Problem with most of the Certification Agencies, is that by giving particular rules to make things certified, is that people know the rules, follow them to get the certification, however find loopholes where the overall goal of what they are trying to do fails.
We will see... You take delight in the idea that Apples fame may collapse... However during the past decade When Microsoft kinda didn't do anything of note. Apple really took over, The Open Source/Linux community in general lagged with Microsoft. If we see the fall of Apple, I doubt Open Source will take over... They will find ways of taking their short term boost in popularity and have RMS find a new way to tighten Free Software down a few more notches so companies are afraid to use it as part of bigger works.
You betcha. The average Linux user who thinks he is Ultra Tech Savvy, will be browsing the network think he is invincible, he would click on the link, to just laugh at all those Lame Mac and Windows users getting infected.
Locks on Cars, Homes... Are not the end all be all in Securing your property. They are there to keep the "honest, honest". You are parked in a parking lot. you have your doors unlocked. Someone who is not really planning a crime, sees your car, attracted to it. Lifts up the handle and gets in. They can take the radio, or whatever, not a big deal. If the door is locked. They don't have the tools to get in without being noticed so they go back to their life.
I had my car broken into. They wanted my (10 year old GPS). My doors were locked. They used a screw driver or a hammer and broke the window and got in. The doors were still locked when I found my car was broken in. The person really wanted to get into my car, so they did.
Being that it will take a hacker 3 minutes to break in. Is really no big deal. If I really wanted to take you car, I can just break the window. Without any expensive electronics.
That is what I figured... It would get a lot less press if it had a boring nick name. But "The God Particle" brings up ideas in peoples head, if this is found then we understand the Universe!. Atheists who do not follow science carefully (Yes they do exist) liked the idea of the Ultimate Evidence That There isn't a God. Because if there are any questions on why the Universe works we still keep open the possibility of God.
The Religious Who do not follow science carefully (Yes they do exist... Duh!) Kinda like the fact the particle couldn't be found. Now that it was they are digging to the science to try to explain how this isn't the disproof of God.
Most of the hoopla isn't about getting a better upstanding on Mass and Gravity... But making their readers feel better about their views of the world.
If these people are going out and killing people... There isn't much of a "Rationale". They got to an age where they found life isn't as nice as it should be, so they want to kill the people who they think are making life less nice. Not realizing they are doing more to make their lives and others much less nice in the process.
In other words you view of Anarchism is the same for everyone? You use that as a Label to explain your vision of a Utopia...
There is a fruit tree, I climb the tree and get the last piece of fruit. I now have a piece of fruit and you don't have a piece. I am hungry so I plan to eat the fruit. You are hungry too. We are no longer equal. I currently have more power over you. Now the choice you have? 1. Ask for the fruit from me. You are now in a position where you conceded power or pull and asking for mercy from me. 2. Steal the fruit from me. To accomplish this you will need to assert more power then I have to take the fruit... I may fight back and assert additional power too. So we end up fighting. 3. Bargain for the fruit. Now you will need to convince me that you have something that I will value more then the fruit. This may be something else of scarcity, that gives you additional power. Or you choose to be subservient for some period of time (hence relinquishment of your power to me) 4. Go Hungry.
For me I have more power. I have something you want. 1. I can choose to share. 2. I can give it to you. 3. I can fight you 4. I can choose to accept or reject your bargains. 5. I can just leave you to go hungry.
Say I choose options where I still maintain the power of having the fruit. I have eaten it and it has gave me more energy. This extra energy may be used to help me find more fruit, and give myself the means to have more power over other people.
Now we have a community to determine what we should do? If they say I must share. (A Tax) Then we need to take into account that I was the one who did the work and got the Apple. If they say I must give it away. Then I have expended energy in a fruitless endeavor (Pun indented) and the community has pulled power away from me. If they say that you must steal it from me, and I have to fight to keep it. We are both using extra energy and we both loose. If they say I must accept particular bargains, if these are not fair then I will go underground (Black market) or hoard fruit. If they say I can do whatever I want. Then I have more power then you.
