I'm not saying it's perfect - text is certainly much more simple, and serves the purpose for just about everything you want to do. However, there are times that HTML has legitimate use, and it would be a shame to kill a feature just because it has the ability to be misused.
Well, if you're in a corporate setting or something, and you're working with some people from marketing on a writeup for your latest product, then it's quite a pain to get them to configure their clients for plaintext mail, and you waste a lot of time in the process.
HTML email isn't evil by itself, and isn't used exclusively by spammers, making the solution of filtering all HTML email a heavyhanded one at best.
I'd agree with that. I run a few sites, and have my email out there in quite a few other places. I've had the account for a while, so it's gotten on quite a few spam lists, so I'm not as careful as I used to be with it - I've just perfected my spam-identification techiniqes:). Most of my spam probably comes from 3 or 4 individuals/companies, if I was guessing. It all follows a very similar format, but it comes in truckloads. 142 new messages today. 3 Legit. Thank goodness for filtering.
The bit about the chatroom was a joke. I don't really use 'em, either.
The problem with this approach is that a lot of people on Windows platforms using Outlook/OE send HTML mail by default, even for a simple text message.
A much more reliable appriach is the "pattern matching/scoring" technique a few pieces of software out there use. I've been using Spam Asassin for a while now, though (too lazy for a link:) ) and I have yet to see it a) tag a legit email as spam, or b) miss a spam message. If that sort of thing were installed on mail servers by default, then it may be possible to cut down spam drastically. Right now, my config just puts [SPAM] in the subject line - makes it easy enough to filter. Why can't ISPs do the same thing? I know that Spam Assassin is a bit resource hungry, and isn't practical for large scale operations, but surely something similar could be written that would accomplish the same thing with minimal resource drain.
The thing is, most average uses don't know this. To their knowledge, the only way a spammer could get your address is for you to put it into a webform somewhere.
Most casual users probably don't even consider the possibility of their address being harvested from other places, such as chat rooms.
The Proxomitron is another such solution, and offers such nifty features such as inline ad filtering/right-click unlocking/prevention of annoying javascript/anything else you can do with a regex. Definintely a recommended tool.
Strangely enough, though, I've been using Phoenix for a while now, and have had no problem with popups.:D
I do a lot of really memory heavy stuff (running a ton of programs at the same time,.NET, Photoshop, UltraEdit, database daemons/managers, browsers, etc) and while Mozilla zips right along under light load, when the system is loaded down, that custom UI really begins to take its toll.
Phoenix is light, quick, and IMO, more usable than Mozilla due to less "features" that just get in my way, and making more use of system-default widgets rather than custom ones really lightens the load a lot. If you're not loading a metric butt-ton of external resources for the custom UI, you save a lot in the long run, obviously.
As far as the installer issue goes, there's no installer on the Windows side. Just a zip that contains the installation. Unzip, create a shortcut, and you're good to go, so if you don't like it, nuke the directory, and it's gone.
I'm not talking so much about the laws themselves as the precedents of interpretation of those laws set by the courts. Precedent is an amazingly powerful tool in today's legal system, and while laws are passed, it's up to the courts to determine their scope and applicability when those laws are questioned. The outcome of those cases can have a massive effect on the future of our rights. If the courts today favor corporate interests over personal rights today, then in 10 years, a judge will look at this case and say "based on the ruling in case X, I find the defendent guilty of offense Y through precedent Z".
Sadly, I have to agree with you. These days, legal battles aren't about who's right, but who has more money to toss around. See the Nissan v. Nissan case.
This is a very disturbing trend we're seeing - the eradication of public domain and fair use rights through one-sided court battles. The question is, how long till a) there's a large scale backlash, or b) we have no fair use rights at all.
Seems like a great way to learn the OS, anyway. Not for everyone, I suppose, but definately cool for the learning crowd, or if you plan on doing a large number of custom installs.
