If you go to the Netscape site using Opera 8 (or probably any non-Mozilla browser) you see a splash screen telling you your browser is outdated. It lists new Netscape 8 features, including a "Password Manger." Does that mean this is a stable release?
But how is it rude when I'm specifically asking for this. I don't care if they want to spend $10 or $100. Just drop it in an envelope and exchange giftw with me. No problem.
It's your presumptuousness that's rude. When people give gifts, they do so because they want to, and want to express themselves through the gift. They're not signing up for some program you set up.
Um, I think that's what the grandparent said--2 3" screens are 1/2 the size of a 6" screen, since they constitute 2 of the 4 3" screens required to make the 6" screen.
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"...require a PC running Linux...and a variety of hardware (including none besides the PC)."
Where did you (and your moderators) learn to read English? You need more practice before you complain about things like this./. needs a "Just Plain Wrong" moderation.
The sentence from the blurb hardly qualifies as unambiguous English. Bully for you that you understood it, but to spew such vitriol toward someone who read it with a different (and, IMHO, just as valid) interpretation smacks of superciliousness. You've had to apply external meaning to the sentence to make it read that way, just as anyone reading that sentence would have to apply external meaning, because the sentence is poorly constructed.
If you can quantify the economics of donating CPU time, perhaps you could write that off on your taxes like you can with other donations. I'm all for that.
the editor in Eclipse 2.0 is among the best I have ever used
I agree that the editor in Eclipse 2.x is much improved, and is quite good, but it's tough to beat the Visual Slickedit Plug-In for WSAD/Eclipse (No, I don't work for them, just a happy user).
I've worked a few places, and most places have preached and practiced compliance. I've seen a little of the other, but corporations by and large "get it."
Individuals, OTOH, are rabid thieves. I walk in to work with my newly purchased SlickEdit CDs, and they ask to borrow them. I tell them to go back to their stolen copy of TextPad, and then hound them about licensing it or using something free like jEdit.
Assuming the accusations against FoundStone prove true, I say throw the book at 'em.
didn't most people buy handsprings with the "anti-palm" attitude
I don't know that it had any element of "anti-Palm"; when Handsprings came out, they were significantly cheaper, and had the cool Springboard port. That's why I bought mine.
Perhaps someone bought one for the cool colors, too. I stuck with "graphite" (basic black).
I once worked with a PowerBuilder point-and-clicker, and he was complaining that he couldn't edit his "code" anymore. It turned out that he had stuck all his code inside one button, so the code was exceeding the char limit on a text field (Win 95--I think it was 32K) and crashing PowerBuilder. I told him to break his stuff out into functions.
On top of that, what people fail to mention, is that tablet PC's will be used to show the productivity of workers *in real time* to your boss.
Did I miss something? What is it about Tablet PCs that rat you out to your boss, and how is it unique to Tablet PCs? It sounds like you're saying that because Tablet PCs have wireless capabilities, and because if you're connected wirelessly to a network someone can send you a message wherever you are, then Tablet PCs presage Orwellian futures for their owners. How is this different from a wireless laptop, PDA, cellphone, pager, . . . ?
It sounds like your real gripe is that the Tablet PC is more expensive than a comparable laptop, and the extras it provides don't justify the extra cost in most industries. Is that what you're saying? If so, costs will lower over time. I don't see how a Tablet PC is inherently and uniquely an impediment to work, though.
If a business leaves its front door open, and I walk in, can they put me in jail for five years because they where closed? what if here is no indication that they are closed?
If a business uses a flimsy lock on its door, is it my prerogative to thwart the lock, go inside, and walk around for awhile, just because I can?
FWIW, the download had me in a vicious cycle--I registered, logged in, went to the page, clicked the link to download . . . and would be taken to the login page again. This happened in both Mozilla 1.3 and IE 6.
After a few rounds of that, I tried passing my user name/password in the URL of the tools page (...?userName=XXX&password=YYY) (No, not my real id/pw) and it worked.
My experience in the IT workplace (10 years), in the corporate world anyway, is that MOST of the workers are incompetent doofuses, WHEREVER they're from. It may be different at software/engineering shops (I sure hope so), but in Corporate America you find a very few highly skilled people (Indians, Americans, Russians, whatever) and a whole lot of dross.
National origin seems to have zero impact on one's skills.
Yep, soft drinks are a huge money maker for food places.
True, but the wifi isn't going to increase drink revenue--refills are free, so people sitting around on the 'Net may drink a lot, but won't be adding to anyone's coffers.
I would imaging that big companies just have a room of computers with their various base installs and various hardware classes used just for testing.
Excuse me while I decide whether to laugh or cry; I work at a large corporation, on their e-commerce web site (not their main revenue stream) that does over $1 billion in revenue a year. We have no test lab. We have no test machines. We are told to test (on our own NT 4.0 machines), but not spend time on it. Sadly, I've worked in a few corporations, and they haven't been much different.
From the article: "There are millions of cats in shelters and with rescue groups that need homes, and the last thing we need is a new production strategy for cats."
