I sure as hell had political feelings at that age, and they didn't always mirror my parents' in content or reasoning. What's worrying is that most Americans, like you, assume that the capacity for rational political thought and reasoning is something that comes automatically with legal adulthood and the right to vote, and therefore needn't and shouldn't be excercised (let alone actively developed) before the age of 18. Small wonder, then, that the minority who even bother to vote seem to go about it so haphazardly and irrationally.
...If you're going to attempt to inflate your appearance of sophistication with impressive-sounding words, at least make sure you know what they mean. Recalcitrance?
Times like this, you have to be pretty glad Slashcode didn't include a Clippy-style input assistant:
It looks like you're trying to inflate your appearance of sophistication by substituting a more impressive-sounding word for "guess". Did you mean "speculate"?
I'd be tempted to call this one of the stupidest and most misleading Slashdot headlines I've ever seen. Unfortunately, I've been reading Slashdot far too long to make that claim.
And PPC? Are you serious? There's a PPC port of Windows? I don't think so. Maybe someone in Microsoft was dreaming of it, but I don't think this 'port' ever got anywhere.
Try this: Press [Windows Key] -> (Start Menu Opens) -> Type first few characters of program/document, hit [Enter] to open. By default, at least, this is even faster and easier than Spotlight/Quicksilver's two-key invocation. Worst-case scenario, you have to scroll down a couple of lines (with arrow keys or *shudder* mousewheel) to select between multiple hits (just like Spotlight/Quicksilver).
IE's Javascript engine is excruciatingly slow. That's about the only serious complaint I have with it. For the most part, it does what I ask of it (just...very inefficiently, sometimes).
Opera's Javascript implementation, on the other hand, is "a bit quirky" like Netscape 4's HTML engine was "a bit quirky". I've seen simple, cross-browser code that behaved nearly indentically in Firefox, IE and Safari (involving manipulation of CSS properties, for instance) do absolutely bizarre things in Opera. I can only imagine the hurdles it presents to porting anything as complex as the average Google app.
You've clearly never coded^H^H^H^H^Hattempted to code hardcore DOM-level Javascript in Opera. Opera got a number of things right. Their Javascript engine was not one of them.
Ever hear of Writely? Google Spreadsheets? Presently? Why on earth would you assume that the current (beta) incarnation of Google Apps for Your Domain is anything more than an initial offering?
Why do I never have mod points when I really need them? This is dead on.
With apologies to Steve Taylor, trying to build an application platform on top of the Web is like trying to make an octopus by nailing extra legs on a dog.
Am I the only one who yearns for a time (perhaps recollected far too rosily) when you could actually expect to find scientifically literate discussion (and moderation) on Slashdot?
How is it that horseshit like this keeps getting "Insightful" and "Informative" mods every time we come back around to the global warming "debate", despite the fact that it's been debunked repeatedly and at length each and every time it's appeared?
The use of the word "hits" strongly implies targetting -- in this sense, the use of the word in the article headline is highly misleading/sensationalistic. I don't doubt the sensationalism was intended for humorous effect rather than to actively mislead Slashdot readers, however.
So, how is the esteemed Anonymous Coward NOT astroturfing for the RIAA, since mrshowtime is going out of his way to replace his music collection without even taking advantage of Fair Use?
Actually, you're both wrong: XPSP2 Windows Firewall is a very different beast from the original Windows Firewall in XP. XP's firewall was practically an afterthought -- minimally configurable, with a horrible management interface that required each port/transport combination to be configured with its own firewall rule (i.e., no port ranges or other conveniences).
SP2's, by contrast, is easily configurable by even the most minimally competent user: in addition to (somewhat improved) manual configuration of rulesets, SP2 Firewall borrows a page from ZoneAlarm and other modern Windows firewalls, and supports Program-based rulesets which are automatically created the first time a software comnponent attempts to access the network. As a result, people actually use it -- something which practically no one did with the original Windows firewall, and not just because it wasn't enabled by default.
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I sure as hell had political feelings at that age, and they didn't always mirror my parents' in content or reasoning. What's worrying is that most Americans, like you, assume that the capacity for rational political thought and reasoning is something that comes automatically with legal adulthood and the right to vote, and therefore needn't and shouldn't be excercised (let alone actively developed) before the age of 18. Small wonder, then, that the minority who even bother to vote seem to go about it so haphazardly and irrationally.
