No. Sorry. It's not your information. It doesn't belong to anyone. Those that chose to display information a certain way are in their right to do such
Are you arguing that the web designer, user, or both has/have this right? And if only one, why not the other?
If he chooses to display it and prevent this extension from running on his site, so be it! He's well within his rights to do such.
He is not displaying information, he is sending information, and then sending meta-information concerning how the information should be displayed. Why should I not ignore the meta-info if I do not choose to or cannot view the fancy formatting?
no, 'nas ne dogonyat' is 'they're not gonna get us'. That was the one with the truck highjack. 'All the things she said' was the kissing in the rain vid.
I find listening to pop in other languages is much better than english, as I don't have to listen to the awful lyrics (as I don't understand them). I can just enjoy the music. I definitely prefer tatu in russian:)
Using #define statements instead of numeric constants is a must, and not really part of the whole comments vs variable-names issue IMO.
Okay, the second comment is not really necessary, but you get the idea of what I mean - a comment for each block saying what you're doing.
Always in these discussions there seem to be people saying "Comment your code well" and others say "No, use good variable names".
I say, why not use both? My rule is: always use good variable names, and write the code in a clear way in general - ie. indenting, helper functions, etc. This provides a certain basic level of 'documentation' - if the code needs more than that, add comments until it is clear.
When was this? I had the most awesome steak there the other month, and the staff were polite if not super friendly..
I would actually highly recommend the place.
also try powermenu - allows you to minimize any app to the system tray, set it always-on-top, set its priority, and set its transparency. I found it a very useful little app:)
Maybe it's not about knocking down IE: maybe it's about making a good browser? I'm a windows user who has long used firefox and I don't remember ever using IE as a primary browser.
However, I use firefox because it is *better* than IE, not because I want to see IE go down. If K-Meleon turns out to even better than firefox, then I will switch. Why should I stay with an inferior [from my pov] browser? I choose the programs that I use based on their features, ease-of-use, speed, etc. Certainly not for political reasons.
Besides, whether someone uses k-meleon or ff, they still arent using IE, so that's one user off of ie's market share.
I would hate for the browser market to be composed of *only* IE and FF, no matter what the ratio is.
First: IANAA (american), I'm a New Zealander - we don't have patriotism - at least not like you do.
Anyway, thoughts on your post follow:
You seem to be a) defining patriotism as keeping one's flag spotlessly clean and b) deriding someone for not doing it as 'well' as you.
If patriotism is "respect for the flag" then surely it's the thought that counts. The guy isn't doing what he's doing to intentionally show disrespect for america - he trying to show his love of it. Your attitude that your view on this very symbolic and subjective area is "reality" does not make sense to me.
> It made me mad, disgusted, and amused all at the same time. The idea that this guy would probably thinks of himself as a patriot but would beat the shit out of (or shoot) anybody who told him not to treat the flag that way.
So you're pissed off at his way of showing his patriotism, you believe he's not a patriot because he doesn't show it well enough, and you're also pissed at the way you imagine he would react to you preaching at him about it.
I don't understand the flag thing really: how does the way one treats the flag (a symbol) define what kind of citizen you are? I think that's a very shallow definition of a patriot - "one who keeps his flag clean". What about actually serving your country? I don't necessarily mean military service.
Anyway, I'm not calling you unpatriotic - I just disagree with your reasoning for being pissed off at the truck guy.
Hunting can never be "fair" to the animals, since you can't get them to agree to play.
I can see how this would make hunting less "fun", but I do not see a valid argument from the animal-welfare POV - they're just as dead either way. In fact possibly they would die less stressed out this way.
God that reminds me of the old "guess the command" puzzles in old text-adventures.
One of the wall panels sounds hollow. > PUSH PANEL You can't do that. > TAP PANEL You can't do that. > PRESS PANEL Nothing happens ...(much typing, and thesaurusing).. > CARESS PANEL The panel slides open.
I hope NL Programming wouldn't be bringing back that sort of thing..
A bike frame is one thing - but who's gonna pay for a lifetime warranty on a piece of computer hardware that will be replaced in 2 years anyway, because it's now unbearably slow and out-of-date?
well yes, when you can imagine yourself or someone like you in the reverse situation, you feel empathy and do what you would have done to you.
but it's different when the other is not a person, or not one you relate to. ask a whole lot of people whether they would steal from a shop if they were guaranteed not to get caught - i suspect a good deal of them would. people don't empathize with corporations.
(apologies if this doesnt make sense, it's 4.50am and i am brain-scrambled:)
yeah they did that in that other movie too i think it was called The Matrix:p
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good point - there needs to be more room for *stuff*, while still encouraging tidiness..
I reckon it could do with:
* document-holder-clip-thing beside the monitor
* cd-storage-stack-thing
* a shelf for books + misc items
* another one of those mousepad platforms, it looks about right for an open book
my $0.02 anyway
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Yes, but "teaching the children how to interact with each other and the world around them" is not a reason to give them PDAs! What's wrong with getting out into nature, *without* bringing along all the technotoys?
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No. Sorry. It's not your information. It doesn't belong to anyone. Those that chose to display information a certain way are in their right to do such
Are you arguing that the web designer, user, or both has/have this right? And if only one, why not the other?
If he chooses to display it and prevent this extension from running on his site, so be it! He's well within his rights to do such.
