THus it's the only one that doesn't need to poll the hell out of your computer... Pinky, are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Narf, I think so Brain, but where are we going to get enough punchcard ballot machines for all the voters in Florida by midnight November 1st?
Firefox is one; if you must have IE (or perhaps use it as a backup only), put it in High security mode - or even better, go through the security settings with a finetoothed comb. Use proxies to block known advertisers (doubleclick, tribal, etc) and as you run into spyware, figure out what domain it came from and block that, too.
My recommendation is that you keep IE around for those sites that need it, but have a name-'n'-shame system - say, post records for how often people use IE as opposed to Firefox (or Opera or whatever) - to discourage it's use.
This may or may not be relevant, based on the type of software involved. However, I have written some software that is of interest to schools (mostly high schools, but middle schools and universities might also be interested), and I decided to skip e-commerce, building a website, etc. Instead, I am contacting local schools directly and asking if they're interested. My target audience (school boards and principals) are highly networked, so I expect the word of mouth factor to be high.
So you may not want to fsck around with e-commerce.
XP is not the whole story, though. In my company (and, separately, in LUGs I've belonged to that were programming-heavy), I've always preferred to skip having an office, but to use a laptop in the lobby (this was a small company in an apartment-type building, so "lobby" was more like "lunchroom" or "conference room"). That way, if I needed quiet, I just used headphones (with or without music), and otherwise, I had a constant stream of people to interact with. It was a good bonding experience for those of us who worked that way, and we were more likely to bounce ideas off each other because we didn't have to pick up the phone or walk to another office to do so.
However, in XP, there's too much group work - and, if it's not set up just right, there can be pressure (on your own, you might write shitty code and then clean it up. Conversely, there's less pressure to hurry, so you can take your time and think rather than worry, "what is the dude behind me thinking about how slow I'm going"). Granted, XP is good - but human beings need solitary time, too, in order to be productive.
I have had similar experiences with major surgery at 3, 5, and 8 years of age, as well as minor surgery at 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13. Thank $DEITY for Gameboy/$CONSOLE_OF_CHOICE and thank $DEITY for 24/7 cartoons on Cartoon Network (that was before Adult Swim, which was good 'cuz I was too young to appreciate it - but I wish CN had been around for my earlier surgeries).
They don't have to be saddled with as much of the "it's evil!" baggage (it's still out there, but weakened as the geek have inherited the earth)
My problem is that it's still counterculture, so the one local group in my area is largely the assholes who can't find friends elsewhere. Not just the anti-social and the nerds, but the assholes. Argh.
They're fair, too - they softball both sides (remember when the RNC coordinater for the southeast US was on, and the only thing that came close to a zinger was, "that means Florida, right?" or sth. like that?).
CSI is rather deus ex machina. It uses real buzzwords/terminology (AFAIK; I'm not a forensics expert), but it might as well be made up, since they don't give any real info about it (how it works; how it's used, etc).
Discover and the History Channel have the same problem - they both focus now on a topic that could've been interesting for a few shows, but not for a whole channel. For Discover, it's cars and motorcycles. For the History Channel, it's Hitler/WW II/American Nazi Party.
As another person said, get influential people to use it. Or do as Switzerland does: make sure that everyone uses your services, so no one wants to destroy them.
To leave something, just shoot it out of a projectile launcher (or just drop it) as you're heading away from Mars. It's momentum will even speed you up! Much harder would be landing and getting something off of Mars.
I've seen this reference a lot, but I haven't had a chance to watch the 2nd or 3rd debates yet (I have 'em taped, tho), and I assume that's what it's from. Can someone explain it to me?
some stem cells could still be harvested, but again, I'm a layman and I just know what I hear in the media.
You can. But it's essentially the same as adult stem cells - i.e., partially differentiated.
No hard feelings. And, no, I'm not voting for Kerry, although I would if I were eligible to vote in this election.
Dammit, forgot the other thing I was gonna say
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Don't forget, the gyroscope-stabilization tech used in the Segway was originally developed for the iBot, an electric wheelchair. The iBot is nice because it raises you to a height where you're at eye level (trust me, you don't miss it 'till it's gone) and is able to climb stairs and curbs. The downside? It costs around $30,000 - and, as I mentioned in the parent, getting a car that it (or any other wheelchair) can be loaded in without help in is incredibly expensive.
I think this is a good thing; some people lose mobility because they're not so immobile that they couldn't use something like this, but they are either too proud/vain/in denial/whatever to use a traditional wheelchair/electric scooter (of the disabled variety), or they can't afford the lifestyle (Buy a scooter? How are you going to get it in your car to get to work, or the grocery store or whatever). A car with a wheelchair lift costs $45,000+, but it's much easier to put a Segway in a non-adapted car.
Nope, it's me buying Lawbot 1.2 for $50 at CrapUSA vs. Corporation XYZ with their customized version of Lawbot 1.2++ with EXTRA OBFUSCATION! that they bought for $50*10^6 (since they'll be suing tons of people, they can afford to splurge).
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I know a lot of ... peach-beards, if you will, that don't really like p2p (against the author's will) either. Don't lump us all together.
THus it's the only one that doesn't need to poll the hell out of your computer ... Pinky, are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Narf, I think so Brain, but where are we going to get enough punchcard ballot machines for all the voters in Florida by midnight November 1st?
Here's a screenshot from my Win2k box - I'll get one from my FC2 box when I get home.
Was that iff intentional? Meaning "iff" (if and only if) as opposed to standard if.
