there isn't a "no competing browsers" restriction - it's an assumption based on the "no interpreted code may be downloaded and used in an Application" clause, which other browsers' plugin architectures would presumably violate.
with notification, the AV program can scan the file before it is made available to the user. without notification there is a potential delay between creation and discovery in which time the user could have opened the file.
i like the way the frequently-used back button is larger/more obvious than the rarely-used forward button. it is a shame it still uses as much toolbar space as two equal sized buttons though. oh i guess it's kinda ugly but it's a browser not a work of art. usability is what counts. and you'll still be able to recognise it in ads.
I love the adjustability of the iLamp; it's great to be able to position the screen just right no matter how I'm sitting. I did hear that the arm was extremely expensive to manufacture though, and it's clear that Apple had to bring down the price of their consumer offerings, so I'm sad but not really surprised that they cut this feature out.
Ah yes, the old Kyoto Syndrome. "Sure, landmines are bad and all, but these folks are kinda pissing us off, and it'd be real handy if we could landmine their country to hell."
The feeling you get when using Microsoft software is precisely what capitalism is. You have to be able to afford it to benefit from it. It is maintained only as long as it benefits the company's shareholders. And even when you have paid for the software, the means of production (i.e. the source code) are retained by the company.
The freedom you feel is in fact the freedom of a communist-like system that has actually been made to work; think about it. No cost of entry. Maintained as long as people need it. Means of production available to all. That's exactly what communism is all about.
Some would argue Mac OS X is an improvement over Windows. Why hasn't it taken over?
Just because a technology is established across the vast majority of users doesn't mean that alternatives wouldn't be a great improvement. QWERTY is so firmly established that despite the common knowledge that it was designed to put common letter combinations as far apart as possible, most users do not even consider looking for an alternative. There are many reasons - lack of knowledge, lack of learning resources, cost - but don't think that, all else being equal, users wouldn't pick the alternative that is designed for the greatest speed, comfort and accuracy.
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there isn't a "no competing browsers" restriction - it's an assumption based on the "no interpreted code may be downloaded and used in an Application" clause, which other browsers' plugin architectures would presumably violate.
with notification, the AV program can scan the file before it is made available to the user. without notification there is a potential delay between creation and discovery in which time the user could have opened the file.
i like the way the frequently-used back button is larger/more obvious than the rarely-used forward button. it is a shame it still uses as much toolbar space as two equal sized buttons though. oh i guess it's kinda ugly but it's a browser not a work of art. usability is what counts. and you'll still be able to recognise it in ads.
it's more efficient for firefox to raise some kind of event than for an AV program to pick up this information on its own by polling.
"He's got wonderful plans for Minehead."
Is that sucker nuclear?
This was the strip that got me hooked on Achewood. For the backgrounds of the characters, the wikipedia entry is pretty good.
WWDC is a developer's conference; iPods are certainly not on that menu.
The Moon is dying.
As if this would make it out of beta testing so fast.
And for the suit that has everything, Executve Pong.
Two words: spyware free.
"Puny humans! Guess the weight of this bag of apples to the nearest nanogram or I will destroy your world, a-ha-ha-ha!"
But since this is The Kilogram, it's still a kilogram. We just have to add 50 micrograms to every other kilogram measure in the world.
Sadly, despite placing said artefact inside three of the strongest vacuum cylinders, the measure rapidly decayed to zero.
Now that's a product cancellation nobody can argue with. Imagine digging that lot up in 500 years time!
Hmm. Unfortunately, it only preserves QWERTY for Command- shortcuts; Ctrl- combinations annoyingly remain mapped to the Dvorak layout.
With a disc much wider than 120mm, you wouldn't be able to make a drive to fit a 5.25" bay.
Every day? Really?
"Hey, this photocopier is broken, you'll have to use the one downstairs."
"I shall do this! Today is a good day to die!"
Mötley Crüe, you mean.
I love the adjustability of the iLamp; it's great to be able to position the screen just right no matter how I'm sitting. I did hear that the arm was extremely expensive to manufacture though, and it's clear that Apple had to bring down the price of their consumer offerings, so I'm sad but not really surprised that they cut this feature out.
This is the last place I expected to see this repulsive truncation. The name of the service is SMS.
Ah yes, the old Kyoto Syndrome. "Sure, landmines are bad and all, but these folks are kinda pissing us off, and it'd be real handy if we could landmine their country to hell."
The feeling you get when using Microsoft software is precisely what capitalism is. You have to be able to afford it to benefit from it. It is maintained only as long as it benefits the company's shareholders. And even when you have paid for the software, the means of production (i.e. the source code) are retained by the company.
The freedom you feel is in fact the freedom of a communist-like system that has actually been made to work; think about it. No cost of entry. Maintained as long as people need it. Means of production available to all. That's exactly what communism is all about.
Some would argue Mac OS X is an improvement over Windows. Why hasn't it taken over?
Just because a technology is established across the vast majority of users doesn't mean that alternatives wouldn't be a great improvement. QWERTY is so firmly established that despite the common knowledge that it was designed to put common letter combinations as far apart as possible, most users do not even consider looking for an alternative. There are many reasons - lack of knowledge, lack of learning resources, cost - but don't think that, all else being equal, users wouldn't pick the alternative that is designed for the greatest speed, comfort and accuracy.