From the link that you mention which talks about the Web 2.1 server side blink, it states:
Note: if you did not see the blinking text above, it means that your browser is not compliant with the Web 2.1 standards. An easy way of checking whether your browser is standards compliant is to check whether the installation files for your browser were smaller than 50MB, or the run-time memory usage is less than 300MB. If this is the case, you should download a more recent browser to get the full Web 2.1 experience.
Umm Mozilla Firefox displays this blinking fine, is WAAAAY under a 50MB install file, and it takes up no where near 300MB of memory when running. What was this guy smoking? Or am I just missing something?
So if you're attempting to design a secure system, or write a secure piece of code, and you are "thinking like a hacker," in order to identify vulnerabilities, your system will detect this and lock you out? LMAO
Also, electricity suffers resistance when it travels through metal, creating HEAT and LOTS of it (I've heard its not uncommon for the latest P4's to operate around 70dec C under full load with stock cooler). Light on the other hand, travelling through optical cable or through air or vacuum, is offered no resistance (or so little that it barely generates any appreciable heat).
Room temperature processors anyone? This would be great for eliminating the wear and tear and thermal breakdown caused by heating/cooling when turning your comp on and off. I believe the speed difference between electricity and light (while it may be significant through specific mediums) would be negligible? We're talking distances of micrometers, and 2 or 3 cm at worst (think of the size of a processor die).
I see 99% of the posts her missing the point. Stop bickering amongst yourselves over how unimportant these people are, over the specifics of legal terminology and sexual predator laws, and realize that there exists this little thing called FREEDOM OF SPEECH which is kinda a foundation of our society. It doesn't matter who the articles were about, they should have been left up there. Either it's all ok or none of it is. If not, who chooses what is and what isn't? NO ONE can say they are unbiased and impartial, I repeat, NO ONE! There is no such thing as unbiased and impartial.
The only real solution is to physically disable USB ports,
Out of the question. I work with a government contractor as a software engineer and all I can tell you is that there are devices that interface with WinXP over USB 2.0 and are essential to the correct and continued operation of military aircraft.
Before any of you take my flamebait and start putting up smart responses to why the govn't is irresponsible for using WinXP for important things like this, please calm down, put down that crazy-religious-zealot-like microsoft-is-the-devil torch and admit that WinXP is a reliable OS. (I'm not an MS fanboy, but Jeesus H Christ, some people are blinded by damn near religious conviction to all things Microsoft)
taxes are nothing more than theft, and I have no moral problems with those who are able to find ways to get out of it.
So you would also have no problem with:
1) No police to stop vandals from raping your wife and killing your kids because there is no money to fund a police force (and no money for 911 system either)
2) No firefighters to put out your burning house (that the vandals lit in step #1) because there is no money to fund firefighters
3) No clean water to drink because there is are no money to fund water processing / distribution facilities
4) No way to safely go somewhere because there's no money to make / maintain a system of roads and traffic control
While you may not agree with what the government is doing with your money, not paying your taxes is not the solution to the problem. Voicing your opinion and letting them know with your vote is how you fix it. Taxes are an entirely necessary evil which no one should evade. The mere act of evading it to me seems unpatriotic and (I don't want to start a flame war, but...) dare I say treasonous.
Jesus H Christ, what has our society come to. I swear... kids these days.... *obligatory walk-8-miles-through-the-snow-quote*
Parents these days are raising a bunch of pussy-whipped allergic-to-everything don't-tease-me-or-ill-sue-you pansies. So you are embarrassed by something you did when you were 15, BIG F'N DEAL, DEAL WITH IT, SIT DOWN, AND SHADDUP..... (classic words of an earlier age's parental wisdom)
Instead of whining about it and complaining to his parents, who then in their over-protecting-I-must-make-the-world-safe-for-my- tard-of-a-son attitude sued his schoolmates, this kid should have sold the rights to the video to GoldenPalace.com, those guys buy stuff like this up every day...:P
The US Patent System is seriously broken, the current nonstop lawsuits are a sign of this.
Among others I have seen recently:
1) Patent on streaming media (WTF? How did this even go through?) 2) Patent on "Buy-It-Now" 3) Netflix vs Blockbuster's online DVD queuing patent
I could provide sources for all these, but I'm lazy. The point is, something has to be done to stop these stupid lawsuits. Businesses are becoming dependent on lawsuits to help them stay afloat, rather than just being better than their competitors.
In unrelated news.... the MPAA and RIAA have urged all distributors and manufacturers of blank CD and DVD media to completely stop making ALL types of blank media........:P
Ok so how long before the volcano erupts and utterly destroys a multi million dollar power plant built on its side with earthquake action/lava flow/pyroclastic flow?
Even if this were an inactive volcano, those things can randomly become active, spelling doom for the poor saps who would be staffing the power plant (not to mention the millions of dollars down the drain when your spiffy new power plant goes up in smoke, literally).
This is your power plant *shows picture of power plant*
This is your power plant on a volcano *shows picture of puff of smoke*
Questions?
