Or at least did when I used windows. I dropped "My" and "Neighborhood" from all desktop icons. I believe this is the first Longhorn feature I have no issues with.:-)
It's Wikipedia, not Amazon or PayPal. Most people don't care enough to use a strong password.
You bring up a good point. If only there was some central authentication system for the whole internet. We'd have to put it behind an organization we could really trust, though, like Microsoft.
It's about providing more incentive for businesses who are doing just fine with Win2K, to make the jump to WinXP.
Microsoft has begun to realize that businesses are not so keen on purchasing liceneses for every workstation, simply because there's a new release. There needs to be reasons to upgrade. Since they lack innovative capacity to come up with desirable features, they just change their API's around so old software breaks, end support early, don't back-port software updates, and alter their license agreement so you have to pay a fee every few years wether you upgrade or not.
I hear complaints about the acting so much, but I got news for you all: episodes 4,5,6 weren't exactly monuments in film-acting history either. It's star wars. It's cheesy. It's fun. Get used to it.
...to f%ck over the industry by completely changing their API every 3-5 years, thereby destroying all hope of upwards compatability. Time to start working on a new version of your software, vendors...
I'm pretty sure the bill of rights guarantees the right to privacy. The 10th ammendment perhaps?
10th ammendment is states' rights. 4th is closer, but it's only when searching is involved. Privacy has much broader meaning. For example, a cop can walk up to your car when you're making out with your sweetie, and interrupt your privacy, but not be violating your constitional rights (unless they forcibly search your car or person). Mormons can ring your doorbell and try and toss you some line of crap about Jesus, and as long as it doesn't cross the line into harrassment, it's not breaking any law (but it does disturb your privacy).
If Intel has some PPC-ish chip it's a possibility. I seriously doubt Apple would ever make the switch to X86, as it would make it a lot easier for people to run OS X on generic hardware, which would take a major incentive away from buying Apple hardware. Having users who own your hardware gives you a much better grip on the market than users using your software. Look at SEGA when they had the Genesis, versus now.
Should be, but it's not. Read the bill of rights. "Right to privacy" is not one of them. Privacy is a privilage.
That said, it is pretty silly that having encrytpion applications constitutes criminal intent. Encryption is built into OSX, and hell, I even use it for my home directory. Does that mean I have criminal intent? No! I simply don't want whoever steals my laptop to be able to access my stored passwords and such.
Excuse me, but doesn't flash storage have a limited number of writes?
yes, but your kernel disk driver can buffer this to limit the number of writes. this can dramatically extend the life of flash.
I'm developing a proprietary database application (back-office type thing) for a business. I am using PHP and the Smarty template engine to serve up XUL to Firefox. The client uses an XMLHttpRequest object to call certain server-side PHP scripts that will perform database (MySQL) queries, and reply back with a javascript code block, which the client executes with exec().
For example, you might save a record. If the save was a success, the server replies with the javascript code to make the GUI un-editable again. If the save failed, it will reply back with the code to show an error message. Lots of flexability -- I'm certainly enjoying it, and would recommend it to others (even though its not proper AJAX or XUL usage!)
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GEE, I DON'T KNOW! It doesn't even look remarkably similar to anyone whose name would be posted daily on slashdot. Go huff some more spray paint you ass-clown.
Your point is only valid for closed source applications. Open source can always be ported by the user community, if the developer refuses to write platform-agnostic code.
You could have made the same argument about MacOS classic when they migrated to OSX. Why bother messing with your application if it's supported under classic?
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Or at least did when I used windows. I dropped "My" and "Neighborhood" from all desktop icons. I believe this is the first Longhorn feature I have no issues with. :-)
It's Wikipedia, not Amazon or PayPal. Most people don't care enough to use a strong password.
You bring up a good point. If only there was some central authentication system for the whole internet. We'd have to put it behind an organization we could really trust, though, like Microsoft.
I know, the filibuster is completely wrong, amoral and un-American now that it is being used AGAINST republicans.
...and groovy tunes.
Historically this has been the only thing that gets them to act. I don't think this time is any different.
