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- MalDON, on 08/26/2008, -1/+137I used Ubiquity to digg this. Makes browsing the internet a whole lot easier.
- adude, on 08/26/2008, -6/+110It's like QuickSilver for the web. Mozilla Labs has some really cool ideas about connecting data across the web.
- MikeonTV, on 08/27/2008, -5/+108I came
- inactive, on 08/26/2008, -0/+89Really cool concept, I can't wait for them to complete it.
- Mejogid, on 08/26/2008, -0/+67This has the potential to be an incredibly powerful tool - I hope development continues and popular websites start to offer command subscriptions. Developing from a very artificial mode of navigation into something much more human-orientated could really open up the web to those who don't yet realise what it's capable of, and make everyday tasks dramatically simpler for the rest of us.
- inactive, on 08/27/2008, -3/+50THIS is Web 3.0, ***** O'Reilly.
- Culyt, on 08/27/2008, -2/+40The RSS icon was shared on purpose to make it a standard, this was encouraged by Mozilla.
http://blogs.msdn.com/rssteam/archive/2005/12/14/5 ...
Tabs wern't invented by Opera, they just popularized the concept for browsers and Firefox stole them first anyway.
And it doesn't ***** matter, it is called progress, just because some project comes up with a unique and useful idea doesn't mean the rest of the product is as good as it can be (or not just a pile of *****, not refering to Opera specifically).
Opera is a great browser but it doesn't allow for extentions so it falls short, theres no easy adblocking for Opera other than the realy basic one that comes with it which is not good enough for me (I don't even need to block the ads except it rare ocasion since i have a blacklist from the Filterset.G extention that updates), which is why firefox now has about %35 and Opera is still at a few % where it fell from when Firefox overtook it, also the OpenSource aspect should be taken into consideration, you carn't kill an OpenSource product and the only goal is to make the best product possible, Opera on the otherhand could go bankrupt or do somthing that reduces the quiality inorder to make money, in addition to that its lost its speed advantage since all the current browsers are basicly as fast, so close it doesn't matter or have some killer JIT Javascript engine coming soon that kicks butt. Opera mobile isn't likly to get massive addoption with webkit being free alternative with a low memory footprint and all the features needed and many systems actually just using the resource hoggign Gecko (Firefox) engine.
Firefox has its own problems, mainly it is too bloated. The next browser will be Firefox except probably using webkit and low memory requirement (Firefox would be so much better without XUL which seems to be the part that sucks). Supporting extentions or something similar (maybein a fully bytecode interperated language like LLVM rather than javascript) And maybe they will steal ubiquity, weave and other cool ideas and add their own thing, and in years time they too will be replaced and all along the rest of the browsers will be 'stealing' those new ideas.
Its like claiming the automobile stole wheels from the horse and cart.
☢ - aladrin, on 08/27/2008, -5/+43Wow, we're back to the command line already. That was a quick cycle.
I don't have a problem with remembering all these commands, but most people will be completely lost.
Also, it looks like the really really cool features only work on certain websites so far... In other words, programmers still need to do the actual creation of the cool mashups. - cledford, on 08/27/2008, -1/+33They guy in the video has over 300 drafts... HIT SEND!
- Pheter, on 08/27/2008, -4/+35I saw
- MtheoryX, on 08/27/2008, -5/+36I Konquered.
- itsmoirob, on 08/27/2008, -0/+25I'm an Opera browser fan, but this really does have the biggest WOW factor for browsing in a long time.
Great work is being done here. - salvatoreiovene, on 08/27/2008, -2/+26I'm sure Microsoft will catch up. Yeah.
- jarofclay, on 08/27/2008, -2/+23Looks like greasemonkey on crack. Dugg.
- HomelessBrian, on 08/27/2008, -0/+21This application has great potential. I am excited to see how it progresses.
- vswraith, on 08/27/2008, -0/+20man i love this..CLI on the browser :)
- benoitcsirois, on 08/27/2008, -3/+21Awesome that they use Gmail!
- heynoop, on 08/27/2008, -6/+23its a shame people are digging you down for expressing a simple opinion. oh wait, this is digg. i forgot :)
- drgirlfriend, on 08/27/2008, -6/+23I conquered!
- diggproof, on 08/27/2008, -0/+16What do you think they're going to use, Hotmail? lol
- sjmulder, on 08/27/2008, -19/+35This is absolutely great. I don't like Firefox (as in: I won't switch to Firefox for this feature), but this is the way to go.
- DragoonWraith, on 08/27/2008, -1/+15With heynoop; I've dugg you up some to counter-balance the effect, even though I disagree.
I am curious as to why you don't like Firefox, though. What browser do you use? - StrikerObi, on 08/27/2008, -1/+13Quicksilver + Web Browser = best idea ever. I wish this ran on Safari/WebKit. I just might jump ship to FireFox if this proves useful enough.
- TychoQuad, on 08/27/2008, -0/+12This is by far, the coolest extension Mozilla themselves have ever developed. It's like Gnome-Do for the web browser! I can't wait to see 1001 scripts for this thing!
