I tend to agree with you on some level. Some people are in this field because they think that's where the money is and they here about how cool it is on commercials from Technical Colleges that teach a trade, not a science.
What I don't agree with is Universities that do teach the science of technology. Going to Iowa State University, I know that most of my colleagues are running linux. Sure, maybe not for their primary desktop, but for their firewall and service provider, such as mail servers and personal web servers. Most people that understand the science behind it I find to like linux. I've even converted several from Windows telling them they can't learn all the practical applications of networks and what-not by clicking a few buttons and checking a few boxes like they would with linux.
With an increase in technical colleges that teach a trade, this could become a problem because those places only teach Microsoft, usually helping students obtain their MCSE/MCSD's. That where the problem really lies. Those people - unless primarly self-tought - are taught how to do advanced problem solving - that comes with experience and the knowledge of computer science to back that up.
Here at Iowa State University, linux is perceived as the god of all operating systems. More students are fed up with Microsoft and their holes, and even more faculty and staff, as well as departments, are following right along. Unfortunately, ISU signed off on a Microsoft campus agreement making linux on the average desktop a no-go, but most students who work in IT-related fields are installing linux. The Ames Area Free Unix Group for Information Technology (AAFUGIT) is rapidly growing and there is an increase in newby questions.
I think the sample for this census should've been expanded to more Universities/colleges. Perhaps the places where this is really a problem is places like Vatterott and DeVry and what not, where people are trained to do a particular thing and not the science behind it. Anyway with a decent background in computer hardware and software can't deny the power of linux. As I've told many people I've converted, "if you really want to learn networking and what-not, you can't learn by clicking a few buttons (like in Windows) - you have to go to the source...in a matter of speaking."
So, Dmitri is forced to testify against his employer. How is this any better? It's Adobe that should be getting the slap on the wrist. Since when is ROT13 a decent crypto algorithm? They should use something better like TwoFish or something. Please, my old Boy's Life magazines had better crypto algorithms from time to time!
Come on, guys, is this so bad? Yes, I'm a conspiracy theorist, too, but I hardly think DVD manufacturers would go with WMV as their de facto format. It's not *that* good. As/. pointed out before, they are even looking into MPEG-4 as the new format.
Besides, how is this different from DVD players now? Ours at home supports MP3's, VCD, etc. etc. It's just another format to throw into the mix. I see no harm in that. I like playing MP3's on my DVD when I'm away from the computer, working on housework or something like that. Hack, even firing up those Christmas tunes in the living room while setting up the tree is nice. With this, it's just another format you can play on your DVD systems.
Did I read this right? The reporter that falsified information about a banker smuggling drugs was covered under the First Amendment? Libel and slander are not covered under the first amendment. You can actually get sued and what not for these. I say take down the nosy reporter always looking for a story...even in his fortune cookies!
Exactly my problem with that! And the guys that line their pockets with greenbacks tell the government twisted truths (my mamma always called them "lies") to put down the things they don't like - like MP3's (RIAA), linux (Microsoft and the SSSCA, since they are the only ones that support the underlying technology right now on OS's) and so many more.
This is nothing new! I've been seeing this for several months, now. Also, it's just Macromedia Flash, so it actually can run on Netscape with Macromedia Flash installed. Maybe the advertisers are too dump to know that, but isn't that a good thing? So advertisers are computer stupid, our government is computer stupid, AOL users are computer stupid. Is there no end?
Right, but wasn't this also said in the movie? I may be mistaken, it has been a long time since I saw the original and perhaps I got my memories cross with Space Balls. Sorry.
This is where these technologies work great! You create modules that you can use in a variety of languages from a variety of languages. With COM, you can write it in C++ (MFC,ATL), Java, VB, and other languages. CORBA I believe works similarily. With.NET, you have a standard API set you can use in any language. Build many modules, use them in many applications, and make your applications smaller.
