YOU the/. community are one of most technically-able groups of users on the internet. Therefore, instead of whining about a FREE service that you no longer enjoy, why not group together and build something better? If it's better than/. (not hard...) then your user base will come. A handful of you could throw up a simple blogging system in a few hours, whilst you work on something permanent...
So instead of bitching about it to corporate owners who do not care, get off your arses and build something better.
http://altslashdot.org/ seems to be offline at the time of writing - a good effort but when I did look at it yesterday it seems to be 90% ideas, and sod all development. The best sites on the net, didn't spring into life fully formed, they evolved. The important thing is to just get something up and working as fast as possible.
(Why am I not joining the effort? I'm a Windows guy, my linux foo is simply not good enough else I would.)
I *hate* JQuery, I also *hate* that every time I ask the internet for how to do X in JavaScript, 95% of search results are actually JQuery examples.
I'm not a pro site builder, I do little projects for fun, I DO NOT need jQuery. It seems to me that so many script-kiddies who have actually NO IDEA how to write JavaScript, bolt-on JQuery by default and then live inside the $ class, using unaltered code lumps ripped from the aforementioned search results.
Until JQuery is merged with the core JavaScript library on most browsers (which is kinda pointless seeing as it's just JavaScript anyway), It CANNOT be considered a 'core' language and is still very much an 'extension' which may or may not be supported in browsers going forward.
I tried that - then discovered that MS Exchange* will NOT do ActiveSync properly to some devices unless the cert is proper trusted one.
Bloody annoying.
If the world wants https-everywhere, then a) free trusted signed certs must be available for everyone (like StartSSL offers, but with wildcard certs as well), and b) the ability to attach different certs to virtual hosts on the SAME ip must be enabled (IIS on Windows can't do this - can Apache/non-MS-Webservers do it?)
(*And no, I wont swap to a Linux/SendMail/Whatever solution, as I'm a professional MS consultant, so have to eat my own dog food)
Because that's a good way to 'force' your ISP to re-allocate you a new IP immediately. Not that I agree with the practice as it's clearly not working in this case.
...code compatible with the most incompatible OS currently available
Also the most widely used on the desktop, which makes your argument invalid.
Unlike Linux, Windows enjoys (typically) a compile once, run anywhere model. Hence the desire from Windows users to obtain pre-compiled binaries - why should I waste time compiling source into the same binary that countless other Windows users have already got?
I want to enjoy using my platform of choice, not waste endless hours watching packages download, and compilers run.
Why is all the good stuff already modded 5, when I have mod points?
This. Pretty much why I don't use my Mod points when I get them any more. I'm a daily/. reader, but even then, everything worth modding is already modded:( It's like the system hands out mod points to EVERYONE all on the SAME day, about ONCE a WEEK...
But: 1. What if the block filter is also blocking the IP address? 2. What if the block filter is scanning the HTTP 1.1 request header that will contain the line 'host: <blocked-domain>' ?
for your concept, I believe it's quite simple to configure a linux distro to be a DHCP server for your network that also does DNS and performs it's own querying of the DNS root servers, so your concept is totally doable technically, i'm just not sure how it well it would work in reality...
I won't say I'm sorry, as I don't know you, but thanks for sharing; There's so much shit on the Internet not worth reading these days, it's nice sometimes to find something so real and emotive.
I'm pretty sure, that outside of the US, Joe Public doesn't even know WWVB exists, which is a shame as a single standard global time signal (back in the day) would have been kinda cool.
Here in the UK we have something similar (even runs on the same frequency):
Technet has not been about the help pages for years - Technet was about providing legal software with keys for evaluation for as long as you kept your Technet sub going.
As other posters have said, 90-180 days is not enough to learn/evaluate platforms. I for one would not have learnt anything useful for Exchange 2010 if I had it running in sandbox lab with no real email flowing through it - I use it as my home email server, for 5 accounts. I migrated my previous Exchange 2003 installation into it, an arduous task that took weeks to complete correctly and I learnt SO much in the process - that's not something a dry lab environment could have provided. (and for those that say I'm falling foul of the T&Cs, I'm not - I don't class my home environment as a 'Production system'.)
Losing Technet for me is a big loss - my alternatives are MSDN (too expensive for non-contractor who likes to dabble/upskill), or the MS Partner programme (also fairly expensive and maybe not available to individuals). I might just say f*ck it, and migrate over to non MS software over the next few years, turning my back on 20+ years as an MS whore.
I think MS have lost the plot recently, and seem to be doing their best to alienate all their current userbase and developerbase.
My MAIN Machine (I use many, but the one that I sit in front of most), is a P4 3Ghz running XP SP3.
I code in.NET (2.0), I surf the web, I do email, I make ugly websites, and I play old games. I also intermittently play World of Warcraft on medium settings.
It does me. Every time it gets a bit slow I'll whine for a bit about getting an i5 or whatever, and then I just defrag the thing, and carry on...
I think support or no support, XP isn't going anywhere yet for a LOT of non-power users.
