I would have to disagree. There is a big problem with information being incorrect or wrong due to profit motives or ignorance. It all looks the same, but there need to be sources of information we can trust.
For instance there are sites that have information about cars that run on water, or compression schemes which can compress themselves, instant weight loss and other schemes. Of course this is really only relevant to computer based information since it's so cheap and easy to produce.
Then there is information that simply is out of date like maps or telephone listings. Once information goes into the computer it loses touch with reality. That's net really a bad thing - we don't want computers to track our every move - but it does mean that the information can grow stale and inaccurate.
I walked into this little store on the highway and I've been here for 4 years. They keep me chained to the cash register and won't let me leave. I didn't realize when I walked in, but they had a sign on the door that said they reserved the right to force customers to pay for goods with years of indentured servitude.
I know I checked my rights at the door, but it's so frustating. I was going to try to run away, but they got me this computer so I can read slashdot all day. It's really not so bad. I even get mod points now and then...
HP used to be have a good name in computers, while I remember nothing about frustration about Compaq. Anyone remember bios on the hard drives?
I know Dell makes total crap and has terrible tech support for standard users. I've never had less then a 45 minute wait, and their standard fix seems to be to replace it with another POS by overnight mail.
I was wondering if anyone has noticed any changes in HP quality since the merger. Are their computers still worth getting, or have they become more like touchy like compaq? I'll be buying a new computer after christmas and any stories would be appreciated.
We would all be on the metric system if not for insecure guys measuring their one inch penis. One inch is 2.54 Centimeters so measuring becomes that much more accurate. Plus or minus an inch is one thing, but plus or minus 3 and your obviously lying. Of course by the time someone is checking I suppose it wouldn't matter.:o)
This is a really cool site. I like the little graphics next to the guidelines that show how well each suggestion is supported by research, and the graphical examples they show of most concepts.
This is a really great site for most people making a website. Of course professional web designers would not care about these suggestions, but they have the skill and experience to pull off the the more complex sites. Reminds me of this quote...
"Artists can color the sky red because they know it's blue. Those of us who aren't artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we're stupid." - Jules Feiffer
My friends and associates have had to deal with this a lot. Our biggest prediction is that in the rush to save money companies are cutting their own throats by creating the next wave of competitors. Yes, programmers on the other side of the globe will work cheaper then here - but then THEY get the knowledge and experience in creating those products.
In 5 years or so, when those programmers have cut their teeth on the project, there will be new Indian/cheap labeor country companies selling their own software - why let the US company get all the profit?? They will start their own company and sell directly to us.
When it comes to "Intellectual Property" (ugh) it seems idiotic give that property away.
I understand that this article is dealing with scientific papers, but this is just one of many complaints people have with the web, especially those who think of it as the whole internet.
It started out as a quick and simple stateless file server protocol, and it's good at that. The limitations have caused things like SSL, CGI, cookies to be created to fill in the gaps. Now people want to add versioning too. Sure, why not. Add some new headers in there and have a CVS like service that can backup old data and present the web page at any given point in time.
We would probably still have link rot because of people deleting their archives to save space, but it would be a step in the right direction.
The more recent database driven websites and blogs make the problem even more complicated. The server would have to detect when the output for the exact same URL changed.
Imagine the possibilities though. Add the date to a URL and 10 years from now people could see what the internet used to be like. Thankfully not back to when you could create a single page web site with a gray background and it could be a "Cool Site of the Day".:o)
Nice review. Without mentioning the price it's not that helpful. There are some awesome machines out there, but you pay for all those extra features. How much do you end up paying for this one?
I understand that different things can have the same acronym, but I have to agree with Richard Stallman on this. There is no such thing as Intellectual Property. It refers to Copyright, Patents, or Trademarks without being specific as to which.
So while I appreciate the link to acronyms, I am rather relieved that it hasn't made it yet.
Like those people who "google" for things. There are many more ways to search the internet then google.com, and much more to the internet then what can be seen via port 80. Google is a trademark, not a verb. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for that word to disappear when Google goes the way of Altavista.
