There're two main problems with Firebird. 1) It's a side project of Mozilla and 2) it's a side project of Mozilla.
If one were to extrapolate, the problems arising from the former include the engine -taking the turret out of a tank doesn't make it a sportscar. In this day and age it should be pretty obvious that refactoring something existing only goes so far. The other problem is XUL. I don't know who came up with it, but they need to be employed as a underwater repairman for the transatlantic telegram cable. Don't get me wrong, Firebird is an improvement over Mozilla, but that's only because Mozilla is ridiculously bad. FB is a decent browser, and it's not going to get any better. Consider: Firebird is a horribly incomplete browser when it comes to additional functionality -it only barely does a fair job at being an extremely barebones browser. Have you ever heard adding code without modifying any of the existing stuff making it better (the few freak accidents aside?)
What could they do better? It's hard for me to say -I must admit I haven't viewed the source to either project all too carefully because I don't feel any interest to do so. I don't like them.
> -- unfortunately it still reeks of "I-look-like-netscape"
The problem is it feels like Mozilla. Monolithic, megalithic, slow and hard on the resources. Of course, it looks crappy, too.
I so wish I could support some open-source-collaborative browser, but Mozilla and its spinoffs (like Firebird) seem to be the only alternative -and I don't happen to agree at all with the direction the browser development is going. Seemingly they (and most of the/.ing folks) are content with that direction, however, so I see no hope of them changing it, either. <personal_preference>I currently use Opera7 on both Linux and Windows, mostly because it's completely spiffy (small(er), fast, fully functional (popup blocks, cookie controls), comes with a great mail program and on top of that it's elegant.)</personal_preference>
I'd be interested in knowing if there're any more or less mature open-sourced alternatives for me out there -heck, if need be, I can even put in some work on it:P
It could in theory have been Kelvin-barns.. so it'd be something like 10^-28 m^2 per second at 57 Kelvins -this clearly refers to the areaic speed of electric current on a wafer in a good temperature.
According to the startling new evidence surfacing amidst the preparations on behalf of SCO for the Crusade, we may have been horribly mistaken on the origins of the UNIX operating system.
The new data suggests that the UNIX operating system was originally developed by penguins in the early 1850's! Due to the low temperatures in Antarctica, silicon actually had developed rudimentary sentience, enabling this important scientific breakthrough. The specific breed of penguins responsible is supposedly the fabled Royal Blue Underbelly (hence the name UNIX, "Underbelly National Information Crossing"), a often 3-feet tall king of the ice. Unfortunately, the noble beings have long since vanished due to a mysterious illness that seemingly rendered all the males of the breed infertile (some say the operating system was a cruel predictive joke on them.) Progress has been made in cloning these magnificient beings.
Dear lord, reading these replies. 'It dispenses a disposable credit card for you.' Morons.
He's trying to sell it to banks. Ergo, the routing can take many shapes -an easy solution will be a virtual credit card number granted by that bank. Other solutions may well work on existing systems, but something using Visa and MasterCard networks is the most likely option (since they're not slow as hell like wire transfers.)
As to why this is necessary? Because not everyone has a credit card. Because not everyone has even a bank account. Because everyone doesn't have internet access and don't want to buy stuff online using the library computers. And because PayPal is the only other option.
'It can be used in money laundering', 'you can fund terrorists with it!'
>No, that's stupid. I keep hearing this over and over. That was the Santa Cruz Operation, not the new SCO. The new SCO has never released a version of linux, period.
So, say, if all of Boeing's 747's suddenly exploded while in mid-air due to a gross manufacturing neglect (e.g. using crazy glue for the wings), they can go get their name changed to Boing and not worry about litigation?
A contract can only be valid if freely joined into by both parties. You can't dictate a contract.
That's why they have the 'I agree'-button. Arguing about not being able to see the EULA before the purchase (and the merchant not accepting the return since you opened the box) is a whole other matter, of course.
They tried that system already. They called it "communism" or "socialism" and it failed. In fact it failed a lot..
