did some testing with a FireFox version I *know* contains the infamous "Slashdot bug". (Not sure if it's corrected in recent versions since I normally use Mozilla or Safari.)
Well they fixed it for Firefox but they added it in for IE (purposefully probably). I've seen it twice now.
Why don't you guys have a formal testing process in place for slashcode?
I'd prefer that they worry less about standards compliant code, testing, and other bullshit and instead work on eliminating worthless editorials, duplicate stories, and any number of other far more important issues to make Slashdot better.
It's nice to see that they are working on *something* but it *was* working all those years just fine. It's just been the last two years that Slashdot has gone *really* downhill with stuff that has nothing (or little) to do w/the codebase.
Wonderful, Google realizes that many people think they're absolutely wonderful and finds a way to put those people to work for them.
Users believe that Google is absolutely wonderful because Google appears to be working for the users! Now, who is receiving the best benefit? Obviously Google but does that matter to the users?
That's not something we can answer but it appears that the users are happy. That may change depending on what Google does.
And this lesson is something that Balmer et al have never understood. They aren't evolved enough to get it. So they buy it, but they can't possibly buy what Google has, and that is what's driving them crazy.
Microsoft needs a whole new mindset if they want to compete in this market, and it's not going to happen.
Exactly. The rest of the computer industry needs to be less worried about why Google is buying up talent and needs to start being more concerned with how they are going to buy up their own talent and put those people to work doing something that's new and exciting.
Microsoft needs to stop playing catch up and dominate. They need to become successful innovators for the first time since the 1980s. Then they might have a chance at getting back in the game with Google.
Society was able to survive in this mode for quite a long time. It's only been recently that the idea of exposing yourself to differing opinions and seeing other people's side of things has gained wide-acceptance.
Nah, it's still the same as it always was. The availability for differing opinions does exist but people tend to stick to their belief system. People feel comfortable congregating (online or in person) with others that share similar beliefs (duh).
You think that because there is "proof" Intelligent Design is a bunch of "lies" that those that are conservative religious believers won't stick to their flock?
People don't want to believe something so they center their research to "disprove" the "disprovers".
I'd like to say that I am positively influenced by different people that believe in different things but I know I'd just be full of shit -- just as full of shit as I believe everyone else to be;)
...or continually strive to "organize the world's information"?
They can claim whatever they like -- the bottom line here is that they are still a money making organization and their primary function is not to aid research. It's to make their investors rich.
Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair:
1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
Ahhh yes, but is the *main* reason Google is doing this indexing because they are looking out for research interests or for their own bottom line in advertising revenue?
If we ignore their other intent and instead concentrate on their true reason for doing this, then the picture is a different one.
The TV over FM isn't what's important. It's the hand crank that is. Thirty five minutes of power from thirty seconds of hand cranking is a pretty good deal.
I have an Archos AV400. It does TV-in and TV-out as well as music, USB hard drive, etc.
It solves the problem posed by another poster about ripping and saving a DVD to the device. You can record straight to the device and watch it back on the LCD (for encrypted DVDs saved to the archos you cannot TV-out) or to TV-out.
I have all Family Guy episodes, all three Star Wars DVDs (for the wife), mulitple TV shows recorded via Tivo's "record to VCR" function, several GBs of music, and backups from my home network.
Yeah, it's a bit bulkier than what the iPod lovers expect but I wouldn't trade it for an iPod ever.
Does that mean he's not as bright as an economist from the 1950s? Is he smarter? The answer is probably "no" on both counts. He traded one skill for another. Computer skills make him far more efficient and allow him to present more accurate--more intelligent--information. And without them, he'd have a tough time doing his job. But drop him into the Federal Reserve 40 years ago, and a lack of skill with the slide rule could put an equal crimp on his career.
Or, on the other side of the ruler, put that same economist from 40 years ago w/his slide rule knowledge into today's world and watch him be as equally worthless.
Computers, the Internet, and the information available to us nearly instantaneously has made us a completely different culture all together. There is no use comparing us to those in the past. It's just not the same... I remember when I was learning about cells and my father said to me, "When I learned about cells we knew of the cell wall and the nucleus. Look at what you have to know." Now students probably don't even have to know that - Google tells them everything they need to know. That doesn't make them dumb - that makes them have room to learn TONS more.
I am honestly looking forward to the day when wireless Internet is combined with Internet mapping software (i.e. GMaps) and an online collaboration. Say goodbye to speed traps (your autorouting will know the locations of the traps and route you around it or warn you to slow down).
