I don't see why Qt's openness is a problem. It's GPL licensed. And I don't object to GNOME--I'm running it. I just object to Mono, which I stripped out of my GNOME environment because I view it as a trap. If it becomes impossible to run GNOME without Mono, I'll definitely switch to KDE.
Real time Java also requires a dual UltraSPARC system running Solaris, which is a bit impractical for a Space Shuttle, and it certainly won't run on a gumstix or other embedded platform as was suggested.
And regular/embedded Java remains definitely unsuitable for real time.
Except epoch time has major problems if you ever want to translate back to conventional date/time. Leap seconds are only determined a certain number of months in advance. Hence, if you want to calculate the date/time for an epoch time in the future, or vice versa, you can't do it. Or at least, not if you want all your epoch time seconds to be 1 second long, which I imagine would be pretty important for a spacecraft.
So epoch time isn't the panacea you make it out to be.
The real question is why theyhaven't reimplemented the electronics in the space shuttle. I mean, seriously. A furby's more complex. You could replace all the logic systemson that thing with a single gumstix, and have enough spare processing power to run it all on Java.
You might like to ponder the licensing agreement for Java, which states quite clearly that it is utterly unsupported for use as a real time systems programming environment.
I'm no rocket scientist, but I've a hunch the Space Shuttle has some fairly tight real time performance constraints that Java could never be guaranteed to meet.
Careful... I got in a massive flamewar with a guy from OpenLaszlo who was adamant that Flash applications are AJAX web applications, because they use asynchronous XML and JavaScript.
I love the idea of Sony being snarky about this. I mean, Sony would never dump loads of movies and TV shows on store shelves in an attempt to shift a game console nobody wanted, right?
Hey, anyone know when "Lost" is coming out on UMD?
Actually, browsing the web is NOT necessary. The internet is an optional luxury that you choose to pay for.
If that argument worked, I could say that CDs aren't necessary, therefore my brick-and-mortar CD store shouldn't have to be accessible to the disabled either.
If "Apple's preferences" were really "aligned with those of consumers", there'd be be no DRM hassle, and buyers of the content could easily burn it to DVD/etc to watch on their TVs.
I was part of an opinion poll that was fairly obviously from Apple. I told them that.
I basically said that if it has DRM, it's a rental, because you can take it away from me at any time. Therefore it has to be priced like a rental. The iTMS is competing with Netflix and Blockbuster, not purchased DVDs from a store.
If they had DVD-resolution movies for $3 each and a sensible way to get them to my TV, I'd be interested. Or if they had non-DRM movies I could keep forever for $10-20, I'd buy. Until they offer something competitive like that, I'll stick with DVDs, which are far more convenient as for $3 I can rent the DVD and put it in any DVD player or computer and not have to worry about DRM.(*)
[(*)Yes, I know about CSS. It's no more effective than the "do not copy" bit that was part of the original CD spec, so it doesn't count.]
If everyone were to live in a wonderful world in school, free of germs, bullies, and criticism (oh no, you got a D on a test?!?!), you'd get eaten alive in the professional industry.
I never suffered any kind of anguish from criticism of my academic abilities. If I did badly on the test, it was 'cause I didn't study hard enough or couldn't hack it at that particular subject. There were even cases where I still think I was right and the teacher was wrong, but again, I understand that truth is generally a matter of opinion, so even the smartest people will sometimes disagree.
I never suffered any anguish from germs either. Sure, I got ill, sometimes as sick as a dog, but it wasn't personally directed at me. It was just part of life.
On the other side of the equation, I've never had a bunch of colleagues at work throw stones at me every day for several months. I've never had a manager shove my head down a toilet. I've never had people in the office canteen deliberately trip me up, spit in my food, or spill my drink.
In short: if you think the abuse of being bullied is any kind of necessary training for dealing with the real world, you're either an idiot, or you work in a seriously fucked up workplace.
You'll have to justify that assertion if you want people to accept it.
b. You claimed that the US was more in debt than any other nation. False.
I think I must have missed the part where you mentioned a country that owes more than the US. I mean, even Brazil only owes $329 billion. So, who owes more than $8 trillion?
And even if I was wrong about the US having the largest national debt, again that doesn't alter the fact that your objection to the UN (fiscal insolvency) also applies to the US.
I didn't realize corruption had to be legally actionable and prosecuted in order to count as corruption.
The fact that other countries are even further in debt than the US doesn't alter the fact that your objection to the UN also applies to the US.
Odd that you should bring up Rwanda. What about PDD 25, the US declaration that the US wasn't interested in peacekeeping in Rwanda? Think that might have anything to do with the deaths? How about the way the US government was busy arguing about the cost of APCs even while the genocide was occurring?
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I don't see why Qt's openness is a problem. It's GPL licensed. And I don't object to GNOME--I'm running it. I just object to Mono, which I stripped out of my GNOME environment because I view it as a trap. If it becomes impossible to run GNOME without Mono, I'll definitely switch to KDE.
The word "terrorism" is the precise word used in the government reports that were the source of the data.
