I meant it in the context of willingly turning a blind eye to the potential severity simply because of an intrinsic belief that it (in this case Firefox) can do no wrong.
I realize it came out as a troll, and I didn't intend that, I just wanted to use an analogy to make a counterpoint about blind faith in engineering...:)
Be's indexed and journalled filesystem would be the nearest equivalent to WinFS that I can think of, yes, but they didn't use XML. Just plain old metadata...
If WinFS could do for WinAMP what BeFS allowed SoundPlay+BIYS to do, I'd be a happy camper. However, I haven't tried XP Media Center, so maybe they did better than BIYS. Who knows?:)
When it does syntax highlighting, can it change the background colour - so, for instance, inline PHP code would appear on a grey background, and inline HTML would appear on a white background?
That, along with project management, is my favourite feature of Allaire HomeSite 4.5:)
In addition to Home's support for "Remote Desktop Assistance", Pro adds support for "Remote Desktop Connection" - I find this feature to be invaluable. It's awesome:)
Aside from that, I've been running Pro for three years, and I've only had occasion to dabble with Home.
I can't wait for the day when evangalism gives way to common sense and rational thought. A day when the Slashdot crowd can discuss this topic with equal thought and consideration to both sides of the fence.
What I mean is, I use Linux daily at work - a stripped-down workstation thin client platform that I maintain - and it's simple. I've had experience doing the same sort of thing with Windows 2000 (well, not Terminal Services style, but participating in a domain with roaming profiles and locked-down policies), and it was just a nightmare. But that said, Windows does have its high points. Usability isn't necessarily one of them, nor is interoperatbility/server reliabilitiy, but for many offices it does a bang-up job of getting stuff done.
I prefer to use the right tool for the job, and I think for this particular post, it's sort of a no-brainer that Linux/FreeBSD are the right tools for the job. Or, to put it in an OS War context, Linux/FreeBSD are perfect for the Big Iron, and somewhat adaptable to the Small Iron, but Windows tries and, generally, succeeds at the Small Iron.
Personally, I prefer FreeBSD, but according to Netcraft, it's just me.
Yeah, they want to have it both ways, don't they? Either we're a part of nature - and, therefore, anything and everything we do is "natural", or we're not a part of nature, and therefore we must be the enemy of nature.
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Have you heard the one about the priest, the rabbi, and the black guy who are all floating down the river in a bath tub?
As a matter of fact, I have - but I still don't get how they came across the pantyhose, the tutu, and the bubblegum?
I meant it in the context of willingly turning a blind eye to the potential severity simply because of an intrinsic belief that it (in this case Firefox) can do no wrong.
... :)
I realize it came out as a troll, and I didn't intend that, I just wanted to use an analogy to make a counterpoint about blind faith in engineering
So you admit that there's a crack in the levee, but you want to see a gushing torrent of water before you'll admit that there's a problem?
Zealot much?
So I take it you've never heard of OPEC, then?
Ohhhhhh ... you mean like Oil. I get it.
Be's indexed and journalled filesystem would be the nearest equivalent to WinFS that I can think of, yes, but they didn't use XML. Just plain old metadata ...
:)
If WinFS could do for WinAMP what BeFS allowed SoundPlay+BIYS to do, I'd be a happy camper. However, I haven't tried XP Media Center, so maybe they did better than BIYS. Who knows?
I don't think "fdisk /mbr" works in XP
Three words:
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Mitac Mio A701.
I want one.
It also does GPS.
The difference is, the Slashdot article was a dupe.
"The Quest For More Money" is the name of Spaceballs 2. I don't know what you're talking about. ;-)
Not true!
;-)
Jeb Bush will be the next POTUS.
I think his point was, change it a few days prior, so you have a few chances to use it before you completely forget it.
... change your password on a Monday or a Wednesday, but not on a Friday.
It's like saying
Damn, and I *just* got around to implementing RSS1 in my CMS ... ah well. :)
You raise a good point. Free as in beer, Free as in Speech, and Free as in Kool-Aid. Yes, we shall have to remember that for future arguments.
"there isn't an equation that spits on a directional vector"
I think it would be pretty damn difficult to hit a directional vector with a wad of spit.
PDF is a Web Pestilence in its own right.
When it does syntax highlighting, can it change the background colour - so, for instance, inline PHP code would appear on a grey background, and inline HTML would appear on a white background?
:)
That, along with project management, is my favourite feature of Allaire HomeSite 4.5
Smoke signals are great for natural silent wifi ...
I think you missed the story where Yahoo outran Google ...
In addition to Home's support for "Remote Desktop Assistance", Pro adds support for "Remote Desktop Connection" - I find this feature to be invaluable. It's awesome :)
Aside from that, I've been running Pro for three years, and I've only had occasion to dabble with Home.
I can't wait for the day when evangalism gives way to common sense and rational thought. A day when the Slashdot crowd can discuss this topic with equal thought and consideration to both sides of the fence.
What I mean is, I use Linux daily at work - a stripped-down workstation thin client platform that I maintain - and it's simple. I've had experience doing the same sort of thing with Windows 2000 (well, not Terminal Services style, but participating in a domain with roaming profiles and locked-down policies), and it was just a nightmare. But that said, Windows does have its high points. Usability isn't necessarily one of them, nor is interoperatbility/server reliabilitiy, but for many offices it does a bang-up job of getting stuff done.
I prefer to use the right tool for the job, and I think for this particular post, it's sort of a no-brainer that Linux/FreeBSD are the right tools for the job. Or, to put it in an OS War context, Linux/FreeBSD are perfect for the Big Iron, and somewhat adaptable to the Small Iron, but Windows tries and, generally, succeeds at the Small Iron.
Personally, I prefer FreeBSD, but according to Netcraft, it's just me.
Wow, you're like a specially-trained secret agent. Because, you know, it said that IN THE FREAKIN' SUMMARY.
Yeah, they want to have it both ways, don't they? Either we're a part of nature - and, therefore, anything and everything we do is "natural", or we're not a part of nature, and therefore we must be the enemy of nature.
Can't be both. Crazy hippies.
I'd like to see YOU design, build, and fly an equivalent platform.
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Published by whom, and what year?