...such as Zostrix and Dolorac (more info here). It's also an ingredient in Icy Hot and other meds, apparently.
Sensations of affective (dull) pain and heat are transferred along the same nerves, which is part of the reason why this chemical can help modulate signals there.
It's no secret what capsaicin, the fiery molecule of peppers, does to cell walls.
Actually, I've studied cell biology and I have no idea what capscaicin does to cell walls (or even plasma membranes.) Come to think of it, chili pepper cells have walls, and capsaicin doesn't seem do anything to them. So maybe it is a secret after all.
Yup, it is the browser settings - I'm just angry because I don't think QuickTime should change my browser settings without asking me first. I just installed iTunes (with QuickTime), and I had to change all the file type actions back to "download" from "open with QuickTime plugin" after I installed it. I didn't have any problems before I installed QuickTime. Maybe if you change the settings manually and then reinstall QuickTime, the program is at least smart enough not to change them back?
Apple's hardware is generally very well-designed, and their software is solid on Macs, but they can't seem to write a decent Windows program to save their lives. For example: why does iTunes run the iPod service even when iTunes isn't running and even though I've never used an iPod? Why does Quicktime automatically have your browser open MP3s in Quicktime instead of downloading them (and not give you the option of turning this "feature" off?) Why do Apple programs "break" the usual look and feel of Windows programs? Honestly, this isn't rocket science here. How hard would it have been to recompile the iPhone software for a 64-bit machine?
...and from the shrill tone of most of Moore's movies and books (and his habit of not acknowledging information that conflicts with his opinion), I'd say that Moore's movie is too.
From dicitonary.com: Propoganda - 1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
I'm less than thrilled with the cost of our medical system sometimes. I can't stand insurance companies, and I wish that drug companies would ease up on developing nations who produce generic versions of patented drugs to help poor, sick people. I think it would definitely be a mistake to use only information from ads to make important healthcare decisions - but I don't have a ton of respect for the objectivity of people like Moore, either. I don't think either side is "evil," as such. Just read through the info that's there, seek out more objective information (e.g. WebMd), and keep your BS detector at the ready.
I wish there were more objective information out there, but if something is clearly marked as an ad, I trust people to take it with a grain of salt. There are already ads for drugs and health plans on radio and TV - what would make ones online any different?
It's not the biggest by any means, but 15,240 barrels a day is hardly insignificant, and that might pose a conflict of interest. (Of course, you could say the same thing about the way the US government deals with environmental issues too.)
Wouldn't there be a conflict of interest if the CEO of one of the country's biggest tech companies was helping determine tech policy? Certainly even someone who isn't tech-savvy can see that. It'd be a little bit like asking the CEO of an oil company to determine environmental policy. Even if Ballmer were to step down from his position (and I'm not holding my breath on that one), he probably still owns tons of MS stock.
On a side note, McCain's opinion on net neutrality seems to be founded on a general small-government policy, not on a technical understanding of the situation. You can't just use a blanket "small government" argument for all things... some things work better when they're private companies, and others work better as public institutions. There's a reason why water is a public utility, power is often regulated, and software is produced mostly by private companies. Politicians should think that through before they parrot the party line on small/big government again.
DVORAK is supposedly a better way to type than QWERTY, and all you have to do to enable it is change a setting on your computer. People (including me) still don't do it because they learned on QWERTY. That means that QWERTY continues to be the standard, so people keep learning it, and... you get the picture.
I'll buy a technology like this when everyone is typing on DVORAK keyboards and measuring things in meters and kilograms.
The study considers all activity to be equal, which I'm not sure is the case. Bouncing around while you brush your teeth or watch TV is different than running, swimming, etc. The latter activities raise your heart rate and get you breathing fast. I'm not a doctor, but I'd assume that those activities burn more calories than bouncing around in front of the TV. More importantly, anyone who's been on a track or a swim team knows that your body will adjust to to improve at such activity. I imagine that this would correspond with an increased metabolism, so that an hour of sports practice will cause people to burn more calories even when they're not doing anything active.
