I build websites professionally, and most of us build to Firefox, because of its superior development tools - Firebug, Yslow, and others. Its also relatively standards-compliant, though I find WebKit to be better in practice.
I typically have IE7, Firefox, and Chrome open, and test in IE and Chrome every couple of changes. For IE6, after I'm done, I unlink the stylesheet, and rebuild the whole thing, usually in a slightly more simplistic style, while maintaining look and feel. Once both are done, I add behavior with Javascript, using jQuery to abstract away browser differences there.
Where acceptable, I usually add a small alert box or something to the IE6 version urging the user to try Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or at least upgrade IE. I get a surprising number of click-through with those links, but obviously I can't put them on most commercial sites.
What about the "bailout" mess we've gotten ourselves into? Thousands of people mobilized in phone campaigns, letter writing, and emailing their reps --- near 80% of voters were opposed. It passed.
Congress does whatever it wants up until 3 or 4 months before elections, then relies on jerrymandering and the media to keep their seats.
The "150 years ago" part was a generalization. Yes, the Civil War was the beginning of broadening the power of the federal government, but more importantly it was the era where corruption began to be visible in American politics. This is the era when first began to lose sight of the "of the people, by the people, for the people" ideals that we were founded upon.
60 years ago was the beginnings of the Cold War. This is where the American people began to see large-scale prosperity, and lost sight entirely of the individualist spirit of our Founders. Once the beast of government got a taste of the power it could obtain by maintaining a state of constant war (or plausible threat of war), we have been in one ever since. First was the Cold War. Then the intensification of the "War on Drugs". In the 90s, it was on "militias" and "extremists". Now its "terrorism" and "fundamentalism".
America today is little related to the country we once were. Of course there were injustices, and we have grown much as a people since then - but we have lost the basis that made us great in the process. In our rush to see everyone equal, we've created classes and division based on gender, race, and who we prefer to sleep with. Alongside the heady excitement of prosperity in the 80s and 90s was the greatest degradation of civil right we have seen as a country.
As an example, in 1986 the NFA registry was closed, by unfunding a program. This created a de facto ban on an entire class of firearms. This may not mean much to you, or you may be entirely opposed to civilian ownership of weapons - but by God, it means something to me. It means that the government founded over 200 years ago by my ancestors, based on the idea that government rules at the behest of the citizens, no longer trust its citizens. That is a scary thought, at it will lead to conflict, eventually, whether violent, economic, or ideologic.
Regardless of whether or not the name lives on, or if this country remains a world power - make no mistake, we are living through the death throes of this once great nation. How much will survive is yet to be seen, but the idea of Liberty is already lost on my fellow citizens.
The First Amendment - indeed, the entire Bill of Rights - applies only to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Not to companies, or even (in most cases) to the states. Application to the states gets murky, though, what with case law and the 14th's "incorporation" notion.
For giggles, let's take the approach that the BoR applies to companies. Here's a good piece to start with: "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
So. That means you get to practice your religion in the cube next to me, but I get to carry my handgun in case you try to ritualistically sacrifice me?
The terms "Internet" and "Web" are interchangable.
Internet 1.0 (Web 1.0) runs through tubes.
Internet 2.0 (Web 2.0) runs through cables.
Get it? We did them a favor. They don't have to deal with loads of Ajax-laden brochure-ware sites for a while. I wouldn't mind if someone cut OUR cables!
Diesel is a whole other matter, and doesn't readily come to mind for most Americans.
The only passenger cars I know of that come factory with a diesel engine today are Volkswagen, and even then they are a small minority.
I *think* there are regulatory issues with diesel in the US for passenger cars. It is typically used in tractor-trailers, and farming equipment here. Ford made the Ranger in diesel in the 80s, but I've not seen one in 10 years probably.
SCOTUS refused to hear the because they agreed that the lower court's ruling that the plaintiff lacked standing was correct. They did not rule on the merits of the case.
Again, just clarifying, not agreeing with the nutjobs;)
To be clear, though, I think he is indeed eligible, and this is all grasping at straws. I'm aghast that Obama won, and think he did so through questionable means, but he *did* win, and we have better ways as Americans to have our voice heard than whining about crap like this.
