Exactly, I run my screen at 1920x1440, and I have my browser windows absolutly no wider than 1024px.
A maximum page width of 800px is perfect: if it was any wider the lines would run too long and become harder to read (newspapers have a lot of columns for a reason).
Really though. This might be the stupidest 'article' I've ever read. "97% of Internet users" [that number is so obviuosly made up I won't even talk about it] "are just one click away from infecting their PCs with spyware." [and the other 3% need to double click?!]
EVERYBODY is 'one click' away from spyware - they're also one step away from falling off a cliff, and it only takes one straw to break the camel's back...
Are we seeing the birth of Jack Thompson's successor? He's slowly falling out of favour, and with continued litigation against him we can be sure few will listen to him. But know we see a "doctor" actually "researching" the subject. She seems much more reputable than Thompson - and this could mean the start of some serious problems.
Am I the only one who likes the current look? I'd like to make the left-nav column wider, and get rig of that right column, but other than that - I love the look.
Um, feminism is abusive, stupid posts on Slashdot? I'm not sure you've thought this through. Good job on quoting me poorly, too, you retard.
I'm not anti-feminism, I'm just pointing out the feminism is dead. You call yourself a feminist, well here's a quick test:
Do you cringe when you see a man hit a woman? You're sexist.
Do you support the 'White Ribbon Campaign' held on the anniversary of the 'Montreal Massacre'? You're sexist.
Do you see no problem in the way men are shown as idiots and women as smart and organised in advertisements? You're sexist.
Do you get personally offended when someone disagrees with your point of view? You're, well not sexist, more like a dick really.
Women still are not treated equally in many countries. There women's rights are slowly gaining ground. Here, in North America, there are very few laws left to change to give woman the benefits they deserve. The only step left is to change the views of those that believe woman are less than men.
But what about those that believe men are less than woman? Few admit to this, in fact, few realize they are incredibly sexist towards men. But enough about the general population, what about you?
I'm not "one of those extremists" for one: i have a dick.
That is fucking priceless. You're a sexist. I couldn't have made up anything better. It is possible that you are an extremist feminist, even though you're a man. If you can be a feminist, you can be an extreme feminist.
My fiancee is the same - she is in fact getting a double degree: Women's Studies and Political Science.
Wow, good for your wife (I guess. What kind of a job can you get with a PoliSci/Women's Studies degree?), but I'm not talking to her, I'm talking to you. Apparently she has some education in this area, do you?
I, like any intelligent person, ignore the extremists
Hot balls, you are smart! Ignore people you don't agree with? That's brilliant. Actually, intelligent people look at all arguments and then make up their mind.
You know what, I'm done trying to prove to you that you should be melted down and fed to the flowers, you seem to be completely inept - you can't back up your arguments with either fact or logic, and you can't seem to figure out how to 'reply' to posts correctly.
So, how about you think about it and try and prove you're not retarded - the first step would be replying to THIS post, and not your own, for the 4th time in this article.
I've got a 5500 - which is registered for Pixrl Shader 2.0, but doesn't do it well. And the whole game is heavy on the Pixel Shader 2.0, so my card falls balls-first trying to do anything.
I can get it to run fine if I force Specular Lighting off, but then the game is way too dark to play.
Firstly, get off your high horse about being 'forced' to work. The way you're talking it seems you'd want to shut down half the country. Everyone has a choice, it might not be a very appealing choice, but it's still a choice. People die in certain jobs. Actually die. Miners, soldiers, oil rig workers...
If you don't want to work at a "dangerous" job, or one that infringes on your rights - DON'T. There's always another job, or at least welfare.
Oh, and the smoking thing? That shits as dangerous as putting a chip in your arm. I direct you to the facts.
Exactly. I hate when people say 'he's not the target audience' or 'he's just old'. He's smart. If he says a movie is bad, he says why it's bad. I disagree with him on a lot of movies, but I respect that he knows what he's talking about.
But you have to remember, it's a woman getting shot here. And that's a no-no.
Sure, you can have all the violence you want, if it's directed towards men. It's actually seen as 'better' if a woman is attacking men. Remember that Madonna music video where she and an old woman drove around and ran over men? It was three minutes of Y-chromosome roadkill. No one said shit about it. But if it had been a man running down a woman (even just once) it would've made the news.
I'm all for equal rights - and if you too think woman should be treated the same as men, do what I do: treat them the same as men.
Violence against woman is as violence against men - there is no difference. And if you think there is you're sexist.
That just seems very amatory. You've still neglected to talk about how Apple computers have the same thing. Your response seems to be rooted in "OMG MS 'r bad!" logic.
Forcing Microsoft to unbundle IE and WMA from Windows, and not doing the same thing with Mac OS, is wrong. Double you, are, owe, en, gee, wrong. Forcing Microsoft to open it's closed source code, and help it's competitors, and not doing the same thing for every other software development firm, is wrong.