...and, the MSXML parser actually implements the standard DOM. When's the last time Microsoft has implemented standards? The MSXML parser is a good thing, just needs a little to catch up to apache's Xalan and Xerces projects that already implement standards like XLink and XInclude.
Granted, C/C++ is my language of choice on any platform (unless you're designing cross-platform code, which Java works great for). You have to admit, however, that C/C++ requires greater thought and strong fingers for all the typing you have to do. C# is an abstract language like Java and requires less (and, yes, it does hide more, which can be bad in some cases).
Just like any language, each has its strengths and weaknesses. If you're looking for abstraction and rapid development on Windows, C# is worth a look. If you're looking for speed (and, seriously, once the.NET framework is loaded, C# isn't too bad on speed), go with C/C++ for faster code and lower-level calls and memory management and stuff.
I admit that Microsoft is once again trying to dup Java, but, if you like Java and wish to work with platform-dependant API's that do more with Windows than Java, C# is your answer!
As the article mentions, C# has almost the exact same syntax and keywords that Java has (plus PERL's foreach operator...kudos). There is almost no learning curve. You can leverage the functionality of Windows with C# however, and it has great XML support; so, if you've worked with the MSXML parser, you'll have no problems working with XML in C#.
C# deserves a little more credit than many give, at least if you're working in a strict Windows environment. It's worth a look.
That's all I have to say, but I'll pile on the on wood for the flames that will arise!
That's the problem. I have been acting, writing dozens of letters a month. I'd write more but don't have that much time on my hands. As another person wrote on this subject who is from Germany (supposedly), our politicians can be bought off easily. Microsoft and RIAA are the ones putting extra income in those people's pocket. America stopped being "For the People" a long time ago.
Plus, I like the Germany architecture of old and the forests and much more.
Munich, reall? That's where I was thinking. In all my German classes, that seems to be about the prettiest place in Germany - which is saying a lot, because it all looks pretty! Buildings here are so modern and ugly - even if they try to mimic the baroque and rococo styles of old. My favorite styles are the Romanesque and gothic, anyway. I do like the Neuschwanstein, though, and all the other greats that Willhelm II funded. My fiance and I are planning our honeymoon there, in fact.
It's either that or Frankfurt. There's a lot of jobs opening up there, I see. Berlin - being the most technologically advanced city because they had to start over because we bombed the #$%^ out of them - also looks promising, though I'm sure cost of living is a lot higher as with most major cities and the fact you can't just bike everywhere, which I think I'd like.
What I was hinting at was the whole backdoor-in-encryption thing. I use heavy encryption on my system and if the government had a key, they would be able to (not that they would have a reason) get into my computer. That was my point.
I hear ya! With each passing week, I want to move to Germany more and more. Heck, their government funds open source projects and is practically begging for computer engineers and scientists.
Great! So now the government AND RIAA (is there any difference anymore?) want to hack my computer. What kind of country is this? Apparently freedom is only granted to those with the money. Matthew Lesko should put that in his book.
We really need to start writing our congressmen and explaining the truth to them about technology. Has everyone written their congressmen yet? With so much bad legislation being proposed, one or two are bound to get passed.
There is another solution, though: transphasic torpedoes. They took out the bork with one shot in the last episode of Star Trek Voyager; perhaps they can take out Uncle Bill's cube before he assimilates the entire government and media!
This seems rather stupid, though. If the files are downloaded, converted to AAC, and not allowed to be copied, then what's RIAA's beef? Better question, how many rot-iron rods they got jammed up their ass? They just need to go away. Maybe we could clear the Afganistan mine fields with RIAA and other people that suck like anti-crypto congressmen and Uncle Bill.
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I tend to agree with you on some level. Some people are in this field because they think that's where the money is and they here about how cool it is on commercials from Technical Colleges that teach a trade, not a science.
