I entirely agree with your comment
"Smart guys stick to standards".
But I don't think VJ++ developers will be left hanging for long. Part of Microsoft's success with Windows has been wooing developers to create applications for the operating system, thereby increasing Windows' appeal. With the Microsoft.Net framework released today I don't think the Java User Migration Path (JUMP) is far behind.
Second, I develop in VC++ but I don't care if it is standard compliant or not. It is a windows only development solution and will probably remain so. There several others compilers which would let me write STL or Loki compliant code if need be. The only part I hate is some of the junk code generated by the wizards.
Third, I disagree with Microsoft that when they export on template classes is obscure - not that I need/use it. Its a hard to implement feature considering the number of compilers which have added this feature.
Silicon will become obsolete when the size of the gates inside the chip equals the wavelength of a
electron. At this point the transistors cease to trasmit.
There are already several replacements for silicon - copper compounds,
magnetic alloys, fullerenes etc. - in order to keep up with Moore's law.
But for many engineers throwing out silicon is difficult to imagine.
For a number of years now almost all R&D in the semiconductor industry
has been focussed on silicon-based chips. Throwing out silicon would
mean letting of f a huge base of information acquired over 1/2 a century.
MS has not given up on IIS
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It is incorrect to say MS has given up on IIS.
XP Pro/Home are not meant to serve Web content they are meant for business or home users respectively.
The next server version of windows (Windows.Net) will come in four different versions
Windows.NET Web Server - for Web serving and hosting
Windows.NET Standard Server - for file and printer sharing etc.
Windows.NET Enterprise Server - for applications services, Web services
Windows.NET Datacenter Server
Had MS given up on IIS they would have a seperate Windows.NET Web Server
I think it also depends on the time you have been on slashdot.
I believe to get moderation privileges you need to be the among the 90% of older members.
I have reading/posting on Slashdot almost from its start but only in the last few months have I got moderation access.
Re:Conflict with Anonymous Posting?
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To can always filter out anonymous postings by changing you comment threshold to atleast 1.
And only if mwmseeksbillgates anonymously posts a really good comment then eventually someone will mod him up.
I am not sure how similar C# is to Java
but following the Microsoft recommendations in the Framework SDK might be
a good idea - they seem pretty well thought out.
In particular, check out the "Naming Guidelines" section, though the entire
set of design guidelines is also good reading.
wmvdmod.dll implements ISO MPEG-4.
There are different versions of these :
Microsoft MPEG-4 Standard Video Codec
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec v1
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec v2
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec v3
wmv8dmod.dll implements the new
Microsoft Windows Media Video v8
Windows Media V7 was based on MPEG4 but the newer V8 codecs (which are much more efficient)
are no longer based on MPEG4.
Patent procedures must improve first
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This post reminds of case between India & Pakistan and
the US-based Rice Tec company
Apparently Rice Tec was granted patents for 'Basmati Rice' - a fragrant variant of rice that had grown for centuries in central Indian Himalayan foothills and some parts of Pakistan.
As expected, they couldn't defend their patent claim in court.
Agricultural patents are a sensitive area because it effects a lot of third world enconomies.
I am not against patenting seeds, but a clear yardstick should be applied for verifying claims before granting patent registration.
And considering the track record of US patent office this is not happening.
May be a little unrelated but can't stop myself from offering my own comments on the cost associated with subscription
Slate.com which competes for the same market as Salon ran a subscription experiment couple of years back.
They ended up signing about 26000 subscribers.
They were charging only $19.95/year, which is a pretty low price point considering that it was costing several times that much, even on the very best campaign, to acquire a subscriber. The cost of acquisition was averaging between $50 and $100, so obviously Slate was losing money on every subscriber we signed up.
Eventually, they decided to go free again.
Slate has only 40 employees while Salon has double the number - I therefore except their costs to much more.
I think even with the $72/year that Salon is charging they are losing money. I would be suprised if they switch back to being a free ad-based site.
We had rendering problems today morning. Last night someone from Slate added some last minute code fixes just before the launch. The code
never got reviewed or tested and it ended up
f***ing up the site. It happens to critical
component and performs poorly under load we are working very fix it.
You might never a reply back from help@slate
because we are totally overwhelmed with bug
e-mails.
