if (condition)
loads of lines of code else
loads of lines of code
becomes
if(condition)
callMethodA(); else
callMethodB();
Yes. Except where there are a LOT of variables being used in the intervening code. Then the method signatures for callMethodA() and callMethodB() become really long, and add to the run time.
Who would buy an OS that doesn't offer updates for free?
In the mainframe world, that is the way it is (or was, been away for a while). You bought the licence to run the OS (or s/w), then bought a maintenance package. Each year you bought a maintenance package.
I've got a licensed, genuine version of Windows, but F them for making me jump through hoops to receive continued support.
An interesting view point, which is quite pervasive.
So why should you get free continued support?
Now, if you had paid a maintenance fee (quarterly, yearly,..), then you would of course get updates for the life of the maintenance contract.
But free?
You could of course argue that the company has a moral obligation to provide updates, and in fact it makes good Public Relations sense to provide free fixes for broken software, but they are really not obligated to.
Get a second low-limit credit card. The bank will be happy to let you have it.
Then when you want to make an Internet purchase, just use the second card. If its stolen, no big deal, just cancel it. Your primary is still good.
And for big purchases, just transfer a big amount to it (so you have a surplus on it), then do the purchase. Since you don't cross the limit, you're ok.
No, that would be CompuServe. If you wanted to reach company information, message boards, CompuServe was the way to go. They had local MODEM numbers in every major city.
I have three computers which I use. Two are connected to separate corporate LANs, the third is the Internet. The floppy is the easiest, fastest way to get a file from one to another.
I do have a 40G USB drive, but that is a pain, what with needing to dismount it, when half the time I CANNOT dismount it because some app somewhere is holding a directory open on it.
Gifted students will find their own way with a little nudging.
Gifted students will get a BIG nudge out of the way by jocks. The idiot jocks need to compensate for their lack of learning will, by beating on the gifted ones. If is amazing that we have ANYONE going on to post-secondary education.
Is it really that hard to enable WPA, change the default SSID, and disable broadcasting of the SSID?
No. But if you do it via your wireless connection, you may get yourself locked out.
Then the average user will call the help line because their "wireless thingy don't work", not knowing enough to connect a real cable to the back of the device. If they even HAVE a cable that is.
When a 'patch' is applied to software, it simply replaces what was there before and integrates seamlessly
The original use came from punched paper tape. To fix a piece of bad code, you would cut the paper tape, then insert the fixed code using sticky tape. A patch.
Then a few years later, you would start the program, then directly manipulate RAM to insert fixed code. A patch.
Now we entirely replace a file, and call it a patch.
If not, that means every copy of GIMP would be a loss to Adobe!
Well, in a way, it is. Someone had a need, they might have looked at both Photoshop and GIMP. In the end they opted for GIMP (whatever reason). So Adobe did lose a sale.
Mind you, if the same person had installed a different commercial editor, that would still be a loss, but would be counted a legitimate purchase?
Drat this free stuff, throws the calculations off.....
So how do you rate someone who does not have a colledge diploma, but has a LOT (25+) of night school courses, formal day courses, and 10+ years of experience?
I take courses as I need them, but never went through the formal process of obtaining a diploma.
The blurb clearly states that the ISPs are forced to maintain a list of sites (provided by the Attorney General's office) with content harmful to minors and forced to provide consumers a mechanism to block such sites
And in China, Microsoft is forced to maintain a list of proscribed words/phrases provided by the Chinese government. nce such a "service" is instated, then someone will want to make it manditory, to keep the "Internets" safe.
My point is that who is the government to decide what is (to wit) porn or not porn?
The definition of porn is so loose that a single half blurred nipple can cause a major uproar in the US, yet full nudity is passe in France.
some Attorney General sitting and making an adult registry
But you see, it is always someone elses fault. You do not need to shoulder ANY responsibility, the courts have upheld that time and time again.
Which is why we have warnings on products such as (paraphrased for a toaster) "Not to be operated under water". Some moron sued a toaster company after he tried to operate it in his sink and he got a shock, and some jury awarded him a bundle because he was not warned.
If I want to block Internet content from my children, this is my right (until they reach the age of majority of course). The same way I can block TV shows. This is MY responsibility and right, not some government appointed watch dog.
When it comes to these machines, printing mistakes can be costly and difficult to deal with.
I was working with a guy on a mainframe system. We had a really large database containing all of our installation records.
The procedure was: set up a filter, then print. The print job would apply the filter and print out the matching records.
Well one day he forgot to set up a filter. So he invokes the print job. He then goes over the the mainframe printer (one of those really large IBM printers, about 10 feet long). No output. So he prints it again. Still no output. Ok, he goes for lunch.
About two hours later, the mainframe operators deliver a full pallet of paper. That's right, he printed off the ENTIRE database. Thousands of records, each using 1-2 pages.
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Sure, but who sets up an object for local variables?
I follow rules where they make sense. OOP is OK, except where it is not. If the logic process makes OOP awkward, well use procedural.
I find it makes code easier to, well, code, and much easier to read.
Yes. Except where there are a LOT of variables being used in the intervening code. Then the method signatures for callMethodA() and callMethodB() become really long, and add to the run time.
Life is full of compromises....
Who would buy an OS that doesn't offer updates for free?
In the mainframe world, that is the way it is (or was, been away for a while). You bought the licence to run the OS (or s/w), then bought a maintenance package. Each year you bought a maintenance package.
I've got a licensed, genuine version of Windows, but F them for making me jump through hoops to receive continued support.
..), then you would of course get updates for the life of the maintenance contract.
An interesting view point, which is quite pervasive.
So why should you get free continued support?
