You said it: projects. Not products. Projects that are clearly marked as 'beta.' I totally agree that their address comprehension is pants, but at the same time I don't expect too much, given that it's a beta project, not even linked from their front page.
Sure I could Google it, but my point is that I don't know what CVS cameras are, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. An explanatory link like this one would be nice.
For the rest of us, CVS is a chain of pharmacies, they're selling a small, locked, one-time use digital video camera for $30 and charging $13 to get the data off it and onto DVD.
In the later case, of developing in IE, and not checking with Firefox, does anybody know what the most common things that break are?
Mostly it's javascript based sites, that rely on javascript to display the contents of the page. These sites aren't just broken in Firefox, they're often broken in any browser other than IE and Netscape 4. Yes, that's right: Netscape 4. The crap 7 year old browser that has a market share of probably 0.3%. Look at the code for one of the sites in this article. You'll see things like:
if (document.layers) { ...
}
else if (document.all) { ...
} //do stuff
For the non-programmers, that's saying "is it Netscape 4? Well if it's not, it must be IE" and not checking for anything else. This is because these people learned to design web sites in 1996, and haven't taken the trouble to update their skills. Any "web developer" should seriously question their sanity when they make a conscious decision to support a dead 7 year old browser.
Seriously, though -- why do people still pirate MS products when you can have the free (better?) alternative operating system, office suite, e-mail client, yadda yadda?
My answer? Because the last time I tried installing Linux (about 2 years ago) I spent 3 days trying to get my sound card (a SoundBlaster 16) to work.
I love open source; I use Firefox and Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Gimp, Ethereal, MySQL, Apache, PHP, all on a daily basis. But don't ever expect me to give up Windows (unless it's for OS X.) It's so very usable, something Linux is still lacking.
Someone needs to do for Linux what Firefox did for Mozilla; until it's reliable and usable, no amount of marketing will sell it.
BTW, I paid for my copy of Windows 2000. Second-hand, but I still own that MS CD, along with CDs for 95 and NT.
I think you're thinking of records. The magnetic bits on a hard drive platter are physical chunks of magnetic material. Yes, much like in the cartoon. Here's the required wikipedia article.
I had no idea things were that way in the US, in fact I can't imagine how they could be. I know it was like that back in the CDMA days, but now that everyone's going GSM, just take your SIM card and put it in whatever phone you want, provided it's unlocked. And that's a trivial matter these days.
I can see the carriers refusing to bundle the phones with contracts and whatnot, but if someone wants to buy it I can't imagine they could stop them from using it on their network.
Why don't Apple/Motorola just release the phone, let people pay money for it (they will) and screw the phone companies!
The device isn't 'at fault' rather it's designed to work that way. You'll likely find this on his TV:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
Actually, they said 500 cinemas, not 500 projectors. It must have been a giveaway, if they're saying that every single cinema in the country (and the North too) is switching over. I imagine it wouldn't be too much of a problem for a big company like UCI, but there are lots of independent cinemas that couldn't afford it unless they were being given away.
Damn right you're getting old! Four digit user id, that must make you about 82, right?
Re:Could someone please explain the last mile?
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You lease a POTS line like a T1, which will give you 24 voice lines, or an E1 which will give you 32. Plug that into an interface card in your asterisk server. Those T1 lines will come with phone numbers for incoming calls as well. That's all you'd need to get a basic VOIP company up and running.
As far as how small a scale you can do this, it's about $1000 (Canadian)/month for a T1 in a data centre -- but I'm sure people still do fractional T1, don't they?
As long as nobody wants to call outside the local calling area of your server, you're set. Otherwise you'd need to set up servers elsewhere or make arrangements with someone else.
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I haven't heard of that site. But I'm sure it's very precious.
Perhaps the submitter had recently been watching an Austin Powers movie...
their other projects are a mess
You said it: projects. Not products. Projects that are clearly marked as 'beta.' I totally agree that their address comprehension is pants, but at the same time I don't expect too much, given that it's a beta project, not even linked from their front page.
Excuse me, there are maps for Ireland as well. (Not to mention Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.)
My favourite was the messages while installing Windows 95. "Everything you do will be more fun!" Riiiight.
They're fixing Firefox for Mac. And you forgot to mention Netscape 8 in your list. The horror...
No, it probably just seems the same to an Americen.