What I don't agree with is Universities that do teach the science of technology. Going to Iowa State University, I know that most of my colleagues are running linux. Sure, maybe not for their primary desktop, but for their firewall and service provider, such as mail servers and personal web servers. Most people that understand the science behind it I find to like linux. I've even converted several from Windows telling them they can't learn all the practical applications of networks and what-not by clicking a few buttons and checking a few boxes like they would with linux.
With an increase in technical colleges that teach a trade, this could become a problem because those places only teach Microsoft, usually helping students obtain their MCSE/MCSD's. That where the problem really lies. Those people - unless primarly self-tought - are taught how to do advanced problem solving - that comes with experience and the knowledge of computer science to back that up.
Here at Iowa State University, linux is perceived as the god of all operating systems. More students are fed up with Microsoft and their holes, and even more faculty and staff, as well as departments, are following right along. Unfortunately, ISU signed off on a Microsoft campus agreement making linux on the average desktop a no-go, but most students who work in IT-related fields are installing linux. The Ames Area Free Unix Group for Information Technology (AAFUGIT) is rapidly growing and there is an increase in newby questions.
I think the sample for this census should've been expanded to more Universities/colleges. Perhaps the places where this is really a problem is places like Vatterott and DeVry and what not, where people are trained to do a particular thing and not the science behind it. Anyway with a decent background in computer hardware and software can't deny the power of linux. As I've told many people I've converted, "if you really want to learn networking and what-not, you can't learn by clicking a few buttons (like in Windows) - you have to go to the source...in a matter of speaking."
So, Dmitri is forced to testify against his employer. How is this any better? It's Adobe that should be getting the slap on the wrist. Since when is ROT13 a decent crypto algorithm? They should use something better like TwoFish or something. Please, my old Boy's Life magazines had better crypto algorithms from time to time!
Come on, guys, is this so bad? Yes, I'm a conspiracy theorist, too, but I hardly think DVD manufacturers would go with WMV as their de facto format. It's not *that* good. As /. pointed out before, they are even looking into MPEG-4 as the new format.
Besides, how is this different from DVD players now? Ours at home supports MP3's, VCD, etc. etc. It's just another format to throw into the mix. I see no harm in that. I like playing MP3's on my DVD when I'm away from the computer, working on housework or something like that. Hack, even firing up those Christmas tunes in the living room while setting up the tree is nice. With this, it's just another format you can play on your DVD systems.
Did I read this right? The reporter that falsified information about a banker smuggling drugs was covered under the First Amendment? Libel and slander are not covered under the first amendment. You can actually get sued and what not for these. I say take down the nosy reporter always looking for a story...even in his fortune cookies!
Exactly my problem with that! And the guys that line their pockets with greenbacks tell the government twisted truths (my mamma always called them "lies") to put down the things they don't like - like MP3's (RIAA), linux (Microsoft and the SSSCA, since they are the only ones that support the underlying technology right now on OS's) and so many more.
This is nothing new! I've been seeing this for several months, now. Also, it's just Macromedia Flash, so it actually can run on Netscape with Macromedia Flash installed. Maybe the advertisers are too dump to know that, but isn't that a good thing? So advertisers are computer stupid, our government is computer stupid, AOL users are computer stupid. Is there no end?
Not only that, but who can read that many paragraphs with all centered text?!
Right, but wasn't this also said in the movie? I may be mistaken, it has been a long time since I saw the original and perhaps I got my memories cross with Space Balls. Sorry.
Oh shit, there goes the [Internet].
This is where these technologies work great! You create modules that you can use in a variety of languages from a variety of languages. With COM, you can write it in C++ (MFC,ATL), Java, VB, and other languages. CORBA I believe works similarily. With .NET, you have a standard API set you can use in any language. Build many modules, use them in many applications, and make your applications smaller.
...and, the MSXML parser actually implements the standard DOM. When's the last time Microsoft has implemented standards? The MSXML parser is a good thing, just needs a little to catch up to apache's Xalan and Xerces projects that already implement standards like XLink and XInclude.
