Ack! Sorry, you got me. Shoulda investigated before posting. I was thinking of Qauoar or however it is spelled. It is 'brighter' than pluto, not larger.
Sorry about that.
There are 'planetoids' that are bigger than pluto that are considered simple KBO even though some consider them to be planets.
I think Pluto is only considered a planet because it was grandfathered into the current (confusing and not entirely adhered to) rules on what is and isn't a planet.
Odds are, this will just be classified as another KBO.
All functions/methods (besides accessors) are commented. If a chunk of code needs a comment, it should be refactored into its own method and that method should be commented.
Someone suggested this simple strategy to me a few years ago and I'm surprised at how well others pick up my code quickly. It really does make a big difference.
I'm a Java developer. Please read the docs about Ajax before telling me something that has nothing to do with it.
Ajax asyncronously calls JAVA functions without needing a page redraw. When you see that "Loading..." red box in the corner in gmail, its actually using JAVASCRIPT to make an asyncronous call to JAVA and getting the results back.
Java is not Javascript, but AJAX brings the two together.
gmail and google maps are written in Java and take advantage of AJAX (look it up).
They are why Ajax is making such a big splash now (even though its been available for years).
performance, scalability, extendibility, cost of development (man-month), availability of libraries, cost of libraries, development tools
Performance? Assembly will give you the best performance followed by C and C++. All three of do not have that great of support for web apps..
However, Java is almost exclusively being used for large enterprise websites. Its powerful enough to handle the big jobs, and using the appropriate app server will give you great performance.
Cost of development is heavy in initial development, but pays for itself in maintenance. Most libraries and APIs are free in java (struts, spring, hibernate, tapestry, etc etc etc...). I'd say they are second to perl in terms of freely available and powerful libraries and APIs.
Development tools? Just check out the (free!) eclipse platform.
In my mind there is no question that Java (more specifically J2EE) is the best option for general large scale enterprise applications.
This is America! Violence is good, wholesome, and can even be on local public channels!
Showing a nipple? Put that woman in jail!!!
Yep... ass backwards.
Maybe this is a good thing, though. If stuff like this keeps coming up, maybe the nation will see that we are backwards compared with the rest of the world??
Antibiotics were invented before the FDA and the 10 year process of testing medicine before making it available. That's why you hear about something and it fades away.
*Something silly to enjoy
*Having a laugh at someone elses expense
*Having a laugh even though it may offend something slightly.
Taking things too seriously:
*Reading a joke and taking serious offense and getting all riled up.
*Not enjoying something silly just to make people laugh and be happy
*General Asshattery
I didn't say anything against Spring, here. I use it with hibernate for my DAO layer and struts or tapestry for my presentation layer.
Even with these technologies, though, I still see the vast majority of companies still will go with the commercial WebSphere or WebLogic, due to the support and extra features they get.
I'm not saying thats the smart idea (I'm a Tomcat or JBoss supporter), but that's what I see...
Ahh, someone who wants to make a front page slashdot article, but doesn't understand Java. What's worse? The editor that posts it, and doesn't understand java.
The source code being released isn't "source code for several key Java applications," its the source to Sun's java application server (called "Platform Edition 9"). Other app servers you probably have heard of are WebSphere, WebLogic, and.... the open source JBoss! The reason Sun is open sourcing their app server is because no one uses it!
If a company wants to run a giant professional website and has money to throw at it, they'll get WebLogic or WebSphere to run it. If they don't, they run tomcat (if no EJBs requried) or JBoss. No one uses Sun's app server cause its new and immature.
This is not a step towards opening Java. The only relation this has to Java is the fact that it runs Java code and is written in Java. Just because sun open sourced it doesn't mean its thinking about open sourcing the Java lanugage.
The game works on subscription. If you had permanent death, there would be a percentage (probably large) of people who simply quite after they lose a character that they worked over (at least) a month to get where they are.
The original "Metroid:Prime" had all the original metroid sounds in it, just hidden behind the orchestra.... worth listening to if you get the chance...
If you are really that paranoid, you should know that slashdot logs IPs and such (next time you get mod points, make an AC post, then log in and try to moderate it). So if someone was able to subpeona slashdot, you'd get found out, anyway...
This site embodies the concept of free speech and set the bar long ago for how it should be done.
Then why is it that when some dufus crapfloods/trolls/posts badly at my clients proxy (keep in mind this is a 25 floor skyscraper, so hunting him down is not possible), I get banned for 2 weeks when I haven't posted a single thing that has been modded down?