He described an example of a newscast in which the reporter was explicitly equivocating games with drugs and tobacco.
I think the word he's looking for is "equating."
Danny Ledonne, possibly the second most famous game creator on Earth
Really? I've heard of SCMRPG, but not Ledonne. Some game designers that I can name: Will Wright, Shigeru Miyamoto, Sid Meyer, Peter Molyneux.
Does Gamasutra have editors? Yeesh.
SCMRPG is an interesting idea, but I think it makes for a better conversation piece than anything else. That's fine and all, but a real work of art should be able to stand on its own. I'm not sure SCMRPG does that, and I think it's gotten so big because of its subject matter, not because it's really well-designed. I admit I haven't played it. I play games partly because they're a form of art but mainly because they're fun, and if a game is designed to be sickening instead of enjoyable, it's not worth my time. In this way, games are different from books, movies, etc. If it's not fun, it's a simulation, not a game. And I have no interest in a school shooting simulator. I'm not saying that SCMRPG is evil, but I don't think it's a really great idea either. I am glad that it's gotten people talking, but I don't think that that means SCMRPG a really great game or even worth my time.
That's when the lightning bolt hit me: You'd have a company that generates its own traffic, generates its own content, and monetizes itself. It would be the perfect lazy-man's media company!"
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So he sees social networking not as a way to give users voices or a place to share ideas, but as a way to monetize them and to get users to generate free content. People aren't going to use a site that treats its users like free content machines and not people, especially not when there are sites like Blogger and Livejournal that give users control over their content and don't post ads. Even the ad-filled Facebook always makes sure to keep users informed, respond to feedback, and keep the ads to a reasonable level. If you don't respect your users, they'll quickly find someplace else to go.
Also, why in the world do we need another social networking site? There have been tons of competitors to MySpace and Facebook, and none of them have really caught on. Remember that this guy didn't develop MySpace; he just found a way to make lots of money by selling it.
The arrogance of this guy's plan to get users to do the work for him while he makes bundles of money is astounding, and I don't think that people will stand for it.
It seems like that would encourage ISPs to be *more* restrictive. If you have more traffic coming over your lines from these last-mile ISPs but no more revenue because they're not paying you, the ISPs would have to get revenue from somewhere else - most likely Google, Skype, and other big companies that send lots of data.
One reason I support net neutrality is that both I and Google (or whoever) have paid an ISP for access the Internet. Why should there be a third charge if the people on either end have already paid? But if the user isn't paying (directly) for his/her connection, then charging Google (or whoever) would be the only way to stay afloat.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't think this is such a great idea. More competition from broadband ISPs or regulation are the only options that I think would really work.
I, too, am less than thrilled about Verisign having exclusive control. The Internet is designed to be decentralized - we have numerous root DNS servers and a plethroa of ISPs, and it works just fine. I'd like to see a handful of "Official" registrars that can compete with each other are monitored by ICANN.
That said, don't forget that numerous important registrars (e.g. eNom) exist in addition to Verisign. I admit I'm not quite sure how this works - I guess eNom and others buy domains cheap from Verisign, and then resellers sell them again. As you probably know, they're cheaper - around 10 or 15 bucks - if you get 'em from a reseller like GoDaddy (er, if you like a healthy heaping of spam with your domains) or register4less.com (if you don't). I actually got a $5 domain with a 1-year hosting plan from ICDSoft. I'm not connected with any of those companies, just sayin'.
So, what if they do go for all four 7% price increases (presumably to cover increasing costs, inflation, etc.)? Let's do the math: $10 * (1.07^4) = $13.11 by 2012. That's assuming they bump up the price as much as possible during their 6 year control of the domain. Granted, that's also assuming that their weird structure of domain resellers stays in place. I'm honestly not sure how that works, but it hasn't shown any signs of disappearing so far, and I think there would be an outcry if it did.
Again, I'm not a fan of the situation from a stability/fairness standpoint, but I don't think the asking price for a domain is too high right now, and I don't think four 7% increases in six years is too much to ask of us.
