What's worse is that Slashdot is now linking to a story about a site that linked to copyrighted material. This means Slashdot is guilty of copyright infringement of all the material on that site, too!
I was originally replying to someone saying that the walled garden is "not so walled garden anymore". I haven't actually seen any walls come down. Of course there are still limitations to JavaWhatever. But it's not like someone suddenly took down walls by programming in JavaScript. The walled garden is still unchanged. The possibilities outside the walls which are being used for the emulator, and the limitations, are still unchanged too. Nothing new. That's all I ever meant to say.
Yes, I'm a total idiot for mistakenly seeing any similarity whatsoever between Java and Javascript. I humbly apologise. I bet this message will be modded insightful now;-)
Yes, I get it, Java and Javascript are different, give me a break! Google for "Java Javascript difference", count the similarities and count the differences. I found more similarities than differences. Yes, one has to be compiled and the other doesn't. Yes, one is a scripting language and the other isn't. I don't care. They are languages with a C-ish syntax that are mainly used to run little programs in browsers (yes, Java can run outside of a browser too, I know), they are slower than native code and have more limited access.
Just forget I said Java and replace it with Javascript in the original message.
Well, I suppose it probably does not have access to the camera, unless html5 provides access to it somehow. Which confirms my point that the comment about the "walled garden" not being so "walled" anymore was off the mark. Nothing has changed, you're not running native code. The walls apply only to native code, and those walls are still intact.
I explained that I do know that there's a big difference, but that they are also very similar. Object oriented languages, not native, etc... Tigers and polar bears, remember I wrote that? Yes, they are used for different things. One runs in the browser, the other runs in a box in the browser (or in other places), WHATEVER! They are similar, period.
Java/Javascript/Javawhatever are all object-oriented programming languages that are (supposed to be) platform-independent and as a result, due to various translation and other issues, run rather more slowly than native code. Yes, Java and Javacript are TOTALLY different, just like tigers and polar bears are TOTALLY different (if you disregard the fact that they're both large carnivores and therefore incredibly similar from an alien point of view). My point is that, if you were happy using non-native code, no "walls" have ever stopped you on the iPhone.
Jave/Javascript/Javawhatever are all object-oriented programming languages that are (supposed to be) platform-independent and as a result, due to various translation and other issues, run rather more slowly than native code. Yes, Java and Javacript are TOTALLY different, just like tigers and polar bears are TOTALLY different (if you disregard the fact that they're both large carnivores and therefore incredibly similar from an alien point of view). My point is that, if you were happy using non-native code, no "walls" have ever stopped you on the iPhone.
That reminds me of the Ferrari model shown on Top Gear some time ago, where the display behind the steering wheel could either display the speedometer or the GPS map, but not both. So you could see where you were but not how fast you were going, or the other way around. Now that's a car that got its physics right!
As long as you limited yourself to Java applets, there never have been any walls whatsoever on the iPhone. Apple allowed Java applets, uncensored, from day one. However, developers weren't happy about being restricted to this inferior and slow language, and wanted to make native apps to take full advantage of the device. The "walls" are only for those native apps (which would have no trouble whatsoever running Gameboy games at 10 times the native speed while this Java Gameboy emulator is getting headlines for being "playable"). So no, nothing new here...
My remark was about the use and meaning of the verb "to encourage" in the English language (the construction of the sentence seems to be wrong somehow), but apart from that, your statement is absolutely true.
Not enough people learning to be a dentist? Change the curriculum so they don't actually have to look into people's mouths during their training.
They hope the new approach "will encourage fewer students to give up on their studies". So it will still encourage students to give up, only fewer than the old method?
He hasn't solved the most difficult problem, though: the noise. Normally, a light saber like that would be completely silent. How do you let it make those whooshing sounds?
You forgot the white power light. Thankfully, on the newest models, it's not as bright anymore. On older models, it could really light up the room at night. Which was incredibly annoying since it was slowly pulsing all the time.
Go to the PayPal account, "forgot my password", log in with the new password, change e-mail address. You might get sued for hacking, but if you already tried different methods and nobody wanted to help, I imagine you should be OK.
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What's worse is that Slashdot is now linking to a story about a site that linked to copyrighted material. This means Slashdot is guilty of copyright infringement of all the material on that site, too!
I'd better buy myself a bigger car and produce some extra CO2 to combat global cooling. Anything for the environment!
