HTML 4.1, the most recent standard, makes the ALT tag a requirement. The HTML validators at W3C won't let you get away with not using ALT tags. They do validate their HTML, right?
I second the motion of buying from CDBaby. I have ordered CDs from there in the past. Coincidentally, I just ordered some more(before reading/.). They are prompt, well priced, and have *excellent* customer service. I have exchanged several e-mails with them, asking them when a certain CD will be back in stock or something, and they have always replied promptly and politely.
Were the ones without all the swearing. "Uncle Fucka" was absolutely hilarious the first time I heard it, but of course, they would never pick anything they couldn't play on the radio.
Nine Inch Nails' "Starfuckers, Inc." is nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance. It isn't even a single; it's on "The Fragile" and is a b-side for the single "The Day The Whole World Went Away." IMHO, it's an excellent choice because it *is* an awesome song, even if it does have a questionable title and explicit lyrics.
Although Oscar != Grammy, maybe these are signs that at least some of the old guard establishment is waking up...
The transcripts at cryptome are fantastic. Although the LA Times and other media outlets are important, let's not forget that our real battles will be fought in the courtroom. With that being said, it appears that the lawyers that 2600 and the other two plaintiffs have hired for their case in NY are doing pretty poorly. It's a shame because the judge seems to be a very knowledgable and clued-in person.
For example, the lawyers tried to argue that the source code is protected by the 1st amendment because of the programmers' comments in it. The judge replied by asking several questions, such as:
And when the program was compiled, the programmer's notes would not be compiled into object code, right?
Alhough this isn't news to us, that a judge understands this much about programming is rare.
Then how come in in an article on the AFA site, he has introduced a bill that would help put filters in place in schools and libraries? Methinks a rat I smell
The cited article is a report about Senator McCain and a speech he gave at Hope College. Just because he was/is in favor of filters doesn't mean he in support of the AFA at all. Besides, the site you linked to isn't even an AFA site; it's the website of The Holland Sentinel(same link as in the body of the article).
And this was moderated as "Informative?" C'mon guys!
As a college student, I see many of my peers leaving school to pursue jobs in technology. Even here on Slashdot there has been talk recently of the "Internet Brain Drain."
Are these phenomenons detrimental to the industry and our society or just another phase in their development? If they are detriments, are they self-correcting and how long will it take for the pendelum to swing back to the middle?
God and some scientists get into a heated argument. Finally, the scientists demand to know why God thinks He is so special. In response, God asks the scientists if *they* can create life. Glowing with pride, the scientists reply yes. "Prove it," says God.
The scientists scoop up some dirt to use as raw material and begin to head back to their laboratory when God calls them back and says, "No, you have to create you OWN dirt!"
Forgive my ignorance, but what is so wrong about hidden APIs? I understand that it might be the correct moral and ethical action to disclose all of the APIs to developers (and it even makes good business sense), but why do people assume that they MUST disclose them? It is *their* operating system, after all. Why should they *have* to tell you everything about it?
On a lighter note, how do we even know that there are hidden APIs? After all, they are hidden.:)
Let me repost part of the Geneva Convention that has already been posted (it's relevant):
Art. 19.
The responsible authorities shall ensure that the said medical establishments and units are, as far as possible, situated in such a manner that attacks against military objectives cannot imperil their safety.
In other words, placing your military bases and hospitals on the same power grid won't prevent anyone from attacking that power grid.
Another point that has been raised often in this discussion(often thinly veiled) is a perceived bloodthirstiness and lack of morals in the military. C'mon, these are people just like you and me. They have a distasteful, but very necessary, job to do. They don't enjoy pulling the trigger anymore than you enjoy the 2 am phonecalls to come in and reboot the server.
I'm not a Linux user so I am very careful when reading or commenting on articles relating to Linux. How about some of ya'll doing the same when you're not too familiar with the topic at hand (How many active duty military or veterans are active Slashdot readers?)?
Sadly, if we try to alert all of our friends, family, and co-workers to this horrible idea, they'll just laugh and tell us how many time they've already heard this "urban legend." Sigh...
