I want to encourage further development of new programming paradigms. Obviously the current model of computation is the imperative model (ok, so multi-pipelines, etc are helping pave the road, but indulge me), but massive parallelism is the future, and even most current computing models suffer from not enough threading.
So many of the current programming languages don't offer enough tools to programmers to utilize a higher level of parallelism. Even worse than that, many programs are being written in C/C++ (Not really trying to start a holy war, merely commenting on the availability of better languages, though C/C++ is still nice for lower level library routines). New languages should be popping up all over the place, writting a compiler doesn't necissarily mean compiling to machine code, why not ASCII C or C++ as your assembly language (Alla Eiffel).
Time should be spent writting routines (libraries) that allow developers to deploy accross multiple platforms, with a re-compile or even less. We are getting closer, but we aren't as far as we COULD be.
I think also a noble goal for myself anyway is to do what I can in the "real" world, and eventually get back into academia to assist in teaching the next wave of programmers...perhaps after assisting in writting the new tools.
So I'm curious...if all software should be available for free, what happens to a game developer (For example)?
Do they just hope for donations from our ever so helpful welfare system? What the HELL do you do to make a living? You work 40 hours a week at another job, then put in 40 hours ignoring your family? Yea...ok.
The way society is structured now, I can't make a living an say write development tools...software to help others write software, cause I couldn't then sell my software. Nor could a company pay me for that software...
I think that's what Bertrand was trying to point out...
John Carmack already has X11 ported to DR3 (Don't know about DR4) running as a separtate application on MacOS X. It runs on a second window if I remember his comments correctly.
Ok...so most of this name delivering has been done in hard copy right?
So is anyone double-checking to make sure that they are using recycled paper? Beyond that, when they are done with the whole silly thing, I hope they recycle all the documents...
The main reason that we havn't pushed out into space, I think is the same reason why we don't have a real welfare system, and why big buisness gets more of our tax money than anyone else. (Or into investigating where the prez's penis has been)
I honestly don't want to give my tax money to a government that gives it to big business. Instead, I want to give my money to fix the interstate, I want my money to feed people who don't have enough, I want my money to help put people on mars, and I want my money to research mining asteroids.
The only way things seem to get done in our society right now is through the corporate sector. More power to them I suppose.
Besides, only way Joe/Jill Blow will get on the moon is through a private company.
Watch the HBO series From the Earth to the Moon...as a matter of fact, anyone who says that space exploration doesn't matter should watch it.
Either NetPD's comment holds up in court, and *anonymous attacks* become acceptable legal practice (in which case we all ought to run to the nearest country with reasonable laws, as ours will cease to mean anything), or NetPD is forced to disclose their methodology to the court, or the list is thrown out as being invalid evidence in a court hearing.
Given some recent decisions in the courts, I wouldn't put it past anyone...
Don't know about anyone else, but I'm thinking Canada is looking better and better.
So what the hell went wrong with X on linux boxes? XFree86 can bring just about any machine from powerhouse to little-red-wagon...
I mean...motif on an older SGI is pretty fly. CDE on SUN boxes runs great...and those machines are using Display PostScript, which is slower than other models.
I want my windowing environment to respond NOW, when I press the mouse key...not after I do it...
"One study reveals that young men who are habitually aggressive may be especially vulnerable to the aggression-enhancing effects of repeated exposure to violent games," said psychologists Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D., and Karen E. Dill, Ph.D. "The other study reveals that even a brief exposure to violent video games can temporarily increase aggressive behavior in all types of participants."
I've got a better idea! Let's expose "young men" to Sunday Football (Fake Wrestling, whatever...), and I bet that it's even worse. They choose to go after video games because it's a freaking fad to blame things on.
Anyone notice that CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS are often times the first to jump on this bandwagon? Wonder why? Cause they show more f-ing violence than I'll ever get in a four hour Q3:Arena session.
> Well, maybe they'll have a nice paperclip friend on their palmtop, to help them with their system on the battlefield.:)
"It looks like you're trying to be quiet, can I make some noises to give away your possition? Or perhaps you're trying to kill someone, would you like a detailed schematic of the best locations to shoot someone?"
> I doubt I'll buy the damn thing if it ever does get released.
With all the jerking around that he's been doing, I doubt I'll buy it. Maybe if it's in the $14.95 range, but it wasn't THAT good. A fun movie, admitedly I've seen it 8 times in the theatre, but even thinking about Lucas' antics makes me pissed, why would I want to give him my money?
Admittedly his movies are his alone, and I sort of think of them as a piece of art, and it's his call, but I'd prefer to know that he gave more than a shit about his fans. Kinda like a "friend" you haven't heard from in a year calling you up if you wanna buy his tickets to a concert cause he can't go.
> These people are creating new definitions for the word, and trying to make Linux sound bad.
Seems to me that lately the Linux community has been doing a fine job themselves of seeming a bit agressive towards anything that isn't Linux or GPL. Just all the bickering over "My licence is bigger than yours." "My open source can beat up your proprietary."
Stop the constant bickering. Sheesh...the whole thing yesterday with BeOS and stuff...that pissed me off...
TALK to people...
Sorry for the rant.
Casey
"Unless you intend to kill him immediately thereafter, never kick a man in the balls. Not even symbolically. Or perhaps especially not symbolically."
Remember the line, "The automobile remained on the straight highway for approximately 2.6 miles (15-20 seconds) before the driver applied the brakes, completely melting them, blowing the tires, and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface. The vehicle then became airborne for an additional 1.3 miles, impacting the cliff face at a height of 125 feet and leaving a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock." (Taken from, http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1995-04.h tml)
That's what I think about when people start talking about clocking their favorite CPU.