Well, your character doesn't remove any clothing. I may read /. but I know something's not right there.
Sure I could Google it, but my point is that I don't know what CVS cameras are, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. An explanatory link like this one would be nice.
For the rest of us, CVS is a chain of pharmacies, they're selling a small, locked, one-time use digital video camera for $30 and charging $13 to get the data off it and onto DVD.
In the later case, of developing in IE, and not checking with Firefox, does anybody know what the most common things that break are?
...
...
//do stuff
Mostly it's javascript based sites, that rely on javascript to display the contents of the page. These sites aren't just broken in Firefox, they're often broken in any browser other than IE and Netscape 4. Yes, that's right: Netscape 4. The crap 7 year old browser that has a market share of probably 0.3%. Look at the code for one of the sites in this article. You'll see things like:
if (document.layers) {
}
else if (document.all) {
}
For the non-programmers, that's saying "is it Netscape 4? Well if it's not, it must be IE" and not checking for anything else. This is because these people learned to design web sites in 1996, and haven't taken the trouble to update their skills. Any "web developer" should seriously question their sanity when they make a conscious decision to support a dead 7 year old browser.
There is almost nothing that can't be done in any modern browser. What exactly do you mean by "dynamic"? Check out some of these sites.
If everyone commenting in this article took 15 minutes to report all the listing policy violations they found, that would send a message to them.
I send about 15 or 20 reports a month. Don't know how many of them get taken down though. My latest report decided he was going to charge $250 shipping for his LCD monitor. But he'll take $20 if you pick it up. What a deal!
No, señor; este Mercedes mejicano es un gran coche! (Courtesy of Google -- I don't speak Spanish)
Seriously, though -- why do people still pirate MS products when you can have the free (better?) alternative operating system, office suite, e-mail client, yadda yadda?
My answer? Because the last time I tried installing Linux (about 2 years ago) I spent 3 days trying to get my sound card (a SoundBlaster 16) to work.
I love open source; I use Firefox and Thunderbird, OpenOffice, Gimp, Ethereal, MySQL, Apache, PHP, all on a daily basis. But don't ever expect me to give up Windows (unless it's for OS X.) It's so very usable, something Linux is still lacking.
Someone needs to do for Linux what Firefox did for Mozilla; until it's reliable and usable, no amount of marketing will sell it.
BTW, I paid for my copy of Windows 2000. Second-hand, but I still own that MS CD, along with CDs for 95 and NT.
What are you talking about? It's only been 4500 years! :P
I think you're thinking of records. The magnetic bits on a hard drive platter are physical chunks of magnetic material. Yes, much like in the cartoon. Here's the required wikipedia article.
I had no idea things were that way in the US, in fact I can't imagine how they could be. I know it was like that back in the CDMA days, but now that everyone's going GSM, just take your SIM card and put it in whatever phone you want, provided it's unlocked. And that's a trivial matter these days.
I can see the carriers refusing to bundle the phones with contracts and whatnot, but if someone wants to buy it I can't imagine they could stop them from using it on their network. Why don't Apple/Motorola just release the phone, let people pay money for it (they will) and screw the phone companies!
The device isn't 'at fault' rather it's designed to work that way. You'll likely find this on his TV:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
When you're talking about broadband access, Ireland != Europe, as someone else commented above.
Actually, they said 500 cinemas, not 500 projectors. It must have been a giveaway, if they're saying that every single cinema in the country (and the North too) is switching over. I imagine it wouldn't be too much of a problem for a big company like UCI, but there are lots of independent cinemas that couldn't afford it unless they were being given away.
I found I got almost as much traffic this month when I put my website in my slashdot profile! Way to go Slashdot!
/. crowd just sees 'asses' and clicks on it.
That's just because the URL is so long and confusing, the
Since all the links to your site regarding HGC are from /.
They probably aren't any more.
Yes, Luke Skywalker's acting abilities are far superior to the stilted, one-dimensional, and frankly amateurish talents of Hillary Swank.
Oh wait, I meant the other way around...
Damn right you're getting old! Four digit user id, that must make you about 82, right?
As far as how small a scale you can do this, it's about $1000 (Canadian)/month for a T1 in a data centre -- but I'm sure people still do fractional T1, don't they?
As long as nobody wants to call outside the local calling area of your server, you're set. Otherwise you'd need to set up servers elsewhere or make arrangements with someone else.