Wasn't there an episode of the original Star Trek where the Enterprise accidentally got sent back to the 1960s and was mistaken for an alien spaceship?
On August 20, 1977, the compact disk, the microwave oven, and the fax machine were communication tools that could only be glimpsed on the technological horizon.
I'm probably going to regret asking this, but how can a microwave oven be used as a communication tool?
I've stared at it, and I really don't get it. Leaving aside your somewhat hazy grasp of grammar, this is not a correctly formed sentence:
It should system "get REAL hardware" or "a real computer" or whatever.
You have just slagged someone because you claim that they didn't proof-read a comment, and then you post a comment that you, quite obviously, haven't proof-read.
I don't like Microsoft, but I can sort of see their point about the economics. After all, I would think that they'd have a hard time justifying adding Hebrew support but not Arabic. In the same way that they would face problems adding Arabic but not Hebrew.
There are a lot of zealots that tend to look for the slightest excuse to accuse others of raging anti-semitism or pro-semitism [?]. Supporting one but not the other of these languages would provide that excuse.
In the current global political climate, being seen to be fair sometimes means that both sides have to go without.
I think that my iPod (5gig model) is great, but for the price, it has its issues.
Firstly, it's the third that I've had: the first one died after twenty minutes of use, and the second one never worked at all because the disk was broken. So, two exchanges later, I finally ended up with an iPod that worked. This current one is used pretty intensively every day for playing music, and no problems yet after several months.
Secondly, it tends to get very hot when used intensively as a disk. For example, following a late night coding session, I made a stupid mistake with a makefile and as a result of total stupidity, I ended up deleting my home directory. I still can't believe I did it - stupid, stupid, stupid. Anyway, after a few tears, I decided that I wasn't going to rip 4gig of CDs again, and that instead I'd cp -r the mp3s off the iPod. Trying to do it all at once, the cp process balked after approx 3gig and soaked up all of the available memory, and the iPod became too hot to hold. Luckily the iPod wasn't permanently damaged, but I was worried at the time. That incident was the only time my 768meg iMac has ever (that I'm aware of) had to do a page-out because no RAM was available.
Summary: The iPod is great, but it's definitely not bomb-proof.
The reason us software engineers are paid buckets of money is because we are able to demonstrate a history of acquiring new skills when necessary, but equally importantly, being able to apply our existing skills and experience to new problems.
A codeMuppet that was unwilling to do something because he/she had done something similar at his/her last place? Un-fscking-believable.
Job Ad: Software Engineer required. Total lack of experience preferred, but some experience accepted subject to agreeing never to use it. Salary: anything you want (because we really are that stupid).
I've just installed the update on a G3 600MHz Graphite iMac. It lost my dock and desktop settings, but apart from that it seems like it hasn't made any difference at all. For a 22.4MByte download, I'd expect something a little more dramatic to happen, good or bad.
I haven't tried printing yet. My printing was fscked after ugrading from 10.1.2 to 10.1.3. It took an age to get that working again.
The other day, it occurred to me that in a few years time, my little 5GB iPod might be worth a lot of money to a collector. Logically following on from this, I wondered whether it might be worthwhile buying another iPod and not even breaking the seal on the box. Just keep it in mint condition.
Bill Gates is just doing what he has to do. He's got a great big company, that's pulling in tons of money. Who, in his position, would turn around and say, "Gee, I'm sorry I was naughty. Here's all my cash, and I'll help you to stop me from doing it again." He's fighting to preserve the company that he built from nothing to become the most successful company in human history. He might not have always been fair, but it's pretty obvious that giving up without a fight isn't in his nature.
I'm not usually an apologist for Microsoft. I hate their cr*ppy OS, and their generally sh*tty products. I use their products at work, but I also argue strenuously for using alternatives. At home, I won't touch their stuff. But, even so, some of these posts, with their exaggerated outrage, are a bit sickening.
After all, is a headline of, "Bill Gates Defends Microsoft," so surprising?
I submitted this article, as well. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of getting off my fat arse and logging in before I submitted. My mistake. I'll just have to remember in future to pretend that I couldn't be bothered to register an account with you guys. Maybe then I'll have a chance of having a submission accepted.
There's a lot of people who frequent this site that believe anonymity isn't particularly a good thing. It's good to know that the great and the good that are tasked with sifting through our humble offerings aren't swayed by such things as popular opinion.
My girlfriend uses Notes for her job. Her Win2000 laptop is kak, so when I got my iMac a week ago, I tried to set it up so that she could read her email using the OS X Mail client. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out where the Notes client stored its mail settings (POP3 and SMTP), so I couldn't copy the server values.
Anybody know where to find these values in the Notes client?
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Unfortunately, The Great Egg Race wasn't presented by Kate Humble, so Rough Science wins.
Wasn't there an episode of the original Star Trek where the Enterprise accidentally got sent back to the 1960s and was mistaken for an alien spaceship?
At long last. KDE will have all the security issues of Exchange and Outlook. We'll see which OS has the most viruses now!!
All your virus are belong to us!
You'll be leaving yourself open to a denial of laundry attack.
On August 20, 1977, the compact disk, the microwave oven, and the fax machine were communication tools that could only be glimpsed on the technological horizon.
