I lived in China for a year while in college, and my wife grew up in Arabia (her New Yorker father worked for the oil company there). We would love to spend some time over seas with our kids, but perhaps in an Asian or African country. Anybody have any experience/ideas for working in the rest of the world?
I have ordered stuff from tccomputers, and had a really anoying experience with them. I was building a box to run Linux. I ordered all the components I would need from them, including a modem that they assured me would work with linux. When the order arrived, the packing slip description of the modem (different than what had been on line) mentioned windows ( I don't remember the exact wording), so I called them and the service tech I talked to assured me it would be fine.... Well a couple months go by before I am actually able to put together the computer. At this point I discover that, infact, the modem IS a winmodem, and will not work. So I call tccomputers back, and they won't exchange it because the 30 days is up. When I explained that I had called right after recieving shipment and was told by a service technician that it would work fine the manager told me (I swear to God) that the service technicians can't answer that kind of question, so they weren't responsible for the misinformation. So I was stuck with the useless modem. (Legally I believe I was in the right, since I HAD called promptly, but it wasn't worth a legal fight.) It was also at this point that I discovered that they sent me the wrong RAM. THIS they fixed.
So I guess I would not use them again. If your near Boston, PCs For Everyone is a great source. I have used them for "white case" computers and been very happy.
It appears that you are full of shit, and it is exactly the same story here. The same company (ISS), and the same observation that their "patch" doesn't fix the problem. The MSNBC article is typically light on details, but it certainly appears to be exactly what Slashdot reported.
I like wmx, especially on my laptop. All the windowing functions can be bound to alt-keys. So, for instance, on my laptop, the otherwise-useless Windows keys pop up menus of commonly used applications and a menu of current windows. It has multiple virtual desk tops (accessable by key commands. Does gnome/sawfish do that? How? I couldn't figure it out...) wmx is great for a laptop because of it's unusual window decoration scheme. The title tab is on the left side of each window, not the top. Since vertical screen space is scarcer(sp?) than horizontal, this actually makes sense, though it takes getting used to.
I hesitated before I waded down into the muck, but here goes...
It isn't Linux that is a hard sell, it is the idea of using Linux when your client is waiting for a spreadsheet, and doesn't give a shit what OS you use, only that you should have updated the damn spreadsheet an hour ago that is the hard sell.
It is a figure of speach.
Keep in mind that "figure of speech" is just an expression; there is no actual figure involved.
That's the beauty of the GPL, isn't it? The FSF can bitch and moan all they want about Apple, but if Apple wants to distribute or port emacs, they are 'free' to do so, as long as they comply with the terms of the license.
Not to be too much of a thermodynamics geek (cause I'm not), but concrete is a crappy insulator. It does have high thermal mass, which makes it good at tempering temperature changes, but that is the closest to insulating value you will get from it.
Since the ground around your basement is often a more desirable temperature than the air outside (warmer in the summer, cooler in the winter... no strike that... switch it), the non-insulating qualities are actually an advantage in some cases.
I use wmx on a laptop with similar resource constraints; I like it a lot for that application because of the inovative way it handles window labels: instead of a title bar at the top, there is a tab on the left, which is more efficient on a little 10 inch screen.
It had good key binding to reduce mousage, which is particularly helpful with an anoying little pointing stick, but which is becoming habit forming on my desktoip as well, and supports virtual desktops.
I also occasionally use aewm, which is also nice, configurable, and somewhat more aesthetically pleasing, in a less-is-beautiful sort of a way.
It's kind of lame, but I had a little more trouble configuring it, which initially steered me to wmx, but that should not influence you at all: I'm a knucklehead.
I believe that because of the window tabs, wmx excercises the X server more (shaped windows or something), but that has never been noticeable for me.
The end of the article makes a critical point about "IQ": it is what you need to do well in school not what you need to do well in life.
IQ, or intelligence, is only one factor contributing to how a person contributes to society and how "succesful" a person will be in life.
Same here. I've been using it so long I've paid to register then paid to reregister for an upgrade after the initial registration expired.
The FTP feature is excellent. I use it for everything...
Except Java editing. I used to use UltraEdit for that, but I've converted to Emacs/JDE. It is very powerful, and it is constantly being maintained and improved. The JDE mailing list is the most entertaining one I subscribe to (But don't tell Paul you didn't understand the documentation...).
I am also entertained by the UltraEdit authors story about how he came to be doing it full time: he got a message from God. No joke. Check it out. I paid him anyway.
I have had my 3015ct for over two years. I use it nearly every day, carrying it back and forth to work, using it on the train each way. It works great.
And the 3015, if you don't know it, is one of those tiny (4lbs,.71 inches thick) things that looks like it will break if you look at it cross-eyed. But it is great.
Of course the key board is a bit cramped...
