CmdrTaco: I've always said that I'm cool with my Tivo tracking what I watch, provided it never tells anyone my name and address to anyone.
I would much rather have some Tivo database somewhere with my name in it than to repeatedly write hideos prose on a web site that gets millions of hits per month. Or maybe that's just me...
I like Google's "Similar Pages" utility that allows users to find pages with relatively similar content to ones that they already find informative, useful, etc.
90XDoubleSide: Apple donates all of its low-level code back to the OSS community
To quote Shania Twain (I think that's her name) -- "That don't impress me much!". Couldn't they give us free hardware instead of a couple lines of improvement in the Darwin preemptive multitasking modules?;-)
90XDoubleSide: (Darwin has one of the best FireWire [apple.com] implementations around, just to cite one example)
That's not the best example you could have given, though. Your comment is similar to saying that id software has one of the best implementations of Quake III;-)
So, how's Register.com in your opinion? I've been using them since I bought my domain 6 months ago or so, and they're "OK" at best. After getting very frustrated with their website, which didn't seem to function properly in any web browser, I just called their 800 number and got my problem taken care of within 3 minutes or so.
I'm not sure if they've sold my email address and name, etc. to any pro-SPAM folks, however.
That may be the standard (and evil) practice of a significant percentage of programmers who work in the private sector, but I really hope that not documenting code and making simple code difficult to analyze don't spread to other areas. If you think about it, research is one area where associates must share information and newly-discovered ideas in order to extend their knowledge in a specific field. The world would be a better place without obscure code lying around on every machine.
"I haven't been to one of the 'cube clubs' but I've had my cube (import) for over a month now, and I can assure everyone that it is a great (little) system. The visuals in all three of the japanese launch games (Luigi's Mansion, Waverace - bluestorm and Super Monkey Ball) are fantastic, Luigi's and Waverace are particularily impressive. From a hardware standpoint I'm pretty impressed, Nintendo, ATI and IBM have done a great job designing this system, the footprint is small, the graphics look sharp, from what I hear it is a dream to write for and the controllers are out of this world.
As far as the funfactor of the Games:
Luigi's:
Great fun, great visuals but kinda short, I beat it (without knowing any japanese) in a bit over 7 hours.
Waverace:
Really intense. Spectacular graphics, awesome wave physics and good difficulty. Split screened with friends on a bigscreen is really wild.
Monkey Ball:
This game alone justifies the purchase of the system. I don't think I've ever had as much fun playing a game (on a console) with friends as I have with this one. The premise is wierd, (you manuver a monkey trapped inside a plastic ball through courses) but insanely addicive. Buy the system and buy this game."
From the "Reminds me of this classic prose" guy
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Review: Harry Potter
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· Score: 1, Redundant
As someone who works with high school kids, I am glad for Harry Potter for one reason - they are getting kids to read.
I suppose I sound really old, but it seems that with television, video games and others, reading is not as important as it used to be.
Harry Potter got kids who had not read a book on their own in years to actually read something.
I read the first two books (I refuse to buy the third and fourth in hardback), and they are a good read. Not the best ever (I have a difficult time comparing Ender's Game with Harry Potter), but a good read.
I would recommend that everyone read them, even if you pick them up from a library. Get to know what your kids are reading. We talk about watching kids while they are online. The same should go for what they read.
when you need to write code that needs to be safe, and you want the compiler to double check everything you do, use java or ML or something...
When does code not need to be safe? With the frequency that source code is shared today, you never know when your insecure "C" code that you wrote a "hobby" application with gets re-used in a modern mission-critical GPL'd application. I see where you're coming from, though.
People frequently say: "Why would I want Linux on a handheld?" "Why bother with X11?" "Why bother with bash?" I think it's pretty clear that if you designed a handheld OS from scratch, it wouldn't quite look like Linux with X11 and a bunch of command line apps sitting around.
However, even something like the AgendaVR (66MHz MIPS) is powerful enough to run Linux 2.4 with XFree86 4.0 quite comfortably. And the benefits of having standard Linux running on it are significant. You may not want to actually use normal desktop linux applications or command line programs while tapping away on your machine. However, having a standard environment makes a lot of libraries and tools port very easily. And because you can log into your little handheld and even run X11 apps in both directions, debugging gets really eas.
