Sounds like they needed to take another Math class:
"A 6000 ton train is traveling at 65mph toward an intersection 1 mile away and a 2000 pound car full of teenagers is traveling at 65 mile per hour toward the same intersection that is 1 mile away. If the driver decides they can beat the train, how many emergency workers will it take to pry the dead teenagers from the car?"
Not offer it as an option on the site for one. It raises the barrier of entry for anyone that wants to use an alternative license. (First they need a website to host it, and if none exist because the MS foundation effectively squashed them... you reduce competition by increasing the barrier to entry.)
It could be an attempt to Embrace open source... Extend it with their licenses... then put the nail in the coffin and Extinguish said licenses when/if they become the defacto standard Open Source agent.
Not sure it it's that or the fact that they are still trying to be the "center" of technology. It's been revealed in internal docs that they'd rather see their system or standard being used rather than someone else. If they can push their way into Open Source development and corner the market on it, they can phase out licenses they don't agree with and form the community how they like instead of how the community does.
It doesn't matter how long it takes to get the first bit if you can't use it until the last one arrives... (zip files, etc.) When transmitting a progressive JPG or a streaming movie the argument would be prudent though.:p
For me, personally, it's not a mindset of "I'm above the law." It's a mindset of "I am the law."
Now we can argue that all you like, but in a world as big as the one we live in, to truly be free means being able to defend yourself and your neighbor if needed. In order to police the entire country and the world from people that would like to do harm to another would require a security system that would place us all into "prison." We wouldn't be able to walk across the street without first providing evidence that we needed to be on the other side.
I could argue that true America is slow to act to things. (aka, lazy?) We tend to like things simple and consistent and don't tend to "speak out" at every little thing. Sure, there are vocal aspects of our country, but I think those are fairly minor. I could also argue that Bush's tactics did in fact start the trend toward buying up more arms.
A quick search shows: 2003 noticed a 20% increase... and 60% over the years of 2002-2006. During the Bush administration.
Brand recognition is a powerful thing. Now, will you hand me a Kleenex so I can wipe up the Kool-Aid I spilled earlier while using my Yo-Yo. Then I can get back to Googling the internet for a few more Genericized trademarks.;)
I briefly remember as a kid when you would think twice about "toilet papering" a house cause you might get shot. (even though deep down inside you knew there would be a warning shot first...) Kids today have no regard for their actions.
I'm not saying that the threat of death should be the only thing dissuading you from taking an action that you probably shouldn't, but it's a hell of a good one.
Have we gotten so afraid of each other today that we feel we need to rubberize the world? (rhetorical)
Yeah, after re-reading what I wrote, I realized i left out "in the same toolbar." Most PCs I work with on a daily basis are 1600-1920px wide, but that screen capture was just 145 pixels wider than 1024 which is easily made up by getting rid of the windows logo, the "back" text and maybe shrinking the address a little if that's not enough. The part that irks me about Windows Vista/7 is the additional bars used for navigation that you have no control over. That's what that screen cap was originally made for. (Hence, the notation of lines in the tree view which is another complaint I have for the direction Microsoft is going.)
I actually run Firefox 3 in a similar manner with the address bar in the file menu. The exception being the additional toolbar for the tabs which doesn't bother me at all. It's when you get into 3-4+ bars of tools that it gets out of control.
I realize it was a whole 10 minutes before you posted the question, but the person before you posted a valid reason for not liking the title bar being double purposed. Another one being use of Remote desktop software in full screen with the auto-hiding bar.
Um, not to beat a dead horse into the ground, but Windows XP Explorer and Firefox 3 did this well. I don't know why Microsoft removed that ability. You could drag your buttons into the file menu and have the file menu + all the navigation buttons in Windows Explorer. Why is this so hard for MS/Mozilla to do again?
I'll most likely be getting an Android phone this fall and I plan on using the Last.FM client to stream music to it. I used to buy CDs all the time, but I found I only listened to them a few times (if that) and it's just easier with Last.FM to select a tag for the style of music you like and stick with that.
I did rip all my old CDs to FLAC about a year ago... I've listened to a few songs, but overall it's just eating up space on my array (which I really don't care.)
Going by the term liberal (which has 14 different meanings depending on who you ask) could mean that she doesn't want it herself, but she's willing to accept in favor of individual freedom? Or are you talking about the modern interpretation of a restrictive anti-gun "hippie" liberal?
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After you kill your nemesis, I think you get to make a new one. So enjoy the short demon this time and make a huge gnome next round.
I lived in the Chicago area for 3 years (well, Schaumburg area...) and I can tell you I've never lived in a place that felt so watched and imprisoned.
I'm not sure why, but I catch myself saying ODB2 because it rolls off the tongue easier than OBDII.
Sounds like they needed to take another Math class:
"A 6000 ton train is traveling at 65mph toward an intersection 1 mile away and a 2000 pound car full of teenagers is traveling at 65 mile per hour toward the same intersection that is 1 mile away. If the driver decides they can beat the train, how many emergency workers will it take to pry the dead teenagers from the car?"