No, seriously, I don't want any project of Bill Gates to succeed, but this thing could have been a good thing
Wow, how petty is that? You don't want this project to succeed simply because you dislike the products made by the company that one of the founders of said project owns? I don't like a lot about Microsoft products either, but like it or not, they've brought the usable desktop computer to the masses. I imagine that this product would have benefitted a lot of people in a very big way. Wishing it to fail simply because the brains behind it happens to be Billy G. is just plain shortsighted.
Don't forget electricity. Or computers. Or guns. Those enable theft, too. And cars. And large bags. And food that feeds the criminals. And the air that they breathe. And the parents that give birth to them.
Why play any new game that comes out? NWN? Just go play a tabletop campaign. Any FPS? It's basically rehashed Quake. RTS? They're all Command and Conquer clones, anyway.
The point is that there are changes in the genres as they mature. Yeah, UT2003 will basically be pretty Quake, but it's the gameplay experience that will really drive it. From what I've seen, it's gonna blow everything else away, from both a a gameplay and a graphic standpoint. UT2003 is gonna be much more expandable and replayable than Quake ever was. Heck, its predecessor, UT, is still one of the most widely played games out there today. Reason? It's a better game than Quake, period. Quake may have revolutionized the genre, but UT took an already good idea and made it better. UT2003 is gonna do the same.
And I'm a slashbot who spits out random characters to form random words to form random sentences, right? I mean, I'm not a person, just a bunch of electrons, apparently.
There are people behind the words. In a game like DAOC, you start to care deeply about them. Friendships and bonds are formed. When they're broken by death, "silly displays of emotion" are quite called for, and the medium of their relationships made the medium of their rememberance quite fitting.
You're kinda missing the point. There was a community that has been developed through the guild. One of its members died - not left, not terminated his account, died. As a result, the community felt a rather sharp sense of loss. His character didn't die, he did. I think it's a very good example of being in TOUCH with reality, and choosing to take a moment out of the virtual world's rules to honor him. If they were disconnected from reality, they wouldn't really have given a rip. They were holding a funeral for HIM, the player behind Warsinger, not for the character Warsinger. They chose to honor him in a way rather well suited to the game.
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Negatory, but I can guess :)
I'm not saying it's perfect - text is certainly much more simple, and serves the purpose for just about everything you want to do. However, there are times that HTML has legitimate use, and it would be a shame to kill a feature just because it has the ability to be misused.
HTML email isn't evil by itself, and isn't used exclusively by spammers, making the solution of filtering all HTML email a heavyhanded one at best.
The bit about the chatroom was a joke. I don't really use 'em, either.
Maybe I just post my email address in the wrong chatrooms.
The problem with this approach is that a lot of people on Windows platforms using Outlook/OE send HTML mail by default, even for a simple text message.
:) ) and I have yet to see it a) tag a legit email as spam, or b) miss a spam message. If that sort of thing were installed on mail servers by default, then it may be possible to cut down spam drastically. Right now, my config just puts [SPAM] in the subject line - makes it easy enough to filter. Why can't ISPs do the same thing? I know that Spam Assassin is a bit resource hungry, and isn't practical for large scale operations, but surely something similar could be written that would accomplish the same thing with minimal resource drain.
A much more reliable appriach is the "pattern matching/scoring" technique a few pieces of software out there use. I've been using Spam Asassin for a while now, though (too lazy for a link
Most casual users probably don't even consider the possibility of their address being harvested from other places, such as chat rooms.
Strangely enough, though, I've been using Phoenix for a while now, and have had no problem with popups. :D
Maybe it's their idea of a stress test. It's kinda like testing a car's crash durability by parking it in front of an advancing tank.
I do a lot of really memory heavy stuff (running a ton of programs at the same time, .NET, Photoshop, UltraEdit, database daemons/managers, browsers, etc) and while Mozilla zips right along under light load, when the system is loaded down, that custom UI really begins to take its toll.
:)
Phoenix is light, quick, and IMO, more usable than Mozilla due to less "features" that just get in my way, and making more use of system-default widgets rather than custom ones really lightens the load a lot. If you're not loading a metric butt-ton of external resources for the custom UI, you save a lot in the long run, obviously.
