You're not serious, are you? if you're developing for a large company you almost always have to support IE--like it or not. I've developed for several large companies and all heavily rely on Microsoft tools. Some of the users that I support have never heard of Firefox or are even aware that there is a rift between browsers. Their page needs to display on a browser *period*. CSS looks different on both so I HAVE to develop for IE because that what most users have and know.
who the hell is Roland *whatever* ???-- I love it when people name-drop individuals that only a particular group of people would know...
Here's one -- Albert Croissant De Marcheu - the father of the transparent mousepad that's only sold with new POS clones and only on Tuesdays.
How many more search engines do we need? I just learned JavaScript last year and thought, I know! I'll make a search engine! Look out Google, here I come
Great! Terrorists won't be safe by climbing up trees to get away from the feds. Why, whith this little mircle of the 21st century, even a kitten can be rescued without bothering the fire dept.
Who gives a fuck how kids will write. Doctors can't and I work with two PHd who can't spell or write for shit--god knows how these individuals made it. Everyone will be typing soon, it's better and faster. I haven't hand written in so long and I love it, writing's a pain in the neck anyway. Push toward the future.
Dude, don't be such a pessimist! Anytime you start something new you're going to have problems. I can't imagine living in a trouble-free world! And I don't know what you do for a living but... All those things that you mentioned just gave me a great business idea for a maintenance program. See? that's how it works. It might also make kids better prepared for college--better than a chisel...
It's happening--my evil plan is finally working. Soon, I will rule the universe!! MUA HA HA HA HA!!!
Seriously! I was so happy to read this. It only makes sense to use laptops. I realize that not all schools will be able to afford it yet, but it's a start.
Now If I can only convince my boss that I'm more productive working at home on my laptop than in his "rented" office building--his loss...
this is good news.
I find it sad that SGI is going through this situation and I hope they recover from it. But a deeper, darker side is satisfied with this outcome. I am a 3D graphic artist and tried for years to get into situations where I could work with an SGI. Every employer that I approached the idea of doing graphics on an SGI said they were just too expensive and to produce a cheaper solution--I always did but was disspointed that SGI made themselves so expensive and seemed to be an instrument of the elite. I was an SGI shareholder and would ask them why they weren't making plans to mass produce or attain a more competetive market. They never answered. I guess they were too busy to deal with the little guy. You can pick an Indy now for about $100 on eBay and I don't want one anymore.
It's ironic that they're in this situation
If you think about it, we've been surreptitiously (I surreptitiously copied the word "surreptitiously" from Wired to impress you all) "remixing" technology thought recorded history. I'd hardly call it the nature of digital. Digital techniques have made it easier but the mother of invention still exists in digital media. We also shouldn't confuse inspiration with imitation; there is still a lot of innovation to enjoy.
Actually, the only place lack of originality falls apart for me is in automotive distribution and mass production. I'm getting frustrated seeing the concept cars roll on to high-end auto shows only to end up with me sitting in a four-wheeled, archaic, internal combustion propelled vehicle.
I want to drive the GM-Hywire. I completely understand that production costs and consumer demand dictate what manufacturers produce. But it still irritates me.
kirk out.
Such as?? c'mon! you sound like an intelligent person. I don't have to spell it out or list them all. Just look in the news--geez. Smart person like you'll figure it out.;)
Chill out holmes! I'm not confused... I know exactly what I'm talking about. You took what I said out of context. I like a good war just like the next war monger. In fact, I see tremendous advantages to wars. But we do spend alot of money on unnecessary political and social problems. Far too many for many to type here. Besides, we are coming up with other ways to put a satellite in orbit than just brute forcing it into the atmosphere. MONEY and CREATIVITY is required to see these things happen. Expand your level and experience and don't just see 'ROCKETS' as our only solution. There are many.
Regardless of the challenges involved, I'm always extremely dissapointed to hear of a space reserach oriented failure. Of all the things in Science that need to work, I see space technology as something that we're so far behind due to wars, money and simple lack of interest or foresight.
I saw myself living on a space station by now when I was a kid. Looks like I'll just be throwing in a 2001 Space Odyssey DVD instead.
Like it or not, Apple is a stylsitic trend-setter. Nokia has the market share for the affluent techno-yuppies, which is where Apple's been. Sounds like a natural relationship.
When I first read this, I too thought MS was just retooling some form of CMD to compete with the new-found craze in command lines. But then I read about it on Wikipedia.org. It's considerably more than most of you are thinking. I'm not going to point out what it does here, go read about it(if you don't know what it is.). But how much of this is Microsoft bashing and how much of this is a legitimate analysis of the quality of computer user tools? I think we're seeing a world where things are starting to settle in to what they should be. Windows are going to be desktop machines, *nix are going to run servers(not IIS) and Macs will continue to win the hearts and minds of artists, universities and affluent kids. MS is not reinventing UNIX. They're simply providing *NIX-like tool for "Windows" developers'. It's called competition and it's good for us. It gives me yet another option to choose from. Welcome it! you don't have to use it if you don't like it.
This is going to get nasty. At some point--not in my lifetime. We won't have to deal with privacy issues or idiot lawyers trying to make a fast buck. Ambulance chasers--I tell ya...