Classic. Did this quote really come from Bob Barker?
Cell phones should decline for the same reason pagers were not very popular.
Pagers were uproariously popular, until they were superseded by cell phones. People are not going to give up the ability to communicate (or be communicated to) any time, any place. Cell phones will wane in popularity only when something better comes, not because they annoy other people.
. . . the more disdain they show on those who are not "as smart" as they are . ..
You seem to be forgetting that the tech industry is dominated by people whose only socially redeeming quality is their intelligence. I'm not trying to troll--it's an observation that has been borne out repeatedly. Anytime the "unwashed masses" or "Joe Sixpack" figures out something in technology, too many in our industry scurry to raise the bar in order to maintain an intellectual elitism. As soon as regular people figure out bash and vi, those will suck, too.
As much as Linux users preach about how much better Linux is than Windows, if the desktop market suddenly rushed to Linux, Linux users would rush out.
One of the biggest obstacles to widespread Linux adoption is the Linux community.
It reminds me of the warning to never pee in a swimming pool because there is some kind of chemical that'll react and turn some bright color; I don't know if its true, but I never wanted to find out.
I've got a pool, and they tell me it isn't true, but it IS true that you can buy pills that turn someone's pee blue. I assume it's for kidney tests or something, but I bought some in Chile and really freaked someone out . . . .
the position that appends to the end of the line is not available
Append to end of line while in command mode: A (or $a).
Oh, and you can place yourself at the end of a line when you are not in insert mode--if the line happens to be completely empty.
Place yourself at end of line while in command mode: $
I've spit at vi my share, but it's been quite some time ago and now I find it extremely powerful and second nature. I suppose emacs users say the same, though:-) I actually sometimes tell CodeWright to use vi emulation from time to time when I'm on my Windows box, but Brief emulation seems to work better in a GUI. If I could just figure out a mapping that mixed vi and Brief and made sense . . . .
Why are all these e-pens ballpoints? Why not a fountain pen, or at least a roller-ball? If you're going to pay $200 for a pen, it might as well be one that is pleasant to write with. I turned down a free Cross Pad for this very reason . . . .
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If you go to the Netscape site using Opera 8 (or probably any non-Mozilla browser) you see a splash screen telling you your browser is outdated. It lists new Netscape 8 features, including a "Password Manger." Does that mean this is a stable release?
30 minutes seems fair
You're a much more patient and generous soul than I. One minute seems excessive.
But how is it rude when I'm specifically asking for this. I don't care if they want to spend $10 or $100. Just drop it in an envelope and exchange giftw with me. No problem.
It's your presumptuousness that's rude. When people give gifts, they do so because they want to, and want to express themselves through the gift. They're not signing up for some program you set up.
Computer companies have put the average consumer into a "PRES BUTAN TO INTERNET!!!" mindset, and it's a bit hard to get them out of it.
Who's President Butan?
Um, I think that's what the grandparent said--2 3" screens are 1/2 the size of a 6" screen, since they constitute 2 of the 4 3" screens required to make the 6" screen.
"...require a PC running Linux...and a variety of hardware (including none besides the PC)."
/. needs a "Just Plain Wrong" moderation.
Where did you (and your moderators) learn to read English? You need more practice before you complain about things like this.
The sentence from the blurb hardly qualifies as unambiguous English. Bully for you that you understood it, but to spew such vitriol toward someone who read it with a different (and, IMHO, just as valid) interpretation smacks of superciliousness. You've had to apply external meaning to the sentence to make it read that way, just as anyone reading that sentence would have to apply external meaning, because the sentence is poorly constructed.
. . . it actually ran okay on crappy 486s with 4 MB RAM.
:-)
I see you never actually tried to run it on 4MB RAM
If you can quantify the economics of donating CPU time, perhaps you could write that off on your taxes like you can with other donations. I'm all for that.
the editor in Eclipse 2.0 is among the best I have ever used
I agree that the editor in Eclipse 2.x is much improved, and is quite good, but it's tough to beat the Visual Slickedit Plug-In for WSAD/Eclipse (No, I don't work for them, just a happy user).
I've worked a few places, and most places have preached and practiced compliance. I've seen a little of the other, but corporations by and large "get it."
Individuals, OTOH, are rabid thieves. I walk in to work with my newly purchased SlickEdit CDs, and they ask to borrow them. I tell them to go back to their stolen copy of TextPad, and then hound them about licensing it or using something free like jEdit.
Assuming the accusations against FoundStone prove true, I say throw the book at 'em.
didn't most people buy handsprings with the "anti-palm" attitude
I don't know that it had any element of "anti-Palm"; when Handsprings came out, they were significantly cheaper, and had the cool Springboard port. That's why I bought mine.
Perhaps someone bought one for the cool colors, too. I stuck with "graphite" (basic black).
I'm warmly recommending Mandrake 9.1 to all my friend . . .
;-)
At first I assumed you'd made a typo and meant "friends," but then I realized this was Slashdot
Evey program should be just one big function.
