Windows update stopped using the browser for updates in Vista - the website just directs you to the control panel.
That makes me wonder if Microsoft is preparing for a distribution model similar to Adept/Synaptic after all. Knowing Microsoft, though, they'd probably make it a subscription service, even for applications they didn't develop.
Even in XP, automatic updates happen without using the browser at all.
Right, I remember that... It was introduced as part of the Security Center app that came with SP2, right?
Agreed. Instead of bundling every browser, Microsoft should bundle no browser, and let the user decide which one they want to install as part of the install process. Since Windows Update requires a browser, I suggest a custom program that displays a list that the user can select from. Browser manufacturers would submit their browsers to be included in the list.
It would sort of end up working like Synaptic, aptitude, yum, etc. In fact, this should be done for media players and any other program that provides competition for Microsoft programs that come bundled with Windows. So, it would end up working exactly like Synaptic, et al., only the repos would be hosted by Microsoft.
Obviously Microsoft would (try to) place their products in more prominent locations in a system like this (sponsored/recommended programs), but if they enabled user feedback (via ratings and/or comments), I can't see how the EU could possibly have a problem with this.
So, in other words, it's not alive... yet. Isn't preventing a life from continuing to develop the same as ending it, albeit prematurely?
I'm not saying I disagree with you--I don't. However, I also don't advocate ignoring the fact that a blastocyst is a beginning stage of something that will soon be conscious.
But seriously, I might not agree with Mr. Warren's views and I might not be of the same faith as he, but you have to admit he gave a hell of a prayer.
I wouldn't know, I didn't listen to it. Why there were prayers during an official government service is something that is still puzzling me. Although Mr. Obama acknowledging non-believers in his speech was a very impressive consolation to me.
I used to be in the same boat as you, but then I started getting palpitations. I quit “cold turkey”, and started getting massive headaches. Pamabrom + paracetamol/acetaminophen (i.e. Pamprin Multi-Symptom, Pamprin Cramp, or Midol Teen Formula) reduced the headaches to a minor annoyance, and after a few days I was completely headache-free.
Now I'm practically caffeine-free, although I find that moderate amounts of caffeine (8 oz of Coke) now give me the jitters, whereas before large amounts of caffeine (20+ oz of Mountain Dew) just helped me choose to stay alert. I could've downed a whole liter of Mountain Dew and gone straight to bed without any problem before I quit. I don't think I could finish half a liter before shaking myself out of my chair now.
Yes, Pamprin and Midol are marketed as menstrual relief drugs, but they work wonders on headaches, too. (Stay away from Pamprin Max and Midol Menstrual Complete, though, because those contain caffeine!)
Do you have some sort of evidence to support the idea that people who drive while intoxicated are more likely to infringe copyrights than people who don't drive while intoxicated?
It's enforceable if they secede from the US. Honestly, if they are seriously considering passing this bill, I think they should be forcibly removed from it. Fuck South Carolina.
While I know this doesn't really mean a whole lot to many on Slashdot, I'm sure @BarackObama has a lot of followers that could have been duped by this.
The problem with treating men and women's chests as equal is that men don't have breasts.
I'm assuming you're male. (Being on Slashdot, that's a pretty safe assumption.)
When you look at your bare chest, there are these two dots. Sometimes they raise up into these little bumps. Yeah, those are nipples. The area of the chest around the nipples? Yeah... You got it. Them's be's breasts!
*GASP!!!*
I assume you're referring to mass. What about a flat-chested woman? Does she have an automatic exemption, in your opinion?
In this particular case, it means that, if I can't show my primary sexual characteristics, nor can a female. That means my groin has to be covered. For a female, it extends to the breasts as well.
As for posting the picture on the site - guess what, it is not required for your baby to survive to post a picture on the site. You are doing it for a personal reason.
How is this different from every other picture posted on Facebook?
Yup, I'm with you. In the end, breastfeeding in public isn't something I would really want to see, but whatever.
If you don't want to see it, then just don't look. Do you make a big fuss over topless men at the beach? No? Then why would you make a big fuss over a woman's (partially) exposed breast?
But posting pictures of yourself breastfeeding just seems like being deliberately provocative.
A picture of an infant eating is provocative? Here, you should get a rise *wink, nudge* out of this, then: http://images.google.com/images?q=children%20eating Seriously, though, what is with people like you? What is so evil about the female breast?
Former Journalspace employees should start a data hosting company for opportunities just like this. If they can lose data that we don't want lost, they should have no problem losing data that we do.
Have you ever peed on a tree or in the bushes? If so, you're a sex offender. When you were 18, did you have a boyfriend/girlfriend who was 16 or 17? If so, you're a sex offender.
Not to mention that in the years I administered a Domino server
Have you ever actually used Lotus Notes, or anything from Lotus for that matter? Let's just say I don't think they're going to be winning any UI design awards anytime soon.
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HACK THE PLANET!
Windows update stopped using the browser for updates in Vista - the website just directs you to the control panel.
That makes me wonder if Microsoft is preparing for a distribution model similar to Adept/Synaptic after all. Knowing Microsoft, though, they'd probably make it a subscription service, even for applications they didn't develop.
Even in XP, automatic updates happen without using the browser at all.
Right, I remember that... It was introduced as part of the Security Center app that came with SP2, right?
