I wouldn't think so. Like I said in another post, I used to work for a company that did outbound campaigns. I had to keep the list up-to-date and also purge the dialing lists of those numbers on the National DNC List. I don't remember the exact number of the fine, but it was pretty large and on a per call basis. Based on this article the per-call fine is $10,000. You'd better be making a HUGE margin on each sale to make up those costs.
Crap, I forgot to add some more information. Mostly I used the numbers to remove them from the dialing lists that we purchased from the three major credit bureaus, or a few other places. It was easier to dump a few companies after finding out 80% or more of the numbers were on the national DNC. That's bad when they say that they pre-screen the numbers for you. Verification FTW!!!
Like the other two have said, you need to know who not to call. I used to work on the CRM for a company that started doing outbound dialing campaigns. There is a lot of phone numbers in that list. You also get updates monthly (or really whenever you want to update it) and then you can download the change log stating which numbers were added, which were deleted, and when so that the people on the phone can confirm that stuff. Companies are still required to maintain their own specific do not call list as well.
North Dakota recently passed a bill allowing the growing of hemp. The problem is the DEA still doesn't differentiate between hemp and marijuana, even though they look different and if you plant marijuana in the middle of a hemp field you'll just get bad hemp and bad weed. A few farmers recently filed a lawsuit, with the help of votehemp.org, against the DEA for not processing their requests for licenses in time to plant, but it was thrown out of court. Most anything is better than corn, but even then we can't produce enough biofuel to satiate our current fuel needs (or so I heard on "Car of the Future: Engineering For the Environment").
Don't forget about how we view China today. It's the same thing. They have the "Great Firewall of China" and do a lot of active listening to their citizens and we view them in a negative way.
Even better, print it on one huge roll of paper. Like a giant scroll. To use less paper, print it in a 6pt font or something ridiculously small like that.
According to this article the information was really extended beyond what the reporter had received from the scientist.
In fact, the Independent's story -- the opening sentences and headline at least -- go way beyond what Mark Serreze of the National Snow and Ice Data Center tells the reporter.
It was also suggested that the ice may have been flushed out due to the movement of water rather than melting so much. This flow of water might be caused by greenhouse gasses though.
Eich talked about some reasons for the 3.1 update to the language. Based on what I've heard from both Doug Crockford and Chris Wilson is that it would be a good idea to fix some of the really big issues in the current version of the language before throwing a new OO model and type system on top of it. It's best to build on a good foundation. There are also concerns about making the engine slower, but I'm waiting to see benchmarks before making my judgement. Personally I like the programming model of JavaScript as it is, but I'm a minimalist when it comes to code.
I don't think it would be all that hard. There are a lot of Netflix scripts out there that do different things with you queue. You could create sub-queues by having the addon use a modulus of however many sub-queues you have. Say you have a 3 out a month plan and three sub-queues. The addon would "shuffle" the master queue according to the order of the sub-queues. That way each queue would get one DVD at a time. There are a few more intricacies there, but in theory it shouldn't be difficult. You would, however, have to limit yourself to one mailing address.
This is/. so I suppose reading the article isn't a given. There are other uses than just for increasing the metabolism. Other uses include targeting cancerous cells specifically, giving lactose intolerant people enzymes in their stomachs, and making your skin do photosynthesis so you don't even have to eat. They're all theories around the new "NanoReactor" they created for delivering their payloads. I'm assuming that increasing the metabolism was the easiest test to perform in a dish.
I haven't looked yet, but I'm pretty sure there's got to be some products out there that you attach the speaker/receiver to and then a remote that makes it beep. I know that some cordless house phones have that ability in case you misplace the phone. I've often wanted to put something similar on my remotes/keys/wallet/shoes/etc. Then you can have fun running around the house trying to find the sound.
I think this is a great idea from the perspective of people who currently do not use Linux. From their view point they see Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux. They don't know that there's Debian, RedHat, SuSE, Ubuntu, etc., nor do they care. If the release schedules are at least somewhat in sync, then each distribution should be using the same, or close to the same, kernel, library and program versions. The only differences between them would then be the distributions' customizations of those packages. In my opinion I think that it could help to bring Linux to be a bit more mainstream and be more competitive, at least in the desktop market. However, I do think that it should be a consensus among groups rather than having one "master" directing everything. The idea just would not work that way.
I also think it would be a good idea from the current Linux users' perspective as well. It would make it easier to compare distributions head-to-head.
Thanks so much for all the great information about Javascript. As Doug Crockford says, it's The World's Most Misunderstood Programming Language Just a few months ago I started a project (in my spare time of course) to see how I could push my knowledge of the language, and I came up with this: Track Attack. It's far from complete, but uses Javascript for everything except sound (which uses an API to flash to handle it). The browser isn't taxed too much (after some tweaking on the music) and it was a fun experiment. All the code is in-line so that you can view the source quite easily. Kind of off-topic, but I thought I'd throw it out there. Javascript can be useful in the right hands.
