I have a card reader on my laptop (Hp Dv2000) and the memory card reader (accommodates SD, XD, and a few others) has never worked at all in Linux. I know laptop hardware is incredibly proprietary, but some basic support at the very least would be nice.
When I'm using Windows, (any version) I really miss having a real terminal (cmd.exe just doesn't do it for me) and apt-get (there is nothing like having all of the software I need available at any time from one central place)
Dammit! Where was Stallman's katana? People even sent him a katana for situations EXACTLY like this one!
Not that it would have done him any good... Katanas like the one RMS is holding in that blog are quite flimsy and are suitable for display only; any real use would quickly break it.
Of course I got a speeding ticket too, from a rather irate cop who couldn't catch me for miles because I kept splitting through traffic (even though I wasn't trying to outrun him, I didn't even know he was there).
You're really lucky that he didn't arrest you for failing to stop. (even though you didn't know he was there)
To nonchalantly alienate part of your site's user base because you can't be bothered to accommodate for them is bad planning and design. On commercial websites, people that can't use the site will go elsewhere (or in this case, sue) and your company could lose some potential sales. Such a problem could easily have been avoided. It isn't as if making an accessible site is difficult.
The article specifically mentions that Alt attributes in IMG tags were not present (that I can understand) but what are the "and headings are missing that are needed for navigation"? Dis the designers not use the standard H1 - H6 Tags?
Also, the shortcut keys that didn't work seem to be more of a browser-related config issue than anything, so I don't see how Target could be held responsible.
To me, a greater problem is those websites that still use 2-5 layer nested tables for layout (even after all these years), despite the fact that that manner of design is not kind to screenreader software at all.
How is the music from this service going to be tied to the particular player that is paying for it, and what obscure file format will it be? It would be foolish to think that the RIAA would be generous enough to distribute MP3 files that will play with anything.
The user interface is just horrendous. Every time I keep trying to use it and it just shows that despite all the best of intentions the coders on the project just have no clue whatsoever what constitutes a useful user interface.
I felt the same way about Photoshop's interface years ago when I started graphic design. However, I got used to it and now it feels natural to me.
A few years later, I got into Linux and spent some time with Gimp. (I forget which version, if it even matters) Being used to using Photoshop for nearly everything at that time, I found Gimp's interface to be cumbersome, but I adapted and got used to it. Now, i'm comfortable using both Gimp and Photoshop.
I'm not saying that Gimp is better than or even equal to Photoshop (Gimp is getting there but it still needs a few more years of refinement, as others have said) but Gimp does have its uses. Gimp is good for layman's applications, such as simple cropping/retouching and airbrushing. This is enough for most people, and Gimp gives them what they need for free. If your typical PC user (not necessarily a pro) asks me about entry-level graphic design tools, I point them to Gimp (for raster) and/or Inkscape (for vector). Gimp and other tools like it are very good for what they cost. (nothing) It's definitely better than what Microsoft gives people for "free" with a vanilla Windows install. (mspaint)
Just imagine the effort it would take to continually watch even a small percentage of the population at any given time. Not to mention, effective surveillance would require people to do the watching (not just machines) and word would get out about it, no matter how oppressive the regime.
I would compare this with the carpool lanes on USA highways.They are one of the few instances that I could think of that has signs posted every few hundred feet to warn would-be violators about the dire consequences. It basically boils down to the fact that it is impossible to effectively police the carpool lane vehicle occupant policy (due to the fact that many vehicles have tinted windows and are moving at a high rate of speed, thereby making it difficult to see inside the vehicle), so they have to try and scare people instead.
What about the inevitable false positives that come of this? WGA is far from perfect, and if that is the method used to determine between legit and pirated copies, some innocent people may get hit with this. MSFT may end up rescinding this "feature" because of the public outcry.
Also,does this feature permanently hobble an installation of Vista once it is triggered? If a reinstall is necessary to have a functional system again, what about the people who don't know how to get their files back? (with Knoppix or a similar tool?) They stand to lose a lot of work over this.
Hey, penny stocks are not the worst investments you can make. You can net a "pretty penny" if you have a good sense of timing.
The main obstacle is the hyper-volatility of penny stocks... since things can change so fast it's almost necessary to be able to execute trades in real-time.
Another problem that plagues a lot of penny stocks is a lack of liquidity with the brokerage firms.
There can only be one standard. One will survive and be commonly implemented , and the other won't become widespead and will only be used by fringe elements.
ODF has been gaining ground in the EU and in other parts of the world, whereas OOXML has to start from a dead stop. It's only asset is the marketing power of MSFT behind it, but that may not be enough. It is already clear (from other/. stories) that the OOXML architecture seems rather shoddy and looks like something that was quickly put together. MSFT is trying to force it through iso rather thanb let OOXML succeed through its own merit... that alone draws suspicion to the quality of OOXML.
