But how can I get Opera to *be* the default browser? I have Opera Mini, but many apps (*indluding* Opera!!!!) will use the Blackberry default browser to open certain links.
Chrysler recently announced they were on Twitter, but the name was ChryslerCom or something like that. Squatters beat them to their own name. That's the problem with unique usernames, though. I mean, say your name (because your parents are insensitive clods) actually *is* Chevy... Should you be prevented from being "Chevy" online because a car company holds a trademark on that name? Is it really fair for the courts to just take something away from you and give it to a rich corporation?
"for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the services"
How horrible. The world shall surely come to an end now. They can reuse anything you submit, post, or display to promote further use of the browser. Those bastards. </roll-eyes>
Welcome to Hollywood. Blatant copying is the new originality. Any kid seeing Short Circuit is liable to say "they stole that off of WALL.E" despite the obvious order of precedent.
Absolutely. This is why OpenID is going nowhere fast. Everybody wants to be a provider, but virtually nobody wants to accept OpenID credentials from other sites. LJ does, and to my surprise Identi.ca has since day one, but most "OpenID sites" are providers only. It's sad, and makes baby Stallman cry.
Soon, I will be able to covertly wipe my work laptop and install Linux with nobody being any wiser. I just need to find the ever-elusive Ubuntu 7.0 ISO.
Yes. FUD. Really.
Google Reader is only sharing items you specifically tell it to share, by clicking on a share icon, which Google Reader explicitly tells you makes the item publicly accessible.
People complaining that they only want to share with certain people are lazy morons. The "Email" icon is directly to the right of the "Share" icon, and will allow them to do exactly what they want, which is to share an item with some friends, but not with everybody. If you don't want to share with the entire world, then the only reason to click on the "Share" icon is sheer laziness. "Oh, typing (a portion of) somebody's e-mail address is too much work!"
I know "US Government Caught Manipulating Wikipedia" is a cool title, but seriously, does anyone think the US government, the CIA or the Vatican would be stupid enough to get caught if they actually wanted to influence a wikipedia article?
House of Representatives. The people who bring us stupid internet legislation proposals on a near-constant basis, clearly demonstrating they barely know what an internet is, much less how to deal with it. Are you thinking clearly? Hell yes they're that stupid.
I did, like, actually install and try it before writing about it. Amazing concept for Slashdot, I know, but Adblock (I believe it's actually Adblock Plus on my work machine, but not 100% positive at the moment) did not work. Maybe it works on some other OS, but on a crappy Windows machine it did not.
Firefox is nothing without its extensions. Therefore, Firefox 3 beta 1 is largely nothing. I won't use a browser that doesn't have AdBlock. Call me back when my essential extensions are working with Firefox 3...
Fairly quick, simple to develop in, stacks of libraries
You're talking about Perl, right? I would not call Java "fairly quick" or "simple to develop in". When a Hello World takes more than one line of code, it's most definitely not simple to develop in.
Now popular I'll give you... but I don't think popular == good.
Specifically, piracy is unauthorized privateering. Of course, whether or not it is authorized is usually interpreted quite differently depending on who captures you.
I misspoke, slightly, in my original post.
From one of several news articles:
A Minnesota appeals court has ruled that the presence of encryption software on a computer may be viewed as evidence of criminal intent.
If the mere presence of encryption software can be used as evidence of criminal intent, it's unethical (and, arguably, criminal) for the TSA to require contractors to encrypt the data on their computers.
Seeing has how the mere act of encrypting data has been used in court to establish guilt, I'm thinking I don't want to be one of the TSA's contractors.
You must not have tried it recently. It's come a long way!
Yes, I tried it in July. And used it yesterday and the day before on others' systems.
Which Linux did you try? Gentoo? Linux from scratch? Sure, those require some knowledge and tinkering. There's a multitude (a handful? well, a few at any rate) of distros that require no Unix knowledge whatsoever to install, and do not require any tinkering so long as your hardware supports Linux.
Step 1: Insert LiveCD (I suggest Kubuntu 7.04) in CD-ROM tray
Step 2: reboot computer
Step 3: Does everything work?
Step 4 (no): Keep running your current OS.
Step 4 (yes): Click to install, accepting all default options.
Step 5: When it tells you to, remove the CD and reboot. You're done.