This isn't the first time Netscape has crashed, so I don't blame MS or Pixelon (yet). This won't be the last time it crashes, either...
On a positive note, this is by far the best installation of a plug-in or even of any program I have seen in quite a long time. It told me exactly what it was going to do *before* it began each step in the installation process. It was quite a letdown that the user friendly installation and snazzy graphics as it was loading only led to a fatal error.
Can anyone explain why no one seems to be using streaming mp3s for these live broadcasts that are starting to pop up? Is it just not a mature and robust enough technology to support thousands of users?
Now, kids born in military bases are another matter. There, there is a strong incentive to produce "ultimate" warriors - brainless thugs. Again, though, the better they engineer them, the less control the "non-engineered" parents and military have, by definition.
Most of this post was moronic and pointless, but this paragraph is particularly offensive and stupid. What color is the sky in your world? I would love to tell you that I was born on a military base and have wonderful, encouraging parents. But I'm just a "brainless thug," right?
Moderators, it's shameful that this thoughtless comment was moderated to a 2.
The IETF has earned my respect for even considering this question in an open and public forum. It is a difficult question and one that certainly requires much thought and discussion. The world would be a much better place if everytime a major issue such as this arose people would stop to consider their actions and solicit advice.
However, a quick way to lose my respect would be to ignore the discussion that has been initiated and bow to political/social/economical pressure from either direction. Let's hope they continue what they have started here and make the right decision, not the Politically Correct or expedient one.
This is slightly off-topic and very picky, but the author mentions the "Office of Naval Reconnaissance" in his article. No such thing. Presumably he means the "Office of Naval RESEARCH."
Perhaps he needs to follow his own advice and print a correction now?
OT: There are a number of VERY brilliant people working for ONR. You'd be very suprised at how much public domain code has come out of their labs. But you'd be even more surprised to know about the code that will (at least for many years) not be made public. I interned there for a month last summer - a very humbling experience.
One of the (valid) claims MS makes is: "Linux Needs Real World Proof Points Rather than anecdotal Stories"
They then post the first bullet to this statement as nothing more than *their* anecdotal evidence regarding NT: "Customers such as Barnes and Noble, The Boeing Company, Chicago Stock Exchange, Dell Computer, First Union Capital Markets, Nasdaq and many others run mission critical applications on Windows NT 4.0."
Look! We've got better anecdotal evidence!
C'mon guys, we're *still* waiting for a few real benchmarks...
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HTML 4.1, the most recent standard, makes the ALT tag a requirement. The HTML validators at W3C won't let you get away with not using ALT tags. They do validate their HTML, right?
I second the motion of buying from CDBaby. I have ordered CDs from there in the past. Coincidentally, I just ordered some more(before reading /.). They are prompt, well priced, and have *excellent* customer service. I have exchanged several e-mails with them, asking them when a certain CD will be back in stock or something, and they have always replied promptly and politely.
Would you like that answer in metric, english, or an odd mixture of the two? :)
Nine Inch Nails' "Starfuckers, Inc." is nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance. It isn't even a single; it's on "The Fragile" and is a b-side for the single "The Day The Whole World Went Away." IMHO, it's an excellent choice because it *is* an awesome song, even if it does have a questionable title and explicit lyrics.
Although Oscar != Grammy, maybe these are signs that at least some of the old guard establishment is waking up...
http://promotions.yahoo.com/promotions/superspots/
For example, the lawyers tried to argue that the source code is protected by the 1st amendment because of the programmers' comments in it. The judge replied by asking several questions, such as:
And when the program was compiled, the programmer's notes would not be compiled into object code, right?
Alhough this isn't news to us, that a judge understands this much about programming is rare.
Then how come in in an article on the AFA site, he has introduced a bill that would help put filters in place in schools and libraries? Methinks a rat I smell
The cited article is a report about Senator McCain and a speech he gave at Hope College. Just because he was/is in favor of filters doesn't mean he in support of the AFA at all. Besides, the site you linked to isn't even an AFA site; it's the website of The Holland Sentinel(same link as in the body of the article).
And this was moderated as "Informative?" C'mon guys!
