Very true, and if you want a blog, use wordpress; it takes about 5 minutes to set up and is really great at doing blogs.
Joomla inhabits a strange place where they took a CMS and tried to pretend that it was a MVC framework. I see people trying to use it as such, and while you can get *something* up in a hurry, there is a very narrow margin between wordpress and a real framework for joomla to inhabit.
Everyone: please don't use Joomla! (unless you can guarantee that I won't ever be responsible for taking that code base over:)
For instance, none of the illustrations used in the article below were done with human hands. Each was rendered automatically by a remarkable piece of software called Nedroid, which can scan any piece of text, "read" it for comprehension and, incredibly, render artwork to match the context.
Photobucket.com uses php, and a little perl (but not for serving pages). Objectify your php so that things remain very maintainable, write your perl so that someone can read it. What it comes down to is the fact that bad code can be written in any language, and good code can be written in any language.
I have to be honest, this screen is really worth it. It looks great in low light and no light situations and is very clear.
Projectors look really good in low light and no light situations, on a sheet or a wall, or on your little brother. The test of a screen is how it does in situations with higher amounts of ambiant light.
Now, I do admit that its bigger brothers in the 5K price region have a little bit better resolution, and a little better refresh rates. But when comparing the bottom line here 0.2K verses 5K... it still blows my mind. The real benefit here is in the budget for our version of the DIY projector, we got a really nice screen out of it.
I bought mine on ebay for 600 dollars, and it has a remote control, will mount to the ceiling, and does NOT sound like a vacuum cleaner. Not to begruge anyone their project, but there is no good reason for anyone to ever build one of these things unless they are *really* strapped for cash, or they are bored and want to play (much better reason as far as i'm concerned).
worse than that. Among non-geeks internet is that blue "e" icon that launches explorer.
I was told yesterday (by a woman who was reporting issues on a site that I develop for) that her browser is "Yahoo".
Basing you definitions of things like whtat internet means on non-geek circles is like, well (to bring this whole thing full circle) basing your definition of reality on what GB says.
It sounds as though you (and others) comment your code exclusively for yourselves. IE, as you learn more about the language you comment less, so theoretically, when you know entire volumes about the code you won't need comments at all.
Good call. Nothing ensures job security like a program that is only commented in your mind.
I'm sorry, Your comment got modded up and I have no idea what you guys are talking about, but as someone who just read your code, I have a few questions: What the hell does 'pw' stand for in pw_status? If it stands for password, then does that mean that the user can't login? Does it mean that they can't change their password? Does it mean that they do not have ADMIN level permissions, or maybe only admin level permissions? Maybe they can only login as admin? Or did the administrator lock 'pw_status', whatever it means?
I recently finished (on tuesday) inteviewing for a staff engineer position at United's training facility in Denver CO. They let me "fly" one the new 777 sims. These things are incredible, they are built with authentic parts to every extent possible (so that everything works the same) and they are set upon six hydrolics that allow six degrees of freedom. The experience is crazy.
Read no further. Without having to read the reast of these posts; you can get a sense of what is to come here, and hopefully avoid some painful reading: "I like A". "I like B". "A sucks and so does your mom".
And does the First Amendment still feel the same after newly introduced Bills like PATRIOT ACT?
I would say that the recent election sends a very clear message "Unless it's about guns, amendments are just obstacles to be ignored at will by the sitting president"
What the street vendor is really selling you (other than mysterious meat-like products) is convenience. He's right there, where you are, when you're hungry. If you have to go home to eat, you're giving up the convenience that is his real value. Sure, if you walk by his stand and think, "nah... I can hold out for another 30 minutes" he is missing out on the sale, but people make those judgements every day - it's part of the risk he's taking when he starts his hot dog empire. Now: if he were standing on the streetcorner playing guitar, and you really liked his music, and he says, "If you really like it so much, I've got DVDs of one of my performances right here - only $20!" But, standing right next to him is a guy that already bought the DVD last month, and is hold a sign that says "information wants to be free!" and has a URL of a web site where you can just download the guy's performance without paying for it... now that's another matter.
I think that the concept goes deeper than that. The idea is that no loger do you need large record labels to "find" artists and distribute music, there is a new way to do that(internet), and the new way is less expensive. So where you needed studios and thousands of dollars in sound processing, now all you need is a home computer (to some extent).
So, to revisit hot-dogs, the guy on the corner has a ten thousand dollar machine that will make hot dogs, but in order to get them, you have to go to wherever he is, eat at his table, with his condiments; if you don't like that you get no hot-dog.
Then there is another hot-dog making machine that people can fit in their pockets. These people just like using their machines. They would make hot-dogs if you wanted one or not. They are more than happy to get paid for that hot dog and they will let you eat it wherever and however you want.
This applies much more to music than it does to video, because the 'create cheaply in a basement' is not really here yet for video. But it will get here.
