Bad spelling and grammar subjectively reduce the value of your opinion. It is unavoidable; we are human beings and trained from birth to view everything subjectively. Consequently, a properly spelled and phrased answer may be considered more correct than a badly spelled or written answer, if we have no way of knowing in advance which answer is correct. In addition, the "wrong" answer may still outweigh the "right" answer, simply because it looks better on the surface.
I strive to be as precise in my written communication as possible, which includes grammar and spelling, because I wish to be perceived as right. I may still be wrong (unintentionally) but at least I have made an effort to sell my answer to the viewer/listener/etc.
Communication is not a black and white affair and anything that gives you a leg up on the competition serves to improve your position.
On the other hand most Jedi think they are Luke Skywalker
I'd rather be Han Solo any day - he had a wicked fast ship and a Wookiee. Seems he did pretty well without getting entangled with any religious mumbo-jumbo.
All the Luke Skywalker wannabe's can go suck Bantha rod.
On the other hand, both your response and the one it responds to are crass and ignorant.
It is reasonable that a non-technical person would confuse the OS with the interface, since more and more, the interface is designed to shield the non-technical user from the inner workings. This is the world we live in, rather than some idealized form where everybody has a clear understanding of everything.
Perhaps the OP's real expertise is in working with the deaf and blind in a different area rather than computer interfaces. Perhaps this person has not had the exposure that you have had. Whatever the case, it doesn't matter if the person was informed or not; by both of y'all showing your asses, you've contributed a little bit more to one of the problems, rather than a sensible solution.
Would $deity that I had the ability to call down permanent, dolorous and terrible retribution on those who would defile the computer systems of others, because I'd be handing it out like oxygen.
Unfortunately, all one can do is sigh, restore and begin again.
It just points out how shortsighted the EU was in making this decision. Instead of trying to figure out what people wanted, they went with what they wanted.
I have no problem with the laws as such, but at the same time, I have no sympathy for a company that is not willing to use their full abilities to recoup my investment.
Competition is good, but at the same time, one should never give the competition an even break.
Actually, I would hope the company I have money in would be wiling to grind the competition to a fine powder with no conscience whatsoever, while complying with the letter of the law. If that means a lesser company goes under, gets bought out, get's said corporate nose bent out of shape, so be it.
Anything less is being irresponsible with my money.
If your sole concern is security, then by all means upgrade. However, be aware that you're taking a performance hit and for the single-user workstation, it's probably not worth it.
How many businesses actually run multi-user workstations (using Windows) where configuration-level security is a real, day-to-day issue (that haven't already upgraded)?
Sure, it's good to be secure (personally, I'd like an automatic orbital strike against anyone who even portscans me), but there are real-world considerations as well. It is not always feasible to have the end-all, be-all of security.
Windows 2000 is far from perfect, but it's definitely still a workable solution. Windows XP is not worth the agony or loss of stability during the changeover.
Yeah, we can definitely see how it worked out for Tom Green. He's doing what now?
His rise and fall highlights the fact that there is stuff on Cable Access that people will watch (note the avoidance of the word 'quality'). On the other hand, calbe access is mostly crap television that would not get an airing anywhere else.
It's Disney - all their original animation is done by other companies now and they are just a distributor middleman who can be replaced just as easily by someone else.
They're a lame horse now, and it's time to put them out to pasture and out of our misery, animationwise.
If there are features in XP that prevent the backporting of IE to Win2K and WinNT, doesn't that mean they've tied the browser to the operating system again, in violation of the anti-trust settlement?
Maybe it's time to start handing out subpoenas like candy again.
I'd rethink that a bit, if I were you. Resurrecting the "Just Say No To Drugs" campaign at this point in history might have more bite than you want. Remember, the people in charge are not the best zookeepers in the world.
Arguing this is a bit like arguing about how a transporter works, but I'll do my bit, just because it's Sunday.
There is a key difference between Anakin and Luke.