He is not displaying information, he is sending information, and then sending meta-information concerning how the information should be displayed. Why should I not ignore the meta-info if I do not choose to or cannot view the fancy formatting?
no, 'nas ne dogonyat' is 'they're not gonna get us'. That was the one with the truck highjack. 'All the things she said' was the kissing in the rain vid. :)
I find listening to pop in other languages is much better than english, as I don't have to listen to the awful lyrics (as I don't understand them).
I can just enjoy the music. I definitely prefer tatu in russian
Using #define statements instead of numeric constants is a must, and not really part of the whole comments vs variable-names issue IMO.
Okay, the second comment is not really necessary, but you get the idea of what I mean - a comment for each block saying what you're doing.
Always in these discussions there seem to be people saying "Comment your code well" and others say "No, use good variable names".
I say, why not use both? My rule is: always use good variable names, and write the code in a clear way in general - ie. indenting, helper functions, etc. This provides a certain basic level of 'documentation' - if the code needs more than that, add comments until it is clear.
nice try, Zarflax!
When was this? I had the most awesome steak there the other month, and the staff were polite if not super friendly.. I would actually highly recommend the place.
also try powermenu - allows you to minimize any app to the system tray, set it always-on-top, set its priority, and set its transparency. I found it a very useful little app :)
Maybe it's not about knocking down IE: maybe it's about making a good browser? I'm a windows user who has long used firefox and I don't remember ever using IE as a primary browser.
However, I use firefox because it is *better* than IE, not because I want to see IE go down. If K-Meleon turns out to even better than firefox, then I will switch. Why should I stay with an inferior [from my pov] browser? I choose the programs that I use based on their features, ease-of-use, speed, etc. Certainly not for political reasons.
Besides, whether someone uses k-meleon or ff, they still arent using IE, so that's one user off of ie's market share.
I would hate for the browser market to be composed of *only* IE and FF, no matter what the ratio is.
First: IANAA (american), I'm a New Zealander - we don't have patriotism - at least not like you do. Anyway, thoughts on your post follow: You seem to be a) defining patriotism as keeping one's flag spotlessly clean and b) deriding someone for not doing it as 'well' as you. If patriotism is "respect for the flag" then surely it's the thought that counts. The guy isn't doing what he's doing to intentionally show disrespect for america - he trying to show his love of it. Your attitude that your view on this very symbolic and subjective area is "reality" does not make sense to me. > It made me mad, disgusted, and amused all at the same time. The idea that this guy would probably thinks of himself as a patriot but would beat the shit out of (or shoot) anybody who told him not to treat the flag that way. So you're pissed off at his way of showing his patriotism, you believe he's not a patriot because he doesn't show it well enough, and you're also pissed at the way you imagine he would react to you preaching at him about it. I don't understand the flag thing really: how does the way one treats the flag (a symbol) define what kind of citizen you are? I think that's a very shallow definition of a patriot - "one who keeps his flag clean". What about actually serving your country? I don't necessarily mean military service. Anyway, I'm not calling you unpatriotic - I just disagree with your reasoning for being pissed off at the truck guy.
Hey, it could have been worse :)
Do they know what "put this cd in the drive and restart your computer" means?
I think if this were set up to be simple and fun, and sent only to people who might have an interest, then it would work quite well.
Just fill it with games and shiny things, and make it clear that it doesn't do anything permanent to the victim's pc.
What's the difference to the animal?
It still gets shot.
Hunting can never be "fair" to the animals, since you can't get them to agree to play.
I can see how this would make hunting less "fun", but I do not see a valid argument from the animal-welfare POV - they're just as dead either way. In fact possibly they would die less stressed out this way.
God that reminds me of the old "guess the command" puzzles in old text-adventures.
..(much typing, and thesaurusing) ..
One of the wall panels sounds hollow.
> PUSH PANEL
You can't do that.
> TAP PANEL
You can't do that.
> PRESS PANEL
Nothing happens
.
> CARESS PANEL
The panel slides open.
I hope NL Programming wouldn't be bringing back that sort of thing..
A bike frame is one thing - but who's gonna pay for a lifetime warranty on a piece of computer hardware that will be replaced in 2 years anyway, because it's now unbearably slow and out-of-date?
they are! (for windows, anyway.. dunno about linux)
Reading this makes me feel extremely glad I live in New Zealand :)
Not even the cops carry guns (usually)
I believe that spin is simple a property with no newtonian-physics analog that needed a name. ianap either however :)
also check spamgourmet - it forwards a configurable number of emails from each sender then eats the rest.
Very useful, I've found.
well yes, when you can imagine yourself or someone like you in the reverse situation, you feel empathy and do what you would have done to you.
:)
but it's different when the other is not a person, or not one you relate to. ask a whole lot of people whether they would steal from a shop if they were guaranteed not to get caught - i suspect a good deal of them would.
people don't empathize with corporations.
(apologies if this doesnt make sense, it's 4.50am and i am brain-scrambled
yeah they did that in that other movie too :p
i think it was called The Matrix
good point - there needs to be more room for *stuff*, while still encouraging tidiness..
I reckon it could do with:
* document-holder-clip-thing beside the monitor
* cd-storage-stack-thing
* a shelf for books + misc items
* another one of those mousepad platforms, it looks about right for an open book
my $0.02 anyway
Yes, but "teaching the children how to interact with each other and the world around them" is not a reason to give them PDAs! What's wrong with getting out into nature, *without* bringing along all the technotoys?
Why not? The Internet will pay it back (again)
He's already got 97% back from the first time!