Now if I decide to break the community rules. People who are physically stronger then me, or in some other ways who have collective more power then me will need to find a way to stop me. Being that these people over time will be good at stopping people who break the rules, they will be compensated for doing such actions as it causes them from doing other things they may need to do.
But right now we live in a world of rules. People who feel these existing rule, and the people who follow them, are unfair, will try to exert more power to get what they want. Anarchist who live in a world that is different then from their ideals, is under a lot of stress and would like to change it. Murder is often effective.
But Europe is so packed that you don't need to travel 40 miles. The United States is 3rd in population, but 50th in Population Density. That means infrastructure projects in the United States are much harder then in Europe. In many States, we have some strong weather extreams too. For example NY state gets to the mid to high 90 with high humidity during the summer (So your car is going to need AC) in the winter is is not uncommon to get snow storms that drop 2-3 feet of snow over night, sure they plow the roads, but if it is still snowing there is usually still a few inches. So if you live a little bit off the beaten path, you may want a 4x4 to get from point A to point B. (and Other States actually have more extremism weather then NY) They won't close the roads.
Being the distance and rougher terrain we need personal transportation almost all the time unless we live and work in the same City.
The United State of America is not Europe. We are very different from Europe, While the majority of us share a common ancestral past, we live in a different cultures.
By the way most Americans Don't have SUVs, they have more modest cars. I actually drive a Prius C. And most of the cars at my works parking lot are not SUVs there are a lot of them, but they are not the majority. But of those who have Trucks and SUVs usually have good reasons to be owning them.
Your right, How much longer will Slashdot keep posting stories with Acronyms without defining them on their first use. (Ok they got CETA, but not ACTA)
I mean how much work is it to put names CETA (Cheese Eaters Temperance Act) vs. ACTA (American Cheddar Termination Act) I am opposed to both, I am a big fan of Cheese myself, I wouldn't want to be limited by the CETA, I want my rights to eat cheese anywhere in the world and Although Cheddar is a british cheese, America has came up with a cheese that tastes just a good and without all all the international shipping of food problems.
Open source doesn't mean you need to be insane to be a contributer. The majority are actually good people. However a lot of people get into open source because they can't get a job elsewhere and needs to prove their skills.
Now many may be college kids or people who's job is just so humdrum that they want a little fun. However some may be people who are bit off in the head and give employers the creeps. You may be the best person for the job, however if you give your employer bad feelings, they won't hire you.
I expect you are in your Mid-30's I-IV: I was a kid, everything is new and Exciting, being able to Win a Game is a big deal. VII: Early Teens's In the grand scheme of things you still don't have a life but you are able to comprehend the story better. VIII: Mid teens, you can't wast your time playing video games you should be working on more important things IX: Late Teens, You got into college, your life is on a track, you got some times to have a little fun again. X: Late Teens to early 20's Dude you want to hang out with people more, no grinding isn't fun. XI: early to mid 20's: Don't have time for games, you want a girlfriend bad. XII: You finally got a girl friend, things are steady, and you can play games again XIII: Life started to get you down again, need time to work, you probably played the game using an internet walkthrew. XIV: OK you have gotten a little too old, the game no longer matches to your nostalgia.
I myself was more of a fan of Sierra Games (Quest for Glory was my favorite) Quest for Glory I and II These were mega cool Quest for Glory III Cool graphics but not as interesting Quest for Glory IV too many bugs. Quest for Glory V never really finished it I lost my attention to it.
Hard Core Gaming hasn't been pushed away... However they got kinda boring. Civilization - War Craft - Star Craft... Build a city and kill the bad guys who make a city, after a while they get kinda blended together. The slew of 3d shoot them ups. They tried to improve on it by adding some people who you shouldn't try to shoot. Adventure Games - Hours of getting lost...
Casual Games - easy to learn, easy to play, you can quit any time you like.
I am not sure a Super-Bus will solve our Mass Transpiration needs. I find the issue isn't as much about the Top Speed of the Bus. But the logistics of getting enough people to fill it up, and Drop them off in the right spots.
