If I can remember correctly through my drunken history of the last 8 years, Firefox was first promoted as an alternative the bloated Mozilla - and quite rightly so.
Not rightly so. Mozilla was never bloated; they just wanted you to believe so. Firefox was actually promoted as the IE-killer that everyone was waiting for. To this end, it was basically an IE clone in terms of UI. It went even further and treated its users as clueless idiots. This is why downloaded files are saved to the desktop by default without a prompt.
Once upon a time there used to an option to open new pages as a tab or in a new window - now this is split into 2 different parameters (browser.link.open_newwindow and browser.link.open_newwindow_restriction) which make no sense to anybody.
The second preference restricts JavaScript-created windows. For example, you could choose to let JavaScript open a new regardless of the first setting and let it control the window's dimensions or not. This was useful for new windows meant to be small pop-ups to show additional information or make a quick choice.
They said 'you can toggle private browsing on and off' - and 'you can delete browsing history over the last hour, day, month etc..". SUPER LIE. Try deleting your history (everything!) then go to your.mozilla/firefox/{UID}.profile directory. Now...try running 'strings' on your places.sqlite file and try running strings on the files in the bookmarkbackups directory. Yeh, privacy, HUH?
Yeah, SQLite sucks.
For the record, I use SeaMonkey. Too bad that since the release of 2.0 they're slowly starting to make bad choices as well. And I'm not talking about the lack of a forms manager, for which there's a valid excuse (and it will be back).
The issue with getting just a Wii is the games aren't really for hardcore gamers.
I'm a 'hardcore gamer', and I'm satisfied with my Wii. Maybe it's because I'm not a fan of the FPS genre. The only downside is that there are not many RPGs for it, but I've still got plenty of those to play on my GBA and DS.
Too bad I really wanted to get A boy and his Blob. I liked that game when I was younger.
The problem isn't that I/O is slow. The problem is the x86 architecture with its interrupts that call for the CPU to wait for your hard drive(s) and your disc drive(s). The PowerPC architecture doesn't have problem.
Another is that Java is dramatically easier to program than a C-like language. I mean, incredibly monstrously easier.
As someone who has programmed in C, C++, and Java, I disagree. Java's quirks are a pain in the behind. Powerful features like operator overloading (which you'd think they'd at least have used on strings) don't exist.
One problem with languages like C++ or Objective-C is that lots of people think they understand them but very few programmers really do. Case in point - I have an Apple-mad friend who ironically programs C# servers on Windows for his day job. But he figured he'd learn iPad development. I warned him that unmanaged development was a PITA but he wasn't convinced, so I showed him a page that discussed reference counting in ObjC (retain/release). He read it and said "well that seems simple enough" - doh. Another one bites the dust. I walked him through cycle leaks, ref leaks on error paths (no smart pointers in objc!), and some basic thread safety issues. By the end he realized that what looked simple really wasn't at all.
Right, because you really need reference counting and all that jazz all the time. Face it, if you can't write code that doesn't leak in languages that don't have garbage collection, you'll have leaking programs in Java as well.
A few easy prevention techniques plus avoiding the "seedier" places go a long way.
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Which is bullshit. The tired "don't visit iffy sites" meme for security needs to die, because it's not the cause, but a symptom. The real issue is your web browser and/or plug-in(s), which are being exploited.
Use a reasonably secure web browser, and keep it updated.
Keep Flash updated. It would be even better if you stopped it from loading automatically with something like FlashBlock for Mozilla browsers.
Disable JavaScript in Adobe Acrobat Reader. At the very least disable its browser plug-in.
Yeah, yeah, Windows sucks, we get it. Can you provide an actual argument?
I need to know that it completed successfully because it could just as well still be busy, hanging, or not done what I asked at all and just sitting there.
I know that you can have a back-up. But how are you going to get it on the Wii? And if I do, how am I going to use it for emulation?
Without any modding, that is. Nintendo will brick your Wii if a firmware update finds mods, the bastards. Hell, with revision 4.2 it doesn't even need to detect mods to brick it.
That's kind of a good idea, but 10 years is too short time, especially now that we've starting to see a lot more re-releases and ports to current generation PC's and consoles of old games.
10 years is actually a long time in gaming. That's two generations.
Yes, we're seeing lots of re-releases and ports. Do you really want to pay for the same game over and over? I still own the cartridges to many older video games. It doesn't make sense to me to have to buy them again to be able to play them legally on, say, my Wii.
Standards change--if not the standards themselves, then at least the versions. We're now on HTML 5 and CSS3 (or is there a CSS4 now?).
Err, the standards don't really change. At least not in over 10 years, ever since CSS was introduced to stop the HTML abuse and separate style from content.
HTML 5 is designed to be backwards compatible, and does away with the versioning. The CSS versions aren't versions, but levels, and they complement each other.
There will be supplements, but in the end, a valid HTML 4 page will still be a valid HTML 4 page in the future.
A pixel perfect lay-out usually means that the position of everything is specified in pixels, so it's not scalable to different screen resolutions. It's not about having consistent rendering results.
What happened to web standards? Websites shouldn't sniff web browsers and declare them outdated. They should use web standards, and the web browser will then render the website to the best of its ability. If someone wants to use an old Mozilla build, that's their business.
Of course some of their outdated applications will need to be updated but really does it always have to get to the point where you insist you need "Windows 95" forever?