The site they're talking about seems pretty harmless (and even a little immature), but I guess the case isn't about one particular site as it is about setting a precedent. Still, I think it's kind of silly that a bunch of high-powered lawyers spent so much time arguing about a Barney parody page.
I'm glad the EFF won, and I'm glad the EFF exists, but there have to be more important problems to spend time and money on than this one - like human rights and hunger, to name a few. Nothing against the EFF... it's just that this whole case rates a 9 on the WTF? meter.
The AP reported about this guy. Whatever makes you happy, I guess. Although if he was going to put a Nintendo reference in his name, he could've at least chosen something a little subtler. I mean, how does that work when he's cruising bars?
I.T.J.: The name's Johnson. Triforce Johnson. [Shakes hands while wearing power glove]
Random lady: Oh! It's so bad!
[Insert your own "Play with your Wii" joke here.]
... by having the mentality that "you can get whatever you want by puffing your chest, threatening people (he threatened to sic the police on Penny Arcade after a spat about a charity donation), and abusing the legal system, you can get whatever you want." Which is probably a worse example for kids than the Bully game would be, since Jack (as far as I can tell) is a real live person.
What were the actual percentages of Americans who did/didn't believe in Evolution? It sounds like this could be a relative thing - i.e. creationists are in the minority in the US, but they represent a greater portion of the population in the US than in other countries - in which case the headline would be misleading. The actual journal article isn't available for free online, but maybe someone with a subscription (or someone who could drop $10 for an article regarding a Slashdot debate) could help us out and give us some actual numbers here.
On a side note, I believe the idea of evolution, but as has been stated before, it is technically a *theory*. Believe what you think is right, but don't shove your ideas down other people's throats. That goes for both the religious and the non-religious folks out there.
I thought that too, but then I double-checked Microsoft's FAQ: Effective April 19th, 2006, all Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions are free permanently. This pricing covers all Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions including Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, Visual J#, and Visual Web Developer as well as all localized versions of Visual Studio Express.
We'll see if they ever update it, though.
But yeah, this sounds like Borland is trying to compete with MS tools. Good for them! I'm all for companies giving a hand to folks who want to learn their tools... especially if we get free stuff out of the deal.:)
INAL, but could copyright issues be more problematic once they start making money off these videos? I mean, I know no label really wants to sell old Prince videos, but somehow they're huge on YouTube. Do you really think content producers (record labels, movie studios, musicians, maybe even regular users) would be okay with that, or would they want a piece of the action? I mean, they own the copyright, and I don't think that posting entire music videos online could be considered fair use.
That's the reason Google News doesn't have ads, after all - if they did, they'd run into legal issues (or so I've heard).
P.S. This is a pretty short article with only a bit of information - and it's vague info at that. What gives?
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One browser makes developers' lives easier as it increases in popularity. It adheres to published standards, and the way to make things happen correctly in it are public knowledge.
I agree, and that's a good thing, but developers in turn have a responsibility to make users' lives easier, IMHO. I believe that making things easy and helpful for users should be job #1 for any web developer. Ajax isn't easy to learn, but it sure is helpful to users, and that's why it's so popular.
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The other day I even saw one that explicitly and snobbishly said the only way they would "support" using a Mac was with Windows and IE loaded in VirtualPC.
Well, yeah, and I hate seeing stuff like that too. That said, they probably didn't actively block users who were using a different setup. If you block users who don't use your browser of choice, you're worse than these people. It doesn't matter which browser you're talking about; blocking users based on web browser is always annoying and snobby.
I believe web designers should try to accommodate as many users as possible, because the idea of a web page is to share information or build community, not to lock people into using your software of choice. This goes for MS fans just as it goes for Free Software fans. If people can't view a website, that hurts both the webmaster and the viewers. Having to download new software to view a web page or watch a video is a headache to everyone.
