What's the difference between pointing my DNS to your server and copying your entire web site onto my web server? The second is clearly a trademark and copyright violation, so why isn't the first?
Thus, for example, the wheelchair-accessible portion of the upstairs bar, just in case someone has one of those new magic wheelchairs that can climb a flight of stairs.
Wheelchairs that can climb stairs do exist. Not that that makes the requirement any less silly, of course.
Other than that, recent changes in how pages are built make everything seem a lot smoother and faster. I forget what they called the one fix... it had a funny description, but the upshot was that you can now click on things on an "outgoing" page if your new page hasn't loaded yet. For us impatient browsers who give up on crappy-loading sites, that one was a real breakthrough!
That was probably bug 76495, "We tear down the world before having anything to replace it with."
Unfortunately, bug 78680, "if a page is loading but paint-suppressed, can't interact with old page," hasn't been fixed. So while you can see the old page for a longer time as the new page starts to load, you can't necessarily click on other parts of the old page.
So I guess we should say "top, which is known to mislead users without shame". A user interface bug is still a bug.
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For most software, x.0 releases are the most unstable versions. Is there a reason for open-source software to use a different version numbering scheme?
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Or, if you still want to be able to launch Navigator quickly, just run mozilla.exe -mail.
We estimate that 90% of the web's script work with Konqueror
I went to a Konq IRC channel a few weeks ago to find someone to test how many of my bookmarklets worked in the browser, I don't run KDE. They said that while some of the complex CSS/DOM bookmarklets like "named anchors" worked, many of the simpler bookmarklets (especially the search bookmarklets) didn't work. Since I don't have access to Konq I wasn't able to figure out what part of the other bookmarklets it didn't like.
If someone could test the bookmarklets on Konq and tell me which work, that would be helpful. If someone could figure out why the ones that don't work don't work, that would be even more helpful:)
This does bring up the always intriguing argument about what actually defines intelligence. Currently, one of my favorite definitions is "The ability to relate two unrelated thoughts/items/etc.".
I can pick two words at random from the dictionary and form a sentence using those words might. Does that count? (How about "the ability to relate two seemingly unrelated thoughts/items/etc. in a useful way"?)
By the way, I think this definition is better suited for "creativity" than for "intelligence".
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That page explains why you can't solve the balancing problem just by putting the thrust at the top, but it doesn't explain why you can't apply the same solution (fins) used to stabalize rockets where the thrust is at the bottom. Is there a reason that fins wouldn't work for hanging rockets?
Send them money even if they don't ask for it through PayPal, Ecount, or Yahoo PayDirect. If you use my <plug>tip bookmarklet</plug>, you can send money to the owner of a website with a few clicks and just typing a password. (The bookmarklet only works with Yahoo PayDirect, since the other services don't provide a URL template to send money to a specified e-mail address).
Does this law require government agencies to release all software they use as free software to the general public, or does it only require that the government has the ability to distribute software it uses? Does it require the government to release all changes they make to existing free software programs?
I wouldn't be worried about the safety, as long as there's no chance of the intensity of the laser increasing suddenly.
I'd be more worried about the beam suddenly stopping, and focusing on one spot on the retina for too long. It seems like that could happen more easily than a sudden increase in intensity.
Combined with face-recognition software, this technology might be a great way to work around face blindness. My life would be a lot easier if people's names would hover over their heads:)
Acutally, I liked the idea Neal Stephenson used in Snow Crash: use the laser to rear-project onto translucent goggles the user's wearing. The indirection would keep the user safer from a system malfunction.
Yes, but will it keep me safe from bitmap viruses?
Why would Amazon use a micropayment system? Their primary business is selling merchandise.
My guess it that they figured they would have an advantage in the donation market because of their brand recognition and because of their "one-click" patent. When I made a compared various donation services last month, one of the things I noticed was that Amazon was the only one that used persistent login cookies (ie, didn't require the user to enter his/her password on each visit). Several other sites (PayPal and PayDirect) used persistent username cookies but session-only login cookies. I'd be interested to know if some of those other services had full login cookies before Amazon entered the financial market, or if they've always used username-only cookies (for security reasons).
I guess the only solution to this problem is the kind of 'tipping' like Mandrake is trying to install in their Mandrakeexpert. If I'm really happy about a site, I wouldn't mind paying a small amount of money (say 2 $), after downloading/reading advice/... if I could do it on an easy way. Something like a central organisation (with a very secure system) that would provide such a service to websites would be ideal. If a site is usefull for you can just 'tip' the webmaster. BTW: Rick: you have a great site, I own you a lot more than 2 $ (problem: I live in Belgium, hard to make donations...)
I think you can send tips using any credit card or debit card (at least through PayDirect), but to recieve a tip you need a US-based credit card or debit card. I'm not sure what US-based means, but I think it's possible to get a US-based credit card in Europe. If you happen to know please tell me:)
you might say violence is bad, but it is like saying that anger is bad or fear is bad.
There's a difference: violence always hurts other people; anger and fear (without action) can at most hurt only the person feeling those emotions, and usually help the person feeling those emotions (at least evolutionarily).
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What's the difference between pointing my DNS to your server and copying your entire web site onto my web server? The second is clearly a trademark and copyright violation, so why isn't the first?
Thus, for example, the wheelchair-accessible portion of the upstairs bar, just in case someone has one of those new magic wheelchairs that can climb a flight of stairs.
Wheelchairs that can climb stairs do exist. Not that that makes the requirement any less silly, of course.
