It costs (guessing, CBA to check) $100, and anybody walking (/swimming/sitting) near you could potentially break your device, and brick it so it becomes useless. That kinda sucks.
Uninstalling updates enables "Disable" on some apps, but not others, unfortunately (on non-rooted devices). I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and can't disable the Samsung Music app
My ISP (o2 broadband in the UK) has a particularly bad set of DNS servers that regularly seem to error. Somehow, resetting the router helps, but I think that's because it just gets forwarded to a different pair of o2's DNS servers.
As a result of this, I've switched to OpenDNS, which hasn't errored at all, so far (about 6 months). However, I'm probably going to try Google's offering because I'd prefer to get a NULL response than a search page if I hit an unresolvable URI.
To each, his own. I like mice with side-buttons for when I'm too lazy to go back any other way. The side-button mice I've liked have two buttons positioned just above the natural placement of the thumb, which I never hit accidentally and are comfortable to use.
That's a separate thing entirely. Of course applications built against version "A" of the.NET framework won't run on a machine that doesn't have version "A".
OK, I could be clearer here. There may be.NET assemblies that use Interop to call unmanaged C++ assemblies that could potentially rely on some of the DLLs reference in the article. However, assemblies that do not rely on C++ DLLs will be fine.
If Google are running the OS, the chances of being able to stop adverts with an Adblock-plus-like extension are slim, and even running your own local proxy or editing the hosts file might be impossible!
35% is actually a much higher figure than I had in my head. About 12-18 months ago, a Microsoft representative was unable to tell us what percentage of users had Silverlight installed and web estimates seemed to put it at less than 5%. If the 35% figure is true, that's huge growth over that period, and more than enough to make it a serious consideration for shops considering rich internet applications. I'd like to see some research to back that figure up, because if it's true, it's enough to change our product's technological road-map for the future. We're a Microsoft shop producing premium data products delivered over the web. Creating rich data applications is likely to be far easier in Silverlight (1.0 or 2.0, let alone 3.0) than, say, Ajax, Java or Flash. We couldn't say to our customers "install Silverlight - 1 in 20 people have already", but we can say "install Silverlight - just over a third of people have".
Just in case anyone decides to post the parent as informative, I'll point out Moonlight which is an implementation of Silverlight that runs on Linux. There is also Mac support in Firefox and Safari.
I concur. I read Slashdot via RSS. This idle stuff is not as bad as people make out, but I don't want to read it with the rest of my "Technology" stories. So please give me the chance to choose a non-idle RSS feed.
I know it's not a threat to say "or I will stop reading Slashdot" - you don't need my custom, and won't miss it. However, listening to the requests of your users is one of the marks of a good website that people pass on to each other and keep using.
That's good news that there's a configuration setting to change this. The worrying thing is that there were pieces of new Firefox 3.0 behaviour which were "switch-offable" in the alpha builds, but for which the configuration settings were removed later. For example, being able to switch off the AwesomeBar and being able to specify a permanent "Go" button in the URL bar (now you must install an extension to get the behaviour back). I hope the developers do keep the ability to switch the Ctrl-Tab behaviour. Otherwise it will mean I stick with 3.0 or install YAFP (yet-another-Firefox-plugin).
In the environments I've worked in (enterprise applications and large CMS-based websites), using stored procedures for everything can be a pain. For me, the best approach is a happy medium:-
Don't restrict yourself to stored procedures, but do use them for updates, or database-side processing
Do use a dedicated account for database access and make sure only appropriate permissions are granted
Use parameterised queries (seems like most common frameworks support this)
Also
Always validate user input
Always escape user input that will end up in the database
From my (limited) research it seems like there will only be slightly more digital bandwidth available (6 - 8 digital channels per analogue channel, so 30 - 40 new "digital channels' worth" in total). It would be interesting to know how Ofcom plans to use it.
Many of the channels available currently suffer from horrible compression artefacts (try and watch any kind of action film on ITV4 or anything with large areas of gradiented colours). So I would think that a good use of the extra bandwidth would be to redistribute it amongst most of the other channels.
Broadcasting in anything other than the (fairly crap) mpeg2, or broadcasting any kind of HDTV would mean that almost everyone who currently has digital equipment would have to replace or supplement it (including those people who have bought televisions with built in digital receivers).
So far more channels plus far better quality plus better coverage overall just from the digital switchover seems unlikely.
But are you actually commenting on the UK system, since I notice you use "analog" rather than "analogue"?
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It costs (guessing, CBA to check) $100, and anybody walking (/swimming/sitting) near you could potentially break your device, and brick it so it becomes useless. That kinda sucks.
Uninstalling updates enables "Disable" on some apps, but not others, unfortunately (on non-rooted devices). I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and can't disable the Samsung Music app
No, it's not the maximum fine under UK law - that's £500K. See http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/05/ico_power_analysis/
The summary isn't even about it being the highest fine imposed so far by the ICO for a breach of the Data Protection Act. There was a £325K fine imposed on an NHS trust. See http://www.ico.gov.uk/news/latest_news/2012/nhs-trust-fined-325000-following-data-breach-affecting-thousands-of-patients-and-staff-01062012.aspx
My ISP (o2 broadband in the UK) has a particularly bad set of DNS servers that regularly seem to error. Somehow, resetting the router helps, but I think that's because it just gets forwarded to a different pair of o2's DNS servers.
