I don't know about this one. This reminds me of those stupid "buddy" applications spyware would install to feign usefulness. Or like AIM or YIM or whatever that deliver you stocks, weather, news, ect. all in one place where I don't want it. Information overload, you know? But I'm sort of wondering over this, from Google Desktop's privacy policy:
The Google Desktop application indexes and stores versions of your files and other computer activity, such as email, chats, and web history. These versions may also be mixed with your Web search results to produce results pages for you that integrate relevant content from your computer and information from the Web.
Is this limited to using, say, Gmail and Google Talk? Or is this just plain, all emails on my computer and all chat logs and all my browser histories? Anyone know? It's rather ambiguous, and I really don't like that in a privacy policy...
Oh my god! You're totally right! Google would never provide a free service like this, that used advertising to make money.
And besides, this is just Microsoft ripping off Google's idea. Which was based off of what tons of companies did in the 90's. Google didn't steal that idea, though because they're Google.
It amuses me how everyone is quick to bash microsoft for making their own versions of popular products, and even products Google has come up with. Yes, both Microsoft and Google have map systems, mail, search, portals, and now personal home pages. Umm, but isn't this called "competition"?
Okay, besides the fact that the patent is for a non-heirachrial data format, and XML most certainly is Hierarchial, what about prior art? XML came out of SGML. And XML itself was already a draft by 1996!
XML Draft Nov 1996
They never claimed to be giving it a complete rewrite. They threw out their current Longhorn code, and according to TFA:
On Aug. 27, 2004, Microsoft said it would ship Longhorn in the second half of 2006 -- at least a year late -- and that Mr. Gates's WinFS advance wouldn't be part of the system. The day before in Microsoft's auditorium, Mr. Allchin had announced to hundreds of Windows engineers that they would "reset" Longhorn using a clean base of code that had been developed for a version of Windows on corporate server computers.
Mozilla staggers new releases to avoid downing there servers. The Mozilla foundation does not have the resources that a company like Microsoft has, so its usually several days before everyone can download the latest firefox.
I secured an old laptop of mine recently, now I fear no viruses, worms, spyware, adware, or anything any cracker wields! Haven't had a single problem since. It was easy. I took out its networking card.
I was originally a Mozilla user before switching to Firefox. However, having the suite stall at 1.7, and finally be "dropped" by the Mozilla foundation, I moved on to Firefox which was being actively developed. I'll still hold on to firefox for a bit, but if the final release looks promising than I might just switch back. If they synched up with the Gecko 1.8 branch, and are as solid as I remember, than I might be a SeaMonkey user, despite the horrid name.
...Lets wait until 2010 when it will actually be better and stick to IE which is better now...
...My personal opinion on these things is: People care way too much about browser religion. Let people use IE, not that much wrong with it....
See, but there is where I would heartily disagree with you. This all of course depends on what you do with your browser, because for me, Internet Explorer is by far the worse browser. I'm talking about Web Technology support, or rather Internet Explorer's lack there of. This is a much ranted-about topic, so I'll spare you the rant, but IE lacks full support for several key technologies (Including HTML, CSS, SGML, and XML) and of course lacks support for new up and coming technologies (Newer XML, SVG, XForms, XFrames).
Yes, I stronly encourage all IE users to switch. Because other browser makers (Mozilla, Opera, Safari, Konqueror, ect) are improving and adding technologies to their products, while IE stays still. IE 7 won't be a very big jump, either. So my main fustration with Internet Explorer, as a Web Developer, is that the browser is holding back advancement on the web.
Firefox's continual development and implemenation of web technologies, along with its incredible extensibility, is why I use Firefox. The added security is rather nice as well, but I expect any majorly used app, especially a browser which bares the brunt of networking, to be the focus of many attempts to be cracked.
Why would they switch the operating system at all? Not everyone loves technology, they don't all go OMFG ITS A NEW VERSION OF MY SOFTWARE!!!! I MUST HAVE IT NOW!!! Especially when it comes to the operating system, most people just leave it as is. You know how many Windows 95 and 98 computers I've been cleaning up (spyware, adware, viri) these last few years? Many of them could run newer versions of Windows, but why would the people bother when their version works?
People want computers to just work. They don't have to install new Operating Systems for their microwave, why should they buy a new OS, especially when what they have works. Many corporations will sit with what they have until they replace their computers. So unless computer hardware venders start mainstream selling PC's with Linux installed, don't expect massive adoption.
They've been saying this each time Windows releases something. Hasn't come true yet. So you decide, is Linux adoption "10 Years Off" or will it become mainstream with Vista's release? Or are they one in the same? All of this is merely speculation.
Don't you think? Exactly what our skin does, or rather, the nervous system endings in our skin. If you get cut, all the nerves around the cut go off and send signals, like pain. So, the same can work for a spacecraft, sending off messages about the problem. Now if scientists can just get these processors to perform mitosis so that ships can "heal" themselves, we'll be all set!