Saying that you need Firefox might actually make users think that IE is more open, because pages built for IE "just work." Of course, that's not true - in fact it's the opposite - but by blocking IE users, you're frustrating them, making their lives that much more difficult, and making them that much more annoyed at Firefox. Plus, actively turning away users is not something *any* webmaster who cares about his/her readers would do, IMHO.
Actually, it's a Greek word that means "unique," "one," or "God." Which is strange, because it doesn't sound like it's unique, it isn't one with the rest of the Windows OS, and it certainly isn't God (unless Mr. Gates has been having some delusions of grandeur lately).
That was the quickest slashdotting I've ever seen. Mirrordot doesn't even have it up yet. Anyway, here it is (it just took forever to load):
Everglide s-500 Headphone Review
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The Everglide s-500 Headphone is the ultimate tool for gamers that pass long hours using their headset for their gaming needs.
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The Everglide s-500 Headphone is the ultimate tool for gamers that pass long hours using their headset for their gaming needs. It has been designed for gamers, by gamers, with the aid of leading world-wide professionals such as Sander "Voo" Kaasjager and other CPL World Tour Winners. The headset is available for sale with a price tag of $99.99 from Everglide Store, that is around Lm35. Some might say it's quite expensive for a headset, but when compared to other professional gaming headsets, the price is quite cheap.
Specifications
Transducer: Dynamic
Nominal Dependence: 16 Ohm
Max. Sound Pressure Level (SPL): 102 dB
Max. Power Rating: 100 mW
Weight w/o Cable: 350 g
Cable Length: 3.1 m
Frequency Response: 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz
Everglide s-500
Packaging
The Everglide s-500 Headphone come in a box, unlike other headsets that usually come packed in plastic covers. So what comes in the box? The box contains the headset itself, together with a microphone (optional) that clips to the shirt, and a carry bag that holds the headset with its cable and microphone safe when carrying around. It is a good idea to store this packaging so to be able to transport the headset in it when going to LAN-Parties and other similar events where you cannot lack not having the Everglide s-500 Headphones.
The Packaging
What's in the Box
Design
The Headset's massive ear cups combined with the big design and the fantastic contrast between its black and silver colours give the Everglide s-500 a futuristic look that makes it the first one of a genre. This plain and fluent design makes the headset look very much like a Studio Headphone kit, having that professional appearance any serious gamer requests, backed up with fabulous sound, and great comfort.
Everglide s-500 Professional Gaming Headphones
Similar to a Studio Kit, this headset does not come with a Microphone and comes as an optional separate item with the headphones, having a clip-on that is used so to attach the microphone to the clothing.
The Everglide s-500 Headphone is available in two colours, white and black, according to your taste and theme.
Sound
Directly from first impressions (as you can undoubtedly, see for yourselves), the Everglide s-500 seems to have been built with gaming purpose in mind from the very beginning. In fact, they are a product of new technological advances, such as the world's first bio-cellulose membrane used to supply instantaneous audio response in the speaker driver. This membrane is said to be by the company, faster than most conventional speaker drivers found in traditional headphones, making the Everglide s-500 optimized for millisecond feedback to provide optimum gaming audio response. Together with the improved speaker driver, the Everglide s-500 also supplies the user with pinpoint precision from where the sound is coming, being accurate to the pixel from where a footstep or a gunshot is coming. The very large circumaural leather muff apart from making the headset comfortable to wear for long hours, has also the feature of reducing surrounding ambient noise to a minimum (very helpful if used in large events such as LAN-Parties ).
Made for Comfort
While the Everglide s-500 excels in gaming experience sounds, it is a bit of a delusion when it comes to music listening on this headset. In fact, making the speaker driver very sensible to minimal audio response resulted in this Headphone to lack in Bass audio quality. The Everglide s-500 lacks in the Sub-Woofer Effect although this lack in Bass was only noticed in music playing, and did not effect in any way gaming. What is quite impressing is that even on high volumes and high Bass fed to the
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Google announced today that it plans to offer online personal health records to help patients tote and store their own x-rays and other health data.
What, are they going to put all the ones and zeros in little baggies or something?