This bugs me. Recognizing IP should be easy right? 127.0.0.1. If they mean copyright say copyright. IP has an existing definition that is decades older.
I've been interested in these Palm/CE alternatives, but how well do they sync with standard PIM's? Do the Linux PDA's sync with Outlook, or Mozilla on Windows? Do I have to run Linux on the desktop?
I write software for Windows CE, and have several handhelds. Can anyone tell me about thier experinces with Zaurus?
So are there any astronauts in wheel chairs? They maybe be even better able to manuver in automated suits. Sounds on that NASA should be an EOE - Equal Opportunity Explorer.
Of course we all know treaties only exist until they are broken.
No Sister I've ever used had a SAC, SHAFT and BIGHAIRYBALLS. Not sure what Microsoft is offering, but I would have to say it doesn't sound like a sister product.
The sister products I've used have had Verbally Activated Grafenberg Integrated Network Applications, but to really make them work properly you usually have to resort to using Command Line Interface Tools. The more flexible the better.
I know some people are into SHAFT/SAC operations, but I use sister tools exlusively and they've always worked for me. Why be limited to an ANUS for your networking?
I don't have one of these devices, and I would recommend to anyone out there not to buy anything from Dell. Their tech support takes forever to get through to someone and they always seem to be from India.
I have a Dell Axim and it's been nothing but pain trying to get it working with PocketPC 2003. All other manufacturers had their handhelds working with PPC2003 the day it was released. Now 2 months later, Dell STILL doesn't have a working upgrade available. They tried releasing it and ended up recalling it because of very poor performance. Dell Engineers (if they have any) suck.
Dell Laptop had the similar problems. They make shit and replace it for free if you have a support agreement.
Not my decision to use Dell, the Company buys them. Another annoying thing is that they have different prices for Home, Government, Business and Education and you can not view products on their website until you decide which category you fall into.
I consider this informative, even if it may sound like a flame. I know some people have had no problems with their Dell products. My point is when you do it wastes lots of time or costs more money.
So if this software is belly up, why not find some 0 day elite hacker crooks to figure it out for a fee. Or I suppose, just declare it to be too impossible for them to do and see how fast it gets done.
Way to take an isolated incident and try to make a point. This is a huge generalization and generally false in my experience. In this case some developers lost.
Borland, Metroworks and other proprietary software companies make awesome products and I couldn't get by without them. There are lots of other smaller companies that have gone under, but a little bit of assembley and a hex editor can usually fix anything. If they are out of business, there shouldn't be any problems.
BTW, in many cases copy registry HKLM\Software\Licenses from a working machine to another machine to "register" controls. Not sure if this will help anyone with AppGen or not.
Steve missed a big chance to talk about version numbers. He spends lots of time talking about graphics and icons, but simply suggests everything should move Towards Version 2.0.
Hey - Why limit ourselves to version 2.0? I use lots of various applications and deciding what version your on can be just as creative as designing a whole new set of icons and logos for a program. Sure for a week or so we'll have a nice clean 2.0, but in a month or so we will have to deal with the next version. Then what will we do?
I think it's a completely normal way of doing business. New comers to any market are going to have to compare themselves to their competitors. Your right, being a new startup company can be a serious problem.
I start a new fast company that makes great products, I want to take customers from my competitors. To do that they have to know I exist. They have all the market share, no one is going to search for my company. Even google is going to put them on the top of the list since everyone will link to THEM not me. So rather then put out some expensive media advertising, I can do it more cheaply by advertising on that search word. I'm not saying I am that company, just that people who search for that term should check me out.
For instance if people search for Microsoft IIS, I could advertise for "Apache - A better free alternative to IIS - click here for more info.".
I have nothing against properly identifying trademark holders, I just think that it is wrong to prevent people from advertise via Trademarked Words. For instance Microsoft has always had Migrating From Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP on MSN.Com when you search for the Trademark Linux.
