Protip: In the English language, words enter the language through common usage, not a central authority. The word "protip" comes from GamePro magazine.
Facebook went from being a closed network to an open one with several changes to the privacy controls, that awful Beacon feature, etc. They never back down until there's immense pressure. Usually even then they don't back down entirely. And it's all so they can monetize their site.
Google made a mistake with their wifi collection software and quickly admitted to it when asked about it, then came up with a plan to destroy the data.
Placing the tabs horizontally was a serious blunder. A browser where the UI is designed for a maximum of ~5 tabs is horribly broken, as far as I'm concerned. Both for work purposes, and more importantly, for porn browsing.
Have they added vertical tabs yet? As someone who generally has at least 15 tabs open, I can't use the current incarnation of Chrome due to the horizontal tabs.
Local TV news is easily replaced by the internet. Hell, even Google News has a local section customized to your area.
But the internet provides something that TV simply can't -- hyperlocal news. There's two or three blogs that cover my own neighborhood. You can read up on events in the area, park closures, or see photos of interesting stuff (great for when you're too lazy to venture outdoors.)
It simply wouldn't be economical for TV stations to provide this level of granularity.
* They're usually talking louder than everyone else. * They're not looking where they're walking. * They're constantly shouting "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" * They're unable to talk to you because they're distracted by another conversation
Would you smell a nasty fart to prevent terrorism? Would you give up your ability to see if it meant you could time travel? Would you listen to an entire Britney Spears album if it could bring about world peace?
1. Neither does Google, unless you define "listening in" as something else entirely. 2. Clearly you didn't RTFA. The story is that Google Chrome's "incognito" mode has a bug where it occasionally leaves traces behind on YOUR computer.
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Protip: In the English language, words enter the language through common usage, not a central authority. The word "protip" comes from GamePro magazine.
Protip: The word "protip" is not hyphenated.
Facebook went from being a closed network to an open one with several changes to the privacy controls, that awful Beacon feature, etc. They never back down until there's immense pressure. Usually even then they don't back down entirely. And it's all so they can monetize their site.
Google made a mistake with their wifi collection software and quickly admitted to it when asked about it, then came up with a plan to destroy the data.
How are these two things even remotely similar?
Placing the tabs horizontally was a serious blunder. A browser where the UI is designed for a maximum of ~5 tabs is horribly broken, as far as I'm concerned. Both for work purposes, and more importantly, for porn browsing.
Why not go with Chromium?
Have they added vertical tabs yet? As someone who generally has at least 15 tabs open, I can't use the current incarnation of Chrome due to the horizontal tabs.
Anyone know if this is fixed yet?
The vocal minority of folks with too much time on their hands and no dignity beg to differ.
Go to any public meeting (especially if it's during working hours) and see what I mean.
It was on a Friday, it's not like anything gets done on Fridays anyway.
Local TV news is easily replaced by the internet. Hell, even Google News has a local section customized to your area.
But the internet provides something that TV simply can't -- hyperlocal news. There's two or three blogs that cover my own neighborhood. You can read up on events in the area, park closures, or see photos of interesting stuff (great for when you're too lazy to venture outdoors.)
It simply wouldn't be economical for TV stations to provide this level of granularity.
I'm sure that's why they saved it for Friday.
But who says your personal preferences outweigh those of another?
And you don't have cell phone service in your subway? Do you live in the 80's?
* They're usually talking louder than everyone else.
* They're not looking where they're walking.
* They're constantly shouting "WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
* They're unable to talk to you because they're distracted by another conversation
And once you install an SSL certificate, you'll never be able to completely remove it.
Are you kidding? Cloud computing can synergize your enterprise assets!
We tried listening to the stock market "experts." And look how well that worked out!
I'm so saddened by these stories about stock traders getting electrocuted. It was about time they added circuit breakers.
Here's some more ideas:
Would you smell a nasty fart to prevent terrorism?
Would you give up your ability to see if it meant you could time travel?
Would you listen to an entire Britney Spears album if it could bring about world peace?
1. Neither does Google, unless you define "listening in" as something else entirely.
2. Clearly you didn't RTFA. The story is that Google Chrome's "incognito" mode has a bug where it occasionally leaves traces behind on YOUR computer.
But how do you know that? And how do you know Google IS doing that?
How is this addiction any different from, let's say, the phone company?
Hurling the controller and yelling "fuck" isn't necessarily legal.
If by "appropriately" you mean "down," then I suppose that could be true.
Who says I'm trying to make friends?
Great, maybe they'll quit modding me down on Slashdot because they don't recognize the satire. (Hint: look at my sig, aspies.)
So you're blaming society for the fact that you didn't pay attention in school?