I'm probably going to regret asking this, but how can a microwave oven be used as a communication tool?
I've stared at it, and I really don't get it. Leaving aside your somewhat hazy grasp of grammar, this is not a correctly formed sentence:
It should system "get REAL hardware" or "a real computer" or whatever.
You have just slagged someone because you claim that they didn't proof-read a comment, and then you post a comment that you, quite obviously, haven't proof-read.
It should system "get REAL hardware" or "a real computer" or whatever. Get it?
No. Do you?
That doesn't make sense. Proof-read your comments, for goodness sake.
*cough*
So which word wasn't typed correctly, non-loser?
It's called humour. You, I suspect, are quite often called an idiot.
I don't like Microsoft, but I can sort of see their point about the economics. After all, I would think that they'd have a hard time justifying adding Hebrew support but not Arabic. In the same way that they would face problems adding Arabic but not Hebrew.
There are a lot of zealots that tend to look for the slightest excuse to accuse others of raging anti-semitism or pro-semitism [?]. Supporting one but not the other of these languages would provide that excuse.
In the current global political climate, being seen to be fair sometimes means that both sides have to go without.
Sheesh
Need I say more, Michael?
I think that my iPod (5gig model) is great, but for the price, it has its issues.
Firstly, it's the third that I've had: the first one died after twenty minutes of use, and the second one never worked at all because the disk was broken. So, two exchanges later, I finally ended up with an iPod that worked. This current one is used pretty intensively every day for playing music, and no problems yet after several months.
Secondly, it tends to get very hot when used intensively as a disk. For example, following a late night coding session, I made a stupid mistake with a makefile and as a result of total stupidity, I ended up deleting my home directory. I still can't believe I did it - stupid, stupid, stupid. Anyway, after a few tears, I decided that I wasn't going to rip 4gig of CDs again, and that instead I'd cp -r the mp3s off the iPod. Trying to do it all at once, the cp process balked after approx 3gig and soaked up all of the available memory, and the iPod became too hot to hold. Luckily the iPod wasn't permanently damaged, but I was worried at the time. That incident was the only time my 768meg iMac has ever (that I'm aware of) had to do a page-out because no RAM was available.
Summary: The iPod is great, but it's definitely not bomb-proof.
more than half of the cost borne by end users and the remainder by developers and vendors
Last I checked, I was being paid to deal with this stuff. When my salary goes negative, I'll be retraining as a burger-and-fries-technician.
What a totally stupid question.
The reason us software engineers are paid buckets of money is because we are able to demonstrate a history of acquiring new skills when necessary, but equally importantly, being able to apply our existing skills and experience to new problems.
A codeMuppet that was unwilling to do something because he/she had done something similar at his/her last place? Un-fscking-believable.
Job Ad:
Software Engineer required. Total lack of experience preferred, but some experience accepted subject to agreeing never to use it. Salary: anything you want (because we really are that stupid).
Are those pigeons being humanely treated?
I've been worrying about this for months now. It just doesn't seem right, making those pigeons do all the work.
I've just installed the update on a G3 600MHz Graphite iMac. It lost my dock and desktop settings, but apart from that it seems like it hasn't made any difference at all. For a 22.4MByte download, I'd expect something a little more dramatic to happen, good or bad.
I haven't tried printing yet. My printing was fscked after ugrading from 10.1.2 to 10.1.3. It took an age to get that working again.
The other day, it occurred to me that in a few years time, my little 5GB iPod might be worth a lot of money to a collector. Logically following on from this, I wondered whether it might be worthwhile buying another iPod and not even breaking the seal on the box. Just keep it in mint condition.
Bill Gates is just doing what he has to do. He's got a great big company, that's pulling in tons of money. Who, in his position, would turn around and say, "Gee, I'm sorry I was naughty. Here's all my cash, and I'll help you to stop me from doing it again." He's fighting to preserve the company that he built from nothing to become the most successful company in human history. He might not have always been fair, but it's pretty obvious that giving up without a fight isn't in his nature.
I'm not usually an apologist for Microsoft. I hate their cr*ppy OS, and their generally sh*tty products. I use their products at work, but I also argue strenuously for using alternatives. At home, I won't touch their stuff. But, even so, some of these posts, with their exaggerated outrage, are a bit sickening.
After all, is a headline of, "Bill Gates Defends Microsoft," so surprising?
The dream of running a substandard operating system on a substandard processor lives again.
I submitted this article, as well. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of getting off my fat arse and logging in before I submitted. My mistake. I'll just have to remember in future to pretend that I couldn't be bothered to register an account with you guys. Maybe then I'll have a chance of having a submission accepted.
There's a lot of people who frequent this site that believe anonymity isn't particularly a good thing. It's good to know that the great and the good that are tasked with sifting through our humble offerings aren't swayed by such things as popular opinion.
And they want me to pay for this?
"Anyone who represents himself, has a fool for a client."
I can't remember who said it, but it seems appropriate in this case. What an idiot.
My girlfriend uses Notes for her job. Her Win2000 laptop is kak, so when I got my iMac a week ago, I tried to set it up so that she could read her email using the OS X Mail client. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out where the Notes client stored its mail settings (POP3 and SMTP), so I couldn't copy the server values.
Anybody know where to find these values in the Notes client?
Cheers,
dubs.