CPAN is great but it's not always wise to be too dependant on it for everything. Especially if you provide scripts to others to use and want minimal hassle.
It's a great language actually. Instead of people moaning that people write shit perl (like any other language), why no learn to do it right and enjoy it. CPAN of course is a tremendous resource but even on it's own it's not hard at all to write or understand and on the off chance you see something you don't understand, perldoc will almost certainly cover and well because that's another thing that Perl has (along with Python) that many languages lack and that is exceptional documentation.
Because they think the policy stops fake accounts or at least the policy can be used to try and convince people that advertising on FB isn't as shit as it is.
Seriously, does he think the government will prop up Yahoo, should things get worse, to protect the Flickr api? This is the problem when you can't build your own websites or choose not to and rely on other people. They aren't charities. They will eventually charge you or remove the service. That is just how it is always going to work so long as you rely on businesses for "free" things.
I've never noticed an issue with it. But there are other options too like fastmail (I think that's $35 a year) which anyone I know who has used it can't complain. I get less spam on my non-gmail accounts but I'm not going to say that's because they're necessarily better. It's porbably due to me using my own domain which you have to know about where as with gmail you can pretty much send email to @gmail.com and hit a valid address so I'll admit google has a harder job I would imagine.
Fastmail might be the best option. They only do email so they're not likely to remove much unless they're going under. Though while they do only do email, they were bought by opera not that I've heard that's made much difference. I considered trying them myself but rackspace hasn't been a problem so I'm not sure I should change just for the sake of it. Email is so such a standard thing though I think it's easy to find decent cheap options and if someone does decide to charge for it they hopefully realise it's too competitive to offer a subpar service so they should hopefully not to that.
That's not true. I know for a fact that you can spend less than $10 because I am doing just that and I'm pretty certain that includes calendars but I'll have to create a calendar on my account and see what happens.
Perhaps they treat some countries differently or they have a very similar service but I can definitely say with certainty that there is no $10 minimum.
It's not really free though. You are paying by allowing google to take your data and spy on you. It's not like google is a charity and giving things away because they're nice. If they want to continue spying on people with their "free" apps then they should listen to what the user's want.
What you mean is Google rather talk about the new G+ features they've added to that service they're forcing everyone to use because it's simply not good enough to attract people on its own thanks to shitty policies like the real name policy and the fact it is just a facebook clone with a dash of twitter stolen and added in.
I prefer to use rackspace. For $3 a month I can get quality email and mobile syncing of calendars, contacts, etc and without the data snooping and surprises of shit just disappearing when Google feels like it.
Yes it costs money but if you can't afford $3 a month then stick with the data snoop or consider getting a job.
Population densities per km squared
New Jersey - 459
Japan - 338
United Kingdom - 256
Switzerland - 159
Sweden - 23
Germany - 229
Belgium - 365
Netherlands - 497
Turns out that actually NJ is one of the most dense states in the US actually. Its density is actually higher than most of Europe. In fact the Netherlands is the only European country it seems with a higher population density and not by that much. Most of the East coast (and I suspect west coast) is dense. For example, like Switzerland being 159, New York is 159.2. So while New York might be a bit bigger that Switzerland (I'd guess they're close), its densities are very similar.
The EU as a whole has a population density of 116 per square KM and the the US is 34 which does put the EU about 3.4 times more dense on average but that's mainly because so few people live in the middle of the US. Yet funnily enough a very sparse state, Kanasa (13.5) has fiber. So while it's a sparse state there is clearly enough demand for Google to do it. So why don't all those coastal states with much higher population densities have broadband on par with Japan and some European countries? Even with Kansas being so sparse it still has over 50% of the density of Sweden so even in the more extreme examples in the US you can probably find a comparable European country. We don't live on top of each other and in fact there is a guy that lives outside my city, all on his own by a rail line and he's easily at least mile at least from anyone else and he has broadband.
It's all about competition and the fact there is little to no real competition in the US broadband market. New Jersey is practically a gold mine for broadband if it's all about how many people are crammed in one place. So does New Jersey have the best broadband in the world or even the US? My guess is that it doesn't purely based on the fact the national broadband map says you'd be better off and have more options next door in the south east corner of PA than new jersery.
Comparing the whole of the US to one country in Europe is dumb. While the US may be one country no one wires up the whole of the US in one go and many US states have comparable densities. Some states are more dense than European countries that have superior broadband to those states.
Just admit you've allowed your corporations to walk all over you. They have their monopolies/duopolies and that gives them little to no reason to cater to anyone that could cause them the slightest burden. The US gets shafted on mobile phones too beause the competition just isn't there. Where as we enforce competition and prices came down quicker.
And because of that google fiver really shouldn't be in there given only a handful of people can even get it. It's not surprising their speeds are decent when they have so few customers.
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CPAN is great but it's not always wise to be too dependant on it for everything. Especially if you provide scripts to others to use and want minimal hassle.
It's a great language actually. Instead of people moaning that people write shit perl (like any other language), why no learn to do it right and enjoy it. CPAN of course is a tremendous resource but even on it's own it's not hard at all to write or understand and on the off chance you see something you don't understand, perldoc will almost certainly cover and well because that's another thing that Perl has (along with Python) that many languages lack and that is exceptional documentation.
