I don't think that the idea of Passport is necessarily bad. (The way Passport is sold, not the demographics harvesting that Passport is actually about.) There is a problem, which is multiple logins, lost passwords, filling out obnoxious forms, etc. Mozilla and IE partially solve this, but what is really needed is a kind of generalised SSH agent, that contains all of a user's identifying information. This agent would run on the user's machine, and sites would be granted trust on a very limited basis. In addition to the agent, some changes to xhtml or whatever markup language is being used, attaching semantic meaning to form elements. Things like "given name", "family name", "phone number", etc, would be standardized across all web sites that adopt the technology.
I've thought about this. I think the ideal solution would be a coupling of something like Microsoft's Passport, except the server which your data would be aggregated on would be your own machine, with a set of standardized extensions to html that allow you to attach true metadata to form entries -- something like , , etc.
It's not antibiotic soap. It's antibacterial soap. Not the same thing. Clorox is antibacterial, too, but you're not going to create resistant bacteria using it. Nor are you going to inject bleach to cure a staph infection.
If I remember correctly, the distinguishing ingredient in antibacterial soap is: orange dye. All soap is antibacterial... I think what it does is disrupts a bacterium's cell membrane. Calling soap 'antibacterial' is a marketing gimmic.
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Bah.
There's no way a Mindstorms RCX could drive a monitor that big.
Eventually, when you start building a lot of software, you write something like this. I've seen several in-house build systems that looked like this. It'll be nice to have something standard.
This program has exactly the same limitation of Space.app: Windows from one program can only be displayed in one workspace. So, for instance, you can't have Terminal windows open in more than one workspace.
It works by hiding the applications on a desktop, when you move from desktop to desktop.
If this is acceptable to you, Space.app does it for free. But it's a poor solution for those of us used to real virtual window managers.
The critical differences for me are that Apple stuff Just Works, Really Really Well, OS X is a Unix, and Apple seems to be philosophically opposed to Digital Rights Restrictions.
Whether or not they'd be like this if they were in a monopoly position is up to debate, but Apple is currently a far less evil company than Microsoft. Instead of putting roadblocks up for me, the Mac makes most things I want to do far easier.
I've not downloaded the XNU sources to take a look, but I do know that OS X kernel extensions are generally written in C++, amazingly enough.
I've done a bit of hacking on the keyboard driver to rearrange my TiBook's keyboard. There's a fairly elegant way to patch things, all object-oriented.
The minute that Apple starts making software to run on commodity X86 boxes is the minute that Microsoft reaches out and crushes them permanently.
I _like_ Apple hardware. It just works. My video card works with my motherboard works with my sound card. Right out of the box. With no weird IRQ conflicts, or other baggage associated with a broken 20 year old design.
You have the source code for everything that makes OS X a Unix. You don't have source code for the GUI, but that's not needed for running unix apps. Further, any unix apps that require a GUI need X, and that can be installed independently of Aqua/Cocoa.
Getting down to brass tacks, coil, oil, hydro- and wind power are also solar energy. In fact, the only source of energy we have that doesn't derive from our sun is nuclear.
Every new version of Mac hardware has traditionally shipped with a bumped version of MacOS, that includes device drivers specific to the new hardware.
They have EOLed MacOS 9, and are focusing development on X. They're not breaking compatibility deliberately. They're just not devoting resources to make a dead operating system run on the new hardware.
You'll still be able to use OS 9 from Classic mode. They're just not providing device drivers to boot it.
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This sheep has only one ass! It's useless to me!
I trust my BIOS.
It's called OpenFirmware, and it's been in every mac since the original iMac.
I don't think that the idea of Passport is necessarily bad. (The way Passport is sold, not the demographics harvesting that Passport is actually about.)
There is a problem, which is multiple logins, lost passwords, filling out obnoxious forms, etc. Mozilla and IE partially solve this, but what is really needed is a kind of generalised SSH agent, that contains all of a user's identifying information. This agent would run on the user's machine, and sites would be granted trust on a very limited basis.
