Microsoft is the leading third-party software provider for Apple OSes (or at least so my former employer, who was himself a former Apple employee, told me).
I wouldn't exactly call them competitors. Their software doesn't even run on the same platform.
Today, who gives a shit what browser comes out on top??
I do.
If one company controls 99% of web browsing, they could eventually move to controlling 99% of webservers by implementing "features" that only work with their server/browser implementation. I believe that's why MS came up with IE in the first place.
They're known for this sort of thing. I used to be a huge MS hater, and I've grown to tolerate them over the past 2-or-so years (since Win2000, really), but it's crap like this that puts me back on the skeptic team.
I don't think these people will instantly conclude that their AOL software is broken, which is what it seems like you are suggesting.
Why not? Especially if these users are used to browsing the web at work (with IE), or are upgrading from a previous version of AOL, or are coming from a different service (to AOL? yeah.. it COULD happen).
"It USED to work. This new AOL x.y is messed up. I'm going to call Customer Service."
AOL will then have to a) explain to the users that the web sites they're viewing are not standards-compliant, which most people won't care about, and will just want their AOL to work, or b) start trying to support non-standard technologies in the AOL release, which will be hard or impossible, and could lead to them eventually switching back to IE.
Yes, I'm cynical. I hope for the best, but I'm realistic.
Of COURSE they're not hosting the machine on a cray. That's complete overkill, even for Cray themselves. The electrical costs alone would be on par with a top-of-the-line hosting package (I imagine).
It's crap like this that will make sure my Girlfriend will always have her own computer to do any "unsafe" tasks like web-browsing.
She's smart, but she just doesn't care about stuff like this. I tried to explain the evils of Kazaa to her (and get her to use Kazaa Lite), but she simple doesn't give a rat's. She won't about this, either.
So, the no-using-my-computer-unless-I'm-watching rule is still in effect. Sad.
Check out http://www.uniax.com/. They use Flash for nav so I can't give a direct link, but click on "how it works" and then check out either the FAQ or the OLED section. It's pretty cool...
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Wrong.
There's one of those beside me right now, and it still makes the clicking noise. They do have movable parts, and I've used one on a PC before (it was headless, and I needed a mouse for 5 minutes, so I grabbed the closest USB mouse).
How it works is pretty simple: the whole top is a button and it is hinged slightly lower than the middle, so you can rest your hand on it, and when you apply pressure, it "clicks".
They're kinda cool, and they glow all pretty (transparent), but the cord is like 6" long and they only have 1 button.
I installed phpWiki this morning, on one of our dev servers for internal documentation. It's not as powerful as many other systems, but it's incredibly simple.
My SB Live is plugged into my Digital (AC3) receiver right now, using this cheap, old, 25' long RCA cable (thinner than most of my other cables, and it doesn't carry video very well). No troubles. I never lose signal. Run the same cable in analog mode, and watch out for the hum/hiss/crackle!
My monitor is "wavy" (I've tried 3 different ones), and I had one die. My DVD player is flaky (crashes regularly, locks up, etc), and I have a PC that just dies once every couple weeks for no reason.
I'm afraid for my current hardware. My DVD player is permanently damaged (it's at my Girlfriend's place now, and still locks up...), and one of my monitors just snaps and dies all the time (hard power interruption fixes it temporarily. I wonder if I can hold my landlord responsible for damages?
Do you have more details on what bad power can do to electronics? (quared/spiked/etc?)
I'm moving in July (on Moving Day, here in Quebec), but in the mean time, I just can't afford to replace my gear.
I had "intro" classes that asked incredibly stupid questions on the exam.
a) In Word, which menu contains the spell check? [we were writing on paper, not allowed to touch our machines]
b) Describe the exact click-process for creating a pie chart in Excel. Your data is in column C. (ex: Insert>Chart>etc etc etc. They expected the exact menu sequence.)
These are completely stupid questions. I don't know which menu contains Spell Check in Word, but I can always find it in 5 seconds (and use the keyboard shortcut in the future).
The curriculum actually involved passing out menu maps of Office products and having us memorize them.. Useless.
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Microsoft is the leading third-party software provider for Apple OSes (or at least so my former employer, who was himself a former Apple employee, told me).
I wouldn't exactly call them competitors.
Their software doesn't even run on the same platform.
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Oops. (-:
Alright. Sorry about that.
Too bad the No Score +1 can't be retroactive..
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The article mentions $1000 in fines. I wonder what those were for. Not fees, but fines.
Anyone know what those might be for?
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I'd pay $15 to have a solid net connection on a 5 hour flight.
Right.
I bet you'd [have to] pay $15 to have an intermittent net connection for 5-10 minutes of said 5 hour flight.
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Today, who gives a shit what browser comes out on top??
I do.
If one company controls 99% of web browsing, they could eventually move to controlling 99% of webservers by implementing "features" that only work with their server/browser implementation. I believe that's why MS came up with IE in the first place.
Sounds conspiracy theorist, right?
Read this, then.
They're known for this sort of thing. I used to be a huge MS hater, and I've grown to tolerate them over the past 2-or-so years (since Win2000, really), but it's crap like this that puts me back on the skeptic team.
