This is an article about a computer nerd (okay web designer or something, but still) who thinks his particular not-that-important skills hold the key to saving the world. Thus, it's supremely relevant to slashdot, where a large proportion of the readership share this delusion.
What about standards? I'm amazed that in 2005 people are lauding this as good design when it's a bloody GIF file that doesnt, by definition, use CSS, and cannot be displayed usefully on a whole range of devices and browsers.
Join me if you will on a thought experiment... Throw a brick (B) through a window (W) at 300MPH (V), note that the debris field (D) is on the far side of the window from the point of entry (X). This behaviour is explained by a complex conjunction of the laws of general relativity and quantum physics; not everyone gets this first time.
What if Microsoft did try to directly compete with Adobe? They WOULD be successful despite their product's quality, they have a massive market grip on the entire software field.
Uhuh. "MS will always crush competitors regardless of the quality of its offering". It's a tired old cliche, much clung-to by those lacking in originality or insight, but that doesnt make it true. If it were, people would be ranting on this thread about how all web developers use Frontpage despite the fact that Dreamweaver is much better. Which is patently untrue.
if there is a species threatening event in the next century, we are not prepared to deal with it. That is precicely why we have to go into space now.
You go first. You can watch satellite TV in your claustrophobic orbiting tin-can as the radiation sleets through and your bones atrophy. But dude, we will all totally respect your dedication to the cause of species survival!
* Since late 50's, the price of food has fallen by two thirds. * Since '60, average calories per day in the *developing* world has risen by 40 odd percent. * Proportion of starving people has fallen in all continents since the 70's. Varies per region and the worst is Subsaharan Africa where it's only fallen 7-ish percent. * Proportion of undernourished children in the developing world has fallen from 40 to 30% in the last 15 years and is expected to fall further.
And this all when: * Population has doubled since 1960.
So it's unacceptable, but getting better, contrary to what some might have you believe.
Of course we could all go 'organic' and starve billions if we wanted to.
He should learn some history, the Green Gang was the bleh bleh bleh...
Yes, that will indeed have confused a lot of people. 'What's this got to do with pre-KMT Chinese nationalist political movements' I mused to myself as I read the article.
MS have big offices in Europe employing European staff etc. if MS did pull out these offices etc would likely be split of become MS Europe.
If MS pulled out, they would likely sell the offices, or stop renting them out. And unfortunately the employees would have to find something else to do. That's how it works. Face it, you are proposing some sort of Mugabe-esque behaviour by the EU with no support under international agreements.
Therefore Italians are pro-Iraq war, since their leader is - very nice logic. In future, dont make claims about what 'the people' believe if you can only back them up with flimsy excuses about representative democracy.
I expect it'll be 'zero' cheaper. But, just rejoice that our options as EU citizens are expanded, at no cost to us. Unless you include the cost of all those lawyers, of course. Hmm...
For example, some PC vendor could strike a deal with Apple to sell a PC and an ipod bundle and have itunes and quicktime included in XP and not the windows media player.
Custom Option: Add windows media player to your iTunes PC for only 10 euros!
From TFA: Microsoft's digital video competitor RealNetworks had been able to demonstrate a Media Player-free version of Windows running "without technical glitches", the Journal notes.
It's questionable whether that's of any relevance to this discussion. Given that Word is not mentioned in that demonstration, and that Word isnt part of windows.
It's also second-hand information (the ActualFuckingArticle is somewhere else and subscriber-only) from a website that apparently thinks it's a dreadfully funny wheeze to namecall MS 'The Vole'.
Without any hard technical information, this story is a waste of time, especially given the established propensity of some to generate a great deal of heat, and salival foam, on the subject of the evils of 'The Vole' which later turns out to be a lot of hot air. Hopefully some real facts will turn up soon.
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Bloody hell, hundreds of dollars?! They cost 40 quid over here in the UK. You want I should send you one? :-)
It gets worse - if you look at photographs of the WTC impacts they've doctored the pictures to remove the backward flying debris!!
Fiends I tell you!
My god... those... fiends... :-O
This is an article about a computer nerd (okay web designer or something, but still) who thinks his particular not-that-important skills hold the key to saving the world.
Thus, it's supremely relevant to slashdot, where a large proportion of the readership share this delusion.
What about standards? I'm amazed that in 2005 people are lauding this as good design when it's a bloody GIF file that doesnt, by definition, use CSS, and cannot be displayed usefully on a whole range of devices and browsers.
Join me if you will on a thought experiment...
Throw a brick (B) through a window (W) at 300MPH (V), note that the debris field (D) is on the far side of the window from the point of entry (X).
