"Facebook seems to be stitched together as a set of "solution de jour" technologies without any real architecture behind it. Too many languages, frameworks and other gems. These guys took the notion of the right language for the task to an extreme. I have to believe that code releases into production is a big challenge for these folks"
What's 'hodge podge' about a highly customized solution. It is precisely what LAMP is all about. It does seem to work for them and with Facebook supporting 200 million active users, it is a good example of an Open Source success, so they must be doing something right.
"the Carla Schroeder article read like it was done by someone with the maturity of a ten year old"
Did MS misquote Canonical that there is a 4x return rate for Linux notebooks, did those articles debunk that statement. Is MS engaged in a propaganda war to keep Linux off the desktop. If none of this is true, then produce some citations instead of trashing the style of a report.
"However here is an interesting fact--when customers are offered choice on equally well-engineered computers around a third will select Ubuntu over XP"
"Continually repeating that we 'confirmed' a 4x return over XP when we did nothing of the sort is really not worthy of a great company like Microsoft"
"Linux.. is a usability nightmare, you need to be a network engineer AND programmer to fix it when it breaks, and perhaps most importantly the Linux community is hostile and unhelpful toward non-techies"
You're talking total nonsense. Any modern Linux distro is perfectly usable. And to fix it when it breaks, which is a rarety - is just as easy as the Install-Program option in Windows.
As for the hostile Linux, you are equally inaccurate in that statement. Join a forum, politely ask a question and get a response else pay for a support contract.
"I am a network geek and programmer, and I still get pissed off at Linux on a daily basis because things that should just work, do not"
Scientists from the RAND Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a "home computer" could look like in the year 2004. However the needed technology will not be economically feasible for the average home. Also the scientists readily admit that the computer will require not yet invented technology to actually work, but 50 years from now scientific progress is expected to solve these problems. With teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use.
"Citing figures from market research firm NPD, Microsoft says Windows' share of the US netbook market has ballooned from less than 10% in the first half of 2008 to 96% as of February"
"A first year undergraduate engineering student would be able to build a reliable temperature monitor"
I recall seeing an ICI documentary where the operator used a telescope to observe a mercury thermometer on top of a pressure vessel, which was producing ammonia iirc..:)
'Just below the plant's control room, two electricians were trying to seal air leaks.. They were using strips of spongy foam rubber to seal the leaks. They were also using candles.. by observing how the flame was affected by escaping air'
"I'm not surprised at all that the Three Mile Island breakdown was ultimately caused by government"
Not at all, it would have been prevented by designing a signal light that showed the actual state of the PORV instead of the presence or absence of current, and not hiding the pressure indicator behind the seven-foot-high instrument panels. And given what I know about how software is designed, a nuclear power plant is the last place you would want one it. From warships going dead-in-the-water, 'Internet' viruses causing blackouts and patients being fried in radiation therapy machines, I rest my case. Small embedded systems with multiple backups and known failure modes is the safest.
According to reports the accident was caused because; while the PORV was still open the signal light available to the operator showed it to be closed, as it only showed the presence or absence of current, not that the valve was actually closed. Therefore it was a non-computer display failure, the 'SEVEN HUNDRED things wrong' occurred as a consequences of operator action not the cause of it.
"The operators might have determined that the valve was open by looking at a pressure indicator for the reactor-coolant drain tank.. But that signal was situated behind the seven-foot-high instrument panels.. and did not do so as they attempted to cope with the flurry of confusing signals they were already"
'One example lately i had was when talking about C# when developing around an OSS solution, i disliked C#s tendency to seek excuses for crashes.. I got attacked strongly against as being incapable of proper code.. i were many things, none of them were positive'
What forum did this conversation take place? What license did you release it under?
"I've made a handful of blog postings recently that have been critical of Linux (in the sense of pointing out perceived failings)", Keir
Well and good Kier, but rather than posting on a public blog wouldn't you have been more constructive in contacting the developers directly. As given the vast amount of anti-Open Source astroturfing that goes on, such constructive criticism would tend to cause damage , as all people would see is yet another 'Linux' controversy. Why, there are even commercial companies who pay people to trash their competitors under the guise of constructive criticism.
