Of course, now that you've piqued my interest in seeing pinhole photography (it's bound to be better than the crap we did in high school physics) you don't have a link to your site:)
As of course does Opera (and has done for some considerable time). Of course, Opera can magnify everything (including images) for those with poor eyesight or for, ahem, closer inspection of thumbnails.
Alternatively, you can specify the minimum size of font you will accept (in pixels) which means you never need to magnify text as anything specified above the size will stay as the author intended, yet small text won't drop below your specified limit.
Yes, I know you need to pay for Opera and not Phoenix/Firebird, but that's fine. No need to start a holy war, just passing on the information:)
Yes, because the great unwashed public know what https and http represent. It's also pretty likely that anyone savvy enough to use Mozilla will also be savvy enough to tell when they are being fed false information in the form of an XUL.
Billy User understands the padlock (sometimes), try explaining to him what the text in the title bar means.
Personally, I thought it was pretty good and especially in the cinema, where the volume was really cranked up high which seemed to add a lot to the film. Regardless of whether you thought it was good or not, it most assuredly crosses the Sci-Fi/Horror boundry.
I don't think the point of posting this to/. was to show that mainstream outlets are running pieces like this for consumption of the peons, indicating that free/oss is getting real coverage, not to show us that there are differences.
Goblin
Re:Doesn't it get boring after a while?
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AOL Sues Spammers
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In Soviet Russia, Slashdotted duplicate story servers mod YOU up.
I never get this. Sure an sms may be cheaper than a one minute call, but you need to send half a dozen in order to say the same amount as you can in a one minute call, especially if you're trying to organise something with the party at the other end.
Although I take your point about ISPs being only carriers. Surely any with a shred of decency would have no problem in completely blocking access to that site. Yes, this means that suddenly the ISPs get to make judgement calls in terms of censorship (always bad) but if PA can get this passed then it will only be a matter of time before it becomes national. Most people should agree that blocking kiddie pr0n is a good thing, but when does it stop? I have no doubt that in five years, ISPs will be forced to block access to content declared illegal in that state/in the country.
Sadly, we have got so used to our freedom on the Internet that we are loath to lose any of it, even when common sense dictates that any other means of access would be banned.
Of course, the T68(i) is also over a year old, yet is still one of the most lusted after phones on the market. Even as a die hard Nokia fan I couldn't resist getting one and will seriously consider the P800 next month as my yearly upgrade. 11 months ago it cost me GB£100 as an upgrade and can now be got as a freebie in the UK with a new contract. Reception hasn't been a problem either (the only thing to upset it is multi-story carparks), but I am led to believe the UK has a much better mobile infrastructure than the US.
Obviously the show cheats enough as it is to magiclaly get this contraptions to work
The UK version (Scrapheap Challenge) doesn't always have working machines. In the last series a car tossing trebuchet collapsed in spectacular fashion on the first attempt to hurl a Mini through the air. It is also common to see teams sitting, in true British stereotype fashion, wth a cup of tea at the end of the building time, having finished half an hour early.
To the contrary, it would be like saying that your Pizza shop delivering pizzas was fine and it's not your fault that the delivery guy moves heroin around whilst doing the deliveries, even after he agreed not to.
In the UK, one of the biggest computer/console game retailers (Game, they even have real stores) has a no quibble refund policy, so will let you return a game even if it is just because you don't like it.
Goblin
Re:how about a cell phone jammer?
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It's a lovely idea until someone develops a modification that gets all cell phones within range to phone a premium rate number without the owners consent.
As phones get more and more "programmable", phone viruses, trojans and the like are going to become more common. How long before Norton release Anti-Virus Mobile Edition?
I'm assuming you are making this comment as an American. While I agree that having a phone set to anything other than vibrate when in a cinema, it is interesting to see the difference in attitude between the US and the UK.
Here, pretty much everyone has a mobile phone (cell phone, whatever). By 2005 they expect pervasivness to reach >95% of the population owning one (it's at around 80% right now). They have gone from being a status item to being ubiquitous. People here are genuinely surprised if someone says they don't have one. Of course, 99% of the country has signal coverage and we have been almost exclusively using digital handsets for over five years now.
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Of course, now that you've piqued my interest in seeing pinhole photography (it's bound to be better than the crap we did in high school physics) you don't have a link to your site :)
Goblin
As of course does Opera (and has done for some considerable time). Of course, Opera can magnify everything (including images) for those with poor eyesight or for, ahem, closer inspection of thumbnails.
:)
Alternatively, you can specify the minimum size of font you will accept (in pixels) which means you never need to magnify text as anything specified above the size will stay as the author intended, yet small text won't drop below your specified limit.
Yes, I know you need to pay for Opera and not Phoenix/Firebird, but that's fine. No need to start a holy war, just passing on the information
Goblin
Shouldn't that be
"What the fuck do you think you are doing".
