Stuff like this is why people are scared to install native apps for Windows. On iOS, you install apps safely, and with about 2 or 3 taps. On Windows, you get apps via 30 clicks, and you get your browser configuration screwed up, unwanted toolbars, and bonus adware for good measure.
Your last paragraph shows your true colors; you believe Israel has no right to exist and is a "made-up" state. That's anti-Semitism.
If you doubt this is anti-Semitism, step back for a moment and ask yourself this: do you apply that standard to any other nation? Do you deny any other nation in the world the right to exist?
If you don't, you're singling out the Jews: anti-Semitism.
There can be valid criticism of Israel without being anti-Semitic. However, the new anti-Semitism often hides behind the veneer of legitimate criticism of the Jewish state.
The Sharansky Test has been formulated to distinguish between valid criticism of Israel and anti-Semitic rants:
The so-called “new anti-Semitism” poses a unique challenge. “New anti-Semitism” is aimed at the Jewish state. Since this anti-Semitism can hide behind the veneer of legitimate criticism of Israel, it is more difficult to expose. Making the task even harder is that this hatred is advanced in the name of values most of us would consider unimpeachable, such as human rights.
His test is simple:
I believe that we can apply a simple test – I call it the “3D” test – to help us distinguish legitimate criticism of Israel from anti-Semitism.
The first “D” is the test of demonization. When the Jewish state is being demonized; when Israel’s actions are blown out of all sensible proportion; when comparisons are made between Israelis and Nazis and between Palestinian refugee camps and Auschwitz – this is anti- Semitism, not legitimate criticism of Israel.
The second “D” is the test of double standards. When criticism of Israel is applied selectively; when Israel is singled out by the United Nations for human rights abuses while the behavior of known and major abusers, such as China, Iran, Cuba, and Syria, is ignored; when Israel’s Magen David Adom, alone among the world’s ambulance services, is denied admission to the International Red Cross – this is anti-Semitism.
The third “D” is the test of delegitimization: when Israel’s fundamental right to exist is denied – alone among all peoples in the world – this too is anti-Semitism.
I prefer the depth of the userbase on Slashdot, the moderation system, the fact that it is frequented by more than just 16 year olds and of course its lovely green.
Laughing out loud!
The depth of the user base? Oh yes, the deep levels of trolls, flamebait posters, and GNAA members really add to the community here.
The moderation system? Abused by those same trolls and idiots; anyone with a dissenting view is modded off the page.
More than just 16 year olds? Ha, you've got me rolling on the floor now...
I'm with the grandparent. Digg rocks, slashdot is dead.
In addition to integrating the design-by-contract paradigm into the language, Eiffel for.NET is also the only.NET language that supports multiple inheritance via compiler-generated interface implementation.
Theoretically. On the same theoretical note, more eyes looking at PageRank would allow its evolution to perform better and even resistant in the face of Google ranking whores.
And then there are other things. We're never going to release PageRank [Google's trademark system for ranking web pages in its search index], we're not going to release things like that, because to release them would ruin them. If you release how you do the ranking function, suddenly every web scrambler in the world screws up the rank and Google search becomes useless. We don't want to do that.
The very same argument could be used from Microsoft's point of view. We're never going to release Windows [Microsoft's trademark operating system], we're not going to release things like that, because to release them would ruin them. If you release how you do the operating system internals, suddenly every hacker in the world screws up the code and Windows becomes useless. We don't want to do that.
This has long been the case; ever since DirectX 10 was announced, it was known to be Vista-only. DirectX 10 will not run on XP. You can verify this yourself by running the DirectX 10 preview from Microsoft.
Not only that, Direct3d 10 requires DirectX 10 capable hardware, non of which is currently available.
Ah, yes, how very true it is that more testing leads to software that's buggier than software that's never tested. Thank you for that wonderfully insightful comment.
Heck - some of the smaller commercial outfits might even balk at having to spend that kind of money on the certificate.
Yes, because $500 a year will easily put any corporation out of business.