As a college student, I see many of my peers leaving school to pursue jobs in technology. Even here on Slashdot there has been talk recently of the "Internet Brain Drain."
Are these phenomenons detrimental to the industry and our society or just another phase in their development? If they are detriments, are they self-correcting and how long will it take for the pendelum to swing back to the middle?
God and some scientists get into a heated argument. Finally, the scientists demand to know why God thinks He is so special. In response, God asks the scientists if *they* can create life. Glowing with pride, the scientists reply yes. "Prove it," says God.
The scientists scoop up some dirt to use as raw material and begin to head back to their laboratory when God calls them back and says, "No, you have to create you OWN dirt!"
Why does the thought of my vacuum cleaner feeling "distressed or threatened" amuse me?
On a lighter note, how do we even know that there are hidden APIs? After all, they are hidden.
Art. 19.
The responsible authorities shall ensure that the said medical establishments and units are, as far as possible, situated in such a manner that attacks against military objectives cannot imperil their safety.
In other words, placing your military bases and hospitals on the same power grid won't prevent anyone from attacking that power grid.
Another point that has been raised often in this discussion(often thinly veiled) is a perceived bloodthirstiness and lack of morals in the military. C'mon, these are people just like you and me. They have a distasteful, but very necessary, job to do. They don't enjoy pulling the trigger anymore than you enjoy the 2 am phonecalls to come in and reboot the server.
I'm not a Linux user so I am very careful when reading or commenting on articles relating to Linux. How about some of ya'll doing the same when you're not too familiar with the topic at hand (How many active duty military or veterans are active Slashdot readers?)?
Rant concluded. Enjoy the rest of your day.
Sadly, if we try to alert all of our friends, family, and co-workers to this horrible idea, they'll just laugh and tell us how many time they've already heard this "urban legend." Sigh...
On a positive note, this is by far the best installation of a plug-in or even of any program I have seen in quite a long time. It told me exactly what it was going to do *before* it began each step in the installation process. It was quite a letdown that the user friendly installation and snazzy graphics as it was loading only led to a fatal error.
Can anyone explain why no one seems to be using streaming mp3s for these live broadcasts that are starting to pop up? Is it just not a mature and robust enough technology to support thousands of users?
Now, kids born in military bases are another matter. There, there is a strong incentive to produce "ultimate" warriors - brainless thugs. Again, though, the better they engineer them, the less control the "non-engineered" parents and military have, by definition.
Most of this post was moronic and pointless, but this paragraph is particularly offensive and stupid. What color is the sky in your world? I would love to tell you that I was born on a military base and have wonderful, encouraging parents. But I'm just a "brainless thug," right?
Moderators, it's shameful that this thoughtless comment was moderated to a 2.
The IETF has earned my respect for even considering this question in an open and public forum. It is a difficult question and one that certainly requires much thought and discussion. The world would be a much better place if everytime a major issue such as this arose people would stop to consider their actions and solicit advice.
However, a quick way to lose my respect would be to ignore the discussion that has been initiated and bow to political/social/economical pressure from either direction. Let's hope they continue what they have started here and make the right decision, not the Politically Correct or expedient one.
This is slightly off-topic and very picky, but the author mentions the "Office of Naval Reconnaissance" in his article. No such thing. Presumably he means the "Office of Naval RESEARCH."
Perhaps he needs to follow his own advice and print a correction now?
OT: There are a number of VERY brilliant people working for ONR. You'd be very suprised at how much public domain code has come out of their labs. But you'd be even more surprised to know about the code that will (at least for many years) not be made public. I interned there for a month last summer - a very humbling experience.
One of the (valid) claims MS makes is: "Linux Needs Real World Proof Points Rather than anecdotal Stories"
They then post the first bullet to this statement as nothing more than *their* anecdotal evidence regarding NT: "Customers such as Barnes and Noble, The Boeing Company, Chicago Stock Exchange, Dell Computer, First Union Capital Markets, Nasdaq and many others run mission critical applications on Windows NT 4.0."
Look! We've got better anecdotal evidence!
C'mon guys, we're *still* waiting for a few real benchmarks...