As a result of this, I've switched to OpenDNS, which hasn't errored at all, so far (about 6 months). However, I'm probably going to try Google's offering because I'd prefer to get a NULL response than a search page if I hit an unresolvable URI.
... g-wan, g-wan, g-wan
G-wan, g-wan, g-wan, g-wan, g-wan
Mrs Doyle approves
To each, his own. I like mice with side-buttons for when I'm too lazy to go back any other way.
The side-button mice I've liked have two buttons positioned just above the natural placement of the thumb, which I never hit accidentally and are comfortable to use.
The OpenOfficeMouse, however, is surely a joke.
That's a separate thing entirely. Of course applications built against version "A" of the .NET framework won't run on a machine that doesn't have version "A".
OK, I could be clearer here. There may be .NET assemblies that use Interop to call unmanaged C++ assemblies that could potentially rely on some of the DLLs reference in the article.
However, assemblies that do not rely on C++ DLLs will be fine.
It does not seem to affect applications built in other languages (e.g. the .NET Framework).
The summary should probably make this clearer.
If Google are running the OS, the chances of being able to stop adverts with an Adblock-plus-like extension are slim, and even running your own local proxy or editing the hosts file might be impossible!
35% is actually a much higher figure than I had in my head. About 12-18 months ago, a Microsoft representative was unable to tell us what percentage of users had Silverlight installed and web estimates seemed to put it at less than 5%. If the 35% figure is true, that's huge growth over that period, and more than enough to make it a serious consideration for shops considering rich internet applications.
I'd like to see some research to back that figure up, because if it's true, it's enough to change our product's technological road-map for the future. We're a Microsoft shop producing premium data products delivered over the web. Creating rich data applications is likely to be far easier in Silverlight (1.0 or 2.0, let alone 3.0) than, say, Ajax, Java or Flash. We couldn't say to our customers "install Silverlight - 1 in 20 people have already", but we can say "install Silverlight - just over a third of people have".
Just in case anyone decides to post the parent as informative, I'll point out Moonlight which is an implementation of Silverlight that runs on Linux. There is also Mac support in Firefox and Safari.
What's this, you say? An anti-Microsoft post on Slashdot with 100% opinion, 0% content or information, modded up to Informative? Say it ain't so!
Then block them. It's relatively simple, using the robots.txt file.
If you like, remove your RSS feeds and XML-based SEO site maps.
What's that? Your ad-hits have taken a massive decrease? Fancy that.
I, for one, welcome our new fantastic overlords.
Congrats, Sir Terry!
Surely it would be better to use ice? It's much colder.
Only if you count Win 3 as Win 1, otherwise you come out with Win 9!
I concur. I read Slashdot via RSS. This idle stuff is not as bad as people make out, but I don't want to read it with the rest of my "Technology" stories. So please give me the chance to choose a non-idle RSS feed.
I know it's not a threat to say "or I will stop reading Slashdot" - you don't need my custom, and won't miss it. However, listening to the requests of your users is one of the marks of a good website that people pass on to each other and keep using.
Well, perhaps, but the setting I'm referring to is mentioned on the discussion on the following Firefox bug report:-
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=407836
That's good news that there's a configuration setting to change this.
The worrying thing is that there were pieces of new Firefox 3.0 behaviour which were "switch-offable" in the alpha builds, but for which the configuration settings were removed later. For example, being able to switch off the AwesomeBar and being able to specify a permanent "Go" button in the URL bar (now you must install an extension to get the behaviour back).
I hope the developers do keep the ability to switch the Ctrl-Tab behaviour. Otherwise it will mean I stick with 3.0 or install YAFP (yet-another-Firefox-plugin).
Not of the interior, but someone walking around the outside. Video.
To me, it's depressingly unimpressive.
Flight article about the same thing
Filing date of patent: Aug 29, 2001
Launch date of Gamecube (Japan): September 14, 2001
Likelihood of this being a valid lawsuit: 0.4%
- Don't restrict yourself to stored procedures, but do use them for updates, or database-side processing
- Do use a dedicated account for database access and make sure only appropriate permissions are granted
- Use parameterised queries (seems like most common frameworks support this)
AlsoThe proposer is using a circular argument
From my (limited) research it seems like there will only be slightly more digital bandwidth available (6 - 8 digital channels per analogue channel, so 30 - 40 new "digital channels' worth" in total). It would be interesting to know how Ofcom plans to use it.
Many of the channels available currently suffer from horrible compression artefacts (try and watch any kind of action film on ITV4 or anything with large areas of gradiented colours). So I would think that a good use of the extra bandwidth would be to redistribute it amongst most of the other channels.
Broadcasting in anything other than the (fairly crap) mpeg2, or broadcasting any kind of HDTV would mean that almost everyone who currently has digital equipment would have to replace or supplement it (including those people who have bought televisions with built in digital receivers).
So far more channels plus far better quality plus better coverage overall just from the digital switchover seems unlikely.
But are you actually commenting on the UK system, since I notice you use "analog" rather than "analogue"?