Arguing over semantics. Urban Dictionary defines weblog as an online diary, which means its meaning in the heads of most people is that, not specifically a "web log".
Also a Trillian Pro user, and this brings up a good point... from what I've seen, Trillian brings up thumbnail images of image sends as well. I hope that doesn't mean that Trillian is also vulnerable...
Don't click suspicious links in MSN messages. If someone sends you one, ask about it, and if they don't remember sending it, they probably have a virus.
Odd that my original post was modded up Interesting, and yours was modded down Troll.
Anyway, you weren't asking if I could help (which I most definitely would had I any experience in graphical processing... I do know quite a bit of C++, but probably not enough to help), you were asking me to do it myself, and that if I didn't, I had no right to make suggestions. I can make as many criticisms and suggestions as I want, buddy. It's an open forum.
And you have no right to speak on behalf of the GIMP team if you're not one of them (as you stated in a sibling post).
Where are my demands, by the way? I'm not demanding that the GIMP team do anything; I'm simply stating that for me, their software would be better with the above-named changes.
It looks to me like you're just looking for someone or something at which to be angry; feel free to target me if it makes you feel any better, no skin off my back.
Thanks, at first glance that does appear to be a fix for the sort of issues I've been having. Would be great merged into the core as an option (perhaps in the setup dialog?), but it is a start.
And I realize it may have seemed like a troll but it's very hard to criticize something on Slashdot and make it, well, not sound like a troll. Apologies if I offended anyone.
Wow, flamebait if I ever saw it. Any development team that claims that problems perceived by their users can be solved by those users "fixing it themselves" doesn't deserve to have those users in the first place. (Not, BTW, that I am necessarily implying that the GIMP developers are anything like you.)
It's not GNU/Linux's fault that Microsoft refuses to give it's users the same convenience.
Let's not give users options, let's just find a scapegoat! Nearly all apps of this nature are MDI in Windows. It's how it does things. It would be trivial to put all the GIMP subwindows into a single MDI window (and perhaps add docking features), and I suspect it would make it a lot more appealing for a lot more people.
But as usual, someone took my post, which consisted solely of suggestions and my own personal experiences, and took it as an attack, then lashed back at me with furious anger that was unwarranted.
In short, fuck off. I doubt you're a GIMP developer, for one thing, and I really hope this is not the general attitude of the development team, because if it is, I can see why GIMP is the way it is, and why I'll likely not be using it for a very long time.
Software patents, anyway. I don't think any should be valid. I think you should be able to copyright code, but I don't think you should be able to patent the "concept". What if, say, vBulletin had, back in the day, patented the bulletin board? I seriously doubt you would have seen as much innovation in it as we have now.
I've always thought that the GIMP was the graphic tool of choice... for developers. I mean, think about it; it's open source! It runs on Linux! It does things comparable to Photoshop and has lots of cool-looking effects!
But then, when you actually try using it for something beyond simple trickery, you start seeing the problems involved. For one, even on Windows, it uses multiple windows for the same app. That doesn't make ANY sense from a UI perspective, and means that I often have to click more than four times in order to bring GIMP back up to focus when it's behind other Windows. Even when you get beyond the horrible UI design (GIMP developers: please, please put it in an MDI window; you have no idea how much this would help), there are major features missing that most people would want. Where's the one step photo fix? Colour balancing? How do I even draw a straight line? The interface certainly doesn't make this easy, and doesn't have any simple steps in order to do so. Admittedly these things are probably in the manual or a plugin somewhere, but they should be much easier to find if the GIMP wants to attract more users.
For me, it is nothing more than a curiosity at the moment that I cannot use for any real work, and that's kinda sad, as I'd love to have a good open source program for that sort of stuff.
Dada, what technical skills are you looking for? What sort of work is it that you do? Most importantly, do you need a physical presence or are you oursourcing some of your contract work?
Just curious, I'm not actually looking at the moment, but it's nice to know some options.
Actually, when I was reading the summary, I was thinking something along the lines of this: ISPs are legislatively mandated to have a set of software that protects customers and that customers have to run to connect. ISPs then make said software available -- only for Windows. This, of course, indirectly bans any other operating systems from connecting, even when they (almost certainly) are better protected.
How would it then play discs if the discs were then encrypted with the future DRM?
Anyway, this is coming from an imbalance of power... Pioneer is the only company here that stands to make a lot of money from a new format, whereas the movie companies don't particularly care if we always stay on DVD, so they don't care if it's delayed.
If Firefox was IE but open source, I wouldn't use it.
When Opera gave away free regcodes, I tried it for a while. Personally, I found the following:
Pros: - Opera does have faster back-forward speed - Built-in mouse gestures (though the ones in the FF Mouse Gestures extension are much more customizable)
Cons: - NO EXTENSIONS! That's a HUGE thing for me, and mostly what switched me back. - Not as customizable IMHO
Design was never an issue for me, and Firefox doesn't look like a "frankenbrowser". It looks like a nice, lightweight, functional browser. Nothing that harms the eyes.
