We used to do that for e-commerce. You could setup differnet rules in the database, the rules were run as SQL or JavaScript, or a call to an external ActiveX Component.
There were some user configuration parameters and other bits and bobs so that you could configure everything from a whois do domain name registration to complex multi purchase pricing rules.
It made for east site design, maximum code reuse and the ability for an end user to configure their area of the system.
Now, if someone applied that to a filing system....
Yeh, just like the CPU in my computer, silicone naturally acts like a transister. Were just using the natural process more efficiently, how did anyone ever get a patent or copyright on that.
"US scientists have shown that an inexpensive and harmless technique exploiting these subatomic particles could detect a small block of uranium concealed, for example, inside a truck full of sheep"
They were up for nomination (GUS the parent of Experian also owns Argos who were up for nomination too).
Experian is a credit, car-data, everything you've ever done or want to do, data-warehousing company. (I only deal with injury fraud and car insurance none of the real nasty stuff)
I'll pick on the few points I've mentioned already.
(drawing a straight line) The GIMP provides no indication of the type of function that a tool can perform, and the action of a modifyer ket (ctrl, alt &co) on that function.
The filters are few and odly grouped/named. They frequently don't provide previews, which makes using hte filters slow and pot luck (lots of undo's).
Even somthing as simple as JPEG remembering that you want FPU and interlaced as default would be nice, most PC's are quick enough that poorer interger compression is pointless.
SFAI recall selections are also a bit odd to deal with.
It only takes a couple of days to be reasonable in photoshop, and the learning curve is very gently.
I haven't learnt enough GIMP yet, but unless there's a spark of light and I suddernly understand the whole GIMP interface it's going to take a lot longer to use than photoshop.
8.2 is a great release, installed well etc.... But things were setup badly. It takes at least a couple of months of use, compiling lots of stuff from source and manually configuring to realise that the distribution was broken not the software.
Things were slow, kde crashed alot, no kamera KIO slave, kduz kept screwing up my printer.
I now use gentoo, which has been far less problematic than Mandrake. (things are quick, KDE(and everything else) is stable, and no problems with anything)
Security == Job secrity for those in charge. (If I had a gun I may have shot Tony Blare by now)
Freedom == The people you employee (the government) won't stop you from doing somthing(well today anyhow).
Just think, in 10 years time the Nazi's will be inpower, it's a good job were keeping records of all the Gypsies, Native Americans, Arabs, Jews, Blacks, Sick and UnEmployeed are now.
I don't think you fully understand, Livingston said that the Cameras were duel purpose 1: the traffic thing, fair enough I say, more people should work from home.
2: the we will use face recognition and catch everyone and anyone(evil nasty terrorists) in our security ring.
then IRaq (the 1U windows server) IRan (the 59's windows server). IRate (the 'We are the best' windows server) INovation (Bills russian gymnastic partner in the M$ trials) ICame, ISaw, IKonqured. (Bill wanking over windows then cutting up the rest of the Kompotition).
Well it takes less than a week to work out how to draw a straight line in Photoshop.
The GIMP really isn't that great: no previews for many filters. Poor list of built in filters. Impossible to use UI. Stupid doesn't remember your last jpeg settings, and defaults to poor quality (integer math &co).
Didn't you know that the polution is the cities is caused by pigiouns farting and has nothing to do with the huge Oil (thanks sadam) consumption of western countries.
Glad i proved that one had nothing to do with Truth Justice and the American way.
I don't really write tests for initial project requirements, but once the project is on the way all Bugs must have a test script (how to reproduce the bug).
If the test can be automated then test data is produced to verify that the bug has been corrected.
Also, I frequently write 'test scripts' when consulting change requirements. This helps resolve the requirements, makes testing easy and covers saves you neck if the client says that's not what they asked for(the tests are unambiguous).
Now, if only they put referances to the standards in the kernel source tree, I could do some 'real' reviewing.
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We used to do that for e-commerce.
....
You could setup differnet rules in the database, the rules were run as SQL or JavaScript, or a call to an external ActiveX Component.
There were some user configuration parameters and other bits and bobs so that you could configure everything from a whois do domain name registration to complex multi purchase pricing rules.
It made for east site design, maximum code reuse and the ability for an end user to configure their area of the system.
Now, if someone applied that to a filing system
And wiping ones posterior with a wood pulp preperation after the excrement of waste (as feces) discharged from the alimentary canal.
Yeh, just like the CPU in my computer, silicone naturally acts like a transister. Were just using the natural process more efficiently, how did anyone ever get a patent or copyright on that.
I heard that there are more dirty bums living on the streets ready to mug us any second.
Will the wave get through the latest SU,
A truck full of sheep.
no seriously
"US scientists have shown that an inexpensive and harmless technique exploiting these subatomic particles could detect a small block of uranium concealed, for example, inside a truck full of sheep"
You can vary the refractive index of a flat piece of material to produce a flat lense.
Maybe not the best lense in the world, but flat none the less.
Well, I think when Jesus said you should give away you possesions what he really meant was attack Iraq for Oil.
At least the kuran admits and corrects it's fuckups.
Install windows 3.1 on that 3Ghz. Go on just fo a laugh (you have to do a bit of fiddling if you have any amount of memory though).
