I shop at Tiger Direct for almost all of my parts. The tech support is virtually non existent, but they generally have good parts and reasonably quick shipping. I've only ever had to send back a few things (mainly Soyo motherboards), and it hasn't been too much of a problem. They do tend to mark up prices in a few areas, such as CD-RW drives and cases.
I agree with the main point, that Microsoft is guilty since they claim ownership of all content on their website, but your analogy has a few holes.
Similarly, the corporations (mostly governmental) that maintain the streets and highways aren't responsible for the legality of cargo carried by users' vehicles
In this case, the "roads" are phone lines and other physical links to the internet, and the "vehicles" would be Microsoft's servers. You ARE responsible for what is in your vehicle under traffic laws, even if you didn't put it there. That is why traffic laws are not a precedent for intellectual property laws...
I think the "Last Crusade" the title of that movie refers to is the last crusade by the English, oh, what did they call them, oh, yeah. Crusaders. As in, people who went on a crusade. Yes, I know many people have read it as the last crusade of the Jones', but there's more than one way to look at it. As has been said before, though, this is probably just smoke, anyway.
Why call it Slashdot? Is that an obscure computer command? I mean, / is root, right? But why the dot? Phyrkrakr
"Always be yourself, regardless of state or federal laws."
That's funny. My browser (IE 4) defaults to a new window with that command. Yes, it's designed to break frames, but it always opened a new window if no frames were present before. Oh, well, the point is moot since the link didn't work in the first place. Phyrkrakr
"Always be yourself, regardless of state or federal laws."
Wow, that was stupid. I apologize to the room at large and will now go sit in a corner, writing on a blackboard "always proofread your code" 50 times.
The correct link should be http://www.geocities.com/villageid1ot. So much for the new window addition. Phyrkrakr
"Always be yourself, regardless of state or federal laws."
(pure HTML 4.0 is a nightmare to code by hand)
As a webdesigner who prides himself on doing all of his coding by hand, I'd like to ask what the basis for the above comment is. I learned to code HTML at the age of 14, by myself, with the NCSA and the W3C pages my only guide. (here comes the shameless self plug) See the results at The Village Idiot.
But in response to your question, the reason LaTeX could never replace HTML is stated in your question. "so the only big feature missing for LaTeX to be supported in browsers would be linking, perhaps object embedding." Linking is the very thing that makes the web work. IMO, it would be incredibly hard to redesign the web around a language, especially if that language doesn't carry at least some crossover in coding, much like javascript.
My $.02 Phyrkrakr
"Always be yourself, regardless of state or federal laws."
Anybody ever heard of Mark Tilden?
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At the 1998 BEAM Workshop, I had the opportunity to meet Mark Tilden, inventor of BEAM and employee of Los Alamos National Laboratories. He demonstrated something along these lines, but more in line with the BEAM philosophy. I don't know what happened with it, though. If you're interested in more about BEAM, check out Solarbotics, a really great Canadian company with tons of info, kits, and general resources. Phyrkrakr "God doesn't play dice"-Einstein
There already is an Internet-specific language. Undoubtedly, most people in the world use at least one term of it per day. For example, how do you say HTML in Spanish? HTML. How do you say Microsoft in French? Microsoft. WYSIWYG, LOL, IMHO, ROTFL, WTF, etc., are all becoming mainstream words in any language. Now, granted, most of these acronyms are from English words or phrases. Still, the words themselves have transcended the language barrier to be understood by all peoples, speaking all languages. This language isn't just acronyms, either. Internet, modem, webpage, Linux, Perl, Java, etc., are also understood by speakers of non-English languages.
