It is a contest because real money is involved (and, looking at some of the sites, $2000 looks to be a year's worth of development).
The contest has been biased toward the leading sites because of the way they are presented.
No way to fix it now, either. Hope the sites didn't pay anything to be in the contest (even a token fee should be refunded).
The contest site presentation is flawed (and therefore in this case the contest has been invalidated IMHO). By displaying and sorting links to the websites involved in the competition by rank, they are driving the leader's scores up (because people will tend to click on the leading links to see why everyone else thought it was so cool).
They should have simply supplied the link in a non-discrinating sort (such as alpabetical) and a very brief description of the site's theme. The ranking should not have been displayed until after the contest was completed.
They probably did wait a short time...Firefox 1.0.3 wasn't finalized and released in a day...
What is cool, though, is that the bug was found AND fixed in Firefox in less than a week and Netscape also updated a few (three?) days later (or one day after the release, depending on how you want to look at it). Ever see Microsoft do that?
Thanks for the offer. I live on the east coast right now and the wife isn't interested in moving again for at least 5 years, so for now I will pass on the offer.
It's funny but since I was laid off, I am contracting to do the same job I did before for 50% more money. I think this is mostly because there are no company benefits included but that is OK, I'd rather pay for my own benefits (health insurance, retirement, etc.) anyway.
And to top it off, I'm currently working for the company that makes the software that we just finished implimenting at my last job. Kind of ironic if you ask me. Haven't told my old boss yet (not that he had anything to do with the downsizing)...saving that for The Right Moment(tm).
Besides, as long as I can post my rants and raves on Slashdot life isn't all bad... hehe
Wait...I figured it out. Maybe I'm depressed and burned out because, after spending two years on a enterprise wide systems upgrade where I averaged working 75 hours a week as a salaried employee, a project that was completed under budget and 6 months ahead of schedule, I was outsourced at the end of the project to cut costs. Yes, that must be it. (true story)
How bizarre if true. Can you image the expense to a single company (even Wal-Mart) of editing movies simply to sell a PG-13 version of an R rated movie? I would bet the movie producer created both versions and Wal-Mart chose to only market the cleaned up one...
I normally don't respond to AC's but in this case I'll make an exception...
Windows XP requires an absolute minimum of 64 MB RAM with corresponding minimums for CPU speed, graphics cards, hard drives, etc. This is before any applications are added (don't forget, IE is so tightly integrated into the system that it is always there). Windows 95 required an absolute minimum of 4 MB of RAM, etc., and you actually could remove IE if you wanted to (although, the 4 MB requirement assumed IE was still there). That is a 8 fold difference. I was being nice when I said it took 4 times the hardware.
So, I reiterate...exactly what crap am I being forced to run in my XP system that could be removed?
According to the Washington Post, Microsoft is developing a version of Windows to run on old machines that currently run 95 or 98. It would be very similar to XP, but run faster on the older hardware.
Wait, since 95 and 98 barely ran on the old hardware, how is Microsoft going to make XP, a system that normally takes at least 4 times the hardware compared to the old systems, going to run at any workable speed in this scenario? Microsoft really only has two code bases for their systems (the 95/98/ME code base and the 2000/NT/XP/2003 code base), so this new system must be a pared down version of the XP code base, especially since (according to the article) service pack 2 fixes are in place for this future system. So, if they can do this for XP on old hardware, why can't they do it for modern hardware? Is it that Microsoft is simply admitting XP has a load of unnecessary crap in it?
You have to (seriously) wonder if this (admittedly eccentric) typing style has (even) a (remote) chance of (universal) acceptance in (virtual or otherwise) literary circles...
If I am not violating copyright by electronically purchasing a song from an overseas company (and, at least for the moment, I am not), how can I be violating copyright by transferring my legal purchase to my personal computer? Simply because it is digital?
What the hell is that --> !11!!1111!!!
Nervous finger on the shift key?
What's the delimiter? Does the first ! go with the sentence or with the whatever the hell it is?
Can you put that in plain binary for me?
Is that encrypted or is it plaintext?
What is that, binary stutter?
Is this a question from the Geek aptitude test?
That wouldn't be your password, now would it?
Zero key not working, eh?
God, I hate pop quizzes...
The survey went on to say that the remaining 18 percent of people 'exhibited unusual behavior in the workplace while carrying out their normal daily activities.'
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I agree but the contest would probably take too long if that were the case.
Yeah, but...
It is a contest because real money is involved (and, looking at some of the sites, $2000 looks to be a year's worth of development).
The contest has been biased toward the leading sites because of the way they are presented.
No way to fix it now, either. Hope the sites didn't pay anything to be in the contest (even a token fee should be refunded).
The contest site presentation is flawed (and therefore in this case the contest has been invalidated IMHO). By displaying and sorting links to the websites involved in the competition by rank, they are driving the leader's scores up (because people will tend to click on the leading links to see why everyone else thought it was so cool).
