Even if you're going to have annoying floating nav/ad bars, please put it on the left or right side, not top/bottom. Most people are now on 16:10 or even worse 16:9 monitors having tons of wasted horizontal space.
Using NoScript has somewhat reduced these issues for me, but there are sites that require the scripts for functionality that I need, so it's not perfect. One thing I strongly advise anyone on widescreen to do is to move the task bar (or your OS' equivalent horizontal space-user) to the left or right side of the screen instead. In addition to being sensible, I find it aesthetically pleasing, especially on W7 Aero Glass.
I'm not sure what exactly you're proposing. We already have various laws and regulations in place to protect ecosystems and the environment in general. Sure, there's a lot of holes to be filled there. Giving chimpanzees legal rights won't fill any of them.
Although I'm sure there are a lot of busy scientists in various fields, "always-on, after-hours, on-call, and never-ending" sounds more like IT than than 'science' (by which I presume you mean researcher in physics, biology, etc. or maybe engineer)
The internet isn't even relevant to the narrative they're trying to weave here. In the Feminazi narrative, females are told by all corners of society what they can and cannot do. You don't need the internet for that - especially not at 4 when you can't hardly read and comprehend anyway. This article is truly garbage, even by Feminazi standards.
While this is probably true, the no-ads rule is about keeping a neutral funding environment for Wikipedia to exist in. Like the US Constitution, the goal is to set up a system that is corruption-resistant even after the people in charge get swapped out. Think of how hard WMF is pushing for donations now (I just got an email from them, I may have donated a decade ago). Imagine if that pressure was directed instead to advertisers. That creates a situation where an advertiser could say, "Implement user tracking and lock such-and-such article and we will quadruple your budget for next year." Or, alternatively, "We will pull our ads, you'll be working with $CheapoAgency, and lose half of your budget." You can bet that if this leverage exists, someone will eventually use it.
There's certainly no lack of big money involved to make WMF care personally about their funds, either. Some of these WMF guys are getting 6-figure salaries, they have their offices in downtown San Francisco, etc. Expenses like that make up the bulk of WMF spending in recent years. In that way, there's already an internal WMF gravy train shaping their policy decisions. Adding outside influences to compound that is the last thing you want to do.
Does anyone care to fill me in on why Wikipedia is "the encyclopedia that Slashdot built"? I've been visiting here since approximately the time of Wikipedia's ascension, but don't recall any link other than both being somewhat nerdy and popular among the same groups.
This is actually an observation with a perfectly fit and relevant analogy, though not particularly insightful. There are certainly examples abound of "USA evil" posts that aren't, so I'm not sure why you picked this one.
The gear icon is still there, and in fact you still need to use it for some settings. Some are under the gear, some are under the "hamburger button", some are in the hidden-by-default menu bar at the top.
I'm of the opinion we should be getting our own people healthcare before going out to save the world. Saving the world is great, but on a limited budget priorities are needed.
Having been in jail (and not just for a night or two), I can confirm the health care system is crap. If you have some sort of a health issue while being taken in, you get to spend an additional 24 hours in a holding cell waiting to talk to a nurse. That's on top of the 12+ hours the normal booking process takes from arrest to getting your cell. During the day-long wait, guards occasionally pop in asking if anyone inside is ready to waive their nurse consultation yet. Then when you get to talk with the nurse, it's pretty apparent she doesn't know what she's doing. During our talk I mentioned I had previously taken antidepressants, which I had stopped two months ago. So, she thought it would be a good idea to prescribe them again. Seemingly, she didn't seem to grasp that I was no longer taking them. She also didn't grasp that they take anywhere from 2-6 weeks to take effect, and my sentence was ten days. Not that I received 10 days of medication anyway, even after the consultation it was 3 days or so before they were able to stock it.
I recently installed NoScript for security reasons, but I was glad to find the speed improvements too. Also, the NoScript's domain list has shed some light on how many scripts really are on some of these web pages. They have their own scripts, plus several social networking sites, random CDNs, Google analytics, a couple of ad services... Then you hit "temporarily allow all scripts" and the NoScript list shows even more domains and you realize the scripts are being chain-loaded. Some of these sites end up with 25 domains listed. That means you are waiting on 25 servers to respond, 25 DNS lookups, before the scripts even get to executing, which is even worse.
20 years ago was 1994, the very beginning of the dot com boom. You're seriously suggesting nothing has changed in computers since then? I'm wondering how you're on Slashdot having been computer abstinent since the Intel 386 days.
After the Hobbit movies, I'm hoping there won't be another Tolkien epic. Not that there's much more good Tolkien to draw from, anyway. The Silmarillion was about as entertaining as a book on Greek mythology.
"I killed that bitch, ripped her head off with her spine through her torso." would be a lie or a fantasy, unless you actually did it, in which case you would be charged with murder. It is not a threat.
Sounds like you got lucky there. I know people with 2009 Macbooks that won't run Yosemite. Maybe you can hack around the limitations to get some models working, but then "It Just Works(tm)" goes out the window. It's like saying Windows is free because you got it off the Pirate Bay. When I started working with Apples, they were rocking monochrome monitors and 5" diskettes. I had a G3-era Mac, high spec'd, that was bought in 1999 and obsolete in 2002. They've been at this for a long time. The shiny gloss has its draw, but practicality wins out in the end.
Slashdot Mirror
Aliens.
The real reason for the attack is that Kim Il Sung got hit with a Sony rootkit a few years back
Even if you're going to have annoying floating nav/ad bars, please put it on the left or right side, not top/bottom. Most people are now on 16:10 or even worse 16:9 monitors having tons of wasted horizontal space.
