I will say this: Digg's comments are much more useful now that they are moderated. It was pure drivel before -- like 12 people saying "dupe article, I posted something kinda like this on my blog 3 weeks ago." Entire posts stating "no digg". A few topics that hit the front page really are redundant or dull, but their new moderation at least makes it worth bothering to post thoughtful comments. However, their system encourages a -Digg with anything you disagree with. How annoying is it to have to click on each root comment that's got -75 diggs to understand what every one else is responding to?
/.'s system doesn't include -1 Disagree, and it makes the discussion much more coherent. Granted, I still read at a threshold of 1 if I have the time, and it's unfortunate that comments posted later in a thread rarely receive moderation, but the discussion as a whole is generally much more thoughtful and on-topic on/. than Digg. It's fun to pull the trigger on people on Digg, but it doesn't necessarily lead to a better reading experience.
I see your point, but honestly what better place is there to go for a wealth of experience on both ends of MMO gaming addiction than/.? Most of the answers have been informed and insightful.
When I wanted to quit (EQ x 2, WoW x 1), I would just join a raiding guild. The end game is so mind-numbingly boring! Within two weeks I was listing my character on eBay/PlayerAuction. I always made it a short auction so I wouldn't have too much time to think about it.
The Opera preview is very nice, and they've done very nice work packaging it up. You can download it just about any way you'd want it.. deb's, rpm's, etc. I like the preview of the tab when you hold your pointer over it. I like the built-in mouse gestures. They've implemented Ctrl-Enter to complete www.***.com's (though Ctrl-Shift-Enter and Shift-Enter don't do.org or.net), Ctrl-T now makes a new tab just like Ctrl-N.
My only complaints at this point are the fonts/default interface and the format for reading RSS. I love Firefox's drop-down live bookmarks. I don't want to switch to a mail-reader type page to check headlines, and I've never been into the sidebar. I've heard complaints about Firefox's implementation of RSS, but I think it's spot on. Firefox with extensions does everything I want. Opera comes sooo close to having all the features I want even without extensions, but the default UI feels congested and I can't filter my news the way I want to. If I wanted to read news in a mail reader I'd subscribe to email lists.
Here's to hoping the final version fixes some of this.
Are there any extra features? Their handling of RSS is more user friendly (when you click into an XML page), but I don't see live bookmarks. There are still no mouse gestures, ctl-L still pops up a window, no AdBlock... It's like catching up with an ex-girlfriend who's finally learned to play video games, then finding out she's gained 200 pounds and a beard. You can keep her.
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um, this is slashdot -- good luck getting one baby in 90 years with one woman! there's always adoption.
I will say this: Digg's comments are much more useful now that they are moderated. It was pure drivel before -- like 12 people saying "dupe article, I posted something kinda like this on my blog 3 weeks ago." Entire posts stating "no digg". A few topics that hit the front page really are redundant or dull, but their new moderation at least makes it worth bothering to post thoughtful comments. However, their system encourages a -Digg with anything you disagree with. How annoying is it to have to click on each root comment that's got -75 diggs to understand what every one else is responding to?
/.'s system doesn't include -1 Disagree, and it makes the discussion much more coherent. Granted, I still read at a threshold of 1 if I have the time, and it's unfortunate that comments posted later in a thread rarely receive moderation, but the discussion as a whole is generally much more thoughtful and on-topic on /. than Digg. It's fun to pull the trigger on people on Digg, but it doesn't necessarily lead to a better reading experience.
I see your point, but honestly what better place is there to go for a wealth of experience on both ends of MMO gaming addiction than /.? Most of the answers have been informed and insightful.
When I wanted to quit (EQ x 2, WoW x 1), I would just join a raiding guild. The end game is so mind-numbingly boring! Within two weeks I was listing my character on eBay/PlayerAuction. I always made it a short auction so I wouldn't have too much time to think about it.
or maybe 2600...
The Opera preview is very nice, and they've done very nice work packaging it up. You can download it just about any way you'd want it.. deb's, rpm's, etc. I like the preview of the tab when you hold your pointer over it. I like the built-in mouse gestures. They've implemented Ctrl-Enter to complete www.***.com's (though Ctrl-Shift-Enter and Shift-Enter don't do .org or .net), Ctrl-T now makes a new tab just like Ctrl-N.
My only complaints at this point are the fonts/default interface and the format for reading RSS. I love Firefox's drop-down live bookmarks. I don't want to switch to a mail-reader type page to check headlines, and I've never been into the sidebar. I've heard complaints about Firefox's implementation of RSS, but I think it's spot on. Firefox with extensions does everything I want. Opera comes sooo close to having all the features I want even without extensions, but the default UI feels congested and I can't filter my news the way I want to. If I wanted to read news in a mail reader I'd subscribe to email lists.
Here's to hoping the final version fixes some of this.
Are there any extra features? Their handling of RSS is more user friendly (when you click into an XML page), but I don't see live bookmarks. There are still no mouse gestures, ctl-L still pops up a window, no AdBlock... It's like catching up with an ex-girlfriend who's finally learned to play video games, then finding out she's gained 200 pounds and a beard. You can keep her.
You could always try https://my.screenname.aol.com/
AIM Mail's free 2GB IMAP... I signed up for one today, with limited success...
The bad news: No filtering / labeling
The good news: If you can filter enough with Gmail before it hits AIM Mail, it could work for you.