There are still plenty of sites that Safari doesn't render right.
Try this follow news site:
http://www.iht.com/articles/99309.html
The problem there is clearly standards with css.
Saying don't use the context menu really just illustrates the problem of the Finder. Further there are context menus that could be useful. It's very easy to create a context menu that passes a file to a shell script, for instance. There are context menus for uncompressing or unstuffing. There are context menus for opening a file with a particular applicaiton. In theory the context menu is very powerful. In practice though...
The alternatives to the Finder really aren't much better. I've used all of them at one time or an other and try the latest versions every few months. Most of them are just variations on the Finder anyway. I wish there was a real alternative. However we'll have to see what Apple has up their sleeve. Rumor is that they hired a lot of the Nautilus team from Gnome to work on it.
I think they'd have been far better to have hired the folks who write OmniGraffle to rewrite the Finder. But that's me.
We'll see what happens with 10.3. If the Finder isn't significantly better there will be a lot of pissed off people as it is by far the weakest part of OSX.
The GUI in the Finder is pretty slow - especially when doing drag and drop of multiple files. The context menu in the Finder is horrenduously slow. (Presumably because it doesn't cache file types for determining context menus) Clicking on folders on the dock is very slow to display its contents. Those are just in terms of display.
Using the GUI in the open/close is slow simply because of design and not pausing or slowdowns. It takes to long to get to where you want to get. Default Folder helps a bit but really doesn't resolve a lot of problems.
On older machines that can't access Aqua Extreme there are also some slowdowns that are annoying.
Having said that though the speed problems of the Finder between 10.0 and 10.2 are dramatically different. Until 10.2 it was nearly unusuable for me as I have many directories with more than 30 files. I think most people expect the big advantage with 10.3 to be a new Finder.
Has Apple's market share increased? I thought that at best it was flat - primarily due to the problem of the Motorola chip design. If they can get sufficient 970s out they may reverse that. But they certainly haven't done it yet.
The issue isn't what China and Russia will be doing with transport. The issue is what existing natural gas lines have to do with new hydrogen infrastructure in the US. Do you *really* think that new hydrogen systems in the US between now and 2060 will be as poor as existing pipelines in China and Russia? Yet to a degree that is what the paper assumes. (At least based upon commentary I've read)
There have already been a lot of criticisms of this. For instance they determine leakage as about 20% based upon existing hydrogen leaks. But that uses all existing pipelines including many very old pipelines in Russian and China. In the United States existing leakage is estimated at 2%.
The other problem is that the ozone hole is repairing itself while the paper calculates problems in I believe 2060 - but uses the existing ozone levels. The amount of hydrogen needed to have the effects the authors discuss thus takes place many decades after the type of ozone hole analyzed.
There were a few other problems as well. (A perhaps overly optimistic estimate of when hyrdogen would be the dominant energy transmission method, for instance)
Regarding line feeds. It still can be a bit of an annoyance. But most Mac utilities can save in Unix format. Those who *need* Unix formatted files typically don't have a problem. Further non-technical Mac users rarely use pure text files.
I think I've only accidentally screwed up a Unix file by saving it as an old school Mac line break file twice.
Often the problem is that the libraries or code fragments have poor documentation. The amount of time you spend trying to integrate this algorythm to yours is sometimes about the same amount of time it takes to figure out what it does and recode it yourself. Further when debugging that makes it easier to track down.
Obviously this will vary depending upon how complex the stuff is. But for a lot of simple stuff that's why. Those of you who haven't had the joy of debugging someone else's code might not realize what poorly commented code really is like. It can be a nightmare to support, let alone get integrated.
Yeah if it is very modular and has a good API this isn't a big deal. And for people who can't look up general algorythms they are great. But for a lot of things a little research combined with a little invention is better.
The other problem frankly is the GPL. But that really depends upon what your code is going to be used for. We resell libraries so touching the GPL is a no-no.
And of course people miss the point that the accuracy of the mouse might be a tad *unfair*. I mean have you ever shot a gun with the accuracy you can shoot with a mouse even while under pressure? Damn. We make Clint Eastwood as the "Man With No Name" seem like he can't shoot straight.
In some cases just because controls provide more accuracy that doesn't imply the game is more fun or more playable.
Modern machining sure makes a Kimber more accurate than a traditional 1911 from the first half of the 20th century. Sure you could hire a gunsmith but most 1911's weren't nearly the same class as a Kimber. Hell, you can even get Kimbers with high capacity magazines so you aren't stuck with that 6 shot limitation.
