He goes as far to say that IE7 supports Web standards even at the expense of more backwards compatibility.
Unless IE7 is able to recognize non-compliant sites and render then differently, of course begin standards compliant is going to hinder backwards compatibility. That's the whole point, IMO -- when/if IE7 becomes standards compliant, all those broken websites will have to be fixed because they are no longer renderable by IE.
I look forward to the day when web developers won't have to develop multiple versions for multiple browsers.
Exactly. Caps lock is important to management to ensure that their staff really grasp the importance of the coffee-maker procedural email. Otherwise, no one would pay attention to the fact that you need to use 2 (that's right, 2!) bags of coffee for every pot.
Oh, and of course, to make sure that staff get their TPS reports in by the end of the day.
Yes, a huge problem -- due to the nature of the two-party system. A lot harder to manage when there are more than two choices, and when the biggest group has a plurality, not a majority.
Drive density effectively doubles every two years and increases steadily over the two-year period; hence, a terabyte drive is on the horizon, Healy said.
What a waste of space. This is not about a product to be released, it's just a way to fill some space so that maybe someone will click on some ads.
The only thing of interest in the entire article is at the end, when it mentions that the hard drive is reaching its 50th birthday/anniversary/whatever you want to call it. More interesting might have been a brief timeline showing hard drive advances over that half-century.
Lord Phillips of Sudbury is quoted 'You do not secure the liberty of our country and value of our democracy by undermining them, that's the road to hell.'
Funny, I thought that was the road to Washington, DC.
Maybe it's the history of the British fight against the IRA, but it seems to me that the British people have been a little more tolerant of state intrusion than Americans. What I infer is happening now is that the overboard Orwellianism of the current British government is reaching a tipping point where a lot of Brits are wondering, "How much is too much?".
Unfortunately, in the US, I think we're nowhere close to that tipping point yet... and quite honestly, I'm not sure that a majority of the public is aware of how little freedom[1] they have, nor of how long it will take for that mindset to change.
At any rate, It's good to see that someone is vocally taking a stance (won't happen by a major figure in the US; too much conserative/moderate vote-pandering -- heaven forbid you're 'weak on terra').
[1] Besides the obvious encroachments on our traditional liberties, what about the freedom to elect whom we choose? Corporate sponsorship of candidates, the two-party system; these all contribute to mass disenfranchisement (never mind about vote tabulation fraud and individual disenfranchisements).
Well, I turn off the option to recall search terms, and of course my browser is set to recall no history. Luckily I'm pretty good at remembering the process that got me to the page I was looking for.
The one that kills me is the website that is huge and poorly organized. I will remember the main website, but damn if I can remember how to get to the particular page I need... or if I really want to navigate through six slow-loading pages to get there.
although scary to think people will take that information out of context and read you as something you're not.
Just want to point out that the search history given is theoretically not tied to the individual. Though those who ego-search are out of luck, I guess... unless names searched for are redacted.
who probably does understand the difference between "depreciate" and "deprecate," and unlike some posters has not therefore consigned himself to said idiot category.
But who has failed to relaize that the entire thread is based on "defecate", particularly by a member of the Equus genus... eg, horsheshit.
I know that I often can't recall websites I've been to once but want to revisit. I will, however, often remember the search terms that got me there -- sometimes very specific search terms, since I've narrowed it down from my first wide-net search.
For some reason I stubbornly don't use bookmarks often (as when you have too many, they quickly become worthless) so that obscure search term might be in my profile 300 times over the course of a year if it's a site that I visit daily from the office.
Then again, I post on Slashdot a ton... I'm sure it's pretty obsessive anyway.
Freeze them first. You'd want to do that anyway, since using a power saw on a room-temperature corpse can be a bit... messy. Particularly if it's very fresh or extremely not fresh.
it will help give Linux a more serious look for the PHB out there..
Now why am I imagining some ominous music and a fade to black?
