My company uses users in exactly this way - each of the develoment teams in our area has a business person working with them. They might well be doing other things as well, but the important thing is that when we have questions about how something should work, they're sitting there at the desk able to help, provide ideas, etc. It works amazingly well.
True - but it's _also_ designed to run on licensed spectrum, and so far as my reading has lead me so far, the time-slot is for one hub to many clients, not for multiple hubs to time-slice.
If you can point me at something that clarifies this i'd be very grateful.
The major difference between WiFi and WiMax is that the latter will be on a _licensed_ spectrum. This is the only way that you can have a range of 10 miles and not have constant interference with the 500 other people who also have WiMax towers.
So yes, it will be used to give wireless internet access over a large area - but it'll go to large companies who buy access to that spectrum. Which isn't so bad, so long as those licenses include clauses to keep costs low and access open.
Seems that...in the future, everyone will be able to comment on Slashdot.
Seriously though, where is this going? It sound like for every person who posts a comment with thought and content, about 100 people will just be posting the first thing that comes into their head. This impending explosion of mind-numbing neo-comments is going to make Hemos look like Shakespeare.
Here's a tip: folks, if you'er wondering if your thought is interesting enough to make a worthwhile comment, odds are you're WRONG. Keep it to yourself.
Will someone please tell these people to buy a Mac?
I _like_ Windows - but I recognise that looking after my PC requires effort, due to the security problems - I haven't been hit by a virus in 8 years, because _I know how to use my computer_, but I recognise that most users just want to check email/surf the web - which a Mac does just as well as a Windows box (and arguably better).
I sincerely agree with disclaimer 2 - I _wasn't_ saying Mozilla was worse, or as bad. I was merely pointing out the dysjunction between what I'd been told and what I was seeing and asking whether I was seeing things...
I seem to recall that every time an IE bug appeared people would say that Mozilla was much more secure, and that it wasn't just that IE was targetted by hackers because of the popularity, but that the software was inherently more secure.
But now it seems there are patches for Mozilla every few weeks for _exactly_ the same kind of problems that IE used to get slated for.
Is Mozilla actually more secure? Or is it just as bad as any other piece of software?
Testing is a really sucky job. You can't just 'play the game' - you have to repeatedly go through small sections of it, trying to do things nobody with a brain would do in the game itself, trying to replicate the exact circumstances that made it crash before, etc.
It's dull, repetitive and nothing like actually playing a game.
Formal programming languages are not as expressive or flexible as natural languages.
Because I want my program to be interpreted in a flexible manner. As a coder, most of my time is spent dealing with the unintended consequences of hard and fast rules. Dealing with the unintended consequences of English as well is something you couldn't pay me to do.
If we're going to categorise the web then a fuzzy definition set with multiple overlapping definitions is going to be necessary. I suspect that del.icio.us is going to be the first step in this direction - link it into google and you've got a good stab at understanding what concepts web pages are actually connected to.
Because it would make spotting your bug harder. Did you _mean_ to close that tag, or did you think you were closing a different tag? If all closing tags look the same it would make tracing certain bugs harder.
Your verbal agreement was worth the paper it was written on, unless you have witnesses. You are working for scumbags. Leave now, inform them that they are working with code _already owned by a company that could buy them a million times over_ and look for a job that isn't working work scumbags.
The only social networking service I have found that actually seems worthwhile is LiveJournal - and that's because it's used by my friends to keep me up to date with what's going on with them.
It's of no interest to me to know that RandomBob is two degrees of separation away from me, unless I can then get some idea of who RandomBob is - and being able to go and read his journal and see what kind of person he is.
I've made a few friends in a variety of places, learnt all sorts of things and keep in touch with old friends - it's basically replaced email as the main communication method that my circle of friends uses.
It does, of course, depend on your leverage. George Soros made a few billion out of forcing the pound out of the ERM for instance. (see here for more details)
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My company uses users in exactly this way - each of the develoment teams in our area has a business person working with them. They might well be doing other things as well, but the important thing is that when we have questions about how something should work, they're sitting there at the desk able to help, provide ideas, etc. It works amazingly well.
For more info on it, see here
True - but it's _also_ designed to run on licensed spectrum, and so far as my reading has lead me so far, the time-slot is for one hub to many clients, not for multiple hubs to time-slice.
If you can point me at something that clarifies this i'd be very grateful.
You'll find it useful to have an addendum to the design document:
A user.
We work in teams of 5/6 people + one user/business expert.
That way when we hit inconsistencies in the design, or missing details, we turn and say "Bruce, does this mean X or Y?" (and he usually says "Z").
Note: They aren't all called Bruce. Yours may have a different name.