Seriously Don't know?
They are concerned that you may have emptied the guts out of your PC/Phone/PDA and put a bomb inside. By demonstrating that it functions you are showing that you haven't done that.
On the other hand, the Israelis assasinated a PLO/Hezbola/xxx leader once buy replacing his cell phone with one that had a little plastique inside. They called him on the phone; when he answered it, they detonated the bomb.
Which goes to show the "show me that it works" test isn't fool-proof.
Is any one doing Java development in Linux on an iMac?
I'm currently using a Toshiba 3010, which is pretty sweet (4 pounds), but cramped, so I'm thinking about moving on, and the new iMacs are interesting...
There don't appear to be a lot of Lisp programming jobs out there right now. I suspect that is because there aren't many commercial Lisp projects, perhaps because there aren't many Lisp programmers....
If Lisp is so great, why is that so? Or, more positively, how do we overcome this bias against Lisp?
I'm a professional programmer, mostly Java, primarily in the financial services industry. I've recently become interested in Lisp (UPS delivered Graham's book yesterday).
It seems to me that Lisp would be useful in areas such as derivatives ananlysis, where people come up with a new exotic type of option every day. I'm still learning about Lisp, but it seems that it might provide more flexibility to handle this constant evolution.
Is that analysis accurate? What general types of problems is lisp best suited for?
no and yes.
Slashdotting is a gerund: a noun used as a verb.
the 's in everyone's is also a verb.
This sentence is positively overflowing with parts of speach!
...and you would be wrong.
The licenses DO typically limit you to using the software on a single computer, but they ALSO prohibit you from transfering the license.
I don't think the DMCA applies in this case becase, as you quote the law, it only applies to "works protected under this title", meaning encription devices intended to protect copyrighted works from copyright violations.
Chances are a CD server is not protecting against copyright violations;-)
Why don't we hear more about this? You mean other than the fact that it's not true?
Take into account the counties where people plainly inadvertently voted for Gore and Buchannan (or however you spell his name) thinking they were voting for Gore and Lieberman, then Gore won.
And if you throw out the blatantly illegal absentee ballots that were counted in republican precincts, then Gore won.
THAT's why you haven't heard more about it.
Slashdot Mirror
Just a detail: humans are not theorized to have evolved form chimps. Rather, chimps and humans evolved from a common ancestor.
I lived in China for a year while in college, and my wife grew up in Arabia (her New Yorker father worked for the oil company there). We would love to spend some time over seas with our kids, but perhaps in an Asian or African country.
Anybody have any experience/ideas for working in the rest of the world?
I have ordered stuff from tccomputers, and had a really anoying experience with them. I was building a box to run Linux. I ordered all the components I would need from them, including a modem that they assured me would work with linux. When the order arrived, the packing slip description of the modem (different than what had been on line) mentioned windows ( I don't remember the exact wording), so I called them and the service tech I talked to assured me it would be fine.... Well a couple months go by before I am actually able to put together the computer. At this point I discover that, infact, the modem IS a winmodem, and will not work. So I call tccomputers back, and they won't exchange it because the 30 days is up. When I explained that I had called right after recieving shipment and was told by a service technician that it would work fine the manager told me (I swear to God) that the service technicians can't answer that kind of question, so they weren't responsible for the misinformation. So I was stuck with the useless modem. (Legally I believe I was in the right, since I HAD called promptly, but it wasn't worth a legal fight.)
It was also at this point that I discovered that they sent me the wrong RAM. THIS they fixed.
So I guess I would not use them again.
If your near Boston, PCs For Everyone is a great source. I have used them for "white case" computers and been very happy.
It appears that you are full of shit, and it is exactly the same story here. The same company (ISS), and the same observation that their "patch" doesn't fix the problem.
The MSNBC article is typically light on details, but it certainly appears to be exactly what Slashdot reported.
my daughter is six years old, so you better keep your fuckin' hands off, buster.
I like wmx, especially on my laptop.
All the windowing functions can be bound to alt-keys. So, for instance, on my laptop, the otherwise-useless Windows keys pop up menus of commonly used applications and a menu of current windows.
It has multiple virtual desk tops (accessable by key commands. Does gnome/sawfish do that? How? I couldn't figure it out...)
wmx is great for a laptop because of it's unusual window decoration scheme. The title tab is on the left side of each window, not the top. Since vertical screen space is scarcer(sp?) than horizontal, this actually makes sense, though it takes getting used to.
T 'n' A ... get it?
I hesitated before I waded down into the muck, but here goes...
It isn't Linux that is a hard sell, it is the idea of using Linux when your client is waiting for a spreadsheet, and doesn't give a shit what OS you use, only that you should have updated the damn spreadsheet an hour ago that is the hard sell.
It is a figure of speach.
