I bet you'd only take Flash over Silverlight because that's what you already know. If you had any real programming skills and knowledge, you'd know why Silverlight is better.
And why is proprietary Adobe technology considered more "free" than proprietary Microsoft technology?
Because recently Adobe released the SWF specs, no strings attached. Now anyone can make their own flash player (AND composer) alternative. That doesn't make Adobe any less evil, but at least we'll know for certain that it's not illegal to make your own flash player.
If you're paranoid like me, you'd install flashblock, adblock plus AND noscript.
This combination not only saves you from clickjacking sites, but you're also allowed to choose which plugins and domains you want to load. Additionally, websites load much faster (due to no ads and/or flash) and youtube videos don't play automatically. Of course, this can be tuned to your preferences.
Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness, earthquakes, and volcanos! The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifices, debians and redhats living together! Mass hysteria!
So it makes me wonder, now that these things exist, sites that carry series that have little to no commercial value, what point is there to 100+ channels?
I believe autorun.inf files should be used only for convenience when installing software from CD's. That's what they were made for.
But an autorun.inf from a read-write medium!? You're 100% right - it's an extremely stupid idea. And it's annoying since my own USB files get infected once in a while. I have to delete the autorun.inf and whatever.exe sneaked in whenever I open it in my Linux box.
Most of us nerds are terribly low regarding competition to get females. However, we are more apt at improving society as a whole (or gaining power from society a-la-Billy-Gates).
So what if... mankind has evolved to develop a classes system - you know, like ants, bees and other social insects?
We have the kings and queens (leaders, apt for government) We have soldiers - very strong and apt for defending us against other dangerous species (even ourselves). Nerds go here, in the "research and development" class. Let's call ourselves the "pathfinders". We also have workers. Not very intelligent people, but who can provide goods for everyone. Let's call them "sheeple".
Together, we fight as a whole, for the survival of the species.
Of course, this isn't a valid scientific theory. Just a thought.
Then it's either a bunch of FUD or a giant step backward. Thirty years ago, the word was that they could resolve two golf balls on the ground if they were separated by the width of one golf ball.
I wouldn't call it FUD. F is for fear, and if it's a giant step backward, fear doesn't apply here. So you can call it just "UD":)
Almost everyone forgets a Web site password once in a while. When you do, you click on the familiar "Forgot your password?" link and, after entering your pet's name, identifying your high school mascot or answering some other seemingly obscure questions, you can get back into your account.
But there's a problem: A criminal can do that, too. With the help of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, personal trivia is getting less obscure all the time. Youâ(TM)d be surprised how easily someone can uncover Fido's name or your alma mater with a little creative searching.
Some security researchers are beginning to sound the alarm about "password resetting" tools, suggesting they could be the weakest link in Web security.
What makes me laugh is that the first public victim of this "weakest link" is the candidate to the VicePresidency of the United States.
In any case, I completely distrust those websites which don't let me choose my own personalized security question.
i.e.
"Under the abandoned mines of the ancient dwarfs, which precautions would you take before finding the tomb?" And my personal reply would be, "do not wake up the trolls".
I think what Obama really radiates is a non black-and-white worldview.
I'm sorry.. but if anything, because of his twenty years of absorbing Black Liberation Theology at his church, a black or white view is all you can see with him.
Interesting that you mention that. Many years ago, there was a black guy who grew up in an extremist Islamic group, and was fighting against white domination. The leader of the group said segregation was the only choice, because white people were of the devil. One day, this disciple was in a car, and some white guy who was in a nearby car congratulated him and told him to keep fighting against racism. That made him understand that the people in his group were too hard-headed. Eventually, he left the group. His name was Malcolm X.
The lesson? Even if you grow up in a really extremist group, if you open yourself to common sense, you'll end up helping a lot of people. And I'd rather have someone with common sense - even if he absorbed 20 years of Black Liberation Theology, than a "conservative Christian" who supported sending troops to Iraq.
