Almost as stagnant as book technology. Give me a huge break. Show the text. Provide a way to turn pages. The current Kindle is great and does a simple thing well.
I hear it over and over -- I'd run Linux if I could play games.
Of course, Mark Shuttleworth and Unity, Gnome3, and KDE are trying their best to kill it too. It's getting harder and harder to find a good windows manager on Linux.
For a while, Bastardi was showing up on CNBC quite regularly -- this was 3 or 4 years ago. After he became semi-regular he made a big stink about how much snow was going to fall over the ensuing month or two. This was based on "hi-tech" scientific methodogy, according to Bastardi. He talked the announcer, Joe Kernan, into a fairly big bet. Kernan wasn't really interested in betting but Bastardi made quite a stink about it. Anyway, Bastardi ended up being completely wrong -- he was so discredited they stopped inviting him on the show.
Google is pretty cool, and they have a lot of smart people working there. They are churning out a lot of stuff and it's pretty chaotic. It's like they are using a sort of an open source model where lots of people are throwing stuff at the board to see what sticks. In most companies, there is an orchestrated attempt to strive for a goal. That's not apparent at Google. It will be interesting to see if Google can grow their business from all these little gadgets or if it just turns out to be a big waste of time, effort and money.
Of course, one of the major reasons why endovascular microsurgical technology hasn't caught on yet is all the blood that gets in the way. Hey, it sort of cuts down on visual acuity. If you were to attempt to operate endoscopically on a cardiac valve, you would need to either do things under radiologic control (quite limiting) or under direct vision (such as thru fiberoptics). But you need to move the blood out of the way to be successful and no one has come up with a good way of doing this yet without cardiac bypass.
My wife has Vista on her PC. It's pretty strong to say "everyone hates it", but on the other hand it really doesn't offer a whole lot over XP, and it comes with a raft of new problems. Drivers still commonly don't work. The DRM is an issue, and in an effort to beef up security, it is a little less easy to use. Plus they've moved a bunch of stuff around and for no particular purpose. My wife was almost getting to the point where she could find stuff on XP, and now it's like she's regressed to the third grade. She also has Office 2007, and frankly, I don't see that the fabled ribbon is too great. It's just another, and different, way of organizing the same old stuff, but a little more confusing if you're used to the old office.
I think Microsoft is in a world of hurt, and they just don't realize it because they're still making money. But I suspect in the not too distant future (say, 5 years or so) they will have enormous problems as they market share takes a big (and sudden) dive. And then everyone will act surprised and say they never saw it coming.
You have a point, the problem is that once a format becomes established, it is very difficult to dislodge it, even with a technologically superior format.
No doubt in my mind, the kindle is a little clunky. But the instant download and the prospect of digitalization of all of Amazon print is very attractive.
WalMart is notorious for using their size as a weapon against their vendors, forcing them to drop the price of their goods.
I rather suspect that WalMart's real motivation is to increase their leverage with Microsoft. It would not surprise me if M$ would cut them a sweet deal in order to get rid to the Linux computers. I have heard rumors of that happening with Dell when they dropped their Linux line last year.
We have a TIVO and a game box. But the TIVO's in the den and the Games are in the basement, and frankly, that's a pretty consistent division with all my friends. The two functions just target different audiences. I could see M$ stumbling badly on this.
Java, of course, is composed of byte code that runs in a "sandbox" which is supposed to prevent malicious attacks on a user machine. Say what you want about Java, but from what I can tell Sun has been pretty successful in achieving their security goals.
OTOH, Microsoft, jealous of Java's success, is attempting a similar model and boasts similar security measures, claiming that with.Net Framework driven applications, it will be possible to download apps from the internet and run them without security concerns.
The problem is that M$ is cutting a bunch of corners that make me very nervous. For example, the user only compiles a program the first time he runs it. After that a machine-code file is left on the user's machine for further runs. Also, M$ is attempting to mix "Managed Code" in with "Unmanaged Code". Their attempt is to make their apps run faster than Java code. But I'm afraid we're going to bear the misfortunes of their aggressive tactics, by being the real victims of a new wave of viruses exploiting these new holes...
