Windows applications that pop up a dialog box that gets lost behind windows.... thus inadvertently creating a mode that you can't get out of (because alt-tab can't get you there)
In Windows, use Alt-Esc to switch between all windows, including properties dialogs and other windows normally ignored by Alt-Tab.
Still, I totally agree with your suggestion. I find it really irritating when a program seems to have hung, and it turns out that it had merely popped a dialog box underneath all of the open windows.
ISO-style date format (such as 2002-01-04 19:55) would be nice.
A very similar date/time format is available right now (2002.01.04 19:55). I'm not sure when it was added to slash, but I'm glad it's finally here.
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The official Euro site has images of all of the paper and coin Euro currency, as well as in-depth information. Particularly interesting is the fact that each participating country has its own design on the reverse of the coins.
Here is another official site with plenty of info and images.
Mozilla now supports shortcut icons (a.k.a favicons) and custom page icons in bookmarks and in the personal toolbar.
...is working even as I type into 0.9.6.
Although icons have been showing up in the address bar for some time, they did not appear in bookmarks until Mozilla 0.9.7. So asa's statement in the release notes is correct.
You bring up a good point about checking whether these new restricted CDs bear the Compact Disc logo. If they do, then there might be grounds for a class action suit over the misleading labeling of such discs. If they don't have the logo, then attentive buyers can avoid them.
But what about CDs purchased online, where restricted CDs are likely to be offered as though they are the same as normal CDs? I buy most of my music online, and I doubt most stores will make any distinction between good products and "protected" products. It's hard for a savvy customer to beware when he or she must rely on inadequate summaries.
Yes. I was surprised that the DOJ chose to go after Microsoft only because it was force-feeding OEMs and customers IE, when that was merely the latest offense. Years earlier, Microsoft crushed OS/2, and decimated the market for WordPerfect by bundling MS Office in questionable ways (see parent post). Netscape was throttled, but IBM and Corel were also major victims.
Attempting to break up Microsoft only because of what it did with IE is analogous to impeaching Bill Clinton because of his purgery in the Lewinsky affair, but not pursuing more gravely serious matters such as "Chinagate". (And I don't mean this as a troll. My point is that Microsoft has gotten away with much more than what government lawyers have chosen to prosecute about.)
Let's not make the UN even *more* powerful.
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The UN would also be apt to leverage such control when imposing sanctions on countries it feels the need to punish. This could be Bad. What if your country gets cut off?
In 1997, I registered the domain name moby.org for my unofficial, noncommercial Moby fan site. It is not for profit, but it is not a nonprofit corporation. Should I be worried that this domain may be taken away from me in the future because of a tightening of.org rules?
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.
This quote in your signature, which you attribute to "anonymous"... I believe John F. Kennedy said that. (If the saying predates JFK, then I don't know its origin.)
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Stenography refers to writing in shorthand.
Steganography is about hiding messages. Oddly and perhaps appropriately, the latter word is not to be found in my big American Heritage Dictionary.
Rational thinkers *would* survive & be useful.
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geeks? They would be the first ones to perish.
Many 'geeks' have good general problem-solving skills that would be adaptable and applicable to this kind of scenario. Their inventiveness would make processes more efficient and would help raise the standard of living for everyone. They could design and oversee the implementation of systems that would speed the recovery of civilization. The survivability of engineers, architects, scientists, and computer experts should not be so readily discounted.
Also, to imply that the destruction of all computer equipment & media would reduce the world's population to hunter-gatherer groups is a huge exaggeration, imho. Although the event would be a staggering blow to society, it would hardly set us back ten thousand years. Many vehicles still exist that don't rely absolutely on computers. Other machines could be rigged with simple makeshift electrical circuits or otherwise modified to work without microprocessors. We still have paper documents known as books. So although our lives would be severely disrupted (and some lives lost), we would find ways to put things back together.
Ampcast's taking steps to allow artists to have an even _more_ professional presentation, including artistic control of the _whole_ CD package including tray insert and CD media print, and will be able to burn CDs to order that are clones of professionally done Red Book Audio CD masters- meaning that if you get an Ampcast CD it will be _equivalent_ to the major label product as uncompressed audio, not simply a CD burn of mp3 files.
Excellent. I notice a clear quality difference between uncompressed CD audio and many/most MP3 files. CD-quality CD audio is a good and welcome selling point.
Thanks for the link.
this is a PERFECT example of unethical law wrangling. Gee, how much did the kid get? How much did the ACLU get?...
Let me get this straight... kid is a punk and slanders his assistant principle, and kid gets busted. Now his greedy fuck parents and the greedy fuck ACLU sues and wins lots of dough. Gee I am sure there is a lesson there, but I just can't seem to think of it right now.
So true! In way too many lawsuits, justice is being perverted as excessive sums are awarded for comparatively trivial transgressions. Whatever happened to making the punishment fit the crime?
In this case, the kid just got suspended. Seems like a dubious argument to claim he is entitled to any money at all. But leave it to the ACLU to set bad legal precedents while raking in the winnings...
Would it be a good idea to start a publishing house that works on the lines of sites... where musicians can place their music for download or for sale as CDs..... users can select a list of songs and then pay to have these songs cut on CDs and sent to them.
The musicians can also provide premium services by selling CDs with bonus tracks, software, posters, stickers, t-shirts etc... perhaps autographed stuff and so on..
mp3.com has been doing this for years, and I'm sure there are at least several other sites like it. I don't know whether they sell posters, stickers, t-shirts, or autographed stuff, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do for some of their more successful bands. You can download tracks from any of thousands of artists that have put their music on mp3.com, and order reasonably priced CD-Rs that contain tracks in both CD audio and MP3 format. Exclusive songs are often featured on these CDs as extra incentive to buy. I think this is a good way for indie artists to gain exposure.
