Dude, civilian contractors get hazardous duty pay for going places like that. They go straight up to the front lines just like a soldier would in many cases. It is, to be blunt, dangerous work, and you should expect to be spied on and be prepared to be shot at.
More directly to the original story. There are easier ways to make a lot of money than that. You life, for the entirety of your stay in the middle east, is likely to suck. Get 2 jobs and you'll be happier, and get to survive.
Especially don't run programs via dual-boot, which tempts you to stay and use all those other wonderful programs like Outlook...
If you like Windows that much... Why not just run Windows.
I thought that we programmer types were supposed to be Libertarians, not communists. If you really like Windows better, then just use Windows. Pick software based on your preference of the software. We're a capitalist society. I get paid to write the software that I write, which runs, for the most part, on Solaris.
Freebies to take next time visitting a hotel: 1) Lotion 2) Shampoo 3) Conditioner 4) Razor 5) Shaving cream 6) Toothbrush 7) Bible 8) Towels 9) Remote Control
Why not chocolate, or some other flavor?...it's about the same question unless you really have a reason. I use Linux because, as a student, I needed a lot of the things that it gave me, and now, I just find it more convenient. What keeps me off of Windows is the fact that I use Linux, and that I'd have to buy a license for my computer....since I'm going to graduate school in the fall, I'll be skipping that license.
The part of the parent poster's project that I find interesting is the use of A* to find destinations around campus. I wrote a program that did something similar in college, but it did so in a virtual environment (it was, however, a simulated robot).
Yeah, just to chime in Sun states on their website the compiler requirements for Java, up ontil around 1.3 it was K&R (or some other non-ANSI dialect) C, but then they switched to ANSI.
The JCP is run by Sun Microsystems. That is hardly a standards organization, that's free labor for a company. I love Sun's product line, but Sun is not a standards organization. Incidentally, neither is GNU.
Somebody should take a collection. This guy got screwed and, even though he is taking down the effort, and will not pursue further development. Somebody should help him to recover the funds that he's sacrificed as part of this effort.
Agreed. I am not fond of the Configuration Manager. Why do I need a graphical tool that I don't understand how to use, to replace the process of writing config files, that I do understand?
So, it's ok for Google to, rather than even aggregating results, to search your email, profile you, and direct ads toward you?
I'm not saying that this is necessarily a bad thing, but I would imagine that if MS were to put features into Exchange that would send the results of the equivalent of a dirty word search back to them, then they were to target you with advertisements,/. would be thoroughly upbraided.
Wake up folks, California is protecting against something that/.ers typically don't like. The fact that Google is doing it makes it no more permissable.
Personally, I think that it's a-ok to target adds based on such results, but I would prefer that it be done on the spot, in real time, rather than have the results cached.
Things like this remind me of the most paranoid, annoying, emailers that I deal with daily. Something like 1 in 1000 emails are the type that I would ever stick a receipt on. For the most part, even those I would ask for a friendly reply in the text at the bottom.
At work, I am somewhat compelled to use outlook. Here's my favorite setting:
1) Automatically unflag incoming messages:
-Think noone reads your email? Why not flag every message you send. That way, they'll all look importat... or, the important ones will get lost in the see of red flags.
Do any of you have settings that would be good in Outlook?
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Well, since it will aggregate old news, you can already look at the news in terms of the long term...
Well... you might run into a fetishist or psychopath.
Dude, civilian contractors get hazardous duty pay for going places like that. They go straight up to the front lines just like a soldier would in many cases. It is, to be blunt, dangerous work, and you should expect to be spied on and be prepared to be shot at.
More directly to the original story. There are easier ways to make a lot of money than that. You life, for the entirety of your stay in the middle east, is likely to suck. Get 2 jobs and you'll be happier, and get to survive.
Especially don't run programs via dual-boot, which tempts you to stay and use all those other wonderful programs like Outlook...
If you like Windows that much... Why not just run Windows.
I thought that we programmer types were supposed to be Libertarians, not communists. If you really like Windows better, then just use Windows. Pick software based on your preference of the software. We're a capitalist society. I get paid to write the software that I write, which runs, for the most part, on Solaris.
Freebies to take next time visitting a hotel:
1) Lotion
2) Shampoo
3) Conditioner
4) Razor
5) Shaving cream
6) Toothbrush
7) Bible
8) Towels
9) Remote Control
Uhmm, those bibles in hotel rooms aren't complimentary... you're supposed to leave them when you leave.
VIII. Thou shalt not steal.
Did you READ it, or just steal it?
Why not chocolate, or some other flavor? ...it's about the same question unless you really have a reason. I use Linux because, as a student, I needed a lot of the things that it gave me, and now, I just find it more convenient. What keeps me off of Windows is the fact that I use Linux, and that I'd have to buy a license for my computer. ...since I'm going to graduate school in the fall, I'll be skipping that license.
I just wanted to post in homage to the guy. I have difficulty calling anyone my hero, but if I did put people in such a position, Alan would be there.
It's terrible that the world saw more value in vilifying him as a homosexual than eulogizing him as a genious.
The part of the parent poster's project that I find interesting is the use of A* to find destinations around campus. I wrote a program that did something similar in college, but it did so in a virtual environment (it was, however, a simulated robot).
Why not replace the motor in the toy with a stepper?
But is yet another source-based compilation system needed?
Uhmm... I guess not, from now on, we'll do all of our compilations without source code... however that will supposedly be done.
I'll accept the IETF as a standards organization over any corporate entity.
Yeah, just to chime in Sun states on their website the compiler requirements for Java, up ontil around 1.3 it was K&R (or some other non-ANSI dialect) C, but then they switched to ANSI.
The JCP is run by Sun Microsystems. That is hardly a standards organization, that's free labor for a company. I love Sun's product line, but Sun is not a standards organization. Incidentally, neither is GNU.
The OSDN sells their own ads, so they have total control.
/. This is no longer mostly the open source crowd. There are a lot of Microsoft advocates here.
That said, read more
Java is nice and all, but I still prefer that my programming languages be managed by a standards organization.
Somebody should take a collection. This guy got screwed and, even though he is taking down the effort, and will not pursue further development. Somebody should help him to recover the funds that he's sacrificed as part of this effort.
Agreed. I am not fond of the Configuration Manager. Why do I need a graphical tool that I don't understand how to use, to replace the process of writing config files, that I do understand?
What!? You mean I can get a free copy of the Netbeans IDE with Java Desktop? How can they afford to do that?
Netbeans
Hold up...
/. would be thoroughly upbraided.
/.ers typically don't like. The fact that Google is doing it makes it no more permissable.
So, it's ok for Google to, rather than even aggregating results, to search your email, profile you, and direct ads toward you?
I'm not saying that this is necessarily a bad thing, but I would imagine that if MS were to put features into Exchange that would send the results of the equivalent of a dirty word search back to them, then they were to target you with advertisements,
Wake up folks, California is protecting against something that
Personally, I think that it's a-ok to target adds based on such results, but I would prefer that it be done on the spot, in real time, rather than have the results cached.
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Things like this remind me of the most paranoid, annoying, emailers that I deal with daily. Something like 1 in 1000 emails are the type that I would ever stick a receipt on. For the most part, even those I would ask for a friendly reply in the text at the bottom.
At work, I am somewhat compelled to use outlook. Here's my favorite setting:
1) Automatically unflag incoming messages:
-Think noone reads your email? Why not flag every message you send. That way, they'll all look importat... or, the important ones will get lost in the see of red flags.
Do any of you have settings that would be good in Outlook?
Dude... What are you talking about? I'm young and work only 60 hours a week and travel only 85% of the time. ...so there!