What I think is the most interesting thing about Eclipse is the native framework. This allows one to develop a gui runs in native code. If you hang around Java newsgroups for very long, it is pretty obvious that a large portion of the Java community is in positive histrionics about the slow speed of Swing.
This manuever by IBM could really splinter Java - with many users dropping Swing for SWT, since it is so much snappier. Not exactly a good position for Java to be in with Microsoft coming out with a Java clone.
Speaking of Microsoft, with C# they are getting very good performance by precompiling their programs to native code, which they save as a file. They only recompile when the CLR changes. None of this Java-esk Just-In-Time compiling. Why can't Java learn to do this trick -- wouldn't it improve its performance?
Honest, this isn't a flame. But if you're only getting C's in computer science, you're not going to enjoy it. Your either too dumb, or too lazy, or you just don't have the affinity for it. CS is a field where you will only really like it if you have a compulsive side to your personality. Where you enjoy getting things perfect. And that generally translates to mostly A's. You might reconsider your profession and think about doing something else that doesn't require perfection, like teaching or selling insurance...
I'm not sure that I like the term "Open Monopoly" any more than I am that crazy about the term "Open Source Movement". I am inclined to think of it more in terms of simple supply and demand. For the first time in history, it is possible for any individual to produce a product (i.e., a piece of software) and to distribute it to the entire world with essentially no distribution costs -- merely the cost of an internet connection. The net effect of this enormous overhead supply is exactly what economics would predict: the price of software is plummetting.
With regard to Microsoft, they have the reputation and the refinement of product to dominate current installations. They also have a cozy relationship with computer vendors that makes John Q. Public think he's getting things for free. But the quality of Linux products is improving rapidly. These days there are far fewer differences that similarities between a Windows and a KDE desktop. One of these days Microsoft is going to make a misstep, and I suspect their rate of their collapse will be a shock to most people.
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If your running a bank, you want Oracle. MySQL is really unsuitable for anything that involves the exchange of money.
If your serving up informational web pages, MySQL is fine, since dropped connections and other network related errors will be a much more prevalent problem that database related errors.
For in-between problems it's a judgement call.
I do think a lot of enterprises drop a whole lot of money on Oracle when it really isn't prudent.
My, oh my. What a coincidence! The exact same project! Give me a break. It sounds like your personal project is derivative of the work, experience and intellectual capital you've gotten from your job; clearly there is overlap in what you are doing on your own and what you are doing at work. If your personal project has any value, I think your company will have a very strong claim on it for that reason.
With Konqueror, I have the thing that has always been missing from Linux. A fast, stable browser that works reasonably well. Even works on 128-bit encrypted sites. I can throw that piece of junk Netscape in the trash bin. And mozilla remains far too buggy for everyday use.
The cost of a computer from Dell is essentially the same whether with Windows or Linux.
When Dell says it costs more to install Linux, his nose starts to grow. My fear is that M$ gets a slice of the pie no matter what OS is installed, crafty negotiators that they are...
Even if M$ is broken up, it will not go away. The MOST that we can hope to achieve from a breakup (and increasingly it looks that it will occur even without a breakup) is that the M$ choke-hold on the PC market will be broken. This will allow the consumer to choose an OS based on personal preferences -- whereas now practically speaking consumers have NO choice. The net result is that the percentage of users for this or that operating system will more accurately reflect user preference. To think that Apple could just walk into the PC market and totally take it over is just fantasy -- most likely Windows will continue to have the largest percentage of the market -- let's face it - most people really like M$ the best - God knows why!
I use Napster and I like it. I especially like the convenience of carrying around sound as a digital file. But I also have found it (very) easy to record music right off my local FM stations with a jump from my stereo to my sound card. The quality is extremely high. Its very easy to take these digital recordings and edit them however I want with standard open source software. I then end up with mp3's that are (to my ear) the equal of what I can get with Napster.
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Almost as stagnant as book technology. Give me a huge break. Show the text. Provide a way to turn pages. The current Kindle is great and does a simple thing well.
