I'm posting this with the cf:http://tech.slashdot.org url. (I'm using the Google Frame plugin in IE8).
I used the cf: on acid3 and 100% wow !!! This is destabilizing !!:-)
Now i tested my banking account site that usually work only with IE and have issues with Google Chrome. So in entered the cf: and accessed my site and was able to make some account payment with it. Great. And fast.
This is the kind of test we need to make to full-proof this plugin.
Microsoft try with its sites and alliance to promote Silverlight. Google with Youtube, Google homepage, Gmail and I don't know can push this plugin fairly easily to user.
Microsoft will have to play catch-up double time : to be in par with html5 and javascript performance, and to be in par with the Google Chrome plugin in its own browser. Pretty funny if you think about it.
Well it seems that given the FUD Ms is doing on this plug-in we can deduct that they are very uneasy about it. This is the same kind of FUD they did with Dr-Dos or Netware. One thing is different now though, people are used to Ms making FUD statements and we are not eager to believe everything as is what they tell now. But, since this is a technical argument FUD, I expect Google to respond accordingly like they always do.
Google Frame is mainly aimed for corporations where IE is the main browser. This plugin in really a great great idea and change the game. This is what Google do best : change the game instead of going head to head with the competition. But going standard into corporate desktop will need a lot of proof of stability and security. Google can do it.
Google help reinvent the paradigm... I agree that sharepoint is a lock-in tool but the google approach is to put documents in the cloud. Right now there is so much IT departments everywhere that cost so much to business. Imagine in 5-15 years. Corporations will have the smallest It dept possible, their only job will be to make sure that the net connection to Google is working.
No that's not it. I program little apps for my work. These apps are for internal usage only. When I'm in trouble i look into Google for example of code that resolve the problem I have. I have to be extra careful when I copy-paste that solution to be sure I don't infringe on anybody right or license. In this case, I do not know if I can take the GPL code or not so I do not take it. Am I right or not, I don't know. If I can take the code, then that is not clear in my mind. If i can not, then my move is correct.
Yeah. Krugman tell also that the economic crisis is over. But it seems that this is just another bubble and when the governments spending will end, the economy will be hit hard. In the meantime, Krugman has his time of glory.
well... try "microsoft failure" and compare Bing results with Google. This speak a lot... a lot... From now on, don't coun't on me from using Bing anymore.
He said things that americans will react to : particularly this one "costs American workers 373,375 jobs". Canada does not live alone on a island. If americans in general are angry (justified or not) toward Canada they have 3 options : stand and ignore it, inform american that they are lied to, do what they ask.
And considering the Harper government here that is pro american lobbies, I'm not sure what it will do. For my part, i will fight and complain if they try to "dmca" us once again. They tried and failed a couple of times now.
Ned: Phil? Hey, Phil? Phil! Phil Connors? Phil Connors, I thought that was you! Phil: Hi, how you doing? Thanks for watching. [Starts to walk away] Ned: Hey, hey! Now, don't you tell me you don't remember me because I sure as heckfire remember you. Phil: Not a chance. Ned: Ned... Ryerson. "Needlenose Ned"? "Ned the Head"? C'mon, buddy. Case Western High. Ned Ryerson: I did the whistling belly-button trick at the high school talent show? Bing! Ned Ryerson: got the shingles real bad senior year, almost didn't graduate? Bing, again. Ned Ryerson: I dated your sister Mary Pat a couple times until you told me not to anymore? Well? Phil: Ned Ryerson? Ned: Bing! Phil: Bing.
Here
[http://developers.sun.com/learning/javaoneonline/j1sessn.jsp?sessn=TS-5419&yr=2008&track=javase]
what sun says about it :
The Garbage-First garbage collector (G1 for short) is the next-generation low-pause garbage collector that will be included in the Java HotSpot virtual machine. G1 will be the long-term replacement for the Concurrent Mark-Sweep (or CMS) garbage collector, Sun's current low-pause garbage collector.
G1 targets medium to large multiprocessor machines and large heaps, relying heavily on the concurrency and parallelism such machines offer. Like CMS, G1 is generational, which benefits throughput. Unlike CMS, G1 compacts to battle fragmentation and to achieve more-consistent long-term operation. As its name suggests, G1 concentrates its collection and compaction activity first on the areas of the heap that are likely to be full of reclaimable objects, thus improving its efficiency.
G1 uses a pause prediction model to meet user-defined pause time targets. It achieves smoother pause times than CMS, with fewer or no outliers at comparable or better throughput, as this presentation shows. The initial target pause times are in the low tens of milliseconds.
