Sure - if the human can squeeze inside a computer case
No need for the human to be on-site. Anyone within 802.11 (or whatever) range of the stealthly-equipped box would suffice. Or are there wireless lan antenna inspections?;-)
Your gut, Anonymous Coward who claims to work at KasparovChess.com, is wrong.
A very effortless web search seems to indicate that Mig is indeed the Editor-in-Chief (and possibly a VP) of KasparovChess.com.
here And from the horse's mouth...
here
It's one thing to post out of ignorance and laziness on/. It's another to not even read the website of your OWN COMPANY. Pull your head out of the sand and stop swapping the backup tapes long enough to read your own website, buddy!
I don't believe there's a flavour of Apple ][ that can decode MP3 streams real-time in software. However, an Apple ][ should be able to easily run a GUI (and now IDE filesystem), and just send the resulting raw MP3 bitstream to to an inexpensive outboard decoder chip. (Some buffering for constant data rate may also be required).
Sounds great in theory. Still, has anyone actually done this? What software specifically has been demonstrated to work? Are there hardware issues? (I have a DVD-ROM drive in my notebook I'd like to use.)
Surprisingly, I can't find a posting here that explains how we can actually rip these puppies. Lots of rumour floating around, but can someone suggest the combination of Windows or Linux apps that will successfully rip these new "CD"s? Practical, succssful experiences only, please!
I wonder how long it will be before the Internet can/will be broadcast wirelessly on a large scale. Sort of in the same fashion that cell phone towers are popping up now.
Ummm... if you're in cell tower range, you're already in internet range. It's not fast (yet), and it's not fun (yet), and WAP definitely won't be the final word. But that's what we said about the HTML desktop web experience six or seven years ago. Start surfing now so you'll have wireless retro-grouch stories to tell your kids!
Larry looks more than a little like The Rock in this photo. Ever notice how you never see both The Rock and Ellison together at the same time? Hmmm? Coincidence? Perhaps not.
Nobody would ever label them cool, just stunningly successful.
...
The truly successful technologies and technology companies are utilitarian and dull -- decidedly non-hip.
Consider the following classes of people:
- artist
- craftsman
- engineer
- businessman
I believe they all have different "success" criteria when it comes to their "products/services/career". Don't assume the financial or market-share bottom line is the universal criteria. It probably is for the last category, but even then, that's a stereotype that not all businessmen care to follow.
And don't laugh now... even corporate entities don't need profitability or market share as their success criteria. Consider non-profits.
Thank god the world has people who consider hip and well-designed products to be successful even when they don't take over the world.
First, I loved Tron in the theatres. Yes, I'm that old. But this is like the second time in 2 days that/. has gone completely giddy about a classic motion picture industry release onto DVD. The problem? We're all whipped up into a happy frenzy about the very same industry which the vastly-prevailing attitude here hates for disrespecting basic fair use rights. If I recall correctly, Disney was behind Tron. Now, isn't Disney one of the worst offenders when it comes to denying fair use? All I'm saying is if you go out waving the Disney flag and buy this DVD, think twice before poo-poo'ing the rest of the MPAA and rights-management(/denial) industry.
From the analysis: Lewis claims there simply cannot be any objective method for
arriving at a good estimate of the complexity of a software development task
prior to completing the task. He uses "objective" to mean a formal,
mechanical method that does not rely on human intuition.
Okay, so Lewis doesn't conclude that good estimation isn't possible. He simply says that it's always going to require human intuition. So software engineers can't easily be replaced by some good AI in an app or by a robot. Big deal. Many critical tasks in many professions fit this definition. Doctors, lawyers, chefs, investment managers, etc. The best ones often distinguish themselves with intuition.
Do companies actually not realize that it's in their interest to attempt to ensure that their workers' jobs can be performed without injuring them?
It's definitely not in a company's interests. And the court has said so again. I agree with you; it would be nice if there truly was an interest (ie, incentive) for employers on this front. But there simply isn't, and here's the ultimate proof. I mean, unless you believe in god or karma or something.
So pursuing a livelihood doesn't meet the ADA criterion of "major life activity"?
I think the court said that pursuing one specific livelihood isn't a criteria. It's a bad stereotype, I know, but autoworkers are probably left out in the cold in this case. But consider a more educated or retrainable person (say, technology worker) who gets the same affliction. If they can move on to another livelihood and then it's fair to say that their affliction doesn't affect "major life activities". Sucks to be an autoworker, and that's pretty ironic, considering cars make America go around.
you can tell at a glance whether the application you're running is taxing the machine's processors or not
Not exactly. You can tell at a glance whether the sum total of your application PLUS the operating system's processes, hardware interrupts, and any other background applications are taxing the machine's processors or not. At very quiet OS and hardware moments, the blinking lights will approximate your app's CPU usage.
