Who are asking whether this will be implemented in future versions of IE are asking the right question, since it dominates the browser market. (Please note that I am not in any way implying that this is justified before you flame me.)
When Google converts a PDF file to HTML it highlights your search terms in different colors. I myself have often resorted to the Edit, Find (on This Page) options in IE.
I agree that this shouldn't be a necessary feature, that the web designers should construct their pages to be searched easily, but the reality is that many people who have valuable information to post on the internet aren't able to lay out a webpage (a researcher is not necessarily a good graphic artist or may not have the time to do much more than stick his data on the web.)
Anyway, while this idea is hardly innovative or practically implemented (who's going to switch to a new browser just for this feature?), it's a decent idea.
Pacifism - The belief that disputes between nations should and can be settled peacefully.
Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes.
Such opposition demonstrated by refusal to participate in military action
There's a big difference between pacifism and non-violence. I own an H&K.45 USP and a Glock 17. If someone broke into my home with the intention of killing me he'd probably end up with two to the chest and one to the head. That does not mean that I support open warfare to determine who owns which oil field.
See, we have two groups of people in this country. Okay, well, there are lots of groups of people, but for this argument, there are two:
Anti War Stinky Peace Hippies
and
Pro War Gun Toting Rednecks
I'm a democrat, a liberal, and a pacifist. It still makes me proud to see a project like this finished. The scale is absolutely astounding. There's no way you could finish a ship like the USS Ronald Reagan without amazing technology, which requires amazing innovation, which is the hallmark of the human spirit. Reading about this reminded me of a television show I had seen about the 900-ton gantry crane they have at the shipyard. It can lift whole segments of an aircraft carrier into place. How cool is that?
I ask all of the 'pro-war gun toting rednecks' out there to realize that a ship like this has the power to end the world with a 30 minute flight and a single bomb drop. On the other side of the coin, I ask the 'Anti-War Stinky Peace Hippies' out there to see this as a monument of engineering, construction, and technology.
So, even as a liberal, I'm proud to be an American.
Not so useful on a cellphone, maybe. But what about the cell phones of tomorrow, the cell phones that double as PDAs and house keys and credit cards? The technology might not be practical now, but it will be. Just as flat screen monitors and laptops are outselling CRTs and desktops, someday PDA/cell combos will rule the market.
How about pointing your cell phone at a gallon of milk in a grocery store and having it check against the items in your refrigerator to see whether you need more? Better yet, instead of cell phones, what about a device integrated into your clothing? It's very sci-fi, I realize, but isn't that where we're going?
I guess what I'm saying is that even though this seems silly to us now that doesn't mean it won't become very practical with the advent of more technologies. Sci-fi isn't all impractical, it's a view of a future that may be achievable. Don't knock it.
Gen. Tommy R. Franks said today that violence and uncertainty in Iraq made it unlikely that troop levels would be reduced "for the foreseeable future," and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld nearly doubled the estimated military costs there to $3.9 billion a month.
My math might be worse than Dubya's, but I figure it at about $130 million A DAY.
While it's great that we're "funding" SETI, perhaps some of the money we're pouring into Iraq would be better spent on science. Mars, anyone? Zubrin's plan calls for $30 billion for a long term program, just over 7 months worth of war. Which would you prefer, nonexistant WMDs or a manned landing on the Red Planet?
What we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly. It would be strange indeed if so celestial a thing as freedom should not be highly rated.
-Thomas Paine
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When Google converts a PDF file to HTML it highlights your search terms in different colors. I myself have often resorted to the Edit, Find (on This Page) options in IE.
I agree that this shouldn't be a necessary feature, that the web designers should construct their pages to be searched easily, but the reality is that many people who have valuable information to post on the internet aren't able to lay out a webpage (a researcher is not necessarily a good graphic artist or may not have the time to do much more than stick his data on the web.)
Anyway, while this idea is hardly innovative or practically implemented (who's going to switch to a new browser just for this feature?), it's a decent idea.
Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes.
Such opposition demonstrated by refusal to participate in military action
There's a big difference between pacifism and non-violence. I own an H&K .45 USP and a Glock 17. If someone broke into my home with the intention of killing me he'd probably end up with two to the chest and one to the head. That does not mean that I support open warfare to determine who owns which oil field.
Anti War Stinky Peace Hippies
and
Pro War Gun Toting Rednecks
I'm a democrat, a liberal, and a pacifist. It still makes me proud to see a project like this finished. The scale is absolutely astounding. There's no way you could finish a ship like the USS Ronald Reagan without amazing technology, which requires amazing innovation, which is the hallmark of the human spirit. Reading about this reminded me of a television show I had seen about the 900-ton gantry crane they have at the shipyard. It can lift whole segments of an aircraft carrier into place. How cool is that?
I ask all of the 'pro-war gun toting rednecks' out there to realize that a ship like this has the power to end the world with a 30 minute flight and a single bomb drop. On the other side of the coin, I ask the 'Anti-War Stinky Peace Hippies' out there to see this as a monument of engineering, construction, and technology.
So, even as a liberal, I'm proud to be an American.
How about pointing your cell phone at a gallon of milk in a grocery store and having it check against the items in your refrigerator to see whether you need more? Better yet, instead of cell phones, what about a device integrated into your clothing? It's very sci-fi, I realize, but isn't that where we're going?
I guess what I'm saying is that even though this seems silly to us now that doesn't mean it won't become very practical with the advent of more technologies. Sci-fi isn't all impractical, it's a view of a future that may be achievable. Don't knock it.
Try to get your congressman's attention by asking if he wants to make his woman scream.
There was a headlining story on the NYT yesterday:
Gen. Tommy R. Franks said today that violence and uncertainty in Iraq made it unlikely that troop levels would be reduced "for the foreseeable future," and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld nearly doubled the estimated military costs there to $3.9 billion a month.
My math might be worse than Dubya's, but I figure it at about $130 million A DAY.
While it's great that we're "funding" SETI, perhaps some of the money we're pouring into Iraq would be better spent on science. Mars, anyone? Zubrin's plan calls for $30 billion for a long term program, just over 7 months worth of war. Which would you prefer, nonexistant WMDs or a manned landing on the Red Planet?
What we obtain too cheap we esteem too lightly. It would be strange indeed if so celestial a thing as freedom should not be highly rated. -Thomas Paine