Me, I use Python for client-side scripting and expect people not only to use MSIE but also to have Python support (by way of ActivePython) in their computer's WSH.
They probably want you to put the login info in the browser's built-in password register. MSIE, Opera, Firefox and (IIRC) Safari all have that functionality.
That would be the IEEE then. And they have plenty of real-world non-ISO standards already.
Then there are the "internet standards" from IETF and W3C, also non-ISO. Some of them end up ISO branded but those are historic artifacts like HTML 2.0.
So: ISO is already well and dead for software purposes.
... except ISO has had no problems in the past accepting (software) standards containing phrases like "left for further study" (X.400/88 aka ISO MOTIS) or "left to the implementation" (ISO C).
Why the hell has the Government got to anything do with this? Because they represent the people doing business with eBay? Because they actually manage the rules regulating how businesses operate in the country? Because eBay has a de facto monopoly by force of name recognition and exposure?
No it is not. Median is the middle point in a data set. Which is something entirely different than average even if they sometimes coincide in the "a stopped clock is correct twice a day" way.
For instance, in the data set "1, 2, 3, 4, 40" the median is 3 (in the middle) while the average is 10 (50 / 5).
(Because of that last data point's "spike" the standard deviation is high, at 16.8...)
Don't confuse lobbyism (legal attempts to argue a case to a politican for an interest group) with the "you have to be blind not to see it" ties between campaign contributions from an interest group and the associated voting.
It is perfectly OK to try and persuade a politican with words. It is at least unethical to do so with money.
No, you do not transfer copyright, you grant YouTube a right to distribute the work, like when an author grants a publisher the rights to publish a book. If the copyright transfered then YouTube could deny you the right to use the video in other ways.
My MacBook Pro fell nearly three feet onto a concrete floor. Got a dent in a corner of the aluminium chassis, works like a charm still.
My iPod Shuffle has received a ton of abuse as the headphone wire got cought in whatever was inconvenient placed atthe time, ripped the jack from the slot or ripped the Shuffle from my belt. Slightly twisted clip, twisted back, no problem.
Basically when you have rules you ought to (or "must" unless you want magical bugs) follow that are not enforced by the compiler, the language is flawed. Like when you oveload new but not delete and thus have incompatible memory management. Or you return a reference to a method-local (auto) string object.
It does however give rise to a market for code analysis tools that checks all the stuff the compiler will let you get away with.
But you can save the cost of these tools (or the alternative manual hunt for bugs) by using more modern and productive languages like Java or Ruby, leaving C++ for operating systems and games. And the latter is moving into other lanbguages as well, i.e. Microsofts push for C# in game development, and the widespread use of Python in e.g. EVE Online, ToonTown, Civ IV and other games.
Well, six months is probably after the end of the very important meeting you needed the papers for, so the lesson is to never do business in Canada...?
Go read "Effective C++", it mentions a bunch of them (like how you can shoot yourself in the foot when using references, the dangers of overloaded =/new/delete etc).
You are mad, but I would expect no less from an ISP representative. But, let us go over the realities in a calm manner...
1) Content providers have their own contracts with internet service providers. They are not YOUR customers, they are some other companies' customers. They pay that company for the bandwidth use; very popular content can lead to these limits to be exceeded (the famous "Slashdot effect" is an example) thus basically shutting down that content. But them's the breaks.
2) Content is sent to your customers when your customers ask for it. The traffic is thus initiated by your customers. You know, the people you get to charge money because - I will say this again - THEY are your customers. They are the ones you can charge money.
3) Peer to peer is an effective way of distributing popular and large files to multiple recipients compared to the "single source" protocols associated with traditional distribution (FTP, HTTP). The users get content faster, the network is less prone to bottlenecks - everyone wins, except the company charging for use of the now less over-utilized "pipe".
4) Many ISPs are also themselves content providers, so the wailing and crocodile tears over having to transport content that is more popular than their own ring hollow when you start to look more into the real reasons for this twisted "the content providers are leeches" theories ISPs keep churning on.
5) Ask yourself this: Without these content providers you appear to loathe, would you even HAVE customers? Noone wake up one morning and say "Today I will become a customer of Random ISP, because I love giving money to companies just because". No, they wake up and say "Today I will become a custimer of Random ISP because I want to access YouTube and play World of Warcraft". The sooner ISPs realize they need content providers the better.
In conclusion:
As an ISP you have chosen a certain business model where you distribute your need for income on a set of subscribers. If you cannot make money from that model you need to rethink the business model. And begging (or requesting "protection money" which preferred service really is) from other ISPs' customers is NOT a good business model.
You mean bring the over-the-counter price lowered; studies here in Norway have shown that the contracts sold with subsidized phones are the most expensive ones, meaning that often taking a non-subsidized/operator locked version of the phone, plus a cheap contract ends up cheaper over the contract period (max 12 months here) than the "offer".
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Me, I use Python for client-side scripting and expect people not only to use MSIE but also to have Python support (by way of ActivePython) in their computer's WSH.
Oh I just kid.
They probably want you to put the login info in the browser's built-in password register. MSIE, Opera, Firefox and (IIRC) Safari all have that functionality.
"It's funny cause it's true".
Or, there is something called dark humor.
And you can drive it around in your Nissan Qashqai since it is so big and heavy.
Or that we have lower survivability in primitive conditions and need those "higher living standards" as support to avoid starving to death.
Oh, sorry, did I come off all "glass is half-empty" there?
