That looked interesting, so I looked it up (I'm on a windows machine at work right now, so I have no/usr/src/*) on Google.
Current state: It currently works. Network block device looks like being pretty stable. I originally thought that it is impossible to swap over TCP. It turned out not to be true - swapping over TCP now works and seems to be deadlock-free, but it requires heavy patches into Linux's network layer.
That's cool. I don't really care if they add links to the article, I mean, that's what the web is all about -- linking, and I didn't mean to insult Hemos, although some moderator seems to think I did.
Well, I saw it was accepted from the queue, and I figured it would be up soon. I typed it after the story went up, and to my suprise (honestly), it was actually a FP. Big deal (-:
I'm not talking about the software on the CD or floppy. I'm talking about the software withing the cuecat that turns a bunch of lines into a bunch of alphanumerics.
Does the same apply to the numerous AOL CDs I received in unsolicited mail last year? Do I OWN the software on the CD? Can I do whatever I want with it?
I'd admit that you are paying a premium price for certain labels, but as a child, my mom always bought the cheapest clothes she could find. I carried on the same trend when I moved out. I occasionally tried more expensive clothes, and I discovered something: Sometimes you DO get what you pay for, if you know what you're buying. For instance, I've discovered a direct relationship between the price of a new shirt, and the number of times it can go through the wash without losing buttons.
The point was that in order to get laws changed, one needs to have the law passed through congress (changed through congress), or to have it overturned by the courts.
Congress is not likely to overturn a law they've created and upheld, and the courts don't try laws without a reason.
So how do you get the courts to listen? Break the law. Then you will have your trial. That's where the Rosa Parks and Tea Party references come from.
I'm not trying to pass the buck, but it is in fact not completely my fault.
The site went WAY over budget as it was (our sales team needs a clue). My employer, nor the client will have little things like that fixed -- note the lack of ALT tags, etc.
I'm assuming you mean the paragraph on the splash page? Is it happening somewhere else, too?
We had a client who was checking out their website on two different (same brand, model etc) laptops, same OS, same browser. Same color depth.
They couldn't figure out why the colors weren't exactly the same, and over the phone, we didn't catch the problem either. Naturally, they thought it was a problem with our design or programming.
So, when they were here for a meeting, they brought the laptops along, connected to the site, and said "There, see? The colors aren't the same."
They were right. The colors weren't the same despite exact same configurations on the two machines.
I _REALLY_ impressed them when I reached up and adjusted the brightness and contrast of the darker laptop.
I'm glad to see that they addressed the concept that different rules apply to different media.
My favorite is:
STRATEGY 9 -- Go back to print design.
Anyway, I ran into this trouble a couple weeks ago. What I _REALLY_ hate is if you have a GIF that's a solid color (say #006000) and you set the BGCOLOR of a table or body to the EXACT SAME COLOR, the browser displays the GIF and the BG differently. Drives me nuts.
Some day there will be a browser that actually works. Some day a long time after that, most people will be using a browser that actually works.
Until then, I'm forced to send design back to the design team over and over until they get a clue.
Wouldn't it be easier to shield the ceiling of the room where the 'chillers' are? That would be the underside of the floor -- less ugly, and in a place where people would expect such a thing.
A few years ago, knowing just a few html tags and tricks could probably have gotten you a job as a full-fledged Web designer, or at least Web coder.
Ironic that the very page on which this appeared, the story author screwed up the HTML (-: Looks like someone forgot one, or closed one too many TABLEs, TRs or TDs, thus screwing up anything below the error. Don't you guys have a 'preview' for story submissions, before they go live? (-:
Note: I'm not trying to troll here, just pointing out the irony.
I think the point was that Amazon is doing this on a customer by customer basis.
If I get a membership at a grocery store, and they track my purchases through it, I still pay the sticker price when I get to the cash, as does everyone else. The sticker price is common to every customer at a given time.
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That looked interesting, so I looked it up (I'm on a windows machine at work right now, so I have no /usr/src/*) on Google.
Current state: It currently works. Network block device looks like being pretty stable. I originally thought that it is impossible to swap over TCP. It turned out not to be true - swapping over TCP now works and seems to be deadlock-free, but it requires heavy patches into Linux's network layer.
Looks like it can swap now. Pretty cool stuff.
Hey, I'm from Canadia, and I know who this Taco guy is.
(-:
That's cool. I don't really care if they add links to the article, I mean, that's what the web is all about -- linking, and I didn't mean to insult Hemos, although some moderator seems to think I did.
If you submit a story, then go back to submit.pl you can see if your story has been accepted or rejected.
2000-09-18 17:03:59 Kuro5hin is back up! (articles,news) (accepted)
Like so.
