Almost ten years ago, in my early twenties, I asked in a forum which language to learn for relatively simple, Windows applications. I am not a professional programmer, just a hobbyist.
Most people replied that the best language for RAD was Delphi. A few said go with Java. I didn't choose any of these, I preferred Visual Basic to have the peace-of-mind of Microsoft.
Delphi died when the.NET and C# arrived, Java will probably lose its mojo now that Oracle leads the development. I don't know, we may hate Microsoft but most of the times is the last player standing.
Choose Borland-like companies only if you have a backup plan.
What about Sun not being bought by anyone and Jonathan Schwartz keeping his pony tail?
Seriously guys, the profits have fallen but this has been the case even since the previous administration (McNealy). The company still holds very well in its core solution, ie Java. I never though of a 5-billion-dollar company as a poor one. There are bigger fishes in the pond, indeed, Sun will just have to avoid them.
Hmm, I think this has already been studied for other paradigms and is nonsense.
You don't become idiot by having better tools, you just do your job faster. Human intelligence is all about associations in the end. You still have to make the call and evaluate the computer's answers afterall. Come on, the world won't end...
Riiiight... That's why the term "rocket scientist" is used as a synonym for intelligence - because the engineering is so easy anyone can do it...
I've heard that the pinnacle of intelligence is to become a "rocket surgeon"... a risky chimera of rocket scientist and brain surgeon! Although at the Urban Dictionary it can actually mean the exact opposite.
Interestingly enough, Iranians have educated some successful neurosurgeons.
The patent seems like it might be pretty broad, but it seems to basically cover touch 'gestures'. Developers should be able to innovate their way around that specific interface - unless, of course, no one else out there is up to the task of innovating.
I wonder how Nokia will implement "gestures" in its new N97... IF it does!
I mean... only a fool would believe that the electronic voting systems are tamper-free, even with all the added physical security measures.
It's more important that an elections official is aware of the possibility of these hacked firmwares and then takes the necessary actions to submit their code to experts to evaluate the validity of the vote casting.
POST-evaluating the e-vote machines (the electronic equivalent of recounting!) is as important as the voting itself. If someone has hacked the system we can always know at a later time.
I loved the part when "the Beast" sucked those tree brunches. I don't know if it will ever be practical as a jet pack, but as a vertical lawnmower has possibilities... hehe.
It seems it can't understand characters other than Latin. It gives me no results even for the simplest words written using, in my case, Greek fonts. I remember some years back Google had the same limitation.
People forget that genetic counselling is much more than simply "checking some polymorphisms". But even if you ever get results by deCODEme or 23andme, these results are numbers and you need to make sense out of them using sensible statistics to quantify the real danger of developing a disease.
That's extremely difficult especially for multifactorial maladies which environment plays a major role. If you want serious answers get a professional explain and investigate, don't simply rely on DNA companies.
In other words, it's not that the medical community that is "fiercely resistant", but because the questions that need to be answered are much more than percentages.
With petroleum galloping over $140/barrel, it's great news that automakers finally start designing cars that are meant for the real everyday traffic.
The Smart bubble car by Mercedes-Benz was a success because manufacturers took into consideration that in day-to-day commuting less than 2 seats [on average] are occupied, at least in the bustling European cities.
It's good that VW is creating nimble cars with just two positions (the driver and just one "passenger of fortune": spouse, kid, cowerker, grocery). A light design and economic engine complete the picture.
I wish we could see more of these little cars, especially with hybrid engines, if that is possible.
Are you good at maths?
I would probably say something like statistics in applied disciplines such as Biomedicine. Medical Scientists and Researchers are always short off smart guys who can help them analyze data and publish fancy data reports.
As software modules get larger, eventually they split into separate modules. As hardware evolves much of the functionality of the driver moved into firmware eg. hard disk drives and graphics cards.
The thing is, although the above is "the way forward", it's not happening all the time and by all vendors. You still see cumbersome and difficult to tinker software [and hardware].
"As soon as the installed base of the TPM hardware chip gets large enough, we will start to see revenues coming from Asia and India at a time when before it didn't make sense."
Loved this line. Implying players from Asia don't pay for their game. However there is underestimation of the extent of the problem in some countries in Europe as well.
It's eerie how these transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) techniques are similar to theories near the defunct concepts of Phrenology. I hope that this search for unique centers in the brain doesn't underestimate its abilities to integrate information, important in global processes such as music creation.
Has anyone noticed a pattern here? Microsoft seems to screw an OS every other release: Windows 95, great! Windows 98, not so great. Windows 98SE, great! Windows ME, disaster! Windows XP, great! Windows Vista, disaster!
Will "Vista Reloaded" be again a hit?! I suppose we'll have to wait and see.
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Almost ten years ago, in my early twenties, I asked in a forum which language to learn for relatively simple, Windows applications. I am not a professional programmer, just a hobbyist.
Most people replied that the best language for RAD was Delphi. A few said go with Java. I didn't choose any of these, I preferred Visual Basic to have the peace-of-mind of Microsoft.
Delphi died when the .NET and C# arrived, Java will probably lose its mojo now that Oracle leads the development. I don't know, we may hate Microsoft but most of the times is the last player standing.