Other than that, recent changes in how pages are built make everything seem a lot smoother and faster. I forget what they called the one fix... it had a funny description, but the upshot was that you can now click on things on an "outgoing" page if your new page hasn't loaded yet. For us impatient browsers who give up on crappy-loading sites, that one was a real breakthrough!
That was probably bug 76495, "We tear down the world before having anything to replace it with."
Unfortunately, bug 78680, "if a page is loading but paint-suppressed, can't interact with old page," hasn't been fixed. So while you can see the old page for a longer time as the new page starts to load, you can't necessarily click on other parts of the old page.
And I must say I'm not that keen on rebooting just too check my accounts
At least it's not a site you have to check every five minutes.
So I guess we should say "top, which is known to mislead users without shame". A user interface bug is still a bug.
For most software, x.0 releases are the most unstable versions. Is there a reason for open-source software to use a different version numbering scheme?
Or, if you still want to be able to launch Navigator quickly, just run mozilla.exe -mail.
We estimate that 90% of the web's script work with Konqueror
:)
I went to a Konq IRC channel a few weeks ago to find someone to test how many of my bookmarklets worked in the browser, I don't run KDE. They said that while some of the complex CSS/DOM bookmarklets like "named anchors" worked, many of the simpler bookmarklets (especially the search bookmarklets) didn't work. Since I don't have access to Konq I wasn't able to figure out what part of the other bookmarklets it didn't like.
If someone could test the bookmarklets on Konq and tell me which work, that would be helpful. If someone could figure out why the ones that don't work don't work, that would be even more helpful
This does bring up the always intriguing argument about what actually defines intelligence. Currently, one of my favorite definitions is "The ability to relate two unrelated thoughts/items/etc.".
I can pick two words at random from the dictionary and form a sentence using those words might. Does that count? (How about "the ability to relate two seemingly unrelated thoughts/items/etc. in a useful way"?)
By the way, I think this definition is better suited for "creativity" than for "intelligence".
That page explains why you can't solve the balancing problem just by putting the thrust at the top, but it doesn't explain why you can't apply the same solution (fins) used to stabalize rockets where the thrust is at the bottom. Is there a reason that fins wouldn't work for hanging rockets?
only the girls (if there were any) will be able to pass this on
I'd hope that if they've already been born, at least someone knows whether any of them were girls.
Send them money even if they don't ask for it through PayPal, Ecount, or Yahoo PayDirect. If you use my <plug>tip bookmarklet</plug>, you can send money to the owner of a website with a few clicks and just typing a password. (The bookmarklet only works with Yahoo PayDirect, since the other services don't provide a URL template to send money to a specified e-mail address).
Nothing has changed on this since the secure shell working group was founded in 1997 or so.
Except for the spelling in slashdot headlines.
Does this law require government agencies to release all software they use as free software to the general public, or does it only require that the government has the ability to distribute software it uses? Does it require the government to release all changes they make to existing free software programs?
I wouldn't be worried about the safety, as long as there's no chance of the intensity of the laser increasing suddenly.
I'd be more worried about the beam suddenly stopping, and focusing on one spot on the retina for too long. It seems like that could happen more easily than a sudden increase in intensity.
But gcc prints out a warning when I try to convert from signed to unsigned!
Otherwise people around you will know that you've been surfing porn by the way you're frantically swatting the air in front of you.
Combined with face-recognition software, this technology might be a great way to work around face blindness. My life would be a lot easier if people's names would hover over their heads :)
Acutally, I liked the idea Neal Stephenson used in Snow Crash: use the laser to rear-project onto translucent goggles the user's wearing. The indirection would keep the user safer from a system malfunction.
Yes, but will it keep me safe from bitmap viruses?
Did you have to report the guy in Indonesia to their authorities, or do the banks handle that?
some of which are publicly traded (check NASDAQ NOOF, owner of pussy.com and tits.com, or PRVT).
Is that an abbreviation of "private" or "pervert"?
ranging from $100,000 high-concept films with plots to those featuring "wall-to-wall" intercourse with little or no dialogue.
Didn't the word "intercourse" mean "dialogue" at some point in the past?
Why would Amazon use a micropayment system? Their primary business is selling merchandise.
My guess it that they figured they would have an advantage in the donation market because of their brand recognition and because of their "one-click" patent. When I made a compared various donation services last month, one of the things I noticed was that Amazon was the only one that used persistent login cookies (ie, didn't require the user to enter his/her password on each visit). Several other sites (PayPal and PayDirect) used persistent username cookies but session-only login cookies. I'd be interested to know if some of those other services had full login cookies before Amazon entered the financial market, or if they've always used username-only cookies (for security reasons).
I guess the only solution to this problem is the kind of 'tipping' like Mandrake is trying to install in their Mandrakeexpert. If I'm really happy about a site, I wouldn't mind paying a small amount of money (say 2 $), after downloading/reading advice/... if I could do it on an easy way. Something like a central organisation (with a very secure system) that would provide such a service to websites would be ideal. If a site is usefull for you can just 'tip' the webmaster. BTW: Rick: you have a great site, I own you a lot more than 2 $ (problem: I live in Belgium, hard to make donations...)
:)
I think you can send tips using any credit card or debit card (at least through PayDirect), but to recieve a tip you need a US-based credit card or debit card. I'm not sure what US-based means, but I think it's possible to get a US-based credit card in Europe. If you happen to know please tell me
you might say violence is bad, but it is like saying that anger is bad or fear is bad.
There's a difference: violence always hurts other people; anger and fear (without action) can at most hurt only the person feeling those emotions, and usually help the person feeling those emotions (at least evolutionarily).