To all the above posters - this is an INTERNAL document which happened to be released to the public. There is no reason to think that they would make it pretty for other browsers when they only ever intended to properly use it once, and on a Mozilla browser.
The thing about Firebird is that if you have a specific problem such as this, you can generally just wait a week, download the latest nightly, and bask in the fact that Mozilla provides continual updates to it's software.
Don't complain about software if all you're going to do is continually spam the network even though you know there's not enough bandwidth.
Don't whinge about problems with said software until said spammers stop doing their spamming thing.
Why do you all think that Valve would spend thousands of dollars providing content servers for a free game? A free game which has some of the most immature and ungrateful players the online community has yet seen?
Here in the UK, NTL did just that. I'd taken down our firewall for about five minutes and in that time we contracted Blaster, which promptly got eaten by Welchia. I scanned for Blaster and applied the MS patch but didn't scan for Welchia...
Next day, we try and go online only to be redirected to http://outbreak.ntli.net/ which told us they'd found that we were transmitting loads of data... they gave us links to blaster and welchia scanners and the MS patch. Until we stopped transmitting we weren't going to be allowed onto the net at large.
Upon removing Welchia we were promptly allowed back online. I've never been very impressed with NTL before, but this sort of decisive action was very impressive.
One thing I've been trying to find is what sort of stretching to do before and after running. Can anyone help out here?
And how about adding a little cordial (is that what they call it in the US too?) to your water, that's what I do and it stops me getting fed up of water all day. Is that "allowed"?
While this is off-topic, it's still relevant. The/. games section has a truly terrible header graphic and colour scheme, could someone please tell Taco to stop?!
"Graphically, an icon representing your user sits at the center of the carousel, and lines, or spokes, branch out from the center towards your contacts."
Now take a look at this. I'm not saying it's practical, I'm not saying it's good. But it's different and it could be integrated into an OS. This sort of innovation is what Linux should be doing!
"All that aside, I think a Distro should emphasize the following, in order"
The items you lay out show that you don't really have a clue what end-users care about. All they want is something that lets them do what they wanna do. Security, uninstallation, even stability are utterly secondary. The reason most people get along with Windows isn't just because they've seen no other alternative, it's because everything is so damn obvious. Maybe not right by certain standards, but it does what it says.
How many Windows users even needs an FTP program? How many need two browsers? How many want to be confused by one Start Menu folder which says "Config" and another which says "Another Type Of Config".
None.
Strip your distro to the bare essentials and work from there. Simplify everything. Work for the masses, not the smartasses.
"...some bright spark mentioned that FirebirdSQL were themselves not the first people to use the name 'Firebird' - there exists Taiwanese BBS server software predating FirebirdSQL."
If this is true, it seems that hypocrisy is rife in this discussion.
I stumbled on this too, but my main problem was that old chestnut - on my Telewest UK box I can't watch one Digital channel and record another (either via VCR or PVR), unless I rent another set top box off Telewest for £15 a month.
IMO, Quake 3 was id's last shot at a straight out graphics led FPS. They perfected fast gameplay too (or nearly). Doom 3 will probably see them try out for something new, I really don't think that a company which includes someone as intelligent as Carmack is going to let themselves get trapped in a dead end with no-gameplay eye candy games.
I'm betting on a next-gen Doom 3 which isn't just fancy graphics - I think id are a company which is clever enough to sense the shifts in the industry. As Q3 showed the way for deathmatch, D3 will show the way for the new direction in FPS.
While this clearly will compact the overall size of Firebird, it really doesn't achieve much as the time taken to launch the binary increases.
I believe.
As far as it goes. I don't see how anyone can deny that this is a step in the right direction. We couldn't expect MS to suddenly divulge all their secrets so we may as well settle for this... for now:)
This made me think about how NASA & the space program should be progressing.
"A millenium falcon style design would be pretty cool though..."
It sure would, and while this is obviously meant as a joke, it would do NASA wonders to focus on what the average person thinks is "cool".
While unmanned research is all well and good, it's rarely going to be exciting or cool. For more info, see that Simpsons episode where Homer's an astronaut... and Bart dives to switch off the TV before they have to view another shuttle launch.
"Is it possible that something good is coming out of Redmond?"
Is it possible that a Slashdot editor could take submissions with at least some degree of subjectivity? Whether threedegrees is good or not, this sort of opinion in the post itself surely taints the comments.
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To all the above posters - this is an INTERNAL document which happened to be released to the public. There is no reason to think that they would make it pretty for other browsers when they only ever intended to properly use it once, and on a Mozilla browser.
The thing about Firebird is that if you have a specific problem such as this, you can generally just wait a week, download the latest nightly, and bask in the fact that Mozilla provides continual updates to it's software.
