There's the problem right there - they're all old people. If only old people knew how awesome pirating was, they'd probably jump on board instead of trying to shut it down.
Well, maybe. But they're the ones with the money to actually pay for that shit, so they might not.
If I go through a French proxy, as far as they can tell I'm using the internet connection that proxy machine uses. This means that they're going to be disconnecting the wrong people quite often.
On one hand, I absolutely loathe Oracle and everything they stand for. They have ruined good will on the internet as a whole, and have terrible products and service.
On the other hand, HP is wrong to try and misuse the trade secret clause to shaft Hurd. They *FIRED* him. THEY terminated his employment. You can get rid of the guy, or you can put up with him - you don't get it both ways. You don't get to dictate how he lives his life after he leaves, HP. Sorry if you're butthurt about it.
The CEO of RyanAir... wants to make sure nobody wants to fly RyanAir.
This is just ludicrous. The biggest plane I have ever seen flown with no co-pilot was a Cessna 402. I was ok with this, because *I* was in the copilot seat and I know how to fly GA sized aircraft.
I like to code. I think it's a sort of digital puzzle - I've been doing it for decades now and I'm nowhere near tired of it. I will readily turn down promotion from my coding position because I have no desire to spend all day looking at other people's code and telling them how to do their job.
I also love old style electronic computers which have to be programmed by switches or - gasp! - punch cards. I think the fact that they were able to achieve the same computing 30+ years ago without all the modern technolo-crap is cool, and I feel like everyone who programs should know it at least a little bit.
Even if you program Java, C#, and all manner of simple managed code all your life, they're going to make you learn Assembly and Binary math if you go get a CS degree.
As an independent game developer, I must say I love my superfluous crap. If I couldn't throw in a couple unnecessary particle effects or shader effects, I don't know what I'd do.
I'd say the exception to this is if the game has some awesome mechanic or quirky trend associated with it (ie, Katamari Damacy). It helps to hype the hell out of the game too, but word will spread if it's terrible and you'll sell nothing. At least deliver something and let the gamers judge. Don't spend years and 10s of millions of dollars and say "Oh, it sucks, scrap it."
Java *WAS* not their language. It used to be free and open and is very widely used.
By buying Sun and locking down Java, Oracle have proven that they are more concerned with profits and monetary gain than they are with the quality of their product, or its appeal and use throughout the world. They're basically just milking it for everything it's worth, even though they had NO part in creating or implementing it to this point. It's very unreasonable and all out anti-competitive of them.
Basically, their just being as dickish as they possibly can now that they have the keys to the house. I hope that house burns down, and takes everyone on the top floor along with it. Oracle has never been a quality software company, and just because they own Java now it doesn't make them any better. In fact, this action makes them even worse in pretty much everyone's eyes but their shareholders.
This is not true of the Microsoft-based rand() function though. If you don't seed before you call rand() it will ALWAYS return 42 as the first random number(gee, I wonder if that's a joke), and the subsequent sequence of numbers are also always the same. I always call it to be sure, because what's a few clock cycles to make certain you're truly randomizing?
If their reason for not enforcing the laws is laziness (or lack of enforcing agents) then I see no reason that a concerned citizen can't come up with a way to enforce them autonomously like this.
Slashdot Mirror
Do it with a Photon and I'll be impressed.
Obvious point is obvious.
Oh wait, that's right...it's the same Halo I've been playing since Halo 3 came out!
I don't know what's worse. The fact that the ISP is implementing a 3-strike rule, or the fact that they are copying FRANCE to do so.
Does anyone really listen to anything that AMD or its people have to say?
Keep making us cheap, mass-produced, low-quality processors, and shut up.
In return, we won't reveal to all these geeks that Intel makes higher-quality stuff with better performance and longevity.
There's the problem right there - they're all old people. If only old people knew how awesome pirating was, they'd probably jump on board instead of trying to shut it down.
Well, maybe. But they're the ones with the money to actually pay for that shit, so they might not.
Won't they notice from the slew of "It's fake" comments and severe lack of seeders/peers that it's bull?
Shut up. These videos take a long time to encode. Slashdot is a great way to pass the time.