IIRC, a lot of hobbyist developers are moving from C++ to C# (example: CDBurnerXP). Apparently the.NET platform is really popular in Windows. Most devs I've talked to in real life know much more about.NET than about Java.
So what happens when there's a new Killer app for Windows that requires.NET? Think about it, what if suddenly Adobe said all its products required Microsoft.NET 2.0?.NET is not the "embrace" part of moving from Linux. For starters, it's a Microsoft Technology. Nothing to embrace here.
I'd think more of.NET as "yet another Microsoft product to keep making the Windows platform more interesting". The problem is that it's a DEVELOPMENT product and developers start using it. I see.NET as a danger because it keeps being a moving target. AND it's developed at Microsoft's whims.
Strategically speaking,.NET is a very powerful weapon against non-Windows Operating Systems. Why? Because it's a PLATFORM. Not only we have to target Microsoft Windows, we also have to target Microsoft.NET if we want to keep Windows users happy.
The biggest trick is the one that Obama is pulling. The one that makes us all think that he is somehow a better choice because he appears smarter, cooler, and more articulate than McCain.
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I bet you'd only take Flash over Silverlight because that's what you already know. If you had any real programming skills and knowledge, you'd know why Silverlight is better.
And why is proprietary Adobe technology considered more "free" than proprietary Microsoft technology?
Because recently Adobe released the SWF specs, no strings attached. Now anyone can make their own flash player (AND composer) alternative. That doesn't make Adobe any less evil, but at least we'll know for certain that it's not illegal to make your own flash player.
If you're paranoid like me, you'd install flashblock, adblock plus AND noscript.
This combination not only saves you from clickjacking sites, but you're also allowed to choose which plugins and domains you want to load. Additionally, websites load much faster (due to no ads and/or flash) and youtube videos don't play automatically. Of course, this can be tuned to your preferences.
This reminds me of a Ghostbusters quote:
Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!
Forty years of darkness, earthquakes, and volcanos!
The dead rising from the grave!
Human sacrifices, debians and redhats living together! Mass hysteria!
Kill yourself.
bash: kill: yourself: arguments must be process or job IDs
So it makes me wonder, now that these things exist, sites that carry series that have little to no commercial value, what point is there to 100+ channels?
Merchandising, of course!
So, this means I won't have to pirate the videos to watch my favorite shows?
Think again.
"This video is not available in your country."
Oh well, at least I know a site that DOES let me play the videos in my country - and without ads.
"Print your own Tux figure!" :D
I believe autorun.inf files should be used only for convenience when installing software from CD's. That's what they were made for.
But an autorun.inf from a read-write medium!? You're 100% right - it's an extremely stupid idea. And it's annoying since my own USB files get infected once in a while. I have to delete the autorun.inf and whatever .exe sneaked in whenever I open it in my Linux box.
Average amount of hours wasted reading Slashdot at work in a year : 5,000,000
Realizing that you've trashed your life: Priceless!
I find uniqueness to be very cute and sexy on women. Big noses and glasses in particular ;)
I prefer big glasses and cat ears. Nyaaaaaaa! =^_^=
Companies are represented by avatars which live a virtual life
Hello, I'm a Mac.
Just when I finished downloading 2008.1!
Actually, I have this theory:
Most of us nerds are terribly low regarding competition to get females. However, we are more apt at improving society as a whole (or gaining power from society a-la-Billy-Gates).
So what if... mankind has evolved to develop a classes system - you know, like ants, bees and other social insects?
We have the kings and queens (leaders, apt for government)
We have soldiers - very strong and apt for defending us against other dangerous species (even ourselves).
Nerds go here, in the "research and development" class. Let's call ourselves the "pathfinders".
We also have workers. Not very intelligent people, but who can provide goods for everyone. Let's call them "sheeple".
Together, we fight as a whole, for the survival of the species.
Of course, this isn't a valid scientific theory. Just a thought.
Then it's either a bunch of FUD or a giant step backward. Thirty years ago, the word was that they could resolve two golf balls on the ground if they were separated by the width of one golf ball.
