Art galleries don't _have_ to rely on public money. Many municipalities support public galleries because they want to have art galleries in their city, because they believe that it enhances the city.
You might compare it to hardware vendors that pay for open source developers. VA doesn't have to support Rasterman and Mandrake, but they do, because they think it enhances their company.
Under any normal circumstances, a bunch of elephant dung wouldn't even make it through U.S. Customs; but because some blockhead puts a bad painting on top of it and calls the whole thing the Virgin Mary, it's somehow transformed into an exhibit piece. I'm Jewish, so I couldn't care less about it's offensive value or lack thereof, but it's pretty clear it's derogatory to Catholics.
The blockhead is Catholic, first off.
Second, elephant dung is not considered derogatory where he is from (Niger, I believe) but is instead a source of fuel. Can you see a possible metaphor there?
Third, this is public funding for an art gallery. If the various politicians are going to threaten to withdraw their funding simply because exhibit xyz offends their particular sensibilities, then it would be impossible to run such a beast.
Guliani is not right- he's running for Senate, so he picks something that shows how Morally Riteous he is for the voters...
I bought three domain names from joker.com. Despite the name and the somewhat clunky interface, they gave me my domain names within 24 hours.
Considering their prices (DM80/USD$40 for the first 2 years) they are a no-frills provider, so you'll have to take care of the DNS hosting, etc, yourself.
however, at least I don't have to worry about my information being 'owned' by NIC.
Anyway, for.com,.net, or.org, I say go with joker.com.
Because the only instructions sent to the processor (after optimization) are instructions that are known to succeed.
The process of optimization is based in software as well- the instruction translation (code morphing, they call it) software is written in code native to the VLIW chip.
IE: there are no speculative instruction paths on the VLIW chip. There are something like 4? on the PIII.
In other words, the chip can have about 4x less transistors than a comparable x86 chip.
This means:
higher yield in fabrication (less cost)
More chips per wafer (less cost).
Simpler chips can also be run stably at higher clock frequencies than more complex chips of the same manufacturing process. (.18 micron,.22, etc)
Also, the optimized instructions have 70% or less operations than the original instructions.
I'm getting some of this from their earlier patent.
The ISP i picked up here in Portugal has the same problem, except they have a branded version of IE, so I guess you could say it's worse.
There's a verification number in the CD package they sent me, but no way to get online without the CD.
So I booted in Windows and used their CD. It took me to their special full-screen login session, I went through it, and then got set up.
After that, I went through the Dial Up Networking, pulled all the information about the connection from there, went into IE, pulled the proxy information from there, rebooted, entered the information into Linux, and viola! I'm using the ISP from Linux.
And the mainframe/terminal paradigm is by and far unflexible from a user's perspective.
excuse me? First, we're talking server farm, not mainframe- no single point of failure, hardware dedicated to specific tasks, etc.
with that out of the way, let's look at flexibility. With a client/server paradigm, I can be at any desk in the building and be at my desktop. This would be very, very, nice.
If bob's machine fails, you place a new NC on his desk, and bing, he's back where he was. Have you ever had your bosses hard drive fail spactacularly?
If I need to add another desk, it's another $10 bucks upfront, plug it in, give 'em a card, and forget about it. Try doing the same thing with a PC. The same thing goes in reverse- when somebody leaves, it's no big deal to put someone else there.
what workplace flexibility do you get from having a dedicated PC?
And the point is that StarOffice can be run by anyone. Want to have your office suite with your files anywhere? Install it on your home pc.
Don't have the savvy to do that? Well, go to your friend bob- who has installed staroffice- and do it.
I would love to be able to access my info from 'a centralized location'. Unlike hotmail, with Sun, that 'centralized location' can be my home computer.
The same goes for email and almost any of the other free services out there. you can always pick your provider.
Amen. With the (l)users I'm working for, a thin client environment would be *perfect*. Having 'real PC's' on every desk just gives me a headache. And considering the cost of all the M$ bs on our systems, going thin client/staroffice would probably save 80% of our budget. ~mindlace
Actually, it sucks rocks. That's why I use CSS1 and 2 exclusively. If you're talking standalone app, you can always include Raptor, the 1mb rendering engine from mozilla, but if you're actually wanting it to go over the web, I'm afraid you'll more or less have to wait untill Christmas, when the final Mozilla is availiable.
and not beng able to give user feedback except as the result of clicking a submit button
There are lots of sites that talk about form validation in javascript. Neeraj Kochhar has basic intro on the subject. Search for form validation javascript.
