Even right now I have the choice of three (3) Yahoo email interfaces. The very old version that isn't supported any more and still uses frames (but doesn't require JavaScript). The "new" Yahoo interface that has been around for a number of years, and the new-"new" interface that looks more like a desktop app.
When Yahoo introduced the "new" look and feel (the current look and feel), there was a long time between introducing it and forcing it on everyone.
Yahoo has had the lastest look and feel available for ages, and I've stuck with the old "new" look, and will continue to. (I don't like the very heavy interface that pretending to be a desktop app brings. Especially on slow connections.)
Even Google offers cutting edge features to people to test them out, before introducing them into the main stream product line.
So basically Google are talking bullshit and mis-using an established computing term.
I could afford a 2GB stick of RAM for my desktop. And no doubt for the laptop that I'm actually using (I'm on a different continent to "my" desktop).
However, as I said it works, why would I upgrade? The only thing that requires more ram is the fact that I like to have 20 - 30 tabs on Firefox open, OpenOffice.org/AbiWord open to a few documents, and Gedit open with a bunch of files as well (not to mention Apache and MySQL).
I could use more RAM sure, but I don't *need* more RAM. And if I had didn't do any webdev (thus no Apache, no MySQL, no Gedit most of the time and no nearly as many tabs on Firefox), I could even have the pretty wobbly things (that I show people to impress them) all the time.
As it is, I don't need more RAM. Heck, I remember my first computer (the one that only I used) had 8 MB of ram, and half a gig of space on the HD... And it was fine for word processing and Internet browsing. What is the obsession with MORE MORE MORE?
If nothing else, I would rather save what little money for things such as airline tickets, to fly around the world again. (On that note, (and here I'm going to assume you are not from the EU), go to a country that isn't your own and get a job. Then come back and tell me to get a job.)
As far as I can tell, there is nothing that looks really really special that would prompt me to shift off what I'm running now. The fact that they still require malware protection (evidenced by the "we can't detect any anti-virus software, panic" screen), tempts me to question why they haven't focused more energy on securing the system.
The only really interesting thing I saw was the sharing option, "homegroup"? Could be interesting. But overall, nothing revolutionary.
Come to think about it, I remember reading before MS Windows XP came out about all the wonderful things that were going to be in it. Yet, when it did come out, it wasn't a revolution, just more gradual changes.
This promises more of the same.
So, as I said, I'll stay with Ubuntu, because if nothing else, at least it runs on my machine with only 512 MB of ram. (I'm poor, and it works, why would I upgrade?)
The code was already "free" for a given definition of "free", however, three problems were identified.
The old licences:
"forbid the distribution of code that infringes on somebody else's intellectual property rights"
distributors of the code are required to obey any export laws that might apply
require users to inform the distributor if they learn of any potential intellectual property infringement of code releases under the licenses
As such, it was easy to modify the code, but it wasn't free or open enough by the standards of either the Free Software Foundation or the Open Source Initiative.
OpenGL is a standard, just like Java is. The fact that there are many implementations of those standards doesn't mean that there is a problem. Besides which, it doesn't really matter, most people will code for the reference implementation (Sun Java and SGI OpenGL).
Tell me again why you can't do "NAT" if you use IPv6? (That's a serious question, what technology prevents you from using port-forwarding with IPv6?)
More to the point, do you really want to do NAT if you have IPv6?
Having all IP addresses public is not any less secure or vulnerable, given a correct firewall configuration. If you deny by default, and open exactly what should be allowed (address and port tuple), you are as secure as the firewall can do, short of advance features like protocol specific inspection, etc.
Personally, I use Gedit (though I know it's not cross platform). But there's a question. Why do you have to use the same editor on each platform? Are you moving around often enough that it becomes an issue?
I know that;). I was looking for an easy "one click" create two users for one DB, in the same way that you can currently create a user and a DB at one time.
This is a very good point. Except that phpMyAdmin makes it really easy to set up a new database with a single user who has all rights, and the same name as the DB.
So what I tend to do (and I do admit that I am a lazy SOB), is just create a new DB and user for every app.
However, your idea is much better, and it would be nice if phpMyAdmin had such a feature... (Not that I'm about to code it in, on account of my being busy with other things, and never having even looked at the phpMyAdmin code beyond what is needed to install it.)
