I was an early Beta Tester for TopCoder... That turned me off to the competitive programming thing. (even though I won... Only because I was the only one who submitted code... It didn't even compile, they didn't bother telling us what was needed to compile the code. I tried uploading my Jar file, I tried just uploading my source... It compiles fine on my computer but just not on the TopCoder. I was tremendously frustrated with it. They probably have fixed it sense the early Beta Days. But sense then the idea of competitive programming just turned me off.
As a Professional Developer, competitions hurt my ego, so I will come up with scores of excuses on how competitive programming isn't a good measure of one skill. I prefer to keep the illusion that I am the best programmer out there, just because I tend to out perform my peers.
Computing has a lot of interesting history, and keeping ideas going can come in handy. We had the first computer that was rather hard wired. No network just crunched numbers. Then we had the Mainframe, this offered more remote computing with time share and remote dumb terminals. Then we had the PC, it took over a lot of the mainframe space because every one had their own computing power on their desk and didn't need all that wiring. Then we got more Web Applications because networking has gotten cheaper and faster, and servers can do a bulk of the work faster and share across many systems. Then we got mobile devices with apps. As wireless internet is expensive.
Now if wireless companies start offering cheaper and faster internet we will being to see Mobile apps going away and being replaced with more HTML5/other language web apps, and we will be less considered about app lock in. Then we will get new technology that processes data much better then what we can do over the network and we will go back to apps again...
Ideas came up generations ago, that were considered outdated, or just not useful often get a new life due to new features. For example compare Windows 8 UI with Plan 9 UI. They are moving away from Windows and to Frames. Also there is a case with newer smaller technology that comes across will need a small light OS (for the time) keeping the Old Concept OS's updated and working, keeps ideas fresh and sometimes they will use them and give them a new life.
I am not saying it is bad. However there are design trade offs in the environment that are no longer needed as much. In terms of performance I find that RDP work much faster then X11... However on a slower network connection X11 is much better. Locally you have tricks to keep speed up to par with other type of systems, that isn't as much the case, but I was trying to talk about remote performance speeds.
No, Often us IT guys are working on a lot of more business related projects, having us to go and fix and update the email server, or web site..
In theory a company will hire more people. But in real life what would happen, is those minor support products will be left to rot until an emergency fix is needed.
The problem isn't with cloud. The problem is with the contractual agreement you have with the particular cloud company.
We need to stop bending over and just take what they are offering us, and go back to the company and state your terms, if they refuse go with someone else.
Cloud computing of the Average Joe, is better then keep it on their PC. Because they are just not good at the art of maintaining Data. Having it on the cloud means you have professionals taking care of your data. The crux of the matter, Don't go with a company that wont do with your data that you don't want them to do with it.
1. Monochrome Displays were quite common (Black and White, Black and Amber, Black and Green, Black and Red (rare)). So they used a rather minimal color scheme. Unix systems were for businesses so they had to get hundreds of displays, and they weren't willing to pay extra for a color display. Windows was designed for the PC, where kids at home played games and spending $100 more for a color monitor was worth it.
2. Low Color depth. Most systems supported 4 bit color (16 colors), so you didn't have that many colors to choose from. If you had 8 bit color then there was a lot a pallet shifting to get different colors... Every app you ran once you switched the window you colors would change.
3. Slow Bandwidth. What a lot of people forgot or don't even realize X-Windows is designed to display graphics over a network connection. This was its huge features. (and today it can be considered it biggest drawback) CDE was designed on 1 Megabit or less networks and usable over dial up.
Plus we have difference in styles that change over time... We tend to go with more 3D and back to 2D and back to 3D again. CDE was made when 3dish styles were more attractive.
If you live deep in red territory, you neighbor for years who is normally a good and decent guys, however you just kinda nod your head when he goes on his political ramble. Now see you are part of the party he really hates, you may be outcast from the community.
You may not be scared of the person, however you life just got a little more difficult for something you considered a minor ideology difference.
We all have our beliefs and values, some of them we just kinda want to keep private from others, not that you are embarrassed of it, but because it can create tension where it really isn't that big of a deal, because other may have a stronger view on the topic then you really do.
I am not trying to sound like a nationalistic win-bag here. But the point, controlling the internet is the US national interests to keep controlling it. Just because an outside source says they want it, it doesn't mean the the US will just give it to them out of the goodness of their own heart.
The military wants an image of a disciplined group of people focused on their job. Reality the bulk is a bunch of young adults in their sexual prime...
Bla Bla Bla Greater good.... Each country it looking out for itself. Besides Moral reasons, they only reason why the US doesn't just Nuke the rest of the world, is because they offer things that could benefit us more then the benefit of nuking the rest of the world. When ever you have a county give up their hard fought/well deserved assets. They will not like it and reject and fight against it.
