Not crashing when calling something on a NULL object is not necessarily a bad thing. You should read:
Enhancing Server Availability and Security Through Failure-Oblivious Computing
You can also use TRUE/FALSE and 1/0 for boolean values, too.
Dropping stack allocation for objects is, IMHO, a good thing. The fact that C++ has to truncate an object when you pass a subclass to a method that expects the superclass via the stack, but does not when you pass a pointer to it. Not what most people would expect and would break dynamic dispatch.
So how are you going to create these off-site valid totals? Because it sounds like you're suggesting that we should connect these machines to some sort of network, which I think would be a bad idea.
I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger (Libya's neighbor to the south). Niger is very poor and the vast majority (99%+) of kids live in mud huts and sand gets EVERYWHERE. If Libya is indeed considering buying these for Nigerien kids, sand-proofing the machines would be key. Electronics in general do not last long at all in the harsh environment there.
No wireless. Definitely less space than a Nomad. I'll start short of saying lame. Seriously, though. No wireless? I can't imagine it would be that difficult to throw a bluetooth chip in there and make space for a battery. Maybe the speaker for the cheesy sound effects took up the battery space. Ah well. Don't get me wrong, I'm still intrigued by the design and will probably swing by the Apple store some time in the future to check it out.
Apple's iTunes demonstrated many people are willing to live with some DRM and hardware/vendor lock-in
I think this misses the point. When I purchase a song from iTunes, I'm buying the song - to keep. A subscription service is an entirely different beast - I'm legally just renting the music. When I get movies in the mail from Netflix I have no expectation that I get to keep them forever unless I continue to pay the subscription. In this case DRM, even much stronger than itunes) seems totally acceptable. I don't own the movie, I'm just renting it.
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I don't get the complaints about the news/market share ratio. The most interesting stuff is not what everyone's doing, but rather what's happening on the fringes. I mean, if that's the news you're looking for, try here.
It seems to me that the target audience is for people who want to use this for their commute or a workout. I'm interested in how this is integrated with iTunes, meaning how easily can you just swap the playlist on the thing. I could see someone connecting this to their computer and downloading the playlist they want for that particular commute/workout. If you really NEED the ability to switch playlists a lot during the day, then you're likely to have more than the 100 songs and should look at a mini.
I like my 3rd gen iPod and like being able to pick my playlist to fit my mood while I'm on the subway but I usually just pick my playlist in the morning when I leave for work and then put the thing in my pocket, not taking it out again until I want to turn it off. For that I don't need a screen.
It'll be interesting to see if this takes off. It might just because it says iPod and costs $99.
I belive that it very much helps to have an ivy league degree in the first year or two, only in that it will get you interviews. After that I would say the most important part isn't necessarily your education or experience, but your interviewing skills. You just need something to stand out in either your experience or education to get you TO the interview.
Hey, don't underestimate the design costs required in slapping that DELL on the case. I remember when I first saw that logo I was blown away. The way the D curved the way it did and the sheer genious of the capital E. Three horizontal lines! After seeing it I just couldn't imagine an capital E any other way.
That's 591 dead US soldiers. What about the deaths of civilian contractors that are doing jobs formerly performed by soldiers in past wars? Are there any recently updated casualty statistics on that group of Americans? What about non-us citizens hired by US contractors? Should they be counted in this total?
Having the same GUI for everything definitely wouldn't be a good idea. The last thing I want to do when I go up to an ATM is have to go to navigate Windows (and get the BSOD when it finally becomes time to give me my money). Windows also wouldn't make a very good interface for a GPS. Specialized devices should have intuitive, specialized interfaces. Why waste the time with windows when it doesn't map well to the problem?
Actually the current difference of 1,725 votes out of a total 5,969,805 total votes (figures verified on CNN.com and ABCNews.com) comes out to a 0.0289% difference. And that's no fuzzy math, either.
I personally don't feel that a state-wide election could realistically be expected to be accurate to that sort of precision. One missing ballot box, accidental votes, any of those could make all the difference. To say you accurately picked who the people voted for when the margin is less than the number of votes for Worker's World candidate Moorehead (1818) is a little shaky.
