Google didn't write Firefox. Microsoft did write IE7 AND MSN Search. If Google wrote Firefox and put their search in, that would be hypocritical. That's not the case.
This is another instance of Microsoft using its dominance in one market to force its way into another market. They used Windows to force themselves into the browser market, and now that they dominate the browser market they're using it to force themselves into the search market.
That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm pretty sure they have one (maybe even more than one). How can you call that a fantasy? Why can't we build one too?
Exactly. Just like with linux in general, despite the common conception that you can't find software for linux, you almost always can find software and it is likely to be free. I've had absolutely no problem finding whatever type of software I need for my Zaurus and I've never had to pay a cent for it. I also have considered paying for some of the theKompany stuff, which looks pretty good. I probably will eventually.
If you don't ever put more gas in your car, then the engine WILL die. And there's a reasonable chance that you will hit be hit by another car when your car stops moving. That's the same thing.
Did he do this on his own, or as an @stake employee? I find it rather disturbing that a company can fire you for something you do of your own accord. What's next, are companies who like to suck up to MS gonna fire you for developing a linux program?
Am I just being naiive, or does this bother other people too?
China doesn't seem to be falling for this. They're probably the closest thing to an enemy I can think of that can actually afford enough computers to make it worth hacking into them.
How many computers was Iraq's government relying on? (that's a serious question, I really don't know)
Errr, the page he links to as an example is not there anymore (he's moved servers). So you can't actually SEE the results. But the process and the description are still valid.
Here's someone who actually did do something with these. This proof-of-concept shows that you can easily convert the xml files to a browser-readable format.
That's the first valid argument I've heard, and I was waiting for someone to bring it up. And since most phones will have the same layout (3 columns), the inconsistency of alphabetic keyboards isn't as bad for mobile phones. It's still a problem with the alphabetic system in general, though.
Current mobile phones don't typically have keyboards at all. They use the number keys in a layout that has been used on regular phones for a long time. So that's beside the point. Once you start putting actual, separate, keyboards on them, though, then this argument comes up about which layout is best.
So this is "better" just because it is consistent?
Exactly. Consistency is better, even if the design isn't ideal. Alphabetic surely isn't designed for efficiency either, so your argument is flawed. Why replace one inefficient design with another, more inefficient, design? Just to "rebel"? You might be able to type just as fast with alphabetic eventually, but that's assuming that you're using the same device the whole time. All of that speed would be lost, though, as soon as you go to another device with a different number of columns. The whole layout changes and you have to relearn how to type again. And any commonly-used letters that are close together in an alphabetic keyboard are like that out of coincidence, not design. Just like QWERTY. That's not an argument for either design.
Like I said, if it's time for a change, then we should use a BETTER design. Not just any different design.
QWERTY is better because it is consistent. Alphabetic keyboards vary from device to device because the number of columns change. With a QWERTY you can always be sure of the basic layout (the letters at least, which are most important). But with alphabetic you're never sure what each device is going to look like. It's like relearning how to type every time you pick up a new device.
Maybe it is time for change, but definitely NOT to alphabetic.
Actually, I just finished updating the LabVIEW instrument drivers for that series of scopes and one of the cosmetic changes I made was to change the word "Infinium" to "Infiniium" thoughout. They're very nice.:)
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Google didn't write Firefox. Microsoft did write IE7 AND MSN Search. If Google wrote Firefox and put their search in, that would be hypocritical. That's not the case.
This is another instance of Microsoft using its dominance in one market to force its way into another market. They used Windows to force themselves into the browser market, and now that they dominate the browser market they're using it to force themselves into the search market.
Yeah, but you probably wouldn't want to call it "Asynchronous Javascript And XML" anymore, then, would you? ;)
AJAX makes an HTTP request (using Javascript) which returns XML. The backend can be written in any language (Java, PHP, Perl, whatever).
Example
On a similar note, in the simulation no one makes any turns...intersections where lots of people turn might mess this up.
Firefox and Konqueror should have a button for "Open the clipboard in a new tab".
;)
Try middle-clicking in the main view area of mozilla/firefox with a URL in the clipboard...
You mean Wayne and Garth, right? ;)
Why not just a wider screen that the game can split into two??
That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm pretty sure they have one (maybe even more than one). How can you call that a fantasy? Why can't we build one too?
Exactly. Just like with linux in general, despite the common conception that you can't find software for linux, you almost always can find software and it is likely to be free. I've had absolutely no problem finding whatever type of software I need for my Zaurus and I've never had to pay a cent for it. I also have considered paying for some of the theKompany stuff, which looks pretty good. I probably will eventually.
If you don't ever put more gas in your car, then the engine WILL die. And there's a reasonable chance that you will hit be hit by another car when your car stops moving. That's the same thing.
I was too lazy to check dictionary.com. I know why I thought there were two 'i's, though. It's cuz of that silly double-dot i that they used. Argh. :)
Did he do this on his own, or as an @stake employee? I find it rather disturbing that a company can fire you for something you do of your own accord. What's next, are companies who like to suck up to MS gonna fire you for developing a linux program?
Am I just being naiive, or does this bother other people too?
China doesn't seem to be falling for this. They're probably the closest thing to an enemy I can think of that can actually afford enough computers to make it worth hacking into them.
How many computers was Iraq's government relying on? (that's a serious question, I really don't know)
Why not firewire 800??
-- :Wq
Not an editor command: Wq
;)
I used to get that a lot. Use "cmap W w".
Errr, the page he links to as an example is not there anymore (he's moved servers). So you can't actually SEE the results. But the process and the description are still valid.
Here's someone who actually did do something with these. This proof-of-concept shows that you can easily convert the xml files to a browser-readable format.
That's the first valid argument I've heard, and I was waiting for someone to bring it up. And since most phones will have the same layout (3 columns), the inconsistency of alphabetic keyboards isn't as bad for mobile phones. It's still a problem with the alphabetic system in general, though.
Current mobile phones don't typically have keyboards at all. They use the number keys in a layout that has been used on regular phones for a long time. So that's beside the point. Once you start putting actual, separate, keyboards on them, though, then this argument comes up about which layout is best.
So this is "better" just because it is consistent?
Exactly. Consistency is better, even if the design isn't ideal. Alphabetic surely isn't designed for efficiency either, so your argument is flawed. Why replace one inefficient design with another, more inefficient, design? Just to "rebel"? You might be able to type just as fast with alphabetic eventually, but that's assuming that you're using the same device the whole time. All of that speed would be lost, though, as soon as you go to another device with a different number of columns. The whole layout changes and you have to relearn how to type again. And any commonly-used letters that are close together in an alphabetic keyboard are like that out of coincidence, not design. Just like QWERTY. That's not an argument for either design.
Like I said, if it's time for a change, then we should use a BETTER design. Not just any different design.
QWERTY is better because it is consistent. Alphabetic keyboards vary from device to device because the number of columns change. With a QWERTY you can always be sure of the basic layout (the letters at least, which are most important). But with alphabetic you're never sure what each device is going to look like. It's like relearning how to type every time you pick up a new device.
Maybe it is time for change, but definitely NOT to alphabetic.
giga- is not an adjective. It is a prefix.
Yeah, it was a joke ;)
:)
Actually, I just finished updating the LabVIEW instrument drivers for that series of scopes and one of the cosmetic changes I made was to change the word "Infinium" to "Infiniium" thoughout. They're very nice.
Here it is:
:)
Infiniium
(They just left out an i.
Would've had a better picture, but agilent's website seems to be down.
There's a REALLY low-quality screenshot in the "Tech Overview" pdf. You can hardly see anything, though.