...or Joystiq lied to make everyone think they were "noble."
Yeah, I just now caught it. Teaches me to skim the article. /duck
Does it have a name? (I too have seen nothing, nor heard anything about this "EA Fail" ...as it's being described.)
Not offer it as an option on the site for one. It raises the barrier of entry for anyone that wants to use an alternative license. (First they need a website to host it, and if none exist because the MS foundation effectively squashed them... you reduce competition by increasing the barrier to entry.)
It could be an attempt to Embrace open source... Extend it with their licenses... then put the nail in the coffin and Extinguish said licenses when/if they become the defacto standard Open Source agent.
Not sure it it's that or the fact that they are still trying to be the "center" of technology. It's been revealed in internal docs that they'd rather see their system or standard being used rather than someone else. If they can push their way into Open Source development and corner the market on it, they can phase out licenses they don't agree with and form the community how they like instead of how the community does.
It doesn't matter how long it takes to get the first bit if you can't use it until the last one arrives... (zip files, etc.) When transmitting a progressive JPG or a streaming movie the argument would be prudent though. :p
Precisely, that's like saying that the Orthodox Church fully represents all religions.
For me, personally, it's not a mindset of "I'm above the law." It's a mindset of "I am the law."
Now we can argue that all you like, but in a world as big as the one we live in, to truly be free means being able to defend yourself and your neighbor if needed. In order to police the entire country and the world from people that would like to do harm to another would require a security system that would place us all into "prison." We wouldn't be able to walk across the street without first providing evidence that we needed to be on the other side.
I could argue that true America is slow to act to things. (aka, lazy?) We tend to like things simple and consistent and don't tend to "speak out" at every little thing. Sure, there are vocal aspects of our country, but I think those are fairly minor. I could also argue that Bush's tactics did in fact start the trend toward buying up more arms.
A quick search shows: 2003 noticed a 20% increase... and 60% over the years of 2002-2006. During the Bush administration.
Brand recognition is a powerful thing. Now, will you hand me a Kleenex so I can wipe up the Kool-Aid I spilled earlier while using my Yo-Yo. Then I can get back to Googling the internet for a few more Genericized trademarks. ;)
I briefly remember as a kid when you would think twice about "toilet papering" a house cause you might get shot. (even though deep down inside you knew there would be a warning shot first...) Kids today have no regard for their actions.
I'm not saying that the threat of death should be the only thing dissuading you from taking an action that you probably shouldn't, but it's a hell of a good one.
Have we gotten so afraid of each other today that we feel we need to rubberize the world? (rhetorical)
I picked "Other" because Linux wasn't listed as an OS. They had several versions of OSX and Windows though.
Yeah, after re-reading what I wrote, I realized i left out "in the same toolbar." Most PCs I work with on a daily basis are 1600-1920px wide, but that screen capture was just 145 pixels wider than 1024 which is easily made up by getting rid of the windows logo, the "back" text and maybe shrinking the address a little if that's not enough. The part that irks me about Windows Vista/7 is the additional bars used for navigation that you have no control over. That's what that screen cap was originally made for. (Hence, the notation of lines in the tree view which is another complaint I have for the direction Microsoft is going.)
I actually run Firefox 3 in a similar manner with the address bar in the file menu. The exception being the additional toolbar for the tabs which doesn't bother me at all. It's when you get into 3-4+ bars of tools that it gets out of control.
I'm trying to figure out why they removed the status bar... where are my add-ons supposed to update me and place their little icons for easy access?
I realize it was a whole 10 minutes before you posted the question, but the person before you posted a valid reason for not liking the title bar being double purposed. Another one being use of Remote desktop software in full screen with the auto-hiding bar.
Um, not to beat a dead horse into the ground, but Windows XP Explorer and Firefox 3 did this well. I don't know why Microsoft removed that ability. You could drag your buttons into the file menu and have the file menu + all the navigation buttons in Windows Explorer. Why is this so hard for MS/Mozilla to do again?
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I'll most likely be getting an Android phone this fall and I plan on using the Last.FM client to stream music to it. I used to buy CDs all the time, but I found I only listened to them a few times (if that) and it's just easier with Last.FM to select a tag for the style of music you like and stick with that.
I did rip all my old CDs to FLAC about a year ago... I've listened to a few songs, but overall it's just eating up space on my array (which I really don't care.)
"liberal anti-gun"
Going by the term liberal (which has 14 different meanings depending on who you ask) could mean that she doesn't want it herself, but she's willing to accept in favor of individual freedom? Or are you talking about the modern interpretation of a restrictive anti-gun "hippie" liberal?
I prefer to use titanium tanks. With diamond, it's too easy to see what kind of gas is in the tank.
You forgot the <electrostatic discharge/> tag.