It's a good thing. Why? Well, if it needs the use of the service pack, that only seems to indicate that the browser is more and more tied in with with the OS (if that's even possible).
Like someone mentioned on slashdot before (paraphrased):
"I'd rather browse the net with a browser, not an operating system."
Getting all of that background should be done by the time you're 17-19, not 25-30. Kids should be able to finish high school calculus in grade 8, not grade 12. We need to expect more from them, otherwise they will do the bare minimum.
The public school system moves at the pace of the lowest common denominator....Well, no that's not right, but they definitely move on the lower end of the spectrum. Also, in elementary/high school you are generally rewarded for memorization as opposed to expressing a higher form of understanding. That doesn't happen until sometime late in university.
In some instances I believe that school can inhibit your inventiveness, because it certainly doesn't push you to learn on your own. You just have to do your homework so you can study for those exams, which will get you into university/college. It's all about marks marks marks.
Just to point something that might be a similar situation to others:
My grandmother doesn't know how to install office or windows.
She does sometimes use my computer if she ever needs information. I have Firefox installed, and I direct her to places like wikipedia.org or the cia world fact book if she's ever interested in geographical information about other countries.
Also my grandfather uses a word processor to type out his family tree documents that he works on. He wouldn't know the difference between MS and OO.o.
They don't give a rats ass about what browser or word processor to use. They're learning from the beginning anyway so the learning curve is not more difficult than any MS products. It could possibly be easier (with Firefox at least).
During the battle, Mozilla
spies managed to steal secret
plans to the Empire's
ultimate weapon, INTERNET
EXPLORER 7, an armored web
browser with enough power to
destroy an entire Windows Operating System.
Although you may be right about the Linux slant, one of the reasons this may have worked is because it was in a learning environment. The learning curve for students is completely irrelevent, because that's the main goal of school. This is probably why it was feasible and why it worked. All you really need is to write essays and the odd report or presentation, and OO.o's software should be "good enough" for that.
Note that they still upgraded and kept MS Office for some of the administration stuff, probably because they couldn't afford not openning certain documents.
if a school can save money with using this type of software, then maybe that money could be used on books which are typically lacking in many schools.
Check out the demo. I remember playing it for like a month, that's how fun it was. It gets quite interesting when there are quite a few players. The strategy is really the most important part, individual player skill I would say comes second.
I know this is getting a little off topic but I don't have a credit card, and yet purchasing books saves you a TON of money (30-70%) if you buy online.
So how do I do it? Of course I could get someone to buy it and I would pay them back - OR - I could go into a store and put money on the gift card, and then I could go home and use that gift card's # to purchase my books, and I end up saving a lot of money.
So if you're so paranoid that you don't even want to use a credit card or a bank card, try to look for other ways to pay for stuff, because it's possible you can do it with gift certificates.
My grandpa of 82 years learned English in his 70's (while living with us in Canada for a few years at a time), and managed to make a family tree tracing back to the 1600's. He's always reading and although not doing creative art or poetry, he does keep himself busy with learning.
As far as I know he's pretty healthy so far.
He is no Jedi! He's the sith lord we've been looking for! I mean...whoever created Jar Jar could only have been seduced by the Dark Side!
Er...we're taking about Lucas, right?
For the same reason I hate video card Marketting
on
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nVidia & ATi:
If you look at video cards today (and a few months back) you would see something like...
ATi: 9200 9600 9800 and then there would be a few different things like "XT" or other letters in front of them, but when you look at the actual cost of the video cards there are some 9600's that are more expensive than some 9800's so it's very confusing which one is better.
nVidia: "6600" brand of cards can actually be priced below and above the "6200" and "6800" cards, so it's a real pain in the ass when you're looking for a video card.
I guess it finally came around for CPU's.
I know that Conan was joking with a lot of the things he said (i.e. wolf attacks because we can't watch our tv's in our houses since they're so huge) BUT as funny and ridiculous as this may sound, when I was reading his column I wasn't cracking up and laughing at it.
I was frowning and becoming more depressed because frankly that's where our technology will take us. Wrap-around screens on our coffee cups, made so cheap that they're disposable playing commercials or coupons for other coffee related products, and yes, maybe even tvs in our bowls, but I personally do not think this is desireable as we'll end up being surrounded by television (we already are, TVs are in every room, on our phones, pda's, computers, psp's, other hand held games and so on.
Can't wait to watch those commercials while I'm sitting on the can in a bathroom stall.
Who's downloaded Episode 3 has gone - or is planning to go - to the theatre to see this movie.
If it was some drama or romantic comedy, then no, they wouldn't go to the theatre, but this is a special efx movie and is best seen either at the theatre, OR on a crazy home system if you have the DVD or DVD-like quality.