On that note, why is it that a lot of Opera (and Apple) users, like the parent, seem to LOVE to generalize about other groups? In effect, they're inferring that users of other products are idiots who don't even deserve their time.
You'd get a lot further trying to convince us on the merits of the product rather than throwing names and generalizations around.
We can very easily see that you're a zealot. You haven't said a single thing about why Opera is better than Firefox (and I personally don't believe that's true, both have things going for them).
Come on Opera is the best.
Why? You certainly haven't told us. Your saying so won't convince anyone.
That would be awesome. I don't know if they'll do this because their support contracts will probably complain about the training costs, but it would give the user a lot more choice, and given XP's little mini-setup that comes on when the computer is first turned on, it would be very easy for them to implement.
If I leave a book on a table for a moment and someone else photocopies it, did I infringe the copyright? What if I post a notice on a bulletin board that says that I will leave my copy of the book of the table for a couple of hours tomorrow?
Here, officer... I'm just going to leave this $1000 bill on the table over here... it would be a shame if it went missing...
Anyway, I'm pretty sure they use the argument that you're inducing infringement by basically saying to the world, "Please come and copy my files, I know it's against the law, but do it anyway!" IANAL so I can't really go into specifics but I'm fairly certain they have a clause specifically stating it's illegal to upload an infringing file to someone without the rights to use it, whether or not that upload was initiated manually by you or automatically by someone requesting the file from your software.
I agree with you, though, that they probably aren't going to win this case, and this will be a really good thing for P2P. Their arguments to "prove" it was her that downloaded the file and/or that she's responsible for it are very unconvincing.
I don't use any software other than Windows Explorer to load up my RCA Lyra, since it appears purely as a USB storage device, like any other disk drive. I just copy the files.
I bet the same can't be said for an iPod, am I right?
If she was on FastTrack, it's actually rather easy: they search for the files they think are theirs, then they use a function of the network to list all files she is currently sharing.
Oh, and another thought: considering that the only technical test (other than the automated online one I took when I applied) that Stream gave me during my interview was to open notepad, save a file to the desktop, then copy it from there to a disk, I think the reason they treat people as untrainable is because they don't have any technical troubleshooting skills in the first place, and thus shouldn't have been hired there.
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Actually, Windows will try to avoid running code in the wrong location. It works better with hardware (CPU) support, but it does also have a software component.
Arguing over semantics. Urban Dictionary defines weblog as an online diary, which means its meaning in the heads of most people is that, not specifically a "web log".
IM is to email as face to face conversations are to letters.
In short, IM is necessary for many people, and you shouldn't stop using a technology because of a flawed implementation of it.
Also a Trillian Pro user, and this brings up a good point... from what I've seen, Trillian brings up thumbnail images of image sends as well. I hope that doesn't mean that Trillian is also vulnerable...
Don't click suspicious links in MSN messages. If someone sends you one, ask about it, and if they don't remember sending it, they probably have a virus.
Because then they'd be "flamebaiting trolls".
Odd that my original post was modded up Interesting, and yours was modded down Troll.
Anyway, you weren't asking if I could help (which I most definitely would had I any experience in graphical processing... I do know quite a bit of C++, but probably not enough to help), you were asking me to do it myself, and that if I didn't, I had no right to make suggestions. I can make as many criticisms and suggestions as I want, buddy. It's an open forum.
And you have no right to speak on behalf of the GIMP team if you're not one of them (as you stated in a sibling post).
Where are my demands, by the way? I'm not demanding that the GIMP team do anything; I'm simply stating that for me, their software would be better with the above-named changes.
It looks to me like you're just looking for someone or something at which to be angry; feel free to target me if it makes you feel any better, no skin off my back.
Thanks, at first glance that does appear to be a fix for the sort of issues I've been having. Would be great merged into the core as an option (perhaps in the setup dialog?), but it is a start.
And I realize it may have seemed like a troll but it's very hard to criticize something on Slashdot and make it, well, not sound like a troll. Apologies if I offended anyone.
Wow, flamebait if I ever saw it. Any development team that claims that problems perceived by their users can be solved by those users "fixing it themselves" doesn't deserve to have those users in the first place. (Not, BTW, that I am necessarily implying that the GIMP developers are anything like you.)
It's not GNU/Linux's fault that Microsoft refuses to give it's users the same convenience.
Let's not give users options, let's just find a scapegoat! Nearly all apps of this nature are MDI in Windows. It's how it does things. It would be trivial to put all the GIMP subwindows into a single MDI window (and perhaps add docking features), and I suspect it would make it a lot more appealing for a lot more people.
But as usual, someone took my post, which consisted solely of suggestions and my own personal experiences, and took it as an attack, then lashed back at me with furious anger that was unwarranted.
In short, fuck off. I doubt you're a GIMP developer, for one thing, and I really hope this is not the general attitude of the development team, because if it is, I can see why GIMP is the way it is, and why I'll likely not be using it for a very long time.
What if I don't accept patents at all?
Software patents, anyway. I don't think any should be valid. I think you should be able to copyright code, but I don't think you should be able to patent the "concept". What if, say, vBulletin had, back in the day, patented the bulletin board? I seriously doubt you would have seen as much innovation in it as we have now.
