A Challenge for the U.S.: Sun Rising on the East

[Rubber Duck]

Exactly what the Duck has been trying to say for the last year or two!

Of course the ASCII crowd don't get it, largely because they don't want to get it.

Will their indifference change anything?

No, it is that very blindness that is actually going to speed the demise of the US controlled trading system.

Still very good news for IDNers, even if most in the West will be left clinging to the life rafts!

Link is posted in reply because this poxy programme refused about ten time to produce the link and other comment in the same post! Who was the Moron that said VB is better than SMS? For me it seems to refuse to perform the most basic of bloody tasks!

[Rubber Duck]

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[mulligan]

A Challenge for the U.S.: Sun Rising on the East

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[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by mulligan

A Challenge for the U.S.: Sun Rising on the East

Works like so ...



Note where "Quotes" and [Brackets] go ..

Thanks still not sure why it just doesn't bloody work! I even tried using insert URL and it it did was truncate the message. Bloody annoying.

[bwhhisc]

Originally Posted by Rubber Duck

Who was the Moron that said VB is better than SMS?

Uh, I think that was me. "Better" however...be it forums or economics is no doubt a state of mind.

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by bwhhisc

Uh, I think that was me. "Better" however...be it forums or economics is no doubt a state of mind.

I agree it is more popular. It is clearly more familiar to most. But so is Microsoft! That too is not much of a gold standard.

It probably was the right thing to do to make the move, but I am far from convinced that it is a technically better product.

[Lidador]

Yes, I am affraid Dave might be right. SMF 2.0 is a much more advanced, modern, robust and fast piece of code. Just try a search in here and you'll see what I mean.

You can see that I when tweaking code or using the admin panel. VB stores code on the db!!! How about that for a start?!

But... vB is everywhere and people are used to it, even if when they search they can't find it because it's 2 letters only, or because it's too common, or because it only shows the thread title wich has 200 posts, and is buried somewhere, lol.

Why do all vB forums look alike? Have you thought about that? Well I tell you why: becasue it's almost impossible to break the flat bloated code of vB template. That tells you much about an app, but works both ways, cause it makes people comfortable with the interface. Also reminds me of Microsoft...

Also, the WYSIWIG editor (that many complained) is now part of SMF 2.0. And have you checked the cache structure of vB? Damn, that's heavy. You need to flush it regularly or what you see and what you search is not what is there.

But vb is more secure, just like Microsoft is much more secure than Leopard.

ForumMatrix - Compare Them All

[touchring]

Better does not always translate to more marketshare. Coke and mcdonalds hamburgers taste bad, but why do people still drink and eat them?

[Rubber Duck]

Originally Posted by touchring

Better does not always translate to more marketshare. Coke and mcdonalds hamburgers taste bad, but why do people still drink and eat them?

Yes, this is probably why Bush has so much confidence in the economy. Dietary self-harm seems to be an obsessive addiction and makes up a major part of the economy.

[phio]

Have you seen XMan? There's a great plug for cheeseburgers in it. Also some great views of Malibu.