That's the way mine goes.
Goblin
Does that therefore mean /. is worth MORE than $65 million?
;)
If it does, I bet Kathleen is expecting a REALLY nice wedding
Goblin
Yes, because the great unwashed public know what https and http represent. It's also pretty likely that anyone savvy enough to use Mozilla will also be savvy enough to tell when they are being fed false information in the form of an XUL.
Billy User understands the padlock (sometimes), try explaining to him what the text in the title bar means.
Goblin
That depends on what your opinion of Event Horizon.
Personally, I thought it was pretty good and especially in the cinema, where the volume was really cranked up high which seemed to add a lot to the film. Regardless of whether you thought it was good or not, it most assuredly crosses the Sci-Fi/Horror boundry.
Goblin
I meant I THINK the point...
Kinda got lost in the middle of a sentence there.
Goblin
I don't think the point of posting this to /. was to show that mainstream outlets are running pieces like this for consumption of the peons, indicating that free/oss is getting real coverage, not to show us that there are differences.
Goblin
In Soviet Russia, Slashdotted duplicate story servers mod YOU up.
Goblin
50x10= how much?
Err, 500. When multiplying by ten all you need to do is put a zero on the end of the number you are multiplying.
HTH
Goblin
Karma whoring LazyBoy
http://www.xbox-scene.com/007linux.txt
Goblin
You'd better slap a patent on that quick.
Goblin
I never get this. Sure an sms may be cheaper than a one minute call, but you need to send half a dozen in order to say the same amount as you can in a one minute call, especially if you're trying to organise something with the party at the other end.
Goblin
I can't wait until the same thing happens with this as did with uncopyable CDs.
"Ha", say the manfacturers, "our in built camera will be an admissible piece of evidence in a homicide case".
"Ha", says user, "Just let me find a piece of duct tape".
Goblin
Then why did you buy it instead of a less feature packed and cheaper phone? It's not like they didn't warn you it was feature packed.
Goblin
Erm, that's GPRS, ie high speed (ok, 56k) Internet access, not GPS location pinpointing.
General Packet Radio System
Global Positioning System
Just to clarify.
Goblin
3. Profit?
Although I take your point about ISPs being only carriers. Surely any with a shred of decency would have no problem in completely blocking access to that site. Yes, this means that suddenly the ISPs get to make judgement calls in terms of censorship (always bad) but if PA can get this passed then it will only be a matter of time before it becomes national. Most people should agree that blocking kiddie pr0n is a good thing, but when does it stop? I have no doubt that in five years, ISPs will be forced to block access to content declared illegal in that state/in the country.
Sadly, we have got so used to our freedom on the Internet that we are loath to lose any of it, even when common sense dictates that any other means of access would be banned.
Goblin
Of course, the T68(i) is also over a year old, yet is still one of the most lusted after phones on the market. Even as a die hard Nokia fan I couldn't resist getting one and will seriously consider the P800 next month as my yearly upgrade. 11 months ago it cost me GB£100 as an upgrade and can now be got as a freebie in the UK with a new contract. Reception hasn't been a problem either (the only thing to upset it is multi-story carparks), but I am led to believe the UK has a much better mobile infrastructure than the US.
Goblin
Obviously the show cheats enough as it is to magiclaly get this contraptions to work
The UK version (Scrapheap Challenge) doesn't always have working machines. In the last series a car tossing trebuchet collapsed in spectacular fashion on the first attempt to hurl a Mini through the air. It is also common to see teams sitting, in true British stereotype fashion, wth a cup of tea at the end of the building time, having finished half an hour early.
Isn't that what Kazaa is for - to get a basic copy of Lord of the Rings until they release the nice 4 disc set?
Goblin
To the contrary, it would be like saying that your Pizza shop delivering pizzas was fine and it's not your fault that the delivery guy moves heroin around whilst doing the deliveries, even after he agreed not to.
Goblin
In the UK, one of the biggest computer/console game retailers (Game, they even have real stores) has a no quibble refund policy, so will let you return a game even if it is just because you don't like it.
Goblin
It's a lovely idea until someone develops a modification that gets all cell phones within range to phone a premium rate number without the owners consent.
As phones get more and more "programmable", phone viruses, trojans and the like are going to become more common. How long before Norton release Anti-Virus Mobile Edition?
Goblin
I'm assuming you are making this comment as an American. While I agree that having a phone set to anything other than vibrate when in a cinema, it is interesting to see the difference in attitude between the US and the UK.
Here, pretty much everyone has a mobile phone (cell phone, whatever). By 2005 they expect pervasivness to reach >95% of the population owning one (it's at around 80% right now). They have gone from being a status item to being ubiquitous. People here are genuinely surprised if someone says they don't have one. Of course, 99% of the country has signal coverage and we have been almost exclusively using digital handsets for over five years now.
Goblin