Keep in mind that "figure of speech" is just an expression; there is no actual figure involved.
That's the beauty of the GPL, isn't it? The FSF can bitch and moan all they want about Apple, but if Apple wants to distribute or port emacs, they are 'free' to do so, as long as they comply with the terms of the license.
Not to be too much of a thermodynamics geek (cause I'm not), but concrete is a crappy insulator. It does have high thermal mass, which makes it good at tempering temperature changes, but that is the closest to insulating value you will get from it.
Since the ground around your basement is often a more desirable temperature than the air outside (warmer in the summer, cooler in the winter... no strike that... switch it), the non-insulating qualities are actually an advantage in some cases.
I know this is a little sick, but I actually prefer emacs (with JDE, which totally rocks). Has anyone used it (succesfully) on OS X?
God damned commies... oh, wait...
I use wmx on a laptop with similar resource constraints; I like it a lot for that application because of the inovative way it handles window labels: instead of a title bar at the top, there is a tab on the left, which is more efficient on a little 10 inch screen.
It had good key binding to reduce mousage, which is particularly helpful with an anoying little pointing stick, but which is becoming habit forming on my desktoip as well, and supports virtual desktops.
I also occasionally use aewm, which is also nice, configurable, and somewhat more aesthetically pleasing, in a less-is-beautiful sort of a way.
It's kind of lame, but I had a little more trouble configuring it, which initially steered me to wmx, but that should not influence you at all: I'm a knucklehead.
I believe that because of the window tabs, wmx excercises the X server more (shaped windows or something), but that has never been noticeable for me.
The end of the article makes a critical point about "IQ": it is what you need to do well in school not what you need to do well in life.
IQ, or intelligence, is only one factor contributing to how a person contributes to society and how "succesful" a person will be in life.
Same here. I've been using it so long I've paid to register then paid to reregister for an upgrade after the initial registration expired.
The FTP feature is excellent. I use it for everything...
Except Java editing. I used to use UltraEdit for that, but I've converted to Emacs/JDE. It is very powerful, and it is constantly being maintained and improved. The JDE mailing list is the most entertaining one I subscribe to (But don't tell Paul you didn't understand the documentation...).
I am also entertained by the UltraEdit authors story about how he came to be doing it full time: he got a message from God. No joke. Check it out. I paid him anyway.
no
I have had my 3015ct for over two years. I use it nearly every day, carrying it back and forth to work, using it on the train each way. It works great. .71 inches thick) things that looks like it will break if you look at it cross-eyed. But it is great.
And the 3015, if you don't know it, is one of those tiny (4lbs,
Of course the key board is a bit cramped...
Seriously Don't know?
They are concerned that you may have emptied the guts out of your PC/Phone/PDA and put a bomb inside. By demonstrating that it functions you are showing that you haven't done that.
On the other hand, the Israelis assasinated a PLO/Hezbola/xxx leader once buy replacing his cell phone with one that had a little plastique inside. They called him on the phone; when he answered it, they detonated the bomb.
Which goes to show the "show me that it works" test isn't fool-proof.
Is any one doing Java development in Linux on an iMac?
I'm currently using a Toshiba 3010, which is pretty sweet (4 pounds), but cramped, so I'm thinking about moving on, and the new iMacs are interesting...
There don't appear to be a lot of Lisp programming jobs out there right now. I suspect that is because there aren't many commercial Lisp projects, perhaps because there aren't many Lisp programmers....
If Lisp is so great, why is that so? Or, more positively, how do we overcome this bias against Lisp?
I'm a professional programmer, mostly Java, primarily in the financial services industry. I've recently become interested in Lisp (UPS delivered Graham's book yesterday).
It seems to me that Lisp would be useful in areas such as derivatives ananlysis, where people come up with a new exotic type of option every day. I'm still learning about Lisp, but it seems that it might provide more flexibility to handle this constant evolution.
Is that analysis accurate? What general types of problems is lisp best suited for?
no and yes.
Slashdotting is a gerund: a noun used as a verb.
the 's in everyone's is also a verb.
This sentence is positively overflowing with parts of speach!
...and you would be wrong.
The licenses DO typically limit you to using the software on a single computer, but they ALSO prohibit you from transfering the license.
I don't think the DMCA applies in this case becase, as you quote the law, it only applies to "works protected under this title", meaning encription devices intended to protect copyrighted works from copyright violations. ;-)
Chances are a CD server is not protecting against copyright violations
Why don't we hear more about this?
You mean other than the fact that it's not true?
Take into account the counties where people plainly inadvertently voted for Gore and Buchannan (or however you spell his name) thinking they were voting for Gore and Lieberman, then Gore won.
And if you throw out the blatantly illegal absentee ballots that were counted in republican precincts, then Gore won.
THAT's why you haven't heard more about it.