforting that someone would actually take the time to respond to my troll-esque post with a legitimate answer. Thank you!
What the fuck is Ruby on Rails?
Do you know what PDA stands for? Personal digital assistant. Is a pen and paper "digital?" Well, you can be a wiseass and say "yes," because it involves using your digits. Or you can realize that he probably meant electronic devices.
I love how you're trying to make fun of George Lucas and/or Jar Jar Binks in yet another boring, obvious Star Wars joke, yet you mention that you actually CRIED when you saw a humorous character on screen. Just stop, please.
In a better designed situation, such as the one I have on my Windows system with Winamp, selecting songs in Explorer queues them up to be played in the playlist. Wouldn't that make more sense? Why would you need two copies of xmms running at the same time anyway?
I find it really funny that Google News indexes Slashdot, because all of this stupid shit is now going to be on there.
This is the funniest thing I've ever heard. The guy uses [sic] after writing leet as "lete," and calls the internet... The Internet. Not to mention that the other kid replies that he'd get respect for posting a CD online. Hahahaha. Troll.
"More" is a comparative. Therefore, you must be comparing Google to something else when you ask "who is more evil?" So I ask, who or what are you comparing Google to?
They didn't invent the title -- they gave it out. I agree with the uselessness, but I am associating the British government with the useless titles, while the Academy Awards are just a company.
The US government didn't invent the Oscars.
The parent never claimed to be an audiophile. I think he'd agree with you on the point of using MP3s, but would disagree that any quality is okay to use, and that "it's still better to use wired speakers and stereo systems," an argument you provide no evidence to support. Here's my argument. See if you can follow its seemingly logical steps.
Premise 1: MP3s can sound very good at high bit rates.
Premise 2: Today's wireless networks are capable of streaming large files.
Conclusion: High quality MP3s can be streamed wirelessly.
Good day.
Did you read the article? Does your ipaq have a 30 gigabyte hard drive? USB host capabilities? How about the ability to display on the TV, and record from it as well?
By the way, which ipaq can you get for $150?
I think you're missing something important here. Why not make everyone work quieter than rip apart the ceiling? Not only is this a costly solution, it's also a stupid one. If everyone in the office was having the problem, everyone in the office could come together to work out a solution that doesn't involve spending money on a noise cancellation system and construction workers.
Didn't a similar situation happen to Atari?
You've got to be kidding. So you're saying you wouldn't carry that "weapon," but what would you rather have? A loaded gun? How about not carrying anything there?
I think the headline was supposed to be sort of sarcastic.