Wrong decade; it was 1987. I remember it well because I had a used one and upgrading it was a bitch (although I seem to remember installing a math co-processor so it could run AutoCAD).
I found it odd that the best interface was for Mohawk Paper Mills While it is nice and all I didn't find the interface a wow that is so much more intuitive to use then any other site
No kidding - Flash main page with no link to a site map or an HTML version.
If you want to take the flexible view, language is constantly evolving...
Sure, but so many terms are being invented now (IHBT, IHL, HAND, war-whatevering, etc.) that attempt should be made to properly use existing words don't you think?
"Architect" and "engineer" are frequently used interchangeably (improperly), no doubt this is the source of the malapropism.
Right now as I type, and then as you read, we are traveling through space...
Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving
And revolving at nine hundred miles an hour,
That's orbiting at nineteen miles a second, so it's reckoned,
A sun that is the source of all our power.
The sun and you and me and all the stars that we can see
Are moving at a million miles a day
In an outer spiral arm, at forty thousand miles an hour,
Of the galaxy we call the 'Milky Way'.
Our galaxy itself contains a hundred billion stars.
It's a hundred thousand light years side to side.
It bulges in the middle, sixteen thousand light years thick,
But out by us, it's just three thousand light years wide.
We're thirty thousand light years from galactic central point.
We go 'round every two hundred million years,
And our galaxy is only one of millions of billions
In this amazing and expanding universe.
The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding
In all of the directions it can whizz
As fast as it can go, at the speed of light, you know,
Twelve million miles a minute, and that's the fastest speed there is.
So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure,
How amazingly unlikely is your birth,
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space,
'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.
Maybe someone knowledgeable can explain what index.dat is and why it is so difficult to delete. Yes, I've Googled for it but most pages seem to be selling software to remove it (who knows what else this software might do?)
Branson just crossed the channel in a car and GHWB just jumped out of a plane, so I guess the other billionaires are feeling somewhat inadequate.
I say let's see more of this, perhaps as a new reality TV show. Except with middle managers and annointed CEOs doing the dangerous stuff with outsourced safety checking.
cattle mutilations associated with UFO-type activity
Please forgive me, but I must now reference "Cows Jumping Over The Moon". Younger readers will likely not 'get' this, having been raised on Barney the Purple Dinosaur, Teletubbies and other fairy tales such as "Star Trek is great" and "agents do not recommend that good actresses get boob jobs" (see Shawnee Smith and Catherine Bell).
Hotels do not place bibles in the rooms, the Gideons do.
That's odd, I always thought that the bibles placed in motel rooms were subtle hints to local call girls. "Thou Shalt Not" (but if interested, call 555-123-4567). Ever checked the creative writing within?
In space, no one can hear you fart alot. at least this post won't get modded flamebait.
That depends. Farting a lot could certainly be flamebait if there are any sparks around...
This, along with "how do astronauts go to the bathroom" is a pretty good question.
No, it isn't open source, but it doesn't have "blinky, flashy things" either. In fact it has fairly tasteful google adverts if you so choose. There is such a thing as quality closed source software, and Opera is a fine example.
I'm pretty sure that you are right, but the alternatives are "free" (IE and Mozilla).
When your data is on someone else's servers, and you don't have any of that data properly backed up, then you are completely at their mercy when it comes to being able to use it or losing it entirely. This is especially true when the service that they are supplying is being provided for free.
What part of the above is so difficult to comprehend? Surely someone that has important writings or content also has it on their local hard drive, no? If it's been crawled, Google cache or the Wayback Machine might be able to recover some, but there's no sympathy for not backing-up stuff that's important. Then again, how many blogs are actually "important"?
Is it open source or free? Surely you realize that blinky, flashy things embedded in the UI is a bad thing. The Mozilla offerings don't have these distractions, probably this is why Slashdot didn't feature it.
...my son could probably kick your grandmother's ass on a computer. Your grandmother is not the market for these devices. My son is.
Somehow I fail to see the insight of this statement. To me, "convergence" is a marketing buzzword designed to convince people to buy (even) more (expensive) toys. It is not some panacea whereby someone gets magically plugged-in to some life-simplifying technology. Usually it's the other way around because:
A) There's always a "next best gadget" to get you to spend more money on some trivial diversion
B) It falls into the "paperless office" black hole of unintended consequences
C) Yes, let's pacify the children with a push-button world
Slashdot Mirror
Wrong decade; it was 1987. I remember it well because I had a used one and upgrading it was a bitch (although I seem to remember installing a math co-processor so it could run AutoCAD).
I found it odd that the best interface was for Mohawk Paper Mills While it is nice and all I didn't find the interface a wow that is so much more intuitive to use then any other site
No kidding - Flash main page with no link to a site map or an HTML version.
Maybe not but the voice actor for PP/Spiderman is a Canadian.
Are you in need of laxatives or are you a Pakled?
I loved that episode.
If you want to take the flexible view, language is constantly evolving...
