GMail's slipping me one piece on non-advertising spam almost three, four times a week now. My normal inbox input is 2-5 emails per day, so it's pretty annoying.
Re:Maybe in 10 more years I can watch it on Linux
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The Future of Flash
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First you'll need to dispel the groupthink policy regarding Flash. Yes, thousands of young, immature, and stupid developers have build entire websites using poor Flash graphics, and worse, people have attempted to build otherwise AJAXable applications in it, but until people realise there is actually some use in Flash (for streaming video, games, infinite canvas art etc.) it's gonna be hard to get any of these zealots to cooperate in making a Linux Flash player.
I sympathise. As an individual user, on my single home computer, and with the knowledge to look after and protect my own machine, it's a completely different scenario. Out in the business world, Javascript and Flash are big no-nos, with maybe one or two exceptions (overdone web design on a site you need to access, such as a client's site).
The fourth dimension could easily be physical. There's definitely a dimension we percieve as time. But just as we don't implicitly define what directions dimensions one, two and three are pointing, we don't say that time is always the fourth dimenion. It's just a cleaner explanation that way. Oh, and if you're curious as to an "alternate" theory, there's some mindblowing stuff here: http://www.tenthdimension.com/flash2.php (Warning, contains Flash for you paranoids)
What is it with the anti-javascript/flash attitude here? Properly managed use of Javascript is fine. Yes, it has more holes than swiss cheese, but it is so easy to disable and manage with firefox and the like; why claim that ANY site using Javascript is a "potential security risk"? The same goes for PHP, Flash, and every other web technology that has potential security holes; surely, nine outta ten times, the benefits outweigh the risks. Yes, AJAX is overhyped, but Javascript is in its name for a good reason.
They'll flag sites that deploy malware, spyware, and other junk. They'll flag sites that use unrestricted javascript and dangeous security workarounds. Not everything. Blanket labelling would only cause annoyance.
Remember that the PS3 is gonna cost a fortune, and every hardcore gamer and magazine I know has been critical of it so far. You're right that it may help, but unless either BluRay or PS3 is a success first, it won't help the other much.
Actually, I think the stench of the US generally comes from idiots conflicting so quickly and cack-handedly, like both parent and grandparent posts in this case.
"in loco parentis" is exactly how boarding schools are supposed to act, but I think they're the exception as opposed to the rule.. My post does come across as somewhat whiny now, but I stand by my original point. If a parent thinks a child should only eat healthy foods, that's their duty in bringing them up. Limiting a child with direct restraints like this, especially once they become teenage, is a good way to make your children hate you. Not smart.
What I loved in Half-Life 2 was how people would clearly get annoyed if you threw stuff at them, but "killing" items would bounce or pass through them harmlessly, and the characters complete diregard to me hopping around like a loon while smashing crates. And the reviewers complained that characters 'forced' you along!
I'm 18, so my experience with school cafeterias is still fresh in my memory. I can tell you this: almost every 12-16 year old likes at least one kind of fast food. AND? Fast food means burgers, pizza, and chips, right? You can't stop them from eating it. They love the stuff. Hell, I know I like it. The fact is, if your food is COOKED PROPERLY you can get most of the grease and fat OUT of said dishes. You can also reduce the portion, and serve it with healthy food - even INSIDE it. Tomato slices are definitely healthy, and make a great garnish to burgers. I can't name many situations in which direct "bans" like this should be used, or even work. The article even points out how flawed this system is. We should be controlling the actual food they eat - not preventing them from eating specific things. Kids just won't eat "health" food unless you bring them up that way from day one. And even then, once they hit 13 they're likely to turn against their upbringing. It's easier for both them and you if you improve the quality of the food they eat in schools rather than limiting their options. If my mother had done this to me, I'd have shouted at her until she stopped it, or never paid a penny on school lunches again. (Yes, I'm a brat. Deal with it.)
Can anyone explain to me how, as the article suggests, less heat shield dings = better foam? I understand that foam falls off and CAUSES these problems, but surely, in orbit, there are a lot of other small things flying around? Like that spatula?
Metal Gear Solid 3... right at the end, the scene in the field of flowers. That brought me to tears. Aeris. Already mentioned, but my childhood memory is scarred with that moment. Kingdom Hearts. I'm a sentimental soul at heart. Even if the music did ruin that last scene a tiny bit...Lemmings. Beating the final level of Mayhem.
True. I guess I'm more technician than scientist, sadly. Nonsense like Pykrete fascinates me. Still, surely some entrepreneurial Slashdotter can come up with a few ideas better than advertising for casinos. An idea that came to my mind was this - could you actually seperate water with this technique, Moses-style? On the large scale it'd be pretty damn fascinating, especially if they could apply it to already existing bodies of water as opposed to engineered pools. Altering water levels like this could have a number of practical applications beyond writing.
Slashdot Mirror
imperative.
Wake up, Mister Free...man. Wake up and... smell the ashhes.
:D
I thought of Half-Life the moment I saw the title
I cannot consider your post valid, as you've claimed that 2000's "Bewitched" was 'art'...
GMail's slipping me one piece on non-advertising spam almost three, four times a week now.
My normal inbox input is 2-5 emails per day, so it's pretty annoying.