Having a rail line, or a bus lane, only helps in particular areas. For Americans we are often much too spread out for good mass transit. Getting from Point A to Point B will take 3 hours. For 10 miles... It is actually faster to Bike, then to take the bus. Unless you are in NYC or Boston. Where you can take the Subway or the T... Then Mass transit makes more sense.
Yes Yes Bla Bla Bla!!! I have heard it a thousands of times. Having a learning disability, means I need to work hard in everything I write just to get it legible. I am sensitive on the issue because I do have to work hard, and then I get a slew of people saying I am lazy, uneducated, or just dumb. While people who know me, outside of the written word, tend to think better of me.
Well I have a Tablet/PC hybrid. So I am kinda excited about it (I have been using the customer preview, and it makes using my PC like a tablet more useful then windows 7 or Linux does.). But for Developers who are Making Windows Apps, they should get up to snuff on Meto Applications, New PCs will have more tablet features...
However do you need to upgrade, your existing PC.. No but do you need to upgrade your XP system to Vista or 7... No...
So you are looking for a reason to not upgrade, you have plenty... But there are new Metro Apps that most likely will be developed, in time, they may become the main type of program you use. (much like how we Had DOS apps, then they slowly became Windows app)
However your next PC may have a touch screen, then you may want windows 8
I wish the media would stay out of science until (and scientists stop reporting to the media), until their evidence goes threw the peer review process.
Why did CFC get rather quick fixing when they found that it was causing holes in the Ozone layer, while Global Warming became a political nightmare? I think it is because the media got a hold of the CFC thing once the bulk of the science was peer reviewed and posted publicly. Global Warming, on the other hand had released its finding before the full peer review, mistakes, and media with non-peer reviewed science, tried to create a picture of an approaching disaster, NY City under 20 feet of water, Drowning Polar Bares... Every Nature Show Having a How Bad we Human are! message in them, even for things like the Extension of Dinosaurs, they seem to save the last 10 minutes to show that we are next!... Captain Planet teaching kids stupid environmentalism, where the big polluters were these villains who seem intent on polluting for the sake of polluting. We gotten away from science and trying to ward people away from change... But not really telling them what they really need to do. Latest Research shows... 1. YES Global Warming Exists. 2. YES It is caused by Humans. 3. YES It is putting pressure on our ecosystems. 4. YES it is changing weather patterns. 5. YES it is a serious issue. However it isn't flooding NY City. We humans will probably survive it, and it changes are less extremism then what the media portraits (mostly because they look at the statistical data and take the 3 or 4 standard deviations out and use that as "Scientific Fact")
We could have started working on the problem without as much debate, if the media didn't start villainizing people before all the science was done. We could have worked with Auto Makers and the Oil Industry to find ways to reduce the Carbon output. But the media got their hands on it. Made a big topic out of it. Put Car Makers, and Oil Leaders the big bad guys (Badder Guys?) Put pressure on them, and human instinct is fight or flight, if you are a big CEO you are going to Fight. So they made out all this Right Wing BS, to discredit all the climate change, and make anyone against them seem anti-religious...
Most people know little about science or its process (or more to the point fail to realize that Science is a Process), to try to determine the Truth, it is always changing, and correcting and improving on itself. Most people think Science as the Anti-Magic, Where we use it to conjure up Miracles. Because of this poor understanding, if people don't like the results they just will not believe in them. And with the media hand feeding them the data, telling them to trust them, they feel like they are not getting the correct facts, and they revolt.
Yes HTML and JavaScript is the future... It isn't just the big picture.
back in them olden days We could write any program in any language. We had Companies who had all their apps written in FORTRAN or COBOL or C.
But HTML and Javascript is part of how we develop, but we need a back-end still... Java, Objective C, C, C++, Python, Perl.... HTML and Javascript are mode advanced kin to the VT100 Terminals, or 3270 terminals.... The Terminal/Web Browser handled much of the UI interaction, while the server handled the data and sharing and security.
Proper Spelling and Grammar does have its place. Usually when communicating with a larger group of people, who use proper Spelling and Grammar as a common ground for understanding.
However I usually get quite annoyed at people who think that Spelling and Grammar effect the quality or correctness of your message.