"We got my LCIII going 300 MHz...for about 0.2 seconds..."
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NO.
Java was a good idea...poorly implemented as of yet.
C
So many of the current programming languages don't offer enough tools to programmers to utilize a higher level of parallelism. Even worse than that, many programs are being written in C/C++ (Not really trying to start a holy war, merely commenting on the availability of better languages, though C/C++ is still nice for lower level library routines). New languages should be popping up all over the place, writting a compiler doesn't necissarily mean compiling to machine code, why not ASCII C or C++ as your assembly language (Alla Eiffel).
Time should be spent writting routines (libraries) that allow developers to deploy accross multiple platforms, with a re-compile or even less. We are getting closer, but we aren't as far as we COULD be.
I think also a noble goal for myself anyway is to do what I can in the "real" world, and eventually get back into academia to assist in teaching the next wave of programmers...perhaps after assisting in writting the new tools.
Cheers,
Casey
Do they just hope for donations from our ever so helpful welfare system? What the HELL do you do to make a living? You work 40 hours a week at another job, then put in 40 hours ignoring your family? Yea...ok.
The way society is structured now, I can't make a living an say write development tools...software to help others write software, cause I couldn't then sell my software. Nor could a company pay me for that software...
I think that's what Bertrand was trying to point out...
C
Well...imagine hitting that sorta dog-pooh with your lawn mower. Took out my mom's Volvo Wagon window once. She was PIS*ED...
Sooo...my dad and I named the dog Boron...
Sorry for the off-topic...
Casey
C
So is anyone double-checking to make sure that they are using recycled paper? Beyond that, when they are done with the whole silly thing, I hope they recycle all the documents...
Me
I honestly don't want to give my tax money to a government that gives it to big business. Instead, I want to give my money to fix the interstate, I want my money to feed people who don't have enough, I want my money to help put people on mars, and I want my money to research mining asteroids.
The only way things seem to get done in our society right now is through the corporate sector. More power to them I suppose.
Besides, only way Joe/Jill Blow will get on the moon is through a private company.
Watch the HBO series From the Earth to the Moon...as a matter of fact, anyone who says that space exploration doesn't matter should watch it.
Sorry for the rambling...
C
Given some recent decisions in the courts, I wouldn't put it past anyone...
Don't know about anyone else, but I'm thinking Canada is looking better and better.
Cheers,
Casey
I mean...motif on an older SGI is pretty fly. CDE on SUN boxes runs great...and those machines are using Display PostScript, which is slower than other models.
I want my windowing environment to respond NOW, when I press the mouse key...not after I do it...
Cheers,
C
I've got a better idea! Let's expose "young men" to Sunday Football (Fake Wrestling, whatever...), and I bet that it's even worse. They choose to go after video games because it's a freaking fad to blame things on.
Anyone notice that CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS are often times the first to jump on this bandwagon? Wonder why? Cause they show more f-ing violence than I'll ever get in a four hour Q3:Arena session.
I think they should find something new to blame.
Like EVERYONE.
Cheers,
Casey
> Well, maybe they'll have a nice paperclip friend on their palmtop, to help them with their system on the battlefield. :)
"It looks like you're trying to be quiet, can I make some noises to give away your possition? Or perhaps you're trying to kill someone, would you like a detailed schematic of the best locations to shoot someone?"
-0K -Cancel -Shut the hell up stupid paper clip!
> I doubt I'll buy the damn thing if it ever does get released.
With all the jerking around that he's been doing, I doubt I'll buy it. Maybe if it's in the $14.95 range, but it wasn't THAT good. A fun movie, admitedly I've seen it 8 times in the theatre, but even thinking about Lucas' antics makes me pissed, why would I want to give him my money?
Admittedly his movies are his alone, and I sort of think of them as a piece of art, and it's his call, but I'd prefer to know that he gave more than a shit about his fans. Kinda like a "friend" you haven't heard from in a year calling you up if you wanna buy his tickets to a concert cause he can't go.
Whatever.
Me.
> C'mon, go find in Snow Crash the part where the .002 sec?
> Metaverse is introduced for the first time. How
> long did it take? Was it more than
Can they make a searchable index for my brain? Or my apartment?
"I know I know the Chomski language hierarchy!"
"Where the hell is the REMOTE!"
Casey
________________
sucking the marrow is no excuse for choking on the bone.
-- John Keating (Dead Poet's Society)
> These people are creating new definitions for the word, and trying to make Linux sound bad.
Seems to me that lately the Linux community has been doing a fine job themselves of seeming a bit agressive towards anything that isn't Linux or GPL. Just all the bickering over "My licence is bigger than yours." "My open source can beat up your proprietary."
Stop the constant bickering. Sheesh...the whole thing yesterday with BeOS and stuff...that pissed me off...
TALK to people...
Sorry for the rant.
Casey
"Unless you intend to kill him immediately thereafter, never kick a man in the balls. Not even symbolically. Or perhaps especially not symbolically."
-- Friday Jones in Friday
Anyone remember the whole JATO rocket thing?
h tml)
Remember the line, "The automobile remained on the straight highway for approximately 2.6 miles (15-20 seconds) before the driver applied the brakes, completely melting them, blowing the tires, and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface. The vehicle then became airborne for an additional 1.3 miles, impacting the cliff face at a height of 125 feet and leaving a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock." (Taken from, http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1995-04.
That's what I think about when people start talking about clocking their favorite CPU.
"We got my LCIII going 300 MHz...for about 0.2 seconds..."
Cheers,
Casey