It's a shame that most US citizens can't comprehend the benefits to society of having a good solid public transit system over a crappy (or non existant) public transist
It's better because you can use a frickin text editor. The settings are discrete and can be easily copied. When I move my account to a different *nix box, I just zip up my configs, unzip them on the new account, and maybe, if locations are different, do a bit of tweaking.
Yeah, I keep my bash and Emacs configuration in svn. I still think the centralized registry and the spread out text files are about the same frustration-wise and functionality-wise. Sometimes sending a.reg to a user and telling them to double-click it and hit "Yes" is easier than telling them to "use a frickin text editor."
And what is wrong with an individual INI file per app and/or per user? I mean, *nix has been using that for a long time
And where is it stored? ~/.app? ~/.app/.settings?/etc/app?/etc/app/settings?/etc/app/settings.xml? And what is the format of said INI file? And what do the permissions need to be for the app to run? And what do the permissions need to be for a sane security approach.
Big companies need to communicate with their customers to stay in business. There's a good chance their customers will send them Word docs. Companies need to keep customers happy. There's a tipping point there, of course, but I don't see it changing for the next year or two.
The state needs to communicate with the public and companies that are paid to do things for the state. It's in the public's interest not to require expensive proprietary software to read state documentation, and the state can specify what document formats it uses to companies that provide services to the state.
My old DeskJet 9xxc was junk, complete crap...my new DeskJet 6220 All-in-one is great. Seems to be much easier on the ink, paper feeding problems are gone, color copies are very very quick, networking built in, you can find them for $200...only downside is the *huge* software install, over 70M for the "minimal" config, don't bother with the all the extraneous stuff.
One thing I learned with the old printer: never, ever will I use parallel printing with Windows again. That was horrible...USB or the net all the way.
Mass transit only happens when population centers have enough people to generate gridlock. Then, people figure out a solution and implement it. Hopefully, over time new solutions will be more efficient.
Public infrastructure is much like the software that supports various internet infrastructures...it evolves.
"Hey, there aren't that many computers on the net, I'll just wing packets onto the net and in the slim chance there's a collision I'll try again!" (Aloha protocol). You can see network protocols evolving during the 60's-90's.
Of course, at some point the cost of changing the existing infrastructure negates any positive gains (see Windows backward compatibility issues). I don't see the Sky Web Express coming to Boston any time soon, but there are a lot of people who use the current system, and a lot of people working on that system to make sure it's at least usable.
because some corporate RSS feed says it's good. If I skip ads with Tivo and use Firefox to block ad popups, why would I consciously read a corporate RSS feed (aka ad)?
I read some corporate blogs, like Raymond Chen and Larry Osterman at MSFT, because it's very high quality information for free. It doesn't change my opinion of MSFT, which is pretty neutral to begin with, it just helps me understand Windows development...which helps me do my job.
It's far simpler to burn a CD with SP2 or whatever updates...
* Unplug machine from network. * Reinstall Windows. * Insert CD and install updates. * Insert Norton/McAfee/whatever CD and install antivirus software. * Plug machine into network.
I had the same paper issues until I upgraded to a new HP all in one (2610). Now I just have to deal with their 700M of crappy software...the printer thus far has been flawless, much better than the DeskJet it replaced...do the minimal (700M) install, the typical install (over 1G) crashes every time I shut the machine down.
I briefly subscribed to Real's movie download program...it was $14/mo, and it took about 1hr. to d/l a movie (Comcast cable modem). I don't think realtime streaming was an option when I tried it a month ago.
I unsubscribed because they didn't have anything that I wanted to watch...but it was close to acceptable as far as d/l speed goes.
Personally, I don't think it's just Rails that is driving the push for easier configuration...I think it's anybody who has ever had to configure an app server.
The thing is, there was an article on here yesterday about a sub-$300 computer...hardware = commodity, and Apple will only be able to squeeze a higher cost out of Mac fans for so long. I don't think the margins are $1k on hardware when the laptops retail for $1k...
As somebody else pointed out, Apple isn't just a hardware company, they're a software company and a music distributor as well. If Apple remains just a hardware company, they are doomed.
It's not what they stand to gain, it's what they stand to lose under the current laws. They are one of the most conspicuous software companies to target if you have a portfolio of patents and some lawyers.
The current patent situation is an arms race...companies build portfolios to protect themselves from litigation from competitors and shell companies that exist only to litigate. I don't think Bill likes the situation any more than you do.
Afterall, we aren't paying for the water / sewage / electricity / heat of growing businesses, why should we pay for their internet?
Municipalities give corporations incentives...also, I doubt the bandwidth would be enough to host a real production site.
But then there is this... if we might be better off paying for it from a private compnay, ala verizon. That way we'll get it at a better price (no muni's are even close to efficient), and people that don't want it don't pay for it.
My experiences with Verizon and Comcast have been on par with local government. Verizon DSL, at least where I am, is completely horrible. It took them two months to change the name and address associated with my number. It took them three plus visits to fix static on the line. It took Comcast three visits to get my cable working. On one of those visits, they sent two people, one of whom just sat on the couch the entire time.
I just sent my computer to Sony for repair. I got it back and it was still broken. I called and was told a box would be sent so I could send it back again. After a few days (they sent it FedEx, should be here by now) I called and was told it was en route. That was last Friday. I called again today and was told they would send out another box.
I called to cancel my insurance. Three people said I had to write a letter. The fourth said I could do it over the phone and canceled it immediately.
When corporations are as big, if not bigger, than comparable government offices, efficiency will be the same, if not worse.