[i]"Yes, some laws are ridiculous, but don't expect your employer to pay you to rail against those laws on their property."[/]
[p]A university is an institute for higher learning. It is also a business. Since this business' service is high quality education it would be in its best interest to facilitate the exchange of ideas, especially ones that are controversial, because no one else is going to do it! So in the spirit of what a typical university stands for, I believe that whoever (the director?) was paid off has failed the university's credibility and reputation.[/p]
- Turn off the TV (download your shows if you must).
- Browse with ad / flash blocking tools or with an RSS feed reader.
- Don't sign up for "reward programs", don't give away your permanent email to any service.
- Don't multitask yourself to uselessness (i.e. watching tv while working on your project with music playing and a game minimized you go into every 15 minutes while your paper's in front of you and you're baking cookies)....You can sign up for my information overload program for just 3 easy payments of $49.9..just kidding.:P
I think the United States is much lower probably because of companies like Dell. If everyone would put their computer together nobody would want to spend an extra $200 for an OS where that money could go for a new video card. I wonder how much smaller MS' revenue would be if the norm for purchasing computers would be through parts (just theoretical, I know that wouldn't happen because it'd be too much fo a hassle for joe sixpack).
Also, I know of one great way to battle piracy.:) Use Open Source!:D
Make it a point to write out proper full sentences. For example, say you're IMing someone, instead of typing:
"wassup" or "hi"
type:
"What's up?" or "Hi." so that you're always used to using proper sentence structure and then whenever you're typing away at a report or an email, your writing is a lot more pleasant to read.
To stick to the question, I suggest that if it's too difficult to change your habits, you should at least put your fingers on these keys:
asdf;lkj where the f and the j are your index fingers, your thumbs are on your space bar, and L-ctrl is sort of with the palm of your hand right below the pinky (for quick access).
#2) Even if the commercials were kept in you could still fast forward through them.
#3) They don't control it. Nor would they probably want such a model because it wouldn't allow them the same amount of power as before (i.e. with these so called "television sets").
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It's a good thing. Why? Well, if it needs the use of the service pack, that only seems to indicate that the browser is more and more tied in with with the OS (if that's even possible).
Like someone mentioned on slashdot before (paraphrased):
"I'd rather browse the net with a browser, not an operating system."
Getting all of that background should be done by the time you're 17-19, not 25-30. Kids should be able to finish high school calculus in grade 8, not grade 12. We need to expect more from them, otherwise they will do the bare minimum. The public school system moves at the pace of the lowest common denominator. ...Well, no that's not right, but they definitely move on the lower end of the spectrum. Also, in elementary/high school you are generally rewarded for memorization as opposed to expressing a higher form of understanding. That doesn't happen until sometime late in university.
In some instances I believe that school can inhibit your inventiveness, because it certainly doesn't push you to learn on your own. You just have to do your homework so you can study for those exams, which will get you into university/college. It's all about marks marks marks.
This sounds like a classic south park episode in the making.
Just to point something that might be a similar situation to others:
My grandmother doesn't know how to install office or windows.
She does sometimes use my computer if she ever needs information. I have Firefox installed, and I direct her to places like wikipedia.org or the cia world fact book if she's ever interested in geographical information about other countries.
Also my grandfather uses a word processor to type out his family tree documents that he works on. He wouldn't know the difference between MS and OO.o.
They don't give a rats ass about what browser or word processor to use. They're learning from the beginning anyway so the learning curve is not more difficult than any MS products. It could possibly be easier (with Firefox at least).
There's a typo but I'll fix it:
During the battle, Mozilla
spies managed to steal secret
plans to the Empire's
ultimate weapon, INTERNET
EXPLORER 7, an armored web
browser with enough power to
destroy an entire Windows Operating
System.
Sorry, nevermind my rant. Usually by the end of the day my brain power is at its lowest and I didn't notice the last line. :B
Although you may be right about the Linux slant, one of the reasons this may have worked is because it was in a learning environment. The learning curve for students is completely irrelevent, because that's the main goal of school. This is probably why it was feasible and why it worked. All you really need is to write essays and the odd report or presentation, and OO.o's software should be "good enough" for that. Note that they still upgraded and kept MS Office for some of the administration stuff, probably because they couldn't afford not openning certain documents. if a school can save money with using this type of software, then maybe that money could be used on books which are typically lacking in many schools.
Check out the demo. I remember playing it for like a month, that's how fun it was. It gets quite interesting when there are quite a few players. The strategy is really the most important part, individual player skill I would say comes second.
I know this is getting a little off topic but I don't have a credit card, and yet purchasing books saves you a TON of money (30-70%) if you buy online. So how do I do it? Of course I could get someone to buy it and I would pay them back - OR - I could go into a store and put money on the gift card, and then I could go home and use that gift card's # to purchase my books, and I end up saving a lot of money. So if you're so paranoid that you don't even want to use a credit card or a bank card, try to look for other ways to pay for stuff, because it's possible you can do it with gift certificates.