Also, look at some of the features of Forms and the Button object in HTML 4.0, which include the disable feature.
These are not complete solutions, since incompatibilities between NS and MS's implementation of ECMAScript can make life annoying. However, DOM1 and strict ECMAScript addresses these issues, but Mozilla will be the only browser to support strict DOM1 for a while.
If you have married an American citizen, you don't need to toil at your current place of employ.
You simply need to apply for your residency visa (green card) through the INS. It can take several months, but when you're done, you are a legal resident and can do anything shy of voting.
After three years of continuous residency, you can become a US citizen, and participate politics. Wohoo!
(You'll never get to run for president, though. So sad.)
I know this because I'm going through this process with my Portuguese wife.
"The next best thing to having good ideas is recognizing good ideas from your users."
-ESR, The Cathedral and The Bazarr[1]
Mozilla is the way it is- and has taken as long as it has- because it has been driven by the demands of those who use it. You could argue that the end users have not had that much imput, but the truth is that the real 'users' of any browser software are web page developers.
Mozilla's choice to go with Raptor (a good idea of their own), and to fully support DOM1/CSS1/HTML4.0/ECMAScript are a godsend to developers.
This came about because these decisions were made in the open. The initial idea was to do a release on the 4.x codebase, but with the community (and the WSG) clamoring for standards compatibility, the correct design decision was made to go for the next generation layout engine instead of the heavily patched 4.x codebase.
As TCaTB[1] mentions, "Plan to throw one away; you will, anyhow" (Fred Brooks, "the Mythical Man-Month".
You will be able to do this with JavaScript connections to the XCOM modules, as mentioned in the most recent status report. It's called XPconnect. The XCOM, in turn, handles the XPFE, which is essentially a combination of an XML implementation, PNG graphics, and JavaScript for event handling. Yes you can customize the buttons, the throbber, and even (if they support this part of CSS2) the cursor! Will the fun never cease? ~mindlace
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Art galleries don't _have_ to rely on public money. Many municipalities support public galleries because they want to have art galleries in their city, because they believe that it enhances the city.
You might compare it to hardware vendors that pay for open source developers. VA doesn't have to support Rasterman and Mandrake, but they do, because they think it enhances their company.
The blockhead is Catholic, first off.
Second, elephant dung is not considered derogatory where he is from (Niger, I believe) but is instead a source of fuel. Can you see a possible metaphor there?
Third, this is public funding for an art gallery. If the various politicians are going to threaten to withdraw their funding simply because exhibit xyz offends their particular sensibilities, then it would be impossible to run such a beast.
Guliani is not right- he's running for Senate, so he picks something that shows how Morally Riteous he is for the voters...
Considering their prices (DM80/USD$40 for the first 2 years) they are a no-frills provider, so you'll have to take care of the DNS hosting, etc, yourself.
however, at least I don't have to worry about my information being 'owned' by NIC.
Anyway, for .com, .net, or .org, I say go with joker.com.
Because the only instructions sent to the processor (after optimization) are instructions that are known to succeed.
The process of optimization is based in software as well- the instruction translation (code morphing, they call it) software is written in code native to the VLIW chip.
IE: there are no speculative instruction paths on the VLIW chip. There are something like 4? on the PIII.
In other words, the chip can have about 4x less transistors than a comparable x86 chip.
This means:
Simpler chips can also be run stably at higher clock frequencies than more complex chips of the same manufacturing process. (.18 micron, .22, etc)
Also, the optimized instructions have 70% or less operations than the original instructions.
I'm getting some of this from their earlier patent.
I bought 3 domains from them and got 24 hour turn around. Don't expect a tremendous quantity of handholding, though.
There's a verification number in the CD package they sent me, but no way to get online without the CD.
So I booted in Windows and used their CD. It took me to their special full-screen login session, I went through it, and then got set up.
After that, I went through the Dial Up Networking, pulled all the information about the connection from there, went into IE, pulled the proxy information from there, rebooted, entered the information into Linux, and viola! I'm using the ISP from Linux.
heck yah! The idea, anyway, not Sun's implementation...
