The good news is that admins are more likely to run flash block or equivalent settings, and jquery.com isn't one of those evil sites that requires flash.
Now if we could just get Google to fully commit to a flash-free world...
Dude, you are totally out of line with this non-racist post. Please read what everyone before you has written before you open your big yap and show respect to someone else.
This shows how old I am but when I first started in web development I was mortified to find out IE would let me erase the visitor's hard drive with a web page.
Well, I do sincerely apologize for my unkind last statement. That was not compassionate and I suspect like most people you have redeeming qualities.
But in 2014 I am amazed at the bigotry expressed against people who vote differently. That is very ignorant. It's gotten to the point where people convince themselves anyone who votes ______ is pure of heart and and anyone who votes ________ is incapable of human decency. It takes a lot of work for political parties to make us that dumb.
This is also a good reminder that anyone can have a modern web browser.
Now that browsers are auto-updating this is a good time for us as developers to weed out all the non-updating browsers. I've not been a big fan of browser exclusion but after waiting so many years for all the garbage versions of IE to die (<= IE 10) I've become a grumpy old man. You can have notices appear when an outdated browser is found and link the user to a better life. e.g. http://browser-update.org/
If someone actually prefers to be left out, that should not hold everyone else back anymore.
How are "developer" features not features for the end user? Don't users interact with web pages?
By that logic you could argue that HTML 2.0 form support is only a developer feature. The fact that it enables the end user to input data doesn't make it a feature for that end user?
why does an app ( from google play) which just produces fart sounds ( just like 80% of the other apps) want permissions to access my browser bookmarks , call information, data store and what not.
Yes, it seems like every single app now needs full control of our lives. I'm not happy about granting such sweeping powers where they are clearly unnecessary.
Except the apps from f-droid, for some dumb reason open source apps tend not to overreach on permissions and snooping.
Oh, but I guess now we can assume those are 33% malware since it's not the play store.
My biggest concern for the beta is it seems to destroy the tools needed for a robust commenting and conversation, including notification of new posts, easy ways to quote prior posts, easy way to link directly to comments, etc. If this is going to be reintegrated for sure (and maybe expanded?) then I'm probably cool with it.
This.
Let's not make this a "bring back vinyl records" thing.
I'm getting up there in years myself, and seriously guys, a new look or a mobile-friendly design shouldn't be cause for a stroke.
And of course, spying on your OWN citizens is completely normal and historically popular as well. Often with Orwelian results.
I guess I am among those who are surprised anyone is surprised that the NSA has been playing big brother. What does surprise me is that there are efforts to curtail NSA options in-country since it is surely expected that they keep an especially close eye on any terrorist cells within the border.
It wouldn't surprise me if they use their foreign leeway to spy internally from without.
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The good news is that admins are more likely to run flash block or equivalent settings, and jquery.com isn't one of those evil sites that requires flash.
Now if we could just get Google to fully commit to a flash-free world...
Dude, you are totally out of line with this non-racist post. Please read what everyone before you has written before you open your big yap and show respect to someone else.
Also, people who spy on others are often engaged in activities that are not, so-to-speak "legal".
This shows how old I am but when I first started in web development I was mortified to find out IE would let me erase the visitor's hard drive with a web page.
It does seem odd that a defense budget would need to pony up so much for craft that are only useful for invading.
I'm also surprised everyone still hates Germany this much and considers that match a defeat rather than a victory.
Too soon?
Alberta is the most conservative part of Canada
Then fuck them. Why are we spending money to help racists?
Alberta also contributes more to our national economy than it receives from it. (unlike most red states)
Now we're all going to die of an alien disease.
Doesn't NASA watch any sci-fi?
Well, I do sincerely apologize for my unkind last statement. That was not compassionate and I suspect like most people you have redeeming qualities.
But in 2014 I am amazed at the bigotry expressed against people who vote differently. That is very ignorant. It's gotten to the point where people convince themselves anyone who votes ______ is pure of heart and and anyone who votes ________ is incapable of human decency. It takes a lot of work for political parties to make us that dumb.
You pretend to know me.
I have actually lived in a trailer.
Moreover, I know quite a few people who vote each way who are either compassionate or not.
Also, you are a douchebag.
You liberal hippies and your math are what is wrong with America these days.
I have learned to trust that lowering costs for the rich will benefit me and my trailer-dwelling family far more than increasing our wages.
This is also a good reminder that anyone can have a modern web browser.
Now that browsers are auto-updating this is a good time for us as developers to weed out all the non-updating browsers. I've not been a big fan of browser exclusion but after waiting so many years for all the garbage versions of IE to die (<= IE 10) I've become a grumpy old man. You can have notices appear when an outdated browser is found and link the user to a better life. e.g. http://browser-update.org/
If someone actually prefers to be left out, that should not hold everyone else back anymore.
What's their angle?
How are "developer" features not features for the end user? Don't users interact with web pages?
By that logic you could argue that HTML 2.0 form support is only a developer feature. The fact that it enables the end user to input data doesn't make it a feature for that end user?
why does an app ( from google play) which just produces fart sounds ( just like 80% of the other apps) want permissions to access my browser bookmarks , call information, data store and what not .
Yes, it seems like every single app now needs full control of our lives. I'm not happy about granting such sweeping powers where they are clearly unnecessary.
Except the apps from f-droid, for some dumb reason open source apps tend not to overreach on permissions and snooping.
Oh, but I guess now we can assume those are 33% malware since it's not the play store.
Why are only Americans capable of doing fusion research?
Because only Americans live and work in France.
Thank you for spoiling Enders Game.
While we're at it let's make a stamp of Adolf Hitler. He also was a bad person who advanced technology.
Thankfully, they were unpatched Apache, so it was easy to find their weak spot.
Yes, IIS may have won the west, but thanks in part to its susceptibility to virus, the Apache came back to dominate the world.
^Yes, exactly.
A rather convenient, pointy-haired boss comparison of apples to oranges.
I'm just confused why his boss didn't compare an employed coder to a volunteer worker who does everything for free.
Your boss isn't only ignorant of the complexities of coding, he's also ignorant of the construction buisiness.
The builder's employees are usually paid by the hour, in which case they are also paid for fixes.
My biggest concern for the beta is it seems to destroy the tools needed for a robust commenting and conversation, including notification of new posts, easy ways to quote prior posts, easy way to link directly to comments, etc. If this is going to be reintegrated for sure (and maybe expanded?) then I'm probably cool with it.
This.
Let's not make this a "bring back vinyl records" thing.
I'm getting up there in years myself, and seriously guys, a new look or a mobile-friendly design shouldn't be cause for a stroke.
The AC is making a serious error here and it almost seems as if though he imagines the US to be the entire world even weather-wise.
Or perhaps those of us evil enough to be born outside the USA made a serious error in thinking that we exist?
Arctic vortex is an annual thing around here. Or at least it would be if we existed.
And of course, spying on your OWN citizens is completely normal and historically popular as well. Often with Orwelian results.
I guess I am among those who are surprised anyone is surprised that the NSA has been playing big brother. What does surprise me is that there are efforts to curtail NSA options in-country since it is surely expected that they keep an especially close eye on any terrorist cells within the border.
It wouldn't surprise me if they use their foreign leeway to spy internally from without.
I'm not sure our parents generation would agree with our memories of how respectful we were.