Why did the US allow the current tyrants to get into power during the cold war? Because it was better then allowing the USSR back leaders. Which would extend our enemies interests. Sure we will probably will need to take them out in the future. But Afghanistan War+Iraq War (1 and 2)+Vietnam War+Korean War is still better than World War III.
Me for stuff I work on I give my products Latin Code Names for the product. That give me time to get the product done and working well before I can come up with a more creative or marketing friendly name.
The code name Metro doesn't really tell us anything, it is just a place holder name to work on your project... Mainly because all your code is placed in a folder with a name and in a project with a name.
Yes because one gaming company decides it doesn't like windows and makes a Linux port. It must mean that it is an industry change. Windows 8 other then a few UI changes isn't that different then 7. So while games may not be ported to metro. They will still run well as full screen apps in desktop mode in windows 8.
I expect the death of windows will be the death of the desktop. Linux will not rise to a new Desktop golden age. But a withered desktop age with Linux. Major software companies will put more effort in the tablet and more portable touch displays.
And all of us big desktop fans will be relegated to the mainframe fossils
If you took a look at TFA. The output was done, in one color/transparent/translucent plastic. Right now painting them is can still be done by a person.
As half of the random sample tested complains that it doesn't give the the correct values, using some lame ideological argument, due to their misunderstanding of the science. while the other half seem rather smug.
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Ok... I also like Windows 8 too. I am not sure why this is at -1. I guess moderators are Rabid Windows Haters today.
It is different for each organization. 1. Customers: Who are your customers? Do you meet with them? How Do they Dress? 2. Travel: Are you expected to be seen in public? 3. Culture: What do others ware in your level of position?
The place I work is formal, my normal ware is a Dress Shirt and a Tie, Slacks, and black shoes. I have worked at places that were less formal where I can get away with a polo shirt or a collard short sleaved shirt. But I found a button down collared shirt is the good medium.
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I was an early Beta Tester for TopCoder... That turned me off to the competitive programming thing. (even though I won... Only because I was the only one who submitted code... It didn't even compile, they didn't bother telling us what was needed to compile the code. I tried uploading my Jar file, I tried just uploading my source... It compiles fine on my computer but just not on the TopCoder. I was tremendously frustrated with it.
They probably have fixed it sense the early Beta Days. But sense then the idea of competitive programming just turned me off.
As a Professional Developer, competitions hurt my ego, so I will come up with scores of excuses on how competitive programming isn't a good measure of one skill. I prefer to keep the illusion that I am the best programmer out there, just because I tend to out perform my peers.
LA LA LA!!! I am not Listening. My actions do not have greater consequences. This is just words of a person who hate automobiles!!!!
Computing has a lot of interesting history, and keeping ideas going can come in handy.
We had the first computer that was rather hard wired. No network just crunched numbers.
Then we had the Mainframe, this offered more remote computing with time share and remote dumb terminals.
Then we had the PC, it took over a lot of the mainframe space because every one had their own computing power on their desk and didn't need all that wiring.
Then we got more Web Applications because networking has gotten cheaper and faster, and servers can do a bulk of the work faster and share across many systems.
Then we got mobile devices with apps. As wireless internet is expensive.
Now if wireless companies start offering cheaper and faster internet we will being to see Mobile apps going away and being replaced with more HTML5/other language web apps, and we will be less considered about app lock in.
Then we will get new technology that processes data much better then what we can do over the network and we will go back to apps again...
Ideas came up generations ago, that were considered outdated, or just not useful often get a new life due to new features.
For example compare Windows 8 UI with Plan 9 UI. They are moving away from Windows and to Frames. Also there is a case with newer smaller technology that comes across will need a small light OS (for the time) keeping the Old Concept OS's updated and working, keeps ideas fresh and sometimes they will use them and give them a new life.
So MS-DOS is to QDOS and CP/M.
As GNU/Linux is to Unix and Multics.
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I am not saying it is bad. However there are design trade offs in the environment that are no longer needed as much. In terms of performance I find that RDP work much faster then X11... However on a slower network connection X11 is much better.
Locally you have tricks to keep speed up to par with other type of systems, that isn't as much the case, but I was trying to talk about remote performance speeds.
No, Often us IT guys are working on a lot of more business related projects, having us to go and fix and update the email server, or web site..
In theory a company will hire more people. But in real life what would happen, is those minor support products will be left to rot until an emergency fix is needed.
The problem isn't with cloud. The problem is with the contractual agreement you have with the particular cloud company.
We need to stop bending over and just take what they are offering us, and go back to the company and state your terms, if they refuse go with someone else.
Cloud computing of the Average Joe, is better then keep it on their PC. Because they are just not good at the art of maintaining Data. Having it on the cloud means you have professionals taking care of your data.
The crux of the matter, Don't go with a company that wont do with your data that you don't want them to do with it.