Obviously, it is great that Fantasia is being reborn. I fondly remember the original, which was one of my first exposures to classical music, presented in a dramatic, gripping way. I think it is great that Disney is bringing back this classic. I also think that instead of just doing partial parts of the many symphonies listed in the article, they should have decreased the number of segments in favor of complete symphonies. The original had the complete Nutcracker Suite, if I remember correctly, while this modern version lacks a complete symphony. Despite this fault, and the omission of a Mozart piece, I agree, this is truly a good thing. Phyrkrakr "God doesn't play dice"-Einstein
In the February Popular Science, they said that the new Amiga machine had a TransMeta chip in it. Popular Science named no specifics, however, I think that this must be the chip they're talking about. Phyrkrakr "God doesn't play dice"-Einstein
So, if I'm reading the story right, this means that one person is going to rewrite the IP stack for support for Winmodem drivers. Linux needs more driver support, so I think this is a step in the right direction, but perhaps this should wait for the new version? It's kind of bad for someone to spend the effort on doing this and then have it be obsolete in a matter of weeks. Phyrkrakr "God doesn't play dice"-Einstein
If/. wants to recognize great hacks as a rebuttal to C|Net, I say go for it. But wait a minute, what about the people behind the hacks? Obviously, the Internet was one of the greatest hacks of all time, so let's give Berners-Lee the recognition he deserves. For example, Thomas Edison & co. His Menlo Park laboratory turned out a tremendous amount of inventions (read: hacks) in an extrememely short period of time. Many of his inventions were great, like the phonograph, which led the way to CDs, and the light bulb, which is obvious. If there are only 10 spots for the greatest hacks, then how can we do justice to innovators and inventors like Edison. I propose an alternate list, one for hacks, and one for the hackers themselves. The criteria for the hackers will probably be different from the criteria for the hacks, but I'll live that up to the wisdom of the/. masters to figure out. "The greatest good will come from the technical improvements tending to unification and harmony." - Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)
Hmm... TimeDigital says: "Most evidence suggests Transmeta is inventing a new kind of microprocessor so fast that it'll make a Pentium III feel like an abacus soaked in Jell-O." Perhaps Transmeta is continuing work on plastic transistors. Also in TimeDigital, everybody's favorite, Dr. Linus Torvalds, makes a slip (?) by saying "The work I do for Trnasmeta has not a lot to do with Linux." Not a lot? Some, maybe, but not a lot? Remember MicroUnity! Phyrkrakr
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I shop at Tiger Direct for almost all of my parts. The tech support is virtually non existent, but they generally have good parts and reasonably quick shipping. I've only ever had to send back a few things (mainly Soyo motherboards), and it hasn't been too much of a problem. They do tend to mark up prices in a few areas, such as CD-RW drives and cases.
I agree with the main point, that Microsoft is guilty since they claim ownership of all content on their website, but your analogy has a few holes.
Similarly, the corporations (mostly governmental) that maintain the streets and highways aren't responsible for the legality of cargo carried by users' vehicles
In this case, the "roads" are phone lines and other physical links to the internet, and the "vehicles" would be Microsoft's servers. You ARE responsible for what is in your vehicle under traffic laws, even if you didn't put it there. That is why traffic laws are not a precedent for intellectual property laws...
Do they come with an eye in the middle?
What software do you use? It would be cool to see it implemented with DeMuDi, assuming it's for Linux.
I think the "Last Crusade" the title of that movie refers to is the last crusade by the English, oh, what did they call them, oh, yeah. Crusaders. As in, people who went on a crusade. Yes, I know many people have read it as the last crusade of the Jones', but there's more than one way to look at it. As has been said before, though, this is probably just smoke, anyway.
Why call it Slashdot? Is that an obscure computer command? I mean, / is root, right? But why the dot?
Phyrkrakr "Always be yourself, regardless of state or federal laws."
Wasn't it "Nee"? The Knights who say "Nee"?
Phyrkrakr "Always be yourself, regardless of state or federal laws."
That's funny. My browser (IE 4) defaults to a new window with that command. Yes, it's designed to break frames, but it always opened a new window if no frames were present before. Oh, well, the point is moot since the link didn't work in the first place.
Phyrkrakr "Always be yourself, regardless of state or federal laws."
Wow, that was stupid. I apologize to the room at large and will now go sit in a corner, writing on a blackboard "always proofread your code" 50 times.
The correct link should be http://www.geocities.com/villageid1ot. So much for the new window addition.
Phyrkrakr "Always be yourself, regardless of state or federal laws."
