Yes, I've seen this problem a lot. People are comparing the ease of use of Windows to the ease of use of Gentoo or similar, in which case Windows is a whole lot easier (don't get me wrong, I love Gentoo). If you're going to compare the ease of use of Windows with linux, compare it with a distro that's designed for ease of use, like Mandrake.
Mozilla has been done catching up to IE for a while now... Maybe my brain's failing me, but I don't think IE has built in Tab browsing, popup blocking, and a whole other list of things Mozilla has.
From webster.com's definition of fiction: 1 a : something invented by the imagination or feigned; specifically : an invented story
Something invented by the imagination, won't you just let us enjoy our break from reality into the imaginary world of fiction without nitpicking every time you hear an explosion in space?
From the article: Project Mad Hatter will include a Web browser based on code from mozilla.org.
Looking at the screenshot, that appears to be Mozilla itself, not a browser "based on Mozilla code." It seems to me like Sun is trying to to make it sound like they wrote the frontend themselves, which doesn't appear to be true. Anyone know about this?
This sounds interesting, but sometimes this reconstruction thing can be taken way too far. I saw a special on either the Discovery Channel or TLC where they found half of a lower jaw bone. From this, they reconstructed the rest of the jaw. Then they reconstructed the rest of the face and head. Then they figured out his eating habits. Then from those eating habits they figured out the whole lifestyle of this guy, from only his jaw bone.... It was interesting but didn't seem very believable.
When the new Longhorn DRM hardware comes out, I'm going to buy a top of the line standard hardware computer so I have a computer that will last me many more years. I will never, ever buy the Longhorm DRM hardware unless there is a way it can be turned all the way off.
I was in Ontario during the blackout, and it was pretty miserable. Everything was closed, and all we had for light in my hotel room was a small candle and my GBA worm light. If the blackout is ever traced back to M$ is any way, that will probably be all I need to permanently switch to Linux (I dual boot Gentoo and XP right now).
The main argument is that Windows sysadmins get paid less than Unix/Linux sysadmins. I can almost understand this point, but I've gotten the impression that one *nix admin can handle more computers than one Windows admin can, so that would even out the sysadmin costs. In addition to that, I have a lot of trouble believing that the difference in sysadmin cost is enough to make up for the fact that Linux is infinitely cheaper than MS software. Also, with MS software, some companies have had to hire an extra person to make sure they are in compliance with all the MS license oddities, so that has to add to Windows' TCO.
They only get reused if the customer returns the whole camera for processing:). I can't remember the last time I returned the whole camera, I always take the film out and have it processed seperately, it's just a normal film canister inside. Once you've taken all the pictures it's perfectly safe to open the camera up to get the film. Once you have the film out, the flash circuitry makes for some good fun;)
I agree. For many kids, the teenage years are the most rebellious years of their life. They will often do things just to piss off the authorities, whether it be from peer pressure or their own decision. Tightening the fist with this new centralized database will only cause more kids to slip through the cracks. I saw this happen a couple times to kids at my school: There would be a kid who people thought of as 'sketchy,' but he didn't get into major trouble, he seemed content in his current position. My high school guidance office seemed to like to 'reach out' to people, and when it tried to reach out to these kids and get them more involved in school, all it did was push them farther away, some of them even dropped out. Hopefully schools will use this database only in extreme emergencies, or else I see serious problems arising.
You can't make a generalization like that. Public schools vary greatly in different areas. Your experience is limited to wherever you went to school. There are plenty of public school systems with good teachers and decent equipment/materials.
True, but it will have to be the 'unofficial' ad pitch. If Abit ever endorses the use of their technology as a way to facilitate copyright infringement, the RIAA/MPAA will come down on them hard.
The RIAA isn't going after people because it finds files on their hard drive, it goes after people because it sees them sharing these files online, unencrypted. This technology is worthless against the RIAA in that respect.