It's standard marketing. Or are you suggesting we should just sue Microsoft/MSN next for not returning the Proper Trademark Owner as well?
This is so cool. Turn the whole MSDN / Win32 API into an ISO standard. Once this happens, Linux just absorbs the millions of existing programs, and hardware out there. If they could get this working for 3D Video cards I would gladly pay for it.
If only Microsoft could be so smart. I have an old sound card that still works, but the company went under so there are no new drivers for XP and it won't work.
Now should we use ECMA, ISO or some other standards body? Is it possible for windows to be defined as a standard or is it just too damn big?
Balkanization, here we come. In this case I hope this is just for France. I think this is a stupid ruling.
Instead of stopping other ads for the trade maked word, they should add another box right above it reserved for trademark holders. Otherwise this amounts to forcing google to reserve advertising space for the trademark holder.
If they are forced to comply, Google should keep with their clear and well labeled design and do something like this for their right side...
Trademark Holders
(fr)[ French Company ]
(us)[ or whatever country your from]
(other trademark holders)
Sponsored Links. [ Competitor One ] [ Competitor Two ] [ etc , etc ]
I LIKE knowing when I search for a company, I might find better deals from competitors, but I would like to be able to find the Trademark holder too.
Just an interesting tid bit I found on the SkyscraperPage.com. The International Space station is 99 Meters, or about 1/5 the height of the tallest building in the world. The top is quite a bit taller of course.
Gives new meaning to Thoreau's "If you have built castles in the air, now put the foundations under them."
I can see their wanting to get out of this service and I'm all for it. They have had crappy security, and attemp zero liability similar to an EULA. Give us some money and we'll try to do what you want, but if not tough shit.
Slashdot Mirror
I would have to disagree. There is a big problem with information being incorrect or wrong due to profit motives or ignorance. It all looks the same, but there need to be sources of information we can trust.
For instance there are sites that have information about cars that run on water, or compression schemes which can compress themselves, instant weight loss and other schemes. Of course this is really only relevant to computer based information since it's so cheap and easy to produce.
Then there is information that simply is out of date like maps or telephone listings. Once information goes into the computer it loses touch with reality. That's net really a bad thing - we don't want computers to track our every move - but it does mean that the information can grow stale and inaccurate.
I walked into this little store on the highway and I've been here for 4 years. They keep me chained to the cash register and won't let me leave. I didn't realize when I walked in, but they had a sign on the door that said they reserved the right to force customers to pay for goods with years of indentured servitude.
I know I checked my rights at the door, but it's so frustating. I was going to try to run away, but they got me this computer so I can read slashdot all day. It's really not so bad. I even get mod points now and then...
HP used to be have a good name in computers, while I remember nothing about frustration about Compaq. Anyone remember bios on the hard drives?
I know Dell makes total crap and has terrible tech support for standard users. I've never had less then a 45 minute wait, and their standard fix seems to be to replace it with another POS by overnight mail.
I was wondering if anyone has noticed any changes in HP quality since the merger. Are their computers still worth getting, or have they become more like touchy like compaq? I'll be buying a new computer after christmas and any stories would be appreciated.
We would all be on the metric system if not for insecure guys measuring their one inch penis. One inch is 2.54 Centimeters so measuring becomes that much more accurate. Plus or minus an inch is one thing, but plus or minus 3 and your obviously lying. Of course by the time someone is checking I suppose it wouldn't matter. :o)
This is a really cool site. I like the little graphics next to the guidelines that show how well each suggestion is supported by research, and the graphical examples they show of most concepts.
This is a really great site for most people making a website. Of course professional web designers would not care about these suggestions, but they have the skill and experience to pull off the the more complex sites. Reminds me of this quote...
"Artists can color the sky red because they know it's blue. Those of us who aren't artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we're stupid."
- Jules Feiffer
Was this person one of the Chinese who had access to the Windows Source?