The possibilities are endless and the creative factor is incredible!
Well not everywhere in America. Some states are starting to require paper copies of e-ballots. While I heard a while back about one state that is requiring publically available source code. I can't find the state though right now.
So what? One State? A couple of States? You realize that unless ALL states are federally mandated (or coerced through financial means) they will likely take the easy way out?
All it takes is a handful of states to cheat and win the Electoral College.
You'll never be able to go back see your vote and insure it was counted correctly if at all.
You take your paper ballot, after you touched the screen, and put it in a box. Unless ALL vote counters from ALL parties are compromised (a definite possibility) then you have a backup way to manually count the votes.
When you JUST have a machine that's storing the votes (which are easily modifiable and untraceable) there's no way to manually count the votes that the VOTER verified were the same.
But really, were is the outrage? I mean this is your democracy?!
Oh, you're so wrong! The outrage is here! People are more interested in the possible voting scandals on American Idol than they are about our Nation's highest rank.
The most credible argument I've ever heard (relatively speaking) is, "Who would cheat anyway? You're just being paranoid."
It's very sad that this is such a commonly repeated phrase. I really want to know why people think it's *so* horrifying to be labelled "paranoid" -- especially when it comes to the state of our nation.
I realize that paranoia is looked down upon, especially in a time where everyone is more interested in the voting results of Survivor, American Idol, or (ironically) Big Brother, but it saddens me deeply when I am looked down upon for being behind our country's values.
PARANOIA IS WHAT WE NEED! Especially when people just have NO DESIRE to understand the goings on behind political power.
No, but it's fucking shady as hell -- that's for sure. What's even worse is that they know about flaws and not only do THEY not care but both the government (duh) and the PUBLIC don't care either.
We have hashed out what needs to be done to make this a secure system and one is to allow all the code and hardware to be opened to the public that will be using it.
Of course that will never happen and I will continue to use paper ballots like every other sane American should.
Ringtones sell for stupid prices because they are external fashion statements and are bought once a month if that.
No, ringtones sell for stupid prices because of vendor lock-in. If the cell phones were capable of playing music samples that were user created it's highly unlikely that people would purchase ringtones.
Thus, why cell phones don't typically have an easy way to add your own music and also why the prices are so high for what amounts to nothing more than fair-use clips.
What I need someone to explain to me is why I should have to forfeit my upstream to a company for downloads?
If I'm paying I shouldn't have to share shit. It's not going to help w/the costs of the songs. If anything, the RIAA will want to increase the costs just so that there isn't anyone saying that P2P is acceptable (legal or not).
Apple and allofmp3.com have it the right way. Pay for the songs, download them w/o sharing, and be done with it.
People shouldn't be charged twice for shit. P2P was popular because it was free and no other reason.
So the RIAA et al are trying to put an end to P2P, while hypocritically using P2P stats to know what's hot; they have crossed the threshold from tyranny into absurdity. What judge, knowing this, will still side with the RIAA in the future? Does this not set a precedent that the RIAA sees value in P2P?
Because they are gaining stats in something that's not acceptable in the United States? Would a judge not side with the police getting stats on drug users to see where they congregate and what kinds of drugs they prefer?
It's the same thing to them.
To us, yes, it's shady and yet another reason you shouldn't support them or the music they promote.
P2P as an immoral behaviour that corrupts society, because the fruit from the tree has poisoned their self-professed purity.
They can claim whatever the fuck they want to claim as long as no one stops them. Unfortuantely no one will stop them because they have started to win the publics' (and the courts') opinion that this is "wrong".
Sad but true. Listen to free music by bands that don't need the RIAA.
Long-term entertainment may be out of reach of this angry goliath, but it's well worth a look if you like action smashups.
Score: 8/10
Did you decide to rate it 8/10 because you haven't tested its long-term enjoyment? Honestly, most games are enjoyable for a couple hours and I felt like I could have had more fun with a dirty hooker for less money.
So, is 8/10 just its first impression or do you really think it will retain that 8/10 throughout its lifespan? If not, which is what I believe you would say, would you rate it higher than a 5 or 6?
Slashdot Mirror
did some testing with a FireFox version I *know* contains the infamous "Slashdot bug". (Not sure if it's corrected in recent versions since I normally use Mozilla or Safari.)
Well they fixed it for Firefox but they added it in for IE (purposefully probably). I've seen it twice now.
Why don't you guys have a formal testing process in place for slashcode?
