I never thought I'd say this, but R T F A. I know the post didn't link to the article itself, but I think we're all intelligent enough to go up a level or two in the URL to see the article itself.
Immediately below the download button you see: "Findings From the Web Design Survey (1.6 MB PDF)"
I don't think 1.6 MB is too huge for us nerdy Slash-dotters with our high speed connections, especially when we've been warned. And I don't think any reader here can justify clicking the link without first knowing what file type it is.
Additional details about the PDF choice: "Note: This PDF has been tagged for accessibility, however the graphics representing the complex charts do not yet have equivalents. An updated document will be available soon."
Anyway, they have the raw data available as well in multiple formats (with sizes indicated) so you can avoid charts if you want.
All MS has to do is change their goals for the Zune to "Generate lukewarm response from the general public despite millions of dollars in lame ad campaigns" and they'd be a raging success.
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I'm not sure that you can say "it doesn't really have the qualities needed to take on something like Jave or.Net" right after saying "I didn't give it much of a chance" and "What is the big draw of ruby on rails"
Kinda puts your position on shaky ground, eh?
If you're in the U.S., and you haven't voted already, go do it!
Geez...I'm gettin' really sick of this blind "Get out and vote!" crap.
Yes, as responsible citizens, we sure as hell should vote, but we can't call ourselves responsible if we haven't really worked to understand what we're voting on, who we're voting for, and why. The unfortunate reality is that the majority of folks in this country aren't voting in an informed manor. I'd rather of 2% voter turnout if all who voted were informed, rather than 85% voter turnout if only 2% were informed.
We deserve the effed up country for which we've voted these past 100 years.
Until music downloads are widely available in a DRM-less greater-than-128 format, I'll stick to buying my CDs.
And I feel some piece of mind knowing I have a physical copy I can rip any time I need to.
http://www.radioparadise.com/
Radio Paradise operates much like a public radio station - listeners contribute funding to support the station. They have around 10k listeners a day, which isn't huge, but they have NO commercials during the broadcast, and the closest thing to "sponsored by" is the ability to buy music from Amazon/iTunes through the website, thereby contributing a tiny bit to the station.
The DJ writes all the playlists, and it's pretty fantastic.
Old-school radio programming style, with a broad variety of music. This is what internet radio should be, and what terrestrial radio has failed to sustain.
I don't worry about the stream too much, since I listen at work 99% of the time, and the network is solid enought that I never have to listen below 128k.
Alright captain condescension - I was referring to the original Halo.
The Halo CONCEPT was originally computer-first.
Obviously, MS owned Bungie before H2 was produced, so a logical extension would be that the Halo idea was originally for the computer.
Do you feel special because you've diffused your special knowledge at the apparent expense of somebody else?
This is upsetting, considering Bungie started out as a Mac-only publisher. Now that Bill and company have purchased them, they're making the game that was supposed to be computer first (not XBOX) into a MS-only game.
Great.
Not that I believe a government should dictate all of our "standards", but I don't think the government should always be a mere, "reflection of the people governed" either.
If that were the case, there would have been far less social and civil progress.
Do you really think integration happened because the majority of people wanted it in the 1950s? I'm not just talking about the South either - people up North may have been okay with it because there were (and in many suburban cases today still are) only one or two minority students in a class or school.
Yes, don't impose "standards" on us, but also be bold enough to recognize when a "reflection of the people governed" would keep us in the same leaky boat.
The sheer pomposity that these people have, believing this struggle over a collection of DNS servers is going to cause an internet meltdown, boggles my mind.
Stupid politics.
I don't really think Linux was designed to be an alternative to Windows, and it's not under continued developement for that purpose either.
Some distros are intended to make transition from Windows to Linux easier, but it will never be a direct replacement. Would you really want that?
I like Linux a lot, but I'd say if average consumer users want an alternative to Windows now, go play with OSX. That's probably the most user-friendly UNIX-like OS you can find right now, out of the box.
Alright, you asked, so you're in for a mundane story now...
I used to play Bungie's Myth/Myth 2 with some buddies when I was in High School, and we encountered another order in online play with the simple monicker of "PLOAF". We thought it was hilarious, and repeatedly asked them what the name meant, but with nary an answer. So we started using the word for anything - any part of speach, any meaning. I put it on my ole' car's license plate once, too.
Why am I the ploafmaster? Well, I suppose that's because I kept using the word, and become known for it in my social circles during college.
Later, during a random search on the interwebness, I was disheartened to discover that the original name from that Myth Order was shorthand for "The Pimento Loafers." Bastards.
To me, it's the same as it ever was, though.
Seems to me that these XM recording devices are rather like having a VCR for your radio.
If it's legal for consumers to time-shift their television entertainment by recording it, why shouldn't the same apply to radio?
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I never thought I'd say this, but R T F A. I know the post didn't link to the article itself, but I think we're all intelligent enough to go up a level or two in the URL to see the article itself.
Immediately below the download button you see:
"Findings From the Web Design Survey (1.6 MB PDF)"
I don't think 1.6 MB is too huge for us nerdy Slash-dotters with our high speed connections, especially when we've been warned. And I don't think any reader here can justify clicking the link without first knowing what file type it is.
