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Being a windows user, I have to watch my applications to make sure they don't eat up memory, i.e. memory leaks. So I downloaded a tinyapp called "MemLoad" which should help me do this... but here's the kicker: From the Readme file: Current issues >
There is a small memory leak present in Memload
I'm sporting a Palm V + Hard Case right now, and it is a very nice combination. I had several palms of different flavors before that. I broke the screens or get them wet. I still have nightmares of jumping in water and realizing my palm is in my pocket. I guess a waterproof version would be nice.
IMHO, the smaller the better. I use my palm A LOT. For astronomy (app=planetarium) and finding satillite passes (pocket sat, or avantgo+heavens-above.com). I also use it as a log, keeping track of when we did what on trips and hiking. I used to use it for Phish-setlists, so I had the exact length of each song. Alas, that is on hiatus. I also use the typical things, phone numbers (if I hear a phone number, it goes in the palm, cause I almost always need it again). I write names of songs in it when I hear them so I remember to get them later. I've also read quite a few books on it (www.peanutpress.com) and it's far far better than a book. Backlit and always in my pocket. Best is reading books while waiting in line.
But the FORM FACTOR has been key. I always have it with me. The PalmIII I destroyed was just too bulky. That 1/4inch made a big difference.
Is it me, or has the whole line of job titles kind of jumped up a notch? I think this happened sometime around when the "Architect" title came into constant use. Maybe it's a good thing, as the real Architect's are really calling themselves CTO's and getting that extra week of vacation.
Regarding the Spell Checker comment, I can remember the days before the spell checker, when you either learned to spell, or learned to 'grep dict' and find the correct spelling yourself. I hope Linux Desktop tools don't get hurt trying to kow-tow to user weeknesses produced by Microsoft Tools. Maybe there's a better way.
I'm not saying a spell checker is an unnecessary crutch, just that in general too much emphesis is being placed on MS features, without understanding their real need. "Becuase MS has it" is not a need.
[Whiney Voice]Oh! Oh! Where are the nested queries! This tool SUX because there are no nested queries![/Whiney Voice]
I don't like this statement one bit. An analogy I would present is PalmOS vs. WindowsCE. Palm clearly had "won this war", but it clearly wasn't "OVER." WindowsCE is making slow progress in market share, and will probably overtake PalmOS eventually (opinion! I own a Palm, love it)
I think the Desktop fight is a good fight and can be won by Linux. Everyone loves an underdog, but not everyone will fund one.
You clearly have no knowledge whatsoever of databases. Ouch! Sad, but true. I'm trying to learn more though, thanks for the info.
A point I feel I failed to make was that databases shouldn't all be excatly the same and support all the exact same ways of doing things. I believe many DBA's are "feature dependant" and that's the reason they resist a new DB with out these features they depend on.
I think you hit the nail on the head with the "knowledge of databases", but you describe a "knowledge of the features of database X."
Maybe another worthless analogy: Many developers know COM but do not understand OO. So when they try to do OO in another language, they can't, becuase they didn't understand the IDEA, they only knew the IMPLMENTATION.
I don't think any of the features you list are a must have for "mission critical." Maybe if you only now how to implment database functionality with those functions... but that's like saying a programming language is worthless becuase it doesn't have a tertiary operator. Maybe a developer who only knows how to program with that operator will become useless on the new language, but someone who LEARNS TO ADAPT will thrive.
Ghost Calls: I get these as well. I am not able to *69 them either.
Guess I should pay more attention and maybe see if there is a pattern. Maybe the next day at the same time I think... anyone know anyone who works for one of these companies that wants to clue us all in about how they really work? Might be interesting if not usefull.
Downtown Springfield is a scene of terrible carnage as the monsters
wreak havoc. "These monsters are destroying everything and everyone we
hold dear!" laments Marge. "And you kids should have jackets on." Lisa
notices a copyright stamp in Lard Lad's footprint, with the name of the
company that built him, and she rides her bike there.
Lisa: If your advertising agency created all those giant characters, you
must know how to stop them.
Man: Well sir, advertising is a funny thing. If people stop paying
attention to it, pretty soon, it goes away.