If Napster successfully charges many of its users for the service, and forks over enormous amounts of money to the RIAA, will all those copyright-infringing MP3s trading on Napster be considered legal in the RIAA's eyes? I would think of course not! So why even bother trying to appease this organization and mislead users into forking over money for stuff that could get them or their ISP in trouble with those self-proclaimed rulers of the world? What are the Napster folks thinking?
If you want to see your gas costs go down, stop bitching at the oil company; start bitching at your state government (which is, on average, adding 22.1 cents per gallon) and at the federal government (which is adding 18.4 cents.)
That is a lot of money, but isn't much of it used for things like road maintenance? Infrastructure costs are staggering, and funding has to come from somewhere, so doesn't that justify some taxation of automobile fuel for the overall public good?
Hey, happy birthday!:) I didn't mean to criticize you about a typo. Just wanted to set the record straight about the number's value, that's all. Ah, I'm such an INTP.:)
Slashdot Mirror
Blog is a trendy term that is short for "web log", which is usually refers to sites like Slashdot.
If I could mod the parent post up as insightful, I would. Information will continue to flow, with or without high-profile portal sites like Slashdot.
In Windows, use Alt-Esc to switch between all windows, including properties dialogs and other windows normally ignored by Alt-Tab.
Still, I totally agree with your suggestion. I find it really irritating when a program seems to have hung, and it turns out that it had merely popped a dialog box underneath all of the open windows.
Here is another official site with plenty of info and images.
But what about CDs purchased online, where restricted CDs are likely to be offered as though they are the same as normal CDs? I buy most of my music online, and I doubt most stores will make any distinction between good products and "protected" products. It's hard for a savvy customer to beware when he or she must rely on inadequate summaries.
Excellent post. Moderators, please mod this up!
Attempting to break up Microsoft only because of what it did with IE is analogous to impeaching Bill Clinton because of his purgery in the Lewinsky affair, but not pursuing more gravely serious matters such as "Chinagate". (And I don't mean this as a troll. My point is that Microsoft has gotten away with much more than what government lawyers have chosen to prosecute about.)
The UN would also be apt to leverage such control when imposing sanctions on countries it feels the need to punish. This could be Bad. What if your country gets cut off?
In 1997, I registered the domain name moby.org for my unofficial, noncommercial Moby fan site. It is not for profit, but it is not a nonprofit corporation. Should I be worried that this domain may be taken away from me in the future because of a tightening of .org rules?
This quote in your signature, which you attribute to "anonymous"... I believe John F. Kennedy said that. (If the saying predates JFK, then I don't know its origin.)
Stenography refers to writing in shorthand. Steganography is about hiding messages. Oddly and perhaps appropriately, the latter word is not to be found in my big American Heritage Dictionary.
Many 'geeks' have good general problem-solving skills that would be adaptable and applicable to this kind of scenario. Their inventiveness would make processes more efficient and would help raise the standard of living for everyone. They could design and oversee the implementation of systems that would speed the recovery of civilization. The survivability of engineers, architects, scientists, and computer experts should not be so readily discounted.
Also, to imply that the destruction of all computer equipment & media would reduce the world's population to hunter-gatherer groups is a huge exaggeration, imho. Although the event would be a staggering blow to society, it would hardly set us back ten thousand years. Many vehicles still exist that don't rely absolutely on computers. Other machines could be rigged with simple makeshift electrical circuits or otherwise modified to work without microprocessors. We still have paper documents known as books. So although our lives would be severely disrupted (and some lives lost), we would find ways to put things back together.
Excellent. I notice a clear quality difference between uncompressed CD audio and many/most MP3 files. CD-quality CD audio is a good and welcome selling point. Thanks for the link.
So true! In way too many lawsuits, justice is being perverted as excessive sums are awarded for comparatively trivial transgressions. Whatever happened to making the punishment fit the crime?
In this case, the kid just got suspended. Seems like a dubious argument to claim he is entitled to any money at all. But leave it to the ACLU to set bad legal precedents while raking in the winnings...
mp3.com has been doing this for years, and I'm sure there are at least several other sites like it. I don't know whether they sell posters, stickers, t-shirts, or autographed stuff, but I wouldn't be surprised if they do for some of their more successful bands. You can download tracks from any of thousands of artists that have put their music on mp3.com, and order reasonably priced CD-Rs that contain tracks in both CD audio and MP3 format. Exclusive songs are often featured on these CDs as extra incentive to buy. I think this is a good way for indie artists to gain exposure.
If Napster successfully charges many of its users for the service, and forks over enormous amounts of money to the RIAA, will all those copyright-infringing MP3s trading on Napster be considered legal in the RIAA's eyes? I would think of course not! So why even bother trying to appease this organization and mislead users into forking over money for stuff that could get them or their ISP in trouble with those self-proclaimed rulers of the world? What are the Napster folks thinking?
That is a lot of money, but isn't much of it used for things like road maintenance? Infrastructure costs are staggering, and funding has to come from somewhere, so doesn't that justify some taxation of automobile fuel for the overall public good?
Actually, he did try Netscape 3.
On a 486, this may not be realistic.
Very true.
Hey, happy birthday! :) I didn't mean to criticize you about a typo. Just wanted to set the record straight about the number's value, that's all. Ah, I'm such an INTP. :)
Sorry -- I couldn't help myself... to any more pi. <gr&d>
"Three point one four one five nine! If you know that, you're doing fine!"
Or you could say "three metric tons of pi", which I'm sure would give anyone a huge tummy ache. ;)
Sorry to be anal, but e is closer to 2.72 minus some change. (e = 2.718281828459045...)