But Grammar isn't perfect as well, and it needs to be broken, sometimes. I remember a Hell class with a teacher who was a Grammar Nazi, She had one sentence for a question for a 10 page paper. I read that question over and over for 20 minutes trying to comprehend it, it was grammatically correct, however it was vague, if the teacher was willing to break grammar for that one sentence, the question would be completely clear. I had to redo the paper because I got the question wrong, the teacher scolded me "I spent 45 minutes to make sure that question was grammatically correct, why did you read it that way!" Because while grammatically correct it was vague. Because the question was based on the my views on the characters views, which were.
Yes, but this isn't really that cool. Logitech had an app out for years that does a lot of the features for Mac and Windoes. I think I saw Linux code for Linux. The article makes it sound like new technology.
Ideology wars, are based on Sliding Scale Arguments. If you take your oppositions ideology side to the extremism imagine how bad it could be. People who are Pro-Life: Go If we let any of these laws get passed we will finally reach a situation where we can kill child under 21 because before that they are not fully developed yet. People who are Pro-Choice: Go if we let any of these laws get passed we will revert back a century and loose a hundred years of Women's rights, where the woman would be the slave to the men.
The Republicans say the Democrats will lead the US into Communism. The Democrats say the Republicans will lead the US into Anarchy or a Military Dictatorship.
We have been hearing about technologies that Microsoft has released that could be used to kill Linux for almost 2 decades now. Reality is if Microsoft Cramps down too much people just don't buy them and the product flops. If Microsoft plays fair, the product usually get used.
Even though Microsoft hasn't been innovating as much, their product quality has never been higher. Microsoft when they were booming was producing Crap that we were forced to use. This new slower Microsoft seems to be spitting out better products. I haven't seen a BSOD in years. Internet Explorer is getting much better at supporting the standards.
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Problem with most of the Certification Agencies, is that by giving particular rules to make things certified, is that people know the rules, follow them to get the certification, however find loopholes where the overall goal of what they are trying to do fails.
We will see...
You take delight in the idea that Apples fame may collapse...
However during the past decade When Microsoft kinda didn't do anything of note. Apple really took over, The Open Source/Linux community in general lagged with Microsoft. If we see the fall of Apple, I doubt Open Source will take over... They will find ways of taking their short term boost in popularity and have RMS find a new way to tighten Free Software down a few more notches so companies are afraid to use it as part of bigger works.
You betcha. The average Linux user who thinks he is Ultra Tech Savvy, will be browsing the network think he is invincible, he would click on the link, to just laugh at all those Lame Mac and Windows users getting infected.
Locks on Cars, Homes... Are not the end all be all in Securing your property. They are there to keep the "honest, honest".
You are parked in a parking lot. you have your doors unlocked. Someone who is not really planning a crime, sees your car, attracted to it. Lifts up the handle and gets in. They can take the radio, or whatever, not a big deal. If the door is locked. They don't have the tools to get in without being noticed so they go back to their life.
I had my car broken into. They wanted my (10 year old GPS). My doors were locked. They used a screw driver or a hammer and broke the window and got in. The doors were still locked when I found my car was broken in. The person really wanted to get into my car, so they did.
Being that it will take a hacker 3 minutes to break in. Is really no big deal. If I really wanted to take you car, I can just break the window. Without any expensive electronics.
That is what I figured... It would get a lot less press if it had a boring nick name. But "The God Particle" brings up ideas in peoples head, if this is found then we understand the Universe!. Atheists who do not follow science carefully (Yes they do exist) liked the idea of the Ultimate Evidence That There isn't a God. Because if there are any questions on why the Universe works we still keep open the possibility of God.
The Religious Who do not follow science carefully (Yes they do exist... Duh!) Kinda like the fact the particle couldn't be found. Now that it was they are digging to the science to try to explain how this isn't the disproof of God.
Most of the hoopla isn't about getting a better upstanding on Mass and Gravity... But making their readers feel better about their views of the world.
If these people are going out and killing people... There isn't much of a "Rationale". They got to an age where they found life isn't as nice as it should be, so they want to kill the people who they think are making life less nice. Not realizing they are doing more to make their lives and others much less nice in the process.
