sabinm - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Hoping for Windows 7's success... (Score 1) 350

by sabinm on Wednesday November 04, 2009 @10:53AM (#29978128) Attached to: Firefox Passes IE6 In Browser Share

Um, you're completely off base here. First of all ie6 browser share is at 18-19%. The subsequent releases (ie7-8) make up the other part of that 62%. Even if we can take it as fact that in 2001 ie6 was 95% of browser share (which we cannot--it was probably ie5 or some sort), then what you're talking about that internet explorer usage has declined 72% in the past eight years, and I would submit that this is significant evidence of the preference of the vast majority of people to Firefox. Considering that a great number of corporations, including the United States federal government still are using ie6, considering that IExplore is the default install on 95% of personal computers, and considering that in order to use firefox you have to 1. connect to the internet 2. know the name of the browser 3. "google" or "get firefox" it and 4. keep changing it back to the default browser every time IEx changes the user back to defaulting to its own, I'd say that firefox isn't the browser that should be worried. Trending at this rate, IE will be a niche browser in the next decade. Although I do tend to like ie8 more than 7 or 6, for me Firefox is MORE compatible with the majority of my websites, including my online banking. Plus I can't stand the fact that they bother me with their "accelerators" crap. I prefer to install my "accelerators" when I needed, not all your pre-loaded crap when I first start up my browser--and I'd wager that most average users feel the same way.

Sir, I do believe you're trolling.

Comment Re:national security (Score 1) 364

by sabinm on Friday March 13, 2009 @03:26PM (#27184861) Attached to: FOIA Request For Pending Copyright Treaty Denied

14th Amendment Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Yeah- States are far less restricted than the Federal government . . .

Comment Re:Well that's just dandy. (Score 1) 85

by sabinm on Tuesday January 22, 2008 @08:33PM (#22147110) Attached to: Microsoft Apologizes for XBL Downtime With Undertow

Yes, you're right. As a symbolic gesture, they should offer the free download in a window that closely approximates the time that the service was unavailable for Live's users.

Are you listening, Major Nelson?

Feed Blend a PC Into Your TV System, Using Wireless and High Definition (nytimes.com)

From feed by nytfeed on Wednesday February 21, 2007 @09:12PM

Some video buffs may want to relay their high-definition programming all over the house or take it with them on the road.

Submission + - Study: IT Sabotage, Work Behavior Linked

Submitted by narramissic on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @12:44PM

narramissic writes: According to recent research by the U.S. military and CERT, workers who sabotage corporate systems are almost always IT workers who are 'disgruntled, paranoid, generally show up late, argue with colleagues, and generally perform poorly.'

Dell Laptops Have Shocking New Problem 475

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @12:22PM from the jolt-of-reality dept.

dapsychous writes "A friend of one of my coworkers has noticed a problem in Dell notebook computers (also covered in this engadget article about a problem that has been popping up lately in Dell 17" notebook computers). It seems that these computers are putting out between 19 and 139 (65 according to article, 139 according to him) volts of AC power as measured from any chassis screw vs. earth ground. This has led to several problems including fried ram, blown video circuits, and a stout zap on his left hand. According to him, Dell has tried to keep him quiet about the problem and has even gone so far as to have him banned from a few websites, and threatened him with legal action if he tells people about the problem."

Submission + - Google Apps to become paid service

Submitted by FredDC on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @10:53AM

FredDC writes: Business Week reports Google Apps is becoming a paid service soon for companies who wish to use it for their domain. Disney and Pixar are reportedly thinking about switching to Google Apps innstead of using Microsoft Office. Could this be the end of a monopoly? Or the start of a new one?

Submission + - DNA-rainbow: A new vision of human chromosomes

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @10:39AM

An anonymous reader writes: Two scientists have rendered amazing pictures using datafiles from the human genome project. They assigned different colors to the DNA and rendered images showing interesting patterns and strange structures of our chromosomes. It might be a groundbreaking new idea for displaying and maybe better understanding our genes. Anyways, with it's fascinating pictures it is a beautiful mix of science and art.

Submission + - Senate introduces strong privacy bill

Submitted by

amigoro

on Wednesday February 07, 2007 @09:58AM

amigoro writes: "US Senators yesterday introduced a bill that better protects the privacy of citizens' personal information in the face of data security breaches across the country. Key features of the bipartisan legislation include increasing criminal penalties for identity theft involving electronic personal data and making it a crime to intentionally or willfully conceal a security breach involving personal data, giving individuals access to, and the opportunity to correct, any personal information held by commercial data brokers, requiring entities that maintain personal data to establish internal policies that protect the personal data of Americans, requiring entities that maintain personal data to give notice to individuals and law enforcement when they experience a breach involving sensitive personal data and requiring the government to establish rules protecting privacy and security when it uses information from commercial data brokers, to conduct audits of government contracts with data brokers and impose penalties on government contractors that fail to meet data privacy and security requirements."

Journal Journal: Guides to reduced stress while posting/viewing slashdo

Journal by sabinm on Wednesday December 11, 2002 @03:57PM

Just a thought I had while reading some comments today.

Guidelines to Reduced Stress on Slashdot

1. If user #xxxxxxx calls you an idiot, don't curl into fetal position and suck your thumb. Be an adult and ignore the idiot, idiot!

2. Idiot.

3. Question : if someone calls you a troll and you are not a troll, does that make you a troll?

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