...If you're going to attempt to inflate your appearance of sophistication with impressive-sounding words, at least make sure you know what they mean. Recalcitrance?
Maybe you mean contrition.
...the purpose for which I can only fathom.
Times like this, you have to be pretty glad Slashcode didn't include a Clippy-style input assistant:
It looks like you're trying to inflate your appearance of sophistication by substituting a more impressive-sounding word for "guess". Did you mean "speculate"?
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I'd be tempted to call this one of the stupidest and most misleading Slashdot headlines I've ever seen. Unfortunately, I've been reading Slashdot far too long to make that claim.
In my view, debris is the result of the actions of intelligence
That's nice. Nobody fucking cares.
And PPC? Are you serious? There's a PPC port of Windows? I don't think so. Maybe someone in Microsoft was dreaming of it, but I don't think this 'port' ever got anywhere.
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How old are you, twelve? Just because your memory doesn't reach back that far, doesn't mean it never happened: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT#Supported
(Also, as noted in the linked article, what do you suppose the Xbox360 runs on?)
Mousewheel? Mousewheel?
Try this: Press [Windows Key] -> (Start Menu Opens) -> Type first few characters of program/document, hit [Enter] to open. By default, at least, this is even faster and easier than Spotlight/Quicksilver's two-key invocation. Worst-case scenario, you have to scroll down a couple of lines (with arrow keys or *shudder* mousewheel) to select between multiple hits (just like Spotlight/Quicksilver).
Ridiculous. Everyone knows it stands for Poor Excuse for a Real Language.
...Serious, Sam.
IE's Javascript engine is excruciatingly slow. That's about the only serious complaint I have with it. For the most part, it does what I ask of it (just...very inefficiently, sometimes).
Opera's Javascript implementation, on the other hand, is "a bit quirky" like Netscape 4's HTML engine was "a bit quirky". I've seen simple, cross-browser code that behaved nearly indentically in Firefox, IE and Safari (involving manipulation of CSS properties, for instance) do absolutely bizarre things in Opera. I can only imagine the hurdles it presents to porting anything as complex as the average Google app.
You've clearly never coded^H^H^H^H^Hattempted to code hardcore DOM-level Javascript in Opera. Opera got a number of things right. Their Javascript engine was not one of them.
Ever hear of Writely? Google Spreadsheets? Presently? Why on earth would you assume that the current (beta) incarnation of Google Apps for Your Domain is anything more than an initial offering?
2001? Try 1998.
Why do I never have mod points when I really need them? This is dead on.
With apologies to Steve Taylor, trying to build an application platform on top of the Web is like trying to make an octopus by nailing extra legs on a dog.
See preceding AC comment, tool.
Am I the only one who yearns for a time (perhaps recollected far too rosily) when you could actually expect to find scientifically literate discussion (and moderation) on Slashdot?
How is it that horseshit like this keeps getting "Insightful" and "Informative" mods every time we come back around to the global warming "debate", despite the fact that it's been debunked repeatedly and at length each and every time it's appeared?
In other words, having missed the comma, the NS article suggests a higher probability of a missed period?
The use of the word "hits" strongly implies targetting -- in this sense, the use of the word in the article headline is highly misleading/sensationalistic. I don't doubt the sensationalism was intended for humorous effect rather than to actively mislead Slashdot readers, however.
Simply supporting $EvilCorp's stated position on an issue in a public forum does not automatically render someone an astroturfer or a shill.
Actually, you're both wrong: XPSP2 Windows Firewall is a very different beast from the original Windows Firewall in XP. XP's firewall was practically an afterthought -- minimally configurable, with a horrible management interface that required each port/transport combination to be configured with its own firewall rule (i.e., no port ranges or other conveniences).
SP2's, by contrast, is easily configurable by even the most minimally competent user: in addition to (somewhat improved) manual configuration of rulesets, SP2 Firewall borrows a page from ZoneAlarm and other modern Windows firewalls, and supports Program-based rulesets which are automatically created the first time a software comnponent attempts to access the network. As a result, people actually use it -- something which practically no one did with the original Windows firewall, and not just because it wasn't enabled by default.
Nope.
Yet another Apple innovation, appropriated by Microsoft. Have they no shame?
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Would that be a Tolkien-ring network?
Please, go back to whatever opressive authoritarian regime spawned you, and leave the politics to real Americans.