This behaviour is explained by a complex conjunction of the laws of general relativity and quantum physics; not everyone gets this first time.
That klaxon... the Huge Transparent Gandhi Head rotating and flashing an angry red...
G-Con5 - to the Gandhimobile!
What if Microsoft did try to directly compete with Adobe? They WOULD be successful despite their product's quality, they have a massive market grip on the entire software field.
Uhuh. "MS will always crush competitors regardless of the quality of its offering". It's a tired old cliche, much clung-to by those lacking in originality or insight, but that doesnt make it true.
If it were, people would be ranting on this thread about how all web developers use Frontpage despite the fact that Dreamweaver is much better. Which is patently untrue.
if there is a species threatening event in the next century, we are not prepared to deal with it.
That is precicely why we have to go into space now.
You go first.
You can watch satellite TV in your claustrophobic orbiting tin-can as the radiation sleets through and your bones atrophy.
But dude, we will all totally respect your dedication to the cause of species survival!
AJ: Nazi kiddie-porn peddler! Communist! Terrorist! GET HIM!!!
Thank goodness, Average Joe conforms to the stereotypical image of the mainstream moron that is so popular with satirical smart arses.
Otherwise it wouldnt have been so insightful and iconoclastic and all that.
Remember to encrypt your blog. Don't hand out the public key to anyone.
[litany of negative stats on nutrition]
Some other stats:
* Since late 50's, the price of food has fallen by two thirds.
* Since '60, average calories per day in the *developing* world has risen by 40 odd percent.
* Proportion of starving people has fallen in all continents since the 70's. Varies per region and the worst is Subsaharan Africa where it's only fallen 7-ish percent.
* Proportion of undernourished children in the developing world has fallen from 40 to 30% in the last 15 years and is expected to fall further.
And this all when:
* Population has doubled since 1960.
So it's unacceptable, but getting better, contrary to what some might have you believe.
Of course we could all go 'organic' and starve billions if we wanted to.
If a very large bit of nanotechnology was to fall on somebody, they could be very badly injured.
He should learn some history, the Green Gang was the bleh bleh bleh...
Yes, that will indeed have confused a lot of people. 'What's this got to do with pre-KMT Chinese nationalist political movements' I mused to myself as I read the article.
Actually, I'm lying - I didn't read it at all.
Oy. Can anyone else get this to work or is it a hoax??
MS have big offices in Europe employing European staff etc. if MS did pull out these offices etc would likely be split of become MS Europe.
If MS pulled out, they would likely sell the offices, or stop renting them out. And unfortunately the employees would have to find something else to do. That's how it works.
Face it, you are proposing some sort of Mugabe-esque behaviour by the EU with no support under international agreements.
This is how gouvernment works.
Therefore Italians are pro-Iraq war, since their leader is - very nice logic.
In future, dont make claims about what 'the people' believe if you can only back them up with flimsy excuses about representative democracy.
This is not just the will of government bureaucrats, this is also the will of the people that they represent
Hmm, bollocks. I dont recall any government bureaucrat bothering to ask me my opinion on the matter.
And, who the hell is 'the independent MSEU'?
News.com.com.com has an interesting commentary discussing the commentary on News.com.com covering the release of W2K3SP1.
There's an article about it at http://httpcolonslashslashslashdotdotorg.org
Try telling that to the French!
I just did!
I expect it'll be 'zero' cheaper.
But, just rejoice that our options as EU citizens are expanded, at no cost to us.
Unless you include the cost of all those lawyers, of course. Hmm...
For example, some PC vendor could strike a deal with Apple to sell a PC and an ipod bundle and have itunes and quicktime included in XP and not the windows media player.
Custom Option: Add windows media player to your iTunes PC for only 10 euros!
I know it's hard for you lot, but the EU != France.
[joke]
And these People are happy with just a name change like that...
No, as well as changing the name, they also removed Windows Media Player.
hth
From TFA: Microsoft's digital video competitor RealNetworks had been able to demonstrate a Media Player-free version of Windows running "without technical glitches", the Journal notes.
It's questionable whether that's of any relevance to this discussion. Given that Word is not mentioned in that demonstration, and that Word isnt part of windows.
It's also second-hand information (the ActualFuckingArticle is somewhere else and subscriber-only) from a website that apparently thinks it's a dreadfully funny wheeze to namecall MS 'The Vole'.
Without any hard technical information, this story is a waste of time, especially given the established propensity of some to generate a great deal of heat, and salival foam, on the subject of the evils of 'The Vole' which later turns out to be a lot of hot air.
Hopefully some real facts will turn up soon.