Reasearchers... have discovered that two drug kill and short-circuit the 'sex life' of antibiotic-resistant bacteria blamed for nearly 100,000 hospital deaths across the country each year.
This is appalling, and something the CDC won't tell you (ha). In the US, Doctors/Healthcare are the third leading cause of death. That's about 250,000 deaths a year (~100,000 are from negative side effects of "legitimate" treatment).
I've always distrusted doctors (however well intentioned they may be). Now I avoid them like the plague! My advice -- stay healthy if at all possible and avoid these crazy drugs they say they understand!
I generally stay well behind the wave of new systems coming out. The least important reason is that the new systems go down in price within a year or two. Mainly, I like to stay back and see what games come out and wait for their prices to fall to a reasonable level. Plus, the price of previous generation games goes down, too. I know there were good games after SNES/N64 (lol) but I still have NES and SMS games I would like to beat.
I can get 300 (cheap) to 50 (rare) SNES/NES/SMS/PS1/DC games for the price of one PS3 or XBOX. For me, it's all about the dollar-to-fun ratio.
Everyone in this thread has damaged theirs... I have the front loading model, but I guess I took better care of my NES than most people:)
There's obviously something to be said about more fragile parts, but I expect things I buy to not break within 2-3 years. Carts were state-of-the-art once, just as optical drives are now. Plus, it's only fair to expect that something I pay hundreds of dollars for won't be broken within a month, or even before I open the box.
Another point is that Windows is losing developers.
And yes, if you code.NET for IIS that is Windows dev for the time being (we'll see how Mono will do). Because you are using the web for you GUI doesn't mean that your code isn't running under windows...
As much as I hate to admit it, coding in.NET/C# is surprisingly pleasant. Obviously, it can't and shouldn't replace C/C++ for a lot things, but comparing it to Visual Basic is harsh. C# IS basically Java, while my main dislike of VB.NET is its horrible, overly verbose syntax.
Bad for Microsoft. Good for development in general.
I recently finished a huge VB web application for a government client of ours. All bullshit bureaucracy aside, VB syntax really bothered me. The fewer people using VB the better; I would love to never have to look at a line of VB.NET ever again.
I agree, it doesn't necessarily mean the market is drying up. I program ASP.NET because that's the work I can find, not because I wouldn't rather be programming for Linux or Mac or BSD or anything besides &*@#ing Windows.
DAMN 11% in one year?! Personally I don't know how reliable their survey was, but being an ASP.NET developer (I assume that would be included for Windows), that scares me a little bit. I'd love to program for Mac or Linux; I do.NET 'cause that's the work I can get right now, but I don't want to become obsolete.
Being trained to administrate an AIX 4.3.3 box here lately doesn't help... Talk about a triceratops enema!
The industry says it has collectively invested in a substantial backend solution designed to dynamically validate contactless payments on the fly using card verification numbers (CVCs) that are securely generated and transmitted along with account information. How this system works exactly is not known to the public, and that makes security researchers like Fu very nervous.
Translation: The industry will rely on the DMCA for security.
I am probably going to get Alzheimer's disease (my grandfather had it, and it skips a generation). Insight prevention/treatment of it happens slowly. I hope this is different.
I hope the average computer user in NZ is smarter with computers than the average user in the US. Most of the (non-tech) people I know are mystified even by automatic OS updates.
I'm sure it is widely know, but I thought it would be worth mentioning that if one can acquire the original data files to the Zork games (or other Infocom games), frotz will play them on modern systems and is OSS.
Also, the DOS/Windows incarnations may be found at the Underdogs site.
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For some of us, who no one listens to and don't speak very well, the only course is to wait for a revolution.
I do what little I can and I vote. It hasn't been working for shit.
I am glad some small parts of our oppressive nanny state are breaking, at least. I hope it not too little, too late.
I'm so sick of this shit.
Reasearchers ... have discovered that two drug kill and short-circuit the 'sex life' of antibiotic-resistant bacteria blamed for nearly 100,000 hospital deaths across the country each year.
This is appalling, and something the CDC won't tell you (ha). In the US, Doctors/Healthcare are the third leading cause of death. That's about 250,000 deaths a year (~100,000 are from negative side effects of "legitimate" treatment).
