I'd also love to know why they decided that the proper order for buttons is "No/Yes"
I really hope they implement some way to switch that... I come from Windows and this is the most irritating "feature" of GNOME. It's even more irritating if you have a dual boot, since you can't readapt your brain to get a specific order of clicking a dialog.
Sample chapter! :D
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And about progressive enhancement, with code like:
<p class="warning"> Be careful! </p>
instead of using font tags.
Finally, a book which tells you how to do it right from the beginning.
Re:This is good for everyone.
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Unfortunately, Javascripting with DOM is at least an order of magnitude slower than using the non-standard innerHTML approach.
That depends on the browser, but i think you're confused. I did NOT mean to replace InnerHTML with DOM. Instead, i talked about replacing stupid code like this:
Anyway, the book is NOT about AJAX and complicated intranet websites filled with gazillions of forms, but about basic scripting.
This is good for everyone.
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Finally the designer guys will be able to learn basic standards compliant js and stop using the prefabricated, outdated do-not-touch messy scripts that still deal with things like "if(document.all)".
When I started programming js, I didn't know where to look so i went for the javascript repositories and search for the script I wanted. If I had a book like this one, I would've written it myself.
And I'm sure that if designers want to delve into the source code, they'll prefer clean, well-intended code rather than the automated (eew) javascript generated by Macromedia^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HAdobe applications.
You see, after seeing all these riots I began to fear... what happens if all muslims are like the Wahabi? Sometimes I've even had the thought of WWIII beginning because of something like this. Specially after a) Iran enriching uranium, and b) Hamas getting elected.
How plausible this would be? I know not all muslims are like the Wahabi you speak of, but how permissive are all muslims with them as to let them riot without anybody punishing them?
Are my fears unfounded? Thank you. (Knowing this is offtopic, I wish you could at least mail me, my e-mail acct is in my profile)
When DRM/TCPA will take away freedom from the people, the people my realize the importance of freedom
Yeah, when it's too late to change things. You say piracy is illegal, but it all depends on what some bribed legislators state.
What will happen when it's used for censorship, i.e. a video of some military men beating up some guy? Oh, turns out that watching that video is illegal because some patriot act or something... and with Trusted computing, they can go and arrest you for treason.
Surely we don't think the US can become a totalitarian government, but that's what happens, people don't think somebody is possible, and they let it pass. Then they cry raising their hands to the sky, saying: "Why, what have we done to deserve this?".
Re:Castlevania, Prince of Persia
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Have you noticed how many patches and releases NWN has? eew.
Worse, with their stupid "copy protection" i have to insert the FREAKING CD to play! Then, I got stuck because now I don't know what to do, and there's nowhere (in the game, I mean) I can get hints from. I just have this "to do list" so generic it drives me mad. "Collect all the words of power". WTF? I know that, but where's the NEXT one dammit!
And why don't the companies release 2D games for the PC? And I mean those that keep selling in portables (that will become obsolete 2 years from now). The hardware can CERTAINLY handle a platformer and a mouse. What happened with the Indiana Jones Graphic adventures? With cool platformers as Flashback? Why isn't there a PC version of "Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow"? What about Lemmings?
So, wanna know why we don't buy PC games anymore? Because they STOPPED MAKING THEM, doh!
Is any of this theory really that groundbreaking? I like to think that all these concepts are self-obvious to anyone involved in the software industry
They may be self-obvious to anyone involved the software INDUSTRY, but what about those involved in Open Source development?
User: Why don't you make software X more user friendly? Programmer: If you want to change it, change it yourself! User: But I don't know Mega-ASPython#... Programmer: That's YOUR problem. User::-(
but most open source software *cough* GIMP *cough* is still in the "technocrat" era. They just don't care for the end user, they worship the product in itself.
Sad to say it, but successful open source products (OpenOffice, Firefox) are the exception, not the rule. And yes, I know what is being an open source developer.
I. Golden age: The technocrat era "We make stuff for ourselves, whee!"
Programmer has a technical need. Programmer creates product that fulfills the need. The other programmer is happy!
