I don't know about Opera, but as far as I am aware, FF has preview versions 4.0 already. So if we're going to be testing the not-even-beta version of Chrome, isn't it fair comparison to do the same with the other browsers? I realize that TFA has results for FF 3.5.99 and a beta of Opera, but these are relegated to a less prominent position in the results...in contrast, Chrome's 4.x dev version is highlighted with the 2.x version is being downplayed in the results, and no mention is made of the (perhaps more relevant) Chrome 3.x beta. Not that I really care, it just seems like a bit of favouritism is playing into the presentation of this analysis...
Your choice of spelling is all too appropriate. I don't criticize your post (this is slashdot after all)...but it just doesn't feel funny to me right now - not if I consider the people that just died, or what their families are going through.
You assumed wrong...my post mode was to code for some reason. You make it sound like I've intentionally been doing this for a long time...I deeply apologize if your eyes have been hurt.
What if it's the same rate of return of 100 machines per day, and not some percentage? A rate doesn't inherently imply that he's talking about proportional numbers.
Then don't use them. Seriously, if producers don't like people utilizing open standards to integrate and mashup products delivered using HTML/XML/JavaScript/etc., then don't use those standards. Junk all your wares into a DRM-laden flash applet, sit back and relax - and leave the rest of us to range freely on the other side of the guard rails.
Did Michelangelo lock the doors to the Sistine Chapel and stand outside charging $20 a head (sorry, no cameras or sketchpads allowed) to come in and see his masterpiece? No.
Well, maybe not Michelangelo, but the Vatican certainly does make you pay to get in, and it most definitely does not permit the use cameras (ok...maybe you can sneak an odd blurry shot when nobody's looking). I suppose you could bring a sketch pad in without objection, but go ahead and try to do a decent facsimile with a mob of tourists jostling about you.
As a user of LyX, I generally agree. However, it still is in need of improvement in a variety of areas. In particular, if you have to prepare a document that needs to be formatted in a very specific way, you better hope for one of the following:
1) the format is simple, so not much work involved in setting it up. 2) one of the default templates/options gives you what you need (optionally append #1 here for variations if needed) 3) you've been provided a template (I wish...but very unlikely). 4) you are a wizard at TeX/LaTeX/LyX, and/or you can become one (RTFM, Google, etc.).
Option #4 is available to everyone with the learning capacity, inclination, and time to spend on it. Personally, I'm lacking somewhat in at least the latter two categories (and perhaps the former as well, as I've found setting up/configuring documents in LyX to be ridiculously frustrating). I've started using LaTeX recently, but only because I could only find a template for what I needed in only that format, and unfortunately importing/exporting LaTeX is not an option (it tends to get things pretty messed up).
Perhaps she was wondering the same about you as you walked away looking dumbfounded.
Just because something is complicated and difficult for most people to grasp doesn't mean it hasn't got some real-world application at some point. That's why we need people like her to make sense of that sort of stuff, to the benefit of the rest of us.
The purpose of betas and rcs is to get feedback *before* a release. If nobody makes any criticisms before the release, then you'll be stuck with the same problems later on anyway.
I agree somewhat with your second remark. But I don't personally think this is a big deal. I prefer to see the extensions at all times, but it's more for convenience to me, rather than a security issue.
That generally applies only to desktop machines. I haven't bought a desktop in about 8 years...the only desktop do I have is a barebones machine I bought 8 years ago. It's still running smoothly with parts that I've kept up to date over the years as needed.
On the other hand, the choices in terms of configuring a given notebook machine (which is what I'm more likely to buy) typically are very limited (i.e., ram and disk type/capacity).
So I think that for now I'll hang onto my precious 6-digit (just barely) slashdot member ID.
I've been considering buying a new computer lately. But now that I hear Win7 is coming in about 6 months or so, that pretty much ensures I won't be buying anything with Vista on it.
I don't really care to use windows myself, but it's handy to have some exposure to whatever OS the majority of people use. If I'm going to pay the windows tax, I'd like to try to get something that has a better chance at success, and is more likely to get long term support.
If they get a selection of high quality videos that are comparable to what I already regularly watch on TV, and if it is priced in a way makes economic sense, I'd seriously consider dropping cable and just watch what I want online.
I figure I probably actually care to watch no more 6 or 7 different shows a week. At a price of $0.25 per show, that would cut my cable bill significantly. Plus, having the option to not pay when I'm not watching anything is also nice. The rest of the stuff I watch more randomly (e.g., news, etc.) can be obtained free OTA or online.
Why is this the problem of Canadian customs agents? Isn't it the responsibility of the US customs agents get off their arses to check incoming shipments?
Was around 2003 - and that was just monkeying around with Fedora Core 1. I didn't have a clue what I was doing and quickly gave up - went back to whatever version Windows I was using. I later tried and gave up again (after a bit more time) with Fedora Core 3 (2004).
