If he's sending 240 million emails a day and getting 1-2 percent return, even if he only make a few dollars off each sale that's a profit in the order of billions a year. Do you get the feeling he's lying to the senate?
No, he is simply advertising his services and trying to lure new customers.
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Java certainly does not allow access to private class members from client code. That will cause a compiler error, end of story. The only way it could conceivably be done is through object serialization and deserialization...
[Pedantic emphasis added]
Ever heard of AccessibleObject, JVMPI or Custom ClassLoaders? There, you have at least 3 ways to access private fields in Java besides your 'only way'.
Re:Duh. Its called reflection
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I remember a conf call where some CTO called in from one of these phones so that he could look -- or should I say sound? -- smart. Since the technical discussion was too deep for him to add anything to besides 'Could you repeat that? There is a lot of noise around here' or 'Good. Let's do that, then', the whole thing sounded rather ridiculous for us down on Earth.
Hopefully, he impressed that cute airhostess that he imagined was hitting on him. He definitely made some impression on all the techies, but not the one he expected.
The water on Earth is getting more polluted day by day. Water in asteroids (and probably the moon) is ultra-pure compared to oceans, rivers, etc.
So, an H2O molecule on the Moon is purer than an H2O molecule on Earth?
I get it! You think that water on Earth is not ultra-pure anymore because it has somehow been diluted, right?
You all most be kidding.
The month-by-month statistics show that this is a large project, very much active and rather popular. How else would you explain the steady 30,000+ downloads a month for the last 18 months?
This doesn't beat Mozilla's download stats but keep in mind that this is a database, not a browser.
Overall, this respectable OpenSource project should be given much more credit than what it is getting right now.
Hum, the term "enemy combattant" can only be assigned to a US citizen. Since he is a foreign citizen, he would rather be held as a "material witness" under the PATRIOT act. The later comes without charge, so no need for him to worry about getting a lawyer. And the former can bare you from your constitutional right to an attorney. Isn't that nice?
Actually, it's you as an American citizen who should worry more than Provos would ever.
If anything goes absurdly bad for him or for you in some wild situation, he at least has the Netherlands' diplomats to get him out of the United States and back to his homeland. But you would be charged as being an ennemy combattant or held indefinitely as some material witness for some secret investigation that can not be revealed under the PATRIOT act. And then, nobody would be able to help you. At least, no true patriot would, rigth?
But we all know that this would never happen. That's why we trust the US government and that's why there is a sunset clause in the PATRIOT act, isn't it?
Excuse me, is this a discussion forum or what?
If you don't want people to comment on your posts, add a signature that says so. The very nature of a 'forum' invites otherwise.
And your comments about karma whoring are just plain silly since I posted with the karma bonus disabled and my posting history would have actually shown you that I don't mind trolling once in a while. Or flaming someone for that matter.
I supposed you got pissed because my previous post got a +1 Interesting. Well, I am sorry but there is nothing I can do about that. I actually tried to keep a low profile without using my karma bonus but I got noticed anyway. Or do you suggest that people who do not have something that is really really really interesting to say should post as AC?
Well, anyway, if you are not happy about how moderation works here, go after the moderators, not me. And I also suggest that you spend some time in meta-moderation if you are so intent in improving the quality of this forum.
Keep in mind that 'yesterday' was today for some of the people living downunder or for any information coming from there that was repeated elsewhere with a one-day offset.
Good point. I hear that some DVD players will soon be able to output 720p via DVI to HDCP-compatible displays. So the upscaled signal will still be encrypted.
I am very interested in that since my HiDef display is HDCP-compatible. I am probably going to buy one of those DVD players but I would much prefer to have the same functionality inside a Home Theatre PC. Hence my questions.
Thanks for the details about DVD-CCA and all.
Too bad. It missed a huge market and could have been marketed as a 'Home-Theatre PC' instead of a 'toy'.
I guess the cheap ones amongst us will have to wait a little longer to get an affordable HiDef media center... sigh...
Your certifications and advanced degrees will only get you past a short-sighted HR recruiter.
It's your wits, experience, technology exposure, past and present learning appetite, critical mind, well-presented opinions and IT culture that will get you the job.
Well, you don't need all that, but you do definitely need a sane mix of some of them.
Exactly. What I don't get about the American IT engineers is that the guy is either a computer science genius or a bad-ass coder. Nothing in between. No trouble-shooting skills. No creativity. No interest in excellence. Niet.
What's the deal? You spent 4 years in an expensive College that gave you a Bachelor degree and all you care about is your bumper stickers? Darn.
I thought the American IT guys were mostly people from MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, [INSERT_BIG_NAME_HERE], etc... but I was so wrong.
During the last 2 years, I interviewed close to 30 people for a couple of Software Architect position sin Atlanta. Most people who were remotely qualified were H1 guys from India. The few Americans that were actually good enough on paper went back home wondering what the hell happened during the interview. Shit, I ended up sending them the questions beforehand and they still got surprised by what hit them.
But then, when I look at what is actually taught in some of those overhyped colleges, maybe the only value is in that bumper sticker... It is definitely time to "move up" to more advanced qualifications.
Well, you do have a funny way of commenting that sounds like FUD to me. That's why I jumped at you.
The article says: the company asserts that its software is compatible with J2EE because applications [...] can be reworked to run on JBoss in a matter of hours or days.
Yet, you come in and say that if the application has to be reworked and the J2EE standard says otherwise, then [..] JBoss is not compliant.
It seems to me that you have a serious English problem with understanding causes and their effects. Or maybe I should say RTFA.
Oh wait, this is Slashdot. I nearly forgot.