II. The early business era. "Holy crap, we can make money!"
Biz guy ($) notices that a customer has a non-technical need. A team of programmers is assembled to create a product. They produce a pile of poo* for the Customer. * the product is technically correct, but doesn't address non-technical issues.
III. The late business era.
"I guess we need some of that touchy feeling junk. Should be easy." A team of programmers and artists* come together to solve a customer need. * Folks who understand the emotional needs of the customer. These may be designers, subject matter experts, etc.
Pain! Artists are insane and programmers suck. Progress! Together they produce a better pile of poo* for the customer. * The product addresses some technical and some emotional needs. But it tends to be mangled in translation.
IV. The product design era. "The 'touchy-feeling junk' is the main reason why people are buying our swag!" A team of WISE programmers and artists (biz guy, designer, interaction dude, programmer) comes together to solve a customer need. 1: Adopt DESIGN TOOLS for software development. 2: Create a PRODUCTION PIPELINE for the whole team. 3: Work as a cross functional team to create an amazing* product. * The product addresses technical, economic and emotional needs. Wow!
Didn't the US publish a law that forbids companies from doing business in certain country which go against human rights?
perhaps they could make a law, with the restriction that commercial transactions would be finished as soon as the company in question helped the country go against human rights, or something...
Castlevania, Prince of Persia
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This is so true. I've managed to avoid Trevor Belmont's attacks (Castlevania: Curse of Darkness) just by reading his movements. When he unleashes the whip attack, I dodge, wait 1/10 of a second, then dodge again until he stops (don't do the double-dodge, there is an awful delay when you do the second dodge, and he'll get you there).
In most fighting games (if not all), the boss usually makes some move indicating what he's going to do. A good example is the final boss in Prince of Persia. When the boss moves his wings to grab a pillar and throw it at you, you should roll in the opposite direction.
So it's all about dodging... this is why defeating Julius (in Aria of Sorrow) was so difficult, he wasn't moving like a boss, but like a player. And even then you could decipher some of his moves , just by watching the color of the glow before he throws a subweapon at you.
Does anyone who has seen Animal Planet find a coincidence? When animals play they're training their survival skills. Children play with toys and learn about their environment. Humans are "social animals", so games which imply cooperation in a society are (inadvertedly) training people for today's jobs.
I keep hearing that this will make elections "more secure". If I'm smart enough to hack votes inside a machine, why would you assume that I'm not smart enough to spoof the paper trail?
Let me guess... thru the use of open source software for voting machines?
The point with paper trails is that they're permanent. Let me remind you that with the 1988 elections in Mexico, a "system crash" elliminated all evidence, and all of a sudden, the officialist party won the presidential elections. Many people wanted a recount of the PAPER BALLOTS, but they were burned.
I agree, use of electronic voting machines does make voting risky - but it's much more risky WITHOUT paper trails.
Even e-mail addresses that are NEVER published are prone to SPAM. Why? Because spammers (or harvesters) scan mail servers by bulk mailing (doh) addresses and collecting those that don't rebounce.
I've gotten mails that are completely blank. They have no message, ANYTHING. Why do you think a spammer would send those?
An approach I'd choose to solve SPAM is to ask for the message first, check if the user exists later. This way the mail server could do some filtering and post a "recipient not found" if it's spam.
I wonder if some brainwave sensors could help you release power blasts due to your use of "nen" (or other esoteric philosophy)... i.e. learning to achieve a certain neural state to gain power.
OTOH, i could see the warning on the packages:
WARNING! Prolonged use of the brainwave sensor may cause nausea, headaches and mild hallucinations. Discontinue use on the first symptoms of schizophrenia.
Slashdot Mirror
usually people read the dialog before blindly clicking it :-)
:-)
And the BOFH linux-zealot award goes to...