- sparkleanimesh, on 08/27/2008, -2/+13"On Linux, Ubiquity isn't fully supported yet. Some of the commands will work, but others won't."
Heart Breaking.. - DanAtkinson, on 08/27/2008, -0/+11I see a lot of comments here likening Ubiquity to QuickSilver and Launchy, and while they are quite similar, I think that Ubiquity has the power to become more tightly woven into the browser than either of those great utilities.
Either way, this is definitely a win for Mozilla, and a win for the web as a whole. - zaduma, on 08/27/2008, -4/+15Who are all these people who 'won't make the switch to FireFox, even though this is cool."
Are you aware that your browser is not better than FF? It can't be - sk11, on 08/27/2008, -1/+11It's like a web terminal.
- Pheter, on 08/27/2008, -6/+16I think I just orgasmed a little bit.
- emehrkay, on 08/27/2008, -1/+9Really cool that it is JS-based
- JEWestbrookJR, on 08/27/2008, -2/+10I just blindly tried tweeting with it and it worked. this is seriously the coolest thing to happen to a browser.
- chimneydials, on 08/27/2008, -0/+8The guys who wrote Ubiquity are the same people who built Enso. Mozilla recently bought Enso.
In the future, Enso, Quicksilver, etc. will able to interface with Ubiquity. This feature is in the works. - ironiridis, on 08/27/2008, -0/+7@svivian Uh oh. Somebody's feelings got hurt. I dunno about you, but I (seriously, not making this up) regularly have about 50-60 tabs open across 4 windows, one on each display.
But maybe it's because you're using Windows? Hmmm... - armakaryk, on 08/27/2008, -1/+8no matter where you go there you are.
- svivian, on 08/27/2008, -0/+7This is exactly the kind of thing he was describing. Mashups etc using semantic data (they mention microformats in the video).
- DragoonWraith, on 08/27/2008, -1/+8Firefox can be made to look pretty much exactly like Safari if you like *shrug* I thought the Mac default FF3 skin looked pretty 'native' as well, though my only experience with it was briefly on my girlfriend's laptop; I don't run any Macs at the moment.
- DragoonWraith, on 08/27/2008, -0/+6Agreed, but I think this kind of interface makes a lot more sense for the web than it does for launching applications and the like.
- bgrah449, on 08/27/2008, -0/+6om gom gom gom
- zantos420, on 08/27/2008, -4/+10from record sales and sold out concerts?
- sk11, on 08/27/2008, -0/+6The mouse is better for some things, but the command line is better for other stuff.
- ianthepetrock, on 08/27/2008, -0/+6Tell me, do you have any idea of what is going on around you at all?
- MtheoryX, on 08/27/2008, -0/+5@Culyt:
Well, the automobile did steal wheels from the horse and cart. More the cart than the horse, really. - maninalift, on 08/27/2008, -1/+6a lot of bugs but it's 0.1 - though mozilla tend to be a bit Google-ish these days (ie alpha = beta quality, beta = release quality but were not sure were going to keep it)
- DragoonWraith, on 08/27/2008, -0/+5Totally agreed with Culyt. I've got a lot of gripes with Microsoft, but really am not bothered by the supposed "theft" that they're always accused of. If they implement a feature well, I don't really care if it was there idea in the first place. If they implement it poorly, then I don't care if they came up with the idea in the first place, either - it's still bad.
Still, it is always refreshing to see innovation, no matter the source, and Microsoft has not exactly been a fount of invention in recent years, I will give critics that.
Aaannyyway, this is all pretty offtopic. Ubiquity is cool. - Shuk, on 08/27/2008, -1/+6Interesting... but I'm a bit skeptical. The main problem I see is that we have to trust completely in the system for it to work. One example given was finding reviews, then easily putting it into the email. However, can I trust ubiquity to find a trusted source for reviews? I'd much rather remove the ambiguity and find the proper reviews myself and copy and paste the link. It almost seems to be taking control away from the user.
The map stuff is really useful though, since we all know and trust google maps, ubiquity just makes things easier. The craigslist mapping thing was brilliant.
However, the demo also showed some really useless things. How many people find a new word, and instantly want to twitter it, email it to their friends, etc? For some things, its like a solution looking for a problem. Although, I do praise Mozilla for starting a good initiative to make the web better. - Bokito, on 08/27/2008, -1/+6Holy Ubiquity batman, this app is awesome.
- mysteral, on 08/27/2008, -4/+9Awesome !
- x713, on 08/27/2008, -0/+4I love this. With gnome-do, quicksilver for Linux, and all the plug-ins that integrate a ton of programs plus now this for the web! I am absolutely loving how Linux is looking for me.
- synystar, on 08/27/2008, -0/+4I've been playing around with it and my jaw dropped. Truly awesome. I'll be teaching myself javascript now, the command editor looks so easy to use.
- Bobbister, on 08/27/2008, -0/+4No worries dude. Linux and Ubiquity are both open-source, so I bet some people saw how cool it is and are working on it right now. : D
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