What's to stop anyone from intentionally triggering the IE side of the browser? Seems to me that your idea would be accomplished in the easiest fashion by just making calls to the IE engine. If that would be the case, you're going to get ActiveX in the mix somewhere. This would make Firefox as vulnerable to ActiveX malware as IE already is.
Back to square one. I happen to like square one, by the way. Firefox does just fine without rendering all the BS developers get away with when coding pages for IE only.
Disclaimer: I've never coded anything involved with web browsers, so I could be completely off base. Either way, there are still negative points to be made on the topic as pointed out in earlier replies.
Saying "The transition to linux, after years of using Windows, is too hard," makes a bit more sense.
Saying "Linux is a different world," hits the problem right on the head.
I administer a company full of Windows PC's and a smaller user base of Mac graphics artists. Give the mac users Windows and the have a fit. Give the Windows users a Mac and they throw s**t in your face and complain to your boss (Only because their are more of them, hence they think they can bitch louder).
Transition can be painful when you are set in your ways.
If you ask me, it is a product of their environment. Corporate America has no place forcing an OS on anyone, Microsoft included. Most of the folks that choose to use linux do so out of their own interest, not because X Corp. said they have to do it.
I love IBM's choice to back linux from a customer standpoint, but anytime a company forces an in-house change at the OS level, well, they are asking for trouble; All be it, the trouble could have been lessened. When you forces an OS change of 40,000+ users to be made in a year, or less, they are asking for trouble at a magnitude that is going to hit the radars. They'd have been better off adopting a "Use linux if you like it" policy and slowly allowing users support as their staff became more educated and aware of the platforms abilities and/or downfalls.
But, good ol IBM thought it'd be best to use their employees as another rallying point for Linux. It's a shame they didn't put more thought into it. Any high school techie could have told them it wasn't possible in a years time. Sheesh, I love linux at the desktop level, but the last thing I'd do is stand still and let my company switch our entire user base over to linux in a year. We'd probably go out of business due to the loss in productivity alone.
No offense to anyone, but I don't recall anyone else creating the project to begin with. Creative vision goes along way in corporate America. Coding a project can go awfully wrong if their isn't sound structure to go along with it.
The word "News" is taken too literally sometimes. The advertisement is more than interesting to many and very humorous at the same time.
Several folks have already pointed out that this is old and that's it been in the media several time in the past. PBS was one such station that apparently included it in a documentary by Robert Cringley. Unfortunately, Slashdot probably gets more visitors in a day than PBS has viewers. It'd be nice if someone had numbers to compare.
I think posting an article like this on Slashdot is just fine by the community standards. Just look at the number of comments it's received compared to the "Google Plans Free VoIP In the UK" story just above it.
Sometimes, the "News" can be used as an entertainment outlet. Turn on your local news station and you'll see entertainment pieces everywhere. You'd be naive to think otherwise.
I once refused to testify against a young Hispanic after he had stolen my car because, despite the fact that he would be more protected than a man of my ethnicity in a California prison, he would nevertheless be subjected to a substantial likelihood of being "punked out".
Sounds more like he was afraid of being "punked out" by the hispanic that stole his car.
From what I hear, Japan's land mass occupies approx. 145,000 sq. miles. That's roughly the size of Montana here in the U.S. Even if Japan did have 30mbps downstream for most broadband users, building the network infrastructure wouldn't be nearly as daunting as doing the same in the U.S.
I didn't even bother to look at the population density, but I'm sure it would show even more interesting stats. I'm not about to worry about the wonderful things Japan has that I don't. I can probably think of many things the U.S. has that Japan does not. And no, Godzilla doesn't count.
Yes, copying every DVD you own onto a group of disks can be very taxing on space. Although, as the parent said, "very few people would need > 160gb."
I don't think your average user is copying his entire collection of DVD's onto his HD. It may be coming, but not quite yet. I'm sure we could all come up with a million scenarios in which a TB of data wouldn't be enough.
After reading your post, I am stricken with a serious feeling of irony.
Just as you stated, the gentleman running the cleaning business was responsible for his own loss of data. That example brings part of the problem to the forefront. Tech companies keep trying to make things easier and easier for any idiot to use a computer. In doing so, they are keeping those same people from learning very important lessons about basic data security.
And so goes the cycle. Most of the people bitching about the problem are, in a sense, causing the problem.
The article says there was 50-100 million in losses. I highly doubt they made that much in profit at $60.00 a pop. Do the math. At just 50 million they would have had to sell over 830,000 stolen accounts/identities.
I would think they totalled all of money lost between EVERYONE (probably hundreds or thousands) involved. I'm sure there were plenty of folks who bought the stolen account/identities and used them to help give way to that number.
The guy probably wasn't making that much considering he was only selling them for $60.00.
Come on folks, seriously. Too many video games cause you to blur the line between reality and fantasy? Why are these types of statements always made towards the gaming industry?