Lisa: Like that old woman who couldn't find the beef?
Man: Exactly. If you stop paying attention to the monsters, they'll
lose their powers.
Lisa: But people can't help looking at them. They're wrecking the town.
[out the window, the monsters wreck the town]
Man: You know, maybe a jingle would help.
[plays a piano arpeggio, sings] Don't watch the mon --
[plays another arpeggio] Don't watch the...monsters-s-s.
[chuckles] Well, it'll sound a lot better coming out of Paul
Anka.
Outside, a crowd of people watch the monsters. Lard Lad bashes Jebediah
Springfield with his donut. Lisa addresses them with a megaphone.
Lisa: Hey, Springfield! Are you suffering from the heartbreak
of...Monster-itis? Then take a tip from Mr. Paul Anka!
[Paul waves, begins playing a small synthesizer and singing]
To stop those monsters, one-two-three,
Here's a fresh new way that's trouble-free.
It's got Paul Anka's guarantee...[winks]
Lisa: [singing] Guarantee void in Tennessee.
Together: [singing] Just don't look. Just don't look.
[people turn away; the monsters turn to look]
Just don't look. Just don't look.
[more people turn away]
Just don't look. Just don't look.
[the monsters try to destroy things faster, but start
collapsing]
Paul Bunyon falls on the Springfield General Hospital, his ox Babe
destroys the birthplace of Jebediah Springfield, and a flying magic
carpet destroys the birthplace of Norman Vincent Peale.
Lisa: [jubilant] It worked! They're all dead.
Bart: Well, except for chubsy-ubsy over there.
[everyone turns and gasps]
[Lard Lad tempts Homer with the giant donut]
Homer: Mmm...sprinkles.
Marge: Homer! Stop looking.
Lisa: Don't make us poke your eyes out, Dad.
[they drag him away]
Homer: [groaning] Oh!
[Lard Lad collapses]
-- The demise of the pudgy one, "Treehouse of Horror VI"
---
I thought the opening video, the shots of space travel etc... were very kewl. Especially the mars rover blip. I recognized almost all of it. Some of the test pilot guys were not familar to me.
Let's hope this seris is still around on the 100th anniversary of flight.
I use this site to guage the probability of northern lights. If it's red and you're north of NYC, you've got a good chance to see some.
---
Simpsons Quote:
Skinner: [faking a yawn] Well, that was wonderful. Good time was had
by all. I'm pooped.
Chalmers: Yes, I guess I should be --
[notes entire kitchen is on fire]
Good Lord, what is happening in there?
Skinner: Aurora Borealis?
Chalmers: Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? A this time of day?
In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your
kitchen?
Skinner: Yes.
Chalmers: May I see it?
Skinner: Oh, erm... No.
-- Skinner and Superintendent,
"Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield"
---
Here's what I did to stop it so far:
1. Rename the outlookexpress executeable
2. Delete auto-run EML file type thing
3. Delete README.EXE
4. Delete *.EML
5. Make sure there is no *.EML in your startup
6. Reboot
7. Install Linux 8^)
On a system I have that got infected it places an EML file in the startup folder, so when you startup it launches Outlook Express and starts all over again.
My wife called from home saying, "Something is putting EML files all over my computer...(pause)...and yours too"
I am running IIS on win2k, have applied the code red patch. Note: I am building the Linux/Apache server RIGHT now, so IIS is on the way out. But if anyone has any idea how this is happening, I'd love the info.
Looks like this thing kicked off almost excatly one week after the WTC stuff.
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Being a windows user, I have to watch my applications to make sure they don't eat up memory, i.e. memory leaks. So I downloaded a tinyapp called "MemLoad" which should help me do this... but here's the kicker: From the Readme file: Current issues >
There is a small memory leak present in Memload
M@
The 'icing on the fake' is the box of marbs middle right and the Rorschach Ink Blot middle left.
The Dust Storm which can dramatically change the height and density of the atmosphere, are a particular concern during aerobraking.
A great article on the whole procedure is at this link.
I'm sporting a Palm V + Hard Case right now, and it is a very nice combination. I had several palms of different flavors before that. I broke the screens or get them wet. I still have nightmares of jumping in water and realizing my palm is in my pocket. I guess a waterproof version would be nice.
