Actually, this could be a good idea for people who are afraid they are going to be taken hostage. If I had to go to Iraq, I wouldn't mind having a chip in me so I could get rescued if I were taken hostage.
Their IE6 review isn't loading for me. But I'd assume the date is somewhere in late-2001 or early 2002. A 2-year-old "4 star review" isn't impressive for a web browser.
...a lot of action movies just leave me empty these days. I liked Spiderman 1, but didn't think it was exceptional. Hellboy should have been called Dullboy. Hulk had some interesting ideas, but was too much of a head-trip for it's own good. Will check out Spidey 2, after another viewing of F911.
After two weeks of answering every telemarketing call and saying "Take me off your call list", my phone-spam decreased dramatically. Now that I have just a cell-phone, I *never* get that junk.
I've seen some of the things people are doing with HTML, CSS and JavaScript these days. We aren't that far from having powerful office tools that are used via a web browser. Heck, we may already be there.
But the story summary did imply that it is "humorous" that most techies (ok, ALL techies) complain that their salary is below average. My point was that it's mathematically possible for most people to be below average.
How often does this actually happen in real-world populations, rather than contrived examples?
Most of the time. Don't you think that in the real world, it's pretty rare that "mean = median"? A majority can be below average, and a majority can be above average.
If he was, he'd know that it's completely possible for most people at Lake Wobegone to be above (or below) average.
Consider an exam taken by 4 people. 3 people score a 10. 1 person scores a 2. That makes an average of 8 (10 + 10 + 10 + 2 = 32. 32/4 = 8). Most of the people scored above average.
There was a fundamental mistake made by Netscape management, twice, which cost us a release at the most inopportune time. I think we can attribute a great deal of our market share loss to this mistake that was pretty much based completely on lies from one executive, who has since left the company (and left very rich) and who was an impediment to everything that we did. He was an awful person, and it is completely on him that we missed a release. We had a "Netscape 5" that was within weeks of being ready to go, and this person said that we needed to ship something based on Gecko within 6 months instead. Every single engineer in the company told management "No, it will be two years at least before we ship something based on Gecko." Management agreed with the engineers in order to get 5.0 out.a
Three months later they came back and said "We've changed our mind, this other executive has convinced us, except now instead of six months, you need to do it in three months." Well, you can't put 50 pounds of [crap] in a ten pound bag, it took two years. And we didn't get out a 5.0, and that cost of us everything, it was the biggest mistake ever, and I put it all on the feet of this one individual, whom I will not name.
Aww, c'mon, who is it? You don't want us to accidentally hire him, do you?
But some sites REALLY require JavaScript. For example, in Hotmail (yes, another MS creation), none of the links are really links. They are JavaScript function calls, which in turn redirect to the page. I don't want to whore my website too much today, but I have a pic here. Hotmail is just one example. There are other sites that do this as well.
A web browser should NOT be tied into the OS core as IE is with Windows. A tiny speed gain (or any other reasons for that matter) is not worth all these security issues.
You know when you buy new italian salid dressing, and the oil and the spices are all separated in different layers? That is what good software architecture is supposed to look like.
Now, shake up the bottle. That is what Microsoft software looks like.
I haven't noticed the rendering problem in weeks. (The again, I haven't been visiting Slashdot as frequently as I used to). My understanding was that it had to do with bad HTML in some advertisements.
I can see the day when spyware makes the average PC so insecure that online banking and other institutions *require* users to boot from a secured distro.
Many banks and instituions require Internet Explorer because of it's "security". I'm pretty damn skeptical about how smart they'll be when requiring me to boot from a specific OS.
As noted elsewhere, you're wrong about the widgets, and you CAN cut and paste text (not images) from Flash unless they turn that off.
Well, I stand corrected (although I did qualify my original statement). My point is that there isn't much value in common widgets if the user can't recognize them across various apps. I don't see a Flash equivelant to the whole Web Standards/Usability movement in the HTML/CSS community.
Every single Flash app is re-inventing the wheel. Unlike HTML, there are no common Flash widgets (or at least none that I've seen in various places). The usability is shot to hell. Users can't apply their own styles. Can I even cut and paste text from a Flash app? Most don't let me.
Flash does have it's place. The Washington Post and NY Times often have nice Flash side-bars that can make an electoral map or poll results come alive. But in general, I don't think Flash enhances the web experience.
So the article is assuming people have internet connections in their home. If they don't, they're out of luck with Google. The library is open to everyone. (Perhaps they could use Google at the library, assuming it isn't censored).
I get the same thing whenever I bring in my Mazda for a checkup. The repairmen always beg me to fill out the corporate survey with all 10's. If it's not all 10's, they get in trouble or something. It's a good way to get great service;)
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Actually, this could be a good idea for people who are afraid they are going to be taken hostage. If I had to go to Iraq, I wouldn't mind having a chip in me so I could get rescued if I were taken hostage.
Their IE6 review isn't loading for me. But I'd assume the date is somewhere in late-2001 or early 2002. A 2-year-old "4 star review" isn't impressive for a web browser.