Queer enough,even slashdot doesnt render properly in FF.
I keep hearing this, but I've only seen it once. And I'm always using FF.
Firefox is one; if you must have IE (or perhaps use it as a backup only), put it in High security mode - or even better, go through the security settings with a finetoothed comb. Use proxies to block known advertisers (doubleclick, tribal, etc) and as you run into spyware, figure out what domain it came from and block that, too.
My recommendation is that you keep IE around for those sites that need it, but have a name-'n'-shame system - say, post records for how often people use IE as opposed to Firefox (or Opera or whatever) - to discourage it's use.
This may or may not be relevant, based on the type of software involved. However, I have written some software that is of interest to schools (mostly high schools, but middle schools and universities might also be interested), and I decided to skip e-commerce, building a website, etc. Instead, I am contacting local schools directly and asking if they're interested. My target audience (school boards and principals) are highly networked, so I expect the word of mouth factor to be high.
So you may not want to fsck around with e-commerce.
XP is not the whole story, though. In my company (and, separately, in LUGs I've belonged to that were programming-heavy), I've always preferred to skip having an office, but to use a laptop in the lobby (this was a small company in an apartment-type building, so "lobby" was more like "lunchroom" or "conference room"). That way, if I needed quiet, I just used headphones (with or without music), and otherwise, I had a constant stream of people to interact with. It was a good bonding experience for those of us who worked that way, and we were more likely to bounce ideas off each other because we didn't have to pick up the phone or walk to another office to do so.
However, in XP, there's too much group work - and, if it's not set up just right, there can be pressure (on your own, you might write shitty code and then clean it up. Conversely, there's less pressure to hurry, so you can take your time and think rather than worry, "what is the dude behind me thinking about how slow I'm going"). Granted, XP is good - but human beings need solitary time, too, in order to be productive.
I have had similar experiences with major surgery at 3, 5, and 8 years of age, as well as minor surgery at 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13. Thank $DEITY for Gameboy/$CONSOLE_OF_CHOICE and thank $DEITY for 24/7 cartoons on Cartoon Network (that was before Adult Swim, which was good 'cuz I was too young to appreciate it - but I wish CN had been around for my earlier surgeries).
This allows for someone with an account to send email from their own server, or for a company to use multiple servers. So it's better this way.
Dear god, please tell me this was a joke ... Yahoo is the one setting up this DomainKeys system!
They don't have to be saddled with as much of the "it's evil!" baggage (it's still out there, but weakened as the geek have inherited the earth)
My problem is that it's still counterculture, so the one local group in my area is largely the assholes who can't find friends elsewhere. Not just the anti-social and the nerds, but the assholes. Argh.
They're fair, too - they softball both sides (remember when the RNC coordinater for the southeast US was on, and the only thing that came close to a zinger was, "that means Florida, right?" or sth. like that?).
CSI is rather deus ex machina. It uses real buzzwords/terminology (AFAIK; I'm not a forensics expert), but it might as well be made up, since they don't give any real info about it (how it works; how it's used, etc).
Discover and the History Channel have the same problem - they both focus now on a topic that could've been interesting for a few shows, but not for a whole channel. For Discover, it's cars and motorcycles. For the History Channel, it's Hitler/WW II/American Nazi Party.
As another person said, get influential people to use it. Or do as Switzerland does: make sure that everyone uses your services, so no one wants to destroy them.
It's Fogg. Geez, kids these days are pratically illiterate.
To leave something, just shoot it out of a projectile launcher (or just drop it) as you're heading away from Mars. It's momentum will even speed you up! Much harder would be landing and getting something off of Mars.
I've seen this reference a lot, but I haven't had a chance to watch the 2nd or 3rd debates yet (I have 'em taped, tho), and I assume that's what it's from. Can someone explain it to me?
Some software packages I've installed (courier for one, IIRC) won't let you configure or compile them unless you're *not* root.
Fair enough; how about a truce?
Sounds good.
some stem cells could still be harvested, but again, I'm a layman and I just know what I hear in the media.
You can. But it's essentially the same as adult stem cells - i.e., partially differentiated.
No hard feelings. And, no, I'm not voting for Kerry, although I would if I were eligible to vote in this election.
Don't forget, the gyroscope-stabilization tech used in the Segway was originally developed for the iBot, an electric wheelchair. The iBot is nice because it raises you to a height where you're at eye level (trust me, you don't miss it 'till it's gone) and is able to climb stairs and curbs. The downside? It costs around $30,000 - and, as I mentioned in the parent, getting a car that it (or any other wheelchair) can be loaded in without help in is incredibly expensive.
I think this is a good thing; some people lose mobility because they're not so immobile that they couldn't use something like this, but they are either too proud/vain/in denial/whatever to use a traditional wheelchair/electric scooter (of the disabled variety), or they can't afford the lifestyle (Buy a scooter? How are you going to get it in your car to get to work, or the grocery store or whatever). A car with a wheelchair lift costs $45,000+, but it's much easier to put a Segway in a non-adapted car.
Yeah, but y'know why the Yankees (and in your scenario, Astros) always win? "'Cuz everybody's too busy looking at the stripes."
Nope, it's me buying Lawbot 1.2 for $50 at CrapUSA vs. Corporation XYZ with their customized version of Lawbot 1.2++ with EXTRA OBFUSCATION! that they bought for $50*10^6 (since they'll be suing tons of people, they can afford to splurge).
Just like it is now.