Classic is *slightly* better... But it's still not small-laptop friendly. There's still that bar at the bottom. And there's the silly "press left or right to scroll through articles" which gets really irritating if you're scrolling with arrow keys and slip to one of the sideways ones (which happens a lot on small keyboards, especially if you're focussing more on the article than checking where your hand is placed for buttons). And the crazy amount of whitespace at the sides (even discounting the size of the sidebar) - you could be using at least some of that for text, and then the bottom-edge squeeze wouldn't be quite so bad. And then there's the advert that fill what little space for text there is, leaving me with a page of text where half of it is squished into a tiny column in the middle - probably only occupying about 1/5-1/6 of the horizontal monitor space. Absolutely ridiculous for trying to read.
It was much better how it was, classic option or no.
It was much better how it was, classic option or no.
In agreement here.
Most of the time I use a netbook (or if people wouldn't class it quite as that, a very small notebook) so screen space is at an absolute premium. What this layout does is crush everything even further so that makes for a lot of scrolling. Plus, as it's a widescreen, you end up with a lot of blank space at the sides, yet only able to see 5, or 6 headlines at the side if you're lucky.
And if, like me, you scroll mainly using the arrow keys, heaven forbid that you accidentally slip off the up/down to let or right (very easy to do on a small keyboard), as that means you switch to a different article entirely. Not a very user-friendly interface.
Additionally there seem to be a lot of things missing from the comment section all of a sudden. No longer do I see options to heart other users, nor to approve/promote comments. What's happened to these?
Also, absolutely agree on the point about previewing the article - the headline is not enough to go by in terms of working out whether a story is worth looking at. Newspapers have known that for years, hence the subtitles they put underneath headlines to draw you in. The way this is done, I can't tell from first glance whether it's going to be worth reading so gloss over it. Terrible I know, but that's the way media has worked for a very long time. Whereas previously I would read down the page, scan the first sentence of all the stories as well as the headlines, and open up anything I liked the look of in another tab (also adding the immediacy of having the page pre-buffered every time)
Sorry guys, really not a fan (especially as in submitting this I almost clicked the "next post" button by mistake, as it was covering my submit button...).
Most of the time I use a netbook (or if people wouldn't class it quite as that, a very small notebook) so screen space is at an absolute premium. What this layout does is crush everything even further so that makes for a lot of scrolling. Plus, as it's a widescreen, you end up with a lot of blank space at the sides, yet only able to see 5, or 6 headlines at the side if you're lucky.
And if, like me, you scroll mainly using the arrow keys, heaven forbid that you accidentally slip off the up/down to let or right (very easy to do on a small keyboard), as that means you switch to a different article entirely. Not a very user-friendly interface.
Additionally there seem to be a lot of things missing from the comment section all of a sudden. No longer do I see options to heart other users, nor to approve/promote comments. What's happened to these?
Also, absolutely agree on the point about previewing the article - the headline is not enough to go by in terms of working out whether a story is worth looking at. Newspapers have known that for years, hence the subtitles they put underneath headlines to draw you in. The way this is done, I can't tell from first glance whether it's going to be worth reading so gloss over it. Terrible I know, but that's the way media has worked for a very long time. Whereas previously I would read down the page, scan the first sentence of all the stories as well as the headlines, and open up anything I liked the look of in another tab (also adding the immediacy of having the page pre-buffered every time)
Sorry guys, really not a fan (especially as in submitting this I almost clicked the "next post" button by mistake, as it was covering my submit button...).
@Octopain: Very good point that, I do pick up noise from electronics sometimes - though my tinnitus is always localised within the one ear, and I hear noise off certain electrical devices distinctly to it (the hiss of speakers and noises from switching power supplies, that sort of thing) - this is still apparent when I'm in the middle of a field a good way away from anything I know of that's electronical.
Sounds very interesting indeed... I shall be looking out for this.
I myself suffer from problems in one ear - though thankfully it only really manifests itself as a slight hearing deficiency (often having to get people to repeat themselves when they say things) and a tinnitus which is only really apparent when in a quiet room - which has been going on for probably about four years now (I'm now 20). I listen to/attempt to play music most of the time anyway so rarely am I actually *in* a room quiet enough to hear it, and thankfully it's never gotten to the point where I'm losing sleep over it (as some do) - but developments in this field I still find incredibly interesting.