I feel very, very bad for the poor folks answering the help line in 3-4 years when there are hundreds of small companies without someone who knows what they are doing. You think helpline support for Windows is bad? Wait until you've got to help someone who's only ever used Windows with their Debian install. And no, you can't tell them to RTFM.
A ripsaw with a mitre box isn't too overwhelming. There are a lot of great ripsaw/circ saw combos, I like Makita. In terms of using a router effectively, you'll need a power saw anyway to cut your jigs, you can't cut those by hand, as any irregularity will be repeated and/or magnified when you use the router. Otherwise, you're not getting close to full use out of your router.
If you don't feel like taking the full course at a local school, a lot of the big home improvement stores (Home Depot, Lowe's, etc) offer free classes.
Your local independent hardware store is a great resource, too -- the owner of my local has spent well over 20 hours showing me different machines and how to use them properly. Then again, I've spent over $8,000 there (about 1/3 of the way done with my home renovations).
I believe dramatic irony involves a statement where the intended meaning is opposite or different from the literal meaning of the words.
Dramatic irony is when a character is unaware of 'facts' that the audience is aware of -- so that the character says things or takes actions that are inappropriate to the audience, since they know the full story (like when Romeo commits suicide thinking that Juliet is dead).
A statement where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning is a form of verbal irony, which is often sarcasm (depending on the intent).
Well, his opinion of American imperialism is reasoned, factual, and well-stated (remember the letter he wrote a few months ago?), as is his observation of the irony of Christians (purportedly) taking very un-Christian actions.
His response to American imperialism is a little less calm, but I suspect it is definitely reasoned pretty thoroughly.
Of course, it's quite possible to come to a logically correct conclusion that is still false, if one's precepts are false.
Let's see. A tyranny that restricts others' use of communication media while at the same time fully exploiting it's potential for propoganda purposes. That is unusual.
Of course you were being sarcastic, but I think you miss the mis-spelling:
obviously the submitter meant to type "Iranic".
Like 10,000 bombs, when all you need is a knife... isn't it Iranic... don't you think?
I enjoy woodworking/construction when I do it, but I tend to try to find ways to get the same type of cuts with hand-tools, so that I don't have to handle powertools. This is a really great step forward.
Power equipment is about two things: precision and saving time (reducing labor costs in a professional setting). I'm a woodworking hobbyist as well, and I have to say that I also was very leery of a lot of the power tools out there. What really helped me was a machine safety class I took at the local community college. It's one thing to lose focus and lop off a finger (no problems with this -- if I'm the least bit tired, I don't use the damn thing), it's quite another to have the saw throw a blade. I'm much more confident now knowing that I'm not standing where the blade is going to go when it gets thrown.
That said, I must admit that most of the money I've spent on power tools has been wasted -- I simply don't use them enough to justify the expense. OTOH, a lot of my hobbyist friends are VERY grateful that I laid out the cash so they can use the equipment.
I'd suggest that you take either a woodworking class (power tool safety is covered pretty thoroughly once you hit the intermediate classes) or a machine safety class. A lot of fun, and a great way to meet other fledgling hobbyists.
Nice analysis, and spot on IMO. One little caveat:
while it might be a bit more expensive then chipping your console a lot of people will opt for the legal route if available.
I wouldn't say that chipping your console is cheaper than the $99/yr sub fee, considering that you'll lose a lot of the 360 functionality by chipping it (Live is not an afterthought like it was with the Xbox; it's key to the 360). Assuming, of course, that no one comes up with a way to chip a 360 and have it not locked out.
Anyone hear about that one site that got slashdotted the other day after it got posted on Digg? It was down for ages!
Someone please grasp the subtlety of the parent (though I wish they hadn't posted AC)... The motivation for modding it offtopic is exactly why Google seeks to keep 'to google' out of the vernacular.
Obviously, some moderator was upset that 'to be slashdotted' was associated with Digg in the parent. I think this just validates why Google is taking this action.
THe subscription fee is only for those to want to build, share, test on the 360. It's completely free for XP-based PC development.
