Another week, another Week in Review, number 9 already. The past week won't go down in memory as a memorable one, but despite that, we did get lots of new Macs, an LGPL'd Qt 4.5, a sort-of optional Internet Explorer, and some more details on Snow Leopard - among other things, of course. This week's my take is about a sport most countries aren't really interested in - long-track speed skating.
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2008-04-15
IE is tied into a windows desktop so much it won't be going anywhere soon.
At least turning it off sounds a lot better than just removing the shortcuts that the old add/remove windows components used to do.
Being able to reinstall should always be an option considering a browser is a requirement to download another browser for the average user.
It's not that i want MS to sell windows without IE (that is way over the top) i just want to be able to remove every trace of it if i choose to.
Member since:2005-07-06
At least turning it off sounds a lot better than just removing the shortcuts that the old add/remove windows components used to do.
Being able to reinstall should always be an option considering a browser is a requirement to download another browser for the average user.
It's not that i want MS to sell windows without IE (that is way over the top) i just want to be able to remove every trace of it if i choose to.
But the thing is, you aren't uninstalling it - it's still on the drive as all internet explorer is; mshtml.dll plus some other files with a shell ontop. The help system still relies on mshtml.dll etc. So it isn't being removed.
The problem is that OEM's wanted the ability to at least disable and replace it as the default browser - which is an runs as an extension to their 'crapware' programme (previous Windows OEM licenses prohibited this, and when they could customise it, there wasn't the ability to totally remove it from the customers view). Expect in the next couple of years Windows 7 machines shipped with Internet Explorer 'removed' and the vendors being paid by Google to include Chrome browser.
Member since:2008-04-15
I know it's not being removed, I didn't say it was, that's wishful thinking on anyone's part.
All i said was it sounds a lot better when you're trying to sell it to everyone. marketing at best when IE isn't just the browser in windows.
"it's been turned off"
sounds better than
"we've just hidden (poorly) the IE shortcuts."
...and actually the subject of my post should have probably pointed that out in the first place.
Edited 2009-03-09 03:43 UTC
Member since:2005-07-06
I just had an idea; why don't they have something like 'browserchoice://' protocol which you can access via a bundled application which allows you to choose from a list of browsers you wish to install; the only requirement for your browser to be listed would be that it contains no spyware, adware or virus's.
Also, Microsoft having one library for the whole system raises issues of security; if you have a deliberately crippled one with limited capabilities built into the code; the security is going to be better than a fully capable library which is crippled by the registry (and thus there is the possibility of exploiting holes in the feature that cripple those features) or some external means. ActiveX is a prime example of a fully featured technology which is crippled by 'policies' but continuously becoming the bane of Internet Explorer because rather than using a stripped down version they try to cripple a fully featured version.
Edited 2009-03-09 06:35 UTC
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2005-07-06
No doubt the Dutch will deliver a good performance come the Olympics, they always do. It's not always fun for the other nations, but you always know who to beat.
It's an rather exciting sport, so it's a shame that not more nations take an interest. Besides after watching Shani Davis, I did not get so surprised by Obama. Kind of got the impression that things where changing already.
Don't have Thom's diversity in idols tho, I guess growing up watching the four S-es settled that.
Member since:2005-06-29
Yeah, definitely. Although I must admit that it's still weird to see a black man competing at the very top of speed skating. The sport has always been whiter than my ass in winter.
It's good things are changing. It makes no sense to have "white sports" and "black sports".
Member since:2006-03-15
Years ago I stumbled over "Michael Holick" - pioneer researcher in Vitamin-D. The Google Query (( Holick Black White )) summons up a page from "Nutrition and Skeletal Health in Blacks" which cites his work.
The Google Query (( HOLICK VITAMIN BLACK CHICAGO )) points out that Black people have problems when living up-North, over the long term. Just as Whites in Australia have a skin-cancer problem.
Someday there will doubtless be a book detailing how this dependence on sunshine got wired into the genome. After all, not being plants offhand it makes no sense that people ( and even Iguanas according to Holick ) have this need for the sunshine vitamin, how did this get kluged in there, hmm.
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2009-01-03
Member since:2005-06-29
You guys have been down and out for a while too, I'm glad that you guys finally got someone to cheer about again with Håvard Bøkko.
He's close friends with Kramer, and I love it when they race one another - even though Håvard doesn't stand a chance against Sven - yet
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Member since:2005-08-18
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2007-04-06
What's this? A celebration of speed skating athletes, and no mention of Winnipeg's own Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes! Oh, the ignanimity! The outrage! Two women who cleaned up the medals at the last Olympics, and they get completely passed over!
Mark my words, these two Manitoban women will be the ones to beat in Vancouver, especially given the home field advantage...
In other words, you Dutch can Bring. It. On.
Member since:2005-06-29
I don't know what it is, but somehow, I never warm up to Canadian speed skaters. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that... I don't know, I can't put my finger on it.
But you are right, of course. Canada has a lot of outstanding speed skaters.
Member since:2007-04-06
Well, it is speed skating. It's done on ice. If it warms you up, you're probably doing something wrong.
Alas, you did not rise to my bait. I was hoping you would dismiss my claims to the excellence of our skaters, or trot more of your own heroes. I was prepared to blast you with another battery of our nation's finest, such as the veteran, if retired, Catriona Le May-Doan, the up-and-coming Shannon Rempel, and the king of World Cup circuit, Jeremy Wotherspoon, with 49 titles to his name, and the World record holder of the 500m track.
But you're quite right - despite my nation's claim to excellence at the sport, the names I listed might be recognized by most, but only actually known to few. Even I had to hit up Wikipedia pretty hard to get the facts straight.
It's those other ice sports that seem to get all the attention over here, hockey and curling, though not without reason, for our excellence at those sports is also well-known, and at least recognized even by our detractors...
Member since:2006-07-14
Canada, eh? What of the imortal Bonnie Blair? There are some of us in the US of A that care about speed skating.
Thank God for NBC Sports, they now have one of the digital extra channels dedicated to winter sports! Bobsled, skiing, snowboarding, Luge, long and short track speed skating, even curling! I'm part Norwegian as well, so I also claim their victories.