Yes I agree. The BMW looks nice, but after reading about this I think I'll stick with my 93 Ford Escort.
Exactly!
My friends and associates have had to deal with this a lot. Our biggest prediction is that in the rush to save money companies are cutting their own throats by creating the next wave of competitors. Yes, programmers on the other side of the globe will work cheaper then here - but then THEY get the knowledge and experience in creating those products.
In 5 years or so, when those programmers have cut their teeth on the project, there will be new Indian/cheap labeor country companies selling their own software - why let the US company get all the profit?? They will start their own company and sell directly to us.
When it comes to "Intellectual Property" (ugh) it seems idiotic give that property away.
I understand that this article is dealing with scientific papers, but this is just one of many complaints people have with the web, especially those who think of it as the whole internet.
:o)
It started out as a quick and simple stateless file server protocol, and it's good at that. The limitations have caused things like SSL, CGI, cookies to be created to fill in the gaps. Now people want to add versioning too. Sure, why not. Add some new headers in there and have a CVS like service that can backup old data and present the web page at any given point in time.
We would probably still have link rot because of people deleting their archives to save space, but it would be a step in the right direction.
The more recent database driven websites and blogs make the problem even more complicated. The server would have to detect when the output for the exact same URL changed.
Imagine the possibilities though. Add the date to a URL and 10 years from now people could see what the internet used to be like. Thankfully not back to when you could create a single page web site with a gray background and it could be a "Cool Site of the Day".
Nice review. Without mentioning the price it's not that helpful. There are some awesome machines out there, but you pay for all those extra features. How much do you end up paying for this one?
I understand that different things can have the same acronym, but I have to agree with Richard Stallman on this. There is no such thing as Intellectual Property. It refers to Copyright, Patents, or Trademarks without being specific as to which.
# IntellectualProperty">
See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html
this link
for more information.
So while I appreciate the link to acronyms, I am rather relieved that it hasn't made it yet.
Like those people who "google" for things. There are many more ways to search the internet then google.com, and much more to the internet then what can be seen via port 80. Google is a trademark, not a verb. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for that word to disappear when Google goes the way of Altavista.
This bugs me. Recognizing IP should be easy right? 127.0.0.1. If they mean copyright say copyright. IP has an existing definition that is decades older.
I've been interested in these Palm/CE alternatives, but how well do they sync with standard PIM's? Do the Linux PDA's sync with Outlook, or Mozilla on Windows? Do I have to run Linux on the desktop?
I write software for Windows CE, and have several handhelds. Can anyone tell me about thier experinces with Zaurus?
So are there any astronauts in wheel chairs? They maybe be even better able to manuver in automated suits. Sounds on that NASA should be an EOE - Equal Opportunity Explorer.
Of course we all know treaties only exist until they are broken.
No Sister I've ever used had a SAC, SHAFT and BIGHAIRYBALLS. Not sure what Microsoft is offering, but I would have to say it doesn't sound like a sister product.
The sister products I've used have had Verbally Activated Grafenberg Integrated Network Applications, but to really make them work properly you usually have to resort to using Command Line Interface Tools. The more flexible the better.
I know some people are into SHAFT/SAC operations, but I use sister tools exlusively and they've always worked for me. Why be limited to an ANUS for your networking?
I don't have one of these devices, and I would recommend to anyone out there not to buy anything from Dell. Their tech support takes forever to get through to someone and they always seem to be from India.
I have a Dell Axim and it's been nothing but pain trying to get it working with PocketPC 2003. All other manufacturers had their handhelds working with PPC2003 the day it was released. Now 2 months later, Dell STILL doesn't have a working upgrade available. They tried releasing it and ended up recalling it because of very poor performance. Dell Engineers (if they have any) suck.
Dell Laptop had the similar problems. They make shit and replace it for free if you have a support agreement.
Not my decision to use Dell, the Company buys them. Another annoying thing is that they have different prices for Home, Government, Business and Education and you can not view products on their website until you decide which category you fall into.