The time it was made it was a different era.
1. Monochrome Displays were quite common (Black and White, Black and Amber, Black and Green, Black and Red (rare)). So they used a rather minimal color scheme. Unix systems were for businesses so they had to get hundreds of displays, and they weren't willing to pay extra for a color display. Windows was designed for the PC, where kids at home played games and spending $100 more for a color monitor was worth it.
2. Low Color depth. Most systems supported 4 bit color (16 colors), so you didn't have that many colors to choose from. If you had 8 bit color then there was a lot a pallet shifting to get different colors... Every app you ran once you switched the window you colors would change.
3. Slow Bandwidth. What a lot of people forgot or don't even realize X-Windows is designed to display graphics over a network connection. This was its huge features. (and today it can be considered it biggest drawback) CDE was designed on 1 Megabit or less networks and usable over dial up.
Plus we have difference in styles that change over time...
We tend to go with more 3D and back to 2D and back to 3D again. CDE was made when 3dish styles were more attractive.
If you live deep in red territory, you neighbor for years who is normally a good and decent guys, however you just kinda nod your head when he goes on his political ramble. Now see you are part of the party he really hates, you may be outcast from the community.
You may not be scared of the person, however you life just got a little more difficult for something you considered a minor ideology difference.
We all have our beliefs and values, some of them we just kinda want to keep private from others, not that you are embarrassed of it, but because it can create tension where it really isn't that big of a deal, because other may have a stronger view on the topic then you really do.
I don't know about you but I am a registered member of the Modern Whig Party.
I am not trying to sound like a nationalistic win-bag here. But the point, controlling the internet is the US national interests to keep controlling it. Just because an outside source says they want it, it doesn't mean the the US will just give it to them out of the goodness of their own heart.
The military wants an image of a disciplined group of people focused on their job.
Reality the bulk is a bunch of young adults in their sexual prime...
What do you think will happen?
Because we own it.
Why should we give up one of our national assets?
Bla Bla Bla Greater good.... Each country it looking out for itself. Besides Moral reasons, they only reason why the US doesn't just Nuke the rest of the world, is because they offer things that could benefit us more then the benefit of nuking the rest of the world. When ever you have a county give up their hard fought/well deserved assets. They will not like it and reject and fight against it.
Why did the US allow the current tyrants to get into power during the cold war? Because it was better then allowing the USSR back leaders. Which would extend our enemies interests. Sure we will probably will need to take them out in the future. But Afghanistan War+Iraq War (1 and 2)+Vietnam War+Korean War is still better than World War III.
Me for stuff I work on I give my products Latin Code Names for the product. That give me time to get the product done and working well before I can come up with a more creative or marketing friendly name.
The code name Metro doesn't really tell us anything, it is just a place holder name to work on your project... Mainly because all your code is placed in a folder with a name and in a project with a name.
Exactly none of this time delay nonsense. I am going to start a twitter feed called #NASAfail! in protest.
Shark Teeth vs Human Teeth. Is like a Steel Sword vs. a Steel Hammer.
They are designed to work differently.
A sharks teeth are much sharper, and designed to rip flesh past normal skin.
Human teeth are general purpose, so we don't eat meat or vegetables as efficiently as other that have specialized teeth. However we can eat more.
In general our teeth don't perform that well as a weapon. We are better off punching, kicking, and using tools to fight back.
I heard similar arguments about the mouse. Once software adjusts to the new medium. You will find that it came in handy
Assuming that you have the drivers you need.
Yes because one gaming company decides it doesn't like windows and makes a Linux port. It must mean that it is an industry change.
Windows 8 other then a few UI changes isn't that different then 7. So while games may not be ported to metro. They will still run well as full screen apps in desktop mode in windows 8.
I expect the death of windows will be the death of the desktop. Linux will not rise to a new Desktop golden age. But a withered desktop age with Linux. Major software companies will put more effort in the tablet and more portable touch displays.
And all of us big desktop fans will be relegated to the mainframe fossils
If you took a look at TFA. The output was done, in one color/transparent/translucent plastic.
Right now painting them is can still be done by a person.
As half of the random sample tested complains that it doesn't give the the correct values, using some lame ideological argument, due to their misunderstanding of the science. while the other half seem rather smug.
Ok...
I also like Windows 8 too. I am not sure why this is at -1. I guess moderators are Rabid Windows Haters today.
It is different for each organization.
1. Customers: Who are your customers? Do you meet with them? How Do they Dress?
2. Travel: Are you expected to be seen in public?
3. Culture: What do others ware in your level of position?
The place I work is formal, my normal ware is a Dress Shirt and a Tie, Slacks, and black shoes.
I have worked at places that were less formal where I can get away with a polo shirt or a collard short sleaved shirt.
But I found a button down collared shirt is the good medium.