Choosing a programming language is fairly easy. I don't know what this guys problem is, sure most of them are the same, IN SYNTAX, but each have their advantages/disadvantages.
First you decide what you want to do with your program.
If it's purely web based, like most of the applications I write, then it's easy, you've got java, php, perl, maybe some others. Now php has high security risk, so rule that out. Perl is much more secure than java, but java is more portable, so there's your trade off, decided what is more important.
If it's system based, then it wouldn depend on the target OS. If it's linux then you choose perl or C depending on how low level you need your program to be. If it's not linux, you speak to the project leaders, and get them to make it linux.
Basically it boils down to, perl or some crummy other language.
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because they understand what is needed.
When I started at my current job, I was not sure what to expect, being under the assumption that management knows nothing. But later finding out that most of the management here has done some programming before. In fact one of the main managers was the only programmer here when the business started up.
I believe this makes for the best workplace as a programmer because everyone above you knows how you are feeling. What to expect from you. What is hard/easy etc.
here in 'Free' America these kids would have been thrown in jail for violating the DMCA
All he'd need is a valid disclaimer. If he is creating his own crypt method then he just needs to say that it's ok to break it. Surely?
I think it's a good idea. Maybe at the wrong level though. I mean crack the code to get a place at uni? Should be more like crack the code to get a job, not to get into a school.
Does morpheus use KaZaA as it's engine?
I know it names all the files kazaa29387409871234.dat
If this is the case, what other software out there uses KaZaA as it's engine and what is going to happen to all of those?
Is there anyone else out there that thinks maybe, just maybe, this new adventure was brought on by the new tomb raider movie?
I mean i was sitting there watching that thinking, geez this is a lot like an indiana jones movie... well, actually i was thinking, gee are those things real? but AFTER the movie i couldnt help but relate it to an indiana jones flick!
Given a decent plot, it could work... i for one am a fan of the old style indiana jones movies... but these two old guys? i mean Connery is way over his limit... and Ford is getting close...
Maybe Indiana Jones movies could start getting like 007? Just make a new movie with a new Indiana Jones star... People will say, but Indiana Jones is supposed to be an old person now? Well geez, shouldnt James Bond be like 104?
i was saying from the child's point of view...
it's obvious that it's a good thing to do from a parent's point of view!
but if you were a kid, and you're parents were monitoring your net access without you knowing, you'd be pissed... i mean not even a warning to say, hey son, here's some net access, but don't go anywhere bad coz im monitoring... it's more like, here's some net access do whatever you want... then the poor kid gets in trouble for searching for his fave song on some mp3 search engine and a porn banner pops up and the young tacker dont know what to do about the 10 million popups that he/she has open!
You say they are giving out free palm pilots to people so that they can send in info about knocked out streetlights?
I'm up for that... when is this coming to melbourne? I'll knock out some streetlights myself so the council thinks they need something like this in place...
Seriously though, sounds like a great idea. I don't know where the funding would come from, but in answer to your question, it's not here in OZ yet, and to be honest, our government sounds too skimpy to do something like this!
And i can't think of any type of deal where they have given away technology in order to help the community either. Seems like america just has money to burn huh?
big enough monitor? maybe...
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it might be good if you had a huge HUGE monitor, otherwise how ya gonna rail those bastards? its hard enough to aim that thing as it is, now everyone is gonna be like 2 pixels in size, try pinpointing that!
even harder with the keyboard, hahahahaha!
as if i dont cop enough rails in the back already, atleast i'll see them coming now... breifly...
better yet, it's a long trip, what are you gonna do on the way? i hope there is going to be a mcdonalds or something on the way, i reckon people would get hungry!
and what about funding? i mean this is gonna cost a heap! who is going to pay for it? well there could be a few billboards on the way, advertising could rake in a fair bit of cash.
or you can buy the hardware and run it yourself. That would be more fun, but the economies of scale are all against you.
If i do the web hosting business i wanna own/admin the server myself, i am quite capable, all i need is somewhere to house it, but not sure how much that costs!
you'll find yourself using your shiney new server farm for nothing but reading slashdot all day, waiting for the phone to ring.
That's cool, i do that now anyway, but atleast i'm getting paid for it.:)
This is a very valid point, geez who mod's these? here i am going through looking for scores over 3 because they will most likely help me the most, and i am at work so no time to view ALL posts, but i am trying...
anyway, i like the point here aboutISP's generating good revenue from setting up website's and basic DB development. this is something i would definately do, and even think about doing just this and scrap the whole isp thing...
if we were to charge for website hosting and database/website development, how much are we talking here? all i'd need is one or two servers, web/mail server and optional database server, if light load it can be same server, then housing this somewhere with permanent bandwidth... hmmm, interesting *scratches chin*...
Just like to thank everyone so far... a run down of the points so far are
- Think about a no-tech support option.
