Sounds like a sound business opportunity to me. You have your data hosted, but kinda sorta don't really trust the host service. Hire a hacker service that hacks your host service, and backs up your data, without the host service knowing. That way, if you and your host service get in a huff, you still have your data from your hacker service.
So I wonder what Nokia will have to offer in the way of an App Store in a couple of months when I plan to replace my N90 with an N96. Ideally, I'd like to be able to download stuff from http://maemo.org/, just like for my N800.
Using TSO is like kicking a dead whale down the beach.
At my university in the early 80's, I did some FORTRAN programming on IBM mainframes. For the computer music stuff, we had to run it in batch mode, because of the CPU it munched up. That meant JCL. Yuck.
I also learned working in a Unix environment. One guess which one was more fun.
I recently did some work on z/OS on its Unix Systems Services. This still required me to muck around through some arcane TSO menus (um, 5.3... or was it 5.4?). Allocating a dataset and members? It just wants to make you want to hurl.
I was amazed at how little this environment has changed. It was still a pain in the ass. No simple redirecting for stdin, stdout. You need some JCL.
COBOL is not a problem. The environment that you have to use it in is.
IBM will tell you that the "z" in z/OS means "zero time down". What it really means is zero fun for developers.
I know that sounds absolutely idiotic, but an employee of a major European insurance company explained that exactly that happened to them with a COBOL application.
Hell, with people losing laptops with critical data in the San Francisco Airport, why not?
I just jested with him, and suggested that the programmers probably deleted it on purpose, because they were sick of maintaining the COBOL code.
Great time to be an IOC member. Prospective host countries always sponsor boozy sex romps to their homes for the decision makers.
I think that the Moon folks have been planning this for a while. Just look at one of their "Teaser" advertisements for the Moon as the optimal location for the Olympics:
I use my N800 on my commute to and from work on the train every day to watch TV/films. Battery life is no problem, because there are power outlets on the train.
What I find amusing is that a lot of passengers will look at the thing curiously, then finally ask what it is. When I tell them, the usual response is something like, "I didn't know that Nokia makes something like that!"
We know about it, but we also read Slashdot. I bet this thing would sell more if it somehow got Apple-like viral advertising.
... a lot of minion, dweeb kernel programmers who worked on AIX and Linux were forced to give depositions on the matter.
Even if you knew the whole thing was bullshit... given the 'mericun legal system track record for microwaved microwaved cats and hot McDonald's coffee... who the hell knows what could have happened...
Or maybe IBM has secretly invented cell processor AI technology to produce scientific papers... and "Dr. Who" Cybermen who present them at conferences...
Note to self: buy more tinfoil, IBM Cybermen are just like totally *everywhere*...
... well, that stuff about american jobs... by a sad coincidence, some folks used to call that "Operations Research"
. . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine . . . Yellowcake gives it that extra super-heavy-massive feeling in your stomach, that a normal combination of greasy fries, cheese and gravy alone just can't match . . . seriously, it's yummy . . .
Yes, but concentrated water, which contains a higher proportion than normal of the isotope deuterium, as deuterium oxide, or as deuterium protium oxide, can be used as fuel for the Universal TechTronics "Cool Fusion Reactor."
If you lose power during a hurricane, one bottle can power your house for a couple of days.
. . . gee, this story conjures up memories of Ronco ads for Ginsu's, Spiral Slicers, Pocket Fisherman's and *-O-Matics.
"In Japan, the hand can be used as a knife!"
"But this doesn't work on a digital television signal!"
Maybe a really humongous Cool Surge might be the answer to global warming?
Now that I have too much money to spend on high-tech gadgets that I don't need, I really feel the urge to buy a Spiral Slicer, and have a whack at a sack of potatoes . . .
... well, this certainly explains why all those Stasi 2.0 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi_2.0) stickers have shown up here, stuck up on stuff around the ranch . . .
http://www.vintage-computer.com/asr33.shtml
. . . ah, the crisp, light touch . . . 7-bit ASCII paper tape on the side . . . made a racket like a meth'ed up Bart Simpson playing Whack-a-Mole . . . easy repairs with household scotch tape . . .
. . . evil forces are creating and distributing offensive expressions over the Internet for every combination of three letters, using the Storm botnet. Then, after multiple postings on various sites, enough to get googled up, the bots automatically send an irate rant to the NC DMV. Given the immense power of the Storm botnet, and the gullibility of
the NC DMV, 27^3 should take no time at all, before there will be no more non-offensive license plates in NC at all.
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Sounds like a sound business opportunity to me. You have your data hosted, but kinda sorta don't really trust the host service. Hire a hacker service that hacks your host service, and backs up your data, without the host service knowing. That way, if you and your host service get in a huff, you still have your data from your hacker service.
But IBM has probably patented this already.
So I wonder what Nokia will have to offer in the way of an App Store in a couple of months when I plan to replace my N90 with an N96. Ideally, I'd like to be able to download stuff from http://maemo.org/, just like for my N800.
But, no, that would be dreaming.
Using TSO is like kicking a dead whale down the beach.
At my university in the early 80's, I did some FORTRAN programming on IBM mainframes. For the computer music stuff, we had to run it in batch mode, because of the CPU it munched up. That meant JCL. Yuck.