I, for one, think this is great. It now *forces* companies like Creative, NVidia, ATI, RealTek, and other big hardware vendors to make their drivers go through and pass Windows Hardware Quality Labs testing. I know that doesn't guarantee it 100% perfectly working driver, but in my experience it does mean generally better drivers, which in turn means a more stable system. That's a good thing for millions of consumers, coming at the cost of... $500/year for corporations.
I find it both ironic and hypocritical that the community here is constantly bashing corporate America; that is, until Microsoft makes certain corporations pay to make get their system-critical software tested and verified. Oh, then we're all sad for those poor corporations that have to pay $500 a year. Mercy me...
So, Slashdot is reposting a short articled posted by an small tech news outlet about a non-existant plug-in for Firefox. Brilliant.
This is why I come to Slashdot every day, folks. These are the big stories no one else has. All presented in a way that's both fair & balanced, giving clear, concise, accurate headlines. No prejudiced opinion pieces. Just pure, unadulterated tech news bliss, straight from the Cowboy's mouth!
1. MSN Search will be renamed to MSN Grahams Number
2. Robert Scoble will be fired and/or hired by another company at twice his current salary
3. George Lucas announces three more Star Wars films (dubbed Suckquels), after Special Editions for the Prequels and Super-Duper Mega Deluxe Power Special XP Uber Plus Editions for the Original Trilogy are re-pre-pro-issued
4. Adobe Reader 7.0.1 will be released, solidifying its place in the Guinness Book of Worlds Records as the Most Painfully Long Boot Process for an Application that Everybody Needs.
5. eBay will eBay itself on eBay
6. Microsoft will begin issuing patches as viruses and spyware, thus boosting update adoption by ten billion percent
7. The RIAA will make writing on any kind of CD illegal
8. Everybody and their grandmother will have a podcast thats just as boring and useless as their blogs
9. To compete with Atom in the marketplace, Harvard will start calling RSS Eve
10. It becomes legal to castrate / sterilize spammers under vigilante justice
1) Microsofts entry into the anti-virus and anti-spyware businesses will be a disaster for users. This is based on everything I know about Microsoft, having watched the company for almost 28 years. They will make a big fanfare, spend a lot of marketing dollars, but in the end, the company simply wont be able to keep up with the demands of keeping virus signatures current, which isnt the real point of this gambit, anyway. There is so much to this story and so much that I could write that I think Ill do so next week, and just move on to the next prediction. 2) Carrying over from last year, I predict that Burst.com will beat Microsoft in their current lawsuit. But to avoid having to eat crow again over timing, let me put this in greater context. IF a trial actually takes place, as it is now scheduled to do this summer, Burst will easily win. Microsoft is at a disadvantage already as a bully. Burst will probably get Judge Motz to tell the jury that Microsoft deliberately destroyed evidence, and it doesnt hurt, either, that Burst is just plain right on all counts Microsoft DID violate their patents, DID violate Bursts non-disclosure agreement, DID attempt to illegally put them out of business, and DID attempt to control the market.
Of course, Microsoft might settle before trial, but at this point, I dont think that is likely out of simple arrogance on Microsofts part. Microsoft is furious with Burst for the little companys continued survival, plus Microsoft is listening to the wrong lawyers on this one. So Burst will win on some or all counts,and I expect the damage award to be in the billions. Of course, Microsoft will appeal. But the key difference between this case and other Microsoft cases is that once Burst wins, Real Networks and Apple Computer, both of which are also infringing Bursts patents (along with TiVO and a bunch of other companies), will immediately buy Burst licenses, throwing $100+ million into Bursts coffers and leading to everyone else EXCEPT Microsoft taking a Burst license, too. At that point if it goes that far and Microsoft is that stupid Redmond wont be able to risk not having a Burst license and will settle, too. Only by waiting so long Microsoft will have blown any number of advantages it could have had. Typical.
3) Apple will take a big risk in 2005. This could be in the form of a major acquisition. With almost $6 billion in cash, Steve Jobs hinted to a group of employees not long ago that he might want to buy something big, though I am at a loss right now for wh
I think you misunderstood my earlier post though. I'm not saying God created life for the sole purpose of adapting and evolving. I believe that God created life with the ability to adapt and evolve. If one really does believe God created life, it would only make sense that the created life would be able to adapt in order to survive; otherwise all life would eventually die out, rendering the creation of life meaningless.