If anything, ACs should be allowed to top-post but forbidden from replying. This would make it harder to engage in the never-ending "u r teh stupidd and i hateing u" bullshit flamebait replies, the "first post" threads and such phenomena, but would still allow ACs to speak their mind.
Excellent idea! If I had to compromise, I think this would be a great place to start.
Instead of IP bans, you can setup an IP 'greylist' that means if you create an account from the greylist, they can't post much or have to wait a couple days after registration to post.
So if I troll a bunch, my IP gets greylisted, so if I create another account, the new account is penalized (have to wait so many days before posting, can only post 5 times a day until I get upmodded X number of times, etc...). It will soon be so much of a pain to keep recreating accounts to troll, it will no longer be worthwhile.
If it is a legitimate reason that you don't want to be identified, you should create another account and take steps to ensure your anonymity. Once you create the account, you can use it again for anonymous posting.
But, honestly, the number of people that truely need AC posting is small enough that I don't think there will be much of an issue.
If you have a good reason to AC post, then why not create a new account and post it under the new account? No personal info is needed (you can create a gmail account without any personal info to send the registration email).
I often post what is against slashdot think (hell, look at my comment... remove AC posting!). I honestly get modded up 90% of the time. Because people put more weight behind a score:2 comment, so they know its just not someone trying to troll, and, IMHO, I think that the 'silent majority' isn't the 'slashdot think', and do keep everything into consideration. Most of them have the mod points, not your foam at the mouth types...
Try posting loggined in something against slashthink once when you have a different opinion and see what happens. Your karma can probably take it if it gets modded down, but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
If it is THAT important to be said (lets keep in mind that this is slashdot, not a Defcon 5 committee), then you can take the time to log in (there is a 'public terminal' checkbox in the login box).
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Ack! Sorry, you got me. Shoulda investigated before posting. I was thinking of Qauoar or however it is spelled. It is 'brighter' than pluto, not larger.
Sorry about that.
There are 'planetoids' that are bigger than pluto that are considered simple KBO even though some consider them to be planets.
I think Pluto is only considered a planet because it was grandfathered into the current (confusing and not entirely adhered to) rules on what is and isn't a planet.
Odds are, this will just be classified as another KBO.
All functions/methods (besides accessors) are commented. If a chunk of code needs a comment, it should be refactored into its own method and that method should be commented.
Someone suggested this simple strategy to me a few years ago and I'm surprised at how well others pick up my code quickly. It really does make a big difference.
lower cost? JBoss for the production server, Eclipse and tomcat for development...
Which costs are you talking about? The only cost I see is man-hours worked.
I'm a Java developer. Please read the docs about Ajax before telling me something that has nothing to do with it.
Ajax asyncronously calls JAVA functions without needing a page redraw. When you see that "Loading..." red box in the corner in gmail, its actually using JAVASCRIPT to make an asyncronous call to JAVA and getting the results back.
Java is not Javascript, but AJAX brings the two together.
Just an FYI, there is a trails project that mimics the ruby on rails project for Java (I've worked with the guy that developed it).
gmail and google maps are written in Java and take advantage of AJAX (look it up).
They are why Ajax is making such a big splash now (even though its been available for years).
No question about it!
performance, scalability, extendibility, cost of development (man-month), availability of libraries, cost of libraries, development tools
Performance? Assembly will give you the best performance followed by C and C++. All three of do not have that great of support for web apps..
However, Java is almost exclusively being used for large enterprise websites. Its powerful enough to handle the big jobs, and using the appropriate app server will give you great performance.
Cost of development is heavy in initial development, but pays for itself in maintenance. Most libraries and APIs are free in java (struts, spring, hibernate, tapestry, etc etc etc...). I'd say they are second to perl in terms of freely available and powerful libraries and APIs.
Development tools? Just check out the (free!) eclipse platform.
In my mind there is no question that Java (more specifically J2EE) is the best option for general large scale enterprise applications.
This is America! Violence is good, wholesome, and can even be on local public channels!
Showing a nipple? Put that woman in jail!!!
Yep... ass backwards.
Maybe this is a good thing, though. If stuff like this keeps coming up, maybe the nation will see that we are backwards compared with the rest of the world??
Antibiotics were invented before the FDA and the 10 year process of testing medicine before making it available. That's why you hear about something and it fades away.
Flamebait.