I wouldn't call it FUD. F is for fear, and if it's a giant step backward, fear doesn't apply here. So you can call it just "UD" :)
He's ****, Jim
There. Fixed that for you.
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2008/08/almost-everyone.html
Almost everyone forgets a Web site password once in a while. When you do, you click on the familiar "Forgot your password?" link and, after entering your pet's name, identifying your high school mascot or answering some other seemingly obscure questions, you can get back into your account.
But there's a problem: A criminal can do that, too. With the help of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, personal trivia is getting less obscure all the time. Youâ(TM)d be surprised how easily someone can uncover Fido's name or your alma mater with a little creative searching.
Some security researchers are beginning to sound the alarm about "password resetting" tools, suggesting they could be the weakest link in Web security.
What makes me laugh is that the first public victim of this "weakest link" is the candidate to the VicePresidency of the United States.
In any case, I completely distrust those websites which don't let me choose my own personalized security question.
i.e.
"Under the abandoned mines of the ancient dwarfs, which precautions would you take before finding the tomb?"
And my personal reply would be, "do not wake up the trolls".
Do Obama and the Democrats deserve a lift in the polls...
Perhaps the best use for such a measure here on Slashdot would be preventing posting from another story! ;-)
I think what Obama really radiates is a non black-and-white worldview.
I'm sorry.. but if anything, because of his twenty years of absorbing Black Liberation Theology at his church, a black or white view is all you can see with him.
Interesting that you mention that. Many years ago, there was a black guy who grew up in an extremist Islamic group, and was fighting against white domination. The leader of the group said segregation was the only choice, because white people were of the devil.
One day, this disciple was in a car, and some white guy who was in a nearby car congratulated him and told him to keep fighting against racism. That made him understand that the people in his group were too hard-headed. Eventually, he left the group. His name was Malcolm X.
The lesson? Even if you grow up in a really extremist group, if you open yourself to common sense, you'll end up helping a lot of people. And I'd rather have someone with common sense - even if he absorbed 20 years of Black Liberation Theology, than a "conservative Christian" who supported sending troops to Iraq.
mods would have more free time. Oh, wait...
For me, the Castlevania games (especially Symphony of the Night) are excellent at combining background art, character design and background music.
Example: SOTN library stage. Here's a fan playing "Dance of Pales" on his synth.
What can I say? With Castlevania, the music becomes part of the game and contributes to the suspension of disbelief.
C# is an iso standard language, which puts it in the same league as C/C++.....
...and OOXML.
IIRC, a lot of hobbyist developers are moving from C++ to C# (example: CDBurnerXP). Apparently the .NET platform is really popular in Windows. Most devs I've talked to in real life know much more about .NET than about Java.
So what happens when there's a new Killer app for Windows that requires .NET? Think about it, what if suddenly Adobe said all its products required Microsoft .NET 2.0? .NET is not the "embrace" part of moving from Linux. For starters, it's a Microsoft Technology. Nothing to embrace here.
I'd think more of .NET as "yet another Microsoft product to keep making the Windows platform more interesting". The problem is that it's a DEVELOPMENT product and developers start using it. I see .NET as a danger because it keeps being a moving target. AND it's developed at Microsoft's whims.
Strategically speaking, .NET is a very powerful weapon against non-Windows Operating Systems. Why? Because it's a PLATFORM. Not only we have to target Microsoft Windows, we also have to target Microsoft .NET if we want to keep Windows users happy.
The biggest trick is the one that Obama is pulling. The one that makes us all think that he is somehow a better choice because he appears smarter, cooler, and more articulate than McCain.
Oh, you mean COMMON SENSE?
Naquadah
GNU is 24 years old, preceding Linux by 7 years.
This makes me think of GNU as some kind of Frankenstein monster.
And now, Igorrrr... let's put the brrrrain into my arrrtificial GNUuu. Inserrrrt the penguin brrrrain!
- Yesh, Doctor Shtallman.