Mind you, my primary form of contraception is never having sex. My wife hates to try (her idea of foreplay is, "I think I'm drunk enough. Go.") and I had to give up after years of nothing but bad sex followed by 30 minutes of her crying afterwards. I'm no good for entertainment, no good for reproduction. What good am I?
I don't want to post any more. I'm sad.
I wish this didn't make me laugh so hard. Now I feel bad. nah, no i don't.
This is firefox we're talking about. There will be an extension available within the first day to strip out those attributes. Or even more likely a built-in option to not acknowledge them.
Same here. I grew up in just about the smallest town you can imagine & have personally seen it happen.
Mine's actually quite a funny story. It was county fair time & some of the guys thought they'd be funny & tip the cows in the pen at the rodeo arena. 15-20 cows, one small pen, 2 drunk high school guys, and a crowd full of peer pressure. They did get a cow knocked over, but one guy barely made it out & the other came out with a broken foot & cracked rib. For some reason a little alcohol prevents one from realizing that cows may try to stampede when one of their brethern is attacked.
this may sound too simple, but if you've already found hotels that do it like you want, why not ask them? of course the front desk clerk won't know anything but they can direct you to the manager who can direct you to the IT guys. you'll probably get more info that way than a general request on slashdot.
yeah it sounds like we're in a very similar boat. i looked at ESC, but right now i'm being told to avoid QuickBooks because we're planning on going with something bigger like Great Plains.
Yeah, but unfortunately that's not always the case. For instance our current solution is a pretty nice program, but it has a horrible site that I would've passed off at first glance. And I would hate to put together an analysis of the best packages for us and then leave off programX that one of the bosses heard about somewhere.
I've recently been tasked by my supervisor to "Find and evaluate service dispatch software" for our small company of 40. After a few Google searches I got a list of over 150 software packages. Where do you even start with something like that? Is the appearance of their website enough to make the initial cut? How can one tell whether a great product has a poor site or a poor product has a great site?
and that's why the slashdot community is considered a joke by most professionals.
just because everyone would bash another company the same way doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. you're logic is akin to saying "billy did it, so it's ok if i do it"
I would've made the same reply about smart.com; give them a few months & let's see what they produce. however I will say that purely based on track records I'm more willing to give google a break than microsoft. not that google's above reproach, but they have earned at least some leeway.
give it a few months. google has showed in the past that they rarely do something for no reason. i'm willing to at least give them the benefit of the doubt that they have something bigger planned down the road and that this is just an intro.
Think about your audience. A few of these kids will really want to learn programming, but most are just wanting something cool that shows quick results. I think PHP would be a great idea. It's quick, easy, & a very forgiving language. Plus they get to develop programs that will have real-life value that they can continue to modify & use after the assignment is turned in.
Sure you could try something like Pascal that better teaches programming, but that's just going to make your enrollment decline more quickly.
"When the White House bans a good portion of the indie press, ones that like to ask tough questions, from the Press Corp (or whatever it's called), in favor of major networks that tow the party line, we all howl bloody murder about the injustice of it all."
we do? i'm sure a few people do, but seriously does that even compare to the outcry against Google?
"Cnet is singling out Google for something that can be done on any search engine."
That's a great point. I don't think I've seen anyone else bring that up.
Mod Parent Up!
On the other part, I'm not sure Google's response is really that arrogant. Perhaps somewhat, but not as much as everyone's making it sound. Seriously how important is CNet? If it was a major network or/. that would be one thing, but who seriously cares about CNet?
here's a rule of thumb, read the article before you post dumbass. it was a sarcastic joke. & shame on the ignorant mods that can't figure that out either.
I honestly can't figure out why everyone is so upset about this. CNet's article was below the belt. Whether they had that right or not isn't the issue. Google didn't say they shouldn't have written it, but rather that they have to deal with the consequences. Reporters get thrown out of press conferences all the time for being obnoxious & no one complains. Why is it different because it's Google? Personally I applaud Google for having the fortitude to blow off CNet. It's that 'we-don't-need-you' attitude that we've all always loved about Google in the first place.
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Mind you, my primary form of contraception is never having sex. My wife hates to try (her idea of foreplay is, "I think I'm drunk enough. Go.") and I had to give up after years of nothing but bad sex followed by 30 minutes of her crying afterwards. I'm no good for entertainment, no good for reproduction. What good am I?
I don't want to post any more. I'm sad.