Did they submit an electronic version of the comic to the App Store?
I was originally replying to someone saying that the walled garden is "not so walled garden anymore". I haven't actually seen any walls come down. Of course there are still limitations to JavaWhatever. But it's not like someone suddenly took down walls by programming in JavaScript. The walled garden is still unchanged. The possibilities outside the walls which are being used for the emulator, and the limitations, are still unchanged too. Nothing new. That's all I ever meant to say.
Yes, I'm a total idiot for mistakenly seeing any similarity whatsoever between Java and Javascript. I humbly apologise. I bet this message will be modded insightful now ;-)
Yes, I get it, Java and Javascript are different, give me a break! Google for "Java Javascript difference", count the similarities and count the differences. I found more similarities than differences. Yes, one has to be compiled and the other doesn't. Yes, one is a scripting language and the other isn't. I don't care. They are languages with a C-ish syntax that are mainly used to run little programs in browsers (yes, Java can run outside of a browser too, I know), they are slower than native code and have more limited access.
Just forget I said Java and replace it with Javascript in the original message.
Well, I suppose it probably does not have access to the camera, unless html5 provides access to it somehow. Which confirms my point that the comment about the "walled garden" not being so "walled" anymore was off the mark. Nothing has changed, you're not running native code. The walls apply only to native code, and those walls are still intact.
I explained that I do know that there's a big difference, but that they are also very similar. Object oriented languages, not native, etc... Tigers and polar bears, remember I wrote that? Yes, they are used for different things. One runs in the browser, the other runs in a box in the browser (or in other places), WHATEVER! They are similar, period.
Elaborate much?
Java/Javascript/Javawhatever are all object-oriented programming languages that are (supposed to be) platform-independent and as a result, due to various translation and other issues, run rather more slowly than native code. Yes, Java and Javacript are TOTALLY different, just like tigers and polar bears are TOTALLY different (if you disregard the fact that they're both large carnivores and therefore incredibly similar from an alien point of view). My point is that, if you were happy using non-native code, no "walls" have ever stopped you on the iPhone.
Jave/Javascript/Javawhatever are all object-oriented programming languages that are (supposed to be) platform-independent and as a result, due to various translation and other issues, run rather more slowly than native code. Yes, Java and Javacript are TOTALLY different, just like tigers and polar bears are TOTALLY different (if you disregard the fact that they're both large carnivores and therefore incredibly similar from an alien point of view). My point is that, if you were happy using non-native code, no "walls" have ever stopped you on the iPhone.
Yeah, I know, Java, Javascript, whatever
That reminds me of the Ferrari model shown on Top Gear some time ago, where the display behind the steering wheel could either display the speedometer or the GPS map, but not both. So you could see where you were but not how fast you were going, or the other way around. Now that's a car that got its physics right!
Yes, maybe the driver was only doing 55 mph.
As long as you limited yourself to Java applets, there never have been any walls whatsoever on the iPhone. Apple allowed Java applets, uncensored, from day one. However, developers weren't happy about being restricted to this inferior and slow language, and wanted to make native apps to take full advantage of the device. The "walls" are only for those native apps (which would have no trouble whatsoever running Gameboy games at 10 times the native speed while this Java Gameboy emulator is getting headlines for being "playable"). So no, nothing new here...
My remark was about the use and meaning of the verb "to encourage" in the English language (the construction of the sentence seems to be wrong somehow), but apart from that, your statement is absolutely true.
Not enough people learning to be a dentist? Change the curriculum so they don't actually have to look into people's mouths during their training.
They hope the new approach "will encourage fewer students to give up on their studies". So it will still encourage students to give up, only fewer than the old method?
I bet there's an app for that already :-)
He hasn't solved the most difficult problem, though: the noise. Normally, a light saber like that would be completely silent. How do you let it make those whooshing sounds?
They can use those to find hidden money
Mod parent funny!
You forgot the white power light. Thankfully, on the newest models, it's not as bright anymore. On older models, it could really light up the room at night. Which was incredibly annoying since it was slowly pulsing all the time.
Go to the PayPal account, "forgot my password", log in with the new password, change e-mail address. You might get sued for hacking, but if you already tried different methods and nobody wanted to help, I imagine you should be OK.
Many e-mail applications (including, for example Apple Mail) have a "Bounce" command that does exactly that.
According to the White Pages, there is 1 person called Plaxico Smith in the US.