You obviously don't know sh^H^H much about J2EE.
A J2EE application is a mix of 3 things:
Java source code
J2EE XML descriptors
Proprietary XML descriptors
(1) and (2) can be reused. But (3) must be rewritten for each target application server. And depending on the application that is being migrated, this could be done in a matter of hours or days.
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Excuse me? Vote for a guy who can not understand the bills he is backing? Hell, no! This guy is dangerous, he shouldn't be allowed in Politics!
You were saying?
I remember a conf call where some CTO called in from one of these phones so that he could look -- or should I say sound? -- smart. Since the technical discussion was too deep for him to add anything to besides 'Could you repeat that? There is a lot of noise around here' or 'Good. Let's do that, then', the whole thing sounded rather ridiculous for us down on Earth.
Hopefully, he impressed that cute airhostess that he imagined was hitting on him. He definitely made some impression on all the techies, but not the one he expected.
I get it! You think that water on Earth is not ultra-pure anymore because it has somehow been diluted, right?
(But your genius will be unappreciated by the Slashdot moderators...)
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199815- FIXED - SQL: Nat - Add Native DB Support to Projects listing
You all most be kidding.
The month-by-month statistics show that this is a large project, very much active and rather popular. How else would you explain the steady 30,000+ downloads a month for the last 18 months?
This doesn't beat Mozilla's download stats but keep in mind that this is a database, not a browser.
Overall, this respectable OpenSource project should be given much more credit than what it is getting right now.
German diplomats, that is.
Hum, the term "enemy combattant" can only be assigned to a US citizen. Since he is a foreign citizen, he would rather be held as a "material witness" under the PATRIOT act. The later comes without charge, so no need for him to worry about getting a lawyer. And the former can bare you from your constitutional right to an attorney. Isn't that nice?
If anything goes absurdly bad for him or for you in some wild situation, he at least has the Netherlands' diplomats to get him out of the United States and back to his homeland. But you would be charged as being an ennemy combattant or held indefinitely as some material witness for some secret investigation that can not be revealed under the PATRIOT act. And then, nobody would be able to help you. At least, no true patriot would, rigth?
But we all know that this would never happen. That's why we trust the US government and that's why there is a sunset clause in the PATRIOT act, isn't it?
You are overly critical.
I actually thought "Maximum Transfer Unit".
But that typically depends on what books you had to study in.
And your comments about karma whoring are just plain silly since I posted with the karma bonus disabled and my posting history would have actually shown you that I don't mind trolling once in a while. Or flaming someone for that matter.
I supposed you got pissed because my previous post got a +1 Interesting. Well, I am sorry but there is nothing I can do about that. I actually tried to keep a low profile without using my karma bonus but I got noticed anyway. Or do you suggest that people who do not have something that is really really really interesting to say should post as AC?
Well, anyway, if you are not happy about how moderation works here, go after the moderators, not me. And I also suggest that you spend some time in meta-moderation if you are so intent in improving the quality of this forum.
Keep in mind that 'yesterday' was today for some of the people living downunder or for any information coming from there that was repeated elsewhere with a one-day offset.
Good point. I hear that some DVD players will soon be able to output 720p via DVI to HDCP-compatible displays. So the upscaled signal will still be encrypted.
I am very interested in that since my HiDef display is HDCP-compatible. I am probably going to buy one of those DVD players but I would much prefer to have the same functionality inside a Home Theatre PC. Hence my questions.
Thanks for the details about DVD-CCA and all.
Too bad. It missed a huge market and could have been marketed as a 'Home-Theatre PC' instead of a 'toy'.
I guess the cheap ones amongst us will have to wait a little longer to get an affordable HiDef media center... sigh...
Your certifications and advanced degrees will only get you past a short-sighted HR recruiter.
It's your wits, experience, technology exposure, past and present learning appetite, critical mind, well-presented opinions and IT culture that will get you the job.
Well, you don't need all that, but you do definitely need a sane mix of some of them.
What's the deal? You spent 4 years in an expensive College that gave you a Bachelor degree and all you care about is your bumper stickers? Darn. ... but I was so wrong.
I thought the American IT guys were mostly people from MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, [INSERT_BIG_NAME_HERE], etc
During the last 2 years, I interviewed close to 30 people for a couple of Software Architect position sin Atlanta. Most people who were remotely qualified were H1 guys from India. The few Americans that were actually good enough on paper went back home wondering what the hell happened during the interview. Shit, I ended up sending them the questions beforehand and they still got surprised by what hit them.
But then, when I look at what is actually taught in some of those overhyped colleges, maybe the only value is in that bumper sticker... It is definitely time to "move up" to more advanced qualifications.
ok ok ok. truce. let's agree to disagree.
Besides, I did answer your question. Albeit, rudely. So, see, I am not an evil elitist.
Dear AC,
Please note that I never post messages as a loo^H^H^H AC like you did.
Now, go wash your mouth before your grand-ma smacks you for being rude.
The article says: the company asserts that its software is compatible with J2EE because applications [...] can be reworked to run on JBoss in a matter of hours or days.
Yet, you come in and say that if the application has to be reworked and the J2EE standard says otherwise, then [..] JBoss is not compliant.
It seems to me that you have a serious English problem with understanding causes and their effects. Or maybe I should say RTFA.
Oh wait, this is Slashdot. I nearly forgot.
A J2EE application is a mix of 3 things:
- Java source code
- J2EE XML descriptors
- Proprietary XML descriptors
(1) and (2) can be reused. But (3) must be rewritten for each target application server. And depending on the application that is being migrated, this could be done in a matter of hours or days.