Of course I can't vouch for MS's motivation in charging for the 360 access, but I would think it has something to do with not clogging its tubes (by which I mean not overwhelming the XP homebrew offerings with crap that 10,000 clueless pre-teens put together), or something. Or maybe it's to help recoup their losses on the 360 sales, while XP is profitable already. Or maybe it's to help ensure that XP & Vista remain the OS of choice for your basic nerd (since we all know advanced nerds use linux). Or it could be that since MS maintains the 360 online distribution channel, they want to cover part of the costs associated with that -- whereas the PC distribution channel is the internet, and for all intents and purposes, free to MS in this case.
I think, though, it really has to do with not diluting decent offerings in the 360 space.
A simple web search finds data that shows the best airlines in Europe lose 0.4%, and the worst is %1.9.
1.9%? Nearly 1 out of every 50 bags is lost? Considering that many travellers have more than one bag, the expectation then is that significantly more than 1 out of 50 travellers will lose their luggage, on average, per flight.
That is massive. How many bags do you think are handled a day by these airlines? How many passengers per year?
There's quite a bit of money being thrown into kayak design. There's also a huge amount of money being thrown into hull design for other types of small watercraft (sailboats especially). And while his solution may be interesting and unique, my point is that until it's demonstrated to be so, please don't describe it as 'the fastest kayak in the world'... or as 'floating over the water,' which is not true at all.
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I look forward to the day when web developers won't have to develop multiple versions for multiple browsers.
Exactly. Caps lock is important to management to ensure that their staff really grasp the importance of the coffee-maker procedural email. Otherwise, no one would pay attention to the fact that you need to use 2 (that's right, 2!) bags of coffee for every pot.
Oh, and of course, to make sure that staff get their TPS reports in by the end of the day.
Nah, that idiot spends all his time collecting videos he'll never watch, and music he'll never listen to. Because more is always better, right?
Yes, a huge problem -- due to the nature of the two-party system. A lot harder to manage when there are more than two choices, and when the biggest group has a plurality, not a majority.
What a waste of space. This is not about a product to be released, it's just a way to fill some space so that maybe someone will click on some ads.
The only thing of interest in the entire article is at the end, when it mentions that the hard drive is reaching its 50th birthday/anniversary/whatever you want to call it. More interesting might have been a brief timeline showing hard drive advances over that half-century.
Maybe it's the history of the British fight against the IRA, but it seems to me that the British people have been a little more tolerant of state intrusion than Americans. What I infer is happening now is that the overboard Orwellianism of the current British government is reaching a tipping point where a lot of Brits are wondering, "How much is too much?".
Unfortunately, in the US, I think we're nowhere close to that tipping point yet... and quite honestly, I'm not sure that a majority of the public is aware of how little freedom[1] they have, nor of how long it will take for that mindset to change.
At any rate, It's good to see that someone is vocally taking a stance (won't happen by a major figure in the US; too much conserative/moderate vote-pandering -- heaven forbid you're 'weak on terra').
[1] Besides the obvious encroachments on our traditional liberties, what about the freedom to elect whom we choose? Corporate sponsorship of candidates, the two-party system; these all contribute to mass disenfranchisement (never mind about vote tabulation fraud and individual disenfranchisements).
Scientist: There's something we can't explain. Let's try to figure out what it is.
Believer scientist: There's something we can't explain. Let's try to figure out what God did.
Hint: toilet tissue. It's in the bathroom for a reason.
It's mostly to keep my browsing history secret from my wife.
The one that kills me is the website that is huge and poorly organized. I will remember the main website, but damn if I can remember how to get to the particular page I need... or if I really want to navigate through six slow-loading pages to get there.
Just want to point out that the search history given is theoretically not tied to the individual. Though those who ego-search are out of luck, I guess... unless names searched for are redacted.
Too many *whoosh* sounds, too many tender egos...
I know that I often can't recall websites I've been to once but want to revisit. I will, however, often remember the search terms that got me there -- sometimes very specific search terms, since I've narrowed it down from my first wide-net search.
