It's not just that it's a bit greedy of them, but it might not be in their best interest in the middle to long run. I can't even count the number of times that I've heard some part of a song I didn't know the title of, only to track it down by searching on the net and finding it through some open service. If it's not publicly accessible, it would be hard to get the results via google, and they have to be high on crack if they think I'm going to go to each and every label's website and use their own crappy search in an attempt to track down some mildly entertaining song.
Then again, when was the last time the recording industry did anything for the long term in favor of the short...
Maybe someone would have to compose a disc with a few free cool videos from the net (like the crazy retro-baby-pirate-kung-fu video from some months ago) that one could hand out for free. The discs would every now and then warn the user that the operation s/he tried to perform is permitted, but could easily have been stopped. Then a quick rundown of exactly what in "their" players would permit the *real* owners of their player/media to stop them from using the media they legitimately aquired. I suspect there'd be no trouble displaying a warning that "The time is now 15:27. We *could* stop you from watching this between 12:00 and 20:00 if we wanted. Beware of DRM! Booooo!" - or something similar.
In my experience, submitting a report is not a wasted effort if it contains an actual report as opposed to some venting or rant.
If the bug is a duplicate, the report will help Opera know how commonly the bug is encountered. If it's not a duplicate and there is too little information, but a good summary, some employee will likely contact you for more information.
In either case, there were some information gained and a higher probability of the bug getting attention. You could take the time you would have spent searching for a duplicate and just write a better summary of the bug.
That's not to say I don't support your opinion that the bug tracker should be open, but I think that a mediocre or better bug report is rarely a wasted effort. It's just that the task of searching for duplicates is left for the Opera gremlins.
Ah, Alt+F11 was Linux specific for some reason. Anyway, you can find lots of other interesting shortcuts at http://help.opera.com/Windows/9.00/en/keyboard.htm l. But that's only a small selection, really. Most everything in Opera can be bound to a mouse gesture or keyboard shortcut. Just go to Tools->Preferences->Advanced->Shortcuts.
1. Put the status bar next to the address bar. 2. Use search shortcuts instead of the search bar. Typing 'g something' in the address bar will search for 'something' on google, while 'z something' will do the same for Amazon. 3. The progress bar can be toggled to show only when something is loaded, and you can even make it appear inside the address bar. 4. Instead of showing the tabs, you could use the window panel. You need to enable it by customizing the panels. 5. Ctrl-F8 will toggle the address bar, also while in Full-screen. 6. Alt+F11 will toggle the main menu. 7. Ctrl+F7 will toggle the scrollbars. 8. For quicker switching between tabs in fullscreen mode, I recommend holding right mouse button while scrolling. Personally, I prefer to set that list to use the tab-bar order instead of which were last used, you can find that setting in Tools->Preferences->Advanced->Tabs then "Cycle in tab bar order".
These are just things off the top of my head though, so if you *really* wanted to go nuts you could probably get away with a lot more.
Just to reiterate the point of parent poster: I live in Norway. If it weren't for technology (fire counts as technology!), no human would be able to live here. We're native to Kenya and have very little fur. Yet, even during winter I can live a comfortable life and not be cold for even a single minute of my day.
Over time, evolution will make life easier, such as when a mutation caused us to have white skin so we'd keep warm longer (even though it also meant taking longer to warm up in the first place).
I kinda get the image of a kid hitting his brother, then running away hiding behind mom and asking for forgiveness before the retaliation comes. Then he repeats it.
Isn't that what Barnes & Noble does - letting customers sit in the store and read the books for free? We don't have B&N anywhere near where I live, but I read that somewhere. I think it was an article by Cory Doctorow.
You mean the users that has their "Com-pu-tater" infected with viruses and then proceed to call their ISP and bitch about it for half an hour each month..? I wouldn't be surprised if they are just as unprofitable and numerous as the bandwidth hogs.
Maybe the best choice would be going for the ISP with the best uptime and worst phone support.
A few years back, I bought an eBook (PDF format) and was prompted to upgrade in order to read the book (mentioning copy restrictions etc.). I sent an email to the store telling them that I was not aware of the restrictions imposed on the book when I purchased it and that I wanted a refund.
I got the refund, though they noted my objection was unusual. I proceeded to delete the file and bought a physical copy for 1$ less at the local bookstore... Unless it's the only way to get hold of it, I don't buy products with artificial restrictions imposed on it, or I choose the least restricted format. If something is DRM'ed, I always consider it RENTAL and the price MUST be accordingly.
Why some people choose to rent such large amounts of music from iTunes is beyond me, though I guess a lot of the pop music today only lasts for a year or so anyway before it's outdated and "doubleplus uncool":-P
I've been to college and I've been drunk almost senseless, it's part of finding your limits. I have actually never had a hangover (believe it or not), but I still only drink once in a while. This is part of being responsible...
The thought occurs that since the ring is blue, it might have formed by some object having rammed Uranus pretty hard. This doesn't fully explain the red ring, but in either case, this theory sounds good on the whole.
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It's not just that it's a bit greedy of them, but it might not be in their best interest in the middle to long run. I can't even count the number of times that I've heard some part of a song I didn't know the title of, only to track it down by searching on the net and finding it through some open service. If it's not publicly accessible, it would be hard to get the results via google, and they have to be high on crack if they think I'm going to go to each and every label's website and use their own crappy search in an attempt to track down some mildly entertaining song.
Then again, when was the last time the recording industry did anything for the long term in favor of the short...
