I don't consider that a Troll; I'm not confused or angered. These days a lot of the talk and news is about IE and Firefox, and I've heard more about them, the older Mozilla, Opera, and even Lynx more than Netscape these days (I have noticed a college counselor using NS though). As TFA says, Netscape (which the older Mozilla was based on) based the beta of NS 8 on Firefox--aside from added anti-phishing (which is big and necessary), it seems somewhat redundant now.
I think Netscape will be teh leading browser again though; version 8 just might do that, especially with their somewhat confusing "Internet Service" ads on TV at the same time.
SBC was one of the "Baby Bells" spun off from AT&T in 1984 for that same reason (because of AT&T's Bell System monopoly). I hope we do not revert to having one massive Bell conglomerate.
I meant definition 3. Granted that Kevin Rose didn't just change software but a whole board and architecture (and granted again that it was toward Windows from Mac and x86 from PPC/whatever Apple use now), but it's sad that hacker has such a negative stigma now; I'd love to be called one. (Definition 3 anyway.)
That said, the Pentagon (nevermind all the other buildings used by DoD/US) is a huge building to renovate IT-wise. 9/11 didn't help either (though some believe the attack on the defense nerve center was planned).
If you never posted this I would've never seen Looking Glass. I can imagine that hotness running smoothly on a Mac Mini too...after I drool over the OS X GUIs.
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I like how people have to change the classic first post when the story already says it runs Linux, but damn, yours is genius. It makes me actually want to get one of these hundred-buck thingies so I can check.
(TFA)
The low-cost computer will have a 14-inch color screen...
Isn't this a lot like retrofitting a rusted, worn-out '89 Ford Escort with front and side airbags, chrome wheels, and Corinthian leather seat covers? Pimp My Ride is fine for MTV but should not be practiced as US space policy.
The Shuttle has had its day. Stop sinking so many dollars into this antiquated, fragile, expensive money pit and design and build a space transportation system that belongs to this century, not the last.
Exactly. Much of what's going on now in the space program is said ride-pimping and self-maintenance (horrendously underfunded self-maintenance at that) Combine space travel with tax cuts and you'll see one of them just must go without perfect national conditions. Instead the U.S., like Microsoft, has lots of enemies worldwide, lots of security holes, and are now trying to create "rescues" like these for problems they helped make, by making strides sans foresight.
Unlike MS, the US has dug themselves in a budget hole, so it'll be tough to settle any of these trials/tribulations.
Rescue flights were hotly debated at NASA after shuttle Columbia broke up in the skies above Texas two years ago this Tuesday. Questions arose about whether Columbia's seven astronauts could have been saved.
No, not unless rescuers were launched by a full-speed ICBM the very instant the shuttle broke up. Unless Houston can immediately get news of a wing break, this is a non-starter. Space travel is an inherently dangerous business--going into harsh atmospheres (if any atmosphere at all), lack of gravity and air pressure to keep you in shape, old and tough-to-maintain equipment in space shuttles, etc; I'm shocked there's any debate.
If I was an astronaut I'd be thinking about my two choices during any mission:
I return alive after a perfect launch and mission.
Years down the road, when everyone is still using Microsoft formats, I'll be sure to remember the prophetic vision of this article.
Agreed. What MS Office will always have (and Lotus/Apple/et al. before that had) is ad money. They can sell to the schools and offices that move formats in the first place.
Over the years, people at home bought/received WordPerfect/MS Word/etc 'cause they needed them to use the formats they used at school and work. What OpenOffice.org needs, I think, is an even larger word of mouth (or mouf?) campaign. People have to know it exists, that it can be used with the suites still used at work, and, of course, that it's a free download and legal to copy.
Thank God you didn't confuse O.C. for overclocking. I wouldn't mind seeing Marissa and (insert any person's name) fucking/whatever at all. She's hot...
The typical download with my DSL is 187 KBytes/s, so it's actually 1.5Mbit/s, not 768 as I said before. If anything, that video should be halfway on my disk already after I click it. (Joking of course there.)
Real-rants aside, the video is a good one, Real-rants aside. Always interesting how Gates considers security the most important thing despite all the holes.
The worst part is that I've seen the Linux version of this post, before "FreedBSD" was slapped on. <sarcasm>Un</sarcasm>fortunately, I've forgotten its URI.
Or maybe you could get realPlayer and a proper broadband connection.
Player? Check. DSL? Check. I shouldn't need more than 768Kbit/s bandwidth to access a "225Kbit/s" video sans random buffering periods.
I also don't like moving the seek control while playing, only to notice, at times, the video not buffering again at all; the video just freezes, with no traffic to/from the line. I very rarely see this with WMP or <ugh>QuickTime</ugh> on my otherwise fully-functioning DSL, but then I've only seen progressively-loading, non-streaming trailers and such with QT.
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I don't consider that a Troll; I'm not confused or angered. These days a lot of the talk and news is about IE and Firefox, and I've heard more about them, the older Mozilla, Opera, and even Lynx more than Netscape these days (I have noticed a college counselor using NS though). As TFA says, Netscape (which the older Mozilla was based on) based the beta of NS 8 on Firefox--aside from added anti-phishing (which is big and necessary), it seems somewhat redundant now.