Right, but how do you control which interface method you use? C# lets you distinguish between the two.
Granted, C/C++ is my language of choice on any platform (unless you're designing cross-platform code, which Java works great for). You have to admit, however, that C/C++ requires greater thought and strong fingers for all the typing you have to do. C# is an abstract language like Java and requires less (and, yes, it does hide more, which can be bad in some cases).
Just like any language, each has its strengths and weaknesses. If you're looking for abstraction and rapid development on Windows, C# is worth a look. If you're looking for speed (and, seriously, once the .NET framework is loaded, C# isn't too bad on speed), go with C/C++ for faster code and lower-level calls and memory management and stuff.
I admit that Microsoft is once again trying to dup Java, but, if you like Java and wish to work with platform-dependant API's that do more with Windows than Java, C# is your answer!
As the article mentions, C# has almost the exact same syntax and keywords that Java has (plus PERL's foreach operator...kudos). There is almost no learning curve. You can leverage the functionality of Windows with C# however, and it has great XML support; so, if you've worked with the MSXML parser, you'll have no problems working with XML in C#.
C# deserves a little more credit than many give, at least if you're working in a strict Windows environment. It's worth a look.
That's all I have to say, but I'll pile on the on wood for the flames that will arise!
If you don't like it, then why are you adding hits? Get off and go bitch to someone else who gives a damn.
Speaking of self-righteous, you sound like it yourself! He made a simple spelling error. Grow up and don't think you're so special.
That's the problem. I have been acting, writing dozens of letters a month. I'd write more but don't have that much time on my hands. As another person wrote on this subject who is from Germany (supposedly), our politicians can be bought off easily. Microsoft and RIAA are the ones putting extra income in those people's pocket. America stopped being "For the People" a long time ago.
Plus, I like the Germany architecture of old and the forests and much more.
Munich, reall? That's where I was thinking. In all my German classes, that seems to be about the prettiest place in Germany - which is saying a lot, because it all looks pretty! Buildings here are so modern and ugly - even if they try to mimic the baroque and rococo styles of old. My favorite styles are the Romanesque and gothic, anyway. I do like the Neuschwanstein, though, and all the other greats that Willhelm II funded. My fiance and I are planning our honeymoon there, in fact.
It's either that or Frankfurt. There's a lot of jobs opening up there, I see. Berlin - being the most technologically advanced city because they had to start over because we bombed the #$%^ out of them - also looks promising, though I'm sure cost of living is a lot higher as with most major cities and the fact you can't just bike everywhere, which I think I'd like.
What I was hinting at was the whole backdoor-in-encryption thing. I use heavy encryption on my system and if the government had a key, they would be able to (not that they would have a reason) get into my computer. That was my point.
Big words from an anonymous coward!
Oops, so I don't get flaimed: "bork" was a mistype. I meant "borg".
I hear ya! With each passing week, I want to move to Germany more and more. Heck, their government funds open source projects and is practically begging for computer engineers and scientists.
Great! So now the government AND RIAA (is there any difference anymore?) want to hack my computer. What kind of country is this? Apparently freedom is only granted to those with the money. Matthew Lesko should put that in his book.
We really need to start writing our congressmen and explaining the truth to them about technology. Has everyone written their congressmen yet? With so much bad legislation being proposed, one or two are bound to get passed.
There is another solution, though: transphasic torpedoes. They took out the bork with one shot in the last episode of Star Trek Voyager; perhaps they can take out Uncle Bill's cube before he assimilates the entire government and media!
This seems rather stupid, though. If the files are downloaded, converted to AAC, and not allowed to be copied, then what's RIAA's beef? Better question, how many rot-iron rods they got jammed up their ass? They just need to go away. Maybe we could clear the Afganistan mine fields with RIAA and other people that suck like anti-crypto congressmen and Uncle Bill.