Comment Re:Excuse me while I... (Score 0, Troll) 575
Nobody is seriously talking about taking your guns away. With the modern mind-control technologies, it's really not necessary.
You know, most people just call it Fox News
Halo 3 Criticized In Murder Conviction 839
oldwindways writes "An Ohio teen was found guilty of murdering his mother and shooting his father in the head after they took away his copy of Halo 3. One has to wonder if this is going to have any effect on the games industry. Clearly, the AP thought they could stir up something controversial by asking the IP owner for a statement: 'Microsoft, which owns the intellectual property for the game, declined to comment beyond a statement saying: "We are aware of the situation and it is a tragic case."' I suppose the good news is they did not accept his insanity plea, so no one can claim that Halo 3 drove him insane. Even so, I don't think anything good can come out of this for gamers."
Unfortunately, it seems somebody can claim that the game was a contributing factor; the judge who presided over this case said he believes that the 17-year-old defendant "had no idea at the time he hatched this plot that if he killed his parents, they would be dead forever." GamePolitics has further details from the judge's statement. It doesn't help that the boy's lawyers used video game addiction as a defense.
Comment Re:Red? (Score 1, Funny) 55
Why is the banner red? Communists.
Isn't red also the colour of the GOP?
The Inexact Science of Carbon Neutrality 302
snydeq writes "Sustainable IT's Ted Samson raises questions regarding the purchasing of carbon offsets, a practice growing in popularity among tech companies such as Dell, Yahoo, and Google in an attempt to achieve 'carbon neutrality.' Essentially financial instruments, carbon offsets enable companies to invest money in sustainable endeavors in an attempt to counteract the carbon footprint they incur conducting their business. But as a recent article in the Wall Street Journal shows, measuring the value of these carbon offsets is tricky business, as some recipients of offsets say the results of their sustainable efforts would be achieved regardless of any one company's investment. 'The question of whether carbon offsets hold value just scratches the surface of the overall carbon-neutrality question,' Samson writes. 'For the time being, there isn't even a consistent approach to measuring an organization's carbon footprint in the first place. And if you don't know how much CO2 you're responsible for, how do you know how much offsetting is necessary to become neutral?'"
Comment Re:But isn't that the idea? (Score 1) 676
I like how you're so outraged about something so simple. Do you throw a hissy fit whenever you click "Start" to shut down?
Comment Re:But isn't that the idea? (Score 2, Insightful) 676
I know it's different, but it is akin to the old File menu. The new Ribbon interface has casualties for the sake of simplicity. The interface is GREATLY improved. They could have put the old "File" functions (new, open, save, print) in a ribbon, but they're too important. It makes SENSE. It takes all of 10 seconds to realise and grasp. I normally hate microsoft, I'm a faithful ubuntu user, but they got office 2007 right! it's one of the best pieces of software around.
Comment Re:I don't get it (Score 1) 907
My setup: Fast computer, so vista doesn't slow down at all. I run vista natively, and XP in a VM inside ubuntu.
6 months on, I still find Vista a pain to use. Everything isn't where you'd expect it. Aero is HORRIBLE. I'm sorry, but there's no way any theming can beat bevels in terms of usability. Aero is nice if you have one, maybe 2 apps open, and they're not maximised. Anything else and it's almost impossible to decern controls, windows, etc. It looks good, but its much slower to use.
And the "classic" theme is pants. They ruined it completely.
The UAC stuff is pretty badly done. You have to go through about 3 dialogs just to overwrite files in a system area. I'm fine with the UAC _idea_, but ubuntu does it so much better.
And really, I don't see any particular benefits over XP. XP was easier to use and runs all my applications. I'm only using Vista because sooner or later, people WON'T make apps for XP.
Its a complete joke.
Comment Contact Him! (Score 2, Informative) 268
Email him. Linky
Comment Re:Congratulations! (Score 1) 534
"But your highness, she's a commoner, her slurm will taste fowl!"
"Yes! Which is why we'll market it as new slurm, then, when everyone hates it, we'll bring back slurm classic, and make BILLIONS!"
- Futurama
Comment Re:Captain Metric to the rescue (Score 1) 139
Of course. Because capitalisation changes the meaning in some cases, e.g. nm -> Nm
Comment Re:About time! (Score 1) 392
Why is this modded down? I was about to post the same thing. Black holes are no less observable than the moon o.O
Comment Re:Learn CSS (Score 1) 438
clear:both; will clear both left and right floated divs.
Comment Re:Learn CSS (Score 1) 438
What the hell? Even when I select "plain old text" it doesn't use it. Nice one, slashdot! Using [] for tags. Ghod I hate new
If you have two columns
[div id="menu"]...[/div]
[div id="content"]...[/div]
and menu is "float: left;", then adding a footer is super easy
[div id="footer"]...[/div]
and set "clear: left;"
is that what you mean?
Comment Re:Learn CSS (Score 1) 438
If you have two columns
...
...
and menu is "float: left;", then adding a footer is super easy
...
and set "clear: left;"
is that what you mean?
Comment Re:Learn CSS (Score 4, Informative) 438
There aren't many instances where tables give an advantage, and in the few instances it, the advantage isn't significant
Usually tables are a hindrance for me. I think in terms of divs now. And its always a pleasure to code. I didn't get that when I used tables, really.
Contrast tables with radical layout changes that can be made with small CSS bits. CSS was a pain before IE6, and IE6 still has issues, but for the most part CSS is an absolute joy to use now.
Cached CSS means your HTML files are all about content. It means less bandwidth use, and cleaner code.
Theres loads of reasons I like CSS, and not many for liking tables. My $0.02
Usually tables are a hindrance for me. I think in terms of divs now. And its always a pleasure to code. I didn't get that when I used tables, really.
Contrast tables with radical layout changes that can be made with small CSS bits. CSS was a pain before IE6, and IE6 still has issues, but for the most part CSS is an absolute joy to use now.
Cached CSS means your HTML files are all about content. It means less bandwidth use, and cleaner code.
Theres loads of reasons I like CSS, and not many for liking tables. My $0.02