I myself suffer from problems in one ear - though thankfully it only really manifests itself as a slight hearing deficiency (often having to get people to repeat themselves when they say things) and a tinnitus which is only really apparent when in a quiet room - which has been going on for probably about four years now (I'm now 20). I listen to/attempt to play music most of the time anyway so rarely am I actually *in* a room quiet enough to hear it, and thankfully it's never gotten to the point where I'm losing sleep over it (as some do) - but developments in this field I still find incredibly interesting.
@nitrous9200: I fail to see how any system of storing passwords on a hard drive is any more secure than any other. Firefox encrypts passwords also, and has the option of setting a master password like this. I would never use that, in the same way I wouldn't use this.
When someone has direct access to the computer, encryption means nothing surely.
When someone has direct access to the computer, encryption means nothing surely.
@aldldl: Store them non-digitally if necessary (just write them down somewhere and keep them safe) - means that there is no chance short of keylogging that any of your passwords will be found out by a hacking attempt/trojan/virus on your computer.
Also there's the fact that I use a laptop all the time - if that were to be stolen, say my bag was taken rom me while on the street, and the master password somehow cracked, they would have access to absolutely everything instantly. V. high risk (especially if lastpass has a "show paswords" button like firefox does - it was mainly the existence of that that shocked me away from keeping passwords stored on anything digital.
Also there's the fact that I use a laptop all the time - if that were to be stolen, say my bag was taken rom me while on the street, and the master password somehow cracked, they would have access to absolutely everything instantly. V. high risk (especially if lastpass has a "show paswords" button like firefox does - it was mainly the existence of that that shocked me away from keeping passwords stored on anything digital.
@ElephantFace: If you use Gmail, there is an option that (supposedly) alerts you if there is odd activity on your account.
Additionally, if you click on "details" next to where it has "last activity on this account", it will give you a list of the last 10 IP addresses {and countries which is a useful little extra} from which your account has been logged into.
I say "supposedly" above, as somebody I know's {yay awkward use of possessive} e-mail account was compromised a few months back - they knew this because of a massive set of mail delivery subsystem messages (could not be delivered) - essentially what whoever it was had done was tried to send a message to everyone on their contact list. Took a quick look at the login list - "UK UK UK UK UK China UK"
'something is quite possibly up here'
Thankfully no actual damage was done, and it was only one message sent out before we noticed and changed the password - but for whatever reason I can't remember Google's "unusual activity warning" actually being given in this case.
Additionally, if you click on "details" next to where it has "last activity on this account", it will give you a list of the last 10 IP addresses {and countries which is a useful little extra} from which your account has been logged into.
I say "supposedly" above, as somebody I know's {yay awkward use of possessive} e-mail account was compromised a few months back - they knew this because of a massive set of mail delivery subsystem messages (could not be delivered) - essentially what whoever it was had done was tried to send a message to everyone on their contact list. Took a quick look at the login list - "UK UK UK UK UK China UK"
'something is quite possibly up here'
Thankfully no actual damage was done, and it was only one message sent out before we noticed and changed the password - but for whatever reason I can't remember Google's "unusual activity warning" actually being given in this case.
@PeterLorre: Whereas on Sonic CD, if you leave him tapping his foot for three minutes this happens.
@Who wants toast?: Aye, unfortunately I've had that a couple of times with websites being breached - one of the more irritating aspects of the Internet really.
@DRaGZ: Oh. Wait. What? That sounds utterly ridiculous... Why on earth would any modern site use such archaic encryption?
But... If the password was, say, only a couple over 8 characters, and someone used that same one on more than one site - surely it would be possible to extrapolate what the final couple would be in certain cases?
(at any rate like I say, I've already done my paranoid "anything I care about and which had anything similar as password CHANGE IT NOW" dance so it doesn't matter all that much - still not entirely convinced that "not being on that hash list" == "not having been affected" though...)
But... If the password was, say, only a couple over 8 characters, and someone used that same one on more than one site - surely it would be possible to extrapolate what the final couple would be in certain cases?
(at any rate like I say, I've already done my paranoid "anything I care about and which had anything similar as password CHANGE IT NOW" dance so it doesn't matter all that much - still not entirely convinced that "not being on that hash list" == "not having been affected" though...)
Well that would be useful if I actually saved any passwords.
As Gawker themselves have demonstrated so admirably, storing passwords anywhere, no matter how well encrypted, is an absolute no-no for me. So this program is no good solution in my eyes.
As Gawker themselves have demonstrated so admirably, storing passwords anywhere, no matter how well encrypted, is an absolute no-no for me. So this program is no good solution in my eyes.
@DRaGZ: At the very least you could possibly put a dummy account in - one that's separate from your main email address but you still have access to. At least then if it does get breached again (and I sincerely fucking hope that Gawker have learnt from their mistakes and that it doesn't) it would mean that some other account gets spammed as opposed to your main address.