IMHO, the smaller the better. I use my palm A LOT. For astronomy (app=planetarium) and finding satillite passes (pocket sat, or avantgo+heavens-above.com). I also use it as a log, keeping track of when we did what on trips and hiking. I used to use it for Phish-setlists, so I had the exact length of each song. Alas, that is on hiatus. I also use the typical things, phone numbers (if I hear a phone number, it goes in the palm, cause I almost always need it again). I write names of songs in it when I hear them so I remember to get them later. I've also read quite a few books on it (www.peanutpress.com) and it's far far better than a book. Backlit and always in my pocket. Best is reading books while waiting in line.
But the FORM FACTOR has been key. I always have it with me. The PalmIII I destroyed was just too bulky. That 1/4inch made a big difference.
M@
Is it me, or has the whole line of job titles kind of jumped up a notch? I think this happened sometime around when the "Architect" title came into constant use. Maybe it's a good thing, as the real Architect's are really calling themselves CTO's and getting that extra week of vacation.
Regarding the Spell Checker comment, I can remember the days before the spell checker, when you either learned to spell, or learned to 'grep dict' and find the correct spelling yourself. I hope Linux Desktop tools don't get hurt trying to kow-tow to user weeknesses produced by Microsoft Tools. Maybe there's a better way.
I'm not saying a spell checker is an unnecessary crutch, just that in general too much emphesis is being placed on MS features, without understanding their real need. "Becuase MS has it" is not a need.
[Whiney Voice]Oh! Oh! Where are the nested queries! This tool SUX because there are no nested queries![/Whiney Voice]
M@
I don't like this statement one bit. An analogy I would present is PalmOS vs. WindowsCE. Palm clearly had "won this war", but it clearly wasn't "OVER." WindowsCE is making slow progress in market share, and will probably overtake PalmOS eventually (opinion! I own a Palm, love it)
I think the Desktop fight is a good fight and can be won by Linux. Everyone loves an underdog, but not everyone will fund one.
M@
You clearly have no knowledge whatsoever of databases.
Ouch! Sad, but true. I'm trying to learn more though, thanks for the info.
A point I feel I failed to make was that databases shouldn't all be excatly the same and support all the exact same ways of doing things. I believe many DBA's are "feature dependant" and that's the reason they resist a new DB with out these features they depend on.
I think you hit the nail on the head with the "knowledge of databases", but you describe a "knowledge of the features of database X."
Maybe another worthless analogy: Many developers know COM but do not understand OO. So when they try to do OO in another language, they can't, becuase they didn't understand the IDEA, they only knew the IMPLMENTATION.
M@
I don't think any of the features you list are a must have for "mission critical." Maybe if you only now how to implment database functionality with those functions... but that's like saying a programming language is worthless becuase it doesn't have a tertiary operator. Maybe a developer who only knows how to program with that operator will become useless on the new language, but someone who LEARNS TO ADAPT will thrive.
Transactions: I seem to find transaction support
SubSelects: You don't need to do these, it can be worked around pretty easily.
Foreign Keys: Again, many simple workarounds.
Views: Good ridance. A maintenance nightmare.
If everyone just keeps doing everything the same, we're gonna end up with a lot of budweiser.
M@
Ghost Calls: I get these as well. I am not able to *69 them either.
Guess I should pay more attention and maybe see if there is a pattern. Maybe the next day at the same time I think... anyone know anyone who works for one of these companies that wants to clue us all in about how they really work? Might be interesting if not usefull.
This display is selling on ebay for around $700 used.
Did the nick name Wuss-ley hurt you personally? If not, can you maybe recommend one that would?
Rutan (ROO-TAN) is a pretty famous name in the field current aviation. Him and his brother are building all sorts of crazy-kewl airplanes.
Check out Burt's autobiography
Support your right to Encrypt Bears!
Keep honking, I'm encrypting.
I checked the website for that remote, but can't find any info on X10 control, can you enligheten me, Fellow Geek?
