Well, at least I told a young BMW-driving yuppie from a major label. It was back in the mid 90's. "Adapt or die" I said. "Hah! You don't know what you're talking about," he repied. "We filter out all the crap music you don't want to hear!"
In order to aquire the key you'd have to control the scheduler from within the kernel, schedule a context switch to occure exactly within the vulnerable window, and figure out which register actually contains the value you want.
... even to those of us who used the Apple II before the Mac.
There was the Apple II Ethernet card. (Production ready, Announced, Hyped, Cancelled.)
There was the Apple IIGS / Mac hybrid, which would have allowed an upgrade path for Apple II software owners (e.g. schools) to keep their investment and slowly migrate to the new Mac platform. (Cancelled.)
There was the Apple IIGS "Mark Twain", with hard disk, SCSI, SIMMs. (Production ready, Cancelled.)
There was the "GUS" Apple IIGS software emulator for Mac OS. (Almost complete, Never released.)
Apple makes great stuff. But every generation of Apple users should expect to be screwed in the wrong hole at least once. Obsoleting your latest purchase by switching CPUs for example...
I've wanted to know about the reasons for ice ages since I first found out about them as a kid. To live in an age where scientific research is finally revealing their actual history - probable cause and effect over a timescale of hundreds of millions of years - is a joy and a privilege!
And so relevant to the concerns of our day and age... This is much more interesting and plausible than doctrinal handwaving!
Since some kind souls modded my post into view, I'll complete it by answering the questions posed by the OP, even though I'm not American. I was born where he's living, though, in England. Of course, everybody has their own preferences, and cirumstances differ, but...
(1)
As the OP lives in England, he has no doubt seen articles about Britons considering emigrating in record numbers. Like many of them, I plan to reside in New Zealand, which is (coincidentally or not) where I grew up. Australia would do nicely too.
The reasons are many, but mostly simple, and related to my "Breeding" stage of life. - Real democracy please. More than two parties in government to represent diverse opinions. - No guns, thanks. The US has done us a favour by showing just how bad things can get. - Healthcare etc for everyone. Even losers, lest I (through misfortune) become a loser someday. - Live and work. In that order. Currently I work and live in Japan. In that order. - Others: Good jobs, childcare, education, access to nature, lifestyle, lifestyle & lifestyle!
Of course, there are cons as in any country, and you choose the ones you can live with.
Since half this thread debated the Netherlands, I'll point out that the top 12 cities are not in the Netherlands, but in these countries: - Switzerland - Canada - Austria - New Zealand - Germany - Australia - Denmark
Almost pointless at the end of such a long thread, but hopefully some lucky soul reads this. SLM
"The discovery of a link between TREK-1 and depression could ultimately lead to the development of a new generation of antidepressant drugs," noted Dr. Debonnel.
Uh, yeah. Forgive my lack of enthusiasm about that last part.
We're not even sure how current antidepressants work, which leads to prescribing them in a shotgun manner hoping that one will cure what ails ya', and producing a raft of side-effects including - wait for it - suicidal tendancies.
What we really need out of this discovery is more drugs. Riiiight.
Remember, this is a book about OS X, not the history of Apple computers from 25 years ago.
Yes, the book is about OS X, but the Slashdot article everyone is discussing (except you) was about a chapter the author wanted to put in the book about the history of - wait for it - *ALL* Apple operating systems.
"This article is information overload in the extreme. What does Apple II DOS have to do with OS X? Or why Wozniak chose the 6502..."
Um, because every later decision made depends on relevant history up to that point? Actually the author left out lots of interesting Mac-relevant bits from the Apple II section (which is all that I read).
Why did the Mac use 800k floppies? Because of the GCR encoding from Woz's brilliant Apple II 5.25" floppy interface. Why doesn't the Mac have cool onboard sound stuff? Because the Apple IIGS did, prompting the Beatles to sue Apple. Apple's first machine to use ADB? The Apple IIGS. Apple's first graphical GUI? System 6... for The Apple IIGS.
Why did I switch to using Acorn's cool ARM RISC machines, and then PC's rather than the Mac? Because Apple researched but never released emulation bridges from the IIGS to the Mac. If you're forced to replace your entire software library, you may as well choose another supplier.
Remember that when you're buying all your new MacIntel software, kiddies...
Finding even simple organisims that evolved on Mars would be of fantastic value.
My bet is that we will find simple life on Mars, but that it will be so closely related to Terrestrial life that decades will be spent trying to uncover the truth - which will probably be a contamination origin.
