Their prediction of the wallet going away is completely unbiased. Just kidding! On top of all the useful comments here about the uses of wallets and all things related I certainly can't help but think the well is poisoned.
Let me demonstrate... let's say I know someone named Kevin, who downloads music, movies, and games. If he could download a car he would do it. If he told me:
"As new technology emerges, one can safely assume that the days of getting caught for downloading will soon end. In fact, I believe that by the year 2015, no one will be paying for music, movies, or games. Instead, pirates will be taking over."
I would be hard pressed to believe him.
Look closely at the picture. In his left hand, what is he holding? A book, with what? Maps. Why does he need that? His phone - which he's obviously addicted to - should have some sort of GPS and/or map app if he's that hooked to it.
That's Prototype. And the NYT uses that on their sites. You don't need it "in your browser". They already provide it just by viewing the site with JS enabled.
You just have to accept that Comcast's local monopoly is perhaps not the most pressing issue for your city.
That's probably what we have to fix. Before it probably wasn't even close to being a pressing issue. Nobody gave a shit who provided internet service as long as they had access. Now we've got problems left and right. The ACTA simply still existing and in consideration is one such disaster waiting to happen, if it hasn't already. Another bill passed giving the government and other interested parties the _unrestricted_ ability to completely take down sites based on copyright issues. Emphasis on unrestricted. Taking action against illegal and clearly defined sites I'm fine with, but the powers given are so unrestricted you'd think the smart law makers were baked the day that bill passed because they've given up on the shit hole our system has become. I learned that when laws are passed that allow one party to forcefully comply with certain procedures they are so tightly restricted that it only affects the cases the law was actually brought up for (illegal sharing and profiteering). Even the hint of a copyright violation and your site can go down, or blocked by the ISP. I don't want to play the slippery slope card because most of the time it's an incorrect assumption, but the clear lack of well defined and restricted boundaries hint at more problems down the road.
Here's the problem that should be more pressing: our connection to the internet is coming dangerously close to being choked and restricted by those in power (aka people with money). Second part of that problem is that most people currently have _one_ choice when it comes to getting that connection. In my area, I've got Comcast. Oh, and another shady person couple blocks down offering to set up a special internet package, but it turns out their connection was Comcast as well. Whatever they were doing, that's not what I would consider an "alternative" to the monopoly we've got here.
How do we fix this? Let's start by getting more people to understand that this is a problem they cannot stand idly by watch unfold.
I'm positive you have to be served the subpoena directly. Or his spouse can receive it, but in that case there would need to be a follow up to verify that he eventually did receive the document.
I can think of one use, but it's not something that's common (yet). Sound Manager 2 makes use of Flash and when done right it can be used to add sound to the UI. It's not done right, if at all usually, but sounds that represent interactions with the UI can do wonders for the user experience and intuitiveness.
The title includes "Take 2" because it seems that my words offended someone and were forcibly removed from the conversation. Hopefully that was only because of my foul language and not due to foul play by somebody else. I really wanted to see replies to my comment but that can't happen when it outright gets deleted without so much of a notice, can it? I made my post last night, and basically archived it on my blog at the same time last night so thankfully I can repost it (with the expletives edited out).
Consumer Watchdog really dropped the ball on this one. The analogy in their (potentially creepy) advertisement fails on a level that hurts their cause. Supposedly, Google is handing out ice cream and requesting full body scans in return? What Google provides isn’t akin to [expletive] buying ice cream, those [expletive] [expletive] seem to feel like just because they can make an analogy it’s correct.
Warning: logic up ahead!
Ice cream cannot be compared to the search capabilities and other apps Google provides. Unless you are in the business of dealing with ice cream (whether selling, re-selling, or providing them to a game show so they can dump it on a contestant’s head) ice cream will never be a vital component. What Google provides are search, analytic, and collaboration tools (among others) that are the lifeblood for some companies (who provide support) and the backbone of others (even the U.S. government).
