Somewhat... Yes Ajax can make a web page feel more like a computer program. The problem with Ajax is that it's based off of JavaScript, which is clunky, bloated, and insecure. The fact is that you can deliver these web applications in a much faster way. I know I will get criticized, modded down or whatever, but that is one of the huge advantages of.NET. You can create these interactive web pages using something like C#. If you are looking for something not Microsoft, you can use Java/JSPs/JavaFX or Flash.
IMO JavaScript is just junk. JavaScript needs a replacement/upgrade or whatever
PuTTY. Yes I know Ubuntu comes with SSH, but for being a techie and somewhat new to Linux I had a hell of a time getting even something so simple as PuTTY installed without the aid of a packet manager.
You hit the nail on the head. I'm a junior web programmer for a major university and we considered re-writing many of our applications to have a more Ajax/Web 2.0 feel. We attended an Ajax conference hosted by our university which our programming team attended. One of the senior programmers asked the presenter how to migrate to Ajax techniques without losing accessibility or security. The response? Ajax is virtually worthless with JavaScript disabled. So the only way to achieve accessibility is to have our pages branch to Ajax versions and the accessible HTML version. No thanks. Not only is Ajax not accessible whatsoever, JavaScript has been the cause of many security holes [devarticles.com]. What does JavaScript really offer that can't be done more securely using PHP, Perl, ColdFusion, or some other server-side language? I applaud IT departments that are hesitant in starting/changing their web infrastructure using insecure, immature and inaccessible technologies.
Does the/. crowd seriously think that Alberto Gonzales has anything to do with fascism? Definition from dictionary.com:
Fascism: governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
If the/. crowd believes the Bush administration and Gonzales fit this definition then you guys have truly lost your minds.
While it may not be their fault, cases like these show that the RIAA may have acted on bad information in the past. The burden of proof might be elevated for future cases, thus making it harder for the RIAA to sue people. While it may not be a direct victory, many cases like these can discredit RIAA suits.
Well it's obvious it would be affecting people who don't know what it is. Peopole that have no idea what they are doing would share it with others. It doesn't really make sense to me either...
YOU OWE YOUR ALLEGIANCE TO THE COUNTRY!!! Look at where you live, how great it is. How hard is it to be thankful for everything your COUNTRY has given you. Don't give me none of this I got where I am by myself, the COUNTRY gave it to you. Without the system that was put in place by our founding fathers you wouldn't enjoy the freedoms you now take for granted. Read some history books, and earn a little respect for our country and what people are doing to make it better. If you have an issue, fix it yourself!!! Instead of wasting your time complaining about something so trivial, go do something with your life!!!
Haha, that was hilarious, very, very true of the fact that it is amazing how one person can change everything... And that guy made a good point about Christmas...
Hey, there are tons of ways to get it changed if you want, but if you aren't going to step up and call up your senator or rep then you shut your mouth. Our nation was created under God, whether you like it or not. It is not hurting anyone to hear it or say "one nation, under God" in the pledge. If you don't wanna say it, you don't have to. Of COURSE you are gonna get your ass kicked. I know I would be the first one to. If you don't "fell like" honering what our country is founded on then leave. Seriously, all you bitchers don't know what it is like in other places. You think that your life sucks and the Government and its religious bias are the worst thing in the world. Well wake up and smell the coffee. America is the greatest country in the world, I am not saying that to be arrogant, but it is the truth, whether anyone likes it our not. Ya sure, you are granted freedom of speech to say and do most anything you want. Why does everyone take this for granted??? Go out to Africa, China, North Korea, then you will see how much life really does suck. There you can be killed for talking bad about the government. In those countries people are starving to death while us Americans sit at home getting fat and watching football. WE HAVE IT GOOD!!!! Why complain about something SO TRIVIAL YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT!!! You are allowed to do what you want. Instead of complaining about something that is not going to make anyones life better or worse, do something with YOUR life!!! The constitution was formed UNDER GOD whether anyone likes it or not. If you don't then you can go talk to Benny Franklin or good ole George Washington about it. If you can't respect all this country has given you then get out. Stupid people that just sit while the national anthem is being sung should get a reality check. HONOR THE COUNTRY THAT HAS GIVEN YOU A GREAT LIFE AND ALLOWS YOU TO SIT ON YOUR ASS!!!! I hope the Supreme Court just throws this guy out of the court room telling him to go get a job or something. I understand the seperation of church and state, I am a political science major. The fact is that it wasn't meant to bar religion from public practices. The idea behind seperation of church and state was so that the government can't discriminate based on religion, and they don't!!! People just abuse the constition in its vaugness on the issue. I know when I was in high school we prayed no matter what, even at graduation. If you didn't like it, then you didn't have to do it. YOu better believe people would single you out... that is just the way things are. That is the way life is, so get used to it!!!
