No kidding. For all the supposed genius techies that hang out around here, I can't believe the amount of whining about shelling out a buck now and then. Don't you people make a good wage from your abilities? Oh wait, I forgot, making money is evil.
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Maybe because you're paying for the ongoing cost of supporting the infrastructure?
(Someone asked if it costs money to move electrons. Yes, because power has to be generated for this, and I think we can all agree that power isn't free.)
Thank you. I use Windows exclusively at home and mostly at work. I have an interest in Linux, and may sometime take the time to learn it, but for now I'm using Windows 2000. For me, it is very stable. Word is very stable.
If you take care of your Windows machine, you can get by just fine.
This won't work long term for paying off the record companies, because in a few years we'll have removable media that you can store an entire music collection on one disc. Sales will go down along with revenue for the record companies. I'm sure they are well aware of this which is why they're looking for other ways to protect their income.
I only use the cached version if the "real" version is unavailable, which I'm guessing is what most people do. If the original pages are available that probably explains the lack of cache hits.
Hasn't Kleenex already lost that battle? I thought they were one of the big examples of why companies need to protect their trademark or have it become common usage.
I can see using the second table. It keeps that area nicely organized. You don't get as much control with : depending on the browser's window size, you could have text spilling all over the place.
I was also surprised to find my old posts out there, but no one ever promised me they'd disappear.
What you can do is (1) go to Google and find out how to request the removal of your old posts, and (2) set "X-NO-ARCHIVE" on your future posts (or something like that - Google tells you how to do that also)
I think the Usenet archives are a fascinating snapshot of history, but I can understand why a lot of people wouldn't want to see their old posts there.
irregardless adverb [prob. blend of irrespective and regardless] (ca. 1912)
nonstand : regardless
Usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.
(C)1997, 1996 Zane Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved
That employee number sounds about right - for some reason the number 12 comes to my mind.
I like the story he tells in "Triumph of the Nerds" about the time Steve Jobs offered to pay him with shares in the company when money was tight. He says, wryly, that he was smart and held out for the money.
I don't like the default Windows "My Document" folder and by hacking the registry it is very well possible to use for example D:\Users\%USERNAME% instead
I don't like "My Documents" either. I think the overuse of "My" everything is silly. The latest versions of TweakUI allow you to fix a lot of this without going directly to the registry.
(or as it is now called "folder", what happened to the old terminology?)
I like the word "folder", it is much more efficient than "directory" - 2 syllables instead of 4, and I think it's easier to say. I'm sure some people resist it out of habit, and because it's windowsish terminology.:-)
I like it! Especially the image of seeing flashes and hearing bangs from people working nearby. Yellowing files would also be cool.
Your comment reminds me of the SF short story, "An Office Romance" by Terry Bisson. I can't verify this link because of my company's internet filtering software, but I think the story is located at:
I'm already paying $50 a month to get online, there's no way I'm paying more $ to read content I can get for free elsewhere.
And I suppose if you were paying $300 a month for a car, you wouldn't want to pay for anything you got at Wal-Mart.
Yes, you could get stuff for free from the Salvation Army, but you might want something you can only get from a store where you pay.
I realized this isn't the best analogy, because online you can find high-quality content for free, but really, paying for access and paying for content are two different things.
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No kidding. For all the supposed genius techies that hang out around here, I can't believe the amount of whining about shelling out a buck now and then. Don't you people make a good wage from your abilities? Oh wait, I forgot, making money is evil.
Are you kidding? It's a beautiful machine.
You know, that bitterness will eat you up inside.
Maybe because you're paying for the ongoing cost of supporting the infrastructure?
(Someone asked if it costs money to move electrons. Yes, because power has to be generated for this, and I think we can all agree that power isn't free.)
Thank you. I use Windows exclusively at home and mostly at work. I have an interest in Linux, and may sometime take the time to learn it, but for now I'm using Windows 2000. For me, it is very stable. Word is very stable.
If you take care of your Windows machine, you can get by just fine.
When I ran Windows 98 I literally had to reboot at LEAST once a day.
How many times did you figuratively have to reboot?