I do wonder why he didn't just show his BC to the courts, but my lawyer friends tell me that this type of "layered defense" is typical. Instead of responding to the allegation, you should question the standing of the person to bring them against you. Failing that, then begin to defend yourself.
To be honest, I don't know how they would reconcile that, but its obvious you can't be born in a country that didn't exist yet. Seeing as you have to be 35, and the USC was ratified in 1791, and 1791 - 1776 = 15 years, the no one would have qualified, unless you considered people living here at the time or the revolution as "natural born," which is what I assume happened.
Are you from the US? Most of the issues here I see are from cultural misunderstanding.
You see, I don't have to justify why I "need" something to anyone. If I feel I want an SUV, and I can afford it, more power to me. I carry a month's groceries because its a hell of a lot cheaper to do it that way. My family of three spends about $120 / month on groceries, and that includes 3 meals a day for all of us.
As for you strawman about the missile launcher --- well, you've failed there, as I'm a purist on that front. I believe the citizens of the US have a right to own anything an infantryman would carry, from SMGs to grenades to Stinger missiles.
The "controversy" was that there are several people, including his own grandmother, who claim he was born in Mombassa, Kenya.
That being the case, and his mother being a minor at the time, he would not be a US citizen at all.
Taking the tinfoil off, and assuming he was indeed born in HI, then there's the issue of him enrolling in a school in Indonesia, at a time when Indonesian citizenship was required to do so, and no dual citizenship was available. To become an Indonesian citizen, he (his mother, actually) would have to renounce his US citizenship. Coming back to the US, he would be required to undergo naturalization, and would no longer be considered "natural born".
Either of these is a hell of a stretch, but it is interesting that he has defended himself so vigorously from proving them false. He has never presented a birth certificate, to this day.*
*A Certificate of Live Birth is NOT a birth certificate. It does not establish residency.
How many plants manufacture solar cells? What is their life expectancy?
Now, do you think all those families buy solar cells every few years might make the price shoot up a bit exponentially?
Besides, I've never seen statistics that a solar cell gathers more power in its lifespan than it takes to manufacture. I'd be grateful if someone could provide that info.
I own a Ford Explorer and a Ford Ranger. I drive my 4cyl Ranger as a daily driver, back and forth 25 miles to work. It gets 26mpg.
My Explorer is my wife's car. She drives it two days per week, also 25 miles. She usually carries our daughter, and the enhanced collision protection that vehicle offers is something to consider. It has a small 6cyl, and get 22mpg.
So, tell me again why my SUV is a bad thing? Perhaps Americans are buying SUVs for reasons you don't completely understand --- like the ability to haul home a month's worth of groceries in the rain, or to engage the 4wd to get to work when the road is iced over, or there is 18" of snow on the ground.
Like anyone on Slashdot is going to take advice from someone who calls PHP a "pathetic insult to programming", then holds on VB.net as a paragon of virtue?
Assuming the protein = intelligence theory to be true, then wouldn't a child raised in a vegan household have a lower intelligence than a child who grew up on, say, a ranch, where red meat was the primary food source?
Depends on the use. There is definately a lower limit to the resolution of the sensor, under which the best glass in the world won't help. Its around 1.0 - 2.0 MP for a cameraphone, I'd say, as I don't see anyone printing those.
In this case, yes, it will. For a pocket cam, around 6MP is the lower limit - anything over that, shop glass first, higher MP is gravy.
I do pro-level photography with my Nikon D70, which is 6.3MP. After Photoshop and processing, I've printed up to 24x36" with fair quality. Out of the camera, 6.3MP = 280dpi @ 8x10" -- more than enough for most uses.
(I use a full-frame DSLR for jobs where higher quality is needed)
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I build websites professionally, and most of us build to Firefox, because of its superior development tools - Firebug, Yslow, and others. Its also relatively standards-compliant, though I find WebKit to be better in practice.
I typically have IE7, Firefox, and Chrome open, and test in IE and Chrome every couple of changes. For IE6, after I'm done, I unlink the stylesheet, and rebuild the whole thing, usually in a slightly more simplistic style, while maintaining look and feel. Once both are done, I add behavior with Javascript, using jQuery to abstract away browser differences there.