I'd also love to know why they decided that the proper order for buttons is "No/Yes"
I really hope they implement some way to switch that... I come from Windows and this is the most irritating "feature" of GNOME. It's even more irritating if you have a dual boot, since you can't readapt your brain to get a specific order of clicking a dialog.
http://domscripting.com/book/sample/
They talk about graceful degradation, using code like this:
<a href="http://www.example.com/"
onclick="popUp(this.href); return false;">Example</a>
And about progressive enhancement, with code like:
<p class="warning">
Be careful!
</p>
instead of using font tags.
Finally, a book which tells you how to do it right from the beginning.
That depends on the browser, but i think you're confused. I did NOT mean to replace InnerHTML with DOM. Instead, i talked about replacing stupid code like this:
with code like this:
Anyway, the book is NOT about AJAX and complicated intranet websites filled with gazillions of forms, but about basic scripting.
Finally the designer guys will be able to learn basic standards compliant js and stop using the prefabricated, outdated do-not-touch messy scripts that still deal with things like "if(document.all)".
:)
When I started programming js, I didn't know where to look so i went for the javascript repositories and search for the script I wanted. If I had a book like this one, I would've written it myself.
And I'm sure that if designers want to delve into the source code, they'll prefer clean, well-intended code rather than the automated (eew) javascript generated by Macromedia^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HAdobe applications.
Thumbs up
Shouldnt it be Moore's Theory, or Moore's Observation?
:)
Yeah, Moore or less
Crushed my little Nintendo-fanboy heart. How could they do this?
Well excuuuuuse me princess! ^_^
You see, after seeing all these riots I began to fear... what happens if all muslims are like the Wahabi? Sometimes I've even had the thought of WWIII beginning because of something like this. Specially after a) Iran enriching uranium, and b) Hamas getting elected.
How plausible this would be? I know not all muslims are like the Wahabi you speak of, but how permissive are all muslims with them as to let them riot without anybody punishing them?
Are my fears unfounded? Thank you.
(Knowing this is offtopic, I wish you could at least mail me, my e-mail acct is in my profile)
If they actually turn something in..
Then I wouldn't be surprised if the inventor begins with "Greetings, hoomans!"
When DRM/TCPA will take away freedom from the people, the people my realize the importance of freedom
Yeah, when it's too late to change things. You say piracy is illegal, but it all depends on what some bribed legislators state.
What will happen when it's used for censorship, i.e. a video of some military men beating up some guy? Oh, turns out that watching that video is illegal because some patriot act or something... and with Trusted computing, they can go and arrest you for treason.
Surely we don't think the US can become a totalitarian government, but that's what happens, people don't think somebody is possible, and they let it pass. Then they cry raising their hands to the sky, saying: "Why, what have we done to deserve this?".
(Admittedly, I haven't played the latest one...
:)
Google for it
Have you noticed how many patches and releases NWN has? eew.
Worse, with their stupid "copy protection" i have to insert the FREAKING CD to play!
Then, I got stuck because now I don't know what to do, and there's nowhere (in the game, I mean) I can get hints from. I just have this "to do list" so generic it drives me mad. "Collect all the words of power". WTF? I know that, but where's the NEXT one dammit!
And why don't the companies release 2D games for the PC? And I mean those that keep selling in portables (that will become obsolete 2 years from now). The hardware can CERTAINLY handle a platformer and a mouse.
What happened with the Indiana Jones Graphic adventures? With cool platformers as Flashback? Why isn't there a PC version of "Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow"? What about Lemmings?
So, wanna know why we don't buy PC games anymore? Because they STOPPED MAKING THEM, doh!
Is any of this theory really that groundbreaking? I like to think that all these concepts are self-obvious to anyone involved in the software industry
:-(
They may be self-obvious to anyone involved the software INDUSTRY, but what about those involved in Open Source development?
User: Why don't you make software X more user friendly?
Programmer: If you want to change it, change it yourself!
User: But I don't know Mega-ASPython#...
Programmer: That's YOUR problem.
User:
but most open source software *cough* GIMP *cough* is still in the "technocrat" era. They just don't care for the end user, they worship the product in itself.