Perhaps it's true that the US government needs to get a dictionary, however.
Yes, and whose policies mean that more Americans are in Iraq, and that Iraq is more dangerous?
There's RTSJ and a special version of Java, but they're brand new this year.j sp
http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/realtime.
Real time Java also requires a dual UltraSPARC system running Solaris, which is a bit impractical for a Space Shuttle, and it certainly won't run on a gumstix or other embedded platform as was suggested.
And regular/embedded Java remains definitely unsuitable for real time.
Except epoch time has major problems if you ever want to translate back to conventional date/time. Leap seconds are only determined a certain number of months in advance. Hence, if you want to calculate the date/time for an epoch time in the future, or vice versa, you can't do it. Or at least, not if you want all your epoch time seconds to be 1 second long, which I imagine would be pretty important for a spacecraft.
So epoch time isn't the panacea you make it out to be.
You might like to ponder the licensing agreement for Java, which states quite clearly that it is utterly unsupported for use as a real time systems programming environment.
I'm no rocket scientist, but I've a hunch the Space Shuttle has some fairly tight real time performance constraints that Java could never be guaranteed to meet.
Careful... I got in a massive flamewar with a guy from OpenLaszlo who was adamant that Flash applications are AJAX web applications, because they use asynchronous XML and JavaScript.
I love the idea of Sony being snarky about this. I mean, Sony would never dump loads of movies and TV shows on store shelves in an attempt to shift a game console nobody wanted, right?
Hey, anyone know when "Lost" is coming out on UMD?
So, everyone still happy with GNOME making Mono part of its base desktop?
What planet are you on? The number of American civilians killed by terrorists has gone up every year since 2001.
If that argument worked, I could say that CDs aren't necessary, therefore my brick-and-mortar CD store shouldn't have to be accessible to the disabled either.
Buy your Mac at an Apple store and they already offer to migrate your PC data for free.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/switch/
Or you can buy the Move2Mac software and DIY.
Yeah, Mono is the worst thing to happen to Linux. I'm considering switching back to KDE.
When are you nitwits going to get it through your head that there's no such word as "virii"?
I was part of an opinion poll that was fairly obviously from Apple. I told them that.
I basically said that if it has DRM, it's a rental, because you can take it away from me at any time. Therefore it has to be priced like a rental. The iTMS is competing with Netflix and Blockbuster, not purchased DVDs from a store.
If they had DVD-resolution movies for $3 each and a sensible way to get them to my TV, I'd be interested. Or if they had non-DRM movies I could keep forever for $10-20, I'd buy. Until they offer something competitive like that, I'll stick with DVDs, which are far more convenient as for $3 I can rent the DVD and put it in any DVD player or computer and not have to worry about DRM.(*)
[(*)Yes, I know about CSS. It's no more effective than the "do not copy" bit that was part of the original CD spec, so it doesn't count.]
As usual when I see something really insightful I don't have mod points. Who designed this stupid moderation system?
Oh, I don't know, that's pretty much how the UI makes it feel.
I never suffered any kind of anguish from criticism of my academic abilities. If I did badly on the test, it was 'cause I didn't study hard enough or couldn't hack it at that particular subject. There were even cases where I still think I was right and the teacher was wrong, but again, I understand that truth is generally a matter of opinion, so even the smartest people will sometimes disagree.
I never suffered any anguish from germs either. Sure, I got ill, sometimes as sick as a dog, but it wasn't personally directed at me. It was just part of life.
On the other side of the equation, I've never had a bunch of colleagues at work throw stones at me every day for several months. I've never had a manager shove my head down a toilet. I've never had people in the office canteen deliberately trip me up, spit in my food, or spill my drink.
In short: if you think the abuse of being bullied is any kind of necessary training for dealing with the real world, you're either an idiot, or you work in a seriously fucked up workplace.
Save yourself some time, just post this link in future:
http://www.stellaawards.com/stella.html
While it may be the biggest single incident in years, the number of US civilians killed by terrorism has been steadily increasing since 2001.
You'll have to justify that assertion if you want people to accept it.
I think I must have missed the part where you mentioned a country that owes more than the US. I mean, even Brazil only owes $329 billion. So, who owes more than $8 trillion?
And even if I was wrong about the US having the largest national debt, again that doesn't alter the fact that your objection to the UN (fiscal insolvency) also applies to the US.
Oh, it's a satellite-radio-specific thing. I was hoping it was a general purpose FM modulator I could use with an iPod.
Got a link to said device?
Hey, I haven't seen any evidence against the idea that your head is literally filled with custard.
I didn't realize corruption had to be legally actionable and prosecuted in order to count as corruption.
The fact that other countries are even further in debt than the US doesn't alter the fact that your objection to the UN also applies to the US.
Odd that you should bring up Rwanda. What about PDD 25, the US declaration that the US wasn't interested in peacekeeping in Rwanda? Think that might have anything to do with the deaths? How about the way the US government was busy arguing about the cost of APCs even while the genocide was occurring?