'Google settled the lawsuit brought against.. The only obstacle remaining for the settlement to take effect is final court approval.. a number of interested parties might lodge objections.. what does raise an eyebrow is the source of New York Law's funding on this matter: Microsoft'
"How, exactly, did the DNA get *onto* the swab in the first place?"
How about looking in the factory where they made the contaminated cotton swabs. And presumably the PCR method is so sensitive that it picks up the merest trace element.
What's the difference between UK Youtube and the rest of the world. Why isn't it blocked in the US and what are the difference between payments for the US and UK Youtube service?
I understand how on a single CPU, the interrupt line is set low and the device puts a unique number on the data bus. How are interrupts handled on these multicore chips.
There is a Photoshop Compatibility Mode.. To draw a straight line, select pen and then press SHIFT.. To draw a circle use this or else a script someone produced..
If GIMP had a decent GUI and a more intuitive workflow, a lot less of this book would really be necessary and GIMP might actually find some greater acceptance.
I disagree, it's different than Photoshop but gets the job done. But why not let people make their own minds up. Hands-on experience is worth any amount of reviews..
'the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages'
Here's a modification that replicates the look of Photoshop - GIMPshop
'Software resellers are moving headlong to Free Software? What is their business model supposed to be?'
'The open source business model relies on shifting the commercial value away from the actual products and generating revenue from the 'Product Halo,' or ancillary services like systems integration, support, tutorials and documentation.)'
Slashdot Mirror
"Didn't submit a bug report, I never knew they had such a page. They certainly don't display it in a place where it's easily noticed"
..
I Googled on 'facebook bug report' and which lead to an article that mentioned it
"Facebook seems to be stitched together as a set of "solution de jour" technologies without any real architecture behind it. Too many languages, frameworks and other gems. These guys took the notion of the right language for the task to an extreme. I have to believe that code releases into production is a big challenge for these folks"
What's 'hodge podge' about a highly customized solution. It is precisely what LAMP is all about. It does seem to work for them and with Facebook supporting 200 million active users, it is a good example of an Open Source success, so they must be doing something right.
"Every few days I run into whole sections of core Facebook functionality that are just plain broken for hours"
What response did you get when you reported it to the Bug Reporting site?
"the Carla Schroeder article read like it was done by someone with the maturity of a ten year old"
Did MS misquote Canonical that there is a 4x return rate for Linux notebooks, did those articles debunk that statement. Is MS engaged in a propaganda war to keep Linux off the desktop. If none of this is true, then produce some citations instead of trashing the style of a report.
"However here is an interesting fact--when customers are offered choice on equally well-engineered computers around a third will select Ubuntu over XP"
"Continually repeating that we 'confirmed' a 4x return over XP when we did nothing of the sort is really not worthy of a great company like Microsoft"
"Linux .. is a usability nightmare, you need to be a network engineer AND programmer to fix it when it breaks, and perhaps most importantly the Linux community is hostile and unhelpful toward non-techies"
You're talking total nonsense. Any modern Linux distro is perfectly usable. And to fix it when it breaks, which is a rarety - is just as easy as the Install-Program option in Windows.
As for the hostile Linux, you are equally inaccurate in that statement. Join a forum, politely ask a question and get a response else pay for a support contract.
"I am a network geek and programmer, and I still get pissed off at Linux on a daily basis because things that should just work, do not"
Maybe you should try an other occupation?
According to this it was Konrad Zuse and the Z3, in 1941
Scientists from the RAND Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a "home computer" could look like in the year 2004. However the needed technology will not be economically feasible for the average home. Also the scientists readily admit that the computer will require not yet invented technology to actually work, but 50 years from now scientific progress is expected to solve these problems. With teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use.
Amazing Stories Feb. 1964
Planet of the Apes 1968
"Citing figures from market research firm NPD, Microsoft says Windows' share of the US netbook market has ballooned from less than 10% in the first half of 2008 to 96% as of February"
.. Brandon stated a number that may be true for U.S. retail for one month of sales '
'Windows Is Not on 96% of Netbooks
'See "Stirling" in action'
..
I can't cause I don't have Silverlight installed and am using Chrome, so I most probably don't need it
What does the actual settlement say regarding ownership and access to the original works. Is any other entity prevented from doing the same.