Wrong, mister. The so-called socialist (the phase before moving to communism) countries (most prominently the USSR, China and Cuba) were in fact not even socialist. A closer description would be something like an oligarcic or dictatorial state capitalism, depending on your definition of dictatorship. Ergo, communism (nor socialism) have never been tried.
Mm. The only thing lacking from PHP has been proper OO support.. now that has been rectiied. To think I was even considering Python as an alternative because of its only slightly less horrifying OO model. So Python for scripting and PHP for the web.. that's how it's supposed to be. Now I can sleep again.
Is the '=' for assignment or equality..?
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Does Google = God?
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Bah. C has corrupted me from understanding natural markup.. I did read it as 'assign God to Google' first.
"See! See! We used that same exact function in our code! We also use the int variable i in our for loops."
What is this 'for loop', you speak of? Just so happens that I have the first patent pending on 'a method for, modeled in a Computer Programming Language (as defined in Definitions), traversing through a Sequence (as defined in Definitions) using an incrementable and/or decrementable Data Object (as defined in Definitions).' *rubs hands together*
Didn't someone speculate Linus might be trying to sneak in fixes to remove any IP-trodding code as soon as it came out which parts actually violated said IP? First this german guy claims he's seen the violating lines without an NDA and now, in the kernel mail Linus notes some rather conspicuous (masked as inconspicuous) changes...
Actually, the whole picture is even more devious, although it's not certain whether it'll work yet.
A certain individual buys a ton of shares of a B-class company for half a penny a piece.. Then they launch a desperate-looking attack on an industry giant, hoping that this will increase the value of their shares -which it most certainly will do. However, the cunning part is revealed if the industry giant's shares lose some footing and drop, not much but a bit.. then the deadbeat CEO can cunningly liquidate all the deadbeat shares and invest the capital in the industry giant's shares a day before announcing it was all a big hoax (or losing the claim by a third party).. this is guaranteed to create a surge of interest for the industry giant's shares, which the deadbeat CEO can then liquify at a percentual win of at least an approximate 5 units from the price he got them, reinvest and live happily ever after.
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There're two main problems with Firebird. 1) It's a side project of Mozilla and 2) it's a side project of Mozilla.
If one were to extrapolate, the problems arising from the former include the engine -taking the turret out of a tank doesn't make it a sportscar. In this day and age it should be pretty obvious that refactoring something existing only goes so far. The other problem is XUL. I don't know who came up with it, but they need to be employed as a underwater repairman for the transatlantic telegram cable. Don't get me wrong, Firebird is an improvement over Mozilla, but that's only because Mozilla is ridiculously bad. FB is a decent browser, and it's not going to get any better. Consider: Firebird is a horribly incomplete browser when it comes to additional functionality -it only barely does a fair job at being an extremely barebones browser. Have you ever heard adding code without modifying any of the existing stuff making it better (the few freak accidents aside?)
What could they do better? It's hard for me to say -I must admit I haven't viewed the source to either project all too carefully because I don't feel any interest to do so. I don't like them.
> -- unfortunately it still reeks of "I-look-like-netscape"
/.ing folks) are content with that direction, however, so I see no hope of them changing it, either. <personal_preference>I currently use Opera7 on both Linux and Windows, mostly because it's completely spiffy (small(er), fast, fully functional (popup blocks, cookie controls), comes with a great mail program and on top of that it's elegant.)</personal_preference>
:P
The problem is it feels like Mozilla. Monolithic, megalithic, slow and hard on the resources. Of course, it looks crappy, too.
I so wish I could support some open-source-collaborative browser, but Mozilla and its spinoffs (like Firebird) seem to be the only alternative -and I don't happen to agree at all with the direction the browser development is going. Seemingly they (and most of the
I'd be interested in knowing if there're any more or less mature open-sourced alternatives for me out there -heck, if need be, I can even put in some work on it
And yet, you did.
Try the Mudconnector. Their search feature should be plenty good for you.
It could in theory have been Kelvin-barns.. so it'd be something like 10^-28 m^2 per second at 57 Kelvins -this clearly refers to the areaic speed of electric current on a wafer in a good temperature.