By comparing that to ice cream they make themselves look like silly little [expletive]. I apologize for my rudeness but this pisses me off.
I completely understand and agree that tracking is invasive by nature. I want you to understand that I’m not simply backing Google because I’m in love with them or getting paid off; IANAL, but the manner in which this advert portrays Google is unfair and will not hold up should it be presented to a court.
I personally don’t think that a “Don’t Track Me” list will work. How many people have heard, been witness to, or a victim of unsolicited phone calls after putting themselves on a “Do Not Call” list? I’m not going to argue much about that, though. My real beef is with the advert.
Funny thing is that I clicked that link, saw that my cookie associated me with things I didn't like, and proceeded to remove them and add subjects in which I was actually interested in.
Google is handing out ice cream and requesting full body scans in return? What Google provides isn't akin to fucking buying ice cream, those stupid S.O.B.s seem to feel like just because they can make an analogy it's correct.
Warning: logic up ahead!
Ice cream cannot be compared to the search capabilities and other apps Google provides. Unless you are in the business of dealing with ice cream (whether selling, re-selling, or providing them to a game show so they can dump it on a contestant's head) ice cream will never be a vital component. What Google provides are search, analytic, and collaboration tools (among others) that are the lifeblood for some companies (who provide support) and the backbone of others (even the U.S. government).
By comparing that to ice cream they make themselves look like silly little shits. I apologize for my rudeness but this pisses me off.
I completely understand and agree that tracking is invasive by nature. I want you to understand that I'm not simply backing Google because I'm in love with them or getting paid off; IANAL, but the manner in which this advert portrays Google is unfair and will not hold up should it be presented to a court.
I personally don't think that a "Don't Track Me" list will work. How many people have heard, been witness to, or a victim of unsolicited phone calls after putting themselves on a "Do Not Call" list? I'm not going to argue much about that, though. My real beef is with the advert.
Don't rely on a single product to guide your team. That's why you have a team leader. They are in charge of making sure you have the most effective tools at your disposal so your team can work efficiently. Multiple products that they know work well enough together that your team can benefit from using them in conjunction with one another. Sometimes one component of the system won't work well with others. The team leader replaces it; and life goes on.
Use Google Docs or something similar to easily share documents and resources.
Use Git or SVN to have a repository for your project if multiple members write code that's updated regularly.
Use the phone to call someone when it's urgent or text them if you can wait for a response. Still feel free to email people as an alternative method of communication. Use Skype, or just about any other instant messenger. Don't rely on just one thing.
Rely on your team leader, that's why you have one. Can't reach someone or somebody isn't putting in their fair share of work? The team leader ultimately takes care of that, whether by removing the offending member or reprimanding them.
Specifically, our team uses Git to access a repo hosted on ProjectLocker. PivotalTracker helps keep our features, deadlines, and bugs prioritized; and we're looking into using Trac for bugs and issues. We use Google Docs to share resources. We email each other constantly; have each other's phone #s; and sync up via Skype at least once a day. There are a few hiccups here and there, but you learn to roll with it and keep on going.
Hopefully someone who does get the joke and has mod points can help fix that. That's how the system is supposed to work... now if it would actually happen...
What do you mean by command line? PHP can feed MySQL commands as if you were sitting at a terminal, and then returns query results that can then be piped to JS, Python, Perl, or just about any other language you prefer for crunching data and mathematical operations.
A grave problem I usually see when someone complains about a certain language is that they tend to think that the language has absolutely no way to interact with anything else and that you're stuck with whatever functionality it, and only it, provides.
But with the source code available people who do understand code can analyze the code for just such a thing. We don't need to have everyone understand how the code works we just need some that find any flaws that then help spread the word to everybody else.
Even for excellent software developers, web development is difficult. It's not the concepts that are difficult, per se, but rather the jumble of half-backed hacks that make up ever layer of the web stack. The foundation is so weak that anything built upon it just can't stand well, even if it itself is well-designed (given the constraints of web development).