So the Big hot-dog guy could charge whatever he wanted, but now, the people that make the hot dogs in the first place have no need for the big hot dog guy.
I will allow that there are some holes in the hot-dog analogy; but that is how analogies go. I think that the important part, that the system is changing so radically as to upset an enourmous balace of power is potrayed.
Sure there were aspects that remained contstant, for instance all Mario games have had gravity. C'mon, there are certain things that will stay consistant. Maybe it's because I just wait for Zelda, Mario and Metroid but I would say that Nintendo's ratio of games to games that were special was really good. Just because it's a sequel doesn't mean it has to be bad.
We'll see Halo 3, Metal gear 4, Mario sunshine 2 and so on and so forththey just want better graphics and the same thing over and over.
I think that's a little unfair to Nintendo. Mario sunshine was a very different game from all previous marios, not different to the level of others but a signifigant difference. Metroid went from platformer to first person and Zelda was cell shaded and set at sea. I mean, a Zelda that involves a ton of sailing? Then there's Pikmin. I mean, if that is more of the same to you, then you need a new interface, not a different game.
Maybe xbox, maybe PS3. But I'll eagerly await anything that comes out of Nintendo.
I have never heard an "I switched to DVORAK and my pain got worse until I went back to QWERTY". (People with that story are invited to comment and tell it, please!)
It has been known since George II made that idiotic mandate that it was a matter of time. Most of the lines were contaminated then. That's why it was phrased as it was, It makes them seem less like authoritarians imposing their corrupt morals wherever they like.
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Very true, and if you want a blog, use wordpress; it takes about 5 minutes to set up and is really great at doing blogs.
Joomla inhabits a strange place where they took a CMS and tried to pretend that it was a MVC framework. I see people trying to use it as such, and while you can get *something* up in a hurry, there is a very narrow margin between wordpress and a real framework for joomla to inhabit.
Everyone: please don't use Joomla! (unless you can guarantee that I won't ever be responsible for taking that code base over :)
The real questions is, will firefox stop sucking on a mac. FF1 was stable, but 2 crashes like a blind hanglider with vertigo.
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At a minimum, put your money in an ING orange savings account. Guarenteed 4.35 return - no risk.
For instance, none of the illustrations used in the article below were done with human hands. Each was rendered automatically by a remarkable piece of software called Nedroid, which can scan any piece of text, "read" it for comprehension and, incredibly, render artwork to match the context.
Huh? Nedroid is completely fake.
Photobucket.com uses php, and a little perl (but not for serving pages). Objectify your php so that things remain very maintainable, write your perl so that someone can read it. What it comes down to is the fact that bad code can be written in any language, and good code can be written in any language.
Oh, yes Large-Scale.
I have to be honest, this screen is really worth it. It looks great in low light and no light situations and is very clear.
Projectors look really good in low light and no light situations, on a sheet or a wall, or on your little brother. The test of a screen is how it does in situations with higher amounts of ambiant light.
Now, I do admit that its bigger brothers in the 5K price region have a little bit better resolution, and a little better refresh rates. But when comparing the bottom line here 0.2K verses 5K... it still blows my mind. The real benefit here is in the budget for our version of the DIY projector, we got a really nice screen out of it.
I bought mine on ebay for 600 dollars, and it has a remote control, will mount to the ceiling, and does NOT sound like a vacuum cleaner. Not to begruge anyone their project, but there is no good reason for anyone to ever build one of these things unless they are *really* strapped for cash, or they are bored and want to play (much better reason as far as i'm concerned).
worse than that. Among non-geeks internet is that blue "e" icon that launches explorer.
I was told yesterday (by a woman who was reporting issues on a site that I develop for) that her browser is "Yahoo".
Basing you definitions of things like whtat internet means on non-geek circles is like, well (to bring this whole thing full circle) basing your definition of reality on what GB says.
It sounds as though you (and others) comment your code exclusively for yourselves. IE, as you learn more about the language you comment less, so theoretically, when you know entire volumes about the code you won't need comments at all.
Good call. Nothing ensures job security like a program that is only commented in your mind.
and leave out the comment.
I'm sorry, Your comment got modded up and I have no idea what you guys are talking about, but as someone who just read your code, I have a few questions:
What the hell does 'pw' stand for in pw_status?
If it stands for password, then does that mean that the user can't login?
Does it mean that they can't change their password?
Does it mean that they do not have ADMIN level permissions, or maybe only admin level permissions?
Maybe they can only login as admin?
Or did the administrator lock 'pw_status', whatever it means?
I recently finished (on tuesday) inteviewing for a staff engineer position at United's training facility in Denver CO. They let me "fly" one the new 777 sims. These things are incredible, they are built with authentic parts to every extent possible (so that everything works the same) and they are set upon six hydrolics that allow six degrees of freedom. The experience is crazy.
