It depends on what's wrong with it.
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Freezing will not help with a head crash or key sectors going bad. But there have been cases where it works. Back in the early 90's there was a problem with many Quantum-brand drives called "stiction", where the platter would not spin up after having been powered down. An internal lubricant (or adhesive, I forget which) basically got slightly runny when the drive got hot and re-solidified a bit out of place when cooled. This provided just enough friction to prevent the low-torque motor from being able to spin the drive up. Sometimes just rotating the drive quickly by snapping your wrist back and forth would do it. Freezing is another technique that worked (sometimes a combination of the two).
Where are the Ruby on Rails people? I expected 100 of them to speak up before the traditional "FRIST PSOT!!!"
Well, for one, perl now has a nice framework similar to Rails called Catalyst (http://catalyst.perl.org/). It's a lot closer to Rails than a lot of other languages' attempts to clone Rails. And yet the Catalyst dev team have specifically chosen to diverge from Rails in certain areas, trading a bit of simplicity for complete flexibility, avoiding some limitations you could run into in Rails.
The CPI is virtually useless. It significantly overstates inflation.
How so? It's just an aggregate of the measured increases of retail prices. This is often affected by swings in things like gasoline prices or food supply issues. If you want more accuracy, you can track specific areas and/or products or product categories.
If, like most people, you're referring to cost-of-living, you're correct. The CPI wasn't intended to measure cost of living. However, there is a related index (the "chained" CPI) which eliminates the "substitution bias" that makes the CPI higher than a true COL index, if there were such a thing. This C-CPI more accurately reflects COL though.
FINDING A ROGUE ACCESS POINT Simple step-by-step instructions for PHBs
1. Break WEP key on access point 2. Turn on routing and NAT on the AP 3. Set up an internal website to long its WAN IP address 4. Given the IP address, find the MAC 5. Set up DHCP server to deny the MAC and IP address 6. Flood the network with ARPs. 7. Set up a honeypot that spoofs TCP/IP responses. 8. ??? 9. Now that you have found the AP, unplug it. (The black cable with two prongs at the end)
however, most domains do not solely consist of only 1 dictionary word and nothing else, so T9 is mostly impractical for web address entry to start with.
Ah, but you can advance over words and partial words. I find that most URLs can be input faster using T9 if you look for the embedded words as you're entering them.
You're joking, right? What would you say if you took a class and the teacher on the first day said that 100% of the grade in the course is based a single test at the end of the course?
It depends. In high school, I would have said "Fu*kin'-A! No homework! Totally Awesome!" or something like that, and done fine on the test.
In college, where grades were often on a curve, I would have taken advantage of others with that attitude and instead worked hard. (Worked hard also on obtaining all the previous editions of that test... lol)
For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be replased either by "k" or "s", and likewise "x" would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2 might reform "w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all.
Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" -- bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch", "sh", and "th" rispektivli.
Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.
Because expert reviews are rarely written from the non-expert point of view.
In this case, it's good to know that I can probably pick up this book, and without knowing much about either Ruby or the MVC design pattern, implement a clean web application that will be maintainable and extensible.
I can get expert reviews elsewhere. I wouldn't think of consulting Slashdot for them anyway.
You're don't seem to be familiar with Rails. Struts is nothing at all like Rails.
Now if you had said Spring instead, you'd be getting a lot closer.
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isn't language bigotry a pretty old joke by now
You're one of those people who don't get it. This is not a language issue. In the not-so-distant future, developers will think it crazy not to use an MVC web framework for their web applications.
Ruby on Rails just happens to be first with an elegant, easy-to-use, true-separation-of-concerns, MVC web application platform.
The Java, Python, and Perl (Catalyst) folks have seen the light and are busy working on Rails-style frameworks. Seems like the PHP community hasn't seen the need yet.
It doesn't matter how much they charge (or don't), because the restriction is on whether the source is open or not. Samba, or anything GPL or with GPL code, cannot close its source or even offer a closed-source version, and Microsoft knows that. Of course this is simply a proposal, and the EU could refuse or require that file service protocols be GPL-compatible.
Of course not. This is slashdot. You can assume I haven't even read the article. You'd be pushing your luck if you think I even read the summary. In fact, you shouldn't even assume I have completely read and understood the title, which of course is "MythTV links up with p0rn provider" isn't it?
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Freezing will not help with a head crash or key sectors going bad. But there have been cases where it works. Back in the early 90's there was a problem with many Quantum-brand drives called "stiction", where the platter would not spin up after having been powered down. An internal lubricant (or adhesive, I forget which) basically got slightly runny when the drive got hot and re-solidified a bit out of place when cooled. This provided just enough friction to prevent the low-torque motor from being able to spin the drive up. Sometimes just rotating the drive quickly by snapping your wrist back and forth would do it. Freezing is another technique that worked (sometimes a combination of the two).
Rails and Struts already have this feature.
Don't forget Catalyst!
Of course, being later to the game allowed Catalyst to one-up the competition with the utmost in flexibility: full regex-based URL handlers!
Where are the Ruby on Rails people? I expected 100 of them to speak up before the traditional "FRIST PSOT!!!"
Well, for one, perl now has a nice framework similar to Rails called Catalyst (http://catalyst.perl.org/). It's a lot closer to Rails than a lot of other languages' attempts to clone Rails. And yet the Catalyst dev team have specifically chosen to diverge from Rails in certain areas, trading a bit of simplicity for complete flexibility, avoiding some limitations you could run into in Rails.