Just look at the common open source technologies used by many web sites. MySQL is one buggy hack upon another. PHP is much the same, plus some security holes.
HTTP has been over-extended well beyond its original use (cookies are a hack to get around its statelessness, it's caching mechanisms are fucked to high heaven, SSL and TLS are hacks).
JavaScript is perhaps the most horrid hack of them all. Something meant for adding minor interactivity to a page has been misconstrued as being suitable for large-scale application development, although it lacks many of the most basic features necessary to do that sort of development effectively.
It's difficult enough to fight with unclear and conflicting requirements alone. Toss in shitty technology, and it becomes very difficult even for the best seasoned professionals to develop even just mediocre software systems.
One of the major problems with calling out problems with JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, and others is the fact that used by themselves, with no interaction with other languages or any bridges of any kind to pass data between them, they truly are horrible to use. But once you've gathered the right tools together and know how to use them - which is completely different from "knowing how to code" - you really can begin to build decent web apps.
Right now it is difficult figuring out which tools work best together, and that is most often the problem people run into. However, even if you were to get the right tools most of the time the design or talent/effort of the software engineer becomes the choke-point.
I think we've come a long way in web development. We still have a ways to go, but that negative attitude of yours towards the honest efforts of many aspiring developers that make the tools possible in the first place is a sad sight to behold.
Way back when I had a typewriter, installing IBMDOS borked my machine. I couldn't figure out how to use the floppy disk. I put it in just like paper, right? The disk just jammed and I had to trash everything. I should have given up then.
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Their prediction of the wallet going away is completely unbiased. Just kidding! On top of all the useful comments here about the uses of wallets and all things related I certainly can't help but think the well is poisoned. Let me demonstrate... let's say I know someone named Kevin, who downloads music, movies, and games. If he could download a car he would do it. If he told me: "As new technology emerges, one can safely assume that the days of getting caught for downloading will soon end. In fact, I believe that by the year 2015, no one will be paying for music, movies, or games. Instead, pirates will be taking over." I would be hard pressed to believe him.
Raptors! Raptors! Oh wait... that's not what we're talking about here... is it?
Look closely at the picture. In his left hand, what is he holding? A book, with what? Maps. Why does he need that? His phone - which he's obviously addicted to - should have some sort of GPS and/or map app if he's that hooked to it.
That's Prototype. And the NYT uses that on their sites. You don't need it "in your browser". They already provide it just by viewing the site with JS enabled.
Assange had the majority vote. TIMES reserved the right to choose the winner regardless of the poll outcome.
You just have to accept that Comcast's local monopoly is perhaps not the most pressing issue for your city.
That's probably what we have to fix. Before it probably wasn't even close to being a pressing issue. Nobody gave a shit who provided internet service as long as they had access. Now we've got problems left and right. The ACTA simply still existing and in consideration is one such disaster waiting to happen, if it hasn't already. Another bill passed giving the government and other interested parties the _unrestricted_ ability to completely take down sites based on copyright issues. Emphasis on unrestricted. Taking action against illegal and clearly defined sites I'm fine with, but the powers given are so unrestricted you'd think the smart law makers were baked the day that bill passed because they've given up on the shit hole our system has become. I learned that when laws are passed that allow one party to forcefully comply with certain procedures they are so tightly restricted that it only affects the cases the law was actually brought up for (illegal sharing and profiteering). Even the hint of a copyright violation and your site can go down, or blocked by the ISP. I don't want to play the slippery slope card because most of the time it's an incorrect assumption, but the clear lack of well defined and restricted boundaries hint at more problems down the road.
Here's the problem that should be more pressing: our connection to the internet is coming dangerously close to being choked and restricted by those in power (aka people with money). Second part of that problem is that most people currently have _one_ choice when it comes to getting that connection. In my area, I've got Comcast. Oh, and another shady person couple blocks down offering to set up a special internet package, but it turns out their connection was Comcast as well. Whatever they were doing, that's not what I would consider an "alternative" to the monopoly we've got here.