- What about broadband?
- Allow for 20-30% of your users to connect at one time!
- If possible, get someone else to handle accounting, networking etc...
I think some more info should be added here. Things left out were the fact that i have a degree in computing and have been programming for 12 months now. I have about 4 friends that graduated with me that i would ask to join me in this business venture, one is perfect for doing the networking as he did a major in networking, and another was setting up unix systems since before he was born, so he'd be great for setting up mail/web servers etc. The tech support is as you say, an option, but another friend who graduated has been doing tech support for a year now, so no problem there.
I think the big issue ive realised after reading through all these this morning is the broadband one. I realise no one is paying for dial up anymore, everyone wants to purchase broadband, and i guess it's something i'll have to look into for sure. But i mean, if we could get about 3 or 4 hundred customers paying for the dial up service would it cover the setup costs eventually?
Just curious, would the ads be say, on the walls of a map? or like on the startup screen? or something... any ideas? surely they wouldnt interrupt gameplay!
a great idea, but who is going to encrypt valuable data with CSS, seen as though we ALL know how vulnerable it is, and easy to decrypt, so whats the point?
So what, its a cube, anyone can build a cube, hell ive got a rubix cube...
why not try for something challenging and make one in a circle? or hell, better yet, the shape of an apple! thats gotta be great for marketing... right?
Im glad they finally passed the bill! Maybe they got sick of coming up with conspiracies to cover all the spamming issues, and decided enough was enough.
I swear the whole Monica Lewinsky thing was all a big conspiracy made up by the government so people would get distracted from all the spam hehehe:) but now they are sick of coming up with new ones.
Just realised, everything we say here would be archived too. We could be making ourselves look bad if it turns out to be a good thing and we are bagging it this whole time.
And what about all those lame arse web pages youve ever made, i know ive still got some bad ones flying around there somewhere:)
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Choosing a programming language is fairly easy. I don't know what this guys problem is, sure most of them are the same, IN SYNTAX, but each have their advantages/disadvantages.
First you decide what you want to do with your program.
If it's purely web based, like most of the applications I write, then it's easy, you've got java, php, perl, maybe some others. Now php has high security risk, so rule that out. Perl is much more secure than java, but java is more portable, so there's your trade off, decided what is more important.
If it's system based, then it wouldn depend on the target OS. If it's linux then you choose perl or C depending on how low level you need your program to be. If it's not linux, you speak to the project leaders, and get them to make it linux.
Basically it boils down to, perl or some crummy other language.
because they understand what is needed.
When I started at my current job, I was not sure what to expect, being under the assumption that management knows nothing. But later finding out that most of the management here has done some programming before. In fact one of the main managers was the only programmer here when the business started up.
I believe this makes for the best workplace as a programmer because everyone above you knows how you are feeling. What to expect from you. What is hard/easy etc.
Atleast that's my view on it anyways.
here in 'Free' America these kids would have been thrown in jail for violating the DMCA
All he'd need is a valid disclaimer. If he is creating his own crypt method then he just needs to say that it's ok to break it. Surely?
I think it's a good idea. Maybe at the wrong level though. I mean crack the code to get a place at uni? Should be more like crack the code to get a job, not to get into a school.
Does morpheus [musiccity.com] use KaZaA as it's engine?
I know it names all the files kazaa29387409871234.dat
If this is the case, what other software out there uses KaZaA as it's engine and what is going to happen to all of those?
Does morpheus use KaZaA as it's engine? I know it names all the files kazaa29387409871234.dat If this is the case, what other software out there uses KaZaA as it's engine and what is going to happen to all of those?
The link seems to be slashdotted, try this one.
Is there anyone else out there that thinks maybe, just maybe, this new adventure was brought on by the new tomb raider movie?
I mean i was sitting there watching that thinking, geez this is a lot like an indiana jones movie... well, actually i was thinking, gee are those things real? but AFTER the movie i couldnt help but relate it to an indiana jones flick!
Given a decent plot, it could work... i for one am a fan of the old style indiana jones movies... but these two old guys? i mean Connery is way over his limit... and Ford is getting close...
Maybe Indiana Jones movies could start getting like 007? Just make a new movie with a new Indiana Jones star... People will say, but Indiana Jones is supposed to be an old person now? Well geez, shouldnt James Bond be like 104?
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did you even read my post? or just the subject!
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i was saying from the child's point of view...
it's obvious that it's a good thing to do from a parent's point of view!
but if you were a kid, and you're parents were monitoring your net access without you knowing, you'd be pissed... i mean not even a warning to say, hey son, here's some net access, but don't go anywhere bad coz im monitoring... it's more like, here's some net access do whatever you want... then the poor kid gets in trouble for searching for his fave song on some mp3 search engine and a porn banner pops up and the young tacker dont know what to do about the 10 million popups that he/she has open!
