Because Apple controls AT&T's 3G network, they can easily overcome any pr....
Wait, they don't control cellphone companies?
Don't put all the blame on Apple. The unlimited 3G data nature of the iPhone in a lot of countries means the cellphone companies networks are probably overloaded right now, so there's no bandwidth left for voice calls.
Not really. I add MS conditional comments for versions I can test and that need special code. A website done before the launch of IE7 would probably work fine, as long as IE7 supports standards correctly.
And yes, I assume the browser is IE if it can load things between comment tags since only IE is supposed to have that ability. A browser that reads code in a comment is a broken one, it just happens that Microsoft decided to go that route (good thing too, it keeps the code valid while allowing us to send it non-standard code to their broken browsers).
This system works fine and keeps everything W3C-compliant, works without javascript and without any plug-ins.
That "mozilla plugin for IE" will only make a mess of things. If you want to help people, help them switch to another browser.
I already code to standards, and I usually have very little work to do for my websites to look the same in Safari, Firefox and Opera.
After that, however, I have to put IE conditional comments (which are valid HTML comments to everything else) to override my valid CSS and put values that IE understand (IE6's box model comes to mind). In javascript, all you have to do is detect objects themselves. So, what's the big problem here?
Yes, it's a bit of extra work, but asking IE users to get a plugin is no different than asking them to get Firefox. After that, when all the website that actually send proper code to IE (which would be broken, unvalid code to other browsers) and it fails to display on "upgraded IE", do you really think those users will be happy with your "screaming monkey" plug-in? More like "flying monkey poo" is what they'll think.
That plugin is going to mess things up, you have no idea. And all because of lazy coders who can't be bothered to add a few lines of code for the majority browser (like it or not).
Most of us rely on IE's conditional comments (which are perfectly valid HTML comments) to do things such as conditional include of IE-specific CSS files that overrides previously declared stylesheet values.
I don't like the idea of that plugin at all. Instead of trying to "help IE" they should be pushing for Firefox, Opera and Safari.
If you can't code your way around IE's differences, too bad. Don't screw it all for the rest of us.
Copyright law was supposed to be an enormous social contract - the people, in the form of the Government, promised not to copy an artists work for a limited period of time, after which the work reverts back to it's natural state - which is to say, free of all legal encumbrance.
IP companies have perverted this process, starting with the Berne convention (I'm looking at you, Europe) to where creative works NEVER enter the public domain. They did this by legal encumbrances of the physical media involved. But now throw in a new wrinkle - it is possible to transmit the idea or though as information itself, with no media. So teh IP companies now are trying to regulate disembodied information, which is proving to be impossible.
Can you PLEASE write the same two paragraphs in every music/RIAA/etc related thread? Because it seems a lot of people don't know this.
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I live in Canada where practically everyone has high-speed access and I've never seen such huge pieces of equipment, anywhere.
I am rubber, you are glue.
That tiny pivot in the middle seems like a good target for kids to break the computer.
Then how come in one of the photo the laptop has the "intel inside" sticker and in another photo it's not there?
All I want is a disc with a freakin' laser on its head.
Yeah, I guess I has been too nice. ;)
I thought it was a congestion of the 3G networks, but if the other phones are working fine...
What's worst is that these pretzels are making you thirsty!
Because Apple controls AT&T's 3G network, they can easily overcome any pr....
Wait, they don't control cellphone companies?
Don't put all the blame on Apple. The unlimited 3G data nature of the iPhone in a lot of countries means the cellphone companies networks are probably overloaded right now, so there's no bandwidth left for voice calls.
Not really. I add MS conditional comments for versions I can test and that need special code. A website done before the launch of IE7 would probably work fine, as long as IE7 supports standards correctly.
And yes, I assume the browser is IE if it can load things between comment tags since only IE is supposed to have that ability. A browser that reads code in a comment is a broken one, it just happens that Microsoft decided to go that route (good thing too, it keeps the code valid while allowing us to send it non-standard code to their broken browsers).
This system works fine and keeps everything W3C-compliant, works without javascript and without any plug-ins.
That "mozilla plugin for IE" will only make a mess of things. If you want to help people, help them switch to another browser.
On the contrary, I think it fits perfectly with an OS that's always been a decade behind everybody else.
First version: "George doesn't like computers. George is getting angry!"
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Second version: Newman is sitting at home watching TV and eating cheesy puffs, his phone rings...
Kramer: "Why aren't you at work, buddy?"
Newman: "Luckily for us, the US Post Office has 'upgraded' to Microsoft Windows Vista. Mouahahaha!"
It was more about thanking the AC who pointed out an error in my english (which is not my primary language).
Troll or not, I did make a mistake in my original post, and thanks to this AC/Troll I'll try to be more careful about such errors in the future.
I already code to standards, and I usually have very little work to do for my websites to look the same in Safari, Firefox and Opera.
After that, however, I have to put IE conditional comments (which are valid HTML comments to everything else) to override my valid CSS and put values that IE understand (IE6's box model comes to mind). In javascript, all you have to do is detect objects themselves. So, what's the big problem here?
Yes, it's a bit of extra work, but asking IE users to get a plugin is no different than asking them to get Firefox. After that, when all the website that actually send proper code to IE (which would be broken, unvalid code to other browsers) and it fails to display on "upgraded IE", do you really think those users will be happy with your "screaming monkey" plug-in? More like "flying monkey poo" is what they'll think.
That plugin is going to mess things up, you have no idea. And all because of lazy coders who can't be bothered to add a few lines of code for the majority browser (like it or not).
Completely useless if javascript is disabled.
Most of us rely on IE's conditional comments (which are perfectly valid HTML comments) to do things such as conditional include of IE-specific CSS files that overrides previously declared stylesheet values.
I don't like the idea of that plugin at all. Instead of trying to "help IE" they should be pushing for Firefox, Opera and Safari.
If you can't code your way around IE's differences, too bad. Don't screw it all for the rest of us.
Oups, sorry about that and thanks for pointing it out.
Does VIA has a license to make x86 processors?
How about the sound that KITT made? And let's add old-style cylon red leds in the front for the full effect while we're at it.
Or just disable plug-ins altogether.
Anyone has the serial number range of affected iPod nanos?
If it's battery-related, then they have a list of which iPod nanos were made with the defective battery.
And only a tiny percentage of snakes have ever burst into flames. We shouldn't let them on airplanes either.
And only a tiny percentage of planes have snakes on them.
Nope, but it's got electrolytes! It's what plants crave!
Can you PLEASE write the same two paragraphs in every music/RIAA/etc related thread? Because it seems a lot of people don't know this.
Thanks for clearing up that detail.... I was wondering why there was only 4500 Lego blocks and 300 000 non-Lego blocks in the whole thing.