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It looks like you can redistribute the player. You have to fill out some forms, of course.
Python is great. IronPython gets you close to writing .NET Windows apps in Python, but it's not quite there yet. For that, C# is awesome.
? Yes, it's that much trouble. I never want to be without Ctrl-Enter.
Oh, I comprehend it. I even ride it every day.
Couldn't a .NET developer use NUnit and TestDriven to accomplish many of the test-driven development tasks?
VC6++ had that.
In VS2005, sometimes if you get an exception you can rewind to the line before the exception, fix it (if possible) and continue debugging.
Yeah, I keep my bash and Emacs configuration in svn. I still think the centralized registry and the spread out text files are about the same frustration-wise and functionality-wise. Sometimes sending a
And where is it stored? ~/.app? ~/.app/.settings?
I don't think it's any better.
> Give them credit for doing what they do with as few dollars as it is.
Maybe they should start funding some of the stuff Rutan is working on...
Big companies need to communicate with their customers to stay in business. There's a good chance their customers will send them Word docs. Companies need to keep customers happy. There's a tipping point there, of course, but I don't see it changing for the next year or two.
The state needs to communicate with the public and companies that are paid to do things for the state. It's in the public's interest not to require expensive proprietary software to read state documentation, and the state can specify what document formats it uses to companies that provide services to the state.
Check it out...note the comment that points to this EWeek article that says the license for the new formats is incompatible with the GPL...
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ru
My old DeskJet 9xxc was junk, complete crap...my new DeskJet 6220 All-in-one is great. Seems to be much easier on the ink, paper feeding problems are gone, color copies are very very quick, networking built in, you can find them for $200...only downside is the *huge* software install, over 70M for the "minimal" config, don't bother with the all the extraneous stuff.
One thing I learned with the old printer: never, ever will I use parallel printing with Windows again. That was horrible...USB or the net all the way.
Can't say enough good things about the product and company...the product is worth every cent and support is quick and helpful.
It's almost like we need some sort of standard for templating content.
Mass transit only happens when population centers have enough people to generate gridlock. Then, people figure out a solution and implement it. Hopefully, over time new solutions will be more efficient.
Public infrastructure is much like the software that supports various internet infrastructures...it evolves.
"Hey, there aren't that many computers on the net, I'll just wing packets onto the net and in the slim chance there's a collision I'll try again!" (Aloha protocol). You can see network protocols evolving during the 60's-90's.
Of course, at some point the cost of changing the existing infrastructure negates any positive gains (see Windows backward compatibility issues). I don't see the Sky Web Express coming to Boston any time soon, but there are a lot of people who use the current system, and a lot of people working on that system to make sure it's at least usable.
because some corporate RSS feed says it's good. If I skip ads with Tivo and use Firefox to block ad popups, why would I consciously read a corporate RSS feed (aka ad)?
I read some corporate blogs, like Raymond Chen and Larry Osterman at MSFT, because it's very high quality information for free. It doesn't change my opinion of MSFT, which is pretty neutral to begin with, it just helps me understand Windows development...which helps me do my job.
It's far simpler to burn a CD with SP2 or whatever updates...
* Unplug machine from network.
* Reinstall Windows.
* Insert CD and install updates.
* Insert Norton/McAfee/whatever CD and install antivirus software.
* Plug machine into network.
I had the same paper issues until I upgraded to a new HP all in one (2610). Now I just have to deal with their 700M of crappy software...the printer thus far has been flawless, much better than the DeskJet it replaced...do the minimal (700M) install, the typical install (over 1G) crashes every time I shut the machine down.
I briefly subscribed to Real's movie download program...it was $14/mo, and it took about 1hr. to d/l a movie (Comcast cable modem). I don't think realtime streaming was an option when I tried it a month ago.
I unsubscribed because they didn't have anything that I wanted to watch...but it was close to acceptable as far as d/l speed goes.
Personally, I don't think it's just Rails that is driving the push for easier configuration...I think it's anybody who has ever had to configure an app server.
The thing is, there was an article on here yesterday about a sub-$300 computer...hardware = commodity, and Apple will only be able to squeeze a higher cost out of Mac fans for so long. I don't think the margins are $1k on hardware when the laptops retail for $1k...
As somebody else pointed out, Apple isn't just a hardware company, they're a software company and a music distributor as well. If Apple remains just a hardware company, they are doomed.
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"I bent my wookie."
It's not what they stand to gain, it's what they stand to lose under the current laws. They are one of the most conspicuous software companies to target if you have a portfolio of patents and some lawyers.
The current patent situation is an arms race...companies build portfolios to protect themselves from litigation from competitors and shell companies that exist only to litigate. I don't think Bill likes the situation any more than you do.
Municipalities give corporations incentives...also, I doubt the bandwidth would be enough to host a real production site.
My experiences with Verizon and Comcast have been on par with local government. Verizon DSL, at least where I am, is completely horrible. It took them two months to change the name and address associated with my number. It took them three plus visits to fix static on the line. It took Comcast three visits to get my cable working. On one of those visits, they sent two people, one of whom just sat on the couch the entire time.
I just sent my computer to Sony for repair. I got it back and it was still broken. I called and was told a box would be sent so I could send it back again. After a few days (they sent it FedEx, should be here by now) I called and was told it was en route. That was last Friday. I called again today and was told they would send out another box.
I called to cancel my insurance. Three people said I had to write a letter. The fourth said I could do it over the phone and canceled it immediately.
When corporations are as big, if not bigger, than comparable government offices, efficiency will be the same, if not worse.