People forget quickly. Yes, most OSs bundle a web browser but they don't hold a desktop monopoly. My guess is Opera wants to revisit that story in Europe.
Not to take away from the article but I would like to read a review from a kid who has not been exposed to technology/computers as much as Rufus. It would be interesting to read about their reaction to this technology and how it affects their daily lives. I grew up in Peru and was not exposed to technology to the degree that I am now, I know a laptop like that would have made a world of a difference to me.
"You make it sound like terrible accidents happen all the time"
You might want to re-read my post carefully. Why would you assume that? I am perfectly aware that the few nuclear accidents that did occur were not as bad as one would think. Nowhere did I say "terrible accidents happen all the time".
Other things that went wrong with the nuclear program include inappropriate training of maintenance staff (see Three Mile Island disaster) - look at what Japan has done - simple things such as color coding of items have gone a long way, inadequate indemnification during the early stages of the program (ie. inappropriate insurance oversight placed a price tag on plants that were too low resulting in a "not too much to lose mentality" on those running it), bad start at safety measures (see Anderson Act), regulation after regulation tacked on on top of old outdated regulations driving costs up, keeping public out in the dark about the technology (Chernobyl), etc, etc. All of these relate more or less to my original point - the program was rushed out from the labs creating problems that could have been avoided from the start. Had it not been rushed it is very possible nuclear power wouldn't have the bad image that it has today.
Joking aside, I recently learned in a history class the clever theme that is Homer working there. It makes fun of and illustrates one of the main things that went wrong with the nuclear program - The technology was developed by geniuses but run by idiots. It was rushed out of labs after WWII by governments and industries who promised the public endless energy.
Thank you Nokia for making my decision a whole lot easier. A friend and I are in the market for a new cellphone/smart phone, thanks to this info Nokia is now out of the question. Thanks for making easier to choose.
What about the across the board blank media tax you guys have up there? I thought that was meant to compensate for any piracy that goes on.
The Conservatives promised to eliminate the levy, who knows where this new law leaves the promise. Maybe the elimination of the levy was promised in preparation for the introduction of this more restrictive law?
That is exactly what I thought as well. I thought they had found a new type of work fatigue in workers at Silicon Valley which eventually forced them into doing crack.
Thank you. I've been arguing that for years. Computer use, much like driving, comes with responsibility. Lack of responsible use can have costly consequences. 90% of the people online nowadays have no concept of this or really don't really give a shit. I almost wish this botnet is as huge as they say it is and they cause some serious damage so that governments not only hold the botnet admins responsible, but also irresponsible computer users themselves as well as software manufacturers.
Portable Avatars really? Isn't there more useful/interesting problems to solve? Like.. I don't know, getting the idea behind OpenID working first before worrying about "avatars"?
> You might make yourself at least slightly aware of the issue before commenting on it.
Oh I paid attention, however, I don't think you have. I understand the media has been cut off, but there are other sources of information. For example, The Daily Mail reports that thousands of protesters have been allegedly killed, yet, I don't see any mention of that on mainstream media, I did see however two stories about Britney's problems tonight.
> You dislike U.S. news media. That's great; here's a cookie. Try paying attention next time.
Each day that passes I am reminded the disgusting state of our society. Thank God for the internet and its ability to deliver raw information. I turn on the TV and all I see is useless reality TV portraying the lives of rich kids and their "complex" love lives or news about Britney Spears. Mean while, stories about potentially thousands of protesters being killed go barely mentioned. Being killed for wanting the very thing the most powerful government in the world allegedly spent the last 4 years fighting for! Where is the outrage? Where is the day after day coverage the way we saw Ana Nicole Smith's death be covered? Why does our society care more about some washed up singer losing custody of her kids than thousands of peaceful anonymous demonstrators getting killed?
I'm not sure if this was on purpose but what's even more amazing to me, which illustrates your point, is that I had problems trying to read the answer backwards. I had to run it through rev to reverse it. However, after knowing the answer, I was able to read the reversed sentenced straight from your post without a problem.
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People forget quickly. Yes, most OSs bundle a web browser but they don't hold a desktop monopoly. My guess is Opera wants to revisit that story in Europe.
Not to take away from the article but I would like to read a review from a kid who has not been exposed to technology/computers as much as Rufus. It would be interesting to read about their reaction to this technology and how it affects their daily lives. I grew up in Peru and was not exposed to technology to the degree that I am now, I know a laptop like that would have made a world of a difference to me.