Using NoScript has somewhat reduced these issues for me, but there are sites that require the scripts for functionality that I need, so it's not perfect. One thing I strongly advise anyone on widescreen to do is to move the task bar (or your OS' equivalent horizontal space-user) to the left or right side of the screen instead. In addition to being sensible, I find it aesthetically pleasing, especially on W7 Aero Glass.
I'm not sure what exactly you're proposing. We already have various laws and regulations in place to protect ecosystems and the environment in general. Sure, there's a lot of holes to be filled there. Giving chimpanzees legal rights won't fill any of them.
On the other hand, we've been sending life into space for 50+ years.
Although I'm sure there are a lot of busy scientists in various fields, "always-on, after-hours, on-call, and never-ending" sounds more like IT than than 'science' (by which I presume you mean researcher in physics, biology, etc. or maybe engineer)
The internet isn't even relevant to the narrative they're trying to weave here. In the Feminazi narrative, females are told by all corners of society what they can and cannot do. You don't need the internet for that - especially not at 4 when you can't hardly read and comprehend anyway.
This article is truly garbage, even by Feminazi standards.
Not only that - it's also Mobile, Web 2.0, and Cloud.
While this is probably true, the no-ads rule is about keeping a neutral funding environment for Wikipedia to exist in. Like the US Constitution, the goal is to set up a system that is corruption-resistant even after the people in charge get swapped out. Think of how hard WMF is pushing for donations now (I just got an email from them, I may have donated a decade ago). Imagine if that pressure was directed instead to advertisers. That creates a situation where an advertiser could say, "Implement user tracking and lock such-and-such article and we will quadruple your budget for next year." Or, alternatively, "We will pull our ads, you'll be working with $CheapoAgency, and lose half of your budget." You can bet that if this leverage exists, someone will eventually use it.
There's certainly no lack of big money involved to make WMF care personally about their funds, either. Some of these WMF guys are getting 6-figure salaries, they have their offices in downtown San Francisco, etc. Expenses like that make up the bulk of WMF spending in recent years. In that way, there's already an internal WMF gravy train shaping their policy decisions. Adding outside influences to compound that is the last thing you want to do.
These are iPads, they don't need configuring. It Just Works(tm). You just need to Think Different(tm).
Does anyone care to fill me in on why Wikipedia is "the encyclopedia that Slashdot built"? I've been visiting here since approximately the time of Wikipedia's ascension, but don't recall any link other than both being somewhat nerdy and popular among the same groups.
Cats shit inside though. Dogs generally shit outside, where it can be left to naturally degrade in peace.
This is actually an observation with a perfectly fit and relevant analogy, though not particularly insightful. There are certainly examples abound of "USA evil" posts that aren't, so I'm not sure why you picked this one.
The gear icon is still there, and in fact you still need to use it for some settings. Some are under the gear, some are under the "hamburger button", some are in the hidden-by-default menu bar at the top.
Chatzilla seems to be abandonware, the last update was in 2008 or 2009.
The mound includes the majority of church-involved people, from the service attendees on up.
Maybe he works at Hot Topic.
http://youtu.be/avzG4yckDpk?t=...
I'm of the opinion we should be getting our own people healthcare before going out to save the world. Saving the world is great, but on a limited budget priorities are needed.
Having been in jail (and not just for a night or two), I can confirm the health care system is crap. If you have some sort of a health issue while being taken in, you get to spend an additional 24 hours in a holding cell waiting to talk to a nurse. That's on top of the 12+ hours the normal booking process takes from arrest to getting your cell. During the day-long wait, guards occasionally pop in asking if anyone inside is ready to waive their nurse consultation yet. Then when you get to talk with the nurse, it's pretty apparent she doesn't know what she's doing. During our talk I mentioned I had previously taken antidepressants, which I had stopped two months ago. So, she thought it would be a good idea to prescribe them again. Seemingly, she didn't seem to grasp that I was no longer taking them. She also didn't grasp that they take anywhere from 2-6 weeks to take effect, and my sentence was ten days. Not that I received 10 days of medication anyway, even after the consultation it was 3 days or so before they were able to stock it.
The room and board kinda sucks too.
I recently installed NoScript for security reasons, but I was glad to find the speed improvements too. Also, the NoScript's domain list has shed some light on how many scripts really are on some of these web pages. They have their own scripts, plus several social networking sites, random CDNs, Google analytics, a couple of ad services... Then you hit "temporarily allow all scripts" and the NoScript list shows even more domains and you realize the scripts are being chain-loaded. Some of these sites end up with 25 domains listed. That means you are waiting on 25 servers to respond, 25 DNS lookups, before the scripts even get to executing, which is even worse.
20 years ago was 1994, the very beginning of the dot com boom. You're seriously suggesting nothing has changed in computers since then? I'm wondering how you're on Slashdot having been computer abstinent since the Intel 386 days.
After the Hobbit movies, I'm hoping there won't be another Tolkien epic. Not that there's much more good Tolkien to draw from, anyway. The Silmarillion was about as entertaining as a book on Greek mythology.
"I killed that bitch, ripped her head off with her spine through her torso." would be a lie or a fantasy, unless you actually did it, in which case you would be charged with murder. It is not a threat.
Sounds like you got lucky there. I know people with 2009 Macbooks that won't run Yosemite. Maybe you can hack around the limitations to get some models working, but then "It Just Works(tm)" goes out the window. It's like saying Windows is free because you got it off the Pirate Bay. When I started working with Apples, they were rocking monochrome monitors and 5" diskettes. I had a G3-era Mac, high spec'd, that was bought in 1999 and obsolete in 2002. They've been at this for a long time. The shiny gloss has its draw, but practicality wins out in the end.