Choose Borland-like companies only if you have a backup plan.
What about Sun not being bought by anyone and Jonathan Schwartz keeping his pony tail?
Seriously guys, the profits have fallen but this has been the case even since the previous administration (McNealy). The company still holds very well in its core solution, ie Java. I never though of a 5-billion-dollar company as a poor one. There are bigger fishes in the pond, indeed, Sun will just have to avoid them.
Does this Groovy implementation mean now the end of Jython? If Groovy is so "Pythony", is there a real need to further develop Jython?
What are the relative advantages/disadvantages of Groovy over Jython?
Yeah, anyone has a link to the original story? Oh, and a photo of the Canadian scientist please! :D
And your country is?
Hmm, I think this has already been studied for other paradigms and is nonsense.
You don't become idiot by having better tools, you just do your job faster. Human intelligence is all about associations in the end. You still have to make the call and evaluate the computer's answers afterall. Come on, the world won't end...
I don't know if this will be a success or less, but it adds to the evidence that Stephen Wolfram is still THE computing genius.
If you have time read his book as well.
Riiiight... That's why the term "rocket scientist" is used as a synonym for intelligence - because the engineering is so easy anyone can do it...
I've heard that the pinnacle of intelligence is to become a "rocket surgeon"... a risky chimera of rocket scientist and brain surgeon! Although at the Urban Dictionary it can actually mean the exact opposite.
Interestingly enough, Iranians have educated some successful neurosurgeons.
The article's attention applies mainly to concussion-prone sports such as hockey, rugby, boxing, and the like.
I don't think running the track does any kind of damage. The post's title is somehow generic.
The patent seems like it might be pretty broad, but it seems to basically cover touch 'gestures'. Developers should be able to innovate their way around that specific interface - unless, of course, no one else out there is up to the task of innovating.
I wonder how Nokia will implement "gestures" in its new N97... IF it does!
It's a hoax. My priest says the oldest rocks can't be older than 10000 years. :p
I mean... only a fool would believe that the electronic voting systems are tamper-free, even with all the added physical security measures.
It's more important that an elections official is aware of the possibility of these hacked firmwares and then takes the necessary actions to submit their code to experts to evaluate the validity of the vote casting.
POST-evaluating the e-vote machines (the electronic equivalent of recounting!) is as important as the voting itself. If someone has hacked the system we can always know at a later time.
I loved the part when "the Beast" sucked those tree brunches. I don't know if it will ever be practical as a jet pack, but as a vertical lawnmower has possibilities... hehe.
It seems it can't understand characters other than Latin. It gives me no results even for the simplest words written using, in my case, Greek fonts. I remember some years back Google had the same limitation.
That's extremely difficult especially for multifactorial maladies which environment plays a major role. If you want serious answers get a professional explain and investigate, don't simply rely on DNA companies.
In other words, it's not that the medical community that is "fiercely resistant", but because the questions that need to be answered are much more than percentages.
I use Steganos which is based on AVG iirc. I guess it's patched as well.
With petroleum galloping over $140/barrel, it's great news that automakers finally start designing cars that are meant for the real everyday traffic.
The Smart bubble car by Mercedes-Benz was a success because manufacturers took into consideration that in day-to-day commuting less than 2 seats [on average] are occupied, at least in the bustling European cities.
It's good that VW is creating nimble cars with just two positions (the driver and just one "passenger of fortune": spouse, kid, cowerker, grocery). A light design and economic engine complete the picture. I wish we could see more of these little cars, especially with hybrid engines, if that is possible.
Are you good at maths? I would probably say something like statistics in applied disciplines such as Biomedicine. Medical Scientists and Researchers are always short off smart guys who can help them analyze data and publish fancy data reports.
As software modules get larger, eventually they split into separate modules. As hardware evolves much of the functionality of the driver moved into firmware eg. hard disk drives and graphics cards.
The thing is, although the above is "the way forward", it's not happening all the time and by all vendors. You still see cumbersome and difficult to tinker software [and hardware].
If Ares V can't do it, Arianne 5 will! If we don't explode while launching, that is... :p
"As soon as the installed base of the TPM hardware chip gets large enough, we will start to see revenues coming from Asia and India at a time when before it didn't make sense." Loved this line. Implying players from Asia don't pay for their game. However there is underestimation of the extent of the problem in some countries in Europe as well.
It's eerie how these transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) techniques are similar to theories near the defunct concepts of Phrenology. I hope that this search for unique centers in the brain doesn't underestimate its abilities to integrate information, important in global processes such as music creation.
Has anyone noticed a pattern here? Microsoft seems to screw an OS every other release: Windows 95, great! Windows 98, not so great. Windows 98SE, great! Windows ME, disaster! Windows XP, great! Windows Vista, disaster!
Will "Vista Reloaded" be again a hit?! I suppose we'll have to wait and see.
Rightly said. The raise will certainly be temporary. In a couple of months Blu-ray competition will drive the prices again down.
Thank God the new stethoscope runs on Linux. Who knows what risks for the patient (viruses, worms, etc.) if it ran Windows Embedded... :D