One way that Web 2.0 companies can similarly adjust their services for mobile devices is by relying less on browser-based applications and more on small software clients that users can download onto their phones. "The browser will fade into the background," said Wood.
Browsers on the desktop have evolved along the lines of "do everything" applications, which is why the AJAX/Web 2.0 stuff kind of works in them. Lets face it, if you writing an application from scratch to do match the functionality of Google maps, say, you wouldn't start with a browser. Google maps is impressive because it actually works in a browser!
For Web 2.0 sites, 'lite' custom apps may be just the answer.
Here is one I had downloaded some time ago from somewhere, and recently put up on YouTube. Featuring: Tommy Lasorda, the Pointer Sisters, Chuck Yeager, and 'Tip' O'Neil!
It's not YouTube per say, it's people flagging the video as inappropriate.
So it's like people at digg burying a story as 'inaccurate' when the don't agree with the content of the story? Or the mods at Slashdot moderating a post as 'Troll' when they don't agree?
And by the way, I never thought I would see a WorldNetDaily story on Slashdot's front page. I'm looking out my window for flying pigs. I can't wait to see what this thread devolves to.
You see, the internet is like a stream in the woods.
Water in the Amazon river and a stream may travel at the same speed, but the Amazon moves a heck of a lot more water in a given period of time than the stream.
Which is why Amazon.com can move such a vast amount of books and other products.
On "The Mythbusters," I was amazed to see how ordinary strained vegetable oil would power a diesel car. I was under the impression that you had to do a lot more to the old oil. I do understand that some (rubber?) parts of your engine will have to be changed for long-term use, but I am still impressed.
The graph says Former Soviet Union. So I wonder if they're rolling Ukraine, etc. into FSU? And if so, I wonder what that pie piece would look like broken down.
...what a waste. Wish I had a nickel for everyone who kicked themselves later in life for the fun they didn't have...
Maybe he doesn't drink because he doesn't enjoy it?
Lot's of college kids now are pretty much abstainers. It's not like when I was in college. Now for fun, they bike and kayak and start million dollar web businesses. Crazy kids.
Our constitution DOES NOT, and IMHO should not, protect the rights of non-citizens
I have had many conversations with libertarian types who maintain that the constitution doesn't give or grant (or protect, as you more accurately say) the rights of any persons. It describes what the U.S. government may not do. Therefore, the protections in the constitution would apply to anyone. I think this view has some merit. If it's correct, though, the federal government has been violating the constitution before the ink was dry.
Another thing: even if everyone agreed that warrentless surveillance of non-citizens was OK and proper, there is the matter of the U.S. citizen on the other end of the line (and inside U.S. borders). You can't just listen to one side, right?
GET is to be used when requests make no changes to the data -- say when you're reading the database (like from the USPS website) -- and POST is to be used when requests change some data or state.
And there's a good, good reason (which many of you probably already know). If your site is indexed by a search engine, and you don't have a proper robots.txt file in place (or the search-bot ignores it), the bot can trigger data changes. Ouch!
Well, remember that I was challenging the notion that Republican "values" were not dissimilar to Al Queda's "values." Your list represents what you think of Republicans, but most items on your list would not apply to Al Queda, I suspect.
The first point is certainly not an exclusive property of the Republican party, or the right. Democrats and the left feel the need to enforce personal morality as well.
I sumbit that points 2,3,5,7 and 8 are Democrat values when we have a Democrat president.
I reject that points 4 and 6 are Republican values. Republicans have not shut down the free media in the U.S. Nor do Republicans claim they are breaking the law, but for a "legitimate need."
The last point I don't even find controversial, so I guess I'll own up to it.
You do make a fair point about conservative fiscal policies being pretty much ignored, but I have little faith in a Democrat majority restoring such principles.
As for other posts, some values listed, such as prayer in schools, it is true that some Republicans would like to see that put into law. More Republicans than Democrats, yes. They do have influence in the Republican party, but are not the majority. Other things (banning gay marriage and adoption, use of capital punishment) are simply majority opinion among both Democrats and Republicans, like it or not. I don't necessarily agree with all those positions, but both parties have the same stance (to different degrees). Then other points are just straw men (not allowing women to have abortions, et al).
