If you used 1995 MSIE... versus modern MSIE... I'd bet you'd notice some distinct functionality differences.
New technologies get integrated and bring about new security bugs. This isn't really a great excuse, since other browsers seem to have no trouble, but keep in mind... over 10 years of complicated code lay in MSIE... and I am sure programmers have come and gone, from time to time... the whole project is ripe for problems... and has been more than happy to provide us with them;)
Don't let your disdain for Microsoft cloud your reason, they don't release programs just to screw us over, they are just a bunch of oafs, but they programmers aren't evil...
#1. Close proximity to earth and lack of an atmosphere make it a good testing grounds for terraforming experimentation.
#2. One word for you. Minerals. Who knows what sorts of deposits exist on the moon? Those craters don't come from old age, things have hit the moon that may be of scientific interest.
#3. Why do we do some of the things we do... art, music, gardening... do they serve a purpose? They make people happy, they make us feel good about being human, they are a symbol of achievement.
Upgrades are based on need vs. cost, generally speaking.
If the need for new features from 2000 to XP (or productivity increases it would bring, even if there are no needs specifically)... exceeds the cost, it is a beneficial upgrade, and it will probably get done.... but there is no reason to make changes every time a new version (even major version) of a software package upgrades, it's just common sense.
There are probably still some companies out there running NT, just because it works, and there is no benefit to shelling out thousands to hundreds of thousands (depending on the number of seats)... just to have a "newer name" software with some extra features that don't matter (for the company, not don't matter in general)...
Treating disease? We should be using these new brain cells to augment existing brilliance!
It seems almost like a waste to repair an alzheimers damaged brain which will be dead in 10 years anyway when you could, instead, augment, say... mine, and I've got a good 60 or 70 years to go.
In an era of information saturation, apathy for opinions will be what rises up, as we can't be troubled to know all of these things.
It's simply a case of mental bandwidth... and sad as it may be, wit and opinions, no matter how interesting, there are other interesting opinions and commentary. These things are a dime a dozen.
Blogs won't ever go away and there will probably always be a 'flavor of the month', some interesting blog... but the draw will be steadily smaller.
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In short, I agree... this sort of rise and fall happens with anything that is given over-inflated interest... it eventually levels out;)
I read through this a bit and got to think that I was surprised that ABC, CBS, and NBC haven't already tried to do this (since they get their revenue from advertising, this would expand their advertising base)... so I decided to look to see if they had even planned to do it. I didn't find anything on plans for them to offer web broadcasts, however I did find this...
http://mediahopper.com/portal.htm An information hub for international live and pre-recorded web broadcasts.... apparantely this is not such a new concept (and the few I checked out seemed to only require the Windows Media Player, though I'm sure some use Real Player)
Cheers!
Re:Losing speed - when does it come back?
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I don't know, like I said, it is unconscious, and I started the same as anyone else, it's just natural adaptation to something that I do all too often (it's a nerd's life)... perhaps some sort of natural aptitude stemming from learning to type at a very young child?
I could speculate all day and still have no idea..
I didn't even think about that, aye... a very good point... (though I don't imagine it'd be too difficult to make modifications to have the BIOS detect the type of KB, but that's another thing that'd need to sort of just be brought in)
Losing speed - when does it come back?
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I don't know, though, I have sort of developed (through time and natural, unconscious adaptation i.e. "practice", I suppose)... a rather high typing rate.
I type about 120 words per minute right now, what I'd like to know from Qwerty turned Dvorak typists is...
How long does it take to get back up to your old speed?
The sad thing is that Qwerty is rather embedded into our "culture" (so to speak)... it'd be incredibly hard to make changes to a keyboard layout that EVERYONE knows how to use, and unless Dvorak becomes the standard, it's rather a good idea, perhaps, healthwise, but a bad idea business-wise.
The best way to make a change is to start teaching Dvorak typing systems in typing classes, making as slow change, it avoids culture shock and will allow IT to make a slower change (so it avoids IT shock, as well)... just my two cents on it...
