That is simply completely incorrect. All major databases support this. Oracle, Sybase, and Informix for sure. Hell, I was doing that with Sybase DBAPI 10 years ago.
While Java generics may be simpler and easier to use than C++ templates, they fall far short of the feature set of C++ templates. They do not really provide "generic programming" in the same sense that C++ templates do. There is much more to generic programming than being able to have a HashMap.
Well, I too graduated from the "American Public Education System" but I am well aware that they are two independant countries. Are you sure you really graduated?
Posts like this annoy me. Are you saying you were actively taught they were on country? I doubt that. The only other explaination is your total lack of interest in world geography. Even one cursory look at a map of Europe and you would know.
Even at $100,000 it's too expensive. My electric bill is at most $2000 for the entire year. It'd take 50 years for me to recoup the cost and that isn't including the interest I would have made on that $100K. And who do you know that actually stays in their house for 50 years? And would you even think the components would last 50 years. My guess is they would have broken around year 10 anyway.
It would be more than that. $100,000 invested earning 5% a year would be over $300,000 after just 25 years. That's money you would be loosing out on.
You can sort of think of the solar purchase as an investment. If your current utility bills are $2000 a year, your $100,000 solar equipment is sort of like paying you $2,000 a year except that it goes directly to your "utility bills".
You would earn more than $2,000 a year with $100,000 invested even in a regular savings account.
Has anyone else noticed that Microsoft is going to allow you to purchase and download Vista over the net, instead of having to buy the physical CDs?
I guess many here are not planning to buy it, but anyway, this is something new from Microsoft. I guess they are really happy with their Genuine Advantage to go through with this.
Oh sweet lord help me! Don't get me started about Sweden. I lived there for several years. While the city is nice, the people are friendly, and I generaly had a good time there, I could not imagine living there anymore. Everything is very expensive, and what most Americans consider "normal" is regarded as a luxory in Sweden. I can eat out in NYC whenever I want, go have a few drinks whenever I want, and generally have money to do what I want. In Sweden, the taxes are so high and prices so expensive, that someone making $150k in NYC would need to earn the equivalent of $300k in Sweden to have the same standard of living.
And Norway is even worse. The crappy Honda Civic costs $40k+ over there due to taxes.
Of 1,800 consumers surveyed, just 21 had spent more than $400 for a cell phone
Well, I fall in that camp. I have never spent $400 on a cell phone because the ones available are crap and I hate even spending $50 on them. But I will gladly hand over $500 as soon as I can get my hands on an iPhone
These people don't realize it's not just a phone. Everyone who has an iPod and a crappy mobile phone would love to have just one device.
The price means nothing. Just look at all the young people around who don't have $10 to go to the movies with their friends, but they sure have an iPod. When kids wants something, they will get the money. If they must have it, they will.
Software is complicated, and obviously the larger the project, the more peices need to fit together, etc.
I think a lot of it though has to do with the team involved - both the developers and management. It seems to me, there are lots of "developers" around who really have no business writing software. And even more self-proclaimed architects who really have no clue.
You know, it goes much beyond simple technical things and DRM. I know at least 4 people who got iPods for Christmas. None of them are technical, and none of them want one of the competing products. For normal (read: not slashdot crowd) people, iPod is the thing to have. It's going to be pretty tough for someone to take a lot of market share away from Apple.
My brother is about as anti-computer as you can get. He tolerates it so he can type and read/send email, but only as little as required. He still uses HotMail - I tried showed him GMail, but he is not interested. He knows Hotmail, and does not want to even try something else.
Yet, what did he want? An iPod. I personally like iPods, but I did mention some other competitors. Doesn't want to even hear about them. iPod period.
There are lots of people like him. iPods are "cool" - normal people don't want the others. If they bought one, their friends would say "What is that thing? Why didn't you get an iPod?"... Right or wrong, it happens.
Has anyone considered the effect of Wombats on the signal? With the ever increasing number of Wombats in our urban centers, surely they will cause interference with the signal. I, for one, would not invest in either of these companies until this is researched and properly documented. After all, who wants to be walking in the park and have their connection go down everytime a wombat goes by?