First time I did anything actually useful, was around Fedora Core 4 (2005) - but it wasn't actually Fedora that I did it with. I wanted to backup/resize my Windows NTFS partition, and make new partitions, and I wanted to do it without using proprietary software (I had no money, and don't agree with using pirated/cracked software). Through clueless fumbling and googling, I came across Recovery Is Possible (RIP) Linux and Knoppix, with ntfsclone and QtParted. That was pretty much it...I've had dual boot systems ever since, though I only really keep Windows only for games (which I never have time for anymore). For the times I really need MS Office, I have one legal copy that I bought and installed in a WinXP vm I run in VirtualBox. Unfortunately...I think because of MS Office, I'll never be able to quit windows for good.
won't use kde 4 because they nuked the konqueror, which is my favorite file manager of all time
I originally felt the same as you...but Konqueror is actually still there, and pretty much does what it did before. You just have to mess around to get it setup as the default File Manager.
That said, Dolphin is perfectly fine...I've opted to go with the flow, and I don't really miss Konqueror now that Dolphin has all the features I care about (for basic file management in a GUI).
It seems that netbooks are the primary excuse for pushing this - "most people won't need to run more than 3 apps on a netbook" - or something to that effect. In many cases, the only significant difference between today's 'netbooks' and my 6-year-old laptop is size and weight. I can tell you that I regularly run more than 3 apps on my old laptop.
Granted, I wouldn't want to be writing code or documents on the tiny screen & keyboard of a netbook. However, I don't think it's reasonable to dictate what I can do with my computer based on it's physical dimensions. I could easily find 4 things for my computer to do that don't require lots of typing/reading.
Just my $0.02. I won't be affected by this anyway, since I just wouldn't buy a machine with that version of Windows (or of course I'd just install Linux).
Newsflash: Game developers want to charge more than $20 for games. They aren't going to bother making games for this thing when they could make them for 360 or PS3 and sell them for more.
You might be right about current game developers - but isn't there a huge start-up cost to break into that industry? An open console like this might provide a new opportunity (or reduce barriers) for new players to enter the market. Perhaps we'll actually see something new and innovative come out of it.
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whereas for a commercial project both developers' paycheques and proper management are needed
Fixed that for you.
I don't know about Opera, but as far as I am aware, FF has preview versions 4.0 already. So if we're going to be testing the not-even-beta version of Chrome, isn't it fair comparison to do the same with the other browsers? I realize that TFA has results for FF 3.5.99 and a beta of Opera, but these are relegated to a less prominent position in the results...in contrast, Chrome's 4.x dev version is highlighted with the 2.x version is being downplayed in the results, and no mention is made of the (perhaps more relevant) Chrome 3.x beta. Not that I really care, it just seems like a bit of favouritism is playing into the presentation of this analysis...
Your choice of spelling is all too appropriate. I don't criticize your post (this is slashdot after all)...but it just doesn't feel funny to me right now - not if I consider the people that just died, or what their families are going through.
You assumed wrong...my post mode was to code for some reason. You make it sound like I've intentionally been doing this for a long time...I deeply apologize if your eyes have been hurt.
What if it's the same rate of return of 100 machines per day, and not some percentage? A rate doesn't inherently imply that he's talking about proportional numbers.
You know what they say about statistics...
Absolutely none...since it doesn't exists. Unless you were referring to the Coriolis Effect
(sorry, couldn't help myself)
Then don't use them. Seriously, if producers don't like people utilizing open standards to integrate and mashup products delivered using HTML/XML/JavaScript/etc., then don't use those standards. Junk all your wares into a DRM-laden flash applet, sit back and relax - and leave the rest of us to range freely on the other side of the guard rails.
Did Michelangelo lock the doors to the Sistine Chapel and stand outside charging $20 a head (sorry, no cameras or sketchpads allowed) to come in and see his masterpiece? No.
Well, maybe not Michelangelo, but the Vatican certainly does make you pay to get in, and it most definitely does not permit the use cameras (ok...maybe you can sneak an odd blurry shot when nobody's looking). I suppose you could bring a sketch pad in without objection, but go ahead and try to do a decent facsimile with a mob of tourists jostling about you.
As a user of LyX, I generally agree. However, it still is in need of improvement in a variety of areas. In particular, if you have to prepare a document that needs to be formatted in a very specific way, you better hope for one of the following:
1) the format is simple, so not much work involved in setting it up.
2) one of the default templates/options gives you what you need (optionally append #1 here for variations if needed)
3) you've been provided a template (I wish...but very unlikely).
4) you are a wizard at TeX/LaTeX/LyX, and/or you can become one (RTFM, Google, etc.).
Option #4 is available to everyone with the learning capacity, inclination, and time to spend on it. Personally, I'm lacking somewhat in at least the latter two categories (and perhaps the former as well, as I've found setting up/configuring documents in LyX to be ridiculously frustrating). I've started using LaTeX recently, but only because I could only find a template for what I needed in only that format, and unfortunately importing/exporting LaTeX is not an option (it tends to get things pretty messed up).