Good thought, I don't know the math to determine it, but if the NASA scientists thought that 200 deg C would be too high, I'd bet it's somewhere under 200 deg C, but they might not of thought about it either (wouldn't be the 1st time someone made an oversight)
Well, hype and greed, anyway... if people had thought things through and not so many tried to come up with off the wall concepts/ideas... the market wouldn't have been overloaded with so much crap.
There were some success stories, but like most success stories, these were a very small percentage... but no one wants to report on 10 businesses that didn't do so well, that's not very interesting.
Anyway, this is more just me babbling on the subject, adding to what you said, so I'm going to shush:)
Yeah, given the description, Mars sounds more Earth-like than this planet.
The 5+ Gs you'd be pulling just existing would be like getting a full body massage from a heavyweight boxer all over your body at once, constantly, and the heat would be like distilled Sahara bliss...
Mmm mmm good, like Campbell's soup only this one melts your brain
I can't even begin to conceive of how you'd do multiple sound streams from one speaker, since sound is a sort of all-around phenomenon...... and so, God created headphones, in His wisdom, to allow us to hear our own shows, and allow our roommates to sleep in peace, and it was good
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Remember, my good man, that in addition to fine young women, bald, obese, hairy 60 year old men with severe hygeine problems ALSO have nipples...
This is an improvement over the only noticable feature of "has nipples" from previous Batman films... I approve!
They could if they wanted to up the budget to the project, aye, but I don't know 1.) Google's budget for this project nor 2.) HighWire's budget.
So I can't really say either way.
If you used 1995 MSIE... versus modern MSIE... I'd bet you'd notice some distinct functionality differences.
;)
New technologies get integrated and bring about new security bugs. This isn't really a great excuse, since other browsers seem to have no trouble, but keep in mind... over 10 years of complicated code lay in MSIE... and I am sure programmers have come and gone, from time to time... the whole project is ripe for problems... and has been more than happy to provide us with them
Don't let your disdain for Microsoft cloud your reason, they don't release programs just to screw us over, they are just a bunch of oafs, but they programmers aren't evil...
A good question to may be how long has HighWire been around versus Google?
You can't expect a refined service out of a beta and compare it to a finished product...
It's like comparing the bud to a flower, the bud won't look as beautiful but it hasn't been given time to bloom...
... oops :)
At least for now...
IT'S FREE!
[looking at the other options, they are NOT free]
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I'd say in that regard, Google is way ahead...
Some ideas as to why:
:)
#1.
Close proximity to earth and lack of an atmosphere make it a good testing grounds for terraforming experimentation.
#2.
One word for you. Minerals. Who knows what sorts of deposits exist on the moon? Those craters don't come from old age, things have hit the moon that may be of scientific interest.
#3.
Why do we do some of the things we do... art, music, gardening... do they serve a purpose? They make people happy, they make us feel good about being human, they are a symbol of achievement.
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Cheers
Upgrades are based on need vs. cost, generally speaking.
... but there is no reason to make changes every time a new version (even major version) of a software package upgrades, it's just common sense.
...
If the need for new features from 2000 to XP (or productivity increases it would bring, even if there are no needs specifically)... exceeds the cost, it is a beneficial upgrade, and it will probably get done.
There are probably still some companies out there running NT, just because it works, and there is no benefit to shelling out thousands to hundreds of thousands (depending on the number of seats)... just to have a "newer name" software with some extra features that don't matter (for the company, not don't matter in general)
Seems like common sense to me, anyway...
Nature came up with its own long term carbon storage system long before we did.
It's called "diamonds"
Treating disease? We should be using these new brain cells to augment existing brilliance!
It seems almost like a waste to repair an alzheimers damaged brain which will be dead in 10 years anyway when you could, instead, augment, say... mine, and I've got a good 60 or 70 years to go.
Selfish old people, hmph.
I wonder how soon it will be before we see Google partnerships (similar to the SBC/Yahoo partnership)...?
