I see a lot of postings implying the best way to deal with this is to not buy the CDs or buy them and return them... While I think that could be effective, I doubt we'll get enough people to do that for them to even notice...
What I'd really like it some group to take this issue on and into the courtroom, etc... I'd donate money, buy a shirt, etc...
While most Mac owners may not hang out here on Slashdot, there are quite a few of us around... Apple shipped 850,000 machines in the last year alone... This will sell...
I don't think the Mob-run casinos in Las Vegas are a good parallel... When the FBI targetted Las Vegas casinos for money laundering for the mob, they didn't shut them down, they got legitimate US businesses to BUY THEM.
The provisions here effectively eliminate Internet gambling as far as US citizens are concerned... That's totally different.
There are legitimate US businesses that want to setup Internet casinos (MGM Mirage, Park Place Entertainment, Harrahs Entertainment, etc...). These companies ENCOURAGE a regulated Internet gaming system, just as gaming is regulated in Nevada and New Jersey...
Some states in the United States do still practice captial punishment, which I do not support.
Still, even in states that do exercise it, it is not a cavalier attitude toward life... It is carefully considered and subject to multiple level of appeal. Convince me that the same occurs in Afghanistan.
There have been videos that show Taliban members in Afghanistan publically executing Afghans.
As far as going to see the "truth" myself, obviously going to Afghanistan to make my own determination is not feasible and suggesting it is ludicrous. Are the European media also hiding the truth? Were the pictures of the WTC falling an illusion designed to propogate a war against Afghanistan? I don't think so.
Obviously we must question the actions that our government takes in these and other matters. It is our civil right and duty to do so. One of the reasons that I support this action is to preserve those rights that we so often take for granted. If this discussion was taking place in Afghanistan, we could be subject to execution for espionage.
I was born after the Vietnam War and by the time I was old enough to form my own opinions about communism, the Berlin Wall had fallen and the Soviet Union collapsed.
I don't think comparing a war against terrorism to fighting communism is very valid. Communists didn't come to the United States and kill 6,000 innocent people.
The Taliban are harboring and aligning themselves with mass-murders that committed terrible crimes against America. They kill their own people. The malign Islam in the eyes of the western world.
How can you reason and negotiate with people like that? What would be a reasonable compromise? bin Laden cannot be allowed to continue operating. We cannot trust an Afghan court to decide his outcome.
Nothing short of what the President has demanded is acceptable to ensure the future security of US citizens, domestic and overseas, not to mention the rest of the world.
We found our negotiations with them quite pleasant... Granted, this was somewhat recently, but they were by far the cheapest provider of their caliber that we could find!
You don't think Exodus is making money off of Slashdot?
I'm sure they negotiated a good rate but Exodus is probably making money... Or at least getting something from OSDN to offset the cost of the bandwidth they have committed to from their own providers...
Anyway, Exodus management has been very aggressive at selling additional services to existing customers like managed firewalls, backups, etc...
I should mention that the interface errors were on our side, not theirs... Otherwise I would have expected nothing less... We were pleasantly surprised.
It's feasible... The building was owned by the New York / New Jersey Port Authority, which is a government agency...
It cost $750 million 1970's dollars... Probably twice that to build it now... Still, $1.5 billion is nothing to the federal government, especially in the face of a tragedy like this.
With utmost respect to the casualties, the USA is bigger than the lives lost today. As a sign of our strength we must rebuild the towers to show that we cannot be thwarted by terrorists.
A memorial is also due course and I'm sure will come to pass but more than that what we owe those who died today is to find the people responsible and make sure something like this never happens again...
At my school, the University of California, Santa Barbara, all CS classes start with Java.
The first two courses you take are Java, then you move to C/C++.
As a teaching language, Java makes a lot of sense for introductory languages. Here are some reasons:
1. Compilers are free (no cost) and are available on Windows/Mac/*nix. This is in contrast to C and C++. Using a free C/C++ compiler on Windows is a pain and there is no such thing on the traditional MacOS.
2. Almost all the machines in my CS department are Suns. You don't think Sun would give you a deal on hardware if you promised to use Java do you? This happens all the time in CS departments.
If the first thing you saw in CS was pointer arithmetic, would you be scared? I'm sure a lot of people are. Java insulates that a bit so you can get a handle around OO without having your mind totally boggled...
The Java API is pretty complete, which helps learning basic concepts without having to roll your own all the time... This is good at the beginning of the learning process...
JavaDOC is great. The whole API is thoroughly documented. I have yet to find an STL doc that is as good as the Java API JavaDoc.
Basically, I think that Java is a good starter language but there is NO EXCUSE to neglect C/C++. -Hunter
I'm sorry if you don't like "technobabble" but.Net is just a bunch of existing technologies repackaged with a few new ones as a platform to create Web sites/services/applications.