Don't complain about software if all you're going to do is continually spam the network even though you know there's not enough bandwidth.
Don't whinge about problems with said software until said spammers stop doing their spamming thing.
Why do you all think that Valve would spend thousands of dollars providing content servers for a free game? A free game which has some of the most immature and ungrateful players the online community has yet seen?
Untrue. For fuck's sake, give them a little credit.
Several sites have already called Nvidia's DX9 performance into question, including www.gamersdepot.com
Research a few independent benchmarks.
Here in the UK, NTL did just that. I'd taken down our firewall for about five minutes and in that time we contracted Blaster, which promptly got eaten by Welchia. I scanned for Blaster and applied the MS patch but didn't scan for Welchia...
Next day, we try and go online only to be redirected to http://outbreak.ntli.net/ which told us they'd found that we were transmitting loads of data... they gave us links to blaster and welchia scanners and the MS patch. Until we stopped transmitting we weren't going to be allowed onto the net at large.
Upon removing Welchia we were promptly allowed back online. I've never been very impressed with NTL before, but this sort of decisive action was very impressive.
OSDN should be taking part in this. Can we get some kind of official line? At the very least Slashdot and Sourceforge should be.
I believe someone is working on this as a plugin.
The tabbed browsing extensions allows this and much, much more. It's my most important extension. Link.
One thing I've been trying to find is what sort of stretching to do before and after running. Can anyone help out here? And how about adding a little cordial (is that what they call it in the US too?) to your water, that's what I do and it stops me getting fed up of water all day. Is that "allowed"?
As opposed to now, when passports are microwave proof and an EMP over an airport would have no effect. Dick.
News for nerds mate. Sounds right to me.
While this is off-topic, it's still relevant. The /. games section has a truly terrible header graphic and colour scheme, could someone please tell Taco to stop?!
*holds head and sobs*
"Graphically, an icon representing your user sits at the center of the carousel, and lines, or spokes, branch out from the center towards your contacts."
Image Here.
Now take a look at this. I'm not saying it's practical, I'm not saying it's good. But it's different and it could be integrated into an OS. This sort of innovation is what Linux should be doing!
Re: Mozilla, the separation of the suite into Firebird & Thunderbird (or whatever they will be called) etc, is partly to solve this problem.
"All that aside, I think a Distro should emphasize the following, in order"
The items you lay out show that you don't really have a clue what end-users care about. All they want is something that lets them do what they wanna do. Security, uninstallation, even stability are utterly secondary. The reason most people get along with Windows isn't just because they've seen no other alternative, it's because everything is so damn obvious. Maybe not right by certain standards, but it does what it says.
How many Windows users even needs an FTP program? How many need two browsers? How many want to be confused by one Start Menu folder which says "Config" and another which says "Another Type Of Config".
None.
Strip your distro to the bare essentials and work from there. Simplify everything. Work for the masses, not the smartasses.
"All military systems have been infected."
Goddamn, I *told* you to patch Outlook Express!
I stumbled on this too, but my main problem was that old chestnut - on my Telewest UK box I can't watch one Digital channel and record another (either via VCR or PVR), unless I rent another set top box off Telewest for £15 a month.
Bit of a shame - any solutions?
IMO, Quake 3 was id's last shot at a straight out graphics led FPS. They perfected fast gameplay too (or nearly). Doom 3 will probably see them try out for something new, I really don't think that a company which includes someone as intelligent as Carmack is going to let themselves get trapped in a dead end with no-gameplay eye candy games.
:)
I'm betting on a next-gen Doom 3 which isn't just fancy graphics - I think id are a company which is clever enough to sense the shifts in the industry. As Q3 showed the way for deathmatch, D3 will show the way for the new direction in FPS.
I hope
While this clearly will compact the overall size of Firebird, it really doesn't achieve much as the time taken to launch the binary increases. I believe.
Both here, and umpteen other articles.
Is it really necessary to have so many permutations of such a well covered topic?
As far as it goes. I don't see how anyone can deny that this is a step in the right direction. We couldn't expect MS to suddenly divulge all their secrets so we may as well settle for this... for now :)
This made me think about how NASA & the space program should be progressing.
"A millenium falcon style design would be pretty cool though..."
It sure would, and while this is obviously meant as a joke, it would do NASA wonders to focus on what the average person thinks is "cool".
While unmanned research is all well and good, it's rarely going to be exciting or cool. For more info, see that Simpsons episode where Homer's an astronaut... and Bart dives to switch off the TV before they have to view another shuttle launch.
"Is it possible that something good is coming out of Redmond?"
Is it possible that a Slashdot editor could take submissions with at least some degree of subjectivity? Whether threedegrees is good or not, this sort of opinion in the post itself surely taints the comments.