01-03-2003, 02:50 AM
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Bob's Predictions for 2003
The always entertaining Robert X. Cringley talks about his predictions for 2003, but first he looks at his predictions from last year - not bad Bob, not bad at all!
"I said that Microsoft would continue to expand .NET (correct), that XML would be the tool for that expansion (correct) and that KnowNow would be the big XML success story (not yet anyway -- wrong). I said there would be a slow resurgence of venture capital (correct) and that would lead to a rise in the number of Initial Public Offerings (well, there was an increase, but it wasn't enough to count -- wrong). I said that security technology would be a big deal (correct), but that rich media wouldn't be (correct again). I said that 2002 would be a pivotal year for broadband, whatever "pivotal" means (I don't think it was -- wrong). I said that Microsoft would do lots of deals as it attempted to diversify a bit (correct) and that 2002 would be a good year for Cisco Systems (you may not think so, but the stock is up 30 percent, market share has increased and gross profit margins are the highest ever -- correct). That is seven correct and three incorrect predictions, maintaining my historic average of 70 percent right. Whew!"
In pasting in the above quote, I just realized that Mr. Robert X. Cringely puts a double-space after each period. Bob, Bob, Bob...we're not in the typewriter age anymore brother! :lol: Actually, I remember having quite a heated discussion about this last year with some Thoughts readers - so it's time for a poll!
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01-03-2003, 02:55 AM
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And once the votes are in, that will determine how we put periods from now on, right boss? I require 4 keytaps when concluding a sentence.
1. the period key
2. the space bar
3. the space bar
{mutters under breath}
4. the delete key
:lol:
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01-03-2003, 02:58 AM
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Hmm... I still use two spaces after the period. Does that mean I'm in trouble, boss?  ops:
[Edit: I see Ed and I are the "first posts"... I think our frustration out of not being able to participate yesterday is coming out!  ]
[Edit 2: I think Ed and I are saved. phpBB automatically throws away extra whitespace. Unless that's something you specifically hacked?  ]
--janak
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01-03-2003, 03:01 AM
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Double space it man... looks better, takes up more screen. Though unless you go through the trouble of & n b s p or have scripts to do it auto it often won't matter either way.
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01-03-2003, 03:07 AM
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Ponderer
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It's just gotta be double-spaced!! Looks much clearer!
Alan
PS I love the Shockwave Flash voting results bit on the front page that appears once you've voted - very cool indeed! (& keeps the suspense up to the last second!!) 8)
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01-03-2003, 03:08 AM
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Intellectual
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Single spaces all the way. There's only a limited number of spaces left in the world, so they have to be used wisely.
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01-03-2003, 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by alanjrobertson
PS I love the Shockwave Flash voting results bit on the front page that appears once you've voted - very cool indeed! (& keeps the suspense up to the last second!!) 8)
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Yes, I was waiting with baited breath on this one. :lol:
--janak
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01-03-2003, 03:24 AM
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Intellectual
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Back before software did your coding for you, people knew that web browsers didn't see more than one consecutive space at a time anyway, that's why nbsp (non-breaking space tag) was created, to force blank space in text when needed.
I vote no on the double space after periods not because I'm a new fangled elitist tech dork, but simply because it is very very inefficient coding and usage of bandwidth.
Browsers STILL disregard consecutive blank spaces so to achieve a double space after period rule, you have to spend up 6 character on each space, "&" then �nbsp� then ";", that's how a space is written in HTML.
Think if ever period written on the Internet added 6 characters (one blank space and one nbsp tag) or 12 characters (two nbsp tags like Frontpage often does) to ever sentence written. That would be ridiculously inefficient and wasteful of ever growing precious bandwidth.
Save the planet, only use one space after a period online. 
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01-03-2003, 03:27 AM
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Intellectual
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
[Edit 2: I think Ed and I are saved. phpBB automatically throws away extra whitespace. Unless that's something you specifically hacked? ]
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That's not phpBB doing it, it's your browser. Consecutive spaces have been disregarded since the initial HTML spec was introduced. See above.
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01-03-2003, 03:28 AM
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don't you guys apply what you learn on school? typing 101... always use double space after each period. yes, html discards this, but still, make it a habit to do so so when you type a formal document you will not forget.
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