Even that would depend upon the nature of the secrets. If, for example, you had the names and locations of a bunch of high placed spies, didn't get the information yourself, but tried to release it to the "enemy" (say the Soviets in the 80's) I'm sure you'd still be tried for treason.
There is not an unlimited right to privacy. Further such rights are rights to privacy from the government. That's a rather different case than here.
Further the right to privacy is far more nebulous than the right to free speech. And even the right to free speech has limits, such as the government's compelling interest in protecting secrets.
Hey, not only did it come in the mail today, but it came with Chocolat with some exclusive chocolat from this Berkeley company. Great! Plus I didn't have to pay for it! (The folks at BBEdit sent it to me for free since we'd submitted some code *way* back)
Exactly how does this differ from a script that downloads off of alt.binaries.mp3s or whatever the USENET group is? That seems pretty much a "push" technology.
I used to do it for a while until I quickly realized there were *far* more songs than I could possibly wade through to decide what I wanted. I then modified the script to just download stuff from groups I liked. Then I found about a dozen copies of the same file, all downloaded over and over again. Then I realized that the amount of time necessary to narrow down the search was such that it was simpler to use Kazaa, Direct Connect or some other P2P system.
I still use my scripts to download HDTV feeds of Alias, Smallville and 24. But for music I think the idea of push ignores the realities of how P2P works. And, as I mentioned, USENET offers all this *right now*. (And probably with more data)
"Currently" has the connotation that the state may change. I recognize that there are other species in Homo than Sapiens. (Hell, the article *says* that)
It was a joke. It reminded me of all that crap about genetic engineering. Suddenly everyone flames it like I didn't read what was written. Damn. Didn't the mention of South Park suggest I was being tongue in cheek?
After many a late night playing Halo, I can honestly say that I find the XBox controllers among the best. I've never understood the complaints with them.
"Humans are the only living species in genus homo, currently."
I like how you add that "currently." It's almost as if you expect some new species to pop up any day now. For some reason I keep seeing that Marlon Brando "character" on South Park doign the Island of Dr. Moreau. "My dream is to have humans with three asses."
The music in the film was weak. Further all the songs you'd heard about were in the credits. Actually I think they did flow fairly well there. That much worried about Dave Matthews Band song ended up being a Paul Oakenfold (sp?) remix that actually was pretty cool - and I hate Dave Matthews Band.
Within the film itself though the music just didn't flow like it did in the first film. And that did affect the film. Music has a *lot* to do with how you are involved in the action. (Look at X-Men compared with X-Men 2 for instance - a lot of the difference was the music and not the direction)
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As fascinating as Amazon has been to watch, I wish that someone would write a comparison with some of their competitors. For instance Barnes and Noble has actually been competing quite well with Amazon. They offer about 80% of the service and typically add Amazon services a few months after Amazon has them. (i.e. digitized back covers, indexes and table of contents) Moreover I find that on average Barnes and Noble ends up being cheaper - especially if you purchase their frequent purchaser discount. (Get a bunch of friends, buy it together, and it ends up costing next to nothing) The advantage with B&N is also having the bookstore in your town where you can pick up books. (Although with Borders, Amazon is heading that direction as well)
It was a great article, but I wonder how all these sorts of companies compare. Of course considering the amount of money I've spent at both the past few years, I can't complain. Further most of the complaints I've had about buying online (not being able to read the book) have disappeared.
Given that they carry obscure books (I study a lot of philosophy) they really are a salvation. Once upon a time I could only get technical books when I made trips to places like Los Alamos, Berkeley, or the like. Now I have the entire library available - often with helpful discussions.
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There are still plenty of sites that Safari doesn't render right. Try this follow news site: http://www.iht.com/articles/99309.html The problem there is clearly standards with css.
The alternatives to the Finder really aren't much better. I've used all of them at one time or an other and try the latest versions every few months. Most of them are just variations on the Finder anyway. I wish there was a real alternative. However we'll have to see what Apple has up their sleeve. Rumor is that they hired a lot of the Nautilus team from Gnome to work on it.
I think they'd have been far better to have hired the folks who write OmniGraffle to rewrite the Finder. But that's me.
We'll see what happens with 10.3. If the Finder isn't significantly better there will be a lot of pissed off people as it is by far the weakest part of OSX.
Using the GUI in the open/close is slow simply because of design and not pausing or slowdowns. It takes to long to get to where you want to get. Default Folder helps a bit but really doesn't resolve a lot of problems.
On older machines that can't access Aqua Extreme there are also some slowdowns that are annoying.