In other words they felt they were going to lose.
Because no other website gets such a raging hard-on over mentioning apple on their front page.
The bears just want to say fuck you to your right to bear arms.
Only if their parents fail at life.
People need to quit repeating that myth. Many dickheads are quite happy to be a mong under their own name.
Not true and even if they're dumb enough to believe it then it's quiet ironic given how many questionable ads they serve up themselves.
Because they think the policy stops fake accounts or at least the policy can be used to try and convince people that advertising on FB isn't as shit as it is.
A guess can be pulled out of your ass at any time.
Most people buy a PC and are stuck with the OS on it. So of course they need to suck it up and use it.
I was going to suggest this but obviously you need to keep in mind even if you're in the right it can affect you negatively.
Seriously, does he think the government will prop up Yahoo, should things get worse, to protect the Flickr api? This is the problem when you can't build your own websites or choose not to and rely on other people. They aren't charities. They will eventually charge you or remove the service. That is just how it is always going to work so long as you rely on businesses for "free" things.
I've never noticed an issue with it. But there are other options too like fastmail (I think that's $35 a year) which anyone I know who has used it can't complain. I get less spam on my non-gmail accounts but I'm not going to say that's because they're necessarily better. It's porbably due to me using my own domain which you have to know about where as with gmail you can pretty much send email to @gmail.com and hit a valid address so I'll admit google has a harder job I would imagine.
Fastmail might be the best option. They only do email so they're not likely to remove much unless they're going under. Though while they do only do email, they were bought by opera not that I've heard that's made much difference. I considered trying them myself but rackspace hasn't been a problem so I'm not sure I should change just for the sake of it. Email is so such a standard thing though I think it's easy to find decent cheap options and if someone does decide to charge for it they hopefully realise it's too competitive to offer a subpar service so they should hopefully not to that.
That's not true. I know for a fact that you can spend less than $10 because I am doing just that and I'm pretty certain that includes calendars but I'll have to create a calendar on my account and see what happens.
Perhaps they treat some countries differently or they have a very similar service but I can definitely say with certainty that there is no $10 minimum.
Not sure why you need exchange but the Microsoft licence isn't free.
It's not really free though. You are paying by allowing google to take your data and spy on you. It's not like google is a charity and giving things away because they're nice. If they want to continue spying on people with their "free" apps then they should listen to what the user's want.
What you mean is Google rather talk about the new G+ features they've added to that service they're forcing everyone to use because it's simply not good enough to attract people on its own thanks to shitty policies like the real name policy and the fact it is just a facebook clone with a dash of twitter stolen and added in.
It's free so a user has no right to critique it? Fuck that logic.
I prefer to use rackspace. For $3 a month I can get quality email and mobile syncing of calendars, contacts, etc and without the data snooping and surprises of shit just disappearing when Google feels like it.
Yes it costs money but if you can't afford $3 a month then stick with the data snoop or consider getting a job.
Population densities per km squared
New Jersey - 459
Japan - 338
United Kingdom - 256
Switzerland - 159
Sweden - 23
Germany - 229
Belgium - 365 Netherlands - 497
Turns out that actually NJ is one of the most dense states in the US actually. Its density is actually higher than most of Europe. In fact the Netherlands is the only European country it seems with a higher population density and not by that much. Most of the East coast (and I suspect west coast) is dense. For example, like Switzerland being 159, New York is 159.2. So while New York might be a bit bigger that Switzerland (I'd guess they're close), its densities are very similar.
The EU as a whole has a population density of 116 per square KM and the the US is 34 which does put the EU about 3.4 times more dense on average but that's mainly because so few people live in the middle of the US. Yet funnily enough a very sparse state, Kanasa (13.5) has fiber. So while it's a sparse state there is clearly enough demand for Google to do it. So why don't all those coastal states with much higher population densities have broadband on par with Japan and some European countries? Even with Kansas being so sparse it still has over 50% of the density of Sweden so even in the more extreme examples in the US you can probably find a comparable European country. We don't live on top of each other and in fact there is a guy that lives outside my city, all on his own by a rail line and he's easily at least mile at least from anyone else and he has broadband.
It's all about competition and the fact there is little to no real competition in the US broadband market. New Jersey is practically a gold mine for broadband if it's all about how many people are crammed in one place. So does New Jersey have the best broadband in the world or even the US? My guess is that it doesn't purely based on the fact the national broadband map says you'd be better off and have more options next door in the south east corner of PA than new jersery.
Comparing the whole of the US to one country in Europe is dumb. While the US may be one country no one wires up the whole of the US in one go and many US states have comparable densities. Some states are more dense than European countries that have superior broadband to those states.
Just admit you've allowed your corporations to walk all over you. They have their monopolies/duopolies and that gives them little to no reason to cater to anyone that could cause them the slightest burden. The US gets shafted on mobile phones too beause the competition just isn't there. Where as we enforce competition and prices came down quicker.
All of Europe isn't a city and we manage to get broadband to rural people. I suspect NJ is more than comparable.
Bullshit. The states with higher population densities than European countries still have worse broadband. Americans just accept crap for a high price.
And because of that google fiver really shouldn't be in there given only a handful of people can even get it. It's not surprising their speeds are decent when they have so few customers.