Sure, you might be able to learn any university course from a book. But you'll miss the widsom of professors and their corny stories. You'll miss the logistics and comradery of team projects. You'll miss out on exposure to arbitrary, externally imposed specs and deadlines (very handy). And you may not effectively learn how to procrastinate and drink competitively. Oh, and you'll miss out on taking arts, science, and business electives you wouldn't normally be exposed to. These could all be great opportunities, or great wastes of time, depending on what your pleasures and goals are. A university CS education is worth it if you truly love computers, data structures, algorithms, projects, and you value getting a broader, not strictly vocational, education. Otherwise, you're right -- buy some books, make your resume buzzword-compliant, and join the workforce early. If that's your thing.
Since the question wasn't "how do I get info on a company", but rather "how do I evaluate a company", I'm not sure you've answered the poster's question.
Companies will not always gave you truthful, unbiased answers when asked what their weaknesses are, what their long term financial viability is, or how they stack up against competition. If they did this, analysts' jobs would be much easier and maybe we wouldn't have suffered through the dot-bomb experience.
Imagine being able to make a quick 1 minute phone call on your mobile phone and then getting Sgt. Peppers streamed to you in your car. That is the killer app, in my opinion.
I've been running your "killer app" for nearly a decade. It's been around longer than that, actually. Check this out... I make a quick 1 minute phone call on my mobile phone to the radio station DJ and, most of the time, they start streaming my requested song to my car very shortly. It's called FM Radio; check it out. Granted, there can be a little bit of latency after request submission, but it works quite well. And other listeners in broadcast range receive the fruits of my excellent musical taste!
When I give a gift, I make sure to tell the person that I have the receipt, and if there's anything at all that they'd prefer or if this isn't the correct size or OS platform or whatever, that I'd much rather exchange it for them to ensure they get maximum enjoyment from the gift. To me, this is common sense. (Otherwise my gift becomes a burden on them, which would suck.)
In my opinion, if someone just dumps a gift on you and doesn't care enough to ensure that it's the correct size or useful, or whatever, then exchanging or giving it away is quite reasonable.
Consumers aren't going to care about the 2.4% space difference, they certainly as hell don't care about what's "techincally correct", and there's no ambiguity for programmers (since they're all writing amounts of memory in hex anyways).
Slashdot Mirror
Why would the US be spying on CANADA?
Obviously, for the back bacon.
I prefer...
If you meet God on the web, Slashdot him.
Sure - if the human can squeeze inside a computer case
;-)
No need for the human to be on-site. Anyone within 802.11 (or whatever) range of the stealthly-equipped box would suffice. Or are there wireless lan antenna inspections?
my gut is screaming "bullshit"
/. It's another to not even read the website of your OWN COMPANY. Pull your head out of the sand and stop swapping the backup tapes long enough to read your own website, buddy!
Your gut, Anonymous Coward who claims to work at KasparovChess.com, is wrong.
A very effortless web search seems to indicate that Mig is indeed the Editor-in-Chief (and possibly a VP) of KasparovChess.com.
here
And from the horse's mouth...
here
It's one thing to post out of ignorance and laziness on
I don't believe there's a flavour of Apple ][ that can decode MP3 streams real-time in software. However, an Apple ][ should be able to easily run a GUI (and now IDE filesystem), and just send the resulting raw MP3 bitstream to to an inexpensive outboard decoder chip. (Some buffering for constant data rate may also be required).
FWIW, if anyone wants to take the leap, the standard homebrew decoder chips used today seem to be one of these...
Micronas MAS3509F Compressed-Audio Decoder
SGS Thompson STA013 MP3 Decoder
The Micronas chip is newer and doesn't require an external DAC.
"A true replacement for the car!"
A true replacement for the car will have to be capable of brakestands, wheelies, donuts, and sub 10-second 1/4 miles.
Sounds great in theory. Still, has anyone actually done this? What software specifically has been demonstrated to work? Are there hardware issues? (I have a DVD-ROM drive in my notebook I'd like to use.)
Surprisingly, I can't find a posting here that explains how we can actually rip these puppies. Lots of rumour floating around, but can someone suggest the combination of Windows or Linux apps that will successfully rip these new "CD"s? Practical, succssful experiences only, please!
I wonder how long it will be before the Internet can/will be broadcast wirelessly on a large scale. Sort of in the same fashion that cell phone towers are popping up now.
Ummm... if you're in cell tower range, you're already in internet range. It's not fast (yet), and it's not fun (yet), and WAP definitely won't be the final word. But that's what we said about the HTML desktop web experience six or seven years ago. Start surfing now so you'll have wireless retro-grouch stories to tell your kids!
I dunno... I think Larry could take Bill.
Larry looks more than a little like The Rock in this photo. Ever notice how you never see both The Rock and Ellison together at the same time? Hmmm? Coincidence? Perhaps not.
Nobody would ever label them cool, just stunningly successful.
...
The truly successful technologies and technology companies are utilitarian and dull -- decidedly non-hip.
Consider the following classes of people:
- artist
- craftsman
- engineer
- businessman
I believe they all have different "success" criteria when it comes to their "products/services/career". Don't assume the financial or market-share bottom line is the universal criteria. It probably is for the last category, but even then, that's a stereotype that not all businessmen care to follow.
And don't laugh now... even corporate entities don't need profitability or market share as their success criteria. Consider non-profits.