That would be the IEEE then. And they have plenty of real-world non-ISO standards already.
Then there are the "internet standards" from IETF and W3C, also non-ISO. Some of them end up ISO branded but those are historic artifacts like HTML 2.0.
So: ISO is already well and dead for software purposes.
... except ISO has had no problems in the past accepting (software) standards containing phrases like "left for further study" (X.400/88 aka ISO MOTIS) or "left to the implementation" (ISO C).
So... not too easy to implement.
Why the hell has the Government got to anything do with this?
Because they represent the people doing business with eBay? Because they actually manage the rules regulating how businesses operate in the country? Because eBay has a de facto monopoly by force of name recognition and exposure?
So is operating a bus service between a residential area and a mall, then.
They are providing a service. That still remains even if they have turned into fricking 1990s-Microsoft-style monopoly bastards.
No it is not. Median is the middle point in a data set. Which is something entirely different than average even if they sometimes coincide in the "a stopped clock is correct twice a day" way.
For instance, in the data set "1, 2, 3, 4, 40" the median is 3 (in the middle) while the average is 10 (50 / 5).
(Because of that last data point's "spike" the standard deviation is high, at 16.8...)
Don't confuse lobbyism (legal attempts to argue a case to a politican for an interest group) with the "you have to be blind not to see it" ties between campaign contributions from an interest group and the associated voting.
It is perfectly OK to try and persuade a politican with words. It is at least unethical to do so with money.
Crap beer. Move to Germany, join a legal brothel and drink good beer. Win-win.
No, you do not transfer copyright, you grant YouTube a right to distribute the work, like when an author grants a publisher the rights to publish a book. If the copyright transfered then YouTube could deny you the right to use the video in other ways.
Nice answer, I was just going to ask him how many people a cigarette can transport over how long a distance...
My MacBook Pro fell nearly three feet onto a concrete floor. Got a dent in a corner of the aluminium chassis, works like a charm still.
My iPod Shuffle has received a ton of abuse as the headphone wire got cought in whatever was inconvenient placed atthe time, ripped the jack from the slot or ripped the Shuffle from my belt. Slightly twisted clip, twisted back, no problem.
Quality still present and accounted for.
Basically when you have rules you ought to (or "must" unless you want magical bugs) follow that are not enforced by the compiler, the language is flawed. Like when you oveload new but not delete and thus have incompatible memory management. Or you return a reference to a method-local (auto) string object.
It does however give rise to a market for code analysis tools that checks all the stuff the compiler will let you get away with.
But you can save the cost of these tools (or the alternative manual hunt for bugs) by using more modern and productive languages like Java or Ruby, leaving C++ for operating systems and games. And the latter is moving into other lanbguages as well, i.e. Microsofts push for C# in game development, and the widespread use of Python in e.g. EVE Online, ToonTown, Civ IV and other games.
Well, six months is probably after the end of the very important meeting you needed the papers for, so the lesson is to never do business in Canada...?
No, it's just excellent compression.
Go read "Effective C++", it mentions a bunch of them (like how you can shoot yourself in the foot when using references, the dangers of overloaded =/new/delete etc).
isn't that a bit like saying cpp is a compiler too since it compiles "C with macros" into "C with expanded macros"? ;)
C is probably close enough to low-level code to count as intermediate code for two-step compilation though.
No, Infogrames do, but the Atari brand that they own is thought to be more "marketable".
You are mad, but I would expect no less from an ISP representative. But, let us go over the realities in a calm manner...
1) Content providers have their own contracts with internet service providers. They are not YOUR customers, they are some other companies' customers. They pay that company for the bandwidth use; very popular content can lead to these limits to be exceeded (the famous "Slashdot effect" is an example) thus basically shutting down that content. But them's the breaks.
2) Content is sent to your customers when your customers ask for it. The traffic is thus initiated by your customers. You know, the people you get to charge money because - I will say this again - THEY are your customers. They are the ones you can charge money.
3) Peer to peer is an effective way of distributing popular and large files to multiple recipients compared to the "single source" protocols associated with traditional distribution (FTP, HTTP). The users get content faster, the network is less prone to bottlenecks - everyone wins, except the company charging for use of the now less over-utilized "pipe".
4) Many ISPs are also themselves content providers, so the wailing and crocodile tears over having to transport content that is more popular than their own ring hollow when you start to look more into the real reasons for this twisted "the content providers are leeches" theories ISPs keep churning on.
5) Ask yourself this: Without these content providers you appear to loathe, would you even HAVE customers? Noone wake up one morning and say "Today I will become a customer of Random ISP, because I love giving money to companies just because". No, they wake up and say "Today I will become a custimer of Random ISP because I want to access YouTube and play World of Warcraft". The sooner ISPs realize they need content providers the better.
In conclusion:
As an ISP you have chosen a certain business model where you distribute your need for income on a set of subscribers. If you cannot make money from that model you need to rethink the business model. And begging (or requesting "protection money" which preferred service really is) from other ISPs' customers is NOT a good business model.
Since one Jesus walked on water you probably need two or three Jesuses to run on it.
You mean bring the over-the-counter price lowered; studies here in Norway have shown that the contracts sold with subsidized phones are the most expensive ones, meaning that often taking a non-subsidized/operator locked version of the phone, plus a cheap contract ends up cheaper over the contract period (max 12 months here) than the "offer".
... or to use its full name, "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". UK for short.
:P
Well, until Scotland secedes, Wales is granted status as a developing nation and Northern Ireland turns into... anything would be an improvement.