I won't speak for the ID folks, but those of us who believe that God created life believe that he created that life to adapt; rapid speciation and evolution species is an integral part of believing that God started life.
What we don't believe is that life came out of nowhere. Evolution does not attempt to explain how life began, it only explains how life adapts.
That said, your post is 100% flamebait. Sure, let's kill off the poor, the less educated, and the conservatives. Let's move on towards a more progressive society, as you say! An uber race! Heil!
I agree, he probably won't have a major impact on the Office 12 UIs. Probably a little too late in the game for that, unless they decide to do some radical changes to the UI.
Sorry, but that's not true: the article where Microsoft lost was a triumph for software patents; a corporation had sued Microsoft over patent infringement and won. If the justice icon is shown "when there is one less patent to worry about" as you say, then the justice icon wasn't applicable for that story, since the patent was upheld, not struck down.
The reality of it seems to be that we cheer for the bad things when they're happening to Microsoft, even if those bad things are ultimately bad for humanity as well. To be frank, that disgusts me.
Why is it that when Microsoft wins a patent-related lawsuit, the Slashdot story's primary icon is the "patent pending on silverware" icon, and yet, when Microsoft loses a patent-related lawsuit, the Slashdot story's primary icon is the "justice" icon (example)?
This kind of journalistic prejudice implies that when Microsoft wins a patent lawsuit, patents are evil, but when Microsoft loses a patent lawsuit, justice is being served. The truth of the matter is that the patent system is being abused and needs to be changed regardless of whether Microsoft is winning or losing lawsuits.
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Ethical behavior is incompatible with the pursuit of profit. This is the essence of the old adage "Money is the root of all evil."
The actual quote:
"The love of money is the root of all evil."
This is an important distinction. When a man loves money more than personal morals and ethics, only then does his business become unethical.
Stuff like this is why people are scared to install native apps for Windows. On iOS, you install apps safely, and with about 2 or 3 taps. On Windows, you get apps via 30 clicks, and you get your browser configuration screwed up, unwanted toolbars, and bonus adware for good measure.
This is the sick, sad state of Windows apps.
The Windows 8 app store promises to address these concerns. We'll see how they deliver.
Your last paragraph shows your true colors; you believe Israel has no right to exist and is a "made-up" state. That's anti-Semitism.
If you doubt this is anti-Semitism, step back for a moment and ask yourself this: do you apply that standard to any other nation? Do you deny any other nation in the world the right to exist?
If you don't, you're singling out the Jews: anti-Semitism.
His test is simple:
...And Firefox added support for that only after Microsoft demoed IE9 at PDC.
"I like your game but we have to change the rules."
I prefer the depth of the userbase on Slashdot, the moderation system, the fact that it is frequented by more than just 16 year olds and of course its lovely green.
Laughing out loud!
The depth of the user base? Oh yes, the deep levels of trolls, flamebait posters, and GNAA members really add to the community here.
The moderation system? Abused by those same trolls and idiots; anyone with a dissenting view is modded off the page.
More than just 16 year olds? Ha, you've got me rolling on the floor now...
I'm with the grandparent. Digg rocks, slashdot is dead.
In addition to integrating the design-by-contract paradigm into the language, Eiffel for .NET is also the only .NET language that supports multiple inheritance via compiler-generated interface implementation.
Windows would be fixable
Theoretically. On the same theoretical note, more eyes looking at PageRank would allow its evolution to perform better and even resistant in the face of Google ranking whores.
Asking this question on Slashdot is like asking a group of chimpanzees whether they prefer Spanish Red or White Zin.
The very same argument could be used from Microsoft's point of view. We're never going to release Windows [Microsoft's trademark operating system], we're not going to release things like that, because to release them would ruin them. If you release how you do the operating system internals, suddenly every hacker in the world screws up the code and Windows becomes useless. We don't want to do that.