For the AgendaVR, it took me maybe an hour to set up the cross-compilation environment, get PPP up and running, and read the documentation. After that, porting applications and tools to the AgendaVR was a snap: it took maybe 10 minutes to get a web browser and a scripting engine cross-compiled for the AgendaVR.
In that regard, I'm wondering whether the Yopy is doing the right thing by going with a different window system. If the AgendaVR can run XFree86 4.0 without problems, it should fly on the Yopy with its faster processor and bigger memory. I think the Yopy would be better off going with XFree86 4.0 as well. (And calling its window system the "W Window System" is nothing short of confusing, since X11's predecessor was called "W".)
ICANN is only relavent as long as everybody uses their DNS. I don't understand why somebody with some moral authority in the IT world doesn't just set up an alternative. I know there are in fact several alternatives, but these are private companies that nobody has heard about.
So who could do it? The IETF and the ACM come to mind. There are probably a few others.
Note that you don't have to switch all at once, you can still fall back to legacy ICANN domains if the new domain system doesn't find a match.
My "ultimate" domain name scheme would allow anything as a.tld (although you could set up a few with restricted access, perhaps '.trademark' or something like that). That way, for example, IBM could use "buy.ibm", while somebody who doesn't like IBM could use "dontbuy.ibm". There would be no way to purchase all the domains under a.tld.
RIAA officials will be sending groups of up to 2,000 teenagers to any house party, block event, or apartment get-together where so-called "DJs" (i.e., pirates) are illegally performing protected works. By filling the space with RIAA agents, the hackers and pirates can't get in, thus protecting the vital intellectual property from misuse.
Also, the RIAA and MPAA are continuing their plans to merge and become the fourth branch of US government, overseeing the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Especially the judicial branch. Look for the RIAA seal in a courtroom near you! You PIRATE!
Keep teams streamlined. By consolidating work into a smaller group, you can reduce the number of necessary meetings and the amount of time spent trying to keep everyone informed.
Define terminology. When you begin working on a project, nail down work-related definitions and make sure everyone involved understands them.
Document decisions. Any time you and your team makes a project-related decision, write it down. Include an overview of the rationale behind the resolution.
Group project deliverables. For long-term or ongoing projects, you can reduce project-management administrative burdens by delivering work in batches.
This will reduce the number of times that you need to contact your client and will allow you to consolidate feedback sessions and next steps.
Rework notes immediately. After you finish project meetings or phone calls, review your notes immediately and fill in details you remember from the session but did not write down. At the same time, make a list of next steps and mark the date they need to be completed on your calendar.
Keep everyone informed. Nothing is worse for a project team than to be left in the dark. Morale will drop quickly if team members complete work, and then discover the project has shifted direction and their efforts were for naught. Missteps like this also waste project resources, lengthen timelines and increase costs. Make sure the communication processes you have in place keep everyone informed. It is better to copy people on e-mails that may not directly affect them than to leave them off these communications completely.
Set realistic expectations. Project success is often measured in three ways: on-time delivery, high quality and reasonable cost. A typical project will allow for two of these items to be achieved, so while it's important to reach for all three goals, good managers prioritize them. They know that if they want a project on time and at cost, the level of detail they can hope for may slip. Likewise, if they want high quality at a low cost, they may need to stretch timelines.
If you're thinking wireless, and you're considering college, check out Virginia Tech. They just bought four OC-12's, and are supposedly putting up wireless thru the entire campus this winter, or spring. Its already available in some parts of campus. I don't go there, but I've heard good things. Georgie Tech and Bucknell also are pursuing (and using, to some extent) 802.11b.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.aps.anl.gov/asd/controls/hideos/refman. html
;-)
I would much rather have some Tivo database somewhere with my name in it than to repeatedly write hideos prose on a web site that gets millions of hits per month. Or maybe that's just me...
;-) We still love you, 'taco
I like Google's "Similar Pages" utility that allows users to find pages with relatively similar content to ones that they already find informative, useful, etc.