Which deity is the best?
Read no further. Without having to read the reast of these posts; you can get a sense of what is to come here, and hopefully avoid some painful reading:
"I like A".
"I like B".
"A sucks and so does your mom".
PS. Apt-get rules.
And does the First Amendment still feel the same after newly introduced Bills like PATRIOT ACT?
I would say that the recent election sends a very clear message "Unless it's about guns, amendments are just obstacles to be ignored at will by the sitting president"
What the street vendor is really selling you (other than mysterious meat-like products) is convenience. He's right there, where you are, when you're hungry. If you have to go home to eat, you're giving up the convenience that is his real value. Sure, if you walk by his stand and think, "nah... I can hold out for another 30 minutes" he is missing out on the sale, but people make those judgements every day - it's part of the risk he's taking when he starts his hot dog empire. Now: if he were standing on the streetcorner playing guitar, and you really liked his music, and he says, "If you really like it so much, I've got DVDs of one of my performances right here - only $20!" But, standing right next to him is a guy that already bought the DVD last month, and is hold a sign that says "information wants to be free!" and has a URL of a web site where you can just download the guy's performance without paying for it... now that's another matter.
I think that the concept goes deeper than that. The idea is that no loger do you need large record labels to "find" artists and distribute music, there is a new way to do that(internet), and the new way is less expensive. So where you needed studios and thousands of dollars in sound processing, now all you need is a home computer (to some extent).
So, to revisit hot-dogs, the guy on the corner has a ten thousand dollar machine that will make hot dogs, but in order to get them, you have to go to wherever he is, eat at his table, with his condiments; if you don't like that you get no hot-dog.
Then there is another hot-dog making machine that people can fit in their pockets. These people just like using their machines. They would make hot-dogs if you wanted one or not. They are more than happy to get paid for that hot dog and they will let you eat it wherever and however you want.
This applies much more to music than it does to video, because the 'create cheaply in a basement' is not really here yet for video. But it will get here.
So the Big hot-dog guy could charge whatever he wanted, but now, the people that make the hot dogs in the first place have no need for the big hot dog guy.
I will allow that there are some holes in the hot-dog analogy; but that is how analogies go. I think that the important part, that the system is changing so radically as to upset an enourmous balace of power is potrayed.
Ico was incredible.(played the whole thing in an afternoon-evening cause I couldn't stop) But so was (IMHO) Prince of Persia Sands of Time.
It's fine to say that Metroid , Sunshine, and Zelda were "more of the same humdrum", but I remeber clearly in each case an entire cadre of console fans that were planning on hating all of those games because they deviated so signifigantly from their predecessors.
Sure there were aspects that remained contstant, for instance all Mario games have had gravity. C'mon, there are certain things that will stay consistant. Maybe it's because I just wait for Zelda, Mario and Metroid but I would say that Nintendo's ratio of games to games that were special was really good. Just because it's a sequel doesn't mean it has to be bad.
lol
I hadn't read anything else ther, just the articel that was linked to yesterday about the cell processor.
> It's probably the current EA football title.
If it is, then it's a movie from the game.
This is the page that has all of EA's football on it:
http://www.easports.com/games/madden2005/home.jsp
Click on screenshots and take a look. There is no way that picture from the article came out of the EA game engine
We'll see Halo 3, Metal gear 4, Mario sunshine 2 and so on and so forth they just want better graphics and the same thing over and over.
I think that's a little unfair to Nintendo. Mario sunshine was a very different game from all previous marios, not different to the level of others but a signifigant difference. Metroid went from platformer to first person and Zelda was cell shaded and set at sea. I mean, a Zelda that involves a ton of sailing? Then there's Pikmin. I mean, if that is more of the same to you, then you need a new interface, not a different game.
Maybe xbox, maybe PS3. But I'll eagerly await anything that comes out of Nintendo.
I think it is safe to assume that any such statements made by Sony marketing are bullshit.
Well, that would assume everything that was said about cell processors here was also untrue.
If what was forwarded in that article was even half true, I don't know that real time redering would be that far off.
Where the hell did that beautiful picture come from?
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It's definately rendered - but from what?
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40753000/jp
I have never heard an "I switched to DVORAK and my pain got worse until I went back to QWERTY". (People with that story are invited to comment and tell it, please!)
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A BIG problem with switching to Dvorak is most common keyboard shortcuts aren't convenient.
That is not argument for the superiority of any one keyboard type; that is an argument for whatever keyboard layout has become intrenched.
They would not make sense on a keyboard layout that is radically different from QWERTY.
Of course they wouldn't. If they did, then it wouldn't be radically different.
Better and different are not the same thing.
It has been known since George II made that idiotic mandate that it was a matter of time. Most of the lines were contaminated then. That's why it was phrased as it was, It makes them seem less like authoritarians imposing their corrupt morals wherever they like.