We had worked very had get the new design out on the 25th (together with XP).
Most of the new design was finalized in the last
few days. Since IE on Windows accounts for more
than 90% of our audience it had to be addressed
first. We are looking at the other browsers too
and hope to get it fixed in the next few days.
I apologise for any inconvienience to you.
I hope you keep visiting Slate and Slashdot
If you plan on helping
Visit American Red Cross at RedCross.org
Type your zip code to find your local Redcross chapter or call
1-800-GIVE-LIFE to make an appointment to donate blood.
PXOR can do xor on 64bit numbers
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regarding means single instruction xor for the 64 bit hash codes used in chess transposition tables
Some of 64 bit operations are already possible with MMX. PXOR instruction in the MMX set can xor 2 64-bit numbers.
I got the Mindstrom 2.0 a couple of weeks back.
New in Mindstrom 2 are big blocks. Which are nothing but collection of small set of operations
(know as small blocks).
Programmers will recognize these as subroutines.
The only other major change as compared to Mindstrom 1.5 is the support for USB instead of COM port.
Those of who think that just because programming is a lot easier with Mindstrom 2 you can build robots more easily are wrong.
Programming was never the difficult part. The difficult part to think of a design, finding the parts (you will always end up needing more parts than available in the set) and fitting the parts to form a strong structure.
Programming is a lot easier compared to desiging a good robot.
The System is only usable with Windows 98 and ME.
No Windows NT/2000 or other OS support.
A major security hole was discovered in Red Hat 7.?? (Don't remember the details).
Soon after mysteriously a virus appeared on the web which fixed bug.
The Max Vision of whitehats.org found himself in trouble for writing a worm which patched systems for the BIND hole.
Read more about it at http://www.securityfocus.com/news/203
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I entirely agree with your comment "Smart guys stick to standards".
.Net framework released today I don't think the Java User Migration Path (JUMP) is far behind.
But I don't think VJ++ developers will be left hanging for long. Part of Microsoft's success with Windows has been wooing developers to create applications for the operating system, thereby increasing Windows' appeal. With the Microsoft
First, this was posted earlier Visual C++ and C++ Standard.
Second, I develop in VC++ but I don't care if it is standard compliant or not. It is a windows only development solution and will probably remain so. There several others compilers which would let me write STL or Loki compliant code if need be. The only part I hate is some of the junk code generated by the wizards.
Third, I disagree with Microsoft that when they export on template classes is obscure - not that I need/use it. Its a hard to implement feature considering the number of compilers which have added this feature.
castration ? Does that mean all spammers are males ?
Silicon will become obsolete when the size of the gates inside the chip equals the wavelength of a
electron. At this point the transistors cease to trasmit.
There are already several replacements for silicon - copper compounds,
magnetic alloys, fullerenes etc. - in order to keep up with Moore's law.
But for many engineers throwing out silicon is difficult to imagine.
For a number of years now almost all R&D in the semiconductor industry
has been focussed on silicon-based chips. Throwing out silicon would
mean letting of f a huge base of information acquired over 1/2 a century.
It is incorrect to say MS has given up on IIS. XP Pro/Home are not meant to serve Web content they are meant for business or home users respectively.
.Net) will come in four different versions
.NET Web Server - for Web serving and hosting .NET Standard Server - for file and printer sharing etc. .NET Enterprise Server - for applications services, Web services .NET Datacenter Server .NET Web Server
The next server version of windows (Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Had MS given up on IIS they would have a seperate Windows
You lose the bet. I am an Indian.
Does anyone know of any commerical sofware from India ?
I have never heard of one.
They may be the largest exporter of programmers --
which I think doesn't give the crown of 'second largest software developer'.
The standardization process for Javascript was
actually initiated by Netscape (not Microsoft).
Later Microsoft, Sun, HP and other companies joined in the standardization effort
Its a bytecode compiler.
I think it also depends on the time you have been on slashdot.
I believe to get moderation privileges you need to be the among the 90% of older members.
I have reading/posting on Slashdot almost from its start but only in the last few months have I got moderation access.
To can always filter out anonymous postings by changing you comment threshold to atleast 1.