Correct link --> http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet /Web_Design_and_Development/Webring_Systems/
STARLIGHPT (pronounced "starlipped"?) just doesn't have a nice ring to it...
;-)
Brilliant comment! If only the justices had your intelligence...
until they catch up to my brain's computing power. ;-)
What's OpenPlay all about (i.e. how does it work?)?
To quote Shania Twain (I think that's her name) -- "That don't impress me much!". Couldn't they give us free hardware instead of a couple lines of improvement in the Darwin preemptive multitasking modules? ;-)
That's not the best example you could have given, though. Your comment is similar to saying that id software has one of the best implementations of Quake III ;-)
So, how's Register.com in your opinion? I've been using them since I bought my domain 6 months ago or so, and they're "OK" at best. After getting very frustrated with their website, which didn't seem to function properly in any web browser, I just called their 800 number and got my problem taken care of within 3 minutes or so.
I'm not sure if they've sold my email address and name, etc. to any pro-SPAM folks, however.
That may be the standard (and evil) practice of a significant percentage of programmers who work in the private sector, but I really hope that not documenting code and making simple code difficult to analyze don't spread to other areas. If you think about it, research is one area where associates must share information and newly-discovered ideas in order to extend their knowledge in a specific field. The world would be a better place without obscure code lying around on every machine.
"I haven't been to one of the 'cube clubs' but I've had my cube (import) for over a month now, and I can assure everyone that it is a great (little) system. The visuals in all three of the japanese launch games (Luigi's Mansion, Waverace - bluestorm and Super Monkey Ball) are fantastic, Luigi's and Waverace are particularily impressive. From a hardware standpoint I'm pretty impressed, Nintendo, ATI and IBM have done a great job designing this system, the footprint is small, the graphics look sharp, from what I hear it is a dream to write for and the controllers are out of this world.
As far as the funfactor of the Games:
Luigi's:
Great fun, great visuals but kinda short, I beat it (without knowing any japanese) in a bit over 7 hours.
Waverace:
Really intense. Spectacular graphics, awesome wave physics and good difficulty. Split screened with friends on a bigscreen is really wild.
Monkey Ball:
This game alone justifies the purchase of the system. I don't think I've ever had as much fun playing a game (on a console) with friends as I have with this one. The premise is wierd, (you manuver a monkey trapped inside a plastic ball through courses) but insanely addicive. Buy the system and buy this game."
As someone who works with high school kids, I am glad for Harry Potter for one reason - they are getting kids to read.
I suppose I sound really old, but it seems that with television, video games and others, reading is not as important as it used to be.
Harry Potter got kids who had not read a book on their own in years to actually read something.
I read the first two books (I refuse to buy the third and fourth in hardback), and they are a good read. Not the best ever (I have a difficult time comparing Ender's Game with Harry Potter), but a good read.
I would recommend that everyone read them, even if you pick them up from a library. Get to know what your kids are reading. We talk about watching kids while they are online. The same should go for what they read.
When does code not need to be safe? With the frequency that source code is shared today, you never know when your insecure "C" code that you wrote a "hobby" application with gets re-used in a modern mission-critical GPL'd application. I see where you're coming from, though.
Just a thought, not a sermon.
Thanks for standing up for me. Moderation _usually_ works OK, but as you can see, in this case it did not.
Oh well. Maybe someone others could still push it up to a 5 so we can get an answer.
Thanks again.
People frequently say: "Why would I want Linux on a handheld?" "Why bother with X11?" "Why bother with bash?" I think it's pretty clear that if you designed a handheld OS from scratch, it wouldn't quite look like Linux with X11 and a bunch of command line apps sitting around.
However, even something like the AgendaVR (66MHz MIPS) is powerful enough to run Linux 2.4 with XFree86 4.0 quite comfortably. And the benefits of having standard Linux running on it are significant. You may not want to actually use normal desktop linux applications or command line programs while tapping away on your machine. However, having a standard environment makes a lot of libraries and tools port very easily. And because you can log into your little handheld and even run X11 apps in both directions, debugging gets really eas.