In other words you view of Anarchism is the same for everyone? You use that as a Label to explain your vision of a Utopia...
There is a fruit tree, I climb the tree and get the last piece of fruit. I now have a piece of fruit and you don't have a piece. I am hungry so I plan to eat the fruit. You are hungry too. We are no longer equal.
I currently have more power over you.
Now the choice you have?
1. Ask for the fruit from me. You are now in a position where you conceded power or pull and asking for mercy from me.
2. Steal the fruit from me. To accomplish this you will need to assert more power then I have to take the fruit... I may fight back and assert additional power too. So we end up fighting.
3. Bargain for the fruit. Now you will need to convince me that you have something that I will value more then the fruit. This may be something else of scarcity, that gives you additional power. Or you choose to be subservient for some period of time (hence relinquishment of your power to me)
4. Go Hungry.
For me I have more power. I have something you want.
1. I can choose to share.
2. I can give it to you.
3. I can fight you
4. I can choose to accept or reject your bargains.
5. I can just leave you to go hungry.
Say I choose options where I still maintain the power of having the fruit. I have eaten it and it has gave me more energy. This extra energy may be used to help me find more fruit, and give myself the means to have more power over other people.
Now we have a community to determine what we should do?
If they say I must share. (A Tax) Then we need to take into account that I was the one who did the work and got the Apple.
If they say I must give it away. Then I have expended energy in a fruitless endeavor (Pun indented) and the community has pulled power away from me.
If they say that you must steal it from me, and I have to fight to keep it. We are both using extra energy and we both loose.
If they say I must accept particular bargains, if these are not fair then I will go underground (Black market) or hoard fruit.
If they say I can do whatever I want. Then I have more power then you.
Now if I decide to break the community rules. People who are physically stronger then me, or in some other ways who have collective more power then me will need to find a way to stop me. Being that these people over time will be good at stopping people who break the rules, they will be compensated for doing such actions as it causes them from doing other things they may need to do.
But right now we live in a world of rules. People who feel these existing rule, and the people who follow them, are unfair, will try to exert more power to get what they want. Anarchist who live in a world that is different then from their ideals, is under a lot of stress and would like to change it. Murder is often effective.
But Europe is so packed that you don't need to travel 40 miles. The United States is 3rd in population, but 50th in Population Density. That means infrastructure projects in the United States are much harder then in Europe.
In many States, we have some strong weather extreams too. For example NY state gets to the mid to high 90 with high humidity during the summer (So your car is going to need AC) in the winter is is not uncommon to get snow storms that drop 2-3 feet of snow over night, sure they plow the roads, but if it is still snowing there is usually still a few inches. So if you live a little bit off the beaten path, you may want a 4x4 to get from point A to point B. (and Other States actually have more extremism weather then NY) They won't close the roads.
Being the distance and rougher terrain we need personal transportation almost all the time unless we live and work in the same City.
The United State of America is not Europe. We are very different from Europe, While the majority of us share a common ancestral past, we live in a different cultures.
By the way most Americans Don't have SUVs, they have more modest cars. I actually drive a Prius C. And most of the cars at my works parking lot are not SUVs there are a lot of them, but they are not the majority. But of those who have Trucks and SUVs usually have good reasons to be owning them.
Your right, How much longer will Slashdot keep posting stories with Acronyms without defining them on their first use. (Ok they got CETA, but not ACTA)
I mean how much work is it to put names CETA (Cheese Eaters Temperance Act) vs. ACTA (American Cheddar Termination Act)
I am opposed to both, I am a big fan of Cheese myself, I wouldn't want to be limited by the CETA, I want my rights to eat cheese anywhere in the world and Although Cheddar is a british cheese, America has came up with a cheese that tastes just a good and without all all the international shipping of food problems.
Open source doesn't mean you need to be insane to be a contributer. The majority are actually good people. However a lot of people get into open source because they can't get a job elsewhere and needs to prove their skills.
