My corp is generally pretty free with anything we use, though I've seen some weird things.
In 2005/06, I was using Firefox and would get high priority emails that Firefox was considered a security risk because some flaw was just found so I would have to use IE6. Of course the flaw was fixed in a day or two and I would just keep using Firefox anyways, never went any further than that.
And while we're generally allowed to use any kind of software for development, etc., they're pretty strict on what is deployed. It's pretty much an Apache license only rule, and while I'm not well versed on the differences between the GPL, BSD, and Apache, it seems odd not to even consider the others (we weren't going to modify the OSS, just use as is). If anyone has any insight on that, it would be cool.
The biggest problem is that our architects who make software decisions seem to be in the pockets of Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, etc. We're always buying expensive, cumbersome, proprietary solutions instead of going OSS. Now I understand that sometimes they are better, but last year we switched a really annoying change system developed by Microsoft, and many developers have to develop on Websphere/RAD, stuff like that.
Actually, Gmail works perfectly fine without Javascript enabled, they have a basic HTML mode just for that. Though I admit, I do use it with Javascript on. Basically the situation I was describing was if I'm using StumbleUpon or something.
I'm pretty sure that the game lets you know when you reach the point of no return. Hmm... It's been about nine months since I played it but I seem to remember something that warns you.
Javascript may be a standard but I don't consider it an excuse to break usability. I use Noscript and I don't even bother to explore sites that are totally borked without their Javascript crutch. I spend a lot of time making sure everything works whether Javascript is on or not.
The lack of a target attribute really bothered me when I first ran into it. Their argument was something like how websites shouldn't be controlling the browser, as in creating tabs/windows, etc. Of course you can hack it in with Javascript which is something I refused to do, what's the point of striving to be standards compliant when you break it a minute later with Javascript? Anyways, I thought about it and kind of agreed with the notion, so now I just externally link a lot less.
Instead of paying $20 to get into the park, you pay $5. In some cases, there are areas you can go to and not even pay.
Well, after paying taxes I've paid more than $5. I might have paid around $5.25 to go to this park, and also another 25 cents each to a hundred other parks that I will never go to let alone see.
The whole point of voting (and a private vote at that) is to be selfish and vote for who you think will do the most for you and your country. You jest at voting for Nader but why shouldn't someone vote for their candidate? Is it unpatriotic to vote for a third-party? Sentiments like yours make it sound like someone who vote third-party are to blame for Bush.
I understand the viewpoint that America should be aware of how other countries perceive us, but this is also an American election and while the results do affect the entire world, Americans should be selfish and vote on who will do the most for them. This is how any person in any country should vote, in my opinion. I may hope for a different person to be elected in some foreign country, and may be upset if they lose, but I'm not going to ask the people of that country to be concerned about me and my wishes when in the voting booth.
Though of course one may very well believe that the world's opinion of America will do the most for them, and vote accordingly.
So you're blaming voters who voted for the candidate they felt best represented them and the issues that matter to them on Bush being elected twice? You should be putting the blame right where it should be: on Gore and Kerry for not appealing to people who would have voted for Nader and other third parties. I usually vote third party because I find a candidate that stands for what I believe in. This year I'm writing in Ron Paul (hey, he's on the ballot in at least two states).
Maybe you should work on getting America to change its voting system to a runoff or ranking or something similar (I don't know the differences specifically) so that I can still vote for the candidate I want but still rank the rest. But seriously, don't blame third party voters, blame the candidates and their messages. Why vote for the lesser of two evils when I can vote for the third?
What I love about Blizzard is that they really take a lot of time examining what they did right and wrong with previous games, especially the evolution from Diablo 2 to 3. I'm also amazed that they have three big games in development at once, it seems like 10 years ago they only had enough people (or chose to have enough) to work on one big game at a time. Now we have two giant sequels and an expansion to one of the most popular PC games ever on their way. But somehow Blizzard still feels like Blizzard even after all this growth.