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Every corporate site I have been at, will block port 22 outbound.
Most, however, don't block gopher, and it's pretty easy to set up sshd to listen on port 70.
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I don't think these people will instantly conclude that their AOL software is broken, which is what it seems like you are suggesting.
Why not?
Especially if these users are used to browsing the web at work (with IE), or are upgrading from a previous version of AOL, or are coming from a different service (to AOL? yeah.. it COULD happen).
"It USED to work. This new AOL x.y is messed up. I'm going to call Customer Service."
AOL will then have to a) explain to the users that the web sites they're viewing are not standards-compliant, which most people won't care about, and will just want their AOL to work, or b) start trying to support non-standard technologies in the AOL release, which will be hard or impossible, and could lead to them eventually switching back to IE.
Yes, I'm cynical. I hope for the best, but I'm realistic.
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Yes, you're right.
The WHOLE INTERNET could be contained in 227 gigs.
</sarcasm>
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netcraft says it's solaris 8 and apache.
Of COURSE they're not hosting the machine on a cray. That's complete overkill, even for Cray themselves. The electrical costs alone would be on par with a top-of-the-line hosting package (I imagine).
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It's crap like this that will make sure my Girlfriend will always have her own computer to do any "unsafe" tasks like web-browsing .
She's smart, but she just doesn't care about stuff like this. I tried to explain the evils of Kazaa to her (and get her to use Kazaa Lite), but she simple doesn't give a rat's. She won't about this, either.
So, the no-using-my-computer-unless-I'm-watching rule is still in effect. Sad.
S
Check out http://www.uniax.com/. They use Flash for nav so I can't give a direct link, but click on "how it works" and then check out either the FAQ or the OLED section. It's pretty cool...
For the flash impaired:
http://www.uniax.com/html/oledtech.htm
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Wrong.
There's one of those beside me right now, and it still makes the clicking noise. They do have movable parts, and I've used one on a PC before (it was headless, and I needed a mouse for 5 minutes, so I grabbed the closest USB mouse).
How it works is pretty simple: the whole top is a button and it is hinged slightly lower than the middle, so you can rest your hand on it, and when you apply pressure, it "clicks".
They're kinda cool, and they glow all pretty (transparent), but the cord is like 6" long and they only have 1 button.
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Attention Celine Dion and all musicians
Kudos for not mistaking Céline Dion for a musician. (-:
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I installed phpWiki this morning, on one of our dev servers for internal documentation. It's not as powerful as many other systems, but it's incredibly simple.
Getting it to run with IIS isn't, however.
Not actual benchmarks, but look here:. php3
s /latency-icmc2001.pdf [PDF]
http://www.linuxdj.com/audio/lad/resourceslatency
More specifically:
http://mambo.peabody.jhu.edu/~karlmac/publication
Sig: What Happened To The Censorware Project (censorware.org)
There's a new essay up at censorware.org, re: you.
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Yeah, I was at godaddy.com this morning.. there's a big yellow "A WARNING TO OUR CUSTOMERS" button on their homepage.
Links here.
My SB Live is plugged into my Digital (AC3) receiver right now, using this cheap, old, 25' long RCA cable (thinner than most of my other cables, and it doesn't carry video very well). No troubles. I never lose signal. Run the same cable in analog mode, and watch out for the hum/hiss/crackle!
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So, CmdrTaco and Hemos locked me up inside a closet and forced me to play for the last week.
Life is rough.
(-;
I think the power in my apartment is like this.
My monitor is "wavy" (I've tried 3 different ones), and I had one die. My DVD player is flaky (crashes regularly, locks up, etc), and I have a PC that just dies once every couple weeks for no reason.
I'm afraid for my current hardware. My DVD player is permanently damaged (it's at my Girlfriend's place now, and still locks up...), and one of my monitors just snaps and dies all the time (hard power interruption fixes it temporarily. I wonder if I can hold my landlord responsible for damages?
Do you have more details on what bad power can do to electronics? (quared/spiked/etc?)
I'm moving in July (on Moving Day, here in Quebec), but in the mean time, I just can't afford to replace my gear.
S
Uh.. it's a WSJ article.
It says so right at the top.
MSNBC generally carries Wire stories.
good kneejerking, though.
So long as the exam is useful.
I had "intro" classes that asked incredibly stupid questions on the exam.
a) In Word, which menu contains the spell check? [we were writing on paper, not allowed to touch our machines]
b) Describe the exact click-process for creating a pie chart in Excel. Your data is in column C. (ex: Insert>Chart>etc etc etc. They expected the exact menu sequence.)
These are completely stupid questions. I don't know which menu contains Spell Check in Word, but I can always find it in 5 seconds (and use the keyboard shortcut in the future).
The curriculum actually involved passing out menu maps of Office products and having us memorize them.. Useless.
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Documentation on Browser Helper Objects (BHOs) at MSDN.
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oh no!
I need to stop reading slashdot.
I did'nt even notice those gramatical/speling errors were their until you pointed them out.