I consider this informative, even if it may sound like a flame. I know some people have had no problems with their Dell products. My point is when you do it wastes lots of time or costs more money.
Then all Windows belong to XEROX
Gee, Hopefully they can get by with only scores of billions they have in cash. Times are tight for everyone I guess. Hang in there Bill.
So if this software is belly up, why not find some 0 day elite hacker crooks to figure it out for a fee. Or I suppose, just declare it to be too impossible for them to do and see how fast it gets done.
Way to take an isolated incident and try to make a point. This is a huge generalization and generally false in my experience. In this case some developers lost.
Borland, Metroworks and other proprietary software companies make awesome products and I couldn't get by without them. There are lots of other smaller companies that have gone under, but a little bit of assembley and a hex editor can usually fix anything. If they are out of business, there shouldn't be any problems.
BTW, in many cases copy registry HKLM\Software\Licenses from a working machine to another machine to "register" controls. Not sure if this will help anyone with AppGen or not.
Hey - Why limit ourselves to version 2.0? I use lots of various applications and deciding what version your on can be just as creative as designing a whole new set of icons and logos for a program. Sure for a week or so we'll have a nice clean 2.0, but in a month or so we will have to deal with the next version. Then what will we do?
OpenOffice 1.0.1, OpenOffice 1.1
Windows 95, 98, ME, XP
Shareware 2003-10-10-1223
version 123, 124, 125, etc
Word 200, Outlook 2002
Then we can tack Alpha, Beta, RC, Experimental, Learning Edition, Service Pack 1, Professional, Home... hell why not limited edition like cars?
Graphics are clear and simple, but how should mozilla deal with it's version numbers? Lets hear it marketing people. I need to know.
I think it's a completely normal way of doing business. New comers to any market are going to have to compare themselves to their competitors. Your right, being a new startup company can be a serious problem.
I start a new fast company that makes great products, I want to take customers from my competitors. To do that they have to know I exist. They have all the market share, no one is going to search for my company. Even google is going to put them on the top of the list since everyone will link to THEM not me. So rather then put out some expensive media advertising, I can do it more cheaply by advertising on that search word. I'm not saying I am that company, just that people who search for that term should check me out.
For instance if people search for Microsoft IIS, I could advertise for "Apache - A better free alternative to IIS - click here for more info.".
I have nothing against properly identifying trademark holders, I just think that it is wrong to prevent people from advertise via Trademarked Words. For instance Microsoft has always had Migrating From Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP on MSN.Com when you search for the Trademark Linux.
It's standard marketing. Or are you suggesting we should just sue Microsoft/MSN next for not returning the Proper Trademark Owner as well?
This is so cool. Turn the whole MSDN / Win32 API into an ISO standard. Once this happens, Linux just absorbs the millions of existing programs, and hardware out there. If they could get this working for 3D Video cards I would gladly pay for it.
If only Microsoft could be so smart. I have an old sound card that still works, but the company went under so there are no new drivers for XP and it won't work.
Now should we use ECMA, ISO or some other standards body? Is it possible for windows to be defined as a standard or is it just too damn big?
Instead of stopping other ads for the trade maked word, they should add another box right above it reserved for trademark holders. Otherwise this amounts to forcing google to reserve advertising space for the trademark holder.
If they are forced to comply, Google should keep with their clear and well labeled design and do something like this for their right side...
I LIKE knowing when I search for a company, I might find better deals from competitors, but I would like to be able to find the Trademark holder too.
Just an interesting tid bit I found on the SkyscraperPage.com. The International Space station is 99 Meters, or about 1/5 the height of the tallest building in the world. The top is quite a bit taller of course.
:o)
Gives new meaning to Thoreau's "If you have built castles in the air, now put the foundations under them."
http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b21790
I can see their wanting to get out of this service and I'm all for it. They have had crappy security, and attemp zero liability similar to an EULA. Give us some money and we'll try to do what you want, but if not tough shit.
I'm sure running the servers is the easy part.