If you want a further idea about our working practices, take a look at an article I wrote here
The major difference between WiFi and WiMax is that the latter will be on a _licensed_ spectrum. This is the only way that you can have a range of 10 miles and not have constant interference with the 500 other people who also have WiMax towers.
So yes, it will be used to give wireless internet access over a large area - but it'll go to large companies who buy access to that spectrum. Which isn't so bad, so long as those licenses include clauses to keep costs low and access open.
They claim there isn't an emergency broadcast system - but we have Slashdot! The second anything big goes wrong, there it is!
Seems that...in the future, everyone will be able to comment on Slashdot.
Seriously though, where is this going? It sound like for every person who posts a comment with thought and content, about 100 people will just be posting the first thing that comes into their head. This impending explosion of mind-numbing neo-comments is going to make Hemos look like Shakespeare.
Here's a tip: folks, if you'er wondering if your thought is interesting enough to make a worthwhile comment, odds are you're WRONG. Keep it to yourself.
1) Make it clear that you'll sue anyone who steals your IP
2) Make sure it's all clearly copyrighted.
3) Patent it (but don't tell anyone I told you to do this).
Will someone please tell these people to buy a Mac?
I _like_ Windows - but I recognise that looking after my PC requires effort, due to the security problems - I haven't been hit by a virus in 8 years, because _I know how to use my computer_, but I recognise that most users just want to check email/surf the web - which a Mac does just as well as a Windows box (and arguably better).
Aaaah, so you're saying that Microsoft is always going to produce software then?
I sincerely agree with disclaimer 2 - I _wasn't_ saying Mozilla was worse, or as bad. I was merely pointing out the dysjunction between what I'd been told and what I was seeing and asking whether I was seeing things...
Mozilla is based on code going back a very long time.
And if it's younger then it's had less time to have horrible crustiness develop.
Either way round isn't an excuse.
Which is fair enough.
Of course, I can reinstall the OS in about two hours.
It's my documents I actually care about...
I seem to recall that every time an IE bug appeared people would say that Mozilla was much more secure, and that it wasn't just that IE was targetted by hackers because of the popularity, but that the software was inherently more secure.
But now it seems there are patches for Mozilla every few weeks for _exactly_ the same kind of problems that IE used to get slated for.
Is Mozilla actually more secure? Or is it just as bad as any other piece of software?
What's Python like for coding GUI's in?
And are there any nice IDEs available for it?
Testing is a really sucky job. You can't just 'play the game' - you have to repeatedly go through small sections of it, trying to do things nobody with a brain would do in the game itself, trying to replicate the exact circumstances that made it crash before, etc.
It's dull, repetitive and nothing like actually playing a game.
Formal programming languages are not as expressive or flexible as natural languages.
Because I want my program to be interpreted in a flexible manner. As a coder, most of my time is spent dealing with the unintended consequences of hard and fast rules. Dealing with the unintended consequences of English as well is something you couldn't pay me to do.
Are these social networks just for vanity's sake or are they actually useful when job-hunting?
Because vanity and work are the only two reasons for anything? Sometimes I really worry about Americans.
If we're going to categorise the web then a fuzzy definition set with multiple overlapping definitions is going to be necessary. I suspect that del.icio.us is going to be the first step in this direction - link it into google and you've got a good stab at understanding what concepts web pages are actually connected to.
Because it would make spotting your bug harder. Did you _mean_ to close that tag, or did you think you were closing a different tag? If all closing tags look the same it would make tracing certain bugs harder.
It was supposedly ripped from a copy sent out for reviewing purpouses...
Your verbal agreement was worth the paper it was written on, unless you have witnesses. You are working for scumbags. Leave now, inform them that they are working with code _already owned by a company that could buy them a million times over_ and look for a job that isn't working work scumbags.
The only social networking service I have found that actually seems worthwhile is LiveJournal - and that's because it's used by my friends to keep me up to date with what's going on with them.
It's of no interest to me to know that RandomBob is two degrees of separation away from me, unless I can then get some idea of who RandomBob is - and being able to go and read his journal and see what kind of person he is.
I've made a few friends in a variety of places, learnt all sorts of things and keep in touch with old friends - it's basically replaced email as the main communication method that my circle of friends uses.
Because, believe it or not, women aren't necessarily primarily attracted to men for their spelling ability.....
This misunderstanding might explain why geeks fail to understand their lack of girlfriends.
"But! But! My spelling's really good! How can you possibly prefer that other man to me just because he looks good!"
I tried GMail out for a bit. I'll be sticking to IMAP + Thunderbird, a combination which seems vastly more powerful and user friendly.
It does, of course, depend on your leverage. George Soros made a few billion out of forcing the pound out of the ERM for instance.
(see here for more details)