UV light is outside the visible spectrum, so can someone more versed in Physics than me explain how exctly stuff painted with UV reflective paint glows? I would have thought that UV reflective paint would reflect UV rays which you can't see anyway
But of what use would a lunar space elevator be? Most of the things we want to ship into space are right here on Earth. Shipping them to the moon and then into space seems like a waste of energy.
I haven't downloaded HL2, so I'm not sure how the whole thing works, but... would pirates really give out their real names, addresses and credit card numbers, like you suggest?
Umm... people aren't moving away from IE when there's a better free browser available; why are you surprised they didn't move away when there was a better 30bux one?
I've seen this exact same XUL based application on every single slashdot story mentioning Firefox. It was impressive the first time, but then the effect kind of wore off. Are there no other XUL based applications on the internet?
It won't live long. Not with Gigapixel cameras, anyway.
Frankly, I have to say I see the above exercise a waste in itself considering you can create a gigapixel photos without having to resort to stitching hundreds of photographs yourself.
"rule of capitalism: Without incentives, there's no innovation."
"rule of Capitalism: Without competition, there is no Capitalism."
Now we just need to find the balance between those two;-)
Does 'Beta' mean anything to you? If people want these features, and make them know, they'll be added.
I'm so tired of hearing this excuse.
Sure it does, but I'm commenting on it in its current state which is currently, in my opinion, barely usable. With so many obvious features missing GDS is closer to an 'alpha' than a 'beta' stage, which should mainly concentrate on bugfixes.
cheer microsoft on their bold attempt, as frankly Google Desktop Search blows. Before I get modded -1, troll, let me say I am a big fan of google. I'm just unhappy with google's take on what a desktop search should be.
Let me count the ways in which GDS annoys me:
0. Lack of support for programs I use (Firefox support? Pretty please?)
1. When a a folder has the same name as my search term, google search will display *all* files within that folder. For example if I search
for 'doom 3' it won't just list the files called 'doom 3' it will list
*all* the files in the doom 3 folder. It would be much more useful if
it would only display the folder once as a separate search result, and
then only display files called 'doom 3'
2. Inability to only search for filenames *only* - sometimes, or
actually most of the time, I want to find a specific file. I know I
have created important.doc but when I search for 'important' I get a
plethora of results featuring different documents / text files which
have the word 'important' within them. Windows' search has done this
nicely by giving me the ability to search for a 'all or a part of the
filename' and for 'a word or a phrase within the file'. I also have the
option to 'look in' which brings me to my next point
3. Inability to search within a folder - because sometimes it is
extremely useful to look for *.mp3 in my very disorganized
'thereShouldBeNoMusicHere' folder. Or to look for anything at all in a
drive different than C...
4. Wildcard searches - oftentimes I just can't remember how I've saved
the file. Was my presentation called group4project.ppt or group4.ppt or
G4.ppt? A simple search of *4*.ppt should find the file, where * is a
wildcard. Currently I can't do that.
5. No automatic unindexing. I just moved 3000 files from my desktop to another folder. Now whenever I search for any of those files I get two results, one of them pointing to a non-existing location. There's no way in hell I'm removing 3000 files from the index manually, ten at a time.
The generic search that comes with Windows does a much better job, IMHO. I hope they improve on GDS in the future, because I'd like to googlize my computer some more.
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To get "folder-like" behavior, and this is kinda a hack, label the email conversation, then archive the email. Then click the link on the left and there you go, folders... kinda.
It's not a hack at all; use one label per e-mail and you get folders. In every single respect. The only difference between labels and folders is that labels allow you to have the same e-mail in more than one 'folder'. If you don't use that functions the label act exactly as folders. I can't believe people are complaining labels...
Imagine the following RL situation. You have the following cabinets. Work, Family, Important, and Unimportant. Now if you get an x-mas card from work you can file it either under work or under unimportant. After 10 years, when you want to read your card again for reminiscing purposes, you won't know in which cabinet it is.
With magical cabinets (which play the role of lables) you can put that card in both cabinets, so it will be there irrelevantly of which cabinet you search. If you decide not to use your cabinets' magical functions and still only put the post card in a single cabinet, the cabinets will act as perfectly ordinary cabinets.
I'm copying this directly from an above comment, but it is important.
The retail version of Half Life 2 is effectively a copy of the Steam cache of HL2 on discs. In order to play the game, you have to log in to the Steam authentication servers and activate it. This is being forced, as the game did not ship with the module containing the actual executable code(likely dubbed "half-life 2 client.gcf"), so the Steam authentication will allow buyers to acquire the last piece they need to play the game. Since the game didn't ship with this code however, no one can possibly crack the game ahead of time - the best they can do is work around the auth module and wait until the executable is released on November 16th.
The first people to play the game will be those who buy it, people waiting on the "free" version will likely be waiting at least a day for it to be cracked.
That's exactly the point. The government is more restrictive now than ever before. Some hundred years ago the idea that if you go out at sea with a ship you'll never return was pretty common. Now, the death of six austronauts is presented as a great tragedy. Not to troll, but it is not. While regrettable, the loss of six lives is insignificant in the long term, especially when the people knew the risks and chose to go ahead anyway.
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Thanks, that explains it and makes sense at the same time ;)
UV light is outside the visible spectrum, so can someone more versed in Physics than me explain how exctly stuff painted with UV reflective paint glows? I would have thought that UV reflective paint would reflect UV rays which you can't see anyway
But of what use would a lunar space elevator be? Most of the things we want to ship into space are right here on Earth. Shipping them to the moon and then into space seems like a waste of energy.