"A first year undergraduate engineering student would be able to build a reliable temperature monitor"
.. :)
I recall seeing an ICI documentary where the operator used a telescope to observe a mercury thermometer on top of a pressure vessel, which was producing ammonia iirc
'Just below the plant's control room, two electricians were trying to seal air leaks .. They were using strips of spongy foam rubber to seal the leaks. They were also using candles .. by observing how the flame was affected by escaping air'
"I'm not surprised at all that the Three Mile Island breakdown was ultimately caused by government"
Not at all, it would have been prevented by designing a signal light that showed the actual state of the PORV instead of the presence or absence of current, and not hiding the pressure indicator behind the seven-foot-high instrument panels. And given what I know about how software is designed, a nuclear power plant is the last place you would want one it. From warships going dead-in-the-water, 'Internet' viruses causing blackouts and patients being fried in radiation therapy machines, I rest my case. Small embedded systems with multiple backups and known failure modes is the safest.
According to reports the accident was caused because; while the PORV was still open the signal light available to the operator showed it to be closed, as it only showed the presence or absence of current, not that the valve was actually closed. Therefore it was a non-computer display failure, the 'SEVEN HUNDRED things wrong' occurred as a consequences of operator action not the cause of it.
.. But that signal was situated behind the seven-foot-high instrument panels .. and did not do so as they attempted to cope with the flurry of confusing signals they were already"
"The operators might have determined that the valve was open by looking at a pressure indicator for the reactor-coolant drain tank
'One example lately i had was when talking about C# when developing around an OSS solution, i disliked C#s tendency to seek excuses for crashes .. I got attacked strongly against as being incapable of proper code .. i were many things, none of them were positive'
What forum did this conversation take place? What license did you release it under?
"I've made a handful of blog postings recently that have been critical of Linux (in the sense of pointing out perceived failings)", Keir
.. The only obstacle remaining for the settlement to take effect is final court approval .. a number of interested parties might lodge objections .. what does raise an eyebrow is the source of New York Law's funding on this matter: Microsoft'
Well and good Kier, but rather than posting on a public blog wouldn't you have been more constructive in contacting the developers directly. As given the vast amount of anti-Open Source astroturfing that goes on, such constructive criticism would tend to cause damage , as all people would see is yet another 'Linux' controversy. Why, there are even commercial companies who pay people to trash their competitors under the guise of constructive criticism.
'Google settled the lawsuit brought against
"The PRS only collects royalties for performances in the UK"
Well if this is an example of their work, they can go and get stuffed.
'A NOTTS mechanic who has worked alone at his garage for 23 years has been told he must ">pay £150 to play his radio there'
"How, exactly, did the DNA get *onto* the swab in the first place?"
How about looking in the factory where they made the contaminated cotton swabs. And presumably the PCR method is so sensitive that it picks up the merest trace element.
What's the difference between UK Youtube and the rest of the world. Why isn't it blocked in the US and what are the difference between payments for the US and UK Youtube service?
I understand how on a single CPU, the interrupt line is set low and the device puts a unique number on the data bus. How are interrupts handled on these multicore chips.
There is a Photoshop Compatibility Mode .. To draw a straight line, select pen and then press SHIFT .. To draw a circle use this or else a script someone produced ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en-GB&v=s4z7f2_BpBA&gl=GB
http://xoomer.virgilio.it/lwcon/gimp/script-fu/draw-circle-point.htm
http://www.gimpshop.com/
If GIMP had a decent GUI and a more intuitive workflow, a lot less of this book would really be necessary and GIMP might actually find some greater acceptance.
I disagree, it's different than Photoshop but gets the job done. But why not let people make their own minds up. Hands-on experience is worth any amount of reviews ..
'the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages'
Here's a modification that replicates the look of Photoshop - GIMPshop
'Software resellers are moving headlong to Free Software? What is their business model supposed to be?'
'The open source business model relies on shifting the commercial value away from the actual products and generating revenue from the 'Product Halo,' or ancillary services like systems integration, support, tutorials and documentation.)'
'Open Source as a Business Approach'
"The standards can be a bitch"
How about testing your web app with different browsers, before foisting it on the world?