Anakin had a rough life at the start, creating an innate sense of fear for the future. In addition, Anakin was involved in the tumultuous events from a very early age. He probably rarely had time to decompress and actually think about what was happening to him.
Luke was actually brought up as a normal child who apparently did not have that fear. At the beginning of Ep IV, he was a fairly normal, restless teenager. He was better able to process the world and events around him.
In many ways, it is Obi-Wan's failing to address these issues that led to Anakin's downfall. His attempt with Luke was much more successful because he didn't try to lard it up with excess psychological baggage.
Best be careful with the term "implied contract" - it's the same term that television networks use when they complain about time-shifting and ad-removal technologies.
I realize that the situation is quite different, but in many ways it's the same. As consumer technology gives us more power over how we receive information or where we receive information, we need to keep in mind how it affects other, possibly remote and unseen.
It seems that some effort should go into making people aware of the effects of that technology, even if the person or entity is at a distance removed.
A good ergonomic keyboard serves the same purpose as the Das Keyboard or Dvorak layout - no one will touch your computer because it scares the hell out of them.
The people who write code used by others have a lot more professional responsibility than just "getting the code out there," and it's past time they started remembering it.
I write code, and I heartily agree with you, but there is huge gap between reality and theory. Most of us get by doing what we can with the time and budget allotted, which doesn't always allow for absolutely rigorous testing of every single piece of the code.
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Bad spelling and grammar subjectively reduce the value of your opinion. It is unavoidable; we are human beings and trained from birth to view everything subjectively. Consequently, a properly spelled and phrased answer may be considered more correct than a badly spelled or written answer, if we have no way of knowing in advance which answer is correct. In addition, the "wrong" answer may still outweigh the "right" answer, simply because it looks better on the surface.
I strive to be as precise in my written communication as possible, which includes grammar and spelling, because I wish to be perceived as right. I may still be wrong (unintentionally) but at least I have made an effort to sell my answer to the viewer/listener/etc.
Communication is not a black and white affair and anything that gives you a leg up on the competition serves to improve your position.
On the other hand most Jedi think they are Luke Skywalker
I'd rather be Han Solo any day - he had a wicked fast ship and a Wookiee. Seems he did pretty well without getting entangled with any religious mumbo-jumbo.
All the Luke Skywalker wannabe's can go suck Bantha rod.
On the other hand, both your response and the one it responds to are crass and ignorant.
It is reasonable that a non-technical person would confuse the OS with the interface, since more and more, the interface is designed to shield the non-technical user from the inner workings. This is the world we live in, rather than some idealized form where everybody has a clear understanding of everything.
Perhaps the OP's real expertise is in working with the deaf and blind in a different area rather than computer interfaces. Perhaps this person has not had the exposure that you have had. Whatever the case, it doesn't matter if the person was informed or not; by both of y'all showing your asses, you've contributed a little bit more to one of the problems, rather than a sensible solution.
I can't wait to see what is after bittorrent.
BitRipper - where we rip it straight from the musician's brain.
The one after that is where we up the survival rate.
How about a hovercraft as an eel holder?
You've got a point - our computers need not be so boxy and plain.
On the other hand, this dude's a tool.
Would $deity that I had the ability to call down permanent, dolorous and terrible retribution on those who would defile the computer systems of others, because I'd be handing it out like oxygen.
Unfortunately, all one can do is sigh, restore and begin again.
It just points out how shortsighted the EU was in making this decision. Instead of trying to figure out what people wanted, they went with what they wanted.
And while we're at it, get rid of the damn graphics - they clutter up the text of the site.
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And stop using anything but Courier type
Hey, why don't we just go back to the days of Gopher
Nope. I'm keeping the Flash and the Shockwave. If you can't handle the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
I have no problem with the laws as such, but at the same time, I have no sympathy for a company that is not willing to use their full abilities to recoup my investment.
Competition is good, but at the same time, one should never give the competition an even break.