In case anyone doesn't get the joke, the parent is referring to this creation of the internet ;-)
But porn causes[sic] mastrubation!
Or at least that's how the argument goes.
I haven't downloaded HL2, so I'm not sure how the whole thing works, but... would pirates really give out their real names, addresses and credit card numbers, like you suggest?
Umm... people aren't moving away from IE when there's a better free browser available; why are you surprised they didn't move away when there was a better 30bux one?
I've seen this exact same XUL based application on every single slashdot story mentioning Firefox. It was impressive the first time, but then the effect kind of wore off. Are there no other XUL based applications on the internet?
It won't live long. Not with Gigapixel cameras, anyway.
Frankly, I have to say I see the above exercise a waste in itself considering you can create a gigapixel photos without having to resort to stitching hundreds of photographs yourself.
it may be blatant karma-whoring, but this link needs more attention ;-)
Haven't I read this story before? I blame the editors.
"rule of capitalism: Without incentives, there's no innovation." "rule of Capitalism: Without competition, there is no Capitalism." Now we just need to find the balance between those two ;-)
How will MS' desktop search be different than the current search which is integrated with the OS? Just curious.
Sure it does, but I'm commenting on it in its current state which is currently, in my opinion, barely usable. With so many obvious features missing GDS is closer to an 'alpha' than a 'beta' stage, which should mainly concentrate on bugfixes.
cheer microsoft on their bold attempt, as frankly Google Desktop Search blows. Before I get modded -1, troll, let me say I am a big fan of google. I'm just unhappy with google's take on what a desktop search should be.
Let me count the ways in which GDS annoys me:
0. Lack of support for programs I use (Firefox support? Pretty please?)
1. When a a folder has the same name as my search term, google search will display *all* files within that folder. For example if I search for 'doom 3' it won't just list the files called 'doom 3' it will list *all* the files in the doom 3 folder. It would be much more useful if it would only display the folder once as a separate search result, and then only display files called 'doom 3'
2. Inability to only search for filenames *only* - sometimes, or actually most of the time, I want to find a specific file. I know I have created important.doc but when I search for 'important' I get a plethora of results featuring different documents / text files which have the word 'important' within them. Windows' search has done this nicely by giving me the ability to search for a 'all or a part of the filename' and for 'a word or a phrase within the file'. I also have the option to 'look in' which brings me to my next point
3. Inability to search within a folder - because sometimes it is extremely useful to look for *.mp3 in my very disorganized 'thereShouldBeNoMusicHere' folder. Or to look for anything at all in a drive different than C...
4. Wildcard searches - oftentimes I just can't remember how I've saved the file. Was my presentation called group4project.ppt or group4.ppt or G4.ppt? A simple search of *4*.ppt should find the file, where * is a wildcard. Currently I can't do that.
5. No automatic unindexing. I just moved 3000 files from my desktop to another folder. Now whenever I search for any of those files I get two results, one of them pointing to a non-existing location. There's no way in hell I'm removing 3000 files from the index manually, ten at a time.
The generic search that comes with Windows does a much better job, IMHO. I hope they improve on GDS in the future, because I'd like to googlize my computer some more.
Stop bewhining!
It's not a hack at all; use one label per e-mail and you get folders. In every single respect. The only difference between labels and folders is that labels allow you to have the same e-mail in more than one 'folder'. If you don't use that functions the label act exactly as folders. I can't believe people are complaining labels...
Imagine the following RL situation. You have the following cabinets. Work, Family, Important, and Unimportant. Now if you get an x-mas card from work you can file it either under work or under unimportant. After 10 years, when you want to read your card again for reminiscing purposes, you won't know in which cabinet it is.
With magical cabinets (which play the role of lables) you can put that card in both cabinets, so it will be there irrelevantly of which cabinet you search. If you decide not to use your cabinets' magical functions and still only put the post card in a single cabinet, the cabinets will act as perfectly ordinary cabinets.
you want an invite? what's your e-mail?
I'm copying this directly from an above comment, but it is important.
The retail version of Half Life 2 is effectively a copy of the Steam cache of HL2 on discs. In order to play the game, you have to log in to the Steam authentication servers and activate it. This is being forced, as the game did not ship with the module containing the actual executable code(likely dubbed "half-life 2 client.gcf"), so the Steam authentication will allow buyers to acquire the last piece they need to play the game. Since the game didn't ship with this code however, no one can possibly crack the game ahead of time - the best they can do is work around the auth module and wait until the executable is released on November 16th.
The first people to play the game will be those who buy it, people waiting on the "free" version will likely be waiting at least a day for it to be cracked.
peripherals monitor you!
I'm so sorry; it had to be said.
They are supposedly also taking into account communication costs, travel expenses and inconveniences.
7. Profit!
The other possibility is that they only keep it free until they iron the bugs out.
Frankly I like your suggestion better.
That's exactly the point. The government is more restrictive now than ever before. Some hundred years ago the idea that if you go out at sea with a ship you'll never return was pretty common. Now, the death of six austronauts is presented as a great tragedy. Not to troll, but it is not. While regrettable, the loss of six lives is insignificant in the long term, especially when the people knew the risks and chose to go ahead anyway.
were != we're
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