Most likely, if there's any life it's by heat vents. They said Titan is geologically active, and appears to be erupting continuously. In that case, it's similar to life that exists in vents in the crust under the ocean. Those things do look other worldly, but I'd wager that its conceivable that a single-cell organism could develop by these geological hotspots.
Well, if it's built to survive an impact by a commercial jet aircraft, then I think it's good. Besides, at most what would a hurrican do (That is, if a tropical storm were to travel over land, into arctic waters and retain its strength)? Sink it? The russians know a thing or two about sunken nuclear ships...
No, if you had RTFA yesterday, it said that Firefox 1.5 would be released by the end of the year. It did NOT say that developers would wait until the end of the year to fix this.
And even so, this isn't patched, this is just a workaround.
Every Mac user always says "Well, unless I intentionally run the virus, it can't execute and do anything."
So then, obviously, one should be most concerned about a virus affecting a common application on a Mac. Could not one attack the Mac OS by exploiting a vulnerability in a program? Say I create a virus that exploits a hole in a browser, like Firefox, and thus I can execute malicious code, no?
I really don't think anyone in their right mind believes in decentralized stuff unless they're doing something illegal or they're libertarians (who I am not so sure are in their right minds). I like a good top down solution with centralized control because it "just works" and you don't have to worry about weirdo incompatibilities since you define compatibility.
I'm with you man. This is why no one uses the Internet. Imagine, millions of computers just connecting to each other and exchanging information willy-nilly! Where the hell do these jabber people get off thinking that making Instant Messaging as decentralized and organized as the Web and Email is a good thing? I mean, just look how much the Web and Email are used! Really, the nerve of some people.
So, am I supposed to start up by GPC, wait for my GoogleOS to load, open up my GoogleFox, connect to Googlenet, and search Google, while chatting with my friends on GoogleTalk?
Geeze, do they really think Google will control EVERYTHING? I think they're a little smarter than to overextend themselves THAT much.
Google's fastest growing product: GoogleHype. It's still in Beta though...
Well, the United Sates is a nation founded on violence. Fighting for existance, and having to encourage the common man to leave his home and fight and all, it just generally leads to more tolerance of violence.
In Europe there are topless beaches, in the US it results in fines. But the US seems to be more Christian-conservative than Europe. While I don't think kids should be having sex, why are 8 year olds colliding into each other and knocking each other down in little league football better than a natural process of love? Make love not war!
Course now I'll be labled a hippie...
Wait, so, T minus 43 hours is NOT in fact 43 hours before the launch. May I ask WTF? Dude, I've got this crazy idea, I know it's radical, just follow me here!
Let's have a countdown. Right? Only it shows the actual time until countdown. Crazy right? A timer that gives useful information?
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I don't know about this one. This reminds me of those stupid "buddy" applications spyware would install to feign usefulness. Or like AIM or YIM or whatever that deliver you stocks, weather, news, ect. all in one place where I don't want it. Information overload, you know? But I'm sort of wondering over this, from Google Desktop's privacy policy:
Is this limited to using, say, Gmail and Google Talk? Or is this just plain, all emails on my computer and all chat logs and all my browser histories? Anyone know? It's rather ambiguous, and I really don't like that in a privacy policy...
Oh my god! You're totally right! Google would never provide a free service like this, that used advertising to make money. And besides, this is just Microsoft ripping off Google's idea. Which was based off of what tons of companies did in the 90's. Google didn't steal that idea, though because they're Google. It amuses me how everyone is quick to bash microsoft for making their own versions of popular products, and even products Google has come up with. Yes, both Microsoft and Google have map systems, mail, search, portals, and now personal home pages. Umm, but isn't this called "competition"?
Okay, besides the fact that the patent is for a non-heirachrial data format, and XML most certainly is Hierarchial, what about prior art? XML came out of SGML. And XML itself was already a draft by 1996! XML Draft Nov 1996
The RIAA's new strategy apparently is
They never claimed to be giving it a complete rewrite. They threw out their current Longhorn code, and according to TFA:
Mozilla staggers new releases to avoid downing there servers. The Mozilla foundation does not have the resources that a company like Microsoft has, so its usually several days before everyone can download the latest firefox.
I secured an old laptop of mine recently, now I fear no viruses, worms, spyware, adware, or anything any cracker wields! Haven't had a single problem since. It was easy. I took out its networking card.
I was originally a Mozilla user before switching to Firefox. However, having the suite stall at 1.7, and finally be "dropped" by the Mozilla foundation, I moved on to Firefox which was being actively developed. I'll still hold on to firefox for a bit, but if the final release looks promising than I might just switch back. If they synched up with the Gecko 1.8 branch, and are as solid as I remember, than I might be a SeaMonkey user, despite the horrid name.
