why question it? they obviously know more than you or i so just accept it and stop with these stupid suggestions, you really think they're going to read this and think to themselves "wow, a timed device, or even a remote control device, why didn't i ever think of that!!?!?"
in other words, stfu.
You DON'T think we should spend money towards fighting terrorism? My God, that's the most ignorant post I think I have ever seen on/. Yes, because if we didn't fight terrorism then children would be dying on the streets, which ofcourse, would mean the class rooms aren't overcrowed.
Post offices in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh will take a customer's handwritten letter and computer scan it. Then the letter can be e-mailed to remote, high-altitude post-offices in this Himalayan region.
From there, the e-mails are printed out and then taken by hand to their destinations - many of which are located in almost inaccessible mountain areas such as the Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur and Pangi valleys.
that once they made a big deal of money, say, a couple grand, they'd quit while they were ahead, why continue? if you're a major player you WILL be caught in the end, it's like gambling.
"Certainly at the time the US bill of rights was written, there was no British bill of rights - the British scheme of law was part of the reason for the US separating off in the first place."
You're wrong. I've heard of Americans practically making pilgrimages to England to see the original bill of rights, get your facts straight.
Idiot. These things are illegal, why should they suddenly be legal just because they're online instead? It's still the law. It's not them taking down sites for the sake of it, they're doing it to abide by the laws which were brought in by our elected-leaders.
Is anyone else locked out of their account, with orkut acting like you don't exist as a member?
earlier i saw the member number drop from about 39,000 to 2,000 and now i try and login and it says invalid username, i do lost password, and it says no such email.
Mozilla Firefox - Brand Name FAQ ----- Why change the name?
To avoid overlap. The colloquial name "Firebird" is also in use by another open source project. While we don't believe our use of the Firebird name infringed on their trademark, we wanted to be responsive to the concerns of fellow open source developers.
Why has it taken so long?
See - "Will this name be permanent?" Why did you choose Firebird in the first place?
With the assistance of attorneys we assessed other uses before selecting Firebird and did not consider these uses to be in the same domain as our web browser. It is very difficult to come up with a good name that is not also used by some other company or project, so choosing and verifying the availability of a name is a complicated process that involves many difficult judgment calls.
Why Firefox?
It's similar to Firebird. It's easy to remember. It sounds good. It's unique. We like it. And we weren't able to find any other project or company even remotely similar to a web browser that uses the same name.
What's a Firefox?
A "Firefox" is another name for the red panda. Will this name be permanent?
We sure hope so. We've learned a lot about choosing names in the past year (more than we would have liked to). We have been very careful in researching the name to ensure that we will not have any problems down the road. We have begun the process of registering our new trademark with the US Patent and Trademark office. How was the community consulted?
The project leads were involved. We reviewed community suggestions made on Mozillazine. We included a group of a dozen or so project staff and other interested contributors in this discussion.
How will this affect other Mozilla projects?
Having dealt with this issue, we'll be working out a more detailed branding strategy in the coming months. The branding document will be updated accordingly.
Why not call it _____?
We've chosen a name, and, unless there's another web browser called Firefox that we somehow missed, we're sticking with it. We are not looking for other suggestions. Hundreds of options were thoroughly considered and Firefox is the new name. Is it Firefox or Mozilla Firefox?
The official name is Mozilla Firefox. We will often shorten that to Firefox. Won't this confuse people?
Yes, but if the WWF can pull it off, so can we. Besides, in six months you'll forget there ever was any other name.
But I hate the new name. It's stupid
Our editors are trying to figure out if this is a question. Of course not everyone will like the new name, especially at first. We're confident most people will quickly get used to it. New names have a way of sounding terrible at first. If you're unhappy with the new name, consider trying out the many improvements we've made in the latest release of our browser - we hope that'll make you feel better. After all, the most important is how the thing works, not what it's called.
I just submitted this. Anyhoo, Firebird is/was? a great browser. It's just so simple and quick and feels really lite that it's a pleasure to use. One thing I would like, though, would be an automatic reload on right-click like Opera has got. Does anyone know of any plugins for this?
What you are referring to is "Direct Democracy" - such as in the times of Ancient Greece, this is obviously IMPOSSIBLE to follow in this day and age, and so representative democracy is usually used along with the Mandate model - where politicans promise to do certain things - the public then votes for them based on their promises - and then the politician carries these out and is representing the public.
It's the same all over the world, it's a form of democracy, and doesn't mean the US is not a democracy.
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why question it? they obviously know more than you or i so just accept it and stop with these stupid suggestions, you really think they're going to read this and think to themselves "wow, a timed device, or even a remote control device, why didn't i ever think of that!!?!?" in other words, stfu.
i think you mean software, not hardware, will be free :)
anal sex often helps with a bad back'
I'm guessing you're studying those "mind-expanding" things, in which case, how on earth can you post such a comment on slashdot?
Obviously not too mind-expanding.
with the US Dollar being so low and all, they will actually save millions by paying sooner rather than later.
how do i get my own mail server to be 'legitimate' and not have everything i send to be looked upon as spam?
You're spouting bullshit now and it isn't funny, STFU.
