twitter writes [...] monoculture bad software blah blah
This is the guy whose signature reads "Friends don't let friends install M$ crap"? Whose whole existence and reason de'tre is to make bogus claims and lame jokes against and about Microsoft?
In my experience problems like these won't ever end until you prove yourself first by implementing The Right Way at least once. Before that the PHB just thinks you want to play|learn on company dime|extend your contract.
Once you've done it correctly once, they're much more likely to be putty in your hands, because you've gained credibility.
Of course the trick is to get that first success, and, sometimes, to convince them that the thing doesn't break because it was fscking done correctly, not because it's simple. Many times you end up making things look easy when they're really not, and that gives the wrong impression. Sigh.
But anyway, having a half-intelligent PHB also helps =)
You're free to browse the SCO articles I mentioned. I don't think the sheer volume represents an evil attempt to astroturf Slashdot, but you may wear your tinfoil hat if you need to.
I've read many comments here and in other forums complaining about clients and bosses citing the SCO mess as a reason to put off Linux implementations/rollouts/development. All one needs to do is look through all the SCO articles posted in the past month or so.
I guess that goes to show you - 56.2% of all statistics are untrue.
No, plans would've been to send the other shuttle up to rescue & then put the damaged shuttle in an orbit that would cause it to break up & have the chunks fall into the ocean
I remember readin somewhere that it would have been impossible to get another shuttle up there in time before the CO2 scrubbers on the Columbia crapped out? Oxygen and water (and food to a lesser extent) were not an issue, the problem was CO2 build up. That kills you faster than most other things.
Don't get me wrong, that would have been extraordinary, but I don't think it would have been possible. With the rush to get the other shuttle up there you'd potentially be risking the second crew as well.
probably could not be repaired in orbit even if it was known about.
Well, I hate to sound callous and all, but... if this indeed was impossible to repair then... well, it was probably for the better.
I mean, I can't imagine having seven people up there dying slowly on live TV. That would have been terrible.
What NASA needs to do now is to just replace the shuttle with something better for crying out loud (the Russians have been doing space on the cheap for any number of years. The STS does not really save us that much money) and get on with life.
You are an idiot for being unable to see an obvious joke.
Was that a joke? My sense of humor must be failing me. I guess this post of yours is also a joke? Hahahaha! You so funny.
You can also turn off the "hide extensions"
Thank you for the lesson, but it doesn't work that way, Einstein. Extensions refer to files, not folders. The shell will not consider a folder that looks like an extension a file just because.
Though it does point out that Microsoft could improve their design
Yes, I'm sure it does. It's also funny, according to you.
How about only hiding "recognized" extensions?
That's already there, Einstein.
with files that had any number of dots other than 1 in their name, for instance "foo" and "foo."
How about you write a shell extension that does that instead, eh? The last thing I want is for the OS to play stupid tricks with my files. But you're welcome to put it on your machines. In any case I've never seen "foo" in place of "foo." A dot at the end of an extension?? Wow, that's a great idea!
MS marketing is using Linux. "It's just not possible!.NET is the extension!!!". Gold, pure gold.
You 1337 hacker, you. So I guess your understanding of NTFS is limited to what you can see in the Windows explorer? How about:
C/C++ - CreateDirectory("C:\\.net", NULL);
VB - MkDir "C:\.Net"
CLI - mkdir.net
... and so on
Need I go on? No. So "obviously", there's no problem under Windows, so I guess you need to stop using the Windows explorer (let me guess - you can't survive under Linux without Konqueror, right?) and start thinking before you make yourself look stupid with "M$ sux becuz u cant create.net forlder, hahahaha!!" posts.
Problems developing an application and dealing with the OS environment != problems understanding how the language works.
If not, you should publish your insights
Ha ha, yeah. Whatever.
I'm a bit fuzzy on this
on
Random Humor
·
· Score: 1
So first Taco, bless his heart, says in one of his magnanimous JEs (which are supposed to be how people find out about why the site is crapped on a given day) that funny mods don't count towards karma anymore (because you're supposed to be "smart", not "smartass" - gold, pure gold). And then here we have michael, bless his renowned sense of humor, posting an "article" that is going to get 99% +1 funny mods.
What's the point? Is this some sort of evil social engineering experiment or what?
No need to read the comments in this story. Here's the summary:
60 misc. AC offtopic and troll posts.
9 "Dear Apple, I'm a homosexual" posts.
4 "first post" posts.
162 posts from people rationalizing what Apple is doing as "well, it's their platform" or "doesn't matter, I like the Apple product better" or "Adobe sux anyhow".
8 AC posts saying that Apple is no better than Microsoft, promptly modded down to -1, Flamebait.
1 post claiming this is a dupe from last month, promptly bitchslapped.
1 post from mao_che_minh regurgitating the obvious and getting +5, Interesting
3 AC posts puzzling about this weird Apple fetish that afflicts Slashdot, promptly modded down to -1, Troll.
2 posts repeating that OS X is based on BSD and asking for the code.