...such as Zostrix and Dolorac (more info here). It's also an ingredient in Icy Hot and other meds, apparently.
Sensations of affective (dull) pain and heat are transferred along the same nerves, which is part of the reason why this chemical can help modulate signals there.
It's no secret what capsaicin, the fiery molecule of peppers, does to cell walls.
Actually, I've studied cell biology and I have no idea what capscaicin does to cell walls (or even plasma membranes.) Come to think of it, chili pepper cells have walls, and capsaicin doesn't seem do anything to them. So maybe it is a secret after all.
Yup, it is the browser settings - I'm just angry because I don't think QuickTime should change my browser settings without asking me first. I just installed iTunes (with QuickTime), and I had to change all the file type actions back to "download" from "open with QuickTime plugin" after I installed it. I didn't have any problems before I installed QuickTime. Maybe if you change the settings manually and then reinstall QuickTime, the program is at least smart enough not to change them back?
...on this page.
Apple's hardware is generally very well-designed, and their software is solid on Macs, but they can't seem to write a decent Windows program to save their lives. For example: why does iTunes run the iPod service even when iTunes isn't running and even though I've never used an iPod? Why does Quicktime automatically have your browser open MP3s in Quicktime instead of downloading them (and not give you the option of turning this "feature" off?) Why do Apple programs "break" the usual look and feel of Windows programs? Honestly, this isn't rocket science here. How hard would it have been to recompile the iPhone software for a 64-bit machine?
...and from the shrill tone of most of Moore's movies and books (and his habit of not acknowledging information that conflicts with his opinion), I'd say that Moore's movie is too.
From dicitonary.com: Propoganda - 1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
I'm less than thrilled with the cost of our medical system sometimes. I can't stand insurance companies, and I wish that drug companies would ease up on developing nations who produce generic versions of patented drugs to help poor, sick people. I think it would definitely be a mistake to use only information from ads to make important healthcare decisions - but I don't have a ton of respect for the objectivity of people like Moore, either. I don't think either side is "evil," as such. Just read through the info that's there, seek out more objective information (e.g. WebMd), and keep your BS detector at the ready.
I wish there were more objective information out there, but if something is clearly marked as an ad, I trust people to take it with a grain of salt. There are already ads for drugs and health plans on radio and TV - what would make ones online any different?
It's not the biggest by any means, but 15,240 barrels a day is hardly insignificant, and that might pose a conflict of interest. (Of course, you could say the same thing about the way the US government deals with environmental issues too.)
Wouldn't there be a conflict of interest if the CEO of one of the country's biggest tech companies was helping determine tech policy? Certainly even someone who isn't tech-savvy can see that. It'd be a little bit like asking the CEO of an oil company to determine environmental policy. Even if Ballmer were to step down from his position (and I'm not holding my breath on that one), he probably still owns tons of MS stock. On a side note, McCain's opinion on net neutrality seems to be founded on a general small-government policy, not on a technical understanding of the situation. You can't just use a blanket "small government" argument for all things... some things work better when they're private companies, and others work better as public institutions. There's a reason why water is a public utility, power is often regulated, and software is produced mostly by private companies. Politicians should think that through before they parrot the party line on small/big government again.
DVORAK is supposedly a better way to type than QWERTY, and all you have to do to enable it is change a setting on your computer. People (including me) still don't do it because they learned on QWERTY. That means that QWERTY continues to be the standard, so people keep learning it, and... you get the picture.
I'll buy a technology like this when everyone is typing on DVORAK keyboards and measuring things in meters and kilograms.
The study considers all activity to be equal, which I'm not sure is the case. Bouncing around while you brush your teeth or watch TV is different than running, swimming, etc. The latter activities raise your heart rate and get you breathing fast. I'm not a doctor, but I'd assume that those activities burn more calories than bouncing around in front of the TV. More importantly, anyone who's been on a track or a swim team knows that your body will adjust to to improve at such activity. I imagine that this would correspond with an increased metabolism, so that an hour of sports practice will cause people to burn more calories even when they're not doing anything active.
