You could view it as an Outlook Express (not Outlook) replacement -- both OE and TB do Usenet, while Outlook doesn't; neither OE nor TB does calendaring. But a better way of looking at it is as a replacement for the mail and news functionality in the old, integrated versions of Mozilla or Netscape. A lot of people still use that, and if they want to upgrade (crossgrade?) to Firefox, they need a replacement mail client. Thunderbird allows them to switch with, hopefully, the minimum of pain. In fact, that's why I put it on my sister's system.
Believe it or not, not everyone grew up using Outlook [Express] -- nor Internet Explorer, for that matter. Me, I've been using Netscape-family browsers (including Mozilla [Firesomething]) since Netscape 0.9, off and on, and IE has never been my main browser. For mail, I've been using Pine since 1994. So, targetting Outlook is not the only plausible goal for a mail client.
I don't know how much they're really alike as communication media; but in terms of coding, if you've written an Internet email client, then you're halfway to writing a Usenet newsreader, and vice versa. (I speak from experience.) So it makes some sense to combine them, in that respect.
In Thunderbird's case, it's also supposed to replace the news and mail portions of the old Mozilla Communicator suite, with its all-in-one approach. I suppose they could have broken it down still further, into news and mail clients; but they probably figure that current levels of Usenet usage wouldn't justify a separate client. (Obviously some folks disagree, as there are still some standalone news clients in development. But most of those have an emphasis on binaries.)
I was going to post something similar -- not necessarily just dogs, but pets in general, seem like they'd fit the bill. But then, I felt the same way when I first heard about the Aibo. What's the point of robotic pets?
I suppose one argument against live pets, in this case, is that senile people might not take proper care of them. But then, the responsibility factor could do a lot to pull the people out of senility; perhaps just as much as the companionship.
As I understand it, old-age homes in the U.S. are doing a lot of good by bringing in pets. The strange thing is how long it took them to start doing it.
As acknowledged by Bush Jr., but denied by Franklin Graham, who had the nerve to criticize Bush's understanding of theology for saying it. I'm an atheist myself, but that sort of thing annoys me. I hate to give Bush credit for anything, but at least he's less of a religious bigot than many (other?) so-called "evangelicals".
Separate camera/VCR units were common in the early days of consumer units. Manufacturers moved away from them, presumably because they believed that consumers saw them as cumbersome. I think that belief is correct. They won't be moving back to a tethered model. (For "prosumer" or professional equipment, sure; but I don't think it's ever gone away in those sectors.) A wireless model might do better, but I think the manufacturers will still see one integrated unit as more convenient than two, for the average consumer.
Sequential downloading may have its advantages, but speed isn't one of them. Nor will it provide the same savings in bandwidth for the originator. So I don't see this displacing BitTorrent.
Well, God knows they don't read! (Not even the text of the bills they pass.) And they can't be doing much radio listening, either, or they wouldn't have let Clear Channel assimilate everything, or shut down net radio. So what do they do for entertainment? Can it really be all fund-raising dinners and hookers?
Never mind advanced societies; humans have never behaved in the manner implied by the grandparent post. Care for injured group members goes back to before we were recognizably human. Of course, we can be quite vicious when dealing with humans outside the group.
I do have a problem with sentences that are out of proportion to the crime, a problem that seems to be getting worse. (See: copyright infringement penalties, "three strikes" laws, etc.) But I don't think this is such a case.
Spammers are sociopaths. They've demonstrated that time and again when confronted with their misdeeds -- they don't care at all what the results of their actions are; the best "defense" I've ever heard one come up with is "it's not illegal" (not even always true when they say it, of course). So if law is the only kind of constraint they understand, then law must be applied.
As to the magnitude of their crimes? Collectively, they've nearly ruined the value of email, which had been one of the greatest communication mediums ever invented. They may have entirely ruined Usenet. It's easy to dimiss these, to say that email isn't a big deal compared to prison. But think what it's meant in your life, and then multiply that by everyone who's ever used the Internet. That's what spammers are responsible for killing.
I've wondered this as well. I realize that the guy is a troll, but has no one ever said to him, "If you want the BSD license, use BSD"? If it's good enough for Apple, it should be good enough for him. Has he ever addressed this?
Well, the summary didn't say anything about HD, just "flat-panel". Anyway, as it happens, I have an EDTV plasma myself -- not this one, but a $2500 Samsung -- and it looks spectacular with an HDTV feed. Quite a bit better than with SD material or DVD, and better than an SD set looks with downconverted HD material. So I wouldn't dismiss EDTV, nor consider it a DVD-only display.
Also, note that even so-called HDTV displays usually don't match any of the standard HD resolutions -- you'll see things like 1024x768 (as on the Panasonic HD plasma that's just below that Maxent on the Best Buy page), as opposed to ED's 852x480. Most HD material is 1920x1080i or 1280x720p; the only exception I can think of is DirecTV, which is currently squeezing some of its 1080i channels to 1280x1080i.
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Sorry, I meant the right column.
When I went to RTFA, in the Google ads in the left column, I got this one:
Ads by Goooooogle
Discount Climate Change
New & used Climate Change. aff Check out the huge selection now!
www.eBay.com
I swear I am not making this up.
No. But I might be willing to donate to the creation of "sollogsucks.com".
You're a tremendous fool if you think that being an atheist means knowing little about theology.