First you'll need to dispel the groupthink policy regarding Flash. Yes, thousands of young, immature, and stupid developers have build entire websites using poor Flash graphics, and worse, people have attempted to build otherwise AJAXable applications in it, but until people realise there is actually some use in Flash (for streaming video, games, infinite canvas art etc.) it's gonna be hard to get any of these zealots to cooperate in making a Linux Flash player.
fearmongering... terrorism.
fear. terror.
they're close cousins at least.
I sympathise. As an individual user, on my single home computer, and with the knowledge to look after and protect my own machine, it's a completely different scenario. Out in the business world, Javascript and Flash are big no-nos, with maybe one or two exceptions (overdone web design on a site you need to access, such as a client's site).
If Myspace were to be analysed my a computer, it would probably identify it as either a linkfarm or a tool to confuse web spiders...
The fourth dimension could easily be physical. There's definitely a dimension we percieve as time. But just as we don't implicitly define what directions dimensions one, two and three are pointing, we don't say that time is always the fourth dimenion. It's just a cleaner explanation that way.
Oh, and if you're curious as to an "alternate" theory, there's some mindblowing stuff here: http://www.tenthdimension.com/flash2.php (Warning, contains Flash for you paranoids)
What is it with the anti-javascript/flash attitude here? Properly managed use of Javascript is fine. Yes, it has more holes than swiss cheese, but it is so easy to disable and manage with firefox and the like; why claim that ANY site using Javascript is a "potential security risk"? The same goes for PHP, Flash, and every other web technology that has potential security holes; surely, nine outta ten times, the benefits outweigh the risks. Yes, AJAX is overhyped, but Javascript is in its name for a good reason.
They'll flag sites that deploy malware, spyware, and other junk. They'll flag sites that use unrestricted javascript and dangeous security workarounds. Not everything. Blanket labelling would only cause annoyance.
...how did you do that? what type of encryption is being used on to=?
If you're holding a DS or SP/Micro anywhere near your face, you're doing it wrong. They've got backlights for a reason, y'know.
Isn't it amusing I found this article by using /.'s own RSS fee!"$%&() ****NO CARRIER****
Remember that the PS3 is gonna cost a fortune, and every hardcore gamer and magazine I know has been critical of it so far. You're right that it may help, but unless either BluRay or PS3 is a success first, it won't help the other much.
Actually, I think the stench of the US generally comes from idiots conflicting so quickly and cack-handedly, like both parent and grandparent posts in this case.
You both have opinions: GET THE FUCK OVER IT!
*adds to urbandictionary*
English is a living language. You understood his intent, therefore, if popularly adopted, it will become a de facto word.
The name was retconned to "PHP Hypertext Preprocessor". Even a quick wiki will tell you that.
"in loco parentis" is exactly how boarding schools are supposed to act, but I think they're the exception as opposed to the rule..
My post does come across as somewhat whiny now, but I stand by my original point. If a parent thinks a child should only eat healthy foods, that's their duty in bringing them up. Limiting a child with direct restraints like this, especially once they become teenage, is a good way to make your children hate you.
Not smart.
What I loved in Half-Life 2 was how people would clearly get annoyed if you threw stuff at them, but "killing" items would bounce or pass through them harmlessly, and the characters complete diregard to me hopping around like a loon while smashing crates.
And the reviewers complained that characters 'forced' you along!
I'm 18, so my experience with school cafeterias is still fresh in my memory. I can tell you this: almost every 12-16 year old likes at least one kind of fast food. AND? Fast food means burgers, pizza, and chips, right?
You can't stop them from eating it. They love the stuff. Hell, I know I like it.
The fact is, if your food is COOKED PROPERLY you can get most of the grease and fat OUT of said dishes. You can also reduce the portion, and serve it with healthy food - even INSIDE it. Tomato slices are definitely healthy, and make a great garnish to burgers.
I can't name many situations in which direct "bans" like this should be used, or even work. The article even points out how flawed this system is.
We should be controlling the actual food they eat - not preventing them from eating specific things. Kids just won't eat "health" food unless you bring them up that way from day one. And even then, once they hit 13 they're likely to turn against their upbringing.
It's easier for both them and you if you improve the quality of the food they eat in schools rather than limiting their options.
If my mother had done this to me, I'd have shouted at her until she stopped it, or never paid a penny on school lunches again.
(Yes, I'm a brat. Deal with it.)
That explains why movies have been so bad - the Writer's strike that started in 1988 hasn't ended yet.
Do not mock Osaka I mean Ellen!
Can anyone explain to me how, as the article suggests, less heat shield dings = better foam? I understand that foam falls off and CAUSES these problems, but surely, in orbit, there are a lot of other small things flying around? Like that spatula?
Metal Gear Solid 3... right at the end, the scene in the field of flowers. That brought me to tears. ..Lemmings. Beating the final level of Mayhem.
Aeris. Already mentioned, but my childhood memory is scarred with that moment.
Kingdom Hearts. I'm a sentimental soul at heart. Even if the music did ruin that last scene a tiny bit.
True. I guess I'm more technician than scientist, sadly. Nonsense like Pykrete fascinates me. Still, surely some entrepreneurial Slashdotter can come up with a few ideas better than advertising for casinos.
An idea that came to my mind was this - could you actually seperate water with this technique, Moses-style? On the large scale it'd be pretty damn fascinating, especially if they could apply it to already existing bodies of water as opposed to engineered pools. Altering water levels like this could have a number of practical applications beyond writing.