Actually, I would hope the company I have money in would be wiling to grind the competition to a fine powder with no conscience whatsoever, while complying with the letter of the law. If that means a lesser company goes under, gets bought out, get's said corporate nose bent out of shape, so be it.
Anything less is being irresponsible with my money.
If your sole concern is security, then by all means upgrade. However, be aware that you're taking a performance hit and for the single-user workstation, it's probably not worth it.
How many businesses actually run multi-user workstations (using Windows) where configuration-level security is a real, day-to-day issue (that haven't already upgraded)?
Sure, it's good to be secure (personally, I'd like an automatic orbital strike against anyone who even portscans me), but there are real-world considerations as well. It is not always feasible to have the end-all, be-all of security.
Windows 2000 is far from perfect, but it's definitely still a workable solution. Windows XP is not worth the agony or loss of stability during the changeover.
The campaign to counter all those idiot vandal grafitti advertisers should be titled:
"Say it. Don't spray it."
The only question is how to cash in on it
Yeah, we can definitely see how it worked out for Tom Green. He's doing what now?
His rise and fall highlights the fact that there is stuff on Cable Access that people will watch (note the avoidance of the word 'quality'). On the other hand, calbe access is mostly crap television that would not get an airing anywhere else.
It's Disney - all their original animation is done by other companies now and they are just a distributor middleman who can be replaced just as easily by someone else.
They're a lame horse now, and it's time to put them out to pasture and out of our misery, animationwise.
maybe we should require PC licenses for internet safety.
Maybe we should require civility licenses before allowing people to open their pieholes.
You have posted a good, sensible reply that actually covers far more than the current topic.
Pity you wasted it on the people at Slashdot.
If there are features in XP that prevent the backporting of IE to Win2K and WinNT, doesn't that mean they've tied the browser to the operating system again, in violation of the anti-trust settlement?
Maybe it's time to start handing out subpoenas like candy again.
I'd rethink that a bit, if I were you. Resurrecting the "Just Say No To Drugs" campaign at this point in history might have more bite than you want. Remember, the people in charge are not the best zookeepers in the world.
Arguing this is a bit like arguing about how a transporter works, but I'll do my bit, just because it's Sunday.
There is a key difference between Anakin and Luke.
Anakin had a rough life at the start, creating an innate sense of fear for the future. In addition, Anakin was involved in the tumultuous events from a very early age. He probably rarely had time to decompress and actually think about what was happening to him.
Luke was actually brought up as a normal child who apparently did not have that fear. At the beginning of Ep IV, he was a fairly normal, restless teenager. He was better able to process the world and events around him.
In many ways, it is Obi-Wan's failing to address these issues that led to Anakin's downfall. His attempt with Luke was much more successful because he didn't try to lard it up with excess psychological baggage.
I can't say I have ever recalled a developer telling a user "if you don't like it, fix the code yourself".
... wait, that was the point.
... I win!
But your project is successful and
Most pointless comment evar
Because there are certain things that it's not ok to do when you have a monopoly that it would be ok to do if your an underdog?
So now we tilt the playing field in favor of Mozilla. The problem is, when do we un-tilt it?
Best be careful with the term "implied contract" - it's the same term that television networks use when they complain about time-shifting and ad-removal technologies.
I realize that the situation is quite different, but in many ways it's the same. As consumer technology gives us more power over how we receive information or where we receive information, we need to keep in mind how it affects other, possibly remote and unseen.
It seems that some effort should go into making people aware of the effects of that technology, even if the person or entity is at a distance removed.
Mozilla works with more than just Linux distros, though, so why should the rest of us be held back while distros get their act together?
it's crap.
A good ergonomic keyboard serves the same purpose as the Das Keyboard or Dvorak layout - no one will touch your computer because it scares the hell out of them.
The people who write code used by others have a lot more professional responsibility than just "getting the code out there," and it's past time they started remembering it.
I write code, and I heartily agree with you, but there is huge gap between reality and theory. Most of us get by doing what we can with the time and budget allotted, which doesn't always allow for absolutely rigorous testing of every single piece of the code.