I've found that burning the network cable helps. Be mindful of the smoke, though, as it may have some undesired hallucinogenic effects.
'Code' can be a plural. Therefore, the sentence was correct.
According to the startling new evidence surfacing amidst the preparations on behalf of SCO for the Crusade, we may have been horribly mistaken on the origins of the UNIX operating system.
The new data suggests that the UNIX operating system was originally developed by penguins in the early 1850's! Due to the low temperatures in Antarctica, silicon actually had developed rudimentary sentience, enabling this important scientific breakthrough. The specific breed of penguins responsible is supposedly the fabled Royal Blue Underbelly (hence the name UNIX, "Underbelly National Information Crossing"), a often 3-feet tall king of the ice. Unfortunately, the noble beings have long since vanished due to a mysterious illness that seemingly rendered all the males of the breed infertile (some say the operating system was a cruel predictive joke on them.) Progress has been made in cloning these magnificient beings.
Dear lord, reading these replies. 'It dispenses a disposable credit card for you.' Morons.
He's trying to sell it to banks. Ergo, the routing can take many shapes -an easy solution will be a virtual credit card number granted by that bank. Other solutions may well work on existing systems, but something using Visa and MasterCard networks is the most likely option (since they're not slow as hell like wire transfers.)
As to why this is necessary? Because not everyone has a credit card. Because not everyone has even a bank account. Because everyone doesn't have internet access and don't want to buy stuff online using the library computers. And because PayPal is the only other option.
'It can be used in money laundering', 'you can fund terrorists with it!'
At least it doesn't take all your money, rape your family, pillage your domestic animals and burn your house while it's doing it.
They're doing a great job so far so I see no reason for change..
It's the GNU/Law.
>No, that's stupid. I keep hearing this over and over. That was the Santa Cruz Operation, not the new SCO. The new SCO has never released a version of linux, period.
So, say, if all of Boeing's 747's suddenly exploded while in mid-air due to a gross manufacturing neglect (e.g. using crazy glue for the wings), they can go get their name changed to Boing and not worry about litigation?
The thing I'm wondering, if they're licensing the binary implementation, which compiler's implementation are they going to be using? :)
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That's why they have the 'I agree'-button. Arguing about not being able to see the EULA before the purchase (and the merchant not accepting the return since you opened the box) is a whole other matter, of course.
Wrong, mister. The so-called socialist (the phase before moving to communism) countries (most prominently the USSR, China and Cuba) were in fact not even socialist. A closer description would be something like an oligarcic or dictatorial state capitalism, depending on your definition of dictatorship. Ergo, communism (nor socialism) have never been tried.
Mm. The only thing lacking from PHP has been proper OO support.. now that has been rectiied. To think I was even considering Python as an alternative because of its only slightly less horrifying OO model. So Python for scripting and PHP for the web.. that's how it's supposed to be. Now I can sleep again.
Bah. C has corrupted me from understanding natural markup.. I did read it as 'assign God to Google' first.
What is this 'for loop', you speak of? Just so happens that I have the first patent pending on 'a method for, modeled in a Computer Programming Language (as defined in Definitions), traversing through a Sequence (as defined in Definitions) using an incrementable and/or decrementable Data Object (as defined in Definitions).' *rubs hands together*
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Actually, the whole picture is even more devious, although it's not certain whether it'll work yet.
A certain individual buys a ton of shares of a B-class company for half a penny a piece.. Then they launch a desperate-looking attack on an industry giant, hoping that this will increase the value of their shares -which it most certainly will do. However, the cunning part is revealed if the industry giant's shares lose some footing and drop, not much but a bit.. then the deadbeat CEO can cunningly liquidate all the deadbeat shares and invest the capital in the industry giant's shares a day before announcing it was all a big hoax (or losing the claim by a third party).. this is guaranteed to create a surge of interest for the industry giant's shares, which the deadbeat CEO can then liquify at a percentual win of at least an approximate 5 units from the price he got them, reinvest and live happily ever after.
Got to love the stock market.
*sigh*