Microsoft will tell you that from an end user point of view.Net enabled apps/sites will allow you easier access to stuff you want because it will be easier for developers to create great sites. Total integration between handhelds / desktops / the Web, that kind of crap.
.Net is a direct response to Sun/Java/J2EE. Microsoft essentially took Windows DNA and added a new language and the CLR to create.Net. -Hunter
.NET is a platform on which to build Web services...
What is a Web service?
Let's say you are a travel agent and you want to build a Web site with online booking capability. Do you want to re-invent the wheel and implement the booking system yourself? Nope.
A Web service provider can expose their system (programmed using.NET) using SOAP and UDDI and then you can leverage those services through your site/application very easily.
That only scratches the surface but the idea behind Web services is to create an Internet where it's easy to combine services from different vendors/suppliers to create your own Web applications.
.NET consists of a CLR (Common Language Runtime), several languages (C#, C++, VB, etc...) that support it and a large set of frameworks based on COM.
.NET is an interesting vision, though I doubt the technology will live up to all it's expectations. -Hunter
That may be true... Too bad the licensing agreements for all major closed-source database products absolutely prohibit the publishing of any benchmarks... Good luck trying to prove it! -Hunter
One thing that is different between commercial and free solutions is support.
I know that Oracle can offer you 24x7x365 support options if you have enough cash.
Can mySQL do that? My experience with support on open-source solutions has been good, but not good enough to bet my business on getting a problem fixed in a few minutes instead of a few hours or days...
Still, sites that use these databases are still prone to problems, just look at EBay! -Hunter
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I see a lot of postings implying the best way to deal with this is to not buy the CDs or buy them and return them... While I think that could be effective, I doubt we'll get enough people to do that for them to even notice...
What I'd really like it some group to take this issue on and into the courtroom, etc... I'd donate money, buy a shirt, etc...
Who can we turn to?
While most Mac owners may not hang out here on Slashdot, there are quite a few of us around... Apple shipped 850,000 machines in the last year alone... This will sell...
I don't think the Mob-run casinos in Las Vegas are a good parallel... When the FBI targetted Las Vegas casinos for money laundering for the mob, they didn't shut them down, they got legitimate US businesses to BUY THEM.
The provisions here effectively eliminate Internet gambling as far as US citizens are concerned... That's totally different.
There are legitimate US businesses that want to setup Internet casinos (MGM Mirage, Park Place Entertainment, Harrahs Entertainment, etc...). These companies ENCOURAGE a regulated Internet gaming system, just as gaming is regulated in Nevada and New Jersey...
Some states in the United States do still practice captial punishment, which I do not support.
Still, even in states that do exercise it, it is not a cavalier attitude toward life... It is carefully considered and subject to multiple level of appeal. Convince me that the same occurs in Afghanistan.
There have been videos that show Taliban members in Afghanistan publically executing Afghans. As far as going to see the "truth" myself, obviously going to Afghanistan to make my own determination is not feasible and suggesting it is ludicrous. Are the European media also hiding the truth? Were the pictures of the WTC falling an illusion designed to propogate a war against Afghanistan? I don't think so. Obviously we must question the actions that our government takes in these and other matters. It is our civil right and duty to do so. One of the reasons that I support this action is to preserve those rights that we so often take for granted. If this discussion was taking place in Afghanistan, we could be subject to execution for espionage. I was born after the Vietnam War and by the time I was old enough to form my own opinions about communism, the Berlin Wall had fallen and the Soviet Union collapsed. I don't think comparing a war against terrorism to fighting communism is very valid. Communists didn't come to the United States and kill 6,000 innocent people.
In a country where the average lifespan is 46 years, 13 is middle age!
The Taliban are harboring and aligning themselves with mass-murders that committed terrible crimes against America. They kill their own people. The malign Islam in the eyes of the western world.
How can you reason and negotiate with people like that? What would be a reasonable compromise? bin Laden cannot be allowed to continue operating. We cannot trust an Afghan court to decide his outcome.
Nothing short of what the President has demanded is acceptable to ensure the future security of US citizens, domestic and overseas, not to mention the rest of the world.
We found our negotiations with them quite pleasant... Granted, this was somewhat recently, but they were by far the cheapest provider of their caliber that we could find!
You don't think Exodus is making money off of Slashdot?
I'm sure they negotiated a good rate but Exodus is probably making money... Or at least getting something from OSDN to offset the cost of the bandwidth they have committed to from their own providers...
Anyway, Exodus management has been very aggressive at selling additional services to existing customers like managed firewalls, backups, etc...