Probably not active or good enough. Otherwise why would Apache have the Harmony project to recreate J2SE?
I'm saying there is no time to lose. Newton is gone, Palm has hit the wall....NET mobile will be the only binary compatible handheld platform unless Sun act now.
WINE did it for Win32 and Mono did it for.NET, so Java *will* be open source some day anyway. Sun needs to get at least J2SE out there before.NET runs on every electronic device available.
Now that Sharp's Zaurus has dropped Java,.NET is looking like the only alternative for managed coding on handheld platforms. (Cellphones are not yet good PDAs, ok?)
"... dictates the architecture of your application. It will define the overall structure, its partitioning into classes and objects, the key responsibilities thereof, how the classes and objects collaborate, and the thread of control. A framework predefines these design parameters so that you, the application designer/implementer, can concentrate on your application. The framework captures the design decisions that are common to its application domain."
Erich Gamma et al., Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. Quoted from Tapestry in Action by Howard Lewis Ship.
Howard continues: "Frameworks are very useful; instead of your having to start with a clean slate, the design is partially filled in and the path to follow is clear. Many design decisions are already made for you, decisions that leverage the combined experience of the frameworks' authors and users."
And that's why when weighing up JSF or Struts, I chose... Tapestry!
For space stuff, there are big museums... and then there's the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. SR-71 in the lobby, only location that has both V1 & v2 rockets, huge range of space hardware and prototypes including Soviet space balls. http://www.cosmo.org/
For old stuff, there's the Eiffel tower... or the tallest building in the world before that: the Koelner Dom. http://www.koeln.de/
For natural stuff it's hard to beat the Grand Canyon.
Several posters have lamented the out-of-print status of much of his work.
The fantastic "Demon Princes" reprint compilations are available at Amazon. I bought the hardcovers, and love them. A couple of other compilations, and his two most recent books are also available there.
To purchase his complete works (for a considerable price - I would prefer a CD/DVD myself) check out the Vance Integral Edition, as mentioned by another poster (but missed by moderators): www.vanceintegral.com
Also, many of his books can be picked up at second hand stores in towns all over the world. I've done this from London (UK) to Manhattan (Kansas)!
It's such a pleasure to read 'soft' sci-fi that occasionally requires a dictionary at hand for complete understanding - and enjoyment. Most of all, his vivid imagery and witty, dry (though sometimes slightly formulaic) dialogue makes me cherish his works like old friends.
Spread the word!
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Census question 18 deals with religion. If you
believe in no one specific religion or just simply
object to answering that particular question, then
please consider the following alternative.....
We are trying to encourage people to tick the 'other' box and then fill their religion in as "JEDI" - all Star Wars fans will understand, but the point of the exercise is two-fold...
1. If 8000 people throughout New Zealand do this then JEDI will become an officially recognised religion which would be a laugh, and
2. It's a bit of an experiment in the power of email, as that has been our primary means of communication, that's not to say that you can't tell others about in other ways.
But I would urge you to do the above and pass this
message/idea on to as many of your friends, relatives etc. as you can so we can reach the magic number of 8000, be swift as we don't have a lot of time left!
May the Force be with you . ..
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I first used a task bar back in the early 90's on the Acorn ARM-based machines. Their GUI rocked. MS just copied various other OSs.
Anyway, in Windoze, I prefer to have the task bar wide on the left-hand side of the screen, autohiding. That way you can actually read the window names. It takes some getting used to though, and it doesn't solve the app-name first thing.
I look forward to a better solution... [Antispam] Kill the x in my email address to reply
A friend of mine was designing a DSP-based video effects system that was never completed.
He used one or more of these DSPs, a whole lot of 'spotlight' LEDs and an infrared port to build a mirror-ball like LED light bulb that plugged into a regular house light bulb socket.
The OS (etc) was beamed to it via IR, and since the LEDs were multi-level (ie grey-scale) he could dynamically project bitmaps onto the surrounding walls, as well as doing other special effects. I think it had a small mic so it could pulsate effects to music.
Way cool, but too expensive (at the time), so only the prototype got built.
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Zork, not Zonk. I'm assuming that's a braino, since the 'N' key is nowhere near the 'R' key.
... the graphics in your head.
All those text-only Infocom games had the best graphics
SLM
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.
(Did they choose this place because it has a two word name!?)
SLM
Well, at least I told a young BMW-driving yuppie from a major label. It was back in the mid 90's. "Adapt or die" I said. "Hah! You don't know what you're talking about," he repied. "We filter out all the crap music you don't want to hear!"
Yeah, right. I now repeat: Adapt or Die!