And only if mwmseeksbillgates anonymously posts a really good comment then eventually someone will mod him up.
and what passport bug is that ?
and this is not a 'little tiny hole' in AOL IM - it's a crater.
I am not sure how similar C# is to Java
but following the Microsoft recommendations in the Framework SDK might be a good idea - they seem pretty well thought out.
In particular, check out the "Naming Guidelines" section,
though the entire set of design guidelines is also good reading.
Apparently some people are having problems downloading the demo.
Goto Demo News and download from the mirrors
To add to my post.
wmvdmod.dll implements ISO MPEG-4.
There are different versions of these :
Microsoft MPEG-4 Standard Video Codec
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec v1
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec v2
Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec v3
wmv8dmod.dll implements the new
Microsoft Windows Media Video v8
Windows Media V7 was based on MPEG4 but the newer V8 codecs (which are much more efficient)
are no longer based on MPEG4.
This post reminds of case between India & Pakistan and
the US-based Rice Tec company
Apparently Rice Tec was granted patents for 'Basmati Rice' - a fragrant variant of rice that had grown for centuries in central Indian Himalayan foothills and some parts of Pakistan.
As expected, they couldn't defend their patent claim in court.
Agricultural patents are a sensitive area because it effects a lot of third world enconomies.
I am not against patenting seeds, but a clear yardstick should be applied for verifying claims before granting patent registration. And considering the track record of US patent office this is not happening.
May be a little unrelated but can't stop myself from offering my own comments on the cost associated with subscription
Slate.com which competes for the same market as Salon ran a subscription experiment couple of years back. They ended up signing about 26000 subscribers. They were charging only $19.95/year, which is a pretty low price point considering that it was costing several times that much, even on the very best campaign, to acquire a subscriber. The cost of acquisition was averaging between $50 and $100, so obviously Slate was losing money on every subscriber we signed up.
Eventually, they decided to go free again.
Slate has only 40 employees while Salon has double the number - I therefore except their costs to much more.
I think even with the $72/year that Salon is charging
they are losing money. I would be suprised if they switch back to being a free ad-based site.
That was due to some last minute changes.
One of the servers was ended being very
unstable.
You browsers were hitting different servers.
I apologize.
We had rendering problems today morning. Last night someone from Slate added some last minute code fixes just before the launch. The code
never got reviewed or tested and it ended up
f***ing up the site. It happens to critical
component and performs poorly under load we are working very fix it.
You might never a reply back from help@slate
because we are totally overwhelmed with bug
e-mails.
And no it was not User-Agent related.
We had worked very had get the new design out on the 25th (together with XP).
Most of the new design was finalized in the last
few days. Since IE on Windows accounts for more
than 90% of our audience it had to be addressed
first. We are looking at the other browsers too
and hope to get it fixed in the next few days.
I apologise for any inconvienience to you.
I hope you keep visiting Slate and Slashdot
Thanks
If you plan on helping
Visit American Red Cross at RedCross.org
Type your zip code to find your local Redcross chapter or call
1-800-GIVE-LIFE to make an appointment to donate blood.
regarding means single instruction xor for the 64 bit hash codes used in chess transposition tables
Some of 64 bit operations are already possible with MMX.
PXOR instruction in the MMX set can xor 2 64-bit numbers.
I got the Mindstrom 2.0 a couple of weeks back.
New in Mindstrom 2 are big blocks. Which are nothing but collection of small set of operations (know as small blocks).
Programmers will recognize these as subroutines.
The only other major change as compared to Mindstrom 1.5 is the support for USB instead of COM port.
Those of who think that just because programming is a lot easier with Mindstrom 2 you can build robots more easily are wrong.
Programming was never the difficult part. The difficult part to think of a design, finding the parts (you will always end up needing more parts than available in the set) and fitting the parts to form a strong structure.
Programming is a lot easier compared to desiging a good robot.
The System is only usable with Windows 98 and ME.
No Windows NT/2000 or other OS support.
A major security hole was discovered in Red Hat 7.?? (Don't remember the details). Soon after mysteriously a virus appeared on the web which fixed bug.
The Max Vision of whitehats.org found himself in trouble for writing a worm which patched systems for the BIND hole.
Read more about it at http://www.securityfocus.com/news/203