...a lot of action movies just leave me empty these days. I liked Spiderman 1, but didn't think it was exceptional. Hellboy should have been called Dullboy. Hulk had some interesting ideas, but was too much of a head-trip for it's own good. Will check out Spidey 2, after another viewing of F911.
After two weeks of answering every telemarketing call and saying "Take me off your call list", my phone-spam decreased dramatically. Now that I have just a cell-phone, I *never* get that junk.
I've seen some of the things people are doing with HTML, CSS and JavaScript these days. We aren't that far from having powerful office tools that are used via a web browser. Heck, we may already be there.
Everyone knows not to eat wheat 1.0, but wait for a later version.
You can eat Wheat 1.0, just as long as you eat the patch for dessert.
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Three men and a woman can't make a baby in 3 months.
Yes, but these days one man and one woman can make 7 babies in 9 months.
Yes, the word "all" is important. My mistake. But it is possible for the vast majority of people to be above average.
But the story summary did imply that it is "humorous" that most techies (ok, ALL techies) complain that their salary is below average. My point was that it's mathematically possible for most people to be below average.
How often does this actually happen in real-world populations, rather than contrived examples?
Most of the time. Don't you think that in the real world, it's pretty rare that "mean = median"? A majority can be below average, and a majority can be above average.
If he was, he'd know that it's completely possible for most people at Lake Wobegone to be above (or below) average.
Consider an exam taken by 4 people. 3 people score a 10. 1 person scores a 2. That makes an average of 8 (10 + 10 + 10 + 2 = 32. 32/4 = 8). Most of the people scored above average.
This is why Mean and Median are useful concepts.
There was a fundamental mistake made by Netscape management, twice, which cost us a release at the most inopportune time. I think we can attribute a great deal of our market share loss to this mistake that was pretty much based completely on lies from one executive, who has since left the company (and left very rich) and who was an impediment to everything that we did. He was an awful person, and it is completely on him that we missed a release. We had a "Netscape 5" that was within weeks of being ready to go, and this person said that we needed to ship something based on Gecko within 6 months instead. Every single engineer in the company told management "No, it will be two years at least before we ship something based on Gecko." Management agreed with the engineers in order to get 5.0 out.a
Three months later they came back and said "We've changed our mind, this other executive has convinced us, except now instead of six months, you need to do it in three months." Well, you can't put 50 pounds of [crap] in a ten pound bag, it took two years. And we didn't get out a 5.0, and that cost of us everything, it was the biggest mistake ever, and I put it all on the feet of this one individual, whom I will not name.
Aww, c'mon, who is it? You don't want us to accidentally hire him, do you?
But some sites REALLY require JavaScript. For example, in Hotmail (yes, another MS creation), none of the links are really links. They are JavaScript function calls, which in turn redirect to the page. I don't want to whore my website too much today, but I have a pic here. Hotmail is just one example. There are other sites that do this as well.
A web browser should NOT be tied into the OS core as IE is with Windows. A tiny speed gain (or any other reasons for that matter) is not worth all these security issues.
You know when you buy new italian salid dressing, and the oil and the spices are all separated in different layers? That is what good software architecture is supposed to look like.
Now, shake up the bottle. That is what Microsoft software looks like.
Unfortuneately, some businesses restrict what software the employees can install on their computer. I've written about such an experience here.
I haven't noticed the rendering problem in weeks. (The again, I haven't been visiting Slashdot as frequently as I used to). My understanding was that it had to do with bad HTML in some advertisements.
Put the watch on your other hand!
Better yet, put watches on both hands and have a threesome!
This invention will revolutionize the use of pornography. Think about it.
I can see the day when spyware makes the average PC so insecure that online banking and other institutions *require* users to boot from a secured distro.
Many banks and instituions require Internet Explorer because of it's "security". I'm pretty damn skeptical about how smart they'll be when requiring me to boot from a specific OS.
It's going to make such a rad videogame.
As noted elsewhere, you're wrong about the widgets, and you CAN cut and paste text (not images) from Flash unless they turn that off.
Well, I stand corrected (although I did qualify my original statement). My point is that there isn't much value in common widgets if the user can't recognize them across various apps. I don't see a Flash equivelant to the whole Web Standards/Usability movement in the HTML/CSS community.
Every single Flash app is re-inventing the wheel. Unlike HTML, there are no common Flash widgets (or at least none that I've seen in various places). The usability is shot to hell. Users can't apply their own styles. Can I even cut and paste text from a Flash app? Most don't let me.
Flash does have it's place. The Washington Post and NY Times often have nice Flash side-bars that can make an electoral map or poll results come alive. But in general, I don't think Flash enhances the web experience.
So the article is assuming people have internet connections in their home. If they don't, they're out of luck with Google. The library is open to everyone. (Perhaps they could use Google at the library, assuming it isn't censored).
I get the same thing whenever I bring in my Mazda for a checkup. The repairmen always beg me to fill out the corporate survey with all 10's. If it's not all 10's, they get in trouble or something. It's a good way to get great service ;)