I should have reviewed my comment one more time, as it wasn't exactly what I meant to say. I agree with you that SQL injection is so easy to avoid these days, and I just wanted to enforce that it can be done in every language on the web. PHP has had its issues, as you pointed out, but they're also getting better and hosts are finally starting to catch up. My personal host finally upgraded to 5.x a few months ago. BTW, PDO is great:)
Anyone still getting hit with this in 2008 needs to be whacked on the head. This is true of any language, not just ASP. You can easily prevent SQL injection with Perl, Python, PHP, etc.
I'd mod you up if I had points. It's hard to have fail-over systems when a cable has to be plugged in somewhere, and on top of that the channels have to be synced with the end user.
MySQL Enterprise has its different versions as well. The last company I was at used Enterprise. You *can* use the bleeding edge version, or you can use the "guaranteed to be stable" enterprise version which they make very distinct from the rest. With Enterprise you also get service level agreements on if a bug is found. Those levels differ based on what support contract you purchased.
I just wanted to make sure people knew that they didn't have to be on the bleeding edge if they didn't want to be.
To me this is old news. I grew up in western North Dakota. My family still farms there, and every time I go back there's a whole lot more oil derricks drilling for oil over the last 3 years or so. They're all quite excited about it, because now there's an influx of people into an area where people have been leaving for quite some time. Businesses have a chance, and schools are getting more money. Most rural schools are having troubles keeping the lights on.
Now for the other matter of the environment. Hopefully we can make use of our local oil to reduce dependency on foreign oil while we're working on a way to shift our energy source to a more environmentally friendly one. Amory Lovins has some great ideas.
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Person X doesn't like items 1, 2, and 3 about language Y. Haven't we all heard this before? Yes, check my post history, I've done it too. There are plenty of people around here who would have issues with Java,.NET, Ruby, etc. To each his own. Me personally? Yeah, I have a bias. I already know PHP, so right now I can program in it faster than others. I know that PHP is inconsistent (string and array function parameter orders top the list), and the complete OO paradigm is not implemented, but php still works just fine for my situation(s). It must have done something right to be as popular as it is. There's also a lot of good PHP web hosting out there, lots of people in the community, and the documentation is pretty darn good at php.net Those might not be enough for some people, and that's why there are other projects out there.
The only feature that has been keeping me from using PostgreSQL in work projects is replication. My company requires that there be multiple backups at all times, and MySQL's replication has done a pretty decent job (mysqldump -u user -p -master-data -databases db1 db2 -create-options > file.sql allows me to create a new slave quite easily). I do know there are projects out there, but they're just not quite ready yet: http://edoceo.com/liber/db-postgresql-replication
Feel free to let me know if there's another way to do this, because foreign keys would be great:)
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I wouldn't think so. Like I said in another post, I used to work for a company that did outbound campaigns. I had to keep the list up-to-date and also purge the dialing lists of those numbers on the National DNC List. I don't remember the exact number of the fine, but it was pretty large and on a per call basis. Based on this article the per-call fine is $10,000. You'd better be making a HUGE margin on each sale to make up those costs.
Crap, I forgot to add some more information. Mostly I used the numbers to remove them from the dialing lists that we purchased from the three major credit bureaus, or a few other places. It was easier to dump a few companies after finding out 80% or more of the numbers were on the national DNC. That's bad when they say that they pre-screen the numbers for you. Verification FTW!!!
Like the other two have said, you need to know who not to call. I used to work on the CRM for a company that started doing outbound dialing campaigns. There is a lot of phone numbers in that list. You also get updates monthly (or really whenever you want to update it) and then you can download the change log stating which numbers were added, which were deleted, and when so that the people on the phone can confirm that stuff. Companies are still required to maintain their own specific do not call list as well.
North Dakota recently passed a bill allowing the growing of hemp. The problem is the DEA still doesn't differentiate between hemp and marijuana, even though they look different and if you plant marijuana in the middle of a hemp field you'll just get bad hemp and bad weed. A few farmers recently filed a lawsuit, with the help of votehemp.org, against the DEA for not processing their requests for licenses in time to plant, but it was thrown out of court. Most anything is better than corn, but even then we can't produce enough biofuel to satiate our current fuel needs (or so I heard on "Car of the Future: Engineering For the Environment").
Don't forget about how we view China today. It's the same thing. They have the "Great Firewall of China" and do a lot of active listening to their citizens and we view them in a negative way.
Even better, print it on one huge roll of paper. Like a giant scroll. To use less paper, print it in a 6pt font or something ridiculously small like that.
According to this article the information was really extended beyond what the reporter had received from the scientist.
It was also suggested that the ice may have been flushed out due to the movement of water rather than melting so much. This flow of water might be caused by greenhouse gasses though.
Here is the printer friendly format for easier reading. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/us/27solar.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print
Eich talked about some reasons for the 3.1 update to the language. Based on what I've heard from both Doug Crockford and Chris Wilson is that it would be a good idea to fix some of the really big issues in the current version of the language before throwing a new OO model and type system on top of it. It's best to build on a good foundation. There are also concerns about making the engine slower, but I'm waiting to see benchmarks before making my judgement. Personally I like the programming model of JavaScript as it is, but I'm a minimalist when it comes to code.
