On an off-topic note, following one of the links promising asian intercourse brought me to the most elaborate fake-virus-scan scam I've ever seen (probably NSF insecure browsers): http://computerantivirusproscan.com/promo/1/freescan.php?nu=880407
It's not about what should generally be bundled or not, it's that in this particular case, Microsoft bundling IE has had detrimental effects on the market as well as the progress of technology.
[...] when IE is taken out of the windows install and the new user is provided with discs containing Opera, Firefox, Chrome and IE [...] 3rd party apps which suck don't have the right to try and poach users from the OS manufacturer's apps. [...] If your app is good people will use it anyway. [...] I hear no-one screaming that linux should adhere to the same standards. [etc etc...]
If MS wrenched IE out of Windows and put it on a disc that came with the retail package, Opera wouldn't be satisfied. They would be satisfied only if IE were put on a seperate disc which didn't have 'Microsoft' written on it anywhere, (and wasn't in packaging too pretty incase it lured users that way,) and included along with a selection of other browsers (should that just be a free-for-all as to who gets included?), with the IE disc certainly not higher in the pile than the Opera disc.
Based on a misleading headline, no less, you're making baseless statements about intentions, and on the whole arguing out your ass. The issue on hand is that Microsoft has allegedly used its monopoly status to block out other browsers. Microsoft should be (potentially) punished, yes or no?
The headline as well as TFA is misleading, because no-one's actually talking about removing IE as fas as I can see. That depends on how the punishment would be implemented, if implemented, and we haven't quite gotten that far yet, as you may realise.
The Commission is concerned that through the tying, Microsoft shields Internet Explorer from head to head competition with other browsers which is detrimental to the pace of product innovation and to the quality of products which consumers ultimately obtain. In addition, the Commission is concerned that the ubiquity of Internet Explorer creates artificial incentives for content providers and software developers to design websites or software primarily for Internet Explorer which ultimately risks undermining competition and innovation in the provision of services to consumers.
He may be right by popular opinion, googling for "vista pig" returns 2,5 million results. In fact, a lot of the results seem to point out that Vista is itself lipstick on a pig.
The question becomes, where is the real pig, and how much have Microsoft invested in the cosmetics industry?
I don't understand why people are always up in arms about the RAM requirements these days. When you can get 4 GB of RAM for $10-20 (which is easily LESS THAN ONE FIFTH THE COST OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM ITSELF), what the hell does it matter if it uses that much?
It matters because it is a waste of computing resources, a waste of electricity, and a waste of natural resources. It's a mentality of waste.
It's not a bug, it's by design. The standard and scientific 'modes' are not modes. They're two completely different calculators, do not compare them. Standard is a cheap toy with big, friendly buttons, while scientific does math.
Of course, your boss will fire you when he plugs in a 120VAC coffee pot and it explodes in his face.
Then you should wire in different plugs, and power cables. Use european style round-pin connectors, you won't plug any 120VAC equipment in there by accident.
In any case, far worse than the Spork is the Knork, or Fnife. Plastic fork with one jagged edge that will immediately take a chunk out of the side of your mouth.
The built-in reader on the N95 is pretty slow though. This implementation, at least, is about on par or slower that other readers I've tried. It also crashed when I tried the sending function. In any case, I tried the beetagg reader someone suggested in an upward comment, and that one's practically instantaneous.
..as well as accumulating particulate matter in your lungs, damaging the alveoli eventually decreasing effective lung volume, and puts you at risk for developing a whole smorgasbord of more serious lung problems. Not to mention the problems elsewhere in the body (impotence, miscarriage, heart disease..).
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On an off-topic note, following one of the links promising asian intercourse brought me to the most elaborate fake-virus-scan scam I've ever seen (probably NSF insecure browsers): http://computerantivirusproscan.com/promo/1/freescan.php?nu=880407
Is this the norm today?
Soylent C is people!
Not old-timer, but still a number of years. Young medium-timer, perhaps.
I'll bang my head against the wall while I wait.
Careful. The reason developments in GNU are so slow is because they've been banging their heads against the wall.
Why would proprietary plugins for GCC be bad? I can't really conceive of a similar situation to e.g. the Nvidia drivers.
