With all the addons and "skins" that people love about Firefox so much, they'll never get it to be a slim efficient browser.
I was once a Firefox Zealot, converting people left and right, but I've learned my ways. The worst was their "Alt Download" "feature" where if you tried to Alt Tab within a second or two of clicking a link, it downloaded a file. So I had hundreds of "forum.cfm" files on several computers.
Will there be silly articles about anything? For example, Wikipedia has pretty much every internet fad out there, and every restaurant that anyone has taken the time to look up. Is this going to be the same, or will it be more academic?
I've found it frustrating when my pages are given an AFD (articles for deletion) marking simply because someone that isn't from the US hasn't heard of something and assumes it is "non-notable."
I think that Wikipedia is good as it is. Most of the "vandalism" is pretty minor that I have seen, such as someone posting an unimporant history of forum drama and messsageboard wars on the entry on some website that has to be deleted. The quality of most academic articles is excellent, and I have been able to use them for researching some of my papers.
But some like to say it is "Wicca-pedia" because it is "liberal."
I go to St. Mary's College of California, and as far as I can tell, it doesn't censor anything at all. I know a guy that downloads gigs of movies and cheerleader porn a day, and they never caught him. They do give out warnings (no specific targets) about file-sharing but I haven't seen anyone get in trouble for it.
The facebook petition group has 323,000 members as of about 10 minutes ago. Each second by refreshing there are 50 more members... this is a mass movement and Facebook needs to listen to its customer base instead of adding random bloated features.
Spelling has taken a nosedive and I've watched it fall. Some of my friends cannot differinate between no and know or to, too, and two, or their, there, and they're. At first I thoguht maybe this was rare, but it's disturbingly common. Spell checkers are really ruining lives because people will simply accept what it says instead of looking it up for themselves. I've been blessed with great spelling my whole life... not quite sure why, but I'm lucky.
We really need stricter standards in schools for spelling, grammar, and vocabulary. My ex-girlfriend, for example, did not know the word "modest" as a senior in high school. And yet, she somehow was able to graduate with a 3.0.
I think it goes beyond IM and email. There's this horrible trend, at least in California, of forcing students to do "art projects" in English classes. Instead of writing a 5-page paper on a book they read, students do a "story-board" or "board game" that consists of one page of actual writing and hours of gluing and other busywork exercises that belong in kindergarten. I've always hated those... not only do they discourage good writing, they inflate the grades of those that have no ability in English, and hurt the grades of the artisically retarded. (Me.)
It's not just bad spelling, but intentionally bad spelling that actually takes longer to type. Like Ne 1 WanT 2 wurk On SunDae? There's this guy that works at my theater that posts on our Myspace group, constantly typing like that... There's NO WAY that this is easier than typing in normal English.
If schools don't make English classes about English, the language will de/evolve further.
It's not exactly what it sounds like. I found the actual site, and you have to search the "winning keywords" that it generates for you. Such as "hiking" or "gourmet foods."
I guess they realize if they had "naked Jessica Alba" as one of those options they'd give away all their prizes in half an hour.
Looking at the actaul survey data from the Pew Internet Project, it looks like broadband connections play a role. The use of "Internet for Fun" has gone up almost consistently with the increase in ownership of broadband Internet.
I personally don't understand the appeal of more advanced Office programs. I have Office 2000, and it works just fine. All I really want to do is do my homework, occasionally use excel or Powerpoint. Getting the latest version will just clog up anyone's system... but I'm guessing with all the bundling with new computers it will sell quite well...
Is Uwe Boll going to smash all 107 critics that panned Alone in the Dark? (1% on RT)
Even the highest rated reviews there says it's only good because it's bad.
I've never understood the whole idea behind banning video games and trying to blame them for various social problems. That's giving games much more influential power than they, or any form of media, ever has had. Really, if someone decides to spray paint just because they've been playing this game, they have other problems unrelated to video games.
Parents should be regulating the games that come into their home, because they are the only ones who know if THEIR child is mature enough to understand them. It's not up to the government...
And plus, the people in power today see video games as "new" and "confusing." Maybe when people raised on Atari, Nintendo, etc gain political power, we won't see such a witch-hunt on games.
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With all the addons and "skins" that people love about Firefox so much, they'll never get it to be a slim efficient browser. I was once a Firefox Zealot, converting people left and right, but I've learned my ways. The worst was their "Alt Download" "feature" where if you tried to Alt Tab within a second or two of clicking a link, it downloaded a file. So I had hundreds of "forum.cfm" files on several computers.