At my last job, (a small graphic/web design shop, advertising firm, and ISP all rolled into one) we routinely used both Linux (Ubuntu and a few Gentoo boxes as our deployed systems) and Windows in the same workplace without problems. When I left, we were getting ready to phase out a proprietary kiosk system (Scala-based software) and replace it with our own homemade Gentoo+Firefox kiosk system. Much of our ad management stuff was PHP and MYSQL-based, so it didn't matter what OS you used, and we were free to decide what to use as long as we got our wok done.
The chain of command was also very lenient and open-minded; As employees, we were actually encouraged to learn and experiment with new things because if we found alternative solutions (if they involved free FOSS, so much the better), it was ultimately good for the company.
Even less cool is the idea that billboards will be able to "squirt" adverts onto your player or what your player might tell them in return.
If that feature is enabled by default (I don't own a zune, so I don't know for sure) it could be very bad.... The same system that can deliver ads to everyone is also capable of delivering malware to everyone... What is to stop someone from setting up a zune broadcast point to dump malware onto people's zunes that retransmits to infect other nearby players and then bricks the player?
Such a scenario could lead to a chain reaction that could break every zune player in a matter of days.
HIV and AIDS are related only by definition and there is still debate if they really have anything to do with each other. HIV is possibly harmless, like most retrovirus. That being said, an HIV vaccine might have no effect on AIDS or the AIDS epidemic.
Wrong. It is possible to have HIV without having full-blown AIDS (the qualification for the disease is to have a certain quota of viral particles in a sample of your blood.) If your viral count reaches this arbitrary number, you are considered to have AIDs. Likewise, if your viral count goes down, you may no longer have AIDS, but you are still HIV-positive.
I've heard that DX10 can't be ported to WinXP for technological reasons rather than planned obsolescence. (although whether that is true remains to be seen)
I have Dyspraxia, which creates symptoms very similar to Central Auditory Processing Disorder in some people. (this situation applies to me). For me, closed captions are Essential.
I'm often dismayed by closed captions on regular TV that are often garbled (words are omitted, grammar is improperly done, and worst of all, sentences trail off into a garble of random characters that are impossible to decipher. Also annoying is the fact that on some shows, the dialogue and captions are out of sync, so it makes it even more difficult for me to follow.
I feel that it is necessary to impose some sort of quality control that will keep these problems from happening in web video as often as they occur on broadcast TV.
Good point... Why should I pay to put up with the things that you mentioned? The cinemas act like they're doing us a favor by making us pay to watch a movie in a cinema full of stupid people. Not to mention, the cinema gets pissed when you bring in outside food because then they don't get to financially rape you for the sugary treats and trans-fat laden hot dogs that you may choose to imbibe.
If the admission was free, I would consider putting up with the cinema's shortcomings to be worth it, but it is not something that I would pay to endure.
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I have a card reader on my laptop (Hp Dv2000) and the memory card reader (accommodates SD, XD, and a few others) has never worked at all in Linux. I know laptop hardware is incredibly proprietary, but some basic support at the very least would be nice.
When I'm using Windows, (any version) I really miss having a real terminal (cmd.exe just doesn't do it for me) and apt-get (there is nothing like having all of the software I need available at any time from one central place)
Does the band get to keep the entire $6M-$10M or does the label expect a large cut?
Why was this modded interesting?
To nonchalantly alienate part of your site's user base because you can't be bothered to accommodate for them is bad planning and design. On commercial websites, people that can't use the site will go elsewhere (or in this case, sue) and your company could lose some potential sales. Such a problem could easily have been avoided. It isn't as if making an accessible site is difficult.
The article specifically mentions that Alt attributes in IMG tags were not present (that I can understand) but what are the "and headings are missing that are needed for navigation"? Dis the designers not use the standard H1 - H6 Tags?
Also, the shortcut keys that didn't work seem to be more of a browser-related config issue than anything, so I don't see how Target could be held responsible.
To me, a greater problem is those websites that still use 2-5 layer nested tables for layout (even after all these years), despite the fact that that manner of design is not kind to screenreader software at all.
How is the music from this service going to be tied to the particular player that is paying for it, and what obscure file format will it be? It would be foolish to think that the RIAA would be generous enough to distribute MP3 files that will play with anything.
They should start making condoms out of this!
I felt the same way about Photoshop's interface years ago when I started graphic design. However, I got used to it and now it feels natural to me.
A few years later, I got into Linux and spent some time with Gimp. (I forget which version, if it even matters) Being used to using Photoshop for nearly everything at that time, I found Gimp's interface to be cumbersome, but I adapted and got used to it. Now, i'm comfortable using both Gimp and Photoshop.