Now many may be college kids or people who's job is just so humdrum that they want a little fun. However some may be people who are bit off in the head and give employers the creeps. You may be the best person for the job, however if you give your employer bad feelings, they won't hire you.
I expect you are in your Mid-30's
I-IV: I was a kid, everything is new and Exciting, being able to Win a Game is a big deal.
VII: Early Teens's In the grand scheme of things you still don't have a life but you are able to comprehend the story better.
VIII: Mid teens, you can't wast your time playing video games you should be working on more important things
IX: Late Teens, You got into college, your life is on a track, you got some times to have a little fun again.
X: Late Teens to early 20's Dude you want to hang out with people more, no grinding isn't fun.
XI: early to mid 20's: Don't have time for games, you want a girlfriend bad.
XII: You finally got a girl friend, things are steady, and you can play games again
XIII: Life started to get you down again, need time to work, you probably played the game using an internet walkthrew.
XIV: OK you have gotten a little too old, the game no longer matches to your nostalgia.
I myself was more of a fan of Sierra Games (Quest for Glory was my favorite)
Quest for Glory I and II These were mega cool
Quest for Glory III Cool graphics but not as interesting
Quest for Glory IV too many bugs.
Quest for Glory V never really finished it I lost my attention to it.
Hard Core Gaming hasn't been pushed away... However they got kinda boring. Civilization - War Craft - Star Craft... Build a city and kill the bad guys who make a city, after a while they get kinda blended together. The slew of 3d shoot them ups. They tried to improve on it by adding some people who you shouldn't try to shoot. Adventure Games - Hours of getting lost...
Casual Games - easy to learn, easy to play, you can quit any time you like.
I am not sure a Super-Bus will solve our Mass Transpiration needs. I find the issue isn't as much about the Top Speed of the Bus. But the logistics of getting enough people to fill it up, and Drop them off in the right spots.
Having a rail line, or a bus lane, only helps in particular areas.
For Americans we are often much too spread out for good mass transit. Getting from Point A to Point B will take 3 hours. For 10 miles... It is actually faster to Bike, then to take the bus. Unless you are in NYC or Boston. Where you can take the Subway or the T... Then Mass transit makes more sense.
It seems like judges, seems to like passing insulting judgement lately.
Yes you are legit... But you Suck!!!
Yes Yes Bla Bla Bla!!! I have heard it a thousands of times. Having a learning disability, means I need to work hard in everything I write just to get it legible. I am sensitive on the issue because I do have to work hard, and then I get a slew of people saying I am lazy, uneducated, or just dumb. While people who know me, outside of the written word, tend to think better of me.
From what distance?
Well I have a Tablet/PC hybrid. So I am kinda excited about it (I have been using the customer preview, and it makes using my PC like a tablet more useful then windows 7 or Linux does.). But for Developers who are Making Windows Apps, they should get up to snuff on Meto Applications,
New PCs will have more tablet features...
However do you need to upgrade, your existing PC.. No but do you need to upgrade your XP system to Vista or 7... No...
So you are looking for a reason to not upgrade, you have plenty... But there are new Metro Apps that most likely will be developed, in time, they may become the main type of program you use. (much like how we Had DOS apps, then they slowly became Windows app)
However your next PC may have a touch screen, then you may want windows 8
I wish the media would stay out of science until (and scientists stop reporting to the media), until their evidence goes threw the peer review process.
Why did CFC get rather quick fixing when they found that it was causing holes in the Ozone layer, while Global Warming became a political nightmare? I think it is because the media got a hold of the CFC thing once the bulk of the science was peer reviewed and posted publicly. Global Warming, on the other hand had released its finding before the full peer review, mistakes, and media with non-peer reviewed science, tried to create a picture of an approaching disaster, NY City under 20 feet of water, Drowning Polar Bares... Every Nature Show Having a How Bad we Human are! message in them, even for things like the Extension of Dinosaurs, they seem to save the last 10 minutes to show that we are next!... Captain Planet teaching kids stupid environmentalism, where the big polluters were these villains who seem intent on polluting for the sake of polluting.
We gotten away from science and trying to ward people away from change... But not really telling them what they really need to do. Latest Research shows...