Where acceptable, I usually add a small alert box or something to the IE6 version urging the user to try Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or at least upgrade IE. I get a surprising number of click-through with those links, but obviously I can't put them on most commercial sites.
We have the power?
We *had* the power.
What about the "bailout" mess we've gotten ourselves into? Thousands of people mobilized in phone campaigns, letter writing, and emailing their reps --- near 80% of voters were opposed. It passed.
Congress does whatever it wants up until 3 or 4 months before elections, then relies on jerrymandering and the media to keep their seats.
The "150 years ago" part was a generalization. Yes, the Civil War was the beginning of broadening the power of the federal government, but more importantly it was the era where corruption began to be visible in American politics. This is the era when first began to lose sight of the "of the people, by the people, for the people" ideals that we were founded upon.
60 years ago was the beginnings of the Cold War. This is where the American people began to see large-scale prosperity, and lost sight entirely of the individualist spirit of our Founders. Once the beast of government got a taste of the power it could obtain by maintaining a state of constant war (or plausible threat of war), we have been in one ever since. First was the Cold War. Then the intensification of the "War on Drugs". In the 90s, it was on "militias" and "extremists". Now its "terrorism" and "fundamentalism".
America today is little related to the country we once were. Of course there were injustices, and we have grown much as a people since then - but we have lost the basis that made us great in the process. In our rush to see everyone equal, we've created classes and division based on gender, race, and who we prefer to sleep with. Alongside the heady excitement of prosperity in the 80s and 90s was the greatest degradation of civil right we have seen as a country.
As an example, in 1986 the NFA registry was closed, by unfunding a program. This created a de facto ban on an entire class of firearms. This may not mean much to you, or you may be entirely opposed to civilian ownership of weapons - but by God, it means something to me. It means that the government founded over 200 years ago by my ancestors, based on the idea that government rules at the behest of the citizens, no longer trust its citizens. That is a scary thought, at it will lead to conflict, eventually, whether violent, economic, or ideologic.
Regardless of whether or not the name lives on, or if this country remains a world power - make no mistake, we are living through the death throes of this once great nation. How much will survive is yet to be seen, but the idea of Liberty is already lost on my fellow citizens.
Tell me if you spot one of these "free societies."
America hasn't been one for about 150 years, and the decay has been getting worse for the last 60 or so.
I didn't say it wasn't a crime to discriminate based on religion - I said the First Amendment didn't apply.
Sorry you made assumptions.
The First Amendment - indeed, the entire Bill of Rights - applies only to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Not to companies, or even (in most cases) to the states. Application to the states gets murky, though, what with case law and the 14th's "incorporation" notion.
For giggles, let's take the approach that the BoR applies to companies. Here's a good piece to start with: "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
So. That means you get to practice your religion in the cube next to me, but I get to carry my handgun in case you try to ritualistically sacrifice me?
The terms "Internet" and "Web" are interchangable.
Internet 1.0 (Web 1.0) runs through tubes.
Internet 2.0 (Web 2.0) runs through cables.
Get it? We did them a favor. They don't have to deal with loads of Ajax-laden brochure-ware sites for a while. I wouldn't mind if someone cut OUR cables!
Diesel is a whole other matter, and doesn't readily come to mind for most Americans.
The only passenger cars I know of that come factory with a diesel engine today are Volkswagen, and even then they are a small minority.
I *think* there are regulatory issues with diesel in the US for passenger cars. It is typically used in tractor-trailers, and farming equipment here. Ford made the Ranger in diesel in the 80s, but I've not seen one in 10 years probably.
SCOTUS refused to hear the because they agreed that the lower court's ruling that the plaintiff lacked standing was correct. They did not rule on the merits of the case.
Again, just clarifying, not agreeing with the nutjobs ;)
That's not a confirmation, that's hearsay.
To be clear, though, I think he is indeed eligible, and this is all grasping at straws. I'm aghast that Obama won, and think he did so through questionable means, but he *did* win, and we have better ways as Americans to have our voice heard than whining about crap like this.
I do wonder why he didn't just show his BC to the courts, but my lawyer friends tell me that this type of "layered defense" is typical. Instead of responding to the allegation, you should question the standing of the person to bring them against you. Failing that, then begin to defend yourself.
