My preference is to always use lowercase letters and hyphens to replace spaces. For example, "this-is-a-long-filename.txt", instead of "This is a long filename.txt"... I like hyphens over underscores because underscores don't always show up clearly in anchor tag hyperlinks.
That's not bad logic but can run somewhat afoul if a filename includes a range -- i.e., Data_for_1995-2000.txt can be (somewhat) easier to comprehend at first glance than Data-for-1995-2000.txt.
I think the article looses further credibility by citing the rumous of Cisco buying Nintendo. That is like Boeing buying Disney - I am sure people can come up with synergies in that combination..
OK, I'll try a couple:
- H-P buying John Deere
- Cadillac buying Victoria's Secret
Based on the interview(s?) mentioned there, ashram was her Word of the Week at the time -- perhaps a bit too similar to asshat for us tin-foilers' tastes.
As to his legendary (miraculous even) efficiency in catering arrangements and the question of whether he was a threat to the vinicultural industry, that's a different matter.
Not necessarily a threat. Actually, there was a marketing opportunity there, if the competition'd had enough sense to see it:
“Pick up some skins of Sea of Galilee® today. Our wine was never water!”
..you need to power-cycle your DSL modem, disconnect everything but a single ethernet cable from your modem to your PC, reboot your PC, count to 30 while hopping on one foot, and say the alphabet backwards first
<Obligatory Dick Van Dyke episode tribute>
Swing it over your head, and scream like a chicken. </Obligatory Dick Van Dyke episode tribute>
Whenever the subject of bird flu comes up, ask your nearest fundies whether they're worried about it coming to [wherever you are]. Then, ask why. Then, point out that, unless they typically handle strange birds that fly into their yards or are poultry workers, they can't get bird flu -- unless it mutates to a form that can be transmitted from human to human. They've heard that often enough, they probably won't even argue -- until you explain that mutation is part of evolution. Therefore: if they're afraid of getting bird flu...
(They won't concede the point, of course, but it's fun to watch them backpedal, spin, skid, etc.)
With all those bold-faced type references and observations based on self-assumed industry process, perhaps this particular AC is auditioning to be the next John Dvorak (i.e., for those of you who wanted a next John Dvorak, God help ya).
For the most part, sequels really suck...only on very rare occasions are they good.
Only exceptions I can recall off-hand are The Godfather: Part II, Superman II, and, yeah, Toy Story 2 (as an earlier poster noted, it was a great assistance to have the characters already fleshed-out -- or, in this case, plasticked-out -- in the original). Not even the great (well, mostly great) Thin Man series ever quite got back to the quality of the 1934 original.
But it could have been worse. Imagine such potential crap as:
Apocalypse Now II: The VA Psycho Ward
It Happened One Night, Part II: She Runs Away Again
Blair Witch II [oops...]
We now take you back to your regularly scheduled Slashdot.
Quote from that link (footnotes excised and emphasis added):
It is possible to remove Internet Explorer from Windows 95, 98 and ME (see instructions on the Netscape website and on Microsoft's website), as well as from Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 at installation time.
So, if you have any of the latter three, it's a case of "To throw grenade, (1.) Remove pin from grenade. (2.) Make sure you have dug a deep foxhole in which to jump after executing Step 1."
The Internet Explorer browser does not represent any significant revenue stream for Microsoft. They make money selling operating systems, office suites, programming languages, a few games, and a few odd bits of hardware like mice, trackballs, keyboard, oh...and some little video game console named "Xbox".
Well, games for Xbox, yes, but most of the buzz lately is that M$ takes a substantial hit on each console itself. A case of selling a $1 razor for 50 cents so you can sell 15-cent blades for 50 cents each.
Columnists' jobs are to provoke reactions, and Dvorak is all about getting eyes on the page. He's particularly irritating, yes, but it's a type of writer. Sports pages always have one guy like this, whose columns rip the home teams to provoke readers to write letters and so on.
Indeed. He was titled the "Anti-Editor" in the now-defunct MacUser magazine (well, the original U.S. version is defunct, anyway) and given the back page, and that was precisely his function: to stir up the pot, even if only with half-assed comments.
XP hasn't even gotten past the 50% mark in userbase, most are still using older versions of Windows. How do you figure people will be pressured to upgrade to Longhorn if they haven't even moved to XP by now?
"Microsoft announced today that it will cease all support for[fill in the name of MS OS in question]as of ['way too soon date]"...