I'm not saying that Gimp is better than or even equal to Photoshop (Gimp is getting there but it still needs a few more years of refinement, as others have said) but Gimp does have its uses. Gimp is good for layman's applications, such as simple cropping/retouching and airbrushing. This is enough for most people, and Gimp gives them what they need for free. If your typical PC user (not necessarily a pro) asks me about entry-level graphic design tools, I point them to Gimp (for raster) and/or Inkscape (for vector). Gimp and other tools like it are very good for what they cost. (nothing) It's definitely better than what Microsoft gives people for "free" with a vanilla Windows install. (mspaint)
Just imagine the effort it would take to continually watch even a small percentage of the population at any given time. Not to mention, effective surveillance would require people to do the watching (not just machines) and word would get out about it, no matter how oppressive the regime.
I would compare this with the carpool lanes on USA highways.They are one of the few instances that I could think of that has signs posted every few hundred feet to warn would-be violators about the dire consequences. It basically boils down to the fact that it is impossible to effectively police the carpool lane vehicle occupant policy (due to the fact that many vehicles have tinted windows and are moving at a high rate of speed, thereby making it difficult to see inside the vehicle), so they have to try and scare people instead.
What about the inevitable false positives that come of this? WGA is far from perfect, and if that is the method used to determine between legit and pirated copies, some innocent people may get hit with this. MSFT may end up rescinding this "feature" because of the public outcry.
Also,does this feature permanently hobble an installation of Vista once it is triggered? If a reinstall is necessary to have a functional system again, what about the people who don't know how to get their files back? (with Knoppix or a similar tool?) They stand to lose a lot of work over this.
Another problem that plagues a lot of penny stocks is a lack of liquidity with the brokerage firms.
Even the best burnable media is inferior to a pressed disc in terms of durability (I still have 12 year+ pressed discs that work great)
The worst part is that you have to use your own discs to store all the OEM's crapware. To me, that is inexcusable.
Just wait until the Klingons find them.
There can only be one standard. One will survive and be commonly implemented , and the other won't become widespead and will only be used by fringe elements.
/. stories) that the OOXML architecture seems rather shoddy and looks like something that was quickly put together. MSFT is trying to force it through iso rather thanb let OOXML succeed through its own merit... that alone draws suspicion to the quality of OOXML.
ODF has been gaining ground in the EU and in other parts of the world, whereas OOXML has to start from a dead stop. It's only asset is the marketing power of MSFT behind it, but that may not be enough. It is already clear (from other
At my last job, (a small graphic/web design shop, advertising firm, and ISP all rolled into one) we routinely used both Linux (Ubuntu and a few Gentoo boxes as our deployed systems) and Windows in the same workplace without problems. When I left, we were getting ready to phase out a proprietary kiosk system (Scala-based software) and replace it with our own homemade Gentoo+Firefox kiosk system. Much of our ad management stuff was PHP and MYSQL-based, so it didn't matter what OS you used, and we were free to decide what to use as long as we got our wok done.
The chain of command was also very lenient and open-minded; As employees, we were actually encouraged to learn and experiment with new things because if we found alternative solutions (if they involved free FOSS, so much the better), it was ultimately good for the company.
If that feature is enabled by default (I don't own a zune, so I don't know for sure) it could be very bad.... The same system that can deliver ads to everyone is also capable of delivering malware to everyone... What is to stop someone from setting up a zune broadcast point to dump malware onto people's zunes that retransmits to infect other nearby players and then bricks the player?
Such a scenario could lead to a chain reaction that could break every zune player in a matter of days.
Wrong. It is possible to have HIV without having full-blown AIDS (the qualification for the disease is to have a certain quota of viral particles in a sample of your blood.) If your viral count reaches this arbitrary number, you are considered to have AIDs. Likewise, if your viral count goes down, you may no longer have AIDS, but you are still HIV-positive.
...the sheer bandwidth that can go through that tablecloth!
I've heard that DX10 can't be ported to WinXP for technological reasons rather than planned obsolescence. (although whether that is true remains to be seen)
I have Dyspraxia, which creates symptoms very similar to Central Auditory Processing Disorder in some people. (this situation applies to me). For me, closed captions are Essential.
I'm often dismayed by closed captions on regular TV that are often garbled (words are omitted, grammar is improperly done, and worst of all, sentences trail off into a garble of random characters that are impossible to decipher. Also annoying is the fact that on some shows, the dialogue and captions are out of sync, so it makes it even more difficult for me to follow.
I feel that it is necessary to impose some sort of quality control that will keep these problems from happening in web video as often as they occur on broadcast TV.
Then how could we tell the Manticore transgenics apart from everyone else?
Good point... Why should I pay to put up with the things that you mentioned? The cinemas act like they're doing us a favor by making us pay to watch a movie in a cinema full of stupid people. Not to mention, the cinema gets pissed when you bring in outside food because then they don't get to financially rape you for the sugary treats and trans-fat laden hot dogs that you may choose to imbibe.
If the admission was free, I would consider putting up with the cinema's shortcomings to be worth it, but it is not something that I would pay to endure.
Bluefish is pretty good, too.
It's currently a *nix app, but they are working on a native win32 port.
There's a kludgy win32 version out now that runs on top of cygwin, but its a very old version, unfortunately.