If your password has been automatically changed (through what Crecente was talking about) then I think that would be the only way of getting hold of it anyway.
If your password has been automatically changed (through what Crecente was talking about) then I think that would be the only way of getting hold of it anyway.
@Eternal: Surely if it were something that would breach an NDA it wouldn't have yet been made available to the press, ergo it wouldn't be on a press only site.
Though I cannot speak from experience or with any kind of surety on that.
Though I cannot speak from experience or with any kind of surety on that.
@DRaGZ: You can find out quite easily if you have an email address associated (and additionally, change it whilst you're signed in without having to enter your password again)
Click on your name, then on your profile page click "Edit Profile" (will be right next to your avatar and name) - there is a box for email account in there, and I just tested it back and forth just now, didn't ask me to retype my password (whether that has anything to do with me having been able to change it already is another matter, but it is probably worth a try)
Best of luck fixing it mate.
Click on your name, then on your profile page click "Edit Profile" (will be right next to your avatar and name) - there is a box for email account in there, and I just tested it back and forth just now, didn't ask me to retype my password (whether that has anything to do with me having been able to change it already is another matter, but it is probably worth a try)
Best of luck fixing it mate.
@DRaGZ: Thank you for the Reddit link, that's put my mind at ease somewhat (at the very least couldn't find the hash of my email address in it)
I'm not going to download the database to know for certain whether anything is on there or not; I've already changed my important passwords anyway (not that they were the same in the first place) and my pass was a few over eight characters to begin with anyway so if what you say is true then it should be safe? (Or is it just anything after the first 8 characters that is hidden - I must admit I'm not particularly knowledgeable about matters to do with encryption)
I'm not going to download the database to know for certain whether anything is on there or not; I've already changed my important passwords anyway (not that they were the same in the first place) and my pass was a few over eight characters to begin with anyway so if what you say is true then it should be safe? (Or is it just anything after the first 8 characters that is hidden - I must admit I'm not particularly knowledgeable about matters to do with encryption)
@MrTheMoopie: I agree, explanations are VERY MUCH in order here. From other posts on this forum it sounds as if they weren't very well encrypted at all, and I'm not in the least bit surprised they are "very embarrassed" for it (indeed I would be positively shocked if they weren't!!)
What I want to know is how the hell such a thing could come to pass in the first place.
What I want to know is how the hell such a thing could come to pass in the first place.
@JakeSci: "Promoted the comment" happens whenever anyone with a star replies to any comment. (And to be perfectly honest that's an aspect of the Gawker comment system that rather irritates me, especially if people have the comment page set to "collapsed" so won't even see the actual reply)
@JakeSci: . . .The corrections tag is there (in my understanding) to call up when there is a mistake, and to let them know it should be corrected.
This was a mistake of that very kind.
What's so wrong with a gentle nudge to say "hey buddy, you may want to make this bit right"? That's kind of the point of it... Yes it's great that things are reported nigh-on the moment they happen - that doesn't mean, though, that it can't also be corrected afterwards if there are mistakes in the writing, and #corrections is used to highlight those.
This was a mistake of that very kind.
What's so wrong with a gentle nudge to say "hey buddy, you may want to make this bit right"? That's kind of the point of it... Yes it's great that things are reported nigh-on the moment they happen - that doesn't mean, though, that it can't also be corrected afterwards if there are mistakes in the writing, and #corrections is used to highlight those.
@Howunfortunate: Well I guess that's because it's not much in the way of an Oddworld game (from what I've heard) - at least, not in the same way the first two were.
Then again, it could also be said that a good few Oddworld fans would be like myself, who discovered the series on the PS1 and then never owned an Xbox - so haven't been able to play Munch's Oddysee or Stranger's Wrath until soon when they are being released on PC.
Personally I would love to see another game in the same style as the first two (please none of this 3D rubbish), those were absolutely fantastic games and a furtherance of that formula would be simply wonderful.
Then again, it could also be said that a good few Oddworld fans would be like myself, who discovered the series on the PS1 and then never owned an Xbox - so haven't been able to play Munch's Oddysee or Stranger's Wrath until soon when they are being released on PC.
Personally I would love to see another game in the same style as the first two (please none of this 3D rubbish), those were absolutely fantastic games and a furtherance of that formula would be simply wonderful.
@Kellen Dunkelberger: I'm more excited by the Real Time Action Graphics myself! None of that fake-time stationary text malarkey here!