However, an even better thing to do (then just create a read-only user), is to escape shit before you query the DB... PHP and MySQL have this nifty function mysql_real_escape_string which will do that for you. It is better then using the general escape functions in PHP, for reasons that I read just recently. Basically, it takes into account the character encoding for the DB... http://shiflett.org/blog/2006/jan/addslashes-versus-mysql-real-escape-string
Would a man have been convicted in this case? Or is this just another example of the crap that women still face in most societies around the world?
This machine has not been peer reviewed, and yet a judge trusts it? Sounds like the judge should be removed from their position. And all convictions related to this judge that might be plausibly shown to have been influenced by this judge's ignorance, should be thrown out. I hope this women is able to appeal.
As to privacy related to memories. Well, I would suggest that this machine isn't capable of reading a person's memories at all. However, I do think that this should be voluntary only. After all, there are many memories not related to the alleged crime that would have to be "read". Not only that (at least in the USA), all information "found" not related to the "crime" should not be able to be used by law enforcement.
I'm sure you could make a Fifth Amendment type argument here (if you are in the USA).
I have been able to access a yahoo.com.au and a yahoo.co.uk branded email via POP for many many years. I at one stage said that I was happy to receive spam from Yahoo in exchange for this service, and have received less then about 20 pieces of such in the many years of service.
As far as it goes, I would suggest that Yahoo mail is a great offering for me, and has been for years. Being able to access it via POP is great as well (though, every time I have set it up, I realised that I preferred to access it via the web...).
So yeah, don't complain about not being able to access mail via POP, look around your settings page.
Does the 'large' in large hadron collider refer to the size of the hadrons or the size of the collider?
The collider. From the Wikipedia article:
The collider is contained in a circular tunnel with a circumference of 27 kilometres (17 mi) at a depth ranging from 50 to 175 metres underground.[2] The 3.8 metre (150 inches) diameter, concrete-lined tunnel, constructed between 1983 and 1988, was formerly used to house the Large Electron-Positron Collider.
Hadrons are rather small, to quote the Wikipedia article on that subject:
In particle physics, a hadron (...) is a bound state of quarks. Hadrons are held together by the strong nuclear force, similar to how atoms are held together by the electromagnetic force. The best-known hadrons are protons and neutrons.
Well, I code PHP, CSS and (X)HTML, so no compiling required;). I do listen to music, and yes, I guess that would bring the numbers down a lot. However, I would be happy with ten hours, let alone 24 hours.
But, alas, I'm not rich (I am rather poor), and thus can't afford to buy a new laptop, even if there was one on the market that did what I wanted.
Heck yes. I hardly ever play graphic intensive games (not having MS Windows installed, nor wanting to buy these games).
I do a lot of typing, fiction, non-fiction, coding, forum posts, email etc.
I play Nethack.
I surf the Internet using wireless (or, rarely dial up).
I read lots of text.
If I could have a laptop that would let me do that for even 10 hours, with a screen that I could read (in the sun would be even better), without needing to charge the battery... A light laptop too... (A 2,5 kilogram laptop is not so nice.)
Well, I would be happy.
And, as soon as I start playing Doom 3 (not that I even have a copy), or intensive movie editing, then I would expect my battery life to go down.
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Well, I've fucked your daddy and your mummy, my next quest is your granddad, and then all three at the same time.
I'm not sure, but I may have to get granddad and mummy together first, before dad and granddad will consent to being together.
But anyway, I'm looking forward to it.
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More seriously, Africa requires money, which I don't have. It also requires willing to leave your partner (if you have one), or convincing them to come with you. Maybe I should join a guild...
According to the Wikipedia article on Keyhole Markup Language, the following apps can read and understand it:
* ArcGIS Explorer
* Feature Manipulation Engine (FME)
* Flickr
* Google Earth
* Google Maps
* Google Mobile
* Live Search Maps
* Microsoft Virtual Earth
* Map My Ancestors
* Mapufacture
* Marble (KDE)
* OpenLayers
* Platial
* RouteBuddy for Mac
* WikiMapia
* World Wind
* Yahoo Pipes
* SuperMap iServer (SuperMap IS).NET and Java
* OpenLAPI, an LGPL implementation of the Location API for Java ME
So, for those of you who don't have, or don't want to use, or can't use Google Earth, there are plenty of other options available.