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You're not serious, are you? if you're developing for a large company you almost always have to support IE--like it or not. I've developed for several large companies and all heavily rely on Microsoft tools. Some of the users that I support have never heard of Firefox or are even aware that there is a rift between browsers. Their page needs to display on a browser *period*. CSS looks different on both so I HAVE to develop for IE because that what most users have and know.
what do you do?
you need a life first before you do all that consolidating...
who the hell is Roland *whatever* ???-- I love it when people name-drop individuals that only a particular group of people would know... Here's one -- Albert Croissant De Marcheu - the father of the transparent mousepad that's only sold with new POS clones and only on Tuesdays.
How many more search engines do we need? I just learned JavaScript last year and thought, I know! I'll make a search engine! Look out Google, here I come
Great! Terrorists won't be safe by climbing up trees to get away from the feds. Why, whith this little mircle of the 21st century, even a kitten can be rescued without bothering the fire dept.
pessimist...
Who gives a fuck how kids will write. Doctors can't and I work with two PHd who can't spell or write for shit--god knows how these individuals made it. Everyone will be typing soon, it's better and faster. I haven't hand written in so long and I love it, writing's a pain in the neck anyway. Push toward the future.
Dude, don't be such a pessimist! Anytime you start something new you're going to have problems. I can't imagine living in a trouble-free world! And I don't know what you do for a living but... All those things that you mentioned just gave me a great business idea for a maintenance program. See? that's how it works. It might also make kids better prepared for college--better than a chisel...
It's happening--my evil plan is finally working. Soon, I will rule the universe!! MUA HA HA HA HA!!! Seriously! I was so happy to read this. It only makes sense to use laptops. I realize that not all schools will be able to afford it yet, but it's a start. Now If I can only convince my boss that I'm more productive working at home on my laptop than in his "rented" office building--his loss... this is good news.
I find it sad that SGI is going through this situation and I hope they recover from it. But a deeper, darker side is satisfied with this outcome. I am a 3D graphic artist and tried for years to get into situations where I could work with an SGI. Every employer that I approached the idea of doing graphics on an SGI said they were just too expensive and to produce a cheaper solution--I always did but was disspointed that SGI made themselves so expensive and seemed to be an instrument of the elite. I was an SGI shareholder and would ask them why they weren't making plans to mass produce or attain a more competetive market. They never answered. I guess they were too busy to deal with the little guy. You can pick an Indy now for about $100 on eBay and I don't want one anymore. It's ironic that they're in this situation
If you think about it, we've been surreptitiously (I surreptitiously copied the word "surreptitiously" from Wired to impress you all) "remixing" technology thought recorded history. I'd hardly call it the nature of digital. Digital techniques have made it easier but the mother of invention still exists in digital media. We also shouldn't confuse inspiration with imitation; there is still a lot of innovation to enjoy. Actually, the only place lack of originality falls apart for me is in automotive distribution and mass production. I'm getting frustrated seeing the concept cars roll on to high-end auto shows only to end up with me sitting in a four-wheeled, archaic, internal combustion propelled vehicle. I want to drive the GM-Hywire. I completely understand that production costs and consumer demand dictate what manufacturers produce. But it still irritates me. kirk out.
Such as?? c'mon! you sound like an intelligent person. I don't have to spell it out or list them all. Just look in the news--geez. Smart person like you'll figure it out. ;)
Chill out holmes! I'm not confused... I know exactly what I'm talking about. You took what I said out of context. I like a good war just like the next war monger. In fact, I see tremendous advantages to wars. But we do spend alot of money on unnecessary political and social problems. Far too many for many to type here. Besides, we are coming up with other ways to put a satellite in orbit than just brute forcing it into the atmosphere. MONEY and CREATIVITY is required to see these things happen. Expand your level and experience and don't just see 'ROCKETS' as our only solution. There are many.
Regardless of the challenges involved, I'm always extremely dissapointed to hear of a space reserach oriented failure. Of all the things in Science that need to work, I see space technology as something that we're so far behind due to wars, money and simple lack of interest or foresight. I saw myself living on a space station by now when I was a kid. Looks like I'll just be throwing in a 2001 Space Odyssey DVD instead.
GOOD LORD! WHat the heck is KHTML!!?!
Like it or not, Apple is a stylsitic trend-setter. Nokia has the market share for the affluent techno-yuppies, which is where Apple's been. Sounds like a natural relationship.
So what? they're putting them in there now! Who cares when they're doing it--why is it such a big deal?
When I first read this, I too thought MS was just retooling some form of CMD to compete with the new-found craze in command lines. But then I read about it on Wikipedia.org. It's considerably more than most of you are thinking. I'm not going to point out what it does here, go read about it(if you don't know what it is.). But how much of this is Microsoft bashing and how much of this is a legitimate analysis of the quality of computer user tools? I think we're seeing a world where things are starting to settle in to what they should be. Windows are going to be desktop machines, *nix are going to run servers(not IIS) and Macs will continue to win the hearts and minds of artists, universities and affluent kids. MS is not reinventing UNIX. They're simply providing *NIX-like tool for "Windows" developers'. It's called competition and it's good for us. It gives me yet another option to choose from. Welcome it! you don't have to use it if you don't like it.
This is going to get nasty. At some point--not in my lifetime. We won't have to deal with privacy issues or idiot lawyers trying to make a fast buck. Ambulance chasers--I tell ya...