The most useful Dummies book I've read is C++ for dummies. I am an experienced C programmer, and I wanted to learn C++. The C++ for Dummies book was designed for people like me, and it was the perfect book for the job. It had very clear explanations of all the new features, especially classes. What I liked most about the book was that it managed to stay clear and very understandable without making me feel like the author assumed I was an idiot. In many cases dummies books are also perfect as quick reference manuals on a subject, and many advanced programmers I know use them often. For those of you who sneer at dummies books, you may want to rethink your attitude and take a serious look at a couple of them.
Rayovac makes rechargable alkalines called Renewals. In my experience, they've worked very well for ~10-15 charges, then they die suddenly. So they do pay for themselves, but be prepared for them to die on you some day if you charge them a lot.
If it doesn't work on my OS of choice, then it probably isn't worth checking out anyway.
I have this attitude about browsers. I switched from IE to Mozilla early this year and I haven't looked back since. If a site says it requires IE, I just ignore it an go on doing more useful/fun things.
We're working on that. A few other people at the foundation suggested it to me, and I think there's a serious chance of it happening within 6-7 months. First, we'll have to make sure the transition to the new site style goes smoothly and work out any kinks. Once we're in place and stable, discussions like this will start.
Well the Windows binary package is 63MB and the Linux binary package is 75MB, and those are both compressed. I imagine it would take a lot of trimming to even get OOo to fit on a palm, and even more trimming to get it to run well.
What's wrong with Mandrake or Suse offering a clearly labelled "testing kernel"?
As I'm sure you have seen, many people blindly go around asking questions without RTFM, so what makes you sure people will take the "testing" label seriously? People may notice the testing kernel label, but when their computer starts having problems, they might not assiciate this with the development kernel and start getting made at KDE/Gnome or whatever for making crappy software, even when the real problem is the kernel.
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But can it run Linux? sorry, I had to :)
Yes, I've seen this problem a lot. People are comparing the ease of use of Windows to the ease of use of Gentoo or similar, in which case Windows is a whole lot easier (don't get me wrong, I love Gentoo). If you're going to compare the ease of use of Windows with linux, compare it with a distro that's designed for ease of use, like Mandrake.
Mozilla has been done catching up to IE for a while now... Maybe my brain's failing me, but I don't think IE has built in Tab browsing, popup blocking, and a whole other list of things Mozilla has.
Science fiction
From webster.com's definition of fiction:
1 a : something invented by the imagination or feigned; specifically : an invented story
Something invented by the imagination, won't you just let us enjoy our break from reality into the imaginary world of fiction without nitpicking every time you hear an explosion in space?
It has been recently discovered that the Pope is Catholic. Who knew?!
From the article:
Project Mad Hatter will include a Web browser based on code from mozilla.org.
Looking at the screenshot, that appears to be Mozilla itself, not a browser "based on Mozilla code." It seems to me like Sun is trying to to make it sound like they wrote the frontend themselves, which doesn't appear to be true. Anyone know about this?
This sounds interesting, but sometimes this reconstruction thing can be taken way too far. I saw a special on either the Discovery Channel or TLC where they found half of a lower jaw bone. From this, they reconstructed the rest of the jaw. Then they reconstructed the rest of the face and head. Then they figured out his eating habits. Then from those eating habits they figured out the whole lifestyle of this guy, from only his jaw bone.... It was interesting but didn't seem very believable.
When the new Longhorn DRM hardware comes out, I'm going to buy a top of the line standard hardware computer so I have a computer that will last me many more years. I will never, ever buy the Longhorm DRM hardware unless there is a way it can be turned all the way off.
I was in Ontario during the blackout, and it was pretty miserable. Everything was closed, and all we had for light in my hotel room was a small candle and my GBA worm light. If the blackout is ever traced back to M$ is any way, that will probably be all I need to permanently switch to Linux (I dual boot Gentoo and XP right now).
Es5 looks interesting, has anyone here used it and had good/bad experiences?