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I dont know how many 11 year olds come to /. but if it's in your bookmarks or something she may well read what you are trying to plan for her!
/. aswell if you wanna stay in the goodbooks...
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This would annoy the hell outta if i was a kid and my parents wanted to "monitor" my net access, i'd be pretty pissed...
so if you have thought at all about "blocking" certain sites, like goatse, then you better block
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ill invent a company and sign you up so i can send you overseas... all i take is 10% :)
good luck... hehehe
finding out where all the links go to in these articles?
:o)
sorry, couldnt resist... there are sooooo many links in this one, i got confused
You say they are giving out free palm pilots to people so that they can send in info about knocked out streetlights?
I'm up for that... when is this coming to melbourne? I'll knock out some streetlights myself so the council thinks they need something like this in place...
Seriously though, sounds like a great idea. I don't know where the funding would come from, but in answer to your question, it's not here in OZ yet, and to be honest, our government sounds too skimpy to do something like this!
And i can't think of any type of deal where they have given away technology in order to help the community either. Seems like america just has money to burn huh?
it might be good if you had a huge HUGE monitor, otherwise how ya gonna rail those bastards? its hard enough to aim that thing as it is, now everyone is gonna be like 2 pixels in size, try pinpointing that!
even harder with the keyboard, hahahahaha!
as if i dont cop enough rails in the back already, atleast i'll see them coming now... breifly...
...to nowhere!
where is this "elevator" going to lead to?
better yet, it's a long trip, what are you gonna do on the way? i hope there is going to be a mcdonalds or something on the way, i reckon people would get hungry!
and what about funding? i mean this is gonna cost a heap! who is going to pay for it? well there could be a few billboards on the way, advertising could rake in a fair bit of cash.
I will not say that there wasn't a lot of work involved - but it did allow me to set up an ISP that runs on a profit for minimal outlay
How much was a minimal outlay?
or you can buy the hardware and run it yourself. That would be more fun, but the economies of scale are all against you.
:)
If i do the web hosting business i wanna own/admin the server myself, i am quite capable, all i need is somewhere to house it, but not sure how much that costs!
you'll find yourself using your shiney new server farm for nothing but reading slashdot all day, waiting for the phone to ring.
That's cool, i do that now anyway, but atleast i'm getting paid for it.
This is a very valid point, geez who mod's these? here i am going through looking for scores over 3 because they will most likely help me the most, and i am at work so no time to view ALL posts, but i am trying...
anyway, i like the point here aboutISP's generating good revenue from setting up website's and basic DB development. this is something i would definately do, and even think about doing just this and scrap the whole isp thing...
if we were to charge for website hosting and database/website development, how much are we talking here? all i'd need is one or two servers, web/mail server and optional database server, if light load it can be same server, then housing this somewhere with permanent bandwidth... hmmm, interesting *scratches chin*...
Just like to thank everyone so far... a run down of the points so far are
- Think about a no-tech support option.
- What about broadband?
- Allow for 20-30% of your users to connect at one time!
- If possible, get someone else to handle accounting, networking etc...
I think some more info should be added here. Things left out were the fact that i have a degree in computing and have been programming for 12 months now. I have about 4 friends that graduated with me that i would ask to join me in this business venture, one is perfect for doing the networking as he did a major in networking, and another was setting up unix systems since before he was born, so he'd be great for setting up mail/web servers etc. The tech support is as you say, an option, but another friend who graduated has been doing tech support for a year now, so no problem there.
I think the big issue ive realised after reading through all these this morning is the broadband one. I realise no one is paying for dial up anymore, everyone wants to purchase broadband, and i guess it's something i'll have to look into for sure. But i mean, if we could get about 3 or 4 hundred customers paying for the dial up service would it cover the setup costs eventually?
Just curious, would the ads be say, on the walls of a map? or like on the startup screen? or something... any ideas? surely they wouldnt interrupt gameplay!
a great idea, but who is going to encrypt valuable data with CSS, seen as though we ALL know how vulnerable it is, and easy to decrypt, so whats the point?
So what, its a cube, anyone can build a cube, hell ive got a rubix cube...
why not try for something challenging and make one in a circle? or hell, better yet, the shape of an apple! thats gotta be great for marketing... right?
Tigris
Im glad they finally passed the bill! Maybe they got sick of coming up with conspiracies to cover all the spamming issues, and decided enough was enough.
:) but now they are sick of coming up with new ones.
I swear the whole Monica Lewinsky thing was all a big conspiracy made up by the government so people would get distracted from all the spam hehehe
Tigris
Just realised, everything we say here would be archived too. We could be making ourselves look bad if it turns out to be a good thing and we are bagging it this whole time.
:)
And what about all those lame arse web pages youve ever made, i know ive still got some bad ones flying around there somewhere
Tigris