See, but there is where I would heartily disagree with you. This all of course depends on what you do with your browser, because for me, Internet Explorer is by far the worse browser. I'm talking about Web Technology support, or rather Internet Explorer's lack there of. This is a much ranted-about topic, so I'll spare you the rant, but IE lacks full support for several key technologies (Including HTML, CSS, SGML, and XML) and of course lacks support for new up and coming technologies (Newer XML, SVG, XForms, XFrames).
Yes, I stronly encourage all IE users to switch. Because other browser makers (Mozilla, Opera, Safari, Konqueror, ect) are improving and adding technologies to their products, while IE stays still. IE 7 won't be a very big jump, either. So my main fustration with Internet Explorer, as a Web Developer, is that the browser is holding back advancement on the web.
Firefox's continual development and implemenation of web technologies, along with its incredible extensibility, is why I use Firefox. The added security is rather nice as well, but I expect any majorly used app, especially a browser which bares the brunt of networking, to be the focus of many attempts to be cracked.
Why would they switch the operating system at all? Not everyone loves technology, they don't all go OMFG ITS A NEW VERSION OF MY SOFTWARE!!!! I MUST HAVE IT NOW!!! Especially when it comes to the operating system, most people just leave it as is. You know how many Windows 95 and 98 computers I've been cleaning up (spyware, adware, viri) these last few years? Many of them could run newer versions of Windows, but why would the people bother when their version works?
People want computers to just work. They don't have to install new Operating Systems for their microwave, why should they buy a new OS, especially when what they have works. Many corporations will sit with what they have until they replace their computers. So unless computer hardware venders start mainstream selling PC's with Linux installed, don't expect massive adoption.
They've been saying this each time Windows releases something. Hasn't come true yet. So you decide, is Linux adoption "10 Years Off" or will it become mainstream with Vista's release? Or are they one in the same? All of this is merely speculation.
Don't you think? Exactly what our skin does, or rather, the nervous system endings in our skin. If you get cut, all the nerves around the cut go off and send signals, like pain. So, the same can work for a spacecraft, sending off messages about the problem. Now if scientists can just get these processors to perform mitosis so that ships can "heal" themselves, we'll be all set!
Most likely, if there's any life it's by heat vents. They said Titan is geologically active, and appears to be erupting continuously. In that case, it's similar to life that exists in vents in the crust under the ocean. Those things do look other worldly, but I'd wager that its conceivable that a single-cell organism could develop by these geological hotspots.
Hmm... buy a house or a floating nuclear power station? At $200,000 I could finally have a nuclear-powered toaster!
Well, if it's built to survive an impact by a commercial jet aircraft, then I think it's good. Besides, at most what would a hurrican do (That is, if a tropical storm were to travel over land, into arctic waters and retain its strength)? Sink it? The russians know a thing or two about sunken nuclear ships...
No, if you had RTFA yesterday, it said that Firefox 1.5 would be released by the end of the year. It did NOT say that developers would wait until the end of the year to fix this. And even so, this isn't patched, this is just a workaround.
Every Mac user always says "Well, unless I intentionally run the virus, it can't execute and do anything." So then, obviously, one should be most concerned about a virus affecting a common application on a Mac. Could not one attack the Mac OS by exploiting a vulnerability in a program? Say I create a virus that exploits a hole in a browser, like Firefox, and thus I can execute malicious code, no?
An Asteroid hit would counteract it! Sending up millions of tons of dust into the atmosphere, blocking out the sun!
Get it, like it killed the dinosaurs!
Wow... that was bad. If I could, I'd mod myself down for that one.
So, am I supposed to start up by GPC, wait for my GoogleOS to load, open up my GoogleFox, connect to Googlenet, and search Google, while chatting with my friends on GoogleTalk? Geeze, do they really think Google will control EVERYTHING? I think they're a little smarter than to overextend themselves THAT much. Google's fastest growing product: GoogleHype. It's still in Beta though...
Just when I was learning to decipher thick Indian accents of customer service reps.
You do realize that he said excluding Google, right?
Well, the United Sates is a nation founded on violence. Fighting for existance, and having to encourage the common man to leave his home and fight and all, it just generally leads to more tolerance of violence. In Europe there are topless beaches, in the US it results in fines. But the US seems to be more Christian-conservative than Europe. While I don't think kids should be having sex, why are 8 year olds colliding into each other and knocking each other down in little league football better than a natural process of love? Make love not war! Course now I'll be labled a hippie...
Wait, so, T minus 43 hours is NOT in fact 43 hours before the launch. May I ask WTF? Dude, I've got this crazy idea, I know it's radical, just follow me here!
Let's have a countdown. Right? Only it shows the actual time until countdown. Crazy right? A timer that gives useful information?
Now that would make a good shirt for a lass. Check out my dual processors!