Why is it that this very open-source-friendly collection of individuals here at Slashdot is so afraid of being held responsible for their [irresponsible] moderations?
I hereby eat my own words. Moz 1.3 does indeed have much of the responsiveness issue fixed - opening new tabs is no slower than opening subwindows in any other application. I think I will have to re-evaluate Mozilla for daily use.
Two Opera features I wish Moz had (if anyone can point out add-ons, I'd be thrilled):
Saving windows - if Opera crashes or is closed accidentally, it can save all the windows you had open and re-open them all. This is great when you have twenty windows open, and accidentally close the browser instead of a sub-window, or when your browser crashes due to memory leakage (happens to all browsers I've ever used)
Opening multiple bookmarks - If I have five news sites I visit listed in their own bookmark folder in Opera, I can select "Open all folder items", and it opens each bookmark in a new tab. Great for online comics, checking in on message board threads, news sites, etc etc.
I'm not wholly converted yet, but I'm certainly impressed enough to give it another go.
Liar. Mozilla preloads at startup. It launches faster then IE in most cases.
You're the liar. Mozilla doesn't necessarily load on startup, only if you keep that crappy tray icon activated. And that slows down the startup procedure something chronic. So you get to pick where you want your slowdown - when you start the computer, or when you start the browser. I prefer the browser option, since it's a bit more 'honest' about where the speed problems are.
Also, Mozilla *is* very slow to respond to mouse clicks - any mouse click that opens a new window has a very noticeable delay before the new tab opens. Working within the same window has no noticeable penalty, but for me, opening in the same window is the exception, not the rule.
Mozilla on linux is not entirely free of this speed problem either, although that could be related to any of a thousand things on an individual linux setup.
For an honest comparison, compare Opera 6 or 7 with Mozilla on the same windows machine. Opera under linux is none too snappy with it's new windows either.
For the record, I haven't tried Moz 1.3. I am testing out the stub installer (so I don't need to download any cruft), and I'll reply to this post with a more up-to-date view. I'll also be trying Phoenix (whatever the new name is).
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What would be better is if the moderators rated the damn posts, rather than just bumping it up.
Moderator A, on crack, thinks the solar powered flashlight is just about the funniest thing in the world... rates 5, Funny
Moderator B, also on crack, thinks the post is a troll and marks it -1, Troll
Moderator C, not on crack (where is this guy?? He's like the Yeti), thinks the post is sorta funny, but not THAT goddamn funny, rates 2, Funny.
Moderator D, on bad crack, thinks it's partially informative, and rates it 3, Informative.
Moderator E, on LSD and crack together, thinks he read an amusing tale about a radioactive badger, and gives it 2, Offtopic.
total: 11/5 = 2.2, Funny (majority of tags, but keep the little % scores box... 40% Funny, 20% Offtopic, etc)
Mod parent up, factually correct.
Fair enough.
Mod grandparent down, factually incorrect.
Ha! Ha, I say!
Dreeeeeeeamer.... you're nothin but a dreeeeeeamer. Well can you make the mods use their heads? Oh no!
Someone provides a link, a piece of information, and nothing else.
The moderation? 70% Interesting, 30% Informative.
Do you really need any more proof? Pass the crack pipe, you dumb fucks.
"What'd he say? I don't understand it! It sounds very technical - he must deserve modding up"
... and get modded informative for pasting it to slashdot!
Thanks moderators. I love you guys.
And I just dislike seeing people modded "insightful" when they are incorrect.
Best you visit another site then.
Why is it that this very open-source-friendly collection of individuals here at Slashdot is so afraid of being held responsible for their [irresponsible] moderations?
I think you just answered your own question.
Look, I've got a couple of dollars - I'll fucking buy SCO. Are they on Ebay yet?
Why do you suppose it is that:
a) The guy who has no clue and asks what the goal is gets modded up to +5
and
b) The people who respond with an absolutely correct answer sit unmodded forever?
I'll tell you why.
And now you're a troll!
We need some goddamn accountability in the moderation here. It seems the 'random selection' gravitates toward the smell of crack smoke.
Hahahaha... marked troll for intruding with real-world concerns!
What are the mods on? I believe you know the answer...
Geeze, you're even more pissed off over nothing than I am.
I hereby eat my own words. Moz 1.3 does indeed have much of the responsiveness issue fixed - opening new tabs is no slower than opening subwindows in any other application. I think I will have to re-evaluate Mozilla for daily use.
Two Opera features I wish Moz had (if anyone can point out add-ons, I'd be thrilled):
Saving windows - if Opera crashes or is closed accidentally, it can save all the windows you had open and re-open them all. This is great when you have twenty windows open, and accidentally close the browser instead of a sub-window, or when your browser crashes due to memory leakage (happens to all browsers I've ever used)
Opening multiple bookmarks - If I have five news sites I visit listed in their own bookmark folder in Opera, I can select "Open all folder items", and it opens each bookmark in a new tab. Great for online comics, checking in on message board threads, news sites, etc etc.
I'm not wholly converted yet, but I'm certainly impressed enough to give it another go.
Liar. Mozilla preloads at startup. It launches faster then IE in most cases.
You're the liar. Mozilla doesn't necessarily load on startup, only if you keep that crappy tray icon activated. And that slows down the startup procedure something chronic. So you get to pick where you want your slowdown - when you start the computer, or when you start the browser. I prefer the browser option, since it's a bit more 'honest' about where the speed problems are.
Also, Mozilla *is* very slow to respond to mouse clicks - any mouse click that opens a new window has a very noticeable delay before the new tab opens. Working within the same window has no noticeable penalty, but for me, opening in the same window is the exception, not the rule.
Mozilla on linux is not entirely free of this speed problem either, although that could be related to any of a thousand things on an individual linux setup.
For an honest comparison, compare Opera 6 or 7 with Mozilla on the same windows machine. Opera under linux is none too snappy with it's new windows either.
For the record, I haven't tried Moz 1.3. I am testing out the stub installer (so I don't need to download any cruft), and I'll reply to this post with a more up-to-date view. I'll also be trying Phoenix (whatever the new name is).
Troll?
The comment is offtopic, misses the point, and forgets important details like 'other baby seat manufacturers'. It should be marked DOWN.
Of course. But is it happening? No.
Why? See my nick.
Plus, we get the benefit of a really tired joke!
"What are you running there?"
"Y"
"Because I want to know!"
Flamebait? Where is the bait? All I see is an opinion. My nick says all that needs to be said.