SLM
Like "Species Of Blue-Green Algae Announces IPO".
SLM
Um, this is usually called debugging.
SLM
... even to those of us who used the Apple II before the Mac.
...
There was the Apple II Ethernet card. (Production ready, Announced, Hyped, Cancelled.)
There was the Apple IIGS / Mac hybrid, which would have allowed an upgrade path for Apple II software owners (e.g. schools) to keep their investment and slowly migrate to the new Mac platform. (Cancelled.)
There was the Apple IIGS "Mark Twain", with hard disk, SCSI, SIMMs. (Production ready, Cancelled.)
There was the "GUS" Apple IIGS software emulator for Mac OS. (Almost complete, Never released.)
Apple makes great stuff. But every generation of Apple users should expect to be screwed in the wrong hole at least once. Obsoleting your latest purchase by switching CPUs for example
SLM
No offense intended to believers ...
...
I've wanted to know about the reasons for ice ages since I first found out about them as a kid. To live in an age where scientific research is finally revealing their actual history - probable cause and effect over a timescale of hundreds of millions of years - is a joy and a privilege!
And so relevant to the concerns of our day and age
This is much more interesting and plausible than doctrinal handwaving!
SLM
Since some kind souls modded my post into view, I'll complete it by answering the questions posed by the OP, even though I'm not American. I was born where he's living, though, in England. Of course, everybody has their own preferences, and cirumstances differ, but ...
;-)
(1)
As the OP lives in England, he has no doubt seen articles about Britons considering emigrating in record numbers. Like many of them, I plan to reside in New Zealand, which is (coincidentally or not) where I grew up. Australia would do nicely too.
The reasons are many, but mostly simple, and related to my "Breeding" stage of life.
- Real democracy please. More than two parties in government to represent diverse opinions.
- No guns, thanks. The US has done us a favour by showing just how bad things can get.
- Healthcare etc for everyone. Even losers, lest I (through misfortune) become a loser someday.
- Live and work. In that order. Currently I work and live in Japan. In that order.
- Others: Good jobs, childcare, education, access to nature, lifestyle, lifestyle & lifestyle!
Of course, there are cons as in any country, and you choose the ones you can live with.
(2)
I'm married.
Cheers,
SLM
I can't believe no-one linked to this:
"The world's top cities offering the best quality of life"
Since half this thread debated the Netherlands, I'll point out that the top 12 cities are not in the Netherlands, but in these countries:
- Switzerland
- Canada
- Austria
- New Zealand
- Germany
- Australia
- Denmark
Almost pointless at the end of such a long thread, but hopefully some lucky soul reads this.
SLM
"The discovery of a link between TREK-1 and depression could ultimately lead to the development of a new generation of antidepressant drugs," noted Dr. Debonnel.
Uh, yeah. Forgive my lack of enthusiasm about that last part.
We're not even sure how current antidepressants work, which leads to prescribing them in a shotgun manner hoping that one will cure what ails ya', and producing a raft of side-effects including - wait for it - suicidal tendancies.
What we really need out of this discovery is more drugs. Riiiight.
SLM
[snip irrelevant comments] ...
Remember, this is a book about OS X, not the history of Apple computers from 25 years ago.
Yes, the book is about OS X, but the Slashdot article everyone is discussing (except you) was about a chapter the author wanted to put in the book about the history of - wait for it - *ALL* Apple operating systems.
How is that relevant to OS X? Read the chapter!
SLM
"This article is information overload in the extreme. What does Apple II DOS have to do with OS X? Or why Wozniak chose the 6502 ..."
... for The Apple IIGS.
...
Um, because every later decision made depends on relevant history up to that point?
Actually the author left out lots of interesting Mac-relevant bits from the Apple II section (which is all that I read).
Why did the Mac use 800k floppies? Because of the GCR encoding from Woz's brilliant Apple II 5.25" floppy interface.
Why doesn't the Mac have cool onboard sound stuff? Because the Apple IIGS did, prompting the Beatles to sue Apple.
Apple's first machine to use ADB? The Apple IIGS.
Apple's first graphical GUI? System 6
Why did I switch to using Acorn's cool ARM RISC machines, and then PC's rather than the Mac?
Because Apple researched but never released emulation bridges from the IIGS to the Mac.
If you're forced to replace your entire software library, you may as well choose another supplier.
Remember that when you're buying all your new MacIntel software, kiddies
SLM
Finding even simple organisims that evolved on Mars would be of fantastic value.