It's about providing more incentive for businesses who are doing just fine with Win2K, to make the jump to WinXP.
Microsoft has begun to realize that businesses are not so keen on purchasing liceneses for every workstation, simply because there's a new release. There needs to be reasons to upgrade. Since they lack innovative capacity to come up with desirable features, they just change their API's around so old software breaks, end support early, don't back-port software updates, and alter their license agreement so you have to pay a fee every few years wether you upgrade or not.
I hear complaints about the acting so much, but I got news for you all: episodes 4,5,6 weren't exactly monuments in film-acting history either. It's star wars. It's cheesy. It's fun. Get used to it.
...to f%ck over the industry by completely changing their API every 3-5 years, thereby destroying all hope of upwards compatability. Time to start working on a new version of your software, vendors...
I'm pretty sure the bill of rights guarantees the right to privacy. The 10th ammendment perhaps?
10th ammendment is states' rights. 4th is closer, but it's only when searching is involved. Privacy has much broader meaning. For example, a cop can walk up to your car when you're making out with your sweetie, and interrupt your privacy, but not be violating your constitional rights (unless they forcibly search your car or person). Mormons can ring your doorbell and try and toss you some line of crap about Jesus, and as long as it doesn't cross the line into harrassment, it's not breaking any law (but it does disturb your privacy).
If Intel has some PPC-ish chip it's a possibility. I seriously doubt Apple would ever make the switch to X86, as it would make it a lot easier for people to run OS X on generic hardware, which would take a major incentive away from buying Apple hardware. Having users who own your hardware gives you a much better grip on the market than users using your software. Look at SEGA when they had the Genesis, versus now.
...a video rental service and a DVD-R. Honestly, unless your house gets raided there's no way to enforce this.
A $20/mo Netflix subscription can give you almost a DVD every day, if you rip and send back quick enough.
A right to privacy should be guaranteed.
Should be, but it's not. Read the bill of rights. "Right to privacy" is not one of them. Privacy is a privilage.
That said, it is pretty silly that having encrytpion applications constitutes criminal intent. Encryption is built into OSX, and hell, I even use it for my home directory. Does that mean I have criminal intent? No! I simply don't want whoever steals my laptop to be able to access my stored passwords and such.
Excuse me, but doesn't flash storage have a limited number of writes? yes, but your kernel disk driver can buffer this to limit the number of writes. this can dramatically extend the life of flash.
I'm developing a proprietary database application (back-office type thing) for a business. I am using PHP and the Smarty template engine to serve up XUL to Firefox. The client uses an XMLHttpRequest object to call certain server-side PHP scripts that will perform database (MySQL) queries, and reply back with a javascript code block, which the client executes with exec().
For example, you might save a record. If the save was a success, the server replies with the javascript code to make the GUI un-editable again. If the save failed, it will reply back with the code to show an error message. Lots of flexability -- I'm certainly enjoying it, and would recommend it to others (even though its not proper AJAX or XUL usage!)
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Then I could run a turbo without a heavy intercooler.
I don't trust
peoples' web browsers to properly insert line
breaks either. Perhaps some day, this
common problem will be corrected
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Please provide a way for us to see episodes of shows we missed without waiting a year for them on DVD, before suing these folks. Thanks!
There's will be no Smash Brothers for XBOX 360 and PS3.
I'd rather it be over my head than below me.
Except people like me, of course, who wouldn't see star wars if my company paid me to take the day off and watch it.
(Almost) everyone you hate from episodes 1 and 2 will die in this one! You've heard the reviews. BLOOD BATH.
...anyone has ever had in a Renault. :-P
...after it's been soaked in oil for a few days.
Also, who is Linus Trolvalds?
GEE, I DON'T KNOW! It doesn't even look remarkably similar to anyone whose name would be posted daily on slashdot. Go huff some more spray paint you ass-clown.
Your point is only valid for closed source applications. Open source can always be ported by the user community, if the developer refuses to write platform-agnostic code.
You could have made the same argument about MacOS classic when they migrated to OSX. Why bother messing with your application if it's supported under classic?