I'd prefer that they worry less about standards compliant code, testing, and other bullshit and instead work on eliminating worthless editorials, duplicate stories, and any number of other far more important issues to make Slashdot better.
It's nice to see that they are working on *something* but it *was* working all those years just fine. It's just been the last two years that Slashdot has gone *really* downhill with stuff that has nothing (or little) to do w/the codebase.
Wonderful, Google realizes that many people think they're absolutely wonderful and finds a way to put those people to work for them.
Users believe that Google is absolutely wonderful because Google appears to be working for the users! Now, who is receiving the best benefit? Obviously Google but does that matter to the users?
That's not something we can answer but it appears that the users are happy. That may change depending on what Google does.
I'm sure the marketing teams at Microsoft have a plan for turning AOL into what they want it to be.
That plan would include MSN and look what that did for WebTV!
And this lesson is something that Balmer et al have never understood. They aren't evolved enough to get it. So they buy it, but they can't possibly buy what Google has, and that is what's driving them crazy.
Microsoft needs a whole new mindset if they want to compete in this market, and it's not going to happen.
Exactly. The rest of the computer industry needs to be less worried about why Google is buying up talent and needs to start being more concerned with how they are going to buy up their own talent and put those people to work doing something that's new and exciting.
Microsoft needs to stop playing catch up and dominate. They need to become successful innovators for the first time since the 1980s. Then they might have a chance at getting back in the game with Google.
Society was able to survive in this mode for quite a long time. It's only been recently that the idea of exposing yourself to differing opinions and seeing other people's side of things has gained wide-acceptance.
;)
Nah, it's still the same as it always was. The availability for differing opinions does exist but people tend to stick to their belief system. People feel comfortable congregating (online or in person) with others that share similar beliefs (duh).
You think that because there is "proof" Intelligent Design is a bunch of "lies" that those that are conservative religious believers won't stick to their flock?
People don't want to believe something so they center their research to "disprove" the "disprovers".
I'd like to say that I am positively influenced by different people that believe in different things but I know I'd just be full of shit -- just as full of shit as I believe everyone else to be
YMMV.
The Slashdot editors are just teaching us about recursion.
...or continually strive to "organize the world's information"?
They can claim whatever they like -- the bottom line here is that they are still a money making organization and their primary function is not to aid research. It's to make their investors rich.
Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair:
1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
Ahhh yes, but is the *main* reason Google is doing this indexing because they are looking out for research interests or for their own bottom line in advertising revenue?
If we ignore their other intent and instead concentrate on their true reason for doing this, then the picture is a different one.
The TV over FM isn't what's important. It's the hand crank that is. Thirty five minutes of power from thirty seconds of hand cranking is a pretty good deal.
After thirty seconds of cranking I'm usually asleep for thirty-five minutes!
;)
Sorry, I couldn't resist
I have an Archos AV400. It does TV-in and TV-out as well as music, USB hard drive, etc.
It solves the problem posed by another poster about ripping and saving a DVD to the device. You can record straight to the device and watch it back on the LCD (for encrypted DVDs saved to the archos you cannot TV-out) or to TV-out.
I have all Family Guy episodes, all three Star Wars DVDs (for the wife), mulitple TV shows recorded via Tivo's "record to VCR" function, several GBs of music, and backups from my home network.
Yeah, it's a bit bulkier than what the iPod lovers expect but I wouldn't trade it for an iPod ever.
Does that mean he's not as bright as an economist from the 1950s? Is he smarter? The answer is probably "no" on both counts. He traded one skill for another. Computer skills make him far more efficient and allow him to present more accurate--more intelligent--information. And without them, he'd have a tough time doing his job. But drop him into the Federal Reserve 40 years ago, and a lack of skill with the slide rule could put an equal crimp on his career.
Or, on the other side of the ruler, put that same economist from 40 years ago w/his slide rule knowledge into today's world and watch him be as equally worthless.
Computers, the Internet, and the information available to us nearly instantaneously has made us a completely different culture all together. There is no use comparing us to those in the past. It's just not the same... I remember when I was learning about cells and my father said to me, "When I learned about cells we knew of the cell wall and the nucleus. Look at what you have to know." Now students probably don't even have to know that - Google tells them everything they need to know. That doesn't make them dumb - that makes them have room to learn TONS more.
I am honestly looking forward to the day when wireless Internet is combined with Internet mapping software (i.e. GMaps) and an online collaboration. Say goodbye to speed traps (your autorouting will know the locations of the traps and route you around it or warn you to slow down).