How do we fix this? Let's start by getting more people to understand that this is a problem they cannot stand idly by watch unfold.
FreeWiFi (8 characters, combines lower and upper case to make it more secure ;)
More secure? Even if everybody knows the passphrase?
I'm positive you have to be served the subpoena directly. Or his spouse can receive it, but in that case there would need to be a follow up to verify that he eventually did receive the document.
I can think of one use, but it's not something that's common (yet). Sound Manager 2 makes use of Flash and when done right it can be used to add sound to the UI. It's not done right, if at all usually, but sounds that represent interactions with the UI can do wonders for the user experience and intuitiveness.
This must be an early announcement because as of 11AM central time I can't find it in the app store. I think they jumped the gun a bit.
<script>while(1){alert("twitter sucks");}</script>
There. Fixed that for you. I don't really think Twitter sucks, though.
Thank goodness. Lately all I've been reading about is how we're getting screwed by court decisions left and right. Good to hear something done right.
The title includes "Take 2" because it seems that my words offended someone and were forcibly removed from the conversation. Hopefully that was only because of my foul language and not due to foul play by somebody else. I really wanted to see replies to my comment but that can't happen when it outright gets deleted without so much of a notice, can it? I made my post last night, and basically archived it on my blog at the same time last night so thankfully I can repost it (with the expletives edited out).
Consumer Watchdog really dropped the ball on this one. The analogy in their (potentially creepy) advertisement fails on a level that hurts their cause. Supposedly, Google is handing out ice cream and requesting full body scans in return? What Google provides isn’t akin to [expletive] buying ice cream, those [expletive] [expletive] seem to feel like just because they can make an analogy it’s correct.
Warning: logic up ahead!
Ice cream cannot be compared to the search capabilities and other apps Google provides. Unless you are in the business of dealing with ice cream (whether selling, re-selling, or providing them to a game show so they can dump it on a contestant’s head) ice cream will never be a vital component. What Google provides are search, analytic, and collaboration tools (among others) that are the lifeblood for some companies (who provide support) and the backbone of others (even the U.S. government).
By comparing that to ice cream they make themselves look like silly little [expletive]. I apologize for my rudeness but this pisses me off.
I completely understand and agree that tracking is invasive by nature. I want you to understand that I’m not simply backing Google because I’m in love with them or getting paid off; IANAL, but the manner in which this advert portrays Google is unfair and will not hold up should it be presented to a court.
I personally don’t think that a “Don’t Track Me” list will work. How many people have heard, been witness to, or a victim of unsolicited phone calls after putting themselves on a “Do Not Call” list? I’m not going to argue much about that, though. My real beef is with the advert.
Funny thing is that I clicked that link, saw that my cookie associated me with things I didn't like, and proceeded to remove them and add subjects in which I was actually interested in.
Google is handing out ice cream and requesting full body scans in return? What Google provides isn't akin to fucking buying ice cream, those stupid S.O.B.s seem to feel like just because they can make an analogy it's correct.
Warning: logic up ahead!
Ice cream cannot be compared to the search capabilities and other apps Google provides. Unless you are in the business of dealing with ice cream (whether selling, re-selling, or providing them to a game show so they can dump it on a contestant's head) ice cream will never be a vital component. What Google provides are search, analytic, and collaboration tools (among others) that are the lifeblood for some companies (who provide support) and the backbone of others (even the U.S. government).
By comparing that to ice cream they make themselves look like silly little shits. I apologize for my rudeness but this pisses me off.
I completely understand and agree that tracking is invasive by nature. I want you to understand that I'm not simply backing Google because I'm in love with them or getting paid off; IANAL, but the manner in which this advert portrays Google is unfair and will not hold up should it be presented to a court.
I personally don't think that a "Don't Track Me" list will work. How many people have heard, been witness to, or a victim of unsolicited phone calls after putting themselves on a "Do Not Call" list? I'm not going to argue much about that, though. My real beef is with the advert.