1. YES Global Warming Exists.
2. YES It is caused by Humans.
3. YES It is putting pressure on our ecosystems.
4. YES it is changing weather patterns.
5. YES it is a serious issue.
However it isn't flooding NY City. We humans will probably survive it, and it changes are less extremism then what the media portraits (mostly because they look at the statistical data and take the 3 or 4 standard deviations out and use that as "Scientific Fact")
We could have started working on the problem without as much debate, if the media didn't start villainizing people before all the science was done. We could have worked with Auto Makers and the Oil Industry to find ways to reduce the Carbon output. But the media got their hands on it. Made a big topic out of it. Put Car Makers, and Oil Leaders the big bad guys (Badder Guys?) Put pressure on them, and human instinct is fight or flight, if you are a big CEO you are going to Fight. So they made out all this Right Wing BS, to discredit all the climate change, and make anyone against them seem anti-religious...
Most people know little about science or its process (or more to the point fail to realize that Science is a Process), to try to determine the Truth, it is always changing, and correcting and improving on itself. Most people think Science as the Anti-Magic, Where we use it to conjure up Miracles.
Because of this poor understanding, if people don't like the results they just will not believe in them. And with the media hand feeding them the data, telling them to trust them, they feel like they are not getting the correct facts, and they revolt.
Yes HTML and JavaScript is the future... It isn't just the big picture.
back in them olden days We could write any program in any language. We had Companies who had all their apps written in FORTRAN or COBOL or C.
But HTML and Javascript is part of how we develop, but we need a back-end still... Java, Objective C, C, C++, Python, Perl....
HTML and Javascript are mode advanced kin to the VT100 Terminals, or 3270 terminals.... The Terminal/Web Browser handled much of the UI interaction, while the server handled the data and sharing and security.
Proper Spelling and Grammar does have its place. Usually when communicating with a larger group of people, who use proper Spelling and Grammar as a common ground for understanding.
However I usually get quite annoyed at people who think that Spelling and Grammar effect the quality or correctness of your message.
But Grammar isn't perfect as well, and it needs to be broken, sometimes. I remember a Hell class with a teacher who was a Grammar Nazi, She had one sentence for a question for a 10 page paper. I read that question over and over for 20 minutes trying to comprehend it, it was grammatically correct, however it was vague, if the teacher was willing to break grammar for that one sentence, the question would be completely clear. I had to redo the paper because I got the question wrong, the teacher scolded me "I spent 45 minutes to make sure that question was grammatically correct, why did you read it that way!" Because while grammatically correct it was vague. Because the question was based on the my views on the characters views, which were.
Yes, but this isn't really that cool. Logitech had an app out for years that does a lot of the features for Mac and Windoes. I think I saw Linux code for Linux. The article makes it sound like new technology.
Ideology wars, are based on Sliding Scale Arguments. If you take your oppositions ideology side to the extremism imagine how bad it could be.
People who are Pro-Life: Go If we let any of these laws get passed we will finally reach a situation where we can kill child under 21 because before that they are not fully developed yet.
People who are Pro-Choice: Go if we let any of these laws get passed we will revert back a century and loose a hundred years of Women's rights, where the woman would be the slave to the men.
The Republicans say the Democrats will lead the US into Communism.
The Democrats say the Republicans will lead the US into Anarchy or a Military Dictatorship.
We have been hearing about technologies that Microsoft has released that could be used to kill Linux for almost 2 decades now. Reality is if Microsoft Cramps down too much people just don't buy them and the product flops. If Microsoft plays fair, the product usually get used.
Apple DOS was not innovative, Mac OS 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, OS X wasn't innovative. the iPod wasn't really that impressive at start...
Innovation is sometime an incremental improvement, then a big Gee-Wiz everything is brand new.
Even though Microsoft hasn't been innovating as much, their product quality has never been higher. Microsoft when they were booming was producing Crap that we were forced to use. This new slower Microsoft seems to be spitting out better products. I haven't seen a BSOD in years. Internet Explorer is getting much better at supporting the standards.
OS X (Certified Unix OS) has a higher market share then Linux does...