I got into that session. Not only did Bloch write a great book, the session was *awesome*. Sure, the cynical could see it purely as advertising for the book (he covered 4 or 5 of the items), but he was an extremely compelling speaker.
Errrmmm.... Yep. We implemented a SCADA-type system with neat little info windows that followed the mouse around, telling the operator plant-related info. The alpha transparency was useful, cos they could still see the whole SCADA screen "through" the info window.
Then, of course, the client decided to use NT4 instead of the W2K we thought they were using. That fucked that little idea right up:|
Yup, I'd go the BeOS route. Fast boot times, nice query related filesystem, and there's been a ton of work done on similar systems (try Scot Hacker's mp3box or go straight to Be In Your Stereo for web based interfaces.
Use CL-Amp for the tunes, go and grab an IRMan and BeInControl for the remote control, and you're set. CL-Amp also has a bunch of plug-ins that support LCD displays, monitors, etc... check BeBits
The only downsides are that BeOS can be a little fussy about hardware (/me = Asus P2B-S, SB-Live Value), and that Samba support is, erm... well, it's there, but it didn't work for me; but BeOS can happily mount your CIFS shares (or ftp in/out, or telnet in/out,...)
FWIW, I just used a standard Abit desktop case (hidden, quiet fan), with only the IRMan exposed...
The only problem with the advice mentioned above is that the quantification is of a negative - that is, "one bug/pass is better than three".
This isn't going to help when it comes to granting bonuses - I mean, who'd like to hear "Great job, here's an extra $3k... oops, found a bug, give us $1k back...":)
Using function points is a good idea, but as with most metrics here: who decides what weighting a function point gets? It's all subjective...
I've seen mention of Dallas' iButton; thought I'd also mention Rainbow's iKey.
Plus for the iKey: it's a USB device, so most PCs can chat to it. There's even an NT stack for it, though I suspect that non-M$ OS support is lacking. I do believe that there is a single-logon software suite that supports the iKey.
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Oh, MacOS *10*... the Slashdot-friendly Mac ;)
:P
I just take issue with blanket statements that aren't true two-thirds of the time
Yes. ;)
"Macs came with a compiler"?
When? Certainly not with my System 6 & 7 Macs. No, I had to resort to Symantec C++, Think Pascal and MPW for that...
Ummmm... he *did* write some games for the Pocket PC (which later got ported to the PC), you know...
On the Fourth of October, 1983, my Dad and I bought our Commodore 64. I love that beautiful box :)
;)
Who remembers the Expert Cartridge? Gorgeous. How about DolphinDOS? 202 blocks in 5 seconds
"Live in a city". Yeah, right.
:(
I can piss out my window onto the Adelaide CBD. Do you think I can get ADSL?
I got into that session. Not only did Bloch write a great book, the session was *awesome*. Sure, the cynical could see it purely as advertising for the book (he covered 4 or 5 of the items), but he was an extremely compelling speaker.
OnTopic: congrats to the Samba team (and all others involved in the Awards).
We should all applaud a small publisher like Manning for doing this.
Silly? That nuns ad was great. Even better, though, was the surfer ad - "Squids, we got snaked big time in Barneyland"... "Pure Guava!"
Then, of course, the client decided to use NT4 instead of the W2K we thought they were using. That fucked that little idea right up :|
Yes, I still fire up my '83 beige box (or one of my creamy C128Ds) to play games such as these...
Use CL-Amp for the tunes, go and grab an IRMan and BeInControl for the remote control, and you're set. CL-Amp also has a bunch of plug-ins that support LCD displays, monitors, etc... check BeBits
The only downsides are that BeOS can be a little fussy about hardware (/me = Asus P2B-S, SB-Live Value), and that Samba support is, erm... well, it's there, but it didn't work for me; but BeOS can happily mount your CIFS shares (or ftp in/out, or telnet in/out, ...)
FWIW, I just used a standard Abit desktop case (hidden, quiet fan), with only the IRMan exposed...
"And of course, Solaris is stable enough to be run in hospitals and operating theatres - where 'Blue Screen of Death' takes on a whole new meaning."
It took a solid minute for the room (about 500 PHBs & techos) to stop gut-laughing.
This isn't going to help when it comes to granting bonuses - I mean, who'd like to hear "Great job, here's an extra $3k... oops, found a bug, give us $1k back..." :)
Using function points is a good idea, but as with most metrics here: who decides what weighting a function point gets? It's all subjective...
Plus for the iKey: it's a USB device, so most PCs can chat to it. There's even an NT stack for it, though I suspect that non-M$ OS support is lacking. I do believe that there is a single-logon software suite that supports the iKey.