===
So this is more for entreprise multiprocessors, multiservers java. And those entreprise normally will buy a support contract. So it's almost a no news.
Well I found out how to do it. I do not have ads anymore in chrome...
Go here and follow instructions :
http://www.adsweep.org/
Basically, since Chrome now support Greasemonkey scripts, you just have to have a good ad blocking script and adsweep is one.
I wonder what will be the future extension mecanism of Chrome but with Greasemonkey, there is something very usefull and integrated in the web pages we use. So this is definitely interesting.
From what I see, Linus try to not break things in the system he's building and he judges other systems on this premise. But KDE 4.0 is not complete and not polished. It a structural and architectural change. So this takes time to have it pleasant to use. KDE 4.2 should be good if not great.
In the article he talk about Vista and I think he make the same mistake. Vista is not polished. It's a NT4 where the architectural changes are implemented. So the core is great but the delivery is not. Wait for Windows 7 or the version after that and you will see that Microsoft has a great product.
For my part I stick to XP and I'm happy with it.
Don't see only the bad when there is good coming from your country and the other ones. Even Microsoft is not all evil, after all they did create Clippy:-) which did a lot for mankind. Eh... maybe not...
I think it's fair to say that the ISO reputation is now damaged and every standard that they have produced and will produce. It's sad to say this but everything has to be put in perspective: does this XYZ ISO standard serve us well or not ? It's funny to say it but an ISO standard is not an ISO standard anymore, if you understand what I mean ! I think it's like having discovered rotting in the basement : you say ho ho.
Maybe it's not RIP 2008 but your right saying that's the first Big bad public action that ISO did that gave them a large very bad public opinion. And since nobody had an opinion on ISO before it's probably a very bad start. It's clear now that any IT standard certified by ISO is meaningless and that an ISO certification does not mean a good bulletproof standard. So even ODF should be certified elsewhere because ISO certification mean not much now.
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Use adsweep in chrome... no ads:
http://adsweep.org/
try cf: before your url to make the plugin work.
ex:
cf:http://acid3.acidtests.org/
pour the acid3 test.
I'm posting this with the cf:http://tech.slashdot.org url. (I'm using the Google Frame plugin in IE8).
I used the cf: on acid3 and 100% wow !!! This is destabilizing !! :-)
Now i tested my banking account site that usually work only with IE and have issues with Google Chrome. So in entered the cf: and accessed my site and was able to make some account payment with it. Great. And fast.
This is the kind of test we need to make to full-proof this plugin.
I think that Microsoft represent the American way : but in a very imperialistic approach : combative and monopolistic.
And Google represent the American way : but in the best it has to offer : free and inventive.
Why do you say it's fragile ? Have you tested it ?
This is a brilliant comment !! + 5 if I could.
Microsoft try with its sites and alliance to promote Silverlight. Google with Youtube, Google homepage, Gmail and I don't know can push this plugin fairly easily to user.
Microsoft will have to play catch-up double time : to be in par with html5 and javascript performance, and to be in par with the Google Chrome plugin in its own browser. Pretty funny if you think about it.
Well it seems that given the FUD Ms is doing on this plug-in we can deduct that they are very uneasy about it. This is the same kind of FUD they did with Dr-Dos or Netware. One thing is different now though, people are used to Ms making FUD statements and we are not eager to believe everything as is what they tell now. But, since this is a technical argument FUD, I expect Google to respond accordingly like they always do.
Google Frame is mainly aimed for corporations where IE is the main browser. This plugin in really a great great idea and change the game. This is what Google do best : change the game instead of going head to head with the competition. But going standard into corporate desktop will need a lot of proof of stability and security. Google can do it.
Google help reinvent the paradigm... I agree that sharepoint is a lock-in tool but the google approach is to put documents in the cloud. Right now there is so much IT departments everywhere that cost so much to business. Imagine in 5-15 years. Corporations will have the smallest It dept possible, their only job will be to make sure that the net connection to Google is working.
thanks for the input!
No that's not it. I program little apps for my work. These apps are for internal usage only. When I'm in trouble i look into Google for example of code that resolve the problem I have. I have to be extra careful when I copy-paste that solution to be sure I don't infringe on anybody right or license. In this case, I do not know if I can take the GPL code or not so I do not take it. Am I right or not, I don't know.
If I can take the code, then that is not clear in my mind. If i can not, then my move is correct.
Yeah. Krugman tell also that the economic crisis is over. But it seems that this is just another bubble and when the governments spending will end, the economy will be hit hard. In the meantime, Krugman has his time of glory.
try "microsoft failure"
well... try "microsoft failure" and compare Bing results with Google. This speak a lot... a lot...