Did Larry Wall give a State of the Onion this year? I can't find any reference to it.
2. Cheap media. If you're going to Tibet for the trip of a lifetime and plan on taking a few hundred shots, it's much cheaper to take 'em on film.
Really? Let's see... 512MB SD card (200-300 pix from a 3-4 MP camera) from an online vendor is currently about $30.
A Kodak 4-pack from your local discount store is maybe $10. You'd need three of 'em. Total: $30. But you'd need to buy more for your next trip.
I'd say the pricing is a wash. If anything, the fact that the card is not a recurring expense makes digital media seem cheaper.
-bp
If you're near Richmond, VA, then you may want to take advantage of Henrico County's iBook sale next week.
:).
They're selling the county's inventory of 1000 iBooks for $50 each. Limit one per person, and you do have to be a Henrico resident (or know one
http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/ibooksale/
Okay, now you're comparing a $150 ink-jet to a $3,000 dye-sub
No, he's not. You're off by an order of magnitude.
...a Wolf cluster of these!
The CPI is virtually useless. It significantly overstates inflation.
How so? It's just an aggregate of the measured increases of retail prices. This is often affected by swings in things like gasoline prices or food supply issues. If you want more accuracy, you can track specific areas and/or products or product categories.
If, like most people, you're referring to cost-of-living, you're correct. The CPI wasn't intended to measure cost of living. However, there is a related index (the "chained" CPI) which eliminates the "substitution bias" that makes the CPI higher than a true COL index, if there were such a thing. This C-CPI more accurately reflects COL though.
See the CPI FAQ for more information.
Disclaimer: IANAE (I am not an economist).
(a synopsis of the above post)
FINDING A ROGUE ACCESS POINT
Simple step-by-step instructions for PHBs
1. Break WEP key on access point
2. Turn on routing and NAT on the AP
3. Set up an internal website to long its WAN IP address
4. Given the IP address, find the MAC
5. Set up DHCP server to deny the MAC and IP address
6. Flood the network with ARPs.
7. Set up a honeypot that spoofs TCP/IP responses.
8. ???
9. Now that you have found the AP, unplug it. (The black cable with two prongs at the end)
either the new horsepower hasn't been put in place yet, or they need more money to buy better machines ;) (or optimise the software, duh)
or maybe it got a sudden bump of popularity somehow... can't quite think of what it might be...
however, most domains do not solely consist of only 1 dictionary word and nothing else, so T9 is mostly impractical for web address entry to start with.
Ah, but you can advance over words and partial words. I find that most URLs can be input faster using T9 if you look for the embedded words as you're entering them.
Those who do not know George Santayana quotes are condemned to repeat them poorly.
You're joking, right? What would you say if you took a class and the teacher on the first day said that 100% of the grade in the course is based a single test at the end of the course?
It depends. In high school, I would have said "Fu*kin'-A! No homework! Totally Awesome!" or something like that, and done fine on the test.
In college, where grades were often on a curve, I would have taken advantage of others with that attitude and instead worked hard. (Worked hard also on obtaining all the previous editions of that test... lol)
-bp
...we'd like Duran Duran back too. They should never have escaped.
- the 80's
"It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."
--Andrew Johnson (American 17th US President (1865-69).
A Plan for the Improvement of English
Spelling
by Mark Twain
For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would
be dropped to be replased either by "k" or "s", and
likewise "x" would no longer be part of the
alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be
retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be
dealt with later. Year 2 might reform "w" spelling,
so that "which" and "one" would take the same
konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y"
replasing it with "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j"
anomali wonse and for all.
Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue
iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless
double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so
modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and
unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud
fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez
"c", "y" and "x" -- bai now jast a memori in the
maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch", "sh", and
"th" rispektivli.
Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform,
wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe
Ingliy-spiking werld.
Because expert reviews are rarely written from the non-expert point of view.
In this case, it's good to know that I can probably pick up this book, and without knowing much about either Ruby or the MVC design pattern, implement a clean web application that will be maintainable and extensible.
I can get expert reviews elsewhere. I wouldn't think of consulting Slashdot for them anyway.
You're don't seem to be familiar with Rails. Struts is nothing at all like Rails.
Now if you had said Spring instead, you'd be getting a lot closer.
isn't language bigotry a pretty old joke by now
You're one of those people who don't get it. This is not a language issue. In the not-so-distant future, developers will think it crazy not to use an MVC web framework for their web applications.
Ruby on Rails just happens to be first with an elegant, easy-to-use, true-separation-of-concerns, MVC web application platform.
The Java, Python, and Perl (Catalyst) folks have seen the light and are busy working on Rails-style frameworks. Seems like the PHP community hasn't seen the need yet.
It doesn't matter how much they charge (or don't), because the restriction is on whether the source is open or not. Samba, or anything GPL or with GPL code, cannot close its source or even offer a closed-source version, and Microsoft knows that. Of course this is simply a proposal, and the EU could refuse or require that file service protocols be GPL-compatible.
...in ROT13.
No, im serious. I have never been fond of palm OS, but they do normally make decent hardware.
PalmOS is made by PalmSource. They don't make hardware. Or were you unaware of the split?
Easy. The US Congress simultaneously introduced a bill to repeal Lenz's Law, so it won't be a problem in the US.
Did you really read the FAQ?
Of course not. This is slashdot. You can assume I haven't even read the article. You'd be pushing your luck if you think I even read the summary. In fact, you shouldn't even assume I have completely read and understood the title, which of course is "MythTV links up with p0rn provider" isn't it?