Current Republican "values" are closer to al Qaeda's values than they are to American values. Most of your "values" issues are ones on which the average Wahabbist could nod his head in agreement.
Pray tell, what values do you think these are? I am a Republican, so I should be able to tell you if you're right or wrong on each "value" listed.
Oops, sorry. You are correct, of course. It should be pointed out, in the spirit of your correction, that the 12 to 15 named storms include the hurricanes & major hurricanes. I know that's obvious to most, but...
Four named storms and 5 hurricanes. Not shabby, but way short of the (revised, even ) forecast: 12 to 15 named storms, 7-9 hurricanes, and 3-4 major hurricanes.
And thank goodness they were so wrong. Some of those hurricanes were pretty stiff, but fortunately none made landfall.
God bless the poor guy, and I do feel sorry for him... But I own a copy of this trilogy, and honestly, I tried to read it and couldn't. It was just crap (my opinion, obviously). So I was a little surprised to see so many people here who admired it. Is there anyone here who found it unreadable, like me?
It is interesting that you brought it up, but it's true that consumers like having a few things to choose from, but not too many. It reminded me of a recent study that showed that too many choices would hinder a consumer's decision. Similarly, I think that a blinding array of options in an application intimidates the average user. There is no reason not to offer the options, just keep them out of the way for the most part.
I found the 'hidden menu items' feature on MS Office software annoying to the point of distraction, so I always set the option to show full menus. Almost all my co-workers, however, don't seem to mind.
I stopped rating movies after I found that I got recommended a lot of crap. Say I rent a slasher movie that, for its genre, is artfully done. I rate it high. Now I have recommendations for a bunch of worthless, straight-to-video stuff that I really don't want to see.
This is the real nut to crack, IMO. How do come up with an algorithm that rates 'quality,' an elusive concept that means different things to different people?
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Browsers on the desktop have evolved along the lines of "do everything" applications, which is why the AJAX/Web 2.0 stuff kind of works in them. Lets face it, if you writing an application from scratch to do match the functionality of Google maps, say, you wouldn't start with a browser. Google maps is impressive because it actually works in a browser!
For Web 2.0 sites, 'lite' custom apps may be just the answer.
That's the combination on my briefcase!
I don't know about you guys, but it was 'Reversi' that finally sold me.
Here is one I had downloaded some time ago from somewhere, and recently put up on YouTube. Featuring: Tommy Lasorda, the Pointer Sisters, Chuck Yeager, and 'Tip' O'Neil!
If he were hardcore, he'd have done it in awk.
How do you fight the perception that MySQL is not suitable for 'the real world' because it is free?
So it's like people at digg burying a story as 'inaccurate' when the don't agree with the content of the story? Or the mods at Slashdot moderating a post as 'Troll' when they don't agree?
And by the way, I never thought I would see a WorldNetDaily story on Slashdot's front page. I'm looking out my window for flying pigs. I can't wait to see what this thread devolves to.
Which is why Amazon.com can move such a vast amount of books and other products.
Sorry...
Here is another tool that acts as a printer driver. I've installed it on all our workstations at work, and everybody loves it.
CutePDF
On "The Mythbusters," I was amazed to see how ordinary strained vegetable oil would power a diesel car. I was under the impression that you had to do a lot more to the old oil. I do understand that some (rubber?) parts of your engine will have to be changed for long-term use, but I am still impressed.
The graph says Former Soviet Union. So I wonder if they're rolling Ukraine, etc. into FSU? And if so, I wonder what that pie piece would look like broken down.
That didn't take long...
Next article: George W. Bush's top iPod picks!
Lot's of college kids now are pretty much abstainers. It's not like when I was in college. Now for fun, they bike and kayak and start million dollar web businesses. Crazy kids.