Maybe someone would have to compose a disc with a few free cool videos from the net (like the crazy retro-baby-pirate-kung-fu video from some months ago) that one could hand out for free. The discs would every now and then warn the user that the operation s/he tried to perform is permitted, but could easily have been stopped. Then a quick rundown of exactly what in "their" players would permit the *real* owners of their player/media to stop them from using the media they legitimately aquired. I suspect there'd be no trouble displaying a warning that "The time is now 15:27. We *could* stop you from watching this between 12:00 and 20:00 if we wanted. Beware of DRM! Booooo!" - or something similar.
Care to provide a link? I could maybe have a look at it. If it's not too obvious, mention what the expected and actual result is in Opera.
In my experience, submitting a report is not a wasted effort if it contains an actual report as opposed to some venting or rant.
If the bug is a duplicate, the report will help Opera know how commonly the bug is encountered. If it's not a duplicate and there is too little information, but a good summary, some employee will likely contact you for more information.
In either case, there were some information gained and a higher probability of the bug getting attention. You could take the time you would have spent searching for a duplicate and just write a better summary of the bug.
That's not to say I don't support your opinion that the bug tracker should be open, but I think that a mediocre or better bug report is rarely a wasted effort. It's just that the task of searching for duplicates is left for the Opera gremlins.
Ah, Alt+F11 was Linux specific for some reason. Anyway, you can find lots of other interesting shortcuts at http://help.opera.com/Windows/9.00/en/keyboard.htm l. But that's only a small selection, really. Most everything in Opera can be bound to a mouse gesture or keyboard shortcut. Just go to Tools->Preferences->Advanced->Shortcuts.
I have a few tips for you.
1. Put the status bar next to the address bar.
2. Use search shortcuts instead of the search bar. Typing 'g something' in the address bar will search for 'something' on google, while 'z something' will do the same for Amazon.
3. The progress bar can be toggled to show only when something is loaded, and you can even make it appear inside the address bar.
4. Instead of showing the tabs, you could use the window panel. You need to enable it by customizing the panels.
5. Ctrl-F8 will toggle the address bar, also while in Full-screen.
6. Alt+F11 will toggle the main menu.
7. Ctrl+F7 will toggle the scrollbars.
8. For quicker switching between tabs in fullscreen mode, I recommend holding right mouse button while scrolling. Personally, I prefer to set that list to use the tab-bar order instead of which were last used, you can find that setting in Tools->Preferences->Advanced->Tabs then "Cycle in tab bar order".
These are just things off the top of my head though, so if you *really* wanted to go nuts you could probably get away with a lot more.
Shit, what the fuck is wrong with a few swear words? Is it the doubleplus ungood thoughts that might occur?
Just to reiterate the point of parent poster: I live in Norway. If it weren't for technology (fire counts as technology!), no human would be able to live here. We're native to Kenya and have very little fur. Yet, even during winter I can live a comfortable life and not be cold for even a single minute of my day.
Over time, evolution will make life easier, such as when a mutation caused us to have white skin so we'd keep warm longer (even though it also meant taking longer to warm up in the first place).
Why shouldn't we explore new areas to live?
Eyh, quit holding out on us. What's it called? I want to... buy... it.
I kinda get the image of a kid hitting his brother, then running away hiding behind mom and asking for forgiveness before the retaliation comes. Then he repeats it.
Who the heck use cheques any more? I haven't even seen a cheque since my grandmother used one in 1993.
Allow me to explain. The WTO is about money. Human life cannot be measured in money, ergo human life is worthless.
Pardon the cynicism.
Isn't that what Barnes & Noble does - letting customers sit in the store and read the books for free? We don't have B&N anywhere near where I live, but I read that somewhere. I think it was an article by Cory Doctorow.
Funny, for the Xbox 360 I thought the connotation was more like "We're going around in circles." :-P
Are you perhaps thinking of the Okama Gameshpere?
You mean the users that has their "Com-pu-tater" infected with viruses and then proceed to call their ISP and bitch about it for half an hour each month..? I wouldn't be surprised if they are just as unprofitable and numerous as the bandwidth hogs.
Maybe the best choice would be going for the ISP with the best uptime and worst phone support.
Well, Microsoft could say that the choices are Windows with Live xor Linux with whatever they want. I'm sure they could afford the fines again.
A few years back, I bought an eBook (PDF format) and was prompted to upgrade in order to read the book (mentioning copy restrictions etc.). I sent an email to the store telling them that I was not aware of the restrictions imposed on the book when I purchased it and that I wanted a refund.
:-P
I got the refund, though they noted my objection was unusual. I proceeded to delete the file and bought a physical copy for 1$ less at the local bookstore... Unless it's the only way to get hold of it, I don't buy products with artificial restrictions imposed on it, or I choose the least restricted format. If something is DRM'ed, I always consider it RENTAL and the price MUST be accordingly.
Why some people choose to rent such large amounts of music from iTunes is beyond me, though I guess a lot of the pop music today only lasts for a year or so anyway before it's outdated and "doubleplus uncool"
I've been to college and I've been drunk almost senseless, it's part of finding your limits. I have actually never had a hangover (believe it or not), but I still only drink once in a while. This is part of being responsible...
The thought occurs that since the ring is blue, it might have formed by some object having rammed Uranus pretty hard. This doesn't fully explain the red ring, but in either case, this theory sounds good on the whole.
Uh oh, now Benedict will shoot you.
Wife?!?! AHaha! Good one, you almost had me!
Tell me about it. Some people would likely connect to their bank using unencrypted connections if they could because "they have nothing to hide".
Oh well, they provide nice fodder for the identity thieves... :-\
Well, you know what they say: the living language embiggens the soul.
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*(What is the point of using abbreviations if you have to spell them out right after the next paragraph?)