Watching too much of one movie could do the same thing. For that matter, making a serious commitment to ANYTHING will cause you to subconsciously think of it repeatedly throughout the day. If you've made a serious, daily commitment to a video game, I think you have more problems than you are afraid to admit.
Not trying to troll, I just get tired of hearing the game industry bashed because society has grown accustomed to bad habits. Anytime you consume yourself in ANYTHING pleasurable you need to step back and learn to control yourself. A little concept called moderation.
Bah.
When you think about it, what reason do most Hollywood production houses have to use multiple angles? Other than behind the scenes stuff, although most people wouldn't bother anyhow.
I know I would care less if they gave me the ability to change angles while watching LOTR or Pulp Fiction or any other popular movie. And for god's sake, I think they squeeze enough angles into fight scenes now-a-days anyhow. If I had the option to see one more camera angle while Keanu Reeves is flying through the air kicking 1,000 guys in a split second.. Well.. I'd pass.
I get the feeling Hollywood already thought about this one and the costs outweighed the benefits.
Ever filled a glass with water and ice to the brim and let it sit for a while? What happens when the ice melts? The water levels stay the same. Frozen water displaces the same amount of volume as liquid water.
I am in know way implying that this is the same scenario for polar ice caps. Many ice caps exist on top of large pieces of land and never really add any water until they melt.
You could try a similar experiment in your kitchen to show how land mass would raise water levels by using sand and water. Very basic science folks.
Displacing is the key word here. If you displace anything, it needs to go elsewhere. Unless the laws of gravity decide to jump ship when this thing blows, you can bet your ass that the amount of water displaced will have a definite effect on water levels. Even if it isn't visibly noticeable it will effect it in some manner.
Or even worse... Thieves breaking into houses and injuring themselves, only to sue the homeowner they were originally trying to steal from.
I remember the 6 o'clock news reporting on a guy who tried to steal from a Chinese restaurant by crawling through the kitchen's exhaust at the top of the building. Unfortunately for him, he landed on a stove that was left on at the end of the day. And of course, the very next week he was suing for the injuries he had sustained as a result of his illegal activities. Don't know what the outcome was. Go figure.
Off topic, I know. But my face gets red with anger each time I think of either scenario.
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What's to stop anyone from intentionally triggering the IE side of the browser? Seems to me that your idea would be accomplished in the easiest fashion by just making calls to the IE engine. If that would be the case, you're going to get ActiveX in the mix somewhere. This would make Firefox as vulnerable to ActiveX malware as IE already is.
Back to square one. I happen to like square one, by the way. Firefox does just fine without rendering all the BS developers get away with when coding pages for IE only.
Disclaimer: I've never coded anything involved with web browsers, so I could be completely off base. Either way, there are still negative points to be made on the topic as pointed out in earlier replies.
Saying "Linux is too hard," is plain BS.
Saying "The transition to linux, after years of using Windows, is too hard," makes a bit more sense.
Saying "Linux is a different world," hits the problem right on the head.
I administer a company full of Windows PC's and a smaller user base of Mac graphics artists. Give the mac users Windows and the have a fit. Give the Windows users a Mac and they throw s**t in your face and complain to your boss (Only because their are more of them, hence they think they can bitch louder).
Transition can be painful when you are set in your ways.
If you ask me, it is a product of their environment. Corporate America has no place forcing an OS on anyone, Microsoft included. Most of the folks that choose to use linux do so out of their own interest, not because X Corp. said they have to do it.
I love IBM's choice to back linux from a customer standpoint, but anytime a company forces an in-house change at the OS level, well, they are asking for trouble; All be it, the trouble could have been lessened. When you forces an OS change of 40,000+ users to be made in a year, or less, they are asking for trouble at a magnitude that is going to hit the radars. They'd have been better off adopting a "Use linux if you like it" policy and slowly allowing users support as their staff became more educated and aware of the platforms abilities and/or downfalls.
But, good ol IBM thought it'd be best to use their employees as another rallying point for Linux. It's a shame they didn't put more thought into it. Any high school techie could have told them it wasn't possible in a years time. Sheesh, I love linux at the desktop level, but the last thing I'd do is stand still and let my company switch our entire user base over to linux in a year. We'd probably go out of business due to the loss in productivity alone.
It's a simple problem. Too much, too fast.
No offense to anyone, but I don't recall anyone else creating the project to begin with. Creative vision goes along way in corporate America. Coding a project can go awfully wrong if their isn't sound structure to go along with it.
Take a look at his photo. It's makes me think of Boy Meets World meets Screech Powers.
The word "News" is taken too literally sometimes. The advertisement is more than interesting to many and very humorous at the same time.
Several folks have already pointed out that this is old and that's it been in the media several time in the past. PBS was one such station that apparently included it in a documentary by Robert Cringley. Unfortunately, Slashdot probably gets more visitors in a day than PBS has viewers. It'd be nice if someone had numbers to compare.