Sad to say it, but successful open source products (OpenOffice, Firefox) are the exception, not the rule. And yes, I know what is being an open source developer.
I. Golden age: The technocrat era
"We make stuff for ourselves, whee!"
Programmer has a technical need.
Programmer creates product that fulfills the need. The other programmer is happy!
II. The early business era.
"Holy crap, we can make money!"
Biz guy ($) notices that a customer has a non-technical need.
A team of programmers is assembled to create a product.
They produce a pile of poo* for the Customer.
* the product is technically correct, but doesn't address non-technical issues.
III. The late business era.
"I guess we need some of that touchy feeling junk. Should be easy."
A team of programmers and artists* come together to solve a customer need.
* Folks who understand the emotional needs of the customer. These may be designers, subject matter experts, etc.
Pain! Artists are insane and programmers suck.
Progress! Together they produce a better pile of poo* for the customer.
* The product addresses some technical and some emotional needs. But it tends to be mangled in translation.
IV. The product design era.
"The 'touchy-feeling junk' is the main reason why people are buying our swag!"
A team of WISE programmers and artists (biz guy, designer, interaction dude, programmer) comes together to solve a customer need.
1: Adopt DESIGN TOOLS for software development.
2: Create a PRODUCTION PIPELINE for the whole team.
3: Work as a cross functional team to create an amazing* product.
* The product addresses technical, economic and emotional needs. Wow!
Momma told me software was created by Flying Spaghetti Monster...
Eeeew spaguetti code! >_<
Didn't the US publish a law that forbids companies from doing business in certain country which go against human rights?
perhaps they could make a law, with the restriction that commercial transactions would be finished as soon as the company in question helped the country go against human rights, or something...
This is so true. I've managed to avoid Trevor Belmont's attacks (Castlevania: Curse of Darkness) just by reading his movements. When he unleashes the whip attack, I dodge, wait 1/10 of a second, then dodge again until he stops (don't do the double-dodge, there is an awful delay when you do the second dodge, and he'll get you there).
In most fighting games (if not all), the boss usually makes some move indicating what he's going to do. A good example is the final boss in Prince of Persia. When the boss moves his wings to grab a pillar and throw it at you, you should roll in the opposite direction.
So it's all about dodging... this is why defeating Julius (in Aria of Sorrow) was so difficult, he wasn't moving like a boss, but like a player. And even then you could decipher some of his moves , just by watching the color of the glow before he throws a subweapon at you.
...that chair thowing does not become an olympic event *shudders*
Does anyone who has seen Animal Planet find a coincidence? When animals play they're training their survival skills. Children play with toys and learn about their environment. Humans are "social animals", so games which imply cooperation in a society are (inadvertedly) training people for today's jobs.
It's just that all of his articles are ridiculous these days...
:P
That's not true, a psychology professor told me!
I keep hearing that this will make elections "more secure". If I'm smart enough to hack votes inside a machine, why would you assume that I'm not smart enough to spoof the paper trail?
Let me guess... thru the use of open source software for voting machines?
The point with paper trails is that they're permanent. Let me remind you that with the 1988 elections in Mexico, a "system crash" elliminated all evidence, and all of a sudden, the officialist party won the presidential elections. Many people wanted a recount of the PAPER BALLOTS, but they were burned.
I agree, use of electronic voting machines does make voting risky - but it's much more risky WITHOUT paper trails.
FYI, Larry Ellison is the Oracle CEO. I'd mod parent insightful instead.
Even e-mail addresses that are NEVER published are prone to SPAM. Why? Because spammers (or harvesters) scan mail servers by bulk mailing (doh) addresses and collecting those that don't rebounce.
I've gotten mails that are completely blank. They have no message, ANYTHING. Why do you think a spammer would send those?
An approach I'd choose to solve SPAM is to ask for the message first, check if the user exists later. This way the mail server could do some filtering and post a "recipient not found" if it's spam.
OTOH, i could see the warning on the packages: