I, too, am a cell phone developer, and I absolutely hate Nokia. My company develops cell phone games, and the Nokia series 60 and 40 phones are the biggest pieces of crap we've found. The series 40 limits you to a 64k jar file and only has 200K of RAM, and the series 60's J2ME implementation has so many bugs it's virtually impossible to push the phone to its limits. The pixel-level graphics control is very nice, but on the series 60 it's slower than drawing an Image. Also, every Image and Graphics object created leaks memory, and every sound too (the sound API also doesn't work as advertised). That memory doesn't get restored until the phone is power cycled. None of the other J2ME phones have problems of this magnitude.
We haven't even looked into the Symbian API because there's no system in place to distribute apps/games that use it.
As costly as it is to develop for Brew (mostly a one-time cost, plus the cost of their QA for each product), if we could stick to brew and never touch j2me again (at least not until there's a truely standard api, and relatively bug-free phones) we'd be very happy.
Yes! The TZero is awesome. Added to the fact that it performs incredibly well, it's also really cool because there is no gas-engine roar. Don't get me wrong, I love the roar of a high-power engine, but the cool factor of being able to beat a 'vette (or porsche) while the only sound you're making is the squeak of your tires is pretty damn high.
Oh, and it uses a CVT (continuously variable transmission).
Well, if you're gonna upgrade your computer to 64-bit (which most people won't bother doing, they'll just end up buying a new computer), you might as well spend a little bit extra to get an updated OS. People expect that anyway, if they're doing an expensive upgrade...after all, you're spending a bunch of money, you might as well spend a little more.
I would imagine it's just because it was taken with a different telescope, and/or with different settings. The galaxy next to it is smaller and in a different place, too.
Then again, its very likely they haven't considered this, and the first time they hook it up and starting running computations there is a puff of smoke and the chip is now CO2 and ash
Are you dumb? These are professionals...they've made chips before. Do you think they're going to forget about HEAT, one of the first things they think about when designing a chip?
Yes, and if I could bring back the dead at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I'd surely get rid of today's airplanes, because they allowed the bombs to be dropped. They are, in any case, inefficient and dangerous. Even in industrial countries, most Airlines don't even break even without government aid.
It's clear that airplane technology is a dangerous technology whose invention was a dark day in the history of humanity.
Oops, while it doesn't say it anywhere else on the website that I could find, all the quotes on their quotes page say stuff about running windows apps on linux, so...
I agree with you mostly, but your argument about your kid is rediculous. I learned to read in kindergarten too...without computers. There are these things called books, you see, and they have words in them just like computers do. Each set of books was a different reading level. I learned to read at my own pace, because I could choose what I wanted to read. I had that opportunity (and many did before me) long before I ever had access to a computer.
Just because some kindergartens (the one you went to maybe?) don't have the right materials, doesn't mean the only way to do something is by computer. Let's see, $800+ for a computer, or $80 for a set of 40 books...
It cuts acceleration when it detects anger...that's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Sure, it could save someone else's life, but it could also kill the person (people) in the car. I don't know about you, but there have been quite a few times where I've had to speed up (and quickly) in order to get out of a tight spot (like a truck trying to switch into my lane without checking his mirrors or putting on his blinker).
People can be asshole drivers in any car. Having the car not accelerate fast is not going to prevent that, and could be dangerous. If you're expecting the car to accelerate at a certain speed, and then all of a sudden it doesn't, that can be extremely dangerous.
That's why I have Motherboard monitor running on my computer, along with Shutdown...if my CPU gets too hot (set at 131 degrees F right now), it'll shutdown my computer (my comp doesn't usually get above 110, so 130 is plenty of warning time).
I don't know of there are any equivalents for Linux, but I'm sure they exist.
That just means that they had the inkling of the idea that they might want to create "world of warcraft" game in 1999, so they bought the domain for $70.
On the other hand, there are some people who actually can do a job meant for someone older. I'll use myself as an example (because I don't know of any others). I work as a "Developer Intern" at a small software company this summer. I worked here last summer too, and my boss decided to hire me back this summer. It's because, (and this is a direct quote from my boss), "He programs like he's 25, but he's stuck in the body of a 17 year old."
I'm not saying this to toot my own horn, but there are times when what you're saying isn't true. If you're good enough, why bother with the "shit-jobs"? Sure, the average "child prodigy" isn't (hell, I don't consider myself a prodigy), but there are some who are, and they shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.
I'm 17, and I've had a job at this (really awesome) programming company last summer and this summer (and hopefully part time this school year). I'm lucky though -- my Dad is a venture capitalist, and that's how I got introduced to the company (he hasn't invest in it (yet), but I went to the meeting with him, and was offered a job when they found out I programmed). So, my suggestion is to try and find someone you know who has connections to a company that does what you want to do (or has a department that does what you want to do).
We can wear whatever we want where I work (except nothing, I guess), but then again we have probably the coolest CEO in the world (it's a small, well funded startup software company...you'll be hearing about us soon;). It's nice, seeing that I go to a private school, and have to wear a tie there. Oh, and I'm 17, not 15.
Yuck...they may perform better in the short term, but in the long term, I doubt they'll be happier. I find that while I may be slightly less productive in the short term when in an open space office, my morale is kept much higher, and I tend not to switch to reading email or looking at web pages as often. It's nice to be able to break away from coding for a little bit and have a rubber band shooting contest with someone without leaving your desk.
You're comparing apples to oranges here...a tv show versus and web advertisement. What you should be comparing are the two ads...people don't like ads, sure, but they don't like commercials either, yet they still watch tv. If people like a site enough, it's not gonna matter if it has annoying ads. After all, how much more annoying can commercials be? they interrupt the entire program, instead of just part of the screen.
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I, too, am a cell phone developer, and I absolutely hate Nokia. My company develops cell phone games, and the Nokia series 60 and 40 phones are the biggest pieces of crap we've found. The series 40 limits you to a 64k jar file and only has 200K of RAM, and the series 60's J2ME implementation has so many bugs it's virtually impossible to push the phone to its limits. The pixel-level graphics control is very nice, but on the series 60 it's slower than drawing an Image. Also, every Image and Graphics object created leaks memory, and every sound too (the sound API also doesn't work as advertised). That memory doesn't get restored until the phone is power cycled. None of the other J2ME phones have problems of this magnitude.
We haven't even looked into the Symbian API because there's no system in place to distribute apps/games that use it.
As costly as it is to develop for Brew (mostly a one-time cost, plus the cost of their QA for each product), if we could stick to brew and never touch j2me again (at least not until there's a truely standard api, and relatively bug-free phones) we'd be very happy.
Yes! The TZero is awesome. Added to the fact that it performs incredibly well, it's also really cool because there is no gas-engine roar. Don't get me wrong, I love the roar of a high-power engine, but the cool factor of being able to beat a 'vette (or porsche) while the only sound you're making is the squeak of your tires is pretty damn high.
Oh, and it uses a CVT (continuously variable transmission).
No no, "ultraviolet explosions," because vampires explodes when they come into contact with UV rays.
(It's actually slightly different than that, but I don't want to give away any spoilers.)
Yes, there were tons of zombies. It's a mystery to me why they didn't put them in the previews, but most of the movie is zombies trying to kill them.
Whoever made the commercial sucked, because they showed every "spooky ghost-looking bullshit" scene in the movie in those trailers.
Well, if you're gonna upgrade your computer to 64-bit (which most people won't bother doing, they'll just end up buying a new computer), you might as well spend a little bit extra to get an updated OS. People expect that anyway, if they're doing an expensive upgrade...after all, you're spending a bunch of money, you might as well spend a little more.
Anyone else thinking of an embedded Linux system to recognized where a skiier is on the hill and adjust the speed accordingly? =)
No.
Let's see, except for the bike, none of the things you listed can go 17 mph, and even the bike would be hard pressed to do that on a constant basis.
And do you really think a forklift costs less than a segway?
I would imagine it's just because it was taken with a different telescope, and/or with different settings. The galaxy next to it is smaller and in a different place, too.
Then again, its very likely they haven't considered this, and the first time they hook it up and starting running computations there is a puff of smoke and the chip is now CO2 and ash
Are you dumb? These are professionals...they've made chips before. Do you think they're going to forget about HEAT, one of the first things they think about when designing a chip?
Yes, and if I could bring back the dead at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I'd surely get rid of today's airplanes, because they allowed the bombs to be dropped. They are, in any case, inefficient and dangerous. Even in industrial countries, most Airlines don't even break even without government aid.
It's clear that airplane technology is a dangerous technology whose invention was a dark day in the history of humanity.
Oops, while it doesn't say it anywhere else on the website that I could find, all the quotes on their quotes page say stuff about running windows apps on linux, so...
No, it's not running windows on linux. Lindows is (supposedly) an entirely new OS.
I agree with you mostly, but your argument about your kid is rediculous. I learned to read in kindergarten too...without computers. There are these things called books, you see, and they have words in them just like computers do. Each set of books was a different reading level. I learned to read at my own pace, because I could choose what I wanted to read. I had that opportunity (and many did before me) long before I ever had access to a computer.
Just because some kindergartens (the one you went to maybe?) don't have the right materials, doesn't mean the only way to do something is by computer. Let's see, $800+ for a computer, or $80 for a set of 40 books...
That's Lead into Gold for all you non-chemistry types.
Have a nice day.
It cuts acceleration when it detects anger...that's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Sure, it could save someone else's life, but it could also kill the person (people) in the car. I don't know about you, but there have been quite a few times where I've had to speed up (and quickly) in order to get out of a tight spot (like a truck trying to switch into my lane without checking his mirrors or putting on his blinker).
People can be asshole drivers in any car. Having the car not accelerate fast is not going to prevent that, and could be dangerous. If you're expecting the car to accelerate at a certain speed, and then all of a sudden it doesn't, that can be extremely dangerous.
That's why I have Motherboard monitor running on my computer, along with Shutdown...if my CPU gets too hot (set at 131 degrees F right now), it'll shutdown my computer (my comp doesn't usually get above 110, so 130 is plenty of warning time).
I don't know of there are any equivalents for Linux, but I'm sure they exist.
winning a gold medal in the special olympics?
Walking!
That just means that they had the inkling of the idea that they might want to create "world of warcraft" game in 1999, so they bought the domain for $70.
er, prove TO that dick
well, ok, yeah...but I had to prove that dick telling everyone without a degree to get a shit-job wrong :P
On the other hand, there are some people who actually can do a job meant for someone older. I'll use myself as an example (because I don't know of any others). I work as a "Developer Intern" at a small software company this summer. I worked here last summer too, and my boss decided to hire me back this summer. It's because, (and this is a direct quote from my boss), "He programs like he's 25, but he's stuck in the body of a 17 year old."
I'm not saying this to toot my own horn, but there are times when what you're saying isn't true. If you're good enough, why bother with the "shit-jobs"? Sure, the average "child prodigy" isn't (hell, I don't consider myself a prodigy), but there are some who are, and they shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.
I'm 17, and I've had a job at this (really awesome) programming company last summer and this summer (and hopefully part time this school year). I'm lucky though -- my Dad is a venture capitalist, and that's how I got introduced to the company (he hasn't invest in it (yet), but I went to the meeting with him, and was offered a job when they found out I programmed). So, my suggestion is to try and find someone you know who has connections to a company that does what you want to do (or has a department that does what you want to do).
Anyway, good luck with your job hunt.
We can wear whatever we want where I work (except nothing, I guess), but then again we have probably the coolest CEO in the world (it's a small, well funded startup software company...you'll be hearing about us soon ;). It's nice, seeing that I go to a private school, and have to wear a tie there. Oh, and I'm 17, not 15.
Yuck...they may perform better in the short term, but in the long term, I doubt they'll be happier. I find that while I may be slightly less productive in the short term when in an open space office, my morale is kept much higher, and I tend not to switch to reading email or looking at web pages as often. It's nice to be able to break away from coding for a little bit and have a rubber band shooting contest with someone without leaving your desk.
You're comparing apples to oranges here...a tv show versus and web advertisement. What you should be comparing are the two ads...people don't like ads, sure, but they don't like commercials either, yet they still watch tv. If people like a site enough, it's not gonna matter if it has annoying ads. After all, how much more annoying can commercials be? they interrupt the entire program, instead of just part of the screen.