What the bloody heck is hard about that? It's as easy as a Windows install (which, admittedly, is too difficult for some people), but quicker, has a preview, and contains more software packages.
Slashdot Mirror
But how can I get Opera to *be* the default browser? I have Opera Mini, but many apps (*indluding* Opera!!!!) will use the Blackberry default browser to open certain links.
I'm on AT&T and MidpSSH works great for me. (8310, OS 4.2)
Chrysler recently announced they were on Twitter, but the name was ChryslerCom or something like that. Squatters beat them to their own name. That's the problem with unique usernames, though. I mean, say your name (because your parents are insensitive clods) actually *is* Chevy... Should you be prevented from being "Chevy" online because a car company holds a trademark on that name? Is it really fair for the courts to just take something away from you and give it to a rich corporation?
"does anything approach the singular time-wasting abilities of IMDB or Wikipedia?"
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
By listing two sites with this "time-wasting ability", you have proven two things:
1) That it's not singular
2) That you have a poor grasp of English
Plus I think way more people waste their time on Slashdot.
Soon, The Pirate Bay will have a new home in international waters....
I give it a week.
"for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the services"
How horrible. The world shall surely come to an end now. They can reuse anything you submit, post, or display to promote further use of the browser. Those bastards. </roll-eyes>
"help to determine whether men are serial commitment-phobes or devoted husbands"
Because, you know, there's no middle ground. All devoted husbands are monogamous. Swingers and polyamorous people are purely fictional. </sarcasm>
Welcome to Hollywood. Blatant copying is the new originality. Any kid seeing Short Circuit is liable to say "they stole that off of WALL.E" despite the obvious order of precedent.
Absolutely. This is why OpenID is going nowhere fast. Everybody wants to be a provider, but virtually nobody wants to accept OpenID credentials from other sites. LJ does, and to my surprise Identi.ca has since day one, but most "OpenID sites" are providers only. It's sad, and makes baby Stallman cry.
...for April Fool's. So much for any pretense Slashdot had of being "news".
That's what people get for trusting a greedy lying monopoly with their computer systems...
Soon, I will be able to covertly wipe my work laptop and install Linux with nobody being any wiser. I just need to find the ever-elusive Ubuntu 7.0 ISO.
Project Manticore can now proceed. Hopefully they make many, many Jessica Albas.
Yes. FUD. Really.
Google Reader is only sharing items you specifically tell it to share, by clicking on a share icon, which Google Reader explicitly tells you makes the item publicly accessible.
People complaining that they only want to share with certain people are lazy morons. The "Email" icon is directly to the right of the "Share" icon, and will allow them to do exactly what they want, which is to share an item with some friends, but not with everybody. If you don't want to share with the entire world, then the only reason to click on the "Share" icon is sheer laziness. "Oh, typing (a portion of) somebody's e-mail address is too much work!"
I did, like, actually install and try it before writing about it. Amazing concept for Slashdot, I know, but Adblock (I believe it's actually Adblock Plus on my work machine, but not 100% positive at the moment) did not work. Maybe it works on some other OS, but on a crappy Windows machine it did not.
Firefox is nothing without its extensions. Therefore, Firefox 3 beta 1 is largely nothing. I won't use a browser that doesn't have AdBlock. Call me back when my essential extensions are working with Firefox 3...
Now popular I'll give you... but I don't think popular == good.
Curse you, Slashdot, for not allowing the tag!
Specifically, piracy is unauthorized privateering. Of course, whether or not it is authorized is usually interpreted quite differently depending on who captures you.
Obviously we need a law mandating that these idiots fine people use Firefox with NoScript. :-)
Seeing has how the mere act of encrypting data has been used in court to establish guilt, I'm thinking I don't want to be one of the TSA's contractors.
Step 1: Insert LiveCD (I suggest Kubuntu 7.04) in CD-ROM tray
Step 2: reboot computer
Step 3: Does everything work?
Step 4 (no): Keep running your current OS.
Step 4 (yes): Click to install, accepting all default options.
Step 5: When it tells you to, remove the CD and reboot. You're done.
What the bloody heck is hard about that? It's as easy as a Windows install (which, admittedly, is too difficult for some people), but quicker, has a preview, and contains more software packages.