It's not about what should generally be bundled or not, it's that in this particular case, Microsoft bundling IE has had detrimental effects on the market as well as the progress of technology.
real cameras provided all the really useful (ie worth viewing) material
Case in point: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/the_inauguration_of_president.html
[...] when IE is taken out of the windows install and the new user is provided with discs containing Opera, Firefox, Chrome and IE [...] 3rd party apps which suck don't have the right to try and poach users from the OS manufacturer's apps. [...] If your app is good people will use it anyway. [...] I hear no-one screaming that linux should adhere to the same standards. [etc etc ...]
If MS wrenched IE out of Windows and put it on a disc that came with the retail package, Opera wouldn't be satisfied. They would be satisfied only if IE were put on a seperate disc which didn't have 'Microsoft' written on it anywhere, (and wasn't in packaging too pretty incase it lured users that way,) and included along with a selection of other browsers (should that just be a free-for-all as to who gets included?), with the IE disc certainly not higher in the pile than the Opera disc.
Based on a misleading headline, no less, you're making baseless statements about intentions, and on the whole arguing out your ass. The issue on hand is that Microsoft has allegedly used its monopoly status to block out other browsers. Microsoft should be (potentially) punished, yes or no?
The headline as well as TFA is misleading, because no-one's actually talking about removing IE as fas as I can see. That depends on how the punishment would be implemented, if implemented, and we haven't quite gotten that far yet, as you may realise.
Quoting the real source:
The Commission is concerned that through the tying, Microsoft shields Internet Explorer from head to head competition with other browsers which is detrimental to the pace of product innovation and to the quality of products which consumers ultimately obtain. In addition, the Commission is concerned that the ubiquity of Internet Explorer creates artificial incentives for content providers and software developers to design websites or software primarily for Internet Explorer which ultimately risks undermining competition and innovation in the provision of services to consumers.
Well damn right!
He may be right by popular opinion, googling for "vista pig" returns 2,5 million results. In fact, a lot of the results seem to point out that Vista is itself lipstick on a pig.
The question becomes, where is the real pig, and how much have Microsoft invested in the cosmetics industry?
I don't understand why people are always up in arms about the RAM requirements these days. When you can get 4 GB of RAM for $10-20 (which is easily LESS THAN ONE FIFTH THE COST OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM ITSELF), what the hell does it matter if it uses that much?
It matters because it is a waste of computing resources, a waste of electricity, and a waste of natural resources. It's a mentality of waste.
Y is a vowel in scandinavian languages as well as Finnish.
It's not a bug, it's by design. The standard and scientific 'modes' are not modes. They're two completely different calculators, do not compare them. Standard is a cheap toy with big, friendly buttons, while scientific does math.
In the old days, they retyped the key for every block.
Of course, your boss will fire you when he plugs in a 120VAC coffee pot and it explodes in his face.
Then you should wire in different plugs, and power cables. Use european style round-pin connectors, you won't plug any 120VAC equipment in there by accident.
Don't you mean the Knoon?
In any case, far worse than the Spork is the Knork, or Fnife. Plastic fork with one jagged edge that will immediately take a chunk out of the side of your mouth.
They're either boiled, roasted or steamed, then eaten raw pretty much as such with some seasoning. Definitely not raw though.
How does the bill get to 440 pages? Does the phone company detail every message?
It's a holdover from the days of cartridges, still used sometimes.
I don't think anyone here on slashdot is comparing USA with hellholes, but rather with other Western nations.
At least two on Symbian: UpCode and ZebraScan. UpCode reads QR, DataMatrix and UPC codes, but you have to toggle between 2D/1D modes.
The built-in reader on the N95 is pretty slow though. This implementation, at least, is about on par or slower that other readers I've tried. It also crashed when I tried the sending function. In any case, I tried the beetagg reader someone suggested in an upward comment, and that one's practically instantaneous.
..as well as accumulating particulate matter in your lungs, damaging the alveoli eventually decreasing effective lung volume, and puts you at risk for developing a whole smorgasbord of more serious lung problems. Not to mention the problems elsewhere in the body (impotence, miscarriage, heart disease..).
The hypothesis wasn't bogus, just the conclusion drawn.
Relevant advice to the article submitter: get a fucking job.
Why wouldn't you be? It's the best you're ever going to get.