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Comment Re:Noscript (Score 1) 188

Ok that's great, but what about keyboard users? They don't see all the sub links. And nav menus are hardly a proof that the net doesn't need javascript. I suppose in 5 years we won't need to do the same things with JS (form validation, rich text editing, zebra striping, animation, etc.), but since we're not in the future, I think it's safe to say that there are some legitimate uses for JS.

Comment Let's wait a little while... (Score 1) 690

Joel at Joel on Software wrote an article I remember reading that said starting over is more often than not a bad idea. For one thing, it's counterproductive as you spend exorbitant amounts of time building things that you've already built at some point. Another thing is that this is probably also a theory that will ultimately lead to "leaky abstraction". This new internet will inevitably run into problems because users do unexpected things. I can't remember who, but someone once said (Perelman perhaps?), that as technology becomes more secure, more technology becomes available to break it.

All that being said though, there are perhaps building new technologies. This is why scientists have been researching internet 2. Faster speeds, better securty, etc.: all good. However, we need to compromise and integrate old and new.

Comment Re:Bank balance (Score 4, Insightful) 499

Ok, so not only do I have to give up efficiency in the chip itself, but now my efficiency suffers because I now have to determine which chips are useful for which applications. I don't want to have to start thinking about whether or not I plan to use my new laptop for anything requiring accuracy greater than such and such a percentage. I suppose this might be effective for niche markets, but it seems messy if you try to make it part of all computing platforms.

Comment Beta? (Score 1) 227

"By no means is the one you're seeing our favicon final; it was a first step to a more unified set of icons. However, we really value feedback from users and want to hear your ideas that we may have missed."

Google: even our logo is beta.

Comment Up to 3 hours! (Score 1) 312

Wow, talk about amazing battery life. Currently, it gets one, and they hope to bump it to three! This thing would make a horrible keyboard, remote, etc. However, this could make a nice email checker (not sure for who though because my grandmother uses her computer constantly).

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