Seriously though dude, your photos aren't really that incriminating.
Yeah, a bong, but unless "drug paraphernalia" is illegal (unsure in your jurisdiction), I can't see anything illegal going on. Sure, you say it's pot that's being smoked, but I know folks who would smoke tobacco through a bong...
As for switching plates, yeah, that's suspicious, but there are legitimate reasons for doing that too. Say the car got sold or something. (Insomeplaces, the plates are for a person, not a car, your jurisdiction may vary.)
Yeah, maybe if you captured a murder going on the cops might be more interested.
No. In many cases volunteers are paid expenses and, perhaps, a small stipend. (Depending on the organisation, job, etc.)
Not to mention, if you're in a volunteer army, presumably you are being paid (just don't volunteer for anything else, you'll get paid the same rate, and you'll face more danger).
I don't like my neighbour, the dog. Yup, the neighbour didn't clean up after their dog.
Yes, they are not sorting their recycling.
This sort of shit moves society away from an open society to a society of fear. I would have thought that getting people to work together and trust each other (and deserve that trust) would be much better then getting them to mistrust and fear their neighbours.
Same sort of shit where doctors for children and podiatrists are mistaken for "paedophiles".
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Actually that isn't quite true.
Even right now I have the choice of three (3) Yahoo email interfaces. The very old version that isn't supported any more and still uses frames (but doesn't require JavaScript). The "new" Yahoo interface that has been around for a number of years, and the new-"new" interface that looks more like a desktop app.
When Yahoo introduced the "new" look and feel (the current look and feel), there was a long time between introducing it and forcing it on everyone.
Yahoo has had the lastest look and feel available for ages, and I've stuck with the old "new" look, and will continue to. (I don't like the very heavy interface that pretending to be a desktop app brings. Especially on slow connections.)
Even Google offers cutting edge features to people to test them out, before introducing them into the main stream product line.
So basically Google are talking bullshit and mis-using an established computing term.
I could afford a 2GB stick of RAM for my desktop. And no doubt for the laptop that I'm actually using (I'm on a different continent to "my" desktop).
However, as I said it works, why would I upgrade? The only thing that requires more ram is the fact that I like to have 20 - 30 tabs on Firefox open, OpenOffice.org/AbiWord open to a few documents, and Gedit open with a bunch of files as well (not to mention Apache and MySQL).
I could use more RAM sure, but I don't *need* more RAM. And if I had didn't do any webdev (thus no Apache, no MySQL, no Gedit most of the time and no nearly as many tabs on Firefox), I could even have the pretty wobbly things (that I show people to impress them) all the time.
As it is, I don't need more RAM. Heck, I remember my first computer (the one that only I used) had 8 MB of ram, and half a gig of space on the HD... And it was fine for word processing and Internet browsing. What is the obsession with MORE MORE MORE?
If nothing else, I would rather save what little money for things such as airline tickets, to fly around the world again. (On that note, (and here I'm going to assume you are not from the EU), go to a country that isn't your own and get a job. Then come back and tell me to get a job.)
As far as I can tell, there is nothing that looks really really special that would prompt me to shift off what I'm running now. The fact that they still require malware protection (evidenced by the "we can't detect any anti-virus software, panic" screen), tempts me to question why they haven't focused more energy on securing the system.
The only really interesting thing I saw was the sharing option, "homegroup"? Could be interesting. But overall, nothing revolutionary.
Come to think about it, I remember reading before MS Windows XP came out about all the wonderful things that were going to be in it. Yet, when it did come out, it wasn't a revolution, just more gradual changes.
This promises more of the same.
So, as I said, I'll stay with Ubuntu, because if nothing else, at least it runs on my machine with only 512 MB of ram. (I'm poor, and it works, why would I upgrade?)
"I wonder if there are MicroSD to SD converters/wrappers."
Dude, those things have been available for ages and ages. Check out these pics on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sdadaptersandcards.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MicroSD_vs_SD.jpg
And the entire article is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroSD
You can buy 1GB microSD cards with converters for about $25 (for a given value of $, depending on where you are, prices may vary).