You pretty much answer your own questions there. "The average consumer doesn't care if they user IE or FF, they just want to go online." Yeah that's true, so why does it have to be IE that's prebundled? If IE wasn't tied into the OS and OEMs could get Windows without IE as a portion of it and install Firefox to take IE's place the average consumer isn't going to care (they might not even notice.)
It doesn't have to be IE or WMA only. Retailers actually do have the right to pre-instal software on their products. Microsoft frowns on this, and allegedly illegally pressures retailers to not do it. That's something that should be brought to court - but isn't.
This is about OEMs being able to bundle things other than IE or WMP that will be the default and/or only web browser or music player out of the box. Does the average consumer care if they have iTunes or WMP? Probably not but they won't have to do the work themselves, the OEMs would make sure there was a browser and media player on the PCs they sold.
Exactly. The average user (for whom, all consumer protection laws should keep in mind) doesn't care what he uses, just if he can use it.
IE and WMP aren't exactly installed, they're entertwined and impossible to remove without a lot of work (and even then you'll likely break part of the OS).
I till don't see why that's a problem. True, there are better programs out there. And true, it's difficult to get rid of them. But why would you want to get rid of them? If other programs are installed and told to be the default programs for their respective files, you'll never see IE or WMA again. Uninstaling them won't reclaim any significant disk space. And if you're that concerned about what's on your system, you shouldn't be using Windows:P
To throw one of your own points back at you, why should consumers who want to use a more secure browser (anything besides IE basically) or a different media player have to be forced to have IE and WMP on their systems and do all the work to change the programs they use? These things work both ways you know.
That's a good point. But practically, if they want a "more secure" browser then they know how to get it themselves. My problem is the EU's ruling to force Microsoft to not have IE and WMA as default installations for Vista. They didn't rule that retailers should be able to load on whatever they want because they already have that right. The EU is forcing Microsoft to share it'd code and unbundle software - something it isn't forcing anyone else to do.
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Exactly, I run my screen at 1920x1440, and I have my browser windows absolutly no wider than 1024px.
A maximum page width of 800px is perfect: if it was any wider the lines would run too long and become harder to read (newspapers have a lot of columns for a reason).
Mmmm, satire.
Really though. This might be the stupidest 'article' I've ever read. "97% of Internet users" [that number is so obviuosly made up I won't even talk about it] "are just one click away from infecting their PCs with spyware." [and the other 3% need to double click?!]
EVERYBODY is 'one click' away from spyware - they're also one step away from falling off a cliff, and it only takes one straw to break the camel's back...
Who the hell clicks on ANY of that shit?!
Just a little update: as of right now I've listened to this song 289 times :)
I 3 Canada :)
Are we seeing the birth of Jack Thompson's successor? He's slowly falling out of favour, and with continued litigation against him we can be sure few will listen to him. But know we see a "doctor" actually "researching" the subject. She seems much more reputable than Thompson - and this could mean the start of some serious problems.
Am I the only one who likes the current look? I'd like to make the left-nav column wider, and get rig of that right column, but other than that - I love the look.
Um, feminism is abusive, stupid posts on Slashdot? I'm not sure you've thought this through. Good job on quoting me poorly, too, you retard.
/Women's Studies degree?), but I'm not talking to her, I'm talking to you. Apparently she has some education in this area, do you?
I'm not anti-feminism, I'm just pointing out the feminism is dead. You call yourself a feminist, well here's a quick test:
Do you cringe when you see a man hit a woman? You're sexist.
Do you support the 'White Ribbon Campaign' held on the anniversary of the 'Montreal Massacre'? You're sexist.
Do you see no problem in the way men are shown as idiots and women as smart and organised in advertisements? You're sexist.
Do you get personally offended when someone disagrees with your point of view? You're, well not sexist, more like a dick really.
Women still are not treated equally in many countries. There women's rights are slowly gaining ground. Here, in North America, there are very few laws left to change to give woman the benefits they deserve. The only step left is to change the views of those that believe woman are less than men.
But what about those that believe men are less than woman? Few admit to this, in fact, few realize they are incredibly sexist towards men. But enough about the general population, what about you?
I'm not "one of those extremists" for one: i have a dick.
That is fucking priceless. You're a sexist. I couldn't have made up anything better. It is possible that you are an extremist feminist, even though you're a man. If you can be a feminist, you can be an extreme feminist.
My fiancee is the same - she is in fact getting a double degree: Women's Studies and Political Science.
Wow, good for your wife (I guess. What kind of a job can you get with a PoliSci
I, like any intelligent person, ignore the extremists
Hot balls, you are smart! Ignore people you don't agree with? That's brilliant. Actually, intelligent people look at all arguments and then make up their mind.
You know what, I'm done trying to prove to you that you should be melted down and fed to the flowers, you seem to be completely inept - you can't back up your arguments with either fact or logic, and you can't seem to figure out how to 'reply' to posts correctly.
So, how about you think about it and try and prove you're not retarded - the first step would be replying to THIS post, and not your own, for the 4th time in this article.