You could view it as an Outlook Express (not Outlook) replacement -- both OE and TB do Usenet, while Outlook doesn't; neither OE nor TB does calendaring. But a better way of looking at it is as a replacement for the mail and news functionality in the old, integrated versions of Mozilla or Netscape. A lot of people still use that, and if they want to upgrade (crossgrade?) to Firefox, they need a replacement mail client. Thunderbird allows them to switch with, hopefully, the minimum of pain. In fact, that's why I put it on my sister's system.
Believe it or not, not everyone grew up using Outlook [Express] -- nor Internet Explorer, for that matter. Me, I've been using Netscape-family browsers (including Mozilla [Firesomething]) since Netscape 0.9, off and on, and IE has never been my main browser. For mail, I've been using Pine since 1994. So, targetting Outlook is not the only plausible goal for a mail client.
I don't know how much they're really alike as communication media; but in terms of coding, if you've written an Internet email client, then you're halfway to writing a Usenet newsreader, and vice versa. (I speak from experience.) So it makes some sense to combine them, in that respect.
In Thunderbird's case, it's also supposed to replace the news and mail portions of the old Mozilla Communicator suite, with its all-in-one approach. I suppose they could have broken it down still further, into news and mail clients; but they probably figure that current levels of Usenet usage wouldn't justify a separate client. (Obviously some folks disagree, as there are still some standalone news clients in development. But most of those have an emphasis on binaries.)
I was going to post something similar -- not necessarily just dogs, but pets in general, seem like they'd fit the bill. But then, I felt the same way when I first heard about the Aibo. What's the point of robotic pets?
I suppose one argument against live pets, in this case, is that senile people might not take proper care of them. But then, the responsibility factor could do a lot to pull the people out of senility; perhaps just as much as the companionship.
As I understand it, old-age homes in the U.S. are doing a lot of good by bringing in pets. The strange thing is how long it took them to start doing it.
As acknowledged by Bush Jr., but denied by Franklin Graham, who had the nerve to criticize Bush's understanding of theology for saying it. I'm an atheist myself, but that sort of thing annoys me. I hate to give Bush credit for anything, but at least he's less of a religious bigot than many (other?) so-called "evangelicals".
SCO's not a horse, but it is run by a horse's ass.
Separate camera/VCR units were common in the early days of consumer units. Manufacturers moved away from them, presumably because they believed that consumers saw them as cumbersome. I think that belief is correct. They won't be moving back to a tethered model. (For "prosumer" or professional equipment, sure; but I don't think it's ever gone away in those sectors.) A wireless model might do better, but I think the manufacturers will still see one integrated unit as more convenient than two, for the average consumer.
Sequential downloading may have its advantages, but speed isn't one of them. Nor will it provide the same savings in bandwidth for the originator. So I don't see this displacing BitTorrent.
Yes, but what's amazing is how cheaply they were bought. I'm sure we can outbid the **AA if we really try.
Well, God knows they don't read! (Not even the text of the bills they pass.) And they can't be doing much radio listening, either, or they wouldn't have let Clear Channel assimilate everything, or shut down net radio. So what do they do for entertainment? Can it really be all fund-raising dinners and hookers?
I just wanted to hijack this title to say:
Hunters with disabilities just need to get to the island.
Never mind advanced societies; humans have never behaved in the manner implied by the grandparent post. Care for injured group members goes back to before we were recognizably human. Of course, we can be quite vicious when dealing with humans outside the group.
I do have a problem with sentences that are out of proportion to the crime, a problem that seems to be getting worse. (See: copyright infringement penalties, "three strikes" laws, etc.) But I don't think this is such a case.
Spammers are sociopaths. They've demonstrated that time and again when confronted with their misdeeds -- they don't care at all what the results of their actions are; the best "defense" I've ever heard one come up with is "it's not illegal" (not even always true when they say it, of course). So if law is the only kind of constraint they understand, then law must be applied.
As to the magnitude of their crimes? Collectively, they've nearly ruined the value of email, which had been one of the greatest communication mediums ever invented. They may have entirely ruined Usenet. It's easy to dimiss these, to say that email isn't a big deal compared to prison. But think what it's meant in your life, and then multiply that by everyone who's ever used the Internet. That's what spammers are responsible for killing.
for fdc.sys. They'll stomp them but good. And we'll get GPL enforcement as a free side-effect!
I've wondered this as well. I realize that the guy is a troll, but has no one ever said to him, "If you want the BSD license, use BSD"? If it's good enough for Apple, it should be good enough for him. Has he ever addressed this?
Well, the summary didn't say anything about HD, just "flat-panel". Anyway, as it happens, I have an EDTV plasma myself -- not this one, but a $2500 Samsung -- and it looks spectacular with an HDTV feed. Quite a bit better than with SD material or DVD, and better than an SD set looks with downconverted HD material. So I wouldn't dismiss EDTV, nor consider it a DVD-only display.
Also, note that even so-called HDTV displays usually don't match any of the standard HD resolutions -- you'll see things like 1024x768 (as on the Panasonic HD plasma that's just below that Maxent on the Best Buy page), as opposed to ED's 852x480. Most HD material is 1920x1080i or 1280x720p; the only exception I can think of is DirecTV, which is currently squeezing some of its 1080i channels to 1280x1080i.
Here's one you can get right now: a Maxent ED Plasma. I'm sure there are other examples.
How about sub-$1000?
Quite right, I should've said Firebird 0.7. I guess I was further behind than I thought.
Looks good in Firebird 0.8...
No kidding. But the point is, when someone says you can buy something "for a song", they mean that it's cheap.
The Slashdot summary says that the 95% failure rate was "in the last year", but the linked article actually says five years.