I once worked with a PowerBuilder point-and-clicker, and he was complaining that he couldn't edit his "code" anymore. It turned out that he had stuck all his code inside one button, so the code was exceeding the char limit on a text field (Win 95--I think it was 32K) and crashing PowerBuilder. I told him to break his stuff out into functions.
He said, "Huh?"
On top of that, what people fail to mention, is that tablet PC's will be used to show the productivity of workers *in real time* to your boss.
Did I miss something? What is it about Tablet PCs that rat you out to your boss, and how is it unique to Tablet PCs? It sounds like you're saying that because Tablet PCs have wireless capabilities, and because if you're connected wirelessly to a network someone can send you a message wherever you are, then Tablet PCs presage Orwellian futures for their owners. How is this different from a wireless laptop, PDA, cellphone, pager, . . . ?
It sounds like your real gripe is that the Tablet PC is more expensive than a comparable laptop, and the extras it provides don't justify the extra cost in most industries. Is that what you're saying? If so, costs will lower over time. I don't see how a Tablet PC is inherently and uniquely an impediment to work, though.
If a business leaves its front door open, and I walk in, can they put me in jail for five years because they where closed? what if here is no indication that they are closed?
If a business uses a flimsy lock on its door, is it my prerogative to thwart the lock, go inside, and walk around for awhile, just because I can?
FWIW, the download had me in a vicious cycle--I registered, logged in, went to the page, clicked the link to download . . . and would be taken to the login page again. This happened in both Mozilla 1.3 and IE 6.
After a few rounds of that, I tried passing my user name/password in the URL of the tools page (...?userName=XXX&password=YYY) (No, not my real id/pw) and it worked.
YMMV
Indian enginners are said to be quite good . . .
My experience in the IT workplace (10 years), in the corporate world anyway, is that MOST of the workers are incompetent doofuses, WHEREVER they're from. It may be different at software/engineering shops (I sure hope so), but in Corporate America you find a very few highly skilled people (Indians, Americans, Russians, whatever) and a whole lot of dross.
National origin seems to have zero impact on one's skills.
Yep, soft drinks are a huge money maker for food places.
True, but the wifi isn't going to increase drink revenue--refills are free, so people sitting around on the 'Net may drink a lot, but won't be adding to anyone's coffers.
I would imaging that big companies just have a room of computers with their various base installs and various hardware classes used just for testing.
Excuse me while I decide whether to laugh or cry; I work at a large corporation, on their e-commerce web site (not their main revenue stream) that does over $1 billion in revenue a year. We have no test lab. We have no test machines. We are told to test (on our own NT 4.0 machines), but not spend time on it. Sadly, I've worked in a few corporations, and they haven't been much different.
From the article:
"There are millions of cats in shelters and with rescue groups that need homes, and the last thing we need is a new production strategy for cats."
Classic. Did this quote really come from Bob Barker?
Cell phones should decline for the same reason pagers were not very popular.
Pagers were uproariously popular, until they were superseded by cell phones. People are not going to give up the ability to communicate (or be communicated to) any time, any place. Cell phones will wane in popularity only when something better comes, not because they annoy other people.
. . . the more disdain they show on those who are not "as smart" as they are . . .
You seem to be forgetting that the tech industry is dominated by people whose only socially redeeming quality is their intelligence. I'm not trying to troll--it's an observation that has been borne out repeatedly. Anytime the "unwashed masses" or "Joe Sixpack" figures out something in technology, too many in our industry scurry to raise the bar in order to maintain an intellectual elitism. As soon as regular people figure out bash and vi, those will suck, too.
As much as Linux users preach about how much better Linux is than Windows, if the desktop market suddenly rushed to Linux, Linux users would rush out.
One of the biggest obstacles to widespread Linux adoption is the Linux community.
P.S. I use Linux
It reminds me of the warning to never pee in a swimming pool because there is some kind of chemical that'll react and turn some bright color; I don't know if its true, but I never wanted to find out.
I've got a pool, and they tell me it isn't true, but it IS true that you can buy pills that turn someone's pee blue. I assume it's for kidney tests or something, but I bought some in Chile and really freaked someone out . . . .
the position that appends to the end of the line is not available
:-) I actually sometimes tell CodeWright to use vi emulation from time to time when I'm on my Windows box, but Brief emulation seems to work better in a GUI. If I could just figure out a mapping that mixed vi and Brief and made sense . . . .
Append to end of line while in command mode: A (or $a).
Oh, and you can place yourself at the end of a line when you are not in insert mode--if the line happens to be completely empty.
Place yourself at end of line while in command mode: $
I've spit at vi my share, but it's been quite some time ago and now I find it extremely powerful and second nature. I suppose emacs users say the same, though
Why are all these e-pens ballpoints? Why not a fountain pen, or at least a roller-ball? If you're going to pay $200 for a pen, it might as well be one that is pleasant to write with. I turned down a free Cross Pad for this very reason . . . .