Coward.
To be honest, I don't know how they would reconcile that, but its obvious you can't be born in a country that didn't exist yet. Seeing as you have to be 35, and the USC was ratified in 1791, and 1791 - 1776 = 15 years, the no one would have qualified, unless you considered people living here at the time or the revolution as "natural born," which is what I assume happened.
I live in Arkansas.
Are you from the US? Most of the issues here I see are from cultural misunderstanding.
You see, I don't have to justify why I "need" something to anyone. If I feel I want an SUV, and I can afford it, more power to me. I carry a month's groceries because its a hell of a lot cheaper to do it that way. My family of three spends about $120 / month on groceries, and that includes 3 meals a day for all of us.
As for you strawman about the missile launcher --- well, you've failed there, as I'm a purist on that front. I believe the citizens of the US have a right to own anything an infantryman would carry, from SMGs to grenades to Stinger missiles.
52mpg?
To my knowledge, there isn't a single car sold by dealerships that gets over 35, aside from a few gutless hybrids.
A front-wheel-drive hybrid with a fair amount of torque would be a great seller here.
..and i can't afford an A5. I bought my Explorer used for $4k.
If it is before inauguration, Congress would choose the next President. It would likely be Hillary in that case, possibly with a dose of Pelosi.
Aside from the Founders, name one.
The "controversy" was that there are several people, including his own grandmother, who claim he was born in Mombassa, Kenya.
That being the case, and his mother being a minor at the time, he would not be a US citizen at all.
Taking the tinfoil off, and assuming he was indeed born in HI, then there's the issue of him enrolling in a school in Indonesia, at a time when Indonesian citizenship was required to do so, and no dual citizenship was available. To become an Indonesian citizen, he (his mother, actually) would have to renounce his US citizenship. Coming back to the US, he would be required to undergo naturalization, and would no longer be considered "natural born".
Either of these is a hell of a stretch, but it is interesting that he has defended himself so vigorously from proving them false. He has never presented a birth certificate, to this day.*
*A Certificate of Live Birth is NOT a birth certificate. It does not establish residency.
How many plants manufacture solar cells? What is their life expectancy?
Now, do you think all those families buy solar cells every few years might make the price shoot up a bit exponentially?
Besides, I've never seen statistics that a solar cell gathers more power in its lifespan than it takes to manufacture. I'd be grateful if someone could provide that info.
I own a Ford Explorer and a Ford Ranger. I drive my 4cyl Ranger as a daily driver, back and forth 25 miles to work. It gets 26mpg.
My Explorer is my wife's car. She drives it two days per week, also 25 miles. She usually carries our daughter, and the enhanced collision protection that vehicle offers is something to consider. It has a small 6cyl, and get 22mpg.
So, tell me again why my SUV is a bad thing? Perhaps Americans are buying SUVs for reasons you don't completely understand --- like the ability to haul home a month's worth of groceries in the rain, or to engage the 4wd to get to work when the road is iced over, or there is 18" of snow on the ground.
This. I have personally learned a lot from javascript, and luckily found jQuery just as I was starting to build my own library.
Like anyone on Slashdot is going to take advice from someone who calls PHP a "pathetic insult to programming", then holds on VB.net as a paragon of virtue?
If looking at an image designated by your state as contraband subjects you to losing your freedoms, you were never free in the first place.
Assuming the protein = intelligence theory to be true, then wouldn't a child raised in a vegan household have a lower intelligence than a child who grew up on, say, a ranch, where red meat was the primary food source?
Depends on the use. There is definately a lower limit to the resolution of the sensor, under which the best glass in the world won't help. Its around 1.0 - 2.0 MP for a cameraphone, I'd say, as I don't see anyone printing those.
In this case, yes, it will. For a pocket cam, around 6MP is the lower limit - anything over that, shop glass first, higher MP is gravy.
I do pro-level photography with my Nikon D70, which is 6.3MP. After Photoshop and processing, I've printed up to 24x36" with fair quality. Out of the camera, 6.3MP = 280dpi @ 8x10" -- more than enough for most uses.
(I use a full-frame DSLR for jobs where higher quality is needed)