I hear it over and over -- I'd run Linux if I could play games.
Of course, Mark Shuttleworth and Unity, Gnome3, and KDE are trying their best to kill it too. It's getting harder and harder to find a good windows manager on Linux.
For a while, Bastardi was showing up on CNBC quite regularly -- this was 3 or 4 years ago. After he became semi-regular he made a big stink about how much snow was going to fall over the ensuing month or two. This was based on "hi-tech" scientific methodogy, according to Bastardi. He talked the announcer, Joe Kernan, into a fairly big bet. Kernan wasn't really interested in betting but Bastardi made quite a stink about it. Anyway, Bastardi ended up being completely wrong -- he was so discredited they stopped inviting him on the show.
Google is pretty cool, and they have a lot of smart people working there. They are churning out a lot of stuff and it's pretty chaotic. It's like they are using a sort of an open source model where lots of people are throwing stuff at the board to see what sticks. In most companies, there is an orchestrated attempt to strive for a goal. That's not apparent at Google. It will be interesting to see if Google can grow their business from all these little gadgets or if it just turns out to be a big waste of time, effort and money.
Of course, one of the major reasons why endovascular microsurgical technology hasn't caught on yet is all the blood that gets in the way. Hey, it sort of cuts down on visual acuity. If you were to attempt to operate endoscopically on a cardiac valve, you would need to either do things under radiologic control (quite limiting) or under direct vision (such as thru fiberoptics). But you need to move the blood out of the way to be successful and no one has come up with a good way of doing this yet without cardiac bypass.
My wife has Vista on her PC. It's pretty strong to say "everyone hates it", but on the other hand it really doesn't offer a whole lot over XP, and it comes with a raft of new problems. Drivers still commonly don't work. The DRM is an issue, and in an effort to beef up security, it is a little less easy to use. Plus they've moved a bunch of stuff around and for no particular purpose. My wife was almost getting to the point where she could find stuff on XP, and now it's like she's regressed to the third grade. She also has Office 2007, and frankly, I don't see that the fabled ribbon is too great. It's just another, and different, way of organizing the same old stuff, but a little more confusing if you're used to the old office.
I think Microsoft is in a world of hurt, and they just don't realize it because they're still making money. But I suspect in the not too distant future (say, 5 years or so) they will have enormous problems as they market share takes a big (and sudden) dive. And then everyone will act surprised and say they never saw it coming.
You have a point, the problem is that once a format becomes established, it is very difficult to dislodge it, even with a technologically superior format.
I have noticed some mp3's just don't sound all that great. How does one test for range?
No doubt in my mind, the kindle is a little clunky. But the instant download and the prospect of digitalization of all of Amazon print is very attractive.
Apparently the document shredding has really helped -- to make it harder to put together a solid case, that is.
WalMart is notorious for using their size as a weapon against their vendors, forcing them to drop the price of their goods.
I rather suspect that WalMart's real motivation is to increase their leverage with Microsoft. It would not surprise me if M$ would cut them a sweet deal in order to get rid to the Linux computers. I have heard rumors of that happening with Dell when they dropped their Linux line last year.
We have a TIVO and a game box. But the TIVO's in the den and the Games are in the basement, and frankly, that's a pretty consistent division with all my friends. The two functions just target different audiences. I could see M$ stumbling badly on this.
Java, of course, is composed of byte code that runs in a "sandbox" which is supposed to prevent malicious attacks on a user machine. Say what you want about Java, but from what I can tell Sun has been pretty successful in achieving their security goals.
.Net Framework driven applications, it will be possible to download apps from the internet and run them without security concerns.
OTOH, Microsoft, jealous of Java's success, is attempting a similar model and boasts similar security measures, claiming that with
The problem is that M$ is cutting a bunch of corners that make me very nervous. For example, the user only compiles a program the first time he runs it. After that a machine-code file is left on the user's machine for further runs. Also, M$ is attempting to mix "Managed Code" in with "Unmanaged Code". Their attempt is to make their apps run faster than Java code. But I'm afraid we're going to bear the misfortunes of their aggressive tactics, by being the real victims of a new wave of viruses exploiting these new holes...