"Medievalist" did it for me - not that I'm a fan of "Feminist" anything, but what does "Medievalist" even mean?!
But if I played a female character, how would I tea-bag?
I always thought 'Real Men Program in Assembly Language'. But my Assembly professor is a woman :O
You mean "treat women as equals"? Hahhahahha! You can't do that, you have to bend over backwards to 'fix' whatever problems there are.
Women not represented equaly in every facet of existence? Holy crap! We need more female Nascar drivers, stat!
I've got a 5500 - which is registered for Pixrl Shader 2.0, but doesn't do it well. And the whole game is heavy on the Pixel Shader 2.0, so my card falls balls-first trying to do anything. I can get it to run fine if I force Specular Lighting off, but then the game is way too dark to play.
Same here buddy. Day of release: GeForce FX cards supported. Day after release: GeForce FX cards not supported. Thanks a bunch, fuckers.
Firstly, get off your high horse about being 'forced' to work. The way you're talking it seems you'd want to shut down half the country. Everyone has a choice, it might not be a very appealing choice, but it's still a choice. People die in certain jobs. Actually die. Miners, soldiers, oil rig workers...
If you don't want to work at a "dangerous" job, or one that infringes on your rights - DON'T. There's always another job, or at least welfare.
Oh, and the smoking thing? That shits as dangerous as putting a chip in your arm. I direct you to the facts.
Aw fuck, I can't even read. I'm going to kill myself now.
I didn't read the summary and just dove into the story, thinking it was about what Microsoft is doing to speed up production of 'Vista'.
:P
Then I thought, "it's some kind of metaphor?"
Nope, it's actually about vistas. Next time I will RTFS.
Exactly. I hate when people say 'he's not the target audience' or 'he's just old'. He's smart. If he says a movie is bad, he says why it's bad. I disagree with him on a lot of movies, but I respect that he knows what he's talking about.
I like oatmeal :)
Mod parent up!
Yeah, but where's my accordion hero?
Heh, not all lost. I've got half a dozen Token cards in my closet.
But you have to remember, it's a woman getting shot here. And that's a no-no.
Sure, you can have all the violence you want, if it's directed towards men. It's actually seen as 'better' if a woman is attacking men. Remember that Madonna music video where she and an old woman drove around and ran over men? It was three minutes of Y-chromosome roadkill. No one said shit about it. But if it had been a man running down a woman (even just once) it would've made the news.
I'm all for equal rights - and if you too think woman should be treated the same as men, do what I do: treat them the same as men.
Violence against woman is as violence against men - there is no difference. And if you think there is you're sexist.
That just seems very amatory. You've still neglected to talk about how Apple computers have the same thing. Your response seems to be rooted in "OMG MS 'r bad!" logic.
Forcing Microsoft to unbundle IE and WMA from Windows, and not doing the same thing with Mac OS, is wrong. Double you, are, owe, en, gee, wrong. Forcing Microsoft to open it's closed source code, and help it's competitors, and not doing the same thing for every other software development firm, is wrong.
You pretty much answer your own questions there. "The average consumer doesn't care if they user IE or FF, they just want to go online." Yeah that's true, so why does it have to be IE that's prebundled? If IE wasn't tied into the OS and OEMs could get Windows without IE as a portion of it and install Firefox to take IE's place the average consumer isn't going to care (they might not even notice.)
:P
It doesn't have to be IE or WMA only. Retailers actually do have the right to pre-instal software on their products. Microsoft frowns on this, and allegedly illegally pressures retailers to not do it. That's something that should be brought to court - but isn't.
This is about OEMs being able to bundle things other than IE or WMP that will be the default and/or only web browser or music player out of the box. Does the average consumer care if they have iTunes or WMP? Probably not but they won't have to do the work themselves, the OEMs would make sure there was a browser and media player on the PCs they sold.
Exactly. The average user (for whom, all consumer protection laws should keep in mind) doesn't care what he uses, just if he can use it.
IE and WMP aren't exactly installed, they're entertwined and impossible to remove without a lot of work (and even then you'll likely break part of the OS).
I till don't see why that's a problem. True, there are better programs out there. And true, it's difficult to get rid of them. But why would you want to get rid of them? If other programs are installed and told to be the default programs for their respective files, you'll never see IE or WMA again. Uninstaling them won't reclaim any significant disk space. And if you're that concerned about what's on your system, you shouldn't be using Windows
To throw one of your own points back at you, why should consumers who want to use a more secure browser (anything besides IE basically) or a different media player have to be forced to have IE and WMP on their systems and do all the work to change the programs they use? These things work both ways you know.
That's a good point. But practically, if they want a "more secure" browser then they know how to get it themselves. My problem is the EU's ruling to force Microsoft to not have IE and WMA as default installations for Vista. They didn't rule that retailers should be able to load on whatever they want because they already have that right. The EU is forcing Microsoft to share it'd code and unbundle software - something it isn't forcing anyone else to do.