IMO, I don't think piracy will change. No matter how hard the original creators of content try, people who want something badly enough will always find a way to acquire it for free.
I'm planning on creating software for a living, and I accept that some of what I create may be pirated. There is _nothing_ that can be done to stop it. If other people can't accept it, they should move to a different business.
On local development server: - Create database to store data - Create scripts to make the pages - Create.htaccess mod_rewrite rules to make the pages look static (blah.php?pageID=24&whatever=1 becomes blah-24-1.html)
Then I use wget to save a static version of the website, then upload the static version to my webserver. Some advantages:
- Less resources needed on server - HTML template easily changed if required - Extremely fast script development time, since there are no security checks required - More secure than PHP scripts on a server could ever be
Obviously this method won't work for websites that require user input (like polls), but I think not having to worry about the security of live scripts is awesome.
whereas tracking and killing innocent animals on foot is just fine
appended to the end of this story? I really don't have an opinion about hunting, but trolling the front page (to get more ad impressions from comment posters?) isn't cool.
In an effort to offer some constructive critisism, perhaps they should add a feature that allows the editors to give a one-liner as to why every story I submit is rejected.
That would be a cool feature, but something more interesting would be a public page containing the day's stories that almost made it, with one liners so new submitters will know what will make it.
I've also been having this problem occasionally while browsing with Firefox. One would think that text based ads (adsense, one of it's clones) would be a much better way to advertise, as it isn't blocked by default in most browsers.
An email to the website's admin expressing your disapproval might get them to change their minds. After all, any website worth visiting will be created for it's visitors, not spammy advertising.
I've been using AVG free edition for 2-3 months on my home PC. Very good product. The only problem I have is that occasionally the update server can't be reached.
I had to take a computer literacy test for college, it was on online test that consisted of three parts.
The first part was to see if you could use the Windows XP help system (I had never used it, even when I did use Windows), and other general windows tasks. The fact that there are multiple ways to do something in Windows XP, and only their way is right combined with myself using Linux as my main OS for the past 5 months made this part very irritating.
The second part was to see if you knew how to use Internet Explorer. It got me to type in an address, but _required_ that I include http:// , even though IE will include it for me.
The third part tested to see if I knew how to use MS Word. Things like make this text bold...
The whole experience was in my opinion a complete waste of time. If you are taking a computer related course, and don't know how to do simple things you deserve to fail.
I've been looking into buying a palm or something similar. It would need to have text editor for editing html and such while not at home, and would require Tetris... similar to the gameboy version.
Some way to connect to the internet would be neat, and the ability to run Java (I think some phones can do it) would be better, but not really needed.
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I should clarify parent a bit more. Joe User has never thought about moving to Linux because of the reasons he stated.
It's to stop people from running any type of server. An ISP will usually have a higher priced plan for that.
IMO, I don't think piracy will change. No matter how hard the original creators of content try, people who want something badly enough will always find a way to acquire it for free.
I'm planning on creating software for a living, and I accept that some of what I create may be pirated. There is _nothing_ that can be done to stop it. If other people can't accept it, they should move to a different business.
"You want to express your individuality, dump a litre of gas on your face and light it"
/. post I have ever read.
That is the best
Where I live, there are ads for MSN search on tv that feature this short, catchy URL:
http://search.sympatico.msn.ca/ (I think that's it)
There is no way that will become a verb.
What I like to do:
.htaccess mod_rewrite rules to make the pages look static (blah.php?pageID=24&whatever=1 becomes blah-24-1.html)
On local development server:
- Create database to store data
- Create scripts to make the pages
- Create
Then I use wget to save a static version of the website, then upload the static version to my webserver. Some advantages:
- Less resources needed on server
- HTML template easily changed if required
- Extremely fast script development time, since there are no security checks required
- More secure than PHP scripts on a server could ever be
Obviously this method won't work for websites that require user input (like polls), but I think not having to worry about the security of live scripts is awesome.
I was just browsing through the xbox360 games on 1up, and apparently duke nukem forever is going to be released on it...
http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3140411
Some things you may not realize:
1. Some websites are created to make money
2. Users don't care about what your opinions are
3. "respecting the impact of IE" = respecting users
Large image of the red screen mirrored:
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http://www.goodgoing.org/slashmirror/redscreen.jp
Why is
whereas tracking and killing innocent animals on foot is just fine
appended to the end of this story? I really don't have an opinion about hunting, but trolling the front page (to get more ad impressions from comment posters?) isn't cool.
That would be a cool feature, but something more interesting would be a public page containing the day's stories that almost made it, with one liners so new submitters will know what will make it.
girl: what's that?
/.
geek: it's my uber star warz mod pimped out rig that i heard about on the popular tech news website
girl: kbye
Nice to see new releases, but some pop-ups still get through the pop-up blocker.
[plug] Java Duckhunt: http://www.goodgoing.org/pages/games/java-duckhunt .html
[/plug] :)
I've also been having this problem occasionally while browsing with Firefox. One would think that text based ads (adsense, one of it's clones) would be a much better way to advertise, as it isn't blocked by default in most browsers.
An email to the website's admin expressing your disapproval might get them to change their minds. After all, any website worth visiting will be created for it's visitors, not spammy advertising.
Would anybody care if this feature was pulled from Google's toolbar? In my opinion this is a non-issue.
I've been using AVG free edition for 2-3 months on my home PC. Very good product. The only problem I have is that occasionally the update server can't be reached.
/* FIXME: Security Hole */
Why don't bloggers just disable HTML in comment posts, the spammers are looking for Google PR aren't they?
Put overweight people on generator exercise bikes.
Sorry, that if should be where :)
I remember something about selling mod chips being illegal, however I didn't follow the story very closely...
A low cost linux xbox for a server would be cool though, does anybody know if I could legally buy a mod chip to run linux?
I had to take a computer literacy test for college, it was on online test that consisted of three parts.
The first part was to see if you could use the Windows XP help system (I had never used it, even when I did use Windows), and other general windows tasks. The fact that there are multiple ways to do something in Windows XP, and only their way is right combined with myself using Linux as my main OS for the past 5 months made this part very irritating.
The second part was to see if you knew how to use Internet Explorer. It got me to type in an address, but _required_ that I include http:// , even though IE will include it for me.
The third part tested to see if I knew how to use MS Word. Things like make this text bold...
The whole experience was in my opinion a complete waste of time. If you are taking a computer related course, and don't know how to do simple things you deserve to fail.
Some way to connect to the internet would be neat, and the ability to run Java (I think some phones can do it) would be better, but not really needed.