Adding to this thought, I once read that having your window open when driving highway speeds can also be damaging as the wind noise can be pretty loud and is usually sustained for hours at a time. I actually believe I might have been a victim of this too, as I'm only 24 but love to have the car windows open from Spring to Fall and I have trouble hearing people. Either that or my wife just needs to speak up.
Does anyone ever get the feeling that there might be an elaborate Turing test being performed on Slashdot right now? Sometimes I think twitter (and friends) might just be some advanced AI used to test social responses.
The best hypermiling technique I've found that anyone can do is don't be aggressive on the road. This is pretty obvious but I used to drive like a jerk and weave in and out of cars, constant slamming on breaks and jamming the accelerator. Then gas hit $2.50 and I had a baby on the way so I dramatically changed my driving habits. I coast a ton and never tailgate (well, I do draft behind semis sometimes on the highway). My MPG has gone up a ton and I was basically paying the same at $2.00 and $3.00/gallon for a tank of gas. I do mostly city driving so it's tougher to keep a constant 55 MPH (seems to be my optimum speed), but I just don't drag race from light to light anymore.
And when you're done reading it, encourage high schoolers you know to read it too as the Ayn Rand Institute offers cash prizes for their essay contest.
Read an awesome book, begin studying an intriguing philosophy, write an essay, and make some money. Wish someone had told me about this in high school, I'm six years removed from HS and just finished it a few months ago.
Well, wait until they're all out then? Maybe they'll allow you to play the missions in chronological order or at least a more mixed campaign experience.
Slashdot Mirror
I look at this backwater hick-world and laugh.
And then cry.
My corp is generally pretty free with anything we use, though I've seen some weird things.
In 2005/06, I was using Firefox and would get high priority emails that Firefox was considered a security risk because some flaw was just found so I would have to use IE6. Of course the flaw was fixed in a day or two and I would just keep using Firefox anyways, never went any further than that.
And while we're generally allowed to use any kind of software for development, etc., they're pretty strict on what is deployed. It's pretty much an Apache license only rule, and while I'm not well versed on the differences between the GPL, BSD, and Apache, it seems odd not to even consider the others (we weren't going to modify the OSS, just use as is). If anyone has any insight on that, it would be cool.
The biggest problem is that our architects who make software decisions seem to be in the pockets of Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, etc. We're always buying expensive, cumbersome, proprietary solutions instead of going OSS. Now I understand that sometimes they are better, but last year we switched a really annoying change system developed by Microsoft, and many developers have to develop on Websphere/RAD, stuff like that.
Don't forget about Guitar Praise, the Christian Guitar Hero clone available for the PC and OSX!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Praise
49%? That's a great overestimate. I'd put it more around 4.9% of American understand those concepts.
Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Actually, Gmail works perfectly fine without Javascript enabled, they have a basic HTML mode just for that. Though I admit, I do use it with Javascript on. Basically the situation I was describing was if I'm using StumbleUpon or something.
And Slashdot, being Slashdot, will be linked as the source a thousand times more.
I'm pretty sure that the game lets you know when you reach the point of no return. Hmm... It's been about nine months since I played it but I seem to remember something that warns you.
But I did love the ending.
Javascript may be a standard but I don't consider it an excuse to break usability. I use Noscript and I don't even bother to explore sites that are totally borked without their Javascript crutch. I spend a lot of time making sure everything works whether Javascript is on or not.
So can I buy this phone and use it on the Sprint network? It doesn't look like Sprint is coming out with an Android phone until next year
The lack of a target attribute really bothered me when I first ran into it. Their argument was something like how websites shouldn't be controlling the browser, as in creating tabs/windows, etc. Of course you can hack it in with Javascript which is something I refused to do, what's the point of striving to be standards compliant when you break it a minute later with Javascript? Anyways, I thought about it and kind of agreed with the notion, so now I just externally link a lot less.
Instead of paying $20 to get into the park, you pay $5. In some cases, there are areas you can go to and not even pay.