Additional details about the PDF choice:
"Note: This PDF has been tagged for accessibility, however the graphics representing the complex charts do not yet have equivalents. An updated document will be available soon."
Anyway, they have the raw data available as well in multiple formats (with sizes indicated) so you can avoid charts if you want.
Sheesh.
As the the human casualties mounted, a horrific peripheral effect of Computer combat, we couldn't help wondering what the world could have been.
All MS has to do is change their goals for the Zune to "Generate lukewarm response from the general public despite millions of dollars in lame ad campaigns" and they'd be a raging success.
I'm not sure that you can say "it doesn't really have the qualities needed to take on something like Jave or .Net" right after saying "I didn't give it much of a chance" and "What is the big draw of ruby on rails"
Kinda puts your position on shaky ground, eh?
If you're in the U.S., and you haven't voted already, go do it!
Geez...I'm gettin' really sick of this blind "Get out and vote!" crap. Yes, as responsible citizens, we sure as hell should vote, but we can't call ourselves responsible if we haven't really worked to understand what we're voting on, who we're voting for, and why. The unfortunate reality is that the majority of folks in this country aren't voting in an informed manor. I'd rather of 2% voter turnout if all who voted were informed, rather than 85% voter turnout if only 2% were informed. We deserve the effed up country for which we've voted these past 100 years.
Until music downloads are widely available in a DRM-less greater-than-128 format, I'll stick to buying my CDs. And I feel some piece of mind knowing I have a physical copy I can rip any time I need to.
So how much are they going to charge for this free energy?
http://www.radioparadise.com/ Radio Paradise operates much like a public radio station - listeners contribute funding to support the station. They have around 10k listeners a day, which isn't huge, but they have NO commercials during the broadcast, and the closest thing to "sponsored by" is the ability to buy music from Amazon/iTunes through the website, thereby contributing a tiny bit to the station. The DJ writes all the playlists, and it's pretty fantastic. Old-school radio programming style, with a broad variety of music. This is what internet radio should be, and what terrestrial radio has failed to sustain. I don't worry about the stream too much, since I listen at work 99% of the time, and the network is solid enought that I never have to listen below 128k.
Alright captain condescension - I was referring to the original Halo. The Halo CONCEPT was originally computer-first. Obviously, MS owned Bungie before H2 was produced, so a logical extension would be that the Halo idea was originally for the computer. Do you feel special because you've diffused your special knowledge at the apparent expense of somebody else?
This is upsetting, considering Bungie started out as a Mac-only publisher. Now that Bill and company have purchased them, they're making the game that was supposed to be computer first (not XBOX) into a MS-only game. Great.
Miscellaneous anti-Windows/Linux argument!!!!
I'd have something to say about this, but I think I just contracted a terminal illness from my pillow...
How is it fair to patent a human gene? Does somebody owe royalties on the patent for the eyelash, too? Maybe I'll go patent helium, while we're at it.
Not that I believe a government should dictate all of our "standards", but I don't think the government should always be a mere, "reflection of the people governed" either. If that were the case, there would have been far less social and civil progress. Do you really think integration happened because the majority of people wanted it in the 1950s? I'm not just talking about the South either - people up North may have been okay with it because there were (and in many suburban cases today still are) only one or two minority students in a class or school. Yes, don't impose "standards" on us, but also be bold enough to recognize when a "reflection of the people governed" would keep us in the same leaky boat.
The sheer pomposity that these people have, believing this struggle over a collection of DNS servers is going to cause an internet meltdown, boggles my mind. Stupid politics.
Does anyone else appreciate the sheer irony that the splash pad in the picture has a power cord sticking out of it?
I don't really think Linux was designed to be an alternative to Windows, and it's not under continued developement for that purpose either. Some distros are intended to make transition from Windows to Linux easier, but it will never be a direct replacement. Would you really want that? I like Linux a lot, but I'd say if average consumer users want an alternative to Windows now, go play with OSX. That's probably the most user-friendly UNIX-like OS you can find right now, out of the box.
It's active now, but man, is it slow!
Alright, you asked, so you're in for a mundane story now... I used to play Bungie's Myth/Myth 2 with some buddies when I was in High School, and we encountered another order in online play with the simple monicker of "PLOAF". We thought it was hilarious, and repeatedly asked them what the name meant, but with nary an answer. So we started using the word for anything - any part of speach, any meaning. I put it on my ole' car's license plate once, too. Why am I the ploafmaster? Well, I suppose that's because I kept using the word, and become known for it in my social circles during college. Later, during a random search on the interwebness, I was disheartened to discover that the original name from that Myth Order was shorthand for "The Pimento Loafers." Bastards. To me, it's the same as it ever was, though.
Seems to me that these XM recording devices are rather like having a VCR for your radio. If it's legal for consumers to time-shift their television entertainment by recording it, why shouldn't the same apply to radio?
Man, as if this story wasn't posted with the express purpose of seeing just how many people would spit in fury...