The possibilities are endless and the creative factor is incredible!
Well not everywhere in America. Some states are starting to require paper copies of e-ballots. While I heard a while back about one state that is requiring publically available source code. I can't find the state though right now.
So what? One State? A couple of States? You realize that unless ALL states are federally mandated (or coerced through financial means) they will likely take the easy way out?
All it takes is a handful of states to cheat and win the Electoral College.
You'll never be able to go back see your vote and insure it was counted correctly if at all.
You take your paper ballot, after you touched the screen, and put it in a box. Unless ALL vote counters from ALL parties are compromised (a definite possibility) then you have a backup way to manually count the votes.
When you JUST have a machine that's storing the votes (which are easily modifiable and untraceable) there's no way to manually count the votes that the VOTER verified were the same.
That's how.
But really, were is the outrage? I mean this is your democracy?!
Oh, you're so wrong! The outrage is here! People are more interested in the possible voting scandals on American Idol than they are about our Nation's highest rank.
The most credible argument I've ever heard (relatively speaking) is, "Who would cheat anyway? You're just being paranoid."
It's very sad that this is such a commonly repeated phrase. I really want to know why people think it's *so* horrifying to be labelled "paranoid" -- especially when it comes to the state of our nation.
I realize that paranoia is looked down upon, especially in a time where everyone is more interested in the voting results of Survivor, American Idol, or (ironically) Big Brother, but it saddens me deeply when I am looked down upon for being behind our country's values.
PARANOIA IS WHAT WE NEED! Especially when people just have NO DESIRE to understand the goings on behind political power.
"Seacrest out!"
Is this not a conflict of interest?
No, but it's fucking shady as hell -- that's for sure. What's even worse is that they know about flaws and not only do THEY not care but both the government (duh) and the PUBLIC don't care either.
We have hashed out what needs to be done to make this a secure system and one is to allow all the code and hardware to be opened to the public that will be using it.
Of course that will never happen and I will continue to use paper ballots like every other sane American should.
Ringtones sell for stupid prices because they are external fashion statements and are bought once a month if that.
No, ringtones sell for stupid prices because of vendor lock-in. If the cell phones were capable of playing music samples that were user created it's highly unlikely that people would purchase ringtones.
Thus, why cell phones don't typically have an easy way to add your own music and also why the prices are so high for what amounts to nothing more than fair-use clips.
The RIAA is the one selling, so I guess they're the drug dealers with the bought police in your analogy?
Thanks for clarifying the obvious.
What I need someone to explain to me is why I should have to forfeit my upstream to a company for downloads?
If I'm paying I shouldn't have to share shit. It's not going to help w/the costs of the songs. If anything, the RIAA will want to increase the costs just so that there isn't anyone saying that P2P is acceptable (legal or not).
Apple and allofmp3.com have it the right way. Pay for the songs, download them w/o sharing, and be done with it.
People shouldn't be charged twice for shit. P2P was popular because it was free and no other reason.
So the RIAA et al are trying to put an end to P2P, while hypocritically using P2P stats to know what's hot; they have crossed the threshold from tyranny into absurdity. What judge, knowing this, will still side with the RIAA in the future? Does this not set a precedent that the RIAA sees value in P2P?
Because they are gaining stats in something that's not acceptable in the United States? Would a judge not side with the police getting stats on drug users to see where they congregate and what kinds of drugs they prefer?
It's the same thing to them.
To us, yes, it's shady and yet another reason you shouldn't support them or the music they promote.
P2P as an immoral behaviour that corrupts society, because the fruit from the tree has poisoned their self-professed purity.
They can claim whatever the fuck they want to claim as long as no one stops them. Unfortuantely no one will stop them because they have started to win the publics' (and the courts') opinion that this is "wrong".
Sad but true. Listen to free music by bands that don't need the RIAA.
Long-term entertainment may be out of reach of this angry goliath, but it's well worth a look if you like action smashups.
Score: 8/10
Did you decide to rate it 8/10 because you haven't tested its long-term enjoyment? Honestly, most games are enjoyable for a couple hours and I felt like I could have had more fun with a dirty hooker for less money.
So, is 8/10 just its first impression or do you really think it will retain that 8/10 throughout its lifespan? If not, which is what I believe you would say, would you rate it higher than a 5 or 6?
Because it worked so well for Russia.
Nah, CT just ignores Zonk's posts too ;)