Sure, but so many terms are being invented now (IHBT, IHL, HAND, war-whatevering, etc.) that attempt should be made to properly use existing words don't you think?
"Architect" and "engineer" are frequently used interchangeably (improperly), no doubt this is the source of the malapropism.
Whaddya mean, "wild animal"? I'm in the same situation cause day tuuk mah jaab.
"Flex Wheeler". I suggest he be renamed "Lumpy".
Right now as I type, and then as you read, we are traveling through space...
Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving
And revolving at nine hundred miles an hour,
That's orbiting at nineteen miles a second, so it's reckoned,
A sun that is the source of all our power.
The sun and you and me and all the stars that we can see
Are moving at a million miles a day
In an outer spiral arm, at forty thousand miles an hour,
Of the galaxy we call the 'Milky Way'.
Our galaxy itself contains a hundred billion stars.
It's a hundred thousand light years side to side.
It bulges in the middle, sixteen thousand light years thick,
But out by us, it's just three thousand light years wide.
We're thirty thousand light years from galactic central point.
We go 'round every two hundred million years,
And our galaxy is only one of millions of billions
In this amazing and expanding universe.
The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding
In all of the directions it can whizz
As fast as it can go, at the speed of light, you know,
Twelve million miles a minute, and that's the fastest speed there is.
So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure,
How amazingly unlikely is your birth,
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space,
'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.
-Eric Idle
Maybe someone knowledgeable can explain what index.dat is and why it is so difficult to delete. Yes, I've Googled for it but most pages seem to be selling software to remove it (who knows what else this software might do?)
For those of you who don't know, it's from Caddyshack.
Then post a link. I saw that movie when it first ran (and still like it), but I didn't recognize the quote.
Branson just crossed the channel in a car and GHWB just jumped out of a plane, so I guess the other billionaires are feeling somewhat inadequate.
I say let's see more of this, perhaps as a new reality TV show. Except with middle managers and annointed CEOs doing the dangerous stuff with outsourced safety checking.
Yeah but does it run Windows?
Never underestimate the power of gas filled bags
Like N2-charged mini cylinders that are designed to only partially fill a gas bag on impact? That would be cool...
cattle mutilations associated with UFO-type activity
Please forgive me, but I must now reference "Cows Jumping Over The Moon". Younger readers will likely not 'get' this, having been raised on Barney the Purple Dinosaur, Teletubbies and other fairy tales such as "Star Trek is great" and "agents do not recommend that good actresses get boob jobs" (see Shawnee Smith and Catherine Bell).
Hotels do not place bibles in the rooms, the Gideons do.
That's odd, I always thought that the bibles placed in motel rooms were subtle hints to local call girls. "Thou Shalt Not" (but if interested, call 555-123-4567). Ever checked the creative writing within?
In space, no one can hear you fart alot. at least this post won't get modded flamebait. That depends. Farting a lot could certainly be flamebait if there are any sparks around...
This, along with "how do astronauts go to the bathroom" is a pretty good question.
Oh "no flashy" ads there too, wondering when did Google ads became "flashy"
Opera's presentation of ads has changed? I guess I didn't notice, since I've had to modify IE to my liking and use Firefox when needed.
How long have you been a beta tester? Do they pay you?
No, it isn't open source, but it doesn't have "blinky, flashy things" either. In fact it has fairly tasteful google adverts if you so choose. There is such a thing as quality closed source software, and Opera is a fine example.
I'm pretty sure that you are right, but the alternatives are "free" (IE and Mozilla).
Opera isn't going anywhere soon because of this.
"She feels like someone just sucked out her brains"
Both male and female (who might be out there...nah, no girls read here) Slashdotters should pay careful attention to the above quote.
Don't we all need more brains?
When your data is on someone else's servers, and you don't have any of that data properly backed up, then you are completely at their mercy when it comes to being able to use it or losing it entirely. This is especially true when the service that they are supplying is being provided for free.
What part of the above is so difficult to comprehend? Surely someone that has important writings or content also has it on their local hard drive, no? If it's been crawled, Google cache or the Wayback Machine might be able to recover some, but there's no sympathy for not backing-up stuff that's important. Then again, how many blogs are actually "important"?
Is it open source or free? Surely you realize that blinky, flashy things embedded in the UI is a bad thing. The Mozilla offerings don't have these distractions, probably this is why Slashdot didn't feature it.
Somehow I fail to see the insight of this statement. To me, "convergence" is a marketing buzzword designed to convince people to buy (even) more (expensive) toys. It is not some panacea whereby someone gets magically plugged-in to some life-simplifying technology. Usually it's the other way around because:
A) There's always a "next best gadget" to get you to spend more money on some trivial diversion
B) It falls into the "paperless office" black hole of unintended consequences
C) Yes, let's pacify the children with a push-button world
The real problem is that the command to shut down is the same as the command to power up.
I blame the Windows Start button for this, myself.
Not nearly as bad as the virus I got from that public pay phone!
Now you know why phone sanitizers perform an important function in society.
Please mod parent to +5, Ancient Music.
Just in case the younguns missed the reference.