10 posts accusing Mac zealots of turning a blind eye when their beloved company does things like these because "ooohhhh, shiny", promptly modded down to -1, Flamebait.
12 posts explaining in detail how this is not an anti-competitive move by Apple, promptly modded up to +6, Insightful. Replies to these that are pro-Apple left alone. Dissenting replies modded down as Overrated so M2 won't touch them.
Slashdot Mirror
An article where SOVIET RUSSIA *and* beowulf jokes are on topic. What's next? A Natalie Portman interview?
michael, you font of knowledge you. I wondered what the hell 'defeation' was so I Googled it. I must say I understand what Google is suggesting.
The Razzies for this will be called "The Pre-Alpha-Aplha Awards", given out to OSS projects that never make it out of "-1, thinking about it"
Your obsession with sex is quite interesting.
Enlighten us with the reason this is relevant to the topic at hand. Please.
This is the guy whose signature reads "Friends don't let friends install M$ crap"? Whose whole existence and reason de'tre is to make bogus claims and lame jokes against and about Microsoft?
Yeah, I though so.
Why, in my day, we used a can of Raid! And cancer fears aside, we enjoyed it!
So THAT's why I've been unemployed for three years now.
Once you've done it correctly once, they're much more likely to be putty in your hands, because you've gained credibility.
Of course the trick is to get that first success, and, sometimes, to convince them that the thing doesn't break because it was fscking done correctly, not because it's simple. Many times you end up making things look easy when they're really not, and that gives the wrong impression. Sigh.
But anyway, having a half-intelligent PHB also helps =)
Of course this just bounces to a non-existent Yahoo group, so...
You're free to browse the SCO articles I mentioned. I don't think the sheer volume represents an evil attempt to astroturf Slashdot, but you may wear your tinfoil hat if you need to.
Yes, because .NET does that. So we have to play catch-up.
I guess that goes to show you - 56.2% of all statistics are untrue.
Read the original post again. Then read it again. Then again.
And a quick check shows that "hide extensions" hides any text at all after the last period, not just "known" extensions
My god you are so stupid.
Win+E. Tools->Folder options.
Switch to the View tab. Scroll down a bit. There's a "Hide extensions for known file types" (emphasis mine).
Now, you can continue to embarrass yourself, or you can just walk away. I suggest you do the latter.
And next time, think twice before attempting to play SuperDork, Defender of the Lame Post.
She actually works for SCO and she has gonorrhea.
Something most Slashdot posters think actually exist. But - and herein lies the rub - it doesn't.
I remember readin somewhere that it would have been impossible to get another shuttle up there in time before the CO2 scrubbers on the Columbia crapped out? Oxygen and water (and food to a lesser extent) were not an issue, the problem was CO2 build up. That kills you faster than most other things.
Don't get me wrong, that would have been extraordinary, but I don't think it would have been possible. With the rush to get the other shuttle up there you'd potentially be risking the second crew as well.
Well, I hate to sound callous and all, but... if this indeed was impossible to repair then... well, it was probably for the better.
I mean, I can't imagine having seven people up there dying slowly on live TV. That would have been terrible.
What NASA needs to do now is to just replace the shuttle with something better for crying out loud (the Russians have been doing space on the cheap for any number of years. The STS does not really save us that much money) and get on with life.
Was that a joke? My sense of humor must be failing me. I guess this post of yours is also a joke? Hahahaha! You so funny.
You can also turn off the "hide extensions"
Thank you for the lesson, but it doesn't work that way, Einstein. Extensions refer to files, not folders. The shell will not consider a folder that looks like an extension a file just because.
Though it does point out that Microsoft could improve their design
Yes, I'm sure it does. It's also funny, according to you.
How about only hiding "recognized" extensions?
That's already there, Einstein.
with files that had any number of dots other than 1 in their name, for instance "foo" and "foo."
How about you write a shell extension that does that instead, eh? The last thing I want is for the OS to play stupid tricks with my files. But you're welcome to put it on your machines. In any case I've never seen "foo" in place of "foo." A dot at the end of an extension?? Wow, that's a great idea!
You 1337 hacker, you. So I guess your understanding of NTFS is limited to what you can see in the Windows explorer? How about:
- C/C++ - CreateDirectory("C:\\.net", NULL);
- VB - MkDir "C:\.Net"
- CLI - mkdir
.net
- ... and so on
Need I go on? No. So "obviously", there's no problem under Windows, so I guess you need to stop using the Windows explorer (let me guess - you can't survive under Linux without Konqueror, right?) and start thinking before you make yourself look stupid with "M$ sux becuz u cant createThanks.
You went in to get shoes and now you're in jail, your family hates you, Bubba wants you to be his bitch and your life is generally ruined.
That's why I go barefoot.
Problems developing an application and dealing with the OS environment != problems understanding how the language works.
If not, you should publish your insights
Ha ha, yeah. Whatever.
What's the point? Is this some sort of evil social engineering experiment or what?
So what you're saying is that you're a fag? Is that why my post offended you? That one line about "Dear Apple" posts? Very interesting.
I hope next time you'll make sure that "Post Anonymously" checkbox is indeed checked!