I hope that doesn't get marked troll. Truth be told, I left VA Linux unlinked, and someone managed to link it up anyway. (-:
Well, I saw it was accepted from the queue, and I figured it would be up soon. I typed it after the story went up, and to my suprise (honestly), it was actually a FP. Big deal (-:
I typed it up before it was up, waited for the countdown, checked it, and then submitted once it was live.
I was over-anxious. (-:
I'm not talking about the software on the CD or floppy. I'm talking about the software withing the cuecat that turns a bunch of lines into a bunch of alphanumerics.
Ah, but my understanding is that there's software IN the cuecat, same as there is software ON the AOL CD.
Does the same apply to the numerous AOL CDs I received in unsolicited mail last year? Do I OWN the software on the CD? Can I do whatever I want with it?
Under that same logic, what makes slashdot what it is?
(the answer to both of our questions is "A community")
I am *NOT* allowed to posess the fully automatic ak-47 with armor-piercing bullets
_REALLY_?? Crap!
/me runs down to the basement to uh.. hide the evidence.
I'd admit that you are paying a premium price for certain labels, but as a child, my mom always bought the cheapest clothes she could find. I carried on the same trend when I moved out. I occasionally tried more expensive clothes, and I discovered something: Sometimes you DO get what you pay for, if you know what you're buying. For instance, I've discovered a direct relationship between the price of a new shirt, and the number of times it can go through the wash without losing buttons.
I'm no DNA expert, but the general concensus is that there are no portable DNA scanners.
This whole thing sounds like a scare tactic to me. Plus, how are consumers to actually know if their vendor is legit?
Oh, come on!
The point was that in order to get laws changed, one needs to have the law passed through congress (changed through congress), or to have it overturned by the courts.
Congress is not likely to overturn a law they've created and upheld, and the courts don't try laws without a reason.
So how do you get the courts to listen? Break the law. Then you will have your trial. That's where the Rosa Parks and Tea Party references come from.
PK = Preacher's Kid
am a "hacker", and am also a born-again Christian. So I guess I broke the trend ;-)
Did you know that Larry Wall is a Christian? I learned this in Wired, October 2000. He's also a PK.
I'm not trying to pass the buck, but it is in fact not completely my fault.
The site went WAY over budget as it was (our sales team needs a clue). My employer, nor the client will have little things like that fixed -- note the lack of ALT tags, etc.
I'm assuming you mean the paragraph on the splash page? Is it happening somewhere else, too?
which is what I did to clear it up. Unfortunately, the browser displays GIFs and JPEGs differently.
Stupid browser. (-:
We had a client who was checking out their website on two different (same brand, model etc) laptops, same OS, same browser. Same color depth.
They couldn't figure out why the colors weren't exactly the same, and over the phone, we didn't catch the problem either. Naturally, they thought it was a problem with our design or programming.
So, when they were here for a meeting, they brought the laptops along, connected to the site, and said "There, see? The colors aren't the same."
They were right. The colors weren't the same despite exact same configurations on the two machines.
I _REALLY_ impressed them when I reached up and adjusted the brightness and contrast of the darker laptop.
[eyeroll]
I'm glad to see that they addressed the concept that different rules apply to different media.
My favorite is:
STRATEGY 9 -- Go back to print design.
Anyway, I ran into this trouble a couple weeks ago. What I _REALLY_ hate is if you have a GIF that's a solid color (say #006000) and you set the BGCOLOR of a table or body to the EXACT SAME COLOR, the browser displays the GIF and the BG differently. Drives me nuts.
Some day there will be a browser that actually works. Some day a long time after that, most people will be using a browser that actually works.
Until then, I'm forced to send design back to the design team over and over until they get a clue.
Someone else hire me.
Nobody at the local Radio Shacks has any clue what a CueCat is. I guess it's an American thing.
If any of you fine americans have a surplus of stamps and feel like snail-mailing me one, please feel free to email me for my postal info (-:
Wouldn't it be easier to shield the ceiling of the room where the 'chillers' are? That would be the underside of the floor -- less ugly, and in a place where people would expect such a thing.
A few years ago, knowing just a few html tags and tricks could probably have gotten you a job as a full-fledged Web designer, or at least Web coder.
Ironic that the very page on which this appeared, the story author screwed up the HTML (-: Looks like someone forgot one, or closed one too many TABLEs, TRs or TDs, thus screwing up anything below the error. Don't you guys have a 'preview' for story submissions, before they go live? (-:
Note: I'm not trying to troll here, just pointing out the irony.
I think the point was that Amazon is doing this on a customer by customer basis.
If I get a membership at a grocery store, and they track my purchases through it, I still pay the sticker price when I get to the cash, as does everyone else. The sticker price is common to every customer at a given time.