What I think is the most interesting thing about Eclipse is the native framework. This allows one to develop a gui runs in native code. If you hang around Java newsgroups for very long, it is pretty obvious that a large portion of the Java community is in positive histrionics about the slow speed of Swing.
This manuever by IBM could really splinter Java - with many users dropping Swing for SWT, since it is so much snappier. Not exactly a good position for Java to be in with Microsoft coming out with a Java clone.
Speaking of Microsoft, with C# they are getting very good performance by precompiling their programs to native code, which they save as a file. They only recompile when the CLR changes. None of this Java-esk Just-In-Time compiling. Why can't Java learn to do this trick -- wouldn't it improve its performance?
Honest, this isn't a flame. But if you're only getting C's in computer science, you're not going to enjoy it. Your either too dumb, or too lazy, or you just don't have the affinity for it. CS is a field where you will only really like it if you have a compulsive side to your personality. Where you enjoy getting things perfect. And that generally translates to mostly A's. You might reconsider your profession and think about doing something else that doesn't require perfection, like teaching or selling insurance...
I'm not sure that I like the term "Open Monopoly" any more than I am that crazy about the term "Open Source Movement". I am inclined to think of it more in terms of simple supply and demand. For the first time in history, it is possible for any individual to produce a product (i.e., a piece of software) and to distribute it to the entire world with essentially no distribution costs -- merely the cost of an internet connection. The net effect of this enormous overhead supply is exactly what economics would predict: the price of software is plummetting.
With regard to Microsoft, they have the reputation and the refinement of product to dominate current installations. They also have a cozy relationship with computer vendors that makes John Q. Public think he's getting things for free. But the quality of Linux products is improving rapidly. These days there are far fewer differences that similarities between a Windows and a KDE desktop. One of these days Microsoft is going to make a misstep, and I suspect their rate of their collapse will be a shock to most people.
.Net is WINDOWS ONLY
Hey, this is easy. It depends!
If your running a bank, you want Oracle. MySQL is really unsuitable for anything that involves the exchange of money.
If your serving up informational web pages, MySQL is fine, since dropped connections and other network related errors will be a much more prevalent problem that database related errors.
For in-between problems it's a judgement call. I do think a lot of enterprises drop a whole lot of money on Oracle when it really isn't prudent.
My, oh my. What a coincidence! The exact same project! Give me a break. It sounds like your personal project is derivative of the work, experience and intellectual capital you've gotten from your job; clearly there is overlap in what you are doing on your own and what you are doing at work. If your personal project has any value, I think your company will have a very strong claim on it for that reason.
Check Slackware. They have a new version.
With Konqueror, I have the thing that has always been missing from Linux. A fast, stable browser that works reasonably well. Even works on 128-bit encrypted sites. I can throw that piece of junk Netscape in the trash bin. And mozilla remains far too buggy for everyday use.
When Dell says it costs more to install Linux, his nose starts to grow. My fear is that M$ gets a slice of the pie no matter what OS is installed, crafty negotiators that they are...
Rumor has it that M$ snarfed this guy from Borland for a measely $2,000,000/year. Wonder if they're over the league's salary cap?
Even if M$ is broken up, it will not go away. The MOST that we can hope to achieve from a breakup (and increasingly it looks that it will occur even without a breakup) is that the M$ choke-hold on the PC market will be broken. This will allow the consumer to choose an OS based on personal preferences -- whereas now practically speaking consumers have NO choice. The net result is that the percentage of users for this or that operating system will more accurately reflect user preference. To think that Apple could just walk into the PC market and totally take it over is just fantasy -- most likely Windows will continue to have the largest percentage of the market -- let's face it - most people really like M$ the best - God knows why!
I use Napster and I like it. I especially like the convenience of carrying around sound as a digital file. But I also have found it (very) easy to record music right off my local FM stations with a jump from my stereo to my sound card. The quality is extremely high. Its very easy to take these digital recordings and edit them however I want with standard open source software. I then end up with mp3's that are (to my ear) the equal of what I can get with Napster.