Yeah, except Exodus is a lot colder and ALL you hear is whirring fans... Gets a little freaky after awhile...
Why did I lock myself in the cage? Uh, the door must have shut... Not like I was freaked out or anything...
I should mention that the interface errors were on our side, not theirs... Otherwise I would have expected nothing less... We were pleasantly surprised.
My company is also hosted at Exodus. I must say that as far as service goes, they have been TOP NOTCH. Really helpful.
Engineer on duty helping troubleshoot interface errors at 3am. That stuff counts...
Also, at our IDC, the conference rooms are named after James Bond movies! Cool!
Their IDC's are impressive facilities and I sincerely hope that they stay around...
Our sales rep was a casualty of this chapter 11 filing... Too bad, he is a nice guy.
It depends on which version of JRun you are talking about.
JRun Enterprise also has an EJB container, which would be comparable to JBoss w/ Tomcat integrated.
All other versions of JRun would be direct competitors to Tomcat.
Doubt you have enough room to make pyramids big enough to be effecient uses of space in that area.
It's feasible... The building was owned by the New York / New Jersey Port Authority, which is a government agency...
It cost $750 million 1970's dollars... Probably twice that to build it now... Still, $1.5 billion is nothing to the federal government, especially in the face of a tragedy like this.
Without a doubt.
With utmost respect to the casualties, the USA is bigger than the lives lost today. As a sign of our strength we must rebuild the towers to show that we cannot be thwarted by terrorists.
A memorial is also due course and I'm sure will come to pass but more than that what we owe those who died today is to find the people responsible and make sure something like this never happens again...
At my school, the University of California, Santa Barbara, all CS classes start with Java.
The first two courses you take are Java, then you move to C/C++.
As a teaching language, Java makes a lot of sense for introductory languages. Here are some reasons:
1. Compilers are free (no cost) and are available on Windows/Mac/*nix. This is in contrast to C and C++. Using a free C/C++ compiler on Windows is a pain and there is no such thing on the traditional MacOS.
2. Almost all the machines in my CS department are Suns. You don't think Sun would give you a deal on hardware if you promised to use Java do you? This happens all the time in CS departments.
If the first thing you saw in CS was pointer arithmetic, would you be scared? I'm sure a lot of people are. Java insulates that a bit so you can get a handle around OO without having your mind totally boggled...
The Java API is pretty complete, which helps learning basic concepts without having to roll your own all the time... This is good at the beginning of the learning process...
JavaDOC is great. The whole API is thoroughly documented. I have yet to find an STL doc that is as good as the Java API JavaDoc.
Basically, I think that Java is a good starter language but there is NO EXCUSE to neglect C/C++.
-Hunter
I'm sorry if you don't like "technobabble" but .Net is just a bunch of existing technologies repackaged with a few new ones as a platform to create Web sites/services/applications.
.Net enabled apps/sites will allow you easier access to stuff you want because it will be easier for developers to create great sites. Total integration between handhelds / desktops / the Web, that kind of crap.
.Net.
Microsoft will tell you that from an end user point of view
.Net is a direct response to Sun/Java/J2EE. Microsoft essentially took Windows DNA and added a new language and the CLR to create
-Hunter
.NET is a platform on which to build Web services...
.NET) using SOAP and UDDI and then you can leverage those services through your site/application very easily.
What is a Web service?
Let's say you are a travel agent and you want to build a Web site with online booking capability. Do you want to re-invent the wheel and implement the booking system yourself? Nope.
A Web service provider can expose their system (programmed using
That only scratches the surface but the idea behind Web services is to create an Internet where it's easy to combine services from different vendors/suppliers to create your own Web applications.
.NET consists of a CLR (Common Language Runtime), several languages (C#, C++, VB, etc...) that support it and a large set of frameworks based on COM.
.NET is an interesting vision, though I doubt the technology will live up to all it's expectations.
-Hunter
Check out:
http://www.apple.com/imac/
Clear as day it says MacOS X Ready!!!
-Hunter
If they'd redo the original Legend of Zelda I would buy this in a second.
-Hunter
The link: JBoss.
Whoops.
-Hunter
JBoss is an excellent Open Source EJB server, plus all the other J2EE goodies. Some say better than WebLogic.
-Hunter
That may be true... Too bad the licensing agreements for all major closed-source database products absolutely prohibit the publishing of any benchmarks... Good luck trying to prove it!
-Hunter
One thing that is different between commercial and free solutions is support.
I know that Oracle can offer you 24x7x365 support options if you have enough cash.
Can mySQL do that? My experience with support on open-source solutions has been good, but not good enough to bet my business on getting a problem fixed in a few minutes instead of a few hours or days...
Still, sites that use these databases are still prone to problems, just look at EBay!
-Hunter