For some reason I stubbornly don't use bookmarks often (as when you have too many, they quickly become worthless) so that obscure search term might be in my profile 300 times over the course of a year if it's a site that I visit daily from the office.
Then again, I post on Slashdot a ton... I'm sure it's pretty obsessive anyway.
Freeze them first. You'd want to do that anyway, since using a power saw on a room-temperature corpse can be a bit... messy. Particularly if it's very fresh or extremely not fresh.
So I've heard.
I feel very, very bad for the poor folks answering the help line in 3-4 years when there are hundreds of small companies without someone who knows what they are doing. You think helpline support for Windows is bad? Wait until you've got to help someone who's only ever used Windows with their Debian install. And no, you can't tell them to RTFM.
/shudder
A ripsaw with a mitre box isn't too overwhelming. There are a lot of great ripsaw/circ saw combos, I like Makita. In terms of using a router effectively, you'll need a power saw anyway to cut your jigs, you can't cut those by hand, as any irregularity will be repeated and/or magnified when you use the router. Otherwise, you're not getting close to full use out of your router.
If you don't feel like taking the full course at a local school, a lot of the big home improvement stores (Home Depot, Lowe's, etc) offer free classes.
Your local independent hardware store is a great resource, too -- the owner of my local has spent well over 20 hours showing me different machines and how to use them properly. Then again, I've spent over $8,000 there (about 1/3 of the way done with my home renovations).
A statement where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning is a form of verbal irony, which is often sarcasm (depending on the intent).
Well, his opinion of American imperialism is reasoned, factual, and well-stated (remember the letter he wrote a few months ago?), as is his observation of the irony of Christians (purportedly) taking very un-Christian actions.
His response to American imperialism is a little less calm, but I suspect it is definitely reasoned pretty thoroughly.
Of course, it's quite possible to come to a logically correct conclusion that is still false, if one's precepts are false.
Like 10,000 bombs, when all you need is a knife... isn't it Iranic... don't you think?
That said, I must admit that most of the money I've spent on power tools has been wasted -- I simply don't use them enough to justify the expense. OTOH, a lot of my hobbyist friends are VERY grateful that I laid out the cash so they can use the equipment.
I'd suggest that you take either a woodworking class (power tool safety is covered pretty thoroughly once you hit the intermediate classes) or a machine safety class. A lot of fun, and a great way to meet other fledgling hobbyists.
I wouldn't say that chipping your console is cheaper than the $99/yr sub fee, considering that you'll lose a lot of the 360 functionality by chipping it (Live is not an afterthought like it was with the Xbox; it's key to the 360). Assuming, of course, that no one comes up with a way to chip a 360 and have it not locked out.
Obviously, some moderator was upset that 'to be slashdotted' was associated with Digg in the parent. I think this just validates why Google is taking this action.
Anyway, nice one, AC.
THe subscription fee is only for those to want to build, share, test on the 360. It's completely free for XP-based PC development.
Of course I can't vouch for MS's motivation in charging for the 360 access, but I would think it has something to do with not clogging its tubes (by which I mean not overwhelming the XP homebrew offerings with crap that 10,000 clueless pre-teens put together), or something.
Or maybe it's to help recoup their losses on the 360 sales, while XP is profitable already.
Or maybe it's to help ensure that XP & Vista remain the OS of choice for your basic nerd (since we all know advanced nerds use linux).
Or it could be that since MS maintains the 360 online distribution channel, they want to cover part of the costs associated with that -- whereas the PC distribution channel is the internet, and for all intents and purposes, free to MS in this case.
I think, though, it really has to do with not diluting decent offerings in the 360 space.
That is massive. How many bags do you think are handled a day by these airlines? How many passengers per year?
There's quite a bit of money being thrown into kayak design. There's also a huge amount of money being thrown into hull design for other types of small watercraft (sailboats especially). And while his solution may be interesting and unique, my point is that until it's demonstrated to be so, please don't describe it as 'the fastest kayak in the world'... or as 'floating over the water,' which is not true at all.