I think Netscape will be teh leading browser again though; version 8 just might do that, especially with their somewhat confusing "Internet Service" ads on TV at the same time.
I think it's hot actually; I'd buy it. Now eating it and thinking that it's Trident...that's a blunder.
I take it you know about their Web calculator via the search field, then. Here's one larger expression I tried.
I wouldn't mind a myname.google.com seeing the results of that.
SBC was one of the "Baby Bells" spun off from AT&T in 1984 for that same reason (because of AT&T's Bell System monopoly). I hope we do not revert to having one massive Bell conglomerate.
Bill Gates responds "16 billion? If they need the dough they know where to find me."
I meant definition 3. Granted that Kevin Rose didn't just change software but a whole board and architecture (and granted again that it was toward Windows from Mac and x86 from PPC/whatever Apple use now), but it's sad that hacker has such a negative stigma now; I'd love to be called one. (Definition 3 anyway.)
It's sad we can't audit their income and security. It would make them pay their debt faster, right?
...not that the national debt seems to matter much anymore. Though it does interest me still why Microsoft was chosen as exclusive Homeland Security contractor.
First of all, I'm interested to know why the U.S. has high-resolution images of important buildings and their surroundings while they force others to pull photos and blueprints of said buildings.
That said, the Pentagon (nevermind all the other buildings used by DoD/US) is a huge building to renovate IT-wise. 9/11 didn't help either (though some believe the attack on the defense nerve center was planned).
If you never posted this I would've never seen Looking Glass. I can imagine that hotness running smoothly on a Mac Mini too...after I drool over the OS X GUIs.
I like how people have to change the classic first post when the story already says it runs Linux, but damn, yours is genius. It makes me actually want to get one of these hundred-buck thingies so I can check.
...nope, I doubt it. Moving on.
It hardly even has rubber feet you insensitive clod!
...but seriously, I agree. It does seem a bit prompt to have Mac Mini news just >= 1 week after release.
What I first saw...
Apparently they fit Half-Life 2 inside the Mac Mini also. Is there anything hackers can't do?
In that case, I seriously hope space shuttle rescues are/become as simple as a module jettison. It seemed like extreme luck there.
Dichotomy...forgive me, I'm a sucker for good English.
Exactly. Much of what's going on now in the space program is said ride-pimping and self-maintenance (horrendously underfunded self-maintenance at that) Combine space travel with tax cuts and you'll see one of them just must go without perfect national conditions. Instead the U.S., like Microsoft, has lots of enemies worldwide, lots of security holes, and are now trying to create "rescues" like these for problems they helped make, by making strides sans foresight.
Unlike MS, the US has dug themselves in a budget hole, so it'll be tough to settle any of these trials/tribulations.
No, not unless rescuers were launched by a full-speed ICBM the very instant the shuttle broke up. Unless Houston can immediately get news of a wing break, this is a non-starter. Space travel is an inherently dangerous business--going into harsh atmospheres (if any atmosphere at all), lack of gravity and air pressure to keep you in shape, old and tough-to-maintain equipment in space shuttles, etc; I'm shocked there's any debate.
If I was an astronaut I'd be thinking about my two choices during any mission:
Imagine a beowulf cluster of those Messiahs!
...and still nothing on.
Agreed. What MS Office will always have (and Lotus/Apple/et al. before that had) is ad money. They can sell to the schools and offices that move formats in the first place.
Over the years, people at home bought/received WordPerfect/MS Word/etc 'cause they needed them to use the formats they used at school and work. What OpenOffice.org needs, I think, is an even larger word of mouth (or mouf?) campaign. People have to know it exists, that it can be used with the suites still used at work, and, of course, that it's a free download and legal to copy.
Thank God you didn't confuse O.C. for overclocking. I wouldn't mind seeing Marissa and (insert any person's name) fucking/whatever at all. She's hot...
My head a splode.
The typical download with my DSL is 187 KBytes/s, so it's actually 1.5Mbit/s, not 768 as I said before. If anything, that video should be halfway on my disk already after I click it. (Joking of course there.)
Real-rants aside, the video is a good one, Real-rants aside. Always interesting how Gates considers security the most important thing despite all the holes.
The worst part is that I've seen the Linux version of this post, before "FreedBSD" was slapped on. <sarcasm>Un</sarcasm>fortunately, I've forgotten its URI.
You wouldn't want to teach a n00b--at least, if you distinguish between the n00b that refuses to learn and the newb that is honestly beginning his career.
Side note: Doesn't the poster's definition for contractor sound a lot like that of a one-night stand?
...now run Linux from it and I'll be happy.
Seriously, it does suck that so many formats exist. <pun>At least hard drive formats aren't so fragmented yet.</pun>
Player? Check. DSL? Check. I shouldn't need more than 768Kbit/s bandwidth to access a "225Kbit/s" video sans random buffering periods.
I also don't like moving the seek control while playing, only to notice, at times, the video not buffering again at all; the video just freezes, with no traffic to/from the line. I very rarely see this with WMP or <ugh>QuickTime</ugh> on my otherwise fully-functioning DSL, but then I've only seen progressively-loading, non-streaming trailers and such with QT.