Perhaps if they run pure advertisements rather than tracking which sites I visit how often etc. People would be less inclined to block them. I for one welcome the day when companies like doubleclick die off and the aggressive marketeers learn their lesson.
It still winds me up that these companies are based around a nasty hack where they send information as querystrings on single pixel images.
I work for a leading web design company in the UK and that's not the attitude we have. I'm probably preaching to the converted but: On top of limiting your audience, including Mac users which most designers I know use, you are also helping to alienate people that using screen readers etc. as they find it a lot easier to understand clean markup.
On top of that by writing standards compliant code you make it easier for search engines to understand your site. There are plenty of reasons to create a standards compliant site.
If "people" are anything like me, they'll want a phone that lets them check their email, websites, takes photos, is a remote control for the TV, runs Java and microwaves pizza.
But when they get the phone they'll use all the features for a week, and then just use it as a phone for the 11 months 3 weeks until their contract expires and they can get another new phone.
Seriously though, I was told about a Swiss company was developing a phone which had 3 buttons, you press any button to answer the phone, any button to hang up and pressed and held a button to dial one of three pre-programmed numbers. Perfect for people that only use their phone for emergencies and calling home.
But is it easier to read and annotate a document on a screen or a piece of paper. I don't know about you but I often find I print out something to read or review. Give people an interface which behaves like a piece of paper and perhaps the paperless office could become a reality.
This is because we are still stuck with the idea of a computer being a box on our desk. I interact with a fairly complex computer on a daily basis, using a sophisticated 3d interface. This computer runs my car, doing engine management, climate control, traction control and a few dozen other things I'm not aware of. The interface I use is the controls for my car. Why not have a computer that you don't sit down to interact with but one you interact with transparently throughout the day, much in the same way I interact with the computer in my car without necessarily being aware of it.
I realise that this is currently the realm of science fiction, but then this is a technology website, why not dream?
Although wouldn't it more intuitive to users to interact with the computer in the same way they interact with everything else. Instead of staring at a 2d screen which gives the illusion 3d.
When user interfaces are truely 3d that's when I'll take notice.
I'm English so my taxes don't contribute to NASA, however I'm a big supported of the work they do. Personally I think it's really important to be conducting research and experimentation. I think it's a shame that it has basically come down to America to lead the world in this field, as competition often leads to better results.
I really hope this isn't going to be a backward step for NASA, but instead a positive move.
I work with a lot of web designers and they would never consider a switch to Linux because there is no sensible alternative to Photoshop. This is the gap where I, maybe mistakenly, thought the gimp was trying to fill.
As they are a primarily Linux based project I don't see how they could be a 'too cheap to buy photoshop alternative' they don't even compete on the same platform. Should we be pertitioning adobe to supply a Linux version of Photoshop? Surely it wouldn't be too big a port from the OSX version.
As for the remarks regarding windows and my cohorts, I don't know why you're directing them at me. I am a strong supporter of OSS which is exactly why I'd like to see the Gimp and Photoshop compete as it might attract more people to Linux.
I really like Gimp however splash screens are lovely but shouldn't they be concentrating on making it an effective commercial alternative to Photoshop.
If slashdot was updated to use well formatted xhtml I could easily see that reducing page weight by way more than half, considering that the css would be cached after the first request.
Imagine to cost savings and reduction in page load times!
I think it's more a case of a high profile project promoting the quality and stability of open source software, surely in the long run this would help Linux.
This can only help the internet as a whole. If we could get a widely used browser alternative to IE, companies with an IE only site will have to sit up and take notice or lose customers. Hopefully these companies will then redevelop their sites using web standards.
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Perhaps if they run pure advertisements rather than tracking which sites I visit how often etc. People would be less inclined to block them. I for one welcome the day when companies like doubleclick die off and the aggressive marketeers learn their lesson.
It still winds me up that these companies are based around a nasty hack where they send information as querystrings on single pixel images.