Tub. Girl.
My grandpa of 82 years learned English in his 70's (while living with us in Canada for a few years at a time), and managed to make a family tree tracing back to the 1600's. He's always reading and although not doing creative art or poetry, he does keep himself busy with learning. As far as I know he's pretty healthy so far.
He is no Jedi! He's the sith lord we've been looking for! I mean...whoever created Jar Jar could only have been seduced by the Dark Side! Er...we're taking about Lucas, right?
Best. Headline. Ever.
nVidia & ATi: If you look at video cards today (and a few months back) you would see something like... ATi: 9200 9600 9800 and then there would be a few different things like "XT" or other letters in front of them, but when you look at the actual cost of the video cards there are some 9600's that are more expensive than some 9800's so it's very confusing which one is better. nVidia: "6600" brand of cards can actually be priced below and above the "6200" and "6800" cards, so it's a real pain in the ass when you're looking for a video card. I guess it finally came around for CPU's.
Then you can compare it to an SCO license and make witty comments like "it's a steal!" that you and other geeks can laugh about in private.
I know that Conan was joking with a lot of the things he said (i.e. wolf attacks because we can't watch our tv's in our houses since they're so huge) BUT as funny and ridiculous as this may sound, when I was reading his column I wasn't cracking up and laughing at it.
I was frowning and becoming more depressed because frankly that's where our technology will take us. Wrap-around screens on our coffee cups, made so cheap that they're disposable playing commercials or coupons for other coffee related products, and yes, maybe even tvs in our bowls, but I personally do not think this is desireable as we'll end up being surrounded by television (we already are, TVs are in every room, on our phones, pda's, computers, psp's, other hand held games and so on.
Can't wait to watch those commercials while I'm sitting on the can in a bathroom stall.
I like the abbreviation for that law:
"The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 (FECA)."
It's definitely bullshit, and what better abbreviation than something that resembles fecal.
Who's downloaded Episode 3 has gone - or is planning to go - to the theatre to see this movie.
If it was some drama or romantic comedy, then no, they wouldn't go to the theatre, but this is a special efx movie and is best seen either at the theatre, OR on a crazy home system if you have the DVD or DVD-like quality.
[i]"Yes, some laws are ridiculous, but don't expect your employer to pay you to rail against those laws on their property."[/] [p]A university is an institute for higher learning. It is also a business. Since this business' service is high quality education it would be in its best interest to facilitate the exchange of ideas, especially ones that are controversial, because no one else is going to do it! So in the spirit of what a typical university stands for, I believe that whoever (the director?) was paid off has failed the university's credibility and reputation.[/p]
- Turn off the TV (download your shows if you must). - Browse with ad / flash blocking tools or with an RSS feed reader. - Don't sign up for "reward programs", don't give away your permanent email to any service. - Don't multitask yourself to uselessness (i.e. watching tv while working on your project with music playing and a game minimized you go into every 15 minutes while your paper's in front of you and you're baking cookies). ...You can sign up for my information overload program for just 3 easy payments of $49.9..just kidding. :P
I think the United States is much lower probably because of companies like Dell. If everyone would put their computer together nobody would want to spend an extra $200 for an OS where that money could go for a new video card. I wonder how much smaller MS' revenue would be if the norm for purchasing computers would be through parts (just theoretical, I know that wouldn't happen because it'd be too much fo a hassle for joe sixpack).
:) Use Open Source! :D
Also, I know of one great way to battle piracy.
Make it a point to write out proper full sentences. For example, say you're IMing someone, instead of typing: "wassup" or "hi" type: "What's up?" or "Hi." so that you're always used to using proper sentence structure and then whenever you're typing away at a report or an email, your writing is a lot more pleasant to read. To stick to the question, I suggest that if it's too difficult to change your habits, you should at least put your fingers on these keys: asdf;lkj where the f and the j are your index fingers, your thumbs are on your space bar, and L-ctrl is sort of with the palm of your hand right below the pinky (for quick access).
Firefox has an extension for PDF Downloading which gives you the option to download a pdf link, in case opening pdfs in browsers bothers anyone.
PDF Download
#1) The commercials are typically ripped out.
#2) Even if the commercials were kept in you could still fast forward through them.
#3) They don't control it. Nor would they probably want such a model because it wouldn't allow them the same amount of power as before (i.e. with these so called "television sets").
"After trying to merge several sets of media files that I've had laying around across several PC's"
The guy doesn't have a Mac. Why would you infer that he purchase an expensive computer (with the OS attached to it) just to manage his mp3 collection?