He didn't even investigate if there was a filter in google already.
He didn't investigate his own computer even *having* filtering software.
He didn't investigate using filtering software.
He didn't think that he might, i don't know, watch where his kids go on the web.
That's great and all, but what does that have to do with the fact that Google is making money off advertisements served on child pornography pages? Pretty much any similar service I know has very strong rules as to content served, and while I have asked Google to revoke accounts that were clearly in error, I have yet to see them take action.
Had this been MSN's (future) advertisement service, this whole place would be crammed with comments about how this is typically MS and why they can't be more like Google.
Microsoft's contention it's easy is exactly that, their contention. This is a relative measure, and probably 99% of slashdotters would change the search engine default with no difficulty. But one step out of the cozy techno-geek door and easy becomes Partial Differential Equations to many casual users. Remember, Microsoft has been touting their "easiness" pretty much since day one, and each new iteration they say, "trust us, we really mean it this time".
I installed a vanilla IE7 today. I surfed to Google, and first thing I saw was an inline notice from Google that I could add them as search provider. I had to click exactly one link and now I have Google as my default provider. Seriously, how much easier do you want it to get?
2) Usability is not specifically an F/OSS problem - it is a software problem. There's a lot of crap software out there, that the vast majority of people never see (because it costs money). However, many people do see free / oss as it's (generally) availalbe free of charge.
So, what about the wide range of free beer available? The way you state it, you have payware and FOSS, that sounds pretty narrowminded...
Now, I'm a happy FireFox user myself, but in this case, you really have to call it as you see it. IE users can (and probably will) add Google to the search list, just as they can (and probably don't) add MSN to Firefox's list.
En plus, as soon as you visit google.com, you get the chance of adding Google as your search provider.
Is this really about the monopoly? Would Google have complained less if IE had included other search engines (but not Google's)? And if they added Google, should MyCrappySearchEngine start complaining because they weren't there? There's a limit to the number of "pre-setup" choices you can offer, and as I see it, IE7 makes it really easy for sites to suggest new search providers...
I look forward to see all the/. fanboys post excuses as to why this is valid, yet charging for software is wrong, wrong, wrong. I'm sorry, but I want to be compensated for the time it takes to design and implement -- a fair request, I dare say.
Takes alot more time than having the Whale pose for a photograph, too.
You must be kidding. Flicking LCD, WiFi problems, overheating sounds exactly like the problems for which my iBook G3 was recalled, and that _never_ got completely fixed. It was sent back (yea, for free) for replacement and when I got it back my WiFi was completely borked. So I sent it back (again, for free) and I got it back with a cracked screen. Sent it back (whii, free) and got it back with a strange line of light in the casing when it was turned on, but hey, it worked.. For a week. Alot of back and forth, paying actual money to get things replaced (obviously they got tired of prolonging my warranty) and in the end I was left with a non-working iBook that would cost $700 to repair.
Fuck you, Apple. Fuck you.
Now Vista will have a new 3D effect [microsoft.com] to window grouping. Sweet Jesus, I am turning my cell phone off. I can imagine it now, "All my windows are turning sideways! Make it stop!"
3D effect to window grouping? Try again. That's the 3D version of ALT-TAB, and it can be switched off without a problem.
But the bottom line is that Apple is again leading the way with the adoption of technologies like EFI and ExpressCard [expresscard.org]. Uhrm, IIRC Dell has been shipping laptops with ExpressCards for quite a while now. I know I hated it, because eventhough the ExpressCards standard has been around since 2004, even today only a handful of actual products exist.
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Stop calling it Web 2.0, you are making a total fool out of yourself. I thought meaningless buzzwords were for managers?
He didn't even investigate if there was a filter in google already. He didn't investigate his own computer even *having* filtering software. He didn't investigate using filtering software. He didn't think that he might, i don't know, watch where his kids go on the web.
That's great and all, but what does that have to do with the fact that Google is making money off advertisements served on child pornography pages? Pretty much any similar service I know has very strong rules as to content served, and while I have asked Google to revoke accounts that were clearly in error, I have yet to see them take action.
Had this been MSN's (future) advertisement service, this whole place would be crammed with comments about how this is typically MS and why they can't be more like Google.
Microsoft's contention it's easy is exactly that, their contention. This is a relative measure, and probably 99% of slashdotters would change the search engine default with no difficulty. But one step out of the cozy techno-geek door and easy becomes Partial Differential Equations to many casual users. Remember, Microsoft has been touting their "easiness" pretty much since day one, and each new iteration they say, "trust us, we really mean it this time".
I installed a vanilla IE7 today. I surfed to Google, and first thing I saw was an inline notice from Google that I could add them as search provider. I had to click exactly one link and now I have Google as my default provider. Seriously, how much easier do you want it to get?
Oh right. It's Microsoft. Fear.
2) Usability is not specifically an F/OSS problem - it is a software problem. There's a lot of crap software out there, that the vast majority of people never see (because it costs money). However, many people do see free / oss as it's (generally) availalbe free of charge.
So, what about the wide range of free beer available? The way you state it, you have payware and FOSS, that sounds pretty narrowminded...
Now, I'm a happy FireFox user myself, but in this case, you really have to call it as you see it. IE users can (and probably will) add Google to the search list, just as they can (and probably don't) add MSN to Firefox's list.
En plus, as soon as you visit google.com, you get the chance of adding Google as your search provider.
Is this really about the monopoly? Would Google have complained less if IE had included other search engines (but not Google's)? And if they added Google, should MyCrappySearchEngine start complaining because they weren't there? There's a limit to the number of "pre-setup" choices you can offer, and as I see it, IE7 makes it really easy for sites to suggest new search providers...
God knows why browsers do not store bookmarks as files in a "Bookmarks" folder. Slap me silly, but isn't this what IE has been doing for ages?
I look forward to see all the /. fanboys post excuses as to why this is valid, yet charging for software is wrong, wrong, wrong. I'm sorry, but I want to be compensated for the time it takes to design and implement -- a fair request, I dare say.
Takes alot more time than having the Whale pose for a photograph, too.
Personally, I'd rather not give up technological advantage because of some crappy hippie OS. Oops, did I say that on Slashdot?
You must be kidding. Flicking LCD, WiFi problems, overheating sounds exactly like the problems for which my iBook G3 was recalled, and that _never_ got completely fixed. It was sent back (yea, for free) for replacement and when I got it back my WiFi was completely borked. So I sent it back (again, for free) and I got it back with a cracked screen. Sent it back (whii, free) and got it back with a strange line of light in the casing when it was turned on, but hey, it worked.. For a week. Alot of back and forth, paying actual money to get things replaced (obviously they got tired of prolonging my warranty) and in the end I was left with a non-working iBook that would cost $700 to repair. Fuck you, Apple. Fuck you.
But the bottom line is that Apple is again leading the way with the adoption of technologies like EFI and ExpressCard [expresscard.org].
Uhrm, IIRC Dell has been shipping laptops with ExpressCards for quite a while now. I know I hated it, because eventhough the ExpressCards standard has been around since 2004, even today only a handful of actual products exist.