As far as the installer issue goes, there's no installer on the Windows side. Just a zip that contains the installation. Unzip, create a shortcut, and you're good to go, so if you don't like it, nuke the directory, and it's gone.
I find it fairly spiffy
Don't stress it. I'm so locked into programming mode right now, I would have asked "Would that be a SQL or a remake?"
;)
Oy...I need a break.
I'm not talking so much about the laws themselves as the precedents of interpretation of those laws set by the courts. Precedent is an amazingly powerful tool in today's legal system, and while laws are passed, it's up to the courts to determine their scope and applicability when those laws are questioned. The outcome of those cases can have a massive effect on the future of our rights. If the courts today favor corporate interests over personal rights today, then in 10 years, a judge will look at this case and say "based on the ruling in case X, I find the defendent guilty of offense Y through precedent Z".
This isn't about 1 ruling - it's about precedent.
This is a very disturbing trend we're seeing - the eradication of public domain and fair use rights through one-sided court battles. The question is, how long till a) there's a large scale backlash, or b) we have no fair use rights at all.
This is genuinely scary stuff.
I hear they're sodium-based lifeforms. I think water should work well, too.
Good point. I'm going to go gouge my eyes now out so I can sue you and make millions :)
Seems like a great way to learn the OS, anyway. Not for everyone, I suppose, but definately cool for the learning crowd, or if you plan on doing a large number of custom installs.
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They'd make millions.
Wow, how petty is that? You don't want this project to succeed simply because you dislike the products made by the company that one of the founders of said project owns? I don't like a lot about Microsoft products either, but like it or not, they've brought the usable desktop computer to the masses. I imagine that this product would have benefitted a lot of people in a very big way. Wishing it to fail simply because the brains behind it happens to be Billy G. is just plain shortsighted.
Seriously. Just redirect the entire RIAA block to goatse or something.
"Here's a security hole for you!"
Don't forget electricity. Or computers. Or guns. Those enable theft, too. And cars. And large bags. And food that feeds the criminals. And the air that they breathe. And the parents that give birth to them.
Ehh...screw the world. Just nuke it.
(Not intended seriously, for the humor impaired)
Not to mention having every one ever made fit onto a single CD, with lots of room to spare...
*cough*
That's no moon...it's a space station!
:P
It's all a plot! They're going to incinerate the planet!
Why play any new game that comes out? NWN? Just go play a tabletop campaign. Any FPS? It's basically rehashed Quake. RTS? They're all Command and Conquer clones, anyway.
The point is that there are changes in the genres as they mature. Yeah, UT2003 will basically be pretty Quake, but it's the gameplay experience that will really drive it. From what I've seen, it's gonna blow everything else away, from both a a gameplay and a graphic standpoint. UT2003 is gonna be much more expandable and replayable than Quake ever was. Heck, its predecessor, UT, is still one of the most widely played games out there today. Reason? It's a better game than Quake, period. Quake may have revolutionized the genre, but UT took an already good idea and made it better. UT2003 is gonna do the same.
And I'm a slashbot who spits out random characters to form random words to form random sentences, right? I mean, I'm not a person, just a bunch of electrons, apparently.
There are people behind the words. In a game like DAOC, you start to care deeply about them. Friendships and bonds are formed. When they're broken by death, "silly displays of emotion" are quite called for, and the medium of their relationships made the medium of their rememberance quite fitting.
Amazing how jaded some people can be.
You're kinda missing the point. There was a community that has been developed through the guild. One of its members died - not left, not terminated his account, died. As a result, the community felt a rather sharp sense of loss. His character didn't die, he did. I think it's a very good example of being in TOUCH with reality, and choosing to take a moment out of the virtual world's rules to honor him. If they were disconnected from reality, they wouldn't really have given a rip. They were holding a funeral for HIM, the player behind Warsinger, not for the character Warsinger. They chose to honor him in a way rather well suited to the game.
I think it's pretty cool.