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That is simply completely incorrect. All major databases support this. Oracle, Sybase, and Informix for sure. Hell, I was doing that with Sybase DBAPI 10 years ago.
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While Java generics may be simpler and easier to use than C++ templates, they fall far short of the feature set of C++ templates. They do not really provide "generic programming" in the same sense that C++ templates do. There is much more to generic programming than being able to have a HashMap.
Well, I too graduated from the "American Public Education System" but I am well aware that they are two independant countries. Are you sure you really graduated?
Posts like this annoy me. Are you saying you were actively taught they were on country? I doubt that. The only other explaination is your total lack of interest in world geography. Even one cursory look at a map of Europe and you would know.
Sounds just like Norway... There the "rich" tax starts at about $7,500.
It would be more than that. $100,000 invested earning 5% a year would be over $300,000 after just 25 years. That's money you would be loosing out on.
You can sort of think of the solar purchase as an investment. If your current utility bills are $2000 a year, your $100,000 solar equipment is sort of like paying you $2,000 a year except that it goes directly to your "utility bills".
You would earn more than $2,000 a year with $100,000 invested even in a regular savings account.
Has anyone else noticed that Microsoft is going to allow you to purchase and download Vista over the net, instead of having to buy the physical CDs?
I guess many here are not planning to buy it, but anyway, this is something new from Microsoft. I guess they are really happy with their Genuine Advantage to go through with this.
Oh sweet lord help me! Don't get me started about Sweden. I lived there for several years. While the city is nice, the people are friendly, and I generaly had a good time there, I could not imagine living there anymore. Everything is very expensive, and what most Americans consider "normal" is regarded as a luxory in Sweden. I can eat out in NYC whenever I want, go have a few drinks whenever I want, and generally have money to do what I want. In Sweden, the taxes are so high and prices so expensive, that someone making $150k in NYC would need to earn the equivalent of $300k in Sweden to have the same standard of living. And Norway is even worse. The crappy Honda Civic costs $40k+ over there due to taxes.
Well, I fall in that camp. I have never spent $400 on a cell phone because the ones available are crap and I hate even spending $50 on them. But I will gladly hand over $500 as soon as I can get my hands on an iPhone
These people don't realize it's not just a phone. Everyone who has an iPod and a crappy mobile phone would love to have just one device.
The price means nothing. Just look at all the young people around who don't have $10 to go to the movies with their friends, but they sure have an iPod. When kids wants something, they will get the money. If they must have it, they will.
Software is complicated, and obviously the larger the project, the more peices need to fit together, etc. I think a lot of it though has to do with the team involved - both the developers and management. It seems to me, there are lots of "developers" around who really have no business writing software. And even more self-proclaimed architects who really have no clue.
You know, it goes much beyond simple technical things and DRM. I know at least 4 people who got iPods for Christmas. None of them are technical, and none of them want one of the competing products. For normal (read: not slashdot crowd) people, iPod is the thing to have. It's going to be pretty tough for someone to take a lot of market share away from Apple. My brother is about as anti-computer as you can get. He tolerates it so he can type and read/send email, but only as little as required. He still uses HotMail - I tried showed him GMail, but he is not interested. He knows Hotmail, and does not want to even try something else. Yet, what did he want? An iPod. I personally like iPods, but I did mention some other competitors. Doesn't want to even hear about them. iPod period. There are lots of people like him. iPods are "cool" - normal people don't want the others. If they bought one, their friends would say "What is that thing? Why didn't you get an iPod?"... Right or wrong, it happens.
Frankly, I'm surprised they didn't send them free wombats.
One can only pray that a swarm of wombats come together and destroys all the copies of Visa that have been produced.
Has anyone considered the effect of Wombats on the signal? With the ever increasing number of Wombats in our urban centers, surely they will cause interference with the signal. I, for one, would not invest in either of these companies until this is researched and properly documented. After all, who wants to be walking in the park and have their connection go down everytime a wombat goes by?
Well, I think some birds and reptiles are left overs who survived the extinction.