OK, as a HEAVY Quake 1 and Quake 2 player and modder back in the day, I can say that with those engines at least, what you are describing is what you get when the FOV value is set too high. By default in id games, it's 90. A LOT of serious gamers up that to 120 or higher (so they can see more). As a result the fish-eye effect is enhanced and objects are stretched at the edge of the screen, and compressed in the centre.
In almost ALL games, FOV is user definable. A little bit of research at the time would have solved your issue completely.
You do if you pay for it. Trust me on this, I've got 18+ years of blue chip financial IT experience to back this up. (My CV )
The proper support that Corporate IT get with MS is exactly the reason why Linux and Open Source/Free Office apps will never become de-facto on workplace desktops.
These days, all Corporate IT departments care about when choosing software from a new vendor, is how good the support is. If the support model isn't up to scratch then the tender will often go to an inferior solution that has better support (I've seen this way too many times...).
... when they could have 97% of the functionality with free software...
Hmm... Lets say a medium/large business has a major problem with a financial add-on for Excel - it's causing Excel to crash or simply output rubbish numbers. They can pay for MS support, who will investigate within a specified time frame depending on the severity of the problem, and if it IS a problem with Excel MS will roll a special hotfix just to fix it and give it to the affected company. If other businesses encounter the same problem, this hotfix will be available for them also.
You DO NOT get that level of app support with free software, so the assumption that businesses will switch away from paid-for formally supported software is ridiculous.
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I'm SO sick of this 'Fuck Beta' crap.
YOU the /. community are one of most technically-able groups of users on the internet. Therefore, instead of whining about a FREE service that you no longer enjoy, why not group together and build something better? If it's better than /. (not hard...) then your user base will come. A handful of you could throw up a simple blogging system in a few hours, whilst you work on something permanent...
So instead of bitching about it to corporate owners who do not care, get off your arses and build something better.
http://altslashdot.org/ seems to be offline at the time of writing - a good effort but when I did look at it yesterday it seems to be 90% ideas, and sod all development. The best sites on the net, didn't spring into life fully formed, they evolved. The important thing is to just get something up and working as fast as possible.
(Why am I not joining the effort? I'm a Windows guy, my linux foo is simply not good enough else I would.)
-Jar
Seriously, This.
I *hate* JQuery, I also *hate* that every time I ask the internet for how to do X in JavaScript, 95% of search results are actually JQuery examples.
I'm not a pro site builder, I do little projects for fun, I DO NOT need jQuery. It seems to me that so many script-kiddies who have actually NO IDEA how to write JavaScript, bolt-on JQuery by default and then live inside the $ class, using unaltered code lumps ripped from the aforementioned search results.
Until JQuery is merged with the core JavaScript library on most browsers (which is kinda pointless seeing as it's just JavaScript anyway), It CANNOT be considered a 'core' language and is still very much an 'extension' which may or may not be supported in browsers going forward.
Anyway, rant over... :)
-Jar
Aha thanks. Good reading on that link. I now understand much better what's going on.
Ignoring the '3 line' thing because that's just dumb, my vote for the most run piece of code on the planet right now would be:
DNS. Either the part that queries or the part that answers.
Think about how many times that's being called at this moment, globally.
(And yes, this Ask /. is the stupidest ever.)
Mind sharing which Honeywell it was that you bought?
I've recently swapped out an old rotary one for a DT90E, and I'm really not happy with it - it keeps flicking the boiler on/off too often :(
Thanks.
That would be this:
http://www.virtuix.com/
I've just scanned the CSV version - they all seem to be US users as well, either that or Snapchat has useless geographical data.
I tried that - then discovered that MS Exchange* will NOT do ActiveSync properly to some devices unless the cert is proper trusted one.
Bloody annoying.
If the world wants https-everywhere, then a) free trusted signed certs must be available for everyone (like StartSSL offers, but with wildcard certs as well), and b) the ability to attach different certs to virtual hosts on the SAME ip must be enabled (IIS on Windows can't do this - can Apache/non-MS-Webservers do it?)
(*And no, I wont swap to a Linux/SendMail/Whatever solution, as I'm a professional MS consultant, so have to eat my own dog food)
-Jar
Because that's a good way to 'force' your ISP to re-allocate you a new IP immediately. Not that I agree with the practice as it's clearly not working in this case.
-Jar
IIRC, the baddie starship in 'Into Darkness' *IS* a 'Dreadnought' class - so you may be right about that connection.
-Jar.
Also the most widely used on the desktop, which makes your argument invalid.
Unlike Linux, Windows enjoys (typically) a compile once, run anywhere model. Hence the desire from Windows users to obtain pre-compiled binaries - why should I waste time compiling source into the same binary that countless other Windows users have already got?
I want to enjoy using my platform of choice, not waste endless hours watching packages download, and compilers run.
-Jar
This. Pretty much why I don't use my Mod points when I get them any more. I'm a daily /. reader, but even then, everything worth modding is already modded :( It's like the system hands out mod points to EVERYONE all on the SAME day, about ONCE a WEEK...