My bet is that we will find simple life on Mars, but that it will be so closely related to Terrestrial life that decades will be spent trying to uncover the truth - which will probably be a contamination origin.
SLM
Anyone can write a JVM to spec.
Creating, testing and certifying the APIs is the biggie.
SLM
My post produced some good responses, but now I've got points I can't use. ;-)
Well said. (Parent and parent's sibling.)
SLM
Probably not active or good enough.
... .NET mobile will be the only binary compatible handheld platform unless Sun act now.
Otherwise why would Apache have the Harmony project to recreate J2SE?
I'm saying there is no time to lose. Newton is gone, Palm has hit the wall
... and just do it.
.NET, so Java *will* be open source some day anyway. Sun needs to get at least J2SE out there before .NET runs on every electronic device available.
.NET is looking like the only alternative for managed coding on handheld platforms. (Cellphones are not yet good PDAs, ok?)
WINE did it for Win32 and Mono did it for
Now that Sharp's Zaurus has dropped Java,
SLM
Available for a short time only!
http://www.hetemeel.com/einstein/86180.jpg
A framework ...
... Tapestry!
"... dictates the architecture of your application. It will define the overall structure, its partitioning into classes and objects, the key responsibilities thereof, how the classes and objects collaborate, and the thread of control. A framework predefines these design parameters so that you, the application designer/implementer, can concentrate on your application. The framework captures the design decisions that are common to its application domain."
Erich Gamma et al., Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software.
Quoted from Tapestry in Action by Howard Lewis Ship.
Howard continues: "Frameworks are very useful; instead of your having to start with a clean slate, the design is partially filled in and the path to follow is clear. Many design decisions are already made for you, decisions that leverage the combined experience of the frameworks' authors and users."
And that's why when weighing up JSF or Struts, I chose
Toxoplasma has been linked to slowed reaction times in humans.
SLM
For space stuff, there are big museums ... and then there's the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. SR-71 in the lobby, only location that has both V1 & v2 rockets, huge range of space hardware and prototypes including Soviet space balls. http://www.cosmo.org/
For old stuff, there's the Eiffel tower ... or the tallest building in the world before that: the Koelner Dom. http://www.koeln.de/
For natural stuff it's hard to beat the Grand Canyon.The fantastic "Demon Princes" reprint compilations are available at Amazon. I bought the hardcovers, and love them. A couple of other compilations, and his two most recent books are also available there.
To purchase his complete works (for a considerable price - I would prefer a CD/DVD myself) check out the Vance Integral Edition, as mentioned by another poster (but missed by moderators):
www.vanceintegral.com
Also, many of his books can be picked up at second hand stores in towns all over the world. I've done this from London (UK) to Manhattan (Kansas)!
It's such a pleasure to read 'soft' sci-fi that occasionally requires a dictionary at hand for complete understanding - and enjoyment. Most of all, his vivid imagery and witty, dry (though sometimes slightly formulaic) dialogue makes me cherish his works like old friends.
Spread the word!
[Antispam] Kill the x in my email address to reply
Census question 18 deals with religion. If you believe in no one specific religion or just simply object to answering that particular question, then please consider the following alternative.....
We are trying to encourage people to tick the 'other' box and then fill their religion in as "JEDI" - all Star Wars fans will understand, but the point of the exercise is two-fold...
1. If 8000 people throughout New Zealand do this then JEDI will become an officially recognised religion which would be a laugh, and
2. It's a bit of an experiment in the power of email, as that has been our primary means of communication, that's not to say that you can't tell others about in other ways.
But I would urge you to do the above and pass this message/idea on to as many of your friends, relatives etc. as you can so we can reach the magic number of 8000, be swift as we don't have a lot of time left!
May the Force be with you . . .
[Antispam] Kill the x in my email address to reply
I first used a task bar back in the early 90's on the Acorn ARM-based machines. Their GUI rocked. MS just copied various other OSs. Anyway, in Windoze, I prefer to have the task bar wide on the left-hand side of the screen, autohiding. That way you can actually read the window names. It takes some getting used to though, and it doesn't solve the app-name first thing. I look forward to a better solution ...
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He used one or more of these DSPs, a whole lot of 'spotlight' LEDs and an infrared port to build a mirror-ball like LED light bulb that plugged into a regular house light bulb socket.
The OS (etc) was beamed to it via IR, and since the LEDs were multi-level (ie grey-scale) he could dynamically project bitmaps onto the surrounding walls, as well as doing other special effects. I think it had a small mic so it could pulsate effects to music.
Way cool, but too expensive (at the time), so only the prototype got built.
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