I have had many conversations with libertarian types who maintain that the constitution doesn't give or grant (or protect, as you more accurately say) the rights of any persons. It describes what the U.S. government may not do. Therefore, the protections in the constitution would apply to anyone. I think this view has some merit. If it's correct, though, the federal government has been violating the constitution before the ink was dry.
Another thing: even if everyone agreed that warrentless surveillance of non-citizens was OK and proper, there is the matter of the U.S. citizen on the other end of the line (and inside U.S. borders). You can't just listen to one side, right?
And there's a good, good reason (which many of you probably already know). If your site is indexed by a search engine, and you don't have a proper robots.txt file in place (or the search-bot ignores it), the bot can trigger data changes. Ouch!
Hey, can you snag me some of those NASA ash trays? Sweet!
Well, remember that I was challenging the notion that Republican "values" were not dissimilar to Al Queda's "values." Your list represents what you think of Republicans, but most items on your list would not apply to Al Queda, I suspect.
The first point is certainly not an exclusive property of the Republican party, or the right. Democrats and the left feel the need to enforce personal morality as well.
I sumbit that points 2,3,5,7 and 8 are Democrat values when we have a Democrat president.
I reject that points 4 and 6 are Republican values. Republicans have not shut down the free media in the U.S. Nor do Republicans claim they are breaking the law, but for a "legitimate need."
The last point I don't even find controversial, so I guess I'll own up to it.
You do make a fair point about conservative fiscal policies being pretty much ignored, but I have little faith in a Democrat majority restoring such principles.
As for other posts, some values listed, such as prayer in schools, it is true that some Republicans would like to see that put into law. More Republicans than Democrats, yes. They do have influence in the Republican party, but are not the majority. Other things (banning gay marriage and adoption, use of capital punishment) are simply majority opinion among both Democrats and Republicans, like it or not. I don't necessarily agree with all those positions, but both parties have the same stance (to different degrees). Then other points are just straw men (not allowing women to have abortions, et al).
Pray tell, what values do you think these are? I am a Republican, so I should be able to tell you if you're right or wrong on each "value" listed.
Oops, sorry. You are correct, of course. It should be pointed out, in the spirit of your correction, that the 12 to 15 named storms include the hurricanes & major hurricanes. I know that's obvious to most, but...
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration still has this headline on their front page:
NOAA Continues to Predict Above-normal Hurricane Season
So what kind of hurricane season have we had?
Four named storms and 5 hurricanes. Not shabby, but way short of the (revised, even ) forecast: 12 to 15 named storms, 7-9 hurricanes, and 3-4 major hurricanes.
And thank goodness they were so wrong. Some of those hurricanes were pretty stiff, but fortunately none made landfall.
God bless the poor guy, and I do feel sorry for him... But I own a copy of this trilogy, and honestly, I tried to read it and couldn't. It was just crap (my opinion, obviously). So I was a little surprised to see so many people here who admired it. Is there anyone here who found it unreadable, like me?
One theory is that Woodward had to do something to get back in the good graces of his peers. Myself, I'm not sure what to make of him.
It's not like I read his books.
It is interesting that you brought it up, but it's true that consumers like having a few things to choose from, but not too many. It reminded me of a recent study that showed that too many choices would hinder a consumer's decision. Similarly, I think that a blinding array of options in an application intimidates the average user. There is no reason not to offer the options, just keep them out of the way for the most part.
I found the 'hidden menu items' feature on MS Office software annoying to the point of distraction, so I always set the option to show full menus. Almost all my co-workers, however, don't seem to mind.
I stopped rating movies after I found that I got recommended a lot of crap. Say I rent a slasher movie that, for its genre, is artfully done. I rate it high. Now I have recommendations for a bunch of worthless, straight-to-video stuff that I really don't want to see.
This is the real nut to crack, IMO. How do come up with an algorithm that rates 'quality,' an elusive concept that means different things to different people?
Not to mention, I'm fickle.
A good roundup of Epyx games can be found here. Lots of screenshots, ratings, and scans of old ads. (Not my site, but this topic reminded me of it.)