In reading this story, all I could think about is that their status as "uncontacted" is kind of a catch-22.
In today's world, even in Peru/Brazil, you have to try REALLY HARD to stay "uncontacted", actively avoiding any contact. Hard enough that, as a tribe, you probably wouldn't expend the resources to do it unless you felt like you had a really good reason to.
Which begs the question: what is their reason? Are they just really paranoid? Or is it something akin to The Village (SPOILERS AHEAD)---
---and the tribe "elders" really know exactly what's going on out there and really want everyone to stay away from it all?
"It sets the standard for future Mars mission simulations."
The fact that it says "for future Mars mission simulations" instead of just "for Mars missions" shows how far away we really are.
As someone who has spent an equal amount of time designing with and without CSS, I can say that CSS makes things infinitely better and easier, once you stop fighting it. Take a few weeks to really learn it inside and out, and learn good CSS practices, and you'll never look back.
As any Word(tm) user knows, page layout and text formatting should be done Visually.
Unfortunately, every WYSIWYG editor produces absolute crap for code. I agree that it would be wonderful if you could just edit a page visually and have the results be just what you wanted, but once you get out of your program's design view and into your web browser, everything looks completely wrong (and if it doesn't look wrong in your web browser, it probably looks wrong in everyone else's).
One final thing; if you're a programmer (and it sounds like you are), you should recognize one of the largest advantages to CSS over tables: separation of presentation from content. The ability to isolate what you are working on makes maintenance worlds easier. The advantage is very similar to object oriented over procedural.
Actually, I think the real difference is that Apple already did it well. Now that they have brand recognition, they can slowly throw in extra things and people will view them as improvements, instead of the clutter it would look like if it were a new, unheard of product.
I don't know if anyone else remembers this, but back around like 1994-95 or so, when Power Rangers was still fairly new, one of their Zords was named Tor (I was about 9 at the time, and my dad told me it was named after some mountain). It was this huge turtle robot that could carry the other Zords when they were injured.
I had the toy of it (actually I still do, it's in my closet), and it had these two little buttons on its back, and when you pushed them, they made growling noises (since turtles are known for their constant growling).
I think THAT should've won a product of the year award as well.
Wow, didn't realize people on here were so intent on putting down people for bad geography skills. I'll be sure to keep that one in mind, thanks a lot guys.
This is a good business method, I hope we see others mimic it. Perhaps Microsoft will comply and remove all security holes from their operating system, then require the exploiters to revise their viruses and reapply for infecting.
I'm noticing a scary trend in Slashdot (or maybe in humanity in general). Put the word "breast" in an uninteresting poll, and it wins overwhelmingly. Put the words "teenage girl" in an uninteresting story, and it gets over two comments per minute.
Imagine how well a product would sell if it used teenage girls and breasts in it's advertisements.
Slashdot Mirror
Yes, some AJAX is certainly "flaky". Definitely not all of it is though. The AJAX that Google uses for Google Docs certainly isn't.
In reading this story, all I could think about is that their status as "uncontacted" is kind of a catch-22.
In today's world, even in Peru/Brazil, you have to try REALLY HARD to stay "uncontacted", actively avoiding any contact. Hard enough that, as a tribe, you probably wouldn't expend the resources to do it unless you felt like you had a really good reason to.
Which begs the question: what is their reason? Are they just really paranoid? Or is it something akin to The Village (SPOILERS AHEAD)---
---and the tribe "elders" really know exactly what's going on out there and really want everyone to stay away from it all?
The link brings you to an entire OS written in assembly, and is being actively developed. It was intended to disprove it.
Actually, they were at the career fair of my school (UMass Amherst) last week.
"It sets the standard for future Mars mission simulations." The fact that it says "for future Mars mission simulations" instead of just "for Mars missions" shows how far away we really are.
Very cool and original idea... but I definitely wouldn't use it over passwords on anything important.
As someone who has spent an equal amount of time designing with and without CSS, I can say that CSS makes things infinitely better and easier, once you stop fighting it. Take a few weeks to really learn it inside and out, and learn good CSS practices, and you'll never look back.
As any Word(tm) user knows, page layout and text formatting should be done Visually.
Unfortunately, every WYSIWYG editor produces absolute crap for code. I agree that it would be wonderful if you could just edit a page visually and have the results be just what you wanted, but once you get out of your program's design view and into your web browser, everything looks completely wrong (and if it doesn't look wrong in your web browser, it probably looks wrong in everyone else's).
One final thing; if you're a programmer (and it sounds like you are), you should recognize one of the largest advantages to CSS over tables: separation of presentation from content. The ability to isolate what you are working on makes maintenance worlds easier. The advantage is very similar to object oriented over procedural.
There are way too many jokes to make about reaching the "point of no return" while being in a "black hole" to choose just one.
At first glance, I thought I went to marijuana.com by accident :( what a letdown
...the 'New Standard Keyboard' designed by John Parkinson...
:(
That's a really bad last name for a keyboard designer
Actually, I think the real difference is that Apple already did it well. Now that they have brand recognition, they can slowly throw in extra things and people will view them as improvements, instead of the clutter it would look like if it were a new, unheard of product.
My 2GB black nano however, shows scratches more visibly. But it doesn't worry me because I also have a black shiny clock
Am I the only one who misread that last part at first?
I don't know if anyone else remembers this, but back around like 1994-95 or so, when Power Rangers was still fairly new, one of their Zords was named Tor (I was about 9 at the time, and my dad told me it was named after some mountain). It was this huge turtle robot that could carry the other Zords when they were injured. I had the toy of it (actually I still do, it's in my closet), and it had these two little buttons on its back, and when you pushed them, they made growling noises (since turtles are known for their constant growling). I think THAT should've won a product of the year award as well.
At least he's persistant... most people would just switch e-mail addresses.
I wonder if eating it will let me spit bouncing fireballs?
Wow, didn't realize people on here were so intent on putting down people for bad geography skills. I'll be sure to keep that one in mind, thanks a lot guys.
You mean Kazakhstan is a real place?? I thought it was just a country they made up for Borat in Da Ali G show. This isn't even a joke, I'm serious.
...or else they meant Red Sox instead of Yankees. I mean, the keys are right next to each other.
Security? Why?
This is a good business method, I hope we see others mimic it. Perhaps Microsoft will comply and remove all security holes from their operating system, then require the exploiters to revise their viruses and reapply for infecting.
I'm noticing a scary trend in Slashdot (or maybe in humanity in general). Put the word "breast" in an uninteresting poll, and it wins overwhelmingly. Put the words "teenage girl" in an uninteresting story, and it gets over two comments per minute. Imagine how well a product would sell if it used teenage girls and breasts in it's advertisements.
Cool, I want one! It's about time for an upgrade anyways.
"sceptical" and "skeptical" are both correct; "sceptical" is a variant of "skeptical" according to dictionary.com
North Korea stole it.