In addition to the agent, some changes to xhtml or whatever markup language is being used, attaching semantic meaning to form elements. Things like "given name", "family name", "phone number", etc, would be standardized across all web sites that adopt the technology.
What if he wants to be an artist? Why shouldn't he be a doctor?
Your son is not your property.
I've thought about this. I think the ideal solution would be a coupling of something like Microsoft's Passport, except the server which your data would be aggregated on would be your own machine, with a set of standardized extensions to html that allow you to attach true metadata to form entries -- something like , , etc.
I'm interested in how you got a 32-bit gif.
MacOS X 10.2 includes a PPTP client. It's in the Internet Connect application.
It's not antibiotic soap. It's antibacterial soap.
... I think what it does is disrupts a bacterium's cell membrane.
Not the same thing.
Clorox is antibacterial, too, but you're not going to create resistant bacteria using it. Nor are you going to inject bleach to cure a staph infection.
If I remember correctly, the distinguishing ingredient in antibacterial soap is: orange dye.
All soap is antibacterial
Calling soap 'antibacterial' is a marketing gimmic.
Bah.
There's no way a Mindstorms RCX could drive a monitor that big.
Eventually, when you start building a lot of software, you write something like this. I've seen several in-house build systems that looked like this. It'll be nice to have something standard.
I'm impressed that it's cross-platform, too.
Ah, I see. :-/
It randomly assigns a desktop.
This program has exactly the same limitation of Space.app: Windows from one program can only be displayed in one workspace. So, for instance, you can't have Terminal windows open in more than one workspace.
It works by hiding the applications on a desktop, when you move from desktop to desktop.
If this is acceptable to you, Space.app does it for free. But it's a poor solution for those of us used to real virtual window managers.
I can port my Cocoa applications to GNUStep with relative ease.
The critical differences for me are that Apple stuff Just Works, Really Really Well, OS X is a Unix, and Apple seems to be philosophically opposed to Digital Rights Restrictions.
Whether or not they'd be like this if they were in a monopoly position is up to debate, but Apple is currently a far less evil company than Microsoft. Instead of putting roadblocks up for me, the Mac makes most things I want to do far easier.
I've not downloaded the XNU sources to take a look, but I do know that OS X kernel extensions are generally written in C++, amazingly enough.
I've done a bit of hacking on the keyboard driver to rearrange my TiBook's keyboard. There's a fairly elegant way to patch things, all object-oriented.
AIX is a wonderful operating system. It's powerful, it's amazingly stable, it scales well.
You just need to keep two things in mind:
AIX is not Unix.
Use SMIT for everything, or you'll blow your leg off.
The minute that Apple starts making software to run on commodity X86 boxes is the minute that Microsoft reaches out and crushes them permanently.
I _like_ Apple hardware. It just works. My video card works with my motherboard works with my sound card. Right out of the box. With no weird IRQ conflicts, or other baggage associated with a broken 20 year old design.
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the defense of liberty is no virtue."
Actually, Microsoft sold their Apple shares quite a while ago.
At a very healthy profit.
You have the source code for everything that makes OS X a Unix. You don't have source code for the GUI, but that's not needed for running unix apps.
Further, any unix apps that require a GUI need X, and that can be installed independently of Aqua/Cocoa.
Three years ago, this would have made sense. Apple has always made good hardware, putting good software on it makes a winning combination.
But now? OS X is a first-rate Unix, which I'm actually much happier using as a Unix than Linux.
But it has to be set by hand. Bwah?
Getting down to brass tacks, coil, oil, hydro- and wind power are also solar energy. In fact, the only source of energy we have that doesn't derive from our sun is nuclear.
Every new version of Mac hardware has traditionally shipped with a bumped version of MacOS, that includes device drivers specific to the new hardware.
They have EOLed MacOS 9, and are focusing development on X. They're not breaking compatibility deliberately. They're just not devoting resources to make a dead operating system run on the new hardware.
You'll still be able to use OS 9 from Classic mode. They're just not providing device drivers to boot it.
Chill.
Unlikely. Roofing tar is petroleum-based, the article stated that this stuff is not.
I'm betting on The Blob.