Of course, if the software only evaluates voice patterns, you'll just have to learn to say everything with an extraordinarily nice voice. That is, you can still say "you're an incompetent idiot", you just have to say it in the same tone you would normally use for "you're a really smart person".
Before the M$Borg attack you for that, let's note that you obviously meant a windowed version of Word, which absolutely was on the Mac first ('84). However, I recall reading a review of the DOS version as early as '83.
Going off to grab my cane, now...
...who now will have a way to keep his thoughts clean by occupying himself designing this glove. He'll just have to get it straight that an astronaut needs both gloves.
True but, sadly, there are millions who don't get the joke -- they believe it's for real. No doubt, their grandparents believed Martians really were invading Earth in October, 1938.
Javascript should be made using object detection and built by default to work (degraded but still usable) and CSS should be built to standards with 'fail-safe' hacks to make it work in all major browsers.
All the JS fans are conveniently forgetting about those MSIE users who've turned off active scripting, often as a requirement by in-house IT. Better idea is to go server-side -- e.g., PHP or, for M$-devotees, [gag] ASP.
I hear this all the time. China is not "catching up with the US.". To "catch" up to us, China will need to get rid of their communistic government. Their current hodgepodge of communism and sudo-capitalism just wont work in the long run.
Actually, most *NIX users probably think sudo-capitalism is a pretty good idea, but...
Slashdot Mirror
Search TFA for "CSS" and it's not there. Hmm...
- H-P buying John Deere
- Cadillac buying Victoria's Secret
I'm [xx], you insensitive clod!®
In SOVIET RUSSIA, [xx] [yy]s YOU!®
Oh, wait...®
TFA®
That should take care of it.
Not necessarily a threat. Actually, there was a marketing opportunity there, if the competition'd had enough sense to see it:
“Pick up some skins of Sea of Galilee® today. Our wine was never water!”
<Obligatory Dick Van Dyke episode tribute>
Swing it over your head, and scream like a chicken.
</Obligatory Dick Van Dyke episode tribute>
(They won't concede the point, of course, but it's fun to watch them backpedal, spin, skid, etc.)
With all those bold-faced type references and observations based on self-assumed industry process, perhaps this particular AC is auditioning to be the next John Dvorak (i.e., for those of you who wanted a next John Dvorak, God help ya).
Yep. I stand corrected.
Only exceptions I can recall off-hand are The Godfather: Part II, Superman II, and, yeah, Toy Story 2 (as an earlier poster noted, it was a great assistance to have the characters already fleshed-out -- or, in this case, plasticked-out -- in the original). Not even the great (well, mostly great) Thin Man series ever quite got back to the quality of the 1934 original.
But it could have been worse. Imagine such potential crap as:
We now take you back to your regularly scheduled Slashdot.
So, if you have any of the latter three, it's a case of "To throw grenade, (1.) Remove pin from grenade. (2.) Make sure you have dug a deep foxhole in which to jump after executing Step 1."
Well, games for Xbox, yes, but most of the buzz lately is that M$ takes a substantial hit on each console itself. A case of selling a $1 razor for 50 cents so you can sell 15-cent blades for 50 cents each.
Indeed. He was titled the "Anti-Editor" in the now-defunct MacUser magazine (well, the original U.S. version is defunct, anyway) and given the back page, and that was precisely his function: to stir up the pot, even if only with half-assed comments.
Ah, so that's what he meant by "Developers, developers, developers!" Thanks for the insight.
"Microsoft announced today that it will cease all support for [fill in the name of MS OS in question] as of ['way too soon date]"...
That's how. It always works, too.
Or, "The government censors you."
Whichever...
Yep. Just like talking to a cat.
Before the M$Borg attack you for that, let's note that you obviously meant a windowed version of Word, which absolutely was on the Mac first ('84). However, I recall reading a review of the DOS version as early as '83. Going off to grab my cane, now...
...who now will have a way to keep his thoughts clean by occupying himself designing this glove. He'll just have to get it straight that an astronaut needs both gloves.
"Then how did you manage to dial 911?"
"The same way you manage to enjoy yourself while being rude to the public -- I have two hands. Now send the damn ambulance."
True but, sadly, there are millions who don't get the joke -- they believe it's for real. No doubt, their grandparents believed Martians really were invading Earth in October, 1938.
All the JS fans are conveniently forgetting about those MSIE users who've turned off active scripting, often as a requirement by in-house IT. Better idea is to go server-side -- e.g., PHP or, for M$-devotees, [gag] ASP.
Actually, most *NIX users probably think sudo-capitalism is a pretty good idea, but...