Well, after paying taxes I've paid more than $5. I might have paid around $5.25 to go to this park, and also another 25 cents each to a hundred other parks that I will never go to let alone see.
Well, Ron Paul has put his (tepid) support behind the Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin, not Barr.
And Ron Paul is on the ballot in Montana and Louisiana I believe, so don't have second thoughts of writing him in. I am.
The whole point of voting (and a private vote at that) is to be selfish and vote for who you think will do the most for you and your country. You jest at voting for Nader but why shouldn't someone vote for their candidate? Is it unpatriotic to vote for a third-party? Sentiments like yours make it sound like someone who vote third-party are to blame for Bush.
I understand the viewpoint that America should be aware of how other countries perceive us, but this is also an American election and while the results do affect the entire world, Americans should be selfish and vote on who will do the most for them. This is how any person in any country should vote, in my opinion. I may hope for a different person to be elected in some foreign country, and may be upset if they lose, but I'm not going to ask the people of that country to be concerned about me and my wishes when in the voting booth.
Though of course one may very well believe that the world's opinion of America will do the most for them, and vote accordingly.
So you're blaming voters who voted for the candidate they felt best represented them and the issues that matter to them on Bush being elected twice? You should be putting the blame right where it should be: on Gore and Kerry for not appealing to people who would have voted for Nader and other third parties. I usually vote third party because I find a candidate that stands for what I believe in. This year I'm writing in Ron Paul (hey, he's on the ballot in at least two states).
Maybe you should work on getting America to change its voting system to a runoff or ranking or something similar (I don't know the differences specifically) so that I can still vote for the candidate I want but still rank the rest. But seriously, don't blame third party voters, blame the candidates and their messages. Why vote for the lesser of two evils when I can vote for the third?
People come to my cube all the time and poke my screen to point things out. Quite annoying.
What I love about Blizzard is that they really take a lot of time examining what they did right and wrong with previous games, especially the evolution from Diablo 2 to 3. I'm also amazed that they have three big games in development at once, it seems like 10 years ago they only had enough people (or chose to have enough) to work on one big game at a time. Now we have two giant sequels and an expansion to one of the most popular PC games ever on their way. But somehow Blizzard still feels like Blizzard even after all this growth.
And here I thought they'd call it Windows Mojave!
Adding to this thought, I once read that having your window open when driving highway speeds can also be damaging as the wind noise can be pretty loud and is usually sustained for hours at a time. I actually believe I might have been a victim of this too, as I'm only 24 but love to have the car windows open from Spring to Fall and I have trouble hearing people. Either that or my wife just needs to speak up.
Does anyone ever get the feeling that there might be an elaborate Turing test being performed on Slashdot right now? Sometimes I think twitter (and friends) might just be some advanced AI used to test social responses.
The best hypermiling technique I've found that anyone can do is don't be aggressive on the road. This is pretty obvious but I used to drive like a jerk and weave in and out of cars, constant slamming on breaks and jamming the accelerator. Then gas hit $2.50 and I had a baby on the way so I dramatically changed my driving habits. I coast a ton and never tailgate (well, I do draft behind semis sometimes on the highway). My MPG has gone up a ton and I was basically paying the same at $2.00 and $3.00/gallon for a tank of gas. I do mostly city driving so it's tougher to keep a constant 55 MPH (seems to be my optimum speed), but I just don't drag race from light to light anymore.
On my XBMC RSS feed I read it as "Boldness" and was confused on why they were at risk. At risk of being awesome I guess.
And when you're done reading it, encourage high schoolers you know to read it too as the Ayn Rand Institute offers cash prizes for their essay contest.
http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_tf
Read an awesome book, begin studying an intriguing philosophy, write an essay, and make some money. Wish someone had told me about this in high school, I'm six years removed from HS and just finished it a few months ago.
Well, wait until they're all out then? Maybe they'll allow you to play the missions in chronological order or at least a more mixed campaign experience.