Cheap prostitute services? Oh wait, university. Oh wait, geeks (no free sex for many).
I actually meant that to be two things:
Things that require face to face communication.
Things that they can't get elsewhere on line.
I can't believe that students wouldn't rather have hosting locally rather then in some place in the USA.
Make it cheap, make it usable, make it useful.
Run tech courses, educating students about different technology.
Run LAN parties.
Do things that require face to face communication, and that people can't get some other place.
Do tech support and trouble shooting for people's websites (which they won't get else where).
Try and integrate into different departments, especially science related ones, and host data, run resource intensive programs etc.
Expand your eligibility criteria, open it up to arts students.
Also check out other student groups around the world, for example: http://www.tucs.org.au/
Most of all, enjoy.
The code was already "free" for a given definition of "free", however, three problems were identified.
The old licences:
As such, it was easy to modify the code, but it wasn't free or open enough by the standards of either the Free Software Foundation or the Open Source Initiative.
OpenGL is a standard, just like Java is. The fact that there are many implementations of those standards doesn't mean that there is a problem. Besides which, it doesn't really matter, most people will code for the reference implementation (Sun Java and SGI OpenGL).
html, css, javascript, sql: w3schools.com
Why oh why would you go to w3schools (ad filled piece of shit), when you go directly to the source for all the HTML and CSS requirements?
For example, want to learn HTML?
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/Advanced.html
Already know HTML but want to do one thing (or can't remember the exact syntax?)?
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/
Do a search through the HTML 4.01 Specification.
Similarly for XHTML.
CSS tips and tricks? You got them all.
Just learning? Get started with HTML and CSS. Other CSS resources all also easily available.
Oh right, and don't forget the authoritative text...
Basically, for HTML and CSS, it is much better for both beginners and advanced users to go to the W3C rather then the ad filled crap w3schools.
Tell me again why you can't do "NAT" if you use IPv6? (That's a serious question, what technology prevents you from using port-forwarding with IPv6?)
More to the point, do you really want to do NAT if you have IPv6?
From a comment on http://www.circleid.com/posts/nat_just_say_no/
This page has a list: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PythonIde (including some mentioned above).
It also mentions http://www.die-offenbachs.de/eric/index.html which is Free (speech and beer).
Personally, I use Gedit (though I know it's not cross platform). But there's a question. Why do you have to use the same editor on each platform? Are you moving around often enough that it becomes an issue?
I did admit that ;).
I know that ;). I was looking for an easy "one click" create two users for one DB, in the same way that you can currently create a user and a DB at one time.
This is a very good point. Except that phpMyAdmin makes it really easy to set up a new database with a single user who has all rights, and the same name as the DB.
So what I tend to do (and I do admit that I am a lazy SOB), is just create a new DB and user for every app.
However, your idea is much better, and it would be nice if phpMyAdmin had such a feature... (Not that I'm about to code it in, on account of my being busy with other things, and never having even looked at the phpMyAdmin code beyond what is needed to install it.)
However, an even better thing to do (then just create a read-only user), is to escape shit before you query the DB... PHP and MySQL have this nifty function mysql_real_escape_string which will do that for you. It is better then using the general escape functions in PHP, for reasons that I read just recently. Basically, it takes into account the character encoding for the DB... http://shiflett.org/blog/2006/jan/addslashes-versus-mysql-real-escape-string
Would a man have been convicted in this case? Or is this just another example of the crap that women still face in most societies around the world?
This machine has not been peer reviewed, and yet a judge trusts it? Sounds like the judge should be removed from their position. And all convictions related to this judge that might be plausibly shown to have been influenced by this judge's ignorance, should be thrown out.
I hope this women is able to appeal.
As to privacy related to memories. Well, I would suggest that this machine isn't capable of reading a person's memories at all. However, I do think that this should be voluntary only. After all, there are many memories not related to the alleged crime that would have to be "read". Not only that (at least in the USA), all information "found" not related to the "crime" should not be able to be used by law enforcement.
I'm sure you could make a Fifth Amendment type argument here (if you are in the USA).