Having said that though the speed problems of the Finder between 10.0 and 10.2 are dramatically different. Until 10.2 it was nearly unusuable for me as I have many directories with more than 30 files. I think most people expect the big advantage with 10.3 to be a new Finder.
Besides which we can always go philosophical and discuss intension and extensions of a given thing or term.
The other problem is that the ozone hole is repairing itself while the paper calculates problems in I believe 2060 - but uses the existing ozone levels. The amount of hydrogen needed to have the effects the authors discuss thus takes place many decades after the type of ozone hole analyzed.
There were a few other problems as well. (A perhaps overly optimistic estimate of when hyrdogen would be the dominant energy transmission method, for instance)
Regarding line feeds. It still can be a bit of an annoyance. But most Mac utilities can save in Unix format. Those who *need* Unix formatted files typically don't have a problem. Further non-technical Mac users rarely use pure text files. I think I've only accidentally screwed up a Unix file by saving it as an old school Mac line break file twice.
Unix is marklar.
I bought my copy of Mulholland Drive at Walmart. I can't think of too many films they've not had which has a sufficient audience.
Obviously this will vary depending upon how complex the stuff is. But for a lot of simple stuff that's why. Those of you who haven't had the joy of debugging someone else's code might not realize what poorly commented code really is like. It can be a nightmare to support, let alone get integrated.
Yeah if it is very modular and has a good API this isn't a big deal. And for people who can't look up general algorythms they are great. But for a lot of things a little research combined with a little invention is better.
The other problem frankly is the GPL. But that really depends upon what your code is going to be used for. We resell libraries so touching the GPL is a no-no.
In some cases just because controls provide more accuracy that doesn't imply the game is more fun or more playable.
Modern machining sure makes a Kimber more accurate than a traditional 1911 from the first half of the 20th century. Sure you could hire a gunsmith but most 1911's weren't nearly the same class as a Kimber. Hell, you can even get Kimbers with high capacity magazines so you aren't stuck with that 6 shot limitation.
Even that would depend upon the nature of the secrets. If, for example, you had the names and locations of a bunch of high placed spies, didn't get the information yourself, but tried to release it to the "enemy" (say the Soviets in the 80's) I'm sure you'd still be tried for treason.
Further the right to privacy is far more nebulous than the right to free speech. And even the right to free speech has limits, such as the government's compelling interest in protecting secrets.
Thank you J. Jonah Jameson.
Hey, not only did it come in the mail today, but it came with Chocolat with some exclusive chocolat from this Berkeley company. Great! Plus I didn't have to pay for it! (The folks at BBEdit sent it to me for free since we'd submitted some code *way* back)
I used to do it for a while until I quickly realized there were *far* more songs than I could possibly wade through to decide what I wanted. I then modified the script to just download stuff from groups I liked. Then I found about a dozen copies of the same file, all downloaded over and over again. Then I realized that the amount of time necessary to narrow down the search was such that it was simpler to use Kazaa, Direct Connect or some other P2P system.
I still use my scripts to download HDTV feeds of Alias, Smallville and 24. But for music I think the idea of push ignores the realities of how P2P works. And, as I mentioned, USENET offers all this *right now*. (And probably with more data)
It was a joke. It reminded me of all that crap about genetic engineering. Suddenly everyone flames it like I didn't read what was written. Damn. Didn't the mention of South Park suggest I was being tongue in cheek?
After many a late night playing Halo, I can honestly say that I find the XBox controllers among the best. I've never understood the complaints with them.
I like how you add that "currently." It's almost as if you expect some new species to pop up any day now. For some reason I keep seeing that Marlon Brando "character" on South Park doign the Island of Dr. Moreau. "My dream is to have humans with three asses."
Within the film itself though the music just didn't flow like it did in the first film. And that did affect the film. Music has a *lot* to do with how you are involved in the action. (Look at X-Men compared with X-Men 2 for instance - a lot of the difference was the music and not the direction)
It was a great article, but I wonder how all these sorts of companies compare. Of course considering the amount of money I've spent at both the past few years, I can't complain. Further most of the complaints I've had about buying online (not being able to read the book) have disappeared.
Given that they carry obscure books (I study a lot of philosophy) they really are a salvation. Once upon a time I could only get technical books when I made trips to places like Los Alamos, Berkeley, or the like. Now I have the entire library available - often with helpful discussions.
Recent years he's been letting you down? Where were you for Howard the Duck or those two Ewok movies?
Tip to webmasters using this software. All that time you saved avoiding learning HTML, Dreamweaver or whatever you now have to invest in penmanship lessons.