Don't rely on a single product to guide your team. That's why you have a team leader. They are in charge of making sure you have the most effective tools at your disposal so your team can work efficiently. Multiple products that they know work well enough together that your team can benefit from using them in conjunction with one another. Sometimes one component of the system won't work well with others. The team leader replaces it; and life goes on.
Use Google Docs or something similar to easily share documents and resources.
Use Git or SVN to have a repository for your project if multiple members write code that's updated regularly.
Use the phone to call someone when it's urgent or text them if you can wait for a response. Still feel free to email people as an alternative method of communication. Use Skype, or just about any other instant messenger. Don't rely on just one thing.
Rely on your team leader, that's why you have one. Can't reach someone or somebody isn't putting in their fair share of work? The team leader ultimately takes care of that, whether by removing the offending member or reprimanding them.
Specifically, our team uses Git to access a repo hosted on ProjectLocker. PivotalTracker helps keep our features, deadlines, and bugs prioritized; and we're looking into using Trac for bugs and issues. We use Google Docs to share resources. We email each other constantly; have each other's phone #s; and sync up via Skype at least once a day. There are a few hiccups here and there, but you learn to roll with it and keep on going.
Hopefully someone who does get the joke and has mod points can help fix that. That's how the system is supposed to work... now if it would actually happen...
What do you mean by command line? PHP can feed MySQL commands as if you were sitting at a terminal, and then returns query results that can then be piped to JS, Python, Perl, or just about any other language you prefer for crunching data and mathematical operations.
A grave problem I usually see when someone complains about a certain language is that they tend to think that the language has absolutely no way to interact with anything else and that you're stuck with whatever functionality it, and only it, provides.
But with the source code available people who do understand code can analyze the code for just such a thing. We don't need to have everyone understand how the code works we just need some that find any flaws that then help spread the word to everybody else.
Hahaha, nice.
Why the fuck do you think so?
Even for excellent software developers, web development is difficult. It's not the concepts that are difficult, per se, but rather the jumble of half-backed hacks that make up ever layer of the web stack. The foundation is so weak that anything built upon it just can't stand well, even if it itself is well-designed (given the constraints of web development).
Just look at the common open source technologies used by many web sites. MySQL is one buggy hack upon another. PHP is much the same, plus some security holes.
HTTP has been over-extended well beyond its original use (cookies are a hack to get around its statelessness, it's caching mechanisms are fucked to high heaven, SSL and TLS are hacks).
JavaScript is perhaps the most horrid hack of them all. Something meant for adding minor interactivity to a page has been misconstrued as being suitable for large-scale application development, although it lacks many of the most basic features necessary to do that sort of development effectively.
It's difficult enough to fight with unclear and conflicting requirements alone. Toss in shitty technology, and it becomes very difficult even for the best seasoned professionals to develop even just mediocre software systems.
One of the major problems with calling out problems with JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, and others is the fact that used by themselves, with no interaction with other languages or any bridges of any kind to pass data between them, they truly are horrible to use. But once you've gathered the right tools together and know how to use them - which is completely different from "knowing how to code" - you really can begin to build decent web apps.
Right now it is difficult figuring out which tools work best together, and that is most often the problem people run into. However, even if you were to get the right tools most of the time the design or talent/effort of the software engineer becomes the choke-point.
I think we've come a long way in web development. We still have a ways to go, but that negative attitude of yours towards the honest efforts of many aspiring developers that make the tools possible in the first place is a sad sight to behold.
You truly are an anonymous coward.
Snake? SNAAAAAKE!?!?!?
Way back when I had a typewriter, installing IBMDOS borked my machine. I couldn't figure out how to use the floppy disk. I put it in just like paper, right? The disk just jammed and I had to trash everything. I should have given up then.
This list is obviously sarcastic. You're right, though, about simply removing XP in it's entirety and replacing it with something else.