"You make it sound like terrible accidents happen all the time"
You might want to re-read my post carefully. Why would you assume that? I am perfectly aware that the few nuclear accidents that did occur were not as bad as one would think. Nowhere did I say "terrible accidents happen all the time".
Other things that went wrong with the nuclear program include inappropriate training of maintenance staff (see Three Mile Island disaster) - look at what Japan has done - simple things such as color coding of items have gone a long way, inadequate indemnification during the early stages of the program (ie. inappropriate insurance oversight placed a price tag on plants that were too low resulting in a "not too much to lose mentality" on those running it), bad start at safety measures (see Anderson Act), regulation after regulation tacked on on top of old outdated regulations driving costs up, keeping public out in the dark about the technology (Chernobyl), etc, etc. All of these relate more or less to my original point - the program was rushed out from the labs creating problems that could have been avoided from the start. Had it not been rushed it is very possible nuclear power wouldn't have the bad image that it has today.
Joking aside, I recently learned in a history class the clever theme that is Homer working there. It makes fun of and illustrates one of the main things that went wrong with the nuclear program - The technology was developed by geniuses but run by idiots. It was rushed out of labs after WWII by governments and industries who promised the public endless energy.
Thank you Nokia for making my decision a whole lot easier. A friend and I are in the market for a new cellphone/smart phone, thanks to this info Nokia is now out of the question. Thanks for making easier to choose.
The Conservatives promised to eliminate the levy, who knows where this new law leaves the promise. Maybe the elimination of the levy was promised in preparation for the introduction of this more restrictive law?
That is exactly what I thought as well. I thought they had found a new type of work fatigue in workers at Silicon Valley which eventually forced them into doing crack.
The kid's hand holding the EyeClops on the website somehow seems disturbingly older than the face.
Is that still the case with IE7 and Vista (or event XP SP2)? I'm genuinely curious, I stopped using Windows a long time ago.
I think this is a highly unethical business practice which must be stopped
Yes! I don't know how people keep on linking to about.com and their garbage gallery.
That translated to an average hourly tech worker wage of US$31.80
What is that in CAD? a loonie or so an hour?
Thank you. I've been arguing that for years. Computer use, much like driving, comes with responsibility. Lack of responsible use can have costly consequences. 90% of the people online nowadays have no concept of this or really don't really give a shit. I almost wish this botnet is as huge as they say it is and they cause some serious damage so that governments not only hold the botnet admins responsible, but also irresponsible computer users themselves as well as software manufacturers.
Portable Avatars really? Isn't there more useful/interesting problems to solve? Like.. I don't know, getting the idea behind OpenID working first before worrying about "avatars"?
".....The organisation was set up by IBM, NEC, Novell, Philips, Red Hat and Sony ...."
The list of organizations reminds me of this pic: http://www.siliconhell.com/Images/Mad%20Cat/images/humour/spy.jpg
If he wins, he should donate the money the other guy's cause then.
Thank you for that link, I had never heard of that term before.
> You might make yourself at least slightly aware of the issue before commenting on it.
;)
Oh I paid attention, however, I don't think you have. I understand the media has been cut off, but there are other sources of information. For example, The Daily Mail reports that thousands of protesters have been allegedly killed, yet, I don't see any mention of that on mainstream media, I did see however two stories about Britney's problems tonight.
> You dislike U.S. news media. That's great; here's a cookie. Try paying attention next time.
I hope that's a chocolate chip cookie
Each day that passes I am reminded the disgusting state of our society. Thank God for the internet and its ability to deliver raw information. I turn on the TV and all I see is useless reality TV portraying the lives of rich kids and their "complex" love lives or news about Britney Spears. Mean while, stories about potentially thousands of protesters being killed go barely mentioned. Being killed for wanting the very thing the most powerful government in the world allegedly spent the last 4 years fighting for! Where is the outrage? Where is the day after day coverage the way we saw Ana Nicole Smith's death be covered? Why does our society care more about some washed up singer losing custody of her kids than thousands of peaceful anonymous demonstrators getting killed?
It looks for the people drinking a douple double. Duh!
I'm not sure if this was on purpose but what's even more amazing to me, which illustrates your point, is that I had problems trying to read the answer backwards. I had to run it through rev to reverse it. However, after knowing the answer, I was able to read the reversed sentenced straight from your post without a problem.
Has someone tried to packet sniff this thing to see what it is doing? Would vista hide that too?
To find out how exactly $input gets its value.
Standford isn't just a name you know :p
wtf is going on here? Did he just explain functions?
I bet it doesn't actually tell you your site is being /.ed