You DON'T think we should spend money towards fighting terrorism? My God, that's the most ignorant post I think I have ever seen on /. Yes, because if we didn't fight terrorism then children would be dying on the streets, which ofcourse, would mean the class rooms aren't overcrowed.
Seriously, re-evaluate your mental capacity.
Post offices in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh will take a customer's handwritten letter and computer scan it. Then the letter can be e-mailed to remote, high-altitude post-offices in this Himalayan region.
From there, the e-mails are printed out and then taken by hand to their destinations - many of which are located in almost inaccessible mountain areas such as the Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur and Pangi valleys.
Dark McBride: I'll see you in court for that!
Mark Maughan: I'll see you in court for that!
How on earth do you figure that virus writers are "scr1pt k1dd13", that's pretty moronic by definition.
If they're clever enough to code a virus, then they're not scr1pt k1dd135.
that once they made a big deal of money, say, a couple grand, they'd quit while they were ahead, why continue? if you're a major player you WILL be caught in the end, it's like gambling.
hh5
Amen, brother. Fuck the EU.
go on, mods, burn my karma, im dumping this account anyway, so im on a jihad, FUCK YOU ALL, HEY MOD, I FUCKED YOUR HAMSTER, OMG LOL!!11
yea, cos like, all sex, drugs and rock sites are illegal, no wait... YOU'RE TALKING SHIT.
I hope you die. Soon.
"Certainly at the time the US bill of rights was written, there was no British bill of rights - the British scheme of law was part of the reason for the US separating off in the first place." You're wrong. I've heard of Americans practically making pilgrimages to England to see the original bill of rights, get your facts straight.
The US bill of rights was derived (read: copied) from the British bill of rights.
What happened to freedom of expression online?
Idiot. These things are illegal, why should they suddenly be legal just because they're online instead? It's still the law. It's not them taking down sites for the sake of it, they're doing it to abide by the laws which were brought in by our elected-leaders.
"but interesting none the less"
Wrong.
Is anyone else locked out of their account, with orkut acting like you don't exist as a member?
earlier i saw the member number drop from about 39,000 to 2,000 and now i try and login and it says invalid username, i do lost password, and it says no such email.
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It actually carries 4.3, a typo I imagine.
Mozilla Firefox - Brand Name FAQ
-----
Why change the name?
To avoid overlap. The colloquial name "Firebird" is also in use by another open source project. While we don't believe our use of the Firebird name infringed on their trademark, we wanted to be responsive to the concerns of fellow open source developers.
Why has it taken so long?
See - "Will this name be permanent?"
Why did you choose Firebird in the first place?
With the assistance of attorneys we assessed other uses before selecting Firebird and did not consider these uses to be in the same domain as our web browser. It is very difficult to come up with a good name that is not also used by some other company or project, so choosing and verifying the availability of a name is a complicated process that involves many difficult judgment calls.
Why Firefox?
It's similar to Firebird. It's easy to remember. It sounds good. It's unique. We like it. And we weren't able to find any other project or company even remotely similar to a web browser that uses the same name.
What's a Firefox?
A "Firefox" is another name for the red panda.
Will this name be permanent?
We sure hope so. We've learned a lot about choosing names in the past year (more than we would have liked to). We have been very careful in researching the name to ensure that we will not have any problems down the road. We have begun the process of registering our new trademark with the US Patent and Trademark office.
How was the community consulted?
The project leads were involved. We reviewed community suggestions made on Mozillazine. We included a group of a dozen or so project staff and other interested contributors in this discussion.
How will this affect other Mozilla projects?
Having dealt with this issue, we'll be working out a more detailed branding strategy in the coming months. The branding document will be updated accordingly.
Why not call it _____?
We've chosen a name, and, unless there's another web browser called Firefox that we somehow missed, we're sticking with it. We are not looking for other suggestions. Hundreds of options were thoroughly considered and Firefox is the new name.
Is it Firefox or Mozilla Firefox?
The official name is Mozilla Firefox. We will often shorten that to Firefox.
Won't this confuse people?
Yes, but if the WWF can pull it off, so can we. Besides, in six months you'll forget there ever was any other name.
But I hate the new name. It's stupid
Our editors are trying to figure out if this is a question. Of course not everyone will like the new name, especially at first. We're confident most people will quickly get used to it. New names have a way of sounding terrible at first. If you're unhappy with the new name, consider trying out the many improvements we've made in the latest release of our browser - we hope that'll make you feel better. After all, the most important is how the thing works, not what it's called.
I just submitted this. Anyhoo, Firebird is/was? a great browser. It's just so simple and quick and feels really lite that it's a pleasure to use. One thing I would like, though, would be an automatic reload on right-click like Opera has got. Does anyone know of any plugins for this?
Not exactly.
What you are referring to is "Direct Democracy" - such as in the times of Ancient Greece, this is obviously IMPOSSIBLE to follow in this day and age, and so representative democracy is usually used along with the Mandate model - where politicans promise to do certain things - the public then votes for them based on their promises - and then the politician carries these out and is representing the public.
It's the same all over the world, it's a form of democracy, and doesn't mean the US is not a democracy.