Yes. It's still very usable, and upgrading your computer to something that'll run slower and not make you more productive is dumb.
Given there isn't a microkernel with 1/10 the other capabilities/hw support/usage of linux, doesn't it make sense to add stuff to linux instead of waiting for this mythical desktop microkernel.
No. Linux is, and has always been, predominantly for servers. It's a losing battle to turn it into the perfect desktop OS.
Then you have various other mpeg4 flavors, and that's pretty much it in terms of getting HD content out there at reasonable bandwidth.
Most web video isn't HD. This isn't about streaming movies through services like NetFlix. It's about video sharing, first and foremost, like on YouTube.
The answer is the PC games model we already had, where the platform is open and the infrastructure isn't something you are forced to buy from a single seller you are locked to for life (xbox live).
Wrong. The hardware configuration is open, but that's it. The specs of most hardware isn't open. Windows is not open. Most PC games aren't open either.
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Or you could just use SRWare Iron, which is Google Chrome without all the crap and (I think) some extras.
Not rightly so. Mozilla was never bloated; they just wanted you to believe so. Firefox was actually promoted as the IE-killer that everyone was waiting for. To this end, it was basically an IE clone in terms of UI. It went even further and treated its users as clueless idiots. This is why downloaded files are saved to the desktop by default without a prompt.
The second preference restricts JavaScript-created windows. For example, you could choose to let JavaScript open a new regardless of the first setting and let it control the window's dimensions or not. This was useful for new windows meant to be small pop-ups to show additional information or make a quick choice.
Yeah, SQLite sucks.
For the record, I use SeaMonkey. Too bad that since the release of 2.0 they're slowly starting to make bad choices as well. And I'm not talking about the lack of a forms manager, for which there's a valid excuse (and it will be back).
I'm a 'hardcore gamer', and I'm satisfied with my Wii. Maybe it's because I'm not a fan of the FPS genre. The only downside is that there are not many RPGs for it, but I've still got plenty of those to play on my GBA and DS.
Just get the game. :)
What happen?
Because of one company that screwed you over? Just switch to another company. Or you could go handheld with the DS. No shortage of great games there.
I like my Nintendo Wii.
Nice flamebait.
If you think you shouldn't be careful or practice security because you're on GNU/Linux, you're part of the problem.
The problem isn't that I/O is slow. The problem is the x86 architecture with its interrupts that call for the CPU to wait for your hard drive(s) and your disc drive(s). The PowerPC architecture doesn't have problem.
As someone who has programmed in C, C++, and Java, I disagree. Java's quirks are a pain in the behind. Powerful features like operator overloading (which you'd think they'd at least have used on strings) don't exist.
Right, because you really need reference counting and all that jazz all the time. Face it, if you can't write code that doesn't leak in languages that don't have garbage collection, you'll have leaking programs in Java as well.
(emphasis mine)
Which is bullshit. The tired "don't visit iffy sites" meme for security needs to die, because it's not the cause, but a symptom. The real issue is your web browser and/or plug-in(s), which are being exploited.
What is this "wife" thing you're speaking of?
Yeah, yeah, Windows sucks, we get it. Can you provide an actual argument?
I need to know that it completed successfully because it could just as well still be busy, hanging, or not done what I asked at all and just sitting there.
On the other hand, when something completes without problems, on GNU/Linux you often are given no messages stating as such.
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Damn apostrophe abusers!
I know that you can have a back-up. But how are you going to get it on the Wii? And if I do, how am I going to use it for emulation?
Without any modding, that is. Nintendo will brick your Wii if a firmware update finds mods, the bastards. Hell, with revision 4.2 it doesn't even need to detect mods to brick it.
10 years is actually a long time in gaming. That's two generations.
Yes, we're seeing lots of re-releases and ports. Do you really want to pay for the same game over and over? I still own the cartridges to many older video games. It doesn't make sense to me to have to buy them again to be able to play them legally on, say, my Wii.
Err, the standards don't really change. At least not in over 10 years, ever since CSS was introduced to stop the HTML abuse and separate style from content.
HTML 5 is designed to be backwards compatible, and does away with the versioning. The CSS versions aren't versions, but levels, and they complement each other.
There will be supplements, but in the end, a valid HTML 4 page will still be a valid HTML 4 page in the future.
A pixel perfect lay-out usually means that the position of everything is specified in pixels, so it's not scalable to different screen resolutions. It's not about having consistent rendering results.
What happened to web standards? Websites shouldn't sniff web browsers and declare them outdated. They should use web standards, and the web browser will then render the website to the best of its ability. If someone wants to use an old Mozilla build, that's their business.
Yes. It's still very usable, and upgrading your computer to something that'll run slower and not make you more productive is dumb.
If you want to be standards compliant, you'll throw away the outdated notion of a pixel-perfect lay-out. It's all about flexible lay-outs.
What are you talking about? Netscape 4 barely knew any CSS, for one.
No. Linux is, and has always been, predominantly for servers. It's a losing battle to turn it into the perfect desktop OS.
I'm waiting for Haiku.
You can look into the future?
Most web video isn't HD. This isn't about streaming movies through services like NetFlix. It's about video sharing, first and foremost, like on YouTube.
Wrong. The hardware configuration is open, but that's it. The specs of most hardware isn't open. Windows is not open. Most PC games aren't open either.