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This is clearly some sort of Smurf that's been mummified.
I've always thought that the GIMP was the graphic tool of choice... for developers. I mean, think about it; it's open source! It runs on Linux! It does things comparable to Photoshop and has lots of cool-looking effects!
But then, when you actually try using it for something beyond simple trickery, you start seeing the problems involved. For one, even on Windows, it uses multiple windows for the same app. That doesn't make ANY sense from a UI perspective, and means that I often have to click more than four times in order to bring GIMP back up to focus when it's behind other Windows. Even when you get beyond the horrible UI design (GIMP developers: please, please put it in an MDI window; you have no idea how much this would help), there are major features missing that most people would want. Where's the one step photo fix? Colour balancing? How do I even draw a straight line? The interface certainly doesn't make this easy, and doesn't have any simple steps in order to do so. Admittedly these things are probably in the manual or a plugin somewhere, but they should be much easier to find if the GIMP wants to attract more users.
For me, it is nothing more than a curiosity at the moment that I cannot use for any real work, and that's kinda sad, as I'd love to have a good open source program for that sort of stuff.
Dada, what technical skills are you looking for? What sort of work is it that you do? Most importantly, do you need a physical presence or are you oursourcing some of your contract work?
Just curious, I'm not actually looking at the moment, but it's nice to know some options.
As someone who's looking to go into a VoIP business with a few others, is there a certification or a good book you'd recommend on the subject?
Actually, when I was reading the summary, I was thinking something along the lines of this: ISPs are legislatively mandated to have a set of software that protects customers and that customers have to run to connect. ISPs then make said software available -- only for Windows. This, of course, indirectly bans any other operating systems from connecting, even when they (almost certainly) are better protected.
How would it then play discs if the discs were then encrypted with the future DRM?
Anyway, this is coming from an imbalance of power... Pioneer is the only company here that stands to make a lot of money from a new format, whereas the movie companies don't particularly care if we always stay on DVD, so they don't care if it's delayed.
If Firefox was IE but open source, I wouldn't use it.
When Opera gave away free regcodes, I tried it for a while. Personally, I found the following:
Pros:
- Opera does have faster back-forward speed
- Built-in mouse gestures (though the ones in the FF Mouse Gestures extension are much more customizable)
Cons:
- NO EXTENSIONS! That's a HUGE thing for me, and mostly what switched me back.
- Not as customizable IMHO
Design was never an issue for me, and Firefox doesn't look like a "frankenbrowser". It looks like a nice, lightweight, functional browser. Nothing that harms the eyes.
On that note, why is it that a lot of Opera (and Apple) users, like the parent, seem to LOVE to generalize about other groups? In effect, they're inferring that users of other products are idiots who don't even deserve their time.
You'd get a lot further trying to convince us on the merits of the product rather than throwing names and generalizations around.
We can very easily see that you're a zealot. You haven't said a single thing about why Opera is better than Firefox (and I personally don't believe that's true, both have things going for them).
Come on Opera is the best.
Why? You certainly haven't told us. Your saying so won't convince anyone.
That would be awesome. I don't know if they'll do this because their support contracts will probably complain about the training costs, but it would give the user a lot more choice, and given XP's little mini-setup that comes on when the computer is first turned on, it would be very easy for them to implement.
Inside the corporate offices of Microsoft, a chair is thrown.
If I leave a book on a table for a moment and someone else photocopies it, did I infringe the copyright? What if I post a notice on a bulletin board that says that I will leave my copy of the book of the table for a couple of hours tomorrow?
Here, officer... I'm just going to leave this $1000 bill on the table over here... it would be a shame if it went missing...
Anyway, I'm pretty sure they use the argument that you're inducing infringement by basically saying to the world, "Please come and copy my files, I know it's against the law, but do it anyway!" IANAL so I can't really go into specifics but I'm fairly certain they have a clause specifically stating it's illegal to upload an infringing file to someone without the rights to use it, whether or not that upload was initiated manually by you or automatically by someone requesting the file from your software.
I agree with you, though, that they probably aren't going to win this case, and this will be a really good thing for P2P. Their arguments to "prove" it was her that downloaded the file and/or that she's responsible for it are very unconvincing.
Because this is Slashdot, because I felt like posting, and because you have no right to tell me not to.
I was just asking if anyone else is in the same boat. It's a discussion forum as well as a news site, you know.
I don't use any software other than Windows Explorer to load up my RCA Lyra, since it appears purely as a USB storage device, like any other disk drive. I just copy the files.
I bet the same can't be said for an iPod, am I right?
What mod decided a random cut and paste of the article text is "informative"? There's no actual comment here!
If she was on FastTrack, it's actually rather easy: they search for the files they think are theirs, then they use a function of the network to list all files she is currently sharing.
Oh, and another thought: considering that the only technical test (other than the automated online one I took when I applied) that Stream gave me during my interview was to open notepad, save a file to the desktop, then copy it from there to a disk, I think the reason they treat people as untrainable is because they don't have any technical troubleshooting skills in the first place, and thus shouldn't have been hired there.