He described an example of a newscast in which the reporter was explicitly equivocating games with drugs and tobacco.
I think the word he's looking for is "equating."
Danny Ledonne, possibly the second most famous game creator on Earth
Really? I've heard of SCMRPG, but not Ledonne. Some game designers that I can name: Will Wright, Shigeru Miyamoto, Sid Meyer, Peter Molyneux.
Does Gamasutra have editors? Yeesh.
SCMRPG is an interesting idea, but I think it makes for a better conversation piece than anything else. That's fine and all, but a real work of art should be able to stand on its own. I'm not sure SCMRPG does that, and I think it's gotten so big because of its subject matter, not because it's really well-designed. I admit I haven't played it. I play games partly because they're a form of art but mainly because they're fun, and if a game is designed to be sickening instead of enjoyable, it's not worth my time. In this way, games are different from books, movies, etc. If it's not fun, it's a simulation, not a game. And I have no interest in a school shooting simulator. I'm not saying that SCMRPG is evil, but I don't think it's a really great idea either. I am glad that it's gotten people talking, but I don't think that that means SCMRPG a really great game or even worth my time.
That's when the lightning bolt hit me: You'd have a company that generates its own traffic, generates its own content, and monetizes itself. It would be the perfect lazy-man's media company!"
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So he sees social networking not as a way to give users voices or a place to share ideas, but as a way to monetize them and to get users to generate free content. People aren't going to use a site that treats its users like free content machines and not people, especially not when there are sites like Blogger and Livejournal that give users control over their content and don't post ads. Even the ad-filled Facebook always makes sure to keep users informed, respond to feedback, and keep the ads to a reasonable level. If you don't respect your users, they'll quickly find someplace else to go.
Also, why in the world do we need another social networking site? There have been tons of competitors to MySpace and Facebook, and none of them have really caught on. Remember that this guy didn't develop MySpace; he just found a way to make lots of money by selling it.
The arrogance of this guy's plan to get users to do the work for him while he makes bundles of money is astounding, and I don't think that people will stand for it.
It seems like that would encourage ISPs to be *more* restrictive. If you have more traffic coming over your lines from these last-mile ISPs but no more revenue because they're not paying you, the ISPs would have to get revenue from somewhere else - most likely Google, Skype, and other big companies that send lots of data.
One reason I support net neutrality is that both I and Google (or whoever) have paid an ISP for access the Internet. Why should there be a third charge if the people on either end have already paid? But if the user isn't paying (directly) for his/her connection, then charging Google (or whoever) would be the only way to stay afloat.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't think this is such a great idea. More competition from broadband ISPs or regulation are the only options that I think would really work.
tv.yahoo.com works pretty well.
I, too, am less than thrilled about Verisign having exclusive control. The Internet is designed to be decentralized - we have numerous root DNS servers and a plethroa of ISPs, and it works just fine. I'd like to see a handful of "Official" registrars that can compete with each other are monitored by ICANN.
That said, don't forget that numerous important registrars (e.g. eNom) exist in addition to Verisign. I admit I'm not quite sure how this works - I guess eNom and others buy domains cheap from Verisign, and then resellers sell them again. As you probably know, they're cheaper - around 10 or 15 bucks - if you get 'em from a reseller like GoDaddy (er, if you like a healthy heaping of spam with your domains) or register4less.com (if you don't). I actually got a $5 domain with a 1-year hosting plan from ICDSoft. I'm not connected with any of those companies, just sayin'.
So, what if they do go for all four 7% price increases (presumably to cover increasing costs, inflation, etc.)? Let's do the math: $10 * (1.07^4) = $13.11 by 2012. That's assuming they bump up the price as much as possible during their 6 year control of the domain. Granted, that's also assuming that their weird structure of domain resellers stays in place. I'm honestly not sure how that works, but it hasn't shown any signs of disappearing so far, and I think there would be an outcry if it did.
