It'll probably get better, given time. It hasn't been open for that long, but if they get enough complaints they'll change something. It just takes time.
I guess it just goes to show that no matter how overpopulated the world seems, there is still a lot of wide-open space out there.
I agree. I once heard that everyone in the world could fit on Cuba, if they were tightly packed, back-to-back. However, we could all probably comfortably fit on any continent.
IMDb really shouldn't be called the Internet Movie Database anymore. They cover TV shows as well. Does this mean the IBList will go beyond books (novels, short stories, etc.) in into "literary works"? (comic books, poems, plays) Just a thought.
We had a crazy English teacher in freshman high school. One project, we were not allowed to use a computer to find information. Now, this seemed okay at first, because there's a lot of information in a library. However, she really took the "no computer" as far as it could go - we couldn't even look up a book on the library's online catalog! And since the library didn't have a card catalog anymore, we had to find the books by scanning the shelves.
Needless to say, I didn't really like that teacher much.
MSN I can see competiting with, but Google? The best part about Google is the complete lack of picture ads. A much better use of all that money would be to get rid of advertising, which is all over Yahoo.
The problem is, people still might not change. They've worked with Windows for a lot of years- at least three, I'm sure- and so they'll stick with the "tried and true".
I agree. Mozilla shows great promise, and with a detailed roadmap (which they are following quite well) they will be better than Explorer, and probably soon. Go Mozilla!
I agree with it on all counts. Microsoft is evil, Explorer is old, and we should move away from it. Unfortunately, most people don't care, and most of the other web browsers aren't all that final. Still, the next "Browser Wars" will be very interesting indeed.
Once again, AOL is trying to implement a very popular feature that they didn't think of first, in the hopes it will become more popular. But will it work? There are over a million bloggers at LiveJournal, and Blogger.com is equally popular. How many more people can there be that want to blog and aren't on other sites?
1) Socialism could be improved here. Higher taxes are a small loss compared to the gains in education, health benefits, and social security. Capitalism is beginning to corrupt.
2) Because they're the ones who put their name out the most. America isn't too smart, and the average citizen does not look at all possible candidates, only the main ones. IMO, we shouldn't have political parties, because people tend to vote on party lines without even thinking about the person they are elected beyond their party.
Why would anyone let someone else keep their daily journal for them? And giving it away to a politician - that just begs for deep, dark secrets to be revealed.
"people's intuitive sense of physics is sometimes way off."
No kidding. How could they think a piece of foam shot at over 500 mph would bounce off harmlessly? Nearly everyone knows a penny dropped off the Empire State Building can kill someone- this foam (which is heavier, and is going faster than the penny would be going) would most certainly do damage.
Only ten hours? I remember when I had a DOS version of Tetris... it sucked up all the free time I had. I never really got any homework, so a look at my elementary report card wouldn't be a good measure of my abilities.
I agree, m4d props to L&A for showing them up. I've never actually clicked on one of them (I swear) but my friend, who uses the same computer, does so numerously. I pretty much have to uninstall Gator and such on a daily basis.
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I've always wanted to see more ages than baby, child, adult. Now I can accurately portray my teenage self in the game, acne and all.
I guess Billy's got so much money he really doesn't know what to do with it, so he's going to give it away. How nice of him.
It'll probably get better, given time. It hasn't been open for that long, but if they get enough complaints they'll change something. It just takes time.
Same with IMDb, and look at it.
Interactive fiction, I guess.
I guess it just goes to show that no matter how overpopulated the world seems, there is still a lot of wide-open space out there. I agree. I once heard that everyone in the world could fit on Cuba, if they were tightly packed, back-to-back. However, we could all probably comfortably fit on any continent.
IMDb really shouldn't be called the Internet Movie Database anymore. They cover TV shows as well. Does this mean the IBList will go beyond books (novels, short stories, etc.) in into "literary works"? (comic books, poems, plays) Just a thought.
We had a crazy English teacher in freshman high school. One project, we were not allowed to use a computer to find information. Now, this seemed okay at first, because there's a lot of information in a library. However, she really took the "no computer" as far as it could go - we couldn't even look up a book on the library's online catalog! And since the library didn't have a card catalog anymore, we had to find the books by scanning the shelves.
Needless to say, I didn't really like that teacher much.
I guess you're right. Tabs and popup blocking is what really makes Mozilla for me.
Ah, but then they wouldn't make more money by spending that money, which is their intent.
Sure they can.
1. Less ads
2. ?????
3. Profit!!
MSN I can see competiting with, but Google? The best part about Google is the complete lack of picture ads. A much better use of all that money would be to get rid of advertising, which is all over Yahoo.
The problem is, people still might not change. They've worked with Windows for a lot of years- at least three, I'm sure- and so they'll stick with the "tried and true".
I agree. Mozilla shows great promise, and with a detailed roadmap (which they are following quite well) they will be better than Explorer, and probably soon. Go Mozilla!
I agree with it on all counts. Microsoft is evil, Explorer is old, and we should move away from it. Unfortunately, most people don't care, and most of the other web browsers aren't all that final. Still, the next "Browser Wars" will be very interesting indeed.
What if there is an extremely cloudy day? Wouldn't that ruin all the fun?
If we do, I hope it recounts the payback on Alan Ralsky, a fixature in /. lore.
Once again, AOL is trying to implement a very popular feature that they didn't think of first, in the hopes it will become more popular. But will it work? There are over a million bloggers at LiveJournal, and Blogger.com is equally popular. How many more people can there be that want to blog and aren't on other sites?
Go get more hits maybe?
That's the sad truth about entertainment in America, it seems. It has to be shocking or immoral to gain lots of interest.
1) Socialism could be improved here. Higher taxes are a small loss compared to the gains in education, health benefits, and social security. Capitalism is beginning to corrupt.
2) Because they're the ones who put their name out the most. America isn't too smart, and the average citizen does not look at all possible candidates, only the main ones. IMO, we shouldn't have political parties, because people tend to vote on party lines without even thinking about the person they are elected beyond their party.
Just my 2.
Why would anyone let someone else keep their daily journal for them? And giving it away to a politician - that just begs for deep, dark secrets to be revealed.
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"people's intuitive sense of physics is sometimes way off."
No kidding. How could they think a piece of foam shot at over 500 mph would bounce off harmlessly? Nearly everyone knows a penny dropped off the Empire State Building can kill someone- this foam (which is heavier, and is going faster than the penny would be going) would most certainly do damage.
The browser wars aren't over until IE and Netscape are but smoldering craters, and Mozilla is the victor.
as ten hours of the block-rotating game Tetris
Only ten hours? I remember when I had a DOS version of Tetris... it sucked up all the free time I had. I never really got any homework, so a look at my elementary report card wouldn't be a good measure of my abilities.
I agree, m4d props to L&A for showing them up. I've never actually clicked on one of them (I swear) but my friend, who uses the same computer, does so numerously. I pretty much have to uninstall Gator and such on a daily basis.