I wish this didn't make me laugh so hard. Now I feel bad. nah, no i don't.
you forgot to include your address.....
oops, forgot this part:
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I don't believe. The Bush administration had to have some sort spies left in there. Probably left over from daddy's term.
This is firefox we're talking about. There will be an extension available within the first day to strip out those attributes. Or even more likely a built-in option to not acknowledge them.
Just put a tag at the bottom of your site that says Best Viewed in English Language. ;-)
heh, 1300
Same here. I grew up in just about the smallest town you can imagine & have personally seen it happen.
Mine's actually quite a funny story. It was county fair time & some of the guys thought they'd be funny & tip the cows in the pen at the rodeo arena. 15-20 cows, one small pen, 2 drunk high school guys, and a crowd full of peer pressure. They did get a cow knocked over, but one guy barely made it out & the other came out with a broken foot & cracked rib. For some reason a little alcohol prevents one from realizing that cows may try to stampede when one of their brethern is attacked.
this may sound too simple, but if you've already found hotels that do it like you want, why not ask them? of course the front desk clerk won't know anything but they can direct you to the manager who can direct you to the IT guys. you'll probably get more info that way than a general request on slashdot.
"I am realizing that I have reached maximum capacity in terms of what can go in my pants pockets."
sound like a personal problem to me.
i have no problem with it
lol, thanks for the laugh. i actually chuckled at that.
"These volcanos are great for tourism... "
New Orleans was great for tourism too. Maybe we should build a city on top of this bulge.
LOL. if i had mod points, you'd definitely get them. i have to admit that i had to read it twice to get it though.
yeah it sounds like we're in a very similar boat. i looked at ESC, but right now i'm being told to avoid QuickBooks because we're planning on going with something bigger like Great Plains.
Yeah, but unfortunately that's not always the case. For instance our current solution is a pretty nice program, but it has a horrible site that I would've passed off at first glance. And I would hate to put together an analysis of the best packages for us and then leave off programX that one of the bosses heard about somewhere.
I've recently been tasked by my supervisor to "Find and evaluate service dispatch software" for our small company of 40. After a few Google searches I got a list of over 150 software packages. Where do you even start with something like that? Is the appearance of their website enough to make the initial cut? How can one tell whether a great product has a poor site or a poor product has a great site?
and that's why the slashdot community is considered a joke by most professionals.
just because everyone would bash another company the same way doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. you're logic is akin to saying "billy did it, so it's ok if i do it"
I would've made the same reply about smart.com; give them a few months & let's see what they produce. however I will say that purely based on track records I'm more willing to give google a break than microsoft. not that google's above reproach, but they have earned at least some leeway.
give it a few months. google has showed in the past that they rarely do something for no reason. i'm willing to at least give them the benefit of the doubt that they have something bigger planned down the road and that this is just an intro.
Think about your audience. A few of these kids will really want to learn programming, but most are just wanting something cool that shows quick results. I think PHP would be a great idea. It's quick, easy, & a very forgiving language. Plus they get to develop programs that will have real-life value that they can continue to modify & use after the assignment is turned in.
Sure you could try something like Pascal that better teaches programming, but that's just going to make your enrollment decline more quickly.
"When the White House bans a good portion of the indie press, ones that like to ask tough questions, from the Press Corp (or whatever it's called), in favor of major networks that tow the party line, we all howl bloody murder about the injustice of it all."
we do? i'm sure a few people do, but seriously does that even compare to the outcry against Google?
You're missing his whole point though. The issue isn't what "can" be done, it's what "should" be done.
CNet at least flirted with if not crossed that line.
"Cnet is singling out Google for something that can be done on any search engine."
/. that would be one thing, but who seriously cares about CNet?
That's a great point. I don't think I've seen anyone else bring that up.
Mod Parent Up!
On the other part, I'm not sure Google's response is really that arrogant. Perhaps somewhat, but not as much as everyone's making it sound. Seriously how important is CNet? If it was a major network or
here's a rule of thumb, read the article before you post dumbass. it was a sarcastic joke. & shame on the ignorant mods that can't figure that out either.
I honestly can't figure out why everyone is so upset about this. CNet's article was below the belt. Whether they had that right or not isn't the issue. Google didn't say they shouldn't have written it, but rather that they have to deal with the consequences. Reporters get thrown out of press conferences all the time for being obnoxious & no one complains. Why is it different because it's Google? Personally I applaud Google for having the fortitude to blow off CNet. It's that 'we-don't-need-you' attitude that we've all always loved about Google in the first place.