I work for a leading web design company in the UK and that's not the attitude we have. I'm probably preaching to the converted but: On top of limiting your audience, including Mac users which most designers I know use, you are also helping to alienate people that using screen readers etc. as they find it a lot easier to understand clean markup.
On top of that by writing standards compliant code you make it easier for search engines to understand your site. There are plenty of reasons to create a standards compliant site.
Not suprising they're probably hosting it on a Mac!
Apple go and change the architecture they're running on :D
If "people" are anything like me, they'll want a phone that lets them check their email, websites, takes photos, is a remote control for the TV, runs Java and microwaves pizza. But when they get the phone they'll use all the features for a week, and then just use it as a phone for the 11 months 3 weeks until their contract expires and they can get another new phone. Seriously though, I was told about a Swiss company was developing a phone which had 3 buttons, you press any button to answer the phone, any button to hang up and pressed and held a button to dial one of three pre-programmed numbers. Perfect for people that only use their phone for emergencies and calling home.
Seriously,why would you do that?
Isn't how they're meant to be used?
Anyway must go, my 12 children need to use the computer to do their homework.
Wow! a missile shield that in previous tests had eliminated 5 out of 8 missiles.
I still wouldn't feel very safe if those missiles were nuclear!
True,
But is it easier to read and annotate a document on a screen or a piece of paper. I don't know about you but I often find I print out something to read or review. Give people an interface which behaves like a piece of paper and perhaps the paperless office could become a reality.
This is because we are still stuck with the idea of a computer being a box on our desk. I interact with a fairly complex computer on a daily basis, using a sophisticated 3d interface. This computer runs my car, doing engine management, climate control, traction control and a few dozen other things I'm not aware of. The interface I use is the controls for my car. Why not have a computer that you don't sit down to interact with but one you interact with transparently throughout the day, much in the same way I interact with the computer in my car without necessarily being aware of it.
I realise that this is currently the realm of science fiction, but then this is a technology website, why not dream?
Although wouldn't it more intuitive to users to interact with the computer in the same way they interact with everything else. Instead of staring at a 2d screen which gives the illusion 3d.
When user interfaces are truely 3d that's when I'll take notice.
I'm English so my taxes don't contribute to NASA, however I'm a big supported of the work they do. Personally I think it's really important to be conducting research and experimentation. I think it's a shame that it has basically come down to America to lead the world in this field, as competition often leads to better results.
I really hope this isn't going to be a backward step for NASA, but instead a positive move.
I think I've got the hottest laptop ever.
Well as it's christmas who fancies a song - "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire"
It's open source we should fork it and just change the name (and the splash screen!)
/.ers mothers could you it too!
Then we could get it into schools and by the sounds of it various
I work with a lot of web designers and they would never consider a switch to Linux because there is no sensible alternative to Photoshop. This is the gap where I, maybe mistakenly, thought the gimp was trying to fill.
As they are a primarily Linux based project I don't see how they could be a 'too cheap to buy photoshop alternative' they don't even compete on the same platform. Should we be pertitioning adobe to supply a Linux version of Photoshop? Surely it wouldn't be too big a port from the OSX version.
As for the remarks regarding windows and my cohorts, I don't know why you're directing them at me. I am a strong supporter of OSS which is exactly why I'd like to see the Gimp and Photoshop compete as it might attract more people to Linux.
Youch, I think we broke that one.
I really like Gimp however splash screens are lovely but shouldn't they be concentrating on making it an effective commercial alternative to Photoshop.
If slashdot was updated to use well formatted xhtml I could easily see that reducing page weight by way more than half, considering that the css would be cached after the first request. Imagine to cost savings and reduction in page load times!
I think it's more a case of a high profile project promoting the quality and stability of open source software, surely in the long run this would help Linux.
This can only help the internet as a whole. If we could get a widely used browser alternative to IE, companies with an IE only site will have to sit up and take notice or lose customers. Hopefully these companies will then redevelop their sites using web standards.