(pure HTML 4.0 is a nightmare to code by hand)
As a webdesigner who prides himself on doing all of his coding by hand, I'd like to ask what the basis for the above comment is. I learned to code HTML at the age of 14, by myself, with the NCSA and the W3C pages my only guide. (here comes the shameless self plug) See the results at The Village Idiot . But in response to your question, the reason LaTeX could never replace HTML is stated in your question. "so the only big feature missing for LaTeX to be supported in browsers would be linking, perhaps object embedding." Linking is the very thing that makes the web work. IMO, it would be incredibly hard to redesign the web around a language, especially if that language doesn't carry at least some crossover in coding, much like javascript. My $.02
Phyrkrakr "Always be yourself, regardless of state or federal laws."
At the 1998 BEAM Workshop, I had the opportunity to meet Mark Tilden, inventor of BEAM and employee of Los Alamos National Laboratories. He demonstrated something along these lines, but more in line with the BEAM philosophy. I don't know what happened with it, though. If you're interested in more about BEAM, check out Solarbotics, a really great Canadian company with tons of info, kits, and general resources.
Phyrkrakr
"God doesn't play dice"-Einstein
There already is an Internet-specific language. Undoubtedly, most people in the world use at least one term of it per day. For example, how do you say HTML in Spanish? HTML. How do you say Microsoft in French? Microsoft. WYSIWYG, LOL, IMHO, ROTFL, WTF, etc., are all becoming mainstream words in any language. Now, granted, most of these acronyms are from English words or phrases. Still, the words themselves have transcended the language barrier to be understood by all peoples, speaking all languages. This language isn't just acronyms, either. Internet, modem, webpage, Linux, Perl, Java, etc., are also understood by speakers of non-English languages.
Phyrkrakr
"God doesn't play dice"-Einstein
Obviously, it is great that Fantasia is being reborn. I fondly remember the original, which was one of my first exposures to classical music, presented in a dramatic, gripping way. I think it is great that Disney is bringing back this classic. I also think that instead of just doing partial parts of the many symphonies listed in the article, they should have decreased the number of segments in favor of complete symphonies. The original had the complete Nutcracker Suite, if I remember correctly, while this modern version lacks a complete symphony. Despite this fault, and the omission of a Mozart piece, I agree, this is truly a good thing.
Phyrkrakr
"God doesn't play dice"-Einstein
In the February Popular Science, they said that the new Amiga machine had a TransMeta chip in it. Popular Science named no specifics, however, I think that this must be the chip they're talking about.
Phyrkrakr
"God doesn't play dice"-Einstein
So, if I'm reading the story right, this means that one person is going to rewrite the IP stack for support for Winmodem drivers. Linux needs more driver support, so I think this is a step in the right direction, but perhaps this should wait for the new version? It's kind of bad for someone to spend the effort on doing this and then have it be obsolete in a matter of weeks.
Phyrkrakr
"God doesn't play dice"-Einstein
If /. wants to recognize great hacks as a rebuttal to C|Net, I say go for it. But wait a minute, what about the people behind the hacks? Obviously, the Internet was one of the greatest hacks of all time, so let's give Berners-Lee the recognition he deserves. For example, Thomas Edison & co. His Menlo Park laboratory turned out a tremendous amount of inventions (read: hacks) in an extrememely short period of time. Many of his inventions were great, like the phonograph, which led the way to CDs, and the light bulb, which is obvious. If there are only 10 spots for the greatest hacks, then how can we do justice to innovators and inventors like Edison. I propose an alternate list, one for hacks, and one for the hackers themselves. The criteria for the hackers will probably be different from the criteria for the hacks, but I'll live that up to the wisdom of the /. masters to figure out. "The greatest good will come from the technical improvements tending to unification and harmony." - Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)
Hmm... TimeDigital says: "Most evidence suggests Transmeta is inventing a new kind of microprocessor so fast that it'll make a Pentium III feel like an abacus soaked in Jell-O." Perhaps Transmeta is continuing work on plastic transistors. Also in TimeDigital, everybody's favorite, Dr. Linus Torvalds, makes a slip (?) by saying "The work I do for Trnasmeta has not a lot to do with Linux." Not a lot? Some, maybe, but not a lot? Remember MicroUnity! Phyrkrakr