-Jar
Your idea kinda works....
But:
1. What if the block filter is also blocking the IP address?
2. What if the block filter is scanning the HTTP 1.1 request header that will contain the line 'host: <blocked-domain>' ?
for your concept, I believe it's quite simple to configure a linux distro to be a DHCP server for your network that also does DNS and performs it's own querying of the DNS root servers, so your concept is totally doable technically, i'm just not sure how it well it would work in reality...
-Jar
Dude...
I just read this:
http://remembersue.tumblr.com/remember
Wow. :( Made me cry a little.
I won't say I'm sorry, as I don't know you, but thanks for sharing; There's so much shit on the Internet not worth reading these days, it's nice sometimes to find something so real and emotive.
-Jar
Really? - Something goes on with BES and the RIM service - coz when theres a RIM outage, BES based BBs can't get mail.
So the issue is with POP3, and not ActiveSync? Ahhh, that makes more sense then.
I've read all the comments on this thread (at time of posting) and this is the FIRST commenter that actually understands what the problem actually is.
For BB10 devices:
For nonBB10 devices with BES or BIS:
So, yes, if BB10s are sending email creds to RIM, then that's huge fuckup.
My guess is, someone forgot to comment out that lump of code when they switched to ActiveSync support.
-Jar
You sir, made me spew my morning tea. Well done :)
I'm pretty sure, that outside of the US, Joe Public doesn't even know WWVB exists, which is a shame as a single standard global time signal (back in the day) would have been kinda cool.
Here in the UK we have something similar (even runs on the same frequency):
http://www.npl.co.uk/science-technology/time-frequency/products-and-services/time/msf-radio-time-signal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_from_NPL
It's referred to as the 'Rugby clock'.
-Jar
You have no idea what you are talking about.
Technet has not been about the help pages for years - Technet was about providing legal software with keys for evaluation for as long as you kept your Technet sub going.
As other posters have said, 90-180 days is not enough to learn/evaluate platforms. I for one would not have learnt anything useful for Exchange 2010 if I had it running in sandbox lab with no real email flowing through it - I use it as my home email server, for 5 accounts. I migrated my previous Exchange 2003 installation into it, an arduous task that took weeks to complete correctly and I learnt SO much in the process - that's not something a dry lab environment could have provided. (and for those that say I'm falling foul of the T&Cs, I'm not - I don't class my home environment as a 'Production system'.)
Losing Technet for me is a big loss - my alternatives are MSDN (too expensive for non-contractor who likes to dabble/upskill), or the MS Partner programme (also fairly expensive and maybe not available to individuals). I might just say f*ck it, and migrate over to non MS software over the next few years, turning my back on 20+ years as an MS whore.
I think MS have lost the plot recently, and seem to be doing their best to alienate all their current userbase and developerbase.
-Jar
I can third this.
My MAIN Machine (I use many, but the one that I sit in front of most), is a P4 3Ghz running XP SP3.
I code in .NET (2.0), I surf the web, I do email, I make ugly websites, and I play old games. I also intermittently play World of Warcraft on medium settings.
It does me. Every time it gets a bit slow I'll whine for a bit about getting an i5 or whatever, and then I just defrag the thing, and carry on...
I think support or no support, XP isn't going anywhere yet for a LOT of non-power users.
OK, as a HEAVY Quake 1 and Quake 2 player and modder back in the day, I can say that with those engines at least, what you are describing is what you get when the FOV value is set too high. By default in id games, it's 90. A LOT of serious gamers up that to 120 or higher (so they can see more). As a result the fish-eye effect is enhanced and objects are stretched at the edge of the screen, and compressed in the centre.
In almost ALL games, FOV is user definable. A little bit of research at the time would have solved your issue completely.
-Jar
Except of course, you can't run two versions of IE on the same system* and FF is generally frowned upon in most Corporates.
*Without resorting to App-V or other Application Virtualisation wrappers.
-Jar
You do if you pay for it. Trust me on this, I've got 18+ years of blue chip financial IT experience to back this up.
(My CV )
The proper support that Corporate IT get with MS is exactly the reason why Linux and Open Source/Free Office apps will never become de-facto on workplace desktops.
These days, all Corporate IT departments care about when choosing software from a new vendor, is how good the support is. If the support model isn't up to scratch then the tender will often go to an inferior solution that has better support (I've seen this way too many times...).
-Jar
... when they could have 97% of the functionality with free software...
Hmm... Lets say a medium/large business has a major problem with a financial add-on for Excel - it's causing Excel to crash or simply output rubbish numbers. They can pay for MS support, who will investigate within a specified time frame depending on the severity of the problem, and if it IS a problem with Excel MS will roll a special hotfix just to fix it and give it to the affected company. If other businesses encounter the same problem, this hotfix will be available for them also.
You DO NOT get that level of app support with free software, so the assumption that businesses will switch away from paid-for formally supported software is ridiculous.
-Jar