Since switching to Linux almost a year ago I have had one single instance where I rebooted my system for any reason other than a new kernel
So, new kernel reboots happen... twice a day?
This won't work long term for paying off the record companies, because in a few years we'll have removable media that you can store an entire music collection on one disc. Sales will go down along with revenue for the record companies. I'm sure they are well aware of this which is why they're looking for other ways to protect their income.
This is just silly. You have to move your hand from the keyboard to work the mouse for your method. That hardly seems more efficient!
I only use the cached version if the "real" version is unavailable, which I'm guessing is what most people do. If the original pages are available that probably explains the lack of cache hits.
Hasn't Kleenex already lost that battle? I thought they were one of the big examples of why companies need to protect their trademark or have it become common usage.
I can see using the second table. It keeps that area nicely organized. You don't get as much control with : depending on the browser's window size, you could have text spilling all over the place.
Oh yeah, one more thing I loved about the Internet back only five years ago when I started: no pop-up x10 ads!
At least you can turn the X10 ads off for 30 days at at time:
http://www.x10.com/x10ads.htm
That is no solution. Port 81 is usually blocked by firewalls.
We're talking about a personal web page hosted on somebody's home machine (presumably, since we're talking about cable modems).
If you have a firewall, you should be able to configure it to allow traffic on port 81.
they started blocking port 80. Thanks MIcrosoft! Goodbye personal webpage!
So use port 81 instead.
Let's see, just pulling some numbers out of the air:
$84,750 (3000 copies X $339 / 12 people)
- 33,900 (40% taxes -rough but probably conservative
estimate - you have to consider corporate/
self-employment/whatever)
- 6,000 (health insurance)
________
$44,850
Hmm. We're already down to $44,850 and we haven't even gotten into operating costs.
but /. didn't let me write:
What?? no caps???
AlL iN CaPs
How about:
I was also surprised to find my old posts out there, but no one ever promised me they'd disappear.
What you can do is (1) go to Google and find out how to request the removal of your old posts, and (2) set "X-NO-ARCHIVE" on your future posts (or something like that - Google tells you how to do that also)
I think the Usenet archives are a fascinating snapshot of history, but I can understand why a lot of people wouldn't want to see their old posts there.
I agree. Fortunately, Google provides a way for you to remove your old posts.
I suggest a new user option:
"Do not display duplicate story postings."
AFAIK, You are right about Tim Berners-Lee. His WWW runs on a network originally created in the USA.
irregardless, it is a word:
irregardless adverb [prob. blend of irrespective and regardless] (ca. 1912)
nonstand : regardless
Usage
Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.
(C)1997, 1996 Zane Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved
That employee number sounds about right - for some reason the number 12 comes to my mind.
I like the story he tells in "Triumph of the Nerds" about the time Steve Jobs offered to pay him with shares in the company when money was tight. He says, wryly, that he was smart and held out for the money.
I don't like the default Windows "My Document" folder and by hacking the registry it is very well possible to use for example D:\Users\%USERNAME% instead
:-)
I don't like "My Documents" either. I think the overuse of "My" everything is silly. The latest versions of TweakUI allow you to fix a lot of this without going directly to the registry.
(or as it is now called "folder", what happened to the old terminology?)
I like the word "folder", it is much more efficient than "directory" - 2 syllables instead of 4, and I think it's easier to say. I'm sure some people resist it out of habit, and because it's windowsish terminology.
I like it! Especially the image of seeing flashes and hearing bangs from people working nearby. Yellowing files would also be cool.
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Your comment reminds me of the SF short story, "An Office Romance" by Terry Bisson. I can't verify this link because of my company's internet filtering software, but I think the story is located at:
http://www.sff.net/people/tbisson/officeromance.h
The story is about office workers in the future laboring away in a virtual reality version of "Microserf Office".
I'm already paying $50 a month to get online, there's no way I'm paying more $ to read content I can get for free elsewhere.
And I suppose if you were paying $300 a month for a car, you wouldn't want to pay for anything you got at Wal-Mart.
Yes, you could get stuff for free from the Salvation Army, but you might want something you can only get from a store where you pay.
I realized this isn't the best analogy, because online you can find high-quality content for free, but really, paying for access and paying for content are two different things.