Thank god the world has people who consider hip and well-designed products to be successful even when they don't take over the world.
First, I loved Tron in the theatres. Yes, I'm that old. But this is like the second time in 2 days that /. has gone completely giddy about a classic motion picture industry release onto DVD. The problem? We're all whipped up into a happy frenzy about the very same industry which the vastly-prevailing attitude here hates for disrespecting basic fair use rights. If I recall correctly, Disney was behind Tron. Now, isn't Disney one of the worst offenders when it comes to denying fair use? All I'm saying is if you go out waving the Disney flag and buy this DVD, think twice before poo-poo'ing the rest of the MPAA and rights-management(/denial) industry.
It's definitely not a non-event, quite the opposite actually.
Stated more simply:
It's an event.
Submission hold on the Rabbi.
From the analysis:
Lewis claims there simply cannot be any objective method for arriving at a good estimate of the complexity of a software development task prior to completing the task. He uses "objective" to mean a formal, mechanical method that does not rely on human intuition.
Okay, so Lewis doesn't conclude that good estimation isn't possible. He simply says that it's always going to require human intuition. So software engineers can't easily be replaced by some good AI in an app or by a robot. Big deal. Many critical tasks in many professions fit this definition. Doctors, lawyers, chefs, investment managers, etc. The best ones often distinguish themselves with intuition.
Do companies actually not realize that it's in their interest to attempt to ensure that their workers' jobs can be performed without injuring them?
It's definitely not in a company's interests. And the court has said so again. I agree with you; it would be nice if there truly was an interest (ie, incentive) for employers on this front. But there simply isn't, and here's the ultimate proof. I mean, unless you believe in god or karma or something.
So pursuing a livelihood doesn't meet the ADA criterion of "major life activity"?
I think the court said that pursuing one specific livelihood isn't a criteria. It's a bad stereotype, I know, but autoworkers are probably left out in the cold in this case. But consider a more educated or retrainable person (say, technology worker) who gets the same affliction. If they can move on to another livelihood and then it's fair to say that their affliction doesn't affect "major life activities". Sucks to be an autoworker, and that's pretty ironic, considering cars make America go around.
you can tell at a glance whether the application you're running is taxing the machine's processors or not
Not exactly. You can tell at a glance whether the sum total of your application PLUS the operating system's processes, hardware interrupts, and any other background applications are taxing the machine's processors or not. At very quiet OS and hardware moments, the blinking lights will approximate your app's CPU usage.
Sure, you might be able to learn any university course from a book. But you'll miss the widsom of professors and their corny stories. You'll miss the logistics and comradery of team projects. You'll miss out on exposure to arbitrary, externally imposed specs and deadlines (very handy). And you may not effectively learn how to procrastinate and drink competitively. Oh, and you'll miss out on taking arts, science, and business electives you wouldn't normally be exposed to. These could all be great opportunities, or great wastes of time, depending on what your pleasures and goals are. A university CS education is worth it if you truly love computers, data structures, algorithms, projects, and you value getting a broader, not strictly vocational, education. Otherwise, you're right -- buy some books, make your resume buzzword-compliant, and join the workforce early. If that's your thing.
Since the question wasn't "how do I get info on a company", but rather "how do I evaluate a company", I'm not sure you've answered the poster's question.
Companies will not always gave you truthful, unbiased answers when asked what their weaknesses are, what their long term financial viability is, or how they stack up against competition. If they did this, analysts' jobs would be much easier and maybe we wouldn't have suffered through the dot-bomb experience.
Imagine being able to make a quick 1 minute phone call on your mobile phone and then getting Sgt. Peppers streamed to you in your car. That is the killer app, in my opinion.
I've been running your "killer app" for nearly a decade. It's been around longer than that, actually. Check this out... I make a quick 1 minute phone call on my mobile phone to the radio station DJ and, most of the time, they start streaming my requested song to my car very shortly. It's called FM Radio; check it out. Granted, there can be a little bit of latency after request submission, but it works quite well. And other listeners in broadcast range receive the fruits of my excellent musical taste!
...and my Pringles can burst into flames.
When I give a gift, I make sure to tell the person that I have the receipt, and if there's anything at all that they'd prefer or if this isn't the correct size or OS platform or whatever, that I'd much rather exchange it for them to ensure they get maximum enjoyment from the gift. To me, this is common sense. (Otherwise my gift becomes a burden on them, which would suck.)
In my opinion, if someone just dumps a gift on you and doesn't care enough to ensure that it's the correct size or useful, or whatever, then exchanging or giving it away is quite reasonable.
Seems like you'd have to be really careful not to exclude the color blind. And the actually blind.
And let's be very careful not to exclude the uncultured masses who can't tell the difference between an abstract Boyd and a minimalist Sultan.
The "real" Gzowski? If you're Canadian, your eyebrows may have raised like mine.
Anyways, Merry Christmas, everyone!
Consumers aren't going to care about the 2.4% space difference, they certainly as hell don't care about what's "techincally correct", and there's no ambiguity for programmers (since they're all writing amounts of memory in hex anyways).