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Somewhat... Yes Ajax can make a web page feel more like a computer program. The problem with Ajax is that it's based off of JavaScript, which is clunky, bloated, and insecure. The fact is that you can deliver these web applications in a much faster way. I know I will get criticized, modded down or whatever, but that is one of the huge advantages of
It would seem so.
PuTTY. Yes I know Ubuntu comes with SSH, but for being a techie and somewhat new to Linux I had a hell of a time getting even something so simple as PuTTY installed without the aid of a packet manager.
I 2nd this suggestion, a comics section would be pretty sweet IMO
You hit the nail on the head. I'm a junior web programmer for a major university and we considered re-writing many of our applications to have a more Ajax/Web 2.0 feel. We attended an Ajax conference hosted by our university which our programming team attended. One of the senior programmers asked the presenter how to migrate to Ajax techniques without losing accessibility or security. The response? Ajax is virtually worthless with JavaScript disabled. So the only way to achieve accessibility is to have our pages branch to Ajax versions and the accessible HTML version. No thanks. Not only is Ajax not accessible whatsoever, JavaScript has been the cause of many security holes [devarticles.com]. What does JavaScript really offer that can't be done more securely using PHP, Perl, ColdFusion, or some other server-side language? I applaud IT departments that are hesitant in starting/changing their web infrastructure using insecure, immature and inaccessible technologies.
While it may not be their fault, cases like these show that the RIAA may have acted on bad information in the past. The burden of proof might be elevated for future cases, thus making it harder for the RIAA to sue people. While it may not be a direct victory, many cases like these can discredit RIAA suits.
I am interested in knowing if most major news outlets have this same sort of policy of journalists not being able to "bite the hand that feeds"
Well it's obvious it would be affecting people who don't know what it is. Peopole that have no idea what they are doing would share it with others. It doesn't really make sense to me either...
They are obviously committing a crime... I wonder if this is the RIAA attacking on another front...
As someone said earlier, if I don't see loads of sigs on there I have lost all faith in slashdot...
YOU OWE YOUR ALLEGIANCE TO THE COUNTRY!!! Look at where you live, how great it is. How hard is it to be thankful for everything your COUNTRY has given you. Don't give me none of this I got where I am by myself, the COUNTRY gave it to you. Without the system that was put in place by our founding fathers you wouldn't enjoy the freedoms you now take for granted. Read some history books, and earn a little respect for our country and what people are doing to make it better. If you have an issue, fix it yourself!!! Instead of wasting your time complaining about something so trivial, go do something with your life!!!
Haha, that was hilarious, very, very true of the fact that it is amazing how one person can change everything... And that guy made a good point about Christmas...
Hey, there are tons of ways to get it changed if you want, but if you aren't going to step up and call up your senator or rep then you shut your mouth. Our nation was created under God, whether you like it or not. It is not hurting anyone to hear it or say "one nation, under God" in the pledge. If you don't wanna say it, you don't have to. Of COURSE you are gonna get your ass kicked. I know I would be the first one to. If you don't "fell like" honering what our country is founded on then leave. Seriously, all you bitchers don't know what it is like in other places. You think that your life sucks and the Government and its religious bias are the worst thing in the world. Well wake up and smell the coffee. America is the greatest country in the world, I am not saying that to be arrogant, but it is the truth, whether anyone likes it our not. Ya sure, you are granted freedom of speech to say and do most anything you want. Why does everyone take this for granted??? Go out to Africa, China, North Korea, then you will see how much life really does suck. There you can be killed for talking bad about the government. In those countries people are starving to death while us Americans sit at home getting fat and watching football. WE HAVE IT GOOD!!!! Why complain about something SO TRIVIAL YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT!!! You are allowed to do what you want. Instead of complaining about something that is not going to make anyones life better or worse, do something with YOUR life!!! The constitution was formed UNDER GOD whether anyone likes it or not. If you don't then you can go talk to Benny Franklin or good ole George Washington about it. If you can't respect all this country has given you then get out. Stupid people that just sit while the national anthem is being sung should get a reality check. HONOR THE COUNTRY THAT HAS GIVEN YOU A GREAT LIFE AND ALLOWS YOU TO SIT ON YOUR ASS!!!! I hope the Supreme Court just throws this guy out of the court room telling him to go get a job or something. I understand the seperation of church and state, I am a political science major. The fact is that it wasn't meant to bar religion from public practices. The idea behind seperation of church and state was so that the government can't discriminate based on religion, and they don't!!! People just abuse the constition in its vaugness on the issue. I know when I was in high school we prayed no matter what, even at graduation. If you didn't like it, then you didn't have to do it. YOu better believe people would single you out... that is just the way things are. That is the way life is, so get used to it!!!