From now on, don't coun't on me from using Bing anymore.
Can we hope that they will develop a LAN enabled starcraft 2 during this mean-time ? It would be a welcome surprise.
lol !!! There's no porn ! ;-) So google is still the winner !
He said things that americans will react to : particularly this one "costs American workers 373,375 jobs". Canada does not live alone on a island. If americans in general are angry (justified or not) toward Canada they have 3 options : stand and ignore it, inform american that they are lied to, do what they ask.
And considering the Harper government here that is pro american lobbies, I'm not sure what it will do. For my part, i will fight and complain if they try to "dmca" us once again. They tried and failed a couple of times now.
Very interesting...and a little freaky too. Microsoft will never change.
Memorable quotes for Groundhog Day (1993)
Ned: Phil? Hey, Phil? Phil! Phil Connors? Phil Connors, I thought that was you!
Phil: Hi, how you doing? Thanks for watching.
[Starts to walk away]
Ned: Hey, hey! Now, don't you tell me you don't remember me because I sure as heckfire remember you.
Phil: Not a chance.
Ned: Ned... Ryerson. "Needlenose Ned"? "Ned the Head"? C'mon, buddy. Case Western High. Ned Ryerson: I did the whistling belly-button trick at the high school talent show? Bing! Ned Ryerson: got the shingles real bad senior year, almost didn't graduate? Bing, again. Ned Ryerson: I dated your sister Mary Pat a couple times until you told me not to anymore? Well?
Phil: Ned Ryerson?
Ned: Bing!
Phil: Bing.
Here [http://developers.sun.com/learning/javaoneonline/j1sessn.jsp?sessn=TS-5419&yr=2008&track=javase] what sun says about it : The Garbage-First garbage collector (G1 for short) is the next-generation low-pause garbage collector that will be included in the Java HotSpot virtual machine. G1 will be the long-term replacement for the Concurrent Mark-Sweep (or CMS) garbage collector, Sun's current low-pause garbage collector. G1 targets medium to large multiprocessor machines and large heaps, relying heavily on the concurrency and parallelism such machines offer. Like CMS, G1 is generational, which benefits throughput. Unlike CMS, G1 compacts to battle fragmentation and to achieve more-consistent long-term operation. As its name suggests, G1 concentrates its collection and compaction activity first on the areas of the heap that are likely to be full of reclaimable objects, thus improving its efficiency. G1 uses a pause prediction model to meet user-defined pause time targets. It achieves smoother pause times than CMS, with fewer or no outliers at comparable or better throughput, as this presentation shows. The initial target pause times are in the low tens of milliseconds. === So this is more for entreprise multiprocessors, multiservers java. And those entreprise normally will buy a support contract. So it's almost a no news.
Well I found out how to do it. I do not have ads anymore in chrome... Go here and follow instructions : http://www.adsweep.org/ Basically, since Chrome now support Greasemonkey scripts, you just have to have a good ad blocking script and adsweep is one. I wonder what will be the future extension mecanism of Chrome but with Greasemonkey, there is something very usefull and integrated in the web pages we use. So this is definitely interesting.
From what I see, Linus try to not break things in the system he's building and he judges other systems on this premise. But KDE 4.0 is not complete and not polished. It a structural and architectural change. So this takes time to have it pleasant to use. KDE 4.2 should be good if not great. In the article he talk about Vista and I think he make the same mistake. Vista is not polished. It's a NT4 where the architectural changes are implemented. So the core is great but the delivery is not. Wait for Windows 7 or the version after that and you will see that Microsoft has a great product. For my part I stick to XP and I'm happy with it.
Why apple did that ? USB is now that convenient ?
Don't see only the bad when there is good coming from your country and the other ones. Even Microsoft is not all evil, after all they did create Clippy :-) which did a lot for mankind. Eh... maybe not...
I think it's fair to say that the ISO reputation is now damaged and every standard that they have produced and will produce. It's sad to say this but everything has to be put in perspective: does this XYZ ISO standard serve us well or not ? It's funny to say it but an ISO standard is not an ISO standard anymore, if you understand what I mean ! I think it's like having discovered rotting in the basement : you say ho ho.
Maybe it's not RIP 2008 but your right saying that's the first Big bad public action that ISO did that gave them a large very bad public opinion. And since nobody had an opinion on ISO before it's probably a very bad start. It's clear now that any IT standard certified by ISO is meaningless and that an ISO certification does not mean a good bulletproof standard. So even ODF should be certified elsewhere because ISO certification mean not much now.