The main argument is that Windows sysadmins get paid less than Unix/Linux sysadmins. I can almost understand this point, but I've gotten the impression that one *nix admin can handle more computers than one Windows admin can, so that would even out the sysadmin costs. In addition to that, I have a lot of trouble believing that the difference in sysadmin cost is enough to make up for the fact that Linux is infinitely cheaper than MS software. Also, with MS software, some companies have had to hire an extra person to make sure they are in compliance with all the MS license oddities, so that has to add to Windows' TCO.
They only get reused if the customer returns the whole camera for processing :). I can't remember the last time I returned the whole camera, I always take the film out and have it processed seperately, it's just a normal film canister inside. Once you've taken all the pictures it's perfectly safe to open the camera up to get the film. Once you have the film out, the flash circuitry makes for some good fun ;)
I agree. For many kids, the teenage years are the most rebellious years of their life. They will often do things just to piss off the authorities, whether it be from peer pressure or their own decision. Tightening the fist with this new centralized database will only cause more kids to slip through the cracks. I saw this happen a couple times to kids at my school: There would be a kid who people thought of as 'sketchy,' but he didn't get into major trouble, he seemed content in his current position. My high school guidance office seemed to like to 'reach out' to people, and when it tried to reach out to these kids and get them more involved in school, all it did was push them farther away, some of them even dropped out. Hopefully schools will use this database only in extreme emergencies, or else I see serious problems arising.
You can't make a generalization like that. Public schools vary greatly in different areas. Your experience is limited to wherever you went to school. There are plenty of public school systems with good teachers and decent equipment/materials.
True, but it will have to be the 'unofficial' ad pitch. If Abit ever endorses the use of their technology as a way to facilitate copyright infringement, the RIAA/MPAA will come down on them hard.
The RIAA isn't going after people because it finds files on their hard drive, it goes after people because it sees them sharing these files online, unencrypted. This technology is worthless against the RIAA in that respect.
The most useful Dummies book I've read is C++ for dummies. I am an experienced C programmer, and I wanted to learn C++. The C++ for Dummies book was designed for people like me, and it was the perfect book for the job. It had very clear explanations of all the new features, especially classes. What I liked most about the book was that it managed to stay clear and very understandable without making me feel like the author assumed I was an idiot. In many cases dummies books are also perfect as quick reference manuals on a subject, and many advanced programmers I know use them often. For those of you who sneer at dummies books, you may want to rethink your attitude and take a serious look at a couple of them.
Rayovac makes rechargable alkalines called Renewals. In my experience, they've worked very well for ~10-15 charges, then they die suddenly. So they do pay for themselves, but be prepared for them to die on you some day if you charge them a lot.
If it doesn't work on my OS of choice, then it probably isn't worth checking out anyway.
I have this attitude about browsers. I switched from IE to Mozilla early this year and I haven't looked back since. If a site says it requires IE, I just ignore it an go on doing more useful/fun things.
Maybe it shouldn't be, but because of the stupid **AA, it is.
Un*x? That's a new one. So what type of Un*x is RedHat? Debian? SuSE? Last time I checked, you couldn't form Linux from Un*x.
Yeah, and it's very easy to resize an ntfs partition to make room.... This is not even remotely close to being news.
We're working on that. A few other people at the foundation suggested it to me, and I think there's a serious chance of it happening within 6-7 months. First, we'll have to make sure the transition to the new site style goes smoothly and work out any kinks. Once we're in place and stable, discussions like this will start.
Well the Windows binary package is 63MB and the Linux binary package is 75MB, and those are both compressed. I imagine it would take a lot of trimming to even get OOo to fit on a palm, and even more trimming to get it to run well.
What's wrong with Mandrake or Suse offering a clearly labelled "testing kernel"?
As I'm sure you have seen, many people blindly go around asking questions without RTFM, so what makes you sure people will take the "testing" label seriously? People may notice the testing kernel label, but when their computer starts having problems, they might not assiciate this with the development kernel and start getting made at KDE/Gnome or whatever for making crappy software, even when the real problem is the kernel.