I've always distrusted doctors (however well intentioned they may be). Now I avoid them like the plague! My advice -- stay healthy if at all possible and avoid these crazy drugs they say they understand!
Can I get a hell yeah?
Seriously. ORM is sooooooo niiiiiiiice.
I generally stay well behind the wave of new systems coming out. The least important reason is that the new systems go down in price within a year or two. Mainly, I like to stay back and see what games come out and wait for their prices to fall to a reasonable level. Plus, the price of previous generation games goes down, too. I know there were good games after SNES/N64 (lol) but I still have NES and SMS games I would like to beat.
I can get 300 (cheap) to 50 (rare) SNES/NES/SMS/PS1/DC games for the price of one PS3 or XBOX. For me, it's all about the dollar-to-fun ratio.
I'm surprised your NES still works.
:)
Everyone in this thread has damaged theirs... I have the front loading model, but I guess I took better care of my NES than most people
There's obviously something to be said about more fragile parts, but I expect things I buy to not break within 2-3 years. Carts were state-of-the-art once, just as optical drives are now. Plus, it's only fair to expect that something I pay hundreds of dollars for won't be broken within a month, or even before I open the box.
My point is "they don't make 'em like they used to."
It's not surprising. What is it with all the new consoles having so many hardware problems? Oh yeah... the bling $$$ bling.
Heh. My NES / SNES still work fine ~15 years later. Hell, even my SMS is fine!
Not great news, but it's a step in the right direction.
Another point is that Windows is losing developers.
.NET for IIS that is Windows dev for the time being (we'll see how Mono will do). Because you are using the web for you GUI doesn't mean that your code isn't running under windows...
And yes, if you code
As much as I hate to admit it, coding in .NET/C# is surprisingly pleasant. Obviously, it can't and shouldn't replace C/C++ for a lot things, but comparing it to Visual Basic is harsh. C# IS basically Java, while my main dislike of VB.NET is its horrible, overly verbose syntax.
Anyway there's always Mono...
I like coding in Java. Especially now that it's been GPL'd.
Bad for Microsoft. Good for development in general.
I recently finished a huge VB web application for a government client of ours. All bullshit bureaucracy aside, VB syntax really bothered me. The fewer people using VB the better; I would love to never have to look at a line of VB.NET ever again.
If I carefully pick my 400 to survey I could post a completely legit survey showing that OS2 is making a comeback.
:)
While I agree with your general point, your survey would not be legitimate if that was its finding and sample
I agree, it doesn't necessarily mean the market is drying up. I program ASP.NET because that's the work I can find, not because I wouldn't rather be programming for Linux or Mac or BSD or anything besides &*@#ing Windows.
DAMN 11% in one year?! Personally I don't know how reliable their survey was, but being an ASP.NET developer (I assume that would be included for Windows), that scares me a little bit. I'd love to program for Mac or Linux; I do .NET 'cause that's the work I can get right now, but I don't want to become obsolete.
Being trained to administrate an AIX 4.3.3 box here lately doesn't help... Talk about a triceratops enema!
What's funny is that virus writers fight with each other too.
The industry says it has collectively invested in a substantial backend solution designed to dynamically validate contactless payments on the fly using card verification numbers (CVCs) that are securely generated and transmitted along with account information. How this system works exactly is not known to the public, and that makes security researchers like Fu very nervous.
Translation: The industry will rely on the DMCA for security.
P.S. RFID is crap. Get a clue!
No, he meant Marketing vs. Management.
I am probably going to get Alzheimer's disease (my grandfather had it, and it skips a generation). Insight prevention/treatment of it happens slowly. I hope this is different.
I hope the average computer user in NZ is smarter with computers than the average user in the US. Most of the (non-tech) people I know are mystified even by automatic OS updates.
I'm sure it is widely know, but I thought it would be worth mentioning that if one can acquire the original data files to the Zork games (or other Infocom games), frotz will play them on modern systems and is OSS.
Also, the DOS/Windows incarnations may be found at the Underdogs site.
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Sadly... that's one of the funniest things I've seen in a while :)
The trash imp blocks your path! With a wicked laugh, the trash imp jabs
you with his fork.
[Your endurance just went down.]
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