This has long been the case; ever since DirectX 10 was announced, it was known to be Vista-only. DirectX 10 will not run on XP. You can verify this yourself by running the DirectX 10 preview from Microsoft.
Not only that, Direct3d 10 requires DirectX 10 capable hardware, non of which is currently available.
Ah, yes, how very true it is that more testing leads to software that's buggier than software that's never tested. Thank you for that wonderfully insightful comment.
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Heck - some of the smaller commercial outfits might even balk at having to spend that kind of money on the certificate.
... $500/year for corporations.
Yes, because $500 a year will easily put any corporation out of business.
I, for one, think this is great. It now *forces* companies like Creative, NVidia, ATI, RealTek, and other big hardware vendors to make their drivers go through and pass Windows Hardware Quality Labs testing. I know that doesn't guarantee it 100% perfectly working driver, but in my experience it does mean generally better drivers, which in turn means a more stable system. That's a good thing for millions of consumers, coming at the cost of
I find it both ironic and hypocritical that the community here is constantly bashing corporate America; that is, until Microsoft makes certain corporations pay to make get their system-critical software tested and verified. Oh, then we're all sad for those poor corporations that have to pay $500 a year. Mercy me...
...is the sincerest form of flattery.
Rather than teaming with Larry Elliscum, a better move for Sun would be to open Java up to the ECMA/ISO for standardization.
Well said, Rory.
:-)
Hey, keep those blog posts & comics coming. Your explanation of 720p vs 1080i was the best tech manual I've ever read.
So, Slashdot is reposting a short articled posted by an small tech news outlet about a non-existant plug-in for Firefox. Brilliant.
This is why I come to Slashdot every day, folks. These are the big stories no one else has. All presented in a way that's both fair & balanced, giving clear, concise, accurate headlines. No prejudiced opinion pieces. Just pure, unadulterated tech news bliss, straight from the Cowboy's mouth!
Robert X. Cringelys 2005 predictions:
Oh, my fault, it was a generalized statement.
I think you misunderstood my earlier post though. I'm not saying God created life for the sole purpose of adapting and evolving. I believe that God created life with the ability to adapt and evolve. If one really does believe God created life, it would only make sense that the created life would be able to adapt in order to survive; otherwise all life would eventually die out, rendering the creation of life meaningless.
I won't speak for the ID folks, but those of us who believe that God created life believe that he created that life to adapt; rapid speciation and evolution species is an integral part of believing that God started life.
What we don't believe is that life came out of nowhere. Evolution does not attempt to explain how life began, it only explains how life adapts.
That said, your post is 100% flamebait. Sure, let's kill off the poor, the less educated, and the conservatives. Let's move on towards a more progressive society, as you say! An uber race! Heil!
Yep, I've seen them and the new "ribbon" strips.
I agree, he probably won't have a major impact on the Office 12 UIs. Probably a little too late in the game for that, unless they decide to do some radical changes to the UI.
AFAIK, neither Office nor Vista are in public beta.
Sorry, but that's not true: the article where Microsoft lost was a triumph for software patents; a corporation had sued Microsoft over patent infringement and won. If the justice icon is shown "when there is one less patent to worry about" as you say, then the justice icon wasn't applicable for that story, since the patent was upheld, not struck down.
The reality of it seems to be that we cheer for the bad things when they're happening to Microsoft, even if those bad things are ultimately bad for humanity as well. To be frank, that disgusts me.
Why is it that when Microsoft wins a patent-related lawsuit, the Slashdot story's primary icon is the "patent pending on silverware" icon, and yet, when Microsoft loses a patent-related lawsuit, the Slashdot story's primary icon is the "justice" icon (example)?
This kind of journalistic prejudice implies that when Microsoft wins a patent lawsuit, patents are evil, but when Microsoft loses a patent lawsuit, justice is being served. The truth of the matter is that the patent system is being abused and needs to be changed regardless of whether Microsoft is winning or losing lawsuits.
"Avalon" (now known as the Microsoft Presentation Framework
A very small nitpick, but for the record, it's Microsoft Presentation Foundation.
Maybe it's just me, but "Avalon" was a much cooler name.