... we're heading for American zaibatsus, I guess ;)
Seems to be a lot of such things these days (like Apple/Intel/Nokia)
Oh come on, like this is even a believable article! Next they'll tell us the RIAA inflates their claims in the same fashion!
In an era of information saturation, apathy for opinions will be what rises up, as we can't be troubled to know all of these things.
;)
It's simply a case of mental bandwidth... and sad as it may be, wit and opinions, no matter how interesting, there are other interesting opinions and commentary. These things are a dime a dozen.
Blogs won't ever go away and there will probably always be a 'flavor of the month', some interesting blog... but the draw will be steadily smaller.
===
In short, I agree... this sort of rise and fall happens with anything that is given over-inflated interest... it eventually levels out
I read through this a bit and got to think that I was surprised that ABC, CBS, and NBC haven't already tried to do this (since they get their revenue from advertising, this would expand their advertising base)... so I decided to look to see if they had even planned to do it. I didn't find anything on plans for them to offer web broadcasts, however I did find this...
http://mediahopper.com/portal.htm
An information hub for international live and pre-recorded web broadcasts.... apparantely this is not such a new concept (and the few I checked out seemed to only require the Windows Media Player, though I'm sure some use Real Player)
Cheers!
I don't know, like I said, it is unconscious, and I started the same as anyone else, it's just natural adaptation to something that I do all too often (it's a nerd's life) ... perhaps some sort of natural aptitude stemming from learning to type at a very young child?
I could speculate all day and still have no idea..
I didn't even think about that, aye... a very good point... (though I don't imagine it'd be too difficult to make modifications to have the BIOS detect the type of KB, but that's another thing that'd need to sort of just be brought in)
I don't know, though, I have sort of developed (through time and natural, unconscious adaptation i.e. "practice", I suppose) ... a rather high typing rate.
I type about 120 words per minute right now, what I'd like to know from Qwerty turned Dvorak typists is...
How long does it take to get back up to your old speed?
The sad thing is that Qwerty is rather embedded into our "culture" (so to speak) ... it'd be incredibly hard to make changes to a keyboard layout that EVERYONE knows how to use, and unless Dvorak becomes the standard, it's rather a good idea, perhaps, healthwise, but a bad idea business-wise.
... just my two cents on it...
The best way to make a change is to start teaching Dvorak typing systems in typing classes, making as slow change, it avoids culture shock and will allow IT to make a slower change (so it avoids IT shock, as well)
Good thought, I don't know the math to determine it, but if the NASA scientists thought that 200 deg C would be too high, I'd bet it's somewhere under 200 deg C, but they might not of thought about it either (wouldn't be the 1st time someone made an oversight)
Well, hype and greed, anyway... if people had thought things through and not so many tried to come up with off the wall concepts/ideas... the market wouldn't have been overloaded with so much crap.
:)
There were some success stories, but like most success stories, these were a very small percentage... but no one wants to report on 10 businesses that didn't do so well, that's not very interesting.
Anyway, this is more just me babbling on the subject, adding to what you said, so I'm going to shush
Hey, maybe with the rumors of a mini dot-com surge, those CueCat chaps will find someone to buy their scanners?
The article has already told us that liquid water can't exist since the temperature of the planet is likely over 200 degrees celsius...
Over double the boiling point for water, yee haw! Sign me up for THAT!
Yeah, given the description, Mars sounds more Earth-like than this planet.
The 5+ Gs you'd be pulling just existing would be like getting a full body massage from a heavyweight boxer all over your body at once, constantly, and the heat would be like distilled Sahara bliss...
Mmm mmm good, like Campbell's soup only this one melts your brain
I can't even begin to conceive of how you'd do multiple sound streams from one speaker, since sound is a sort of all-around phenomenon... ... and so, God created headphones, in His wisdom, to allow us to hear our own shows, and allow our roommates to sleep in peace, and it was good
:)
EHEH!
Cheers