I have been able to access a yahoo.com.au and a yahoo.co.uk branded email via POP for many many years. I at one stage said that I was happy to receive spam from Yahoo in exchange for this service, and have received less then about 20 pieces of such in the many years of service.
As far as it goes, I would suggest that Yahoo mail is a great offering for me, and has been for years. Being able to access it via POP is great as well (though, every time I have set it up, I realised that I preferred to access it via the web...).
So yeah, don't complain about not being able to access mail via POP, look around your settings page.
Does the 'large' in large hadron collider refer to the size of the hadrons or the size of the collider?
The collider.
From the Wikipedia article:
Hadrons are rather small, to quote the Wikipedia article on that subject:
Well, I code PHP, CSS and (X)HTML, so no compiling required ;). I do listen to music, and yes, I guess that would bring the numbers down a lot. However, I would be happy with ten hours, let alone 24 hours.
But, alas, I'm not rich (I am rather poor), and thus can't afford to buy a new laptop, even if there was one on the market that did what I wanted.
Heck yes. I hardly ever play graphic intensive games (not having MS Windows installed, nor wanting to buy these games).
I do a lot of typing, fiction, non-fiction, coding, forum posts, email etc.
I play Nethack.
I surf the Internet using wireless (or, rarely dial up).
I read lots of text.
If I could have a laptop that would let me do that for even 10 hours, with a screen that I could read (in the sun would be even better), without needing to charge the battery... A light laptop too... (A 2,5 kilogram laptop is not so nice.)
Well, I would be happy.
And, as soon as I start playing Doom 3 (not that I even have a copy), or intensive movie editing, then I would expect my battery life to go down.
Well, I've fucked your daddy and your mummy, my next quest is your granddad, and then all three at the same time.
I'm not sure, but I may have to get granddad and mummy together first, before dad and granddad will consent to being together.
But anyway, I'm looking forward to it.
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More seriously, Africa requires money, which I don't have. It also requires willing to leave your partner (if you have one), or convincing them to come with you. Maybe I should join a guild...
According to the Wikipedia article on Keyhole Markup Language, the following apps can read and understand it:
* ArcGIS Explorer .NET and Java
* Feature Manipulation Engine (FME)
* Flickr
* Google Earth
* Google Maps
* Google Mobile
* Live Search Maps
* Microsoft Virtual Earth
* Map My Ancestors
* Mapufacture
* Marble (KDE)
* OpenLayers
* Platial
* RouteBuddy for Mac
* WikiMapia
* World Wind
* Yahoo Pipes
* SuperMap iServer (SuperMap IS)
* OpenLAPI, an LGPL implementation of the Location API for Java ME
So, for those of you who don't have, or don't want to use, or can't use Google Earth, there are plenty of other options available.
But yes, it's pretty cool what you can do hey.
Seriously though dude, your photos aren't really that incriminating.
Yeah, a bong, but unless "drug paraphernalia" is illegal (unsure in your jurisdiction), I can't see anything illegal going on. Sure, you say it's pot that's being smoked, but I know folks who would smoke tobacco through a bong...
As for switching plates, yeah, that's suspicious, but there are legitimate reasons for doing that too. Say the car got sold or something. (In some places, the plates are for a person, not a car, your jurisdiction may vary.)
Yeah, maybe if you captured a murder going on the cops might be more interested.
No. In many cases volunteers are paid expenses and, perhaps, a small stipend. (Depending on the organisation, job, etc.)
Not to mention, if you're in a volunteer army, presumably you are being paid (just don't volunteer for anything else, you'll get paid the same rate, and you'll face more danger).
Like fuck it won't.
I don't like my neighbour, the dog. Yup, the neighbour didn't clean up after their dog.
Yes, they are not sorting their recycling.
This sort of shit moves society away from an open society to a society of fear. I would have thought that getting people to work together and trust each other (and deserve that trust) would be much better then getting them to mistrust and fear their neighbours.
Same sort of shit where doctors for children and podiatrists are mistaken for "paedophiles".
Yeah, I would probably keep a record of confidential information too. But I probably wouldn't do anything about it, just keep it safe.
Keeping a copy of the password and using it to do something that is obviously breaking the law, are two different things.
I like the way on my computer, when I press the black text on the black screen, a little black light shows up to tell me that I did it.