I also learned working in a Unix environment. One guess which one was more fun.
I recently did some work on z/OS on its Unix Systems Services. This still required me to muck around through some arcane TSO menus (um, 5.3 ... or was it 5.4?). Allocating a dataset and members? It just wants to make you want to hurl.
I was amazed at how little this environment has changed. It was still a pain in the ass. No simple redirecting for stdin, stdout. You need some JCL.
COBOL is not a problem. The environment that you have to use it in is.
IBM will tell you that the "z" in z/OS means "zero time down". What it really means is zero fun for developers.
Hey, we seem to have more gorillas than COBOL programmers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7544967.stm. I'm not exactly sure what that means.
But endangered species seem to get sponsored forced breeding programs.
I don't want to visualize that for COBOL programmers.
I know that sounds absolutely idiotic, but an employee of a major European insurance company explained that exactly that happened to them with a COBOL application.
Hell, with people losing laptops with critical data in the San Francisco Airport, why not?
I just jested with him, and suggested that the programmers probably deleted it on purpose, because they were sick of maintaining the COBOL code.
Great time to be an IOC member. Prospective host countries always sponsor boozy sex romps to their homes for the decision makers.
I think that the Moon folks have been planning this for a while. Just look at one of their "Teaser" advertisements for the Moon as the optimal location for the Olympics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nude_on_the_Moon
Hey, a free trip to the Moon for the IOC!
http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2007/maemo-mapper/
I would say that the quality of the students is more important than the quality of the teachers. One of my profs once quipped:
"Most students get the most out of this course from the lab exercises. Actually, they get the most out of their lab partners."
The best researchers are not always the best teachers.
Attending a highly selective university means that you are surrounded by other students who are a lot smarter than you are :-).
... great, CNN has iReporters, now it seems that we have iCops as well ...
I use my N800 on my commute to and from work on the train every day to watch TV/films. Battery life is no problem, because there are power outlets on the train.
What I find amusing is that a lot of passengers will look at the thing curiously, then finally ask what it is. When I tell them, the usual response is something like, "I didn't know that Nokia makes something like that!"
We know about it, but we also read Slashdot. I bet this thing would sell more if it somehow got Apple-like viral advertising.
"Hey, Nokia, is my check in the mail?"
Wow! All that we need is another fistfull of Ds, and then we will be able to visualize String Theory!
Are their housing and banking industries about to collapse?
Are their iPhones locked or bricked?
How good are the ISPs there? (Any aliens reading this might want to chime in here)
Does alien p0rn look like creepy Hentai stuff?
Ask the folks in Florida: http://www.540wfla.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=227698&article=3930301
It seems that the 'guvament can't even handle informing people about hazardous materials sites from WW II.
I am frankly surprised there has not been more of an uproar about this.
Even if you knew the whole thing was bullshit ... given the 'mericun legal system track record for microwaved microwaved cats and hot McDonald's coffee ... who the hell knows what could have happened ...
If they asked instead, "how many children do you have", or "how many people are there in that hut", they would most likely
"None of your god-damn business, you pesky anthropologist ... now get your ass out of my rain forest!"
is LEAN. How to get rid of American jobs.
Hmmm ... then what about all this stuff: http://www.research.ibm.com/areas.shtml
Or maybe IBM has secretly invented cell processor AI technology to produce scientific papers ... and "Dr. Who" Cybermen who present them at conferences ...
Note to self: buy more tinfoil, IBM Cybermen are just like totally *everywhere* ...
. . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine . . . Yellowcake gives it that extra super-heavy-massive feeling in your stomach, that a normal combination of greasy fries, cheese and gravy alone just can't match . . . seriously, it's yummy . . .
Yes, but concentrated water, which contains a higher proportion than normal of the isotope deuterium, as deuterium oxide, or as deuterium protium oxide, can be used as fuel for the Universal TechTronics "Cool Fusion Reactor."
If you lose power during a hurricane, one bottle can power your house for a couple of days.
Probably.
. . . gee, this story conjures up memories of Ronco ads for Ginsu's, Spiral Slicers, Pocket Fisherman's and *-O-Matics.
"In Japan, the hand can be used as a knife!"
"But this doesn't work on a digital television signal!"
Maybe a really humongous Cool Surge might be the answer to global warming?
Now that I have too much money to spend on high-tech gadgets that I don't need, I really feel the urge to buy a Spiral Slicer, and have a whack at a sack of potatoes . . .
... well, this certainly explains why all those Stasi 2.0 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi_2.0) stickers have shown up here, stuck up on stuff around the ranch . . .
. . . thousands of cores are less than amusing . . .
http://www.vintage-computer.com/asr33.shtml . . . ah, the crisp, light touch . . . 7-bit ASCII paper tape on the side . . . made a racket like a meth'ed up Bart Simpson playing Whack-a-Mole . . . easy repairs with household scotch tape . . .
. . . evil forces are creating and distributing offensive expressions over the Internet for every combination of three letters, using the Storm botnet. Then, after multiple postings on various sites, enough to get googled up, the bots automatically send an irate rant to the NC DMV. Given the immense power of the Storm botnet, and the gullibility of the NC DMV, 27^3 should take no time at all, before there will be no more non-offensive license plates in NC at all.