Joke:
*Something silly to enjoy
*Having a laugh at someone elses expense
*Having a laugh even though it may offend something slightly.
Taking things too seriously:
*Reading a joke and taking serious offense and getting all riled up.
*Not enjoying something silly just to make people laugh and be happy
*General Asshattery
Lighten up dude... sheesh.
... is that "France surrenders to Fusion Plant Plans?"
Supports of France that are offended: its just a little joke, relax ya cheese eating.... err... I did it again, didn't I?
I didn't say anything against Spring, here. I use it with hibernate for my DAO layer and struts or tapestry for my presentation layer.
Even with these technologies, though, I still see the vast majority of companies still will go with the commercial WebSphere or WebLogic, due to the support and extra features they get.
I'm not saying thats the smart idea (I'm a Tomcat or JBoss supporter), but that's what I see...
Ahh, someone who wants to make a front page slashdot article, but doesn't understand Java. What's worse? The editor that posts it, and doesn't understand java.
The source code being released isn't "source code for several key Java applications," its the source to Sun's java application server (called "Platform Edition 9"). Other app servers you probably have heard of are WebSphere, WebLogic, and.... the open source JBoss! The reason Sun is open sourcing their app server is because no one uses it!
If a company wants to run a giant professional website and has money to throw at it, they'll get WebLogic or WebSphere to run it. If they don't, they run tomcat (if no EJBs requried) or JBoss. No one uses Sun's app server cause its new and immature.
This is not a step towards opening Java. The only relation this has to Java is the fact that it runs Java code and is written in Java. Just because sun open sourced it doesn't mean its thinking about open sourcing the Java lanugage.
The venerable Scorched Earth on steroids and modernized:
Scorched 3D.
The game works on subscription. If you had permanent death, there would be a percentage (probably large) of people who simply quite after they lose a character that they worked over (at least) a month to get where they are.
People quitting == less subscription money
Less subscription money == angry EA execs
And nobody wants an angry EA exec...
The original "Metroid:Prime" had all the original metroid sounds in it, just hidden behind the orchestra.... worth listening to if you get the chance...
If you are really that paranoid, you should know that slashdot logs IPs and such (next time you get mod points, make an AC post, then log in and try to moderate it). So if someone was able to subpeona slashdot, you'd get found out, anyway...
This site embodies the concept of free speech and set the bar long ago for how it should be done.
Then why is it that when some dufus crapfloods/trolls/posts badly at my clients proxy (keep in mind this is a 25 floor skyscraper, so hunting him down is not possible), I get banned for 2 weeks when I haven't posted a single thing that has been modded down?
Free speech? Yeah.
If anything, ACs should be allowed to top-post but forbidden from replying. This would make it harder to engage in the never-ending "u r teh stupidd and i hateing u" bullshit flamebait replies, the "first post" threads and such phenomena, but would still allow ACs to speak their mind.
Excellent idea! If I had to compromise, I think this would be a great place to start.
Then the rest of my post:
Instead of IP bans, you can setup an IP 'greylist' that means if you create an account from the greylist, they can't post much or have to wait a couple days after registration to post.
So if I troll a bunch, my IP gets greylisted, so if I create another account, the new account is penalized (have to wait so many days before posting, can only post 5 times a day until I get upmodded X number of times, etc...). It will soon be so much of a pain to keep recreating accounts to troll, it will no longer be worthwhile.
The real question is: Why do you need to post AC?
If it is a legitimate reason that you don't want to be identified, you should create another account and take steps to ensure your anonymity. Once you create the account, you can use it again for anonymous posting.
But, honestly, the number of people that truely need AC posting is small enough that I don't think there will be much of an issue.
If you have a good reason to AC post, then why not create a new account and post it under the new account? No personal info is needed (you can create a gmail account without any personal info to send the registration email).
I often post what is against slashdot think (hell, look at my comment... remove AC posting!). I honestly get modded up 90% of the time. Because people put more weight behind a score:2 comment, so they know its just not someone trying to troll, and, IMHO, I think that the 'silent majority' isn't the 'slashdot think', and do keep everything into consideration. Most of them have the mod points, not your foam at the mouth types...
Try posting loggined in something against slashthink once when you have a different opinion and see what happens. Your karma can probably take it if it gets modded down, but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
If it is THAT important to be said (lets keep in mind that this is slashdot, not a Defcon 5 committee), then you can take the time to log in (there is a 'public terminal' checkbox in the login box).