Again, I'm not a fan of the situation from a stability/fairness standpoint, but I don't think the asking price for a domain is too high right now, and I don't think four 7% increases in six years is too much to ask of us.
The site they're talking about seems pretty harmless (and even a little immature), but I guess the case isn't about one particular site as it is about setting a precedent. Still, I think it's kind of silly that a bunch of high-powered lawyers spent so much time arguing about a Barney parody page.
I'm glad the EFF won, and I'm glad the EFF exists, but there have to be more important problems to spend time and money on than this one - like human rights and hunger, to name a few. Nothing against the EFF... it's just that this whole case rates a 9 on the WTF? meter.
The AP reported about this guy. Whatever makes you happy, I guess. Although if he was going to put a Nintendo reference in his name, he could've at least chosen something a little subtler. I mean, how does that work when he's cruising bars?
I.T.J.: The name's Johnson. Triforce Johnson. [Shakes hands while wearing power glove]
Random lady: Oh! It's so bad!
[Insert your own "Play with your Wii" joke here.]
... by having the mentality that "you can get whatever you want by puffing your chest, threatening people (he threatened to sic the police on Penny Arcade after a spat about a charity donation), and abusing the legal system, you can get whatever you want." Which is probably a worse example for kids than the Bully game would be, since Jack (as far as I can tell) is a real live person.
Good job.
What were the actual percentages of Americans who did/didn't believe in Evolution? It sounds like this could be a relative thing - i.e. creationists are in the minority in the US, but they represent a greater portion of the population in the US than in other countries - in which case the headline would be misleading. The actual journal article isn't available for free online, but maybe someone with a subscription (or someone who could drop $10 for an article regarding a Slashdot debate) could help us out and give us some actual numbers here.
On a side note, I believe the idea of evolution, but as has been stated before, it is technically a *theory*. Believe what you think is right, but don't shove your ideas down other people's throats. That goes for both the religious and the non-religious folks out there.
I thought that too, but then I double-checked Microsoft's FAQ: Effective April 19th, 2006, all Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions are free permanently. This pricing covers all Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions including Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, Visual J#, and Visual Web Developer as well as all localized versions of Visual Studio Express.
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We'll see if they ever update it, though.
But yeah, this sounds like Borland is trying to compete with MS tools. Good for them! I'm all for companies giving a hand to folks who want to learn their tools... especially if we get free stuff out of the deal.
INAL, but could copyright issues be more problematic once they start making money off these videos? I mean, I know no label really wants to sell old Prince videos, but somehow they're huge on YouTube. Do you really think content producers (record labels, movie studios, musicians, maybe even regular users) would be okay with that, or would they want a piece of the action? I mean, they own the copyright, and I don't think that posting entire music videos online could be considered fair use.
That's the reason Google News doesn't have ads, after all - if they did, they'd run into legal issues (or so I've heard).
P.S. This is a pretty short article with only a bit of information - and it's vague info at that. What gives?
One browser makes developers' lives easier as it increases in popularity. It adheres to published standards, and the way to make things happen correctly in it are public knowledge.
I agree, and that's a good thing, but developers in turn have a responsibility to make users' lives easier, IMHO. I believe that making things easy and helpful for users should be job #1 for any web developer. Ajax isn't easy to learn, but it sure is helpful to users, and that's why it's so popular.
The other day I even saw one that explicitly and snobbishly said the only way they would "support" using a Mac was with Windows and IE loaded in VirtualPC.
Well, yeah, and I hate seeing stuff like that too. That said, they probably didn't actively block users who were using a different setup. If you block users who don't use your browser of choice, you're worse than these people. It doesn't matter which browser you're talking about; blocking users based on web browser is always annoying and snobby.
I believe web designers should try to accommodate as many users as possible, because the idea of a web page is to share information or build community, not to lock people into using your software of choice. This goes for MS fans just as it goes for Free Software fans. If people can't view a website, that hurts both the webmaster and the viewers. Having to download new software to view a web page or watch a video is a headache to everyone.