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Not crashing when calling something on a NULL object is not necessarily a bad thing. You should read: Enhancing Server Availability and Security Through Failure-Oblivious Computing You can also use TRUE/FALSE and 1/0 for boolean values, too. Dropping stack allocation for objects is, IMHO, a good thing. The fact that C++ has to truncate an object when you pass a subclass to a method that expects the superclass via the stack, but does not when you pass a pointer to it. Not what most people would expect and would break dynamic dispatch.
So how are you going to create these off-site valid totals? Because it sounds like you're suggesting that we should connect these machines to some sort of network, which I think would be a bad idea.
I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger (Libya's neighbor to the south). Niger is very poor and the vast majority (99%+) of kids live in mud huts and sand gets EVERYWHERE. If Libya is indeed considering buying these for Nigerien kids, sand-proofing the machines would be key. Electronics in general do not last long at all in the harsh environment there.
No wireless. Definitely less space than a Nomad. I'll start short of saying lame. Seriously, though. No wireless? I can't imagine it would be that difficult to throw a bluetooth chip in there and make space for a battery. Maybe the speaker for the cheesy sound effects took up the battery space. Ah well.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still intrigued by the design and will probably swing by the Apple store some time in the future to check it out.
Apple's iTunes demonstrated many people are willing to live with some DRM and hardware/vendor lock-in
I think this misses the point. When I purchase a song from iTunes, I'm buying the song - to keep. A subscription service is an entirely different beast - I'm legally just renting the music. When I get movies in the mail from Netflix I have no expectation that I get to keep them forever unless I continue to pay the subscription. In this case DRM, even much stronger than itunes) seems totally acceptable. I don't own the movie, I'm just renting it.
I don't get the complaints about the news/market share ratio. The most interesting stuff is not what everyone's doing, but rather what's happening on the fringes. I mean, if that's the news you're looking for, try here.
Does anyone else think it's funny that under the build-to-order options on the mini's Tech Specs page, the Audio BTO option is "Apple iPod"?
It seems to me that the target audience is for people who want to use this for their commute or a workout. I'm interested in how this is integrated with iTunes, meaning how easily can you just swap the playlist on the thing. I could see someone connecting this to their computer and downloading the playlist they want for that particular commute/workout. If you really NEED the ability to switch playlists a lot during the day, then you're likely to have more than the 100 songs and should look at a mini.
I like my 3rd gen iPod and like being able to pick my playlist to fit my mood while I'm on the subway but I usually just pick my playlist in the morning when I leave for work and then put the thing in my pocket, not taking it out again until I want to turn it off. For that I don't need a screen.
It'll be interesting to see if this takes off. It might just because it says iPod and costs $99.
I belive that it very much helps to have an ivy league degree in the first year or two, only in that it will get you interviews. After that I would say the most important part isn't necessarily your education or experience, but your interviewing skills. You just need something to stand out in either your experience or education to get you TO the interview.
I don't know if the parent post should be modded a Troll or Funny, but Insightful seems WAY off the mark.
Hey, don't underestimate the design costs required in slapping that DELL on the case. I remember when I first saw that logo I was blown away. The way the D curved the way it did and the sheer genious of the capital E. Three horizontal lines! After seeing it I just couldn't imagine an capital E any other way.
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That's 591 dead US soldiers. What about the deaths of civilian contractors that are doing jobs formerly performed by soldiers in past wars? Are there any recently updated casualty statistics on that group of Americans? What about non-us citizens hired by US contractors? Should they be counted in this total?
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Having the same GUI for everything definitely wouldn't be a good idea. The last thing I want to do when I go up to an ATM is have to go to navigate Windows (and get the BSOD when it finally becomes time to give me my money). Windows also wouldn't make a very good interface for a GPS. Specialized devices should have intuitive, specialized interfaces. Why waste the time with windows when it doesn't map well to the problem?
Actually the current difference of 1,725 votes out of a total 5,969,805 total votes (figures verified on CNN.com and ABCNews.com) comes out to a 0.0289% difference. And that's no fuzzy math, either. I personally don't feel that a state-wide election could realistically be expected to be accurate to that sort of precision. One missing ballot box, accidental votes, any of those could make all the difference. To say you accurately picked who the people voted for when the margin is less than the number of votes for Worker's World candidate Moorehead (1818) is a little shaky.