For the AgendaVR, it took me maybe an hour to set up the cross-compilation environment, get PPP up and running, and read the documentation. After that, porting applications and tools to the AgendaVR was a snap: it took maybe 10 minutes to get a web browser and a scripting engine cross-compiled for the AgendaVR.
In that regard, I'm wondering whether the Yopy is doing the right thing by going with a different window system. If the AgendaVR can run XFree86 4.0 without problems, it should fly on the Yopy with its faster processor and bigger memory. I think the Yopy would be better off going with XFree86 4.0 as well. (And calling its window system the "W Window System" is nothing short of confusing, since X11's predecessor was called "W".)
Will Alan Cox's choice to not unveil security changes in the kernel changelog potentially affect other developers?
ICANN is only relavent as long as everybody uses their DNS. I don't understand why somebody with some moral authority in the IT world doesn't just set up an alternative. I know there are in fact several alternatives, but these are private companies that nobody has heard about. .tld (although you could set up a few with restricted access, perhaps '.trademark' or something like that). That way, for example, IBM could use "buy.ibm", while somebody who doesn't like IBM could use "dontbuy.ibm". There would be no way to purchase all the domains under a .tld.
So who could do it? The IETF and the ACM come to mind. There are probably a few others.
Note that you don't have to switch all at once, you can still fall back to legacy ICANN domains if the new domain system doesn't find a match.
My "ultimate" domain name scheme would allow anything as a
3. Reproduction
Last one to http://wirese.cx is a rotten egg!
This year is supposed to be special, with astronomers predicting anywhere from 800 (North America) - 8,000 (Australia) meteors visible per hour...
;-)
Oh, so in other words, the conversion rate between American and metric is 10 metric units for each American unit.
All I can say is that their choice of location for the "PC Card Slot" is rather amusing. (Or disgusting, depending on your sense of humor levels....)
In other news...
RIAA officials will be sending groups of up to 2,000 teenagers to any house party, block event, or apartment get-together where so-called "DJs" (i.e., pirates) are illegally performing protected works. By filling the space with RIAA agents, the hackers and pirates can't get in, thus protecting the vital intellectual property from misuse.
Also, the RIAA and MPAA are continuing their plans to merge and become the fourth branch of US government, overseeing the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Especially the judicial branch. Look for the RIAA seal in a courtroom near you! You PIRATE!
Keep teams streamlined. By consolidating work into a smaller group, you can reduce the number of necessary meetings and the amount of time spent trying to keep everyone informed.
Define terminology. When you begin working on a project, nail down work-related definitions and make sure everyone involved understands them.
Document decisions. Any time you and your team makes a project-related decision, write it down. Include an overview of the rationale behind the resolution.
Group project deliverables. For long-term or ongoing projects, you can reduce project-management administrative burdens by delivering work in batches.
This will reduce the number of times that you need to contact your client and will allow you to consolidate feedback sessions and next steps.
Rework notes immediately. After you finish project meetings or phone calls, review your notes immediately and fill in details you remember from the session but did not write down. At the same time, make a list of next steps and mark the date they need to be completed on your calendar.
Keep everyone informed. Nothing is worse for a project team than to be left in the dark. Morale will drop quickly if team members complete work, and then discover the project has shifted direction and their efforts were for naught. Missteps like this also waste project resources, lengthen timelines and increase costs. Make sure the communication processes you have in place keep everyone informed. It is better to copy people on e-mails that may not directly affect them than to leave them off these communications completely.
Set realistic expectations. Project success is often measured in three ways: on-time delivery, high quality and reasonable cost. A typical project will allow for two of these items to be achieved, so while it's important to reach for all three goals, good managers prioritize them. They know that if they want a project on time and at cost, the level of detail they can hope for may slip. Likewise, if they want high quality at a low cost, they may need to stretch timelines.
If you're thinking wireless, and you're considering college, check out Virginia Tech. They just bought four OC-12's, and are supposedly putting up wireless thru the entire campus this winter, or spring. Its already available in some parts of campus. I don't go there, but I've heard good things. Georgie Tech and Bucknell also are pursuing (and using, to some extent) 802.11b.