The idea is similar though, computer actors telling your story.
It's called The Movies.
Perhaps Google can buy Utube.com for a tidy sum!
I think Wikipedia is pretty free and unbiased compared to the US media. As far as I can tell, it only preaches neutrality.
Will there be silly articles about anything? For example, Wikipedia has pretty much every internet fad out there, and every restaurant that anyone has taken the time to look up. Is this going to be the same, or will it be more academic?
I've found it frustrating when my pages are given an AFD (articles for deletion) marking simply because someone that isn't from the US hasn't heard of something and assumes it is "non-notable."
I think that Wikipedia is good as it is. Most of the "vandalism" is pretty minor that I have seen, such as someone posting an unimporant history of forum drama and messsageboard wars on the entry on some website that has to be deleted. The quality of most academic articles is excellent, and I have been able to use them for researching some of my papers. But some like to say it is "Wicca-pedia" because it is "liberal."
I go to St. Mary's College of California, and as far as I can tell, it doesn't censor anything at all. I know a guy that downloads gigs of movies and cheerleader porn a day, and they never caught him. They do give out warnings (no specific targets) about file-sharing but I haven't seen anyone get in trouble for it.
The facebook petition group has 323,000 members as of about 10 minutes ago. Each second by refreshing there are 50 more members... this is a mass movement and Facebook needs to listen to its customer base instead of adding random bloated features.
Google Base looks more like craigslist than Ebay, want ads... not an auction site.
Now I can send my secret spy documents back to the Kremlin with ease.
Spelling has taken a nosedive and I've watched it fall. Some of my friends cannot differinate between no and know or to, too, and two, or their, there, and they're. At first I thoguht maybe this was rare, but it's disturbingly common. Spell checkers are really ruining lives because people will simply accept what it says instead of looking it up for themselves. I've been blessed with great spelling my whole life... not quite sure why, but I'm lucky. We really need stricter standards in schools for spelling, grammar, and vocabulary. My ex-girlfriend, for example, did not know the word "modest" as a senior in high school. And yet, she somehow was able to graduate with a 3.0. I think it goes beyond IM and email. There's this horrible trend, at least in California, of forcing students to do "art projects" in English classes. Instead of writing a 5-page paper on a book they read, students do a "story-board" or "board game" that consists of one page of actual writing and hours of gluing and other busywork exercises that belong in kindergarten. I've always hated those... not only do they discourage good writing, they inflate the grades of those that have no ability in English, and hurt the grades of the artisically retarded. (Me.) It's not just bad spelling, but intentionally bad spelling that actually takes longer to type. Like Ne 1 WanT 2 wurk On SunDae? There's this guy that works at my theater that posts on our Myspace group, constantly typing like that... There's NO WAY that this is easier than typing in normal English. If schools don't make English classes about English, the language will de/evolve further.
It's not exactly what it sounds like. I found the actual site, and you have to search the "winning keywords" that it generates for you. Such as "hiking" or "gourmet foods." I guess they realize if they had "naked Jessica Alba" as one of those options they'd give away all their prizes in half an hour.
Looking at the actaul survey data from the Pew Internet Project, it looks like broadband connections play a role. The use of "Internet for Fun" has gone up almost consistently with the increase in ownership of broadband Internet.
I personally don't understand the appeal of more advanced Office programs. I have Office 2000, and it works just fine. All I really want to do is do my homework, occasionally use excel or Powerpoint. Getting the latest version will just clog up anyone's system... but I'm guessing with all the bundling with new computers it will sell quite well...
Since most of them live at home, I assume their parents would find even more ways to punish their kids after their property got tagged!
Is Uwe Boll going to smash all 107 critics that panned Alone in the Dark? (1% on RT) Even the highest rated reviews there says it's only good because it's bad.
This means that most children are now expected to visit prostitues at some point in their lives?
I've never understood the whole idea behind banning video games and trying to blame them for various social problems. That's giving games much more influential power than they, or any form of media, ever has had. Really, if someone decides to spray paint just because they've been playing this game, they have other problems unrelated to video games. Parents should be regulating the games that come into their home, because they are the only ones who know if THEIR child is mature enough to understand them. It's not up to the government... And plus, the people in power today see video games as "new" and "confusing." Maybe when people raised on Atari, Nintendo, etc gain political power, we won't see such a witch-hunt on games.