Downtown Springfield is a scene of terrible carnage as the monsters
wreak havoc. "These monsters are destroying everything and everyone we
hold dear!" laments Marge. "And you kids should have jackets on." Lisa
notices a copyright stamp in Lard Lad's footprint, with the name of the
company that built him, and she rides her bike there.
Lisa: If your advertising agency created all those giant characters, you
must know how to stop them.
Man: Well sir, advertising is a funny thing. If people stop paying
attention to it, pretty soon, it goes away.
Lisa: Like that old woman who couldn't find the beef?
Man: Exactly. If you stop paying attention to the monsters, they'll
lose their powers.
Lisa: But people can't help looking at them. They're wrecking the town.
[out the window, the monsters wreck the town]
Man: You know, maybe a jingle would help.
[plays a piano arpeggio, sings] Don't watch the mon --
[plays another arpeggio] Don't watch the...monsters-s-s.
[chuckles] Well, it'll sound a lot better coming out of Paul
Anka.
Outside, a crowd of people watch the monsters. Lard Lad bashes Jebediah
Springfield with his donut. Lisa addresses them with a megaphone.
Lisa: Hey, Springfield! Are you suffering from the heartbreak
of...Monster-itis? Then take a tip from Mr. Paul Anka!
[Paul waves, begins playing a small synthesizer and singing]
To stop those monsters, one-two-three,
Here's a fresh new way that's trouble-free.
It's got Paul Anka's guarantee...[winks]
Lisa: [singing] Guarantee void in Tennessee.
Together: [singing] Just don't look. Just don't look.
[people turn away; the monsters turn to look]
Just don't look. Just don't look.
[more people turn away]
Just don't look. Just don't look.
[the monsters try to destroy things faster, but start
collapsing]
Paul Bunyon falls on the Springfield General Hospital, his ox Babe
destroys the birthplace of Jebediah Springfield, and a flying magic
carpet destroys the birthplace of Norman Vincent Peale.
Lisa: [jubilant] It worked! They're all dead.
Bart: Well, except for chubsy-ubsy over there.
[everyone turns and gasps]
[Lard Lad tempts Homer with the giant donut]
Homer: Mmm...sprinkles.
Marge: Homer! Stop looking.
Lisa: Don't make us poke your eyes out, Dad.
[they drag him away]
Homer: [groaning] Oh!
[Lard Lad collapses]
-- The demise of the pudgy one, "Treehouse of Horror VI"
---
I thought the opening video, the shots of space travel etc... were very kewl. Especially the mars rover blip. I recognized almost all of it. Some of the test pilot guys were not familar to me.
Let's hope this seris is still around on the 100th anniversary of flight.
I use this site to guage the probability of northern lights. If it's red and you're north of NYC, you've got a good chance to see some.
---
Simpsons Quote:
Skinner: [faking a yawn] Well, that was wonderful. Good time was had
by all. I'm pooped.
Chalmers: Yes, I guess I should be --
[notes entire kitchen is on fire]
Good Lord, what is happening in there?
Skinner: Aurora Borealis?
Chalmers: Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? A this time of day?
In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your
kitchen?
Skinner: Yes.
Chalmers: May I see it?
Skinner: Oh, erm... No.
-- Skinner and Superintendent,
"Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield"
---
I keep hearing that the terrorists "might" have used encryption. Is there any evidence that they actually did?
Crypto doesn't kill people.
People kill people.
...
Encrypt Bears!
Zeitgeist type stuff for the 11th.
"Ouch"
"Interesting"
Here's what I did to stop it so far:
1. Rename the outlookexpress executeable
2. Delete auto-run EML file type thing
3. Delete README.EXE
4. Delete *.EML
5. Make sure there is no *.EML in your startup
6. Reboot
7. Install Linux 8^)
On a system I have that got infected it places an EML file in the startup folder, so when you startup it launches Outlook Express and starts all over again.
My wife called from home saying, "Something is putting EML files all over my computer...(pause)...and yours too"
I am running IIS on win2k, have applied the code red patch. Note: I am building the Linux/Apache server RIGHT now, so IIS is on the way out. But if anyone has any idea how this is happening, I'd love the info.
Looks like this thing kicked off almost excatly one week after the WTC stuff.