If I go through a French proxy, as far as they can tell I'm using the internet connection that proxy machine uses. This means that they're going to be disconnecting the wrong people quite often.
With "lobbies of all kind" being read as "huge amounts of free cash", of course.
You could buy one of these cheaper procs... ...but then you're still stuck using an AMD chip.
They're garbage from my experience. Open, cheap, and absolutely shitty fabrication.
I am sort of conflicted on this one...
On one hand, I absolutely loathe Oracle and everything they stand for. They have ruined good will on the internet as a whole, and have terrible products and service.
On the other hand, HP is wrong to try and misuse the trade secret clause to shaft Hurd. They *FIRED* him. THEY terminated his employment. You can get rid of the guy, or you can put up with him - you don't get it both ways. You don't get to dictate how he lives his life after he leaves, HP. Sorry if you're butthurt about it.
I was hoping for some actual programming tips or tricks.
This was completely irrelevant to me, and aside from the NoSQL review, not even that interesting.
The CEO of RyanAir ... wants to make sure nobody wants to fly RyanAir.
This is just ludicrous. The biggest plane I have ever seen flown with no co-pilot was a Cessna 402. I was ok with this, because *I* was in the copilot seat and I know how to fly GA sized aircraft.
I like to code. I think it's a sort of digital puzzle - I've been doing it for decades now and I'm nowhere near tired of it. I will readily turn down promotion from my coding position because I have no desire to spend all day looking at other people's code and telling them how to do their job.
I also love old style electronic computers which have to be programmed by switches or - gasp! - punch cards. I think the fact that they were able to achieve the same computing 30+ years ago without all the modern technolo-crap is cool, and I feel like everyone who programs should know it at least a little bit.
Even if you program Java, C#, and all manner of simple managed code all your life, they're going to make you learn Assembly and Binary math if you go get a CS degree.
All I have to say is this:
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Facepalm
As an independent game developer, I must say I love my superfluous crap. If I couldn't throw in a couple unnecessary particle effects or shader effects, I don't know what I'd do.
I'd say the exception to this is if the game has some awesome mechanic or quirky trend associated with it (ie, Katamari Damacy). It helps to hype the hell out of the game too, but word will spread if it's terrible and you'll sell nothing. At least deliver something and let the gamers judge. Don't spend years and 10s of millions of dollars and say "Oh, it sucks, scrap it."
This just in: Macs don't ship with Windows!
Tell me something I don't 100% know or expect from Valve.
Java *WAS* not their language. It used to be free and open and is very widely used.
By buying Sun and locking down Java, Oracle have proven that they are more concerned with profits and monetary gain than they are with the quality of their product, or its appeal and use throughout the world. They're basically just milking it for everything it's worth, even though they had NO part in creating or implementing it to this point. It's very unreasonable and all out anti-competitive of them.
Basically, their just being as dickish as they possibly can now that they have the keys to the house. I hope that house burns down, and takes everyone on the top floor along with it. Oracle has never been a quality software company, and just because they own Java now it doesn't make them any better. In fact, this action makes them even worse in pretty much everyone's eyes but their shareholders.
I think you're giving the CIA far too much credit here. They're a government organization after all.
This is not true of the Microsoft-based rand() function though. If you don't seed before you call rand() it will ALWAYS return 42 as the first random number(gee, I wonder if that's a joke), and the subsequent sequence of numbers are also always the same. I always call it to be sure, because what's a few clock cycles to make certain you're truly randomizing?
If their reason for not enforcing the laws is laziness (or lack of enforcing agents) then I see no reason that a concerned citizen can't come up with a way to enforce them autonomously like this.
Embezzlement is technically a victimless crime, whereas Sexual Harassment is a very victim-oriented crime.
HP isn't ruined by someone grabbing a handful of cash now and then, they're a financial monster. It's not right, but it's not hurting anyone really.
Sexual Harassment can potentially ruin people's lives and cause mental and/or physical anguish. There is a victim.
Sue his ass, Best Buy, and win.
I'm tired of these religious fools trying to shove it down my throat. Don't want to see it - make it go away.