The reason you got such a performance jump when you installed a fresh copy of Win2k is just because it was a FRESH copy. God know what adware, spyware, random driver programs and other sh|t was running in the background that you had accumulated over the months/years.
Do a fresh XP install, do latest security patches, and turn off all crappy third party programs that auto start at windows boot (like the uber super mega helper 5 driver progs for your printer and super mega awesome adobe acrobat 7 suite, etc), (and maybe disable that sh|tty default theme and go for the normal look) and tell me u dont get same benefit.
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So if you're attempting to design a secure system, or write a secure piece of code, and you are "thinking like a hacker," in order to identify vulnerabilities, your system will detect this and lock you out? LMAO
Also, electricity suffers resistance when it travels through metal, creating HEAT and LOTS of it (I've heard its not uncommon for the latest P4's to operate around 70dec C under full load with stock cooler). Light on the other hand, travelling through optical cable or through air or vacuum, is offered no resistance (or so little that it barely generates any appreciable heat).
Room temperature processors anyone? This would be great for eliminating the wear and tear and thermal breakdown caused by heating/cooling when turning your comp on and off. I believe the speed difference between electricity and light (while it may be significant through specific mediums) would be negligible? We're talking distances of micrometers, and 2 or 3 cm at worst (think of the size of a processor die).
Touche my friend, touche. :P
I see 99% of the posts her missing the point. Stop bickering amongst yourselves over how unimportant these people are, over the specifics of legal terminology and sexual predator laws, and realize that there exists this little thing called FREEDOM OF SPEECH which is kinda a foundation of our society. It doesn't matter who the articles were about, they should have been left up there. Either it's all ok or none of it is. If not, who chooses what is and what isn't? NO ONE can say they are unbiased and impartial, I repeat, NO ONE! There is no such thing as unbiased and impartial.
Hah, Fifth Element owns all.
You green?
Before any of you take my flamebait and start putting up smart responses to why the govn't is irresponsible for using WinXP for important things like this, please calm down, put down that crazy-religious-zealot-like microsoft-is-the-devil torch and admit that WinXP is a reliable OS. (I'm not an MS fanboy, but Jeesus H Christ, some people are blinded by damn near religious conviction to all things Microsoft)
Jesus H Christ, what has our society come to. I swear... kids these days.... *obligatory walk-8-miles-through-the-snow-quote*
- tard-of-a-son attitude sued his schoolmates, this kid should have sold the rights to the video to GoldenPalace.com, those guys buy stuff like this up every day... :P
Parents these days are raising a bunch of pussy-whipped allergic-to-everything don't-tease-me-or-ill-sue-you pansies. So you are embarrassed by something you did when you were 15, BIG F'N DEAL, DEAL WITH IT, SIT DOWN, AND SHADDUP..... (classic words of an earlier age's parental wisdom)
Instead of whining about it and complaining to his parents, who then in their over-protecting-I-must-make-the-world-safe-for-my
The US Patent System is seriously broken, the current nonstop lawsuits are a sign of this.
Among others I have seen recently:
1) Patent on streaming media (WTF? How did this even go through?)
2) Patent on "Buy-It-Now"
3) Netflix vs Blockbuster's online DVD queuing patent
I could provide sources for all these, but I'm lazy. The point is, something has to be done to stop these stupid lawsuits. Businesses are becoming dependent on lawsuits to help them stay afloat, rather than just being better than their competitors.
ARG!! You beat me to it! *shakes fist*
In unrelated news.... the MPAA and RIAA have urged all distributors and manufacturers of blank CD and DVD media to completely stop making ALL types of blank media........ :P
I, for one, welcome our dark freenet overlords.
although it is unlikely that the machine will ever be pushed to this limit
Like I said class: If you can't fit your program in 640k of memory, you don't know how to program... "640k should be enough for anybody"
OMG PONIES?! Where!?!?!1!
*screams like an 13 year old girl near Justin Timberlake*
Now I can finally deal with the 768 or so pop ups that come up whenever I attempt to use my computer!!
Ok so how long before the volcano erupts and utterly destroys a multi million dollar power plant built on its side with earthquake action/lava flow/pyroclastic flow? Even if this were an inactive volcano, those things can randomly become active, spelling doom for the poor saps who would be staffing the power plant (not to mention the millions of dollars down the drain when your spiffy new power plant goes up in smoke, literally). This is your power plant *shows picture of power plant* This is your power plant on a volcano *shows picture of puff of smoke* Questions?
The reason you got such a performance jump when you installed a fresh copy of Win2k is just because it was a FRESH copy. God know what adware, spyware, random driver programs and other sh|t was running in the background that you had accumulated over the months/years. Do a fresh XP install, do latest security patches, and turn off all crappy third party programs that auto start at windows boot (like the uber super mega helper 5 driver progs for your printer and super mega awesome adobe acrobat 7 suite, etc), (and maybe disable that sh|tty default theme and go for the normal look) and tell me u dont get same benefit.