I wish I had mod points...and also that you got first post with this one, so that you could have cut this thread off at the knees.
This has nothing to do with my opinion relative to the **AA or TPB. It's just absurd for anyone to really think this would succeed in this context.
Perhaps she was wondering the same about you as you walked away looking dumbfounded.
Just because something is complicated and difficult for most people to grasp doesn't mean it hasn't got some real-world application at some point. That's why we need people like her to make sense of that sort of stuff, to the benefit of the rest of us.
If you make the process difficult enough, people will give up!
Sounds like the first few times I tried to switch to Linux.
*ducks*
The last time I viewed a page with Flash in it.
The purpose of betas and rcs is to get feedback *before* a release. If nobody makes any criticisms before the release, then you'll be stuck with the same problems later on anyway.
I agree somewhat with your second remark. But I don't personally think this is a big deal. I prefer to see the extensions at all times, but it's more for convenience to me, rather than a security issue.
That generally applies only to desktop machines. I haven't bought a desktop in about 8 years...the only desktop do I have is a barebones machine I bought 8 years ago. It's still running smoothly with parts that I've kept up to date over the years as needed.
On the other hand, the choices in terms of configuring a given notebook machine (which is what I'm more likely to buy) typically are very limited (i.e., ram and disk type/capacity).
So I think that for now I'll hang onto my precious 6-digit (just barely) slashdot member ID.
Thanks.
I've been considering buying a new computer lately. But now that I hear Win7 is coming in about 6 months or so, that pretty much ensures I won't be buying anything with Vista on it.
I don't really care to use windows myself, but it's handy to have some exposure to whatever OS the majority of people use. If I'm going to pay the windows tax, I'd like to try to get something that has a better chance at success, and is more likely to get long term support.
If they get a selection of high quality videos that are comparable to what I already regularly watch on TV, and if it is priced in a way makes economic sense, I'd seriously consider dropping cable and just watch what I want online.
I figure I probably actually care to watch no more 6 or 7 different shows a week. At a price of $0.25 per show, that would cut my cable bill significantly. Plus, having the option to not pay when I'm not watching anything is also nice. The rest of the stuff I watch more randomly (e.g., news, etc.) can be obtained free OTA or online.
Here's the direct link:
http://software.informaction.com/data/releases/noscript-1.9.1.9.xpi
Why is this the problem of Canadian customs agents? Isn't it the responsibility of the US customs agents get off their arses to check incoming shipments?
Was around 2003 - and that was just monkeying around with Fedora Core 1. I didn't have a clue what I was doing and quickly gave up - went back to whatever version Windows I was using. I later tried and gave up again (after a bit more time) with Fedora Core 3 (2004).
First time I did anything actually useful, was around Fedora Core 4 (2005) - but it wasn't actually Fedora that I did it with. I wanted to backup/resize my Windows NTFS partition, and make new partitions, and I wanted to do it without using proprietary software (I had no money, and don't agree with using pirated/cracked software). Through clueless fumbling and googling, I came across Recovery Is Possible (RIP) Linux and Knoppix, with ntfsclone and QtParted. That was pretty much it...I've had dual boot systems ever since, though I only really keep Windows only for games (which I never have time for anymore). For the times I really need MS Office, I have one legal copy that I bought and installed in a WinXP vm I run in VirtualBox. Unfortunately...I think because of MS Office, I'll never be able to quit windows for good.
You should try Kubuntu maybe.
won't use kde 4 because they nuked the konqueror, which is my favorite file manager of all time
I originally felt the same as you...but Konqueror is actually still there, and pretty much does what it did before. You just have to mess around to get it setup as the default File Manager.
That said, Dolphin is perfectly fine...I've opted to go with the flow, and I don't really miss Konqueror now that Dolphin has all the features I care about (for basic file management in a GUI).
It seems that netbooks are the primary excuse for pushing this - "most people won't need to run more than 3 apps on a netbook" - or something to that effect. In many cases, the only significant difference between today's 'netbooks' and my 6-year-old laptop is size and weight. I can tell you that I regularly run more than 3 apps on my old laptop.
Granted, I wouldn't want to be writing code or documents on the tiny screen & keyboard of a netbook. However, I don't think it's reasonable to dictate what I can do with my computer based on it's physical dimensions. I could easily find 4 things for my computer to do that don't require lots of typing/reading.
Just my $0.02. I won't be affected by this anyway, since I just wouldn't buy a machine with that version of Windows (or of course I'd just install Linux).
Newsflash: Game developers want to charge more than $20 for games. They aren't going to bother making games for this thing when they could make them for 360 or PS3 and sell them for more.
You might be right about current game developers - but isn't there a huge start-up cost to break into that industry? An open console like this might provide a new opportunity (or reduce barriers) for new players to enter the market. Perhaps we'll actually see something new and innovative come out of it.
Those illegal US immigrants are in for a disappointment. It's not so drastically different here.
Plus they'll have to buy thicker winter jackets and leave their guns at the border.