Note: I don't use Vista, so I was unaware that Windows Update became its own program instead of remaining as an Active X control.
Microsoft: Get on this!
Agreed. Instead of bundling every browser, Microsoft should bundle no browser, and let the user decide which one they want to install as part of the install process. Since Windows Update requires a browser, I suggest a custom program that displays a list that the user can select from. Browser manufacturers would submit their browsers to be included in the list.
It would sort of end up working like Synaptic, aptitude, yum, etc. In fact, this should be done for media players and any other program that provides competition for Microsoft programs that come bundled with Windows. So, it would end up working exactly like Synaptic, et al., only the repos would be hosted by Microsoft.
Obviously Microsoft would (try to) place their products in more prominent locations in a system like this (sponsored/recommended programs), but if they enabled user feedback (via ratings and/or comments), I can't see how the EU could possibly have a problem with this.
So, in other words, it's not alive... yet. Isn't preventing a life from continuing to develop the same as ending it, albeit prematurely?
I'm not saying I disagree with you--I don't. However, I also don't advocate ignoring the fact that a blastocyst is a beginning stage of something that will soon be conscious.
Great stuff here. Britannica is really making me want to visit their site over Wikipedia.
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Right in the middle of my breakfast. Thanks a lot!
But seriously, I might not agree with Mr. Warren's views and I might not be of the same faith as he, but you have to admit he gave a hell of a prayer.
I wouldn't know, I didn't listen to it. Why there were prayers during an official government service is something that is still puzzling me. Although Mr. Obama acknowledging non-believers in his speech was a very impressive consolation to me.
I used to be in the same boat as you, but then I started getting palpitations. I quit “cold turkey”, and started getting massive headaches. Pamabrom + paracetamol/acetaminophen (i.e. Pamprin Multi-Symptom, Pamprin Cramp, or Midol Teen Formula) reduced the headaches to a minor annoyance, and after a few days I was completely headache-free.
Now I'm practically caffeine-free, although I find that moderate amounts of caffeine (8 oz of Coke) now give me the jitters, whereas before large amounts of caffeine (20+ oz of Mountain Dew) just helped me choose to stay alert. I could've downed a whole liter of Mountain Dew and gone straight to bed without any problem before I quit. I don't think I could finish half a liter before shaking myself out of my chair now.
Yes, Pamprin and Midol are marketed as menstrual relief drugs, but they work wonders on headaches, too. (Stay away from Pamprin Max and Midol Menstrual Complete, though, because those contain caffeine!)
Do you have some sort of evidence to support the idea that people who drive while intoxicated are more likely to infringe copyrights than people who don't drive while intoxicated?
It's enforceable if they secede from the US. Honestly, if they are seriously considering passing this bill, I think they should be forcibly removed from it. Fuck South Carolina.
LHC Mobile?
or leave it.
I am intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
They really should implement SSL logins soon. It appears as though Barack Obama's Twitter account was recently somehow affected by this: http://flickr.com/photos/cparker15/3171416978/
While I know this doesn't really mean a whole lot to many on Slashdot, I'm sure @BarackObama has a lot of followers that could have been duped by this.
The problem with treating men and women's chests as equal is that men don't have breasts.
I'm assuming you're male. (Being on Slashdot, that's a pretty safe assumption.)
When you look at your bare chest, there are these two dots. Sometimes they raise up into these little bumps. Yeah, those are nipples. The area of the chest around the nipples? Yeah... You got it. Them's be's breasts!
*GASP!!!*
I assume you're referring to mass. What about a flat-chested woman? Does she have an automatic exemption, in your opinion?
In this particular case, it means that, if I can't show my primary sexual characteristics, nor can a female. That means my groin has to be covered. For a female, it extends to the breasts as well.
Why?
As for posting the picture on the site - guess what, it is not required for your baby to survive to post a picture on the site. You are doing it for a personal reason.
How is this different from every other picture posted on Facebook?
Yup, I'm with you. In the end, breastfeeding in public isn't something I would really want to see, but whatever.
If you don't want to see it, then just don't look. Do you make a big fuss over topless men at the beach? No? Then why would you make a big fuss over a woman's (partially) exposed breast?
But posting pictures of yourself breastfeeding just seems like being deliberately provocative.
A picture of an infant eating is provocative? Here, you should get a rise *wink, nudge* out of this, then: http://images.google.com/images?q=children%20eating Seriously, though, what is with people like you? What is so evil about the female breast?
Former Journalspace employees should start a data hosting company for opportunities just like this. If they can lose data that we don't want lost, they should have no problem losing data that we do.
Too early?
metal death machines
Just put these in a room with death metal machines. Problem solved.
I just convinced a coworker to install Firefox a couple days ago. I'm confident he'll be a convert before long.
Have you ever peed on a tree or in the bushes? If so, you're a sex offender. When you were 18, did you have a boyfriend/girlfriend who was 16 or 17? If so, you're a sex offender.
Get a clue.
OMG, argent was right! Your description sounds exactly like Lotus Quickr (a nightmare-inducing POS I hope to never have to deal with ever EVER again).
Have you ever actually used Lotus Notes, or anything from Lotus for that matter? Let's just say I don't think they're going to be winning any UI design awards anytime soon.