.. that all those obnoxious web developers who make their sites IE only "because it's got 99% of the market" will have to stop telling us to "just use IE" and learn to develop standards compliant websites?
I'd like to mention that if it escapes, aside from (as others mentioned) contributing to global warming, it has the far more immediate consequence of burning and killing everything living thing it touches when it's concentrated in those densities.
More than a third of the 493 PC users surveyed by the nonprofit National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) said they had a greater chance of winning the lottery or being struck by lightning than of being hit by malicious code.
There are references being made variously to the nanotubes being comprised of graphite and carbon. I don't know how carbon would survive a fall from space, but graphite is used frequently in the shells of nuclear reactors since it doesn't burn at subnuclear temperatures.
62,000 miles? But the Earth's atmosphere only extends for about 620 miles. The article does not mention why the figure 62,000 is significant. Does anyone have any insight into this, or is this some sort of horrible typo?
Working in the internet marketing industry (not spam) I can tell you that Boca Raton in particular has a reputation for being host to some extra-shady operations.
When it comes time to show numbers to investors, all their lovey-dovey altruistic bullshit will be forgotten.
Yes, but Google's investors have no voting rights, so what do they care? They're going to do what brings them the most money, and so far that's been by being lovey-dovey and altruistic.
It's not that it's merely a program that comes with the operating system -- it's that it's a part of the operating system itself. It's not like other applications that can be removed and disentangled from the user's computer. IE loads so fast because parts of it are always loaded into the desktop environment.
In my opinion this is evil and monopolistic in the strictest fashion, and I don't think anyone can argue that it's not anticompetetive.
Anyone else notice that if you go to windowsupdate to download SP2, and you're using a browser that works / doesn't have gaping security holes (read: FireFox) you get the following message:
You need to be running a version of Internet Explorer 5 or higher in order to use Windows Update.
As if downloading a file were something that only IE is capable of.
... I started to feel like the good old days of the internet.
Remember when the internet was full of freedom?
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Service, support, advertising, publicity, and brand-name recognition, for starters. By giving away software for free you are reducing one of the biggest barriers to entry in your market. Those who charge money for a similar product cannot compete, except by their own brand recognition and goodwill. By making a product that is sufficiently well-known you make a name for yourself which supports your business in other regards: winning development contracts, consultation, and hits to your web-site, which can be monetized with internet advertising for what can sometimes be surprisingly lucrative sums. Noone would use Internet Explorer if they had to pay a fee to go download and use the newest version each year.
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"Nothing else in the world
not all the armies
powerful as an idea whose time
has come."
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.. that all those obnoxious web developers who make their sites IE only "because it's got 99% of the market" will have to stop telling us to "just use IE" and learn to develop standards compliant websites?
No, they'll find other excuses.
... paging Dr. Nick ...
Dr. Nick was educated in California, I believe.
Did anyone else notice that the acronym for this technology is "SPUD Methodology"?
I'd like to mention that if it escapes, aside from (as others mentioned) contributing to global warming, it has the far more immediate consequence of burning and killing everything living thing it touches when it's concentrated in those densities.
Overuse of acronyms degrade language, you know.
You mean "OADL, you know."
That way you'll only have to cut your eating-out for 40 years.
This is why all those high-tech gadgets of the world of tomorrow in classic Sci Fi had "manual override"s.
There's actually going to be a company called "Virgin Galactic" in my lifetime.
More than a third of the 493 PC users surveyed by the nonprofit National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) said they had a greater chance of winning the lottery or being struck by lightning than of being hit by malicious code.
Time to go buy a ticket...
Here's the forecast.
http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-64e93d3216-c45c985 d5a-c8ec08d0bf
There are references being made variously to the nanotubes being comprised of graphite and carbon. I don't know how carbon would survive a fall from space, but graphite is used frequently in the shells of nuclear reactors since it doesn't burn at subnuclear temperatures.
62,000 miles? But the Earth's atmosphere only extends for about 620 miles. The article does not mention why the figure 62,000 is significant. Does anyone have any insight into this, or is this some sort of horrible typo?
Working in the internet marketing industry (not spam) I can tell you that Boca Raton in particular has a reputation for being host to some extra-shady operations.
You meant to say:
"I for one welcome our new robotic Saviors."
When it comes time to show numbers to investors, all their lovey-dovey altruistic bullshit will be forgotten.
Yes, but Google's investors have no voting rights, so what do they care? They're going to do what brings them the most money, and so far that's been by being lovey-dovey and altruistic.
Karma.
Please visit http://www.house.gov/ and bring this to the attention of your local representative!
It's not that it's merely a program that comes with the operating system -- it's that it's a part of the operating system itself. It's not like other applications that can be removed and disentangled from the user's computer. IE loads so fast because parts of it are always loaded into the desktop environment.
In my opinion this is evil and monopolistic in the strictest fashion, and I don't think anyone can argue that it's not anticompetetive.
Anyone else notice that if you go to windowsupdate to download SP2, and you're using a browser that works / doesn't have gaping security holes (read: FireFox) you get the following message:
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You need to be running a version of Internet Explorer 5 or higher in order to use Windows Update.
As if downloading a file were something that only IE is capable of.
Check it out: http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/thanks.a
Actually, that would be 11.826 GB/decade, at 300 baud. So you'd be able to transfer 1.1826 GB/year, or 1 GB in just 331.402 days!
Porn dealers aren't known for their fidelity.
... I started to feel like the good old days of the internet.
Remember when the internet was full of freedom?
Service, support, advertising, publicity, and brand-name recognition, for starters. By giving away software for free you are reducing one of the biggest barriers to entry in your market. Those who charge money for a similar product cannot compete, except by their own brand recognition and goodwill. By making a product that is sufficiently well-known you make a name for yourself which supports your business in other regards: winning development contracts, consultation, and hits to your web-site, which can be monetized with internet advertising for what can sometimes be surprisingly lucrative sums. Noone would use Internet Explorer if they had to pay a fee to go download and use the newest version each year.