I didn't know any of the details of what AdvFS was, so here is what Wikipedia has: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdvFS
I don't think it would be all that hard. There are a lot of Netflix scripts out there that do different things with you queue. You could create sub-queues by having the addon use a modulus of however many sub-queues you have. Say you have a 3 out a month plan and three sub-queues. The addon would "shuffle" the master queue according to the order of the sub-queues. That way each queue would get one DVD at a time. There are a few more intricacies there, but in theory it shouldn't be difficult. You would, however, have to limit yourself to one mailing address.
This is /. so I suppose reading the article isn't a given. There are other uses than just for increasing the metabolism. Other uses include targeting cancerous cells specifically, giving lactose intolerant people enzymes in their stomachs, and making your skin do photosynthesis so you don't even have to eat. They're all theories around the new "NanoReactor" they created for delivering their payloads. I'm assuming that increasing the metabolism was the easiest test to perform in a dish.
I did a quick search with the Google and found this: http://www.loc8tor.com/
I haven't looked yet, but I'm pretty sure there's got to be some products out there that you attach the speaker/receiver to and then a remote that makes it beep. I know that some cordless house phones have that ability in case you misplace the phone. I've often wanted to put something similar on my remotes/keys/wallet/shoes/etc. Then you can have fun running around the house trying to find the sound.
I think this is a great idea from the perspective of people who currently do not use Linux. From their view point they see Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux. They don't know that there's Debian, RedHat, SuSE, Ubuntu, etc., nor do they care. If the release schedules are at least somewhat in sync, then each distribution should be using the same, or close to the same, kernel, library and program versions. The only differences between them would then be the distributions' customizations of those packages. In my opinion I think that it could help to bring Linux to be a bit more mainstream and be more competitive, at least in the desktop market. However, I do think that it should be a consensus among groups rather than having one "master" directing everything. The idea just would not work that way.
I also think it would be a good idea from the current Linux users' perspective as well. It would make it easier to compare distributions head-to-head.
Thanks so much for all the great information about Javascript. As Doug Crockford says, it's The World's Most Misunderstood Programming Language Just a few months ago I started a project (in my spare time of course) to see how I could push my knowledge of the language, and I came up with this: Track Attack. It's far from complete, but uses Javascript for everything except sound (which uses an API to flash to handle it). The browser isn't taxed too much (after some tweaking on the music) and it was a fun experiment. All the code is in-line so that you can view the source quite easily. Kind of off-topic, but I thought I'd throw it out there. Javascript can be useful in the right hands.
I should have reviewed my comment one more time, as it wasn't exactly what I meant to say. I agree with you that SQL injection is so easy to avoid these days, and I just wanted to enforce that it can be done in every language on the web. PHP has had its issues, as you pointed out, but they're also getting better and hosts are finally starting to catch up. My personal host finally upgraded to 5.x a few months ago. BTW, PDO is great :)
Looks like you can still activate a watch if you have one. http://direct.msn.com/
I'd mod you up if I had points. It's hard to have fail-over systems when a cable has to be plugged in somewhere, and on top of that the channels have to be synced with the end user.
MySQL Enterprise has its different versions as well. The last company I was at used Enterprise. You *can* use the bleeding edge version, or you can use the "guaranteed to be stable" enterprise version which they make very distinct from the rest. With Enterprise you also get service level agreements on if a bug is found. Those levels differ based on what support contract you purchased. I just wanted to make sure people knew that they didn't have to be on the bleeding edge if they didn't want to be.
To me this is old news. I grew up in western North Dakota. My family still farms there, and every time I go back there's a whole lot more oil derricks drilling for oil over the last 3 years or so. They're all quite excited about it, because now there's an influx of people into an area where people have been leaving for quite some time. Businesses have a chance, and schools are getting more money. Most rural schools are having troubles keeping the lights on.
Now for the other matter of the environment. Hopefully we can make use of our local oil to reduce dependency on foreign oil while we're working on a way to shift our energy source to a more environmentally friendly one. Amory Lovins has some great ideas.
Person X doesn't like items 1, 2, and 3 about language Y. Haven't we all heard this before? Yes, check my post history, I've done it too. There are plenty of people around here who would have issues with Java, .NET, Ruby, etc. To each his own. Me personally? Yeah, I have a bias. I already know PHP, so right now I can program in it faster than others. I know that PHP is inconsistent (string and array function parameter orders top the list), and the complete OO paradigm is not implemented, but php still works just fine for my situation(s). It must have done something right to be as popular as it is. There's also a lot of good PHP web hosting out there, lots of people in the community, and the documentation is pretty darn good at php.net Those might not be enough for some people, and that's why there are other projects out there.
Great. Thanks for that info. I haven't been keeping a close watch on the project.
The only feature that has been keeping me from using PostgreSQL in work projects is replication. My company requires that there be multiple backups at all times, and MySQL's replication has done a pretty decent job (mysqldump -u user -p -master-data -databases db1 db2 -create-options > file.sql allows me to create a new slave quite easily). I do know there are projects out there, but they're just not quite ready yet: http://edoceo.com/liber/db-postgresql-replication
:)
Feel free to let me know if there's another way to do this, because foreign keys would be great