I think posting an article like this on Slashdot is just fine by the community standards. Just look at the number of comments it's received compared to the "Google Plans Free VoIP In the UK" story just above it.
Sometimes, the "News" can be used as an entertainment outlet. Turn on your local news station and you'll see entertainment pieces everywhere. You'd be naive to think otherwise.
Ahhhh. Now I see. So much more clear now. Ummm, OK... I lost it.
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I once refused to testify against a young Hispanic after he had stolen my
car because, despite the fact that he would be more protected than a man of
my ethnicity in a California prison, he would nevertheless be subjected to
a substantial likelihood of being "punked out".
Sounds more like he was afraid of being "punked out" by the hispanic that stole his car.
From what I hear, Japan's land mass occupies approx. 145,000 sq. miles. That's roughly the size of Montana here in the U.S. Even if Japan did have 30mbps downstream for most broadband users, building the network infrastructure wouldn't be nearly as daunting as doing the same in the U.S. I didn't even bother to look at the population density, but I'm sure it would show even more interesting stats. I'm not about to worry about the wonderful things Japan has that I don't. I can probably think of many things the U.S. has that Japan does not. And no, Godzilla doesn't count.
Yes, copying every DVD you own onto a group of disks can be very taxing on space. Although, as the parent said, "very few people would need > 160gb."
I don't think your average user is copying his entire collection of DVD's onto his HD. It may be coming, but not quite yet. I'm sure we could all come up with a million scenarios in which a TB of data wouldn't be enough.
After reading your post, I am stricken with a serious feeling of irony.
Just as you stated, the gentleman running the cleaning business was responsible for his own loss of data. That example brings part of the problem to the forefront. Tech companies keep trying to make things easier and easier for any idiot to use a computer. In doing so, they are keeping those same people from learning very important lessons about basic data security.
And so goes the cycle. Most of the people bitching about the problem are, in a sense, causing the problem.
FTA:
"Apple is also suing the unidentified individuals who tipped off Think Secret and has urged Ciarelli to reveal their identities."
Is it just me, or am I the only one that sees the irony in that statement?
The article says there was 50-100 million in losses. I highly doubt they made that much in profit at $60.00 a pop. Do the math. At just 50 million they would have had to sell over 830,000 stolen accounts/identities.
I would think they totalled all of money lost between EVERYONE (probably hundreds or thousands) involved. I'm sure there were plenty of folks who bought the stolen account/identities and used them to help give way to that number.
The guy probably wasn't making that much considering he was only selling them for $60.00.
Come on folks, seriously. Too many video games cause you to blur the line between reality and fantasy? Why are these types of statements always made towards the gaming industry? Watching too much of one movie could do the same thing. For that matter, making a serious commitment to ANYTHING will cause you to subconsciously think of it repeatedly throughout the day. If you've made a serious, daily commitment to a video game, I think you have more problems than you are afraid to admit. Not trying to troll, I just get tired of hearing the game industry bashed because society has grown accustomed to bad habits. Anytime you consume yourself in ANYTHING pleasurable you need to step back and learn to control yourself. A little concept called moderation. Bah.
When you think about it, what reason do most Hollywood production houses have to use multiple angles? Other than behind the scenes stuff, although most people wouldn't bother anyhow.
I know I would care less if they gave me the ability to change angles while watching LOTR or Pulp Fiction or any other popular movie. And for god's sake, I think they squeeze enough angles into fight scenes now-a-days anyhow. If I had the option to see one more camera angle while Keanu Reeves is flying through the air kicking 1,000 guys in a split second.. Well.. I'd pass.
I get the feeling Hollywood already thought about this one and the costs outweighed the benefits.
My two cents. Good observation, though.
Ever filled a glass with water and ice to the brim and let it sit for a while? What happens when the ice melts? The water levels stay the same. Frozen water displaces the same amount of volume as liquid water.
I am in know way implying that this is the same scenario for polar ice caps. Many ice caps exist on top of large pieces of land and never really add any water until they melt.
You could try a similar experiment in your kitchen to show how land mass would raise water levels by using sand and water. Very basic science folks.
Displacing is the key word here. If you displace anything, it needs to go elsewhere. Unless the laws of gravity decide to jump ship when this thing blows, you can bet your ass that the amount of water displaced will have a definite effect on water levels. Even if it isn't visibly noticeable it will effect it in some manner.
Or even worse... Thieves breaking into houses and injuring themselves, only to sue the homeowner they were originally trying to steal from.
I remember the 6 o'clock news reporting on a guy who tried to steal from a Chinese restaurant by crawling through the kitchen's exhaust at the top of the building. Unfortunately for him, he landed on a stove that was left on at the end of the day. And of course, the very next week he was suing for the injuries he had sustained as a result of his illegal activities. Don't know what the outcome was. Go figure.
Off topic, I know. But my face gets red with anger each time I think of either scenario.
I wouldn't mind checking out a gmail account. stanleypane at comcast.net. Or you could all email that account slashdot stlye and send it to oblivion.