They should have simply supplied the link in a non-discrinating sort (such as alpabetical) and a very brief description of the site's theme. The ranking should not have been displayed until after the contest was completed.
Here, take mine --> break
It's the real world intruding on the ideal world. In other words, politics behind the scenes.
They probably did wait a short time...Firefox 1.0.3 wasn't finalized and released in a day...
What is cool, though, is that the bug was found AND fixed in Firefox in less than a week and Netscape also updated a few (three?) days later (or one day after the release, depending on how you want to look at it). Ever see Microsoft do that?
Firefox also has the best of both worlds...hehe
Itwerx,
Thanks for the offer. I live on the east coast right now and the wife isn't interested in moving again for at least 5 years, so for now I will pass on the offer.
It's funny but since I was laid off, I am contracting to do the same job I did before for 50% more money. I think this is mostly because there are no company benefits included but that is OK, I'd rather pay for my own benefits (health insurance, retirement, etc.) anyway.
And to top it off, I'm currently working for the company that makes the software that we just finished implimenting at my last job. Kind of ironic if you ask me. Haven't told my old boss yet (not that he had anything to do with the downsizing)...saving that for The Right Moment(tm).
Besides, as long as I can post my rants and raves on Slashdot life isn't all bad... hehe
Thanks, MM, I appreciate that.
Wait...I figured it out. Maybe I'm depressed and burned out because, after spending two years on a enterprise wide systems upgrade where I averaged working 75 hours a week as a salaried employee, a project that was completed under budget and 6 months ahead of schedule, I was outsourced at the end of the project to cut costs. Yes, that must be it. (true story)
I wonder, am I depressed because I'm burned out or burned out because I'm depressed?
How bizarre if true. Can you image the expense to a single company (even Wal-Mart) of editing movies simply to sell a PG-13 version of an R rated movie? I would bet the movie producer created both versions and Wal-Mart chose to only market the cleaned up one...
Not that it makes any practical difference...
I normally don't respond to AC's but in this case I'll make an exception...
Windows XP requires an absolute minimum of 64 MB RAM with corresponding minimums for CPU speed, graphics cards, hard drives, etc. This is before any applications are added (don't forget, IE is so tightly integrated into the system that it is always there). Windows 95 required an absolute minimum of 4 MB of RAM, etc., and you actually could remove IE if you wanted to (although, the 4 MB requirement assumed IE was still there). That is a 8 fold difference. I was being nice when I said it took 4 times the hardware.
So, I reiterate...exactly what crap am I being forced to run in my XP system that could be removed?
According to the Washington Post, Microsoft is developing a version of Windows to run on old machines that currently run 95 or 98. It would be very similar to XP, but run faster on the older hardware.
Wait, since 95 and 98 barely ran on the old hardware, how is Microsoft going to make XP, a system that normally takes at least 4 times the hardware compared to the old systems, going to run at any workable speed in this scenario? Microsoft really only has two code bases for their systems (the 95/98/ME code base and the 2000/NT/XP/2003 code base), so this new system must be a pared down version of the XP code base, especially since (according to the article) service pack 2 fixes are in place for this future system. So, if they can do this for XP on old hardware, why can't they do it for modern hardware? Is it that Microsoft is simply admitting XP has a load of unnecessary crap in it?
Yes, weird...
Won't work...you can delete a cookie at anytime and you can use any number of open proxies to route messages thru...
Sorry, Sun is trying to purchase Tarantella...
...and now Novell is trying to buy Tarantella...what a soap opera...
[...] "If we ever identify a fully patched machine that got exploited, we got a big problem. We would involve the IE team and show them the threat."
There you have it, folks. A tacit admission from Microsoft that Internet Explorer is the most likely vector for a security breach.
You have to (seriously) wonder if this (admittedly eccentric) typing style has (even) a (remote) chance of (universal) acceptance in (virtual or otherwise) literary circles...
If you maintain a totally horrendous credit rating, no one can steal your identity...
Interesting point...
If I am not violating copyright by electronically purchasing a song from an overseas company (and, at least for the moment, I am not), how can I be violating copyright by transferring my legal purchase to my personal computer? Simply because it is digital?
Personally, I buy all of my music from a Russian company myself...
OK, I'll bite...
What the hell is that --> !11!!1111!!!
Nervous finger on the shift key?
What's the delimiter? Does the first ! go with the sentence or with the whatever the hell it is?
Can you put that in plain binary for me?
Is that encrypted or is it plaintext?
What is that, binary stutter?
Is this a question from the Geek aptitude test?
That wouldn't be your password, now would it?
Zero key not working, eh?
God, I hate pop quizzes...
The survey went on to say that the remaining 18 percent of people 'exhibited unusual behavior in the workplace while carrying out their normal daily activities.'
Don't cha know...