/dev/null
well it starts faster than echo "" >>
They were up for nomination (GUS the parent of Experian also owns Argos who were up for nomination too).
Experian is a credit, car-data, everything you've ever done or want to do, data-warehousing company. (I only deal with injury fraud and car insurance none of the real nasty stuff)
When I first used AutoCad (in dos) it was easy to learn.
When I first used 3d Studio(in dos) it was a bit trickier, but still easy to learn.
When I first used Photoshop, it was easy to learn.
When I first used the GIMP, it took a week to find out how to draw a straight line. (I gave up and searched on the internet).
All 4 applications have compleatly different UI's but one takes far longer to learn than the others.
The GMP doesn't provide a good level of information about the 'mode' you are in and what operatins tend to that mode.
It also has non-standard UI rules even compaired to pre-windows dos applications.
I'll pick on the few points I've mentioned already.
(drawing a straight line)
The GIMP provides no indication of the type of function that a tool can perform, and the action of a modifyer ket (ctrl, alt &co) on that function.
The filters are few and odly grouped/named. They frequently don't provide previews, which makes using hte filters slow and pot luck (lots of undo's).
Even somthing as simple as JPEG remembering that you want FPU and interlaced as default would be nice, most PC's are quick enough that poorer interger compression is pointless.
SFAI recall selections are also a bit odd to deal with.
It only takes a couple of days to be reasonable in photoshop, and the learning curve is very gently.
I haven't learnt enough GIMP yet, but unless there's a spark of light and I suddernly understand the whole GIMP interface it's going to take a lot longer to use than photoshop.
They're much more sophisticated than the old ones and the police will be able to use them. So if a terrorist group is trying to drive in we can identify the car, it can be flagged up instantly and we can even possibly be in a position where we can recognise the driver. So there's now an added benefit that we didn't anticipate when we thought about this but since Sept 11th central London will be dramatically safer, not impossible for anybody to get in, but a lot more difficult for a villain to get in and do their damage.
etc....
It dosn't have to be computerised to be facial recognisionl
8.2 is a great release, installed well etc....
But things were setup badly. It takes at least a couple of months of use, compiling lots of stuff from source and manually configuring to realise that the distribution was broken not the software.
Things were slow, kde crashed alot, no kamera KIO slave, kduz kept screwing up my printer.
I now use gentoo, which has been far less problematic than Mandrake.
(things are quick, KDE(and everything else) is stable, and no problems with anything)
It's not a threat.
1: I don't have a gun
2: I may have.
It's ok to say things like that.
Give me a Gun and I'll shoot Tony Blare.
now that's a threat.
Tony Blare isn't the Queen so It's not high treason either.
Security == Job secrity for those in charge.
(If I had a gun I may have shot Tony Blare by now)
Freedom == The people you employee (the government) won't stop you from doing somthing(well today anyhow).
Just think, in 10 years time the Nazi's will be inpower, it's a good job were keeping records of all the Gypsies, Native Americans, Arabs, Jews, Blacks, Sick and UnEmployeed are now.
I don't think you fully understand, Livingston said that the Cameras were duel purpose
1: the traffic thing, fair enough I say, more people should work from home.
2: the we will use face recognition and catch everyone and anyone(evil nasty terrorists) in our security ring.
That's an breach of privacy and trust.
Umm... your at War and the propaganda machine is running at full speed.
The UK government was proposing that all ISP's retain data for 3 years. etc......
Maybe you run more wire taps in the US, but in the UK they just keep the data, no wire taps required.
then
IRaq (the 1U windows server)
IRan (the 59's windows server).
IRate (the 'We are the best' windows server)
INovation (Bills russian gymnastic partner in the M$ trials)
ICame, ISaw, IKonqured. (Bill wanking over windows then cutting up the rest of the Kompotition).
Well it takes less than a week to work out how to draw a straight line in Photoshop.
The GIMP really isn't that great:
no previews for many filters.
Poor list of built in filters.
Impossible to use UI.
Stupid doesn't remember your last jpeg settings, and defaults to poor quality (integer math &co).
The list goes on.....
no it's not 'FREE', why do you think a Mac costs more than a PC? because you pay for the software.
Unless Adobe carefully cafts it's software in assembler, then the Mac and Windows versions will probably use the same (I expect C) code base
Microsft will sell you an wireless LCD screen.
The marketing goes somthing like
'be the first on the block to get a....'
and misses off, because when 10 people have them there ain't no bandwidth left.
Didn't you know that the polution is the cities is caused by pigiouns farting and has nothing to do with the huge Oil (thanks sadam) consumption of western countries.
Glad i proved that one had nothing to do with Truth Justice and the American way.
I don't really write tests for initial project requirements, but once the project is on the way all Bugs must have a test script (how to reproduce the bug).
If the test can be automated then test data is produced to verify that the bug has been corrected.
Also, I frequently write 'test scripts' when consulting change requirements. This helps resolve the requirements, makes testing easy and covers saves you neck if the client says that's not what they asked for(the tests are unambiguous).
Now, if only they put referances to the standards in the kernel source tree, I could do some 'real' reviewing.
'development of closed-source drivers, which are more likely to be buggy'
As apposed to drivers that have to chase a moving target, or arn't even there because xzy will only write a closed source driver.
That's taking GPL to the point of anal retention, No binary drivers but money making (corrupt evil) companies can use Linux?