Rocking linux box with microlinux's in almost every room? you know it!
excuse me? First, we're talking server farm, not mainframe- no single point of failure, hardware dedicated to specific tasks, etc.
with that out of the way, let's look at flexibility. With a client/server paradigm, I can be at any desk in the building and be at my desktop. This would be very, very, nice.
If bob's machine fails, you place a new NC on his desk, and bing, he's back where he was. Have you ever had your bosses hard drive fail spactacularly?
If I need to add another desk, it's another $10 bucks upfront, plug it in, give 'em a card, and forget about it. Try doing the same thing with a PC. The same thing goes in reverse- when somebody leaves, it's no big deal to put someone else there.
what workplace flexibility do you get from having a dedicated PC?
Don't have the savvy to do that? Well, go to your friend bob- who has installed staroffice- and do it.
I would love to be able to access my info from 'a centralized location'. Unlike hotmail, with Sun, that 'centralized location' can be my home computer.
The same goes for email and almost any of the other free services out there. you can always pick your provider.
~mindlace
Amen. With the (l)users I'm working for, a thin client environment would be *perfect*. Having 'real PC's' on every desk just gives me a headache. And considering the cost of all the M$ bs on our systems, going thin client/staroffice would probably save 80% of our budget. ~mindlace
Using tables to lay out widgets is Ok,
Actually, it sucks rocks. That's why I use CSS1 and 2 exclusively. If you're talking standalone app, you can always include Raptor, the 1mb rendering engine from mozilla, but if you're actually wanting it to go over the web, I'm afraid you'll more or less have to wait untill Christmas, when the final Mozilla is availiable.
but missing progress bars
Mike's site has a progress bar app implemented in javascript.
and not beng able to give user feedback except as the result of clicking a submit button
There are lots of sites that talk about form validation in javascript. Neeraj Kochhar has basic intro on the subject. Search for form validation javascript.
Also, look at some of the features of Forms and the Button object in HTML 4.0, which include the disable feature.
These are not complete solutions, since incompatibilities between NS and MS's implementation of ECMAScript can make life annoying. However, DOM1 and strict ECMAScript addresses these issues, but Mozilla will be the only browser to support strict DOM1 for a while.
~mindlace
From www.alltheweb.com, purportedly a more thorough index- the 7 virtues and sins:
SINS:
- Envy: 189,901
- Lust: 428,590
- Greed: 190,008
- Sloth: 42,142
- Anger: 718,542
- Pride: 1,132,544
- Gluttony: 14,981
VirtuesTOTALS:
sins: 2,716,780
Virtues: 19,367,893
As you can see, it's a very ethical web we've got.
~mindlace
If you have married an American citizen, you don't need to toil at your current place of employ.
You simply need to apply for your residency visa (green card) through the INS. It can take several months, but when you're done, you are a legal resident and can do anything shy of voting.
After three years of continuous residency, you can become a US citizen, and participate politics. Wohoo!
(You'll never get to run for president, though. So sad.)
I know this because I'm going through this process with my Portuguese wife.
Mozilla is the way it is- and has taken as long as it has- because it has been driven by the demands of those who use it. You could argue that the end users have not had that much imput, but the truth is that the real 'users' of any browser software are web page developers.
Mozilla's choice to go with Raptor (a good idea of their own), and to fully support DOM1/CSS1/HTML4.0/ECMAScript are a godsend to developers.
This came about because these decisions were made in the open. The initial idea was to do a release on the 4.x codebase, but with the community (and the WSG) clamoring for standards compatibility, the correct design decision was made to go for the next generation layout engine instead of the heavily patched 4.x codebase.
As TCaTB[1] mentions,
"Plan to throw one away; you will, anyhow" (Fred Brooks, "the Mythical Man-Month".
You will be able to do this with JavaScript connections to the XCOM modules, as mentioned in the most recent status report. It's called XPconnect.
The XCOM, in turn, handles the XPFE, which is essentially a combination of an XML implementation, PNG graphics, and JavaScript for event handling. Yes you can customize the buttons, the throbber, and even (if they support this part of CSS2) the cursor! Will the fun never cease? ~mindlace
But wouldn't the opencontent license be more appropriate for the data? I mean, there's no binary and whatnot that the GPL referrs to.
Thanks again.
mindlace