Now, if you had paid a maintenance fee (quarterly, yearly,
But free?
You could of course argue that the company has a moral obligation to provide updates, and in fact it makes good Public Relations sense to provide free fixes for broken software, but they are really not obligated to.
CORPORATIONS who are being denied the right to directly attack
You misspelled privilege...
Not so much greed as bad billing s/w.
To be able to bill you for DSL, they need an existing landline account. Without the landline account they cannot bill you, so no DSL.
We only have cell phones, no landline at all, and cable Internet.
Are people really that silly to think that the (soon to be released) IE7.0 is almost 6 versions "ahead" of FF?
A burger chain created a 1/3 pound burger. People complained that it was smaller and more expensive than the existing 1/4 pound burger.
You know, 3 is smaller than 4?
There are some great possibilities with this idea.
In an IDE, press the ALT key, all the keys change to show what ALT- does, etc.
drool....
Get a second low-limit credit card. The bank will be happy to let you have it.
Then when you want to make an Internet purchase, just use the second card. If its stolen, no big deal, just cancel it. Your primary is still good.
And for big purchases, just transfer a big amount to it (so you have a surplus on it), then do the purchase. Since you don't cross the limit, you're ok.
AOL ruled supreme
No, that would be CompuServe. If you wanted to reach company information, message boards, CompuServe was the way to go. They had local MODEM numbers in every major city.
And they are still around, though on the WWW.
They can be removed without an unmount procedure.
And that is why I use them.
I have three computers which I use. Two are connected to separate corporate LANs, the third is the Internet. The floppy is the easiest, fastest way to get a file from one to another.
I do have a 40G USB drive, but that is a pain, what with needing to dismount it, when half the time I CANNOT dismount it because some app somewhere is holding a directory open on it.
Gifted students will find their own way with a little nudging.
Gifted students will get a BIG nudge out of the way by jocks. The idiot jocks need to compensate for their lack of learning will, by beating on the gifted ones. If is amazing that we have ANYONE going on to post-secondary education.
Is it really that hard to enable WPA, change the default SSID, and disable broadcasting of the SSID?
No. But if you do it via your wireless connection, you may get yourself locked out.
Then the average user will call the help line because their "wireless thingy don't work", not knowing enough to connect a real cable to the back of the device. If they even HAVE a cable that is.
What do I win?
Being modded down?
I have used Injoy on both OS/2 and Windows. It works great and has a good interface for setup. There is a Linux version.
Disclaimer: I do NOT work for, nor am I affiliated with them.
When a 'patch' is applied to software, it simply replaces what was there before and integrates seamlessly
The original use came from punched paper tape. To fix a piece of bad code, you would cut the paper tape, then insert the fixed code using sticky tape. A patch.
Then a few years later, you would start the program, then directly manipulate RAM to insert fixed code. A patch.
Now we entirely replace a file, and call it a patch.
4.7MHz @ $8K /w colour screen, 132 column dot-matrix printer, 2 floppy drives
If not, that means every copy of GIMP would be a loss to Adobe!
Well, in a way, it is. Someone had a need, they might have looked at both Photoshop and GIMP. In the end they opted for GIMP (whatever reason). So Adobe did lose a sale.
Mind you, if the same person had installed a different commercial editor, that would still be a loss, but would be counted a legitimate purchase?
Drat this free stuff, throws the calculations off.....
So how do you rate someone who does not have a colledge diploma, but has a LOT (25+) of night school courses, formal day courses, and 10+ years of experience?
I take courses as I need them, but never went through the formal process of obtaining a diploma.
Did you even read the blurb?
Yes
The blurb clearly states that the ISPs are forced to maintain a list of sites (provided by the Attorney General's office) with content harmful to minors and forced to provide consumers a mechanism to block such sites
And in China, Microsoft is forced to maintain a list of proscribed words/phrases provided by the Chinese government. nce such a "service" is instated, then someone will want to make it manditory, to keep the "Internets" safe.
My point is that who is the government to decide what is (to wit) porn or not porn?
The definition of porn is so loose that a single half blurred nipple can cause a major uproar in the US, yet full nudity is passe in France.
some Attorney General sitting and making an adult registry
Exactly my point.
take some responsiblity
But you see, it is always someone elses fault. You do not need to shoulder ANY responsibility, the courts have upheld that time and time again.
Which is why we have warnings on products such as (paraphrased for a toaster) "Not to be operated under water". Some moron sued a toaster company after he tried to operate it in his sink and he got a shock, and some jury awarded him a bundle because he was not warned.
blah..
So how does this substantially differ from Microsoft filtering certain words and phrases in China?
If I want to block Internet content from my children, this is my right (until they reach the age of majority of course). The same way I can block TV shows. This is MY responsibility and right, not some government appointed watch dog.
Ok, I stand corrected. Though Apple certainly borrowed a lot from early research. IBM also developed standards for the GUI.
For those who do not know, Jef Raskin was the man who designed the GUIs for several different Apple operating systems.
Which he "borrowed" from the Xerox Alto.
When it comes to these machines, printing mistakes can be costly and difficult to deal with.
:-))
I was working with a guy on a mainframe system. We had a really large database containing all of our installation records.
The procedure was: set up a filter, then print. The print job would apply the filter and print out the matching records.
Well one day he forgot to set up a filter. So he invokes the print job. He then goes over the the mainframe printer (one of those really large IBM printers, about 10 feet long). No output. So he prints it again. Still no output. Ok, he goes for lunch.
About two hours later, the mainframe operators deliver a full pallet of paper. That's right, he printed off the ENTIRE database. Thousands of records, each using 1-2 pages.
We quietly put the paper into the recycler