Saying that you need Firefox might actually make users think that IE is more open, because pages built for IE "just work." Of course, that's not true - in fact it's the opposite - but by blocking IE users, you're frustrating them, making their lives that much more difficult, and making them that much more annoyed at Firefox. Plus, actively turning away users is not something *any* webmaster who cares about his/her readers would do, IMHO.
Actually, it's a Greek word that means "unique," "one," or "God." Which is strange, because it doesn't sound like it's unique, it isn't one with the rest of the Windows OS, and it certainly isn't God (unless Mr. Gates has been having some delusions of grandeur lately).
That was the quickest slashdotting I've ever seen. Mirrordot doesn't even have it up yet. Anyway, here it is (it just took forever to load): Everglide s-500 Headphone Review [ Hardware Reviews ] posted by PrOpHeT on Saturday, March 18, 2006 2:07 AM The Everglide s-500 Headphone is the ultimate tool for gamers that pass long hours using their headset for their gaming needs. Viewed 209 times. The Everglide s-500 Headphone is the ultimate tool for gamers that pass long hours using their headset for their gaming needs. It has been designed for gamers, by gamers, with the aid of leading world-wide professionals such as Sander "Voo" Kaasjager and other CPL World Tour Winners. The headset is available for sale with a price tag of $99.99 from Everglide Store, that is around Lm35. Some might say it's quite expensive for a headset, but when compared to other professional gaming headsets, the price is quite cheap. Specifications Transducer: Dynamic Nominal Dependence: 16 Ohm Max. Sound Pressure Level (SPL): 102 dB Max. Power Rating: 100 mW Weight w/o Cable: 350 g Cable Length: 3.1 m Frequency Response: 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz Everglide s-500 Packaging The Everglide s-500 Headphone come in a box, unlike other headsets that usually come packed in plastic covers. So what comes in the box? The box contains the headset itself, together with a microphone (optional) that clips to the shirt, and a carry bag that holds the headset with its cable and microphone safe when carrying around. It is a good idea to store this packaging so to be able to transport the headset in it when going to LAN-Parties and other similar events where you cannot lack not having the Everglide s-500 Headphones. The Packaging What's in the Box Design The Headset's massive ear cups combined with the big design and the fantastic contrast between its black and silver colours give the Everglide s-500 a futuristic look that makes it the first one of a genre. This plain and fluent design makes the headset look very much like a Studio Headphone kit, having that professional appearance any serious gamer requests, backed up with fabulous sound, and great comfort. Everglide s-500 Professional Gaming Headphones Similar to a Studio Kit, this headset does not come with a Microphone and comes as an optional separate item with the headphones, having a clip-on that is used so to attach the microphone to the clothing. The Everglide s-500 Headphone is available in two colours, white and black, according to your taste and theme. Sound Directly from first impressions (as you can undoubtedly, see for yourselves), the Everglide s-500 seems to have been built with gaming purpose in mind from the very beginning. In fact, they are a product of new technological advances, such as the world's first bio-cellulose membrane used to supply instantaneous audio response in the speaker driver. This membrane is said to be by the company, faster than most conventional speaker drivers found in traditional headphones, making the Everglide s-500 optimized for millisecond feedback to provide optimum gaming audio response. Together with the improved speaker driver, the Everglide s-500 also supplies the user with pinpoint precision from where the sound is coming, being accurate to the pixel from where a footstep or a gunshot is coming. The very large circumaural leather muff apart from making the headset comfortable to wear for long hours, has also the feature of reducing surrounding ambient noise to a minimum (very helpful if used in large events such as LAN-Parties ). Made for Comfort While the Everglide s-500 excels in gaming experience sounds, it is a bit of a delusion when it comes to music listening on this headset. In fact, making the speaker driver very sensible to minimal audio response resulted in this Headphone to lack in Bass audio quality. The Everglide s-500 lacks in the Sub-Woofer Effect although this lack in Bass was only noticed in music playing, and did not effect in any way gaming. What is quite impressing is that even on high volumes and high Bass fed to the